"Miss."
Luo Qingzhou walked into the pavilion, bowed and greeted without looking away.
The attitude is the same as before, respectful but distant.
Qin Jianjia raised her head and looked at him quietly. After a moment, she nodded slightly, her flawless and beautiful face still as cold as snow.
The garden became quiet.
Xia Chan put away her sword and stopped where she was.
There was only the sound of the wind blowing.
Luo Qingzhou had no choice but to find a topic to talk about: "What book is the young lady reading?"
Qin Jianjia paused after hearing this, and said calmly: "The Great Yan Etiquette Law."
Luo Qingzhou glanced at the book in her hand, said "Oh", and didn't know what to say.
Qin Jianjia was silent for a moment, then looked up at him and said, "Have you seen it?"
Luo Qingzhou nodded: "I took a quick look at it. Since I don't need to take the imperial examination, I didn't read it carefully."
Qin Jianjia also said "Oh" and said nothing more.
Bai Ling, who was standing outside the pavilion, moved her lips, tried to hold back, but still couldn't help saying, "Son-in-law, since you are a scholar, I think you should read every book carefully several times. Although it won't be tested in the imperial examination, it is the etiquette and law of our country after all, and it will always be used."
Luo Qingzhou looked at her and said, "Basic etiquette is in other books and in daily life. We have been learning it since childhood. We don't need to memorize it carefully."
Bailing wanted to say something else, but Miss Qin glanced at her, and she could only say unhappily, "Oh, okay."
The pavilion was quiet for a while.
Luo Qingzhou said: "Miss, shall I start telling the story?"
Qin Jianjia nodded slightly and put down the book in her hand.
"Chanchan, come here."
He shouted softly to the girl not far away.
Xia Chan glanced at him, hesitated for a moment, lowered her head, and walked over.
Luo Qingzhou looked at her gently for a few seconds before continuing the story from last time.
It was almost dawn when he finally stopped.
The three of them listened in rapt silence.
When Luo Qingzhou said goodbye, they were still immersed in the story just now.
Bailing sobbed, "Guo'er is so pitiful. His arm was cut off by that bad guy Guo Fu. If aunt knew about this, she would be so sad."
Then he said, "Uncle, Guo'er is missing an arm. It will be inconvenient for him to have sex with his aunt in the future... Hey, where is Uncle?"
Only then did she realize that her brother-in-law had already left.
Luo Qingzhou returned to the Exiled Immortal Residence.
Xiaodie was sewing clothes in the room. When she saw him coming back, she said quickly, "Sir, Sister Zhu'er came to see you just now."
Luo Qingzhou frowned and asked, "Is the Second Miss coughing again?"
Xiaodie said, "No, Sister Zhu'er said that the young master promised her today that he would bring her something good to eat when he came back. She just said that she was very hungry and hadn't eaten dinner yet."
Luo Qingzhou's mouth twitched and he asked, "And then?"
Xiaodie said, "Then I went to the kitchen and got her a roast chicken. She left disappointed. Sir, did you promise Sister Zhuer what delicious food you would prepare for her?"
Luo Qingzhou did not answer, and said: "Let's go, it's getting late, let's go to bed."
"oh."
Xiaodie put her things down, packed them up, and followed him to his room.
The two took off their clothes, got on the bed, and crawled under the quilt.
Xiaodie leaned against his chest and said, "Sir, Sister Xiaotao came to see me today and said that the second young lady wanted to open a clothing shop and asked me to help design clothes."
At this point, she chuckled and said, "They think those bellybands and stockings were designed by me, but in fact..."
“You designed it.”
Luo Qingzhou looked at her seriously and said solemnly: "Xiaodie, don't talk too much, understand?"
Xiaodie said quickly: "Sir, I haven't told anyone else except Sister Qiu'er."
Luo Qingzhou's face changed when he heard this: "Qiu'er also knows?"
Xiaodie said weakly: "When we were in Mo City, Sister Qiu'er lived with me, and I... I couldn't hide it."
Luo Qingzhou thought about the scene of talking about stockings in the carriage today, and suddenly felt like a social dead end.
The girl Qiu'er must have been laughing at him in her heart at that time.
Xiaodie quickly added, "Master, Sister Qiu'er won't tell anyone else. She swore to me. And... and Qiu'er will serve you in the future, so she won't tell anyone."
Luo Qingzhou finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good."
Xiaodie hugged him and said, "Master, when will you let Sister Qiuer serve you? When we were in Mo City, Sister Qiuer was ready, but Master always ignored her. She must be very disappointed and sad."
Luo Qingzhou stroked her soft hair, kissed her forehead and said, "Wait a minute, at least until the young master and the second young lady get married."
Xiaodie raised her head and said, "Master, when will you marry the Second Miss? Master, do you not want to marry the Second Miss anymore?"
Luo Qingzhou was stunned when he heard this, and looked at her and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Why do you think so?"
Xiaodie hesitated for a moment and whispered, "Sir, the servants in the mansion have been discussing this privately recently. They say that since you passed the imperial examination and will pass the imperial examination in the future, and the Qin family has lost its title, you have begun to dislike the second young lady, and that is why you have not married her yet."
