CHAPTER XX
When the fox saw that my eyes were getting worse and worse, he pretended to suddenly realize, "Oops! Forget, you can't make a crown in the mortal world privately, that is a felony of copying the nine clans. ”
"According to this palace, you don't have to stick to the hair crown made by others, no matter how good it is, it is made by people, and you are not bad at doing it yourself, compared to the palm treasure that has been in the store for decades, where is it inferior to them!"
I hesitated for a while, considering whether to tell him the reason, but as long as I opened my mouth, I would definitely say Ah Huan, last time the fox would throw his sleeves and leave because of Ah Huan.
The fox ate most of the plate of oranges, got up and stretched his waist and said, "Today, the palace has taken a step in advance, and it may not be possible to enter the house on time in the next few days. With snacks, the main palace will come to pick it up in a few days. ”
“!!!!!”
When did I say that I was going to build the stone crown on the painting and give it to him!
After the fox walked a full half a month did not enter the house, in the past he came to the house so frequently, for a time not to come is really a little unaccustomed, half a month later I was swinging under the pear tree, a group of girls left three right three around me, for fear that one accidentally I will slip out, the fox fell from the sky, a red-clothed demon is incomparable, the fox leans on the branch, plucks a delicate pear blossom in the hand to play.
The pear blossoms are beautiful, and the red clothes lined are even more moving, with a raised eyebrow, and the charm in the eyes is eternal. In my amazed eyes, I saw him smile coquettishly and speak.
"I haven't seen you for many days, and I see you getting more and more rounded."
Some of the maids and women who are guarding my side have seen foxes, and know that he is the master of the piano in the house, although the mother and the second mother are not in the house, they are all old people who know people's feelings and do things quickly.
When the fox entered the house, he said, "Where is the stone crown of the main palace?" ”
I took out a delicate brocade box from the cabinet box and handed it to him respectfully, "Please take a look at it." ”
The fox spun the ruby crown around in his hand, and said with a little disgust, "Sure enough, it's still heavier." After speaking, he threw the stone crown to me, turned around and sat down, and said quietly, "Tie your hair for the main palace." ”
The fox hair is still the half-old gilt hairpin, I took the hairpin off, picked up the horn comb on the side to tie his hair, after wearing the crown I deliberately took the bronze mirror for him to see, he glanced at it lightly, only said "so heavy." ”
The fox chatted with me for a few words, but I heard a small sound outside the window, and the fox got up and said that he had something to leave first, and put the gilded hairpin on the table back into his sleeve, and walked out of the piano pavilion.
The fox doesn't know what happened during this time, it seems that there are a lot of things, six out of ten days don't come to the house, and when he comes, he doesn't stay long, and he has to leave at every turn. The expression is not as leisurely as before, there is a faint trace of anxiety hidden in the depths of my heart, I don't want to ask him, and I am afraid that he will be angry if I ask, so I have to keep quiet, just as I didn't find out.
The hair crown patterns I sent to Ah Huan were all returned, and Ah Huan said that some were too rigid, some were too ordinary, and if it was quite suitable for ordinary people, it would be too low to give it to the prince.
Ah Huan said that I can learn from the hair crown that my father had created, so that there is a good reference, but Ah Huan didn't know that I was grounded in the house a little too much, Mo said that going to my father's study to check the pattern of the crown came and went, that is, if I took one more step outside the Qin Pavilion, I would be watched tightly. But I can keep this method and put it into practice when it is useful.
Meng Le's hair crown has to be pushed back after all, because there is an urgent matter that I need to do, that is Yu Yi's matter, tomorrow is the day of his wedding, and I must send him the wedding gifts I have prepared today.
I broke my knees at my mother's place, and it took me a long time to reluctantly agree, and I nodded and then I was not at ease, so I let my close picker accompany me, and I didn't know where I slipped away.
Cai Su, Cai Qing, Wang Hu accompanied me out of the door, on the way I heard someone shouting to sell rice flower balls, I stopped the street vendor, bought some rice flower balls to pack and take away. Yu Yi's father likes to eat this most on weekdays, and Yu Yi often buys some to bring home to his father, and after a long time, he even loves to eat it with himself.
At the door of the house is lively, the little maids happily step on the ladder to hang red silk, the maids and women are smiling and cleaning the fallen leaves outside the house, the red silk shrouds the entire Yu Mansion, it looks like people are very happy, the housekeeper is at the door to tell the little maids things, seeing that I am coming hurriedly stepped forward to greet with a smile.
