Chapter 5: get together

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Sima Xiang feels that he doesn't like the life in the capital very much. Compared with Ting Chau, where the seasons are like spring, the summer in the capital seems too hot. The fashion trend here is different from that of Ting Chau, which makes her slightly uncomfortable when she has never been to Beijing.
But as the daughter of the Sima family, she couldn't say such stage fright, and she couldn't even make her feel at a loss. The grandfather brought the family into the palace this time to seek a future for her father and the two uncles. She must never be ashamed of her family at this time.
Because of this, when cousin Sima Yun was going to take her to the party, she did not refuse, but made a careful preparation for the party.
The meeting place was in a cool Bezhuang near the outskirts of Beijing. Sima Xiang shook the sandalwood fan in her hand, suppressing the dryness in her heart until the carriage entered Bezhuang ’s realm. Perceived a hint of coolness.
After getting out of the carriage, she walked behind Sima Yun, and before she reached the place, she heard laughter from the inside and seemed very lively.
"You can be counted," a young girl in a fragrant orange skirt saw them, and she stepped forward and took Sima Ling's arm, but her face spoke to her, "Come and sit together."
After some introduction, she learned that the girl holding the cousin was Li Jingyu, the third lady of the second room of the Li family, but as far as she knew, the close friend of the cousin's girlfriend did not have the girl Li.
As the organizers of this party, several of Li's sons and daughters were enthusiastic and not attentive. Even Sima Xiang, who did not like the party, couldn't pick out anything.
She took a sip of her tea cup and gently sipped the light lotus leaf scent into the tip of her nose, so that the last trace of heat on her body disappeared without a trace.
After she calmed down, she had the mood to look at the boys and girls who were chatting or doing small games together in threes and threes.
The cousin also whispered in her ears which house these girls belong to. Fortunately, she has already begun to memorize her genealogy, so she still knows the family relationship diagram behind these young girls.
"Which girl is that girl?" Sima Xiang looked to a girl about eleven or twelve years old. This girl was wearing an apricot yellow tulle dress. Although it was not the most beautiful girl among all of you, she was most concerned about her. Alone. Because when she saw this woman's first glance, she felt that her heart was soft and soft, and even the big and bright eyes of the other party, she felt particularly clear.
"You said her?" Sima Ling's tone paused. Although his expression did not change, his eyes showed a look of contempt and envy.
Sima Xiang nodded her head lightly. At this moment, the girl looked over to her and smiled sweetly at them, and she looked innocent.
"That's the girl from the Gu family in the capital," Sima Ling's tone was soft, and the contempt and envy in her eyes disappeared without a trace. "The temperament ... is pretty good."
Sima Xiang nodded clearly. There were several slightly older girls sitting beside him, which showed that he should be pleased.
Sima's sisters whispered about the people present, and others were naturally curious about the "newcomer" who had just arrived in Beijing.
"She looks pretty, and her temperament is dusty. She is indeed the girl of the Sima family." Hu Xi, the third girl of the Hu family, is the sister-in-law of Gu Rujiu's second sister-in-law. Gu Rujiu has always been very good.
"Huh." Gu Rujiu nodded in agreement. The Sima Xiang girl had a willow-eyebrow and cherry mouth. Although she was less than fifteen, she had a graceful temperament, but it was even better than Sima Ling sitting next to her. .
Shen Qingran and Yang Xixue, who were sitting with the two of them, just smiled. When Gu Rujiu nodded, he said helplessly, "They are playing pitching pots over there, let's go and see."
"It's a throwing pot again, really boring," Hu Xi sighed.
"It's such a hot day, I can't bear to play with anything else," Yang Xixue saw that she was unhappy and stepped forward to hold her hand. "It's time to accompany us."
"Okay," Hu Xi's helplessness was dragged forward by Yang Xixue. Gu Rujiu and Shen Qingran smiled at each other and followed.
In fact, in addition to throwing pots, playing poems and paintings, or watching competitions are common recreational activities in summer.
In particular, the strongmen of each family are fighting against each other. The eldest daughters of the family are betting on gold and silver to see who the strongman is. The winning strongman can often hold a lot of gold and silver beads, so often At this time, the Hercules will do their best, only for the money and jewelry that may not be earned in that lifetime.
As a family of the exploiting class, Gu Rujiu did not express any opinion on such activities.
