Colorful

Chapter 101: Secret Observation (2)
Moreover, since Brother Hong fell into the water in the East Lake that time, he has a sense of fear towards the lake surface, and he didn't even dare to sweep his eyes in that direction when passing by the water's edge.

Ji Cheng saw it, and thought to himself, this is not okay, he has to get up wherever he falls.

"Brother Hong, is he afraid of water?" Ji Cheng asked.

Brother Hong's face turned red immediately: "I'm not afraid, but grandma doesn't allow me to play by the water anymore."

The elderly are always like this, they only think about how to keep their children from danger, but they don't teach them how to face danger.Ji Cheng took Brother Hong's hand and said, "Don't be afraid, didn't you just drown once? Do you know how I learned how to swim?"

Speaking of this, Brother Hong was very curious. He heard the girl talk that it is not new for a man to be able to lick water, but it is too new for a woman to be able to lick water, especially the women in the north.

Ji Cheng said, "I also drowned when I was young."

"Huh?" Brother Hong became more curious now.

It can't be said that Ji Cheng really has a talent for raising children. In fact, she has never drowned in water. She is born with a love of splashing in the bathtub. Later, she went out to play with her second brother. In summer, boys swim in the water bubble. After catching a cold, she looked greedy and imitated their movements and gestures beside her. After practicing in the tub for a few days, she boldly went to practice in the water bubble.At the beginning, he choked on several times of saliva, holding the mentality of dying or dying, but she was tossed so hard.

Ji Cheng lied to Brother Hong to make him feel that he felt the same way: "When I was swimming in the lake, I fell off the boat. There are many people in a boat. Naturally, those who save people are the ones who are close to them first. I am far away from them. I almost After I was rescued, I was afraid of the water for a long time, but then I thought, should I never go to the water to play in my life? What if I encounter such a thing next time and no one rescues me? So I became cruel and practiced in my own shallow pool."

Ji Cheng said it simply, but Brother Hong was still afraid: "I..."

"Don't be afraid, you won't be allowed to learn Fushui now. The water is covered with ice. I'll teach you how to skate." Ji Cheng said.

"You can do that too?" Brother Hong really admired Ji Cheng, and children admire Ji Cheng, who knows everything.

"Isn't that right?" Ji Cheng said triumphantly, reaching out his hand to pull Brother Hong, who backed away, but he was afraid that the ice would crack again.

Ji Cheng scratched the tip of Brother Hong's nose and laughed: "Coward. Last time you smashed the ice with a hammer, and the ice cracked. I don't know where you got the strength. You smashed it so hard at a young age. If the ice surface is cracked, it will easily crack along the cracks, and the weather was warmer a few days ago, so the ice surface is not as thick as it is now. This time we don’t dig ice. Let’s go to the West Lake. The West Lake is close to the forest, and the ice is thick. A bit."

Although Brother Hong followed Ji Cheng to the West Lake, he still only dared to watch from the shore, and Ji Cheng didn't force him.In northern Shanxi, the entire river is almost frozen in winter, and horse-drawn carriages can be passed, so almost everyone can skate.

Ji Cheng is a master among them.She has special shoes, which were made for her by an old blacksmith in northern Shanxi. The row of blades on the bottom of the leather shoes are of course not sharpened, so as not to hurt people.

Ji Cheng put on his shoes and walked back and forth on the ice twice, stomping his feet from time to time, this was to prove to Brother Hong that the ice was solid.

But walking on ice is not a great skill, and it can't attract children's interest. Although Brother Hong finds Ji Cheng interesting, he has no intention of trying.

Unexpectedly, at the next moment, Ji Cheng kicked his hind legs, slid forward with all his strength, and with that force, he jumped up, spun twice in the air, and then landed firmly.Then Ji Chengke swung his arms and slid away on the ice, that movement was like a swallow flying through the clouds, relaxed and freehand, extremely cheerful.

