Chapter Twenty-Three: Laughter and Leisure
"Turbidity Moon, Master Hou, he ......"
"Girl." Turbidity Moon spoke in a deep tone, and suddenly raised her head, with a sincere face, as if she could see what I was thinking. She took the spoon again, her eyes were as clear as a full medicinal soup, and she said calmly, "Those things outside, I don't have to worry about the girl. You only take care of your body first, which is also the wish of the Hou Ye. He is looking forward to greeting. β
I looked into this girl's eyes, and there was a warm silence in my heart for no reason. It seems that everything is no longer desperate and urgent at this moment.
I raised the corners of my mouth, took the medicine cup in her hand and drank it down, turned my head to lie back on the cherry red silk embroidered nine-petal hibiscus rush grass pillow, and finally looked at the mountain clouds on the dust cover of Nanmu. The bitter medicinal soup flowed down my mouthpiece into my stomach and abdomen, and I felt the warm and smooth comfort, and closed my eyes calmly.
On the evening of the fifth day of the Hou Mansion, Imperial Doctor Geng, who came to check the pulse, told Xunyue that the residual poison in my body had been cleared, and there was no need to use the antidote decoction. The wounds all over my body had already scabbed, and even the deep bone-visible wounds on my shoulders did not need to be sutured, and they gradually healed on their own.
The imperial doctor was amazed again and again, and praised my strange physique several times, and the speed of wound healing was more than three or four times faster than that of ordinary people. In the middle, there is the merit of Hou Ye taking care of it carefully, and the daily use of rare medicinal materials is taken internally and externally, but such a gratifying speed is really shocking, if it is not a strange master with a hundred years of internal strength, only the word miracle can be barely explained.
"The girl is lying in bed every day these days, and she is really suffocating. Now that the imperial doctors are relieved, the slave and maid will help you to relax in the courtyard! β
Xunyue sent the imperial doctor away, and the crisp laughter spread from the outside to the warm pavilion.
I was thrilled to see her petite figure walking towards me in a golden glow around the begonia screen on a summer night. I sat up, and she carefully lifted the beaded curtain, and for the first time I saw the outer hall of the house where I had lived for five days.
It was only a few steps away, but I could only sit on the bed in the warm pavilion all day long, unable to move.
Beyond the simple and quaint outer hall, my face finally greeted the bright sunset that sprinkled all over the courtyard. Autumn is deep, hundreds of chrysanthemums are planted on the square flat in the middle of the yard, reflecting the sunset at this moment, and the whole flower garden is more and more delicate and gorgeous, as if enveloping a mottled golden halo. In front of the side house on the right is a long corridor made of vines. Now that the grapes have been pruned, only the yellowed leaves of the grapes have fallen on the stone tables and benches in the corridor.
Turbidity laid out a cushion and sat down in the porch with me. was greedily breathing the fresh air in the small courtyard at dusk, only to see the rules and regulations and a group of people bowing their heads and entering the hospital, but it was the one who delivered dinner. The head of the family gave me a salute and said with a smile:
"Even the girl is polite. The little people were ordered by the marquis to bring today's dinner to the girl. Two drawers of tofu skin buns, an example of fresh bamboo shoots and whitebait soup, a case of steamed three yellow chickens, a case of rose marinated yam, an example of wind-pickled lamb short ribs, an example of simmered pork knuckle with sauce, and then a pot of hot green shrimp and winter melon mushrooms. β
He said the same, and the people behind him placed the same on the stone table. At a glance, there are all kinds of seafood and mountain delicacies, but there are no greasy and spicy things that are not suitable for me to recuperate.
I was feeling in my heart that the Hou Ye was meticulous, but I listened to the family Ding said: "Our Hou Ye said, his old man is empty today, and I think the girl is tired of raising in the house these days, so I ordered the little ones to make vegetables in the yard, and they will come to have dinner with the girl later." β
"It's not a strange thing that Master Hou came to see the girl, why did he send so many of you to serve?" Xunyue looked at the two rows of people behind the Ding who were holding all kinds of cages and containers in their hands, and said playfully, "Dare you have another person to come with the Hou Ye to see the girl today, I'm afraid that these dishes will not be enough, and the second and third tables will not be prepared?" β
"Miss Xunyue laughed, our Hou Ye is like a daughter to the girl's baby, where is he willing to let outsiders look at it?" The family Ding was amused by the turbidity moon and laughed, and said happily, "These, it is the Hou Ye who estimated that the girl can walk, although she can't move as usual, but in the future, she will have to wander around the courtyard of this house to relieve her boredom." No, the special little ones have found the most exquisite and unique ornaments in the storeroom, and decorated the yard again, so that the girl can see it fresh. β
"Master Hou, why bother?" I was embarrassed in my heart, and pushed back again, "I only sent more than a dozen sets of gorgeous clothes and beautiful clothes two days ago, and now I have given these things, I am already a great favor of the Hou Ye in this Lifu, how can I receive such a favor from his old man?" β
"The girl is polite, there are few guests in this Lifu Prima, it is rare for the Hou Ye to see you at first sight, what are these?" The housekeeper smiled very earnestly and said, "It is also his old man's foresight, even if the girl gets out of bed today, he will send you a replacement of bedding and sheets." In addition, the weather is getting colder day by day, and the Hou Ye is afraid that you will be cold, so he also sent you coal for heating stoves in advance. It's all made from within, and the girl is doing it - don't stand up, hurry into the house before the Hou Ye arrives, and don't delay the masters for dinner later! β
The subordinates behind him heard the command, and entered the room in response, but in a moment they each packed up and came out. The guy asked several times again and again, and after confirming that I had no other needs, Fang respectfully withdrew.
