Mama Jiao Xi was frightened and didn't dare to stay in the county lord's mansion anymore, for fear that something would happen again, so she said that she was sick and hid in the room and didn't come out.

Su Li didn't poke her, but only took the pear white paste to study it carefully.

The pear white paste tastes light and fragrant, it smells very good, and the tentacles are also very delicate, Yue Yan carefully studied it and felt that it was no problem before giving it to Su Li.

Su Li dipped it in the center of his eyebrows, rubbed it gently, and after a while, his eyebrows were faintly hot, and although the shape of the red mark did not change, the reaction to the pear white paste was real.

Su Li could be sure that this pear white paste was the culprit that caused her whole body to become swollen.

So is this really a coincidence or did someone do it on purpose?

Su Li was puzzled, and wrote a letter of worship to the third lady of the Zhao family, inviting her to the house to talk.

On the second day, Miss Zhao San entered the house early and waited in the front hall.

Su Li got up very early in order to make a wedding dress these days, but she didn't go to see Miss Zhao San immediately, but hid behind the front hall and secretly observed her for a while.

The Zhao family is an official in the Ministry of Officials, and the official position is not high, because the same surname is Zhao, and Zhao Hanzhuo is a little related, but with Zhao Hanzhuo's cold temperament, he has not had much contact with the Zhao family.

This Miss Zhao San is a concubine, Xu rarely has the opportunity to go out alone, and she is very restrained when she sits in the front hall, but she doesn't dare to drink more after drinking two sips of hot tea, for fear that she will want to go to the toilet for a while.

Miss Zhao San was born quite delicately, wearing a blue bandeau dress, covered with a cardigan gown, and the color was also very light.

After getting this conclusion, Su Li walked out quietly, and Miss Zhao San immediately stood up and saluted: "Zhao Arong greets the county lord!" ”

Her voice was also soft, with a hint of nervous timidity, which was unique to a little girl of this age.

Su Li smiled and put on a friendly attitude: "You don't have to be so polite, I invited the third lady here today, I have something to ask for." ”

Zhao Rong was stunned, Xu didn't expect Su Li to ask for her.

"County Lord, please speak, as long as Ah Rong can do it, he will do his best!"

Zhao Rongyan's conclusive promise, she was a little excited, she was about to meet the line, seeing that she had also reached the marriageable age, the housemother had already helped her look at the two families, the lintels of the two families were very high, but I heard that the two of them were gentlemen, and they spent all day drinking and not talking, and they would beat and scold their subordinates if they didn't agree with each other.

However, when marriage is a major event, her parents are in charge, and as a concubine, she has no right to resist.

Thinking like this, Zhao Rong's eyes became more determined, his eyes lit up, and he just waited for Su Li to make a request for her.

"I heard that Miss San is ingenious and good at making all kinds of ointments to care for the skin, I am about to get married, and I want to find Miss San to help me order a few boxes, and I will give the girl the raw material cost and production fee, and I will never treat you badly."

Su Li said sincerely, and Zhao Rong hurriedly stood up: "It's just some gadgets, it's not worth a few dollars, it's a great honor to be in the eyes of the county lord, and I don't dare to ask the county lord for money again." ”

Zhao Rong excused herself, she had the intention of befriending Su Li, and she would not ask Su Li for money.

"And the county lord is really overrated, and I'm not proficient in this area, but I just learned what was written in the book and made a few boxes for a few good sisters, I don't know what the county lord wants?"

"Pear white paste."

Having said this, Su Li didn't beat around the bush and made a request directly, Zhao Rong's eyes widened slightly, and he became more and more surprised.

"Third Miss is unwilling?" Su Li asked, Zhao Rong bit his lip, his expression was entangled, and he said for a long time: "The pear white paste is to be boiled together with pear petals and rain and honey before the Qingming Festival, and now it is autumn, if the county lord really wants it, he can only wait until the beginning of spring next year." ”

"That's right." Su Li said lightly, her tone was a little regretful, her index finger tapped lightly on the table, Zhao Rong's heart also came up a little bit, she just wanted to recommend Su Li's other flower cream, Su Li had already spoken one step ahead of her: "I don't know if the third lady would mind copying a copy of the secret recipe of the pear white paste to me?" I only do it for my own use, and I never tell anyone else. ”

“……”

Zhao Rong pursed her lips, lowered her head and stared at the tip of her shoes, she had been wearing these shoes for three years, the upper of the shoes had been washed and broken, and they were very old, but the family would not buy her new clothes.

