It wasn't until the weather warmed up in early spring that Zhou's mood improved, because the young master of the Zhou family, Zhou Yunyi, and Miss Zhou Yunqing came.

Zhou Yunqing can be said to be the most beautiful woman she has ever seen.

Before that, Cersei felt that Yancao, Bisi, and even Qiuxi could be regarded as beauties, but Zhou Yunqing forcibly compared them all. Compared with Qiu Xi, she is a little more transparent and innocent, Yancao has added a little frivolous color out of thin air compared to her, and Bisi stands with her, a little more childish.

She just divided the flowers and willows, walked gracefully, dignified and innocent blended naturally in her, and the apricot eyes that were not very similar to the Zhou family looked forward to shining. She was only fourteen years old, and she could be seen to be a rare beauty. is no matter how picky a person is, he can only be amazed when he sees her.

It's no wonder that the old lady likes it, and she has a courtyard for her, so she has to stay in the house to live. The two young ladies were also very happy, and soon became acquainted with this young lady.

Within a few days, the lady who talked the most was this cousin.

It was easy to know that this young lady was very good-looking, played the piano well, and wrote well, and the two young ladies frequently walked around her courtyard and were full of praise.

Cersei couldn't help but smack his tongue as he watched the dog crawl words he had drawn out on the sand. It's really more human than human, and it's infuriating. This young lady was only fourteen years old, and it would take her a long time just to learn these two things, let alone the word "good at". However, Cersei has never been able to get along with himself, so he thought about it and threw it aside.

For a while, the various posts inviting Zhou Yunqing were like catkins scattered everywhere in spring, and they were blown to the Anguo Mansion by the wind.

"It's that good, but it's better, and it's still a countryman. I think everyone thinks that she is Miss Yan of the Zhou family and a relative of Mrs. Yan, so she is holding it extraordinarily. Yancao pouted.

Cersei didn't speak, and the rope in his hand played quickly. She is not good at needlework, and no one is willing to instruct, but she is born with a pair of skillful hands, no teacher, and the plum blossoms, willow leaves, and five bats are very beautiful, and people often ask for it.

Since Zhou Yunqing came, Yancao has been like a cat that has met a natural enemy, blowing up her fur anytime and anywhere, and she will prickly her ears as soon as she has a little bit of wind and grass about this young lady, and her words have become more and more bitter and mean.

I couldn't help but sigh in my heart. However, after a year of hard work, Yancao seems to have changed as if she was a different person, and she is no longer lively and cheerful as before.

She could understand Yan Cao's feelings.

Yancao is sixteen, she has been in Jihui Courtyard for a year, and she doesn't see Lin Huaijin having other thoughts about her, Mama Zhou has also changed from mentioning things privately at the beginning to ignoring them, and Bisi is sneering from the side, Yancao just wants to calm down and suppress her temperament, and she can't help but be impatient.

"You speak! Do you think she's good too? ”

"Whether she is good or not, she is the master, not for us to comment, you carefully ask the next door to listen."

Yan Cao thought that Qin Sang's mouth was also unforgiving, so she pursed her lips disdainfully and lowered her voice: "Have you ever heard the prince talk about Miss Biao?" ”

He didn't raise his eyes: "I haven't seen Shizi for four or five days, and I heard his scholar say that Shizi either accompanied the young master to Kyoto, or accompanied his classmates to entertain him." ”

"Hey, that sick seedling? Aren't you sick and dying, how can you still run around? ”

The more she spoke, the more unspeakable she became, and she slapped the vein in her hand on the kang with a "snap", and frowned: "Yancao, what's wrong with you?" How can you go too far? Do you really want Mama Zhou to kick you out? ”

Yan Cao turned her head to glare at her, pursed her lips tightly and said nothing. Cersei didn't speak, frowned and looked at her, her black and white eyes reflected the pink cheeks of Yancao, reflecting a girl's budding and most beautiful years. Slowly, Yancao's nose turned red, and her eyes were covered with mist, and she unwillingly rubbed her eyes with a handkerchief, but she crushed the mist and rolled down into tears. The more the tears were wiped, she couldn't hold back any longer, and lay on the table and began to cry.

Cersei made her cry so badly, sat down beside her, patted her gently, poured her another glass of water, and twisted a veil.

Yan Cao cried for a while, only to feel that the resentment in her heart had dissipated a lot, and she lowered her head and wiped her face and didn't dare to look at Cersei: "I'm letting you see my jokes again." ”

Cersei handed her the water and watched her take a sip, "When did we see each other like this?" You've seen me at my worst. ”

Yan Cao smiled shyly, and at the end of the day, a touch of sadness appeared on her face: "Yesterday, my mother told me that the eldest son of Grandpa Guo has a son with excellent character and is similar in age to me...... Ask me...... Ask me if I'd like to...... I ...... "her" and "me" for a long time, but I couldn't speak.

