When Xu Yuan walked near the plum bush, he saw a person standing in the bush, he was none other than Liu Yi, that is, Liu Lijun in Xu Yuan's opinion.

Today, he was wearing a navy blue civilian dress, with some simple and attractive patterns embroidered with silver-gray silk threads, which looked a little more solemn than when Xu Yuanyuan first met him. A jasper hairpin twisted up his three thousand green silks, and that jasper hairpin was very common, not worth much silver taels.

Xu Yuanxuan thought to himself, Liu Lijun said that he was the commander of the Jin Wuwei in the yamen that day, and now this dress does look like a good thing, and there seems to be nothing wrong with Cao Taiwei inviting the commander of the Jin Wuwei banquet, so it is normal to see him here.

Xu Yuan glanced at Liu Yi, and was about to walk away quickly before Liu Yi found out, only to hear Liu Yi behind him shout: "You are so tired of seeing me, you want to leave without even saying hello?" ”

Xu Yuan listened to Liu Yi's words, so he had to turn around and walk towards Liu Yi, at this time Liu Yi was gently picking up a cluster of plums among the flowers and smelling its fragrance.

Xu curled there for a while before he spoke: "Last time about the Yamen, thank you for saving me and my master, and you are worshiped by me. ”

As soon as the words fell, Xu Yuan knelt down and kowtowed to Liu Yi.

Liu Yi didn't look at Xu Yuan, but rummaged among the flowers with his hands, hoping to find a delicate plum, and said, "If I heard it correctly that day, your name is Xu Yuanyuan, right?" ”

Xu Yuanyuan on the side did not answer, but just nodded.

Liu Yi asked again: "Your name is from Du Fu's poem,?" The willows in the next house are weak, just like the waist of the fifteenth daughter. ”

Xu Yuanyuan stood there, just shook his head, and said: "Master gave me the word curlly is from Du Mu's poem, which is more than thirteen years old, and the cardamom tip is in early February. ”

Liu Yi chose for a long time, and then chose a red plum that was about to bloom but not bloomed and folded it, he quietly walked to Xu Yuan's side, and brought the red plum to Xu's sideburns, he suddenly smelled a faint fragrance, like the smell of white jasmine.

That's Xu Xuan's favorite scent.

Xu Yuan was a little shy, no one had ever worn flowers for her, and Liu Yi was the first.

She turned her face slightly sideways, avoiding Liu Yi's gaze, and said shyly: "I'm afraid it's not good like this, if the people of Cao Mansion think that I picked their flowers, I'm afraid they will be unhappy." ”

After speaking, Xu Yuanhuan wanted to take the red plum from the sideburns, and when his hand just touched the red plum on the sideburns, Liu Yi stretched out his hand to stop it, only to hear Liu Yi say: "This flower naturally has to be matched with beauty to be appropriate, otherwise it will only turn into spring mud to protect the flower in the end." ”

Xu Yuanyuan didn't take Liu Yi's words to heart, just thought that he was a gangster who loves to flirt with people on the streets.

Half a month in Caofu passed quickly, just like a bird's cry, it disappeared unconsciously, turning into a small dust in the depths of memory, buried and covered by desert yellow sand.

Before leaving, the housekeeper of the Cao Mansion gave the Xu family class a lot of silver, enough for the ten or twenty people in the entire troupe to eat for more than half a year.

Mrs. Cao said that the clothes Xu Yuanyuan wore when she first entered Cao's Mansion were a little old, so she asked the embroidery lady in the house to make a few clothes for Xu Yuanyuan. Although it is not as gorgeous as those ladies and ladies in the house, it is much better than those ordinary maids and maids.

In fact, there are many people in Xu Jiaban who wear worse than Xu Yuan, and some people's cuffs are worn out, and their clothes are faded. It's not that Mrs. Cao hasn't seen those dramas, but Xu Yuanyuan became famous in Yanjing because she became famous in Yanjing after the Yamen angrily screamed the famous Chi County Order. The dignitaries felt that Xu Yuanyuan was outspoken and fearless in danger, so they favored Xu Yuanyuan. After all, there are not many people who dare to do such a thing in the entire Yanjing City. If you want to count, you don't even have a hand.

Mrs. Cao also heard about Xu Yuanyuan because of that incident, and she also had a good impression, so she took special care of Xu Yuanyuan.

In the afternoon, after going to Miaoyin Pavilion to unload the singing guys, everyone went back to the Xu family's compound, and sang for more than ten or twenty days in a row.

So Xu Huanqing decided to take this half-day holiday to give everyone a good rest, and he didn't stop him from going anywhere he wanted to do.

Xu Huan entered the house with a few clothes given by Mrs. Cao, and she was about to put the clothes in her cabinet, when she saw the other three girls in the same room laughing and came in.

Xu Yurong saw Xu Yuanyuan sorting out his new clothes, so he stepped forward and picked up a piece of clothing that Xu Yuanyuan had just put on the bed and was about to stuff into the box, and exclaimed: "Ah! If you look at the small flowers embroidered on it, I can smell the fragrance of the flowers. ”

Xu Qingzi, another girl in the same room, also came up, snatched the dress in Xu Yurong's hand, touched the embroidery on it, and said, "This needlework is so good, it seems to be on top of this." And the color of this needle and thread is also soft, not as bright as the clothes we usually wear, it is a little dazzling and uncomfortable. ”

Xu Yanhong, who was standing next to her, picked up the other clothes on the bed, compared herself in front of the mirror, looked at herself in the mirror, and said to the other people in the room: "This dress is so good-looking, wear it on your body, not to mention it is very flattering." It's a pity that this dress is not suitable for Mrs. Cao to reward me. ”

When Xu Chuhong said the last sentence, her tone revealed a little frustration. And Xu Yuanxuan also felt it.

