As soon as the weather is cold, Xingruyi will be lazy, and when he is lazy, he will not even open the door of the Ruyi rouge shop. She nestled in the shop and took out the rouge made in the spring.

This jar of rouge is made by picking the petals of the first peony flower, crushing and squeezing the juice, and then adding a little vegetable oil and honey, and applying it to the face to improve the complexion and make the skin rosy and fair. She took some and applied it to her face, and the fragrance of peony flowers spread out in the shop in an instant.

took the bronze mirror that was set aside, took out the eyebrow pencil that was made a few days ago, and was about to make up on the mirror, when there were a few sounds on the door panel, followed by a familiar voice.

"Is the torture shopkeeper there?"

Opening the door, it was Wei Chi, the housekeeper of Liulifang.

"Steward Wei?" Xing Ruyi rubbed his hands and invited Wei Chi into the shop. "But what new rouge gouache does the Peony girl need?"

"Torture shopkeeper, our girl wants to see you, please come with me." Wei Chi gave his hand, and his attitude was also very respectful.

Liulifang is a song and dance workshop, and the previous owner is named Liuli, who is an excellent dancer comparable to Gongsun Auntie. Unfortunately, this glass girl hanged herself three years ago. Three years ago, Xing Ruyi had not followed the fox to Luoyang City, so naturally he had no chance to meet this super dancer who was famous in Luoyang City.

Wei Chi was originally a servant who followed Miss Liuli, and I heard that Miss Liuli rescued her on the way to Luoyang City. After the Liuli girl opened the Liuli Fang, Wei Chi became a housekeeper and has been conscientiously helping to take care of the internal and external affairs of the Liuli Fang.

Wei Chi is very good at business, in the words of later generations, he is a business genius, but also a super agent, it took less than a year to package Liuli as the first dancer in Luoyang, and Liulifang has become the most attractive song and dance workshop in Luoyang. The people who went to Liulifang to watch the dance were all powerful people.

After the death of the glass girl, her apprentice Peony girl became the new owner of the glass workshop, Wei Chi is still the same as before, taking care of the affairs of the glass workshop, no matter how big or small, and at the same time, in life, the peony girl is also very careful.

The first time the peony girl came, she was also accompanied by Wei Chi. She originally went to another rouge shop, and when she passed by the door of the Ruyi rouge shop in a carriage, she heard Xing Ruyi humming, the style of the song was fresh, the lyrics were beautiful, and she listened to it freshly, so Wei Chi stopped the carriage.

The peony girl sat in the carriage and listened for a while, then she couldn't help but step out of the carriage and stepped into the shop. This step can be regarded as the fate of the two people.

The peony girl is very polite to Xing Ruyi, and often comes to the rouge shop to buy things. She trusts Xing Ruyi's recommendation very much, and the rouge gouache she buys will not be as bargaining as other ladies and ladies, and the things she buys back are all used seriously. Whoever is a shopkeeper, who doesn't like such a guest, the two get close.

When there are few customers, Peony will also dance a song in the rouge shop, and beg her to give her a suitable tune. It's a shame that she was homely enough in her previous life, and she prefers those ancient tunes, so she recalls her memories carefully, and she hums a lot. But in the past two months, only Wei Chi occasionally came over to buy some things to bring back, but the peony did not appear once.

Liulifang does business at night and closes during the day. Wei Chi led Xing Ruyi into the side gate of Liulifang, passed through the performance hall in front, and arrived in the courtyard at the back. The courtyard is not large, and it is also a typical courtyard house. There was a maid working in the yard, and when she heard the footsteps, she just looked up and continued to busy her business.

Wei Chi explained to Xing Ruyi in a low voice: "The girl is sick, and her condition has lasted for more than a month. I have asked many doctors back and forth, but they can't be treated. The girl was originally a quiet person, but after she fell ill, she became more and more unable to hear sounds. The slightest murmur will wake you up immediately. After waking up, it is difficult to fall asleep. We are all considerate of the girl, and we try to be as quiet as possible in our daily work, and this courtyard is becoming more and more silent. ”

"Then Steward Wei invited me to ......," Xing Ruyi asked in a low voice.

"These days, when the girl wakes up, she always asks the shopkeeper. I guess it's the girl who misses the shopkeeper and wants to talk to the shopkeeper. ”

"I see." Xing Ruyi sighed: "Do you know where your girl's illness came from?" ”

"This ......" Wei Chi wanted to speak and stopped, as if there was something unspeakable.

"It's about your girl, it's also about the whole Liulifang, I'm not an outsider, and you don't have to hide it from me." Xing Ruyi whispered: "This Liuli Fang is the brainchild of the former owner Liuli Girl, as a housekeeper, you don't want to watch it go out of business, watch her disappear into the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, and watch it turn into a wisp of light smoke and disperse, right?" ”

"Dancing clothes, my girl touched the dance clothes left by the glass girl." Wei Chi hesitated for a long time before saying: "Liuli girl has a self-created dance, this dance has both the charm of the Tang Dynasty women and the mystery of the women of the Western Regions, and the dance clothes are a fusion of the characteristics of the Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions, and it is extremely exquisite. When the glass girl left, we also thought about putting this dance dress with her and burying it in the ground as the girl's burial chief. On the day the girl's coffin was sealed, many guests came from outside Liulifang, and they all clamored to see the girl again. had no choice but to seal the coffin in a hurry, and the dance dress forgot to put it in in a hurry.

