Concubine like a house

Chapter 19
The sound of the rumbling wheels crushed Han Chu's memories of the past. The time when he met Yunci was destined to disappear without a trace.After all the trials and tribulations, she is a brand new person——Yun Wuxin, who came out of Xiuxiu.

Fangzhou is the most affluent state and county among the five states in Nanxi, and it is also the fiefdom of Nie Peihan, the seventh son of the current emperor and King Mu.As the name suggests, Yanlan City, the capital, is surrounded by mountains on three sides, the climate is warm and humid, the mist is misty, and it is difficult for foreign enemies to attack.

And this place is the lifeline stronghold of the Yun clan - the place where the Marquis of Lixin's Mansion is located.

Rao has never been to Fangzhou in Chuxiu, and I have heard about the origin of the name of the capital Yanlan: It is said that the title of the founding queen of the Daxi Dynasty was "Princess Yanlan" before she came out of the pavilion, and this is also the reason why the Yun family took root here, adding to the Somewhat touching imagination.

After all, hundreds of years ago, the relationship between the ancestors of the Yun family and the founding emperor and empress was complicated and confusing.

From Jingzhou, the imperial city of Nanxi, to Yanlan, the capital of Fangzhou, Yunci and his party walked for more than a month.When they arrived at Yanlan City, it was almost the twelfth lunar month.Yun Ci did not take Chuxiu directly back to the mansion, but sent her to the temporary residence of the genius doctor Qu Fang.After all, he had been away from Yanlan City for several months, and when he came back, he was about to inherit the title, so he must have no time to care about him in the short term.Chuxiu himself understands this point.

"Mr. Qu is Zifeng's teacher and my savior. His whereabouts are uncertain. He only goes to Jingzhou every summer and autumn to collect medicine for my follow-up consultation. You are very lucky to meet him in Yanlan City .” Yunci’s clear eyes fell on Chuxiu’s face, and he smiled and asked, “Take care of yourself.”

When he was about to enter the city, he came out of Xiu and heard that the world-famous divine doctor Qu was invited by the owner of Fangzhou, Wang Mu. Because a charming guest in Mu Wang's mansion had a serious hand injury, this time the divine doctor Qu came here specially to treat her. .

Chuxiu secretly thought that the woman held a lot of weight in King Mu's heart, and he didn't want to follow suit.

Since then, Chuxiu has really settled down in Yanlan City.The courtyard where the genius doctor Qu Fang lives is not big, and the layout is quite simple. The courtyard is full of various inexplicable herbs, which are colorful and fragrant.Chuxiu likes this style very much.

Divine doctor Qu would go to Mu Wang's mansion every day to treat the hand injury of the woman on Mu Wang's heart, and spend the rest of his days flipping through various medicinal materials and medical books.

When I have nothing to do when I go out of Xiuxiu, I will shut myself in the house and practice calligraphy, so as to learn the essence of Yunci's brushwork.In this way, the two are considered not to disturb each other.

During this period, Dr. Qu changed several prescriptions for Chuxiu to treat throat diseases, but the effect was minimal.Chuxiu herself is not in a hurry, Zuoxiu was not a talkative person in the past, but now she is used to losing her voice for a long time, and she doesn't find it difficult.

Such days have passed for more than three months, and the New Year has also been spent in a flat and quiet atmosphere, and Yunci has never brought a single word.

As soon as February arrived, Chuxiu heard from divine doctor Qu that Yunci had officially inherited the title of Marquis of Lixin and presided over the Yun clan.On the grand wedding ceremony, both the north and the south came to congratulate.

At the end of February, Dr. Qu traveled far away from Fangzhou as usual, and sent a letter to Lixinhou's Mansion before leaving.

In the early morning of the next day, Yun Ci was escorted by Zhu Ying.

At that time, Chuxiu was sitting by the well and washing her hair, but she didn't realize that someone had entered the yard.As soon as she wet her black hair, she heard a joking voice not far away: "Whoever bathes his hair facing the mouth of the well is not afraid of slipping and falling into it."

Hearing this familiar voice, he paused slightly when he came out of Xiuli.She raised the black hair that covered her eyes and looked at the person who came, with just one look, her gaze stood still, as if she had fallen into a dream.

I haven't seen him in a hundred days. I thought Yunci, who inherited the title, would add a bit of aristocratic air, but the smiling young man in the wheelchair in front of him was still dressed in white. The wind was clear and the moon was as quiet as Ningchuan. If heaven and man.

For some reason, Chuxiu only felt slightly sore eyes.Although he knew that Mr. Yun hadn't forgotten her, he never thought that he would come so quickly, be so caught off guard, and even pick on her when she was so indecent.

