pretty lady in disguise

Chapter 36

A Yu said she understood, but still lowered her head, Zhan Huaichun was not happy when she saw it: "What was in front of me before, will be what I will be in the future, don't be like those maids who are lifeless, spoil my appetite."

In the past two days, he really didn't have much to eat. A Yu saw it, wanted to agree, but felt a little bit embarrassed, and said with fingers clenched: "I, what I did before was too unruly, in case you make the young master angry again..."

"I don't get angry so easily. As long as you don't mess with me again, I'd rather see you take it easy in front of me." Zhan Huaichun turned his eyes away, his ears burning.When he grew up so big, why did he talk to a girl like this?But she is stupid, doesn't know good people, and always thinks bad of him.

A Yu lowered her head and didn't see the strangeness in him, thinking that as long as she doesn't go out and won't let other men touch her, she shouldn't make him angry anymore, so she nodded: "I'll listen to the young master."

Zhan Huaichun's face looked better.

For a moment, the two of them had nothing to say, and A Yu continued to comb his hair.

Zhan Huaichun then continued to look at the girl in the mirror, his eyes circled around her ears without looking closely, "Do you like that pair of earrings?"

Ah Yu dared not say that he liked it, so he shook his head quickly.

Afraid of this, Zhan Huaichun was amused by her: "I said that I wasn't angry because of how you dressed yourself up, so what are you saying? Isn't it just earrings? Just wait, I'll buy you better ones tomorrow." For two silver coins, he asked the second elder brother to let someone touch his arm. Was it because he was not generous enough to her to make her eyelids so shallow?
"No, no, no, really no need." Because Haomei made him so angry, Ayu really didn't want those anymore.

Zhan Huaichun knew that she liked it in his heart, and said forcefully: "You don't have to listen to me. In the future, you can tell me directly what you want. Young Master, I have enough money to support you. Also, don't leave the house without permission, the bad guys outside Too many, be careful of being abducted, if you are really abducted, even if you cry and lose your eyesight, I can't save you."

"Ah, didn't you say that everyone has one day off at the end of the month?" A Yu asked wonderingly with the comb stuck halfway in his hand.

"It's for you to go home and visit your relatives. You don't know where your home is, so you don't need it." She pouted slightly in the mirror, Zhan Huaichun teased her deliberately.Seeing that small mouth pout even higher, and secretly glared at him, Zhan Huaichun was in a good mood, turned to look at her with a smile: "But I can take you out that day, and take you to see the world in person."

A Yu bowed his head, not very happy to go with him.When it's good, it smiles handsomely, but when it's bad, it's fierce, and Ayu is afraid that it will make him angry halfway.

"What? You don't want to go out, or you don't want to go out with me?" Zhan Huaichun tilted his head to look at her.

Suddenly meeting his probing eyes, A Yu hurriedly said something nice: "I don't want to, the young master is willing to take me out, I'm very happy."

Satisfied, Zhan Huaichun looked at her more and then turned back. After a moment of silence, he asked again: "I heard that you asked Chang'an about what I did in the garden, do you also want to go boating? If you want to, wait a while When it cools down, I'll take you there."

A Yu didn't ask Chang An, it was Chang An who took the initiative to tell her, but when he heard that she could go boating, A Yu didn't want to argue anymore, she responded with a smile, her watery eyes curved into crescent moons.She wanted to go to the lake to have a look yesterday, and as expected, as long as this person wasn't angry, it would be fine.

Zhan Huaichun kept looking in the mirror, seeing her smiling so happily, he suddenly felt hungry.

Because he was angry with her, he hadn't eaten anything these two days. Seeing her standing there in a daze and not knowing how to approach the dining table, he was already full of anger.

At noon, the kitchen only prepared a pair of bowls and chopsticks when serving dishes to Zhan Huaichun, but when Zhan Huaichun scolded him coldly, the little maid turned pale with fright, and hurriedly brought another set of bowls and chopsticks.Zhan Huaichun was relieved, chased away those who were obstructive, and called those who could eat to sit down at the table, had dinner together, and then ate three bowls in one go.

