Because I went to Boya Zhai, of course it was late to return to Youjia, and when I entered the Duanyi Garden, the sky was already dark.

Zhuo Zhaojie asked Ming 'Yin' to send the pipa back to Binwei Courtyard first, and took Ming Ye to see You Ruoheng and Ban's, but saw that the food on the table was covered with green gauze, and the two were lighting the lamp by the window, and they were still waiting for her in the middle of a game of chess, so they couldn't help but be stunned and embarrassed: "Why didn't my grandfather and grandmother use it first?" ”

"Originally, I was going to use it, but if it's not very cold today, I'll wait a little longer." Ban took advantage of the situation to whip up the 'chaotic' chess game, and he didn't blame You Ruoheng for complaining in a low voice, frowning and asking, "Where have you been?" So late? Since the little lady of the Meng family is apprenticed today, she must leave the master for a banquet, and I don't think you will stay there for the dinner. ”

"I went to Boya Zhai in the north of the lower city." Zhuo Zhaojie took advantage of the situation and pleaded, "I also want to learn pipa." ”

Ban Shi said, "Why are you willing to learn?" A few years ago, I asked you to pick a 'door' to learn the technique, and you casually 'touched' your grandfather's piano twice, didn't you cry and shout that you didn't want to? ”

Zhuo Zhaojie blushed: "I suddenly want to learn today." ”

"Don't be Meng Xiaoniang, this master is teaching her the pipa, you follow the fun, right?" Ban snorted, "That's not possible, you're also old now, you can go to whatever you want to learn, and you will ignore it after two or three days, so that the habit of the snake will not grow any longer!" ”

"This time I'm going to learn by heart." Zhuo Zhaojie came to You Ruoheng's side and coquettishly, "Grandfather can help me say something!" ”

You Ruoheng is old-fashioned, but he likes his juniors to be coquettish with himself, he originally silently packed up the chess pieces, and when he heard the words, he said briefly: "It's good for the little lady to learn some music theory." ”

"When you were three years old, you saw Yan Niang making embroidery for the pavilion, and you shouted to learn, and I was happy to think that you were naturally 'nature' and virtuous! Pity you for your young age at the time, don't tire your eyes, coax you to be five years old, and deliberately 'look' Mingye who is good at embroidery to serve you, don't expect you to be as powerful as the ancient Xue Needle God, I think I can always use a few filial piety purses and the like, right? The result? You don't think it's fun to learn for less than an hour, put a roll of thread and Canniang to fly a kite, a good silk thread, tie a kite with more than a dozen dollars in the garden and run crazy in the garden, a pair of scissors cut and floated away with the wind! Even if there is no shortage of silk threads and a few dollars - you are in my hands, and your wife is still there, it would be strange if I or your mother dared to waste things so badly that we would not be beaten and forgotten for the rest of our lives!

"When I was seven years old, I listened to Shenlang play the piano well, and I wanted to learn again, this time I didn't fall for you, and I didn't ask your grandfather to give you the piano...... How long have you been 'touching' in your grandfather's study and you've been out of interest? A moment or a half? Is there a cup of tea?

"When I was nine years old, I fell in love with the tie again......

"At the age of ten, I pondered to be a palace silk......

"I also learned to cook last year......

Ban's gushing count, Zhuo Zhaojie listened to the lower his head, and the hand holding You Ruoheng gradually loosened...... In the end, You Ruoheng couldn't get used to it, so he stopped Ban's: "Just eat, children are always difficult to determine 'sex', you ......"

"You're used to it!" Ban shouted, "When Zhaojie was three years old, I said that I would give her a long memory of 'sex'!" You said that she was still young, and you wrote down the ten precepts for the time being, and when you were seven years old, you said again...... Nine-year-old ...... 10 years old...... Last year...... In the future, Ji Niang will complain that we didn't teach her well, see how you tell Ji Niang! ”

You Ruoheng protested: "She said herself at the beginning, as long as Zhaojie is in good health, it will be done. ”

"Ji Niang, then you really just have to feed yourself?" Ben snorted.

