Lady Zhao

Chapter 65

It snowed at night, and in the morning, it accumulated a thick layer. Under the red walls and glazed tiles, the sky and the ground were covered with white snow. There was only a small path for people to pass by. The steps were wet and slippery, and the maid served tea. , Wiping her skirt and walking carefully, she was sent to Qingfengju.

The windows facing the courtyard were all open, and a cold wind would blow in from time to time. The stove in the room was burning brightly, so it didn't feel cold.Zhao Yuanli was wearing a white fox fur with a handsome face. Seeing Zhao Wenwan who was about to wrap himself into a ball beside him, he smiled, "You're so afraid of the cold, why did you run out?"

"Of course I came to see my brother!" Zhao Wenwan wrinkled her nose and felt better after warming up in the room for a while. The north is different from the modern south where she lives. It is very dry and cold, especially since there is no trend of global warming. It's true, this winter, Zhao Wenwan can't wait to talk about a never-ending love with his bed.

Zhao Yuanli's smile was tinged with warmth, and he handed Zhao Wenwan a bowl of plum blossom soup cakes to warm his hands. He soaked the wonton wrappers made of white plum blossoms, sandalwood powder and flour in water, and each stack was chiseled with iron molds that looked like plum blossoms. Take it out, put it into the chicken soup when it is cooked, and mix it with the delicious aroma of the chicken soup, it will have a special taste.

On the white porcelain plate on the table were steaming tofu skin buns and a jade dew ball carved with soufflé, all brought by Zhao Wenwan.The two had dinner together, enjoying the snow scenery, drinking tea and chatting, quite leisurely.

Zhao Wenwan looked at his elder brother's face that was smeared red by the hot soup, his complexion improved a lot, and he was relieved that he could stand the cold better than her.Because of its amazing medicinal effects, snow ginseng has been available for many years and is priceless. Gu Jingxing gave away six at a time... But I have received a great kindness from others, how should I pay it back?
"What are you thinking about so preoccupied?"

Zhao Wenwan called him to ask and pulled back his unrestrained thoughts, why not just pack up the elder brother and give it to Princess Yongping to become the sixth prince's sister-in-law!
"Brother entered the Imperial Academy, what's not you used to?" Zhao Wenwan asked with a curved mouth.

"The Imperial Academy is not a place to eat people. Is there anything I'm not used to? I'm only responsible for inspecting history books, recording books, and the archives of the Lifan Academy. On the contrary, I have few opportunities to deal with people. It's quite easy." Zhao Yuanli a few days ago Arranged by his father Zhao Hongsheng to enter the Hanlin Academy, the Hanlin Academy is staffed by people with various arts and talents. In addition to scholars of literature, there are also medical divination, magic tricks, calligraphy and painting, and even monks and monks. From Hanlin to courtiers is the ideal of all students.

Although Zhao Yuanli came through the back door, the name of the leader of the Qionghua Banquet and the emperor's special regard had long silenced those who thought about it.

When Zhao Hongsheng came, he was holding a box in his hand, and walked in with a chill of winter snow.His hair was stained with white snow, it was because there were flakes of goose feathers and snow outside at some point.The two brothers and sisters left their seats, greeted Zhao Hongsheng and sat down, and then Zhao Wenwan obediently offered hot tea.

"Father and elder brother have something to discuss, so Wen Wan will leave first." Zhao Wenwan was about to leave the table after saying that, but Zhao Hongsheng stopped him.

"It's okay, there's nothing you can't listen to." Zhao Hongsheng's face was flushed, and he happily pushed the wooden box in front of Zhao Yuanli, and said proudly, "Old man Wen treats this Royal Green Tea like something, and now it's not I wish I lost the bet, thanks to Yuan Li's good idea, and I'm not good at it, I just gambled in one breath. Yuan Li is a good tea, so I'll leave this Yuqing tea to you."

"It's just a small skill, father is serious, this gift should be kept by father." Zhao Yuanli smiled slightly, and didn't pay much attention to the tea leaves. On the contrary, there was a trace of alienation in his words. It is also difficult for the strong to eliminate the estrangement between father and son for many years.

Zhao Hongsheng felt something in his heart, the smile on his face froze for a moment, he sighed secretly in his heart, he also gave a remedial smile, and said reminiscingly. "I think back when your mother was still there, you made good tea. You always imitated me and drank it secretly. There was a time when it was bitter leaf tea. You were so bitter that you cried, and you lay on my knee and called daddy. How many years have passed, and both of you have grown up, but I really want to hear that sound again."

