The sunset sank under the majestic city wall, and in the back house of the Su Wangfu, Xu Buling put on clean clothes and stood in the corridor to wait quietly.

It just fell into the water, and the man's family is not so particular, it is nothing more than a matter of changing clothes, but the woman's family is obviously much more troublesome.

Mrs. Lu's skirt was mostly wet, her hair bun was wet, and her makeup was also spent, she had to change it inside and out, and because of the cold weather, she had to take a hot shower to avoid catching a cold.

The moon slave ran back to get the winter dress, and a group of maids followed, and there were several trays of bathing objects alone. The big pot that was put up came in handy, a large pot of hot water was re-boiled, and the maid went in and out of the west wing, serving Mrs. Lu to bathe and change clothes, light makeup and comb hair.

Etiquette begins with dressing, the women of the family are the most particular about their dress and appearance, a set of toss down for an hour, the days are short in winter, and the sky is gradually darkening. After the moon slave asked, he took the two maids to the kitchen of the back house to prepare the dinner for the night.

In the past, as long as Xu Buling was in front of her, Mrs. Lu would keep chattering and saying something in her heart even when she was bathing, but today after falling into the water, she didn't say a word, and she didn't even bring much splashing sound when she was bathing, she was light and quiet, and it was a little weird.

Xu Buling didn't want to run to the bathtub to ask, so he had to wait honestly in the corridor, and sometimes raised his hand and rubbed it a few times, which meant inexplicable.

Whoop—

The sound of water splashing sounded from the west chamber.

Xu Buling looked sideways, on the window paper illuminated by the lights, the silhouette of the woman was reflected on it, just out of the bath bucket, the maid wiped it with a towel, the peaks and peaks were hidden from time to time, the red cherry blossoms stood and the top of the mountain, the shadow on the window paper trembled slightly, and gravity seemed to have lost its effect.

Xu Buling hurriedly turned his gaze away, and secretly muttered two sentences, 'Don't look at ...... if you are incivil.

In a moment, the door squeaked open.

Mrs. Lu was dressed in a long silk skirt, with a warm shawl on her shoulders, just out of the bath, her cheeks were still a little watery, rich as warm jade, and as moving as the water hibiscus. The long hair was wet and had not yet been coiled up, draped on the back, and the cool winter night breeze swept by, and a pair of lightly swept eyebrows couldn't help frowning slightly.

Xu Buling walked quickly to him, blocked the night wind with his tall body, and chuckled:

"Aunt Lu, it's cold outside, beware of catching a cold, let's go inside."

"Hmm~"

Mrs. Lu's expression was dignified and quiet, and she glanced at Xu Buling, then tightened the shawl on her shoulders and walked slowly to the room with the stove burning.

After the episode of 'stewing yourself in an iron pot', Mrs. Lu seemed to be dissipated, the resentment between her eyebrows was gone, as warm as water as in the past, and she said softly while walking:

"No, I don't mean to blame you. There is no way to remedy it this time, but fortunately, it is only two poems, and it will not affect the overall situation, so it is ...... to be careful in the future."

"Aunt Lu, don't worry, I ......"

"What do I have to worry about?"

When Mrs. Lu heard this, she became angry, and glanced at Xu Buling as if she was resentful: "It's good that you know the proportions, and if you mess around again, even I won't be able to protect you one day, it's useless for you to run to me and cry, let's die together in Chang'an City." ”

Xu Buling smiled: "As long as Aunt Lu is with her, it doesn't matter if you go back to Suzhou City or not." ”

Happy.

Mrs. Lu glared angrily, her expression was much warmer, and she no longer taught Xu Buling.

The two entered the warm room, and Mrs. Lu sat down at the table, raising her hand to pull up a bundle of hair: "No, bring me the comb." ”

Xu Buling took a wooden comb from the house, sat directly behind Mrs. Lu, and raised his hand to comb his long wet hair.

"Eh—......"

Mrs. Lu's body stiffened, her body stiffened for a while and did not move, she wanted to stop it, but her red lips opened slightly, and finally she stopped and sat upright on the stool.