Speaking of it, Ji Cheng is also very scheming, in fact, she had already thought about how to amuse Brother Hong before she brought him to the garden.The skirt she is wearing today is a rare open front and back. This kind of skirt is best used when skating. It is easy to fall.

And Ji Cheng is still wearing an ice blue veil dress, when skating forward, the veils flutter layer upon layer, setting off the whole person very fairyly, the icy blue is shining with fine silver The light makes Ji Cheng look like a fairy in Guigong who is about to fly.

After the difficult movement of spinning in the air for two weeks, Ji Cheng made another movement of raising his right leg and squatting on the ground to spin quickly. The whole body turned like a top, and Brother Hong kept applauding and cheering.

Not to mention Brother Hong, even the girls and women who passed by looked at it very interestingly.

But back to Shen Yu, after he left Changheng Court, he was going to the outer court, but he didn't go out immediately because he thought about Ji Cheng.In the past, Ji Cheng seldom came to Changheng Hospital without incident, Shen Yu knew that she was avoiding suspicion, but why did she come here suddenly after recovering from illness this time?
Ruixue suspects that Ji Cheng is out of a woman's sensitivity, while Shen Yu suspects that Ji Cheng is because of his cautious nature.

Shen Yu remembered Shen Che's evaluation of Ji Cheng, he had ambitions and means.So did she come to Changheng Courtyard for herself?

In fact, it's not that Ji Cheng's thoughts are too superficial, but that everyone knows that she is not engaged at this age, and she came to Beijing to seek a marriage, and Shen Yu can't be blamed for thinking too much.

If Ji Cheng came here for himself, then Shen Yu would immediately take precautions against her.In the past, she didn't come because she felt hopeless, but now she came because she saw her own thoughts?If this is the case, Shen Yu has to admit that Ji Cheng is indeed very scheming.

It's not bad for women to have their own calculations, but if it's too strong, it's not so good.

Shen Yu thought of this, and heard that Ji Cheng took Brother Hong to the garden, so he turned around and went to the garden.

When Shen Yu arrived at the West Lake, he could only hear applause, but it was Ji Cheng who was spinning in the air, but it was really unlucky, Ji Cheng was unlucky, he hadn't practiced his skills for so long, so the first time he succeeded, he must have brought A little bit of luck, but this time when it landed unstable, it fell to the ground with a snap.

Everyone present was saying something for Ji Cheng: "Oh, it hurts." Even Shen Yu was not excluded.

Ji Cheng got up, did not dare to rub his buttocks in front of everyone, endured the pain and said to Brother Hong: "Just now it doesn't count, mistakes and mistakes! I will do it again."

Ji Cheng did the movements just now again, this time it was naturally a beautiful double turn, and he did two sets in succession.

"Teach me teach me, Sister Cheng, teach me." Seeing that Ji Cheng is so powerful, Brother Hong also forgot to be afraid, and ran towards her. Fortunately, Ji Cheng caught it quickly, otherwise Brother Hong would definitely be on the ice Throw a dog and eat shit.

"Okay, I can teach you, but it's my unique skill, called..." It was originally called Huakai Bingdi, but you can't say such a name to children, so Ji Cheng temporarily changed it to a name. , "Double Dragon Turn."

This name is very prestigious, Brother Hong wants to learn it even more when he hears it.

"Okay, let's pay homage to the teacher first." Ji Cheng was also tired, so he slid up and took Brother Hong to the bank to sit down.

As expected, Brother Hong respectfully knelt down and kowtowed to Ji Cheng, and performed the disciple salute, and Ji Cheng accepted it so magnanimously: "Okay, I will be a teacher for a day, and I will be a father for the rest of my life. Do you listen to my disciples?"

Brother Hong responded loudly: "Listen."

"Okay, let's say it for the teacher, let's eat first, and learn it another day." As soon as Ji Cheng finished speaking, he burst into laughter. Brother Hong knew that it was Ji Cheng who was teasing him. The last time she lied to him was The goblin teased him in the same way.

