While listening to Miao Chuhe's words, Lu Xiaoshu and Du Juan and Hong'e secretly remembered it in their hearts. In some places, she pretended not to understand and asked a few more questions. Where does Miao Chuhe have so many thoughts? Of course he knows everything. So soon, Lu Xiaoshu had a clear understanding of the layout of the entire Marquis Mansion. Which places belong to the key forbidden areas and which places are insignificant, I also remember all of them.
But it is a little difficult to figure out the night patrol arrangement.
One night, Lu Xiaoshu pretended not to know and tried to go out for a walk, using the excuse to talk to Miao Chuhe, but was blocked back before he had gone far.
Fortunately, knowing her identity, the leader of the small team was quite polite to her, saying that there are rules in the Hou Mansion, it is strictly forbidden to move around at night, and asked her to go back to her room. Lu Xiaoshu didn't dare to persist, so he had to turn back to the guest room.
Two days later, she took Rhododendron and Red Calyx to play in the garden. The three master and servant seemed to be looking for something in the grass, concentrating on it.
Wei Fangya, who was passing by, saw it, remembered being scolded by her mother for what happened that day, and a resentment burst out in her heart, she glared at the backs of their master and servant, and ordered Yingcao to call them to ask talk.
It's early summer, and the summer in the capital came early this year, and everyone has already put on light summer shirts.
Lu Xiaoshu came out of the flower garden wearing a light green embroidered half-arm and fish-belly white diamond gauze dress, took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead, bowed slightly to Wei Fangya, and said with a smile: "Miss Wei looking for me?"
Seeing that she was fine, Wei Fangya remembered that she made Miss Lu San half dead with her unrestrained words that day, so she felt so angry, she snorted and scolded with a straight face: "What are you master and servant doing? Do you know?" I don’t know that the roses of all colors in this rose garden are my mother’s favorite. I don’t know how much effort it took to grow such a large area. You are running around in it. What if you damage the flower branches? These flowers It's expensive, can you afford it!"
Lu Xiaoshu couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth inwardly. Roses have thorns, and people would avoid them if they saw them, so why would anyone take the initiative to touch them? Want to prove your thick skin!
This Wei Fangya really came to find fault again!
"Miss, don't be angry, we are all paying attention, and we don't dare to damage half of the flower branches! Today's weather is fine, and miss is coming to visit the garden?" Lu Xiaoshu said with a doggy smile.
Wei Fangya gave her a "hmph" and gave her a look. Seeing that she was so respectful to her and called herself "Miss" instead of "Miss Wei", she obviously put her own posture very low, so she felt a lot better , and his face looked better.
"I want you to talk too much if I visit the garden or not? This is Marquis Marquis Mansion, I can do whatever I want!" Wei Fangya raised her chin proudly, looked at Lu Xiaoshu and said, "What were you doing just now?"
When Lu Xiaoshu saw her asking, he immediately hesitated, looking very embarrassed.
"What? How dare you not tell me if I ask you!" Wei Fangya's temper flared up again.
"Miss, don't be angry!" Seeing this, Lu Xiaoshu hurriedly laughed, then sighed softly, and said, "Uncle An has been suffering from cold for the past two days, and I have been worried about him! Pray for the sick relatives, but unfortunately there are few fireflies in this season, so I want to try my luck... "
"Fireflies?" Wei Fangya was stunned.
Lu Xiaoshu hurriedly said: "It's a kind of insect that can glow and dance. Before it grows up, it grows underground. I'm looking for it. I just want to find more, so that I can make Kongming lanterns and let them fly. I pray for Uncle An Get well early." Then he sighed softly, "Uncle An is so kind to me, this is the only thing I can do for him!"
Wei Fangya loves to be lively, so she rarely visits the garden at night, at most she walks in the small garden next to her own courtyard, and there are street lights everywhere in the small garden, and people come and go from time to time, where has she seen fireflies
Hearing what Lu Xiaoshu said about glowing, she immediately became curious, but ignored Lu Xiaoshu's talk about Miao Chuhe's illness, and just said: "Where are insects that can glow by themselves? It's not a candle! You are clearly lying! Oh, right , did you find it? Show it to me!"
Lu Xiaoshu hurriedly said: "How dare I lie to you, miss! I dare not say such empty talk... I found a few, but, at this moment, I can't see anything, I have to raise two Day and night will do!"
Wei Fangya insisted on seeing it, so Lu Xiaoshu had no choice but to take a small porcelain jar from Du Juan's hand, lifted the lid and let her come over to have a look.
I only saw a layer of soil inside, and a few insects crawled in the mud, but there was no light at all? She was immediately disappointed, and couldn't help but said again: "Can it really glow at night? Such an ugly bug can fly?"
"Of course!" Lu Xiaoshu nodded without hesitation, and said, "If you keep it for two days, it will change a lot! Not only can it shine, but it can also fly! Miss, maybe you don't know it? It looks almost the same!"
Seeing that Wei Fangya's face suddenly became a little ugly, Lu Xiaoshu hurriedly smiled and flattered: "Miss is the daughter of the Marquis Mansion, of course, such things that only rural people know, Miss will not know!"
