Red makeup against the world

Chapter 108 Drunken White House

"Well," Du Caizhi nodded, and said, "Except for our Tu family and the academy, they are all farmers. Where can we afford horses to pull carts? The Tu family's horse is sick, and the only place to borrow a horse is the academy. Miss Xu is not easy, she can come up with this method in such a short time, and arrange it properly, let Xu Le'an come to block me early in the morning."

Looking at Cui Xiu, seeing that her complexion was much better, Du Caizhi said again: "Sister, listen to me. This Miss Xu is not easy to mess with, you'd better stay away from her. I offended her for this matter , don’t know what will happen.”

Speaking of this, Cuixiu said worriedly: "It's all my fault, and I've hurt my brother. But if the eldest lady and the second lady want to make things difficult for her, what can I do?"

As the first-class maid beside Tu Manzhen, Cui Xiu will always follow her.Even if she is married, she is still a dowry maid.So what if Tu Manzhen is not a good master?The servant does not have the right to choose, this is the fate that has been doomed since the day Cuixiu came to the second lady's room.

As a servant, no matter how capable Du Caizhi is, he can't change this fate.For a while, the two brothers and sisters were relatively silent.

After a cup of tea, Cui Xiu was startled suddenly, and said: "I have to go and call Second Miss again, brother, I'll go first!"

"Hey, the injury on your head..." Du Caizhi called out.

Cui Xiu left in a hurry, leaving him only a back view, and said: "It's fine, I'll take care of it."

After returning to "Wenhanju", Cuixiu went back to her room first, fetched a basin of water, and took a picture of her face.Seeing that the wound was bruised and swollen, but it had begun to scab, he breathed a sigh of relief.He twisted the towel, dipped it in water and gently wiped off the blood, making the wound look less hideous than before.

Putting the towel away, Cui Xiu tidied up her dress, hurried to the door of the second miss's wing, and said, "Second miss."

"Come in." Tu Manzhen replied in the room.

"Back to Second Miss, the Xu family borrowed a horse from the academy this morning." She didn't want to talk about the details.

After hearing this, Tu Manfen frowned and asked, "Who borrowed it?"

"It was the butler of the Xu family who came to force Du Caizhi to borrow from the academy." Cuixiu replied with her head bowed.

"Go to the academy to borrow?" Tu Manzhen asked suspiciously, "I don't know who came up with this idea."

Tu Manfen said coldly: "The time is urgent, so it must not be Miss Xu's handwriting." She was unwilling to believe that Xu Wanzhen could come up with such a good idea in such a short period of time.

Tu Manzhen also echoed: "Yes, definitely not." Then she said to Cui Xiu: "Cui Xiu, raise your head."

Cuixiu raised her head, and Tu Manzhen glanced at the wound on her forehead, and said, "You know what's going on with this injury, right? For the next few days, you should take good care of it, and don't come out to move around and do work."

Cuixiu lowered her head and replied: "Yes, this is because the servant accidentally bumped into the door frame and hurt her head."

Seeing her understanding, Tu Manzhen said with satisfaction: "Okay, you can go down."

Cuixiu returned to her room, the indifference and threats in Tu Manzhen's words brought tears of grievance to her eyes.The pain in the wound is more painful than the heart.I entered the mansion at the age of seven, and I have been growing up with the second lady, and I am wholeheartedly for the second lady's good.But now, in exchange for what?
They are all young ladies, and the Miss Xu that my brother said would treat her maid like this?

Of course Xu Wanzhen will not, she comes from a modern age where men and women are equal.Regarding the difference between master and servant, although she is powerless to change the status quo, she will try her best to make the lives of those around her better.To her, Sangzi is like sisters who grew up together.

At this time, Xu Wan was really sitting in the private room of "Zuibailou", the largest restaurant in the capital, with Mrs. Xu sitting in the upper seat, and Xu Wenyu next to her.

It only takes half an hour for a carriage to travel from "Songxi Academy" to "Anximen", the northern city gate of Luoyang.When it arrived, it was not yet Si time.However, there were many people entering the city in the morning, and the carriage was delayed for some time, and it was not until the quarter of the clock that they entered the city.