Luo Qingzhou frowned and fell into deep thought.
Xiaodie looked at him and said, "Sir, I don't think so. I know you won't abandon the Second Miss, but your marriage to the Second Miss has been delayed, so everyone has begun to doubt it."
"Sir, some people also say... also say..."
Luo Qingzhou frowned and said, "What else do you want to say?"
Xiaodie whispered, "Some people also said... the Second Miss's illness might not be cured. The Young Master has a bright future and will take the exam next year. He might be afraid that marrying the Second Miss would be... unlucky, so the Young Master... only..."
Luo Qingzhou suddenly sat up.
He felt that the matter seemed to be getting serious.
Don't blame others for thinking this way.
Now that the Qin family has lost their title and property, and he has just passed the imperial examination and passed the imperial examination, he and the second young lady have not yet married. Who wouldn't think too much
I guess the mother-in-law would think the same way, right
It’s just that his status is different now, and he has the background of the eldest princess, so no one dares to say anything about him to his face, right
Thinking of this, he suddenly lost his sleepiness, got up and dressed immediately, and said, "Xiao Die, you go to sleep first, I'll go to the second young lady's place."
Xiaodie was stunned for a moment, then quickly got out of bed and helped him get dressed and put on shoes. She said with a worried look on her face, "Sir, don't say that this is what the slave said. The second young lady will be angry."
"I know."
Luo Qingzhou looked serious. After getting dressed, he went out.
Soon we arrived at Meixiang Garden.
He hesitated at the door, then went forward and knocked.
At this time, I don’t know whether the second young lady has fallen asleep.
But if he didn't confirm it, he would definitely not be able to sleep tonight.
Zhu'er's voice soon came from the yard: "Who?"
Luo Qingzhou said: "Zhu'er, it's me."
Zhu'er ran over quickly, opened the gate, and asked in surprise: "Son-in-law? Why are you here at this time? The young lady has already gone to bed, you can't go in, because the princess and the young lady are sleeping together."
Luo Qingzhou was stunned for a moment, then he remembered that Princess Nangong did not go back today.
"Okay, that's fine. You should go to bed soon. I'm going back."
He didn't go in again and turned around to leave.
Qiu'er's voice suddenly came from the corridor: "Sir, is there something urgent? If so, I will go and wake up the young lady."
Luo Qingzhou looked at her.
Qiu'er was wearing a thin nightgown, with her pink bellyband showing underneath. She ran out without even having time to put on her shoes.
Luo Qingzhou paused and said, "It's okay, I'll come again tomorrow, you should go back to sleep."
At this moment, the window of the study next door creaked and suddenly opened.
Nangong Meijiao was wearing a snow-white fox fur coat and had her long hair loose. She stood tall and beautiful in the window, looking at Qiu'er in the corridor and asked, "Who's outside?"
She had clearly heard the voice and clearly knew who it was.
Qiu Er hurriedly said respectfully: "Princess, it's my son-in-law."
Nangong Meijiao looked towards the door and said coldly, "Wei Mo is still awake. If he has something to say, you can let him in and talk outside the window."
Qiu Er hurried down the stairs and said, "Sir, the young lady is still awake. If you have anything to say, you can come to the corridor and talk."
When Luo Qingzhou heard the voice of Princess Nangong, he dared not go in, and said quickly: "It's nothing important, I'll come back tomorrow."
After saying that, when he was about to leave, Nangong Meijiao suddenly shouted, "Luo Qingzhou, Weimo asked you to come in."
At this time, Miss Qin Er's gentle voice came from the window: "Brother Qingzhou, come in quickly..."
While Luo Qingzhou was still hesitating, Zhu'er had already grabbed his wrist, pulled him in, and then locked the gate.
Luo Qingzhou glanced at the window and had no choice but to walk over.
Zhu Er followed behind and whispered, "Master, you promised to bring me delicious food, so you can't go back on your word."
Luo Qingzhou was in no mood to joke with her, and said, "No more, Xiaodie ate them all."
When Zhu Er heard this, she immediately said aggrievedly: "Uncle, you... Then you can do it for me again. Uncle is a scholar, and a gentleman's word is as good as a horse."
Qiu'er hurried over and pulled her away, whispering, "Zhu'er, stop talking."
Zhu'er pouted, feeling very aggrieved.
Luo Qingzhou glanced at her and said, "I'll make it for you when I have time. I won't forget it."
Zhu Er immediately said, "Sir, please don't lie to me again."
Luo Qingzhou nodded and walked to the window.
Miss Qin Er had already put on her clothes. She was wearing a plain white dress and her long, smooth hair was loose. She stood in the window and looked at him with some confusion. "Brother Qingzhou, what's the matter?"
Luo Qingzhou glanced behind her.
On the beauty couch not far away, Princess Nangong was leaning against the bed, wearing a snow-white fox fur coat and holding a book in her hand. Her pair of snow-white, slender feet were revealed under the hem of her white nightgown.
