Chapter Twenty-Eight: Peeping
Yuehua was happy when she saw him, and shook her hand in embarrassment, no longer calling "Master Shao", but calling "Childe": "What is the matter with Master Shao?" How can you be in such a hurry? ”
Shao Ziqing suddenly realized that he was out of shape, and let go of his hand as if burning, and was at a loss for a moment: "I'm sorry, it was Shao who was anxious at some point, and he was a little abrupt." ”
Yuehua lowered her eyelids, smiled, and then raised a pink peach face, her eyes were shining, like the brightest star in a summer night, even if it was boundless Yuehua, it couldn't hide its brilliance.
"What can be the thing that provokes a person like Shao Gongzi who is as stable as Tingyue to mess up?"
Shao Ziqing was still a little surprised: "In recent days, a merchant from Dali has brought a pair of embroidery treasures from Dali, have you seen it?" ”
Two days before the month, I listened to the embroidery girl in the embroidery village in the discussion, saying that the Dali merchant from Dali asked for a priceless "Hundred Birds and Phoenix" embroidery treasures, I don't know what embroidery thread is used to embroider, lifelike, brilliant, amazing. As soon as the embroidered statue was exhibited, it caused quite a stir in Beijing, and many dignitaries went to buy it with a lot of money.
The merchant just took this as a business gimmick, the highest price was 5,000 taels, and still refused to sell, threatening to "give the beauty of the red powder, the treasure knife knows the hero", this embroidery must be given to the person who knows the goods, it doesn't matter how much silver.
The words released by this merchant were so bold that many people admired it, but they couldn't tell the mystery, and the merchant was a little complacent, and he couldn't help but speak arrogantly.
Yuehua really wanted to see it, but since the incident at the gate of Xiuzhuang and was humiliated by Mo Guhan, she always had a pimple in her heart, afraid of showing up in a crowded place, and always felt that others looked at her a little strangely, and there were people pointing fingers behind her. She didn't mention this matter to others, but unless it was necessary, she didn't like to go out anymore, and even Xiuzhuang went less. The business is managed by Uncle Shen, and it has been smooth sailing.
"I've heard others say that it's ingenious, it's really not ordinary, but I haven't seen it with my own eyes."
Shao Ziqing nodded excitedly: "In a few days, it will be the Empress Dowager's birthday, and I want to take that embroidered statue to the Empress Dowager as a congratulatory gift, but I am honest and clumsy, and I am not a knowledgeable person, so I came to beg for it." ”
Yuehua had some uncontrollable impulses, but hesitated for a moment, and said reservedly: "I don't know how many talented people in Beijing don't know, and they can't tell the mystery clearly. Yuehua only knows a little bit about it, and I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint Shao Gongzi. ”
Shao Ziqing still looked at her with hope, and said persistently: "Even if you don't know, you don't know, it doesn't matter, just go and have a long insight, and send you back safe and sound in a while." ”
The incense and incense next to him pouted together, squeezing their eyebrows and eyes, and their faces were full of ill intentions.
Yuehua groaned slightly, and began to be moved, thinking about the calculation of the days, the brocade robe made for him in the embroidery village should be good, and it happened to be taken and given to him at the same time, so he nodded with a smile, a little shy.
Xiang Shen hurriedly turned around and took a moon-blue piping embroidered cinnamon cloak and put it on Yuehua, a head like a waterfall and green silk winding on her shoulders, the whole person was coquettish and timidly shrouded in a wide cloak, and there was no heroic spirit at all, but it looked even weaker.
Shao Ziqing only rode a horse over, this man and woman sitting together was originally a big problem, let alone riding together? Naturally, there is something that does not make sense. He was secretly anxious for a while, his concerns were not thorough enough, and he hesitated. Yuehua turned over on the horse and smiled at him when she turned around.
"I forgot that the girl is behind the gate, so this riding skill is naturally good."
Shao Ziqing secretly scolded himself for being careless, using this to ridicule and cover up his twisting, and then he also fell neatly and turned over on the horse, sitting behind Yuehua, and the hand holding the reins naturally encircled her slender waist.
The two rode together, the back of the horse was bumpy, and it was inevitable that they would be intimate, and Yuehua also secretly regretted it at this time, would he be misunderstood and despised by Shao Ziqing if he was so frivolous and active?
Her whole face felt like a fire was burning, and she tightened her cloak, leaning forward, her heart beating fiercer than ever, and her whole body stiffened like a piece of wood.
Shao Ziqing behind him was not much better, he tried his best to keep a distance from Yuehua, but with the bump on the horse's back, the two inevitably had some intimate friction, especially Yuehua's hair tips rose with the wind, with the smell of fragrance on his face, and his heart was like spring sprouts. His body began to sweat again, and the hot air evaporated with a fragrance like Zhirulan, lingering on the tip of Yuehua's nose.
