pretty lady in disguise

Chapter 31

A Yu entered the pavilion, seeing Zhan Huaichun staring at her, she became more and more uncomfortable, lowered her head and clutched her cuffs.

Zhan Huaichun coughed, turned his eyes away and said, "From now on, I'll wear this one, it's much better than your nun's gown." Later, I asked the embroidery room to make two more sets for her.

Ayu looked up at him: "But I think it's very strange..."

Zhan Huaichun glared at her: "Are you right or I am right?"

A Yu was speechless, how dare she talk back to him.

Zhan Huaichun continued: "However, you have to change your hat."

He wanted to do it, so he immediately took Ayu back to the room, and asked Chang'an to call all the embroiderers in the mansion, pointing at Ayu, and said, "Ayu used to be a nun, but now she's turned into a vulgar servant to be my maid, you see Whether she makes a hat or a headscarf, you have to find a way to make her more eye-catching and cover up the ugliness of having no hair. Make a look for me in three days, and you can do as much as you want, as long as Ayu puts it on. I think it looks good, so I will give you a tael of silver. Turn around and tell the little maids around you that they are not as dexterous as you, but they may have come up with a good idea. This is just an emergency, and there will be rewards for new ideas in the future."

Dressing up as a nun is a strange task, but there is a silver reward there. The four skilled embroiderers glanced at each other, then surrounded A Yu, staring at her carefully.Turbans and hats are also made to order by individual people. Some hats look good on oval faces, but square faces and round faces may be ugly.

One of the embroidery ladies from Jiangnan, after reading it, asked Zhan Huaichun a little nervously: "Master, shall we make simple ones for Miss Ayu, or try to make them as delicate as possible?" The requirements are also different, don't they just think about it to look good, and it doesn't fit Ayu's identity when they turn around, wouldn't it be a waste of work to be reprimanded by the young master?

Zhan Huaichun understood her concerns, and said directly: "How come it looks good." Does he seem to be such a stingy person?
The embroiderers knew what they were looking for, and retreated one after another after being optimistic about the man.

It was the first time for Ayu to see this kind of battle, and she was quite uncomfortable, so she suggested in a low voice: "Master, don't bother them, you don't like me wearing a nun hat, I will make a different kind of hat later, and embroider some flowers and grass It's not a nun's hat."

Zhan Huaichun looked at her curiously: "Can you still embroider?"

A Yu nodded: "Master taught me."

Zhan Huaichun thinks of Qing poetry, although she has been reduced to prostitution, she has a refined temperament and a precious heart, which shows that she is not an ordinary woman, those women who are famous for their studies are all good at reading, maybe Ayu has really learned something.

"Well, you should also think about the hat for yourself. I will still reward you if you do well. Go back to the house and remember to come and serve me before dinner."

Ayu responded, turned around and went back to her room. Not long after, Chang'an sent all kinds of fabrics and colored threads, everything you need.

Sitting at the table, A Yu stared at the nun hat in his hand in a daze.She doesn't care about rewards, she just doesn't want to bother others to make things for herself.

Living in a nunnery all the year round, Ah Yu hadn't seen much jewelry. She thought her nun's hat was pretty good, so she cut out a piece of light blue material and sewed it up with a needle and thread.The hat is not big, and it quickly took shape. A Yu first stood in front of the mirror and tried it on. The person inside was fair-skinned and wearing a light blue hat. It seemed to be a different person. Isn't it pretty?Anyway, Ah Yu liked it very much, so he took off his hat and wondered if he could add something else, it was all monochromatic and too plain, the young master probably didn't like it.

In the end, she embroidered orchid leaves on the right side of the hat, and chose apricot red thread to embroider two orchids, and then put it on to look in the mirror, which added a touch of playfulness.Ayu was very satisfied, so she chose fabrics of different colors to make three more according to the shape of the nun's hat, and then some embroidered willow leaves, some embroidered crabapple flowers, and some embroidered a lark, Forgot the time, it was Changan who came to remind her.Looking outside, it was already dark.

A Yu quickly stood up, thinking that Zhan Huaichun didn't like her wearing a nun's hat, so she picked out the light blue hat to put on, and walked out nervously.

