Wonderful Puppet

When Zhen Jianwen went to find Erbo Zhen, Erbo Zhen was in the study teaching his two daughters how to paint.

The window of the study room is wide open, making it extraordinarily bright.

The snow stopped outside, and an old plum tree in the corner outside the window had intertwined branches, and the branches flew sideways, with a few light pink flower buds scattered here and there. Tree red plum, quite a bit of character.

"Father?" Zhen Bing stood behind the table, with a straight figure, with a slender neck slightly lowered, and a flower bud was outlined with the stroke of a pen, and then asked Zhen Erbo for advice with a reverent expression.

Zhen Yu doesn't like painting as much as Zhen Bing does. Of course, people like them, even if they don't like it, at most they are not good at learning, but it is impossible for them to show their hands.

She is quite interested at this time, not because of painting plum itself, but because of being able to appreciate and paint plums with her father and sister. Looking at the father with a clean demeanor, and the serious and somewhat nervous sister, I found it interesting, with a sweet smile on his face all the time.

Erbo Zhen looked at the two daughters tenderly, and pointed out: "There are four kinds of plums, which are rare and not expensive, old and tender, thin and not fat, and plums and not expensive. Although plum is not a famous product, it is very good for painting, and it is more exquisite when painting."

As he spoke, he took the pen from his daughter and outlined a flower bud in the blink of an eye: "Look, for this kind of budding, you must pay special attention not to let it loose when you touch the pedicle, so that you can draw a mood..."

When Zhen Jianwen entered the study, he smiled and said, "Second brother, you are in a good mood, but it's too cold in this room."

There is no earth dragon burning in the study room, only a few pots of charcoal fires are placed in a few corners, but the windows are wide open for painting, the temperature in this room really cannot be compared with other inner rooms.

Zhen Erbo put down his pen and smiled slightly: "It's colder, so I won't be sleepy. Brother came to see me for something?"

Zhen Jianwen glanced at the two nieces.

Zhen Bing pulled Zhen Yu to salute: "Uncle, Sixth Sister and I are going to mother's place. You and father have a slow chat."

The door was gently closed, and in a blink of an eye, only the two brothers were left.

Zhen Jianwen withdrew his gaze and said with a smile: "Second brother, the fifth girl has become more and more restrained."

"After all, one year is older than one year." Erbo Zhen has been an official for many years, and what he cares most about is a pair of twin daughters. After all, Li Shi has such a temperament.

Now look at two daughters.One is quiet and transparent, and the other is lively and straightforward. He is always happy in his heart.

"Second brother, I heard that Wangge's hometown intends to marry the sixth girl?" Zhen Jianwen opened his mouth.

Originally, if the second brother didn't come back, he, as an uncle, could still be in charge of his niece's marriage.But now, the second brother has a higher official position than him.Although he has the status of the eldest son, looking at the capital, an eldest son of the uncle's mansion is really nothing. If he doesn't take the initiative to ask, the marriage of the two nieces will be settled and he will say hello to him.

"Yes." Erbo Zhen nodded.

He didn't expect his youngest daughter to have such a blessing.

That Wangge is old and has always maintained neutrality, and his family education is also strict.There is a rule that children in the clan can only take concubines when they are forty childless.

"What about the fifth girl's marriage? If it's not settled, wouldn't it be blocking the sixth girl's way?"

Zhen Jianwen asked a little eagerly.Uncle Zhen still had a faint smile on his face: "Dear sisters, there is no way to get in the way. Yu'er's marriage is fate, and it is God's will. It can't be settled for Yu'er's marriage. Hastily set the principles of marriage for Bing'er. A woman's marriage is a major event in her life, so don't take it lightly. The young man in Wangge's hometown is only fifteen or sixteen years old, if you can't wait for a moment, then it's fine."

"That's what I said, but it would be a pity to miss out on a good marriage." Zhen Jianwen disagreed.

I don't know how many people in Wangge's hometown in Beijing want to marry their daughters. His second brother always looks calm and calm, which is really worrying!

But since he was young, as an elder brother, he still can't control his younger brother's mind!

Zhen Jianwen simply opened up and said: "Second brother, I heard that my sister-in-law and Meng Shaoqing's wife have a close relationship, do you intend to marry the two surnames?"

Zhen Erbo smiled faintly: "Brother, don't worry, my younger brother has already told Mrs. Li that Meng Shaoqing's family and us are not suitable people."

Zhen Jianwen was short of breath.

What is he worried about!

Jing'er is a concubine and a concubine, she can't lose her bright future in the mansion, maybe the people in the mansion will blame him in the end!

"There's nothing inappropriate. I think the Meng family is good. Second brother, let me tell you—"

"The young man of the Meng family is a concubine who gave birth to a son, but his birth mother died when he was born. Mrs. Meng has always raised her as a legitimate son. Because Meng Shaoqing was released as an official at that time, no one in Beijing knew about it." Before Zhen Jianwen said, After finishing, Erbo Zhen interrupted him lightly.

Zhen Jianwen's eyes widened: "How do you know?"

Erbo Zhen's expression remained calm: "I asked my fourth niece and son-in-law to find out."

He understands the temperament of the eldest brother, if he tells him about the risk of being involved in the heir apparent, he will definitely say that wealth and wealth are in danger, and then he will talk about a big deal, which will cause headaches for no reason.

