"Why exactly?"
After separating from Shen Qiaoqi, Shen Qiaoqi was still puzzled until he returned to Yilan Courtyard.
Xiao Jue's approach to Shen Qiaoran was obviously intentional, but Shen Qiaochen couldn't figure out the reason.
Could it be that it was ordered by Prince Yong? It would be better to find Shen Qiaoqi.
Shen Qiaochen shook his head and put aside the things he couldn't understand for the time being. At least so far, Xiao Jue doesn't seem to have any intention of becoming an enemy of the Shen family.
But he had to be careful. Shen Qiaochen thought in his heart that he must tell Shen Qiaoran if he had the chance. It would be better for him to stay away from Xiao Jue.
Thinking of Xiao Jue in her past life, Shen Qiaochen felt a little complicated.
At the end of the previous life, although Xiao Li insisted that she and Xiao Jue conspired to force the palace, in fact Shen Qiaochen did nothing but had someone bring a message to Xiao Jue.
She was in the cold palace and had no hope that the words would eventually reach Xiao Jue's ears, but she didn't expect that they would happen.
"Girl, Zian was here just now."
Shen Qiao was immersed in memories when she was suddenly interrupted. When she raised her head, she saw a troubled expression on Orange Bai's face. She couldn't help but wonder,
"What's wrong with him?"
Ju Bai hesitated for a long time, and finally whispered: "Zian said that the third young master will come to pick you up later and let you prepare."
He said slowly and handed over a baggage.
Shen Qiaochen took it, opened it and laughed out loud.
She was really dozing off. Someone gave her a pillow. Looking at the moon-white clothes in the bag, which were obviously men's brocade robes, Shen Qiao thought happily.
Today I am fifteen, and there is a lantern festival in Beijing.
Yesterday, I went to a palace banquet and had a lot of things to do before I returned home very late. Naturally, I didn't have time to go shopping outside.
She had also thought about seeing if she could find a chance to sneak out today. This is good, with Shen Qiaoran with him, there is no need to be sneaky.
Seeing Ju Bai's speechless expression, Shen Qiaochen knew that she must have remembered the time she went back to Zui Jiangyue and asked Shen Qiaoran for men's clothing.
I didn’t expect that the men’s clothes I didn’t wear last time would be worn this time.
"Ju Bai, help me change my clothes." Shen Qiaochen said briskly, then turned around and walked behind the screen first.
Ju Bai hesitated for a moment, but finally made up his mind, gritted his teeth and followed.
…
After one stick of incense.
Shen Qiaochen slowly walked out from behind the screen. She was wearing a moon-white brocade robe with dark patterns, on which silver-white silk threads were used to draw dragons and snakes to outline the pattern of a lotus.
I don't know what kind of technique was used, but as Shen Qiaochen walked, the white lotus on the robe was looming, and the silver light was flowing during it, which was very beautiful.
"Girl...what are you..."
"Wow...girl, you are so beautiful."
Qingdai and Zifu had just come in, looking at their young lady with a dazzling look.
"Why are you standing there, why don't you come and help quickly?" Jubai said angrily when he saw the two girls were just looking at surprise.
"Oh, okay." Jubai was calm. The girls were always a little afraid of her, so Qingdai hurriedly stepped forward to help.
Zifu is still young and has a lively temper. Shen Qiaochen doesn't restrain her on weekdays, so Zifu always says what she has to say in front of her young lady.
"Girl, are you planning to go out?" Zifu ran forward and followed Shen Qiaochen with a smile on her face and asked.
Looking at the little girl with a small tail, Shen Qiao smiled and said, "Yes, the third brother said he would take me out to see the lights."
As he said that, he picked up a jade pendant and was about to put it on when Zifu snatched it away and said, "Girl, I'll do it." Then she carefully put it on Shen Qiaochen's waist.
"Girl, this jade pendant is so beautiful. Hey...it has the same pattern as your clothes."
Seeing the little girl's startled look, Chen Qiaochen also smiled and rolled his eyes, "Well, it was all sent by the third brother."