"Old decay to Miss Ye to say goodbye, I haven't seen you for a long time, how is Miss Ye lately?"
I smiled and said, "Okay, it's very good, I'm tired of the housekeeper, your complexion is really good, and it is said that people are in good spirits on happy occasions, so it can be seen that they are not wrong." Yu Yike is in the house, I have something to do with him. ”
The housekeeper smiled: "I'm talking to the master in the study!" The old man will lead you in. ”
"No need, the big wedding is coming, it's really a critical juncture, you can be busy! I went in and looked for him myself. ”
The housekeeper smiled, nodded and said, "Thank you Miss Ye for your compassion, it's just that there are a lot of people in the house, and some of them are not from the house, I'm afraid that it will be bad if someone bumps into you without opening their eyes, so let a clever girl accompany you in, okay?" ”
"There's a housekeeper." Think about it, there must be some people in the house who set up a scene and give gifts to meet the living, and it would be good if there was a maid to follow.
The housekeeper looked left and right, and called a very delicate girl under the wall to guide me, I looked at her and asked her, "What is your name, I see you are not strangers, and I am very familiar with it in my heart, but we have met before?" ”
The girl smiled and said, "Miss Huiye, the slave maid is called Green Branch, the last time you came to the mansion, it was the slave maid who served you to change your clothes." ”
"I see, I said how can I look at you so familiar, you are a girl next to Yu Yi?"
Lu Zhi said with a smile, "Miss Ye looks down on the slave maid, the slave maid is just a third-class girl in the house who sweeps the bed and folds the quilt, and the young master has always disliked the maid to serve closely, and only Mama Lin and a little scholar are taken care of by her side." ”
After Yu Yicheng got married, Mama Lin was afraid that she would have to work harder, not only to take care of him, but also to serve the bride. By the way, does the bride live in the house? ”
Green Branch smiled, "Yes, I live in the small courtyard of the kite." In fact, according to the rules, the young grandmother should go out from the outside and go to our house. However, there are no relatives in Kyoto, and there is no house in Kyoto. The old man said that sooner or later the family does not have to be taboo anything, when the young grandmother goes out from the south gate, just turn around on the avenue and come back, when the young master picks up the sedan chair at the north gate, even if the ceremony is completed. ”
"It's okay to have those personal rites outside, it doesn't matter if you don't have them, it's all a family, it's the right thing to live a good life, it's not important to have a showmanship or something."
Lu Zhi smiled, "What Miss Ye said is very true, and the master said so at the time!" ”
She led me to the gazebo outside the study, and said with a smile, "Slave maid, let's go in and report, please sit here for a while." ”
I laughed and told her to go with confidence! Hung red silk everywhere in the house, the maids and maids held the happy fruit with the wax, busy in the house can not open the glue, I looked at the red silk flowers on the tree next to me were blown off by the wind, so I moved the stool to hang the red silk back on the tree, when the tidying up only to listen to the back "ding" sound, there is a sound of the bowl falling to the ground.
When I looked back, it turned out that a girl had accidentally fallen, and the snacks on the tray were thrown out, and the plates were broken and the snacks were rolling all over the floor. The girl squatted there with a look of pity on her face, and stretched out her hand to clean it up.
"Wait!"
The girl was startled by me, and hurriedly put her hand back, and she looked up at me, and for a moment I was stunned like a stone statue, and though I had a thousand words to say, my tongue seemed to be knotted, and I could not say a word.
The girl's skin is like condensed fat, her eyebrows and eyes are picturesque, and she looks forward to the gentleness unique to Jiangnan women.
I was amazed at first, and then sighed silently. What is amazing is that this appearance is more moving than the portrait found by Erniang, sighing that Yu Yi is really a good eye, such a beauty was met by him, I really don't know which side of the fairy he saved in his last life, and pointed him to such an excellent marriage.