I didn't feel anything when I was eating, but I felt a little full after eating, afraid that A Yu would see it and make fun of him, so Zhan Huaichun sent A Yu to ask the little maid to clean up the table, and went to the house to walk around to digest the food.

Ayu went back and forth, and after the little maids had packed up the table and left, she took a peek inside, and happened to see Zhan Huaichun behind the screen and put his shirt on it.Knowing that he was going to rest for a while, A Yu quietly went to close the door outside, and then lay down on the couch to sleep.When she was about to fall asleep, she suddenly realized that something was wrong, why didn't she call her to serve her when she was changing clothes today?

Feeling too sleepy, Ah Yu didn't think about it for a long time, and soon fell asleep, but all the little maids in the kitchen breathed a sigh of relief around the dishes that were about to bottom out.

Miss Ayu finally coaxed the second young master well, and their life was easier.

It was almost April, and the sun was very bright at noon, Zhan Huaichun took a short nap, woke up to wash up, and called Ayu to go to the lake together.

A small boat with a black awning is tied in front of the waterside pavilion, swaying gently with the waves.

Chang An, who had received the order a long time ago, was sitting in the shade at the stern, saw the two from a distance, and immediately stood up.

"Have you ever been on a boat before?" Zhan Huaichun asked Ayu with his footsteps still unhurried.

A Yu shook his head, staring at the black-covered boat with curiosity: "It's so big, can one person in Chang'an row it?"

"You'll know when you get on board." Zhan Huaichun ignored her silly question, and when he reached the board, he naturally reached out to her: "The boat is shaking. It's your first time on the boat. Unable to walk and fall."

A Yu didn't think too much, and stretched out his left hand, but before touching him, Zhan Huaichun grabbed it.The wind blowing from the lake was cool and comfortable, and his palms were also slightly cool, making it very comfortable to hold.A Yu couldn't help looking up at him, and saw his side face was as clear as Yuquan Mountain after the rain, but Yuquan Mountain was shrouded in clouds and mist like a fairyland, and he was a fairy who came out of the fairyland.

How can life be so beautiful?

Ayu stared blankly, not paying attention to his feet.When she stepped on the board between the water pavilion and the stern, the sudden strange shaking made her panic, and she couldn't help but clenched the man's hand.Zhan Huaichun looked back at her, with a smile in his eyes, followed by a few quick steps, and directly pulled her into the boat tent, before going in, he did not forget to order Chang'an, who had his back to them, to sail.

Chang An wears a bamboo hat on his head, holding Artemisia in a dignified way.

The black-covered boat moved slowly, and Ayu sat stiffly on the chair, and it took a while to relax.

There were tables, chairs, and couch inside the canopy. Zhan Huaichun leaned on the couch, laughing all the time at her nervous appearance. When Ah Yu was no longer afraid and started to look around, he asked her with a smile: "How are you, sit down?" Isn’t boat fun?” Sometimes being with her is like coaxing a child, who doesn’t understand anything and has to be taught by him, but she has both the innocence of children and the understanding that children don’t have, and she is obedient and clever. Running around will not cry, let him be happy to coax her.To be honest, he kept her by his side not so much because he lacked a maid to serve him, but because he liked to tease her.

Ayu nodded, followed by tilting her head, looking through the bamboo curtain at the receding water pavilion and the rippling lake water outside, this feeling is really novel.

"Master, where are we going by boat?" A Yu stood up tentatively, walked to the front door, raised the bamboo curtain to look at the lake.

The lake wind poured in, blowing the blue skirt fluttering on her body, and the tassels falling from her scarf also rose and fell in the wind, gently brushing her fair face.Zhan Huaichun stared at her, his gaze shifted from her face to her slender waist, to her embroidered shoes with red satin on a white background, in the distance there were fresh green lotus leaves, and her pink shirt and green dress looked like a flower bud that had bloomed early, so pretty Beautiful and moving.

