Shen Yi carried some common New Year gifts in his hand and came to the back house of the Lu family. Because he had already entered the Lu family, there was no reason to knock or not. However, after arriving under Miss Lu's embroidery building, He still didn't dare to go up directly, so he stood under the embroidery building and shouted to the small building: "Junior Sister Lu~"
Because he was at home and it was Chinese New Year, Shen Yi's voice was not too loud to avoid causing too much unnecessary trouble.
After he shouted twice, Miss Lu opened the window, poked her little head out and took a look at him, then quickly retracted.
Then Miss Lian'er ran down, glanced at Shen Yi first, and then said to Shen Yi: "Master Shen, my lady asked you not to shout and wait for her in the front yard and living room for a while."
Although the small courtyard of the Lu family is not very big, Ganquan Academy is a century-old academy, so the residence of the mountain leader is naturally not too shabby, so it is fully equipped with not only a front yard and a backyard, an embroidered building, but also a living room, study, bedroom, etc. Wait, everything is available.
After saying this, Lian'er led the way and said, "Master Shen, come with me. I will take you to the living room."
Shen Yi smiled and said, "No, no, I know the way."
Lian'er ignored Shen Yi and just led the way. After arriving in the living room, she quickly lit the stove for Shen Yi in the living room, then brought a cup of hot tea, then turned around and walked away.
Shen Yi looked at the stove that had just been lit in the living room, feeling suddenly enlightened.
Lian'er was probably ordered by Miss Lu to light the stove for him. Otherwise, sitting in the living room would be a bit desolate at this season.
After sitting in the living room for a while, Miss Lu came to the living room accompanied by Lian'er. After Shen Yi saw her, he stood up from the chair, smiled at her and waved, greeting her as before. .
"Junior sister, Happy New Year."
Miss Lu took a deep look at Shen Yi, and then gave Shen Yi a blessing.
"Brother, have a happy new year."
After the two people greeted each other, Lian'er added tea to them and stood silently next to her young lady.
Before Shen Yi could speak, Miss Lu lowered her head and took a sip of tea, then turned to look at Lian'er and said, "Lian'er, this tea is not fresh anymore. Go boil some water and make a new pot for senior brother. "
Lian'er looked at Shen Yi, then at Miss Lu, and whispered: "Miss, if I leave, you two will be the only ones left here. He is so shameless..."
Miss Lu glanced at Lian'er.
"You can go if you are told to do so. Senior Brother Shen is a student of your father's. How could you do something rude?"
Lian'er then lowered her head and went down with the teapot to make tea.
After Lian'er left, Shen Yi, who was originally relaxed and at ease, became a little restrained unconsciously.
because…
This is the first time he and Miss Lu have been alone together for more than a year since they "met" each other.
Based on Shen Yi's life experience, he would not have been nervous about this kind of thing originally, but for some reason, he was really nervous now for no reason.
After taking several deep breaths, Shen Yi managed to calm down. He groped in his sleeves for a while, then took out an emerald jade rabbit, placed it in front of Miss Lu, and said with a smile: "I was on the street in the city two days ago. I saw it when I was wandering around. Junior sister, you are a rabbit, so I made a New Year gift for you, junior sister. You can hold it in your hand and play with it when you have nothing to do..."
Miss Lu looked at the naive little rabbit in front of her.
The quality of the jadeite is not inferior, and the workmanship is also very good. Obviously it cannot be bought on the street. It should be selected in a jade shop, and it will not be cheap.
She did not reach out to pick it up, but looked at Shen Yi and said, "Senior brother is going to Jiankang after the New Year, right?"
Shen Yi was startled, then nodded and said, "I'm going to Jiankang to take the Chunwei exam."
He lowered his eyebrows.
"No matter what, I have to give it a try."
"It's good to go to Jiankang."
Miss Lu also lowered her brows, not looking at Shen Yi or the rabbit, but at her feet.
Neither man spoke.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the living room became awkward because of the silence.
After a while, Miss Lu said something for no reason.
"Senior brother will go to Jiankang again this year. In the second half of the year, maybe we can bring two little girls back to Jiangdu..."
After saying this, she glanced away, as if she didn't want Shen Yi to see her current expression.
After Shen Yi heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized why Junior Sister Lu's attitude towards him had suddenly cooled down a lot in the past few months since he returned to Jiangdu!
Recalling what Master Lu had said before that Miss Lu had gone to pick him up at the city gate, Shen Yi immediately understood the cause and effect of this matter.
He looked at Miss Lu, lowered his eyebrows and smiled bitterly: "Junior sister, those two are my maids..."
Miss Lu still turned her face away from Shen Yi.
"I know."
The maids of this era were also called maids.
If it's a young lady's maid, that's quite normal. The ones they grew up with may become sisters, but if they're a young man's maid, they usually become "maids" in the literal sense.
It is served in bed.
This is a very normal thing. When some young men from wealthy families reach the age of thirteen or fourteen, the family will arrange for him an older maid to help him understand "people affairs".
For a young master like Shen Yi, the maids he brings with him will basically have "improper" relations with his master, and may be taken into the house as concubines in the future.
Originally, most people in this era were like this, and those two little maids could not pose any threat to Miss Lu's status. Miss Lu should not have any reason to be jealous, but that day she saw two little maids on the tower. The girl was intimate with Shen Yi, but in her heart...
I still feel a little uncomfortable in my heart.
She felt even more uncomfortable when she thought that the two little maids might sleep with Shen Yi every night.
This discomfort had been suppressed for nearly two months. Now when the two of them were alone, she finally spoke out.
When Shen Yi saw Miss Lu not looking at him, he was silent for a moment and sighed: "Junior sister, those two little girls are both maids in the palace..."
Miss Lu was a little surprised when she heard the word "palace maid" and looked back at Shen Yi.
Shen Qilang said innocently: "I was in Jiankang last year and did some things for the palace. It was probably because the people in the palace saw that I was living alone in Jiankang and had no way to take care of myself, so they sent two maids here. , Junior sister, you also know..."
"We cannot refuse anything given by this palace, whether it is reward or punishment."
"oh."
Miss Lu said "Oh" in disbelief, and then looked away from Shen Yi and said softly: "Why are you telling me this, and what does it have to do with me?"
Shen Yi stretched out his hand and scratched his head. He didn't know whether to tell Junior Sister Lu that the relationship between him and Qing'er Ping'er was innocent.
Don't say it, it doesn't seem appropriate.
Let's face it, the relationship between him and Junior Sister Lu has not been confirmed, and it seems inappropriate.
Thinking of this, Shen Yi hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Junior sister, I heard from the teacher that you grew up in Jiankang when you were a child. After following the teacher to Jiangdu, you have not returned to Jiankang for a long time."
Miss Lu looked back at Shen Yi and nodded silently: "Yes, I haven't been to Jiankang for many years."
Shen Yi smiled at her.
"Well, in April this year, I will come back to pick you and Master Lu up, and we can go to Jiankang for a few days together, okay?"
