Chapter 179: Lotus Girl
After measuring the figure, the tailor picked out two sets of skirts from the back of the cabinet and led Yu Shu to the back to comb her hair and change it, Xue Rui was waiting in front, and the shopkeeper went to bring him hot tea, and whispered:
"Master, drink tea."
Xue Rui took the lamp, blew the tea, and asked him, "Is there any news from the Peiren Pavilion today?" โ
The shopkeeper said: "I heard that the North and South Yike were born safer than a few days ago, and I think it was because the truth was found out because of the murder of Miss Xia Jiangjia. โ
Xue Rui nodded, did not speak, and the shopkeeper did not stand in front of him, retreated to the back of the counter and flipped through the account book, turning his head from time to time and yawning secretly.
After about half an hour, Yu Shu followed the tailor mother out from behind, Xue Rui heard the movement, turned his head, fingered, and rested for tea.
The eye is a touch of refreshing lake green, a thousand knots tied into green silk, pink delicacy wrapped around the waist, the crisp lotus canopy opens at the waist of the skirt, holding out the daughter is light and pretty, the corners are waves, the face is like a lake, the cheeks are glowing, the eyebrows are swept and the wicker is brushed, and the waves are born in a blink of an eye, not like Lianjiao, better than Lianmiao.
โ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ Hidden behind the lotus fragrance, the summer is over the dew and the blue travel. Xue Rui smiled at the corner of his mouth and muttered softly, this can be a thick and light green, and it really praises her.
Yu Shu didn't hear him talking to himself, he fiddled with the new clothes on his body, frowned slightly, and asked the tailor on the side: "Is this skirt too long?" It's going to be mopped. โ
The tailor shook her head and said: "Girl, this skirt is not long at all, you haven't seen the recent fashionable styles in Beijing, they are all dragged to the ground, don't believe it, ask this son." โ
Yu Shu turned his head to Xue Rui, who had already narrowed his gaze a little before she looked back, and nodded very facefully: "It's not long, it's very suitable." โ
got up again and walked to the counter: "There are hairpin ring jewelry in this store, I picked a few when I was waiting for you, you can change them together." โ
Yu Shu put on women's clothes, of course, it is impossible to comb the man's hair, just now in the change of clothes and tailor to the concubine's hair, half tied and half bunched, combed into a lady's style, just a hairpin ring is not hung up, plain face to the sky.
Xue Rui took the tray from the shopkeeper's hand, handed it to the tailor and took it to Yu Shu, she looked down, but saw that there were more than a dozen pieces neatly placed at the bottom of the plate covered with red silk, from hairpin beads to earrings bracelets, all of them were incomplete.
"How much does it cost to do that?" Yu Shu suddenly raised his head and asked the shopkeeper.
"Ah" The shopkeeper turned his head to look at Xue Rui, and when he didn't see the latter's face, he hesitated and smiled: "The son and the girl are the first guests today, so I'll take a whole and collect fifty taels." โ
Yu Shu smiled, she often went to the Yi Pavilion to walk around, the price of this gold and jade was still clear, she glanced at Xue Rui, who looked calm, and did not poke the strangeness in it, her hand brushed over the plate, and she picked up a dragonfly bead flower carved from jade, pinned it to the corner of her ears and sideburns, picked up the hand mirror handed by the tailor and took a photo, and said to Xue Rui:
"Just this one, wearing too much of it has a headache, it will affect my thinking."
Xue Rui knew what it meant to stop at the point, and did not force her to these details, so she took out the silver ticket and put it on the table, and the tailor took Yu Shu's changed clothes and wrapped them into a burden for her, Yu Shu carried them, and followed Xue Rui out of the shop one after the other.
When she got into the carriage, because she was wearing a skirt that hindered her feet, Yu Shu tried twice and couldn't lift her legs, Xue Rui smiled behind her, and reached out to help her at the right time, but she ignored it, and directly lifted her skirt to her knees and climbed into the car.
Secretly saying that it was a pity, Xue Rui withdrew his hand and followed him into the carriage.
"Go to the Dingba Hall."
"Yes." The driver answered, rolled down the curtain, and covered the two figures.
