Lu Shen hummed coldly, turned around and entered the clean room, and ordered people to prepare water. After a while, there was the sound of water inside.
Lin Rong thought to herself: Women in ancient times were really irritated, so we should find out the news about Qian Ya Ke as soon as possible. No matter whether this Qian Ya Ke is a senior brother or not, he is still from the same hometown. Suddenly, I saw the Hangqing girl coming in with a bundle: "Madam, these are the clothes the master will wear tomorrow. I don't know where to put them?"
Lin Rong pointed to a bamboo drawer and said, "That one seems to be empty. Take a look at it, Kingfisher." After saying that, he realized what he was doing and his whole body froze: "Junhou...Junhou, tonight we are going to have something to do." Rest here?"
Hang Qing nodded: "Yes, the Lord has ordered me to rest at my wife's place tonight."
Lin Rong stood up in shock. Just as he was about to blurt out the word "inappropriate", he heard Lu Shen calling from the clean room inside: "Come in, bring some dirty clothes."
Hang Qing took out a set of Chinese clothes from the bag and gave it to Lin Rong: "Madam."
This meant asking her to send it in, but she was not willing to do it, so she shied away and said: "You should send it in. You are always waiting on me. I am not as good as you."
Hang Qing was a little surprised, but still smiled: "Madam, I don't know, we girls never go in to serve these. This is also the rule set by the monarch."
Aunt Qu had fallen asleep, but she heard the noise and put on her clothes again. Afraid that Lin Rong was still angry, she waited in the corridor. When she heard these words, she hurriedly came in and called out: "Madam!"
Lin Rong couldn't put it off, so she changed into another set of clothes, took the middle coat, and walked slowly to the door. When she saw that there was no sound of water inside, she opened the bamboo curtain.
This courtyard is very secluded and not as magnificent as other places. However, this clean room is extremely well built and is paved with white jade. Lin Rong walked in and most of the soft shoes on his feet were wet.
Lin Rong walked around a four-season enamel curtain and saw Lu Shen sitting in the white marble bathtub with his eyes closed. His brows were furrowed and his face was solemn. His hair was already wet, and water dripped from the sharp corners of his eyebrows. Below, a large piece of strong chest was exposed, and there was a long old knife scar on the left shoulder. Under the candlelight, it looked even more solemn.
Lin Rong suddenly felt a chill. She suddenly realized very clearly that the man in front of her had killed someone before. Her heart beat like thunder for a moment, she paused and called: "Your Majesty."
Lu Shen opened his eyes and saw the woman standing tall, only her body was tightly wrapped. He hates the Cui family, and he also hates the young woman who came from Cui family, but that is only him who dislikes others, and there is no reason for this woman to dislike him. Even if Cui Shiniang didn't accept Cheng Huan politely, she shouldn't have acted like she was avoiding him.
He couldn't tell what he was feeling, so he took off a cotton veil, tied it around his waist, and slowly walked towards the woman.
Lin Rong was so frightened that he took two steps back, tilted his head slightly, and stared at the large peonies carved by the white marble pond: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, please forgive me, but I am pregnant with Guishui, so I may not be able to serve you."
When Lu Shen heard this, he felt a little relieved. Seeing that the woman was so embarrassed that even her neck was dyed crimson, he just gave a faint hum, took the middle coat in her hand, and walked out.
Lin Rong breathed a sigh of relief and lingered inside for a long time. He heard Kingfisher lift the curtain and come in to urge: "County Master, why don't you go out? The Lord has called us girls out?"
Lin Rong couldn't help it, so he came out.
The girls had all retired, and there was only a single lamp lit in the room. Lu Shen was sitting on the bedside reading. This was his habit. He read history every day, marking ten pages without interruption.
Seeing her coming out, Lu Shen put down the book and said, "Don't be so coy. Don't worry, I won't touch you." After that, he knocked on the edge of the bed, turned over and lay down in it: "Let's settle it down!"
