"I..." She pulled the thin quilt to herself uncomfortably: "I can't sleep."
As soon as the words came out, Xiao Luolan realized that her voice was a little hoarse. She pursed her lips and stopped talking.
Zhou Xu opened his eyes and looked down at Mrs. Xiao in his arms. His throat suddenly felt dry and sore again. Seeing that her cheeks were still flushed and drunk, he sat up.
Xiao Luolan quickly covered her body with a thin quilt.
Zhou Xu pulled the bell beside the bed, and Xiao Luolan noticed that there was a small bell with a hidden thread on the curtain. She said urgently: "Don't call anyone." Her clothes and those of Sect Master Zhou were scattered on the floor. On the ground, if someone comes in at this time and sees this ridiculous scene, how will she behave in the future...
Zhou Xu looked satisfied, laughed softly, picked up Mrs. Xiao's hair and kissed her.
Not long after, Granny Cui came in and stood in front of the bed screen: "Sect Master, madam, do you want to call someone to change clothes and wash up?"
"No need for now, bring some honey water." Zhou Xu was still thinking about letting Mrs. Xiao sleep a little longer.
After Granny Cui stepped back, Xiao Luolan bent down to pick up the clothes on her feet.
"If you sleep a little longer, it will still be early." Zhou Xu put his arms around Mrs. Xiao's waist and brought her to the bed again. The exposed snow-colored skin was covered with red plums. Xiao Luolan hid herself under the quilt and covered her thin skin with red plums. The quilt was made of silk, which was cool and soft against her body, but Xiao Luolan felt very insecure.
Grandma Cui brought the tray and placed it on the small table beside the bed. As if she had not seen the clothes on the place, she bowed and stepped back again.
Zhou Xu brought the white jade bowl over, picked up the spoon and blew on it.
Xiao Luolan looked at this man. Last night, Sect Leader Zhou said he would kiss her, but it turned out that he kissed everything about her. Apart from kissing her, he never touched her at all. He was keeping a very absurd promise.
Zhou Xu sat cross-legged opposite Mrs. Xiao, returning to his usual appearance, more gentle than before.
In the past, Xiao Luolan would carry the bowl and spoon by herself, but now she just silently drinks the water fed by Sect Master Zhou.
After Zhou Xu finished feeding, he put the bowl and spoon in place.
The curtain hat fluttered down again, and Xiao Luolan fell asleep on the bed. Zhou Xu looked at it for a while, then sat up again: "Really don't want to sleep?"
Xiao Luolan opened her eyes and shook her head.
Zhou Xu got out of bed, found a set of Mrs. Xiao's clothes and put them on the bed. Xiao Luolan lowered her head and dressed herself. Then seeing that Master Zhou didn't say anything, she got out of bed, put on her soft shoes, and fled the bed. .
She sat in front of the bronze mirror, gently opened the powder box, and put the powder puff on the exposed skin. Worried that she wouldn't be able to see the back of her neck, she applied more powder. The ambiguous traces were well covered by the powder. Xiao Luo Lan lowered her head and dipped her head into the goose egg powder and accidentally saw Tao Shao. She remembered that last night she had begged Clan Master Zhou in a low voice not to kiss her neck. She couldn't see clearly what Clan Master Zhou's expression was, but he did not kiss her neck afterwards.
Now she is wearing a blouse and skirt, with her big sleeves hanging down and her neck clean. As long as she doesn't look anywhere else, she is still the same as before.
Xiao Luolan rolled up her sleeves and covered the traces with powder. When she looked up again, she found that Zongzhu Zhou was already standing behind her. There was no hint of joy or anger in the face of Zongzhu Zhou in the bronze mirror. Xiao Luolan held her hand She trembled, but still held the powder puff to cover up her ambiguity.
Zhou Xu looked at Mrs. Xiao's silent resistance. Submission and submission were just her temporary disguise, and took the powder puff over.