"I'm going to study hard this time! My master has found it! Zhuo Zhaojie saw that they were about to fight, and stomped his feet and shouted.

Ban sneered and said, "That's what you've said since you were three years old!" ”

“…… This is the last time! Zhuo Zhaojie grabbed You Ruoheng's sleeve and shook it vigorously, "Grandfather, grandfather——! ”

You Ruoheng was swayed by her, reluctantly put away the chessboard, and said, "You just go and learn hard." ”

"Thank you, grandfather!" Zhuo Zhaojie was overjoyed, and Ban snorted heavily: "You dare to go out?" ”

"......" Zhuo Zhaojie looked at You Ruoheng again, You Ruoheng was helpless, and said: "Then invite the master back to teach." ”

Ban said: "No! Zhuo Zhaojie said, "If you don't learn anything, you won't have a skill to master in the future, and you can also say that we didn't let you learn, in short, the responsibility is put on our elders, but since you started to learn, you haven't learned it...... What is this? Do you think that what you are doing in Jiangnan will not be known to Chang'an in the future? You go and ask who marries a 'woman' Don't inquire about the personality and 'sex' temperament first, how many willful little girls like you are willing to want? ”

Zhuo Zhaojie said timidly: "I won't be like before this time." ”

"Why should I believe you?" Ban snorted, "I'd rather people scold me for mistaking you in the future than if you were laughed at for not learning and not knowing!" I'm here for your good! ”

"Really, really!" Zhuo Zhaojie said aggrievedly, "Today, Meng Xiaoniang worshiped the pipa national player Li from Chang'an as a teacher, and before apprenticing, she also pulled me to Li and asked Li to take a look...... Li, everyone doesn't like me, I ......"

Ban babbled and said, "What's strange about him seeing you?" If I were Li, I would also see that you were not successful, would you have the talent to endure hardships? ”

Zhuo Zhaojie was stunned, and then said aggrievedly: "How does my grandmother know that I can't endure hardship this time?" ”

"Do you look like a person who can endure hardship from head to toe?" Ban Shi sneered and looked at her, "At your age, if you are willing to work hard to learn something, you can always see the points, such as learning embroidery and calligraphy, and leaving some traces on your fingers, and 'making' strings can always accumulate some cocoons...... Your hands are white and tender, but they are full of appearance, and at first glance, they are ten fingers that do not touch the yang 'spring' water, so since the Li family is everyone, there are more people who want to be his disciples, and it is not that the poor people rely on the bundle to buy rice to put in the pot, what are you doing? It's a shame when the hot head passes - naughty for him? ”

You Ruoheng frowned and said, "Okay, Chenguang is not early, just eat." ”

Ban listened to him this time, and said no more, so he ordered the green gauze cover to be removed from the meal.

Zhuo Zhaojie achieved the goal, of course, it was all kinds of flattery, cloth vegetables, scooping soup, sweet words continued, such a courteous offering, Ban's face 'color' slightly eased.

Therefore, after the meal, Zhuo Zhaojie thought that Ban's was going to loosen his mouth, and he didn't want her to drink tea, and ate the red lings peeled by Zhuo Zhaojie himself, but he only said lightly: "Ming'er will talk about it, I am also tired of waiting for you today." ”

When Zhuo Zhaojie heard this, his face was instantly full of the word disappointment, and Ban Shiquan didn't see it.

Zhuo Zhaojie froze for a moment, his eyes gradually turned red, and Ban ignored it...... Dedicated to hospitality, crying, the little lady's housekeeping skills make only one trick left, think about it or talk about it tomorrow...... Zhuo Zhaojie was depressed and turned around three times to leave......