Lin Rong was exposed by him, but she saw that he didn't care, and felt worried. She also saw that he had closed his eyes and was sleeping peacefully, so he walked slowly to the bed. The courtyard is simple, and naturally even the bed is not very spacious. It can only sleep two people. Fortunately, Kingfisher and Fengxiao knew what they were doing and put two quilts on the bed.
However, the heat was too hot at this time, so Lin Rongben was wrapped up tightly and covered with such a quilt. After a while, he was so hot that he started sweating profusely. She wanted to get up for a moment, but was afraid of disturbing Lu Shen, which was very painful. I don't know how much time passed, but when I heard Lu Shen's even breathing next to me, I turned over and took out a pheasant feather palace fan, shaking it slowly.
Lu Shen was always alert. He woke up as soon as the woman turned over, but he didn't make a sound. The palace fan shook gently, sending waves of warm fragrance. This fragrance was different from the ordinary fragrance of powder, mixed with the faint fragrance of grass and trees. Dew refreshes the mind and makes people feel itchy.
Just as he was about to stop speaking, he heard a snap. The woman was already asleep and the fan fell to the bedside.
Chapter 19
Before dawn the next day, lights were gradually turned on outside. I could hear a few birds chirping, and people outside the window were looking forward to their shadows. I didn't get the master's instructions, so they all held their breath and squatted half-crouched on the corridor outside the window. Dare to enter the inner room at will.
Lin Rong was still in a daze, muttering to himself: It's not yet dawn, why should we light a lamp? What's going on with this girl Feng Xiao? Suddenly he realized that Lu Shen had rested here last night. He unconsciously reached to the side with his hand and found that the other side of the bed was empty, with only some warm air left.
She was so shocked that she immediately sat up, no longer sleepy. Seeing that her clothes were intact, she breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly got out of bed, just in time to meet Lu Shen coming out of the clean room.
He had already changed into a smoky dark cloud-patterned fine silk jacket. When he was not smiling, he looked even more solemn and stern, with only a few drops of water hanging on his brows and temples. He walked over slowly and pulled off a piece of the ebony clothes hanger. Sky blue silk.
After Lu Shen finished wiping his face, he realized that the silk cloth was very strange. Although it was a piece of pure silk without embroidery, there were two long thin straps at the top. He twisted the two straps for a while, then looked at Lin Rong's hesitant expression, and then realized that these were small clothes worn by women.
Lin Rong saw that his face was livid, and he said sarcastically: "This girl made it new and hasn't worn it yet."
Lu Shen snorted, put the little clothes aside, and ordered: "Change."
There was no one else in the room, so naturally the only one talking about changing clothes was Lin Rong. She sighed slightly, held a bright-horned lamp in her hand, and searched through the rattan box from last night based on her memory. It took a long time to unpack the bag and find a set of moon-white silk clothes.
Lin Rong had only traveled more than half a year, and the clothes at this time were more complicated and luxurious, with many ties. Even some of her own clothes could not be put on without help, not to mention the unfamiliarity. men's clothing.
Lin Rong fiddled with it for a while, and then she managed to put it on Lu Shen. The only thing she had never seen before was the jade belt, and she couldn't buckle it. She simply circled her waist, took it off Lu Shen's body, and held it in her hand carefully. Look closely.
Lu Shen stood with his backlight. The woman was quite small, but only reached his chest. Her cloud-like green hair had dropped down to her waist. On her earlobes were a pair of drop-shaped tourmalines, which flashed. It's like being on a swing. The woman had been busy for a while, and her wide and fat middle coat was no longer as tight as before. When she bent her knees to adjust the folds of the hem, a ball of ruby was slightly exposed under the trench of her coat.
He closed his eyes, and he didn't know what kind of incense was lit in a bottle of green copper tripod in the corner, floating up one after another, making him think of that beautiful word again in his mind - Wenbiyu, as greasy as cream.
