pretty lady in disguise

Chapter 47

Zhan Huaichun felt that he was fascinated by ghosts.

The moment he was about to bump into A Yu, when Chang An's voice came from outside the door, he stood up straight like a thunderbolt.At the same time, A Yu opened his eyes, and saw the man in front of him with bulging cheeks and flushed face.Eyes met, Zhan Huaichun looked away first, and while walking out, he said vaguely: "I'll go to the young master first, you clean up the table, and I'll give you that gift tonight."

Before the voice fell, people had already left the house.

A Yu looked at the door, thinking of Zhan Huaichun's bulging cheeks.Looking back at the table, she felt that Zhan Huaichun was very mean for the first time, and he clearly said that it was for her to eat, but he ate most of them.However, this is his stuff after all, so delicious and rare lychees, it's pretty good that he is willing to give her to eat.A Yu smiled contentedly, packed up the lychee shells on the table, took them outside and threw them away.

It was almost dusk at this time.

On the other side of the plum garden, the brothers from the Zhan family had dinner together.

After reconciling with A Yu, Zhan Huaichun still remembered the good deeds his elder brother did behind his back, and his face was not very good after coming over.In the past when the two brothers were together, he was the one who talked the most, but today it was Zhan Zhihan who said something, and he only responded, and the reaction was very cold.

Zhan Zhihan looked at the second younger brother who had been silent on the opposite side, and asked, "Is there anything else you want to tell me?"

Zhan Huaichun raised his eyes, picked up a few business matters and told him.

Zhan Zhihan was noncommittal, and finally seeing that he kept silent about the little maid, he said, "Ayu is indeed a simple and good maid, I feel sorry for her at such an age, so I specially gave her a book. She is very savvy and understands every bit.”

"Yeah, I didn't expect her to be so smart, thank you brother for teaching the maid for me." Zhan Huaichun replied calmly, expressionless.

Zhan Zhihan knew that he was unhappy, so he tactfully said nothing.

Before leaving after eating, Zhan Huaichun walked to the door, couldn't help but pause, and said with his head sideways: "Brother, I know that what you are doing now is for my own good, but I have grown up. You will let me do it in the future." I will listen to your business, but please don't meddle in the affairs of my own yard. Don't worry, I understand the Zhan family's ancestors' precepts, and I will not do anything out of the ordinary."

"Okay, remember your own words." Zhan Zhihan only said this, and didn't say anything more.

Zhan Huaichun returned to his evergreen garden.The setting sun was just right at this time, and the golden afterglow filled the courtyard, which made his previously depressed mood much better.This is his home, there is a little maid who can serve people here, and he can finally sleep well tonight.

"Master, are you back?" A figure suddenly turned at the door, wearing a peach red shirt, aqua green skirt, and a floral scarf, fresh and bright.

With a generous appearance, he didn't even know that he almost kissed her.Thinking of the throbbing at that time, the erratic accidents at that time, and seeing her gentle and charming appearance in the sunset, Zhan Huaichun blamed all the faults on Ayu.If she wasn't so gluttonous, if she wasn't so good-looking, he wouldn't bother to feed her, and he wouldn't be so close...

Zhan Huaichun shook his head, forcing himself not to think about that momentary thought.

"Have you eaten yet?" He walked over and asked casually.

Ayu nodded.When the young master was at home, Zhan Huaichun ate three meals a day with the young master, so she continued to eat with Dangui and the others.

"Master, do you want to go for a walk?" Ayu asked habitually.

Zhan Huaichun shook his head, walked in from her side: "Not tonight, the journey is quite tiring."

What Zhan Huaichun said is true, traveling is really tiring, he has a good foundation, otherwise he would be exhausted when he came back, and he wouldn't have the energy to quarrel with her and coax her.

He didn't take a walk and went to the inner room, and A Yu obediently stayed in the outer room, waiting for him to summon.

