At first, when the servants said that Zhao Jie was in the study, Wei Luo didn't become suspicious. He only thought that he was reading a book or dealing with official business. Unexpectedly, when he entered the study, he saw Zhao Jie sitting on the golden nanmu Eight Immortals chair with his left leg It is casually placed on the right leg, and the sleeve embroidered with golden cloud patterns is rolled up, revealing a strong and strong forearm, holding a small stone dai, and is painting something on the arm.
As Wei Luo approached, she saw clearly that there were thick and thin lines of different lengths drawn on his arms. These lines were slightly curved, and they were actually similar to the eyebrows he drew for her during the day.
"Big brother, what are you doing?" Wei Luo asked aloud.
Zhao Jie raised his eyes, put Shi Dai on the vermilion lacquered nanmu desk beside him, smiled slightly when he saw her come back, opened his arms and said, "You're back? Let me hug you."
Wei Luo stepped forward, but obediently slipped into his arms and let him embrace him. She still didn't forget what he did earlier, and pointed to the crooked lines on his arm and asked, "Why did you draw this?"
Zhao Jie hugged her on his lap, hugged her soft and slender waist, and said with a smile: "Don't you think that my thrush is not good-looking, so I want to practice my hands so that I can draw your eyebrows for you in the future."
Glib. Wei Luo wrinkled her little nose, looked left and right, and felt that his drawing was much better than the one she drew in the morning, so she asked curiously, "Have you been practicing this all afternoon? How do you know which eyebrow shape suits me? "
Zhao Jie grabbed her small and delicate pointed chin, faced himself, and gently twirled her eyebrows with the other hand, "Ah Luo is Liu Yemei, why didn't I know? It didn't take long, only half an hour." ” After finishing his official duties, he had nothing to do, and remembering Wei Luo’s disgusted appearance this morning, he ordered Zhu Geng to fetch Shi Dai on a whim. First, he practiced on rice paper, but later he felt that rice paper was not as suitable as human skin, and then he And draw it on his arm. Just after getting started, Wei Luo came back. Zhao Jie didn't ignore the imperceptible unhappiness in her eyes, bowed his head and kissed her small mouth, "What's the matter, don't you look happy? Who bullied us Ah Luo?"
Wei Luo didn't expect him to be so sensitive, she thought that she was hiding her emotions well and didn't show her emotions at all. She put her arms around Zhao Jie's neck, pressed against his chest and said, "Today I went to the Thousand Buddha Temple to offer incense, and I met Ning Guifei and Qi Wangfei."
The fifth prince, Zhao Zhang, handled the severe drought in the northwest well. He was conferred the title of first-class prince by Emperor Chongzhen years ago. She was pregnant, and heard that the threshold of Prince Qi's mansion was almost broken by He Xi's people.
Thinking about it now, Ning Guifei took Gao Wan'er to the Thousand Buddha Temple to burn incense and worship Buddha, on the one hand for her own body, and on the other hand for the child in Gao Wan'er's stomach.
Zhao Jie didn't react too much, and calmly said "Oh", "What did you say?"
Wei Luo thought for a while and replied truthfully: "I didn't say anything, I just exchanged a few casual words. Concubine Ning Guifei asked if my injury was healed, so I thanked her for the bottle of Sujisan. She was not in good health, so I didn't say anything." After a few words, I left, Princess Qi has a good temperament, and she said a few more words to me."
While talking, Wei Luo ordered Jin Lu to fetch a basin of hot water. When the hot water arrived, she wet a towel and put it on Zhao Jie's arm, gently wiped the brow marks on his arm, and continued: "Ning Guifei I also cared about your situation."
Zhao Jie bent his lips, and asked with a half-smile, "How did you answer?"
Wei Luo's thick and long eyelashes fluttered like two small fans, "Of course I answered truthfully, you are very well."
After a while, Wei Luo wiped his arms clean, put down his rolled up sleeves, looked up at him and said, "Princess Qi said that Princess Yong'an just gave birth to a little son not long ago, and the full moon will be in a few days. Then invite me to come with you.”
While enjoying her service, Zhao Jie said with a smile: "What about you? If you don't want to go, I'll send someone to send a gift directly, and you just stay at home."
Wei Luo thought for a while and said, "Let's go. After all, you are so unpopular, I should win some back for you. If I don't go, no one in Shengjing will want to associate with you."
This is true, Zhao Jie's popularity is really not very good. He is indifferent by nature, unreasonable, reticent in front of others, and being able to smile at you is a great gift. In addition, his reputation is not very good, and he is sophisticated, decisive and ruthless in handling official affairs, and has already won the title of "Living Hades" in Shengjing City. Except for his ministers who support him, the aristocratic circles in Shengjing City really don't want to have more contact with him. They are afraid that if they are not careful, they will annoy him and be hated by him, and the lives of the whole family will be lost.
Since Wei Luo was married to Zhao Jie, she naturally didn't want him to make too many enemies. If she wins over the wives of the ministers, she can somewhat restore his reputation and prevent his reputation from getting worse.
Although Wei Luo didn't really like to deal with this kind of hypocrisy in his bones.
On the full moon day of King Yong'an's youngest son, Wei Luo and Zhao Jie went to the Sixth Prince's Mansion together.