"Second Uncle." Brother Hong was about to make a fuss when he saw Shen Che next to him, and hurriedly complained, "Second Uncle, hurry up and judge, I just knelt down and kowtowed to Sister Cheng, she turned her head and refused Taught me."

Shen Che patted Brother Hong's head: "You Auntie Cheng is putting on airs to restrain Xiu, you fool."

Brother Hong slapped his forehead: "That's right."

When Ji Cheng saw Shen Che approaching, he immediately restrained himself, as if he had changed suddenly just now, and called out quietly and elegantly: "Cousin Che."

Shen Che said: "I can't see that your skating is good enough."

Ji Cheng whispered: "It's okay."

Shen Yu was standing next to Ji Cheng and Shen Che by the side of the tree. He looked at the two of them from the side, and he could see that Ji Cheng was quite afraid of Shen Che, and it wasn't the admiration for Shen Che that Shen Yu imagined at the beginning. Affection.

After Brother Hong saw Shen Che, he immediately saw Shen Yu sharp-eyed, so he naturally didn't dare to pester Ji Cheng to play skating, and ran to stand in front of his father respectfully.

The first month is the time when people interact with each other most frequently, Shen Yuan and the others are away today as guests, so Ji Cheng was unable to spare time to teach Brother Hong how to skate on the second day, because this day was a banquet in Jing'an Hou's mansion, and It was Shen Yuan's maternal ancestral home.

When you arrive at Jing'an Hou's Mansion, you will naturally meet many acquaintances you don't want to see. For example, Wang Siniang is the niece of Jing'an Hou Shizi's wife, Wang Siniang.

Wang Siniang's age is not much different from Shen Yuan's. Shen Yuan is going to get married in May this year, and Wang Siniang's marriage has not yet been settled.It was supposed to be a matter of surprise and discussion, but the Wang family is very popular now. Concubine Wang Shu and Concubine Wang almost monopolize the harem, and even Huang Zhaoyi had to back down three feet.

Under such circumstances, everyone naturally felt that Wang Siniang's delay in deciding on a marriage was because the Wang family was picky, and they also had the capital to be picky. No matter in terms of family background or appearance, Wang Siniang was No. 1 among the noble daughters of the capital.

Therefore, any wives who have undecided relatives and nephews are very enthusiastic towards Wang Siniang. After all, Wang Siniang is not young, no matter how good her family background is, she can't afford it.

Wang Siniang socializes with the noble ladies like a fish in water, she can tell at a glance how well she behaves, and she doesn't even need to be taught when she gets married, she can directly support a house.

As for Ji Cheng, she was always a foil on such occasions, but because of her elegant posture, extraordinary conversation and neither humble nor overbearing, there were a few wives who pulled her to talk for a while.The plan for a year lies in spring. This year, those who need to say goodbye to each other should be moving now.

Today Mrs. He and Mrs. Zhou led He Ning to come too. As soon as He Ning saw Shen Xun and Ji Cheng, she took the initiative to come over and chat and laugh together.

When Madam He saw Ji Cheng, Mrs. Zhou asked, "Why haven't you come to our house for so long to play? Ah Ning has been thinking about you all the time, what's new about you recently?"

Ji Cheng drew a new version of "Four Seasons Brocade" flower paper, and it will be printed after the Lantern Festival: "A few days ago I was sick and couldn't go to the house to say hello to my wife, so the newly published flower paper is thinking about the future. I sent it to my wife and Ah Ning when there was a banquet in the Japanese mansion."

Mrs. He immediately became happy: "That's good. Why didn't I see your aunt today, I wanted to talk."

Ji Cheng opened his eyes slightly, wondering if he had misunderstood, why did Mrs. He suddenly mention her aunt?Has something about Shen Cui spread?
But Ji Cheng didn't look like she was spying on Mrs. He's expression, and this lady, Ji Cheng, had been in contact with her a few times, and she was really not a deep-rooted person in the city. Ji Cheng could understand why she, a scholarly family, liked to sing the wind and play the moon. If a person would marry into a "rough" family like Anxi Duhu, first of all, the man's family's simple population is probably the most important thing, otherwise Mrs. He might not be able to socialize with Mrs. He's temper.

