Suzhou City is only a few hundred miles away from Yangzhou.
The hustle and bustle caused by Lin Ruhai, a second-rank member of the CPC Central Committee, returned home for burial that day. The dust has settled, and Suzhou City has once again returned to the tranquility and prosperity of its "paradise on earth".
"Cough cough cough~~"
In the deep and simple courtyard of the deep house, in a beautifully and elegantly decorated room, the sound of a girl coughing suddenly came.
The maid behind the screen looked up when she heard the sound, immediately picked up the large cloak next to her, walked behind the delicate and thin girl under the west window, put the cloak on her body, and then gently persuaded: "Girl, here is Wind, it’s better to go inside and rest.”
"The coffin will be sent out of the city for burial tomorrow. If the girl falls ill at this time, what should we do..."
After admonishing the girl several times in a row, but seeing that the girl remained silent and even pursed her mouth slightly, the maid knew that if she tried to persuade her again, she would make people unhappy again, so she could only shake her head, turned around and moved the brazier closer to the room, and then Close all windows in other directions in the house.
I deliberately closed the door in front of the girl, but I was afraid that the girl would lose her temper. After standing for two seconds, she suddenly smiled and said: "Girl, let me ask you a question, which direction is Yangzhou in Suzhou?"
Perhaps her laughter was too harsh, so the girl finally turned to look at her, her watery eyes staring at her maid Zijuan. From the cunning look on her face, the smart girl was keenly aware of something.
He glared at the other person and said nothing.
As expected, Zijuan smiled to herself and said: "I have never read a book or looked at a map. I didn't know where Yangzhou was at first, but recently I suddenly understood it."
After saying that, Zijuan took two steps forward, stood in front of the window, raised her orchid finger in front of the girl, and pointed out: "Yangzhou is in that direction, right? Let me see, it's northwest. Hahaha , girl, please tell me if you are right. If someone asks me this question in the future, I can brag about my knowledge to others."
Her sinister look immediately made the girl's face turn red, and she stood up in embarrassment.
"Hey Zijuan, you are so annoying, cough~"
Sure enough, a sick person cannot be excited. Before she finished speaking, the girl started coughing again, covering her heart.
Seeing this, Zijuan didn't dare to tease her anymore and hurriedly stepped forward to help her.
The girl didn't appreciate it either. She twisted her body and pretended to be angry.
Naturally, she was Daiyu who listened to Jia Lian and stayed in Suzhou to keep vigil for her father.
These days, apart from going to kowtow in front of her father's coffin and burn paper every day, Daiyu basically stays in her room, living a two-point, one-line life.
The days were already cold and boring, and spring was the season when she was most likely to suffer from coughs. The two factors combined made her mood become increasingly depressed and unhappy.
The only thing that made her feel relaxed was thinking back to the time on the boat, how she got along with her second brother Jia Lian, and what he said to make her happy, so she couldn't help but sit alone by the window in a daze.
She didn't mean to be a "Wang Fu Stone", but she felt something in her heart, so she couldn't help but sit facing the direction of Yangzhou. Who knew that Zijuan, a maid, would dare to make fun of her!
There is no reason for this.
Seeing Daiyu holding the table with one hand and getting angry, obviously not being coaxed, Zijuan seemed to know that she was in trouble, so Yingying smiled and said: "Don't worry, girl, unless there is something that really prevents Mr. Lian from leaving, he will definitely I will return to Suzhou before the master is buried.
Therefore, the girl should take good care of herself. Maybe he will arrive in the afternoon? "
When Daiyu heard this, she was successfully diverted.
Of course she remembered that Jia Lian promised her that he would come back before her father was buried to help her take care of her internal and external affairs.
But she also remembered that she also felt sorry for Jia Lian, so that he didn't have to rush back and forth between the two places and make herself so tired.
Seeing the date of her father's burial approaching, her mood became unpredictable again.
Now, even she doesn't know whether she wants Jia Lian to listen to her instructions or not.
Just when the master and servant were having an argument, they suddenly heard the loud sound of horse hooves coming from the front yard, accompanied by the horse's high neighing, which seemed unusually clear in the quiet old house.
Zijuan quickly smiled and said: "Look what I said, listen to this noise, Second Master Lian must be back! Girl..."
Zijuan wanted to say something else, but saw that her girl, after being stunned for a moment, said nothing and walked into the room.
Zijuan laughed and immediately followed in without hesitation.
…
"Master Hou is back."
"Master Hou!"
Jia Lian left behind the heavy carriage and horse baggage and rode back to the Lin family's old house.
