Life in Liangzhou is no different from that in the capital, for Yu Qiao anyway. But Shen Zhiyan was very busy, very busy, and Yu Qiao could only see him at night.
Shen Zhiyan would bring back some local specialties from time to time. According to what he wrote, they were given to him by local people. He couldn't stuff it back, so he had to accept it and secretly stuffed some money into them.
Yu Qiao thought, it seems that he is a good official.
But she really doesn’t want to eat bamboo shoots for ten days in a row! When can we finish eating those souvenirs?
Yu Qiao's previously lost flesh has grown back, but Shen Zhiyan's has lost weight. The book boy Qingzhu follows Shen Zhiyan all day long. He is dark and thin, as if he is several years older. But Shen Zhiyan still looks like a handsome gentleman, and his appearance has not declined.
Yu Qiao has always been puzzled by this.
It wasn't until one night that she suddenly woke up from her dream and there was no one around her, and she discovered that Shen Zhiyan had secretly removed her makeup. After removing her makeup, she also scraped off the green stubble on her chin.
He was very careful in his movements, fearing to wake Yu Qiao, and he deliberately covered the candlelight with most of his body, fearing that the bright light would wake up his sleeping wife.
Yu Qiao was like this, hiding in the dim place, watching him use the bronze mirror he used to dress up during the day.
Through him, she saw the shadow of another person.
That person was like this before, taking advantage of her sleep to clean up the injuries on her face and body, fearing that she would scare his precious daughter when she woke up.
Yu Qiao blinked her moist eyes and retreated into the quilt.
Mother.
She curled up, closed her eyes, and let herself fall into endless darkness.
Yu Qiao entered this world in early autumn, and now it is already the first day of the first lunar month. Last night on New Year's Eve, she couldn't bear the sleepiness and didn't keep up the New Year's Eve at all. Shen Zhiyan insisted on keeping up the New Year's Eve and stayed up all night. In the morning, she couldn't hold it anymore and fell asleep.
This was the first time that Yu Qiao saw Shen Zhiyan sleeping during the day and not going out to work. Qingzhu whispered to her that she should not take a bath these days.
She knew this. Yu Qiao saw that Shen Zhiyan was sleeping so soundly. When he got closer, he saw that this guy actually had powder on his face! He even secretly touched up his makeup while Yu Qiao was asleep!
Yu Qiao really admires him!
Who wears makeup to bed?
Yu Qiao whispered to Lu Mei to bring a basin of warm water. She sat on the edge of the bed and gently wiped Shen Zhiyan's face with a handkerchief soaked in warm water.
Qingzhu intended to stop, but was stopped by Lu Mei.
Yu Qiao wiped it like this and saw the black circles in front of Shen Zhiyan's eyes.
He is not as cool as he pretends to be!
Yu Qiao raised the corners of his mouth.
I thought he, Shen Zhiyan, was so powerful!
When Shen Zhiyan woke up, the first thing he did was go see Yu Qiao. After seeing Yu Qiao in the room, he noticed the hesitant look in Qingzhu's eyes guarding the bed.
Shen Zhiyan pursed his lips: "Where is Madam?"
"Madam is admiring the plum blossoms in the garden!"
Shen Zhiyan got out of bed and put on his clothes. When he got out of bed, he went straight to the bronze mirror. Fortunately, he had secretly applied powder while Yu Qiao was asleep, otherwise—
He saw himself looking haggard in the bronze mirror, his face turned blue and his fists clenched.
"Qingzhu, what's going on? Didn't I already give you an order? Don't let anyone touch my face! How do you do things!"
"My lord, it is my wife who wants to wipe it." Qingzhu said solemnly.
While he was angry, he was even more uneasy and fearful.
what to do?
She saw it!
She saw his miserable face!
Will she dislike him for his mediocre appearance?
How could he dare to ask for her affection like this?
Shen Zhiyan bent down and covered his face in pain, his body trembling slightly. He just felt like something was blocked in his heart, which made him extremely uncomfortable. With great difficulty, he finally managed to catch the looming moonlight.