Lin Rong was unaware of this. When he saw him standing still with his eyes closed, he sighed again and said, "Your Majesty, do you want someone to come in and wash you?"
Lu Shen opened his eyes and asked: "Why do you sigh so long and short in the morning? Do you have any shortcomings or other difficulties?"
Lin Rong cursed in her heart that she was not allowed to even sigh when calling someone so early in the morning. The clay figurines still had three-part nature. She turned cold for a moment and was too lazy to pretend anymore: "I don't dare."
Lu Shen scolded with a straight face: "It shows that you didn't take the family motto that you were asked to copy to heart. You don't know the principles of ancestral religion to raise children and take care of yourself. The energy of a person is all in the morning, and in the morning there will be sorrow. This One day is considered wasted.”
After saying that, he opened the door and left.
Lin Rong was stunned. When he saw him walking away, he immediately collapsed on the bed and cursed: "Crazy!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jade Qin and Feng Xiao crept in and squatted beside the bed: "Master, do you want to get up? The girls from Zhige Courtyard outside are all up and waiting."
Lin Rong closed his eyes and asked, "What time is it?"
Feng Xiao replied: "It was just three o'clock in the Yin hour. The girl from Hangqing said that the king always got up at this hour, and he woke people up before the cock crow."
At the third quarter of Yinshi, it was only four o'clock. Lin Rong wrapped himself in a quilt, rolled inside, and rolled his eyes: "Call me when the rooster crows. Why does the long-term worker of Zhou Papi's family wait for the rooster to crow before going to work?" "
Feng Xiao and Jing Qin looked at each other in confusion: "Who is Zhou Papi mentioned by the county chief?"
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It was already broad daylight when Lin Rong was woken up, and there was the occasional sound of heavy objects falling to the ground. Even if she wanted to go back to sleep, she couldn't. I got out of bed barefoot, opened the window, and saw the maids and women in the yard carrying boxes, and Feng Xiao came in with tea.
When he saw Lin Rong had woken up, he was standing in front of the window with his clothes on: "I just said, how can such a big noise not wake people up? Master, how long have you been awake?"
Lin Rong took the tea and rinsed his mouth, went to the side to clean his face, sat in front of the bronze mirror, curled his hair, and asked, "What are you doing outside?"
Kingfisher came outside, took the comb, and said with a smile: "The Lord ordered this morning to bring bedding and a change of clothes to our yard. There are also many ornaments, tables and chairs, which are said to be used by the Lord. I'm used to it, so Miss Hang Qing ordered people to move here together."
Lin Rong frowned after hearing this, but said nothing. He silently consumed half a bowl of rouge rice and a few tofu skin buns, then put down his chopsticks.
After a while, the noise outside gradually died down, and Hang Qing came in and replied: "The Lord's orders are urgent, and I dare not delay. I wonder if I have disturbed the madam?" Lin Rong took a sip of tea: "It doesn't matter, sleeping too much will only make it worse." not good."
Hang Qing said: "I have just arrived, and I am young and useless. The servants in the house did not have a clue. They pressed one end and started another. It was unlucky to send something over that day. Madam had a lunch break. I haven't woken up. In the past ten days, I haven't had time to come over to see my wife. Please forgive me for being rude."
She was dressed in a pea green double-breasted gown, with a snow-white skirt underneath, and a plum silver hairpin on her head. She was plain in appearance, but her embroidered shoes were unusual, with two thumb-sized Dong beads embedded in them, and she had a smile on her face. , his speech is still neither hurried nor slow, neither humble nor overbearing.
Lin Rong knew that she was extraordinary and did not want to offend her: "Sister, you are joking. You are the person next to my wife. The younger people in the family only have respect. Naturally, it is the same as mine."
Hang Qing said: "Thank you Madam for your consideration. I don't know if Madam is still lacking something here, whether it's food or something to use. I sent someone to get it and bring it over. If these little girls and women in the garden are of no use, Madam will just come and tell them." I."