I reacted and saw that the girl was still stunned in place, and I was annoyed that I was reckless, and I forgot to restrain myself for a while, so I smiled and said to her, "Grandma Da, forgive me, I was shocked for a while, this fragment must not be reached out to clean up, if it is broken, it will be terrible!" Cai Qing, you go find a broom to clean up! ”
The girl stood up and saluted me, "The little girl Shui Yue has seen Miss Ye, thank you Miss Ye for mentioning it, the little girl has been taught." ”
Her every move is soft and moving, the more I look at it, the more I like it, she called me Miss Ye as soon as she opened her mouth but it was unexpected, I smiled and asked her, "You...... Recognize me? ”
She nodded and smiled lightly, and said gently, "Yes." ”
I saw her beauty, her speech was gentle, and her gestures were very regular, I wanted to praise her, but as soon as I opened my mouth, I said the wrong topic: "Your name is so beautiful, it matches you very well, who gave you such a beautiful name?" ”
Although the topic was crooked, I felt that there was nothing wrong with what I said, but I saw that her eyes suddenly dimmed a lot, and she lowered her eyebrows and said indifferently, "It was given to the little girl by the eldest young master." ”
Looking at her somewhat lost look, I had some doubts in my heart, thinking that if I said something wrong, or something wrong with my attitude, how could I make the beauty unhappy!
I was about to change the topic to chat with her, when I saw a little girl running from a distance in a panic, panting and saying, "Why don't you bring a girl with you when you come out, the slave and maid can't find you in many places, and you are almost scolded by your grandmother again!" ”
"What's the matter with me?"
The girl said, "The bride has arrived, and now I want to try on your makeup, and they are all waiting for the girl in the iris courtyard!" ”
A smile finally appeared on her face, and she saluted me, "The little girl was very happy to see Miss Ye, and she should have sat down to talk with her, but the little girl still has trivial things to do, and if she misses Miss Ye, I hope Miss Ye will not be blamed." ”
"No blame! Not to blame! Your wedding is imminent, you have to prepare well, I am a good brother with Yuyi, and we will have more time to get together in the future! ”
"Yes."
She was about to turn to leave, when I suddenly remembered something and hurriedly stopped her, "That's right! There's something I want to ask Miss Shuiyue, the snack you accidentally spilled on the ground just now is going to be served to Yu Yi? ”
She nodded and said, "Miss Huiye, exactly." ”
I smiled and said, "I just saw that Miss Shuiyue was serving a yellow crisp cake, which was made of soybeans, so I couldn't eat it." He is allergic to beans and will vomit for a long time after eating it, but the sesame crisp and rice flower dumplings are very suitable for his appetite. ”
She saluted me again and said gently, "Thank you, Miss Ye, for mentioning it." ”
I looked at her departing figure and couldn't help but sigh, "Such a beauty, Yu Yi is a blessing!" ”
Just as I was sighing, I heard the sound of the door opening behind me, and the green branch came out of the house and smiled at me, "The young master is talking to the master!" The young master said that he would come out in a while, and asked Miss Ye to wait for him. The young master also said that it was a big day outside, and he was afraid that the heat would spoil you, so he asked the slave to take you to his study and wait. ”
I nodded, "In that case, we have to bother the Green Branch girl to accompany us on a ride." ”
"Where is Miss Ye, this is what slaves should do, please!"
Green Branch led me to the study with a kind of eyes behind me, I knew that I had always had a strange habit, I did not like irrelevant people to enter my room, so I asked them to wait outside the house, Green Branch led me to the door and saluted and said that I would prepare some snacks and tea, just eat, if I was really thirsty when it came to tea, I told her to go down and make a cup of cassia.
In a study, the four books and five classics, the business and business spectrum only occupy a small half of the bookcase, and the rest of the place is full of picture scrolls of different sizes, in addition to the bookcase, the desk, the vase and all the places that can be placed, including some corners are stuffed with picture scrolls.
I have known Yu Yi for so many years, and I only know that he is good at business and righteousness, and it is really the first time that I have seen a scholarly and literary atmosphere from him.
I chose a book of poetry from the bookcase and held it in my hand, waiting left and right, it is better to read the book to pass the time, otherwise it will be too anxious to sit in this room.
Green branch is also good at doing things, I just turned two pages and heard her laughing and talking outside the door, green branch soaked two cups of cassia and brought it, she smiled and said, "I know that Miss Ye has always loved to eat small peach cakes, the slave maid prepared some to bring this, you appreciate a face to taste, if you want to eat anything directly to the slave maid, the slave maid will bring it for you!" ”
I took a sip of tea and smiled at her, "You girl is clever, the girl next to me is not as considerate as you, why don't you go back and tell Yu Yi, you want to go to Yefu with me, okay?" ”
Lu Zhi smiled, "Since Miss Ye said so, the slave maid will take it seriously." It's just that the close sisters around you are all better than the slaves, if the slaves really go, don't dislike the slaves and maids for being clumsy and dumbfounded! ”
"You girl!"
