The little daughter-in-law of the palace

Chapter 1 The Jiang family contains pearls and is unparalleled in beauty (1)
August osmanthus is fragrant.

Hanzhu turned around lazily, before opening her eyes, she smelled the familiar fragrance.

She couldn't help smiling.

Throughout the year, her favorite is the golden autumn season, neither hot nor cold, two osmanthus trees are planted in the yard, and there is no need for incense in the house.

Lying comfortably on the bed, listening to the servant girl Chunliu getting up, Hanzhu got up, hung the blue gauze curtain on the crescent hook, put a pair of small feet into the pink satin embroidered shoes, went to sit in front of the vanity mirror, crooked Hairy hair.

After Chunliu finished washing, she walked to the door of the inner room, raised the curtain and looked in, and saw the girl getting up, she walked in with a smile, "Young lady woke up so early, why didn't you call me? The young lady is resting, I'll come Let's go." He wanted to pick up the comb in her hand.

Hanzhu tilted her head and talked to her, "No need, you go and tidy the bed curtains, I will do it myself."

The Jiangnan woman has a soft voice, but her voice is softer than ordinary girls, soft and thin, no matter how irritable a person is in front of her, it is not easy to behave wildly, for fear that he will startle the beauty with his loud voice.

Chunliu sighed, and skillfully folded the quilt, tidied up the bed curtains, and then went to the water room to fetch water. When she came out, she met Qiulan who was next to the second girl.

"Second girl is up too." Chunliu said while waiting for Hanzhu to wash her face, and handed over the wet towel.

"It must smell sweet-scented osmanthus." Hanzhu took the towel with a smile, wiped his face and neck carefully, and after washing, he went back to the vanity mirror, opened the balm box, and dug a little Point the white balm on the face, forehead, nose, chin, eyes closed, and spread evenly.

Chunliu helped her comb her hair, and couldn't help looking into the mirror.My girl's black eyebrows are as thin as bamboo leaves, her eyes are like autumn water, her skin is like fat, and her lips are like vermilion.It’s nothing more than a beautiful face. The girl’s body is naturally fragrant, faint, and you can only smell it when you get close. Unfortunately, it is covered by the cinnamon fragrance that floats in from outside. Let Chunliu say that the girl’s daughter’s fragrance is much better than the fragrance of flowers. .

Such a delicate girl, no wonder my wife named her Hanzhu back then. The favored girls of other families said that she was the jewel in the palm of their parents. The eldest girl of the Jiang family had to be kept in her mouth.

"Okay, Miss, are you satisfied?" Chunliu stepped back a few steps, looking at the beauty in the mirror quite complacently.

Hanzhu looked at it, nodded, got up and went outside.Chunliu always regards dressing her up as a major event, but Hanzhu is not keen on dressing up, she doesn't go out of the house, and only her father and sister are the maids around her on weekdays. Thoughtful.

In the west room, the second girl, Ningzhu, happened to also go out.

The eight-year-old girl smiled and called her elder sister, with bright eyes and white teeth, she must be a beauty when she grows up.

Hanzhu is the only younger sister. Her mother died early, and she took care of her younger sister. The sisterhood is deeper than ordinary sisters.

"In a while, ask someone to spread a mat under the osmanthus tree, and in a few days, my sister will make osmanthus cake for you to eat." Hanzhu held her sister's little hand and said.

Ningzhu looked forward to Guishu, "I also learned from my sister, and I will make it for my father to taste."

As soon as the words fell, there was a familiar coughing sound from the corridor. The two sisters looked over together, and saw their father Jiang Jizhou walking over in a light gray robe. , pale, detracting from the original handsome.

Hanzhu felt sour, thinking of the time when she was nine years old.

The wind and cold prevailed in the county, and my father already had a cough, which made things worse after contracting the wind and cold, and he was bedridden.Afraid that she would go by herself, her father hastily arranged a marriage for her in the Gu family. Hanzhu didn't care about the marriage, she only hoped that her father would live a long life, and she would stay by his side day and night. Fortunately, God blesses her and never took their father away again. .

But this year, my father's illness seems to be getting serious again.

"Father, are you still going to school today?" Hanzhu greeted her worriedly, "Why don't you ask Uncle Zhang to take a leave of absence? Please come over to show you the recipe. Last time the prescription didn't work, let's invite him Another recipe."

Jiang Jizhou waved his hands, and comforted his daughter with a smile: "It's okay, what year is autumn when Daddy doesn't like this? It will be fine after a while. Just now I heard you two sisters say that you want to make sweet-scented osmanthus cake? Yes, sweet-scented osmanthus made with pearls The cake is the most delicious, when it is ready, send some to Gu's family, and let them try it too."

He is very aware of his body, and he will last for another two or three years at most, so that his daughter must establish a good relationship with the Gu family, and he will be able to leave in the future with peace of mind.

Hanzhu understands her father's painstaking efforts, and bears the sadness to agree.

A family of three went to have breakfast.

After the meal, Jiang Jizhou told his daughter: "I'll ask Uncle Zhang to buy Mingzhi in a while, and you can cut it later."

Hanzhu gave a soft "hmm".

The day after tomorrow is my mother's death day, and there are many things to prepare in these two days.

The two sisters sent their father out together, and turned back when they reached the second gate.

Ningzhu took her sister's hand and asked in a low voice: "Why does Daddy send it to the Gu family every time our family cooks fresh food?"

She went to Gu's house as a guest, and her future brother-in-law Gu Heng treated her very well, and Gu Heng's mother was also very gentle, so the old lady Gu was not easy to get along with, she always looked at her like she was looking for a thief, as if she would steal things from the Gu family.What I hate the most is Gu Lan, who is obviously the same age as her sister, but judges people by her nostrils. Her sister has read a lot more than her, and she has never shown off in poetry. As for Gu Lan, she likes to be praised for her literary talents. If you praise her, she will be friendly, if you don't praise her, she will show face.

Hanzhu patted her sister's head, and explained softly: "Because Daddy and Uncle Gu are old friends, we need to move around more often."

Ningzhu curled her lips, "They never gave us anything."

Hanzhu smiled, "Why not, the Mid-Autumn Festival gift was just delivered the day before yesterday, you forgot?"

The two families have made a marriage agreement, no matter how dissatisfied Mrs. Gu is, she will never forget the ceremony that should go.

Not wanting her sister to care about these things, Hanzhu led her sister to spread mats and pick up sweet-scented osmanthus.

(End of this chapter)