It's a pity that she only walked a dozen steps with a cup of tea, and Ban and You Ruoheng were quietly drinking tea and didn't pay attention to it at all.

Out of the 'door', Zhuo Zhao stomped his foot in annoyance, so he had to go.

Waiting for Zhuo Zhaojie to go away, You Ruoheng asked, "Is it useful?" ”

"The little lady's family loves to pinch the tip, among the few little girls in Moling City, in terms of appearance, she and Meng Xiaoniang were held together, she didn't care in the past, after all, Meng Xiaoniang didn't have anything to make her envious and jealous, now Li everyone picks a disciple, she has become the one who is not fancied, where is she willing to obey? Otherwise, why did you go to buy pipa today? It's better to guide her when she doesn't go down than to mention it suddenly, otherwise I won't release her ban on the Meng family's post this time! Ban sighed, "Besides, she and Canniang went in and out together, Canniang didn't like to learn things, the two of them made up enough companions who didn't learn and didn't know, and now Canniang was detained by the Bai family to learn the rules and save embroidery, and she was the only one who happened to take care of it!" ”

You Ruoheng frowned and said, "I said a few years ago that I should have been ruthless in discipline. ”

Ban's face suddenly lengthened, and he said, "You said lightly! Throw me two words and walk away! You can't bear to see her beaten, and I can't bear it? Ji Niang was born with my hard work in October, what is the result? She married in Chang'an! I went back to Moling early for your elm pimple, and since then, I haven't seen her for more than ten years, Zhaojie was specially sent by Zhaojie to beg me to raise, looking at her as if Ji Niang was under her knees, how can I be willing?! If you have the ability, since you suggest discipline, why don't you do it? ”

"Loving mothers are more defeated......" You Ruoheng shook his head, "Not to mention that the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are all 'fine', you must also dabble in them, and I am afraid it will be too late for you to start guiding until now." ”

"It's not like I'm going to compete with everyone Li on the same stage! A little bit, the little girls or after leaving the cabinet can play a few songs in public to make a fun, and make fun of the husband in the boudoir? Can't you learn a few tunes in two years? Ban said, "You elm pimple can understand anything other than studying!" Shall thou that everybody learns something the same as thou did, and that thou shalt prepare for the face of the Golden Temple? ”

You Ruoheng was scolded silently.

Zhuo Zhaojie returned to Binwei Courtyard, and he didn't change his clothes, so he called to take out the pipa and look at it.

The Tieli wood pipa she picked was embedded with an ivory head 'flower', and the ivory 'color' was lined with the old 'color' of Tieli wood, which looked very simple, but the workmanship revealed a clumsy and elegant meaning.

When Minghe and Mingji saw each other, they both smiled and said, "'Girl', is this new?" It looks like it's old. ”

"That's what this iron wood looks like." Zhuo Zhaojie didn't know the pipa, but he still knew a little about the wood, 'touched' a 'touch', and gently plucked the strings twice, sighed, "Put it away first, my grandmother is still not willing to agree with me to learn, Ming'er has to grind her." ”

"Then the 'girl' should rest early." Ming 'groaned' pursed his lips.

Zhuo Zhaojie nodded: "That's what I said...... By the way, Minghe, Mingji, you are at home today, do you know that your grandfather and second uncle went to thank the Hou Shizi of Yongcheng, what was the result? ”

Minghe said: "Ah Gong and his entourage came back in the afternoon, and they didn't call for dinner after they came back, I don't know if the prince left the meal - the second lady is in a good mood today, and the maid should be all right." ”

"Second aunt is in a good mood?" Zhuo Zhaojie said, "Then it seems that the Hou Shizi of Yongcheng should not hold a grudge against our previous faux pas." ”

Ming Ji smiled lightly: "Although the maid looks at the Hou Shizi of Yongcheng coldly, he is not an unreasonable and stingy person when he speaks. ”

Zhuo Zhao nodded and said, "It's this reason...... So I'm relieved. ”