Zhuo Zhaojie took Meng Miaorong to Binwei Courtyard, because the 'flowering' period has passed, and now the apricot trees and peach trees are dense and vigorous, but there is no 'flower' Xie 'flower' 'fly' 'flower' full of beautiful scenery.

Meng Miaorong lost interest in the two hundred-year-old trees because of this, pondered the tent under the apricot tree, went in and took a turn, clapped his hands and said: "There is a bamboo forest in the Taishou Mansion, I can also 'get' such a place, now this season is refreshing and enjoyable." ”

He also said that the swing under the peach tree, "this swing 'get' is not as good as mine, I tell you, you are missing two things - 'get' a few gilt bells into the 'jade' beads are also tied up, so that the sound of the sound is the best, but also interesting, and the 'flower' does not bloom often, it should be hit with a few more long spikes of colorful palace silk, so drifting with the wind 'swing', even if it looks good from a distance in winter." ”

"Who's going to play on the swing in the winter?" Zhuo Zhaojie said politely, "I haven't thought about the bell, but you don't know, my little aunt lives in Feixia Court not far away, she has been in poor health for many years, and she may not be able to get up on a day like this today. ”

Meng Miaorong was a little embarrassed when she heard this, Zhuo Zhaojie overheard Li Yanjing's evaluation of herself, and knew that she had missed the opportunity to let Meng Miaorong go, although she didn't hold a grudge against Meng Miaorong, but now listening to her pointing fingers at her yard, she was a little suspicious Meng Miaorong was contemptuous of herself after listening to Li Yanjing's words, and even taught herself a few words about the arrangement of the swing, seeing that Meng Miaorong was embarrassed, she didn't say a word to ease the atmosphere.

Meng Miaorong was also an arrogant and 'exposed' person, not to mention that she didn't feel that she had said anything wrong, it was nothing more than that she didn't know the details, such a stalemate, the two of them didn't have anything to say for a while, Zhuo Zhaojie looked at Chenguang and said, "I almost forgot someone...... I also invited a sister who teaches me pipa today, and she came for the first time, and I had to pick it up. ”

"Then I'll go look for my mother." Meng Miaorong also felt that the words were not speculative, and hurriedly got up and said.

Zhuo Zhaojie sent her to the front of Duanyi Garden, said a few kind words, and took Minghe and Mingji to the front to see if Xie Yingmai had arrived, and didn't want to listen to the hustle and bustle when she didn't arrive at the main hall, so she stopped in a moon 'hole' and 'door', and said: "Mingji, you go and see, if you see Sister Xie and invite her over, others will ask and say that I will personally take her to see her grandmother." ”

This is also deliberately giving Xie Yingmai a long face, Mingji nodded: "The maid will take care of it." ”

Mingji went for a while, and sure enough, he welcomed Xie Yingmai in, Xie Yingmai wore a new dress cut of Qingbi Huan's 'flower' brocade today, with a single snail, slightly decorated with a few pieces of pearl and emerald, not very good, but very elegant, still came alone, seeing Zhuo Zhaojie, he smiled: "I also Lao Xiaoniang came to greet me personally." ”

"Sister is polite." Zhuo Zhaojie has learned the pipa from her these days, although they are not confined to each other's backgrounds to the point of talking about everything, but they are also a little familiar, so they stepped forward and took her arm and said with a smile, "Let's go see my grandmother first." ”

Back to Duanyi Garden, Meng Miaorong 'servant' stood behind Mrs. Jiang, Mrs. Lu, Liu, and even the old lady Song arrived, and saw Zhuo Zhaojie, I had to praise two sentences, I heard that Xie Yingmai was the 'female' teacher who taught Zhuo Zhaojie's pipa, and she was not sitting in the hall, but the new owner who took over Boya Zhai, and she also said some good things.

