On the afternoon of the second day of the first month of June, Zhuo Zhaocui, Ren Shenzhi, You Chi and You Huanfang returned from Huaixing Academy together, at this time, the entire Youfu was already dressed up with lights, and after entering the 'door', all the way to Duanyi Garden were decorated with 'flowers'.

Ban looked at the row of young and energetic juniors in the green 'spring' and was very pleased, and without waiting for You Ruoheng to speak, he said: "Your studies are important, and the left and right are not the whole life, just live casually, not to mention once a year, the house is all skillful, and you don't need to 'worry' about anything." ”

You Ruoheng saw that Ban said what he meant, and bowed his head slightly, expressing his approval.

Ban Shi left them to ask about the current situation, and after a few words of encouragement, he asked Ren Shenzhi, You Chi and You Huan to go to see their mothers, and You Ruoheng said to Zhuo Zhaocui: "You come with me." ”

Zhuo Zhaocui and You Ruoheng talked about dinner in the study, Ban looked at the dinner and sent someone to urge, the grandfather and grandson came out, and when they arrived in the hall, they saw Zhuo Zhaojie was not there, Zhuo Zhaocui was a little strange: "Grandmother, hasn't Zhaojie arrived yet?" ”

"She is now enthusiastic about learning pipa, and in order to be thrifty, her meals are all used in Binwei Courtyard." "I just asked Coral to tell her that you're back, and she said she's practicing a piece of music, and I'll see you again." ”

Zhuo Zhaocui smiled and said, "I see." ”

After eating, Zhuo Zhaocui saw that the sky was still bright, so he said goodbye to You Ruoheng and Ban's, and went to the Binwei Courtyard in the back garden to watch the Zhuo Zhaojie.

When they arrived near the courtyard, Zhuo Zhaocui and Zhuo Zhuan first heard the sound of the pipa, Zhuo Zhaocui originally thought that Zhuo Zhaojie had already learned the pipa, but now listening to the sound of the pipa seems jerky and hesitant, it seems to have just learned, of course, it is not good, but perseverance, repeatedly, he stopped outside the courtyard, listened for a while, and finally listened to the tune, smiled secretly, and said to Zhuo Shu: "Don't disturb, let's go." ”

Early the next morning, the 'gate' of Youfu was like a city, and it was very lively.

Zhuo Zhaojie because of the previous day's practice was a little late, but this day was a little late, but she didn't need to go to greet the guests, but she was not in a hurry, calmly changed to a new light green moon brocade on the ruins, plain crepe satin embroidered dark green small group of 'flowers' half arms, tooth 'color' folded branch Crocus Ying Bai Luo skirt, waist tied 'flower' colorful palace silk, hanging a white and a green double fish pendant, silk double snails, decorated with pearls, 'inserted' cui hairpin, dressed up, Minghe tied a sachet for her, while distressed: "'Girl' still hurts on her hands?" ”

"It doesn't matter." Zhuo Zhaojie inspected her outfit in the mirror, although she was pampered and raised, and refused to suffer a little bit at will, but her heart was proud of her sex, and she was also very patient when she started to be ruthless, and now she didn't care about the wound on her finger that was repeatedly worn out several times, and only said casually, "The 'medicine' sent by my grandmother has a very good effect, and the blood has stopped overnight, so I put some powder on it to cover up, and no one will see it clearly if I hold the handkerchief." ”

He said, "Sister Xie said that it is inevitable to start learning, and it will be good to accumulate cocoons in a few days." ”

"It's not going to look good." Mingji couldn't help but say, "It's not soft enough to touch." ”

As soon as she said this, Minghe, who was still kneeling on the ground to sort out the skirt and palace silk for Zhuo Zhaojie, was cleaning up the brocade silk, and Mingye, who was pulling fat powder to cover up the scars on her hands for Zhuo Zhaojie, all looked at her strangely.

Ming Ji was stunned, Zhuo Zhaojie had already laughed and said, "Who has 'touched' your little hand, it's not soft enough?" ”

"'Girl'!" Only then did Ming Ji react, his face flushed with shame, and he stomped his feet and said, "The servant thinks about the 'girl'!" What did the 'girl' say! He smacked at the others, "What are you thinking about!" "Negative Qi put down his things and went out.

