Plum Blossoms

Zhao Wanru is the only master of the Zhao family now, and she made the decision to arrange Wang Zhaojun in her small courtyard, with only one wall separating the two rooms.

Wang Zhaojun had to admit that living in the Zhao family was indeed much better than the inn - the environment was quiet, the accommodation was comfortable, and the chef of the Zhao family was even more skilled.

What's more, she doesn't need to spend any more silver taels.

At first, Wang Zhaojun mentioned that he wanted to pay Zhao Wanru some money, but the little girl was very angry: "Is it just for money to get close to my sister? My sister also looks down on me too much." Wang Zhaojun quickly apologized, and then let her reunite. smile.

I always feel that, from Huamanlou to Zhao Wanru, I have always met good people and been taken care of by them.

Waking up this morning, Zhao Wanru sneezed due to the cool wind, and suddenly had an idea: "It's always boring in the city, why don't we go and live in a village in the suburbs for two days?"

She said to herself that she had made up her mind, and the housekeeper of the Zhao Mansion couldn't stop her, so she had no choice but to quickly pack up the things and people she wanted to bring, and the arrangements were made in a short while.

Before they got into the car, the wrinkled but hale and hearty old man tried to persuade them: "Miss, the Second Young Master is coming back soon. If you see that Miss is not at home, I'm afraid you will be angry."

Zhao Wanru was a little hesitant when she heard her brother's name, but immediately raised her neck like a proud little rooster: "Don't be afraid, Second Brother won't be back until a few days later, I'll be back before he comes back." Home."

These days, Zhao Wanru would tell her about her family's affairs from time to time, especially about her second brother.So Wang Zhaojun knew that although her second elder brother loved her, he was strict with her on weekdays, which made her a little afraid in addition to respect and love.

That is to say, she dared to be so bold when the client was not around.

Zhao Wanru didn't know what her sister Wang was thinking, and said to Wang Zhaojun enthusiastically, "This Zhuangzi in my family has ice cellars and hot springs. Because the hot springs are warm, vegetables can be grown in winter."

The carriage left the city and traveled a long way before arriving at Zhao's Zhuangzi.Along the way, Wang Zhaojun and Zhao Wanru were turning over the rope.I don't know who taught her how to play, so she took Wang Zhaojun to play with her very much.

The car went straight into Zhuangzi.

Compared with Zhao's Mansion in Chang'an City, the Zhuangzi's architectural decoration is a bit rough, but it is spacious everywhere.A young servant came to give orders on horseback long ago, and the manager of the village was ready to entertain them.

Zhao Wanru asked Baiyun to take someone to clean up the room, and she and Wang Zhaojun sat in the small flower hall drinking tea and eating snacks.

"After dinner, let's go to the hot spring together." Zhao Wanru said excitedly, "My sister hasn't been in the hot spring yet, right? It's so comfortable, it's as if my whole body is melting. After the bath, my hands and feet are warm. "She approached her and said mysteriously: "The body will also be smooth to the touch." After speaking, she laughed.

The corners of Wang Zhaojun's mouth curled up amused by her appearance.

The place where Zhuangzi soaked in the hot spring was in a house in the backyard, and he dug a large pool.Zhao Wanru said that there is hot spring water at the bottom, and there is a special hole for draining the water. The water in the pool is always in circulation.As she spoke, she took a small wooden basket, scattered the petals in the pond, and then shouted sideways: "Is sister still not well?"

Zhao Wanru was impatient, so she took off her clothes early and got into the hot spring pool.Wang Zhaojun had just finished taking off at this moment, and walked out from behind the screen in cotton cloth, and replied lightly: "Okay."

She looked at the steaming pool, stretched out her feet with the cotton cloth draped over her shoulders, and tapped lightly on the water.The water temperature is not low, but it is still acceptable.She first sat by the pool and stretched her legs in. After she got used to it, she slowly slid into the pool and sat on the stone pier built in the pool.

The warm water wrapped the originally cold body, making people let out a comfortable sigh.Feeling like he hadn't heard Zhao Wanru speak for a long time, Wang Zhaojun looked at her, only to see her staring at him blankly, her face was as red as if she had applied a layer of rouge.

The two of them sat on one side, not a stone's throw away.

Wang Zhaojun asked her worriedly: "Your face is so red, is it too hot?"

Zhao Wanru just looked at her stupidly, and Wang Zhaojun stretched out his hand to touch her forehead.She seemed to be startled for a moment, then came back to her senses, covered her face and said, "Well, it's very hot from the hot spring."

Zhao Wanru was quiet for a long time, as if she had adjusted to the temperature, she started chatting with her again.Wang Zhaojun listened to her most of the time, talking about how her elder brother taught her to write when she was a child, how good her sister's female celebrity was, and how her second brother was angry and cold, and no one in the family dared to speak loudly. .She was like a little sparrow, in the middle Wang Zhaojun poured her a cup of herbal tea that Baiyun put by the pool, and she stopped talking for a while.

Wang Zhaojun picked up a petal floating on the water in front of him and looked at it carefully.Her hands were slender and white, and she held the crimson petals with her fingertips. She quietly looked at what she was thinking about, and there was an atmosphere that was unbearable to disturb.

"The hot spring water is smooth and smooth..." Zhao Wanru murmured, and when she saw Wang Zhaojun looking at her, she pursed her lips and said with a smile, "Sister Wang is so beautiful."

Wang Zhaojun loosened the petals, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid it's not soaked for too long, and I'm starting to talk nonsense."