Xiao Luolan bit her lip tightly.
"Madam, I haven't wiped it here yet." Zhou Xu used a powder puff to cover the marks on the back of Mrs. Xiao's neck, and then suddenly laughed. He simply sat on the ground, leaning his head on his hands and looking at Mrs. Xiao as she smiled.
Xiao Luolan felt confused. She took the powder puff back and did not look at the man sitting at her feet.
Zhou Xu stopped laughing, moved closer to Mrs. Xiao, and then placed Mrs. Xiao's feet on her belly under her inner clothes. Although it was summer, they were on the river now, and it was not yet dawn, so the river was still quite cold. Heavy.
Xiao Luolan didn't wear socks because she was in a hurry. Now she was suddenly exposed to the warm and hard heat. She curled up her toes and bent her snow-white arches.
"Madam, don't move, I'll keep you warm." Zhou Xu looked carefully at Madam Xiao, who looked particularly different today, and smiled softly: "I thought Madam wouldn't have any trouble with me anymore."
Xiao Luolan denied it flatly: "I didn't."
Zhou Xu chuckled twice and pressed Mrs. Xiao's foot so that it was close to his abdomen: "Whatever the madam says, it will be whatever it is."
Xiao Luolan held the powder puff, and after hearing Sect Master Zhou's words, many emotions surged through her heart, including sourness, grievance, sadness and anger, and her eyes turned red without realizing it.
Zhou Xu warmed Mrs. Xiao's feet. Seeing her aggrieved look, he gently tickled the soles of her feet. Xiao Luolan's tears were suppressed by the itch. How could this person be like this!
Zhou Xu held Madam Xiao's feet to stop them from moving, and saw Madam Xiao's tearful starry eyes glaring at him angrily.
Zhou Xu said calmly and with a bit of distress: "I have never even cared about my wife taking advantage of me, so please stop crying, madam."
Apart from bed, the last thing he saw was Mrs. Xiao crying.
Xiao Luolan's eyelashes were moist and wet, and her tears were silent and flowing more fiercely.
Zhou Xu sighed, stood up, hugged the person in his arms, and coaxed softly: "It was my fault yesterday. What I said was too serious. Madam, don't worry about it."
Xiao Luolan listened, knowing in her heart that Sect Master Zhou was not joking last night, he was seriously telling her not to refuse.
After such a long time of pondering and getting along with each other, Xiao Luolan didn't understand anything. At least, she knew that Zongzhu Zhou's personality was completely opposite to his appearance. His personality was very autocratic and self-centered, and he also had a bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder. , there is a strong possessive and violent desire in his bones.
Yes, cruelty. Under the gentle, tolerant and cheerful surface of Sect Leader Zhou, there is a terrifying desire for violence.
This was also the reason why Xiao Luolan didn't dare to resist too much.
He was so accustomed to controlling everything that when the two of them were alone, Sect Master Zhou would never put her down. He would always hold her on his lap and feed her water and food. Sometimes, when Xiao Luolan made it clear that he didn't want to, even though he He also let her go, but Xiao Luolan could clearly feel that his mood was lower, especially when he was on the bed, Xiao Luolan could feel his depression even more.
Normally, he would kiss her gently and restrain his strength, but the more he did this, the more scared Xiao Luolan became.
To her, Sect Leader Zhou was like a piece of driftwood falling into the water. He could rescue her briefly, but she couldn't get ashore either.
Zhou Xu coaxed Mrs. Xiao and saw that her eyes, the tip of her nose, and her mouth were red, pitiful and cute. He suppressed the restlessness in his body, kissed the tip of Mrs. Xiao's ear, and whispered: "The two of us will wait for each other later." When you get married, it’s never too late for your wife to cry.”
Xiao Luolan turned to look at Sect Master Zhou.
Zhou Xu touched his chin: "Huh? Am I right?" He smiled: "Before we get married, I will kiss you and not do anything else."
