Chapter 4: Sisters

The Changqing Palace is magnificent, and the display of the furnishings is also luxurious and complex. The floor is made of jade, and the joints are so well treated that they are barely visible to the naked eye. It was covered with a long blanket of soft cashmere that snaked from the doorway to the end of the main hall. The hall is furnished with ten rosewood carved chairs and several square tables of the same style, on which are placed a set of white-glazed tea sets. In the huge hollow crane pattern copper tripod, there is a trace of white green smoke, which is emitted by the burning lily incense, fresh and sweet.

On the high hall was a huge and luxurious throne of the dragon, covered with a white tiger skin as smooth as silk satin, on which a beautiful woman in a gorgeous dress was half-leaning and half-sitting. She wore a long dress embroidered with peony bee butterfly patterns in autumn fragrance, and the intricate patterns and styles were made by famous artists at a glance, and they were ingenious. The smooth black hair was coiled into an elegant bun, and it was decorated with ornaments such as beads, tassels, and step rocks. The slender white fingers of the beautiful woman fiddled with the jade dropping earrings in her ears from time to time, with a lazy expression, and her delicate and impeccable face made people willing to indulge in it. This person is the owner of the Hidden Heaven Villa and the master of stealing jade - Forsythia.

And beside Forsythia, there was a middle-aged man who was also dressed in an autumn-colored embroidered banana Fu deer pattern robe. He looks to be about thirty years old, and the baptism of time has made him mature and steady, adding a unique masculine charm to the unworldly hairy boy. The man's appearance is very handsome, and at a glance, he knew that he was a rare beautiful man in his early years. He lowered his head and peeled a lychee, and after peeling it, he put the white flesh into the forsythia's mouth with his own hands. Forsythia swallowed the lychee in one bite, and then glanced at the man with affection, and the two looked at each other and smiled, so happy. This man's name is Han Fengyu, and he is Forsythia's husband who has been in love for more than ten years. The two of them wore clothes of the same color almost every day, and in the impression of stealing jade, the master seemed to have explained, saying that this was called husband and wife clothes.

Stealing jade walked into the main hall with Hua Heng and Fu Shu, followed by Tang Bujing's five masters and servants. The three people in front stepped forward together, clasped their hands into fists and greeted the two people on the seat: "The apprentice has seen Master, Uncle Han." ”

Tang Bu was surprised to learn from them, and asked for peace in a good manner: "Don't be surprised to see the owner of the village and Mr. Han." ”

Forsythia squinted a pair of beautiful eyes, stared at the few people under the seat, and then sat up straight with a wave of his sleeves, and said with a smile: "You guys are here, and you are here without being surprised." ”

Han Fengyu looked at the stealing jade lovingly, and asked softly, "Yu'er is back, this trip is quite smooth, right?" Xiang'er also came back, saying that she had just gone to change her clothes, and now she should be coming soon. ”

"It's great that my sister is back!" As soon as Stealing Yu heard Han Fengyu's words, he immediately came to his senses. From time to time, she tilted her head to look out of the hall, just waiting for her sister to walk in after a while.

Sure enough, after only half a cup of tea, a crimson figure appeared outside the door of the Changqing Palace. It was a young girl, eighteen or nineteen years old, and her appearance was very exquisite, and if you looked closely, she was five or six points similar to the jade thief. Behind her was a tall, majestic man in gray, who followed the girl in scarlet clothes all the way, his eyes full of care.

This girl is the sister of the jade thief - Lian stealing incense. Stealing incense is two years older than stealing jade, and the two sisters have been dependent on each other since childhood, and their relationship is very deep. In the entire Hidden Heaven Villa, only the two sisters who stole jade and stole incense followed the surname of the owner. It is said that this is because Forsythia adopted two sisters from a very young age, and because their family background is unknown, Forsythia chose the names of the two of them. According to the different personalities of the two sisters, Forsythia taught them different skills. Stealing incense has a calm temperament, mainly learning to collect intelligence, sort out clues, and provide information; Stealing jade is more lively, so what I learned was stealing beams and changing pillars, stealing the sky and changing the day, and identifying treasures. Stealing jade has been very depressed since she grew up, why are her and her sister's names so "direct"? Although what they learned in the village is indeed related to "stealing", how can anyone name a girl like this? She was also very dissatisfied and asked Forsythia to change their names, but Forsythia said righteously that the name should reflect personal characteristics and values. So, the matter was closed.

Stealing incense and the gray-clothed man entered the Changqing Palace, and then, like stealing jade, first asked Forsythia and Han Fengyu to say goodbye: "Apprentice stealing incense, Du Yong, I have seen Master and Uncle Han." ”

"Sister!" Stealing Yu excitedly shouted at the woman in scarlet clothes, then walked over and took her hand, and said a little coquettishly: "Sister is back, Yu'er hasn't seen her sister for more than a month." As she spoke, she turned her head to look at the gray-clothed man and grimaced, pouting, "It must be that you are delaying too much, senior brother, otherwise my sister would have been able to go back to the villa a long time ago." ”

