Chapter 17: Treasures Fly to the Dust (1)
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Xiao Hongye held the red candle in one hand, and took off the blue gauze lampshade in the house with the other hand and lit them one by one. The orange light shines through the blue veil, flashing a faint green light, like a pair of cat's eyes.
Unlike the entire Chen family, which is walking on thin ice, Chen Siyu seems to have been determined from the beginning that there will be no mistakes in the matter of offering treasures, so he seems to be particularly relaxed and leisurely, and he looks like he is sitting firmly in the Diaoyutai. But following the young lady in and out of countless scenes, Xiao Hongye, who is calm and calm in the crowd on weekdays, is still a little timid in the face of the cold and shining white blade in the villa, and is on high alert in horror throughout the whole process.
Compared with Xiao Hongye's extreme nervousness, Bai Linglin was even more than that, she had been absent-minded and flustered all afternoon, knocking over the teacup several times, and the tea stained the carpet with several brown tea stains, which made Xiao Hongye, who was also in a hurry, hurriedly find an excuse to change the tea and transfer her out of the house. I couldn't help but cry bitterly: "I was already panicked by the tip of the knife in this yard, and she was in a mess, and I was even more scared." ”
Chen Siyu calmly took out a few fine fabrics from the wardrobe, put them on the table in a row, and used the rare free time in the afternoon to choose them calmly. Hearing her complaint, she said in a sarcastic and sarcastic tone: "I really overestimate her, I didn't expect her to be so unbearable, and she panicked when she ran out of ideas." I'm afraid that there will be more things in the future, if everything is like this, she will have to suffer. ”
She happily pulled Xiao Hongye to help her choose clothes, and the two girls gradually released their girlish nature in front of the beautiful fabric, imagining that their favorite cloth would become a beautiful dress to wear on themselves, and shouted excitedly: "This is beautiful." ”
Chen Siyu draped a piece of woven gold brocade on the left side of his body, and a piece of raccoon cotton on the right, looked left and right at the Baoxiang flower branch mirror on the table, but he was still not very satisfied, and angrily took down all the fabrics on his body, and shouted: "Suffocated, red leaves go and open the window." ”
Xiao Hongye responded, and reluctantly let go of the silk on the table, only a few steps away, but her eyes were never far away, and she even had to stare at the table when she opened a window, for fear that the cloth would grow wings and fly by itself.
Chen Siyu smelled the smell of the coming rain from the earthy smell of the evening breeze outside the window. She anxiously gathered the cloth in her hand and threw it on the table, rushed to the window and stretched out her hand to say in annoyance: "It's going to rain." ”
Heavy dark clouds rumbled with a loud noise, crushing the sky like a millstone crushing soybeans.
She asked Xiao Hongye, who was squeezed aside: "Can Lin Risheng bring an umbrella when he leaves?" Then he stumbled to his feet, "I remember I didn't put an umbrella on him when he left." ”
Xiao Hongye hurriedly comforted her and said, "You are too worried." Young Master Lin is a very careful person, every time the young lady finishes packing up her baggage, he will always re-check it, and if he finds that the umbrella is missing, he will bring it himself. Moreover, if Young Master Lin is such a big person, if he sees that the rain is heavy and he can't come back in time, he will find a place to hide from the rain, and there are people everywhere in the countryside, and they are also looking for a place to sleep. ”
In fact, this is really to comfort her, Chen Siyu is a person who is meticulous about family trivialities, and her care for Lin Risheng can be described as meticulous, and after a long time in this comfortable environment, Lin Risheng gradually became slack, and happily handed over these things to her to take care of. She naturally willingly did it single-handedly, in short, one was willing to fight and the other was willing to suffer. So every time he took over the baggage, he always walked away without looking at his back, because he knew that there would be neatly folded clean clothes and his favorite dry food snacks, and even some unexpected little surprises occasionally, such as purses, flower balls and other gadgets.
