Xiao Jingshu stroked his snow-white beard and said with a smile: "Your father has a few pieces of calligraphy here with me, and they just happen to be returned to their original owners." As he spoke, he pushed the scroll scroll on the table towards Xiao Luolan.
Xiao Luolan thought for a while, fearing that her secret would be exposed, so she asked her to familiarize herself with her father's handwriting. After all, Wushan layman was a famous calligrapher.
"Thank you, Grandpa." Xiao Luolan thanked him.
"Do you still like my seal Qingxue?" Xiao Jing wrote.
"Of course I like it." Xiao Luolan said, "She put your seal in the flint bag and is wearing it now."
When Xiao Luolan saw the seal given by Mr. Xiao, he thought it was very cute. It had a little tiger on it and a small character "xiao" engraved on the bottom. It was golden and blue, delicate and luxurious.
My daughter likes it so tight that whenever she wears a crew neck robe, she will carry it with her everywhere.
"As long as Qingxue likes it." Xiao Jingshu said with a smile.
The two chatted for a few words before Xiao Luolan left Luofeng Pavilion. Chunhua stepped forward and said softly: "Madam, I'm waiting for you in Mingxintang."
Xiao Luolan hurried back and let the others out first when they arrived at Mingxintang.
"Auntie, I heard that you are going back to Yicheng with Sect Master Zhou, right?" Xiao Qingxue grabbed her mother's hand before she could finish her words.
Xiao Luolan asked her daughter to sit down, finally nodded, and said quickly: "Don't worry, I'll be back soon."
Xiao Qingxue frowned tightly, anxious and worried: "But war is so dangerous."
"Can you not go?"
Seeing that grandma was silent, Xiao Qingxue seemed to understand something: "My father asked you to go, I will go find him."
The battlefield is so dangerous, why does Sect Leader Zhou have to take A Niang with him.
Xiao Luolan held her daughter, worried that her daughter would anger Sect Leader Zhou, and it would definitely be her daughter who would suffer. "Don't go, I'll have a good talk with him tonight."
Xiao Qingxue became even more sad when she saw that her mother wouldn't let her go to Sect Master Zhou. She squeezed out a smile and said with red eyes: "I understand."
Xiao Qingxue didn't want to go back to Lumingyuan and sat alone in a small pavilion for a long time.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Xiao Qingxue looked up following the voice and found that it was Tuoba Amu sitting cross-legged on a thick branch of the tree. Under the cover of heavy leaves, only his blue eyes were exposed, with concern hidden in them.
Xiao Qingxue wiped the tears from her face, got up and left. She didn't want anyone to see her embarrassment.
"What's wrong with you?" Tuoba Amu jumped down and stood in front of her. He wanted to get closer but didn't dare, so he could only ask why he was crying. He looked so sad.
"I'm fine." Xiao Qingxue shook her head.
"Did anyone bully you?" Tuoba Amu hesitated and asked.
Xiao Qingxue looked at him and remembered that he was Tuoba Agu's younger brother, who was the main force in the battle this time: "Will you also go back to Yicheng?"
"Yes, brother specifically asked me to come back to participate in this war." Tuoba Amu replied honestly.
"My mother-in-law is going too." Xiao Qingxue sat on the steps, lowering her head and feeling very disappointed.
Tuoba Amu immediately understood why Madam Xiao was sad. He sat far away from her and comforted her: "Don't worry, we will protect the mistress."
"I raised a snow eagle. Although it is not as brave and astute as the lord's black-clothed man, it can still be used to deliver messages." Tuoba Amu felt that it was a bit hot today: "After the team sets off, I will ask the snow eagle to deliver the message to you. You know how the mistress is."
"Really?" When Xiao Qingxue heard Tuoba Amu say this, her uncomfortable mood finally eased a little.
"Of course it is true, but it will take longer than Wu Yilang. I will give you my Snow Eagle tomorrow so that it can become familiar with your taste." Tuoba Amu said the last two words, Intermittently unable to answer the call.
Xiao Qingxue burst into laughter before the tears on her eyelashes disappeared.
"Amu, have you finished talking about this month?"
Tuoba Amu was stunned for a moment and actually nodded.
