Who says maids don't fall for the city

Chapter 3 Flying Flowers Are Light Like a Dream (3)
I was so angry that I grabbed his sleeve in a hurry, ignoring that he was on the street, and cursed loudly: "What's the matter with you, such a big man still snatches the little girl's lantern! You don't mind it!" Shame!"

Passers-by immediately surrounded me when they saw the commotion, and after hearing me tell the reason, they all looked at the man with disdain.

His face was so red that it was about to bleed, but it turned pale and livid in an instant, and he looked at me with flaming eyes.

I threw the silver that he stuffed into my hand on him, and the silver hit his chest straight. His face turned red instantly, his hands were clenched tightly, and his breathing was short of breath, as if he was trying to restrain himself from hitting someone.

"What's the matter, sister?" Xu Shi saw what happened here, and Ruyi also ran over.Seeing that the man and I were facing each other, he immediately stood in front of me, his eyes widened.While glaring at the man, he comforted me: "Sister, don't be afraid, I will protect you."

I was helpless, but there was a warm current flowing through my heart.He stretched out his hand to pull her away, and looked directly at the man, "It's just a lantern, you just say I'll give it to you, why bother to be so insulting."

He was taken aback when he heard the words, but his face turned a little better, and he seemed a little embarrassed looking at me for a moment.

"Let's go." Seeing that nothing happened, I took Ruyi's hand, thinking that it was getting late, and it was time to wait for the prince to sleep.Turning around, I saw the lady proprietress of the lantern shop just now standing in the crowd with her arms folded, watching the play with cold eyes, with a half-smile on her face.

"Wait." The man behind him said, and when he turned around, he looked at me with a complicated expression, and handed the lantern to me.

"Three days later, I will wait for you at Liuyun Pavilion."

Finally, he gritted his teeth and added another sentence.

"See you soon."

Back at the palace, the banquet is coming to an end.

Not long after entering the door, she ran into Shun'er, knowing that the prince had returned to the room, so she had to tell Ruyi to go back to sleep, and then hurriedly went to get hot water for the prince to wash.

After entering the courtyard gate, he saw the darkness in Shizi's room, and he became suspicious.Pushing open the door and entering under the moonlight, after entering the screen, I saw him lying straight on the bed without even taking off his clothes.

Laughing secretly, he put the copper basin on the wooden stand.Afraid of waking him up, he didn't even turn on the lamp, wet the cloth towel and wrung it dry, walked lightly to the bed and squatted down.

Shizi closed his eyes and seemed to be asleep.Wiping his face gently with a cloth towel, his long eyelashes cast a shadow on his face.The peach-blossom eyes that flowed during the day finally calmed down at this moment, and there was no more distressing pain.The straight nose bridge, thin lips, coupled with the long breath, made me feel at peace in my heart.

For some reason, as if she lost her soul, the other hand caressed that sleeping face uncontrollably.The face that has been with him day and night for more than ten years has already carved a mark in his heart.

Slightly frowning, smelling this smell, I'm afraid I don't know how much wine I drank.But after thinking about it, if it wasn't for these wines, I'm afraid he wouldn't be so quiet.

Sighing, he hung the cloth towel back on the wooden stand, and folded it back to the bed.With gentle movements, he helped him remove the outer clothes, and then pulled the quilt to cover him.Carefully tucking the corners of the quilt, seeing that it was almost done, she planned to retreat.Unexpectedly, in a blink of an eye, I met a pair of black eyes that were fixedly looking at me. The eyes were surprisingly bright in the dark night, and it was difficult to distinguish the expression.

Thinking of what he did just now, he couldn't help but blush, but luckily he didn't turn on the lamp, so he couldn't see it either.Said embarrassingly, "Why aren't you asleep?"

He didn't speak, just kept silent.I was horrified by the look, and when I was thinking about rushing out the door, I heard him speak.

"where did you go?"

I lowered my head and thought for a while, and decided to tell the truth: "I went to the south of the city to watch the lanterns."

He nodded almost invisibly, then closed his eyes and fell asleep again.

I waited for a long while, and seeing that he didn't give any orders, I also packed up the copper basin and left.

