Chapter 157: Entering the Mansion
The boy in Tsing Yi was lifted by him like a kitten, and he couldn't help but be a little annoyed, he refused to turn back and couldn't break free, so he had to shout in a low voice: "Let go." ”
Zhu Fei half-squinted his phoenix eyes and said with a smile: "No." ”
The boy in Tsing Yi couldn't, so he had to half-cover his face with his sleeves, only revealing a pair of amber cat-like eyes, looking back at him, and said, "Don't mess around, let it go, if you don't let me go, I'm afraid that there will be big trouble." ”
Zhu Fei was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously said, "What big trouble can happen?" He saw that the eyes of the boy in Tsing Yi kept looking behind him uneasily. So he also glanced back, and the front of Liu's mansion was still bustling and lively. It's just that all the nobles who came to recruit entered the courtyard gate accompanied by the people of the Liu Mansion. Only Mrs. Liu and Zhu Yi stayed in place, and they didn't know what they were talking about.
Zhu Fei smiled slightly, let go of his hand, and said, "Stinky boy, how can you see Yi like a mouse and a cat?" Didn't you say that you have a close relationship with Miss Liu Fu and are best friends! Now that there is such a big happy event in someone's house, you don't come to congratulate you. ”
The ambiguity of his words immediately attracted the attention of the people around him. That strong curious gaze made Zhong Ziyuan cry and laugh, he was dressed as a man at the moment, but Zhu Fei did not shy away from saying that he had a close relationship with Miss Liu Fu in this public, isn't this indirectly pouring dirty water on Liu Yuqing!
She hurriedly pounced on him and covered his mouth, and said angrily: "Shut up, talk nonsense again, be careful that I poison you." ”
Being tightly covered by Zhong Ziyuan, Zhu Fei neither struggled nor got angry. His eyes were still smiling, and he said angrily: "It's okay if I don't talk nonsense, you have to accompany me to drink today." ”
"Drinking? What kind of alcohol to drink? Zhong Ziyuan said in surprise. Forthwith. She was annoyed to find that more and more people seemed to be paying attention to the movements on her side. Especially those big girls and little daughters-in-law, their eyes are shining and their cheeks are crimson, and they either cover their mouths and snicker, or they gather together to talk to each other and whisper.
The culprit is naturally the demon Zhu Fei. Although he only showed a pair of phoenix eyes at the moment, his deep eyes full of magic were flickering restlessly and deliberately, rippling and rippling. Soul-stunning. The long and thick eyelashes are like a row of small hooks, and I don't know how many girls' souls have been hooked.
In addition, he has a graceful posture and an extremely beautiful posture, with a circle of snow-white fox fur around his neck. It is also decorated with a fox's head. Look. It's a vixen that has been transformed.
Zhong Ziyuan was the closest to him, and if he didn't pay attention, he was called by the flattery he deliberately released. She hurriedly let go of her hand, took two steps back, and whispered a warning: "There are a lot of people here, don't mess around, let's find a quiet place to talk." ”
Zhu Fei didn't like to be stared at by these people, so he pursed his lips and smiled. stepped forward and took Zhong Ziyuan's hand and left. The people, who had been crowded around them, immediately dispersed consciously. A way was made for them to pass.
Looking at the backs of a few people leaving, there was a woman with a fat face and a plump body, and said with an obsessive face: "There is nothing better in the world than this, if the prince of Shu can smile at me, even if I die immediately, I am willing." ”
Her words seemed to arouse the sympathy of the women around her, and many of them wrung their handkerchiefs and watched them leave reluctantly. Zhu Fei and Zhong Ziyuan didn't notice that there was a suspicious look in the hot and chaotic gaze behind them.
There is a restaurant not far from the crowd, because everyone is crowded to the door of Liu's Mansion to see the excitement, and there is no guest in it at the moment, which seems very deserted. After the two of them sat down, the man immediately came up with a smile and listened to the command. Zhu Fei threw a silver horn into his arms and ordered: "Bring a brazier, pour two cups of hot water, and you don't have to worry about anything else." ”
After the guy went down, Zhong Ziyuan looked at his somewhat purple lips, frowned and said, "I know that my body can't stand the cold, so why don't I follow them to join in the fun." ”
Seeing that Zhong Ziyuan cared about his body, Zhu Fei's eyes narrowed, and he looked very useful. He said with a smile: "This is the biggest thing in Yi's life, as long as he opens his mouth, as a friend, I naturally can't refuse." ”
Zhong Ziyuan said curiously: "What about the heir? Is he here? There were too many people in the mess, and she didn't dare to take a closer look, so she didn't know if Guo Chengsi was here.