Du Yong, who was clothed in gray, scratched his head embarrassedly when he was stolen from the jade, and his handsome and resolute face was slightly red. Stealing incense glanced at Stealing Jade with disgust, and scolded with a smile: "Where is the matter of Senior Brother?" It was I who lingered on the scenery along the way, pestering the elder brother for a few days. You, you, always bully the elder brother honestly. ”

Du Yong only smiled innocently, waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter, the two junior sisters are happy." ”

Stealing Jade was amused by his appearance, and laughed out loud. She covered her mouth and "giggled", pointed at Du Yong and said, "Senior brother is really a nerd!" ”

"Alright," Forsythia, who had been silent, finally spoke. Her voice is very lazy and powerful. Forsythia stared at the stealing jade and asked, "Yu'er, this is your first time out of the mountain, can the task be completed?" ”

Stealing Yu patted his head and said, "Hey, just now I was just talking to my sister and senior brother, and I forgot about the important things." As she spoke, she removed a pouch from her waist and stepped forward, presenting her hands to Forsythia. Han Fengyu took it for Forsythia, then loosened the strap on the loose bag and took out the "Dark Night Morning Star" from it. As soon as the beads were taken out, they shone brightly, reflecting the huge Changqing Palace!

Forsythia was accustomed to seeing rare treasures, but he still couldn't help but straighten up, squinted his eyes and looked carefully, the corners of his mouth lifted upward, and said with satisfaction: "It is worthy of being the 'King of Pearls', this light really eclipses all pearls." Yu'er did a great job this time. It was the first time I carried out the task, and I completed it very well, and it was in vain that the teacher cultivated you weekdays. ”

"Thank you, Master, for the compliment." Stealing jade was affirmed by Forsythia, and her heart suddenly bloomed, but she said quite modestly: "Yu'er just moved her mind a little this time, it's just that Wang Yuanwai is too easy to be fooled." ”

Tang Bujing, who had been very well-behaved and quiet since he entered the main hall, said in a timely manner: "Bu Bu was also present at the time, and Sister Stealing Jade did it seamlessly. She bought a 'Dark Night Morning Star' imitated by a small trader in Anping Town, and then took advantage of the explanation to everyone, stealing the beams and changing the pillars, and hid the real beads in the bag that she carried with her to cover the light. And then he cleverly answered everyone's questions one by one, so that everyone was convinced, which is really wonderful! ”

Stealing Jade glanced back at him, trying to say something, but in the end he didn't speak.

Forsythia smiled at Tang Bushu: "Don't be surprised, you must have helped Yu'er a lot this time." The last time you came to the village and asked Yu'er when she would come out of the mountain to try, I knew that you would definitely help her. Yu'er, I haven't thanked you for not shocking my brother. ”

"He didn't actually do anything...... "Stealing Jade muttered dissatisfiedly, but he couldn't resist the master's meaning, so he still had to say: "Stealing Jade thanked the fourth son......"

Tang Bu smiled politely and waved his hand at the jade: "This is not shocking." is not surprised, but he hopes that the sister who steals the jade will be victorious. ”

Forsythia beckoned a figure who had been hiding in the shadows, reassembled the "Dark Night Morning Star" and handed it over, instructing: "Lizhu, help me put it away and put it in the treasure house." ”

"Yes." The figure called Lizhu took the bag, and then disappeared in a flash, as fast as if it had never appeared.

Forsythia turned his head and continued to show a bright smile to Tang Bu, and said kindly and dotingly: "It's not easy not to come here without being surprised." Since you are here, you will stay for a few more days and talk and chat with me more. ”

Tang Buyi bowed obediently to Forsythia, and said respectfully: "Then if you are not surprised, it is better to be respectful, but you are going to disturb the owner for a few days." ”

"You kid, you're always so polite." Forsythia smiled, turned his head to Han Fengyu and said, "Among these children, what I like the most is not to be surprised." Young and promising, not to mention, but also polite, you can't find anything wrong anywhere. ”

"Yes," Han Fengyu agreed, his smile was elegant and gentle, "The fourth prince is calm and indifferent, resourceful, and indeed a rare talent. ”

Tang Bu lowered his head as if he was humble, but his eyes never left the jade stealing for half a moment.

Forsythia's observation is so keen, and he inadvertently sees everything in his eyes. She looked Tang Bu surprised up and down, and suddenly sighed with emotion: "If I have a daughter, I must let her marry a man like Bu Jing, become the happiest woman in the world, and enjoy all the glory and care." Yu'er, do you think what Master said is right? ”

Stealing Yu didn't expect Forsythia to ask her such a question, but she immediately blurted out: "Yu'er didn't think it would be any good to marry this man." He's so business-savvy, he's as shrewd as a fox. Maybe he will sell someone one day, how can the master still think of marrying his daughter to him? Besides, haven't you and Uncle Han always wanted to live in a two-person world and not have children? Even if the two of you figure it out and give birth now, then when the child grows up and can get married, Tang Fox will have already grown old and become an old man. ”

Her words were unabashed, causing everyone in the hall to cover their mouths and snicker. Although Tang Buyi was also laughing, Forsythia obviously felt that the air around him suddenly became a little indifferent. That polite smile didn't melt into his cold eyes at all. Forsythia looked at the ignorant and unconscious stealing jade, and then looked at Tang Buyi, who had hidden his feelings well, sighed helplessly, and shook his head slightly......