Chapter Twenty-Three: Nephrite Fragrance
Time passed, the sun was about to set in the blink of an eye, Wang Lianqing took Ah Xiu out of the door, went to have dinner with them, and when he arrived at the gate of the courtyard, someone entered the inner hall to report, knowing that Wang Lianqing was coming, and the two elders were already waiting.
Wang Lianqing entered the inner hall under the leadership of the attendants, and bowed to the head of the father-in-law and mother-in-law, which was regarded as a greeting, it would be almost time to eat, and the brothers had no schoolwork, so they didn't have to go to the academy, they all stayed at home, and naturally they also saw the brothers.
The eldest brother Su Ji is very dashing and scholarly, with a calm momentum, and the second brother Su Rui is not talking much, he still looks like Meng Lang, seeing Wang Lianqing squeezing his eyebrows, if he was not afraid of his father's scolding, he would have come over to meet Wang Lianqing a 'happy meeting', Wang Lianqing also asked one by one.
When she saw Su Su, the little girl's eyes rolled slightly, looking at Wang Lianqing and not speaking, with some expectant looks, as if to Wang Lianqing You understand what you mean, Wang Lianqing greeted her with a smile, she didn't answer She ran to Wang Lianqing's side and took her hand, and then took the corner of his clothes, signaled him to squat down, Wang Lianqing will squat down, the little girl immediately covered her mouth with her hand and asked softly in Wang Lianqing's ear: "Brother Xiaoqing, did you bring it?"
Wang Lianqing nodded with a smile, indicating that he lived up to his trust. The little girl smiled and said, "I know that Brother Xiaoqing will not forget, and the second brother still has a little conscience." He looked in Suri's direction and made a head-tilting gesture.
Su Rui grimaced at her, meaning not to lie to her, the little girl happily returned to her seat, the stepmother Liu shook her head helplessly, and the stepfather Su Ruwen smiled dotingly.
Wang Lianqing sat down and chatted with everyone, his father-in-law Su Ruwen said some Nanjiang customs and folk customs, and some official banquets and festivals, naturally there are some interesting anecdotes, Wang Lianqing listened quite carefully, compared with the north, the life of the southerners is simply too comfortable, the so-called one side of the landscape feeds one side of the people, relies on the mountains to eat the mountains, relies on the water to draft, the Liujiang gathers crowds to flow down, and raises the people who live in the Nanjiang water town, that is, it is not an exaggeration to say that the people who live in the painting.
Talking about Wang Lianqing's future whereabouts, Wang Lianqing said that he wanted to learn martial arts with the old man, Su Ruwen was quite surprised when he heard this, and so did everyone, now among these juniors, only Su Li in the second room is good at this, and the two young masters in the long room both went to the academy to study the sage book, and they will be admitted to the school to become a big official in the future, but I didn't expect Wang Lianqing to look thin and choose to practice martial arts.
Wang Lianqing also made it clear that there may not be much time in the future, and he can't come often to greet him in the future, and he won't come often after dinner.
At dinner time, the family sat in the lobby and ate together, Su Su sat by Wang Lianqing, and always put vegetables into Wang Lianqing's bowl, which made Wang Lianqing quite embarrassed, Su Ruikan teased Su Su and said: "Sister, do you want to put all the dishes into your third brother's bowl, do you want your third brother to die or let us all starve to death." ”
Su Su glanced at Su Rui and said, "Second brother, I don't like you talking like this, there are so many dishes on the table, everyone can't finish it, besides, you will be starved to death, then God is really open." ”
Hearing Su Su say this, everyone couldn't help laughing, only Su Rui gave her a blank look and didn't speak, and Wang Lianqing was eating in embarrassment.
After dinner, after eating some refreshments, the sky is getting dark, Wang Lianqing then said goodbye, farewell to the second elder and everyone, when going out, Su Su followed Wang Lianqing out, said to send her, everyone knows this ghost spirit, there is a whisper to Wang Lianqing to say, follow her.
Out of the courtyard gate, Wang Lianqing and Su Su walked to the front, Ah Xiu and Lu Fu slowly followed behind, looking at the two people in front, Ah Xiu showed an unconscious sadness, and then his face returned to normal.
Su Su held his hand and said to Wang Lianqing with a smile: "Brother Xiaoqing, do you have something to say to me?"
Wang Lianqing deliberately pretended to be surprised and looked at her and said, "What?
Su Su asked questioningly, "Really?"
Wang Lianqing said: "There really isn't. ”
Su Su's face suddenly turned serious, his eyes were hazy, and he looked like he was about to cry. Wang Lianqing smiled: "I have nothing to say, but I have something to give you, take it." After saying that, he put the red and silver embroidered sachet in the palm of her hand from his bosom.
Su Su burst into tears and laughed, and scolded: "Brother Xiaoqing is a bad guy and teases others. ”
Wang Lianqing wiped her tears with her hand and said, "Silly girl, don't cry, see if you like it." ”
Su Su looked at the red sachet in his hand with a smile, took it and looked at it carefully, then sniffed it, carefully withdrew his sleeve, took Wang Lianqing's hand and said with a smile: "I like it, I like everything that Brother Xiaoqing gave me." ”
Wang Lianqing petted her hair and said, "Little girl!"