Yuehua suddenly remembered that day in the maple forest, when she fainted in front of the mausoleum and was rescued, she remembered that he was clearly an excellent and elegant aroma, with a slight smell of rain-washed earth, that is, the smell of ambergris. It is said that the original, unprocessed ambergris smells the same when burned, but when it is made into a combined incense, the fishy smell is removed, and only the most elegant aroma is retained. It was raining that day, and the fragrance was a little overbearing.
Now, the aroma on Shao Ziqing's body is also very good, if there is nothing, there are wisps, but it is extremely elegant, not the fragrance of ambergris.
Yuehua thought all the way, Shao Ziqing had already reined in the reins, and stretched out his hand to her very carefully.
She raised her eyes to see that it was the shining gilt plaque of "Nanzhao Buzhuang", and knew that it had arrived, so she jumped off the horse with a smile and raised her legs. Leng Buding raised his eyes, but saw a figure moving behind the window of Buzhuang, heard the movement of the two, lifted the lake gauze curtain and looked out, through the white curtain, Yuehua could also feel the burning eyes, like fire, his heart trembled for no reason, and he tilted his body to the side. Fortunately, it was Shao Ziqing who supported him.
Yuehua hurriedly stood firm, thanked her embarrassedly, turned her head to look at the window again, the gauze curtain was lowered, like a lake rippling, where was there still half a figure?
This person has such a sharp gaze!
"This is it." Shao Ziqing didn't notice her strange appearance, and explained with a smile.
Yuehua gathered her doubts, nodded, and the two walked up the steps side by side and entered the cloth village.
Nanzhao people are good at raising silkworms and weaving silk, and are good at tie-dyeing technology, the cloth pattern is like splashing painting rather than splashing painting, intricate and colorful, the lines flow and fusion, atmospheric and heavy, the nobles in Beijing like to use it to add winter clothes, or to make bed tents, door curtains, etc., save the cumbersome embroidery process, dignified and elegant.
This Nanzhao cloth village is the Nanzhao country to the Chang'an Dynasty to send cloth embroidery, trade to a large warehouse, the goods in it are dazzling, the style is unique, after the autumn business is increasingly prosperous. Now there is a gimmick to attract it, and it is even more crowded.
Now, it's time for lunch, and there are not many people in the store, and it's orderly. Yuehua glanced around, but did not see the person who was spying on Shicai, but the shopkeeper walked out of the elegant room, and when he saw that it was Shao Ziqing, he greeted him with a smile.
Yuehua saw that the curtain of the elegant room flickered, and there was a touch of purple robe. She knew that of all the colors, this purple was the most difficult to dye, and it took more than 30 dyeing and fixing processes to complete, and those who could afford to wear this kind of brocade were either rich or expensive, or they could also be wealthy cloth dealers.
The shopkeeper had already greeted him and bowed his hand to Shao Ziqing: "Shao Gongzi is back?" ”
Shao Ziqing nodded, and glanced down at Yuehua quite confidently.
The shopkeeper jumped his gaze from Yuehua's body, with a little disdain: "Young Master Shao, please forgive Lao Er, look at this girl's dress, although the embroidery skills are fine, the embroidery thread used is dull in color, and there is no bright brilliance, and it is extremely cheap tussah silk, which shows that this girl is not a person who knows the goods." ”
The shopkeeper spoke extremely sharply and mercilessly, and Yuehua was a little embarrassed. This cloak was embroidered by himself, because he was short of money at the time, so the choice of materials was really shabby, and it was no wonder that he looked down on himself.
Yuehua was not annoyed when she heard this, she just took a step back quietly and stood at the head of the door. The warm sun outside was shining in, and the breeze was blowing, just as the cloak was blowing. The cloak is made of silky and silky ayara, which rises with the wind, and looks like the sparkling water surface under the white moonlight, slightly rippling with the green and white moonlight.
The dimly colored cinnamon branch at the hem is becoming more and more shadowy in the flow of light waves at this time, virtual and real, just like the shadow of the dustless fairy above the Moon Palace.
The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, and blurted out: "Toad Palace is crowned!" ”
Yuehua smiled indifferently: "No matter how exquisite the embroidery is, it is just embroidery, since it is chosen to set off the clothes, it is natural that it can't dominate." This Ayaro is known as 'a glimpse of the Toad Palace', and the matching patterns naturally have to be fused so that they are not obtrusive. If you choose a bright goose yellow or golden silk thread, it is not a dress, just an embroidery. ”
The shopkeeper knew that he was looking away, and he gave up his hand again and again, and let Yuehua into the elegant room.