Wu Yuan returned to the middle courtyard after school, and as soon as he entered the inner room, he exclaimed that he was extremely tired, and sat on the soft floor and rubbed his shoulders by Yuzhu. After studying female red all afternoon, her eyes stared straight at the embroidery frame, and her fingers were pierced with many needles, so she embroidered a crooked plum blossom brocade.

Wu Yuan said angrily: "I really don't learn to be a female celebrity, I will only waste these brocades, Yi Jin has only been able to embroider sachets and purses for a long time, and even made a pair of Fulu cloud pattern forehead wipes for my grandmother, I am embarrassed to sit down in the embroidery room." ”

Chun Tao picked up the plum blossom brocade from the carved table and pursed her lips and snickered.

Seeing this, Wu Yuan was even more discouraged.

Yuzhu said with a smile: "Our young lady doesn't want to be an embroiderer, just learn to learn, what are you doing so proficiently!" ”

Wu Yuan breathed a long sigh of relief and praised: "It's still Yuzhu's dexterity, and when I rub it like this, my shoulders won't be so sore." This female celebrity is not something I can learn from your young lady. ”

After speaking, he told Chun Tao to hurry to the small kitchen to urge dinner, and he was a little hungry.

Chun Tao hurriedly said: "Miss, in the afternoon, Mama Cui from the West Courtyard came, saying that she was inviting Miss to go to the West Courtyard for dinner in the evening, and that the second grandmother's maiden nephew had arrived and invited you to go." ”

"I said I wasn't feeling well and pushed it. There is no good banquet, who knows what she wants to do. Wu Yuan said with a frown.

"However, I heard that Miss Yijin was also invited, but I'm afraid that I will push it, right?"

"I really don't want to go, I'm tired enough after finishing my homework this day. You can just find an excuse to push. ”

Wu Yuan leaned lightly on the soft pillow, stroking the tabby, lazy, and looked like he had made up his mind not to go to the West Courtyard.

Chun Tao was helpless, so she lifted the curtain and went out and sent a little girl to reply to Mama Cui in the West Courtyard, saying that Wu Yuan was tired of being a female celebrity, so she wouldn't go to the West Courtyard.

After a while, he heard laughter outside the house, and Wu Yuan looked out from the carved wooden window and it was Yi Jin who came.

Yuzhu hurriedly lifted the curtain and respectfully invited Wu Yijin into the house.

"Sister, the second aunt is holding a reception banquet in the West Courtyard, why don't you go?" Wu Yijin asked with a smile.

"I want to go too, but I'm really tired, why do you have time to come to my small courtyard?" Wu Yuan said with a smile, and ordered the little maid standing and waiting under the porch to serve tea to Wu Yijin.

Wu Yijin affectionately held Wu Yuan's hand and said, "Sister, you must go, the second aunt asked my sister to come to invite you, if you don't invite you, the second aunt is afraid that she will blame me." ”

When Wu Yuan heard this, he frowned, Cui's really made a good plan and sent Yi Jin to invite him, was he afraid that he would not go? It stands to reason that she and Cui's are now fighting openly and secretly, why is Cui's courtship like this?

Helpless, Wu Yuan could only get up from the softness, "I only went because Sister Yijin you came to invite me, lest you go back alone and complain that I have lost your face." ”

Wu Yijin laughed happily, "Yuzhu, dress up your sister!" ”

Yuzhu smiled and replied "yes".

After a period of freshening, Wu Yuan got up and led Wu Yijin, and the mother-in-law and maid beside him surrounded the two of them, following Wu Yuan's footsteps without hurry.

Wu Yijin said as she walked, "Sister, just now I went to the second aunt's, and I saw that Young Master Zhou was saluting the second uncle, and I didn't see the specific appearance, but the dress was quite ordinary and plain. ”

"Really? That's a bit of a skill. Later, when you get to the second aunt, don't talk about others like this, others should say that our Wu family's girl has no rules. Wu Yuan said softly.

"I know." Wu Yijin hugged Wu Yuan's arm and said coquettishly, "Didn't I just tell my sister here." ”

Wu Yuan poked her with a smile, and the two of them laughed and arrived at the gate of the West Courtyard, only to see the two aunts in the West Courtyard standing under the flower stand and whispering.