Instead of doing this, it is better to point out the shortcomings of Xiao Lang himself. If the eldest brother persuades him again, he will not care about his brother's love for daughters.

Judging the time, sizing up the situation, and leveraging strength are the keys to maintaining the family's survival.

It's just that the eldest brother always looks down on them. People like them are originally hereditary and irreplaceable titles. What they need to do is to seek promotion steadily, instead of getting bogged down in the quagmire of strife among heavenly families.

Zhen Jianwen was speechless.

The fourth niece and son-in-law are the commanders and acquaintances of Jin Linwei. What does Jin Linwei do?

After that, if he persuades him again, there will be a gap between the brothers.

Brothers fight against the wall, that is the root of the prodigal family. He still understands the truth that many big families start to become chaotic from internal strife.

That's it.

Zhen Jianwen sighed secretly, and asked, "Does the second brother have any clues about the fifth girl's marriage?"

"Since entering Beijing, my younger brother has a lot of connections with old classmates and old friends. Let's slowly find out if there is any suitable one."

"Second brother, as long as you know what you're doing." He didn't achieve his goal, and Zhen Jianwen's pleasure in drinking was gone, so he turned and left after saying a few words.

Such a big event happened at the Son of Heaven's birthday banquet, the entire capital seemed to be shrouded in dark clouds, and the air pressure was low.

In previous years, the snow appreciation, literary fairs, etc. had long since stopped, and the exchanges between various prefectures were also extremely low-key.

When she came back that day, although Princess Chuxia said that County Lord Chongxi was pretending to be sick, Zhen Miao wrote a letter to show concern, and now she has received a reply.I studied the ink myself, and wrote a reply in a good mood.

After finishing writing, he put the letter aside and waited for the ink to dry, then pulled out another post to read.

This post was written by the Jiang family of General Ouyang's residence. It wrote about the regret that we could not see each other, and then said that we would go for an outing together when the weather gets warmer next year.

When in Beihe paddock.Zhen Miao lived next to Jiang's, had dinner at the same table several times, and they got along well, so she continued to write a letter and agreed.

Sun's attitude also shows the current attitude of the various governments. At least before the Chinese New Year, all the governments will behave with their tails between their legs.In order not to provoke the wrath of the emperor who is in a bad mood, and become an unlucky ghost who vented his anger.

There is less human contact between various governments.The three daughters-in-law and one grand-daughter-in-law of the Duke's Mansion took care of the house together, and Zhen Miao felt particularly at ease after taking care of her own affairs every day.

As soon as she was free, she couldn't help thinking about what to eat.

The snow hasn't stopped much these days, and the breath turns into ice, which is the most suitable for eating pots around the stove.

It's fun when there are many people eating hot pot, but it's a pity that Luo Tianzheng hardly ever returns home.People of the same generation invited the second girl.If you don't invite the eldest girl, you will be caught off guard, but if you invite the eldest girl, Zhen Miao feels overwhelmed, so she simply asks the maids above the third class to get busy.

The shiny copper pot is separated by an arc in the middle, half of which is full-bodied white soup, and one side is oily red soup, both of which are bubbling and steaming.

The thin slices of meat changed color as soon as they rolled in the boiling soup. Zhen Miao didn't ask the maids to help, she picked them up neatly and put them in the sauce mixed with fermented bean curd, sesame paste, crushed peanuts, coriander and minced garlic. Dip it and eat it.

After eating, he sighed contentedly, and said with a smile: "To eat hot pot, you have to do it yourself. Don't stand still, you can eat together."

At that time, she ordered someone to make three mouthfuls of the copper pot, and now she has used them all.

The third-class maids used one, the second-class maids used one, and Zisu and Baishao were two first-class ones, so she invited them to eat together.

It's a pity that Zisu and Baishao ran to Aluan's side holding the bowls: "Grandma, let's eat here."

Seeing this, Zhen Miao no longer insisted.

Eating hot pot is a way of looking refreshing. If they are uncomfortable eating in the same pot as themselves, then they don't care about the delicious food, which is not beautiful.

It's a pity that eating alone is lonely after all.

Zhen Miao glanced at the piles of meat, and asked involuntarily, "Isn't your son coming back today?"

I made delicious food, but my friend is not here.

As soon as the words were finished, the room was silent, and the cold air came in.

The bustling maids who were eating all saluted awkwardly: "My lord."

Luo Tianzheng smiled gently, and pointed to the copper pot in front of Zhen Miao: "Move this pot to the inner room, you can continue to eat."

Zisu directed a few people to carefully move the pot and vegetables in, and then went back to the dining room.

"Is this the hot pot you mentioned earlier?"

"That's right, I thought it was going to be cold and I asked my eldest brother to eat together, but it's a pity that it happened, so I can't walk around casually."

"Brother?" Luo Tianxuan raised his eyebrows, "Is there a cousin?"

As soon as she raised her eyebrows, Zhen Miao noticed that his sword-like eyebrows were full of ice crystals, she hurriedly took out a handkerchief, put her feet on her feet to wipe him, and muttered: "I said it before, don't worry, cousin He is weak and doesn't eat much."

Luo Tianxuan couldn't help the corners of his mouth slightly curled up.

Weak?

So this is how Ah Si looks at her cousin?

Uh, that's a pretty good adjective.

Zhen Miao followed up with another sentence: "Jinming, don't worry, it's a big deal, I will prepare a cow when the time comes, it will be enough for you to eat."

Luo Tianxuan... (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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