Concubine Yong'an gave birth to two daughters before, and now she is finally happy with a son. King Xue Rong of Yong'an attaches great importance to this son, and held a big banquet, inviting all the high-ranking officials and honorable families in the court. The scene was very lively. As soon as you enter the mansion, you can feel a deep sense of joy.
The carriage stopped at the second gate, and Wei Luo walked out of the carriage holding Jin Lu's hand. When she looked up, she saw Princess Qi Gao Wan'er in front of her wearing a lace beige with Wu Luo embroidered with golden hibiscus patterns in the burnt moonlight, and beside her was a woman wearing an autumn-colored skirt. The girl is Gao Qingyang. Gao Qingyang and Gao Wan'er are cousins, and they just met each other now, so it is reasonable to walk together, but looking at Gao Qingyang's appearance, they are not very enthusiastic about this cousin.
Gao Wan'er saw Wei Luo when she was talking to Gao Qingyang, she hurriedly showed a smile, and when Wei Luo walked up to her, she said, "Sister-in-law, just now I was talking about you to Qingyang, but I didn't expect you to be right behind me, it seems really true Don't talk about people's right and wrong behind their backs."
Gao Wan'er was born with a smiley face, round face and almond eyes, and she was quite pleasing. If it wasn't for the different positions, Wei Luo should be able to be friends with her.
Wei Luo greeted politely: "What do you say about me?"
Gao Wan'er purposely looked behind her, and seeing that Zhao Jie hadn't come, she smiled and said, "I speak more bluntly, so please don't take it to heart." She held Wei Luo's hand and walked towards the inner courtyard, saying: " I just think you are too different from Prince Jing, Prince Jing is so cruel and ruthless, and you seem to be approachable, delicate and weak, as if you would break if you fold it, I am worried that Prince Jing will bully you in private."
Easy and approachable, this was the first time someone described Wei Luo like that. Wei Luo narrowed her eyes and smiled, and said calmly, "Brother Jing Wang treated me very well."
Gao Wan'er naturally didn't believe it, she only thought that Wei Luo was trying to save Zhao Jie's face, not to mention who would say that her husband is not good in public? Isn't this slapping yourself in the face
Gao Wan'er didn't take Wei Luo's words to heart, and the group walked into the flower hall.
Princess Yong'an led a group of wives and wives to salute Wei Luo and Gao Wan'er, and invited Wei Luo and Gao Wan'er to the table with a very modest attitude. After all, King Yong'an is a king with a foreign surname. He was entrusted with the throne when he followed the emperor Taizu to conquer the world. Now that many years have passed, he does not have much real power in his hands, leaving only an empty air. Therefore, when dealing with the prince's and his wife's family members, it is necessary to be 120% energetic.
Concubine Yong'an said: "The two concubines are honored to come to our house. It is Bao'er's blessing." Then she turned her head and ordered the nurse to take the little son out, pursed her lips and said with a smile: "This child has just been born. He fell ill and was very delicate, the two concubines don't think he is crying loudly."
Gao Wan'er was chaste and demure in front of others, without any eccentric appearance: "Why, I like children the most."
When the nanny brought the little son over, Wei Luo looked at it. The little guy was born delicate and cute, with big round eyes, pink lips, and a small nose. No wonder Princess Yong'an smiled when she saw him. Is a lovable child.
Gao Wan'er couldn't put it down, she held her in her arms and coaxed her again and again: "This little guy is so beautiful, I wonder if my child will be half as beautiful as him in the future."
Gao Wan'er was only more than a month earlier than Wei Luo's marriage, and now she was diagnosed as pregnant.
Princess Yong'an complimented: "The child of the princess and King Qi is naturally an outstanding person."
Gao Wan'er smiled, noncommittal.
"Sister-in-law, take a look too, he's really cute when he smiles." Gao Wan'er hugged her in front of her and said.
Wei Luo put down the small bucket cover bell, but didn't touch Gao Wan'er's face, and reached out to touch the child's cheek. Unexpectedly, this little guy actually grabbed her finger, clenched his little hand into a fist, and put it into his mouth "babbling".
Wei Luo was startled, and subconsciously pulled back.
Princess Yong'an hurriedly carried the child over, and said with a sneer, "Bao'er seems to like Princess Jing very much."
Wei Luo's fingers were stained with the child's saliva, and she didn't say anything, "It's okay, he's still young." Jin Lu wiped her hands with a juan handkerchief, and she couldn't help but think that in the future, she and Zhao Jie's child will meet again. What does it look like? She hadn't thought much about this issue before, after all she and Zhao Jie had just married, and seeing that she had given birth to a child and Gao Wan'er was pregnant again, it was inevitable that she would think more.
Afterwards, Princess Yong'an ordered someone to carry Xiao Shizi back to the house, and led Wei Luo, Gao Wan'er and others to the backyard to enjoy the plum blossoms.
There is a plum garden in Yong'an Prince's Mansion. The plum blossoms bloom earlier than other houses. Now that it's just winter, the plum blossoms on the trees are blooming one after another, hanging all over the branches.
Not long after, the wind blew up, and Princess Yong'an was worried that everyone would catch a cold, so she proposed to sit in the attic beside her.
In just half a day's work, Wei Luo left an excellent impression on these wives and wives. He was neither arrogant nor impatient, knowledgeable, intelligent and dexterous, and won a lot of goodwill. It's just that some people can't help but sigh, such a good girl, but married to Prince Jing, the "Living King of Hades", doesn't know what kind of misery she is living in.