She looked at the tips of her shoes and felt as if her life was like these shoes, destined to end in ruin.

Resign yourself to your fate.

She said to herself in her heart, knelt down with a puff, and finally raised her head, looking at Su Li with clear eyes: "Please forgive the county lord!" I deceived the county lord, the pear white paste was not made by me, and I don't know what the secret recipe is. ”

She was still very afraid, her voice was trembling, after all, she had made a lot of friends because of the pear white cream, and if people knew that she was an impostor, it would only make people laugh and be generous.

"If it wasn't you, who was it?"

"Yes...... I made it with Sister Lin's nurse. ”

Zhao Rong said stubbornly, after speaking, the shackles that had been pressed in her heart for more than half a year were finally loosened, in fact, she was praised every time for most of the year, and the torment in her heart was more than joy.

"I like to make some rouge gouache for others to use, at the beginning of the year Sister Lin said that she wanted some flower cream, so I went to collect pear blossom petals to prepare to make pear flower cream, Sister Lin's nurse found me and said that Sister Lin may be a little allergic to pear blossoms, and added a little thing into it and said that it can be reconciled."

Su Li's eyes narrowed slightly, and he could almost conclude that the problem came out of the little thing that the nurse next to Lin Yueshuang had added.

"That time the petals were picked a lot, and there were several boxes of flower paste boiled out, Sister Lin only needed a box, and I left the rest, I had also boiled pear flower paste before, I didn't expect the effect to be particularly good this time, someone learned from Sister Lin that this is very useful, so they came to ask me for it, and it was not so easy to boil after I sent it, I was afraid that others would know that I had not boiled it again."

Zhao Rong replied truthfully, fine beads of sweat soaking out of his forehead.

In fact, she also tried to ask the nurse what was added to it, but the nurse refused to say or give her any more raw materials, so Zhao Rong could only give up.

Su Li nodded, Zhao Rong had not boiled it again, the pear white paste that Mama brought from the palace must be newly made, and if someone wants to do something, it will inevitably leave clues, so it will be much easier to check.

With the bottom in her heart, Su Li laughed again and took the initiative to help Zhao Rong up.

"Even if you two boiled it together, it can't be considered a deception, and the fragrance on the third lady's body today is also very elegant, why don't you make a few boxes and give them to me, how about it?"

Su Li asked, Zhao Rongzi nodded busily, and his eyes revealed gratitude: "Since the county lord likes it, no matter how much." ”

She said too quickly, Su Li's heart moved slightly, but she vaguely guessed that her life at home might not be easy, and immediately asked Qibao to take a purse of broken silver to Zhao Rong.

"You take these to buy raw materials first, and when you go back, I will let people send them to the mansion in the name of the Hou Ye, and you don't have to give this money to others."

Su Li is also a concubine in the end, and she knows that the concubine's food and clothing cannot be compared with that of her concubine, so she is much more thoughtful.

Zhao Rong didn't expect this, his eyes were red, and he hurriedly lowered his head: "County Lord Xie!" ”

"I just returned to Beijing, I don't know much about what happened in Beijing in the past two years, and after marrying the Hou Ye, I always have to deal with the nobles in Beijing, if you really want to thank me, you will often come to the Hou Mansion to talk to me in the future."

Su Li took the initiative to send out an invitation, Zhao Rong really couldn't hold back his tears now, and thanked Su Li for his kindness.

Su Li looked helpless, from the moment Zhao Rong confessed, she felt that this girl had a good heart, and she could be regarded as frank and upright, and she could still make friends after all.

This carriage Zhao Rong came out of the county lord's mansion after getting the reward, and he was relieved to get into the carriage, but it didn't take long for the carriage to stop at the mouth of a secluded alley, and a cold and hard voice sounded outside: "Please Miss Zhao get out of the car, our master has something to ask you!" ”

Zhao Rong clutched the purse he had just gotten nervously, and his brain was a mess.

