29. Buying people's hearts
Xue Ling'er walked out of the cold mansion with a pair of red eyes, but smiled, and then walked towards the nearest silk shop. Lewen Mrs. Han explained that since Han Moyu has recovered her daughter's body, she can no longer dress up as a boy all day long like now, and she must have a few sets of decent clothes. So, Xue Ling'er took the two girls and ran to the silk shop on the street, ready to buy a few pieces of silk and let the handmade maid of Hanfu make a few beautiful clothes for Miss Hanmoyu.
There are fabrics of different colors in the ready-to-wear shop, which are dazzling to the eye. Xue Ling'er thought that Han Moyu was still young and should be dressed brightly, so she picked out some light-colored cloth. First I picked a pink dark flower silk, then a goose-yellow tulle, and then a light blue lily pattern ayako, all of which were wrapped up by the master.
After picking out Miss Moyu's clothes and fabrics, Xue Linger was reluctant to leave. Her eyes were fixed on an apricot-yellow tufted silk with a flower pattern, and she couldn't move it. She stretched out her hand and gently stroked the pattern on the apricot yellow satin, and her eyes flowed with a few degrees of longing.
She likes silk like this, she likes it so much. She remembered that she had seen several aristocratic ladies wearing such clothes on the street, and she thought they were very beautiful, like fairies descending from earth. That impression was so deep that she still can't forget it.
"Why, you like this silk too?" Xue Ling'er was stunned when she heard a delicate female voice come into her ears. She turned her head and recognized that it was Gu Qinglian, the county lord of Jiuning and Fu Changyu's fiancΓ©e. She had seen that flamboyant and bright girl in Hanfu. Xue Ling'er immediately saluted and said, "County Lord, the slave and maid have given you a greeting!" Then he stepped aside.
"Why does it look familiar?" The county lord of Jiuning looked Xue Ling'er up and down and asked.
"The slave maid is a subordinate of the Han Mansion, serving by Miss Moyu's side, and I was fortunate to meet you." Xue Linger said.
The county lord of Jiuning glanced at Xue Ling'er, whispered a few words to the maid beside him, and entered the inner hall. Xue Ling'er was about to leave with the cloth in her arms, but she heard the maidservant say to her, "Come here, the county lord has something to ask you." β
Xue Ling'er was confused, she turned her head to the two little maids and said, "You two wait here for me for a while, and I'll come when I go." With that, he put the silk aside and followed the lord of Jiuning into the inner hall.
"County Lord, are you looking for me?" After entering the inner hall, Xue Ling'er stood a little embarrassed, while the county lord of Jiuning looked Xue Ling'er up and down with a pair of apricot eyes.
"Linglong, go, buy the apricot-yellow silk that Miss Xue has taken a fancy to outside." The county lord of Jiuning said.
The maidservant answered, lifted the curtain and walked out. And Xue Ling'er was trembling, not knowing what medicine was sold in the gourd of the lord of Jiuning County.
"Come, sit down, sit beside me." The county lord of Jiuning smiled pleasantly, and stretched out his hand to pull Xue Ling'er to him.
Xue Ling'er said in fear: "The slave doesn't dare! However, he couldn't resist the county lord of Jiuning, so he had to sit on the chair with half his ass trembling.
The county lord of Jiuning smiled pleasantly, and stretched out his hand to pull Xue Ling'er to him. Xue Ling'er couldn't resist the county lord of Jiuning, so she had to sit on the chair with half her ass trembling.
At this time, the maid named Linglong came in and placed the wrapped apricot yellow silk on the table in front of the lord of Jiuning. The county lord of Jiuning pushed the silk in front of Xue Ling'er and said, "This is for you." β
"Slaves don't dare!" Xue Ling'er didn't expect that this Jiuning County Lord would actually give her silk, so she was so frightened that she quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed again and again: "The slave doesn't dare to ask for such a valuable thing!" Although she liked this silk very much in her heart, she did not dare to ask for it rashly now, because she knew in her heart that everything has a price.
Unexpectedly, the county lord of Jiuning glanced at Xue Ling'er, and then reached out and took off the gold-inlaid jade bracelet on his wrist and put it in front of Xue Ling'er.
Xue Ling'er was honestly frightened, kowtowed more vigorously, and said, "The slave doesn't dare to ask for it!" No merit! The slave didn't do anything to please the county lord, and she didn't dare to accept such a valuable thing rashly, so please take it back from the county lord! β
The county lord of Jiuning raised his eyebrows and said angrily: "What, the reward of this county lord, do you dare to do it?!" β
Xue Ling'er didn't know if this was a blessing or a curse, but she had to take it over with a hard head, and then she was helped up by the maid of the county lord of Jiuning, and sat back on the chair tremblingly.
"What are you afraid of, this county lord won't eat you again." The county lord of Jiuning glanced at Xue Ling'er and said, "I just rewarded you because you were smart and clever, and I liked it in my heart." Don't be afraid, it's just a casual chat, it's not a big deal. Then, the county lord of Jiuning asked a few words about the Han Mansion, all of which revolved around Fu Changyu, why does Fu Changyu still come to Han Mansion often? Can't spend the night in Hanfu? Where do you usually stay at night? Who are there waiting around? What does Fu Changyu like? Something like that.
Xue Ling'er saw that the lord of Jiuning County did not leave Fu Changyu, and did not ask anything important, besides, thinking that the county lord of Jiuning was still the wife of His Royal Highness Fu Changyu, and wanted to understand the situation and preferences of his future husband, there was nothing wrong with it. So, Xue Linger's heart hanging in mid-air finally fell to the ground, and she told the truth everything she knew.
The county lord of Jiuning was very satisfied, took Xue Ling'er's hand and said, such a well-behaved and lovely girl is the most distressing. asked Xue Ling'er about the situation again, shook his head, and said with a pearl-covered look: "It's a pity to let such a smart and virtuous girl be a slave." β
In addition to the master, how could Xue Ling'er have ever spoken to such a noble woman? She was praised by the county lord of Jiuning like this, and suddenly felt that her value was much higher, and she also felt that she was really wronged by the way she was now. Suddenly, he had a good impression of the lord of Jiuning and became much closer.
Laughing and laughing, the county lord of Jiuning suddenly said: "If I marry His Royal Highness Fu Chang in the future, I will definitely ask him for you to be my companion at that time, okay?" β
Xue Ling'er was a little flattered, and didn't know what to say, just a smirk, saying that she was worthy of serving such a noble person as His Royal Highness and the county lord. The county lord of Jiuning smiled and said, "I think you are not only beautiful, smart and virtuous, but also know some etiquette, if you are promoted to the concubine of His Royal Highness, it is not impossible." β
Where did Xue Ling'er think of this, she felt as if she had been hit by a lucky colored ball, her brain was dizzy, and she was overwhelmed with joy. However, when she thought about how the world could drop a pie to her for no reason, she always felt a little uneasy, looking forward to the next step of the county lord of Jiuning.