For a moment, Chuxiu was a little at a loss, and stood there in a daze with her long wet hair in her hands.

Drops of water slid down the black silk, Yunci saw it in his eyes, and there was a clear spring in his heart.He whispered some instructions to Zhu Ying beside him, and the latter hurried into the house, and returned with a dry towel in his hand after a while.

Yunci took the scarf and smiled at Chuxiu: "It's not convenient for me, come here."

Chuxiu was brought back to his senses by the sound, and walked to Yun Ci's side with his wet hair in his hands, tilting his head to salute him silently.

"Come closer." Yun Ci gestured again, and when Chuxiu's skirt was close enough to touch his feet, he wrapped a dry towel around her hair and wiped it carefully.

Chuxiu was slightly surprised when he saw this, but more embarrassment and fear.Yun Ci didn't seem to notice it, and his tone was slightly scolding: "Although Nanxi is like spring all the year round, you shouldn't bathe your hair in cold water, especially for women."

While wiping the water drops in Chuxiu's hair, he said to Zhuying, "Go and boil some hot water." After saying that, ignoring Chuxiu's resistance, he reached out and wrapped the slightly damp long towel around her hair layer by layer: "Go inside and wait."

Chuxiu collected his mind, stretched out his hand and wiped his hair randomly a few times, then pushed Yunci into the room, and helped him sit on the chair.

Master and servant Sanyue formed an incomparable tacit understanding between the two.Chuxiu, with her wet hair all over her head, gestured towards Yun, and asked him with both hands and mouth, "Why did you come?"

"It will come naturally after the matter is finished." Yun Ci sighed with a smile, "Everything is trivial, and you have been waiting for a long time."

Chuxiu was silent, and she could feel the deep meaning in these few words.Just imagine that even for an ordinary family, it is not easy to take care of internal and external affairs, let alone Yun Ci, who has been born in a political and business family for hundreds of years and is "the world's most wealthy businessman".Since he inherited the position of Marquis of Lixin, he should shoulder the heavy responsibility of the family, which must be extremely hard work.

Because of this, Chuxiu didn't expect Yunci to miss him in the short term, let alone expect him to come unexpectedly today.

Thinking of this, Chuxiu raised his hand and gestured again, roughly saying that he had to tidy up his appearance and asked him to wait.

Yun Ci couldn't help laughing: "Aren't you going to wash your hair? Why bother?"

Chuxiu brushed up a strand of wet hair, expressing that it was rude of her to be disheveled.

"I'm not an outsider, what do you pay attention to." Although Yun Ci's words were light, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, like the clear shadow of water on a deep lake, gentle but not soft, elegant but not strong.

This is the end of Yunci's words. Although Chuxiu felt restrained, he did not persevere.

Since then, the two have been relatively silent, Chuxiu can't speak, and Yunci has always been silent.But the strange thing is that the atmosphere between the two is not awkward, on the contrary, there is a subtle communication, which is their unique way of communicating with each other.

An action, an expression, or even a look can already make the other party understand.

This is a kind of tacit understanding that outsiders cannot understand and intervene, not even Zhu Ying, who has accompanied Yunci for 15 years.He boiled two buckets of hot water alone in the kitchen, and then came to report to Yunci, who thought it was hot water for Chu Xiumu.

It is true that this water is indeed used to wash the hair out of Xiuxiu, but Zhuying never expected that Yunci would do it himself!He watched the two people come to the well again, and the master scooped up clear water to adjust it to an appropriate temperature, and then naturally began to wash Chuxiu's hair.

Seeing Xiu again, although she seemed restrained and resisted, she still accepted it silently in the end.

Bamboo Shadow was dumbfounded.He thought that the master had never been close to women, but...he finally realized that he was the most redundant person, so he quickly retreated knowingly.

Yunci didn't know Zhuying's perpetual thoughts, he just rubbed Lingzhi ointment on Chuxiu as if there was no one else around, and then washed it with clean water over and over again.

Chuxiu's hair was black and full, smooth and moist in his hands, reminding him of the deep sea of ​​night.The fragrance of the coriander jelly wraps around the hair, and the smooth and chaotic touch is a bit like his mood.

And this kind of mood, he has only had one person.

Look at Xiu again.At this moment, she was also tilting her head and bending her body, letting Yun Ci play with her long hair, her eyes falling on the mouth of the well, not knowing what to think.Her forehead and eyelashes were slightly stained with clear drops of water, which seemed like pear blossoms with rain, making her look even more unparalleled.

After a long while, her hair was washed, and Chuxiu finally couldn't bear the embarrassment, so she snatched the dry towel from Yunci's hand and wiped the water drops from her hair.While twisting her hair, she heard a soft voice: "Wait until the hair is wrung dry, go change into clothes and come in with me."