Located in Chengping East Street, the Dingbo Pavilion is a courtyard under the name of the King of Xiang, named after a natural lake in the hall, and is often the place where the King of Xiang feasts and drinks, but today it is Liu Jiong, the son of the King of Xiang, who entertains guests here, and the set up is not a banquet, but a change of situation.
Today, the emperor's mother's younger brother King Xiang does not pay much attention to court affairs, and he travels outside the mountains and rivers for a long time, and does not show up in Beijing, and Liu Jiong, the son of the eldest son, who was established early, is mixed in the capital, like his father, famous for his pleasure.
On the way here, Xue Rui made these situations roughly clear to Yu Shu, this is the first time Yu Shu has heard about the affairs of the court, although he has long known that Xue Rui must be in contact with the big people in the capital, but this time it is the prince and noble, and he can't help but feel a little fresh and nervous.
As a flat-headed commoner, she is the biggest city-level leader she has seen in her previous life, and now she suddenly told her that she would be able to see the most upper-class person in the Da'an Dynasty later, and she would be able to calm down before she could have a ghost.
Yu Shu poured another sip of tea, stabilized his mind, and said, "Are there any other rules, you can tell me as soon as possible, lest I embarrass you when I get it, don't complain about my rudeness." โ
Xue Rui said in a relaxed tone: "It's okay, Yi Keduo is informal, and when you get to the place, you just need to follow me and don't walk around." โ
Yu Shu nodded, and the carriage arrived in front of the Dingbo Pavilion while speaking, the coachman rolled up the curtain, Xue Rui got out of the car first, this time he learned to be obedient, and there was no good thing to reach out to help her, Yu Shu jumped down by himself, shook his skirt, and looked up to see that it was the door with a lion's head and a high plaque, the door was open on both sides, and there were four beautiful little men with green scarves wrapped in green scarves standing up and down the steps in front of the door, and a middle-aged steward, seeing a carriage and horses standing in front of the door, he came up to lead, and the steward looked at Xue Rui, and bowed down:
"Master Rui."
He also saluted Yu Shu on the side, Yu Shu didn't know the etiquette, so he just nodded
Xue Rui walked in with Yu Shu and asked the housekeeper who came with him: "Am I early?" Why don't you see a few people, you haven't gotten up yet. โ
Yu Shu and Xue Rui went out early, and there was a delay on the road for a while, but it was still morning, and the sun had just risen.
The housekeeper pursed his lips and smiled: "The prince got up early and was waiting for guests in the Huaixian Hall, and Second Master Qi and Young Master Rui had already come." โ
Yu Shu listened to Xue Rui's tone of conversation with the housekeeper, and knew that he had a good relationship with the prince of Xiang who had never met, so he relaxed and had the leisure to look at the garden scenery along the road.
Because the mansion she has seen, there is only one Yiyang Ji family, because of the comparison with this place, I suddenly feel short-sighted before, if the Ji family can be called magnificent, then this Dingbo Pavilion is full of chic, whether it is feng shui or scenery.
The road surface is full of bluestone slabs cut into squares, unknown flowers and plants are neatly planted beside the road, all the way fragrant, the green trees are high and low, there is no dead branches and leaves, the eaves are carved with colorful auspicious murals, the horns hang copper bells and blessing bags, the lanterns hanging under the corridor are all white lamps made of cursive walls, and the tassels woven by seven-colored silk threads fall, and I don't know how quiet and beautiful it is to light up at night.
Xue Rui saw Yu Shu looking left and right, with strange eyes in his eyes, so he took two steps slower and retreated to her side, turned his head sideways and whispered:
"There are more interesting places in this capital with more interesting scenery than here, I will take you to see them another day."
Yu Shu came back to his senses from this charming courtyard scene, and when he heard Xue Rui's proposal, he didn't welcome or refuse, but said dispensably:
"There's a chance."
Xue Rui knew her temper, so he didn't pursue her There was a bit of perfunctory in this sentence, and the two of them walked through the verandah with their fellow stewards, and walked out of an arch in less than fifty steps, and they saw a hall with the Eight Blessings Seeking Good Fortune Gate.
