Chapter 193: Matchmaking
Before the sky was bright, Liuyun got up from the bed early, she chose a peach blossom red skirt to put on, sat in front of the dressing table, looking at her uncontrollable smile, and her mood was a little happier. Liuyun picked up the peach blossom rouge that she had just bought from Mei Yanzhai on the table a few days ago, took some, and gently wiped it on both sides of her cheeks, her appearance was a little bland, but I don't know if it was because of the rouge, or because of the heart, the familiar face in the mirror looked a little more delicate than before, it was Yanli who belonged to the youngest daughter's family, and the spring in her eyes flashed slightly, as if she was about to overflow.
Liuyun couldn't help but reach out and pat her cheek, and said to herself ashamedly: "What are you thinking, I know that the master won't like me like this, which one of her in the past is not a beauty......"
But Liuyun couldn't help but think of the gentle eyes of the master looking at her, and the faint doting smile, and the cheeks that had already recovered were dyed with two red clouds.
Liuyun shook his head vigorously, forced himself to stop thinking about it, got up and straightened his skirt again, and then walked out of the room.
Outside Zheng Houzhong's bedroom, Liuyun took the basin and handkerchief in the little maid's hand, reached out and knocked on the door gently, and asked, "Master, are you awake?" Can slaves and maidservants come in? ”
"Come in." There was a deep and nice male voice coming from inside.
After getting the answer, Liuyun pushed the door into the room, walked quickly to the bed, glanced at Zheng Houzhong, who had already gotten up, and put the basin and handkerchief in his hand on the shelf on the side, and then bowed to Zheng Houzhongfu and said, "Master." Slaves and maids are waiting for you to change your clothes. ”
The man on the bed looked at Liuyun, nodded slightly, and said with a light smile: "It's hard work." ”
Liuyun didn't dare to look at Zheng Houzhong, and replied softly: "This is a matter for slaves and maids, where will it be hard." After saying that, he opened the closet on the side and chose his regular clothes.
"Master, do you think it's good to wear this today?" Liuyun took out a blue Yunxiang rune bat pattern suit, took it to Zheng Houzhong and asked.
"Yun'er thinks it's good, then I'll wear this." Zheng Houzhong nodded and said with a smile.
Liuyun listened to Zheng Houzhong's words, but his head was getting lower and lower. I want to hide the deeper and deeper flush on my face.
Liuyun waited for Zheng Houzhong to change into that strong suit. Then he put on a blue auspicious cloud wide-brimmed brocade belt, and the black hair was tied up and wore a small silver crown inlaid with jade, and the white jade crystal on the silver crown set off the black and smooth of his hair, like silk.
Liuyun looked at Zheng Houzhong, who was becoming more and more plump and handsome. It seems that he is a little taller than before. I also lost some weight. It's understandable that Liuyun has lost weight, after all, he has been sick for so long and can't eat well. If you just fall asleep all day, you will naturally lose weight, but it is a little strange to be taller...... Liuyun immediately looked at it a few more times, and felt that it should be thin to look taller, so he didn't think about it anymore.
Liuyun helped Zheng Houzhong tidy up his clothes, and asked him, "Master, are you going to the barracks today?" Your body has not fully recovered, why don't you rest for a few more days, the slave is worried......"
Before Liuyun's words were finished, Zheng Houzhong suddenly held her hand, choking on her words, and looked at Zheng Houzhong with a somewhat overwhelmed expression.
Zheng Houzhong just pulled Liuyun to the side of the stool and sat down, then quickly let go of her hand and asked slowly, "Liuyun, how many years have you been serving by my side?" ”
Liuyun lowered her head, the hand that was held by Zheng Houzhong retracted into her sleeve, her face was crimson, and she replied in a low voice: "The slave maid was sold into the mansion as a maid at the age of ten, at first she was just a fire girl in the kitchen, and then she was treated well by the master and transferred the slave and maid to serve you, and now, it has been eight years. ”
Zheng Houzhong nodded again and asked slowly, "That Yun'er is eighteen years old this year, right?" ”
"The slave's birthday is small, it is in the wax moon, so there are still a few months to reach the eighteenth." Liuyun still lowered his head and replied in a low voice.
"That's not small, most of our women in Da Zhou got married at the age of fifteen or sixteen, and many of them were already mothers of several children when Yun'er was your age." Zheng Houzhong smiled again, and said with some ridicule in his tone.
