into the bosom

Chapter 361 It's For Her

Xu Jiao blinked in surprise, "That's my boudoir, do I have to check it too?"

No one answered her, Ashina Zuomu's eyes were still staring at her like sharp knives.

Xu Jiao shrugged and said, "Sir, it's not that I don't cooperate. In our Central Plains, women's boudoirs are not just for people to enter. Even if I'm a widow, I'm afraid that the melon fields will fall under the plums, right?" Even sharper, she curled her red lips, and replied with a smile, "However, adults are on official business and are searching for assassins. In order to clear up the charge of hiding an assassin, I will cooperate no matter what. Please—— "

Xu Jiao made a "please" gesture, turned around, and led the way first.

Such a change caught the man off guard, he was slightly taken aback, stared suspiciously at the woman's back, and then started to follow her.

All the way through the small yard without saying a word, to a locked wing room, Xu Jiao paused for a moment, then took out a key from her close-fitting purse, unlocked the lock, stretched out her hand and pushed it, and opened it. The door of the room opened, and he stepped back and said softly, "My lord, please come in!"

The voice was inexplicably low, Ashina Zuomu glanced at her, and saw her turn away, but the corners of her eyes were slightly red.

His eyes flickered slightly, but his steps didn't stop, and he went straight into the wing.

The room is not big, and the furnishings are simple, so you can see everything at a glance.Kang, chest of drawers, boxes, a table, four stools, a screen, and behind the screen are basins and barrels for washing. The fragrance of new lotus blooming.

But Ashina Zuomu had someone open the cabinets and boxes and check them carefully before he backed out.

Outside the door, Xu Jiao seemed to have calmed down, and bowed to him, "Have you searched carefully, sir?" The voice was soft and peaceful, but it seemed to reveal some indescribable meaning, whether it was ridicule, or question?

Ashina Zuomu's steps only paused for a moment, and then he took another step without looking sideways, leading the person like when he came, and walked away cleanly.

Xu Jiao straightened up and watched them, the smile on his face faded away, the sparse smile in his eyes was also sporadic, and he glanced at the silent Jedda, said "close the door", then picked up the hem of his skirt, turned and went back to the house, And closed the door with his backhand.

After entering the room, she walked around behind the screen, removed the huge wooden barrel, and tapped the wooden board below her head lightly. After a slight sound of the chain sliding, the wooden board slowly slid open, revealing a narrow doorway , and several earth steps extending downward.

This Tong Jiben is a special "shop" set up by Mo Chuihe, so there are naturally some secrets.Fortunately, this is the case, otherwise today's pass may not be so easy.

Mo Chuohe rushed up from the hole in two or three steps, restored the organ to the original state, and then turned his head.

It was Xu Jiao's bright eyes, "He didn't come out today for you." Xu Jiao knew Mo Chuohe's thoughtfulness, let alone her safety, she didn't believe he would be so careless. Come tail.Moreover, it was said that they were arresting assassins, but the search was not so strict, and his actions were more gentle, but he was not at all like the bloodthirsty and ruthless general who was like a prairie wolf in the rumors.

Mo Chuohe's complexion was not good-looking, and what Xu Jiao could see, naturally he couldn't hide it from his eyes.It wasn't for him, but of course it was for her.

He was going to regret it now, if he had known this, why had he resisted not coming out to see her before, if he had come to see her earlier, she would not have to take the risk and attract Ashina Zuomu's attention.

But it's too late to say anything now.

Xu Jiao is not as anxious as him, and the crisis is also a turning point. "It seems that it's too late for you to keep me out of it. Rather than avoiding it, it's better to go head-on, what do you think?" Ashina Zuomu's appearance is not entirely a bad thing, at least thanks to him, to convince me It should be much easier for Mo Chuhe to come.

After all, Mo Siuhe has never been someone who likes to run away.

Sure enough, after Mo Chuhe's eyes changed a few times, his thin lips were pursed into a thin line, and his voice became much colder because of his unwillingness, "You have to plan well when you go head-on."

This is agreed!Xu Jiaoxi smiled, and when she saw it, she stopped pushing him, but leaned forward and snuggled into his arms without any explanation, raised her slender catkins, and slowly slid across his chest with her fingertips like onion tubes, bending slightly. Her red lips were bright, and the end of her eyes was lightly gazing at him, lazily and charmingly, "We'll talk about the business later, it's getting late now, wouldn't it be a bad idea to talk about it? People say that a long absence is better than a newlywed, tonight... are you resting here? "

No one knew whether Mo Chuohe stayed overnight or not. In short, the people who were watching secretly did not leave until dawn, and returned to the royal court to return to their orders. They did not notice anything unusual.