Zhao Wanru approached her, sniffed her body like a puppy, and exclaimed in surprise: "I just said that I smelled something. There is a faint fragrance of plum blossoms on my sister, but you have to get very close to smell it."

Wang Zhaojun was taken aback for a moment, then pinched back the petals unconsciously, lost in thought.

Zhao Wanru noticed that she was absent-minded, glanced at her secretly, and asked carefully, "What's wrong with sister?"

Wang Zhaojun smiled after recovering, and said, "I thought of an old friend."

"Is it my sister's friend?" Zhao Wanru has always been curious about her affairs, and kept asking, "It should be someone with a very good relationship."

Wang Zhaojun nodded: "Well, he is my friend and has helped me a lot."

Zhao Wanru said: "Then she must be a good person." She stole a glance at Wang Zhaojun, and asked seemingly unintentionally, "Then, is my sister and I on good terms?"

Wang Zhaojun thought about it and said, "Of course."

Zhao Wanru laughed immediately, and asked again: "Did sister have a good time in Chang'an City? Do you like Chang'an City?"

Wang Zhaojun: "Chang'an is pretty good."

Zhao Wanru was even more happy.She hesitated for a while, and said cautiously: "Then why don't you just stay in Chang'an?" After she finished speaking, seeing that Wang Zhaojun didn't answer, she explained again: "My sister is alone, I'm worried about you. Besides, I I can't bear my sister to leave."

Wang Zhaojun told her before that he had no father, no mother, and no siblings, so he came to Chang'an City alone to play.Perhaps it was this tragic-sounding life experience that gave her such an idea.

Knowing that Zhao Wanru cared about him, Wang Zhaojun just smiled and said, "Time is not short, let's go out."

Zhao Wanru was depressed when she didn't get her answer.

It was originally said to stay for two days, but after three days, they still stayed in Zhuangzi.The reason was simply that Zhuangzi's chef slaughtered a new lamb, and the mutton pot was so delicious that Zhao Wanru fell in love with it.

The weather was too cold, and it was in the Zhuangzi in the suburbs, so Zhao Wanru had to sleep in every morning.Wang Zhaojun got up early to wash up, and estimated that it would take a long time for her to get up, so he walked in the garden by himself.She didn't feel cold, but Baiyun kindly brought her a cloak, so she put it on.

The pond in the garden has been frozen, which is really in stark contrast to the hot spring in the backyard.Wang Zhaojun opened his mouth a little, and saw a puff of white air escape from his mouth and disappear into the air.On a whim, she took off the flute hanging from her waist and pressed it to her lips.

Melodious and ethereal, graceful and continuous.

She only played for a short time before stopping, and she was stunned.

This piece was exactly the one she played with Hua Manlou.

Footsteps interrupted her thoughts.In the corridor ahead, a young man with a familiar face was walking behind the young man in a black robe.Wang Zhaojun recognized this young servant as the one who followed them from the Zhao residence to Zhuangzi.

Then this young man should be...

"Is the young lady the younger sister's guest?" The young man bowed and said, "My name is Zhao Qingcheng, and I am Wanru's second elder brother."

Zhao Qingcheng returned to Chang'an Zhao Mansion last night, and then found out that his sister was staying in the village in the suburbs, and came early this morning to arrest her.He already knew the identity of Wang Zhaojun from the servant at home, and now the two are sitting in the living room, he explained that his sister is too naughty, please forgive me if there is any offense.

Wang Zhaojun had already heard about her second brother's deeds from Zhao Wanru, and when he saw the real person today, he felt that the image was different from what he had imagined.In front of him, Zhao Qingcheng's face was like white jade, and his facial features were handsome. Although he was only young, he had a calm temperament.It's just that when talking to her, his eyes shifted, as if he was embarrassed to look at her.

In short, it is far from the strong man in Zhao Wanru's words who always refuses to let her go out and blows his beard and stares when he gets angry.

Wang Zhaojun drank his tea with his head down, pretending he didn't see the person at the door poking his head.

So she didn't see it, Zhao Qingzheng took a deep look at her after she lowered her head, and then said to the door: "Sneaking around, how decent is it? You don't come in yet."

Zhao Wanru showed her face, looked at him timidly, walked in slowly, and called out flatteringly, "Second brother."

Zhao Qingcheng was about to blame her, but immediately realized that Wang Zhaojun was sitting beside him, so he swallowed his words again and said, "I'm not at home, how are you doing these days?"

Noticing that Zhao Qingcheng's tone was still kind, Zhao Wanru hurried forward to act obedient: "I'm fine, I'm very obedient and well-behaved. I just miss my second brother so much. Those who don't think about tea and food have lost weight."

What she said was very sincere, but her round face made her words very unconvincing.

Zhao Qingcheng must also be very helpless to this sister, he sighed.

The relationship between their brothers and sisters is really interesting, Wang Zhaojun couldn't help laughing.

Zhao Wanru ran to Wang Zhaojun's side and said to Zhao Qingcheng, "Second brother, this is sister Wang Zhaowang. Sister Wang and I met on the streets of Chang'an, and we hit it off right away, so I invited sister Wang to our house as a guest. Second brother, don't you know?" Blame me?" As she said this, her expression didn't show any sign of fear, her eyebrows were beaming, and she even winked at Zhao Qingcheng.

Wang Zhaojun didn't see her like this.She said to Zhao Qingcheng, "I'm bothering you."

Zhao Wanru stuck out her tongue at Zhao Qingcheng where she couldn't see it.Zhao Qingcheng glanced at her and said, "Miss Wang, feel free to stay here, don't worry about it."