Whenever he saw these things, he would smile and shake his head, and then stop her, "Don't bother making these things for me, what do I want these girls to do as a man." But if you like it, I can see something new and buy it for you when I go to the doctor. ”
It's a pity that she never received a gift from him, and he always said it and then put it behind him, because he never put even a little thought into pleasing girls.
However, the stubborn Chen Siyu will continue to have her own little sweetness after agreeing to him, and imagine with anticipation that he will unpack the burden and be surprised.
These obvious white lies couldn't hide the cunning Chen Siyu, she resolutely believed in her memory, and regretted: "How can that work!" He didn't bring an umbrella and was sure to stay overnight. I personally picked out the bed cover for him, and once he washed it a day, he would definitely not be able to sleep in other people's beds, what if he was sick if it was not clean. ”
She suddenly walked around again and wailed: "The women in the countryside are not as beautiful as the ladies, and they are spicy and tight." What if I bully him? ”
If it weren't for her serious staring, Xiao Hongye would really think that her young lady was joking with her. She laughed straight "oops", leaned on the corner of the table and said with a grin: "What you said seems to be Young Master Lin, he, he...... It's like your son. ”
Chen Siyu realized that he was in a panic just now, and he couldn't even care about the lady's reserve, and his face turned red.
She quickly changed the subject and tried to gag her, otherwise she didn't know how many embarrassing things she would say. She smiled coquettishly, waved her finger at the fabric on the table and said, "Which piece do you like, I'll give it to you." ”
Xiao Hongye squinted his eyes and pursed his lips with a wicked smile at an autumn-colored Tianxiang Juannu.
Chen Siyu glanced at it and said in surprise: "This is too plain." ”
Xiao Hongye laughed out loud: "Young Master Lin has always disliked fancy clothes, he is away all day long, and the color of his clothes is too light and easy to get dirty. This cloth is plain and elegant, not gorgeous, and it is just right to make him a robe. ”
Chen Siyu was about to stretch out her hand to hit her, when there was a sharp knock at the door. She cleared her throat and reminded Xiao Hongye, the two glanced at each other, and put away each other's flirtatious looks, which should be dignified and dignified, and should be respectful, and it has become the posture that a master and servant should have.
After listening to the visitor's reply, Xiao Hongye turned around and said, "The dinner is about to start, please move the flower hall." ”
The laughter of the two diluted the oppression and heaviness of the outside, and she almost forgot about the uninvited guests in the house. Thinking of Gu Chaomin's iceberg-like face, she cheered up and said with a smile: "Hongye will change my clothes, let's go." ”
Originally, according to Gu Chaomin's meaning, the dinner party was exempted. There was nothing more important to him than to complete the task smoothly and perfectly, and any more delay on the road would be more dangerous. He has always been tired of polite entertainment, and he is even more dismissive of compliments. But it's raining fast, and it's really in response to the sentence that it will be a rainy day, and I can't go if I want to go in advance.
Since he couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry, he simply put his patience and waited for the rain to stop while eating.
The door of the flower hall opened, and a white-haired old man came out of it, his style before the rainstorm was strong, and it had weakened a lot after the obstruction of the garden plants and trees in the villa, like a tamed wild horse, and it was as gentle as spring when it reached the hall. The old man's wide robe was carried by the wind and struck on his body like a flag hunting in the wind, his hands were stretched out and his fists were clenched, his sleeves almost covering his face, and when he put his hands down, he revealed a wrinkled but energetic face, and his face was full of the standard smile of a businessman and a fortune.
After waiting for almost a day, the owner of this villa in Mingbi Villa finally revealed the true face of Lushan.
Si Yugu jumped in front of everyone and preemptively introduced Gu Chaomin. and explained and annotated Chen Zhen's belated defense in detail.