That's a good word! How could she understand something that the country people understand? Wei Fangya thought so deeply, and then her face changed again.
"Kongming Lantern?" Wei Fangya couldn't help but asked again: "What is Kongming Lantern?"
You don't know this either! Lu Xiaoshu was overjoyed, and quickly explained again, saying: "At night, light up the lights and let them fly, fluttering in the sky, I don't know how beautiful it is!"
Wei Fangya imagined for a while, but still couldn't imagine it, so she said: "So you can do it?"
"Of course!" Lu Xiaoshu nodded quickly, and volunteered to say: "If Miss doesn't believe it, let's show it to Miss for one night!"
Seeing Lu Xiaoshu fawning on her, Wei Fangya showed a smug smile, nodded and said: "Alright, let's go, come to my place right now, just be a lady and show me!"
Of course Lu Xiaoshu agreed without saying a word, and together with Du Juan and Hong E, followed Wei Fangya back to her yard.
Wei Fangya suddenly said: "I think you're quite sensible, hmph, why were you so rude to Third Sister Lu that day?" Thinking about it, she couldn't help getting annoyed again, she glared at Lu Xiaoshu with a downcast face, and said, "Still I was taught a lesson by my mother because of the trouble!"
Lu Xiaoshu immediately called out to Qu, and hurriedly said: "Miss is wronged! I just asked her if she likes—"
"Ahem!" Wei Fangya coughed forcefully twice, then glared at Lu Xiaoshu again.
Lu Xiaoshu looked bewildered, and said in confusion: "Could it be, this, this question can't be asked? In our countryside—"
"Okay, okay!" Wei Fangya felt that she was playing the piano to the cow, and thought to herself that it seemed that she had been wronged. Country people speak vulgarly and carelessly, how does she know how valuable a girl's family reputation is? How can you ask such words casually? What an idiot who doesn't know anything...
"Then you can't do anything!" Wei Fangya softened her tone a bit, but she was still dissatisfied, and said, "It's all over now, Third Sister Lu has lost all face! She is my guest!"
When she talked about Lu Xiaoshu, she felt even more aggrieved, and couldn't help but said: "Miss, I'm really wronged! I don't know how I angered Miss Lu San, she chased me like crazy, I was so scared Terrible, I dodged instinctively, who knows... "
Wei Fangya was speechless for a moment, but that's not true, at that time it was obviously Lu Sanjie who was chasing and beating this girl, and this girl was just dodging. Speaking of which, I still did it myself first...
She also thought about it many times, and many times she couldn't figure it out. Third Sister Lu would never lose her composure like that on weekdays. What happened to her that day!
Lu Xiaoshu saw that Wei Fangya's face became a little unhappy when he was told that he was speechless, so he hurriedly smiled and said: "Miss is right, it was all my fault that day! Miss kindly invited me to visit the garden Hua, I ended up causing such trouble with my clumsy tongue and tongue! When Miss Lu San comes to visit again, I will definitely apologize to her!"
"Forget it!" Wei Fangya sighed, and said, "I can't blame you for what happened last time! Hmph, I'm afraid Third Sister Lu won't be here anytime soon!"
"Oh, that, that's really..." Lu Xiaoshu said, his face was full of guilt and regret, but in fact he was secretly happy. I thought, is there even a need to say this? She made such a big mess that day, how could she have the nerve to come again? I'm afraid I won't be able to visit the Marquis of Wugong's mansion for several months and half a year!
Du Juan and Hong'e, who were following behind, exchanged glances silently, and a smile flashed in everyone's eyes. Miss Xindao's verbal skills are truly unparalleled in the world! Where is Miss Wei her opponent? No wonder she gestured in the pavilion that day to tell us not to intervene. It turned out that she had already been concerned...
Wei Fangya felt that Lu Xiaoshu wasn't so annoying after her knot was untied, and went back to the yard with her, and asked what things should be prepared to make the Kongming Lantern? After Lu Xiaoshu said one by one, she immediately gave orders.
Who dares to neglect what the eldest lady wants? Soon, the thin red yarn, bamboo slices, and strings were all ready. Lu Xiaoshu explained and dragged Wei Fangya to do it together.
Wei Fangya reserved her status, originally she was unwilling, but couldn't help Lu Xiaoshu's eloquent persuasion and warm invitation, and finally couldn't help but also moved her hand.
It was only after I started doing it that I realized that it was very interesting, much more interesting than embroidery. So he was in a good mood, and he and Lu Xiaoshu felt more intimate.
"Okay! When it gets dark, let's put it away!" Lu Xiaoshu clapped his hands and heaved a sigh of relief. He couldn't help but sighed regretfully: "It's a pity that I haven't done it for a long time, and I don't know if I did it well. What! If it’s not good, let’s try again tomorrow!”
"Okay!" Wei Fangya looked at the fruits of her labor, and the more she looked at it, the more she liked it. She agreed with Lu Xiaoshu's words, and said with a smile, "Let's try a few more times, and it will be done!"
"Miss is right!" Lu Xiaoshu said goodbye with a smile.