Zhu Fei smiled slightly, he reached out and picked up the brown coarse porcelain tea cup that exuded heat in front of him, and let his cold palms greedily absorb the slightest heat emitted from the rough cup wall. Then he said with a smile: "Yi and I don't have serious errands, so we can be regarded as rich idlers." Xiao Guo Zi is different, he has a great responsibility as the emperor, he is busy with military training all day long, and he doesn't even have time to go back to the Zhenguo Mansion, where is the time to join in the excitement? Neither Yi nor I told him. Yi also plans to wait until the time of the wedding, and invite him to have a glass of wedding wine. ”
No wonder such a big thing, Guo Chengsi didn't mention a word yesterday, it turned out that he didn't know anything about it. A sense of powerlessness rose in Zhong Ziyuan's heart, is this considered heaven's will! No matter how hard he and Guo Chengsi tried, it was useless, and Zhu Yi and Liu Yuqing were destined to become husband and wife.
Seeing Zhong Ziyuan silently caressing the rim of the teacup, he didn't speak for a long time. A hint of naughtiness flashed in Zhu Fei's eyes, he stretched out his leg and kicked her chair, and said, "Hey, I said earlier that I wanted you to drink with me, but you haven't agreed yet!" ”
Zhong Ziyuan said weakly: "What kind of wine do you drink?" ”
Zhu Fei smiled slyly and said, "Naturally, it is the 'swallow wing seat' carefully prepared by the Liu Mansion." ”
Zhong Ziyuan opened her mouth in surprise and stammered, "You, you, you want to take me into Liu's Mansion?" ”
Zhu Fei smiled: "Look at the way you are crowded in the crowd and lost your soul, you must have wanted to congratulate Miss Liu Fu in person, but you couldn't enter." It happens to be a lot of people today, and I can take advantage of the chaos to sneak you in. What do you think? Interesting enough! ”
This can really be had! Zhong Ziyuan's eyes lit up as soon as he rubbed it. She bit her lip and said, "You won't run into Prince Rui, will you?" ”
Zhu Fei smiled: "You are stupid! When I change into women's clothes and mix in the female guests, I will naturally not be able to meet Yi. Besides, there is Yukihime, Yuhime protects you. You can walk sideways in Liu's Mansion. After a pause, he said strangely: "It's strange to say, why are you so afraid of seeing Yi?" Could it be that you once helped Miss Liu Fu bully Ye Meisu. It was the only reason he could think of.
Here's why. Zhong Ziyuan really couldn't open her mouth, so she had to say vaguely: "Yes, that Ye Meisu was also offended by me. ”
Zhu Fei laughed, patted her shoulder, and said heroically: "What is the big deal for me?" To tell you the truth, I have also offended that Ye Oiran fiercely, but I have not seen anything unhappy about Yi. You don't have to be so scared. Zhong Ziyuan smiled helplessly and did not speak.
Next door to the restaurant is a ready-to-wear shop. Zhong Ziyuan was still a handsome boy before she entered, and when she came out, she became a cold and gorgeous young lady. A silver-white jacket with blue edges, and a pleated skirt embroidered with pink butterflies in sky blue. There is also a crystal crystal on the hairpin, and the fine and shining crystal beads held in the phoenix's mouth keep shaking with her steps, reflecting the colorful brilliance.
Xue Ji also painted a peach blossom makeup for her by herself. Fair complexion. The slender willow eyebrows, the slightly raised tails of the eyes, and the cheeks are all smudged peach. With such a painting, her whole temperament and appearance are very different from before. Zhong Ziyuan looked at the bronze mirror, almost unable to recognize himself.
Zhong Ziyuan touched the crystal hairpin on his head and said strangely: "This dress is just fine, they are all ready-made in the shop." Where did this hairpin come from, it doesn't seem to be ordinary. Her amber eyes looked at Zhu Fei. "Don't tell me that you still have a penchant for carrying women's jewelry with you." ”
"Why do you care so much? Anyway, just give it back to me when it's used up. There are no such lines. How did you sneak into Liu's Mansion? He looked Zhong Ziyuan up and down, frowned, and suddenly took off the white fox fur scarf around his neck, tied it around her neck himself, and then clapped his hands and smiled with satisfaction: "This is perfect." ”
The fox fur scarf had his warm body temperature remaining, Zhong Ziyuan moved his neck uncomfortably, and said, "You gave me this, so what should you do yourself?" ”
"It's a worrying life." Zhu Fei said impatiently: "When I entered the Liu Mansion, I naturally had good wine, good food and good tea to entertain me, are you afraid that they will freeze me?" Let's go! If it goes on any longer, the feast will come to an end. ”
Because most of the people in Liu's mansion were very familiar with cardamom, Zhong Ziyuan simply asked her to go back first. Surrounded by Xue Ji and Yu Ji, she followed Zhu Fei and swaggered into Liu's mansion.
