There is a kind of scholar

Chapter 816 Lady Cat

Rag Doll Workshop.

Meeting room.

Sisters Chen Keyan and Chen Keyao, Bi'er, Jian'er, and Guan Ping were sitting on chairs drinking tea and chatting.

Su Xian took Yang Zhilan to the place where the embroiderers worked, and personally taught the embroiderers how to sew the dolls, and then gave them to Chen Keyao as gifts.

"I'm really looking forward to it. I wonder what kind of doll Brother Su will give me?"

A sweet and expectant smile bloomed on Chen Keyao's round face that always wanted to be pinched.

She was restless, and really wanted to run to find out.

But Su Xian had something to say beforehand, saying he wanted to give her a surprise, so she didn't move in the end, just scratching her head and scratching her head in anticipation.

"Yao Yao, you better not have high expectations." Chen Keyan said disdainfully:
"Mr. Su is a grown man, how could he know what kind of dolls a little girl likes? From my point of view, he is just borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha and doing something perfunctory!"

"Yes, I have never heard that Mr. Su can make dolls. Please don't be angry later." Jian'er and Bi'er also agreed.

Chen Keyao's eyes widened and she said word by word: "No! I believe that Brother Su's doll must be very beautiful! Besides, I am no longer a little girl!"

Facing her sister's correction, Chen Keyan was noncommittal, she didn't want to talk too much about it, she just hoped that Su Xian would fail sooner and let Chen Keyao down sooner.

In her opinion, Su Xian is indeed a great talent, which can be said to be rare in the world!
But it is impossible for Su Xian to master the little girl's toys, rag dolls, and the rag dolls he makes must be extremely ugly!
On the side, Guan Ping was drinking tea silently. He couldn't get in the conversation between Chen Keyan and the others, but he didn't think much of the doll made by Su Xian either.

……

After some time.

at last.

Su Xian is back.

Yang Zhilan followed him, her expression as cold as before, but if you look carefully, you can find a soft look in her eyes.

Behind them, there were two embroiderers, smiling brightly, working together to carry a huge tray.

There was something on the tray, covered with thick red silk, like a newlywed bride, giving people an infinite sense of mystery!
This object is not big, slightly larger than a human head.

"Brother Su!"

Chen Keyao happily greeted him, his eyes fixed on the object covered under the red silk, he clapped his hands and said happily: "Brother Su, is this a gift for me?"

"Yes." Su Xian smiled and nodded.

"..."

The three masters and servants, Chen Keyan, Jian'er, and Bi'er, pursed their lips and smiled. In their opinion, the reason why Su Xian was covered with red silk was to cover up his ugliness!
Poor Yaoyao, this silly girl, how big her expectations are now, how big her disappointment will be later!

Eh!
Chen Keyan shook her head, and said in her heart: "But in order to make Yaoyao hate Mr. Su, it seems that Yaoyao can only be wronged. As the saying goes, short-term pain is worse than long-term pain!"

Guan Ping was beside him, still drinking tea boredly, but he also secretly glanced sideways, silently paying attention to the development of the situation, and thought to himself:
"What on earth did the Marquis create? Could it be...a duck?"

"..."

"Brother Su, can Yaoyao open it now and take a look?" Chen Keyao pointed to the objects on the tray with her little finger and turned to look at Su Xian.

"Naturally."

Su Xian still smiled and nodded, looking very confident.

Chen Keyan and others immediately cheered up, the critical moment was coming soon.

It was just Su Xian's confident look that made them look sideways and find it funny. Later they would have to see with their own eyes how Su Xian covered up his embarrassment!
Chen Keyao got the affirmative answer, with a smile on her face, rubbed her little hands, turned around and walked to the huge tray.

Then grab the edge of the red silk and slowly lift it up.

It looks like a bride lifting her red hijab.

At this time, there was no sound of breathing in the living room, and everyone's eyes were focused on the red silk...

After counting interest.

at last.

The complete picture of the object was completely displayed in front of everyone's eyes.

In an instant, everyone's expressions and movements stopped, staring at that thing, not even blinking, just staring.

Chen Keyao's big eyes were wide open, her heart was beating wildly, she slowly raised her hand towards the object, wanting to touch it, but she hesitated, as if she was afraid of getting it dirty.

Chen Keyan was stunned, her lips slightly opened, with a look of disbelief on her face. At the same time, a bunch of little stars appeared in her eyes, and a soft place in her heart was stabbed hard.

Jian'er and Bi'er's reactions were similar to Chen Keyan's, they also looked shocked...

Although Yang Zhilan had seen the appearance of this rag doll just now, but now that she saw it again, a soft look still flashed in her eyes.

On the side, even a rough guy like Guan Ping stopped drinking tea, turned his head and stared at the thing, sighing like "I have a girlish heart."