When the people he arranged to work at the old house heard the news, they came to greet him one by one, but Jia Lian was nowhere to be seen.
"Uncle Quan, where is the Marquis?"
"Hehehe..."
Lin Youquan, who was standing in the courtyard and gently beating his legs, saw others gathering around him and immediately stood up straight with a smile.
"The Marquis ordered that all those working on matters should gather in the meeting hall in a quarter of an hour."
"Uh, yes."
In Daiyu's room, Daiyu was urgently putting on her makeup, but she didn't know that Jia Lian was coming so quickly.
Hearing the sound of communication outside the door, she realized that Daiyu, who had only finished half of the work, was in a hurry. In a hurry, he shouted to Zijuan: "Quick, help me stop him!"
Zijuan was speechless, my good girl, do you think everyone is you? How dare we.
But there was no need to worry about disobeying her order, because as she turned her head, she saw Jia Lian, who was dressed in casual clothes and walked with a mighty look, handsome and majestic, walking in from the door.
"Sister Lin...!"
Daiyu also spotted Jia Lian's figure in the glass mirror. With a shy look on her face, she moved her hands faster and scolded: "Why are you barging in all of a sudden? Get out!"
Jia Lian came over excitedly just to see Daiyu earlier.
Unexpectedly, he was chased away by Daiyu as soon as he entered the door. He thought for a moment that he had heard wrongly.
Only when I stopped and took a look did I understand. Haha, it turns out that I blame myself for coming too quickly and not giving her time to touch up her makeup!
This illustrates two problems.
First, of course, it was Daiyu's feelings for him. After all, everyone understands that women want to please their appearance.
Secondly, the fairy must like to be lazy at ordinary times, and she doesn't even put on makeup seriously. This time she was suddenly attacked and inspected, and her secret was exposed.
Jia Lian, who wanted to understand this, ignored Daiyu's shyness, walked directly to her, took a stool and sat down, obviously to watch Daiyu touch up her makeup.
Such and such, how could Daiyu still have the nerve to act. She glanced at Jia Lian quickly and looked away, not daring to let Jia Lian look at her.
In fact, Daiyu doesn't wear much makeup. She feels that she is naturally beautiful and looks beautiful no matter what she wears.
It's just that I haven't seen Jia Lian for more than ten days. I just heard that Jia Lian might be back. I subconsciously reflected that I didn't put on makeup in the morning, and then I immediately went back to the house to look in the mirror.
When a girl looks in the mirror, if there's nothing wrong with her, she'll have to check it out. She didn't know that Jia Lian would come over so quickly. In fact, if she didn't make up for it, she wouldn't be too ashamed to see Jia Lian. At this time, she finished it so hastily, but she felt something was wrong in her heart, and she didn't want Jia Lian to look at her.
Jia Lian couldn't help laughing when he saw how cute she looked.
"Why, could it be that after not seeing each other for more than ten days, my fairy-like sister Lin has become so ugly that she doesn't dare to see anyone anymore?"
The more beautiful a woman is, the less afraid she is of being called ugly. So Daiyu knew that Jia Lian was teasing her on purpose, but on the surface, she still had to pretend to be angry, otherwise what should she do?
"No one dares to see anyone anymore. It's all your fault. You broke in without their consent, and now you're saying they're not good people!"
"Hahaha...eh."
Jia Lian was deliberately surprised and tilted his head towards Daiyu, "Sister Lin, what's wrong with your face?"
What?
Daiyu was startled and quickly looked up in the mirror. There was nothing on her face...
Still wondering, she noticed that the big face next to her was smiling proudly. Daiyu didn't know that she had been deceived, so she blushed and spat lightly. She was too embarrassed to turn her head away from Jia Lian, but she was just a little embarrassed. He lowered his head in shame.
Daiyu is the beauty of heaven, but in such a shy posture, she is even more delicate than the most beautiful hibiscus flower, which is a sight to behold.
Just looking at it, the smile on Jia Lian's face faded a little.
Daiyu was always slender, but now that only more than ten days had passed, Jia Lian keenly discovered that her body seemed to be thinner again.
And taking a look inside the house, it was already March, but Daiyu still needed a charcoal pot for burning in her house.
Daiyu was already ashamed of being looked at by Jia Lian, so she wanted to look away from Jia Lian. When she raised her head, she noticed the change in Jia Lian's expression. She couldn't help but feel ashamed and looked at Jia Lian with some confusion.
Jia Lian then laughed again: "Was Sister Lin putting on makeup just now? I think that with Sister Lin's overwhelming peach blossom appearance, even without any decoration, she is the most beautiful, without any makeup at all."