Lixinhou's Mansion is located in the north of Yanlan City, and it is the most majestic and precious place in the city, reflecting the Mu Wang Mansion in the south.

There are many legends about Lixinhou's Mansion, apart from the friendship between Yun's ancestors and Daxi's founding emperor, the most popular ones are Yun's wealth and the beauty of Yun's mansion.

There used to be a saying among the people in Daxi - "If you are rich or not, if you are beautiful, look at the master and look at the slaves" referring to the wealth of the Yun family and the beauty of the servants in the mansion.In other words, the Marquis of Lixin's Mansion is not short of money, and secondly, it is not short of beauties.

Until sitting on the carriage to Yunfu, Chuxiu still couldn't believe that she was lucky enough to enter such a legendary Lixinhou's Mansion, and even got to know the owner of this mansion.

Having been so anxious all the way, she finally arrived at the place. Chu Xiuyuan wanted to be more at ease, but before she stepped into the gate of Lixinhou's Mansion, she was already awed by the sight, shocked and amazed.

The mansion in front of it is obviously located in the bustling and bustling market of Fusheng, but it is surrounded by deep walls, solemnly condensed, and it can't be seen at a glance.On the front entrance of the seven vermilion lacquer animal heads, there is a lifelike bat carving on it - bat flying and animal standing, which means "longevity and longevity".

A wooden plaque hangs above the main entrance, with two big characters written in vigorous and majestic style - "Yunfu".This plaque overlooks the two big stone lions in front of the door majesticly, showing an incomparably thick and ancient, no less than the royal palace.

Chuxiu couldn't help being stunned, unable to recover for a long time.If she hadn't called out "Chuxiu" lightly and crisply, she probably didn't know how long she would have to admire.

"Look stupid?" Danxin hurried out from the side door, pulled Chuxiu's sleeve and laughed, "I miss you so much! You're finally here!"

The reunion of old friends, Chuxiu is naturally overjoyed.Seeing this, Yunci felt very helpless, and smiled and scolded Danxin: "You girl, do you want to stand in front of the door and wipe your tears? Bring Chuxiu into the mansion quickly."

Danxin nodded hurriedly when she heard the words, and walked towards the mansion intimately holding Chuxiu's arm, leaving her master behind.Chuxiu couldn't help but glance back, seeing Yun Ci nodding slightly towards him, he was relieved and walked along with his heart.

The huge main entrance courtyard, the main hall sits west and faces east, with three rooms wide and seven purlins deep. On the central axis, there are gatehouse, front garden, main hall, and back garden... The brick carvings of the pavilion are complicated and gorgeous, and the two gardens are full of grass and trees. , Blossoms, newcomers can be said to be dazzled.

This is just the outer courtyard of Yunfu.

After walking out of Xiuxiu with Danxin for a long time, I met several servants and maidservants on the way, all of whom were polite to Danxin.The two of them passed through an arched door with hanging flowers and turned into Chaoshou verandah, which is considered to have entered the inner courtyard.

The landscape at the main entrance has not yet been fully appreciated, and I don’t want to have a hole in the sky after copying the verandah.The huge courtyard in front of me is simple in decoration, single in color, full of trees but no flowers.Moreover, there is no threshold in this courtyard, and the floor tiles of unknown material are used to pave gentle slopes.

Chuxiu stood outside the courtyard and looked around, his eyes finally fell on the three golden lacquered characters on the arched courtyard gate - "Zhiyanxuan".Thin gold font, with excellent style, with just one glance, she already knew whose residence this was.

"I don't need to say more, you know whose garden this is, right?" After holding back for a while, he finally smiled and said again, "Now that I'm on my own territory, I don't care so much. The master has already explained Yes, you come in with me."

Said Danxin, he turned around quickly, almost trotting.Chuxiu hurriedly followed, entering and exiting several times, before following her into an unnamed small courtyard.

Only then did Dan Xin stop, pushed aside one of the houses, and said to Chuxiu: "You will live here in the future. This yard is full of slaves serving the master. You, me, and sister Qian Yun are personal attendants. The big servant girls who serve are shared with each other; the remaining little servant girls who are not close to each other are shared with each other."

"Don't be dizzy, the master has the fewest servants around. In the garden of the second master and the third master, well, especially around the second master, there are a lot of servants and maids, each of whom is beautiful."

Danxin muttered to himself for a while, then suddenly remembered something, and couldn't help but "ah", "Where did I just say that? By the way, besides the master, there are two serious masters in this mansion, the second master Yun Qi , Third Master Yunxian. Can you remember it?"

Yunqi, Yunxian, the names are easy to remember.Chuxiu nodded.

(End of this chapter)