Qingzhu was a little at a loss. He tried to comfort his master: "My lord, my lord, who don't you know? I saw that the madam smiled when she was wiping your face."
Shen Zhiyan raised his eyes and stared at Qingzhu closely, the corners of his eyes turning red.
Qingzhu swallowed: "Madam didn't show... um, an expression of disdain for you. Madam smiled quite gently."
"Who told you to keep staring at Madam."
Qingzhu: "..." Sir, is this the focus?
"grown ups."
Both people in the room heard the sound of Green Plum at the door.
When Shen Zhiyan looked at the door, all he could see was Yu Qiao's figure. In order to match the atmosphere of the New Year, she wore a very flamboyant red coat skirt with a circle of soft white fox fur around the collar, which made her lips red and her skin white. Her long black hair was tied into an ordinary woman's bun, with a few gold hairpins given by Shen Zhiyan, and there were bright moon hairpins hanging on her ears.
She was holding a bouquet of red plums and stood at the door. In an instant, the essence of the mountains, rivers, sun and moon in the world seemed to be concentrated on her body.
This was the first time Shen Zhiyan saw her dressed up so solemnly. He knew that Yu Qiao had always been lazy and neglected to dress up.
He froze in place, like a child who had made a mistake, waiting for her judgment.
Yu Qiao didn't know what was going on with Shen Zhiyan's madness. This was the first time she saw Shen Zhiyan lose his usual strategizing and confident composure.
What are you doing?
She glanced at Shen Zhiyan curiously and then ignored him. She just put the red plums in an empty vase in the room and admired them for a while.
Shen Zhiyan is a mature man and a dignified magistrate of Liangzhou. Why does she need to give advice?
This proved to be the case.
Shen Zhiyan changed back to the calm and gentle Shen Zhiyan. He wrote a few words with a brush and showed it to Yu Qiao, saying that he wanted to take Yu Qiao out to play.
What fun is there in being so cold?
Yu Qiao pursed her lips. She wanted to refuse, but then she thought that it would be a pity not to go out and see the ancient cultural landscape since she was in ancient times. Moreover, it was rare for her to be fully "armed" today, so she nodded in agreement.
Shen Zhiyan also wrote and asked her why she suddenly dressed up today?
Yu Qiao dressed up today on a whim. Seeing that Shen Zhiyan didn't forget to apply powder before going to bed during the day, he also became interested in tinkering with it.
It was better not to taint Shen Zhiyan's eyes with her "dog crawling" words. She didn't bother to make gestures with him, so she nodded and ignored it.
When going out in the evening, Lu Mei put on Yu Qiao's hat. Shen Zhiyan saw it and didn't stop him.
If you give him some more time, he will be strong enough to protect Yu Qiao.
This is the first time Yu Qiao goes out to play. The streets were decorated with lights and colorful lights, and all kinds of cries were mixed together. Everything she sees feels a bit new, and she always goes over to take a look at anything she sees. Then she discovered that Shen Zhiyan had bought her local snacks before, and she suddenly felt that she had no interest in them.
There was one thing that surprised Yu Qiao. Most of the people actually knew Shen Zhiyan, and would even say a few words of blessing enthusiastically. Shen Zhiyan didn't put on any airs, smiled and said a few words of good luck to them for the New Year.
This is called "going deep into the grassroots".
Shen Zhiyan is a good candidate for the public examination no matter in ancient times or in modern times.
Yu Qiao looked around and found a new thing - local milk wine.
Lu Mei was a little worried: "Sir, is this wine too strong? Madam has never drank wine before."
Shen Zhiyan's eyes flashed slightly, and he took the initiative to pay for Yu Qiao and bought a small jar: "No problem, this wine is mild and easy to drink. Many local women in Liangzhou like to drink this." It just has a lot of stamina.
The corners of Shen Zhiyan's mouth slowly raised, and his eyes were fixed on Yu Qiao's figure with paranoia.
Although he was despicable and mediocre and far from worthy of her, he still would not take back the hand he extended to her.
