Red makeup against the world

Chapter 102 Liu Zhaoyuan

The first-class maid Cuixiu next to Tu Manzhen is the son of the Tu family. Her brother Du Caizhi is in charge of raising horses, and there are several grooms under her command.

"Songxi Academy" is located in the northern suburbs. In order to travel easily to and from the capital, the Tu family raised a lot of horses.There are several fine horses for the masters and young masters to ride to the Yamen.When the wives want to go out of the house, they use docile nanny horses to harness the carriages.

Tu Manzhen called Cuixiu and said, "Find some crotons for your brother and mix them into the feed for the horses tonight."

Cuixiu hesitated and said: "Miss, I'm afraid this is not good? If Madam finds out..." She had a delicate mind, and after listening to Tu Manzhen's instructions, she turned around in her heart and knew that it was because of the Xu family's going out tomorrow.But what does this matter have to do with Miss?If Madam finds out, as the first-class servant girl next to Miss, she will be the first to escape punishment.

Hearing Cuixiu's words, Tu Manzhen showed a hesitant look on her face. Her mother had always been very strict with the two sisters.Cui Xiu was about to speak, and took the opportunity to persuade her to dismiss the idea.

Tu Manfen's cool voice came from the side, saying: "If mother knows, you must be the one who told me." This is a serious crime. The servant girl was not loyal to the young lady, but instead informed the lady?

Cui Xiu hurriedly knelt down and said: "Miss, forgive me, Cui Xiu has no such intention."

"It's fine if you don't have that intention, and don't follow the second lady's orders!" Tu Manfen said sharply.

Cui Xiu had no choice but to kowtow and retreat.But what she said made Tu Manzhen feel a little worried, and asked, "Sister, do you think mother really won't know?"

Tu Manfen nodded, and said: "Just be careful, Cuixiu won't say anything, and she can't escape if she says it. What's more, so what if you know?" Tu Manzhen proudly said: "We are the Tu family. It's just a playful moment. For our reputation, mother will only cover up this matter."

Only then did Tu Manzhen feel relieved.Thinking of the embarrassment that Xu's family had no horses to use when they went out early in the morning, she secretly rejoiced.In this case, how arrogant is Xu Wanzhen?She's younger than herself, can't she be a good lady, what kind of family will she be in the limelight?

Cuixiu left "Wenhanju", with many worries.

She had to listen to Tu Manzhen's orders.But if this matter is really done, the Xu family must not be a fool, so they must investigate.

The Xu family has only been here for a few days, and the masters seem gentle and polite, but no one knows what their temperament is inside.If the Xu family went all out and made a big fuss, the ladies would be fine, but she must be walking around full of food.Maybe it will cause my brother to lose his job.

Cuixiu frowned, and walked to the courtyard where the horses were raised.When Du Caizhi saw that it was his younger sister, he came forward with a smile, and wanted to reach out to touch the top of her head. Looking at the traces of horse feed on his hand, he retracted his hand and put it behind his back, saying, "Why is my younger sister here today?" Are you free?"

Cuixiu recounted the whole story, and complained: "What do you mean by this? Second Miss has never thought about it, so it must be the eldest lady's idea. She came up with the idea and asked us to do it. It is Second Miss, who I will listen to her advice. I don't know if Miss Xu is doing well, where did you provoke her?"

In words, there was no respect for the Tu family's talented eldest daughter.

Du Caizhi heard this, and said: "Since that's the case, it's up to me to figure out a solution, and there's no room for it." Looking at her dotingly, he said: "These words can't be mentioned outside my yard. Be careful that others hear it, you are disrespectful to the eldest lady."

Cuixiu let out a muffled "Yeah", her brother always had ideas, and she felt much more at ease when he entrusted him to do it.Said: "I was also angry for a while, so I just talked to my brother, and I will never do it again." He asked curiously: "What is my brother going to do?"

Du Caizhi said: "Let me think about it. I promise that I won't delay the Xu family's going out tomorrow, and I can let you go on business." After saying that, he smiled at her, signaling her to be at ease.

