I painted red makeup for Hou Ye

Chapter 1

In the sixth year of Yonghe, it is late autumn.

It rained for several days in a row in the imperial city, and now it finally stopped raining.

Today is also the day when the troops of the Wei Dynasty return to the court, and the streets are full of people who are welcoming the army.Everyone was discussing the young general who had returned to the city.

This young general is Ji Yun, the third son of Duke Wei and Princess Jinling.

The eldest princess of Jinling is the younger sister of the Holy Majesty, and the Empress Dowager and the Majesty love him very much.

Three years ago, when the queen mother was dying, she bestowed a marriage contract on Ji Yun and Cui's fourth wife, Cui Xuan.But who would have thought that Ji Yun went to Cui's house to withdraw the marriage before the Empress Dowager passed a hundred days, and put down his words: "Ji Yun would rather marry a beggar in this life than marry a daughter of Cui's family."

Cui Xuan has been favored by the Cui family since she was a child, and because of her outstanding talent, she has been praised by the children of the family. When did she experience such grievances?At that time, he said, "Even if you are marrying a pig, never marry Ji Yun!"

The Cui family is a century-old family, how can they tolerate such humiliation.

Moreover, the current sage governs the world with benevolence and filial piety.In a fit of rage, disregarding the eldest princess' pleading, Ji Yunfa was assigned to the border.

But Ji Yun is also capable. He has been promoted again and again at the border these years, and he has also made great military exploits.

Everyone said that after Ji Yun came back, he would definitely not let go of the Cui family who caused him to be exiled in that bitter cold place for three years.

More and more officers and soldiers emerged on both sides of the street to maintain order. It seemed that the army was about to enter the city.

On the second floor not far away, Cui Xuan and her close friend Fu Yao were sitting in a private room.

Cui Ge's old disciples are all over the world, and Taifu Fu is one of them.

Fu Yao is also Taifu Fu's eldest daughter, so the two have known each other since childhood.

Cui Xuan is the only legitimate daughter of the Cui family, and the two have become extremely good playmates.

Fu Yao sat opposite Cui Xuan, twisted up a piece of pastry, and asked worriedly, "Why did you invite me here today?"

Cui Xuan took a sip of tea, turned her pair of starry eyes, and said with a smile, "Come whenever you want."

Fu Yao looked at Cui Xuan seriously. Today, Cui Xuan seemed to have been carefully groomed. Her hair was tied up with a three-phoenix pomegranate-patterned silver hairpin, and she was wearing a dark green peony-patterned chest-length skirt.Willow eyebrows are like smoke, pink, white and green.

The red lips were also dyed with bright red rouge unlike before, and the crimson lips reflected the sun.

Fu Yao felt a little scared, glanced at the army outside the window, and asked worriedly: "You didn't come to see Ji Sanlang, did you?"

Cui Xuan nodded her nose and said with a smile, "It's really smart."

A look of astonishment flashed across Fu Yao's face, and she hurriedly said: "Ah Xuan, you..." She breathed out, and hurriedly said: "He humiliated you so much three years ago, you can't..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Cui Xuan patted her on the shoulder, and said comfortingly, "Don't worry, my Cui family has a scholarly family for generations, no matter what, I, Cui Xuan, will not fall in love with a reckless man!"

This is correct, the Cui family is a family of martial arts, and the Duke of Wei's mansion has practiced martial arts for generations.

As the daughter of the Cui family, Cui Xuan naturally fantasizes about marrying a son of an aristocratic family with outstanding literary talent in the future.

And three years ago when the queen mother gave Cui Xuan and Ji Yun a marriage, Cui Xuan lost her temper.They even wanted to resist the order and refuse the marriage, but who would have thought that it was Ji Yun who first resisted the order and refused the marriage.

That's all for refusing to marry, but he even said that she was worse than a beggar.

When Cui Xuan heard this, she was not to mention how angry she was.

But it didn't take long for news that Ji Yun was exiled to the border. At that time, Cui Xuan clapped her hands and applauded, not to mention how happy she was.

But after the happy time, it was those gossips in Beijing and the difficulties made by those women who admired Ji Yun.

The girl's eyes were sharp, and Fu Yao swallowed, she knew that she was thinking too much.