Ashina Zuomu raised his hand and waved the man away, but he told him not to relax, and continued to stare.

After the man retreated, the confidants around him finally couldn't bear the doubts in their hearts and asked, "General, I don't understand my lowly position. What's wrong with this woman from the Central Plains, so that the general is so worried?"

Even if the general suspected that Cai was in the official room just now, Han Teqin was entangled with a woman from the Central Plains, and found out that in the middle of winter last year, the owner of Tongji Jiahua Store brought a group of servants to the northern capital city, and most of the owner and servants were from the Central Plains , and then took someone to Tongji to investigate in the name of a search, but he really didn't see anything wrong, but the general let people stare at him all night without saying anything, and he continued to stare at him. I can't figure it out.

"Let's keep an eye on it first!" Ashina Zuomu didn't answer directly, but said in a deep voice.

"Yes!" Although Harmon was puzzled, he never disobeyed the general's wishes.

All around fell silent, Ashina Zuomu crunched the joints of one hand, which is his usual habit when thinking. After a long time, he stopped and asked softly, "In the Central Plains, women are very demanding. Is it harsh? Even entering a boudoir may cause gossip?"

Harmon was taken aback. He never expected that his general would ask him this question. After a long while, he said in a daze, "I don't know about this humble job! I don't know much about the Central Plains. If the general wants to know, why not?" Go ask others? I know a person from the Kale Department in a humble position. He used to go to the Central Plains as a businessman and often used this as a basis for conversation. Unfortunately, he is not in Beidu now, otherwise he can be brought here to talk to the general."

"However, I heard him say a few words before, saying that there are many gossips in front of the widow's house. I think it should be..."

"Shut up!" Ashina Zuomu's forehead blew up, regretful, why did he forget Harmon's nature of being extremely talkative when he talked about gossip, and asked him?You can't talk about the topic at all, but it can give you a headache.

"Yes!" But Harmon was obedient, with a straight posture, and shut up obediently.

Ashina Zuomu looked at him twice, but didn't see him, and waved his hand, "Get down."

Harmon obediently obeyed, the door opened and closed, and the room became quiet.After a while, there was another creaking sound of pinching joints. Ashina Zuomu's eyes were gloomy, with a faint blue color flickering, and he murmured, "Widow? Does she look like it?"

He has never been to the Central Plains, but he has heard people say that the misty rain, light willows, and delicate flowers in the south of the Yangtze River must be the only kind of water and soil that can breed such people.

Once the Mu Spring Festival is over, the breath of spring is strong.Buried under the thick snow quilt, the green grass that has suffered through the long winter can stretch its body, poke its head out from under the thick soil, a little bit of green, gradually growing and deepening, and reborn.

This kind of weather can always open up people's hearts.

Tongji's business in Northern Capital City is much lighter than that of Tongji in Feng'an City, but it is only compared with Tongji in Feng'an City.Compared with other shops in the northern capital city, Tongji's business is quite good, especially this year, several new styles launched are very popular with the noble women of Beijie. As the spring is getting more and more prosperous, Tongji has an endless stream of visitors every day.

On this day, another extremely elegant and gorgeous carriage slowly stopped at the gate of Tongji.

A woman wearing a bright red dress, a headscarf covering her face, and a jingle ring, who can be seen as either rich or noble, got off the carriage with the help of two maids, and walked into the shop gracefully.

After entering the door, the aristocratic woman looked around with a pair of glazed eyes exposed outside her turban, and Donna came up to greet her with a smile, "What does this distinguished guest want?"

The aristocratic woman turned her head and looked over, "I heard that you have a good painter in your store, who can customize patterns and dress styles?"

"Indeed. But since the honored guest has heard about this, he must have also heard about the rules of our painter. Since it is a tailor-made, you must meet the honored guest in person to customize the most suitable pattern and color." Donna smiled. Yingying said.

The aristocratic woman nodded coldly, "Naturally! Then let the shopkeeper lead the way!"

Donna bowed to greet her, and led the distinguished guest all the way to the elegant room on the second floor.

