The indoor atmosphere is harmonious and pleasant.
"Apricot burning spring is coming." Zhao Qingshan put down the bamboo chopsticks.
Xiao Qingxue, who had always been curious about this, looked at the door and saw a neatly dressed waiter taking off his shoes and entering the room. On the tray were four gourd-shaped copper wine bottles and four small ring-eared cups.
On each table, there is a copper wine pot and a small wine glass.
Xiao Luolan didn't expect it to be wine.
If you get closer, you can feel the faint heat on the wine bottle.
Hot wine?
Xiao Luolan looked at her daughter, a little confused whether to let her drink or not. Personally speaking, she didn't want to.
"Mrs. Xiao, this is sake made from apricot blossoms. It tastes sweet and not intoxicating. You might as well have a drink." Zhao Qingshan poured a glass and drank it in one gulp.
Xiao Qingxue was a little moved and looked at her mother.
Xiao Luolan had no choice but to pour herself a glass and smelled the faint fragrance of flowers. The light green liquid was a bit like green plum wine. She took a sip. It was a bit sweet without the spicy taste of wine, which is what a good baby would like. .
Xiao Luolan still said to her daughter: "You can only have one drink."
Xiao Qingxue nodded, poured a cup of Xingshaochun, tasted it slowly, her eyes turned into crescent moons.
Zhao Qingshan shook the wine pot: "Mrs. Xiao, there is still a lot of Xingshaochun downstairs. If Miss Xiao wants to drink, just let her drink a few more glasses. This wine is not harmful to the body."
Xiao Luolan blushed when she saw her daughter acting like a greedy cat. She couldn't explain to Mr. Qingshan that Qingxue had just grown up, and in her eyes, she was still a child.
Xiao Qingxue said: "Mr. Qingshan, I'll just have a drink."
She is a good baby. She can have just one drink if her mother asks her to. It’s not a big deal anyway.
Zhou Xu smiled and said, "One cup is enough."
This apricot burning spring seemed to Zhou Xu to be lighter than water, but looking at Mrs. Xiao's rosy jade face, he felt as if he was drunk.
Drunk under Mrs. Xiao's gentle starry eyes, red cloudy jade face, and pomegranate skirt.
Chapter 14
The wine and food are warm, the chestnuts and rice are clear, and the wind blows the curtains in a strong sense of spring.
Zhao Qingshan drained the last drop of apricot roasted spring in the wine pot and said cheerfully: "Mrs. Xiao, Miss Xiao, this plate of roasted venison is specially recommended by the shopkeeper. Take the tenderest part of the deer and soak it with auxiliary ingredients, and then Slowly roasted over a warm fire, the fat is golden, and the venison is mild and tastes just right when paired with roasted apricots.”
Xiao Qingxue thought this was barbecue. There were three small pieces of meat skewered on a mahogany skewer. I didn't know what seasoning was sprinkled on them. The meat was fragrant. After taking a bite, the meat was juicy, charred on the outside and tender on the inside.
Xiao Luolan also thought it was good, and even finished the small cup of apricot Shaochun at hand.
Xu took care of the two of them, and later served a sweet drink called sugarcane syrup, but it was a bit too sweet.
Xiao Qingxue moved her numb legs and looked at the sugarcane syrup that was thick enough to hang on the wall of the cup. She still didn't have the courage to take a sip. At this moment, she missed the ice Coke in the refrigerator at home.
"What is Miss Xiao thinking about?" Zhao Qingshan asked with a smile as he sat down on the green mat and saw the little lady opposite looking at the table as if she was in a daze.
"I'm thinking about ice..." Xiao Qingxue replied subconsciously after hearing the question. The moment she said it, she felt something was wrong, so she stiffly changed her words: "Ice cubes."
Zhao Qingshan was stunned for a moment, and then said: "There is no ice here."
"Mrs. Xiao, do you feel hot?" Zhao Qingshan felt that Mrs. Xiao's beloved daughter was worthy of being pampered and raised. It was only April, late spring and early summer, and it was not the real hot season yet, so she actually thought of using ice. Yet?
"It's okay." Xiao Qingxue replied. She didn't dare to be distracted anymore, for fear that she would be rude and say something strange in the eyes of the ancients.