The people outside urged again, Zhao Rong hurriedly lifted the curtain and got out of the car, only to see seven or eight tall and sturdy strong men standing outside, blocking the alley entrance like a hill, in the box, a person in a gray brocade robe stood with his hands in his hands, his body was long, his aura was powerful, and he was full of coercion.

Zhao Rong's heart was beating wildly, and he walked over cautiously, but the man finally turned around, but he had a handsome and unparalleled face.

Zhao Rong's legs were weak, and he knelt on the ground with a puff: "Minister...... The courtiers meet the marquis! Hou Ye Gui'an! ”

After kneeling down, Zhao Rong only saw the hem of the shirt embroidered with silver thread and the white boots with black satin, his heart was beating like a beat, and the man's deep voice sounded from the top of his head: "What did you say to my wife in the county lord's mansion just now?" ”

“……”

After sending Zhao Rong away, Su Li wrote down what happened in the past two days and her own guesses on paper, and found Su Xun to ask him to send the letter to Gu Jiong.

First, now Gu Jiong has replaced Chu Huai'an as a messenger of injustice, specializing in investigating some unjust, false and wrongful cases and bizarre murder cases; Second, Gu Jiong has been in Hudi for five years, and he should have some understanding of the Hu people's witchcraft, and he should be more handy when he investigates these things.

After doing this, Su Li went to the warehouse to embroider, after these two days, her embroidery gradually became familiar, and the speed was also accelerated a lot, and finally the wedding dress was finished in the evening before marriage.

The pattern on the wedding dress is not very special, she embroidered a pear blossom tree on the wedding dress, for the sake of festivities, the pear blossom is embroidered with silver wire, and the tree is embroidered with red thread.

The body of the tree is thick and short, the pear blossom branches spread out a piece, the pear blossoms are blooming on the tree, and there are also floating in the air with the wind, which is very in line with Su Li's imagination.

After rushing for a few days in a row, Su Li's shoulders were a little sore.

Thinking that Su Li was going to get married tomorrow, Mama came to massage Su Li to relieve her fatigue, and told her many things to pay attention to at the wedding, and finally gave her a secret technique in the room so that Su Li should not be shy and study carefully.

Su Li already knew about this kind of thing, but thinking about doing that kind of thing with Chu Huai'an, she still blushed and her heart beats.

Mama's words are not much, considering that Su Li has to get up early and only let her rest early, Su Li thanked Mama, and sat alone in the house but never felt sleepy.

She pried open a brick from the corner of the bed and took out a small wooden box carved from rosewood.

The pattern on the box is not very fine, and even a little ugly, it was the first wooden box that Chu Huai'an made by himself when he was young, but he thought it was ugly at that time, and he was embarrassed to give it to Su Wanyue, so he threw it to Su Li casually.

Su Li kept it all the time, using it to save the dowry of herself and her second sister.

When the box was opened, there were a few damp and yellowed silver tickets, a few hairpins, and a few pairs of earrings.

These things don't seem to be worth much now, but for Su Li at the beginning, they are the best hope.

She took out the silver ticket and earrings, and took out an old purse from under the pillow, on which she dismantled and re-embroidered a cute pig.

Inside the purse was a worthless stone and two marriage papers.

At the beginning, Chu Huaian returned the marriage book to her, and she said that she was actually lying when she burned the marriage book.

Su Li left a pair of coral earrings outside, and then put the silver ticket and earrings into the purse, the purse was bulging, and the pig on it was also fresh and cute.

After doing this, Su Li felt a little relieved, took the secret technique in the room and flipped through two pages, and then was stunned by the content of the words.

She didn't expect that there would be so many tricks in this matter!

This...... It's a shame!

Su Li threw the book aside, and then thought of a very serious question: Could Chu Huai'an also have such a book?

What she didn't know was that Chu Huai'an didn't just have one book, he had many books, and he had already memorized the content of the book, and he was eager to try, just waiting for her to marry her, and try it openly!

The more Su Li thought about it, the more anxious she became, her face was so hot, seeing her husband walking by, reminding her that it was already the second watch, Su Li still didn't feel sleepy, and at this time the window suddenly rang.

