Jiao Luan

Chapter 8 Listening to Xueluo
It’s no wonder that Cheng Wei, who is still childish, thinks of her grandmother so much. She can’t forget that when she was eight years old, because she suddenly had a father and a pair of younger siblings, she was so annoyed that she ran to stay at her grandfather’s house for a while. Picking peaches on the table and throwing them away for fun, one fell into the arms of my grandmother who was strolling in the garden.

Cheng Wei was ready to be reprimanded, and even rebelliously wanted to use this to cry and vent her depression for the past few days, but she didn't want her grandmother to take a bite of the peach, throw it on the ground and say it was not sweet, and asked her: "Wei Wei Do you know what kind of peach is the sweetest?"

Cheng Wei shook his head in a daze, and saw his grandmother lifted up her skirt and tucked it into her belt, then climbed up the tree in two or three steps, picked a big pink peach from the top of the tree and showed it to Cheng Wei, and then the grandparents The two crushed the old peach tree and fell down amidst the screams of the maids.

The peaches were already ripe in that season, so the peaches fell down like raindrops. Although the two of them were not hurt by the fall, they were not injured, but Cheng Weizu could still faintly smell the smell after taking a bath three times. It smells like peaches, and I always feel that the peach hairs have not been washed off, which made the maid scratch it all night.

At most, someone else's child will be reprimanded for climbing a tree, but she will attract a grandmother for climbing a tree!
This incident left a bigger psychological shadow on Cheng Wei, and she never climbed a tree again!

Cheng Wei's premonition would soon come true, and Han said angrily, "Mother, Zhi'er's little coming-of-age ceremony, how can Wei'er follow it!"

Different from formal crowning, this kind of small coming-of-age ceremony, which is only popular in the capital area, is an unwritten rule, even for girls who are close to each other, it is not easy to watch it.

The old lady's face sank slightly, she gave Han a look, and muttered, "You were not absent from your two elder brothers' coming-of-age ceremony! Why is it Wei'er's turn, so you can't do this or that?"

Although these words were whispered, because Dow and Han were the closest, they both heard them.Consciously losing face in front of her eldest sister-in-law, Han felt that she couldn't stand up to her mother, so she gave Cheng Weifei a sharp look, and reprimanded: "What are you doing standing here, go play with your second sister and your cousins."

The people present had been with each other for many years, so they were not surprised by this. Only the seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl, standing behind the crowd, looked at Cheng Wei with some sympathy.

Cheng Wei let go of the old lady's hand, and lowered her eyes: "Grandma, that Wei'er is waiting for you right here."

The old lady cast a helpless glance at Han, raised her hand and caressed Cheng Wei's hair lovingly: "What are you doing here waiting for your grandmother, your eldest cousin finished the small coming-of-age ceremony, your grandfather and the others are all going to drink, we just listen Go play, you little girls don’t like to listen to this, go and listen to Xuelin first.”

After all, the small coming-of-age ceremony was nothing compared to the coronation ceremony. If it was an ordinary descendant, the grandparents would not be present, but Han Zhi was the son of the Duke of Wei, the eldest son and grandson, so his status was naturally different.Even so, after watching the ceremony, the elders can gather or disperse as they like, as for those of the same generation, they will be entertained by today's protagonist.

After the old lady finished speaking, she raised her eyes across the crowd and landed on the seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl: "Qiuhua, take care of the younger sisters for Zhi'er first."

The girl smiled and said: "Grandma, don't worry, Qiuhua will definitely entertain the younger sisters."

Only then did the old lady turn around in peace of mind, and went out surrounded by everyone.

Soon there were only little girls left in the flower hall, and the atmosphere suddenly relaxed.

"Oh, I can finally go to listen to Xuelin, big cousin, I have been looking forward to it for a long time." The girl who spoke was fourteen or fifteen years old, with pink clothes and green skirts, almond eyes and peach cheeks, and she was the niece of Wei Guogong's wife Tao Shi. , the boudoir name is Xinyi.

"I see you are in a hurry." The girl who was next to Tao Xinyi hid her mouth and made fun of it.

Tao Xinyi said angrily: "Princess Lan, you are still laughing at me! I am no match for you, and I will come here whenever I want. If it wasn't for Cousin Zhi's birthday, I might not come here until the beginning of spring."

Tao's natal family is in Jiayang, although it's not too far from the capital, it's not as convenient as living in the capital.

"I don't want to come here when I want to. My mother said that I am older than when I was a child. These days, I am stuck doing needlework. Look at the needle holes on my fingers!" Princess Lan spread her hands.

Cheng Wei couldn't help but look over, and saw the girl's white and tender fingers that looked like water onions, the needle holes... Sorry, maybe she was standing far away, so she couldn't find it!

"Really, in fact, even if you don't learn, it doesn't matter in the future."

Princess Lan sighed: "Mother said, even if you don't need it in the future, you will have to meet it if you need it. Brother is better, it doesn't matter what troubles you have now."

