Because the weather was hot, Xu Chunjun asked Jiang Nuan to go out to the lake.
The Qingping River flows out of the city and merges into a green lake at the foot of Dafu Mountain, surrounded by lush greenery and fragrant wild fields.
Even if the weather is hot, it is still cool and pleasant here, making it a good place to spend summer.
Xu Chunjun wore a goose-yellow blouse and a crepe skirt with moon-white gauze, showing a bit of liveliness in her elegance.
Jiang Nuan wore a rosy-colored skirt and jacket. She had a good complexion and a lively temperament, so she was especially suitable for brightly colored clothes.
A pair of small dragonfly hairpins on the head are very suitable for the solar terms.
Nowadays, her hair is combed with bells. Although this girl is silent, she has a delicate mind and skillful hands, and can understand ordinary things.
"It's still a little hot along the way. Just get on the boat and it'll be fine." Xu Chunjun took Jiang Nuan's hand and said with a smile, "I haven't seen you in the past few days. Why have you lost some weight?"
Seeing that there were many people around, Jiang Nuan couldn't tell the truth, so he just said: "It must be the bitter summer! I haven't had a good appetite these days."
The maids serving them were already familiar with each other and were chatting affectionately in low voices.
Several people got on the boat, and Xu Chunjun had already prepared melon and fruit snacks.
Jiang Nuan sat down and felt the cool breeze on all sides. She felt refreshed and couldn't help but exclaimed: "It's so cool!"
Xu Chunjun said: "Why didn't Miss Jiang come with you?"
In her invitation, she specifically mentioned that Jiang Qing was here to play.
"She's here too, but she's not with us." Jiang Nuan raised her chin and pointed at a painted boat not far away and said, "She's with the second girl of the Meng family!"
Xu Chunjun had actually seen it earlier. There were many people on the boat. Among them was Jiang Qing, who was wearing a pink dress, and Meng Qiao, who was wearing an ice-colored dress.
Xu Chunjun had already expected that Jiang Qing was unlikely to honor his appointment, so he invited her just to be polite.
And Jiang Nuan didn't really like it when she and Xu Chunjun were together, with her sister next to her, and she always felt a little uncomfortable.
Although her stepmother asked Jiang Qing to take her to interact with Meng Qiao and others many times, and Jiang Qing agreed, Jiang Nuan just didn't like it.
It was nothing else. I just felt that Meng Qiao was too arrogant, and I felt awkward and nervous at the side.
"What are you thinking about? So that you are in a trance?" Xu Chunjun handed a piece of cut melon to Jiang Nuan and asked her.
Jiang Nuan came back to her senses and said frankly: "Sister Xu, you also love reading on weekdays. Why don't I see you reciting poems and composing poems?"
When she and Xu Chunjun met at the inn, every time she went to visit Xu Chunjun, she would see her reading a book.
But as soon as he saw her, Xu Chunjun put down the book and started talking to her.
Jiang Nuan didn't look into what book Xu Chunjun was reading. He only saw the densely packed words on it. He could recognize half of it, but there were still many that he didn't recognize. As for what it said, he didn't even know.
Xu Chunjun said: "Although I sometimes read some books, it is just to relieve my boredom. In fact, I have not learned anything. As for the poems of the predecessors, I can memorize a few simple poems, but I can't compose a sentence."
Jiang Nuan shook his head after hearing this and said: "I don't believe it. People say that they have read three hundred Tang poems by heart and can't compose poetry. It's just that, sister, you are humble and don't like to show off. As for Miss Meng, everyone says she is a talented woman.
, but I always feel that she loves to show off too much. When she sees something, she has to comment on it with quotations from classics, compose poems or lyrics, or spread out paper to draw a few freehand strokes. What a pity, the girl who follows her is so big.
A box containing the Four Treasures of the Study, holding it in my arms at a priceless price, almost exhausted me to death!"
In front of Xu Chunjun, Jiang Nuan couldn't help but say something happy, which made the girls hide their mouths and laugh.
Xu Chunjun twisted her face slightly and said with a smile: "What a mouth! Aren't you and me who can't write poetry the same as swimming in the lake and eating melons?"
Jiang Nuan sighed: "That's true. A commoner like me shouldn't laugh at other people's talented women, but now that Jiang Qing is acting like this, I feel uncomfortable seeing her every day. Although Miss Cen's family is hard to let people
She is close to her, but she doesn't play tricks on it, and I quite value this about her."
"Say Cao Cao and Cao Cao have arrived, isn't it the eldest lady of the Cen family on the bank over there?" Zi Ling said, pointing not far away.
Xu Chunjun and Jiang Nuan looked over and saw Cen Yunchu sitting on a stone chair under the willow shade with two maids. There were many people around who were looking at her overtly or covertly, but she couldn't see them.
Because of the hot weather, everyone tied their hair into a higher bun, including Cen Yunchu.
This made her slender, snow-white neck even more prominent. This alone made her look three points more noble than the others for no reason.
She was wearing a emerald dress today, and her whole body was like green bamboo in a deep valley, unable to hide her aloof and arrogant temperament.
"Pull the boat over," Xu Chunjun ordered, "otherwise it won't be a good idea to pass by like this."
After all, Cen Yunchu and they had gone to the theater and had banquets at the same table. Besides, Xu Chunjun felt from the bottom of his heart that Cen Yunchu was a very kind-hearted person.
Such a person doesn't like to play around, and hates playing both sides, but there's no need to worry about her talking too much and stabbing her in the back.
After a while, the boat girl docked the boat.
Cen Yunchu also saw them and did not get up. He just nodded slightly to greet them.
Xu Chunjun asked with a smile on his face: "Miss Cen, would you like to get on the boat and cruise the lake together? Our boat is quite spacious."
Cen Yunchu had a lazy look on his face: "No, it's time for me to go back."
Xu Chunjun knew that she had always been lonely and casual, so he said no more and asked the boat girl to punt to the Half Moon Bridge over there.
As we approached the bridge, someone on the bridge shouted: "Jiang Dajiao!"
Jiang Nuan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows after hearing this, and cursed: "Zong Monkey! Shut up!"
It turned out that the young marquis Zong Tianbao also went out to play with some friends. They didn't like taking boats, so they just enjoyed the scenery on the bridge.
When Zong Tianbao saw that Jiang Nuan was angry, he became even happier. He laughed and said, "Why are you taking a boat? Why don't you just tread water?"
When he saw Jiang Nuan, he would make fun of someone else's feet, which made Jiang Nuan so angry that he burst into smoke.
Xu Chunjun hurriedly comforted Jiang Nuan: "Don't pay attention to him, our Ah Nuan's feet are not big!"
He also asked the boat girl to swing the boat over and away from the place where the trouble was.
After crossing the bridge, he saw a willow branch hanging over the water and a group of geese playing there, so Jiang Nuan wanted to go over and take a look.
After swinging the boat over, Jiang Nuan broke up snacks on the side of the boat and fed them to the water ducks.
"Oh, Sister Xu, look, these water ducks are too stupid. Just eat them. Every time you take a bite, you have to stab your butt so hard." Jiang Nuan was talking happily, and
I almost forgot about it just now.
Xu Chunjun also took some snacks and just dropped a small piece when Huizi said, "Hey, the person coming over there seems to be Mr. Chen."
As soon as Xu Chunjun looked up, he saw Chen Sijing leading the little boy walking from the willow shade on the bank. He was not wearing official clothes today and was obviously taking a rest.
