He wanted Mrs. Xiao to wear that big gold and red myrobalan skirt, a slightly transparent wide robe with big sleeves, and a gold and gold scarf, all over her body shining with brilliance and splendor.
Yes, he wanted to.
He wanted to do more.
Xiao Luolan didn't see her daughter when she woke up, and was panicked for a moment: "Qingxue?"
She got off the bed with her bare feet, and only calmed down when she found her daughter on the bed inside.
Xiao Qingxue was sleeping in a daze when she suddenly heard her mother's voice. She struggled to open her eyes and shouted in a daze: "Mom."
"Mom is here, you can go to sleep." Xiao Luolan saw that the sky was bright outside, and it was estimated that it was three or four o'clock in the afternoon. She searched around and found that the fan had been collected by Fang Yun, and Fang Yun was also missing.
Xiao Luolan was a little worried. She looked outside the door and found no sign of Fang Yun. Just when she was about to wake her daughter up and tell her, Fang Yun came back.
Fang Yun frowned and her eyes were red.
"Fang Yun, what's wrong?" Xiao Luolan looked at her carefully and was relieved to see that she was not injured.
"I took a lazy nap in the afternoon, but when I woke up, I found that your dress had been bitten by a pear cat." Fang Yun's eyes became redder as she spoke.
"Hey, don't cry." Seeing the little girl's self-blaming look, Xiao Luolan took her hand and comforted her: "People are sleepy in summer, so it will be fine if you sleep for a while. If your skirt is damaged, just sew it up, no. Are you going to cry or not?”
"That abominable pear cat!" Fang Yun said angrily.
"Where is the cat? I'll go take a look." Xiao Luolan said.
"It's in the green bamboo bush." Fang Yun was still very angry: "Don't look at how good-looking it is, but it bites the skirt very badly. I was worried that the cat was not clean, so I washed the skirt first."
"I'm going to find the cat. Can you help me fan Qingxue?"
Fang Yun bowed her knees and responded.
Sure enough, Xiao Luolan found a snow-white kitten in the bamboo bush.
"No wonder it's called the Pear Blossom Cat." Xiao Luolan knelt down and really liked this cute kitten, so she chirped at it twice.
Seeing that the kitten didn't respond, she thought about using something to seduce it. Suddenly she saw the kitten jumped up suddenly. Because it was too small, it only landed on her knees. Xiao Luolan hugged the kitten in surprise.
"Meow meow!"
the kitten meowed.
"Mrs. Xiao." Clan Master Zhou's voice sounded. Xiao Luolan turned around and found Clan Master Zhou walking in the corridor.
"Sect Master Zhou." Xiao Luolan greeted.
"Where did the cat come from?" Zhou Xu asked, wanting to stretch out his hand to tease it. As soon as he stretched out his hand, the kitten meowed.
Zhou Xu put down his hand.
"I heard from Madam Dou that your maid seemed to be crying, but someone bullied her?" Zhou Xu asked seriously, "If this happens, Madam Xiao must tell me."
Xiao Luolan shook his head and told about Fang Yun.
"It turns out that this kitten is causing trouble. Why don't you throw it away?" Zhou Xu said.
Xiao Luolan held the kitten in her arms and saw it keep burrowing into her arms, meowing softly, and couldn't bear it: "This is not good, it is still so young, it's okay to leave it to Qingxue as a companion, if When I find the kitten’s owner, I will return it to her.”
"I asked Mrs. Dou to check if this kitten has an owner."
Xiao Luolan saw that Zhou Zongzhu only asked a few words and left. She hugged the kitten and found that it always liked to climb up on her chest. She tapped the kitten with her fingertips and then took it down.
After Xiao Qingxue woke up, she saw a cute cat in her mother's arms and couldn't help but lift her hands.
"Bath the kitten before you can play with it."
After Xiao Luolan finished bathing, she also washed the kitten with bath beans. Fortunately, the kitten was very obedient and even took a bath.
Xiao Luolan wanted to continue wearing today's dress, but found that there was an extra box outside, but her dress was not found.
"Fangyun."
Fang Yun opened the door and came in.
"Have you seen my clothes?"
Xiao Qingxue wiped her hair and hugged the kitten in her mother's arms.