Liuyun didn't know what Zheng Houzhong suddenly meant by saying this, her hands twisted the hem of her clothes a little nervously, and she didn't know how to respond to Zheng Houzhong's words for a while.
"But I delayed Yun'er, I don't know if Yun'er has a favorite man?" Zheng Houzhong suddenly asked very bluntly.
Liuyun suddenly became even more embarrassed when he heard this, his face was like a ripe red apple, and after a while, he replied like a mosquito and a fly: "The master doesn't want to make fun of the slave and the maid, how can the slave and the maid have that kind of mind, the slave and the maid just want to serve the master wholeheartedly." ”
"Yun'er, I know that you are a good girl, but getting married and having children is the life that a woman should experience, and I can't delay you so selfishly." Zheng Houzhong suddenly said to Liuyun very seriously.
Liuyun listened to Zheng Houzhong's words, raised his head suddenly, looked at him with slightly red eyes, and said, "Master, is it the slave who did something wrong?" Do you want to drive away the slaves and maids? ”
Zheng Houzhong shook his head and replied helplessly: "Yun'er, you misunderstood what I meant, you didn't do anything bad, I just think that it is too wronged to let you be a subordinate by my side all the time, I will get rid of your slavery and find you a good family, which can be regarded as a reward for taking care of me wholeheartedly during this time." ”
As soon as Liuyun heard this, he immediately got up from the chair, knelt in front of Zheng Houzhong with a "touch", and said with tears on his face: "Please don't drive the slave and maid away, the slave and maid don't want any reward, as long as they can stay by your side." ”
Zheng Houzhong looked at Liuyun crying like that, frowned invisibly, and then stood up, personally helped Liuyun up from the ground, and said with a sigh: "Silly girl, why are you like this, if you don't want to, I won't force you, but you are a girl, you always have to get married, otherwise when you become an old girl in the future, you will definitely blame me in your heart." ”
"No, the slave won't, as long as you can keep the slave and the maid by your side, even if you don't marry for the rest of your life, the slave and the maid are willing." Liuyun said in a very firm tone.
"Well, you don't have to rush to refuse me. If you have any favorite object in the future, just sue me, and I will definitely make the decision for you. Zheng Houzhong seemed to take a step back, looked at Liuyun with a doting expression and said.
At this moment, Liuyun was almost about to say that the person she really liked in her heart was you, the master, but she still held back, because she was afraid, afraid that after Zheng Houzhong knew. will send her away. In fact, she didn't expect to be his woman, as long as she could be by his side all the time, she was very satisfied.
Meng Feiyang watched Liuyun leave the room, and his face, which was still smiling faintly, suddenly turned cold. His bony hands tapped lightly on the log table. He seemed to be thinking about some plan.
Lu Wanwan has been a little distressed recently. She thought that Meng Feiyang asked her to find a husband for Liuyun was just a joke, but she didn't expect him to come for real, and called herself over again this morning. Let her hurry up and find someone, and then bring her to the house.
Lu Wanwan felt that Meng Feiyang must have pretended to be sick and pretended to be wrong these days, and the solution was his own idea, but he wanted her to help him deal with the aftermath, which was really enough.
Lu Wanwan felt that she couldn't go all over the street to pull men, and then after some careful consideration, she really thought of a solution, where are the most men? Naturally, it was the barracks, and she knew a lot of people there, so she could ask tentatively first, it was better than messing around with the mandarin duck spectrum.
Because after Meng Feiyang said that to herself last time, Lu Wanwan hadn't come to the barracks for several days, after all, she herself would be worried in her heart, afraid that someone with a heart would see the clues.
Wang Baizhou was obviously very surprised when he saw Lu Wanwan coming over, put down half of the soldiers who were training, and took Lu Wanwan into the camp.
After the two sat down on the chairs, Lu Wan didn't know how to start this somewhat embarrassing topic with Wang Baizhou for a while.
"Sir hasn't been here for a few days, is he taking care of the general in the house?" Wang Baizhou helped Lu Wan pour tea and asked first.
Lu Wanwan was not in the mood to drink tea, just took the cup casually, and replied absentmindedly: "Yes, the general just woke up a few days ago, and naturally he still needs to recover for a while, so I have to take care of it for a while." ”
"That gentleman is here today ......" Wang Baizhou seemed to notice Lu Wanwan's strange appearance, looked at her and asked.
