Qi Concubine's Cultivation Notes in Qing Dynasty

Chapter 44

Li Yuquan kept writing, studying hard during the day, and reading and writing by lighting the lamp at night, but Fahrenheit came with his two younger sisters, so he had to put down his books at night.To accompany my younger sister, especially Li Yunting, after more than two years, she is no longer the same as the little sister in memory.Contact is a must.

"Be careful to burn your eyes." Fahrenheit is also happy to see the result.She knows that her son studies hard, and she also lights up the lamp to study at night.

"We went to the bookstore to buy books." Li Rulan said with a smile, but Li Yunting and Li Rulan gave the book to Li Yuquan.

"I have a heart." Li Yuquan said, but turned his head to Li Yunting, and said softly: "I heard my mother said, sister, your chess skills are quite good?"

"En." Li Yunting responded.He didn't deny it, and let Li Rulan take a look at Li Yunting.

It made Li Yuquan smile slightly, "Why don't we play chess."

"That's good." Li Rulan said, "When I was at home, my younger sister often played chess with Master Dai. My pity is that my chess skills are really not good."

The two went down for half an hour. At the beginning, the two moved quickly. Later, the time Li Yuquan frowned and thought increased, and the speed of the move slowed down, while Li Yunting was at the same speed as the beginning.Li Yuquan had no choice but to shake his head and said, "I admit defeat."

The chessboard was criss-crossed, and the black and white chess formations were shocking. Li Yunting and Li Yuquan also played frankly, but Li Yuquan was even better than her female master.When they met their opponents, both of them played heartily.After a round of fighting on the chessboard, the original strangeness between the two also disappeared a lot, and the two got closer.Li Rulan yawned while looking at the bored Li Rulan with her chin resting on her cheek, while Li Yuquan and Li Yunting looked at each other and smiled.

The two of them also persuaded Li Rulan before that it would be better to go back to the room to rest, Li Rulan would not like it, but when the two of them finished playing chess, their spirits were shaken.

"Originally at home, I said that my brother's talent and four arts are excellent." Li Rulan said with a smile, "but my sister is even better." Li Yuquan can be said to be an all-round talent. The words are less, but the temperament is fair and generous, the life is handsome, the scholar is proficient in the four arts of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and the gentleman is also quite proficient in the four arts, burning incense, making tea, hanging paintings, and flower arrangement.If it wasn't for the fourth master, Li Rulan would have liked such an outstanding person.

"It's just about chess." Li Yunting said, "Speaking of the four arts, my sister's guqin has a strong character." Although it only has a shape but no bone, it is enough for those who have a little knowledge of the piano art .

"I'm too ashamed." Li Rulan said with a smile, "Tell me that my piano skills are good in front of my brother, but I can't stand on the stage with this little skill." Even though he said so, his eyes were full of complacency.

"Sister, why should you be humble?" Li Yuquan said, "I also have a piano here, why don't you play a piece, and I'll see if you haven't missed your homework."

Li Rulan's homework is not willing to fall, because of Li Yunting, she is more serious than before, because it is only at home, she just cleans her hands and burns incense, then crosses her knees in front of the piano, playing a song.

The guqin can really reflect a person's inner being. Li Rulan is tangible and boneless, which is related to her personality, but Li Yuquan didn't point it out, just said: "My sister is leaner than before."

A brief comment on one or two shows that Li Yuquan also played a song, but in terms of technique, the two are similar, which shows Li Rulan's diligence. Li Yuquan learned it when he was young, while Li Rulan only spent two or three years. .As for the artistic conception, Li Rulan only has form, while Li Yuquan has his own character.In terms of technique, Li Rulan is leaner than before.

Li Yunting didn't want to play at first, but she couldn't get rid of her kindness, so she had to play with her hands clean. The technique was acceptable, but she didn't blend in her feelings.

"I just said that I am not good at it." Li Yunting said.

"Craftsmanship is more important." Li Yuquan could only say so.

After playing chess for half an hour, plus the time for playing the piano, it was almost time to rest, and he went back to his yard.

After taking a bath, Li Yunting refused to continue to share the bed with Li Rulan, but Li Rulan felt a little guilty, thinking of the upside-down phoenix in her dream last night, she also responded, if she hugged Li Rulan when she was in love, it would be fine. beautiful.

Putting down the curtain, both of them chose to shake their bodies and enter their own space. Li Yunting stayed there for a while, then came out. The face of the fourth master in the dream coincided with the figure of the boy seen in the daytime, and Li Yunting Cross-legged by the marrow washing pool, that is a night.The red dots on the forehead are petal-shaped and bright red.

Just waking up, Li Rulan was in a daze. She could still remember the facial features of the boy in the dream. When she woke up in the morning, she had already forgotten most of it. She put on her clothes, washed her face, and was in a trance until she sat in front of the dim bronze mirror.