If Jia Lian hadn't said similar words of love more than once since the relationship between the two was established, Ren Daiyu, a graceful and reserved little girl, might not have been able to handle it.
Even so, Daiyu still lowered her eyebrows and stared at Jia Lian, saying angrily: "Who wants you to take care of it? Whether I paint or not, it's none of your business."
"Well, I said it's none of my business. I just wanted to express my opinion."
Daiyu didn't know how to respond. She knew that she couldn't beat Jia Lian in many arguments. The reason why she can win most of the time is because Jia Lian lets her do it.
Thinking about it this way, I can't help but feel ashamed and happy at the same time. He didn’t talk back again.
Who knew if Jia Lian would accept the favor and teased her again: "Besides, there are only three of us in this room. If Sister Lin didn't paint this makeup for me, could it be that she painted it for Zi Juan?"
"I drew it for myself!"
Zijuan only stood there for a short while and realized that she had seen a lot of things that she shouldn't have seen and heard a lot of things that she shouldn't have heard. She shook her head, turned around and exited.
As expected, Zijuan is sensible. Once she left, Daiyu became more natural.
Although her face was still red, she dared to look up at Jia Lian. Noticing that there was a slight trace of dust on Jia Lian's face, she couldn't help but said: "Didn't I tell you that if you were busy, you wouldn't have to rush back? Why are you here anyway?"
Seeing that Daiyu spoke softly, Jia Lian benefited greatly.
He picked up one of Daiyu's little hands and held it in his palm, and then smiled and said: "It's time to come back. If you don't come back, I won't worry."
"What are you worried about?" Daiyu tugged on her little hand as usual. When she realized that it couldn't be pulled, she let it go, but her little face became more and more shy.
Because the feeling of being held by Jia Lian's little hand is very comfortable, and it feels like being cared for wholeheartedly.
"I don't trust my sister Lin. She is so beautiful, like a fairy who does not eat fireworks from the world, how can she bear the intrusion of worldly affairs. Naturally, I, a layman, have to help her take care of these worldly affairs. I, a layman, can take care of them properly. not worried."
After hearing Jia Lian calling herself a commoner and comparing her to a fairy, he rolled his eyes at Jia Lian angrily and spat: "Bah, you have a slippery tongue."
Daiyu said coquettishly, but in Jia Lian's eyes, it actually made him feel more happy than the coquettish behavior of a peerless beauty.
He took Daiyu's hand and involuntarily moved closer to Daiyu.
Noticing that the two people's faces were getting closer and closer, Daiyu felt a little deer pounding in her heart. Just when Jia Lian's face was less than three inches away from hers, she couldn't help but duck away with her pretty face.
"You, what do you want to do..."
Jia Lian, who failed to test again, smiled coquettishly and pretended that nothing happened. "It's nothing. I saw something on my sister's brow just now, but when I looked closer, it disappeared again. It's really strange."
Jia Lian's self-talk did not dispel Daiyu's suspicion.
Daiyu glanced at her suspiciously and warily, smiled shyly, and then pretended to be calm and said: "You just came back, go back to the house and rest for a while.
I've had your room tidied up for you, and it's in the yard next to it.
Xiangling…”
Daiyu suddenly took out the host's money, called Xiangling who was already waiting outside, and led Jia Lian out.
She didn't dare to let Jia Lian stay any longer.
She is not stupid, she naturally understands that Jia Lian just wanted to kiss her!
The most important thing is that she found that she had almost closed her eyes just now.
If he hadn't been so embarrassed and interrupted at the last moment, wouldn't Brother Lian have succeeded now?
Just thinking about it made her feel so ashamed that she felt powerless.
At the same time, it was strange that Jia Lian had secretly kissed her little hand before, and when her father died, she was held in the arms of Lian's second brother.
I have done such intimate things, how come I realize that brother Lian wants to kiss me, but I am so nervous, so nervous?
Unable to think clearly, Daiyu could only lie on the table and think slowly. Just when she was about to fall asleep, Zijuan came into the room and woke her up.
After asking Jia Lian where she was, she cheered up, packed up and got ready to go out.
"Girl, where are you going?"
"Don't worry, just follow me."
After a while, Zijuan, who followed Daiyu to the kitchen, realized that her girl was preparing to make a bowl of soup for Mr. Lian, who had come back from afar, to show her love.
Although she understood Daiyu's mood, Zijuan felt that it was quite embarrassing.
After serving Daiyu for so many years, Daiyu has never touched her hands. How about making soup?
That’s all, it’s better to help out a little more so that the girl can feel involved.