Before the Peony girl fell ill, there was an old customer who asked to see this dance. The peony girl was trained by the glass girl, and this dance is naturally danced. It's just that since Miss Liuli left, we never thought about dancing this dance again, nor did we customize a special dance costume for Miss Peony. Ordinary dance clothes, even if they are worn, they can't dance the charm of this song. is a patron, and it is an identity that cannot be offended. After thinking about it, he could only take out the dance clothes left by the glass girl.

After the dance, the peony girl came down from the stage, and something was wrong. She seemed tired and her whole face was white. I asked her, but she shook her head and didn't say anything, and then suddenly replied, saying that she had just seen the master when she was performing on stage. Since then, it has become more and more severe day by day. ”

The master of the peony girl is the glass girl. The master she said was naturally the deceased Liuli girl.

Knowing the situation of the peony girl's illness, after the punishment was measured, she didn't continue to ask. Wei Chi lifted the curtain and invited her into the house, while he only stood at the door of the house for a while before retreating outside the house. Although he is a housekeeper, he is still different from men and women, Wei Chi is old, but in terms of age, he is only in his early twenties.

When Xing Ruyi entered the house, the peony girl was awake. She leaned against the head of the bed, her face a little haggard. Hearing the sound of footsteps, he looked up and saw that it was Xing Ruyi, and immediately showed a happy appearance: "Ruyi, you are here." ”

"If you don't go to my shop to find me, then I can only come to your glass shop to find you. How is it? I heard Wei Chi say that you are sick, are you better now? ”

"Yun'er, serve tea to Miss Ruyi, and ask for new tea this year." The peony girl ordered, and the little maid Yun'er, who was standing by the bed and waiting for her, retreated.

Xing Ruyi sat on the edge of the bed, and without looking closely, she could see the dark green under her eyes. When she doesn't wear makeup, Peony is a girl with a baby face and aura in her eyes. But at this moment, her round cheeks were all sunken, and even the most attractive luster in her eyes was almost gone. After Yun'er served tea and withdrew again, Xing Ruyi held Peony's hand: "I haven't seen you for more than a month, why did you toss yourself like this." ”

"It's sick, not a toss." Peony smiled: "It's a shame that you came today, if you don't come, I'm still worried that I won't see you again until I leave." ”

"What a stupid thing to say?" Xing Ruyi sneered: "You are only a little older, and you have been dead and alive all day long." I can tell you, without you, my shop is in ruins. You have to get better as soon as possible, and then make publicity for my rouge shop in your glass shop, so that those rich lords, big masters, young masters and sons can all go to my shop to buy rouge gouache and come back to support you and coax you. The money earned, you and I divide the account fifty-fifty. ”

"You, you, you often tell me that Wei Chi is a person who is good at business, how can I look at it, you are a person." Peony withdrew her hand, turned her face sideways, and coughed lightly: "I have often dreamed of my master in the past month, sometimes when my master taught me to practice dance, and sometimes when my master died. Ruyi, you know what? I was a very bold man, but in my dreams, I felt scared. ”

"What are you afraid of?"

"I'm afraid that the master will complain about me."

"How can Miss Liuli complain about you, look at how well you have taken care of this Liuli Fang since she left. This is your master's hard work, it is the hard work of the glass girl, if she is alive, she will see your intentions, she will definitely praise you. Peony, you've done a great job, you know? Thanks to you, Miss Liuli's apprentice is you, if it were me, she would definitely come back to life. Do you know what I was doing when Wei Chi came to me? In this beautiful weather, I was lazy in the rouge shop. I didn't starve, it was all thanks to our fox. ”

"Is it Wei Chi who came to you in the past? He asked me before, and I didn't answer. The peony girl lowered her head and looked at the peony lines on the brocade quilt: "Although I didn't look in the mirror, I also knew that I was very haggard this month." I thought, if I can get better, I'll go to you myself, and if not, forget it. I can't let you see me so embarrassed, even if I'm gone, I can leave a good impression on you. ”

"What kind of bastard? I'm the one who covets your beauty like that. Xing Ruyi knew that he had missed a word, covered his mouth lightly, and helped Wei Chi explain: "You stay in Liulifang all day long, in addition to performing is to practice dance, although there are many people who like you, but there are few friends who really know each other." I'm the same, don't look at my lively temperament, but I don't have any friends to talk to other than the fox in the store. You see me as a confidant, and I see you as a friend. Wei Chi went to find me, as he should. It's me, I'm so busy with all that mess that I don't even know you're sick. ”

"It's not your fault, you're busy with your own business. I heard Wei Chi mention it, saying that you left Luoyang City a while ago. Peony held Xing Ruyi's hand: "When you have time, tell me about things outside." ”