Back in the room, what came to my mind was the man I met on the street earlier.I don't know what he was thinking, but he actually asked me to meet.However, I did not accept his invitation, and there is no reason why I must go.

Thinking of it this way, my heart suddenly felt a lot easier.After washing up, I went to sleep.

In the early morning of the second day, Sister Jiangruo in the princess' room asked me to help count the birthday gifts received yesterday. It took two days to sort it out.When I was going to bed at night, I remembered that I forgot to thank Miss Shuangshuang, so I got up and searched for a long time, but found that I didn't even have a single valuable thing.

Sitting slumped on the bed, his head was in a mess.What I dislike the most is owed favors, not to mention that the object is a strange brothel woman.

After thinking about it for a long time, he still couldn't come up with a clue, so he simply smashed the jar, turned over and fell asleep.

In the early morning of the next day, while waiting for the crown prince to wash up, someone from the palace came and said that the emperor called him into the palace to discuss important matters.So I had some free time after serving the crown prince to put on court clothes and enter the palace. After thinking about it, I went to the kitchen to make a box of snacks and went straight to Miss Shuangshuang's residence.

When we arrived at the brothel, the same little brother from that day was guarding the door again.I told him the reason, his eyes lit up immediately, and he told me to wait for him to report first.After speaking, he hurried in.

After waiting for a while, I saw my brother leading a little girl in her early ten years out.The girl had a round face, a pair of eyes that were very energetic, and her eyelashes were curled up and long, making her look very pleasing.She walked up to me and saluted very politely, "My servant, Xin'er, is the girl's close friend. I was ordered by the girl to welcome the girl."

I quickly thanked her and followed her into the brothel.

Passing through the lobby, and walking a long way in the backyard, it took almost a stick of incense to come to an independent small building. There is a plaque on the small building, which reads "Qingfeng Pavilion" three times. The characters, the font is clear and meaningful, it seems to be from the hands of a woman.As soon as I looked up, I saw Shuangshuang girl leaning on the railing on the second floor looking at me with a smile.

I bent the corners of my lips, smiled back, then lowered my head and walked in behind the maid.

Up to the second floor, Miss Shuangshuang had already poured tea, asked me to sit down, and told Xiner to leave.

Seeing her being so polite, I was a little embarrassed, and quickly put the food box in my hand on the tea table, "Miss Shuangshuang, this is a little wish from me, I hope you can accept it."

She was taken aback when she heard the words, then reached out and opened the upper cover of the food box, and saw that there were layers of laughing crisps inside.After lifting it, the second layer is full of seven-color glutinous rice.

"I don't know if the girl likes to eat these, I make my own decision..."

"Love to eat", before I finished my sentence, she rushed out this sentence, and she was a little excited in her words.

I didn't know what happened for a moment, so I just stood there with my mouth shut.She also never spoke, just looked at the snacks.After a while, he raised his head again and smiled at me. "You have a heart."

I laughed back, "Girl, you are being polite, but they are just snacks, not worth much."

She shook her head, "I understand how difficult it is to be Qisenuo, it's enough for you to have such thoughts."

There are seven layers of seven-color glutinous rice, each layer is a different color, just like a long rainbow after the rain, just looking at it makes people feel happy physically and mentally.And the taste is even more wonderful.There are dozens of materials alone. Although I have spent a lot of time, the results now are worth it.

Facing Shuangshuang Fushen, "Young lady speaks a lot. Although Qisenuo is difficult to do, it is nothing compared to the girl's life-saving grace. Qing'er is just a maid, with no possessions. She can only make something to thank the girl, but It's still not enough to repay the girl's kindness. If the girl has something Qing'er can contribute to, she can just say it, and Qing'er is willing to run for the girl."

She sighed, helped me sit down and then turned around and sat beside me. "I was just a little effort back then, so you don't have to take it to heart." Turning to a cheerful tone, "You don't have to always call me girl girl, it sounds awkward. I'm older than you, why don't you just call me sister. "

I nodded with a smile and called "sister".

Because of this claim, her entire face glowed with brilliance, making it almost impossible for people to look directly at her.

