Section IX

"Armin has been out for so long, why hasn't he come back yet?"

Zhu Yuqing took a silver hairpin from Xiaohui's hand and carefully inserted it into Ruyun's sideburns. The hairpin is not big or small, the thin hairpin is inlaid with a white magnolia, but the core is a round and transparent, delicate texture, like clotted fat, like blood-like ruddy mutton fat jade, very exquisite. The hairpin is made of silver, and her tender jade hand is almost the same color, this plug is inserted, but it is black and white with a roll of hair, and it makes her face simple and elegant and delicate.

Just after washing the algae, her face is still a little flushed, so she is a little less weak and a little more gorgeous. Xiaohui carefully pulled up her hair, pulled up a lady's bun, followed her delicate collarbone all the way down, slid over his thin shoulders, smoothed out the folds on her pajamas, and said: "It's already dark, with adult habits, it should be soon." ”

Even when it was not a war, Wu Ming's work and rest were still rigorous, and he never lingered in the land of fireworks. After so many years, his family has already figured out his temperament. Zhu Yuqing pursed his thin lips and coughed lightly: "Maybe he's changed a lot......

"Madame, are you jealous? That's not your style. Xiao Hui kept her hands, but she quipped.

Zhu Yuqing glanced up at her, pursed his lips and smiled: "In the future, you can call me sister, don't be an old lady, Mrs. will be called, otherwise there will be no rules, so much is not good." ”

Although she had expected it, Xiaohui still blushed, she lowered her head, and shook her head for a while before saying, "No, in Xiaohui's heart, you will always be a lady, and you are the young lady I respect." ”

"You!" Probably knowing Xiaohui's temper, Zhu Yuqing didn't dwell too much on the title, turned his head, and was still staring at the mirror in a daze.

Xiao Hui breathed a sigh of relief, continued to sort out the folds on her clothes, and her hand suddenly stopped at the hem of her nightgown: "Madam, you have lost a lot of weight." ”

Nightgowns have always been designed for comfort, and they are worn at home, so they don't need to be too formal. Even if he is as conservative as Zhu Yuqing, he is more casual at this time. This nightgown is woven silk, as thin as cicada wings, looming inside under the candlelight, the slender and white jade neck is as elegant as a swan, and the soft curve goes all the way down, sliding through the small collarbone, which is only a pepper that can be grasped, and under the slender waist, it is a tender buttocks that are slightly upturned because of the sitting posture. Because of her thinness, all parts of her body seem a little small, but due to the long-term nourishment of True Qi, this petite body does not have a sense of skinnyness, but makes people feel more pity.

Zhu Yuqing said softly: "Silly girl, if you talk about frustration, I haven't gained weight, why have I lost a lot of weight." She stared at the delicate face in the mirror, and said to herself: "Actually, it's hard for him, I've always been frail, and I have rarely fulfilled my responsibilities as a wife in recent years, and if he can treat me like this, I should be content." ”

Xiaohui stood up and stood behind Zhu Yuqing, both the master and servant staring at the bronze mirror. The melon seed face, under the nose and small mouth, is a small pointed chin. Emei is thin, and the two big eyes seem to have tears rippling out. Even as a woman, Xiaohui felt pity in her heart, and couldn't help but persuade: "Madam, no matter how many wives and concubines adults have in the future, you will always be Xiaohui's wife, and Xiaohui will respect Miss the most." ”

She is Zhu Yuqing's playmate when she is a child, and she also reads a lot of books. At this time, I only felt a thousand words, but I didn't know how to phrase them, and I still repeated the previous sentence after thinking about it for a long time. But although the words are the same, the meaning is very different, Zhu Yuqing Bingxue is smart, don't you know the meaning of her words, and pinched her hand with her backhand and said: "Xiaohui, you have this kind of thought, whether it is Sister He or Princess Esther, you must give enough respect." ”

Xiaohui was still a little unconvinced, pouting and said: "Miss, you are too merciful, according to Xiaohui, you are the first, and the position of this lady belongs to you, which is justified." Besides, in terms of status, you don't necessarily have to be weaker than the two of them. ”

Zhu Yuqing let go of Xiaohui's hand, then stood up and said solemnly: "Xiaohui, you have to remember that this world is like this." For us women, Amin is the skin, and we are the hair attached to it. No matter how bright the coat color is, the moisturizing of the skin is indispensable after all. One must build on a firm foundation? If he makes any mistakes, no matter how fierce we fight, it will only be a flash in the pan after all. As a woman, it is normal for people to have the heart to compete for favor, but they must take into account the overall situation and be within the range that everyone can accept. Home and everything is prosperous, such a simple truth, I think you must also understand. ”

This is already the fate of the ear, Xiaohui lowered her head, and said convincingly: "Yes, the maid has been taught." ”

Looking at Xiaohui's lowered pink neck, a hint of cunning suddenly flashed in Zhu Yuqing's eyes: "Ah Ming has been working hard all the way. I'm afraid that I'm weak and won't take good care of myself, Xiaohui, you will stay here tonight, and you can help one or two, you can see it. ”

Xiaohui was startled, her eyes widened, she glanced at Zhu Yuqing, and lowered her head again. The head shook like a wave drum: "No, no, no......"

