Flowers in full bloom

In Songhe Courtyard, Nanny Chen returned to the room and saw the old lady lying on the small couch with her eyes closed. She walked over and gently pulled a thin blanket over Old Lady Pei and covered her with it. She smiled and said, "Old Lady, you are not angry, are you?"

"No, there's nothing to be angry about. I've seen a lot of such small schemes, but only Pearl can't keep her cool. I just feel a little sorry. My in-laws, Mr. Han and Mrs. Han, have always been upright and tolerant, but how come each generation they gave birth to is worse than the previous one? It seems that they married a bad daughter-in-law."

After thinking for a while, he sighed and said, "It's a pity that both old scholar Han and old lady Han passed away too early. Now the family has no backbone to support it. Look at what the Han family has become now. Jin'er's uncle is still a sixth-rank editor, and it has been nearly 20 years.

My uncle is not good either, but he has a lot of wives and concubines at home, and there is chaos every day, which has ruined the noble family style of Mr. Han. Jin'er's aunt-in-law also wants to ask for Zhenzhu's hand in marriage. She is really bold to ask for it. "

"The Han cousin has been living in the mansion all this time. Isn't she also interested in the eldest young master..." Nanny Chen was hesitant to speak.

"I'm not worried about that. Look, from childhood to adulthood, when has Jin'er ever treated her well? Although this Han girl is indeed talented and has the style of her grandfather, her character needs to be considered. At such a young age, she already knows how to judge people by their appearance.

But to be honest, Han has always been obedient to Agate and Pearl since she was little. I don't know why these two girls always dislike Han. Now Pearl is older, she is making more trouble. The eldest daughter-in-law wants her to be her daughter-in-law. But if the old marquis doesn't agree, the eldest daughter won't agree either, and Jin'er will definitely not agree. "

"But now that my cousin is old, she has been living in the Marquis' Mansion. Even if we don't say anything, others will make guesses."

"Isn't that what Jin'er's aunt is thinking? After the death of old scholar Han and old lady Han, she also realized that Jin'er's uncle was unlikely to achieve anything great, so she stuffed her daughter into the Marquis' Mansion since she was young, hoping that she could get the moon first and have a childhood sweetheart relationship with Jin'er. But others didn't say it explicitly, just said that she came to accompany her aunt. What can we do? Don't you let your niece visit your aunt and accompany her?"

Madam Pei sighed softly, thinking of something, and then told Nanny Chen, "Send some of the stewed bird's nest to Rong Jin's courtyard later, and let Qing Zao look after it. When Rong Jin comes back, give him a bowl. Recently, I don't know what's wrong with Jin'er. Is he getting weaker? Or is his schoolwork too heavy? Why is he so thin?"

When she's on leave, let the court doctor take her pulse, take the necessary supplements, and let the servants in Qixia Court take care of her diet and daily life." Thinking of her eldest grandson who had to get up before dawn to practice martial arts, rush to the Imperial College at dawn, even have breakfast in the carriage, and can't come back home until midnight, Mrs. Pei felt a little distressed, "Starting tomorrow, set up a small kitchen in Qixia Court to take good care of Jin'er's diet." Nanny Chen agreed.

"Pay attention to the situation in Changfeng Garden tonight. I guess Zhenzhu won't escape punishment again." Old Madam Pei sighed again.

"No, now the Third Miss has learned her lesson and will not confront the First Madam. Ever since the Third Miss fainted in the yard last time, the First Madam has not dared to punish her. At most she just reprimanded her a few words." Nanny Chen said with a smile.

Old Madam Pei thought of the time when Zhenzhu fainted, and scolded with a smile, "This little girl scared me that time. I thought something happened to her. I don't know what she was thinking at the time? How dare she use such a dirty trick. But you know what, it actually works." A smile appeared on Old Madam Pei's wrinkled face.

In Changfeng Garden, Madam Han was sitting at the table, pointing at Zhenzhu and saying, "Look at you, Qingge is your cousin, and you are still so ungrateful. Ah, think about how good Qingge is to you."

"Mom, I was wrong. I really know I was wrong. I just said it casually because my brain was hot. I really didn't mean it. Don't be angry. I won't do it again."

"You did it on purpose. Qingge said that you didn't like her in the girls' school this morning. Your cousin wanted to teach you how to play chess, but you deliberately avoided her."

"No, mother, how is it possible? I love playing chess with my cousin the most. Every time after playing chess with my cousin, I feel that my chess skills have improved by leaps and bounds. I think I have to confirm my chess skills no matter what, don't you think? Sure enough, I tied with Sister Hua today. Just tell me, have I become better? This is all thanks to my cousin." Zhenzhu said eloquently and eloquently.

He turned around and looked at the person sitting on the side with his head down and dropped gold beans and rolled his eyes. But he said in a surprised manner,

"Oh, cousin, you didn't misunderstand me, did you? Let me tell you, you are my cousin and I am your cousin. No matter how I try to be naughty, I will never bend it to Sister Hua, right? Sister Hua and I have only known each other for three days, but I have known you for thirteen years. Do you think they can be compared? You, just rest assured, you will always be my cousin, and I will always be your cousin." They can only be cousins, and don't even think about any other relationship, Zhenzhu complained in her heart.

"Mom, I'm hungry, let's eat." She didn't care about Mrs. Han's reaction, she smiled sweetly at the maids behind her, "My mother is hungry, please serve the food quickly." After eating, she slipped away.

Seeing that Madam Han had no objection, the maids began to serve the masters dinner. Zhenzhu helped Madam Han to sit down, and then she sat down at her seat, ignoring Han Qingge who was still sitting there wiping her tears, and began to eat.

Madam Han sighed softly and called out, "Qingge, come and eat." "Yes, aunt." Han Qingge came over with her head down. When Han Qingge washed her face and hands and sat down, Zhenzhu stood up and said, "Mother, I'm done eating. You take your time. I'll go back first."

"Why are you in such a hurry? Stay with me for a while." "I'm full and can't eat anymore. I'll go to the courtyard to digest my food." After saying that, she left without waiting for Madam Han to say anything else. Madam Han looked at her little daughter who ran away as if escaping, then looked at Han Qingge who wanted to cry but couldn't, and sighed.

In Qihua Courtyard, the brother and sister had dinner as usual. Hualei asked Qingying to walk around Changfeng Garden. She didn't hear any sound and thought that Zhenzhu would be fine, so she went to bed to rest.

. I woke up in the morning and went to the old lady's courtyard to pay my respects as usual. When I was about to have breakfast, Pearl came over.

Mrs. Pei looked at her granddaughter and asked someone to add more bowls and chopsticks. Hualei walked over and took her hand, looked at her and asked softly, "Did you do okay last night?" Zhenzhu smiled slightly, "Nothing, I just didn't want to see her, so I came to my grandmother's place for breakfast."

They had breakfast together. Xiaoyuan went to the clan school, while Hualei and Zhenzhu accompanied Old Madam Pei to take a walk in the small garden before going to the girls' school.