Chapter Ninety-Six: Asking to See
The sedan chair stopped outside the gate of Ji's mansion, Yu Shu followed Ji Xiaochun and Ji Xiaogu into the gate, the two faces in front of him were not good-looking, and the frowning brows could kill flies, Yu Shu covered his mouth with a fan, snickered twice, and saw Ji Xiaogu suddenly turn his head and look at her with a gloomy face:
"Are you happy?"
Yu Shu shook his head: "No." ”
Ji Xiaogu snorted lightly, waved his hand and said, "Send Miss back to the room." ”
Yu Shu shook his fan and followed his subordinates, and he could still hear the complaining voice of Ji Lao Er in the back: "What's going on, it's clear that everything is optimistic, and there is a bloody disaster"
Back in the small courtyard, Mrs. Huang was waiting for her, took off all the clothes on her body, and left an empty shelf for her, Yu Shu didn't say a word and removed the belt of the waist and abdomen without saying a word, and lifted the hem of the dress to see that there were red marks on the white and tender little waist, I really don't know how many times she can endure it.
Changed into a loose dress, Yu Shu went next door to see Yu Xiaoxiu, Yu Xiaoxiu's situation today is better than yesterday, he is sober, he can eat, and he doesn't sweat profusely, but he can't turn over yet, so he lies on the bed and talks to Yu Shu:
"Sister, where did you go in the morning, I asked Aunt Liu and she didn't tell me."
Yu Shu thought that sooner or later he would have to let him know, not to mention that he saw Cao Zixin again today, and thought that it was better to choose a day than to hit the day, so he poured a glass of water and sat down, drove Qiu Xiang out, and let Aunt Liu stay outside the door.
"That's right"
Hearing Yu Shu say that the Ji family was going to give her a concubine, Yu Xiaoxiu was so angry that she almost jumped up from the bed: "It turns out that they fought this idea, so shameless-"
Yu Shu stretched out his hand and pressed him on his back, and Yu Xiaoxiu grinned back in pain, "Don't interject, let me finish, otherwise I won't tell you." ”
Yu Xiaoxiu had no choice but to bite his lip and endure his anger, and listened to Yu Shu explain all the causes and consequences, and slapped the head of the bed a few times: "Damn, damn, I know that they are uneasy and kind." ”
Enough to vent, as soon as he looked up, he saw Yu Shu's calm appearance, and couldn't help but say anxiously: "Sister, why aren't you worried at all, you really plan to replace Miss Fourth to be a concubine?" ”
"Whisper, whisper, shhhhh ”
Yu Shu didn't tell Yu Xiaoxiu about Cao Zixin, she planned to find out what happened to him first, she had repeatedly received favors from him and owed him several favors, this time she wanted to pit the Ji family, but she didn't want to pit him together.
Just when Yu Shu was thinking about how to contact Cao Zixin, the eldest young master of the Xue family took the initiative to find the door early the next morning. Hearing the identity of the person, the servant of the Ji family politely invited the person into the door, and hurriedly ran to the backyard to inform him.
Because it was morning, only Ji Lao Er was at home, so he hurried to go when he heard the report, and when he arrived at the tea room in Nanyuan, he saw Xue Dashao waiting in the hall.
"Xue Gongzi." As soon as Ji Xiaochun saw Xue Dashao, he remembered that he was hit by a horse in front of the Xue family's annex yesterday, thinking that this person was still one of the candidates for his future son-in-law, and he was unhappy, but he didn't show it.
Xue Rui was standing under a danqing with his back hand to admire, and turned his head when he heard the sound, it seemed that people gave a salute, compared to yesterday's eyes, today is polite:
"Ji Shibo."
Ji Xiaochun, who shouted at this shout, was flattered, and was about to climb up the pole, when he saw Xue Rui turn around and point to the painting on the wall, and said:
"Liu Xiangnan's painting is of the highest quality, but the calligraphy has never worked, so he passed on to later generations of paintings, there are few inscriptions, this pair of inscriptions is Liu Xiangnan's seal, the painting is also good, but unfortunately this first pen note is fake, I have heard that the Yiyang Ji family is hospitable and friendly, but there are still fakes hanging in the hospitality?"
After Xue Ruipin made a statement, he turned his head to look at Ji Xiaochun with a stiff smile, and without waiting for him to answer, he stepped back to the chair and sat down, holding the tea ceremony to explain his meaning:
"I heard that the fourth lady of your mansion came home from a visit and is still in the house, can you invite her out to see her?"
Ji Xiaochun was dumbfounded, before he could say a word, this Young Master Xue directly proposed to see his daughter, this request was obviously inappropriate, and it was natural for him to mention it.
"I'm afraid it's inconvenient."
Star Swirl only learned a few days ago that the Lu Dao family had deliberately arranged for her to have a relationship with the Xue family, although it was a part of it from her, but now that she was called out to see Young Master Xue, I wonder if the child would think too much.
"Inconvenient?" Xue Rui knocked down the lid of the tea and looked at Ji Xiaochun: "I'm not mistaken, Miss Ji learned Yi in Taishi Shuyuan, isn't it a young lady who doesn't go out of the door, I was studying abroad before, and I never had the opportunity to see it in Beijing, and now I come to visit, what's inconvenient, is it that she is sick?" Or away from home? ”
Ji Xiaochun was already sweating on his head, and it was not good to curse his daughter for being sick, nor could he say that his daughter was running away, so he had no choice but to agree: "Xue Gongzi, wait a minute, I will send someone to call her." ”
"There's Rausbo."
