Delicate Flower

Snow fluttered early in the morning when Yu Tang's boat arrived at the dock.

When Gu Xi arrived at the dock with everyone, the road was already white.

Mother Jin held the tung oil paper umbrella painted with red plums and helped the second wife to get out of the carriage.

The second wife said, "This snow is really heavy. We won't have to spend the night in Tongzhou at night, right?"

If they continue to do so, they might have to stay in Tongzhou overnight.

Gu Xi, who got out of the carriage behind the second wife, couldn't help but said, "Fortunately, Brother Yuan was not brought here."

Otherwise it will definitely be frozen.

The second wife nodded repeatedly.

Mother Jin said, “It’s okay to stay here for more than one night. Anyway, the charcoal is enough to burn, and the old lady has also come to the capital. The second master, the fifth young lady and the third young master are all by their side. It is not so lively during the New Year."

The second wife thinks about it, this makes a lot of sense.

She laughed, pointed to one of the three-sail ships and said to Gu Xi: "Look! That's our boat."

Gu Xi looked over.

It was actually a sand boat.

The sails of several feet high and straight, very majestic.

Gu Xi couldn't help saying: "Has our family changed ships?"

She remembered that the original boat of the Pei family was a blessing boat, but now it has been replaced with a sand boat that is easier to use in the lake. Moreover, the Peng family is good at making blessing boats, and the Wu family is good at making sand boats.

I don’t know if there is any connection among them?

Gu Xi was in a mess.

Where does the second wife know. She smiled and said: "The original lucky boat in the family was bought when the great-grandfather was there. It is a bit old. Your third uncle changed this sand boat a few years ago. He said it is more suitable for our family. I don't understand. I don't understand. I feel that the new ship is more beautiful than the old one, and the interior is well decorated."

After she finished speaking, she laughed a few times.

Gu Xi also laughed a few times.

Pei Hong, wearing a silver rat skin cloak, ran over and said, "Mum, Dad asked me to accompany you on the boat."

The second wife craned her neck and looked at Pei Xuan: "Where is your dad?"

"There are two cousins ​​to accompany you!" Pei Hong said, stepping forward to help her mother, and said, "Daddy said that he was afraid that you would slip and fall."

The second wife smiled comfortedly.

Mother Jin hurriedly said next to him: "Look, how filial the Three Young Masters are!"

"That is!" The second wife glanced at her son appreciatively.

In the past, Pei Hong was a bit naughty, but since he heard Pei Xuan say that the six-year-old Pei Jiang from his third uncle’s family has completed the "Three Characters" and can read "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", he panicked and began to study seriously. I am more docile to my parents.

The second wife couldn't help saying: "Your fourth and fifth brothers have also come to the capital this time. You are the elder brother. You have to be tolerant and give them more."

She said that Pei blushed, and muttered in a low voice: "Mum, how old am I? Are you still worried that I will fight with my two younger brothers?"

"Fighting is not enough." The second wife couldn't help but laughed, and said, "You have always been the youngest in our family, and everyone in the family will let you. I'm afraid you won't be used to it then."

Pei Hong whispered: "No matter how dissatisfied I am, I can't care about the two younger brothers who are still in the main corner, right?"

That's good!

The second wife was busy apologizing: "It's Mom Mu's bad, Mom Mu should believe you more!"

"Got it!" Pei Hong responded softly, his face really improved a lot.

The second wife had a son by her side, and then went to find her daughter.

I saw that Pei Dan and Xu Xuan got out of the carriage, all wearing cloaks, and their respective maids held umbrellas and talked together.

She walked over.

"Mum!"

""Second wife! "

Pei Dan was screaming.

The second wife was a little distressed and hurriedly said, "The bridge must be slippery in such a heavy snow. We will have to greet the old lady later. You will stay in the carriage. The old lady loves the juniors most. She is already very happy to be able to pick her up in person, and she doesn't care about these humility."

Xu Xuan hesitated.

Pei Dan called to Gu Xi: "Auntie, stay with us too! It is enough to have my younger brother accompany my mom and dad on the boat. So that there are too many people to go, it is not good to have a long and two short ones."

When Gu Xi saw Pei Tong and Yin Mingyuan standing in front of the carriage talking, and then heard Pei Dan say this, she felt very upset in her heart.

Pei Xuan and his second wife are just her elders, but Mrs. Pei is Pei Tong’s real grandmother. He does not try to accompany Pei Xuan on the boat to greet Mrs. Pei, but instead gives this opportunity to Pei Chan and Pei Bo. It's no wonder that after so many years, I still can't pick it up when it's critical.

She wondered whether she would find an excuse or accompany the second wife to the boat, but when Pei Dan said that, the second wife also woke up and patted Gu Xi's hand comfortingly: "I didn't think about it. The boat. Sliding on the bridge, you are safer on the shore." Then, "You will accompany Dan and the others to wait here? It snows, we should get off the boat soon."

Otherwise, the snow will get bigger and bigger, and the bridge will get slippery.

Pei Hong was standing by, and Gu Xi was naturally uncomfortable. He smiled and told the second wife "be careful" and watched the second wife get on the boat.

Pei Dan asked her: "Are you cold? Do you want to sit in the carriage?"

There is a brazier on the carriage, which is warmer than standing outside.

Gu Xi wanted to say a few words to Pei Tong, and asked him to stay with Pei Xuan's side if he had the chance. She smiled and declined Pei Dan: "You go to the carriage to avoid! Halo, just breathable."