There is a blanket hanging on the lintel of the elegant room, which is different from the felt blanket that Beijie is used to, but made of valerian. Among them is a Chinese character Fu in seal script, with a flower on the side, but it is different from ordinary flowers. Take a closer look, although it has been slightly changed, it is clearly a precious genus in the desert, blooming so gorgeously and delicately.

The visitor stopped because of that tapestry, and the maids behind her couldn't help but gasped in amazement.

This kind of clipping requires not only the painter's skill, but also the rigid master's skill. Even these pigments are rare, not to mention... I have never seen such a lifelike scorpion flower, how can it not be amazing?

No wonder, everyone said that the new painter of Tongji is amazing, and the patterns of the newly customized dresses are so beautiful that people can't take their eyes off them. I thought it was just an exaggeration, but now I see this tapestry, and I already believe it. .

Donna lifted up the tapestry and led several people into the elegant room.There is a shadowy screen in front of it, and there is already a figure sitting in it. Looking at the figure, one can tell that it is a woman.

"You are waiting here!" Before coming here, they had already inquired about the artist's rules.In addition to meeting the guests who want to tailor-made, they also need to meet alone, even the accompanying people can only wait outside the screen.Therefore, the noble woman paused slightly and told the two accompanying maids, and when she heard what they should do, she walked straight into the screen.

The painter was a woman with a soft and pleasant voice. She smiled and asked the noble woman to sit down, and the two began to talk, most of which were the requirements for tailor-made dress styles and patterns...

Donna backed out with a smile, raised her hand to beckon to the two maids, and said to them in a low voice, "Sit here, two girls, our painter is very considerate in his work, and will definitely chat with the distinguished guests for a while, you guys Waiting is also boring, I have prepared tea here, you can use some here while waiting!"

The two maids didn't expect such a good thing, but they still didn't respond immediately. They first glanced at each other, looked at the other side of the screen, and then glanced at the direction Donna pointed. A chair, a square table, and some snacks on the table, even if they are sitting there, they can still see the people behind the screen.

The two looked at each other again, exchanged glances, and finally agreed, and were greeted by Donna to sit down there, and the delicate and sweet refreshments were carefully served.

After all, they are maids who serve others. When did they receive such gracious hospitality?It's a rare leisure, and it's a pleasant mind and body.

When the conversation on the other side of the screen was almost over, Donna reminded them in a low voice, and after they packed up and stood up with hands tied, their master Shi Shiran stood up behind the screen, speaking to the painter in a more tone Respectfully, "Then it's settled. If I get the permission of the elders in my family in the future, the painter must accompany me to the house and meet my elder in person. I will tailor a dress for her, and I will The birthday gift I want to give."

"Thank you for not giving up, I will do my best!" The artist replied with a smile in his soft voice.

The two maids were feeling good about the innocence of the shopkeeper, so they looked at each other with strange expressions when they heard this conversation.Just now the two of them were sitting far away, and could only see the figures behind the screen, but they really didn't hear what they said clearly, did they expect to mention this?
When they were dazed, their master on the other side had already said goodbye to the painter, and walked out of the screen slowly, and the two maids hurriedly cheered up to greet them.

Donna still had a smile on her face, just like before, she warmly and thoughtfully took several people downstairs, paid the deposit, set a date to pick them up, and personally sent them to the carriage outside the store.

The carriage slowly drove away from the gate of Tongji, and after the two anxious maids exchanged glances a few times, one of them finally bit the bullet and asked, "Princess, just now I heard you say that you want to invite me." This painter prepared dresses and gifts for the elder at home who was going to have a birthday, and said he would take her to meet the elder, the elder the Princess spoke of wouldn't be referring to Gu Li Kedun, right?"

The aristocratic woman glanced back at her with a cold tone, "It's almost time for Ke Dun's birthday. Although Ke Dun said that Khan was ill and she didn't want to celebrate her birthday, I have to do my part. This artist's painting skills are amazing. Yes, Ke Dun will not be disappointed."

"But, how could Ke Dun come out of the royal court to meet a painter?"

"Who said I'm going to invite Ke Dun out of the royal court? Ke Dun has a high status, so naturally only the painter will visit him."

"But the princess..."

"Bold!" The noblewoman's eyes turned cold, and she scolded, "Isn't it impossible for the Princess to invite someone into the royal court?"

(End of this chapter)