There were the sounds of a woman's hurried footsteps and laughter coming from the door. Xiao Yi frowned and put down the pen in his hand, leaving the scroll on the table untied. The beaded curtains collided, and the next moment a pretty face peeked in: "Busy?"
Xiao Yi looked at her calmly: "Come in."
She came in with a smile, and Xiao Yi could see clearly that she was holding a bunch of things in her arms. Zhao Pei didn't say anything and dumped all the things in her arms on his table.
Xiao Yi frowned in displeasure and asked, "What?"
She smiled and pointed with her jade-like fingers: "This is a gift from my father. You pick some and the rest is mine."
He chuckled sarcastically, "What if I don't want any of them?"
"Hmm?" She stared at him with eager eyes, "Really?"
Xiao Yi picked and chose, and found very few things, except for some stationery and some gorgeous linen cloth.
These are some jewelry for women. Since Xiao Yan came back from Tongtai Temple, he ordered that silk should not be used anymore. The princes and nobles had to
Follow.
He chuckled and looked at her with interest: "What else is there to choose from? I think you have already reserved most of them."
"Ah?" Zhao Pei was stunned and then laughed awkwardly, "How did you know?"
Xiao Yi stood up and walked to the bookshelf to find a few books and said calmly: "I don't think my father would be so stingy."
Zhao Pei smiled awkwardly, scratched her head and said nothing, looking around. Suddenly, she saw a painting on the table that Xiao Yi had not yet put away. The painting was only half finished and had not been colored yet. But some things could be vaguely seen.
A pool of clear water, with lotus buds in full bloom. A small boat in the pool sways with the waves, and a beautiful woman with picturesque features leans on the boat, with her hair loose but showing her unique charm. The smile on her lips is as charming and beautiful as the lotus, and every frown and smile is so charming.
Although it was still just some simple outlines, all the charm and emotions were still vivid on the paper without any ambiguity. She didn't react for a moment and blinked. There were a few lines of small, mellow and vigorous characters on the side of the painting: "Purple stems and literary waves, red lotus and water chestnuts. Green rooms and emerald canopies, white fruits and yellow snails. At that time, the beautiful boys and girls rowed the boat with their hearts in love, turned their heads slowly, and passed the feather cups. The oars were about to move and the algae hung, the boat was about to move and the duckweed opened. Your slender waist was wrapped in white, and you walked slowly and cautiously. It was the beginning of summer and the end of spring, the leaves were tender and the flowers were just blooming. She smiled slightly for fear of getting her clothes wet, and she pulled up her skirts for fear of tipping the boat, so she splashed water on the orchid oars and the reeds on the silk clothes. The chrysanthemum pond has not yet turned, and the parasol tree is visible. The water chestnuts are wet on the clothes, and the long water chestnuts are around the bracelets. She floated on the cypress boat leisurely, singing about picking lotus on the river bank. The song goes: "The little girl of Jade, come
Marry the King of Runan. The lotus flowers make my face look messy, and the lotus leaves make my clothes fragrant. Because I am a gentleman, I am willing to wear the lotus dress. "
Zhao Pei's cheeks flushed as she read the poem. Although she had seen Xiao Yi's extraordinary literary talent, this was the first and even the only one that brought her such excitement and trembling.
Zhao Pei was silent for a long time, and his fingers gently stroked the face of the woman in the painting. Is the woman hidden in his brushwork really herself
Xiao Yi had already left the bookshelf and was walking towards this side slowly. Zhao Pei came to her senses and hurriedly pretended to pick up a pile of items on the table. She hurriedly found a piece of mutton-fat warm jade pendant carved with phoenix patterns and turned to hand it to him. "Well, this one is not bad. I'll give it to you. I won't be polite with the rest."
Xiao Yi glanced at her sideways, but still reached out to take the jade pendant from her hand. He handed her some books and said, "If you are bored in the mansion, you can read some of these."
There was a pile of books on the table. She flipped through them and couldn't help laughing: "Thank you so much."
He sat back at the table and saw Zhao Pei standing aside with no intention of leaving, so he looked up at her: "Do you have anything else to do?"
"No more." Zhao Pei laughed so happily that he was a little puzzled. Then he smiled and said, "Go and take good care of yourself."
Zhao Pei nodded. She was used to his sudden indifference. Fang walked a few steps and seemed to remember something. Then he turned around and looked at
A busy figure at the case: "Um, can I go back to Xu's house to take a look?" (To be continued)