==Chapter 28==

By the time Xiao Jiuniang returned to Cuiyun Pavilion, it was already nearly dusk.

As soon as she entered the gate of Cuiyun Pavilion, Lianzhi carried her to the soft couch to lie down, and instructed the other maidservants to prepare hot water and food.

At this time, Jiu Niang just ate something in the morning, and then went to Anrong Yuan to ask for peace, and then turned to Chongyue Pavilion, stood outside and was exposed to the sun until after noon, and was called in, and then Chaoxia did not show up, so she and Xiao Yu stood in the hall, and stood until the two of them went back.

Xiao Jiuniang hadn't been scolded like this for a long time, and she was also dizzy, her face was stinging so badly, she didn't have to think that it was sunburn.

Lianzhi served Xiao Jiuniang to take a bath, after bathing, Jiuniang only wore her bedclothes and returned to the soft couch to lie down, Lianzhi wanted Jiuniang to eat something first, but Xiao Jiuniang had no appetite at this time, Lianzhi had to take a bowl of chilled milk first, and came over to cover Jiuniang's face.

The fine white cotton cloth was soaked in the iced milk, and when the cotton cloth was completely soaked, it was slightly twisted and applied to the face of Jiu Niang lying on the soft couch. The lotus branch is extremely smart, the muslin cloth is cut according to the shape of Jiu Niang's face, and two holes are cut on it for ventilation.

Xiao Jiuniang breathed a sigh of relief, enjoying it quietly, her face was icy and moist, as if the stinging pain was suddenly gone.

The treatment of the daughter of the Xiao family has always been good, and everything is supplied on weekdays, with ice in summer and charcoal in winter, and there is a small bucket of milk that is rare outside every day. Because Duchess An Guo said that cow's milk nourishes people and skin, and it is good to drink it or use it to apply to the face and bathe.

At this time, someone was talking in the courtyard, and Lianzhi cleaned his hands and hurriedly greeted him. After a while, he came back and said to Jiu Niang: "Lady, An Rongyuan sent someone to send jasper paste, saying that it is excellent for wiping your face. ”

Xiao Jiuniang under the muslin trembled her eyelids and hummed softly.

It seems that Duchess An Guo also knows about the actions of the county lord of Chaoxia today, but she has no intention of stopping it at all, combined with the statement of An Rongyuan in the morning, what happened outside, so the attitude has changed?

Xiao Jiuniang was not surprised that this would be the case, because she had encountered similar situations more than once in her previous life. When a small feud encounters a 'big right or wrong', everyone has to give in, otherwise she wouldn't have done everything in her previous life, so many people secretly instigated, and was suppressed by the county lord of Chaoxia several times.

Thinking about the situation she would face in the future, Jiu Niang was still a little bored in her heart.

After dressing his face, Lianzhi brought water to serve Jiu Niang to clean, and then brought the box of jasper paste that was just delivered.

The things sent by the Duchess of An Guo are naturally not bad, the whole paste of this jasper paste is transparent, and it is contained in a small box carved from white jade, which looks extremely delicate and lovely. Jiuniang put it on the tip of her nose and sniffed it, and a fragrance lingered in her nose, mixed with a hint of herbs.

It is indeed a good thing, Xiao Jiuniang handed the box to the lotus branch and asked her to help her apply a thin layer on her face.

Cool and moisturized, I think after one night, the next day the face will be better.

Lianzhi's face was full of joy, after the milk ice compress, coupled with this jasper paste, she could already clearly see that the lady's dry red face had recovered from the previous state of white jade. She couldn't help but smile a little more at the corner of her mouth, her daughter's face is important, one is not good, how can she go out to meet people in the future.

"The old lady still values the lady, otherwise such a good thing would not have been sent, I heard the sister just now, this jasper paste old lady has not a few boxes in her hand, and the only three boxes have two boxes, and a box was also sent to Jing Xinzhai. It can be seen that the old lady must know what the county lord has done, and with the old lady in charge, she must not dare to embarrass the lady tomorrow. ”

"Really?"

Dropping this sentence, Jiuniang went to a few places on the side to sit down and eat.

Lianzhi muttered suspiciously, "Isn't it?" ”

Jiuniang smiled but said nothing.

*

The next day did not go as Lotus had thought.