Gu Chaomin has an inherently unfair prejudice against merchants, perhaps because he sees himself as a superior to the eunuch family, which allows him to stand on the commanding heights of power and dislike grovelling and clever words. It just so happened that most of the merchants were eloquent and calculating, which made him feel that behind their smiles and rhetoric was all dirty cunning and deceit. In short, with a strong preconceived disgust, he has been holding back the irritability in his heart.
In view of his identity and age, Gu Chaomin was polite to him, but when Chen Siyu appeared in front of everyone again in a red gold and dark flower daffodil cage skirt and won full praise, he really had an urge to leave the table immediately. Women, especially those who deliberately show off in front of men, always have an aura of danger in them.
Everyone's aesthetics are very different, but Chen Siyu, who is shrewd and delicate in the eyes of everyone, is insidious and cunning in his eyes, so he must be on guard against him at all times, and he even thinks that Chen Siyu is a demon girl arranged by Si Yugu to seduce him, and if he is not careful, he may be lured by her into the trap designed for him by Si Yugu and ruin.
This conceited imagination is absurd and ridiculous in detachment from reality, but he is voluntarily immersed in this imagination, treating all the people around him as imaginary enemies, as if there is a conspiracy lurking in every smile.
The glass lamps under the eaves of the corridor reflect the snow in the open space outside the flower hall, and the rain hits the ground like rows of battlefield soldiers chasing after me, stepping frantically.
The warm rain outside the hall completely overshadowed the atmosphere inside the room, and although Si Yugu tried his best to adjust the atmosphere with the others, the banquet still seemed very cold.
Chen Zhen was lazy and reluctant to open his mouth, Chen Siyu watched the rain worriedly, thinking about Lin Risheng's thoughts, and also became silent. Gu Chaomin vigilantly guarded against the illusory hidden arrows and open guns, and used indifference to hide his inner uneasiness.
After some bombardment, the heavy rain gradually lost its stamina, and only a few drops of rain could fall sporadically. Gu Chaomin looked up at the sky and decided to quickly cut through the chaos to end this unpleasant banquet. He got up and clasped his fists at the table and said, "The rain has stopped, and the food has been eaten." It is inconvenient to bother the soldiers under him and his subordinates. ”
His handsome face was slightly sideways, his sword eyebrows were raised, revealing the majestic face of a soldier, and he asked Chen Siyu, "Now you can please invite Shui Shenbi out of the ancestral hall." ”
She put down the dishes and chopsticks and smiled with a slightly tired smile: "Of course you can, the general please." ”
With permission, Gu Chaomin glanced at the deputy general standing behind him, and the deputy general took the order. After a while, the lieutenant returned with two guards with knives carrying the treasure box, followed by several rows of soldiers. Si Yugu handed over the key with both hands.
Gu Chaomin stretched out his hand to take it, flicked the scarlet cloak behind his back, and said chicly: "Then I will leave." ”
As soon as he took a few steps, a delicate and pretty woman's voice sounded behind him: "Wait, General Gu." ”
Gu Chaomin turned his head sharply, took a few steps back, looked at Chen Siyu and said, "Miss Chen, what advice do you have?" ”
Chen Siyu was not afraid, smiled, stood up and said slightly: "Forgive the little girl for talking too much." Before leaving, you should check the water sink again in front of everyone. Although there will be no mistakes, everyone can rest assured. What do you say? ”
What a cunning and intelligent businessman's daughter, Gu Chaomin said secretly in her heart. This clearly delineates the relationship and shows everyone that once Shui Shenbi makes any mistakes in the future, it will have nothing to do with the Chen family, and the saint blames so many people to testify, and she Chen Jiake has indeed handed Shui Shenbi into my hands.
Gu Chaomin sneered: "It's okay." He handed the key to the lieutenant, who opened the box and took out the glass bottle.
When the whole bottle came out of the box, everyone was stunned again, this time not because of the peerless appearance of the water sinking but because the crystal bottle was full of a bottle of water, there was nothing left, and the water was gone!