"Taiyang County is a big city and there will be ice storage. Then we can get a basin to cool down." Zhao Qingshan said. He knew that the nobles of Chang'an used ice cubes to cool down in the summer, and some aristocratic families even had ice cubes that could be stored. The ice cellar is reserved for summer use.
Xiao Luolan said hurriedly: "No need to go to such trouble, Mr. Qingshan, Qingxue just said it casually."
Zhou Xu sat on the banquet and said when he saw this: "We are going to Taiyang County, but it's just a basin of ice. Mrs. Xiao doesn't need to worry about it."
"That's right, that's right." Zhao Qingshan nodded, like chatting with friends: "I heard Mrs. Xiao has a Chang'an accent. Do you live in Chang'an forever?"
Xiao Luolan blushed and felt very stressed, so she forced herself to hum.
"Then your husband also lives in Chang'an?"
Xiao Luolan couldn't answer now. She looked at her daughter and found that her daughter was also restless. Xiao Luolan sighed inwardly. Sure enough, after telling a lie, he would have to use countless lies to make up for it. If they are still in good condition, In this era, they don't have to be like this at all.
How long will the goodwill gained through such deception last?
Xiao Luolan hesitated, thinking that she would tell Sect Leader Zhou and the others when the time came.
"He, he went out of town." Xiao Luolan drank another cup of Xingshaochun to cover up, her cheeks flushed.
Is it an official release from the capital? Zhou Xu played with the wine glass and didn't know where Mrs. Xiao's husband had been placed.
Zhao Qingshan shook his folding fan: "I think your wife is graceful and elegant. I think your husband must be a well-read poet."
Xiao Luolan considered it and said, "My husband is indeed a scholar."
After Zhou Xu heard this, he touched the collection of Tao Yuan's poems in his arms and was secretly angry.
Zhao Qingshan took the time to glance at the lord with a gloomy face, decided not to irritate him anymore, and talked about other topics.
Xiao Luolan and Xiao Qingxue each breathed a sigh of relief.
After dinner, go back to the room.
Xiao Luolan stood in front of the window and blew the night breeze. The cool wind made the heat on her face go away.
Xiao Qingxue took advantage of Fang Yun to go to dinner. She threw herself onto the bed and rolled twice without any trace of image. Then she sat up again and said, "Mom, what time is it now?"
There were no entertainment facilities in ancient times, so time was really tough.
"It should be around seven o'clock." Xiao Luolan sat next to her daughter and said uncertainly.
"It's so boring." Xiao Qingxue hugged her mother's arm, feeling cold and very comfortable, and rubbed it again.
"Sect Master Zhou said that there are many books in his room. I will lend you a few books later." Mrs. Xiao gently touched her daughter's long hair: "You can also chat more with Fang Yun."
"Then don't stay with Clan Master Zhou for too long." Xiao Qingxue explained awkwardly: "I don't think Clan Master Zhou is a bad person. He saved us after all, but it's always right to be careful, Mom. You are so good-looking, I am just worried about you."
"You kid, what are you talking about? I'm almost forty." Xiao Luolan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Qingxue was thinking about some random things all day long.
Xiao Qingxue pursed her lips. She was not worried about her mother. She said she was forty, but her mother looked to be in her early thirties. At that time, the sect master Zhou was still a high-ranking middle-aged man in ancient times. He was the governor of a state. , if he has any bad intentions, there is no law to protect them.
Xiao Luolan hugged her daughter and thought that there were all male attendants outside, including many young ones. She felt a little worried, so she said: "When mom left, you were alone in the room, so you bolted the door and wanted to go to the toilet. Just behind the screen, don't feel embarrassed. The current conditions are like this, and you can't go out casually. If someone knocks on the door, remember to ask who it is first. After asking clearly, you can decide whether to open the door or not. You can't just open the door when someone knocks on the door. Open, you know?”
"Mom, I'm not a child, of course I know." Xiao Qingxue muttered, listening to her mother's nagging concern.
After a while, the mother and daughter burst into laughter. It turned out that they were both worried about each other.
When Fang Yun came back, there were two people in the room, and Xiao Luolan went out.
Zhou Xu was lying on the soft couch, leaning against his back, holding a volume of poetry in his hand, his thick eyebrows furrowed.
Zhao Qingshan neatly placed the books he had brought with him on the table. He glanced at his master and found that he actually had a cup of tea, and felt very relieved.
