green bamboo dream

The weather is getting hotter, and the sun is still scorching hot at noon, and the entire capital is shrouded in sweltering heat. Except for a few servants who are sweating profusely on the street, carrying a sedan chair with an ice basin, a few beggars are listless. Hiding in the shade of the corner and dozing off, no one else went out. 【26nbsp;】

Although Mrs. Cui was only halfway out of the mountain, she had planned the arrangement in her mind many years ago. With the addition of her daughter and daughter-in-law as helpers, the cooking was even more convenient. Not long after Mrs. Du came in, the whole The house is well organized.

The house still uses the previous name, and Cui also specially asked someone to make a shiny and exquisite plaque to hang outside, with two dignified and elegant characters in it - "De Garden", and door posts on both sides " Poems and books are famous for world virtue, diligence and frugality for family management." This sour poem was written by the old man, and he himself is quite satisfied.

The house is very big, Cui Shi naturally occupied the best yard as the main house, and everyone else has their own yards, Yulan chose the yard closest to the main house and it was called Yunlanxuan, which made Cui Shi And Aunt Sun is not happy.

Of course, Yu Zhu didn't need to think about currying favor with her own mother, she only chose the scenery according to the good scenery. The new yard was about the same size as the one in Ningyuan Hou's mansion, but much more beautiful, with trees everywhere and lush vegetation. What is rare is that there is also a small pond in the yard, which is connected to the big lake in the mansion. It is actually running water. Because it is a mansion bestowed by the emperor, it has been taken care of very carefully. The water is crystal clear and transparent, and the noon sun shines through. The surrounding lush trees shine on the bottom of the water, and you can clearly see the fine sand and stones at the bottom, which reminds you of the beautiful poem "the spring is silent and the trickle is cherished, the shade of the tree shines on the water and loves the softness of the sun".

Yuzhu was sitting on the chair-style recliner in Huanghuali, ready to take a nap, looking at the beautiful scenery in front of her, wondering if she should move some lotus flowers that bloomed just right from the big lake, maybe she could add the following two sentences: "The little lotus is just showing With sharp corners, a dragonfly has already stood on its head."

When Hua Ruo walked over lightly with a crystal plate of fruit, Yu Zhu had already fallen asleep, she sighed, her delicate face was full of helplessness, and she entered the room with the plate.

"I persuaded, good sister, please forgive me, I really persuaded, but Miss insisted on sleeping under that tree." Seeing Hua Ruo came in, Zaoyuan guessed that he was about to be reprimanded, and immediately begged for mercy with a silly smile .

"I know you can't persuade Miss, but how dare you be lazy and stay in the house? I'm not afraid that Miss will fall into the pool if she gets sleepy." As the "leader" in Yuzhu House, Hua Ruo is not so easy to be fooled. Soon Zaoyuan quickly took out the bed blanket to give her lady a tummy and went to watch over it.

Qinsi and Yinlian were sitting on the side making purses. Seeing this scene, they pursed their lips and smiled lightly. The lively Yinlian poked a needle between the bushy hair, kept doing it, and said with a smile: "Morning Garden Every time my sister pretends to be stupid, she will be recognized by Hua Ruo's sister." After getting along these days, she is a big maid, but the relationship is a little closer.

Hua Ruo smiled nonchalantly, and walked over to see, "Hey, I've already done so much." Putting the purse made of silver chains and qin silk into a small bag, she brought her sewing basket over, Qin Si sat next to her and began to thread the needle.

"Sister Hua Ruo, take a rest. There will be no big things in the next few days. How can I use so many rewarding purses? Yinlian and I have done enough." Qinsi raised her eyes, and said softly laughed.

Hua Ruo smiled mysteriously, and said, "Who said there is nothing serious?" Because Hua Ruo often went to Cui's courtyard to report on Yuzhu's recent situation, so the news was always well informed. Said: "What's the big deal?"

"You are all confused. The second young master is only one year younger than the eldest young master, and he has reached the age to get married. The eldest young master was a little delayed at that time. It is estimated that our family will welcome the second young mistress soon. My wife asked me to go to the official When the courtyard brought fresh fruits to the young lady, she also specifically asked me to make more purses as long as I have nothing to do, Xiuyun and the others are also busy making purses these days."

Yinlian cried and said with a sad face: "The eldest and young master is going to get married, so our young lady is going to get married soon, too."

All three of them fell silent for a while, although they were servants, Yinlian was not a child of the family—it was a bit of a hardship when they were young, but since they were selected by the Cui family to be the maid of the young lady, they have lived a good life. How beautiful they are, they know what kind of life Miss Yuju's maids lead, and they have seen once or twice the maids who have just served Miss Hongdou suffer when serving meals in the big kitchen, so they cherish the current life very much.After all, how many couples are there in the world like Mrs. and Mrs. Most of them are just "making do with each other" as the lady said.

Yu Zhu would not have imagined that the ideological education she did to prevent her confidant maid from climbing into her man's bed would be so effective, and she snored and slept soundly.

Suddenly a black shadow floated over, startled Zaoyuan, who was fanning Yuzhu with a round fan, stood up and blocked Yuzhu behind him.

"Second Young Master" took a closer look, it turned out that it was Lin Zongji who had been away from home for a long time, Zao Yuan hurriedly stepped aside, and went down in a little embarrassment.

Yuzhu was dreaming that he was fishing by the water, and his mind was full of what to do when he caught the fish, one stewed soup, one sweet and sour fish fillet, and delicious grilled fish... Suddenly there was a strong force from the hook , immediately dragged himself into the water, the feeling of suffocation subsided in an instant, Yuzhu struggled desperately, and tried to pounce like a dog...

