Chapter 14: The Joy of Courtship
A group of little girls suddenly exploded.
"Oh my God, Mu Langjun actually went into the water to save the Qiao family's lady!"
"So handsome, does a hero save beauty?"
"Could it be that Mu Langjun has always liked Qiao Nanyi? What is Princess Changhe? ”
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The sound of discussion fell into the ears of Princess Changhe, and even if she was friendly with Qiao Nanyi, she couldn't help but feel jealous in her heart.
Lou Yunxiao in the water vaguely saw a black shadow swimming towards her, and stretched out a slender hand towards her, she grabbed the hand, and it turned out to be warm.
She had forgotten how she had been brought by him, but her mind seemed to recall some fragments of the original owner falling into the water before he died.
Everyone thought that Mu Lingci would save Qiao Nanyi, but who knew that he rescued the little-known third lady of the Lou family, everyone looked at each other, Mu Lingci was never nosy, how could he save a little lady who had never known each other now.
Lou Yunxiao couldn't hear the discussion of others at the moment, she was soaked, sitting on the shore in embarrassment, her body was still dripping with water droplets, she was even colder when she got out of the water, even if there was a little wind, her body would not stop trembling, her hands wrapped around her legs, and she tried to curl herself up into a small ball, and her already white face was now frozen white and miserable.
Lou Yunshuang wiped her tears, and regardless of how wet Lou Yunxiao's body was, she protected her in her arms to keep her warm.
"Joy!" Mu Lingci stood beside Lou Yunxiao and shouted on the wooden bridge.
The hem of the clothes was dripping with water, and he lowered his head to look at the little lady, and then took the robe from Le Ji's hand and put it on her body.
Lou Yunxiao instantly felt a lot warmer, she looked up at him, this face was so beautiful even from the perspective of death, no wonder these nobles were so infatuated with him. Mu Lingci's clothes were soaked and clinging to his skin, his beautiful inverted triangle figure and well-defined muscles, coupled with this face, even people like her who knew everything about the body structure were fascinated.
Lou Xuanyi was surrounded by several handmaidens arranged by Qiao Nanyi before, and Lou Xuanyi was not allowed to get out of the way because men and women could not kiss each other, and then Chun'er found him to report the news, so he asked Chun'er to open a handmaid and gave him an exit, and when he hurried over, he saw Lou Yunxiao curled up under a wide robe.
"Xiao'er, are you okay?" Lou Xuanyi walked through the crowd, half-knelt beside her and touched her head, distressed.
Lou Yunxiao looked at Brother Ah and shook her head with a pout, if Brother Ah knew that she deliberately dragged Qiao Nanyi into the water, I am afraid that she would be punished for reciting a lot of books again.
On the other side, Qiao Nanyi was also rescued by Qiao Chang, the son of Qiao's family, she coughed up the choked water, and pointed at Lou Yunxiao with a trembling finger and scolded, "You little slut, you dare to murder me!" ”
Qiao Changyin hurriedly covered Qiao Nanyi's mouth, but it was already too late.
"Oh? Murdered? Wasn't it Qiao Niangzi who forced Lou Sanniang to the edge of the pool? Didn't Qiao Niangzi think that everyone present was suffering from eye disease? However, I think Mrs. Qiao has illnesses that can be cured, such as a black heart and a head that has just entered the water. Imperial Physician Chen in the palace has excellent medical skills, why don't I introduce Qiao Shangshu and Qiao Niangzi to treat the problems on their bodies! ”
Mu Lingci's eyes were as cold as ice, pointing at Qiao Nanyi like a knife, and the mouth was full of sharp arrows. At this time, Jonanyi's face was completely dull, and tears couldn't stop falling.
Princess Changhe hurriedly rushed over from the other side of the pond and walked to the opposite side of Mu Lingci, "Cangyuan, how can you say that about Nanyi?" We have grown up together since we were children, but now you are humiliating Nan Yi in public," stretched out his jade finger and pointed at Lou Yunxiao beside him, "Just for this little girl who has no mother?" ”
Mu Lingci never looked at her from beginning to end, but responded coldly: "The minister has no mother's upbringing!" ”
Princess Changhe knew that she had said the wrong thing, her beautiful face suddenly darkened, and her voice dropped a little, "Auntie treats you like a parent, I'm afraid you will make my aunt sad if you say this." ”
At this time, Ning Taishi heard the news, and everyone made a way for him.
"Today is the birthday banquet of the family, I don't want to make such a disaster, if the two ladies have any damage, the Taishi Mansion will bear it."
Everyone didn't have a lot of fun eating melons, but because of the face of Taishi Ning and Mu Lingci, they could only leave in a huff.
This matter is over, but the private discussions of the nobles are extremely unbearable, most of them say that Lou Yunxiao has a foxy appearance, Mu Lingci is such a fairy-like character who will save her, and some people say that Lou Yunxiao is delusional, vainly trying to climb the Zhongguo Mansion, and the capital is full of jealousy of Lou Yunxiao.
"Mu Shaoqing, Lou Xuanyi, the eldest son of the Mansion in Xia Xiu Xiang, thank you Mu Shaoqing for coming to the rescue today." Lou Xuanyi waited for the crowd around him to disperse, and then solemnly bowed to Mu Ling.
"No need to say thanks, I'm just not used to bullying people. What's more, Lou Sanniang is smart and clever, and a mere Qiao Nanyi may not be Lou Sanniang's opponent, but she also has to persuade Lou Sanniang not to do such a dangerous thing next time, after all, not every time someone sacrifices their lives to save her. Mu Lingci glanced at the small group of people, looking like a cunning and weak little rabbit.