Zhou Xu put down the collection of poems, straightened his long legs, put his boots on the stool, looked at the sky, and said without any interest: "I can't stand this poor poem for a moment."
Zhao Qingshan's smile froze.
"What do you think these poets are doing when they have nothing to do with writing so many poems? They can't be used as food or drink, but they write more poems than the others."
"Nine out of ten poets have failed in their careers, and half are in exile."
Zhao Qingshan had no expression on his face, turned around and left.
He opened the door and saw Mrs. Xiao coming.
Sect Master Zhou's room is easy to recognize. There are always several mounted guards standing in front of his door, so Xiao Luolan found it with little effort.
Lei Hu and Lei Bao saw Mrs. Xiao. Lei Hu wanted to say hello, but Lei Bao hit him in the stomach with his elbow.
Zhao Qingshan changed his mind and said with a smile: "Mrs. Xiao, please come in."
Lei Hu waited for Mrs. Xiao to go in, looked at Lei Bao, and was so angry that he lowered his voice and asked, "Why did you hit me again?"
Lei Bao couldn't stand Lei Hu's lackluster attitude, but they had the same surname, the same clan, and the same roots, so he had to endure it and said: "Don't try to get in front of Mrs. Xiao in the future. If Mrs. Xiao comes to see you for something, just come forward."
"I just wanted to say hello."
"It's not okay to say hello!" Lei Bao reminded: "When have you ever seen the sect master being so interested in a woman?"
Lei Hu approached Lei Bao, his throat was dry, and he was frightened: "You mean, Mrs. Xiao may be our future mistress. It's impossible, this is not a trivial matter."
"Who knows." Lei Bao couldn't guess what happened next.
"Then we need to tell the government..." Before Lei Hu finished speaking, Lei Bao covered his mouth and dragged the person away. Lei Shan's expression remained unchanged and he took a servant to take over the two people's positions.
"I think you are crazy!" Lei Bao dragged the person to a hidden place and clenched his fists angrily. If the situation was not wrong, he would have beaten Lei Hu to pieces.
"I know I was wrong, cousin. I really know this time. I have no brains. I just grinned." Lei Hu was horrified, and he immediately knew that he had made a big mistake this time!
"Fortunately, the sect leader is leading our Lei clan this time. If there are any subordinates of the Tuoba clan in the team, you will be dead this time!" Lei Bao's face was extremely ugly: "From today on, except for the sect leader's questions, when you arrive, Before the song, you are not allowed to say a word."
"You have to remember that our Lei clan is loyal to our sect master, the clan leader of the Zhou clan in Youzhou! Youzhou Jiedushi! No one else is our master. If you tell others about the master's affairs without authorization, your tongue Don’t you want it?” Lei Bao shouted.
"Brother, don't be angry. I really know I was wrong this time, and I won't dare to talk nonsense anymore." Lei Hu stretched out his hand and slapped himself twice, without hesitation at all, and the slap was heavy and heavy. .
"Remember this lesson." Lei Bao said with a sullen face, "Go down and stop being a guard these days."
Lei Hu sadly clasped his fists and left.
inside the house.
Xiao Luolan held a book of poems in her hand and checked it again: "Sect Master Zhou, do you just need me to read it?"
Zhou Xuduan sat on the chair and handed the tea to Mrs. Xiao: "That's it. I have been familiar with poetry books since I was a child, and I am also quite familiar with the collection of Tao Yuan's poems in my wife's hand. You only need to read it once, and then I will read it again. Once again, just correct my accent."
Zhao Qingshan could not bear to face the lord who was telling lies with his eyes open and left.
After hearing this, Xiao Luolan felt that the job was quite easy.
"Then I started reading?"
"Mrs. Xiao, please."
Zhou Xu sat upright, listening to Mrs. Xiao's voice reciting poems, and immediately felt physically and mentally relaxed.
Looking at the beauty under the lamp, Mrs. Xiao is holding a scroll in her hand, lowering her eyes and thinking softly. Perhaps it is because of drinking, her clear face is stained with clouds, and the jade color is shining. The aroma of apricot wine mixed with Mrs. Xiao's body fragrance creates a unique and rich intoxication. breath.
Xiao Luolan read the poem seriously and was very glad that she knew most of the words.