There was no sound inside for a long time, A Yu stopped her needlework and looked out the window.It was getting dark, didn't he say there was still a gift for her?Is it delicious food or nice clothes?She didn't want to accept these rewards at first, but Chang An said that he also had them, so it should be no problem to accept them.Otherwise, Zhan Huaichun would just give it to her...

Why did Zhan Huaichun give it to her alone?

A Yu froze for a moment, then laughed.In the story, the young master likes the sisters and maids so he gives them things alone, and Zhan Huaichun doesn't like her, what is she thinking?
"Ayu, I'm going to rest." The man inside called her.

Take a break, change your clothes and wash your feet before you rest.

This is what a maid should do, A Yu walked in lightly.

Behind the screen, Zhan Huaichun lazily leaned on the bed, stood up when he saw her approaching, and stretched out his arms.Ayu bowed his head and stepped forward, untied his belt, and helped him take off his coat.Two months ago, he still had a layer of unlined clothing underneath, but now it was midsummer, when he took off his outer robe, his chest was inside.Some things are really strange. Before, Ayu never felt that there was anything wrong with seeing him naked, but now she blushed when she met him, and quickly turned to his back, completely took off her robe and put it on the screen, and then went to the cabinet to get the inner clothes , lowered his eyes to wear it for him.

The undershirt has no belt, but a row of floral buttons sewn on the right side near the armpit.Zhan Huaichun was tall, and Ayu had to tilt his head slightly when he was wearing flower buttons.She lowered her eyes and concentrated on doing things, Zhan Huaichun looked down at her, saw her pretty face was dyed with a faint blush, it was the look he had always wanted to see before, but he did not expect to see it today.

He looked a little nervous.

Zhan Huaichun suddenly hoped that she would not be ashamed, so that she would not blush, and if she did not blush, she would not show such a charming style.When she was like a child, he liked to tease her and coax her, but she suddenly looked like a woman, and he couldn't control himself.

Her cheeks became hotter, and she took a step back in a panic to leave his hand, lowered her head and asked, "Master, what are your orders?"

Zhan Huaichun turned his eyes away, ignoring her panicked but more tormenting appearance: "I will fasten the buttons myself, you go and get the wooden box on the table." He said and sat on the bed.

A Yu didn't ask what was in the box, and walked over quickly.Bypassing the screen, the cool evening wind blew in from the window, blowing away the heat from her face.A Yu touched her cheek, annoyed that she shouldn't be thinking wildly, and instead picked up the conspicuous red sandalwood box, and walked back again.

"Master, shall I prepare footwashing water?" Seeing the slender white hands taking the box, Ayu asked softly.

"No, I won't wash my feet tonight." Zhan Huaichun still remembered the torture of washing his feet last time, and he didn't want to do it again.

"Then, young master, take care of it, and I'm going out?" A Yu thought he was too tired from the journey, so he hurriedly left.

"Wait, didn't I say I want to give you a gift?" Zhan Huaichun smiled and looked up at her, but she stood in front of the bed, so he had to look up.Zhan Huaichun was lazy, and motioned to Ah Yu to fetch a mirror first, and then brought the embroidered stool to sit down.Sitting down, he looked at obediently sitting in front of the bed staring at the box curiously, just like a little maid waiting for her parents to give out money during Chinese New Year. She deliberately put the box on her knees and put her hands on her sides as if she was going to open it the next moment. But the box was not opened for a long time, "Do you know what is in here?"

"What?" Ayu asked eagerly, she was so curious.

"Close your eyes, I will tell you to open them and then open them again." Zhan Huaichun smiled mysteriously.

He closed his eyes again, Ayu was used to it, and immediately obeyed, listening nervously to the sound of him opening the wooden box.There is no scent at all, so it should not be food, but such a small box, it can't be clothes material?
"Okay, you can watch." Her eyelashes trembled, scratching his heart, Zhan Huaichun had to look away and said with a smile.

A Yu immediately opened his eyes, saw, saw a man with a big fist.