Zhao Yuanli and Zhao Wenwan looked at each other, and there was a hint of understanding in their eyes, and they said at the same time, "...Dad."

Looking at the pair of sensible daughters, Zhao Hongsheng's eyes flickered with relief, the more he confronted them, the more he felt that he owed them all these years, so at the moment, he has the mentality of making up for the sons and daughters of Shen's, and loves them extremely.

There were three boxes of exquisite tin cans in the box, and a faint fragrance of tea leaves could be smelled through it. Zhao Wenwan sniffed it lightly, and it was quite pleasant.Looking at Zhao Hongsheng's satisfied eyes when he looked at his eldest brother, even she was smug and got so close.

"Now you have also entered the Hanlin Academy. Although it is difficult down here, Dad knows that you are not a thing in the pool. The Hanlin is just a step. It is the right thing to prepare for the Spring Festival next year." Zhao Hongsheng flipped the lid of the tea and took a sip. Confessed earnestly.

"My child understands." Zhao Yuanli replied solemnly.

The snow outside rustled on the branches, and piled up after a while. Some birds stopped for a while, bent the branches, and shook off a piece when they left, revealing a bare dead branch. Zhao Hongsheng, who looked over because of the movement, didn't know Thinking of something, his face darkened slightly.

After a long time, he said in a cold voice, "It's just a temporary defeat in winter, but those people have lost their eyes, thinking that it will be like this in the future, and the next spring will be full of branches, so they will all regret the first time..."

Zhao Yuanli's eyes darkened when he heard the words, but he didn't answer.Zhao Hongsheng seemed to realize that he had lost his composure, but it was the grievance that had been buried in his heart for many years. He felt emotional when he touched the scene. He noticed the curious look on Zhao Wenwan's look, restrained his anger, and said, "Let's keep this tea, for my father's sake." I have an appointment with Qin Shilang, let's go first."

"...Father, go slowly." The two brothers and sisters got up and saw each other off.

It wasn't until the slightly old figure disappeared from sight that Zhao Wenwan looked curiously at Zhao Yuanli and asked, "Father seems to have something in his words?"

Holding the tea, Zhao Yuanli was slightly absent-minded, and only recovered after Zhao Wenwan called him again, twitching the corners of his mouth, but the smile was complicated. "It was so popular back then, and it was so tragic when it was damaged. There are many people who secretly watched the lively jokes. It's just that among those people, the one my father holds the most grudges against is probably the Shen family."

The Shen family... the birth mother, Shen's?
"The Shen family is also an aristocratic family in Beijing, with a prominent reputation. The old prince Shen is the only prince with a different surname in the dynasty. Because of the late Supreme Emperor's love, he has a high status in Beijing. It is not an exaggeration for my mother to say that she is married. It's just the Shen family. One generation is not as good as the previous generation. When the old prince was alive, he was favored, and he was not separated from his concubines. After his death, disputes arose. The fight was still a nameless title, which made many people in Beijing ridicule. My father's way of life was connected to Prime Minister Du, and later I disagreed with my father's neutral political views, there were many contradictions, and gradually a rift arose."

"When I was young, the Shen family turned a deaf ear to it, and that really chilled my father." Zhao Yuanli took a sip of his tea, paused for a moment with a meaningless smile, "Probably he was treated as an abandoned son, after all, the Shen family Now that the family is big and has a lot of children and grandchildren, how can it care about you and me."

However, Zhao Wenwan could hear the indifference at that time from those words, so she lowered her eyes, no wonder she had no contact with the Shen family, and rarely mentioned it.

Zhao Yuanli caught a glimpse of Zhao Wenwan's gloomy gaze, he let go of the frown, nodded her forehead, and said with a helpless smile, "It's all the past, you are a little old, what are you worried about?"

"After the new year, it will be fifteen!" Zhao Wenwan touched his forehead pretending to be in pain, suppressed the expression that did not match his age, and muttered dissatisfiedly, "Whether it is at home or outside, there are many twists and turns. Brother, you have to pay more attention to yourself."

The higher you stand, the easier it is to be a target.

Zhao Yuanli couldn't help thinking about the matter of Ding Xiang. In the past, the delicate and troublesome sister could still tolerate it, but she was indifferent to her family affection. Now she realizes that not only Wanwan's temperament has changed, but also herself is becoming more and more favored. No matter what Wan Wan did, he felt it was right, and this feeling seemed to have changed since Wan Wan stepped into his garden, and it was getting stronger and stronger.