The long hair is extremely supple and has a faint and dark fragrance.

Xu Buling combed his hair seriously: "Recently, the wind has been too loud, so I will honestly stay in the Guozijian and wait for the wind to pass before going out......"

Mrs. Lu let out a faint 'um', thought about it, and her voice took on a bit of fragmented thoughts: "I am relieved to have Miss Song with me in Guozijian ...... accompany me."

How to start again!

Xu Buling's head was big for a while, but he didn't dare to speak too seriously, he just shook his head and chuckled: "I am a gentleman friend of Song Yufu, if I have thoughts about her, I will also bring it over first and let Aunt Lu staff the staff, how can I hide it from Aunt Lu......"

Mrs. Lu was suspicious, her eyes swept over the table, and then looked at the two wine jars above: "This wine is good, I bought it in Sun's shop?" ”

Knowingly, the silk wrapped in the wine jar was paid tribute by Jiangnan, and only the royal family could use it, so how could it be bought in the Sun family's shop.

Xu Buling was naturally not fooled, and replied honestly: "The Queen Mother invited me to the palace for dinner last night, and the Queen Mother gave it before leaving." ”

Mrs. Lu said 'oh~': "When you had dinner last night, how many people were there?" ”

Xu Buling's mind turned sharply, and said with a smile: "Just the Queen Mother and a few palace maids, the dishes are generally fried, and they are not as delicious as Aunt Lu'......"

Mrs. Lu pursed her lips and smiled, raised her hand and took a wine jar and sniffed it, her voice was soft:

"Sending such a good wine, the Queen Mother wants to come and chat with you very happily, right?"

Xu Buling pulled his hair and shook his head helplessly: "The Queen Mother asked me if I could write poetry, and with Aunt Lu's explanation in front, I can't write, I only eat and don't speak......"

Mrs. Lu squinted slightly: "When the Queen Mother entered the palace, she prepared a total of three jars of good wine, and one jar was taken by Xiao Ting to spoil. The remaining two jars of wine were given to you, and if you didn't say anything, you were really generous. ”

Xu Buling frowned slightly: "Really?" I really don't know this, but I really didn't say anything last night, and the Queen Mother had to give it before leaving, and I couldn't shirk it, so I accepted it. Alas...... said that he couldn't compose poems, but as a result, this happened, and these two jars of wine had to find a time to return them......"

"Why?"

When Mrs. Lu heard this, she was immediately unhappy: "When I got married, I didn't see her send this, I gave it away, I didn't have any courage, and I still be an elder." ”

Xu Buling's face froze: "I said that I can't write poetry, and this wine is deserved......"

"Since you deserve it, why did you accept it last night?"

“……”

Xu Buling was speechless, the wine worm was troublesome, he really couldn't write poetry before he accepted it calmly, who knew that Song Yufu sold him after changing hands.

Seeing that Xu Buling was speechless, Mrs. Lu snorted lightly: "The Queen Mother doesn't know how to drink, and it's a waste to hide it." You have collected everything, and if you return it, it will not be true that you have lied to her, and if you cheat, you will be deceived, how can she ...... you?"

Xu Buling's face was bitter: "If the Queen Mother finds me......"

"You are in trouble by yourself, find a way by yourself, anyway, the wine is not allowed to be returned, there is really no way, hiding from the Queen Mother, she can't send someone to arrest you into the palace...... After two years, you will leave Beijing smoothly, and she will be helpless. ”

“…… Two years ......"

"What? You still want to run to the palace, what's so fun in it? ”

"No, a group of women who are deeply resentful, like she-wolves, feel uncomfortable when they go in......"

"How can you say that the Queen Mother is not ...... Just talk to me, but don't tell outsiders ......."

“…… Well. ”

You come and go, gossip.

Mrs. Lu's face slowly returned to her former appearance, and after her hair was coiled, she sat down at the table.

After the moon slave and the maid entered the house with various dishes and put them on the table, they went out and closed the doors and windows to prevent the cold from penetrating the house.

Xu Buling was indeed a little hungry, so he took two wine glasses and put them on the table, and he didn't feel sorry for the wine that the Queen Mother had hidden for ten years, and directly opened the wine glass for Mrs. Lu.