She raised her head in confusion, and Zhan Huaichun had that nice and teasing smile on her face again: "It's in my palm, you break it yourself, it's yours."

"What the hell is it?" A Yu was so confused by him that he could hardly sit still, and while talking, he was anxious to break his fist.Ah Yu thought it would take a lot of effort for him to bully people like this, but she didn't expect that as soon as she held his fist, Zhan Huaichun let go, revealing a pair of earrings inside.

A Yu was so dazed, he forgot to let go of his hand.

In fact, she has always been thinking about the pair of ruby ​​earrings on the shelf. Jade worth two taels of silver is definitely not a good thing, but it was the first good thing she saw. have dreamed about.But at this moment, Ah Yu suddenly couldn't remember what the pair of earrings looked like.

The pair in front of me is also in the shape of a drop of water, but it is two times bigger than the one on the shelf, and it is as red as blood, thick and hot. The silver pendant on the top and the white palm of the man below have become its foil.A Yu stared at them obsessively. She had never seen any good things, and she couldn't tell whether it was agate or jade. She only knew that they were so beautiful that she couldn't take her eyes away.

"Do you like it?" Zhan Huaichun asked knowingly.Seeing her obsessive look, he felt unprecedented satisfaction in his heart. He gave her something, and she should like it like this, and she should happily accept it.

A Yu nodded, and it took a long time to look away with difficulty, and at the same time let go of Zhan Huaichun's hand, and asked very anxiously: "Master, is this jade?"

"You know jade, it's better than jade." Zhan Huaichun teased her gently, "Have you heard of gems? Do you know about pigeon blood red?" How can you not even distinguish these jade stones?Wouldn't it be a joke to take it out in the future?

Pigeon's blood is red, Ah Yu has actually seen it in the book, the book said... there is a price but no market, she can't afford it even after she has lived hundreds of lives and been his maid for hundreds of years.

Ah Yu didn't dare to ask for such a good thing, and she believed that Chang'an definitely didn't have it.

A Yu pursed her lips, took one last look at the gorgeous, scorching red, and slowly lowered her head: "Master, I..."

"You don't want it? Why?" Zhan Huaichun saw her thoughts at a glance, put down the hand he had been holding, put the two gemstone earrings on the bed, and twirled them with his slender fingers.Unlike food, this thing is indeed expensive, of course, it is nothing in his eyes, so this time, he is not angry, he just wants to hear her reason.

"I'm just a maid, I don't deserve to wear it." Ayu said word by word, eyes uncontrollably staring at the earrings that were touched by the man, suddenly regretted seeing such a beautiful thing.She wants it so much, but she really can't.Zhan Huaichun was so kind to her, it made her panic.He is too rich, so rich that he can reward a maid with such a treasure, or, or...

In the book, when the young master first got married, he gave his younger sister a pair of bracelets to comfort her. The new wife was very sad when she heard about it, so the young master gave the new wife a better jade bracelet, and told her that a maid, where can she Compared with her?

So, what kind of thing to give to a person can more or less express the weight of that person in his heart?

Zhan Huaichun gave her gems... Ah Yu didn't dare to think about it anymore.She felt incredible, and she was also afraid.She doesn't want to be an aunt, she doesn't want to make her future wife feel bad, and she doesn't want to... She just wants to be a maid in peace and contentment, and leave the house to marry when she is old.

Maybe it's because her expression is too tragic and frightened, Zhan Huaichun is rarely angry, but instead softens her voice: "You can hide it and wear it when you are alone." Doesn't she like to be smug in private?When he gave it to her, he didn't expect her to dare to wear it. If she was really showing off, he wouldn't have given it to her either.

Ayu shook his head, not knowing how to explain.