Xiao Qingxue saw that he was taking it seriously. Thinking of Tuoba Amu's serious character, she was really worried that he wouldn't speak for a month. She explained, "I was just joking with you."
Tuoba Amu nodded again.
Xiao Qingxue was a little troubled. Did he understand or not?
Tuoba Amu lowered his eyes and looked at the shadows on the ground. Due to the tilt of the sunlight, their shadows were connected together.
It looked like Miss Xiao was relying on herself.
Tuoba Amu's ears were a little red.
Chapter 57
"Madam, someone from the Taiyang Luo family has handed over a greeting card. Do you want to meet me?"
Xiao Luolan calculated the time carefully, then took out the deed from the dowry and read it. It was indeed the time for the handover on March 1. She put down her pen and said to the housekeeper of Zhou Zhai: "Uncle Sun, you Take him to the living room first, I'll be right away."
Uncle Sun smiled and handed over his hands kindly: "Wei."
Xiao Luolan saw him leaving through a bead curtain.
"Spring flowers."
"Madam, do you have any instructions?" Chunhua approached and curtsied.
"You ask the kitchen to make some almond cheese soup, lotus seed rolls, and ice fruit dumplings and send them to Qingxue." Xiao Luolan's heart ached when she thought of her daughter's aggrieved look when she left.
"Yes, Madam." Seeing that Madam had no other instructions, Chunhua paused and said, "Madam, I would like some cold drinks."
Xiao Luolan wanted to say no, the house she lived in had an ice basin and the temperature was not bad, but when she saw the three maids in the house, she changed her mind and said, "Then use some ice fruit dumplings and fill them with three more servings." come over."
Because it was the mistress who spoke, cold drinks were quickly delivered from the kitchen.
Xiao Luolan was sitting on a stool. There were four ice fruit dumplings on the round table. Various fruits were dug into small circles and piled up in different colors. Honey was poured on them and placed in a glass bowl. Xiao Luolan Ate a bowl.
"There are three more. You can use the spring flowers." Xiao Luolan said.
"Thank you, madam." Chunhua hesitated for a moment, then curtsied again.
After they finished cleaning up, Xiao Luolan took Chunhua out.
Xia He held up an umbrella to shield his wife from the sun. She secretly glanced at the lady under the umbrella and couldn't help but curl up her lips. The new lady was very good to them. She and her three sisters Chunhua, Qiuyue and Dongxue Different, it was bought from outside, and was sent to the new wife because of her good looks.
Originally, she was worried that the new lady would have a grudge against them. Unexpectedly, the new lady was unexpectedly gentle. There were only two masters in the mansion. The people serving the Lord Jiedushi were all slaves. The young man used to be around There were several maids, but one of the maids climbed onto the bed without authorization and was severely punished by the butler.
When the new lady came, she and her three good sisters were assigned to the lady's side by the housekeeper. The little sisters who played with her on weekdays were all envious of her. Because she was the lady's personal maid, her status was as high as the world. She is also taller, and she has also made a small flower and plant order, which is responsible for the flowers and plants of Mingxintang. She has four maids under her. Sister Chunhua is responsible for the madam's food and drink. She also has several people under her. She seems to be more valued by the madam.
Sister Dongxue is busy registering the gifts given by officials from various aristocratic families on the wedding day.
Sister Qiuyue has a pair of skillful hands and is responsible for the wife's daily clothing and makeup. She is the most agile and decent among the four.
Seeing that Xia He was distracted, Chunhua slowed down her steps. Mrs. Manchu pushed her gently and glared at her.
Xia He came back to his senses and stopped thinking.
Chunhui Hall.
"Luo Langjun." Xiao Luolan was a little surprised to see Luo Jinhu, whom she hadn't seen for a long time. She originally thought that the housekeeper of Luo Mansion would come to hand over the share, but she didn't expect Luo Jinhu to come in person.
"Meet the Madam." Luo Jinhu saluted with a deep smile on his face: "Congratulations to Madam on your great happiness."
Xiao Luolan was sitting in his seat. When he heard Luo Langjun's congratulations, he asked him to sit down too: "Luo Langjun, please sit down."
Luo Jinhu took out a wooden box and Chunhua presented it to his wife.