By the way, what did Su Xian create?
Why are everyone so dumbfounded?

It turns out that the doll Su Xian instructed the embroiderers to sew was the "Hello Kitty" that became more popular in later generations.

This rag doll is the image of a cat.

It has a round, snow-white big head, two black eyes, a yellow nose, plus beards on the left and right sides, ears on the left and pink bows on the right... It looks really cute. Too cute!
Compared with its big head, its body and limbs are very short, especially its short hands, which naturally form a "begging for a hug" posture.

All in all, this doll is very exquisite, cute and adorable.

It is like a sharp arrow that accurately penetrates into the depths of every woman's heart, tickling their hearts.

"Brother Su, does it have a name?"

Chen Keyao suddenly broke the silence, looked at Su Xian and asked.

Su Xian had already thought about the name of this rag doll, but it was not appropriate to just say "Hello Kitty". He had to choose a smooth name.

He also thought about the new name. He looked into Chen Keyao's big bright eyes and said with a smile:

"Her name is 'Lady Cat'!"

"Lady Cat!"

Chen Keyao was overjoyed, she turned her head to look at the lady cat, its "begging to hug" gesture with its short hands made her really want to hug it.

"Brother Su, is this... lady cat... really given to Yaoyao?" Chen Keyao retracted her outstretched hand, paused in mid-air, turned to look at Su Xian and asked again.

"Of course, this is a gift, you can hug me if you want!" Su Xian said with a smile.

"Thank you, Brother Su. Yaoyao likes lady cats!"

Chen Keyao was overjoyed. She stretched out her hands and hugged the "armpits" under Lady Cat's two short hands. She hugged her with great joy and never let go again.

"What a cute doll!"

On the side, Jian'er and Bi'er couldn't hold back after all. With aunty smiles on their faces, they wanted to walk to Chen Keyao and enjoy it carefully.

Chen Keyan's face suddenly darkened. Although she also liked Lady Cat, her heartbeat just now almost made her rush over desperately...

But as a princess, and she had been "rude" just now, she still needed face, and she had already suppressed that impulse in her heart.

Therefore, when she saw that Jian'er and Bi'er were both "captured" by the lady cat, she immediately felt dissatisfied. She grabbed the two maids and pretended to be calm and scolded:
"Are you so childish? It's just a rag doll, a little girl's toy. You two are not young anymore. Come back soon!"

"Oh."

Jian'er and Bi'er had no choice but to come back dejectedly, standing silently behind Chen Keyan, but their eyes glanced at the rag doll in Chen Keyao's arms from time to time...

Seeing this, Su Xian came over and said with a smile:

"I thought His Highness would also like lady cats, and I planned to ask the embroiderers to make a few more and give them to His Highness, but since His Highness thinks it's childish, then..."

Su Xian said, turning to look at the two embroiderers, and ordered: "Don't bother, it was quite hard for you to do this. Go down and rest early."

"Yes!"

The embroiderers bowed and turned around to leave.

Chen Keyan suddenly became anxious and her lips opened slightly. She really wanted to stop the embroiderers and tell them to make a few more.

But...she thought about it for a while, and finally had to stand there with a depressed look on her face.

She regrets it very much now. She shouldn't have said those big words just now... But how did she know that Su Xian's talents are endless, and he can actually make dolls that girls like!
Is there any reason for this? !
But now it's too late, she has no shame to call Xiu Niang.

"and many more!"

Chen Keyao hugged the lady cat tightly, but she called out to the two embroiderers and ordered: "You should make a few more. I will reward you if you do well!"

"Yes Yes."

The embroiderers were overjoyed and nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Su Xian glanced at Chen Keyan and Yang Zhilan secretly, and said with a smile: "Remember, you must put it away carefully after you are done, otherwise, I am afraid that thieves will steal the fruits of your labor at night!"

"Don't worry, Mr. Su. The house is very safe. There won't be any thieves."

The embroiderers smiled and left.

Su Xian also went with them because he wanted to give Chen Keyao two other kinds of dolls.

Yang Zhilan's face looked slightly unnatural, but she returned to normal in an instant and followed Su Xian silently.

Soon, only the Chen sisters, Jian'er and Bi'er, and Guan Ping were left in the reception room.

Everyone else was fine, but Chen Keyan, smacking Su Xian's words carefully, finally her eyes lit up, and an evil idea gradually came to her mind!

……

Before I knew it, it was getting dark.

The other two kinds of dolls that Su Xian instructed Xiuniang to make have also been freshly released.

One is a "teddy bear", which is as tall as one, very large and delicate, and can be placed on the bed as a pillow.

The second is a "rogue rabbit", half a person tall, with a very pleasing appearance and expression.