Lin Rong nodded and took advantage of her words to say: "The girl you sent is very useful. If you ask me what I am short of, I am not short. There is just one thing. I want you to arrange a car. I am coming from Luoyang When I returned to Jiangzhou, I met refugees on the road. Several girls who had been with me since childhood dispersed the refugees, which was probably a disaster. I often think of them. In addition to offering incense and candles in the temple, I rarely have to go to the temple in person. Go light a sea lantern."
Having said this in a hurry, Hang Qing had no choice but to agree. She was stunned for a moment, then smiled, and her tone became much softer: "Madam is kind-hearted, and she even cares about the life and death of the girl when we do this. Don't worry, chariot and horse. They are all ready-made. When Madam Ming'er is free, she goes to the second door and tells the waiter to follow. She also asks them to prepare pigs, sheep, incense, tea and food, etc., so there is no need to worry about it. There is only one thing, let's do this It is not easy for a family to stay outside without elders to guide them."
Lin Rong said: "Don't worry, I'll go in the morning and come back at noon! It's hot at this time, and I can't stand the poisonous sun."
After having tea for a while, a little girl outside came back and said: "Sister Hangqing, my old lady was drunk yesterday and now she is awake. Several family members came in with posts and went to the pavilion over at Xiao Zhongnan to enjoy them. He, call your wife to come too."
Before this little girl finished speaking, another one came: "Sister Hangqing, the old lady said that it was boring to sit around and beat her teeth, so she asked some little opera singers to relieve her boredom."
After Hang Qing heard this, he told Lin Rong that he was wrong, and then led the girl out to give instructions on where to get things, which actor to call, what dishes to prepare on the table, what wine to prepare, and whose wife is afraid of heat. Send some ice to the lady of the house who can't smell the hibiscus flowers, pull some silk cloth around it, and set a boat in the lotus pond to prepare the old lady to get interested.
Lin Rong sat inside and listened. Seeing that she had made arrangements in just a few words, and that she was experienced and efficient in doing things, she suddenly changed her mind.
Hang Qing ordered it to stop and came in again: "Madam, I don't know about these female family members. I will accompany madam there and we will talk about them on the way."
Lin Rong smiled and nodded: "Sorry to trouble you." He changed into another set of clothes and saw Hang Qingguo waiting at the door.
As the two walked away, Hang Qing said: "Of these people, one is Mrs. Huang, who was my aunt's former boudoir friend, and the other is Grandma Qin, who is a distant relative of my aunt's husband's family. There is also a younger one who is the cousin of the wife in the mansion and is also married. These three are all the female dependents of Xuanzhou's surrendered ministers."
Lin Rong immediately understood that this was to appease people's hearts.
The pavilion named Xiao Zhongnan was hidden among the clumps of lotus leaves. Hang Qing personally punted in front of the boat, alerting the white pheasants hiding inside to fly over with fluttering wings. Several little girls were startled and yelled and stood in a pile. Fengxiao straightened her hair and braids and said: "This lotus pond is too dense and hateful. It would look better if you pull it out and spread it out. "
Lin Rong sat stroking the fan and smiled: "You pulled out these lotus leaves. Where can you eat fresh lotus roots in autumn? Even if it is not autumn, the lotus root festival is also very good at this time."
Hang Qing turned around and said, "I heard from Shen Yan that when we first broke through Xuanzhou and entered this garden, De Gong and several old gentlemen also said that this lotus pond was very ugly. Dujunhou said that it was born and raised by nature, so don't care about it. What to do? Just take a natural view for this kind of scenery. Madam’s words coincide with the Lord’s.”
When we got ashore, we saw several noble ladies sitting in a pavilion in the center of the island, and a few plain-faced actors aged 11, 12 or 3 were singing a cappella from a high place.