Xiao Luolan clenched her hands hidden in her sleeves. She probably had a timid personality. She was full of fear of ancient times and did not dare to be too reassured. Master Zhou, not everything a man said when he was in love should be taken seriously. He Of course you can say that if you like her now.
"Okay, now can you tell me why you resisted me so much last night?" Zhou Xu kissed Mrs. Xiao and asked after thinking of what happened last night.
Xiao Luolan shook his head: "It's okay, I'm just in a bad mood."
Seeing that Zhou Xu couldn't ask anything, he picked out today's beaded hairpins, bracelets, and necklaces for Mrs. Xiao. His vision was for bright and beautiful gold. No matter what color it was, it had to be shiny, especially if it was made of gold. He Just like it.
Xiao Luolan held down the hand that Sect Master Zhou still wanted to pick, and said helplessly: "It will be very heavy if you wear it too much."
Zhou Xu put down his hand angrily.
As soon as Xiao Luolan closed the powder box, she suddenly felt like she was being put down. She sat on the embroidery stool and saw Sect Master Zhou holding Luo Dai and studying it.
"Madam, let me draw your eyebrows."
When Xiao Luolan heard this, he glanced at Luo Dai, which looked extremely small in the hands of Clan Master Zhou, and hesitated a little. Clan Master Zhou didn't look like someone who knew how to draw eyebrows.
Indeed, as she had guessed, Sect Leader Zhou didn't know how to draw eyebrows.
Zhou Xu first tried it on his arm a few times, then recalled Mrs. Xiao's past eyebrow shape, but couldn't find the feel when holding Luo Dai. He raised Mrs. Xiao's face. It was still dark outside, and the candlelight flickered in the room. Mrs. Xiao's face seemed to be covered with a warm luster, her eyes were filled with autumn water, and her lips were bright red.
Xiao Luolan looked up at Sect Master Zhou and saw that he seemed to not know how to write. He even frowned slightly, as if he was studying a very serious and solemn matter.
Zhou Xu took Luo Zidai and finally started writing.
Seeing that his expression was very serious, Xiao Luolan suddenly felt uncomfortable because she still had a few funny thoughts. The tips of her ears were a little red and she clenched her hands tightly.
After finishing the eyebrow painting, Zhou Xu straightened up and said with a smile, "What do you think, madam?"
Xiao Luolan looked at herself in the bronze mirror. The woman in the mirror had a reddish complexion and an indescribable mature and charming look on her eyebrows. She was startled and did not dare to look again.
"fine."
Zhou Xu rolled up his sleeves, raised Mrs. Xiao's face, and continued to draw her eyebrows, feeling the joy of the boudoir.
Mrs. Xiao raised her head motionless, looking like she was ready to pick what you wanted. Her color was like a spring flower with dew, and her robes were trembling around her waist.
By the time he finished painting, it was almost daylight.
Zhou Xu stared at Mrs. Xiao and kissed her gently, feeling deeply that the only patience and tenderness in his life were placed on Mrs. Xiao.
Deep love leads to fear, Zhou Xu laughed at himself in his heart.
Chapter 46
"Aniang, Aniang."
When Xiao Luolan heard her daughter's voice, she laughed before she saw anyone. Xiao Qingxue ran into the house quickly, still holding the snowball in her hand, followed by Fang Yun.
Xiao Qingxue said excitedly: "Auntie, a group of people from Sect Master Zhou are shooting birds outside. Wu Yilang is also there, as well as Mr. Qingshan, Tuoba Mu, Cui Langjun, and many people are on the deck at the stern of the ship."
"Auntie, let's go take a look too."
"Yes, it's very lively outside. Madam, you should go out for a walk more often and relax." Granny Cui came in with a tray and said with a kind smile.