"This is the distribution since March. Madam, please take a look."
Xiao Luolan opened it and took a closer look. It showed the number of purchases in the past three months. Most of the soaps were purchased in batches and went to the homes of well-known families, and most of the buyers were women. Except for the first month, the sales volume was It is higher and then levels off. Xiao Luolan thinks this is normal. This is how it is when selling a new product. Unless a new expansion area is found, Taiyang should be saturated.
The total is more than two hundred taels, plus what she saved together, there are about more than four hundred and fifty taels.
Xiao Luolan put it back into the box: "Luo Langjun, it's hard for you to make this trip. It's almost noon, why don't you stay here to eat."
Luo Jinhu said hurriedly: "Madam, don't blame me. I haven't arranged my caravan properly yet, so I probably won't be able to stay any longer."
"I want to gradually promote soap products in Youzhou, and I also want to inform you this time."
"I understand." Seeing that Luo Jinhu still had something to do, Xiao Luolan said, "In that case, I won't force Luo Langjun to stay."
"There's no need to see you off, madam. I'll take my leave."
Luo Jinhu left Zhou's house under the guidance of his maid and got into a carriage. In the carriage, Dou Dalang put down the book in his hand.
Luo Jinhu looked at the official robe Dou Dalang was wearing and said with a smile, "Congratulations to my nephew on his promotion."
Dou Shengming said: "I am just a promotion official next to Mr. Xu."
"This time, I would like to thank my nephew for informing Mrs. Xiao and Lord Jiedushi in advance about their marriage." Luo Jinhu smiled and said, "If it hadn't been for the letter from my nephew, I would have missed it." At the end, he looked at Zhou Zhai, his heart still agitated. Incessantly.
Luo Jinhu never expected that in just a few months, Mrs. Xiao would become the official wife of Lord Jiedushi! Mistress Youzhou! Luo Jinhu couldn't even imagine how big a backer this was, but he also warned himself in his heart not to be complacent, lest it lead to disaster.
Xiao Luolan returned to Mingxintang.
She thought for a while, couldn't sit still and went to her daughter's Luming Garden again.
"Is Qingxue in the house?" Xiao Luolan asked Fangyun.
"I'm resting inside. The sweet drink you sent has also been sent inside. The young lady doesn't want anyone to wait on her, so Bingqin and I are waiting outside." Fang Yun said.
"Then you go down first." Xiao Luolan opened the door, walked through the outer room and entered the bedroom.
Xiao Qingxue was lying on the jade mat, reading a book.
Xiao Luolan sat next to her, scooped out a melon ball and fed it to her.
"Grandma!" Xiao Qingxue sat up immediately when she saw Grandma.
"Let me see you." Xiao Luolan smiled.
Xiao Qingxue thought about how Zhou Zong took her grandma to Huiyi, and her mood dropped again. In fact, she didn't stick to her grandma every day. For example, in the morning she had to do archery and horseback riding with Master Lei Ge, and in the afternoon she had to learn things from Cui Langjun. , Cui Langjun knows a lot, and he especially likes to teach her. She is also very happy learning by his side.
But, after all, Huiyi is different. This place is not like modern times. There are mobile phones and video recording. Once people leave, there is really no news, even if Tuoba Amu comforts her and gives her a snow eagle.
"Auntie, can I go with you?" Even though Xiao Qingxue knew that Auntie would not agree, she couldn't help but say it out: "I will be obedient and not run around." She is now good at archery. .
Xiao Luolan looked at her daughter and pinched her face: "No."
Xiao Qingxue sulked: "Then I won't allow you to go either." She couldn't understand why Zhou Zongzhu had to take A Niang there. War was so dangerous. There was nothing like that in ancient times. Tetanus could kill a person. What to do if there is an accident.
"Mommy, you still don't know how to ride a horse." Xiao Qingxue became more worried when she said this, frowning and said: "It's okay if you don't know how to ride a horse. Mom, I will take you to the racecourse in the afternoon. There is a female jockey there. , her equestrian skills are very good, let her teach you."
Xiao Luolan thought for a while and said with a smile: "Okay." She hadn't been with her daughter for a long time, so it was just a good time to spend some time with her.