The little girl enjoyed Wang Lianqing's actions very much, and giggled at herself.
Ah Xiu in the back looked at the intimacy between his young master and the young lady, and he was inexplicably irritable in his heart, and began to be sad, and followed silently in the back, without showing it.
When he arrived in the garden, Wang Lianqing asked Su Su to stop, no need to send it, Su Suyi was reluctant to let go of Wang Lianqing, and the girl Lu Fu turned back, and before leaving, he shouted that Wang Lianqing often came to see her when she was free, and she would go over to find him when she was free, Wang Lianqing answered her, and the little girl went back happily.
Su Su, who returned to the inner garden, was full of joy and played with the sachet given by Wang Lianqing, smiling like a flower, and the green fu who followed behind him asked softly: "Miss, do you like Young Master Qing?"
Hearing this question, Su Suleng was there, and then replied with a smile: "Secret!"
Lu Fu, who walked behind her, said to herself, "It must be." ”
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Wang Lianqing walked in front of himself, behind him Ah Xiu bowed his head and followed, the two did not speak, the garden of the Su family had been lit with night lights, and the night sky began to twinkle stars, but the crickets and cicadas who did not know where to hide alternately chirped, endlessly, the scenery was not beautiful, Wang Lianqing suddenly felt very chaotic in his heart, Wang Lianqing suddenly stopped and shouted: "Ah Xiu!"
"Hmm" A choked voice came from behind, Wang Lianqing turned around, only to see Ah Xiu with his head down, not daring to look ahead.
Wang Lianqing walked in front of her and looked at her quietly, she never dared to look up.
Wang Lianqing stretched out his hands, stroked her head and swung it back, so that she showed her face, only to see that Axiu's beautiful and delicate face was mixed with sadness, seeing Wang Lianqing's face with tears in her eyes, pear blossoms with rain, Wang Lianqing felt a trace of heartache, picked up the silk handkerchief in her arms, gently wiped her tears and said: "Fool, don't cry, your young master is still there." ”
After listening to what Wang Lianqing said, Ah Xiu's sad voice was even worse, and the tears couldn't stop staying, Wang Lianqing couldn't bear it, so he hugged Ah Xiu in front of him into his arms, hugged her tightly, gently stroked her back, and gently comforted her in her ear: "Don't cry, I'm here, good." ”
Ah Xiu let Wang Lianqing hold her like this, her crying face was close to Wang Lianqing's chest, feeling Wang Lianqing's gentle care and comfort, her heart gradually calmed down, and her tears gradually stopped flowing, so she felt the warmth of her young master.
After a while, Wang Lianqing noticed that Ah Xiu was gradually calming down, and then he remembered that he couldn't bear to hug her just now, and he didn't care about it a little, until he found that Ah Xiu was still quietly held in his arms, and then he felt that Ah Xiu in his arms had bursts of faint fragrance, Ah Xiu was clinging to him like a weak and boneless, and sighed in his heart, what a nephrite warm fragrance, Wang Lianqing's blood gradually rose, and he quickly choked his thoughts, not daring to think about it.
Ah Xiu noticed something, and asked softly, "Young Master, can you let me go?"
Wang Lianqing came back to his senses when he heard this, and hurriedly let go of his hand, Ah Xiu retreated shyly, Wang Lianqing looked at the right side in embarrassment, Ah Xiu saw his young master acting like this, his teary face covered his mouth and smiled, looking at the clothes on the young master's chest that were wet with her own crying, she stepped forward and wiped it gently, Wang Lianqing reacted, looked at Ah Xiu who was seriously wiping his clothes, and felt quite eye-catching.
"I'm sorry young master, I wet your clothes~. Ah Xiu looked up at Wang Lianqing's face, but found that Wang Lianqing looked at her like this early in the morning, looking at each other, his face full of tenderness.
Wang Lianqing stretched out his left hand, put a finger in front of her lips, and made a "shhhhh Ah Xiu looked at his young master like this, his ordinary face was not handsome, but he thought it was so good-looking, and his heart was warm.
Wang Lianqing looked at Ah Xiu who was beautiful and delicious in front of him, his eyelashes and the corners of his eyes were still wet with the tears left by the tears, Wang Lianqing gently wiped it with the silk handkerchief in his hand, and gently put a strand of hair that had fallen behind Ah Xiu's ear, smiled slightly, as if he was satisfied, and then said to her gently: "This is the second time I have helped you wipe your tears, and you will be better to me in the future, you know." ”
Ah Xiu nodded shyly, her heart was overjoyed, and she responded like a chicken pecking rice: "Yes, young master." ”
"I said why are you so stubborn, I said it before, you are not allowed to cry, and today you are crying like a little cat, which worries me. Wang Lianqing complained.
Ah Xiu whispered to herself: "It's not because of you. ”
"Come"
"How?"
"Aren't you afraid that your young master will lose it? ”
"Hmm. The girl happily took her young master's right hand, and under the starry night sky, it seemed that she was the happiest person.