"Master, madam, Mrs. Dou heard that your dress was torn by the kitten in the house, so she gave you a set as compensation. It is said to be the most popular dress in Chang'an." Fang Yun replied: "Dou The servants put the box outside the East Pavilion, and I brought the box in."
Xiao Qingxue opened the box and was struck by the gorgeous golden-red color inside. It was so beautiful!
"Auntie, please dress it for me, let me see it." Xiao Qingxue said excitedly. She likes her mother to dress beautifully.
Xiao Luolan looked at the brightly colored skirt: "Is it too bright?"
"No, no, grandma is the one who looks the best in what she wears." Xiao Qingxue held her cheek in her hands and shook her head like a rattle.
"Put it on, I want to see it."
Xiao Luolan couldn't bear her daughter's annoyance and picked up the skirt. It was gold and red, so gorgeous that it dazzled people's eyes.
Xiao Qingxue directly helped her mother put it on.
After finishing wearing it, Xiao Qingxue blushed.
Xiao Luolan also blushed after a while.
"It's better to take it off..."
"Wear it like this, grandma will look the best!" Xiao Qingxue looked at her mother in a gorgeous dress and felt that such a dress was perfect for her mother.
"So lovely!"
Xiao Qingxue circled around her mother like a kitten. The little white cat was held in her arms by her mother, waving her tail leisurely.
Xiao Luolan suddenly realized that she had two cats.
She couldn't help laughing when she thought of this metaphor.
Fang Yun put a tassel pendant on the master's head, and the snake bun perfectly exposed the master's neck.
"Mrs. Xiao."
Fang Yun opens the door.
Zhou Xu stood not far away, holding a lantern in his hand. In the evening, when the sky was getting dark, the lantern and candles were dimly lit, and his strong and deep face seemed to soften a little.
Zhou Xu wanted to invite Mrs. Xiao to have a meal.
But when he saw Mrs. Xiao standing under the eaves, he couldn't say a word.
Mrs. Xiao wore a large gold and red myrobalan skirt of her own choice, covered with a light blue wide robe with large sleeves, and a snake bun that shook her head in a mature style.
Zhou Xu felt that he was going to drown in Mrs. Xiao's shadow, which was whiter than snow and more greasy than jade, set off by the golden red.
Chapter 22
"Snowball, come to me."
"Snowball!" Xiao Qingxue pouted, feeling disgusted when she saw the kitten in her mother's arms ignored her and went straight into her arms. She also wanted to be in her mother's arms.
Xiao Luolan heard her daughter's words and handed the snowball to her hand. Unexpectedly, the kitten's sharp claws hooked the fabric in front of the moon. Xiao Luolan quickly removed the kitten's claws. Since arriving in ancient times, she She has always worn skirts, but this was the first time she wore such a bright and bold skirt. Seeing the kitten like this, she did not dare to take the kitten away by force.
"Mrs. Xiao, this dress suits you very well."
Zhou Xu came over and praised him openly.
"Yes, Auntie, you look really good in this skirt." Xiao Qingxue expressed great agreement with Sect Leader Zhou's words.
"Mrs. Dou has prepared the evening meal, and I was about to invite you and Miss Xiao to go with me."
When Xiao Luolan heard the straightforward praise from Sect Leader Zhou and her daughter, the tips of her ears were already burning. She hugged the kitten and nodded in panic: "Then let's go."
"Mrs. Xiao, please." Zhou Xu saw that Mrs. Xiao was very shy, so he took the initiative to walk in front. He deliberately slowed down his pace so that Mrs. Xiao and Mrs. Xiao would not run to keep up. The breeze in the evening blew, and Xiao The gold and gold scarf that the lady wore hung down long and was entwined with the corners of the red skirt. It was as if the wind had shapes and traces around her, lingering around her.
Xiao Qingxue teased the kitten in her mother's arms and felt much relieved when she saw it meowing.
The corridor was winding, because we were in the back house, and all we met were maidservants. They all bowed their heads and saluted. Not long after walking, they met Mrs. Dou who was coming towards her.
Mrs. Dou was blessed: "Master Jiedushi, Mrs. Xiao, Miss Xiao."