Immediately, facing Zhao Wenwan's hesitant expression, he raised the corner of his mouth and said, "The same thing, brother also wants to tell you that it's not wise to confront people head-on when you're fledgling, it's best to wait for the right time."

Zhao Wenwan's eyes lit up, and she looked at her elder brother's black pupils who knew the world well, and grinned. She wanted to tell her about the bad things in the house when her health improved, and remind her. It's not my own illusion, my eldest brother seems to know more than me.

The two brothers and sisters looked at each other and smiled, the atmosphere was quite amicable, just as Zhao Zhong came in from the outside to report that two sons came to visit and ask for advice, Zhao Wenwan saw that the time was about the same, and also offered to leave.

After walking to the courtyard, I found out that the people who came were Fang Zimo and Feng Yuxiu. The two came together, one in front of the other, exuding a strange aura. Zhao Wenwan looked very strange.Fang Zimo also saw Zhao Wenwan, paused for a while, and then walked towards Zhao Wenwan, "Miss Zhao, is it convenient for me to say a few words?"

"……"Can't!

"Okay." Zhao Wenwan was slightly stunned and then responded, scruples about the difference between men and women, so he only found a place in the yard that was conspicuous and unoccupied to speak.

Feng Yuxiu, who was entrusted by someone, couldn't make a sound to stop him, but only stared at Fang Zimo cheekily 'affectionately', as if waiting for him, he waited not far away, his ears closed.

Zhao Wenwan felt that he had discovered something extraordinary, so he took a second look at Feng Yuxiu.Fang Zimo noticed it, and looked along, and he was stunned to see goosebumps all over his body. "..."

This person is probably sick.

"The fur of ferrets is not the best. These are knee pads and wrist guards made from the fur of Saibei round mink. They are very warm to wear, and I gave them to girls." He has been polished, and he has a strong heroic spirit. When he speaks, he concentrates on watching. If his concentration is not strong, he may have fallen into it early.

Feng Yuxiu, who was standing anxiously not far away, looked at the object Fang Zimo handed over, and thought the same thing in his heart. In such a comparison, the sixth prince who is arrogant, sullen, and bad-tempered is completely incomparable!So anxious!
Zhao Wenwan felt the softness and touch, and a sneer crossed his face, but he didn't expect that this person took the joke seriously and gave such a gift that fit his heart, Zhao Wenwan was sincere to Fang Zimo, without impurities Eyes, smiled brightly and accepted it, "Then Wen Wan would like to thank you, young master!"

Turning his eyes, he suddenly thought of something in the room, "Gifts are reciprocal, Wen Wan also has something that he wants to give to Mr. Fang as a thank you gift."

Immediately recruited Baochan to whisper a few words, and not long after, Baochan ran over with a beautiful bow and arrow, Zhao Wenwan gave it away without hesitation, rather than treating it as a decoration, it is better to give it to someone useful.

Fang Zimo got a good bow, he was stunned for a while, and a sincere smile appeared on his expressionless face, obviously liking it.

"..." Feng Yuxiu looked at it, the little man in his heart scratched the wall, and finally hung it on the wall sadly, thinking: My lord, if you don't come back, the sweetheart will run away, this is all in exchange for a token of love up!

Zhao Wenwan said a few words to Fang Zimo, and then left again. When passing by Feng Yuxiu, who was full of despair, it was probably because the other party's expression was too gloomy, as if she had done something very sorry, which made her He stopped for a while, "...Young Master Feng, are you okay?"

"The prince's whereabouts are unknown now, his life and death are unknown, and he only thinks of the girl in his heart, so don't let the girl down..." Feng Yuxiu imagined a tragic love drama in which the prince was tragically in trouble, and his sweetheart and others stayed together and flew together. Throwing down a sentence, sadly left.

Zhao Wenwan was left speechless, choking, standing on the spot, thinking silently, whether Feng Yuxiu loves Fang Zimo more, or Gu Jingxing, tsk, it feels very flamboyant!
Immediately, the words "unknown whereabouts" and "unknown life and death" popped out of my mind, and my nerves were inexplicably pulled.

Baochan next to her looked curiously, and saw her young lady showing a piercing smile, and suddenly said, "Hey, the scourge has been around for thousands of years, how could it be so easy to hang up."

(End of this chapter)