Ming Xue was excited in her heart, it was really gratifying to be able to make friends with her eldest sister, and if her aunt knew, she would be very happy.

Mingzhu's face was condensed, and she didn't know how to feel.

After the two girls thanked Mingyue separately, they got up and left.

Out of Bihe Courtyard, Ming Xue did not go back to her courtyard, but turned a corner and went to Aunt Xiang's place.

Aunt Xiang was doing embroidery work in the window, and the white peony flower under her hand was only half embroidered, so she heard the maid come to tell her that the five girls were coming.

Ming Xue entered Aunt Xiang's courtyard, so she didn't care about the etiquette anymore, lifted her skirt and trotted all the way into the door, and before she saw anyone, the words in her mouth had already been spoken:

"Auntie, the eldest sister just talked to me!"

Aunt Xiang glanced at Ming Xue who had just stepped into the room with disgust: "The girl's family, what kind of appearance does this look like?" Have you forgotten the rules that Mama taught you? ”

Although the tone is stern, there is a strong sense of love in his eyes.

Aunt Xiang is the only person close to Ming Xue in this mansion, in the face of her blame, Ming Xue was not stunned at all, she approached Aunt Xiang, sat beside her, hugged her arm, and said coquettishly:

"I haven't forgotten those rules, isn't this in your yard?"

Aunt Xiang laughed, thinking of what her daughter said when she entered the house, she gradually smiled, and looked at Mingxue suspiciously: "You say, the eldest girl just talked to you?" ”

A look of joy resurfaced on Ming Xue's face, and she nodded heavily: "After we greeted the old lady, the eldest sister invited me and the third sister to meet in Bihe Courtyard. As soon as I finished speaking, I came straight to you. ”

That's not a short time. Aunt Xiang was a little puzzled: "The eldest girl actually invited you to get together with the third girl?" What did she say to you? ”

Mingxue's smile became more and more vigorous: "The eldest sister praised me for my good embroidery work, and she liked the square handkerchief I gave her the day before yesterday, and it was placed very properly." ”

Aunt Xiang became more and more puzzled: "Just for this? "Mingxue has a lot of embroidery for the eldest girl on weekdays, but I haven't seen the eldest girl praise it so solemnly.

"The eldest sister said that she wanted to reopen her boudoir school, and asked me which courses I wanted to take-" Speaking of this, Ming Xue's eyes wandered around, and she didn't dare to look at Aunt Xiang.

Aunt Xiang noticed her strangeness, and her voice sank: "How did you answer?" ”

Isn't it to cater to the preferences of the big girl, I chose calligraphy and painting?

Calligraphy and painting are not bad, but my daughter is not good at these two. However, thinking about the piano and chess, which her daughter is also not good at, Aunt Xiang sighed in her heart, how can the four arts of a gentleman be the same?

Ming Xue lowered her head and said sullenly: "I told my eldest sister that I don't know what I specialize in......"

"The big girl wants you to choose calligraphy and painting?"

The eldest girl Mingyue is obsessed with calligraphy and painting, and everyone in the house knows it.

Ming Xue shook her head: "I originally told my eldest sister that I chose calligraphy and painting, but the eldest sister told me that I didn't need to take care of her, she wanted to choose history and medicine." ”

Aunt Xiang frowned and stared at Ming Xue: "Historiography and medical scriptures? Why do you want to learn this? ”

Ming Xue thought about it for a moment, but she still couldn't remember the eldest sister's words, so she simply muttered: "The eldest sister has her own reasons-"

As soon as the words changed, she secretly glanced at Aunt Xiang, and said, "Eldest sister, let me bring you a sentence-"

Aunt Xiang was stunned, the eldest girl actually had something to say to her?

"What?"

"The eldest sister said that there is no distinction between high and low skills......

What does that mean? Aunt Xiang didn't know what was going on, and looked at Ming Xue suspiciously: "Why did the eldest girl ask you to bring this sentence to me?" ”

Ming Xue lowered her head and said, "The eldest sister saw that I had some talent in embroidery, and suggested that I deepen my learning in the boudoir......"

Aunt Xiang thought for a moment and quickly understood.

"Do you want to learn embroidery in boudoir?"

Ming Xue didn't dare to raise her head, hung her head and said softly, her voice was like a mosquito.

She knows her aunt's expectations for her, but now like this, I'm afraid that she will disappoint her aunt......

Aunt Xiang didn't rush to blame, she sighed: "Qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, aren't you going to learn again?" ”

Mingxue faced the apricot petals embroidered on her upper, but her eyes didn't know where to focus.

She said in a low voice: "Auntie knows, I have studied these four arts for a long time, but I still haven't been able to enter, I thought I was too stupid, but today the eldest sister said that talent not only refers to piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, embroidery is also one of them, but it can be revealed to people from time to time." ”

Aunt Xiang was silent for a long time, her concept over the years had long been ingrained, and she couldn't fully agree with what Mingyue said for a while.

However, her daughter herself knows that even if she is forced to learn the four arts, she will not be able to teach a talented girl.

After a long time, she sighed: "That's it, if you want to learn embroidery, then go and learn it, the master hired by Madame is not a mortal, if you really achieve something in this way in the future, it will not be considered to bury the name of the daughter of the family." ”

Ming Xue suddenly raised her head, and a burst of surprise burst out of her eyes: "Auntie, do you agree?" ”

Aunt Xiang smiled helplessly: "What if you don't agree?" Who called my daughter so stupid? ”

"Auntie!" Ming Xue didn't follow her voice.

Aunt Xiang straightened her body and said, "Since you are going to learn orthodox embroidery, you have to remember some of these doorways." ”

Mingxue looked at her curiously.

Aunt Xiang picked up the half-embroidered purse in her hand and handed it to Ming Xue: "The embroidery method I learned is flat embroidery, which is one of the Hunan embroidery, and it is this embroidery method that I taught you." But in addition to Hunan embroidery, there are many different embroidery methods, as far as I know, the Gu family of Songjiang Mansion Gu family Lu Xiangyuan embroidery is the most popular embroidery method at present, if you have the opportunity to learn that Gu embroidery, even if there is no four arts, you can also win the fame. ”

"Gu's Luxiangyuan embroidery?" Mingxue muttered, came to her senses again, and her face was confused: "I don't think about what is famous......

Aunt Xiang smiled gently: "I also hope that you will be like this, and you will be safe and secure for the rest of your life." ”

The warmth between mother and daughter is overflowing here, but there is some tension on the other side of the pearl.

As soon as Mingzhu returned to her Luomei Courtyard, as soon as she sat down, she saw Aunt Fang's maid come to tell her, saying that Aunt Fang was invited.

I just entered the yard, and the other party came to invite someone, how could there be such a coincidence, I must have gotten the news, and I don't know how long I have been waiting here.

Sure enough, the eldest girl who stayed in the courtyard said in a low voice, "The person sent by Aunt Fang has been waiting for you for an hour. ”

Mingzhu was upset, but she still walked out of the courtyard towards Aunt Fang.

Aunt Fang was holding a bowl of milk soup to coax Brother Yu to eat, Brother Yu didn't know why she had eaten a lot less than usual in the past few days, Aunt Fang was worried, and tried her best to add food to him.

Seeing Mingzhu enter the house, he didn't bother to talk to her, so he only said hastily, "You sit down for a while" and hurriedly comforted Brother Yu'er, who was making a lot of noise.