Chang An waited outside with his back to the door. Hearing the sound of the door opening, he turned his head and felt his eyes light up instantly.The shape of Ayu's hat is still the same, but when the color changes, she no longer looks like a nun, but more like a lively and mischievous young lady, innocent and innocent, but it makes the maid on her look a bit vulgar.

"You embroidered this yourself?" Chang An asked in surprise.

Ayu touched the hat nervously, "Yeah, does it look good?"

It was the first time that Chang An was asked such a question by a girl, his face turned red all of a sudden, and he nodded in a panic: "It looks good, let's go, the young master is calling you." When he turned around, he frowned angrily, and he didn't even know that he was talking about a hat Good-looking is still good-looking.

A Yu asked about the hat, and she automatically understood that Chang'an was praising her for its beautiful hat, so she had some confidence in her mind.Wanting to pass the meal in the kitchen, Chang An said that it was ready, so she silently followed Chang An and walked to the upper room.Walking to the door, Chang'an stopped and said to her: You go in and serve the young master by yourself, after dinner the young master may go for a walk in the yard, and you will accompany me, so I will go back first. "

A Yu said "um", watched him leave, and turned to go in.

The dinner was placed on the couch, Zhan Huaichun crossed his long legs on the edge of the couch, lazily leaning against the wall, listening to what A Yu was talking to Chang An outside, but he couldn't hear clearly, he frowned, and was about to shout, outside A Yu walked in, he swallowed the words again, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Ayu came in and saw that the kang table had been set up, and the man leaned over there was obviously waiting for her, so she was very embarrassed, walked up to him, stared at Zhan Huaichun's face for a moment, and carefully called out softly: "Master, wake up and eat gone."

Zhan Huaichun pretended to have just woken up and opened his eyes, he wanted to ridicule her for having no master in her eyes, and after seeing the person clearly, those words were blocked in his throat.

The sky hadn't completely darkened yet, and there were no lights in the room. It was a little bit dark, but there was a sense of tranquility.At this moment, Ayu was standing at an arm's length in front of him, with a light blue hat on her head, lively and cute, and her clear and moist eyes made her look as if she was only twelve or thirteen years old, and she was still a child. My child, it hurts people for no reason.

"You did this yourself?" Zhan Huaichun sat up straight when he realized that he had been staring at her for a long time, and asked while looking at her hat.

Ayu nodded, "I made four in total, and I haven't decided what to embroider for the last one." With Zhan Huaichun, as long as he is not angry, she still dares to speak, after all, Zhan Huaichun is the person she is most familiar with here. .

No wonder I forgot to come and serve.

"Pick it off and show it to me." Zhan Huaichun was quite curious, and was not in a hurry to eat.

A Yu happily took off his hat.

Zhan Huaichun didn't look at the top of her bald head, but looked down at the hat over and over again.He doesn't know how to embroider, and he wears a lot, so he can appreciate a person's craftsmanship anyway.Ayu's stitches are so fine that no traces of stitching can be seen from the outside, which is not bad. The orchid embroidery next to her is also fresh and smart. Just like her, although she talks stupidly, she has a spirit on her body, so she doesn't look stupid .

Zhan Huaichun was in a good mood. After A Yu put on his hat again, he smiled and took out a piece of silver from his purse, and handed it to A Yu: "I said before, if I am satisfied with the work, I will be rewarded. This is for you. Two taels of silver." Her monthly money is only two taels, and she must be very happy to be rewarded all at once, right?Zhan Huaichun wanted to see the surprise in her eyes.

The things I made satisfied the other party, and Ayu was very happy, but she didn't take the money: "No need, this material was given to me by the young master, and it's for..."

"I said it's a reward for you, where did you come from so much nonsense! Then, if you dare to talk too much, you will be fined not to eat!" Zhan Huaichun annoyed her the most, and the corners of his lips that were raised just now immediately pursed.

Ayu was afraid of him, so he had no choice but to take the silver and bowed his head, not daring to speak.In the past, when the senior sister mentioned that her sister received a reward, she was happy, why didn't Ayu feel so happy when she squeezed the money?

"Okay, let's sit down and eat. The most important thing is to serve me next time at work, so don't procrastinate." Feeling angry, Zhan Huaichun said it coldly, remembering what he had said to reprimand her before.

