CHAPTER XV
Chao Yan restrained his joy, but his face was still red from excitement. But in the eyes of parents, they think they are shy. Xiyan leaned on the cloister, staring blankly at the flowers blooming outside the cloister, like smoke. The joy that her sister forced fell all in her eyes, she didn't want to explore the reason for her dismay, she only knew that her sister finally got her wish.
Lei Xiao couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard Lei Yao say that he wanted to marry a wife. Lei Yao is handsome, gentle and kind, and has always been very popular with women, but he treats everyone equally, and he doesn't have a special indication to anyone, but now he suddenly wants to marry a wife, and he is the daughter of Lord Gu, think about it carefully, among the beauties and talented women in Beijing, there has never been the position of Lord Gu's daughter, is it impossible for them to secretly understand the song? Impossible, although they are not born of the same mother, but for this younger brother, Lei Xiao still knows very well, he attaches the most importance to etiquette and morality, although he cannot be advertised as a sage, he is definitely a gentleman.
"Are the dowry ready?" Lei Xiao chose to meet at the Huxin Pavilion in the palace.
"It's ready. Lei Yao replied.
"Before, we also guessed which family's daughter could get into your eyes, it turned out to be Lord Gu's daughter. Lei Xiao patted his younger brother on the shoulder, "As for how you met, I won't ask." Live a good life in the future. ”
"Understood. Lei Yao looked at his brother with a light smile.
"Sit. Lei Xiao sat down at the table in the pavilion first, and then greeted Lei Yao, "Now there are only you and me, so you don't have to be formal." ”
"It's been a long time since my brothers and I sat alone together. Lei Xiao sighed, "I am busy with state affairs every day, and I forget that I am still a brother, and even your marriage is almost ruined." ”
"As a courtier, I can't just share your worries, how can I add more troubles to you. Lei Yao said considerately.
"Having said that, I still feel ashamed of you after all. Lei Xiao shook his head, "Don't hold a grudge against my incompetent brother." ”
"I only respect you, how can I hold a grudge?" Lei Yao smiled, "Am I so ignorant in the eyes of my eldest brother?"
"How can you be ignorant?" Lei Xiao laughed, "No one who is ignorant can't talk about you!
"Are you coming to the wedding banquet with your sister-in-law?" Lei Yao changed the subject.
"Your sister-in-law is not feeling well, so she won't participate. I'll definitely go. At that time, I will have a few drinks with Master Gu. Lei Xiao replied, "You, the future old father-in-law, are really hidden, and he didn't want to turn Prince Gong, who was a talent, into a son-in-law, and in the future in the court, he couldn't keep a low profile." ”
"Lord Gu finally agreed to marry his daughter to me, so don't make him happy. Lei Yao also smiled and shook his head.
"Hehe, protecting your father-in-law so quickly? It seems that the daughter of the Gu family is not simple. ”
She was dressed in a red dance dress, tightly wrapped from top to bottom, but the clothes tightly wrapped around her body outlined an extremely graceful curve, flickering under the shroud of a thin veil outside, her face was covered with a veil, thick, so that people could not see the face below, the eyes were repainted with oil paint, and the long and heavy eyeliner had a kind of bewitching beauty. Her dancing posture is fluttering, spinning like a blooming red lotus, there is nothing new in the dance itself, but her performance gives this dance more artistic conception, her eyes match her dance, as if to tell. Lei Xiao's eyes kept following the little dancer, she danced closer and closer to him, and when she was closest to him, she spun several times in a row, and the swirling wind made the veil fly, and her face was unobstructed. Gu Weizhi, who was sitting not far away, also saw it, his face became extremely ugly, he restrained himself, and his wife next to him held down his trembling hand. The dance was over, but Lei Xiao was still immersed in the scene just now. Even if her eyes are painted like that, it still doesn't hinder her beauty, let alone her graceful posture. He came back to his senses, summoned a man over, and whispered to him to inquire about the dancing girl just now. The people who went came back to report that it was a group of wandering artists who had just taken the money and left. chased out again, and there was already no one.
Lei Xiao drank with everyone for a while, a little drunk, then got up and went out from behind, and a small servant asked him to turn to the left to get to the backyard to breathe. He told his entourage to go back to the feast, and he went to the backyard by himself.
She fell from the sky, Lei Xiao reflexively caught it, and for a while the warm nephrite was in his arms, and Lei Xiao was a little dizzy.
"Who are you?" he reacted, but didn't let go. He looked closely, and realized that he was walking on this side of a low wall connected to the courtyard wall, from which she must have fallen.
"You let go. The woman broke free and jumped to the ground. "Thank you for saving my life. "Didn't anyone ever teach her to be sincere in her gratitude? However, her voice is beautiful.
She stood with her back lit and wore a plain dress.
Lei Xiao paused, suddenly grabbed her, and turned hard, her upper body was already half lying in his arms. Although the lights were dim, Lei Xiao still recognized her at a glance as the dancer just now. Her body shook visibly, and Lei Xiao was sure that she must have recognized him.
"I didn't expect to see you again. Lei Xiao said softly, straightening her up.
She didn't speak, just pouted and quietly looked around.
"Don't be afraid, I love your dance. Lei Xiao tried his best to calm her emotions. Although I never imagined such an encounter with a woman, it really happened, and it was really different. Every day is the same, and he doesn't mind the occasional unexpected stimulus.
She didn't look at him, grinding her toes in place, listening reluctantly.
"You, why don't you answer?" he lifted her chin. She is so beautiful that people immediately want to take it for themselves. "I'm going to take you away. He was pleased to see that she had stiffened from the carelessness she had just had.
"Where?" she asked, exasperated.
"Where I stayed. He grabbed her arm and wouldn't let her get out, "Lock you up and give me only one to dance with in the future." ”
She held her breath. "You let go, it'll be bad if my dad finds out. Her sudden and eager tone broke the sense of oppression just now.
"You are so cunning, why is your father here?" Lei Xiao smiled, thanks to her figure.
"Of course he's here, haven't you been drinking with him?" she calmed down.
"I've drunk with everyone here today, which one will be your father?" how could a little dancing girl be the daughter of these ministers.
"I married my daughter today. "She's pretty simply.
Lei Xiao was startled at first, and then laughed. "I said how Lei Yao suddenly wanted to marry a wife, it turned out that he had found a treasure, and he was afraid that someone else would take the lead. ”
"Now I can go. She asked.
"For the time being. Thinking that she had been out for a long time, Lei Xiao picked up her hair and sniffed it gently, "We will have the opportunity to meet in the future." He let go, turned and slowly paced back to the feast.
Standing in place, a mysterious smile appeared on her face.