Chu Xin'er's room is not in the same place as Li Xiao's, it is some distance from the main hall, and you need to walk through a cobblestone path to see an independent courtyard, which is where the eldest lady of Chu Mansion is located.

The two weeks of the cobblestone path were newly planted bamboo forests, which Li Xiao pulled a group of people from outside the city when he was bored. The mud on his body was washed several times before it was completely removed, but fortunately, these green lives did not fail him, and they were full of vitality after a few days.

At the end of the path is Chu Xin'er's yard, there is no decoration in the yard, only a plum tree, a rockery, and a pond of fishponds. It is a little simple, but there is a refreshing fragrance, which is very good, mixed with the smell of bamboo forest, and can be smelled from afar.

After passing the courtyard gate, I saw Chu Xin'er's door open, looked around, saw that there was no one around, and walked into the room, Chu Xin'er's room has not been there for a long time, and her room in my memory is not the same as what I saw in film and television dramas.

Her room is not like a girl's boudoir, surrounded by several rows of large and small bookshelves, the curtain hanging on the bed is a pale cyan satin, the color in the room is also a cyan elegant, the overall style makes people feel a serious and not like other young ladies like the girlish atmosphere, the only other color is just a corner of the dresser, but there are only a few pieces of rouge gouache on it.

When I entered the room, I saw Chu Xin'er sitting motionless in front of the dresser, looking at the bronze mirror in front of her with a pair of beautiful eyes, a slightly haggard face was reflected in the mirror, and the lipstick on her hand had been stained with slender fingers.

Looking at the sister in front of her, Li Xiao couldn't help but feel a little heartache, as a weak woman, it is indeed not easy to support a family, at this moment, my sister didn't even notice that she entered the house, it should be tired for the past two days. Thinking about it, he quietly walked behind Chu Xin'er, gently put his hands on her weak shoulders, and used the massage techniques taught by the teacher to relieve his sister's fatigue.

The sudden touch really startled Chu Xin'er, the maid next to her had already let them go to the front yard, there should be no one around at the moment, could it be a thief from outside? It is unlikely that there is a father in the Chu Mansion, and those thieves who don't know the depth will not dare to come. Thinking about it, the only one who dares to be so blatant is his unobtrusive younger brother.

"Xiao'er, when did you come?" Chu Xin'er came back to her senses, put down the lipstick in her hand, turned her head, looked at Li Xiaoyan and said with a smile.

"Sister, when I first came, I saw that you didn't move, thinking that my sister was tired, so I borrowed the teacher's teaching to relieve my sister's fatigue." Seeing Chu Xin'er smiling, Li Xiao felt that everything she did was worth it, and she seemed to be useless when she crossed over, and only a medical skill that had nowhere to use could help her. "Sister seems to have something on her mind?"

Li Xiao's massage is indeed of some level, and a few clicks made Chu Xin'er feel much more relaxed, closed a pair of beautiful eyes, and said, "Xiao'er has a heart, there have been a lot of affairs recently, but I'm a little tired." ”

"Oh." Li Xiao didn't say anything, he naturally didn't care about Chu Xin'er's answer, the many affairs were just an excuse, although there were a lot of things, but there were definitely things on her mind, and the word "heart" was almost written on the face of this Miss Chu. However, Li Xiao will not say it clearly, he knows what is on his mind, and the fact that he is leaving for Beijing is already a certainty.

Even if you are reluctant and refuse, it is estimated that those people will not give up, so it is better to go and solve it and come back early.

At this moment, Li Xiao just wants to solve this matter as soon as possible, and then come back, accompany his family, stay quietly by his family's side as he is now, and do what he can for them.

As for what is famous, those who worship the king don't like it very much. For this idea, every time Li Xiao thinks about it many years later, he will think of that sentence: People always live as they hate. I lamented how these quotes could be so accurate.

However, Li Xiao didn't think of this sentence at this moment, just stood quietly behind Chu Xin'er, massaging.

I don't know how long it took, the shadow of the tree outside the window climbed into the room, and Chu Xin'er also opened a pair of beautiful eyes, and the haggard on her face was much less. picked up the lipstick in front of him, wiped his lips gently, and then slowly put it down, turned his head sideways, looked at the shadow of the tree on the side, didn't know what he thought, and said to Li Xiao, "What are your plans to go to Jingshi?" ”

"What can I do, after removing the symptoms of the princess, I will come back." Li Xiao didn't stop his hands, smiled, and said, "If the princess's illness had been cured before I went, it would naturally be excellent, and it would be better to walk such a long way than to be comfortable at home." What kind of princess, I have a relationship with Rausch. ”

"You're always so out of tune." Chu Xin'er turned her head away, looked at the heartless smile on Li Xiao's face, and chuckled, "How can this matter be so easy." But the road to Jingshi is a little far, or stay in Shang Miao Miao, that girl is also clever, and there is a good response on the road, and when you get there, you are not familiar with life, and there is a person to talk to. ”

"This ...... Miao Miao is still young, I'm afraid I won't be able to stand the journey of thousands of miles, and if I bring a maid, it won't seem like I can't take care of myself. ”

"Your daily life is not all taken care of by Miao Miao, take her by your side, so that my father and me can feel at ease."

"Take a little girl and go to that kind of place, I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of it." When Li Xiao heard Chu Xin'er's words, she felt that the sister in front of her thought that she needed to be taken care of like other young masters, but as an independent young man in the new era, it was more than enough to take care of herself, and her words always made Li Xiao feel underestimated. But in the end, my sister is also worried that she doesn't have a companion alone.

