Chapter 38: The Mystery of the Lotus
In order to give Heshun enough time to arrange, I pulled Situ Qing to deliberately go around, and waited until Heshun waved to me from a distance to indicate that it was done, and then I took her to the gazebo next to the Shangyi Bureau.
"Your Excellency, please let go!" Maybe it hurts a little because I have been dragging me like this, Situ Qing said to me with a grudge on his face, and his tone was a little offended. I reluctantly spread my hand and smiled evilly at her, "Your hands are still slippery!" Seeing me so flirtatious, she rolled my eyes and turned to go back. I was just about to stop her, but she probably saw the paintings of lotus flowers in the gazebo and walked towards the gazebo herself......
The gazebo is not big, originally nothing special, but after being so smooth, it has a unique charm. In particular, the lifelike lotus paintings around make people feel as if they have entered a fresh and refined world.
Situ Qing didn't have the anger she had before, her face was so calm, she approached the gazebo, caressing each painting, the corners of her eyes were full of excitement and love that I had never seen before, and even the tenderness I had been waiting for for a long time. I'm sure she's in love with lotus flowers! I'm also very proud of my careful discovery and perfect arrangement.
"What do you think?" I asked Situ Qing, who was immersed in the lotus world. Looking at her demeanor, I guess she will be moved to tears, and maybe even give me a big hug.
However, to my surprise, after a short period of contemplation, her expression was still stiff, and she said to me disdainfully: "Very ordinary! Nothing special. Then he turned around and was about to leave. I was overwhelmed by her calm appearance, could I have guessed wrong? She doesn't like lotuses? Or are the paintings that Heshun is looking for too ordinary? I took a closer look, and although I wasn't an artist, the paintings were pretty good......
Situ Qing's expression before was obviously infected by these paintings, why did he suddenly turn 180 degrees? Without thinking much about it, I rushed forward to stop her and asked, "You obviously like these lotus flowers, why are you pretending to be calm?" "I was sure she liked it, so I asked her straight to the point.
"I'm afraid my lord has misunderstood, why do you see that I love this lotus?" She replied lightly, completely beyond my expectations.
I pointed to the clothes on my body and said, "If you don't like lotus flowers, why embroider them?" And it's so beautifully embroidered. "I have too many questions, and I don't want to give up without asking why.
I guess she felt that her explanation was not confusing, or because I had relieved her in front of the prince before, or because she wanted to find someone to talk to, so she didn't defend anymore and slowly approached the pavilion again.
I followed her, staring at her like a flower messenger for a moment, "Is there a story in between?" "Maybe it's because I've watched too many TV series, and I always feel that there are some stories hidden in it, love stories? Could it be that she made a lifelong agreement with someone else because of the lotus? The thought of this makes me a little nervous......
She stroked the lotus flower again, and asked me without looking back, "Do you think the lotus flower is beautiful?" There was a kind of gentleness in this voice, not like asking me, but wanting me to tell the reason for the beauty of the lotus.
I rummaged through the classics of poems about lotus, maybe it was the power of love that was at work, I actually opened my brain, and blurted out the classic lotus famous sentence that had been forgotten for more than ten years: "Of course lotus is beautiful!" Out of the mud but not stained, clear ripples but not demons! "Although I have forgotten who wrote this poem, I use it now, and the copyright belongs to me......
Seeing me answer like this, Situ Qing probably didn't expect me to be able to say such a level, so he turned his face and looked at me suspiciously and asked again: "How does it compare with peony?" "Is this a test of my IQ? I thought carefully about the peony's appearance, but I couldn't think of any poems about the peony, looking at her expectant expression, I pretended to say: "Although the peony is beautiful, it is too charming; Although the lotus flower is plain, it is fresh and refined. She didn't say anything, and I teased, "You're like this lotus." Obviously, my last sentence was a bit of a flirtatious element, but I really thought so, and there was no superfluous consideration at all.
Seeing that she continued to squeak, the scene was a little embarrassing, did I say the wrong thing? I feel like I'm okay with my own answer! Looking at her preoccupied look, I couldn't help but say: "You helped me make a jersey before, and you helped me embroider clothes, and I also helped you relieve the siege of the prince, and you can be regarded as a friend." Tell me anything, and I'll keep it a secret! If you leak half a word, you will be thundered by the sky! With that, I raised my palms above my head and made an oath. Start with friends first, and then continue to develop, I have no other way, I can't go straight to the topic like the prince, coercion and temptation.
Seeing me so sincere and funny, she had a smile I had never seen before, and it was so beautiful that I was dumbfounded. She smiled at me! The first time I saw her smile at me! My heart warmed up unconsciously.
She no longer hid it, as if she had found a listener, and told me everything about the lotus.
Her family is also a nobleman in Chang'an City, and the family has been engaged in the career of men for generations, and women have been involved in weaving. He is very proficient in sewing and embroidery techniques. Her father has two wives, she is the daughter of the younger wife, and she is also her father's favorite daughter. Situ Liang is her own brother, born to the same mother, and she originally had an older sister, who was born to her eldest mother. The sisters are very good at playing small, and they are inseparable. Because their daughters need to learn knitting and embroidery, her father taught her two daughters. Due to her father's snub to her aunt, her aunt was unwilling to be lonely but had an affair with the housekeeper in the house, and after being discovered, she was killed by the staff of the old man Situ's house! Her sister was also hit hard because of this, and she has been strangers to Situ Qing ever since. Situ Qing communicated with her sister many times, but her sister insisted that her mother's death was caused by Situ Qing's biological mother, so she had a grudge against Situ Qing. Her sister loves peonies, but Situ Qing prefers lotuses. Before that happened, the two would often compare embroiderers and give each other flowers they embroidered. The good times didn't last long, not long after her aunt's death, her sister found her one night and said to her: From now on, the two have nothing to do with each other, and it is bound to make her and the Situ family pay the price, and burned the lotus embroidery given to each other in front of Situ Qing, and then ran away from home, and has not been heard from since......
I listened quietly to her description, her eyes were already red, but she pretended to be strong in front of me and did not cry. I didn't expect there to be such a twist and turn in this story. I comforted Situ Qing and said, "I don't blame you! Don't overthink it! "I knew my comfort wasn't going to do much, and the only way to remedy the matter was her missing sister. There is a vast sea of people, and there is no way to find someone for this Datang communication, like looking for a needle in a haystack......
After Situ Qing finished speaking, he sniffed his nose as if nothing happened. I know she must be feeling bad! But I couldn't help her.
"It's much easier to say it. Thank you! "Situ Qing's attitude towards me has changed significantly, maybe she really regards me as her friend. I couldn't get used to it for a while, and said incoherently: "Don't be so polite! ”
Seeing me answer like this, she smiled gloomily, turned around and saluted to go back to the Shangyi Bureau, and I also turned around to go back to Kejubu. She suddenly turned around and stopped me and asked, "How did you convince the prince to relieve me from the siege?" ”
"I told him, you have made a private agreement with me for life, and you are already my woman!" After saying that, I was afraid that she would beat me, so I ran away with a smoke......