"Understood, you go down!" Although Yi Xiaolan was annoyed in her heart, she still tried to save face, and ordered: "There are people in this room, don't go out, the charcoal fire and tea are ready at any time, so that the young master will not come back. inconvenient!"
The maid quickly agreed again. Yi Xiaolan glanced at her, then hurried to the plum garden.
The son actually took her to enjoy the plum blossoms! Yi Xiaolan couldn't help biting her lips, she remembered that when the plum blossoms first bloomed, she once smiled and asked the young master to go and watch it together, what did the young master say at that time? He said he didn't like it and told her to find someone else...
But since he didn't like it, why did he go with that wild girl surnamed Lu? Is it really like what dad said, in his heart—
"No! No, no!" Yi Xiaolan shook her head vigorously, ordering herself not to think about that impossible thing.
What kind of status is the son, how could he like that wild girl? That wild girl is not worthy of washing your son's feet!
Yi Xiaolan came to the plum garden in a hurry, and saw the red plums blooming on the branches, and the branches were full of bright red flowers like rouge, which looked especially delicate and charming in the cold wind, exuding a refreshing fragrance.
She walked into the plum garden, and not far away, she heard a burst of delicate and crisp laughter like silver bells coming from the depths of the forest. Needless to say, it must be the wild girl surnamed Lu. Then came the hearty laughter from the young master, hitting her heart one after another.
Yi Xiaolan bit her lip, stomped her feet and ran towards the sound, and saw two figures in the distance, one red and one white, the red one was Lu Xiaoshu wearing a bright red cloak, the white one was Young Master, the moon-white cloak made him even more It looks tall and straight, like a jade tree facing the wind.
At this moment, the red figure was standing on a plum tree, and while climbing and folding the plum blossoms, he bowed his head and smiled at the young master, and he did not know what he was talking about. The young master stood under the plum tree, but looked up at the person on the tree, with both hands Unopened, like a person on a nervous tree.
"Young master! Young master!" Yi Xiaolan was so jealous that she approached quietly, then rushed over and yelled loudly.
Lu Xiaoshu on the tree was caught off guard and screamed "Ah!" and shook his body, causing the branches to creak and sway, and the falling flowers to flutter.
"Xiaoshu! Be careful!" Zhou Shizhi under the tree was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly opened his arms and shouted towards the tree.
"I'm fine!" Lu Xiaoshu swayed a few times before standing still, holding the flower branch with both hands and smiling brightly at the people under the tree.
"You really scared me to death!" Zhou Shizhi smiled helplessly at her, and said, "Come down quickly! Doesn't it feel cold when the wind blows up there?"
While Zhou Shizhi breathed a sigh of relief, he felt a little regretful in his heart, and couldn't help thinking: It would be great if she fell, and I would definitely be able to catch her...
"Move to the side a little bit, I'll come down after picking this plum blossom!" Lu Xiaoshu smiled at him.
Hearing this, Zhou Shizhi smiled and took two steps back. Seeing her staggering towards the not-so-thick plum branch, he smiled and said, "Be careful, don't blame me for falling! That plum blossom is Is there something different? It must be that one!"
"I just like it! It's just this one that got into my eyes!" Lu Xiaoshu said with a smile, moving his feet cautiously towards that side.
Zhou Shizhi laughed from below.
Yi Xiaolan saw that she had come over for a while, and the two of them only focused on talking to themselves, and she couldn't help being very annoyed when she felt like air, she glared at Lu Xiaoshu bitterly, and couldn't help saying: "Miss Lu, do you know this A plum blossom is the most famous and precious variety in the palace sand pavilion. It took so much effort to grow so big. You not only climbed the tree, but also folded the branches. How distressed!"
Lu Xiaoshu stopped in his tracks immediately.
"It doesn't matter!" Seeing this, Zhou Shizhi quickly said, "Aren't they just two plum blossoms? What's worth it! Besides, the plum blossoms are meant to be seen by people when they bloom. If you like it, you can fold it off, and it's not in vain to open it!"
"Let's forget it! Miss Yi is right, it really shouldn't be wasted like this!" Lu Xiaoshu immediately lost some of his good mood, shook his head with a smile, let go of the flower branch and jumped lightly, Jumped down from the tree.
Zhou Shizhi's expression turned a little ugly, and he said to Yi Xiaolan displeased, "Are you here for something?"
Yi Xiaolan was complacently disturbing Lu Xiaoshu's interest, she suddenly turned her head and saw Zhou Shizhi's expression, she couldn't help being a little flustered, and said softly with a smile: "Young master, you just came back, you should go back in such a cold day Rest! You have worked hard for the past few days, you should take a good rest! I asked someone to simmer the bird's nest and make ginseng tea, you can go back and use some!"
"Let's put it aside for now!" Zhou Shizhi's voice was a little cold, and he said lightly, "I don't feel tired, and I don't want to rest. You have nothing else to go back first!"
"My lord, I'm doing your best!" Yi Xiaolan couldn't help being aggrieved, and looked at Zhou Shizhi pitifully.