After a while, he said to Bai Zhi who was dressing her up: "Yesterday, you remember the two luxuriously dressed men we saw in the bookstore?"

"Slaves don't remember much." Bai Zhi said, with her status, how could she raise her eyes to look at the master next to her.

Li Rulan breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a little regretful in her heart, she didn't know why she had such a dream, did it mean that the fourth master was the one she met yesterday?It's just that the face is a little blurred.

"Sister, what are you thinking about so preoccupied?" Li Yunting asked.

Li Rulan raised her head, Bai Zhi had already made arrangements for her, because they couldn't go out today, both of them were wearing Han skirts, the tender color made Yuxue cute.The forehead is still dotted with flowers.

Bai Zhi looked at Li Yunting's attire, but she also reached out to place a flower tin for Li Rulan. The two had different styles, but they were like biological sisters.

It was a slanting wind and drizzle this day, and the rain in winter carried a hint of coolness, and even the wind seemed to be frozen, which made people feel cool in their bones. Walking in the veranda, wrapped in leather, it felt a little chilly , especially when coming out of a warm room.

With the fine winter rain, the biting cold wind, and what Li Yunting did on the street yesterday, Huashi naturally didn't want to take the two of them out today.

When the two greeted Fahrenheit, they took off their skins as soon as they entered the hall, and their cheeks that were a little chilled by the cold wind quickly warmed up, and both of them blushed.The hand stove that they were holding in their hands was also given to the maids, to greet Fahrenheit.

After eating here at Fahrenheit, she worked as a female celebrity in Fahrenheit's master bedroom. Not to mention Li Rulan's craftsmanship, but Li Yunting was slowly embroidering the breasts for Fahrenheit. There are still flowers and falling petals left.

However, when it was almost noon, people from Prince Yu's mansion sent a post saying that Fujin had returned from worshiping Buddha this morning, and he would be free for the next few days.Fahrenheit asked someone to greet Prince Yu's visitor, and at the same time pondered his own words, and wrote a pen to indicate that he would bring his daughter to visit the mansion tomorrow.

Li Rulan pointed to Li Yunting's embroidery work and talked to her.When Huashi entered the room with a smile, Li Yunting actually embroidered a small petal.

After eating, with the warmth of the fire, he felt drowsy, and because he didn't take a nap yesterday, Fahrenheit sent the two of them back to his room to take a nap until dinner time.

Li Yunting tore down the curtain and practiced cross-legged. Because of what Hua said, she simply practiced for two hours before she came out of the space.

After grooming, Li Rulan was practicing calligraphy with her wrists hanging. In the afternoon, Li Yunting was on her lunch break. She took the time to blur out the face that might be the fourth master's face from her memory. Her eyes still remembered, but the side was already blurred. , I can only say that they are three points similar. After the painting is finished, it is stored in the space. Bai Zhi waits for the pen and ink, and dare not say anything.

Li Rulan wanted to talk to Bai Zhi, but after all, Li Yunting was asleep, so it would be inappropriate to talk about the outsider she met yesterday, so she could only suppress this thought.

Li Yunting cleaned up, but Li Rulan said: "My sister is sleepy today."

"En." Li Yunting responded.

"It's not good to sleep too much like this. First, it's easy to get a headache, and second, it's because you sleep too much, and you're going to make pancakes on the bed at night." Li Rulan pointed out.

"It's okay." Li Yunting was sitting in front of the vanity mirror, Su Mu combed her hair,
"Next time, don't sleep for so long." Li Rulan said.

Li Yunting said: "I didn't take a nap yesterday, so I'm a little sleepy."

Dinner in the evening was the same as yesterday, first Li Yunting played chess with Li Yuquan, then Li Yuquan didn't play the piano, but Li Yuquan talked about burning incense. The incense at home is very expensive, and he also got some good incense in Beijing , that is, I talked to my sister about the incense, and one of them is the rare ambergris.It was bought and sold by a blue-eyed merchant from the port.

Li Yuquan explained to the two how to taste the incense. The handsome man in the green shirt held the incense in the incense burner, lit the incense, and even taught the two to fan the wind with their hands, or guide the fragrance to the silk, and then smell it lightly.The movements are flowing and flowing, full of infinite beauty.

However, the time did not last long, the fragrance was too strong, and after all, the room in winter was not as airy as in summer, so the incense was extinguished, and the doors and windows were even opened to let out the strong fragrance, and then the doors and windows were closed.

The two younger sisters are sensible people, and Li Yuquan is quite happy to get along with them. Although Li Rulan often smiles, it makes people feel a little peaceful. Although Li Yunting has a cold temper, it is more comfortable to get along with some.

Li Yuquan threw his own inexplicable thoughts, and he could only attribute these to blood relationship. After all, blood with Li Yunting is thicker than water, so he felt that Li Yunting was easier to get close to.

(End of this chapter)