Zhuo Zhaojie asked left and right: "But is it really not?" ”

The three of them looked at each other and said with a smile: "It's nothing, Mingji was faint for a while before he said such a thing, don't worry about her 'girl'." ”

"If you have any plans, tell me as soon as possible, you also know that I will return to Chang'an in two years, and I won't be able to take care of you when I leave." Zhuo Zhaojie looked at the mirror and said with a light smile - Minghe and the three of them pursed their lips and smiled: "Don't worry, the 'girl' man really has an idea, and the servants will never dare to hide it from the 'girl'." ”

Zhuo Zhaojie sighed, glanced at the pipa not far away, and ordered: "Put it away, and you will need it at night." ”

Of course, Minghe and the others knew that she was going to perform a song for You Ruoheng alone after the banquet was dispersed, and they all agreed.

After Zhuo Zhaojie dressed up, some of the congratulatory guests also arrived one after another, because although You Shuo and You Shuo had recovered, You Shuo and Wu Manniang had to guard their mother's filial piety, and Wu Manniang was pregnant, so Ban Shisuo's 'sex' excused him to keep filial piety, so that they would only come out during the toast today, and Wu Manniang's messenger was still the second lady who took it.

When I arrived at Duanyi Garden, Mrs. Lu and the Liu family, who had come back, were already talking to the Ban family, and when they saw Zhuo Zhaojie coming in to salute and call people, Mrs. Lu stopped the previous words and said with a smile: "I just said that Sister Ban is becoming more and more strong, thinking that it is not a new way to maintain health, and now I see Zhuo Xiaoniang to know what it is for - there is such a clever younger relative watching in front of me, can I not be 'spirited'?" This walk in is full of people! ”

Zhuo Zhaojie was busy and humbly said that he didn't dare to be, and said that Bai Zihua and other Bai family's 'girls' were the top 'color' Yunyun.

Ban Shi smiled and said: "Sister Lu, hurry up and ignore her, I have been spoiled all these years, counting Chenguang, the next year's 'spring', she will go back to Chang'an, looking at the few skills that can be mastered, I regret that I didn't seriously supervise at the beginning, and I don't know how to 'communicate' with the Zhuo family when the time comes!" ”

"Zhuo Xiaoniang goes there like this, the iron man's heart is about to melt, what is Sister Ban worried about?" Mrs. Lu smiled and said, "I'm afraid that when I arrived in Chang'an, her parents didn't see their biological 'daughter' until many years, so they couldn't hurt it!" ”

Liu 'interjected' at this moment, and said with a smile: "I see what my sister-in-law said, but in fact, I can't hurt it, and I'm afraid I won't be willing to let her leave when the time comes." ”

When Ban heard this, he exchanged a tacit look with Mrs. Lu, and said with a smile: "I can't bear it, she will always go back to her parents, I just hope that she will remember to write me some letters from time to time in the future." ”

Mrs. Lu then said: "Such a 'colorful' little lady, our Jiangnan water and soil are considered to support people, and it is also rare, I am afraid that Chang'an is also outstanding, Sister Ban wants to stay, where is the Zhuo family willing to stay?" ”

Zhuo Zhaojie heard that Ban was singing with Mrs. Lu, and told Liu that it was impossible for him to stay in Jiangnan, which was a euphemistic reminder to Jiang Fufeng not to approach in the future, so he made a quiet posture and bowed his head silently.

Ban Shi saw that Liu smiled and stopped talking, so he asked: "Canniang led the little ladies to the second room to see her baby begonia 'flower', didn't you meet them?" How did you get here? ”

Zhuo Zhaojie knew that most of the time she got up late, and thought that if she went to the second room now, You Can would have to worry about the meaning of her being grounded these days and she was lifted early, because she had been in and out with You Can since she was a child, and in this matter, she was always a little weak-hearted, and said: "I have seen too much of the begonia 'flower', so it is better to accompany my grandmother and the two old ladies here." ”