Mrs. Lu doesn't drink much on weekdays, but there are too many things happening today, so it is inevitable that she will be a little uneasy, and the origin of this wine is extraordinary, so she did not refuse.

The wine is as cool as a spring, and the rich aroma of the wine is like a charm and beauty, refreshing people's hearts and spleens.

Mrs. Lu took a sip of the wine glass, the mouth of the broken jade burn was very soft, and only after entering the abdomen could she feel the fierce strength of the burning knife, penetrating the limbs and hundreds of remains.

"Uhhh

Mrs. Lu swallowed a little anxiously, her sleeves covered her lips, and her cheeks were soon stained red. She frowned and took two breaths, obviously choking a little uncomfortable.

Xu Buling definitely didn't dare to make fun of it, so he hurriedly grabbed a chopstick of winter bamboo shoots and sent it to Mrs. Lu's lips: "I can't bear this wine, I can't bear it, eat a bite of food and press it." ”

Mrs. Lu's eyes were misty, she looked at the chopsticks in front of her, glanced left and right, and after no one was around, she opened her mouth and swallowed the winter bamboo shoots and chewed slowly.

Xu Buling refilled the wine glass, and then drank and ate food by himself.

The children of the family have been taught since childhood to 'eat without saying anything', and it is impossible to clink glasses with each other at the table.

Mrs. Lu eats very gently, her eyes are always on Xu Buling, and occasionally she will put two chopsticks in Xu Buling's bowl.

As the night deepened, a large table of dishes was gradually wiped out.

Mrs. Lu was too strong to drink, and she was afraid that Xu would not make it boring to drink alone, so she drank several glasses before and after.

Broken jade roast is not an ordinary low-degree rice wine, and the stamina is very great, and when Mrs. Lu noticed it, she was already dizzy and couldn't bear it, so she lay on the table silently, her cheeks were red, and she fell asleep with steady breathing.

Xu Buling put down the dishes and chopsticks after eating, looked at it a few times, raised his hand and shook Mrs. Lu's shoulder:

"Aunt Lu? ……”

“…… Hmmm......"

There was a whisper, and he didn't wake up, but just tightened the shawl on his body.

Xu Buling shook his head and laughed, leaned over and passed his arm through the crook of Mrs. Lu's legs, supported his back, and hugged Mrs. Lu horizontally with a slight force. The skirt is sprinkled, and the embroidered shoes are dangling.

"Whew-"

Mrs. Lu leaned on Xu Buling's arm, as if she was awake, glanced at it with half-squinted eyes, and after seeing that it was Xu Buling, she closed it again, grabbed Xu Buling's clothes with her hand, and fell asleep again.

Nephrite jade is in his arms, Xu Buling subconsciously weighed it, the meat is grown in the long place and can't be seen fat, so he can feel a little weight when he holds it.

Xu Buling walked lightly to the curtain, put Mrs. Lu lying down, half-squatted and held the palace shoes embroidered with petals, and gently took them off, and pulled down the white cloth socks.

"Hmm~"

Mrs. Lu didn't wake up, but her delicate white instep arched down obviously, and she bent her knees slightly, as if she wanted to retract her feet under her skirt.

Xu Buling did the same, took off the other embroidered shoe, and put it neatly on the ground. He got up and reached for the tie of his skirt, but he reacted immediately, and his hand froze in the air.

“……”

Xu Buling blinked, looked down at Aunt Lu, who was sleeping and unsuspecting, and a trace of entanglement flashed in her eyes.

After a moment of silence, there was a knock at the door:

"Ma'am?"

Xu Buling withdrew his hand weakly, patted it on his face: "Crazy ......" and then pulled open the futon, covered Mrs. Lu tightly, put the futon on her armpits, and walked out quickly......

Dead.

I don't know how long it took, but the maid took away the utensils, and the room was completely quiet.

Between the curtains, Mrs. Lu woke up quietly, turned over, faced inside, and spread out a piece of rice paper in her arms by the moonlight, and looked at the handwriting on it, looking at it very attentively......