Die? Is it so exaggerated? How did he see that she deliberately pulled Qiao Nanyi into the water, she looked so good-looking but gave birth to a mouth with a poisonous tongue, doesn't my brother know everything now.
Lou Xuanyi heard the meaning of the words, but he didn't say anything in front of outsiders, "Mu Shaoqing's robe will be returned in person another day with a gift." ”
After speaking, Lou Xuanyi and Lou Yunshuang were on Lou Yunxiao's left and right, hugging her and leaving. And Mu Lingci stopped in place and looked at Lou Yunxiao's back, and a smile actually appeared on her face, this little girl is really interesting.
The next day, Lou Yunxiao had a high fever, her body bones were too weak, she lay on the collapse groggily, she felt a splitting headache when she moved a little, and even felt the pulse beating in her head. She looked up at the blue fox fur collared robe on the blurred wooden frame, and remembered some of the memories she recalled when she fell into the water, and there seemed to be a figure standing by the water that day, looking like a woman.
"Third lady, you're awake." Carefree walked through the screen with the medicine bowl and looked at her happily, she had been half-awake for two days, and now she looked a little refreshed.
"Hmm......" Lou Yunxiao let out a faint sound from her throat.
"Imperial Physician Chen in the palace has made his medical skills really extraordinary, you vomited more than half of a bowl of medicine, and you can get better so quickly." Carefree took out a bowl of hot soup from the medicine pot and kept stirring it with a spoon.
Lou Yunxiao slowly sat up and leaned against the bed frame, "Imperial Doctor Chen's order?" She seems to have heard the title somewhere.
"It's not, it's still invited by Mu Langjun, the only grandson of the Duke of Zhongguo."
Lou Yunxiao: Is it him again?
"Oh yes, the crown prince and master Zhao Gong are also here, it seems that they are here to ask for a kiss." Worry-free gossip said. Don't forget to blow the steaming bowl of potion.
"Asking for a kiss? For whom? Who to marry? Lou Yunxiao also heard the name of Zhao Gong in the mouth of his brother, it is said that he is a diligent and thrifty and simple official, very kind, and very talkative.
"For his family's Wulangjun Zhao Fengpan, it is our second lady who is asking to marry." Wuwu put down the medicine bowl and helped Lou Yunxiao up.
A first-rank official actually wants to marry the daughter of a fourth-rank junior official for his son, could it be that his family Wulangjun suffers from some hidden disease?
Lou Yunxiao thought about this, and drank it all by himself.
"Eh, drink slowly, be careful of burning." Worry-free didn't even have time to stop it, and a bowl of medicine entered Lou Yunxiao's stomach.
There are still medicinal stains on the corners of Lou Yunxiao's mouth, this decoction is too bitter, her facial features are tangled together, and the bitter taste in her mouth is still waiting for her to taste it slowly, but she can drink it, this medicine is indeed made of excellent medicinal materials, and it will be almost good tonight.
"This medicine is really not ordinary suffering, I have to rest now, worry-free, remember to call me up at the time, I want to go to the Jingshui Pavilion." After Lou Yunxiao finished speaking, she lay down, covered the quilt and fell asleep again.
Worry-free half-opened her mouth, the words in her mouth were stunned, and she slowly picked up the medicine pot and medicine bowl and tiptoed out.
In a blink of an eye, it was already in the sky, and Wuwu gently pushed downstairs Yunxiao a few times, Lou Yunxiao only felt that her body was sweating, this medicine was really powerful, her mind was clear now, and her body was not sore.
"Three ladies, don't worry about wiping the sweat on your body for you, you change your clothes and go out." Worry-free was afraid that she would catch a cold again, so he hurriedly took out a thick dress from the closet.
Lou Yunxiao cleaned up and hurriedly went out. The candlelight in the Jingshui Pavilion was flickering, but this time she didn't hear her sister's crying, and Lou Yunxiao breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sister, have you fallen asleep?" Lou Yunxiao asked softly.
Shaoyan, my sister came to open the door in her dirty clothes and invited her in. The two sisters sat on Lou Yunshuang's collapse, with Lou Yunshuang's quilt on their laps.
The faint candle flame swayed softly, and the wind howled outside the door, but the room was warm.
"Xiao'er, why did you come to me before your body is healed, it's freezing outside, if you catch a cold again, won't you live up to Mu Shaoqing's kindness." Lou Yunshuang held a cup of hot tea and brought it to Lou Yunxiao.
"I also heard that Zhao Gong came to ask for marriage, and I was worried about my sister." Lou Yunxiao held the tea pot and warmed up.
"Is Xiao'er worried that Zhao Jialangjun has a hidden disease? Otherwise, why would you marry me, the concubine of a petty official family? Lou Yunshuang laughed softly.
"Sister." Lou Yunxiao frowned, she understood the pain of being a concubine very well, many concubines at the banquet the day before yesterday, regardless of the rank of their father and brother who were officials in the family, they all had to look at people's faces, and they lived as humble as grass.
"Xiao'er is at ease, Zhao Jiawulangjun is in good health, Zhao Gong said when he came to ask for marriage: Zhao Wulangjun fell in love with me at first sight by the pond yesterday, and he said that although I am not beautiful, I am very dignified. He's also a concubine, so when he looks at me, he feels pity. ”
Lou Yunshuang's eyes were clearly full of tenderness, she had lived for the past sixteen years, and she had never been recognized by others, and now she was finally bright.
"How can he speak so straightforwardly, and he doesn't know how to speak in a roundabout way." Lou Yunxiao thought to herself, he is really a straight man, and he doesn't even turn a corner when he speaks. "But is there really a love at first sight in this world?"
Lou Yunxiao listened to her sister's words, staring blankly at the patterns on the bed sheet, but the tall and handsome figure that flashed in her mind the day before yesterday.