While talking, the tortoiseshell outside personally brought Mrs. Taishou over, although Mrs. Jiang is the same as Ban's, but she respects Ban's life is higher than her, and her age is also older, and after coming in, she still salutes and congratulates her juniors - she took Meng Miaorong, Ban invited her to sit with a smile on her face, and praised Meng Miaorong as usual - Meng Miaorong is the only one in Moling who can compare with Zhuo Zhaojie in appearance, she combed her Feixian bun today and wore cloves 'color' Rui Flowers' are all over the Qihezi skirt, the waist is tied with green palace silk, and the eyebrows are pasted with Cui Tian, although there is no fat powder, but the natural "lips" are red and white, and the white teeth are good-looking, Mrs. Jiang and Ban Shi talked, and she happened to lean in front of Zhuo Zhaojie to speak: "I heard that you have also started to learn pipa?" ”

"Yes." Zhuo Zhaojie didn't want to talk more about the word pipa with her, so he diverted the topic and said, "Your Hezi skirt is chic, and Gong Qian seems to be your own handiwork?" When she asked so casually, her heart moved, thinking that compared to Meng Miaorong, she was indeed too leisurely, Gong Qian ...... Embroidery is too costly, maybe you can learn a few hands to play the palace silk, otherwise everywhere filial piety is just a 'woman' or bought things are really not the same.

"I actually wanted to wear a newly made silver clay pink silk dress this morning, but my mother said she wanted to see me wear this, and it happened to be this palace silk last month." Meng Miaorong pursed her lips, "You Sanniang is not here today?" ”

Zhuo Zhaojie said: "She took the first few to see the begonia 'flowers' in her yard, do you want to go?" ”

Meng Miaorong's red lips hooked, and she said with some disdain: "What's so strange about the begonia 'flower'?" I'd rather like to see the century-old colorful scenery of Youfu. ”

"I'll take you." Binwei Courtyard is Zhuo Zhaojie's residence, Meng Miaorong is a guest at the 'door' today, and it is specially proposed, of course Zhuo Zhaojie can't refuse.

At that moment, the two of them told Ban and Mrs. Jiang, and Ban said with a smile: "I just want to say that it is boring for the little lady to accompany us, you have found a good place, but the 'flowers' in the courtyard of Zhaojie have long been gone, and now you can only look at the leaves." ”

"Just look at the leaves." Meng Miaorong really didn't want to listen to the elders chatting here, so she answered.

is in Youfu, and it is where Zhuo Zhaojie lives, and Ban and Mrs. Jiang will not stop it.

The two of them were talking about the hundred-year-old apricots and hundred-year-old peaches in the Binwei Courtyard, and slowly walked out of the Duanyi Garden, not wanting to go out of the yard, and bumped into Jiang Fufeng's light robe, holding a folding fan, and walked over gracefully.

Zhuo Zhaojie was a little unhappy when he saw Jiang Fufeng, but today is You Ruoheng's birthday, Jiang Fufeng is also a serious relative of the You family, and it is natural for him to appear here, so he hid his displeasure, stepped forward to salute, and naturally introduced Meng Miaorong.

Fortunately, Ren Shenzhi obviously didn't want Jiang Fufeng to have too much contact with Zhuo Zhaojie, and after seeing the ceremony, he didn't wait for anything to be said on both sides, so he preemptively said: "Are you going to find the third cousin?" Uncle Jiang and I were about to discuss our homework. ”

He put on such a look of being in a hurry and having no time to greet Jiang Fufeng to block what Jiang Fufeng was going to say next, not only Jiang Fufeng's face was a little embarrassed, but even Meng Miaorong looked at him in surprise.

Since Ren Shenzhi said so, the two sides naturally parted when they saw each other, and Meng Miaorong approached Zhuo Zhaojie and whispered, "Don't you have a grudge with your cousin Mo?" Why do I see that he doesn't like to see us? ”

Zhuo Zhaojie said in his heart, what grievances can I have with my eleventh cousin? It's just that our family has a little grudge with your cousin Jiang. I also thought that Jiang Fufeng's house was not the same as Mrs. Jiang's, although they were of the same clan, they were also far away, so I didn't mention it much when chatting with Meng Miaorong...... Otherwise, Meng Miaorong didn't want to let herself call her little aunt for nothing?

But Meng Miaorong couldn't help but answer when he asked, so Zhuo Zhaojie said: "There is no matter, but the eleventh cousin is 'sexual' and studious, and he has always refused to 'waste' a little bit of time to make a false courtesy...... Don't be surprised, he's always been like this, I'll apologize to you on his behalf! ”

"How can it be that serious?" Meng Miaorong smiled and was relieved, "It turned out to be a studious person, but I was rude to speculate." ”