Ji Xiaochun went out and called out to the next person, whispered a few words, turned his head and looked at Xue Dashao, who was sitting in the tearoom and watching left and right, the first two times I saw each other, I only thought that this Young Master Xue was a gentleman, and when I saw it today, I felt that it was not simple, my daughter was in the same room with him, don't suffer again.
Thinking like this, Ji Xiaochun's mind moved, so he recruited another subordinate: "Go, go to the courtyard and find Miss Yu from the third master's house." ”
"Yes."
The next person went to the time of a meal, Ji Xiaochun accompanied Xue Rui to sit in the tea room, suddenly heard a string of crisp rings outside the door, and knew that his daughter was coming, Xue Rui also heard the movement, put down the tea and waited at the door, only to see a slender figure on the ground, half of the lotus skirt, the clothes rolled Soho, straddled a yellow embroidered foot, exposed half of the snow socks, holding a handkerchief, lifting the skirt, when put down, looking up is the bright moon forehead, the tip of the eyebrows, half a handkerchief covered the hibiscus face, no face, a pair of eyes like stars.
This is the Ji family, Ji Xingxuan.
"Daddy."
As soon as Ji Xiaochun saw his baby daughter, he was in good spirits, and stood up and introduced: "Star Swirl, come, this son is the Xue Gongzi of the Xue Shangshu family." ”
Ji Xingxuan half-turned around and looked at Xue Rui, she was good at face-to-face, and saw that there was a young man with bright eyebrows on the other side, so she saluted generously: "Young Master Xue." ”
Xue Rui raised his eyebrows and smiled, very heroic, "Miss Ji." ”
Ji Xiaochun looked at this pair of young people on the side, and remembered the sentence "Golden Boy and Jade Girl", and secretly said that if the royal family can't cling to it, the eldest son of the Xue family is also worthy of his daughter's appearance.
This Ji Xiaochun is looking at her son-in-law, and Yu Shu, who has already walked to the door, is also looking inside, she looks at the first three people in the door, Ji Xiaochun she knows, she also knows Cao Zixin who is wearing Xue Dashao's vest, as for the veiled young lady, it must be Ji Family Star Swirl.
The first time she saw Ji Xingxuan herself, under the physiological reaction, the first thought that popped up in Yu Shu's mind was: This is the young lady who made her predecessor suffocated in the ancestral hall because of a piece of jade.
The second thought was: This is the young lady who is extremely high-minded and needs her shit girl to replace her as a concubine.
Thinking about it like this, Yu Shu couldn't help but laugh secretly, this is called hatred in the past, and resentment in recent days.
She raised her breath, sorted out her expression, and said loudly: "Second master, are you looking for me?" ”
Hearing this, the three people in the house turned their heads, and saw an extra girl standing at the door, with a loose gray cloth skirt and a white short shirt, with a plain head and a clean face, looking at the door obediently.
Xue Rui frowned, Ji Xingxuan was surprised, Ji Xiaochun stiffened his face again, glanced at Xue Rui's face, and secretly said badly, I forgot to ask this girl to dress up and come out again, this is bad, this sloppy appearance has been seen by Young Master Xue with his own eyes, will there be no need to wait for three days, this Xue family will regret it.
Xue Rui pointed to the door, turned his head uncertainly and asked Ji Xiaochun: "This, is this the girl who went to the annex yesterday?" ”
Ji Xiaochun said: "Ah, yes." ”
Xue Rui glanced at Yu Shu, "Heh, I really can't recognize it like this." ”
Yu Shu looked at this "Xue Da Shao" pretending, and sneered in his heart: Pretend, you can pretend to me, if you really change the vest, I won't know you, right, I will take it off for you sooner or later.
Ji Xiaochun smiled dryly and glanced at Yu Shu: "Aren't you taking care of your brother, why did you come here, don't go back soon." ”
Yu Shu pretended to be stupid and didn't see it, and said blankly: "Didn't you ask people to call me?" ”
Ji Xiaochun secretly scolded for being blind, and was in a hurry to get rid of her shame, "Go back, there's nothing to do with you here." ”
Yu Shu let out an "oh", turned around, took two steps, turned around, and said to Ji Xiaochun timidly: "Second master, I want to go out." ”
"What are you doing out there?"
"Buy something."
"Let the next person go."
"They can't find a place." Yu Shu refused to leave at the door, and was sure that Ji Xiaochun would not embarrass her in front of outsiders, so he took the opportunity to find an opportunity to go out.
Ji Xiaochun was impatient with her, seeing that Young Master Xue was watching from the side, he waved his hand and agreed: "Go, let people follow and don't run around." ”
"Xie Lu, Second Master Xie." Yu Shu's purpose was achieved, and he turned around and left.
Ji Xingxuan stood quietly from beginning to end, watching her leave, before bowing to Xue Rui and apologetically: "My sister didn't say anything just now, which made Xue Gongzi smile." ”
"It's okay," Xue Rui glanced absently at the direction of the door, and pointed to the chair opposite, "Miss Star Swirl, please take a seat." ”
Ji Xingxuan bowed, "Xue Gongzi, please also take a seat." ”
Ji Xiaochun shouted outside the door: "Come on, serve another pot of good tea." ”
Next, about a pot of tea, with Ji Xiaochun supervising beside him, Xue Rui just chatted with Ji Xingxuan about some things about Taishi Shuyuan, and talked to a certain extent, and did not overstep, seeing the sun high, he got up and said goodbye, and before leaving, he left a sentence:
"I'll come back tomorrow."