Cersei sighed: "Sister, you are in love." It has always been only the masters who arrange our share, and there is no reason for us to think about the masters, your mother is also for your good, and you should think about it. ”

Yan Cao twisted a handkerchief in his hand: "I understand the rules and regulations, it's just a talent like Shizi, who is compared to him, how can he look down on the people next to him?" When you face him every day, don't you have the slightest thought? ”

Cersei thought about it seriously and shook his head: "I do respect the son of the world from the bottom of my heart, but I followed the son of the world to read history a few days ago, and I also learned the truth of 'Qi Da is not even'. Seeing that Yan Cao's red eyes were ignorant, he said: "Sister, with the status of the prince, even if you fancy a girl, you are just a roommate, and it is hard to say whether you can be raised to an aunt in the future." He has not yet married, and it is impossible for Tongfang to give birth to children, who knows what kind of person the future mistress will be? To send a childless room, it is not a matter of words. ”

"But there must always be a room and an aunt, otherwise it will be jealous, and it will be out of seven."

"Okay, if she sends the room, she is jealous, so can she carry her maid as an aunt and then send the room? So no one said she was jealous, right? Do you think, is it the maid who became a room before she got married and has a heart with her, or the dowry maid who is holding the deed in her hand has a heart with herself? ”

Yancao was dumbfounded. Her mother is in the old lady's small kitchen, the environment is relatively simple, never told her about the intrigue of the inner house, but when she was a child, she heard a lot in the market, and when she grew up, she pondered, and then understood the doorway: "What's so good about the room?" If the prince likes you, then you are a thorn in the eye of Mrs. Shizi, and sooner or later find an opportunity to pull you out, and you have to make the prince forget your goodness. If the son doesn't like you...... So what good life do you have in the future? ”

Yan Cao's eyes were different: "Cersei, you have a point, I am obsessed with how old you are, and I haven't figured it out yet." But I have already entrusted my heart to the son, and I have no choice. If he doesn't settle down for a day, I won't be willing to marry for a day. ”

"Don't you understand it now? Miss Cousin is such an outstanding character, why did the old lady insist on keeping her in the house? ”

Yan Cao was taken aback: "You mean ......"

Cersei nodded slowly: "Miss Biao has a good background, and she is talented and good-looking, I am afraid that I can't pick out a few in Kyoto, but I am afraid that the old lady and the lady have this mind." It's Grandpa Guo, even if he didn't want to before, when he saw a talent like Miss Biao, maybe he would have agreed. Afraid that Yan Cao drilled the tip of the horns again, he took her hand and said: "You must not be as open-mouthed as before, if the grandfather and Mrs. Guo really mean this, if they hear your words from anywhere, it is a problem whether your life can be saved." ”

Yan Cao nodded: "I remember." Seeing that she lowered her head again, her long eyelashes were like the butterfly clothes on the beaded flowers on her pillow, she trembled and trembled, and couldn't help but say: "Then have you thought about what kind of person you will marry in the future?" ”

"I've thought about it," Cersei said without a sense of shyness when talking about this, and replied quickly: "It's good to have a small servant, you don't have to worry about food and clothing, and you don't have to worry about everything." It would be better if he could have a son who was a steward, or if he could be a steward in the future. ”

Yan Cao "poofed" and burst into laughter, a little envious: "You are really not demanding, you will definitely be able to do everything." But I think it's a pity that with your cleverness, you're just marrying a little girl. ”

Se Se smiled and said: "I have neither the appearance of my sister nor any talent, I just want this day to be simple and smooth." ”

The two talked for a while, and Yan Cao consciously let go of her heart, and the atmosphere was unprecedentedly harmonious. Talking about the westward setting of the sun, the green branch brought up the meal example. When he saw that it was dark, he also put the rope and the swallow grass and brought them back to eat.

"It seems that the prince is coming back very late tonight," Yan Cao sighed faintly: "Miss Cousin looks like that, and I don't know what the young master looks like." ”

"What are the two sisters talking about so lively?" Qiu Xi pushed the door in.

Intuitively, Cersei doesn't like Qiu Xi very much. Although Qiu Xi is always smiling, he looks harmless to people and animals. But Yan Cao saw that Qiuxi had a miserable life and didn't like to come to Lin Huaijin's eyes, so she quickly introduced her as a confidant and walked intimately.

Yan Cao hurriedly greeted him: "But let's talk some gossip, sister sit down." ”

"No, I'm here to find Cersei. Mama Zhou was cold today, she didn't take it seriously during the day, and it was very hot at night. It's not good to go to the doctor at this time, I heard that Miss Biao has the good medicine brought by Runan, and I want to ask Cersei to accompany me. "Young Master Cousin has always been in poor health, so the Zhou family has all kinds of good medicines.

The rules in the house, the maid and the maid have to be together for everything, which also means supervising each other.

Cersei nodded in response.

Zhou Yunqing's yard was far away from Lin Huaijin's yard, and he needed to walk through the garden in the mansion. It was windy in the spring, and it was not the wind lantern in the autumn evening, and as soon as the two of them walked into the garden, the lamp swayed from side to side. Fortunately, the moon is as big as a basin tonight, and it is not impossible to see the road.

Cersei was familiar with the road, took the autumn evening through the flower path and low trees, and just bypassed the rockery, he heard the sound of a pair of wild mandarin ducks. She was startled and reached out to pull Qiu Xi, but Qiu Xi disappeared at some point.