Suddenly there was a thumping sound downstairs, and after a short while, I saw Xiner's small face appearing between the armrests.

"Girl", Xin'er called out loudly, and walked quickly to Shuangshuang's side to whisper a few words.

Shuangshuang's expression suddenly became a little weird, and after Xiner finished speaking, a faint smile appeared again, and she turned her head to look at me.

"Did my younger sister just say that she was willing to run for her?" She softly uttered a few words, breathing like blue.

I wasn't sure what she was thinking for a while, but I nodded seriously. "Sister, please tell me."

Seeing that I had no objection, Shuangshuang immediately ordered Xiner to bring two plates, took out half of the Xiaokousu and Qisenuo from the food box, put the rest neatly, and closed the food box.

"I'm going to go boating on the Liuli Lake with someone today in Japan, but I'm not feeling well right now. I'm afraid I won't be able to go to the appointment. If it's convenient for me, sister, can you help me to complain?"

Thinking it was not difficult, I agreed.

Shuang Shuang smiled again: "I saw my sister made a good snack today, and I want to borrow flowers to present Buddha, as an apology to that person, sister don't mind."

I quickly replied: "Of course not." Looking up at the sky, "It's not too early now, I'm afraid the person my sister will meet with has been impatient, why don't I go find him now."

Seeing that Shuangshuang nodded in agreement, I took the food box and followed Xiner out of the brothel on the same road, and saw that the carriage that came to pick up Shuangshuang had already stopped in front of the door.The little brother who was guarding the door had a dejected look on his face, but when he saw it, I immediately burst into a smile.

Xin Er waited for me to get into the carriage, thanked both Shuang Shuang and ordered the coachman to set off.

Liuli Lake is located in the south of Luoyang City, facing the Lantern Street during the Qixi Festival.The water of the lake is clear and clean, and the lakeside is where beauties gather, and Luoyang is a place where gold is sold, and it is the favorite place for literati and poets.

The car rolled on the bluestone slab, making a crackling sound.Not long after, the coachman heard a long "wow", and the carriage gradually stopped.A voice came from outside the curtain, "Girl, we're here."

Then he raised the curtain with one hand and took the food box I handed over.I didn't wait for him to help me, so I walked out and jumped out of the carriage.

In a blink of an eye, the driver saw one hand still in the air, holding it up and down.He looked at me dumbfounded, thinking that he had never seen a woman as rude as me.I smiled at him awkwardly and took the food box from him.

He laughed twice, put his hand back to his side, pointed behind me and said, "Second master is there, girl, go there by yourself."

When I turned around, I saw a painting boat parked by the lake, and a man in Tsing Yi was standing on the board. He was tall and tall, and his back was excellent.

Turning around and thanking him, he lifted the corner of his skirt slightly to climb up the wooden ladder, and walked towards the figure behind him.

There was a table of wine and dishes on the boat board, the dishes were extremely exquisite, but it was a pity that they did not wait for both.

When Xu Shi heard footsteps, the man turned around, and the folding fan in his hand unfolded a curve, reflecting a warm face and a warm smile, as if the pear blossoms had fallen in an instant, and the warmth reached the heart.

"Second Master Li?" I was taken aback.

Li Xiaoyi saw me standing in front of him, the smile on his face froze immediately.After about half a stick of incense, I finally regained my senses, smiled at me with the corners of my stiff lips, and then returned to the usual calmness.

I have guessed thousands of times, but never thought that the person who will meet with Shuangshuang will be Li Xiaoyi.His family has a long history of education, knowledge of books and etiquette, so he is very popular in Luoyang, and he is a good man and a good son-in-law in the hearts of many women.Although he often went in and out of Huajie Liuxiang with the prince, there was no scandal. I really didn't expect him to have a private date with a brothel woman.

But after thinking about it, what a character and beauty Shuangshuang is, it's not surprising that Second Young Master Li fell in love with her.As a result, my heart seemed to relax a lot, but I don't know why.

"Miss Qing'er", he called softly as a greeting.

I am blessed, "Second Young Master".

He hastily stretched out his hand to help me, but he stopped when he stretched out his hand in mid-air, as if he was thinking about his identity and rules.

