Soon, uncle Zhao Yuanxiu and aunt Wu came. Along with them, there was a young girl of fifteen or sixteen years old.
The girl is slender, fair and beautiful, with a smile on her lips and a gentle temperament. She is none other than the fifth cousin Zhao Suxin.
Zhao Suxin is half a year older than Zhao Xiyan. She was born in the twelfth lunar month last year. The two sisters are about the same age and have a very good relationship.
"Crescent moon," Zhao Suxin held Zhao Xiyan's hand with a smile: "I got some good bloodstones the day before yesterday. Go to my place to pick one later."
The hand holding her was warm, and her smile was kind and sweet.
In the previous life, after the Zhao family was massacred, only a few beautiful young girls survived.
When she was in Zhou Sui's tent, those greedy eyes would only look at her from a distance, and they didn't dare to look at her at all.
As for Zhao Suxin, she was humiliated by the rebel army on the day the Zhao family was massacred, and was later "rewarded" to a vulgar and cruel general. This man was named Yang Wansheng, a general under Zhou Sui's command.
The cruel habit of abusing women.
Yang Wansheng smiled and threatened: "If you dare to seek death, I will chop up all the remaining Zhao girls alive."
Don't dare to die, you can only live.
A few months later, Zhou Sui held a banquet in the military tent, and all the military generals came with the beauties in the tent. She and Zhao Suxin finally met again, their eyes met for a brief moment, and no one shed tears.
Live well and avenge the Zhao family and Beihai County.
That night, Zhao Suxin tried her best to reach her ear and only said this sentence.
A year later, Zhao Suxin died. When she died, her body was covered with wounds, and not a single piece of intact skin or flesh was left.
She personally collected and buried Zhao Suxin's body. The biting cold wind blew on her cheeks, but it was not as cold as her heart.
She didn't cry.
There are many poor girls who have the same fate as Zhao Suxin. They are either ladies from prominent families in Beihai County, or they are good-looking commoner girls. In troubled times, they are like flowers that are broken and crushed into the dust.
She has to live and live with their blood, tears and hatred.
That day, she returned to Zhou Sui and smiled at Huo Yan at the banquet.
Huo Yan died soon.
She often praised Yang Wansheng's bravery in front of Zhou Sui. Two years later, Zhou Sui sent Yang Wansheng to lead an army to attack the city where there were many soldiers and sufficient food. Yang Wansheng returned in defeat and was beheaded by Zhou Sui.
A few years later, the civil strife in the Jin Dynasty ended, and Zhou Sui and his 80,000 troops surrendered to the new emperor. The new emperor granted him the title of King of Qingzhou.
Zhou Sui took her to the capital to accept the canonization of the new dynasty, and wanted her to be the princess of Qingzhou.
She wore no makeup and wore white clothes. She sat in front of the guqin and stroked a song of Xiaoxiang water clouds under Zhou Sui's proud eyes.
Then, she became the new emperor's beauty and entered the palace as his favorite concubine.
Two years later, Zhou Sui was slashed to pieces with thousands of swords, and all his generals were beheaded. The rebels who had massacred Beihai County were all killed by the swords of the new dynasty...
Zhao Xiyan suppressed the flood of thoughts in her heart and smiled at Zhao Suxin: "This bloodstone was specially sent by my cousin from the Wu family to please my cousin. How can I have the nerve to ask for it?"
The cousin of the Wu family whom Zhao Xiyan refers to has the character Shao. He is Zhao Suxin's direct cousin and is one year older than Zhao Suxin.
Wu Shao has been studying in the Zhao clan school since he was a child, and became a disciple of Zhao Yuanming when he was twelve years old. In terms of reading talent, he is slightly inferior to Huo Yan. He is also a young talent in Beihai County. He passed the scholar examination last year and is ready to study hard.
After three years, take the provincial examination again.
In these days, it was common for cousins to get married. Wu Shao was from a prominent local family. He was good-looking, smart and motivated. Zhao Yuanxiu and his wife Wu had long regarded Wu Shao as their future uncle.
Wu Shao often came to Zhao's house and secretly gave some delicious, useful and fun things to his cousin Zhao Suxin from time to time.
Zhao Suxin blushed at the joke and gently pinched Zhao Xiyan's arm: "I told you to talk nonsense."
But my heart is sweet.
Her parents told her privately that the Wu family would soon come to propose marriage.
Zhao Xiyan chuckled lightly and whispered into Zhao Suxin's ear: "Are the Wu family coming to propose marriage?"
Zhao Suxin hummed shyly, her black eyes shining with joy.
Zhao Xiyan also raised the corner of her mouth.
May you be married in this life, be safe and happy, and grow old together.
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After lunch, Zhao Xiyan followed Zhao Suxin to the boudoir.
Zhao Suxin likes to carve seals, and there are all kinds of jade in the brocade box. Shoushan stone, Qingtian stone, Chang stone, with different textures and colors.
Zhao Xiyan's eyes glanced over and landed on a piece of jade that was bright red, translucent and translucent.
This fine piece of bloodstone is a treasure for carving seals.
Zhao Suxin looked heartbroken: "That's all, if you like this piece, I'll give it to you."
Zhao Xiyan smiled sweetly: "Thank you very much, cousin."
There were no elders around, just two sisters, so they talked much more casually.
"Yueya'er," Zhao Suxin asked with a low voice, "the prince's birthday is the day after tomorrow. What birthday gift have you prepared for him?"
Mentioning Xu Jing, Zhao Xiyan's heart ached, and she responded calmly: "I customized a bow and arrow for him a month ago from the best craftsman in Beihai County."
Xu Jing was born with great strength, and the bows and arrows used by the guards were not suitable for him. Zhao Xiyan customized a five-stone long bow for him. Such a high-quality long bow would cost several hundred taels of silver.
Zhao Suxin smiled and joked: "The prince will be very happy to receive such a carefully prepared gift. In fact, if you just pick a leaf and give it to me, the prince will be very happy."
Zhao Xiyan glanced at Zhao Suxin and said calmly: "The prince is my father's student, and the prince and I are half classmates. Other than that, he and I have nothing to do with each other."
Zhao Suxin was a dignified lady in front of others, but she was lively in private. She immediately opened her eyes and looked carefully.
Zhao Xiyan was a little funny: "Why do you look at me like this?"
"I just want to see what Miss Zhao Liu will look like when she talks duplicity." Zhao Suxin covered her mouth and smiled: "Who doesn't know that after you get your hairpin ceremony, the Beihai Palace will come to propose marriage. If you don't marry the prince, why don't you marry him?
Huo Yan?"
Zhao Xiyan rolled her eyes and said, "I won't marry anyone."
Zhao Suxin didn't take it seriously at all: "Yes, yes, if you don't get married, you will stay in the boudoir and be an old girl."
Zhao Xiyan twitched the corner of her mouth and changed the topic.
After spending half a day, it was already afternoon when I returned.
Zhao Yuanming whispered to Zhao Xiyan: "I have persuaded your uncle, and he will send a steward to buy grain tomorrow. There are only two granaries in the clan, which are too few. We will take advantage of this period to build two more large granaries.
.Save at least enough food for the tribe for two years."
It was Zhao Xiyan's idea to go to other prefectures and counties to buy grain.
Troubled times are coming, and once word spreads about the Zhao family's massive food storage, others will soon follow suit. It's better to leave the food in Qingzhou to ordinary people!
Zhao Xiyan opened the study door and told Yuhan: "Stay outside the study and don't allow anyone to come near."