She was far away, and the old lady called her. Before she could salute, she pulled her to sit next to her: "This is our newly married daughter-in-law. She is young, thin-skinned, and can't move around easily. You guys have some time to spare." Please post a message to prevent her from getting sick from boredom."
Several ladies and ladies stood up to greet them, and the old lady pointed at the people and told her one by one.
Chapter 20
After seeing each other and receiving gifts, the old lady said: "I came to Xuanzhou to see you. It's not a big deal, but I asked you to do this, but it turned out to be something vague."
The younger Mrs. Qin said: "It's not that I'm worried, but my cousin's words will help me go back and reply. Otherwise, I'll be scared to death if I keep doing this."
The old lady put down her chopsticks and said with a solemn face: "You always have the word "death" in your heart, and no one else can give you a way to survive. From the three gongs and nine ministers to the down to the traffickers and lackeys, which one has it easy?" Then he smiled and patted Lin Rong's hand: "It is our new daughter-in-law, a rich young lady, who came from the beautiful south of the Yangtze River to marry into this windy and sandy border town. Is it easy for her?"
Mrs. Qin panicked and apologized: "Cousin, I am a stupid person who speaks stupid words. Don't argue with me."
The old lady said: "You are a woman, so you are not afraid of saying some stupid things. Your master listened to your stupid words and had some confused thoughts. That's what matters."
Mrs. Qin's face turned pale: "Cousin, you know this, how dare my master..."
The old lady waved her hands and put a smile on her face: "Okay, okay, I am old now and can no longer care about things. I call you here today to express friendship and talk among our relatives. Common words. Don’t talk about outside matters, and I won’t listen.”
After saying this, several people became a little restrained. After sitting around for a while, the old lady pointed to the little opera actor on the shore and said to herself: "This girl sings well, let's watch her." Someone carried a dustpan and sprinkled copper coins. At the feet of the little actor.
Only a few ladies and ladies were absent-minded and had fun for a while. The old lady then comforted her: "Hey, you don't have to worry. Now is the time to employ people. As long as you are willing to contribute, how can you lose your future? In this case, you Take it back and say it was me who said it."
After hearing these words, everyone's expressions became relaxed. Mrs. Qin took advantage of her young age and being closer to others in terms of relatives. She stepped forward with a smile: "My cousin is a man of iron and gold. When he recruited the Ma family, he tried to protect him." As a family, we don’t have to worry about anything anymore.”
These people were left to have a meal, and each of them was rewarded with gold, silver, colored satin and other gifts, and then they showed a little tiredness. Everyone knew what was going on and immediately left.
The old lady Gu turned to Lin Rong and said: "Brother Pheasant is good at everything. I don't need to worry about anything. He is only bad at one thing. He kills too many people and makes people panic. Many people in the clan are afraid of him, and there are even more people outside."
Brother Pheasant? Lu Shen's nickname?
Lin Rong was sitting aside. When he saw the old lady Gu standing up, he hurriedly supported her: "Some people really can be killed or not. Brother Pheasant can't get rid of the sand in his eyes, so he kills them all. He promoted the Han clan, and in Although we are invincible on the battlefield, the affairs of this world are not just matters on the battlefield."
Lin Rong saw that she could only speak a few words, but also beat and comforted her. He knew that she was an extremely skillful old lady who had experienced political situations for a long time. He admired her in his heart, but he still bowed his head in a state of ignorance.
The old lady glanced at her and continued: "Although the wealthy families in these places are not as good as yours, they still hold the population, food, and officials of the place in their hands. It is extremely difficult for these people to achieve success, but it is also possible to do bad things. Easy. In this way, we have to pull and beat them at the same time. Killing blindly will not work. I am impatient to see people, but it is impossible not to see them. You have to persuade Brother Pheasant in the future. "
Lin Rong raised his head and ran into the shrewd and kind eyes of the old lady. Suddenly, his heart felt blessed. Calling her here today may not be for social entertainment.