Liu's mansion is naturally very lively at the moment, and countless tables and banquets have been opened in the flower hall in the front yard, and the relatives and friends of Liu's mansion have entertained Prince Rui and the sons he brought to recruit to drink here. The female guests were naturally arranged in the backyard, and I heard that a stage was also set up, so it was naturally inconvenient for Zhu Fei to go in. He had to tell Xue Ji that Yu Ji was optimistic about Zhong Ziyuan, and if there was anything, he would come to the flower hall to find him.
Zhong Ziyuan is very familiar with the terrain of Liu's Mansion, and she hasn't come to Liu Yuqing's courtyard a hundred times, but I'm afraid that there will be eighty times. In the backyard, although I also met a lot of maids and women along the way, because there were many female guests in the house today, and Zhong Ziyuan was dressed up extraordinarily, no maids and women came forward to interrogate them. It didn't take long for her to take Xue Ji and Yu Ji to the gate of Liu Yuqing's courtyard.
The yard is also very lively, with many maids and mothers-in-law shuttling back and forth without touching the ground. On the ground, there are one after another vermilion lacquer painted gold gift burdens, and the stretchers are also tied with red silk. These are Liu Yuqing's dowries, and they are also eighty-two lifts, which can be described as everything. All kinds of gold, silver and bronze ware, silk and satin, large mahogany carved cabinets with soft inlays, small toilets, spittoons, and various jade combs, wooden combs, and silver combs for combing hair. In the center there is also a rosewood shelf bed made of hundreds of sons and thousands of grandchildren.
After the people in the flower hall have finished the feast, they will carry these dowries back to Prince Rui's mansion. At this moment, Mrs. Liu is holding a thick dowry list, counting the same details, and it seems that she will not be able to finish it in a while.
It's just that if Zhong Ziyuan wants to enter through the gate, she will definitely see it. Although the subordinates in Liu's mansion were lucky enough to not recognize him, Zhong Ziyuan didn't think that Mrs. Liu would not recognize herself.
She thought about it, and then took Yukihime, and Yuhime went directly from the front door to the backyard. There is a hidden corner door, which is usually not entered or exited, and is locked with iron chains. Yukihime grabbed the lock and twisted it slightly, and the chain immediately fell.
Zhong Ziyuan stuck out her tongue and whispered: "Behind this is Miss Liu's boudoir, you can wait for me here, and I will come when I go." ”
Yu Ji smiled: "Got it, you can go with confidence!" ”
Zhong Ziyuan immediately lifted the hem of her skirt and got into it neatly. Through the vermilion diamond-shaped pane, Zhong Ziyuan could faintly hear Caixia and Mingyue's voice inside: "Miss, haven't you seen the excitement outside." The sons brought by Prince Rui to recruit are either nobles or officials. There are also dowries one by one, all kinds of rare treasures, almost piled up into a hill, and the eyes of the slaves and maids are all dazzling. ”
"Miss, it seems that this Prince Rui treats you really well, why are you not so happy?"
"What do you know? I always felt like I was in a dream, it was so unreal."
Zhong Ziyuan listened to the voices of the three of them, who seemed to be the only ones inside, so she bent her fingers and tapped lightly on the window lattice. "Who's sneaking around out there?" Caixia pushed open the window, and Zhong Ziyuan hurriedly came out and smiled: "Sister Liu, it's me." ”
"Sister Shion!" Liu Yuqing said with a smile: "Why did you leave the door and sneakily knock on my window?" Hurry up and come in. ”
Zhong Ziyuan first took off the embroidered shoes on her feet and threw them into the house, and then lifted the corners of her skirt and wrapped them around her waist. She lifted her leg and climbed neatly through the window. Her body was light and agile like flowing water, and she did it in one go, which stunned the three girls in the room.
Zhong Ziyuan climbed into the house and picked up the embroidered shoes and put them on. Then he blessed Liu Yuqing and said with a smile: "My sister is here to congratulate my sister." ”
Liu Yuqing hurriedly stepped forward to support her, her cheeks flushed and said, "My sister is polite." After pulling Zhong Ziyuan to sit down on the long collapse, she said curiously: "Why did my sister climb into the window?" ”
Zhong Ziyuan said with a smile: "Don't hide it from my sister, in fact, I mixed in with the prince of Shu." You also know that after all, I am the daughter of a criminal minister, and if people recognize me, I am afraid it will not be good. Naturally, she wouldn't tell Liu Yuqing, but now Mrs. Liu is guarding herself like a thief.
Liu Yuqing took a closer look at Zhong Ziyuan, especially the dense and soft white fox scarf around her neck, and at a glance, she knew that it was a gift from the emperor. She couldn't help sighing: "My sister's all-round style is no worse than those young ladies of the princess's family." If you hadn't called me first, I would have barely recognized you. You rarely dress up like this, and it looks very different from what you used to. (To be continued......)