So, Xu Yuanyuan took out the clothes that had been put in the cabinet again, spread them on the bed, and said, "If you like these clothes, take them all." ”

As soon as the words fell, the three of them were shocked, especially Xu Yanhong.

Xu Twist held the clothes in her hand tightly, as if she was afraid that someone would rob her, walked over and looked at Xu Yuan's eyes, and said, "These clothes are all good in terms of material and workmanship, do you really want them?" ”

Xu Yuanxuan didn't move, just walked to the table against the wall, was about to polish the ink, and said coldly: "No need." ”

Xu Yuanxuan is not very concerned about clothes, rouge or other girls' things. In her opinion, these are just vanities, and they may dissipate after the smoke and rain have passed. This face is only for a moment, like an epiphany suddenly blooming and withering, and finally it is just a desolation of the land.

In the end, after they had chosen, all that was left was a plain white gauze breast-length skirt with two blooming honeysuckles embroidered on the neckline, which looked too plain and nothing special. But Xu Yuanyuan likes it very much. It seems that she prefers the quiet mountains to the lively fireworks, and also likes the cicadas under the trees, the morning dew on the flowers, and the morning light hidden by the distant dais.

February in Yanjing is as calm as a pond on a summer afternoon, without any ripples, and it passes like it unconsciously.

On the second day of the first month of March, Chen Zhiheng rushed back from Liangguo.

The boring court life of the Liang Kingdom was far less interesting to Chen Zhiheng than Yanjing, who was immersed in the sound of gongs and drums in the Miaoyin Pavilion. So, he told Chen Shiyan in advance that he was going to go out to study. Chen Shiyan also agreed with a closed eye. After all, compared with Chen Zhiheng's imperial brother Chen Zhiyang, Chen Zhiheng is much more secure, he who was originally sitting on the throne of the crown prince, no longer has to run around for the matter of competing for the prince, coupled with Chen Shiyan's preference, Chen Zhiheng's throne is even more stable.

Chen Zhiheng rushed from Fengping, the capital of Liang State, to Yanjing, the capital of Yan Kingdom, and when he arrived in Yanjing, it was already a moment of time, Zhou Changshun thought that Chen Zhiheng would not arrive that day, so he did not prepare bedding and hot water, but he didn't want Chen Zhiheng to come at night, so he had to prepare in a hurry.

Chen Zhiheng came back in such a hurry, just because there was no field tomorrow, and there would be no downpour in Yanjing in March, at most it would be a faint drizzle. Although the sunny Siming Mountain is good, the Siming Mountain in the hazy drizzle will also have a unique flavor, just like the delicate and charming little girl in the south of Yan Kingdom.

Early the next morning, Chen Zhiheng went to the Xu family's compound, at that time, the Xu family's class had not yet finished, and there were still a few people cleaning the courtyard, including Xu Yuan.

It turned out that it was not Xu Yuanyu who cleaned today, but Xu Mingyue.

Although Xu Yuanyuan did not perform today, he also got up early. This is a habit that Xu Yuanxuan has developed since he was in the Xu family class, even if he has nothing to do, he will get up early, just to be able to practice for a while.

When Xu Yuan was about to finish her meal, Xu Mingyue came over with her bowl, the situation in her bowl was not as empty as that in Xu Yuan's bowl, it was still full, and it looked like it had just been beaten.

Xu Mingyue sat on the empty bench next to Xu Yuanyuan, and did not directly gobble up the kind of chopsticks to pull rice, but said to Xu Yuanyuan: "Yuanyuan, my field today is the earliest, according to normal times, I should be on the way to rush over now, but I was a little tired yesterday, and I slept a little heavily, and I got up late this morning, and I have no time to clean." You don't have a field today, you can help me, I know you are the best, you are willing to help me every time, and I will replace you next time. ”

There was no request in the words, but more like a coercive but unspoken command.

Although Xu Yuanyuan is not close to others on weekdays, if someone asks her for help, as long as it is within her bottom line, she will agree. Therefore, the people in Xu's class originally only thought that Xu Yuanyuan was soft and easy to bully, but since the incident in the Yamen, they know that Xu Yuanyuan is not soft, but kind.

Xu Qingfeng on the side heard it, and was a little dissatisfied, and complained: "You just relied on being docile and kind, so you bullied her and asked her to sweep the yard for you. ”

Xu Mingyue listened to Xu Qingfeng's words, and her face, which was as white as white jade, turned red with anger in an instant, as if she had wiped the lipstick on her mouth in the wrong place. Xu Mingyue immediately stood up, crossed her waist, and shouted at Xu Qingfeng: "I have nothing to do with you. You are so nosy, be careful that you will not be able to marry a wife in the future. ”

When Xu Qingfeng heard Xu Mingyue curse that he would not be able to marry a wife in the future, he was a little angry, and he also shouted loudly: "What does it matter to you if I marry a wife or not?" I don't want to marry you. ”