Fang Yun hurriedly took the tray from Granny Cui's hand, presented it to herself, and waited aside with her head lowered. The one she was holding was Shushun. Granny Cui saw that Fang Yun's temperament was a bit calmer and more steady than before, and she felt satisfied. Mrs. Xiao Lively, her personal maid can't follow the liveliness, she has to be more restrained, that's all.
Xiao Qingxue sat on the other side of the couch, with a small table between them. There were several desserts and cut jade melons on the table, and a small silver fork was placed on the fruit plate.
Xiao Luolan pushed the food towards her daughter. She got up early in the morning and her daughter's handkerchief was almost embroidered. She was going to embroider another sachet for Sect Master Zhou. As soon as she embroidered some crane shapes, her daughter came in. .
"Auntie, eat one." Xiao Qingxue ate a small piece of melon, then took another piece with a fork and put it in her mother's mouth. When she saw her embroidering something, she immediately thought of something, and she looked at her mother mysteriously. When I got closer, I saw Granny Cui and Fang Yun were there. I was embarrassed to say it, but pointed to the sachet and asked silently: "It belongs to Clan Master Zhou?"
Mom is embroidering a sachet for Sect Master Zhou.
Xiao Luolan felt nervous at her daughter's words and put down the food in her hand: "Eat quickly. After you finish eating, I will accompany you to see it."
Seeing her mother talking about him, Xiao Qingxue immediately smiled and blinked her eyes, saying that she understood. It seemed that her mother liked Zongzhu Zhou quite a lot. Xiao Qingxue ate the melon and looked at her little sachet, too. Her mother embroidered it, and she even embroidered two of them. She also made five-color threads for her during the Dragon Boat Festival. She thought about herself whenever she had something delicious to eat. Thinking of this, Xiao Qingxue regained her balance.
Mom’s favorite person is still her!
Xiao Qingxue used a fork to fork a piece of steamed glutinous rice cake and ate it. Seeing that there were sweet cheese cherries and mung bean drink on the table, she felt a little more favorable towards Clan Master Zhou. She didn't expect Clan Master Zhou to be a warrior, but he was quite attentive to his mother. Yes, he just needs to be nice to his mother.
When the food was almost ready, Xiao Qingxue took her mother outside. It was so boring to stay indoors all the time.
It was sunny and sunny outside, the river breeze was cool, and there were many cargo ships and fishing boats passing by in the distance.
Xiao Luolan breathed out and looked at the stern of the ship. No wonder she couldn't hear any movement. It would take at least some time to walk from her house to the stern of the ship. Xiao Luolan walked through the carved rooms on the ship and saw a few There was a banquet living room and some rooms whose purpose was unknown. Xiao Qingxue ran to the house where she lived and took out a small bow and arrow. Fang Yun carried a quiver on her back, which contained three or five white-feathered arrows.
Xiao Luolan noticed that the front section of the building should be the residence of the female family members, and the latter section was the residence of the male family members. The middle section was separated by the Youzi flag. The large copper chassis was engraved with complex patterns. Xiao Luolan raised his head and took a look in the wind. The flying banner of Youzi.
"Aniang, my archery was taught by Reg. He is very good."
Xiao Luolan came back to her senses, looked at her daughter, and joked: "I'll see how many birds you can shoot later."
"I will definitely not disappoint my mother." Xiao Qingxue Shenjiu said with her hands on her hips angrily. She took out the cylindrical jade jade from the flint bag hanging on the leather belt around her waist and put it on the thumb of her right hand. , moved for a while, and prepared to perform for my mother later.
Xiao Luolan couldn't help laughing and said with a smile: "Okay, then I'll wait."
The two chatted and laughed and walked to the stern of the building. There were dozens of people standing on the spacious deck, all of whom Xiao Luolan was familiar with.
Reg took the lead and said, "Mrs. Xiao, Miss Xiao." He gave way a little.
Lei Hu and Lei Bao also bowed as warriors.
Xiao Luolan was blessed and was very polite and respectful to the Lei family's servants who had helped them.