"Yo Yo Yo! What are you talking about? Why don't you take me with me! ”
Suddenly Yu Yi's voice came from outside the door, Green Branch hurriedly retreated to the side and saluted him, Yu smiled and walked in with a handkerchief, I looked at him and blurted out, "Yu Yi, why are you so thin?" ”
Although Yu Yi was not fat before, he was also in moderate shape and had clear eyebrows. Now he is extremely skinny, and although he has a smile on his face, he can't hide the vicissitudes and decadence under his eyes.
I heard that he had a dispute with Father-in-law Yu because he wanted to marry Miss Shuiyue, and was confined by Father-in-law Yu for a few days, and I knew that Father-in-law Yu had always loved him, and the punishment he did was just thunder and rain, scaring and scaring him. When I looked at it today, I realized that I had completely guessed wrong.
Yu Yi stood there, pinching his handkerchief and smiling more and more happily, the more he was like this, the more distressed I was.
Yu smiled and asked Green Branch, "What did you just say?" Why didn't I make a sound as soon as I came? ”
"Back to the young master, Miss Ye joked, saying that she was going to ask the slave maid to serve with her, and the slave maid was very happy in her heart, but she was afraid that she would not be able to serve Miss Ye. When she pours, she can't make Miss Ye feel comfortable, if she is angry, it is the slave's sin. ”
Yu Yi turned his head and asked me, "Little Zhenzhen, do you like green branches?" ”
I nodded and said, "Clever girl, who doesn't like it, I'm afraid you can't bear it." ”
Yu Yi shook the handkerchief and said with a smile, "Since Xiao Zhenzhen likes it, she will approve it." Green Branch, you hurry up and clean up the softness, today I will go out of the house with Xiao Zhenzhen, go to the Ye Mansion to serve well, if you make her unhappy, beware of driving you out of the house. ”
I was very surprised in my heart, and hurriedly pulled Yu Yi, "Such a good person, you really gave it to me, if you regret it in the future, I won't pay it back." ”
Yu Yi smiled and said, "Don't regret it, don't regret it, I went out here, which one I want you to pay back." ”
I turned my head to look at the green branch, I do like this girl, but it was just a joke just now, and now that I am taken seriously, I am also very willing to have her by my side, but I am worried that she will not follow me willingly.
I looked at the green branch and smiled at her, "Although your master said so, I only ask you if you are willing to go out of the house with me. ”
Green branch took a few steps forward, knelt down, rushed to a line of a big gift, after the ceremony turned around to me and made a big salute, kneeling in front of me and said sincerely, "The slave was originally a bitter slave in the palace Xin Zhiku, fortunate to get the grace of the yin, the slave and the maid had no relatives and no reason to go out of the palace after nowhere to go, fortunately to get the care of the father-in-law, in the family settled down to live so far." Father-in-law Yu is the great benefactor of the slave and maid, and the eldest young master is also the benefactor of the slave and maid. Now the eldest young master wants the slave to follow the young lady, that is, to trust the slave and the maid, and what is even more rare is that the young lady does not hate the slave and the maid. After the eldest young master said that he wanted the slave to follow the young lady, the slave and the maid were the young lady's people, and wherever the young lady went, the slave and the maid followed the young lady. If the young lady doesn't want the slave maid, it means that the slave maid has done something wrong, the young lady is beaten and punished, and the slave and maid have no complaints, just ask the young lady to keep the slave and maid by her side! ”
I couldn't help but sigh and say, "Get up!" I'll talk about it first, my house is not as rich as Yufu, and then don't be too coarse to swallow the tea and light rice, and make a noise to go back to the house. ”
The green branch got up and said with a smile, "The slave and maid are young lady's people in life and death, and they will not leave you even if they gnaw the bark every day." ”
I turned my eyes to look at Yu Yi and said with a smile, "I was originally here to give a gift, but I didn't expect that the gift hadn't been given yet, but a good person was poached from you." ”
Yu Yi walked up to me and sat down, took a sip of tea, and said, "What ceremony?" ”
I smiled at Green Branch, "Green Branch, you go and clean up your finesse first, and we will go back to the house together in a while." ”
"Yes."
Yu Yi glanced at the figure of the green branch leaving, and said with a sneer, "It can be seen that you have a good baby, and you have made it so mysterious." ”