Suddenly there was a chuckle in her ear, which woke her up suddenly, her eyes were full of green trees and clear pools, where there was no water.

"Grilled fish..." A sentence came out of his mouth.

"Little piggy, I dream of grilling fish, tsk tsk, you are so greedy..."

Yu Zhu tilted her head, and saw a tall and strong young man standing right behind her. The skin exposed by the collar and cuffs was bronze, and she looked very healthy.

"Second brother?"

Lin Zongji saw Yuzhu staring dazedly after waking up from sleep, with a faint pink touch on her cheeks, couldn't help stretching out her hand to pinch it again, and said with a smile: "Have you woke up, hum, even your second brother recognizes you." It’s terrible, don’t expect me to take the blame for you in the future.”

It still hurts to be pinched by the rough fingertips, Yu Zhu woke up in an instant, flatteringly said: "Second brother, why did you lose so much weight? Second brother, have you eaten yet? Second brother, did you bring me a present? Second brother, don't worry, I'll keep the red envelope that sister-in-law gave you, and I'll give it to you later..." He just took out his tail and shook it.

The brothers and sisters hadn't seen each other for a long time, and after arguing for a while, they managed to talk seriously.

"...I went to my mother first, and my mother was still asleep, so I didn't bother her. I'll go to pay my respects later."

With a smile, Hua Ruo brought out the plate of fruit he just got, and ran to make tea again.

Yellow apricots, bright red cherries, and pink peaches are neatly arranged in the crystal clear lotus-shaped crystal plate, with green peach leaves dotted in the middle, which is very attractive to look at.

Lin Zongji couldn't wait to grab a peach and bite it. The plump peach was fragrant and juicy, and it flowed down his angular chin slowly. Tao Zi only had a clean peach pit left, and she couldn't help swallowing, darling, is this a soldier.

"Second brother, you..." Yu Zhu helplessly handed him a handkerchief to wipe his face, thinking, Cui Shi has been strict with the dining etiquette of her siblings since she was a child, if she sees it, she will definitely let the second brother Hand board.

"Sister, you don't know, brother, I haven't eaten fruit for many days. If there is hot water to drink in the camp, the Bodhisattva will bless me. If I want to take a bath after training for a day, I have to go to the well to fetch water to take a shower."

Yuzhu didn't buy it at all, took a ripe round apricot and slowly bit it, said: "Second brother will bluff me, if the treatment of ordinary soldiers is not the same, what about you?" He stretched out his flawless hand to pinch the sluggish handsome face, and said with disgust: "Look at you like this, no one will dare to abuse you."

Regardless of their talents, learning and conduct, the children of noble families will always have the so-called "noble temperament". It has been influenced by their ears and eyes since they were born, and they are wrapped in beautiful silk and made of delicacies. Their gestures are different from ordinary people. It is many times stronger than those modern stars who have become the so-called "noble sons" after three months of special training, and there is no comparison at all.

Lin Zongji jumped up in embarrassment, but he was extremely agile: "Mother is probably waking up soon, I'll go to the main room first." After saying that, he left as if fleeing, and when he came back, he heard that the girl was the housekeeper, but he didn't expect the housekeeper to change so much Big, actually pinched his own face... Lamenting his majesty as an older brother, Lin Zongji straightened his clothes and strode towards Cui's main courtyard. After seeing his mother, he still had something to talk to his father about.

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After finally breaking free from Cui's gentle care, Lin Zongji wiped off his sweat and trot into his father's inner study.

Lin Yuanzhi was wearing an ocher-colored thin silk summer shirt, and was practicing big characters with his sleeves up. When he heard someone entering the door, he didn't even raise his eyelids. Lin Zongji didn't dare to disturb him, but just stood quietly by the table and watched. .

The windows of the study room are all open, the window closest to the desk is facing the air outlet, and there is a cool breeze. There is a small round table in the middle with various fresh fruit snacks, and a copper basin is placed in the corner, with some half-melted ice in it. blocks, making the house comfortable and completely free from the heat outside.

"What's the matter, didn't you talk to your mother?" Finally Lin Yuanzhi finished writing a page, dropped the pen in his hand, wiped his hands with a wet handkerchief, and said with a smile: "She has been thinking about you for a long time. "

Lin Zongji blushed, picked up a warm teacup from the table and handed it over as if to cover up, saying: "My son has something to say."

"It's about the Jiang family."

"How did Daddy know?" Lin Zongji was startled, with a somewhat silly look on his face.

Lin Yuanzhi held up the teacup and took a sip of the tea, the faint scent of jasmine wafted out immediately, the tempting Lin Zongji licked his lips and took a cup to drink.

"I also know that you have suffered a lot this time. I'm afraid the kid from the Jiang family has tripped you up a lot, right?"

"Yes." Lin Zongji touched his nose helplessly, even the old man knew about it, and then he was a little indignant: "That kid is a frail scholar who can't ride a horse with one hand, and I don't know how he was assigned to Brother Cheng subordinate."

"How is it divided? Do you know which family's daughter-in-law Jiang's parents married?" Lin Yuanzhi snorted coldly. His stupid son was bullied, and he was very upset as a father.

"It can't be from Cheng Guogong's mansion."

"It's from Duke Cheng's mansion." Lin Yuanzhi put down the teacup, and added leisurely: "It's still your brother Cheng's second sister."

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