A group of people gathered in Anrong Courtyard to ask for peace, the old lady didn't mention what happened yesterday, didn't seem to remember that she sent someone to send jasper paste yesterday, and didn't seem to know what happened to Xiao Jiuniang and Xiao Shi Niang, and even asked about the body of the county lord of Chaoxia in front of everyone.

The eyes of Cui and Zheng were dark and inexplicable, but their faces were full of smiles, as if they were secretly investigating yesterday, and it had not happened.

Qiē seemed so harmonious and natural, but Xiao Jiuniang's half-hanging eyes were a little more ridiculous.

After leaving from Anrong Courtyard, Xiao Jiuniang and Xiao Shi Niang naturally went to Chongyue Pavilion again, repeating what happened yesterday again.

The county lord of Chaoxia has not shown up, and he is very calm.

In the evening, return to Cuiyun Pavilion. Lianzhi also realized the strictness of the matter, and when she helped Jiu Niang to apply her face, her face was full of solemnity.

Before going to bed at night, there was a knock on the courtyard door of Cuiyun Pavilion, but it was a servant girl who Lianzhi had known earlier. She came with a letter for Lianzhi's family and called Lianzhi outside to talk about it. When Lianzhi came back, she told Xiao Jiuniang that the person who came did not bring a letter for her, but brought a message to Xiao Shi Niang in Jingxinzhai.

I couldn't understand the original words, but she also repeated it to Xiao Jiuniang word by word.

Yes, tomorrow.

There are only four words, which is simply confusing to the second monk, but Xiao Jiuniang understands it.

'Yes' is the answer to what she said before, and tomorrow probably means that something may happen tomorrow.

It seems that Xiao Shi Niang is ready to make a move.

……

The next day, as in the previous two days.

It seems that the county lord of Chaoxia will not give up if he does not peel off a layer of skin between the two.

This method may seem simple and crude, but it is extremely easy to do. You must know that the appearance of your daughter's family is the most important, and no matter how good the medicine is, it can't withstand such a scorching sun. The first time the milk ice compress and jasper paste were good, but it didn't work if you did it in a row.

Didn't you see that Xiao Jiuniang and Xiao Shi Niang's complexions were a little different today?

In fact, it is not a bad complexion, but it is tanned, and the sunburned skin has not eased, the original fair and warm skin has not had that tender feeling, but has become dry, and even faintly dandruff.

The blazing sun overhead was like a furnace, emitting heat.

It's hot, stuffy, and the cicadas are screaming knowingly in the treetops, which makes people feel a sense of irritability in their hearts for no reason.

Xiao Jiuniang was drenched in sweat, and Xiao Siniang beside her was almost in the same state as her.

Fortunately, it only said that they should wait for the summons, but did not say that they were punished, but they did not let the two of them drink water. The day before yesterday, Lianzhi cheekily asked His Excellency Chongyue for water, and those maidservants also gave it to her, and with the relief of water, Xiao Jiuniang and Xiao Shiniang did not suffer from heat stroke.

On the first day, Lianzhi and Xiao Shi Niang's maid Ruhua accompanied the two of them for a day, and the next day Jiu Niang did not let Lian Zhi come, and so did Shi Niang. If you can be a personal servant, she is naturally a confidant, and she will definitely not be able to run away, so why drag others to suffer together.

Completely opposite to the outside, the inside of the Chongyue Pavilion is very cool.

The gorgeously arranged inner room is quiet, and in the corner of the wall, two huge gilded beast head ice cauldrons are placed, and a trace of cold air comes out of it, adding a bit of coolness to the whole room.

The lord of Chaoxia leaned on the soft couch, half-closed, with a thin silk mattress on his legs, and a maidservant knelt beside the soft couch and gently beat her legs. And at the gilded ice kettle in the corner of the wall, Han Yunniang knelt aside, her face was blue from the cold, but she didn't dare to tremble her teeth, for fear of disturbing the sleeping people.

Suddenly, the door to the inner chamber slammed open.

Xiao Hang walked in from outside, his face full of annoyance. His sword eyebrows were raised angrily, his handsome eyes were glaring angrily, and he was originally angry, but when he saw Han Yunniang who was kneeling next to the ice kettle and was shivering from the cold, he was even more violent.

"You poisonous woman!"

He kicked over the table next to him, making a loud noise, which frightened all the maidservants to kneel, and the county lord of Chaoxia also opened his eyes from his sleep.