Pei Dan didn't know if it was frozen or something, and was not polite, and Xu Xuan got into the carriage again.

Miss Zhang lowered her voice and said to Pei Dan: "Your sister-in-law in the lobby is quite close to your second wife."

Pei Dan didn't like to talk about Gu Xi, so he smiled and nodded.

Pei Chan’s wife Yang and Miss Zhang’s husband’s family, who is also a member of the Hanlin Academy, Yang Chunhe’s family, and his father is the governor of Shaanxi. Pei Chan’s marriage was a matchmaker made by Miss Xu, and she is very familiar with these people. .

When she saw it, she pulled and stretched the skirt of the eldest lady, and turned her words off: "I only heard you say the third aunt. It's the first time I saw you today. You think I'm okay like this? I'm afraid of leaving it for the elders. A bad impression."

The Yang family was named after the nomination of Pei Chan's Jinbang. No one in Cheng's home or Pei Mansion's hometown had ever seen her.

Xu Xuan didn't want to say much about Gu Xi, so she clapped her hands and said, "With me, don't worry, she must like you."

Yang didn't speak any more, pursing his lips and smiling, listening to Xu Xuan and Miss Zhang playing with each other.

Seeing that the charcoal was about to be added again, the woman outside began to shout: "The second master helped the old lady to get off the boat."

Everyone quickly got out of the carriage, and Yang saw Gu Xi standing next to Pei Tong. The two didn’t know what they said. Pei Tong’s face was a bit ugly, but Gu Xi was smiling, leaving Pei Tong quickly. Walk towards the sand boat docked on the shore.

Yang shook his head, feeling that Gu Xi was a little too anxious.

Pei Dan and his second wife are serious mothers and daughters. What is it for her to stay with the second wife like this?

Gu Xi was very angry at this time.

Pei Tong felt that what she said was reasonable, but she was unwilling to do it. What else did she say, "It was me who wanted to divide the clan at the beginning, but now I am so brazen, how do people think about it?

This world was originally for the courageous and starved to death. If you keep this face in everything, don't try to accomplish anything.

She had to go on her own.

He rushed to the front to welcome Pei Xuan and Mrs. Pei.

Mrs. Pei is getting old after all.

The black and shiny hair in Gu Xi's impression is now half black and half white tied in the forehead, and there are obvious wrinkles in the corners of her eyes. Although her complexion is ruddy, she looks like a grandmother, like an old man.

Mrs. Pei treated her very kindly, and was the first to say hello to her, saying, "This is from A Tong's house? It's the same as before, it hasn't changed much!"

Gu Xi immediately went to salute and pulled Pei Tong—he is the eldest grandson, so why should he be ranked behind everyone.

Or after listening to Gu Xi's words, although he was a little awkward, he still smiled and walked forward.

Mrs. Pei didn't seem to have the toughness she used to be. Seeing that Pei Tong's eyes were suddenly moist, she looked at Pei Tong for a long time, as if she wanted to find someone's shadow on him.

Pei Tong felt a little bit, and the eyes of Mrs. Pei were full of admiration.

Mrs. Pei sighed in her heart and said to Pei Tong: "You don’t need to be polite. I heard that you have been very hardworking during this period. If you don’t understand anything, come and ask your second uncle or third uncle. Your third uncle, who are you? Nian nests in the country, but teaches a few good students."

Pei Tong should be wiping tears.

Gu Xi's eyes had passed Pei Lao'an long ago, and fell behind them.

Unfortunately, she did not see Yu Tang, but instead saw Pei Yan and a group of strange men.

Gu Xi frowned almost invisibly.

The older men were twenty-seven or eight years old, and the younger men were only fifteen or six years old. Although some were dressed in silk and muslin, they were all dressed as literati.

Who are these people?

Gu Xi thought secretly and saw Yin Mingyuan walking over.

He saluted Mrs. Pei first, and then greeted Pei Yan.

Pei Yan was still as indifferent as before.

He nodded towards Yin Mingyuan and introduced him to the group of scribes: "This is Shen Fang. Shen Xianyu's nephew, this is Zhang Hui, and we are from Lin'an Juren, this is Fu Xiaoxiao..."

All those who were coming to participate in Chunwei this time, knew that Pei Yan was going to Beijing, so they took the Pei family's boat and came to Beijing together.

Yin Mingyuan greeted each other one by one.

Gu Xi closed her ears to listen, wondering who Wei Xiaochuan was, and winked at Pei Tong, motioning him to make friends with these people.

Who knew that Pei Tong's thoughts were all placed on Mrs. Pei. He helped Mrs. Pei instead of Pei Xuan, and asked Mrs. Pei's journey in a low voice, but he couldn't receive her eyes at all.

Gu Xi had to focus on the group of scribes again.

The youngest scribe who seemed to be Wei Xiaochuan was.

Gu Xi glanced more.

Wei Xiaochuan's personality seems to be very introverted. When Pei Yan introduced him to Yin Mingyuan, he blushed and hid behind Pei Yan. He murmured a few words with Yin Mingyuan, which caused everyone to laugh.

Being an official is like being a man, but it's more than just being able to read books.

Gu Xi didn't look at him very much, and his eyes fell on Pei Tong again.

Pei Xuanzheng was talking with Pei Tong with a full face of satisfaction, and Mrs. Pei looked beside her, nodding her head continuously.

The atmosphere is very good.

Gu Xi thought for a while and walked over.