The old lady was born as a Mongolian county lord, and the rules were so big that she was not even allowed to make a sound when she drank soup during meals. I have always been well-behaved in front of her, and I can please her in order to stabilize my position in Wanyan Mansion. After eating, I chatted with the old lady for a while, and it was already dark when I went out. The two girls were holding lanterns in front of them, and Ai Lian helped me and replied: "The slave maid has just come back from the East Courtyard, and the lady said that she has old problems, and the young lady does not have to worry." I nodded and said, "Ming'er asked the kitchen to boil two bowls of pork knuckle tendon soup and send them..."

Ai Lian shouted, "What's the matter? ”

The girl trembled and said, "There... I don't know if it's a human or a ghost..."

Half-tall shadows stood in the dark shade of the trees, motionless. They believed in ghosts and gods, but I was a materialist, so I was not afraid of them, so I cried out, "Who is standing there?" If I don't come out, I'll..."

The familiar voice said helplessly: "Qiang girl, why are you not afraid of anything." I said angrily: "Little sea ghost, don't pretend to be a ghost!" Since you have returned from the academy, why don't you go to the old lady's room to say goodbye? ”

Xiaohai is my twin brother, his name is Wanyan Hairui, I call him Xiaohai Ghost Head, and he was admitted to the Shoushan Academy in the capital last year. I also have an elder brother, named Yan Haifeng, who works as an errand in the palace, and is the haha bead that the fourth elder brother reads with him in the upper study.

Wanyan Hairui slowly walked to the light, shrugged his shoulders and said, "If you don't want to go, you won't go." ”

I sneered and said, "Are you afraid that Amma will beat you?" ”

Xiao Hai exclaimed angrily: "I didn't do anything wrong, why did he beat me?" He pointed at me with a black light and said, "I don't understand, we are twins, and we came out of Eniang's belly together, why is he so different from you and me!" The two of us walked into the courtyard and said with a smile, "Who told you to look annoying?" ”

My yard is huge, surrounded by eight large houses, and there are two Xifu begonias planted at the gate that are more than ten years old, and the group is covered like an umbrella, which is magnificent. Looking towards the gate, there is a rockery standing in the courtyard, blocking the view of the main hall. Entering the gate, there are long verandahs and hugging houses on both sides, and the courtyard is full of roses, pear blossoms, plantains, peonies, apricots, weeping willows, and magnolias. There are two acres of ponds between the flower forests, raising goldfish and lotus. I walked along the verandah into the side hall on the right, and the girls had already turned on the lights, and the fire was shining everywhere.

Xiao Hai lay down on the kang, put his arms under his head, and said, "It's really the same root and different life, or you are spacious and comfortable here." He looked at me sideways and said, "Ama is back, E-Niang can't care about you, will Ming'er go to the academy to play?" ”

I kicked my shoes and said, "What's so fun in the academy, it's better to go shopping and buy something to eat." ”

Anyway, the silver is spent casually.

Xiao Hai propped his head sideways and said, "I heard that tomorrow the elder brother in the palace will come to the academy to listen to the lectures, haven't you always wanted to see and learn?" Ai Lian took off my outer smock for me, changed into the soft silk shoes I wore in the house, and brought warm water to wash me, and I said, "Tell someone to boil water, and I will bathe." ”

Crossing is crossing, but the habit of taking a bath every day can't be changed. In ancient times, it was not easy to take a bath, so Ama built two stoves in the courtyard to prepare hot water for me at all times.

After listening to Xiaohai's words, I became interested and asked, "Which brother is it?" ”

Xiao Haidao: "I heard that the third elder brother, the fourth elder brother, the fifth elder brother, the eighth elder brother, the ninth elder brother, the tenth elder brother, the thirteenth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother will come." I asked, "Is there a shortage of teachers in the palace?" I also have to go to your academy to listen to lectures. Xiao Hai turned over and crossed Erlang's legs, looked at the roof and said, "It's probably fun outside the palace." He said impatiently, "Are you going or not?" ”

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