Seeing that Mrs. Dou was so polite, Xiao Luolan imitated her and gave her a blessing. When Xiao Qingxue saw her mother doing this, she gave a unfamiliar blessing. Xiao Luolan handed the kitten in her hand to Mrs. Dou to look at. : "Mrs. Dou, I found this cat in the bamboo bush. I wonder where its owner has gone?"
Mrs. Dou was startled by Mrs. Xiao's beauty and almost lost her composure. She shook her head: "I have already checked and found that there has never been this little white cat in the house. Maybe the servants did not guard it well, so this little white cat was left here." The cat sneaked into the house through some small hole, and even your clothes were torn by the kitten."
Xiao Luolan heard that the kitten had no owner and could be raised with Qingxue in the future. She looked at the dress on her body and her face turned red: "Mrs. Dou, the dress you gave me is very beautiful, and I deserve it. "
Madam Dou tried her best not to look at Lord Jiedushi. She smiled and said: "Mrs. Xiao, you and Madam Xiao are temporarily staying in my house. You are my guests. This matter is my house's fault. Xiao Madam, please don’t refuse.”
Mrs. Dou said humorously: "If we continue to be so polite, we won't be able to keep up with the food."
Dou Haitao stood in front of the small door and secretly met Luo Jinhu, grinning bitterly but looking excited.
"Brother Luo, you don't know how many invitations my concierge received in just one afternoon, not only from the officials of the Tian family, the Du family, and the Dong family, but also from officials." He lowered his voice and said: "Even the Jun Cheng has handed over invitations, and has done so more than once. Even now, the Jun Cheng's servants are still handing in invitations asking to see Lord Jiedushi."
"Brother Luo, what do you think I should do?"
Dou Haitao originally didn't want to get Luo Jinhu involved, but he couldn't find anyone to discuss it. The Dou family had only grown up in recent years, and it was because his eldest son fell into the eyes of Judge Langge Xu that their family's backbone was Standing straighter in Taiyang, Luo Jinhu is always quick-witted and may be able to give useful suggestions.
Luo Jinhu stroked his moustache: "Does Master Jieduzhi know that the county magistrate sent a famous assassin to see him?
"You should know that in the afternoon, those invitations for assassination were taken to the study by Mr. Qingshan, who was beside Master Jiedushi. Master Jiedushi was also in the study." Dou Haitao expressed his guess.
"Since Lord Jieduzhi knows, you just pretend you don't know." Luo Jinhu thought for a while and said, "Don't do too much, you just need to hand over the famous assassin."
"Master Jiedushi went out in the afternoon. It is said that he went to Jinyu Tower and Clothing Shop in the West Market and bought a lot of beaded hairpins and skirts." When Dou Haitao said this, his face was twisted. It is hard to imagine that Master Jiedushi would do this. Hand-select your clothing.
"How much do you know about the two nobles on the carriage? I think Master Jieduzhi does not think highly of them." Luo Jinhu asked tentatively.
"I don't know very well. My son's family book only says that they are Mrs. Xiao and Miss Xiao, but their origins and identities are not mentioned, but their accents sound like nobles who have lived in Chang'an for a long time. Of the two of them, Master Jiedu is the more Pay more attention to Mrs. Xiao." Dou Haitao said: "Not only have I received invitations, but my wife has also received invitations from many wealthy ladies to enjoy the flowers."
"They are probably also very curious about Mrs. Xiao."
Luo Jinhu felt tired and squatted on the ground. Dou Haitao lifted up his robe and squatted on the ground too, and the two met.
"What is good from above will be effective from below." Luo Jinhu said: "Since Lord Jieduzhi attaches great importance to the unknown Mrs. Xiao, and Mrs. Xiao is now living in your house, we must seize this opportunity."
Dou Haitao felt that Brother Luo was right: "That's it, that's right."
"First let your wife and Mrs. Xiao establish a good relationship. It is best to become friends. In a few days, try to invite Mrs. Xiao to go out for fun. I have a landscape courtyard in the city, just around Hongfa Temple. Afterwards, you can also invite Mrs. Xiao and the others to Hongfa Temple to have a vegetarian meal, pay homage to the Buddha, and so on." Luo Jinhu said.
