Xu Yuan stood in front of the bronze mirror, holding the hem of her skirt and looking left and right, it was so stinky and beautiful.

Xiao Lan carried his coat and said helplessly on the side: "If you rub it any longer, you won't be able to catch up with the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet." ”

Xu Yuan was wearing a red silk makeup dress recently sent by the old lady. Red silk is easy to obtain, but makeup satin is difficult to make.

The intricate colors of the makeup often require dozens of craftsmen to work hard for many years, and it is expensive and difficult to find, especially in Jinju, a slightly deserted place.

The texture of the makeup just suppressed the inevitable cheesiness of red, and the light texture of the red silk added a bit of tenderness to this Luo skirt. Xu Yuan's skin is white and snowy, and she is very standard.

Xu Yuan's eyes never left herself in the bronze mirror, and she couldn't help but say, "I really don't want to wear a jacket to cover such a beautiful skirt." ”

Xiaolan pretended not to hear, silently put on a small jacket for Xu Yuan, and put on the pair of bracelets that Xu Guogong sent her before, and said: "People rely on clothes, Miss looks even cuter than usual when she wears this clothes." ”

Receiving Xiaolan's approval, Xu Yuan couldn't help but turn around twice.

She pulled up her collar, walked to the window, looked at the snowflakes flying outside, and reminded Xiaolan: "Remember to bring the things I prepared later, but don't get caught in the snow." ”

Xiaolan responded with a smile: "Miss looks down on me, how could I be so careless." ”

The two went out together.

What catches your eye before the wind and snow is the cheerful atmosphere that fills the courtyard.

When the maids and ladies saw the young lady come out, they saluted one after another, and their faces were filled with the joy of the New Year.

Isn't the New Year happy, just at the end of the month, the monthly money is about to be sent, and there are also the rewards of the masters. If it weren't for the first-class girl and the housekeeper, she would have been able to rest for a few days in the first month.

Xu Yuan said to them: "It's Chinese New Year's Eve, arrange up the people on duty, and if you should go back to keep vigil with your family at night, let's go back." But I will reward you for guarding the courtyard tonight. ”

The people below responded with a smile and thanked Xu Yuan.

When he was about to arrive at the main courtyard, Xiaolan exclaimed in a low voice: "Miss, look, there are people there." ”

Following the direction pointed by Xiao Lan, Xu Yuan saw a man in a blue robe not far away, standing under the plum tree, not knowing what he was doing.

Xu Yuan was just about to walk away, but after thinking about it, he took two steps closer to the man and said, "I've seen the third brother." ”

The man in front of her was handsome, and his appearance was more prosperous than the eldest young master and second young master she had seen before, and his long body was standing in the snow.

There are almost no foreign men visiting the Xu Mansion, let alone on the day of the Chinese New Year's Eve. The young man with a face must have been born to the third young master of the Xu Mansion and Xu Lan.

Xu Yuan was right, the man was Xu Lansheng. He has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he is deaf and clear-sighted, and he noticed Xu Yuan as early as she first appeared.

Xu Lansheng quietly glanced at Xu Yuan, and arched his hand: "I've seen the fourth sister." Would you like to wait for me a little while and go in together after I finish folding plum blossoms? ”

Xu Yuan bowed his head, walked to the side, and watched Xu Lansheng quickly pick a lot of plum blossom branches.

Xu Yuan couldn't help but ask curiously: "Why is the third brother here in the snow?" ”

Xu Lansheng held a cluster of plum blossom branches with snow in his hand, walked towards Xu Yuan and said with a smile: "Mother wants to enjoy plum blossoms, so I came here to fold it for her." ”

After two sentences, the two entered the main courtyard

Xu Yuan followed Xu Lansheng back and quietly glanced into the room.

The room was full of people, and it looked like they were all almost there. Xu Yuan said in her heart: "Oops, I'm not the latest to come, right?" ”

The old lady saw her third son holding a large handful of plum blossoms, and saw that there was a little girl dressed in red clothes behind her, raised her hand, and greeted with a smile: "Lan Sheng is here, and Yuan'er is also here." ”

Xu Lansheng was tall and long-legged, and stepped next to the old lady in two or three steps, and sent the plum blossoms in her hand to the old lady like a treasure.

Xu Yuan followed behind, saluted the old lady, and said, "I've seen my mother." I'm a little struggling with my makeup, so I'm late. ”

It seems that everyone is here, only the head of the family, Xu Guogong.

Old Madam Xu smiled: "It's okay, it's still too early to leave the seat." Come, come to me. ”

Xu Lansheng was inserting plum blossoms into the old lady's jade bottle, followed the old lady's line of sight and blatantly looked at Xu Yuan, and said to the old lady: "I just came back a few days ago, and you asked me not to disturb my sister." I just met her at the door, and I almost didn't recognize her. ”

The old lady glanced at him and said, "How many days did you come back?" I'm really going to put gold on my face. Didn't you just go home yesterday? ”

Xu Lansheng scratched his head and said, "Then I wanted to see my sister last night, didn't you agree?" When this family met, they almost didn't recognize each other, how embarrassing. ”

Mrs. Xu didn't bother to pay attention to him anymore, silently turned to look at Xu Yuan, and said, "For the New Year, Yuan'er is dressed appropriately." ”

Xu Yuan smiled: "Isn't this still the clothes you sent before." I think about Chinese New Year's Eve today, and it's good to wear a red one. ”

Du Jingqing and Du Shi next to him also chatted a few words.

The ladies gathered together to chat. And the three brothers of the Xu family next to them rarely met so neatly, and they were also bumping their heads at this moment.

The old lady caught a glimpse of the pair of bracelets in Xu Yuan's hand and said, "Yo, the bracelet that the old man brought back before was really given to us Yuan'er." ”

Xu Yuan was stunned for a moment, and then realized that the old lady was talking about Xu Guogong.

The old lady raised Xu Yuan's hand, stroked her bracelet twice, and continued: "You still don't know what is special about this bracelet. ”

As she spoke, the old lady took off one of her bracelets, and with a slight twist and buckle in a certain hollow, the bracelet cracked a crack in it.

Several people who were staring at the old lady's movements were shocked, and the old lady tapped a ruby on the bracelet, and said: "Yuan'er, this bracelet is actually a self-defense thing, after opening it like this, press it lightly here, and a soft sword will pop out inside." ”

Xu Yuan trembled as she watched the old lady pop out the soft sword, and then buckled the soft sword back into a normal bracelet and put it back on her wrist, and suddenly felt that the bracelet was heavy......

Du Jingqing teased: "I often hear what 'shuriken' and 'sword in the sleeve' are mentioned in the play, but now I see the real thing, it's an eye-opener." ”

The old lady encouraged Xu Yuan and said, "Yuan'er, why don't you try it too?" ”

Xu Yuan herself was also very curious, so according to the old lady's method, as soon as she popped out the soft sword, she was pounced on by an unknown object.

Looking back, the child Xu Mindong was smirking at her and wanted to reach out and grab her bracelet.