One of the jade feet was still swaying gently beside the couch.
Luo Qingzhou retracted his gaze and whispered, "Second Miss, I want to confirm one thing."
Nangong Meijiao looked at him.
When he looked over again, her eyes fell on the book in her hand, and the snow-white beautiful feet hanging beside the beauty bed were still swaying gently.
Miss Qin frowned slightly and said, "Brother Qingzhou, please speak."
Luo Qingzhou whispered, "Second Miss, I want to know when we can get married? I want to confirm the date and notify everyone in advance."
Miss Qin Er was slightly startled when she heard this, and said, "Brother Qingzhou, are you here so late just to ask about this?"
Luo Qingzhou nodded and said, "Yes."
Miss Qin Er asked in confusion: "Did something happen?"
Luo Qingzhou paused and looked inside again.
On the beauty couch, Nangong Meijiao was reading a book with her head down. Her other snow-white and delicate jade foot was also placed outside the couch, hanging there, revealing a section of her white and slender calf.
Luo Qingzhou whispered, "Second Miss, if we don't announce the date yet, I'm afraid others will think too much. I'm afraid my father-in-law and mother-in-law will also think too much."
When Miss Qin Er heard this, she smiled slightly and said, "Brother Qingzhou, are you afraid that people will think that you don't want Wei Mo anymore?"
Seeing how smart she was, Luo Qingzhou became even more anxious and said, "Second Miss, let's set a date."
After a pause, he looked at the weak and beautiful girl in front of him and said, "Actually, I'm also afraid that the Second Miss won't want me anymore."
Qin Weimo looked at the tenderness in his eyes, and the smile on his face gradually faded. After a moment of silence, a firm light suddenly appeared in his eyes, and he said, "Brother Qingzhou, let's get married after the Mid-Autumn Festival, okay?"
Nangong Meijiao raised her eyes, a hint of doubt on her face.
"Mid-Autumn Festival?"
Luo Qingzhou was stunned when he heard this, and silently calculated in his mind that there were only four days left until the Mid-Autumn Festival.
He said quickly, "Second Miss, isn't time a bit urgent? We still need to inform Second Uncle and Fourth Uncle. They are still in Yangzhou. They probably won't be able to make it in time. How about postponing it for a few more days?"
Qin Weimo said softly: "Brother Qingzhou, we can just have a meal together. Weimo thinks we should not invite them."
Luo Qingzhou frowned upon hearing this and said, "Second Miss, before we left, Second Uncle and Fourth Uncle repeatedly reminded us to inform them in advance when we get married. If we don't invite them, when they find out, I'm afraid they will..."
Qin Weimo smiled and said, "It's okay. Weimo will ask Daddy to write a letter to them."
After a pause, she continued slowly: "Brother Qingzhou, we just came to Kyoto and we have offended the Empress Dowager. Daddy resigned his title and offended many meritorious families. Also, I don't know what the situation is with the eldest princess now. Weimo thinks that we should not hold a wedding in a high-profile manner to avoid attracting too much attention. We can just have a meal in the mansion, Weimo and Brother Qingzhou will drink a cup of wine together, accompanied by Daddy and Mommy, Sister and Xiachan, Xiaodie and Qiuer, and Sister Meijiao. Weimo thinks that's enough."
Luo Qingzhou pondered for a moment, frowned and said, "Isn't it too simple and too casual?"
Qin Weimo looked at him tenderly and said, "No, as long as I can be with Brother Qingzhou, even if we don't have a wedding, Weimo will be very happy."
Then, she bit her pink lips again, blinked her long eyelashes, and whispered: "Humble and pitiful Xiao Wei Mo, just wants to drink the wedding wine with Brother Qingzhou as soon as possible, and then enter the bridal chamber and be loved by Brother Qingzhou... She doesn't want anything else..."
Luo Qingzhou looked at her mischievous and shy expression, and his heart suddenly softened. He couldn't help but stretch out his hand, wanting to touch her face, but suddenly he woke up and took a look inside the room.
This time, Nangong Meijiao didn't have time to look away. She stared at him for a moment before looking away and lowering her head to continue reading the book.
Luo Qingzhou retracted his hand and said softly, "Second Miss, let's go and tell our parents-in-law tomorrow and ask them to prepare."
Qin Weimo's eyes were full of tenderness, and he said softly, "Yeah."
Luo Qingzhou looked at her lovingly for a while, and when he was about to leave, Qin Weimo suddenly said, "Brother Qingzhou, come in and sit for a while. Sister Meijiao just read a book and there are a few things she doesn't understand. Weimo doesn't understand them either. Brother Qingzhou can come in and help her explain them."
Luo Qingzhou was slightly startled when he heard this, and looked inside again.
Nangong Meijiao was lying on the couch at an angle, her body had turned around, and she was reading a book with her back to him, revealing her undulating and extremely seductive sexy curves behind her.
I saw her long hair falling like a waterfall, her slender waist, her round and firm buttocks, her long legs together and slightly bent, and her snow-white feet that were dazzling.
Even the thick fox fur could not hide her perfect and seductive figure.