Only then did Cuixiu return to "Wenhanju" with peace of mind, and return to Tu Manzhen's life.

It's night, in the imperial city, Yijing Palace.

Candles as thick as a child's arm were lit everywhere in the palace, illuminating the palace as if it were daytime.

Liu Zhaoyuan was wearing a light purple ballistic ink-print gauze embroidered dance gown, with a pale white gold branch, thread and leaf tobacco gauze Lingjin draped over her arm, and she was spinning and dancing on the Persian carpet in the middle of the hall.

Different from the dresses and dresses worn by concubines, the dance clothes wrapped her already slender and graceful figure in a more exquisite and exquisite way.With a slender waist that can't be grasped, and a fair and delicate neck, following the dancing steps, she is as agile and beautiful as a fairy.

I saw her soft figure and agile dance steps.A hand raised, a roundabout, exudes all kinds of amorous feelings of a woman.

However, Liu Zhaoyuan's unparalleled beauty was as cold as ice.It seemed that only her shell was dancing, while her soul was watching indifferently.All the maids were dismissed by her, only Zi Mo, who had been serving her before entering the palace, stood quietly beside her with her head bowed.

In the main hall, the air was silent, only the sound of Liu Zhaoyuan's dancing steps remained, which sounded so lonely and deserted.

In front of the palace, there were footsteps approaching from far away.Zi Mo lightly raised his hand, picked up the mahogany beater of the xylophone beside him, and lightly tapped on the body of the xylophone, making a "ding" sound.

Following the sound, a cold smile appeared on Liu Zhaoyuan's face, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and quickly evolved into a beautiful smile immersed in memories on her cheeks.The whole person suddenly became lively, and even the main hall became more lively and fragrant.

Zi Mo continued to strike the xylophone, the clear and melodious sound of the qin lingered in the hall, and Liu Zhaoyuan's dance steps were precisely on the sound of the xylophone, as if she was about to fly into the air.

The footsteps stopped, and Emperor Qinglong stood still in front of the hall.

Zi Mo seemed to have just discovered the emperor's arrival, startled, and was about to kowtow to the ground, when Emperor Qinglong waved his hand to signal her to continue, while he sat back and watched Liu Zhaoyuan's selfless dance.

The sound of the xylophone became more and more urgent, and Liu Zhaoyuan's dancing posture became more and more dazzling and beautiful.At the climax of the dance, the xylophone made a long curling sound and stopped abruptly.With a perfect roundabout, the dance clothes spread out like a butterfly, the drape was raised, and she followed her dreamlike figure gently, and slowly fell to the ground.

Liu Zhaoyuan pressed her face to the ground, closed her eyes lightly, and breathed heavily in her mouth.A pair of slender jade legs curled up like a wounded butterfly, lying on the Persian carpet.Seeing this scene, even Emperor Qinglong, whose heart is as hard as iron, felt pity from the bottom of his heart.

After a moment of silence, Emperor Qinglong's applause of "Papa Papa" sounded in the hall.

As if waking up from a dream, Liu Zhaoyuan raised a pleasantly surprised face, and the expression on her face was well controlled.From the confusion when I just looked up, to the surprise when I saw Emperor Qinglong, to unbelievable.

She rubbed her eyes, as if she was sure that she was seeing the emperor again, a perfect arc rippling from the corner of her mouth, showing a beautiful smile, blurted out in surprise: "Your Majesty, why are you here?"

As soon as she asked, she was startled again, and hurriedly straightened her body on the ground, saluting: "The concubine has seen the emperor, but I don't know that the emperor is far away to welcome me, please forgive me."

For Emperor Qinglong, the concubines in the harem were just beautiful decorations.But such a beauty, and caring about him so affectionately, made him feel happy.He waved her hand to make her stand up, and said: "It's okay, I didn't let you report. I just came to see you, how are you these days?"

Liu Zhaoyuan stood up, walked to the emperor's side, pursed her lips softly, and said angrily, "Your Majesty, if you come here, the concubine's efforts will be in vain."

(End of this chapter)