Zhan Huaichun vaguely guessed what she was worried about, and insisted on listening to her, but Ayu didn't want to say it, and got up to escape, but Zhan Huaichun grabbed his arm.Unable to leave, with all sorts of complexities in his heart, and the man was surprisingly patient and careless, Ayu gradually expressed some of his worries: "...Young Master treats me so well, Young Madam will be sad in the future." I didn't dare to mention Auntie. After all, she couldn't be sure if Zhan Huaichun had that kind of thought, maybe he just had too much money?

Zhan Huaichun pushed her back on the chair, still holding her arm, his shoulders trembling with laughter: "What young lady? Where is the young lady?"

She was reluctant and nervous, but he laughed like this. Ayu became upset and became more courageous: "The young master is going to get married. When the young lady hears that the young master gave me such a good thing, she will accept it." Misunderstood young master...you will be sad anyway." He is a man, he doesn't understand, if she has someone she likes, but the man gives other people things, even if they are just ordinary things, Ayu feels that she will be unhappy.She wants to find someone like a tenant farmer, who only has eyes for her and only treats her well, and I believe other girls are the same.

"Married? It's still too early for me to get married!" Zhan Huaichun slowly stopped laughing, and said seriously to the pouting little maid: "Look, the young master is not married at 24, and neither am I. At least I won't marry before the age of 24. Then there are still six years, how about you, I will marry you out in two or three years at most, when I get married, who will remember you? Who will know what I gave you?"

Ah Yu opened his mouth wide.

Zhan Huaichun couldn't bear it anymore, let go of her hand, and squeezed her delicate face: "Do you think this is the reason?"

A Yu was hurt by his pinching, and when he lost his mind, he acted on instinct, and opened his hand with a "slap".The voice was too loud, she was a little scared, but seeing that Zhan Huaichun was fine, she just smiled.He smiled nicely and frankly, thinking back to what he said just now, he really didn't mean to accept her as his aunt.Ayu went back with her heart raised high, looked at the gemstone, still a little shy, and whispered: "Then this gift is too expensive, young master, did the young master give it to Chang'an?" If Chang'an also has it, she, she will wanted.

Zhan Huaichun saw that she wanted it so much but insisted on finding a fool who could accept the reason at ease, his heart moved, he lowered his eyes to think for a while, slowly sat upright, took A Yu's hand, and when she looked at her in surprise, When I came over, I asked her: "Chang'an doesn't have any, I only give you such good things, do you know why?"

His eyes were too serious, A Yu forgot to respond and shook his head blankly.

"Because I like you and think you are cute and silly, so I want to recognize you as my younger sister. I will not tell anyone about this, only the two of us know." Zhan Huaichun said slowly, his big hand couldn't help pinching her little one Playing around, "Ayu, call me second brother, then in the future, it's only natural for second brother to give something to my younger sister, isn't it?" It's my younger sister, so I can occasionally hug her.

Second brother, sister?
Ayu was dumbfounded.

Zhan Huaichun gave her time to react, and then put the pair of gemstone earrings in her palm, and said in a low voice with a hint of temptation: "Ayu, call second brother, second brother has something good for you."

and also?

A Yu was so dazed by his repeated astonishing words that he couldn't turn his head at all.

Zhan Huaichun smiled, and took out a pair of green jade bracelets from the box again, holding the bracelets in one hand and supporting her hand in the other: "Ayu, listen to the second brother, this bracelet is also yours after calling." It's over, and the other jewelry inside is also yours.

The jade bracelet was cool and cool, touching her fingertips, the little ghost who had fascinated Zhan Huaichun before finally also came to fascinate Ayu, she looked at the bracelet and murmured "Second Brother".

"Look at me and call." Zhan Huaichun was not satisfied.

A Yu raised his head and really looked at him, but suddenly he couldn't cry anymore.

Zhan Huaichun's voice became more gentle, and gently urged her: "Call me, call me second brother."

"Second, Second Brother." A Yu obediently called out, blushed, lowered her head, and her heart beat inexplicably faster.

So she didn't see the brilliance in Zhan Huaichun's eyes even more dazzling than that ruby.

(End of this chapter)