Sitting in the carriage, she kept thinking of how Xiao Heng was riding a horse just now, and wondered if he saw her peeking at him
Lu Qingyi, who was next to her, had a good temper. Seeing that she seemed uneasy, she went out of her way to talk to her, asking her what she did in her daily life and what was going on at home.
Gu Sui'er naturally answered them all.
"After you give birth, you can go out with the eldest lady and walk around more, and see more of the world." Lu Qingyi suggested.
"Yes, I know." Gu Sui'er actually felt a little uncomfortable in her stomach, but she still managed to endure it and said gratefully, "I will tell the old lady when I give birth."
"We should know how to ride horses, visit gardens, play the piano and compose poems when the occasion arises. The old lady is of a wealthy family and comes from a royal family. She likes to play with these things in girls' homes."
But these are things Gu Sui'er doesn't know how to do.
"Then I'm afraid it won't work anymore. Recently, Third Master has been teaching me how to write and memorized some poems. I'll be satisfied if I can recognize just one word."
Recognizing calligraphy and practicing calligraphy on rice paper every day were beyond her imagination. As for playing the piano, composing poems, and riding horses, they were too far away from her.
"Reciting poems? You also recited poems? What did you recite?" Lu Qingyi was quite interested when she heard it.
"Let me think about it... It is said to be a poem collected by the previous dynasty, and the name is "Jian Han Yao Jiuzhou"."
The poems there were really difficult to understand, so Gu Sui'er had to memorize them all in order to make progress and to make Xiao Heng like them.
"Sword Han Yao Jiuzhou?" Lu Qingyi was surprised: "Why are you carrying that?"
"... Third Master asked me to carry it."
"Our daughter's family is fine. It's so boring to carry that!"
Lu Qingyi was also speechless.
"That is a poem that people who practice martial arts in the army like. Even if they are not practicing martial arts, they are still officials. They think about serving the country every day, joining the military camp to defend the country and so on!"
To put it bluntly, it is a collection of poems about soldiers guarding the frontier.
"Yeah?"
Gu Sui'er was also surprised. She had no idea of joining the army and practicing martial arts, let alone defending her family and country. Why did she memorize some poems like this
No wonder there are knives, swords, blood bones, and loyal souls inside. It sounds scary.
"Third brother is really..." Lu Qingyi covered her face and smiled: "That's right, third brother likes those things. He teaches you and of course makes you memorize them... Don't follow him!"
"Then what should I learn?"
Lu Qingyi thought for a while: "The first one of "Collection of Flowers" and "Collection of Supplements" is about boudoir poetry, and the other is about literati's elegant talk. They are both more suitable for female beginners. I will bring it to you tomorrow, and you can carry it slowly. "
Gu Sui'er suddenly said: "Okay, so that's it. I'd like to thank my cousin first."
Lu Qingyi smiled: "What's the point of being polite? If you meet someone you don't know, just ask me. I have nothing to do. I recognize you as a student, and you can find something to do."
Gu Sui'er was extremely grateful and thanked her profusely.
At this time, the carriages and horses were moving forward, and they had already arrived at the busy city. People were passing by on both sides of the carriages, and there were people shouting, making it very lively.
Lu Qingyi gently lifted the corner of the curtain a little with her hands and whispered: "Logically speaking, we shouldn't look outside, lest people see us, but if we peek occasionally, we can't see it from the outside."
As she spoke, she peeked out from the gap.
Gu Sui'er was a little afraid at first, but then she became a little greedy when she heard the noise outside, thinking about what the prosperity of Yanjing City was like, and she had never seen it before.
I couldn't help but peeked through the gap in the curtain. At first glance, it was really eye-opening.
There are many buildings, flags flying, and shops one after another. There is no free space. The merchants coming and going wear all kinds of clothes, which is very strange.
After the carriage drove out of the busy city, the excitement gradually faded away. Finally, it left the city, walked for another tea time, and finally stopped at a place.
After getting off the carriage, I saw the gate of a tall building with green tile walls. The scent of osmanthus came with the wind. Carriages of various styles stopped in front of the door. Noble ladies in different costumes walked into the gate of the tall building with the support of maids and servants. There are also noble people who came on horseback and are getting off their horses.
Xiao Heng, Xiao Jin and others also dismounted and came over to accompany Gu Sui'er, Lu Qingyi and others.
As soon as Xiao Jin stepped into the garden, he obviously became interested. He dragged Lu Qingyi and said to Xiao Heng: "Third brother, let's go to the bookshop over there and have a look!"
It turns out that in this Osmanthus Garden, in addition to large tracts of osmanthus flowers to see, there are also teahouses, bookshops, etc. It is like a small market with all kinds of daily entertainment. Moreover, the facilities here are many times more elegant than outside.
Seeing her like that, Xiao Heng knew that she couldn't stop her, so he immediately ordered: "Don't be rash."
Xiao Jin's chicken pecked at the rice and nodded repeatedly.
Xiao Heng then ordered Jiang Zheng: "Follow the big girl and protect her."