He looked at her in a daze, there seemed to be something more in her chest, like a lake flowing quietly, flowing from her chest to all parts of her body, but she couldn't tell, the way was unknown, it was a feeling she had never experienced before.

"Master?" No response was received, A Yu turned to look at him.

"I can go anywhere, where do you want to go?" Zhan Huaichun avoided her gaze in time, lowered his eyes and asked, playing with the purse she embroidered for him.She embroiders well, but she can't compare with the embroiderer in Fuzhong, but he just wants her to embroider him one, and he likes the simplicity and agility in her embroidery.

A Yu looked around, and finally pointed to the side of the lotus leaf: "Can I go there?"

"Why did you go there?" Zhan Huaichun took a look and asked casually.

A Yu replied honestly: "The lotus leaves are beautiful." It's all lake water, so there is a view there.

Zhan Huaichun walked up to her, looked outside and said with a smile, "Okay, you can pick a few lotus leaves later, and we will eat steamed pork with lotus leaf powder at night."

"Steamed meat?" Ah Yu didn't hear it very clearly, but she knew it was for food, so she couldn't help swallowing.

Zhan Huaichun heard the voice, and the smile in his eyes was even bigger: "You will know it at night, it is delicious." The little maid likes to be stinky and greedy, how can she be a nun?
The scenery that was used for viewing before, immediately became a delicious delicacy when he said it like this.The food cooked in Zhanjia’s kitchen is very delicious, which is one of the reasons why Ayu doesn’t want to leave the exhibition.She has never met her parents, and has no special feelings for them. Ayu sometimes feels that if she can be a maid in the Zhan Mansion for the rest of her life, she is also willing.

The awning boat came to the center of the lotus leaves, and Ah Yu didn't know what kind of leaves to choose. Zhan Huaichun stood aside to help her, watching her fold the leaves with bare hands, and preventing her from accidentally falling into the water.Later, seeing that she was very skilled at picking, Zhan Huaichun turned back to the boat awning and took the net bag specially used for fishing fish, and squatted on the other side to catch fish for dinner.

Ayu picked more than a dozen bright green lotus leaves in a row, and felt that it was almost enough, so she went to Zhan Huaichun to watch him fish.There are a lot of fish in the lake, just now she saw a foot-long black fish swimming under the lotus leaf, it jumped out suddenly and startled her.

"Master, there's one over there..." Both of them stared at the water, and after a while, Ayu saw one first.

At this time the boat had stopped, and the fish was a little far away from Zhan Huaichun, so Ayu quietly moved aside, and Zhan Huaichun followed, both of them squatted down, tiptoeing like thieves.Seeing that the distance was almost the same, Zhan Huaichun couldn't help but gently pushed Ayu's shoulder, and Ayu quickly raised his left foot and moved forward, not wanting Zhan Huaichun to move too fast and step on the hem of the skirt that she hadn't followed.Zhan Huaichun didn't pay attention, and leaned out to catch the fish with all his attention, but Ayu stepped back involuntarily under his step, hitting his waist just in time.Most of Zhan Huaichun's body was outside the boat, being bumped by her like this, he became unsteady and fell directly into the water.

There was only a "plop", and when Ah Yu came back to his senses, Zhan Huaichun was already in the water.

"Master!"

A Yu's face turned pale with fright, and he stretched out his hand to pull his clothes floating on the water, but he didn't want his arm to be grabbed suddenly, and he pulled her down forcefully.Ayu doesn't know how to use water, so she took a big gulp immediately when she fell into it. She fluttered in a panic, and when she touched something with her hand, she instinctively rushed over, pressing it to try to jump up.