It turns out that Princess Lan is the younger sister of the little overlord Rong Xin. Her father is the son of the prince, and her brother is the grandson. She is more noble than other girls in King Jing's mansion since she was born.

"What the concubine Shizi said makes sense, no wonder the princess is outstanding in everything." The two girls who were sitting in the corner making fun of Cheng Wei before surrounded them.

Princess Lan put down her hand, raised the corners of her mouth reservedly, as a response, but her attitude was much colder than before.

Han Qiuhua, who had been silent all this time, said lightly, "Sisters, follow me first."

Speaking of this, he stretched out his hand to pull Cheng Wei, and smiled at Cheng Yao: "Cousin Yao, you and Cousin Xinyi haven't seen each other for a while, but she asked me about it a few times before, you guys have a good time, let Wei Wei Cousin, come with me."

Cheng Yao smiled gently: "Then I will trouble my eldest cousin to take care of my third sister."

"Why don't you take care of me? I'm a few years older than you. You little girls will be bored with me, so I have to feel wronged by my little cousin."

The girls on the scene laughed lightly, put on cloaks and cloaks, got together with good friends on weekdays, and walked towards Ting Xuelin in the northeast corner of the Duke's Mansion in twos and threes.

Ting Xuelin, as the name suggests, should be a place to enjoy the snow scenery, but it is the plum scenery in Weiguo Duke's Mansion.

Every winter, hundreds of plum trees bloom together, white plums and green pistils, jade clean and ice-clear, and the petals fall after the wind blows through the branches. , Ting Xuelin got its name from it.

Close your eyes and smell the plum fragrance, and listen to the snow falling.

Although the Duke of Wei's mansion is a family of military generals, the wife of the Duke of Wei, Tao Shi, is an elegant person. The plum appreciation poetry party held every year is very lively and gradually becomes a grand scene.

Cheng Wei was walking slowly, led by Han Qiuhua, seeing patches of white plum blossoms in full bloom, layers of falling plums and snow piled up under his feet, as if his little boots were stained with plum fragrance, making it unbearable to trample on.

The exclamations of the girls sounded in the ears, but Cheng Wei was already used to it, his eyes were scattered, and it was obvious that his thoughts were drifting away again.

Seeing this, Han Qiuhua smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and shook Cheng Wei's eyes: "Cousin Wei, what are you thinking?"

Cheng Wei came back to his senses, looked at the smiling Han Qiuhua, put away the cold hard shell erected in front of Han, lightly kicked Luomei with his toes, and showed a childlike naughty smile: "I think of Cousin Zhi when I was a child He often brought us a group of brothers and sisters to play in Merlin, cousin Ping was naughty, and always led me to places where no one was around, causing me to get lost often, fortunately, cousin Zhi found me every time."

"Really?" Han Qiuhua looked at Cheng Wei gently, "I didn't have much fun then, so I didn't know."

"That's right. At that time, Cousin Zhi secretly took us to play, and the second aunt was very strict. No one dared to call Big Cousin."

"If you call me, I'll go." When Han Qiuhua said this, his expression was a bit bewildered.

Han Qiuhua's father was the second son of Mrs. Wei, who died in battle at a young age. Fortunately, his wife Liu Shi was already pregnant at that time, and a posthumous daughter was born a few months later, named Qiuhua.

Han Qiuhua became the only bloodline of the Second Household, and also the first grandchild of Duke Wei's mansion. Mrs. Liu made up her mind not to be a step-heir, and she had to wait for her daughter to grow up to recruit a son-in-law, so her schoolwork was better than ordinary girls since she was a child. It's a lot of heavy work, no one pushes it and I'm too embarrassed to take the initiative to skip class, but in my heart, it's not that I don't envy it.

Now that Han Qiuhua is twenty-nine years old, this feeling is probably passing by with the wind. Looking at Cheng Wei's face, which is a little fatter than ordinary girls, he couldn't help stretching out his hand to pinch it. Halfway through, his face changed slightly: "Cousin Wei, your face..."

He paused at this point, considering the little girl's thin skin, and changed to a euphemistic way: "Is it bumped?"

"No, I accidentally fell down with my second sister at the door, and only touched my elbow—" Cheng Wei subconsciously stroked his cheek, and suddenly realized what Han Qiuhua really wanted to ask, and suddenly lost his voice, and only bit tightly He pursed his lips and said nothing.

Seeing this, Han Qiuhua didn't understand. He sighed and stroked Cheng Wei's braids: "Cousin Wei will come to accompany me more when she is free. The second sister is rare, and the third and fourth sisters are young. There's no one to talk to."

Speaking of this, she smiled: "I know you and Cousin Yao are inseparable, I'm afraid I can't bear it. But I see, Cousin Yao is steady, which makes you, a silly girl, even more escaped."

(End of this chapter)