Jiang Zheng stepped forward and said respectfully: "Yes."
However, it was not appropriate to only send one guard to follow him. He looked at Qingyue who was beside Gu Sui'er and said, "Let Qingyue go with us."
Seeing this, Xiao Jin was quite reluctant: "There are so many people following, okay!"
Xiao Jin and Lu Qingyi took Jiang Zheng Qingyue to the bookstore, and Xiao Heng led Gu Sui'er to the teahouse next to it to rest.
"What do you want to see?" Xiao Heng asked Xiao Xu after sitting down and ordering some tea.
Xiao Xu was a little flattered.
She was not familiar with this third brother at ordinary times, and she didn't dare to dislike him. She also knew that Xiao Jin and Xiao Heng had a good relationship. For example, when she came to Guiyuan this time, Xiao Heng was willing to come. That was to see Xiao Heng. Jin's face.
She didn't expect that Xiao Heng would take such care of her after Xiao Jin ran away.
She smiled hurriedly and said: "I also come out to relax at will. I can go anywhere."
After hearing this, Xiao Heng said: "After drinking tea, let's go to the east to see the sweet-scented osmanthus."
Xiao Xu nodded: "Okay!"
Who would have thought that before the cup of tea was finished, Xiao Xu would meet someone who was her aunt's cousin.
That aunt was given as a concubine to an adult in the Ministry of Etiquette at that time, and she gave birth to a daughter, who is the cousin in front of her.
Xiao Xu saw his cousin, and the two held hands and talked warmly.
When Xiao Heng saw this, he took Gu Sui'er to see the sweet-scented osmanthus.
The reason why the Osmanthus Garden is famous is not only because it is a place for ladies and ladies of wealthy and aristocratic families to relax, but also because there are hundreds of acres of osmanthus here. Every autumn, dozens of kinds of osmanthus bloom, and the fragrance of osmanthus spreads everywhere, and the whole city of Yanjing is filled with osmanthus flowers. Permeated with the vague fragrance of osmanthus.
Before Gu Sui'er came, she thought she was just looking at some sweet-scented osmanthus. After arriving, she realized how shocking it was to see all the sweet-scented osmanthus trees blooming in front of her eyes.
When you look closely, the petals of the sweet-scented osmanthus are unique and delicate, as small as a grain of rice. They are elegant, graceful, quiet and soft, making people fall in love with them at first sight.
Gu Sui'er couldn't help but close her eyes, take a deep breath, and feel the elegant fragrance.
Xiao Heng, who was next to her, held her hand and said softly: "This osmanthus flower can also be used to make wine."
Gu Sui'er: "Really? Does it taste good?"
Xiao Heng pointed to the front and said: "You see there is a place in front called Guihuawu, where there is osmanthus wine. Let's go over and have a taste."
Gu Sui'er touched her belly: "But the doctor said, I can't drink alcohol."
Every few days the doctor would check her pulse and tell her something.
The doctor told her to take good care of the fetus and also told her what she should not eat or drink.
She kept it firmly in mind that she was definitely not allowed to drink wine.
Xiao Heng never thought of this, so he said, "Let's go over and take a look."
Gu Sui'er smiled and said, "Yeah."
At that moment, Xiao Heng took her to Osmanthus Pier, ordered several jars of Osmanthus wine, and had them delivered directly to Ruidinghou Mansion.
"You can drink it after you give birth." He explained quietly.
"Yeah." When Gu Sui'er heard what he said, she couldn't help but pursed her lips and smiled.
In their countryside, people who gave birth to a baby would be treated to full-moon wine. I didn’t know if Xiao Heng meant this.
After ordering the wine, Xiao Heng led her forward, walking among the sweet-scented osmanthus trees. The subtle and elegant fragrance made people feel comfortable and relaxed. Looking at the man next to her, she felt happy all over, and her stomach was full of joy. The tadpoles also squirmed slightly.
She rubbed her belly gently.
Xiao Heng saw it and looked down at her bulging belly; "Is he moving again?"
Gu Sui'er: "Maybe he likes it here too. He usually has a quick temper, and whenever he moves, he just kicks and tosses me, but now he moves slowly."
It's rare for a tadpole to be so good-natured, probably because of the scent of the osmanthus.
Xiao Heng raised his eyebrows, as if he was a little surprised: "He... has a bad temper?"
Gu Sui'er: "Yeah, he always likes to kick me, he's very strong."
A Liu Niang, her neighbor next door, had given birth to a baby before. From what A Liu Niang said, she seemed to know that this little baby also had a temper in her belly.
Some are so hot-tempered that they can kill others, while others just lie there lazily and don't like to move.
Xiao Heng listened, stared at the belly, and said after a while: "My mother said that I also had a short temper when I was a child."
Gu Sui'er felt warm in her heart as she listened, thinking that they were father and son, even in their mother's womb, but they felt something was wrong.
Xiao Heng said no more, he led her to the pavilion next to him and helped her sit down.