This time it was Zhu Yuqing's turn to be surprised: "What? ”

Xiaohui's face was almost red to the root of her ears: "Servant, the maid is not ready, and her body has not been inconvenient for the past two days." ”

"Oh, that's right." Zhu Yuqing opened his mouth and was about to say more, when a woman outside said in a loud voice: "Two ladies, the master is back." ”

It was a servant woman, who was assigned by the eldest prince to take care of Xiaohui, and after Zhu Yuqing arrived, these people naturally moved over with Xiaohui. When Xiaohui heard that it was Wu Ming, her face turned white: "Madam, I'll go and prepare dinner first, you can talk to the adults." ”

※※※ Wu Ming held his chin in one hand and looked at a picture hanging on the wall.

This is a picture of pine welcoming guests, the pine trees on the painting are isolated cliffs, and the branches are stretched, which is quite a bit of artistic conception. Just watching, I heard the door of the back room "bang" and was pushed open, Xiaohui ran out of it in a panic, and when she saw Wu Ming, her face changed, and she saluted: "My lord!" Then he lowered his head and hurried out.

Wu Ming looked at her as if she was avoiding the plague, and couldn't help touching his face, was he terrible? Just a little inexplicable, Zhu Yuqing was dressed in a thick red silk dress, taking broken steps, and walked out of it all the way. Wu Ming's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but praise: "If you don't have it, you can cut it as a dress, it's really like smoke." Xiaoqing, you look good in light clothes, but you look beautiful in dark clothes. ”

Although Zhu Yuqing is very smart, but after all, she is only in her early twenties, and she still has the temperament of her little daughter, and when she heard Wu Ming praise her, a smile appeared on her face: "How is it, is it good-looking?" She said, and spun around.

Wu Ming praised: "The slender waist is folded and the slight step is revealed, and the wrist is exposed to light yarn." The eyes contain spring wave water, fragrant and delicate jade cheeks. Fingers are like peeling onion roots, and smiling is heartwarming. Of course it's good-looking. ”

This is just a joke, Zhu Yuqing couldn't help but glance at him: "As far as you talk a lot, you have to judge when you wear clothes." She glanced at the painting on the wall: "What, still admiring the painting?" ”

Wu Mingdao: "Although the Persian customs are very different from ours, they are similar to the Eastern Han Dynasty in terms of language and writing, which is really interesting. You see that this welcome pine is trying its best to imitate the painting style of the wine master, and there is a six-seven-point charm, which is very rare. ”

On the day he married He Yi, the wine Taoist priest also specially asked Daoyun to send a blessing landscape painting, which was called: Branches depend on each other. Wu Ming always felt that there was truth in it, and he always took it with him to observe. After a year, the artistic conception of martial arts has not made much progress, but the painting style of the wine Taoist has been thoroughly figured out.

Zhu Yuqing pursed his lips and smiled: "Before Persia unified this place, the writing and customs here were the same, and they were very different from ours. It's just that later there was a cult of God. Their founding grandmaster is our Eastern Han people, and the Persians are naturally proud to learn our Chinese characters, so our language and writing are popular here. I heard that in the far west, there are still countries. The people there are really different from the spoken and written languages we have here, and it's extremely difficult to communicate, so I really want to see it. ”

I see, no wonder the Persians speak Chinese. After Zhu Yuqing dialed a little, Wu Ming suddenly realized. He couldn't help but praise: "Xiaoqing, you are really well-read and strong......

Zhu Yuqing feigned anger and said: "You can praise me vigorously, in fact, you know a lot......"

Wu Ming clasped his hands into fists, bowed and said: "The kid knows a little, and the books he has read in the past two years are all military books and war books, where can he be so praised by his wife, and his reputation is excessive." ”

Zhu Yuqing saw that he was saying incomprehensible words, his face was serious, and he couldn't help but laugh so much that he trembled, and after a while, he was already panting. The husband and wife were joking, and Xiaohui walked in from outside with a big wooden basket on her shoulder, and said softly, "My lord, madam, it's time to eat." ”

The building is very large, with three entrances, and more than a dozen single rooms of different sizes in each entry. It was late at night, and in addition to the dozen or so guards patrolling forward, there were almost no people in the entire backyard, so the husband and wife had no scruples. The two of them were talking quite loudly just now, and Xiaohui must have heard it too. With her head down, she walked to a round table in the room, carefully opened the basket, and laid out the food in the same way.

There are a lot of vegetables in the basket, all kinds of dishes, what cucumbers, garlic, greens, lettuce, etc., and so on. But it's all served on small plates. Seeing Xiaohui put these small plates on the table in the same way, the three of them were silent. Wu Ming grabbed a plate of cucumbers and said, "Hey, my husband is just thirsty, try it first." ”

Thirst was just a cover-up, he just wanted to ease the atmosphere. But there are three people in the house, and the word "husband" actually has a different interpretation. When Xiaohui heard him say this, her face turned even redder. Wu Ming was unconscious, and his hand was just halfway out, but he was stopped by a slender and white plain hand. Zhu Yuqing said angrily: "What is the monkey anxious about, that's what you eat." ”

Xiaohui couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle, but she felt a little rude, and immediately smiled and said, "Don't worry, adult, there is more." As soon as she finished speaking, she played a trick and put a plate of meat dishes on the table. These meat dishes are also served on small plates, such as cream, yogurt, cottage cheese, fish, animal offal, etc., which are almost comparable to vegetable types. Seeing that Xiaohui didn't seem to have stopped, Wu Ming was already a little dumbfounded: "There won't be more, right?" ”

Xiaohui couldn't help but smile, nodded obediently and said, "My lord, there is more." This basket has three layers, the top layer is vegetables, the middle layer is meat vegetables, and the bottom layer is dough. As she spoke, she took out a large stack of bread from the basket, placed it on the table, and said, "My lord, you can begin." ”