Knowing that she was afraid, Zhan Huaichun came out of the water with one arm around her waist, and leaned on the side of the boat with the other, smiling at her who was choking non-stop: "Okay, you hit me into the water, and I'll pull you down. It's even." Hearing the sound of footsteps, he raised his head, and with a look, Chang An, who had rushed over to check the situation, retreated.

"I didn't bump into you on purpose, you stepped on my skirt!" A Yu hugged him tightly, before recovering from the panic of falling into the water, the voice of explanation was trembling.

"Then why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"I..." A Yu wanted to blame him for not giving her a chance to speak, but seeing him smiling very heartily, no matter how stupid he was, he knew that he was deliberately teasing her.Biting her lip, Ah Yu didn't dare to get angry with him, so she turned her head and reached out to grab the side of the boat, trying to climb up by herself.Zhan Huaichun liked to see her angry and helpless, so he deliberately turned sideways to keep her away from the ship's side.

"Master!" A Yu was furious.

"What are you calling me for?" Zhan Huaichun said calmly.

"I want to go back to the boat!" Ayu said anxiously.

"Then go by yourself." Zhan Huaichun slightly loosened her waist.A Yu was taken aback, and she didn't even want to grab his shoulders, so that she turned from his side to face him.Zhan Huaichun expected and did not expect that she would hold him so tight, not only her arms were wrapped around him, but her legs were also wrapped around his waist, and she was in a panic for fear of falling, she kept climbing up, her forehead was on his The shaking in front of her eyes hit his chin several times, and also hit his lips.

Cool and delicate.

It was the first time he was so close to a girl at such an age, Zhan Huaichun was breathing heavily, he was really afraid of her, so he sent her to the boat with his hands.

Ayu was dizzy from the sudden rotation, and sat up on the boat for a while before slowly sitting up, wanting to blame Zhan Huaichun for bullying others, but when he looked up, he found that Zhan Huaichun hadn't come up, and there was no one on the lake, and panicked again "Master? Master!"

Suddenly, a figure popped out of the water, facing her face to face.

"Look, I caught a fish!" Zhan Huaichun raised his hand, and raised the net bag high, a black-backed fat fish was thrashing happily inside.

He was in high spirits, Ayu looked at the fish, and looked at him again, forgetting all the previous dissatisfaction and worries, took the fish over with a smile, and stood aside to watch him quickly turn over the boat, throwing a little splash It fell on her.A Yu turned her head to dodge, but she didn't see the fiery eyes of the man flying over her body.

"Going back, let's add another fish soup for dinner to dispel the cold!"

Neither of them mentioned the discomfort of falling into the water, one picked up fish and the other picked up lotus leaves, and then Zhan Huaichun asked Ayu to stay in the boat tent, where he stood on the bow to bask in the sun.The boat docked quickly, and Zhan Huaichun ordered Chang'an to drive away the servants who might meet in his yard, and then he walked in front with the fish, and asked Ayu to walk behind with the lotus leaf in his arms.

As he was walking, he saw Chang An standing at the crossing, Zhan Huaichun reprimanded angrily: "I told you to drive people away, what are you doing here?"

Chang An looked back at him with a bitter face, secretly pointed his finger in front of him, then bowed his head and stepped aside.

Zhan Huaichun's heart skipped a beat, and Zhan Zhihan had already walked over there.Seeing him look past him and look at A Yu, Zhan Huaichun couldn't help standing in front of A Yu, forced a smile and said, "Brother is back? Why didn't you tell me in advance when you came back? I can pick you up."

Zhan Zhihan stared at his second younger brother, the jade hairpin was crooked, his clothes were wet, and he was still holding a fish bag in his hand like a fisherman, it was different from what he imagined, but it was also his style.Hearing that he spoke politely, like a good brother, Zhan Zhihan reminded him expressionlessly: "I made it clear in the letter, didn't you catch this fish to welcome me?"

Zhan Huaichun's smile suddenly froze, what did the elder brother say in the letter?
Because Old Wang said he would come back at the end of the month, he didn't even read that letter carefully!
(End of this chapter)