Because of the large number of people, Ban's didn't have time to ask Xie Yingmai in detail, but seeing that Xie Niangzi's 'Chun' who taught her grandchild's 'daughter' was beautiful, it was rare that she was a little people's 'daughter', who came from afar to settle down, and when she came to a dry order, she was not humble or arrogant, her demeanor was down-to-earth and generous, and she had a bit of heroic bearing, Ban's impression of her was much better, and she was courteous to Yan Yue's 'color', and let the coral enter it to take a medium-sized one' The jade bracelet came out as a meeting gift, such a courtesy, Zhuo Zhaojie also remembered to practice more before the song, so he took Xie Yingmai to the garden under the pretext of taking Xie Yingmai around.

Ban Shi was allowed and said, "Good students entertain Xie Niangzi, don't be lazy." ”

Zhuo Zhaojie took Xie Yingmai and wanted to go back to Binwei Courtyard to grasp Chenguang and practice again, Xie Yingmai glanced at her fingers and persuaded: "The so-called too much, now you are already very hard, not so much effort, besides, you are after the people disperse and then play with your grandfather, this is filial piety, whether you play well or not, I think You Lao Hanlin will not care very much, you only learn, if you don't work hard again and hurt your fingers, what if you can't play at night?" ”

Minghe and Mingji listened to it and followed the persuasion, Zhuo Zhaojie heard this, and said: "Then let's not go to Binwei Courtyard, just go to the second room, the little lady who came over today is there except for Meng Miaorong, who accompanied Mrs. Jiang." He added, "There are also a few of them who learned the pipa first, and they just introduced Sister Xie to them, and in the future, regardless of whether they learn or buy, they also have a familiar place." ”

Xie Yingmai smiled slightly and said, "My sister is really cheap, so I bother you to help me so much." ”

"It's just a coincidence." Zhuo Zhaojie said with a smile.

When I arrived at the second room, as soon as I entered the 'door', there was a burst of chirping in the courtyard where You Can lived, and when I stepped in, I saw that the courtyard was full of 'Yan' and 'Yan' before, but now it is the little ladies who are standing or sitting under the begonia 'flower' tree full of greenery.

Seeing Zhuo Zhaojie come in with Xie Yingmai, a clever 'girl' stepped in to greet her, followed Gui Yuan out, and said with a smile: "Sanniang has been complaining for a long time, Qiniang, you are here." ”

asked Xie Yingmai again, "Who is this lady?" ”

"This is the new owner of Boya Zhai, Sister Xie." Zhuo Zhaojie introduced and asked, "Who are here?" ”

"Except for the Meng family, the little lady has arrived." Gui Yuan saluted Xie Yingmai, pursed his lips and smiled, "Sanniang almost couldn't entertain her, and Siniang and Wuniang don't like to speak, so they have long been looking forward to Qiniang coming over to help." ”

Zhuo Zhaojie babbled: "I accompanied Ah Meng in front." ”

She said as she entered the 'door', and before she entered, You Can shouted angrily: "Zhaojie! ”

"The third cousin is dressed up and chic today." Zhuo Zhaojie knew that she knew that she had lifted the ban early and went to learn the pipa, but You Can himself had been grounded until now, if it weren't for the fact that the big house is now wearing filial piety, You Zhuo and You Yan have already come out of the pavilion to give birth to children, and they are also wearing maternal filial piety, so it is inconvenient to entertain these little ladies.

You Can glared at her fiercely, Gui Yuan went up and said Xie Yingmai, she reluctantly lowered her face, exchanged a few words with Xie Yingmai, and introduced everyone to her, such as Lian Xiaoniang, Song Xiaoniang and the like, most of the little ladies present were from the scholarly 'door', and a few of them were the 'daughters' of the official family, and they didn't look down on a 'girl' who '' a businessman, not to mention Xie Yingmai's beauty, a few ordinary little girls couldn't help but be a little jealous, and they refused to say more to her, but they just read You Can and Zhuo Zhaojie's face and said a few perfunctory words.

Only a few were enthusiastic, and after greeting them, they asked a few words about pipa and other topics, and Xie Yingmai politely answered.

At this time, a servant woman from outside came in and said that she was going to prepare for a feast, and everyone humbly passed over together.