In the baggage sent by Shen Qiaoran, not only the clothes, boots and socks are all matched, but also the accessories and folding fans are all available, and each piece is of high quality.
Shen Qiaochen herself lamented that her third brother was very proficient in eating, drinking and having fun.
Zifu looked over and saw Qingdai tying Chen Qiaochen's hair, so she looked at the ornaments arranged in a row in front of her, picked up a small white jade lotus crown and handed it over.
Qingdai took the hair crown and put it on carefully for Chen Qiaochen.
Chen Qiaochen picked up the mirror and took a look at it. He felt very satisfied and praised,
"Qingdai's craftsmanship is getting better and better."
This is true, Qingdai combed her hair very well. In her previous life, Bai Xiaonian and Shen Qiaojia, the second daughter of the second room of the Shen family, both wanted to take her away from Shen Qiaochen. But Qingdai was loyal. Whether she was in the Shen family or later in the cold palace, she only followed Shen Qiaochen, regardless of other people's threats and inducements, and ignored them at all.
She was always silent, just like when faced with the compliments from her own young lady, she just stood aside quietly, pursed her lips, lowered her head and smiled.
After everything was tidied up, Shen Qiaochen stood up and walked a few steps. He picked up a folding fan and turned it around in his hand. Then he opened it with a "swipe", shook it a few times, and faced the few people in front of him. The maid asked,
"How about it?"
Several maids looked at their girl, Shen Qiaochen, who was dressed in men's clothing. Perhaps she had deliberately changed her expression. In addition, she was still young and no longer as delicate as when she was dressed as a woman. Now she looked like a young man wearing pink jade.
The maids were still a little unaccustomed to Shen Qiaochen like this, so they were silent for a moment.
In the end, Zi Fu was the first to speak: "The girl looks like this, but she is somewhat similar to the third young master's usual dress."
"Oh?" Shen Qiaochen looked at himself in the mirror, thought for a while, then sat down again, picked up the luozidai on one side, added a few more strokes on his eyebrows, and used darker powder to cover it. The skin tone is slightly darker...
When she put down the tools in her hands and turned around again, everyone discovered that under her makeup, her originally curved thin eyebrows had turned into thicker straight eyebrows, and her porcelain-white skin tone had now become a little darker. …
In short, I can't say what has changed, but in the end it looks and feels different.
"You're still a girl with good hands." Qingdai looked at Shen Qiaochen with gleaming eyes.
"Well...but girl, she looks more like the third young master..." Zifu said in surprise.
Ju Bai also nodded, secretly amazed. Before, they were only similar in dress, but now through Shen Qiaochen's skillful hands, even their looks and demeanor were very similar.
"If you go out with the third young master like this, everyone will think you are twins." Ju Bai said hesitantly.
"That's what we are." Shen Qiaochen said casually, feeling very satisfied.
Looking back, she saw Ju Bai's troubled face. Shen Qiaochen knew what she meant, so she smiled knowingly and said nothing more.
After calculating the time, Shen Qiaoran hadn't arrived yet. Shen Qiaochen walked to the table and sat down. Zifu who was beside her followed her, poured a cup of hot tea with her hands and feet, carefully tested the temperature, and then handed it to Shen Qiaochen's hand.
Seeing the little girl in front of her smiling attentively, Shen Qiao shook her head helplessly and said, "I know, I'll take you there."
Then he no longer looked at Zi Fu who was jumping and cheering, and turned around and said: "And Qing Dai, let's go too. Ju Bai and Yun Ling stay in the house."
After speaking, he looked at Jubai and said, "I have made an agreement with Aunt Su before that she should come after grandma goes to bed tonight. If I haven't come back by then, please ask her to wait and I will arrive as soon as possible. return."
Seeing Ju Bai nodding, Shen Qiao turned around and continued drinking tea.
After a while, I heard the voice of the little maid outside saying hello, and soon a familiar figure appeared outside the door, followed by his smiling voice,
"Xiao Qiao, are you ready? Let's go."