"Alas, that's what I said, Miao Miao is still young, and I'm afraid I won't be able to adapt to that kind of place. Alas, forget it, you can do it yourself, my father and I are not around, remember to take care of yourself. ”

Chu Xin'er sighed, he and his father couldn't go to Jingshi together, and there was no suitable person in the house, his younger brother went to Jingshi for that ridiculous plan, since more than ten years, he has fallen into an invisible whirlpool, and there are endless tricks and battles in that place, and now I can only hope that he can get out as soon as possible.

And Li Xiao is also pondering at the moment, doing things for the royal family is naturally glorious, but the danger brought is also proportional, he doesn't know what those people's plans are, but what can be guessed is that this plan will put himself in danger, and his sister's worries are also what he is worried about, in that place, one more person will be more dangerous, it is better to let yourself face it alone, and you can have no worries, thinking, the strength in your hand can't help but lighten.

"It's not early, the guests should be here" Chu Xin'er gently raised her soft and boneless shoulders, looked at the blazing sunlight outside the window, Yan Er smiled and said, "It's time for us to go out too, how can you not be present at the birthday banquet as a birthday star." ”

Looking at her sister's smile, Li Xiao felt inexplicably comfortable, and in response, she helped her sister who was sitting up.

Chu Xin'er no longer dressed up, but gently washed off the red stains in the basin on the side and followed Li Xiao out of the door.

The path in the courtyard still has the early morning dewdrops, the warm sea breeze blows unrelentingly, and the spiky grass sways in the wind, making a rustling sound when stepping on it.

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There are a lot of officials in the main hall, and they can hear noisy talk from afar, the loudest of which is Cao Shoujiang of Suzhou City, who is bold and not good at scheming, and I heard that he was demoted here because he beat the son of a certain high-ranking official in Beijing.

About this Cao Shoujiang, Li Xiao has a deep image, Cao Shoujiang's personality is also likable, and he never beats around the bush when he speaks, such a straightforward personality makes Li Xiao think of the Northeast classmates who used to be in a dormitory, and it is also like this. I heard from others that Cao Shoujiang's hometown is also in the north.

Cao Shoujiang likes to drink, and it just so happens that the wine in Chu Mansion is a must in Jiangnan Province, so every day on this day, he arrives early, and as soon as he comes, he pulls Chu Yi to drink, Chu Yi doesn't have any shelves, but the amount of alcohol is not good, and he can't drink much, but fortunately, the officials behind him arrived soon, which solved Chu Yi's predicament.

Listening to Cao Shoujiang's boasting, as soon as he got out of the hospital, he saw Chen Ziye who kept looking back from a distance, this talented man of the Beijing division didn't know what he saw, he was so panicked, it stands to reason that at this time, he should be in the main hall to eat Haisai, instead of hiding behind the courtyard like a thief.

"Lao Chen, why don't you eat and drink in front, the food is not appetizing?" Li Xiao greeted him and gently patted Chen Ziye's shoulder,

This frightened Chen Dacai panicked and sat on the ground. However, he was relieved when he saw Li Xiao, and Li Xiao's fright just now made this talented man show a sad expression.

"Miss Chu." Chen Ziye hurriedly stood up, saluted Chu Xin'er, and then said with a little panic, "Lao Li, don't you know, those guests of your family rushed over like crazy when they saw me one by one, toasting one by one, stuffing silver one by one, it was too terrifying. ”

"Cough" Li Xiao and Chen Ziye's affectionate title made Chu Xin'er a little surprised, in just a few days, the two became acquainted, and they didn't know if it was a good thing or a bad thing. As for Chen Ziye's analogy, it really made her a little ashamed.

Looking at Chu Xin'er, who was blushing, Chen Ziye realized that he was a little rude just now, lowered his head, and bowed apologetically, and then complained about the crazy officials in the front yard. Li Xiao was walking with Chu Xin'er and listened to Chen Ziye's cannon talk.

One of the three of them said, two listened, and unconsciously walked out of the bamboo forest, a little strange, the discussion of the officials in the front yard seemed to disappear, just when Li Xiao was wondering if it was because of Chen Ziye's departure that these enthusiastic officials lost their interest, a subordinate ran towards him.

"Young master, outside the house, there are people outside the house ......"

The next person ran in a hurry, which caused some people to be out of breath when they spoke, but fortunately, they still made it clear. Not all the people who came to Chu Mansion today had a lively time, and then dealt with the one in the mansion, it stands to reason that it should be harmonious and calm, but the next person is so flustered now, Li Xiao felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly ran to the front yard.

At this time, the officials in the front yard looked out of the house like wood, and then looked over, there was a carriage with a lantern with the word "Lu" parked outside the house, and two teams of black-armored cavalry stood straight on the side of the street, and the people on both sides of the street hid at home, watching through the window the uninvited guests who seized the street.

Just when Li Xiao was wondering about the identity of the person who came, he saw the curtain of the carriage slowly open, and a young man in an orange and red dress walked out of it.

The young man didn't get out of the carriage, but just sat on the side of the carriage peacefully, one leg hung down casually, and his right hand threw a roll of golden silk behind him, revealing a side face to the gate of the Chu Mansion, and said:

"You, who is that, what, Li Xiao."