A few people went out early, did not eat breakfast, but put some snacks on the car.Xu Wanzhen made arrangements in advance and asked Xu Le'an to book a private room at "Zuibailou", eat some meals, and take a rest by the way.

It's not time for meals at this time, and there are not many guests in the "Zuibailou".Xu Le'an arrived smoothly, and turned around to pick them up.

Xu Wenyu lay down by the window of the private room and looked down, saying, "Sister, look how lively it is outside."

Xu Wanzhen smiled and said: "This is the capital city, of course it is much more lively than Suzhou."

Xu Le'an came in and said: "Back to Miss, I have arranged for the groom to have dinner in the back room."

"Well, you go to eat too." Xu Wanzhen handed Old Master Tu's name card to him, and ordered: "After eating, take this name card to visit Master Shaoqing Si of Dali Temple. Please let him make it easy for us to see you." On the one hand, the Xu family will definitely repay you in the future."

Xu Le'an accepted the name card respectfully and withdrew.

With Xu Wanzhen arranging all of this, Mrs. Xu really didn't worry about anything, teasing Xu Wenyu cheerfully, waiting for the food to be served.

"Zuibailou" really lived up to its reputation, even if it wasn't the time of meal, it took only two cups of tea to prepare delicacies and serve them to the table.

As the capital of the Gaomang Dynasty, Luoyang City gathers delicacies from all directions.Almost all the people in the capital who have lived here for a long time are gourmets.In Luoyang, there is a saying that "whip rod eel and horseshoe soft-shelled turtle are eaten in March and April every year", and the current April is the time when the supply of various ingredients is strong.

Being able to open a restaurant here, the business is still so good, "Zuibailou" certainly wins with its taste.First, the soup is served. The main ingredient is freshly beaten carp in Luoshui, supplemented by wild mushrooms.

Yulu filled three bowls and presented them to Mrs. Xu, Xu Wanzhen and Xu Wenyu respectively.

Mrs. Xu took a sip, closed her eyes again to savor it, and said for a while, "It's fragrant and hangs on your lips, refreshing but not greasy. I haven't had it for many years, and it really still tastes like this."

Xu Wanzhen smiled and said: "Grandma still has a good meal, and it's the first time for granddaughter to drink such a delicious soup." She also personally spread a few pieces of chili chicken for Mrs. Xu.Luoyang's Chili Chicken is similar to Kung Pao Chicken. It is made by cutting young chickens into dices, adding fresh peppers that are not very spicy, and adding a little diced bamboo shoots. It is spicy but not too spicy, crisp, tender and refreshing.

Xu Wenyu didn't say a word, and buried himself in his meal.In the present of delicious food, how can we still talk about it?Seeing his eating, Xu Wan couldn't help but smile.

After a meal, the atmosphere is very good.Xu Wan said sincerely: "It turns out that not only desserts, food can also make people feel happy. When I am free, I must make a few desserts that I remember, so I miss their taste."

Several people rinsed their mouths, asked Xiaoer to clean up the table, served tea and sipped slowly, waiting for news from Xu Le'an.

At this time, there was a sudden neighing sound from downstairs.Xu Wenyu said: "Sister! Come and see, there are many people coming downstairs."

When Xu Wanzhen heard the movement, she also went to the open window on the second floor and looked down.

I saw more than a dozen knights coming downstairs, all of them in fresh clothes and angry horses, chatting and laughing freely.A young man surrounded by people in the center wears a crown of double dragons grabbing pearls and wings, a long sword with a bronze handle inlaid with a jade scabbard on his waist, and a black silk tiger cloak.The whole body dress is not complicated but extravagant.

As if sensing Xu Wanzhen's gaze, he looked up, only to see half of a beautiful face with a delicate jaw exposed from the window on the second floor.Although the eyebrows and eyes were hidden in the shadow behind the window, just by this glance, he dared to conclude that this must be a unique beauty, so he looked at her and grinned.

Seeing his smile, Xu Wanzhen was startled and took half a step back.

(End of this chapter)