I didn't want to embarrass him, so I stood up by myself, lifted the food box in my hand with both hands, and handed it to him.

"Miss Shuangshuang is not feeling well, so she can't come to the Young Master's appointment. It happened that Qing'er was going to thank Miss Shuangshuang for the gift of the jade hairpin, so she asked Qing'er to come and apologize to the Young Master on her behalf."

He looked at me with a complex expression, the expression in his eyes was difficult to distinguish, he was a little dazed for a while, and seemed a little grateful for a while.

A maidservant wanted to go forward to take the food box, but was waved away by the second young master.He regained his composure, took the food box from me with his own hands, and said with a smile: "Miss Lao Qing'er came here, why don't you sit down and drink a glass of thin wine."

I smiled slightly: "It's getting late, so the prince must have returned to the manor. The servants will not disturb the second son's Yaxing."

He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say it.She smiled and said: "Then I won't stay." Turning her head and whispering to the maidservant: "Please ask the coachman to take Miss Qing'er back to Prince Yi's residence."

I thanked him, then turned around and followed the maid to leave.His back seemed to be scorched by a fire, and the distance of a few steps seemed to have been walked for a century, but he still resisted not looking back.

After finally getting into the carriage, the moment the curtain was lowered, the oppressive feeling disappeared.

When I returned to the palace, I was just in time for dinner. I asked the concierge and found out that the prince hadn't come back yet, so I went to the kitchen to have dinner by myself.

Just as she was about to talk to Ruyi, she suddenly remembered that the sachet she had made for the son was still unfinished, so she had to go back to the room halfway.Picking up the embroidery goods and working for a while, with a thought, embroidered a small "Qing" character on a corner inside the sachet, enjoyed it for a while, and then finished the finishing work.

Go to the yard and take back the dried flowers and plants that have the effect of calming the mind, put them carefully in a sachet, and then tie the knots. When I looked up, I saw Shun'er standing at the door and looking at me with a smile.

"Why don't you make a sound, monkey bastard, are you trying to scare me?" I raised my eyebrows and asked him.

Shun'er smiled flatteringly and said: "How could that be! Sister Qing'er was obsessed with her work, so she didn't notice me. The prince has come back, and said that his appetite is a little bit bad, and he just wants to eat what Sister Qing'er did. What... oh, Ban Yueming! If not, I'll hurry to find my sister."

Listening to Shun'er halfway through, my brows were already furrowed, and before he finished speaking, I stood up.

While walking, he said: "Got it, I'll do it right away. You first make a pot of tea to cool off the heat and drink it for your grandfather. I'll come when I'm done."

Shun'er responded hastily, and went too.

Ban Yueming is a dish I invented by accident. It is made from Ban Yue chrysanthemum, marinated with mint and various seasonings.Refreshing and delicious, it is an excellent appetizer.

He rushed to the kitchen and told the cook to make a pot of porridge quickly, and then some light and appetizing side dishes, and he rolled up his sleeves and started to move.

When Ban Yueming was ready, the porridge and side dishes were almost ready.He found a tray to put the dishes away, and carried them straight to Shi's house.

Going around the flowers, I saw Shun'er standing outside the door.When he saw me, he immediately stepped forward to take the tray in my hand, and then led me into the house.

I don't usually see him being so courteous, but today it's strange.Just as he was about to open his mouth to tease him, he heard a burst of laughter like silver bells piercing through the air.

I was stunned for a moment, and turned to look at Shun'er. There were two blushes on his cheeks, his eyes were staring blankly at the room, and he didn't stop at his feet.

As soon as the door was pushed open, a bright red color came into view.The bright red dress dragged the floor, and the skirt was embroidered with blooming peonies, spreading branches and leaves, rich and gorgeous but not vulgar.The graceful figure coupled with exquisite facial features is like an elf entering the world, attracting people's hearts.The silver bell on the wrist made a clear and sweet sound with the woman's movements, like a peerless song.

"Brother Yu's sachet is exquisite in workmanship, why don't you give it to me." The woman's voice was delicate, and her voice was bone-crushing.

(End of this chapter)