There are no such gladiators in her family, so she will not send people to participate in this kind of competition. At most, after the competition, she will join in the fun and throw out a handful of gold and silver to reward these gladiators.
After the contest, the excitement of the young sons gradually passed away. When everyone was preparing to leave, the Wus and Suns had a small contradiction and stabbed each other with words.
As the hostess, the Miss Li family had to come out to play a round. Although the contradictions did not escalate in the end, this meeting had more or less left a flaw. For the Li family who have always been pursuing perfection, this is really not enough. A happy thing.
This can be seen from the faces of the brothers and sisters of the Li family who sent her out.
"Miss Gu," before Gu Rujiu boarded the carriage, Li Huaigu held out a wooden box. "This is the peach just picked by Bie Zhuang. If the girl doesn't dislike it, please take it back and taste it."
"Thank you, Master Li," Gu Rujiu took the wooden box and turned to Baolu. "I just noticed the peach on the tree when I was visiting Biezhuang, but I was embarrassed to speak. As I wish. "
"Miss Gu just likes it." Li Huaigu smiled softly and watched Gu Rujiu get on the carriage and put down the curtain before turning around and walking to the village.
Li Churou, who was behind him, whispered: "Brother, my mother is ready to make you a relative."
Li Huaigu's footsteps were slow and his tone was flat: "I know."
Seeing that Li Huaigu didn't respond much, Li Churou had some regrets. After walking a few steps behind him, he spoke again: "The Gu family can only be regarded as a second-class family, and her mother can't look at this girl."
"You think too much," Li Huaigu turned to look at his sister, "Miss Gu is only eleven years old this year."
Besides, even if the Gu family can only be regarded as second-class, their girls are better than those of the Wu and Sun families. It was just because his mother also had the surname Wu, so he could not say this sentence.
When Gu Rujiu returned to the yard, he opened the wooden box given to her by Li's family. There were eight neatly arranged red peaches, almost all of which were the same size, exuding a sweet taste.
She thought about it and asked the maid to send six to her parents and elders, leaving two for herself.
After eating half of the juicy and juicy peach, Gu Rujiu added a few favors to the Li family because the peaches in his family were more delicious than those sent by his family.
In the evening when the whole family had dinner together, Yang brought up a few peaches that Gu Rujiu had sent to her. She learned that it was Li's brothers and sisters who gave them to Gu Rujiu. Fresh fruits and vegetables from Biezhuang were sent to the Li family.
There is not much friendship between the Li family and the Gu family, but there is no place to go. They don't need the Li family to turn in and hand down, and the Li family don't need them to bow to meet, so it is best if they are not so close.
There was a heavy rain in the evening of the same night. When Gu Rujiu entered the palace the next morning to meet the Queen Mother, the water vapor on the ground had not dried yet, but the sun in the sky had already begun to shine.
For more than half a year, Gu Rujiu entered the palace several times, and the queen mother treated her as close as ever. The biggest difference was that when she first entered the palace, the carriage could only be parked at a distance from the Kangquan Palace, but now it can be parked not far from the gate of the Kangquan Palace.
Her mode of getting along with the Queen Mother is not like the daughter of the Queen Mother and the courtier, but more like the elder and the nephew. The Queen Mother will never inquire about Gu's affairs in her, and she will not deliberately please the Queen Mother for the benefit of her family.
Every time they meet, what they say the most ... is the food everywhere and some old gossip in the capital.
Poor Empress Dowager has nowhere to say in her heart. After so many years, she finally finds Gu Rujiu, who has a close mouth and likes to listen to gossip.
And Gu Rujiu, because of the gossip that the queen mother told her, refreshed the three views again and again, feeling that she could no longer directly look at the two words of the family.
So today the two gathered together for a chat, this time the queen mother was talking about the fierce expectations of the first-generation family Li.
Unfortunately, the empress did not say much, but was interrupted by the from Qiankun Palace.
Because the emperor was studying with a gentleman in the lower dynasty, only to suddenly vomit and dizzy, now the fever has started.
The smile on the Empress Dowager's face disappeared after the eunuch's report. Gu Rujiu lowered his head and stared at his fingertips, thinking that the Emperor's dynasty had been approaching for an hour. Why did he send someone to report the Empress?
Was it really just getting sick, or ... the young emperor has begun to guard against the queen mother?