There is a pair of chiseled couplets hanging on the two pillars in front of the door, and the couplet says: There is no thing hidden in the heart.
The next link is: non-stop half a step in front of the door.
I didn't see the horizontal criticism, Yu Shu approached, looked at it, and when he arrived at the door, he couldn't help laughing secretly, isn't the word "Huaixian" hidden in this couplet, if it is deliberately hung by the master's family, then this King of Xiang is a smart person.
This hall is very spacious, more than enough to sit twenty or thirty people, paved into a mat, velvet carpet incense case, scattered seats, there are already more than ten people talking inside, seeing Xue Rui and the two come in, there is a smile on the palm staring at the door:
"It's coming, it's coming, who said that Brother Rui will be absent again, and he will punish himself with three glasses of wine."
Yu Shu looked inward, and first saw a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy sitting behind the top incense wood case, with a pearl and jade crown, with red lips and white teeth, presumably Liu Jiong, the son of the King of Xiang.
Beside him sat a young girl of cardamom age, with a beautiful appearance and a gentle expression, lined up on both sides, and separated by a small distance, there were seven or eight people, the same young man in beautiful clothes, and at the same table sat a woman who was just beautiful, except for the one who sat alone, that is, the young man who was opening his mouth to punish people for drinking.
Yu Shu took a step behind, Xue Rui stepped in without hurry, his eyebrows and eyes consciously hung a little frivolous, and joked with those people:
"Who's going to bet on me to get me to punish him with three cups first."
Liu Jiong pointed to the young man sitting alone, and said in a cool voice: "Isn't it Zhaomiao, this kid, he is compared to us who has lived in the Taishi Academy for two years, so he has the title of 'know-it-all', and there is no one in the eyes all day, Brother Rui, you came just in time, teach him a lesson for us." โ
This Feng Zhaomiao is not someone else, his grandfather is the same as Xue Rui's grandfather is a veteran of the Three Dynasties, but the Xue family is a scholar, the Feng family is still martial, Zhaomiao is the little son of the Feng family, different grandfather and father, there is no son to inherit the father's business, crying and making trouble and taking the road of easy learning.
Zhao Miao was sued by Liu Jiong, and he looked confident: "Who told Brother Rui that after you returned to Beijing, you received an errand, and you rushed into Dali Temple, and you always didn't play with us, so I said that if you don't come this time, you will find a few third-class guards to tie you up." โ
Xue Rui said: "Well, it seems that I have to visit the old man in the General's Mansion tomorrow, and tell him about his good grandson who got drunk and smashed people's shops not long ago, and finally asked me to lead him out of the yamen, and let the old man tie you up and lock you up for ten days and half a month." โ
Feng Zhaomiao immediately lost his confidence, and begged for mercy with a lower face: "Don't, I just joked with you."
Xue Rui said with a pleasant face: "I'm joking with you too." โ
There was a burst of laughter in the hall, Liu Jiong teased Feng Zhaomiao, Feng Zhaomiao was a little hot when he was said, he was eager to change the topic, his eyes flashed, and he saw Yu Shu behind Xue Rui, so he raised his voice and suppressed everyone, and asked Xue Rui curiously:
"Brother Rui, you haven't introduced the guests you brought today, who is this girl?"
Everyone immediately shifted their attention to Yu Shu, but fortunately, the latter was thin-skinned and familiar, and he did not show his timidity in front of this group of young people, and was about to say "My surname is Yu" to send it away, when they heard Xue Rui clear his throat in front of him:
"Lianfang, this is the Lianfang girl." To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come (ๅฑฎdanm) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. Thanks to Xiao Xiaoyue, Honey Embroidery, Reading Hobby, prMqp East Gate of Yang 2011, Mwn, Cranfish, Rich Grow, Xiao Xia, Liliro & 626, Jin, Sanzi Xue, Saka Fish Lando, Gentle Salmon, Super Invincible Baby Pig, Right Moon Left Day, the precious pink votes cast by the above relatives. Thanks to Xiao Xia's Heshibi. The fruit slept for a day and felt much better, so I will rest tomorrow and try to add more.