You Ruoheng's birthday this time is not a whole birthday, although because of his fame and relationship with Huaixing Academy, so that the people who still congratulate are like clouds, but there are not many posts, so that the male guests are placed in the front yard, and the 'female' guests are in the Duanyi Garden, which are extremely spacious, and the banquet is halfway through, the descendants of the You family and their grandsons go to the front to toast and congratulate, Zhuo Zhaojie and then return to the banquet of Duanyi Garden, Xie Yingmai euphemistically put forward a farewell - she is now eager to get started with the pipa making skills handed down by Boya Laosuo, and there are not many Chenguang, Besides, since I came here today and drank a few glasses of water and wine, Zhuo Zhaojie's kindness was also received - the little lady here is incompatible with her 'temperament', and even Zhuo Zhaojie herself, although she is full of kindness to her, but except for the pipa, the two have nothing to say.

Xie Yingmai stayed any longer, and Zhuo Zhaojie also saw it, so he left a few words of meaning, and took her to Ban's to retire, and Ban explained a few words to several old ladies nearby, and politely invited Xie Yingmai to come back in the future, and asked Zhuo Zhaojie to send her in person.

Zhuo Zhaojie sent her to the front yard, Xie Yingmai asked her to stay, and said: "There are a lot of people who come to congratulate Lao Hanlin today, so Xiao Niang should not go to the front, so as not to be touched carefully." ”

"Sister Xie is also careful!" Zhuo Zhaojie drank a few more glasses of wine at the banquet, and he was a little smoked at the moment, so he didn't insist, just stood there and watched her go, and then returned to Duanyi Garden.

At this time, everyone drank a little more, the old lady and the lady were okay, the little ladies were lively here, Meng Miaorong also drank a few more, her cheeks were flushed all the way to the back of her ears, and she rolled up her sleeves to play drumming and passing on the 'flower', You Can and her have always been a little discordant, so she said: "We don't have drums at home, if we borrow them from the front, the drums are afraid that the old ladies will talk about it." ”

"Borrowing a pipa, it's the same thing!" Meng Miaorong patted the table and smiled.

You Can said: "We don't have a pipa at home, so we have to play the piano ......."

"Isn't Zhuo Qi learning pipa? How could there not be? Zhuo Zhaojie heard Meng Miaorong's idea of beating her pipa when she came in, and her face couldn't help but sink a little, but today she was also half a master, so she had to endure it, and said to Minghe, "You go and get it." ”

The other little ladies didn't know the faint discord and provocation between the three of them, so they cheered and talked about what the person who got the 'flower' branch should do, and the chirping made Zhuo Zhaojie dizzy, so he said to Mingji: "You are watching here, I'll go and take a break." ”

"The birthday banquet hasn't been dispersed yet, and the 'girl' won't be able to leave." Ming Ji was taken aback, and hurriedly persuaded quietly, "Otherwise, the lady and the little lady will say goodbye in a while, and the 'girl' will not be able to come out to send it, and it will inevitably be said to be rude." ”

"I know." Zhuo Zhaojie said, "I'll go to my grandfather's study and have some tea...... If there's anything you can do to find me. ”

Mingji heard that he was in Duanyi Garden, so he agreed.

Zhuo Zhaojie took advantage of the excitement to go to the small courtyard where the study was located - as soon as he entered, he closed the courtyard 'door', and felt a little sober in the face of the green bamboo wind.

The little maid guarding the study saw her coming alone, and was a little surprised: "Why did Qi Niang come here alone?" ”

"I've had a few more drinks and come over for a while." Zhuo Zhaojie said to him, "You go and rest, I don't think anyone will come over today." ”

The little guy hurriedly said, "Yes." "He agreed so quickly, not that he really thought that he could go to rest if no one came, but since Zhuo Zhaojie was going to sober up in the study, and he didn't bring a 'girl', he naturally didn't dare to stay longer.

Waiting for the little guy to withdraw, Zhuo Zhaojie 'touched' the teapot in the study, drank two sips of herbal tea, and gradually sleepy came, Zhuo Zhaojie did not 'want' to sleep here, thinking that it was light to be blown by the wind, so he went up to the second floor, opened the window, took an idle book from the side to read, just looked at it, and in the end the wine came up, and fell asleep unconsciously......