Chapter 275: Barren Mountain Inn
They laughed together. Song Zhiyao said with a smile on the side. "Xianggong, the slave family is hungry, what is there to eat?"
The two looked at each other and looked at each other in tacit understanding. Cao Shilang hurriedly stepped forward respectfully and said. "The feast has already been prepared."
They walked into the banquet together and smelled a fragrant smell. "Xianggong, this Lord Cao, you really respect us enough, it tastes so good."
Song Zhiyao stepped forward, sat down, drank pigeon soup in a big gulp, sandwiched a few soft eggs, and swallowed it in one gulp.
Liu Yichen was on the side, and he also laughed. "My lord, it's so thoughtful, I'm welcome." Stretch out your chopsticks and hold the meat.
When Cao Shilang saw this scene, his heart also settled down. "I also know what they think, as long as it doesn't touch my business, everything is easy to say."
Then he said to the two of them with a smile. "Two adults, the villain is going out to approve the paperwork, and I am really sorry to be unaccompanied."
With that, he walked straight to the back. Mrs. Cao accompanied the two, eating light things, with elegant postures, but her expression always seemed to be wrong.
Song Zhiyao looked at Mrs. Cao and said in a low voice. "Ma'am, what's the matter? Why be so restrained, even we can't help it. ”
Madame Cao looked at her, a meaningful smile on the corner of her mouth. "Girl, it's okay, it's just that I didn't sleep well last night, and I have a strange headache."
As she spoke, she picked up the wine bottle and drank it in a big gulp. "I'm a lady's family, it's just good wine, you don't have to learn from me."
Liu Yichen also saw Mrs. Cao, and her face was obviously melancholy. "Maybe there is a story behind Madame, we are careful, and what else can be dug up."
They quickly finished the feast, and Madame Cao stepped forward and played the guzheng. The melodious melody is so melodious and very clear.
It's just that in that rhythm, there is also a sad feeling. Song Zhiyao listened to the voice, and the more she listened, the more sad she became, and she couldn't help but burst into tears.
She thought of her dead sister, lamented the injustice of fate, tears streaming down her nose, and just wiped it silently.
Liu Yichen looked at her like that and gently hugged her waist. "Yao'er, don't worry, everything is fine with Xianggong."
Mrs. Cao looked at them and also left the guzheng. "My lord, the slave family didn't expect to make Mrs. cry, I'm really sorry."
Looking at Mrs. Cao's guilty look, Liu Yichen had no choice but to smile kindly. "I don't blame you for this, just my wife."
It was a long time before the two of them returned to their room. "Xianggong, the slave family feels, this woman also has a story behind it."
Liu Yichen gently stroked her cheek and said with a smile. "Yao'er, that's right, we'll follow her tomorrow, just don't be discovered by her."
The two talked for a long time, and gently hugged each other to sleep. The next morning, a warm light shone on the two of them.
Liu Yichen gently pulled Song Zhiyao's shoulder. "Let's go out for a walk." As soon as they came out, they ran into Cao Shilang in the corridor.
Cao Shilang's beard was also shaved clean, and his face was very delicate. "Adult, the villain is busy with official business, and he has to go out."
Liu Yichen looked at his cheek, revealing an imperceptible expression. "He must be testing me again, and if we follow, we will be startled."
So he said with a smile. "It's a good thing that adults think about the people day and night, but this time, we have to stay a little longer."
Liu Yichen said goodbye to Cao Shilang and returned to the house. "Go and see Mrs. Cao, how is it now?" The two of them walked over together.
The two walked to Mrs. Cao's room, she was alone, fiddling with red petals in her hands, and the corners of her mouth seemed to be muttering something.
Song Zhiyao stepped forward and asked her curiously. "Madam, is there anything you need from the girl, the little girl will come to help now."
Mrs. Cao raised her head, stared at her, and said slowly. "Girl, this is the potion I made for my husband, I don't have to trouble you."
Liu Yichen looked at her, and understood that she didn't want to be disturbed. "I'm sorry." He held Song Zhiyao and the two walked into the garden together.
They hid under a large tree and looked into the distance. "Xianggong, you said that lady looks and is also very beautiful, does she know about that?"
Liu Yichen listened to Song Zhiyao's words and said with a smile. "As an official's wife, if you know about such ugly things, you can't publicize them."
Listening to Liu Yichen's answer, Song Zhiyao thought for a while and laughed. "This lady must be very depressed too."
As they spoke, the door creaked and opened again. Mrs. Cao put on a neat skirt and walked to the door.
There seemed to be a handsome young man over there, wearing an official uniform. In his hand, he held a document and said this to Mrs. Cao.
As she spoke, she turned her head back with a very nervous expression. I could see that it was different from last night, and my face was flushed.
Liu Yichen avoided her sight, pulled Song Zhiyao, and the two of them turned directly behind the big tree. "Xianggong, there must be something wrong with that man."
Liu Yichen listened to Song Zhiyao's answer and smiled leisurely. "A woman's heart, a needle under the sea, the same woman, she is like this, it is also very difficult."
After a long time, the door slammed shut. Mrs. Cao walked back quickly, holding the letter in her palm, which was covered with sweat.
She walked alertly to the room, and after a few moments was about to pull the door open. "Two distinguished guests, the flower potion of the slave family has been prepared."
Song Zhiyao and Liu Yichen, listening to her words, the two of them ran over quickly. The body is smeared with flower drops, and a rich fragrance is felt.
Mrs. Cao said to the two with a smile. "It's just that just now, the slave family was busy with some things, so this flower potion should be regarded as a gift for the two of you!"