There were bursts of noisy sounds from the street, and Cui Xuan was sure that Ji Yun had entered the city.

Cui Xuan pulled Fu Yao's hand and ran to the window, sneered: "It is said that the border gate is bitterly cold, do you think he will become an ugly monster during these years in the border gate?"

Her face was full of ridicule towards Ji Yun, Fu Yao sighed in her heart, it seems that Cui Xuan has always been brooding about what happened three years ago.

The sound of horseshoes was getting closer and closer to them, and Fu Yao noticed Cui Xuan's eyes carefully watching the street.

In the middle of the street, a middle-aged man with a square face in silver armor sat on a horse and nodded to the shouting people on both sides of the street.

Cui Xuan on the teahouse turned her head and glanced at Fu Yao beside her, raised her eyebrows: "This is Ji Yun?"

Fu Yao snorted and laughed, "Of course not, it's not like you haven't seen him before."

Cui Xuan stuck out her tongue at her, thinking, it's not impossible,
"Ah Xuan, that's Ji Yun!"

Cui Xuan glanced at Fu Yao, then looked at the young man behind the man with a square face. He was wearing silver armor and his hair was tied up high with a silver crown.

The smooth and fair face reveals a sharp-edged and cold handsome.Girls and young women on both sides of the street threw flowers and handkerchiefs at him.

The young man's eyes revealed a look of complacency. He received a flower, held it in his hand and played with it carefully, then threw it on the ground again.

Only to see the girl turned and left in shame.

Fu Yao couldn't help but sighed, "Three years in border customs, but it hasn't smoothed his temper."

Cui Xuan didn't speak, but turned to look at the street.

At the same time, Ji Yun turned his head and looked over.

Suddenly, their eyes collided.The girl in the dark green skirt turned her head away and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

Someone threw flowers at him again, Ji Yun sighed inwardly, and rode away.

Seeing Cui Xuan walking out, Fu Yao quickly followed her downstairs.

"Ah Xuan, what's wrong with you?" Fu Yao didn't understand why Cui Xuan was about to leave suddenly.

Cui Xuan shook her head, and chuckled lightly: "It's just to see what my ex-fiancé looks like, now it seems that it's nothing more than that. Let's go back home."

After all, he walked straight in the direction of Cui Mansion.

Seeing her smile, Fu Yao felt relieved, as long as she wasn't unhappy.

The carriage drove to the gate of Cui's mansion, and Cui Xuan got out of the carriage.

As soon as he stepped into the gate of the mansion, he heard a ten-year-old boy running over, "Sister, sister!"

The young man was dressed in red brocade clothes, with an anxious expression on his face: "That Prime Minister Yang is here again!"

This boy is the youngest son of her seventh uncle, Cui Kai.

Cui Xuan gave him a reproachful look, "Since you know there are guests coming to the mansion, you still dare to walk in the mansion so that people will see it as a joke."

Cui Kai pursed his lips, handed the kite in his hand to the wet nurse beside him, then cupped his hands at Cui Xuan and said, "It's Jiu Lang's fault."

Among all Cui Xuan's cousins, Cui Kai ranks ninth.

Cui Xuan rubbed his head, "Okay, let's go back to the room."

"Yes."

A drop of snow fell from the petals of the plum tree not far away. Cui Xuan frowned, then turned to the little maid beside her and said, "You go back first, I'll go find my grandfather."

In Rongjing Hall, the maids served tea to Elder Cui Ge and Yang Rongguo, and then retreated one after another.
Elder Cui Ge looked at Yang Rongguo and smiled: "Taste this tea. My Dalang had someone bring it from Bozhou a few days ago, and it has never been touched."

Yang Rongguo squinted his eyes and smiled, and took a sip of his tea, "It's good tea, thank you Brother Cui."

The burning incense in the censer burst out and spread to Yang Rongguo's nose, "Brother Cui, I don't know what I told you about the marriage between my family's Defei and Si Niangzi a few days ago. What do you think?"

Elder Cui Ge looked up at Yang Rongguo, and then sighed, "Our fourth mother, let her father and mother spoil her, she doesn't look like a girl all day long."