"My aunt is sick, so she didn't come." Ji Cheng said.

"Oh, then I'll go see her in a few days." Mrs. He said again.

To be honest, Mrs. He and Ji Lan were strangers, and there was really no need to be so close. The only possibility was that Mrs. He fell in love with Ji Cheng and wanted to hire her as her daughter-in-law.

Ripples in Ji Cheng's heart gradually flooded, this was the first time she was spotted by someone after she had been in the capital for so long, and she felt a sense of being promoted more or less in her heart.The so-called scholar dies for his confidant, Ji Cheng has an indescribable affection for Mrs. He.

Seeing Ji Cheng's face suddenly flushed, Mrs. He knew that this girl had guessed her intentions.She is very satisfied with Ji Cheng, no matter how picky her son is with his appearance, he can't find a fault.Young children are greedy for beauty.Although her family's family background is not bad, but staying in the frontier all year round, many noble girls in the capital are unwilling to marry far away, and Mrs. He looks down on those local girls, so He Cheng's marriage is hanging on like this. This time Mrs. He felt satisfied as soon as she saw Ji Cheng, and it was great that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had something to talk about.

Ji Cheng doesn't have any particular resistance to marrying far away, and in the future, both the Ji family and Shen Che's affairs will focus on the Western Regions, and it will be easier to handle many things with the relationship of the Anxi Governor.

This time, half of the stone in Ji Cheng's heart was finally let go, and he was happy, and his spirit naturally changed.

"Miss Ji, what happened to you, with smiles on her brows and eyes?" Wang Siniang came over and greeted.

Ji Cheng smiled and said, "I saw that old plum blooming well, so I'm happy."

"I thought Miss Ji's good news was coming soon." Wang Siniang said with a smile.

Ji Cheng's heart trembled, Wang Siniang's eyes were really poisonous.

"I heard from Mrs. He that Miss Ji is the owner of Qingjian, but I really didn't expect that. I said that the style of painting is not something that ordinary painters can draw." Wang Siniang said again.

"I'm overwhelmed." Ji Cheng said modestly, she didn't intend to talk too much, but Wang Siniang seemed very interested in her.

"Oh, by the way, Miss Ji's injury is already healed. Last time, Chu Shizi insisted that I knocked you off the horse, and I was ashamed to be a human being. Fortunately, I will be fine later, but he still has eyebrows when he sees me. He's cold-eyed, but it's rare to see him so anxious about himself." Wang Siniang said with a smile.

Ji Cheng answered calmly: "Probably because I am a relative of the Shen family." Ji Cheng blocked Wang Siniang's provocation with one sentence.

Wang Siniang smiled brightly: "Oh, so, I thought the Ji family would have another legend. Last time, Mr. Qi knelt on the snow for three days and three nights to beg for marriage. I don't know how lively it will be next time. It's really enviable." Ah, why are all the girls of your Ji family so capable?"

Ji Cheng's eyelids drooped, he was afraid that Wang Siniang would know about Shen Cui's ugly deeds, and now he despises her stingingly in his words.

But Ji Cheng can be regarded as okay, Wang Siniang has never seen such a small person in her eyes, but now Ji Cheng seems to be the thorn in Wang Siniang's eyes, which can be regarded as a different kind of ability.

"No matter how capable you are, it can't compare to the girl from the Wang family." Ji Cheng replied with a lot of effort.There are a total of three Wang girls, two of them entered the palace and became empresses, isn't it capable?

Speaking of the two wives of the Wang family who entered the palace, Ji Cheng originally thought that Wang Yueniang should do something, but it has been a month or two, and there is no movement at all, which made Ji Cheng despise Wang Yueniang's ability again some.

(End of this chapter)