A Yu hurriedly promised never again, she looked up and saw Zhan Huaichun waving impatiently, she quickly took off her shoes and got on the couch, sat opposite Zhan Huaichun, and ate with her head bowed.If Zhan Huaichun didn't mention it, she didn't know that a maid can't eat at the same table with the young master.

After eating, the little maids came in to pack their things, and Ayu followed Zhan Huaichun to the yard for a walk to digest food.At this time, the sky was really dark, and Zhan Huaichun was wearing a lilac-colored robe and walked slowly in front of him. His figure was elegant and handsome, and his side face was handsome. It was more beautiful than the surrounding scenery and the last rosy clouds in the distant sky. Ayu couldn't help it. I watched it several times.

Zhan Huaichun knew that she was stealing... He looked at him openly, instead of being angry, he was happy instead. He stared at her twice today, and now he can be regarded as getting it back.

After walking, Zhan Huaichun went back to the room first, and Ayu went to the hot water room to pour water, and wanted to help him wash his feet.

The people in charge of the hot water room are two women in their forties. Seeing Ayu's new clothes, they all praised her for looking better.

Ayu was thin-skinned, and stood aside with a blushing face. After they mixed the water, he hurriedly picked up the water basin and fled.

"Second young master is really nonsense. He even hired a nun as a maid. The eldest young master will definitely be angry when he finds out. In fact, I can't blame the second young master. Ayu looks so good-looking, and her hair hasn't grown out yet. When she grows it in the future, Maybe it's more painful, it's really a good luck that I cultivated in my previous life. Now the second young master doesn't have a woman by his side. She took the lead and got this look again. If she is a little smarter, she can grasp the second young master's heart. In the future, even the second young mistress can easily enter the door Don't dare move her."

"Yeah, but I don't think Ayu seems to have that kind of thought. Hey, take a look, there are so many people, this yard is finally more lively..."

A Yu didn't know the gossip in the hot water room, she put the water basin in front of Zhan Huaichun's bed, squatted there, rolled up her sleeves and said: "Young Master, put your feet in, and test whether the water is hot or not." When she was a child, she served her master and ancestors to wash their feet, and she was quite skilled in handling this job.

Zhan Huaichun looked at her, put away his long flat legs, and after sitting upright, lifted up the legs of his jacket and trousers slightly, and dipped his feet into the water basin.It was a little hot, but it was just right for soaking your feet. He raised it and put it in, and finally stepped on it: "Okay, let's start washing."

A Yu didn't say a word, and served him directly.His feet are very big, and he looks unattractive when he was a child. A Yu couldn't help laughing when he remembered when he first came to the nunnery.

It was the first time being served by a maid to wash her feet, Zhan Huaichun was a little uncomfortable at first, but seeing her smiling so wickedly, he couldn't help asking: "What are you laughing at?"

A Yu didn't look up, and explained while rubbing the back of his feet for him: "I laughed at me for being stupid, the young master's feet are so big, it doesn't look like a woman at first glance, I didn't even think of this level at that time."

Zhan Huaichun sneered: "You are stupid." Speaking of big feet and small feet, he couldn't help but look at her, but was covered by the hanging hem of his shirt.

A Yu didn't take his agreement to heart, after helping him wash his feet and wipe them clean, he asked him, "Do you have any other orders, Master?"

"No more, pack up and go to sleep by yourself, keep quiet, don't disturb me." Zhan Huaichun said while lying down.

A Yu nodded obediently, picked up the wooden basin and left, and lay down on the low couch outside after tidying up, still chanting scriptures before going to sleep.

There was no movement outside, Zhan Huaichun turned over and gradually fell asleep.

In the next two days, Zhan Huaichun and Xiao Ren went out to hang out during the day, and Ayu went to learn the rules with the new little maids, and went to Xiuniang's to learn about various clothing materials, and went to Dan when he had free time. Gui and the others talked, and their lives were busy and fulfilling.Maybe it's because she's returned to vulgarity. Dangui and the others told her about the excitement outside, and Ayu was also moved. Hearing that the maids will have a day off at the end of the month, she also began to look forward to going out for a walk that day.

It was rare for Zhan Huaichun not to go out this day, and after breakfast, he asked Chang'an to call the embroiderers over, and it was only then that Ayu remembered his instructions a few days ago.

She suddenly looked forward to it, wondering what kind of hat they made, this was the first time someone made something for her specially.

(End of this chapter)