Lu Wanwan pondered his words again before he slowly spoke: "Baizhou, the two of us have known each other for a long time, I don't know how old you are this year, and who else is in the family." ”
Wang Baizhou glanced at Lu Wanwan suspiciously, and didn't know why she suddenly asked this, but he still replied truthfully: "I am twenty-nine years old this year, and my parents have an old father and mother, as well as a brother and a sister, all of whom have already started a family. ”
"What about yourself? Your younger brothers and sisters are all married, you should have been married a long time ago, but I have never heard you mention your ...... Wife? Lu Wanwan continued to ask.
"Because I didn't have anything to say, I didn't mention it to my husband." Wang Baizhou said indifferently, "I came out of my home at the age of sixteen, worked outside for three years, and then joined the army, and stayed in the barracks for ten years. ”
Lu Wanwan heard Wang Baizhou say that he was not married yet, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked again: "Then haven't you thought about finding a suitable woman to take care of your life, after all, you can't never get married for the rest of your life." ”
Wang Baizhou listened to Lu Wanwan's words, and the look on his face suddenly became more and more suspicious, he looked Lu Wanwan up and down for a while before he spoke again: "Sir, you are a little strange today, why do you keep asking me these questions, is it because you want to help me be a matchmaker." ”
I didn't expect to be guessed by Wang Baizhou so easily, Lu Wanwan's face was suddenly embarrassed, coughed lightly, nodded awkwardly and said: "Baizhou, don't think Mr. I am nosy, it's just that I have a good candidate here......"
"Wait, wait", Wang Baizhou interrupted Lu Wanwan's words in time, and said with a wry smile: "Sir, I really don't want to think about this now. ”
"Bai Zhou, don't be in a hurry to refuse, you have to listen to who I want to introduce to you first." Lu Wanwan also said with a wry smile.
Wang Baizhou didn't want to dismiss Lu Wanwan's face too much, so he could only smile helplessly: "Okay then, sir, you say it first." ”
"You also know this person, it's the Liuyun girl in our house......"
"Sir, don't say it, if it's Miss Liuyun, I really don't have any idea at all, you better find someone else." Wang Baizhou immediately interrupted Lu Wanwan's words and said.
Lu Wanwan is really helpless this time, although Liuyun is not a big beauty, but she can be regarded as a beautiful little beauty, even if Wang Baizhou really doesn't like it, he doesn't have to look disgusted like this.
"Baizhou, think about it again, in fact, Miss Liuyun is really good, very good, she ......" Lu Wanwan wanted to work harder, but Wang Baizhou didn't wait for him to finish, and grabbed Bai Dao again, "Sir, it's not that she's bad, it's that I really don't have any thoughts about her, and I can also see that Miss Liuyun actually likes things in her heart, Lord General." ”
Lu Wanwan didn't expect Wang Baizhou to know about this, so he suddenly became even more embarrassed, and said, "That's it...... I didn't think about it......"
"Sir, you're not such a nosy person, why did you bother to be a matchmaker for Liuyun this time, what is the reason?" Wang Baizhou asked very strangely.
Lu Wanwan suddenly didn't know how to answer, and said hesitantly: "This...... In fact...... It's because ......"
Without waiting for Lu Wanwan to say the reason, Wang Baizhou seemed to think of something, clapped his hands and said, "Is it what the general ordered you to do, then this qiē makes sense." ”
Lu Wanwan naturally had no choice but to acquiesce, it was Meng Feiyang who stuffed this inexplicable errand into her.
"This is really strange, I always thought that the general would take the Liuyun girl into the house, after all, for so many years, the Liuyun girl has been serving by the general's side, and the general should have some feelings for her." Wang Baizhou muttered visibly puzzled.
"The general wants Liuyun to find a man who can treat her wholeheartedly, after all, it is impossible for the general to marry Liuyun as his wife." Lu Wanwan casually found a reason and said.
"This is also true, if the general accepts Liuyun, at most he can only let her be a concubine, and the wife naturally still has to marry those women from good families."
Lu Wanwan listened to Wang Baizhou's words, frowned slightly, and retorted with some dissatisfaction: "Liuyun is just a slave, why is it not a good woman." ”
When Wang Baizhou heard this, he smiled apologetically and said: "Sir, you misunderstood, I didn't mean that, I just want to say that the general is a person who does great things, and his wife, naturally there must be some background forces in the family, so that the general can also be given some help in the future." (To be continued......)