Su Li was startled, walked to the window, hesitated for a moment and did not open the window, and whispered through the window: "Chu Huai'an? ”

"It's not early, I have to get up early tomorrow and go to bed quickly."

He said, the voice was very close to the window, and Su Li unconsciously put her head on the window: "How long have you been standing here?" ”

Except for the fact that he came drunk and knocked on the window twice after the celebration banquet that day, Su Li didn't hear any other movements, and thought that he had been restrained well, and today I heard him talking outside the window, and I always felt that things were not simple.

There was silence outside for a moment, and after a while, Chu Huai'an replied: "I've always been here." ”

“……”

So you've been keeping vigil outside these nights?

Su Li's heart kept surging with all kinds of feelings, and she didn't know whether she was more distressed or funny for a while.

"I'll be asleep soon, so go back and rest."

Su Li whispered, turning around to turn off the lights, Chu Huai'an spoke again: "Ah Li, tomorrow is the day of our wedding, can you ...... Glad? ”

His voice was a little hoarse, as if he was trying to restrain some kind of surging emotion.

Su Li hooked her lips, raised her hand to hold her face, suppressed the heat on her face, and replied loudly: "Happy!" After speaking, he felt that it was not enough, and added: "I am very happy!" ”

I'm so happy to be able to marry you!

"Well, so do I!"

Leaving this sentence, there was no movement outside, Su Li stood in the house and waited for a long time, feeling that the room was a little stuffy, but she still opened the window, but she didn't expect the window to open, just facing the man's deep and bright pupils.

He didn't go?!

Su Li was surprised, and the next moment, the man's hot lips and tongue had been suppressed.

"Hmm!"

Su Li didn't have time to react, and was already clasped on the back of her head and kissed deeply.

The air became thinner, her body was uncontrollably weak, and when she was let go, Su Li could barely stand on her feet, her cheeks were red and she kept panting, and the red marks on her eyebrows became more and more bright red like blood.

Chu Huai'an raised his hand and stroked the red mark on her eyebrows, his eyes were as dark as a wolf: "Ah Li, we can go to the cave room tomorrow night." ”

“……”

Su Li's dizzy brain squeezed out a trace of clarity, and looked at Chu Huai'an eagerly: "Have you seen the secret technique in the room that others gave you?" ”

"Yes."

Chu Huai'an replied truthfully, the surging tide in his body was stronger than a wave, but Su Li didn't know it, frowned and said seriously: "I don't think that book is good, you go back and burn it." ”

"Okay."

Chu Huai'an replied without hesitation, Su Li breathed a sigh of relief, although Chu Huai'an pulled her to do many indescribable things on the way back to Beijing, but the overall situation was quite regular, and there were not as many messy tricks as in the book, so Su Li was not so wary of him, thought about it and said: "I have to say hello to my mother on the second day after getting married, maybe Your Majesty will call us into the palace to meet you, don't you toss me tomorrow night, okay?" ”

"Good!"

Chu Huai'an still agreed very happily, Su Li was completely relieved now, with a smile on her face, and she was much more relaxed, and she couldn't help but think about teasing Chu Huai'an: "Didn't you say that you can't meet before marriage?" Why are you still here? ”

"I'm waiting for you to open the window."

Chu Huai'an replied seriously, unabashedly longing for Su Li.

Su Li was burned by his gaze, and didn't dare to joke with him at such a time, so after saying a few more words, he drove him away and closed the window, casually stuffed the secret technique in the room to the foot of the bed, and lay down on the bed to sleep.

However, not long after lying down, Shippo came knocking on the door.

Su Li yawned and opened the door to let the maids in, and almost didn't cry when she heard it.

After washing, Mama helped Su Li clean her face, Su Li frowned in pain, the drowsiness was gone, and then it was a long time to put on makeup.

Mama was very dissatisfied with the red mark on Su Li's eyebrows, and tried to cover it with rouge gouache, but failed, so she could only cut the shape of the petals with gold leaf and paste a three-petal flower on the center of Su Li's eyebrows.

Su Li thought that such a wedding dress would be equipped with a very heavy tiara, but she didn't expect that it was all pearl hairpins, just insert them on the head, and at the front was a beaded goldfinch, which was dignified, and all the pearl hairpins looked luxurious, but the workmanship was extremely thin and fine, and it was not heavy at all on the head.