Xunyue came out of the house, took a silver fox fur jacket and carefully draped it on me, and said with a sweet smile: "The slave didn't think that our house was simple, but now that I have seen it, I know what this exquisite means." The girl must have been in a good mood when she lived in such a warm and beautiful house, and her injuries healed faster! β
"Eye-catching?" I asked uneasily.
"Not really. Although it has a new look, it is still the boudoir of the girl's house at a glance, and there is no extravagance. Xunyue smiled slightly, and said firmly, "Master Hou has always been very measured in his work. The girl is afraid that the grace will be too provoking gossip, but where is the gossip of outsiders more important than your reputation? Master Hou understands your concerns, and asks the slave to say, you can only rest assured. β
"That's what I said... It's just Turbidity, why is Master Hou so gracious to a strange woman in me? I wondered, "If you were me today, would you be able to receive this unreasonable care with peace of mind?" β
"The slave maid is not a girl, I don't know the girl's mind..."Xunyue pursed her lips and stretched her brows slightly frowned in confusion, "But if the slave and maid are the Hou Ye, I think I will take good care of the girl!" β
"Why is that?"
"Because... Entrusted by men! Turbidity Moon took a narrow breath and said, "The rumors are spreading more and more, and now the people in Lifu are all saying that General Wen heroically saved the United States at the foot of Lianyue Mountain that day, and fell in love with you at first sight, so he rescued you back to the mansion and took care of the marquis!" β
"Good you bad girl!" I slapped it into the air, suffering from injuries on my body and inconvenient to get up, and fled away from the muddy moon laughing with a trembling flower branch, "What kind of good words, others don't know right and wrong, just chew your tongue, you can also talk about it for fun!" Look how I've taught you todayβ"
"What are you ashamed of, girl!" Xunyue giggled and dodged left and right, refusing to accept softly and said, "The slave maid and General Wen have also had several faces, and they can be regarded as a talent, and they are extraordinary, but they are a bit husband and wife with the girl!" If you can get married, it can be regarded as a good couple, and you will be very happy to come to Hou Ye! β
"Still talking nonsense, you-ouch!"
"Girl! What's wrong with you? Seeing that I raised my hand and pulled the wound, she bowed down in pain, and hurriedly ran over to hold my hand and said, "It's all slave and maid, have you touched the wound?" It doesn't matter! β
"It's okay... ...... okay," I gritted my teeth, "you bad girl, you know that you feel sorry for me now." I didn't see the slightest shame when I saw you just now, if there is a next time, beware of me accusing Hou Ye of your black state-"
"βWho is going to complain to me?"
When I heard the sound, I and Xunyue were both shocked. Looking at the gate of the courtyard, I saw that the Hou Ye was wearing a home-style bamboo leaf green satin embroidered soft smoke pattern robe, and was striding towards us with a smile on his face.
"Meet Master Houβ"
The arm that would fall down was lifted up by Hou Ye. Although he is old, the strength of his hands has not been slackened. I sat back on the stone bench with him in his arms, and straightened out my somewhat messy jacket. Turbidity Yue quickly laid a cushion on the stone bench of the Hou Ye with the same cushion as mine, and then stood behind me a little shyly, and stopped speaking in a proper manner.
"What did the master and servant say so happily?" Hou Ye jokingly looked at Xunyue's cheeks and said, "Isn't it a boudoir whisper, otherwise I would have been restrained when I came?" β
"Zuo is just some gossip outside, Hou Ye doesn't have to take it seriously......" I took the fresh bamboo shoot soup filled by Turbid Moon and put it in front of Hou Ye, "Turbid Moon also saw that I was really depressed and panicked when I didn't go out of this yard all day long, so I said a few words to make me happy." β
"Really... It's just that most of the gossip outside is not listening, and you may not be happy to hear it......" Hou Ye exhaled and rubbed his hand, and said casually, "I know that you are bored, I went into the treasury of the Hou Mansion early in the morning and picked out a few rare things for you to decorate the house, although the number is not much, in the end, it is also the official dedication and the first reward in the palace over the years, do you still like it?" β