For some reason, seeing her like this, Lu Xiaoshu felt annoyed for no reason, aggrieved in his heart, snorted sourly, and said resentfully: "Mr. Zhou, you should go back, don't let Miss Yi down. What a thought! Miss Yi, this is all for your own good!"
Yi Xiaolan smiled brightly at Lu Xiaoshu and said, "Since that's the case, my son and I will go back first, why don't I ask two people to accompany Miss Lu for a stroll!"
"No need! You just need to care about your young master!" Lu Xiaoshu smirked all over his face.
"My lord, since Miss Lu has said so, we—"
"Are you going to make the decision for me?" Zhou Shizhi interrupted Yi Xiaolan with a cold voice, and stared at her coldly.
"My lord..." Yi Xiaolan froze slightly, unable to speak.
"It's okay, go back quickly!" Zhou Shizhi said again.
Yi Xiaolan bit her lip, turned around suddenly and ran away.
Zhou Shizhi turned his face and saw Lu Xiaoshu standing aside with a calm expression, and said with a wry smile, "Xiaoshu, don't pay attention to her! Isn't it just a plum blossom? As long as you like it, it doesn't matter if you cut this plum tree!" Said Then he said a little angrily: "Could it be that I can't even do this? I have to take the initiative to understand the joy and anger of a gardener!"
Zhou Shizhi couldn't help arousing the anger in his heart, and his eyes became a little cold. No matter how desolate he lived, he was still noble in his bones, he was a noble blood of the royal family, and he was a noble person who once enjoyed a life full of slaves and rich clothes and fine food.
What Yi Xiaolan said really annoyed him!
Lu Xiaoshu sighed softly, couldn't help tugging at his sleeve, and said softly: "Actually, it's just a flower, it doesn't matter if you break it or not. Why do you have to show Miss Yi face because of this? No matter what, you have to Look at her father's face..."
Zhou Shizhi was stunned, smiled wryly, and said in a low voice: "You can see it too? Although this Qilin Villa is our Zhou family's property and the only remaining foundation today, it has been taken care of by outsiders for so many years. , my down-and-out master is nothing more than an empty shell!"
Otherwise, how dare Yi Xiaolan, a servant, say such unscrupulous and unscrupulous words in front of him? It can only be said that she did not regard herself as a servant at all.
"It's so strange," Lu Xiaoshu pouted, and said, "They recognized you as their master and didn't murder you. I think it's very kind!"
"You—" Zhou Shizhi choked her speechless, and looked at her rather dumbfounded.
"That's right!" Lu Xiaoshu said unceremoniously: "Although these people are theoretically servants of your Zhou family, but after so many years, you have been in the south and others are in the north. They have already formed a whole. If you don’t want to be the master of the house, but you want to recognize you as the master—moreover, your family has suffered such a big change, and now you are the only one left. Just imagine how they are willing to give up everything they have? Be a It’s not good to be a rich man who is carefree, but wants to take risks with you instead? You will not be willing to live in seclusion here and ignore the hatred of exterminating your family, will you?”
"You're not wrong at all!" Zhou Shizhi sighed softly, and immediately paid attention to the movement around him secretly, and said to Lu Xiaoshu: "Actually, Uncle Du and Second Uncle Xue have already thought about this situation from the very beginning. Yes. Although Qilin Villa is the property of our Zhou family, it was decades ago that my grandfather built this villa, and the old shopkeepers are gone. Now the backbone of the village is a new generation These people are not as loyal as the old people back then, but they are much older than my master, so naturally they won't listen to me!"
Lu Xiaoshu couldn't help sympathizing with him, and quickly smiled and said: "Don't blame yourself too much. Although there may be people who have different ideas, I believe there are still many loyal people! After all, this is the property of the Zhou family. How could your father not have thought of this and not leave something behind? And you still have Uncle Du and Uncle Xue, they will definitely help you! Take your time, you are so powerful, and you have taken up the four words "justifiable and smooth" , sooner or later all of this will be under your control!"
"You're right on everything!" Zhou Shizhi couldn't help but chuckle, scratched her nose lightly, and said with a smile: "At least on the surface, they still obey me as their master, so you can rest assured Come on, no one will trouble you!"
Hearing what he said, Lu Xiaoshu's heart warmed up, and at the same time, he was a little anxious, and quickly said: "Where did you think you were? I didn't worry about what other people would do to me! Who thought it would be possible to threaten you by doing something to me? That's true. What a big joke!"
Zhou Shizhi's heart was moved when he heard this, and he secretly thought that it was good, so he had to guard against it! So he just smiled and said nothing, but gave her a meaningful look.
Lu Xiaoshu told him that his heart skipped a beat for no reason at this glance, and he hurriedly avoided his eyes, his mind went blank for a moment and he said, "Oh, by the way, have all your treasures arrived yet? When will I see them?" !"
As Lu Xiaoshu said that, his eyes could not help but shine. Although the rare treasures from the palace cannot be kept for himself, it is a blessing to have an eye-catching experience after seeing them!
Unexpectedly, Zhou Shizhi's expression changed when he heard what she said, and without thinking, he covered her mouth to silence her, almost suffocating her to death!