Su Li looked at this with some curiosity, and Mama hurriedly said: "This is the Hou Ye personally drew the drawings and specially prepared to find a craftsman to customize, saying that the county lord is delicate and can't stand it, so it's just right." ”

“……”

How delicate is she? Can't even afford a tiara?

Su Li's belly was slandered, and the corners of her lips and eyebrows rose uncontrollably.

After putting on the wedding dress, Su Li asked Qibao to put the purse on for herself, Qibao looked at Mama and hesitated, this purse looked too old, and it didn't match Su Li's gorgeous outfit.

"This is a token of my love affair with Hou Ye, and Hou Ye will be happy to wear it."

After Su Li finished saying Qibao, she made a move, and Mama said happily next to her: "It is the best for the county lord to be able to think about Hou Ye in everything now, in the future, you and Hou Ye are husband and wife, and they must support each other, you think about Hou Ye and are good for Hou Ye, you should tell Hou Ye generously, so that Hou Ye knows to cherish the county lord." ”

Mama has also seen many weddings, most of the brides are shy, on the one hand, they dare not look directly at their husband's liking, for fear of appearing cheap and frivolous, on the other hand, they dare not express their hearts directly, and show favor to their husbands.

"That's what Mama said."

Su Li said softly and lowered her head slightly, her eyebrows and eyes smiled, and her blushing face was as ruddy as a glow, so beautiful that the people serving in the house were stunned for a while.

"Your Excellency...... It's so beautiful! ”

Qibao muttered, his eyes fixed on Su Li's face and couldn't take his eyes off.

Su Liwen smiled, her heart full of joy.

Finally dressed up, Mama put a hijab on Su Li, and Qibao ran out of the door and shouted crisply: "General, it's okay!" ”

Checkmate?

Chu Huai'an is here?

Su Li was puzzled, and after a while, there were steady footsteps walking in front of her, and a slender calloused hand reached under the hijab: "Let's go." ”

It was Lu Ji's voice.

Since returning to Beijing, Su Li has never met him again, and when she meets in this way, she feels that she is suddenly separated from each other.

Mama helped Su Li to put her hand on Lu Ji's hand: "The county lord is the righteous daughter of the Guogong Lord, when he goes to the Guogong Mansion with his righteous brother to get married, he will go out for a while and raise his legs, and the future will be smooth!" ”

Su Li's attention was not on what Mama said, it was all in Lu Ji's hands.

That hand saved her in her most perilous moments, pulled her back when she gave up on living, and taught her little by little from a weak woman to a person who could stand on her own.

She thought she would one day hold this hand for the rest of her life, but now she looks back and finds that this hand is only pulling her and guiding her to a better future.

Because of his lack of memory, Su Li was just a stranger to Lu Ji, and he spread out his palms very politely, only letting Su Li's hand be placed on it, and did not make too many moves.

When Mama asked Su Li to raise her legs and step out of the door, Su Li took the initiative to hold Lu Ji's hand.

His palm was so wide that Su Li couldn't hold it completely, and he could feel his body tense for a moment.

"Thank you, brother!"

Su Li said in a low voice, not only thanking him for spending such an important day with her today, but also thanking him for taking care of her for so many years in the past.

Lu Ji didn't speak, and his body gradually relaxed.

All the way out of the county lord's mansion, Lu Ji personally sent Su Li to the sedan chair.

After the handshake was released, a chill hit him, Lu Ji looked at his hand and was stunned, and an indescribable emotion suddenly surged in his chest.

seems to be reluctant to be sad, but also seems to be relieved and happy.

He raised his hand and touched his chest, frowned slightly, suddenly leaned over and opened the curtain and said to Su Li, "Don't be nervous, I will protect you." ”

"I'm not nervous!"

Su Li muttered quietly, her hijab covered her tightly, and she couldn't see her expression, but it dispelled the inexplicable emotions in Lu Ji's chest.

He lowered the curtain and turned over to his horse, his eyes shining slightly.

People who say that they are not nervous, how can their palms sweat so much? It's clearly duplicity!