Song Zhiyao looked at her and smiled with satisfaction. "I really dare not be, the little woman has a jade pendant on her, so she will give it to her wife, please don't dislike it."
She held a piece of colored agate jade pendant in her hand, shining with colorful light. "Take it back, the little woman can't afford it."
After some pushing, Mrs. Cao accepted the jade pendant. "At noon, my husband should be back, and when the time comes, we will continue to talk."
Saying that, Mrs. Cao went straight to the door and closed the door. The two of them looked at the door thoughtfully. "It's hard to talk down."
Just when the two were in a daze, Hou Qu and Xiong Li walked over together. "My lord, we are still sleeping quite comfortably here."
Liu Yichen looked at the two of them and said helplessly. "This place is also too quiet, no matter who it is, it guards us."
Hou Qu continued. "We two brothers, we went out to follow him just now, but I saw him go to the official office, and then stay there,"
Then they told what they had seen and heard on the road, but they saw that there were many people queuing up in front of each shop, pushing and pushing from time to time.
Liu Yichen listened to their words and said with a smile. "It's also troublesome for the two of you, you can rest for the time being, and you can't move without my order."
The two of them stood in the garden again and waited for a long time. The fiery red sun floated in the sky. A scorching breath, sweaty on the hot head.
Mrs. Cao pushed open the door and walked out to speak. "My husband, I still have to be busy for a long time, let's eat together, we don't have to wait for him any longer."
The two of them, sitting in the house, and a few maids brought fragrant lychees and grapes. "Two distinguished guests, don't be polite."
While eating grapes, Liu Yichen looked at Mrs. Cao's boudoir, surrounded by delicate female red, a cute Persian cat, jumping up and down.
Mrs. Cao poured two more cups of tea and handed them to them. "My husband, I don't stay home on weekdays, if it weren't for the two of you, he would still be outside."
Listening to her words, Liu Yichen smiled. "Yes, Lord Cao is a public servant, but he just relies on that little money, and his life is not happy."
Mrs. Cao raised her head, and her white face wrinkled even more. "That can't be helped, the conscience of heaven and earth can't be violated."
Saying that, Mrs. Cao took a big sip of tea. She looked melancholy, and tears swirled in the corners of her eyes, but they never fell.
Song Zhiyao looked at her like that, and then asked. "Madam, I'm afraid that you have something on your mind, say it, and we may be able to help you."
Mrs. Cao's face suddenly burst into laughter. "Girl, it's just that I've been sad and sad these days, and I'm bored and bored, and I have nothing to do."
Liu Yichen also understood that Mrs. Cao was smirking. followed her with emotion. "In this world, there are not many people who can be like a lady and have poetry and talent."
Mrs. Cao said with a smile. "The deceased is like a husband, reluctant to give up day and night, but youth is fleeting, and life is like a autumn of grass and trees, which is the principle of nature."
The three of them chatted about poetry again. Song Zhiyao could hear Mrs. Cao, and she also knew the rhythm of the text. The two of them talked happily and wrote poems together.
Just as the two of them were talking about the rise, the Persian cat, with a shoe in his mouth from under the bed, fluttered his paws and meowed sharply.
Liu Yichen looked at the shoe, it was a blue and white flat cloth shoe, and the size was very large. "It's not Mrs. Cao's, it should be a man's."
Thinking of this, he continued to drink tea and eat lychees. "This taste is really refreshing, refreshing, ma'am, you can eat more."
She ignored Liu Yichen and ran down quickly, hugging the Persian cat. "Qiao'er, don't let you be naughty, and dare to pick things up."
Madame Cao hit it hard a few times and kicked it under the bed. There were a few cat meows under the bed, and then he lay down under the bed, not daring to move.
Song Zhiyao smiled kindly. "Ma'am, don't be angry with that cat." Mrs. Cao looked at her and said. "Girl, don't persuade me."
Several of them waited in the house for a long time. Seeing that the sky was approaching dusk, it was just Cao Shilang who hadn't returned to the mansion yet.
The sky was getting dark, and there were many fireflies floating in the air. Madame Cao stretched out her hand and pointed to the sky. "Your honor, my husband is not as good as this worm."
Liu Yichen looked at her and was speechless for a while. "Madam, everyone has his own life, just like Madame, chaste and virtuous, when I return to the capital, I will report to Your Majesty."
Mrs. Cao listened to his words and smiled indifferently. "Living in this world, the chaste archway can't be erected, but I can't bear my husband."
Song Zhiyao looked around, pursed her lips and smiled softly. "Husband, Mrs. Cao is also a woman who is indifferent to fame and fortune, don't bother her."
Mrs. Cao looked at her and stretched out her hand to drive away the fireflies. "Yes, my lord, the slave family does not love the things outside the body, but only seeks to be empty-minded."
As she spoke, Mrs. Cao stretched out Bai Xuan's wrist and applied flower potions. The bright flower foam, on the delicate skin, reflects pink.
She smiled, looked up, squinted her eyes, and looked at the sky. "My husband, he is very busy with official business, so he doesn't have to wait."
Liu Yichen said politely. "It's really troublesome for my wife, I'll take my wife back to rest." And he walked out of the small door.
The maids were outside the door, waving heavy fans and slapping fireflies. "Madame, really, she wants us to fight these worms."
Liu Yichen and Song Zhiyao walked down the corridor to the room. The corpses of the fallen insects were cleaned up by the maids.
As soon as the two of them closed the door, a fluffy ball rolled out of the ground. A pair of large, glowing green eyes blinked.
It turned out to be Qiao'er under Mrs. Cao's bed, and for some reason, this cute kitten actually came to the room of the two of them.