When Cui Xuan outside the room heard this, she pinched the front of her shirt. Grandpa didn't want to marry her to Yang Defei, did he?
"What are you talking about? Don't say that in the entire imperial city, even in the whole of Wei, it is difficult to find a little girl who is more handsome than the fourth lady. Besides, you and I have known each other since we were young. Good family."

Cui Xuan curled her lips. She had seen Yang Defei before, and he was not very handsome, and he was not capable of writing or martial arts.And often relying on his prime minister grandfather and empress aunt to act mischievously.

He has more ovaries than her hair.

But now that my grandfather is facing enemies in the court, and my father has also been dismissed by the Holy Majesty, it is the best plan for my grandfather to marry her to the Yang family.

Elder Cui Ge chuckled, "Now this girl, I still want to keep her for a few more years, besides, she doesn't like ordinary little gentlemen either."

Yang Rongguo's face darkened for a moment, but she was just a little girl who had been rejected for marriage, and now all the sons of the Cui family were released to be officials, and Mr. Cui was dismissed by the emperor.They are still unwilling?
He rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Today is the day Ji Jiasaburo returns to Beijing, right?"

Cui Ge didn't change his face, and nodded: "Yes, I think the Holy Majesty will host a banquet for him in a few days."

Yang Rongguo sighed, and patted the table, "Hey, he humiliated Fourth Lady so much three years ago, but now he's made his fortune back, hell!"

Then, he patted his mouth again: "Look at my mouth, it's all in the past, what else can I say."

After saying a few more words in succession, he bid farewell to Elder Cui Ge and left.

Cui Xuan, who was outside the door, breathed a sigh of relief, and heard the old man in the Rongjing Hall shout: "Ah Xuan, did grandfather tell you that listening to people's corners is not what a gentleman does."

Cui Xuan coughed lightly, went straight in, and faced Cui Ge old man.

"But Axuan is just a little girl who was spoiled by her parents, so she can't be considered a gentleman."

After that, he got up and sat on the chair beside him.

When Cui Ge heard this, he shook his head helplessly, "I heard from my servant that you went out early this morning?"

Cui Xuan immediately sat upright, curled her lips: "Yes, I'd better go to see Ji Sanlang! Even if he has become ugly, his temper is still so arrogant."

Elder Cui Ge sighed, "Ah Xuan, what happened three years ago is over, don't take it to heart, okay?"

Cui Xuan scratched the back of her hand and said with a smile, "Okay."

After hearing this, Mr. Cui Ge said again: "You have heard what Xiang Xiang said just now."

Hearing this, Cui Xuan immediately ran to Elder Cui Ge.He hurriedly said: "Grandfather, you don't really want to marry me to that Yang Defei, do you? No way!"

Cui Gelao patted the back of her hand, "Is grandfather so confused in your eyes?"

It's not that he doesn't know Yang Defei's personality, so he won't push his little granddaughter into the fire pit.

Besides, Yang Rongguo and Cui's mansion have always been incompatible. He didn't believe that Yang Rongguo would let his precious grandson marry Cui Xuan for no reason, there must be some conspiracy.

Cui Xuan lowered her shoulders for Elder Cui Ge, "Of course not. Grandfather loves Axuan so much, how could he throw me into the den of tigers and wolves?"

Cui Gelao took her hand and said with a light smile: "You, you, you are not young now, it's time to discuss marriage."

Cui Xuan pursed her lips, considering the current situation of the Cui family, no one would dare to marry her.

She waved Cui Ge's arm and said coquettishly: "The granddaughter still wants to be with her grandfather, why are you driving me away?"

She knew that her grandfather was worried that when the Cui family was destroyed in the future, she would be implicated.But how could she disregard the safety of her family?

Elder Cui Ge sighed helplessly, "You child, grandpa can't protect you forever."

When Cui Xuan heard this, she immediately pursed her lips: "But among the men in this world, who would treat me better than my grandfather?"

The little girl puffed her cheeks and asked curiously.

Elder Cui Ge helplessly rubbed her head, "Willful."

Cui Xuan giggled, and suddenly said: "By the way, grandfather, I want to go to the palace banquet in a few days." Thinking of the palace banquet mentioned by Yang Xiang just now, Cui Xuan's heart moved.

Cui Ge narrowed his eyes and glanced at her: "You can't do it for Ji Yun, do you?"

(End of this chapter)