Chen Keyao also liked these two dolls very much, but her favorite was the lady cat. She didn't let go even during dinner. She was very precious.

In order to free her hands, Su Xian ordered the embroiderer to make a strap to connect the lady cat, and then put it diagonally across her shoulders, making it look like she was carrying a bag.

Chen Keyao was very satisfied with this design, and looked at Su Xian with an inexplicable light in her eyes...

Chen Keyan naturally stayed at the Yue Kingdom Princess Mansion. When she saw her sister's eyes like this, she could only sigh secretly in her heart and think of other ways.

Her younger sister is already at the age when her love affair begins, while Su Xian's external conditions and inner qualities are very attractive to women, and her younger sister is not deeply involved in the world, so it is really easy to fall for her.

……

blink of an eye.

It's late at night.

Su Xian and others have already fallen asleep.

The rag doll handicraft workshop was brightly lit because the embroiderers were working all night to make lady cats.

At midnight, the lights in the workshop finally went out. The embroiderers put the finished lady cats in a cabinet, then yawned and went back to their rooms to rest.

"Hey, do you think there will really be a thief coming to steal?" an embroiderer asked as she walked away holding a lantern.

"Impossible. This is the imperial city. This is the princess's palace. It is heavily guarded. What kind of thieves dare to come to our place to steal things? It's getting late. Let's rest early." Another embroiderer said.

"..."

Unexpectedly, as soon as the embroiderers left holding the lanterns, a dark figure flashed into the workshop.

This black figure was slim and strong, and she was clearly a woman. After she entered the workshop, she pulled down the black cloth on her face, and facing the light of the lantern, she could vaguely see a delicate and beautiful smiling face.

The female thief was familiar with the tricks. She opened the cabinet where the lady cats were stored and carefully took out one. After playing with it carefully in the weak light, she put on her mask and disappeared into the night.

After a while, another black shadow broke into the workshop where the female thief had been destroyed just now, but this shadow's movement skills were much better than the one just now!

This female thief was slender and had cold eyes, but after she opened the cabinet and took out a lady cat, her eyes softened.

The thief stroked the lady cat carefully, and then disappeared silently into the night.

……

the other side.

Chen Keyao's boudoir.

She never sleeps well at night.

Suddenly, she turned over, holding the full-size "teddy bear" she had just made today with her hands and feet, and muttered in her little mouth: "Brother Su... Yaoyao... likes..."

……

In a blink of an eye, it was already dark.

Time came to the second day.

In a spacious flower hall, Su Xian, Chen Keyan, Chen Keyao, Yang Zhilan and others were sitting around a table, eating a sumptuous breakfast.

Su Xian gnawed on a delicious big meat bun, his eyes wandered over Chen Keyan and Yang Zhilan, and after taking a sip of porridge, he smiled and said:
"I heard that the rag doll workshop was robbed last night?!"

"Ah? There are thieves? Why doesn't this palace know?" Chen Keyao raised her head from the porridge bowl, with a lady cat slung across her shoulders, with a surprised expression on her face.

"Actually, it's not very relevant. What's missing is just two lady cats. Nothing else has been moved. Your Highness, don't be nervous." Su Xian said with a smile.

"Oh."

Chen Keyao really didn't care and continued to enjoy breakfast carelessly.

Chen Keyan's eyes changed slightly, but she quickly returned to normal and changed the topic:
"After breakfast, let's go into the palace to meet the emperor. After we meet the emperor, how about I take Mr. Su for a tour today?"

Before Su Xian could answer, Chen Keyao on the side became anxious and hurriedly swallowed the food in his mouth and said: "It's not appropriate, it's not appropriate. There are many things in this house that Brother Su has never played with!"

"Yaoyao, don't make trouble!"

Chen Keyan emphasized her tone, and then smiled:
"Young Master Su has come a long way, so you should take a good tour of Jiangning City. There are many cultural and historical sites in and around Jiangning City. Young Master Su can't come here in vain."

"Sister Huang, you mean... to play outside the Imperial City? Can I go?" Chen Keyao immediately changed his mind, seeming to be extremely yearning for the world outside the Imperial City.

"Of course!"

"Okay, let's go play outside the imperial city today!" Chen Keyao clapped her hands excitedly.

Su Xian's expression changed slightly and he said with a smile: "I heard that the city of Jiangning, along the Qinhuai River, is very prosperous. I would like to go and see it."

"By the Qinhuai River? Is Brother Su's place fun? Yaoyao wants to go too!" Chen Keyao immediately begged.

"Yaoyao!"

Chen Keyan's eyes widened and she suddenly felt a headache. This sister...can she go to a place like the fireworks and willow lanes by the Qinhuai River?

(End of this chapter)