Aunt Yang was taken in by Wu Zhonghe before Cui's entered the door, and Aunt Qian was carried into the door by Cui's when Cui's was pregnant with Wu Yongkang.

The two aunts hurriedly saluted when they saw Wu Yuan and his party, and Wu Yuan nodded lightly, which was considered a salute.

Mama Cui was already waiting at the Hanging Flower Gate, and when she saw that the two young ladies had arrived, she hurriedly sent the little maid in to inform Cui's.

Cui Shi hurriedly greeted him, "Big niece, I can wait for you, come in." ”

Wu Yuan bowed and bowed, "My nephew is late, and my second aunt is tired of coming to greet her." ”

Cui stepped forward and pulled Wu Yuan kindly, and said as he walked, "A few days ago, the second aunt of Lilac did not think about it, Yuan Niang, don't hold a grudge against the second aunt in your heart, the second aunt is also kind to do bad things, confused!" ”

Wu Yuan wanted to break free, but Cui's amiable attitude did not allow her to treat her coldly.

Wu Yuan said softly: "Where can my niece hate the second aunt, it's because I didn't discipline them well that I made this incident, the second aunt is so busy in the middle feed, and the second aunt has to work hard to help the nephew take care of people, and the nephew is really upset." ”

Hearing this, Cui Shi glanced at Wu Yuan deeply, and in an instant, his face turned into a spring wind, pulled Wu Yuan into the main hall, and said with a smile: "Master, Yuan Niang is here." ”

Wu Zhonghe was talking to a man in a long robe, and when he heard this, he turned to look at Wu Yuan and said with a smile, "Yuan Niang, you're late." ”

Wu Yuan stepped forward and bowed, "I've seen the second uncle." ”

"It's all my own family, don't be polite, come, Yuan Niang, uncle will introduce you." Wu Zhonghe helped Wu Yuan and said, "This is your second aunt's maiden nephew, Zhou Biao, who just came to our Wu family today, and wants to stay in our house for a while." ”

Wu Yuan bowed to the man in the long shirt again, "I've seen Cousin Zhou." ”

Zhou Biao hurriedly returned the salute, "I've seen my cousin, I'm bothered." ”

"Second uncle, you forgot about me!" Wu Yijin walked in with a pouting and said unhappily.

Wu Zhonghe laughed when he heard this, "Oh? Hahaha, it's my uncle's fault, it's my uncle's fault, Zhou Biao, this is our little lady of the Wu family, Yi Jin. ”

Zhou Biao hurriedly turned around and saluted Wu Yijin, "Little cousin." ”

Wu Yijin became happy at this time.

Seeing this, Cui Shi smiled and instructed the maid to prepare dinner, called Wu Yongan and Wu Yongkang brothers out, and asked them to accompany Zhou Biao to talk.

Due to the presence of female dependents, the hall is separated by a mahogany copper relief screen and is divided into two seats, one for the men and one for the women.

Wu Yijin held Wu Yuan and said, "Eldest sister, you see that Zhou Biao is too plain in his dress, and his demeanor is also restrained, he really looks like an old pedant." ”

Wu Yuan squeezed Wu Yijin's hand and whispered, "Don't talk about others, be careful and be unhappy if you hear it." ”

"Afraid of what? It would have been. I heard that he came to study and wait for the exam, my father said that this cousin Zhou wants to worship Mr. Tao Fu as a teacher, eldest sister, do you say that Mr. Tao will accept him? ”

For some reason, when he heard Mr. Tao Fu, what flashed in Wu Yuan's mind was the picture of Chen Yi riding on a horse that almost scared her to the ground that day.

"Eldest sister, are you talking?" Wu Yijin hugged Wu Yuan's arm and shook it.

"Ah, what did you say?" Wu Yuan came back to his senses.

"Let me ask you, will Mr. Tao accept Cousin Zhou as a student? I heard my father say that Mr. Tao is very picky about accepting students. ”

Wu Yuan smiled and said, "I'm not Mr. Tao, how can I know?" You have to ask Mr. Tao about this. ”