Chapter Twenty-Five: Wake Up Early
At dawn the next day, Layue suddenly woke up.
Last night, the Qinglou was destroyed, physically and mentally exhausted, and I was obviously tired and just wanted to lie in bed and die, but I couldn't stop thinking about it in the middle of the night, and I always felt that there was something I hadn't thought through.
So much so that she couldn't be steady, and finally in the early hours of the morning, she thought that something was wrong - her mother-in-law.
Soon after getting married, there was a precedent of going to the Guanyin Temple to ask for a child, but the wind and snow blocked the road and did not return overnight. It was still followed by a bunch of girls, but the next day, the mother-in-law took someone to look for her, saying that she was worried that she would not sleep well outside, and she had always had a gentle personality, and she was afraid that people would serve her carelessly.
At that time, Layue was also fiercely grateful, and now that I think about it, I am afraid that my mother-in-law may not have any conspiracy at that time, and she will see if she has stepped on the trap.
The maid next to her saw that this lady got up in such a hurry, and hurriedly got up to serve, who knew that this lady was extremely quick, and when they came in with toiletries, Layue was already dressed neatly.
The two of them were so frightened that they hurriedly knelt down to plead guilty, thinking that Layue thought they were careless so they didn't have to wait to get dressed. Although their sons are gentle and have always been kind to their subordinates, if they neglect their guests, they will be punished very strictly.
Layue saw the two of them kneeling on the ground with white faces, and after a little thought, she understood the reason, and immediately asked them to get up and said, "It's not that you are careless, it's that I've always been so used to it, and now I suddenly think of an extremely important matter to discuss with Shi Gongzi, I don't know what time your son-in-law gets up every day?" ”
As he was talking, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and Shi Yunqing's voice came faintly, "The guard who just heard the report that Mrs. Yu is up, but what's the urgency?"
"Shi Gongzi, you came in to talk, I suddenly thought of one thing, I have to go back now."
Shi Yunqing pushed the door in, and the two maids were combing Layue's hair and cleaning her hands and makeup.
Layue was inconvenient to look back, looked at Shi Yunqing standing behind her in the mirror, frowned, and said, "I suddenly thought of something, with my mother-in-law's character, she will definitely go to the shop early in the morning to check on my condition, and when the time comes, when I see that the person on the bed is not me, won't I be exposed?" She said with a burst of panic, what happened in her previous life, the cold wind and snow and rain in the broken grass house......
"Shi Gongzi, I have to go back and replace that fake wax moon quickly."
Shi Yunqing had never seen her so flustered, that is, when she rescued her last night, although her whole person was full of despair and anger, she was still calm, what means did this old lady of the Zhang family use to make such a strong woman as Layue afraid.
"Don't worry, the carriage is ready at any time, and I'll go back with you," he thought for a moment, and suddenly said to the two maids, "go and get a set of my guard's clothes to change for Madame." ”
The two maids answered.
Layue stared at him blankly, not knowing why.
Shi Yunqing sat next to the makeup, picked up the towel in the basin and wrung it out, motioned to Layue to turn his face, and personally wiped the eyebrows that he had just drawn for him, his voice was as gentle as a breeze, "Since you said that your mother-in-law would suddenly go to check, I'm afraid it's too late to meet just in case." If I pretend to be my guard, I might even be able to sneak in and act as an opportunity. ”
After thinking about it carefully, she already understood what he meant, and she was grateful for her kindness. Shi Yunqing painted her eyebrows thickly for her with his own hands, and saw that she had changed into the guard's clothes and put on a hat, and at first glance she couldn't tell her true face, so he took her to Xing Ji's rouge shop.
Shi Yunqing's worries were not superfluous, his carriage had just arrived in front of the shop, and Layue saw Mama Qian in front of her mother-in-law slamming the door through the curtain of the car, shouting to open the door.
The guy inside the door rubbed his eyes sleepily and muttered to open the door.
Layue was nervous for a while, her face turned pale for a moment, and she was still a step too late.
Shi Yunqing took her hand and said in a low voice, "Calm down, don't miss a flaw, you follow my guards and follow my orders." ”
"Will it be discovered?" Layue stared at Shi Yunqing helplessly, almost crying, "If I am discovered, I will be sunk in the pond, right?" ”
The body tilted, and the next moment fell into the arms of a faint sandalwood fragrance, Shi Yunqing's gentle voice came from above his head, "No, I promise, even if it is really discovered, I will keep you safe, and no one will be allowed to hurt you for half a point, may you feel at ease?" ”
There was a sudden warm wetness in her chest, and Layue let out a muffled "um".
After a while, he pushed away his embrace, whispered a thank you, and then bravely lifted the curtain, jumped out of the car first, and stood by the car like the guards.
Mrs. Zhang was reprimanding the guys in the store for not being respectful, arrogant, and without elders in her eyes, "It can be seen that my daughter-in-law's lack of etiquette is the ......root of the door style" She was teaching a lesson, and was taken aback by the battle of a dozen guards.
After a closer look, it turned out to be Shi Yunqing, the eldest son of the richest man in Yecheng, who was famous all over the world, immediately opened his mouth wide, swallowed the words of scolding in his throat, and stared at the local area stupidly.
Shi Yunqing didn't have a good face, and he couldn't see the old lady's coldness and said to the guy who was looking at the shop, "Yesterday, Shi Mou was personally made by your wife and gave it away, so I shouldn't be angry," he changed his words, his expression was grim, and his tone was not good, "But Xing Ji Rouge shouldn't be so small, Shi's rhinoceros bone knife was forgotten here, and he refused to send it back, so Shi had to come and get it in person." ”
Mrs. Zhang was confused when she heard this, and the young man was angry when she heard it, and she couldn't imagine that this son, who was still kind to Mrs. yesterday, came to the store early in the morning to ask for trouble, and accused Mrs. of being a thief?
He was about to theorize, but was stepped on by Mrs. Zhang, grinning in pain.
"Shi Gongzi, the old body is Layue's mother-in-law, was your things really stolen by my unsuccessful daughter-in-law? Hey, it's all her family style......"
Shi Yunqing looked at the old lady angrily, raised his hand impatiently to interrupt her chatter, and said to the guards dressed as Layue beside him, "A few of you go and search for me, the bone knife is made by me and wants to be given to Ziyue, if it is something else, forget it, this is Shi's personal favorite." ”
Mrs. Zhang was intercepted, her face was red and white for a while, and she secretly hated this Shi Gongzi for not having a tutor and not knowing how to respect the elderly, but this person is really a person who is very difficult to see, and I don't know if Layue has mentioned her daughter's affairs.
Seeing that Shi Yunqing's guards were about to go to the backyard, the old lady rolled her eyes, and stepped forward with a smile on her face, "Shi Gongzi, this is our Zhang family's shop, my daughter-in-law is no matter how wrong it is, then she can't just break in, she usually likes to be lazy in bed, she hasn't gotten up yet, you are reckless to go in...... It's not always good. ”