When she saw Xiao Hang who was furious, she first raised her willow eyebrows, followed by soothing her eyebrows, and evoked a sarcastic smile.

"What's wrong? The famous Qing'an layman, what made you so angry? ”

If you don't listen to the sarcasm in that remark and just look at the literal words, this is indeed a reassuring word, but it is a pity......

"Li Zhaoxia!"

Xiao Hang gritted his teeth and read the full name of the county lord of Chaoxia.

The county lord of Chaoxia sat up from the couch, and the kneeling maidservant on the side hurriedly stood up and helped her to stand up. She dusted off the six pomegranate skirts on her body, and raised her eyebrows lightly, "If you want to send your temper to Qing'an, go elsewhere, I can't stand your fanfare in the Chongyue Pavilion." ”

"You-"

The county lord of Chaoxia sneered, and his eyes moved to Han Yunniang, who looked extremely pitiful at the ice cauldron.

"You can also spill the soup medicine in the bowl of waiting, you must know that it is the medicinal herb that Ah Jia gave me, such a precious medicinal material, you can't afford to pay if you sell it." Okay, I've been punished for a few days, and my lord has a lot of spare you, so be vigilant next time. ”

"Yes." Han Yunniang knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "Thank you for the favor of the county lord." ”

"."

With a wave of his hand, Han Yunniang immediately staggered back.

After Han Yunniang retreated, the county lord of Chaoxia turned his head to face Xiao Hang, his eyes darkened, "If you come because of this cheap girl, you can leave, she spilled my medicine, and I punished her to give an explanation to the A family." ”

The reason of the county lord of Chaoxia does make sense, if the precious medicinal materials sent by the Duchess of Anguo are ruined by a slave maid, they will probably only be killed or sold, and Han Yunniang's treatment is quite light.

"The two children, Jiuniang and Shiniang, have been exposed to the sun by you for a few days, how do you explain?" Xiao Hang gritted his teeth and said.

"Oh, you said they? You also know that I haven't been feeling well lately, and I'm always groggy and drowsy after taking medicine. They're here, I'm resting, and it's normal for people to not dare to report it. ”

"Okay, good, you're reasonable!" Xiao Hang wanted to be angry, but he didn't know what to think, but he suppressed his anger, and Jun's face was distorted.

"I'm not going to entangle you poisonous woman!"

With that, he waved his sleeves, turned around, and strode towards the door. The door slammed and slammed back, creaking and creaking terribly.

The room was quiet, a little depressing.

After a long time, the county lord of Chaoxia sneered, "Xiao Qing'an, you will always come to beg me!" ”

*

Xiao Hang dropped a sentence, 'You guys go back to the courtyard to rest', and left Chongyue Pavilion angrily.

Xiao Jiuniang glanced at the back and said in a low voice: "This is your method?" ”

Xiao Siniang smiled bitterly and lowered her eyelids, "I have no other way but to take one step at a time." ”

Jiu Niang glanced at the maids under the corridor and said, "Let's get out of here first." ”

Out of Chongyue Pavilion, there was a green-lined bluestone road, and the two walked forward slowly.

"I guess you can also see that the people in this 'family' have made concessions to her for some reason." Jiu Niang said this suddenly.

Shi Niang was stunned for a moment and nodded.

"They can back down, but we can't, seeing this situation, she wants to take the opportunity to toss us to death. Presumably you should have seen it today, even Daddy can't compete with her, it can be seen that something big must have happened to the Xiao family, and they need to tolerate the county lord of Chaoxia, or they need to compromise with her and the forces behind her. So—"

Xiao Jiuniang stopped her steps and looked into Xiao Siniang's eyes, "We are in a worrying situation this time. ”

Xiao Siniang clenched her fists, her lips were also very tight, and she said after a long time: "Since you can analyze it so clearly, you should have thought of a solution." ”

Xiao Jiuniang didn't hide it, and nodded, "The two old people, Uncle and Grandfather, have not returned to Lanling yet, and it is said that they are about to leave." It is reported that Bozu once said that our etiquette rules are not very good, and we need to teach them well. ”

"What do you mean—"

"Can you tell Daddy to let him go and tell Uncle and Grandfather to take us to Lanling. In the name of learning etiquette and rules, the ancestral house of Lanling has always paid attention to etiquette, which is exemplary. Of course, it wasn't just us, but all five. You've always been close to Daddy, and you have to do it this time. ”