In the early morning, everything is quiet. Light gradually penetrates the eastern sky, slowly revealing a fish belly white, as clean as an ink painting drawn with light ink, slowly outlining the vibrant morning light.
A new day has begun.
The first ray of sunlight in the morning shines from Dingyuan Marquis Mansion and Weiguogong Mansion on the east side of Gonghou Street to Linhuai Marquis Mansion. The red bricks, green tiles, and flying eaves and corridors are pleasing to the eye.
The maids in Linhuai Marquis's mansion moved in an orderly manner between the backyard, the corridor and the hanging flower gate, helping their master to get up, preparing breakfast, sweeping the yard, and starting a new day's work.
The little maid Baozi also entered the young lady and her husband's bedroom early and helped her young lady get up and wash.
Today, the little maid Baozi has more dark circles under her eyes than yesterday. She has two dark circles under her eyes, like a little panda.
Last night, she was on duty in the suite and suffered from insomnia again.
"Shh..."
As the maidservant Baozi entered the master bedroom and was about to pay her respects to the young lady, she saw her young lady sitting on the bed. She stretched out her slender jade fingers and placed them between her cherry lips. She made a gesture to her to keep quiet, and then her slender jade hand gently pointed to the pillow of the embroidered bed.
The little maidservant followed the young lady's finger and saw her own son-in-law still sleeping soundly on the bed.
Very rare.
My brother-in-law, who usually gets up very early, is now still sleeping soundly, as if he has been tired for a long time.
Compared to the sleeping Zhu Ping'an and the chubby little maid with dark circles under her eyes, Li Shu was very energetic, and in a very different way.
In the eyes of the little maid Baozi, her young lady seemed different this morning. She felt that the young lady was more beautiful, her face was more lustrous and elastic, her skin seemed whiter, brighter and more delicate. The whole person was like a ripe peach, so juicy that it seemed to be dripping with water.
"Be gentle, let him sleep a little longer."
Li Shuxing's eyes were full of desire as she looked at the sleeping Zhu Ping'an. Her pretty face was flushed. She gently tucked the corner of the quilt for Zhu Ping'an, slightly opened her cherry lips, and spoke in an inaudible voice to the little maidservant.
Uh-huh
Hearing this, the little maid nodded, and then quietly helped her young lady to get up.
Hiss...
When the chubby little maid helped Li Shu get out of bed, Li Shu put her feet under the bed. When she stood up, she felt a dull pain somewhere. It hurt every time she moved. She couldn't help biting her lips and letting out an alluring moan. Thinking of a bad boy who had kept her awake again and again last night, she couldn't help but give a reproachful look to the sleeping person.
In order not to wake Zhu Ping'an up from his sleep, Li Shu let the little maid Baozi help her go to the outer room to wash up.
"Miss... ... "
When the little maidservant Baozi was helping her mistress to wash and dress, she looked at her mistress as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
"What's wrong, Huaer?" Li Shu saw the expression of the little maid Baozi in the mirror and asked softly.
"Miss, you, you seem a little different today." The chubby little maid looked her mistress up and down again and nodded her head.
"What's different?" Li Shu's pretty face flushed slightly, and her watery eyes glanced at the little maid.
"The young lady seems to be more beautiful now, and her skin is better too..." the chubby little maid said affirmatively.
"It's so early in the morning, has your little mouth been smeared with honey?"
Li Shu raised her cherry lips, stretched out her slender jade hand and pinched the chubby face of the little maid, and teased in a tender voice.
The chubby little maid looked at her mistress, as if she had something to say but hesitated.
"What's wrong again?" Li Shu asked the little maid with her watery eyes.
"Just now, the young lady walked a little strangely..." The chubby little maid hesitated for a while and said with her head down.
Li Shu's pretty face suddenly turned red when she heard this...
Zhu Ping'an in the master bedroom slept until after noon before slowly waking up. He opened his eyes and found that he was the only one left in the bedroom. The bead curtains were drawn on the windows, blocking the sunlight outside. The light in the room was very suitable for sleeping.
The unique scent of Li Shu still lingered on the pillow, it smelled very nice.
get up
His legs felt a little weak, and Zhu Pingan shook his head. It seemed that he had to be more restrained in the future and not be greedy. He didn't feel anything when he went crazy last night, but he didn't expect that there would be sequelae after waking up...
Looking at the position of the sun outside, it should be past the hour of Chen. I didn’t expect to have slept for so long. This was probably my first time to sleep in.
"My uncle is up."
When the little maid Baozi saw Zhu Ping'an coming out of the bedroom, she stood up and greeted him. Her little face was red and her eyes looked a little unnatural.
"morning."
Zhu Ping'an didn't notice the look in the maid Baozi's eyes, and nodded with a slight smile.
When Zhu Ping'an finished washing up, breakfast had already been set up in the living room. Zhu Ping'an looked at Li Shu, who was being helped to wash her hands by the little maid Baozi, and knew that the girl was waiting for him to have breakfast, and he couldn't help feeling touched.
After sitting down, looking at the radiant, beautiful and energetic Li Shu, Zhu Ping'an felt that it was a bit unfair. This girl was in a mess last night, like a puddle of spring water, but today she was so radiant and even more charming, as if she had taken a lot of tonic.
My legs are still a little weak right now.
"Idiot, sit down and eat. I can't be eaten as a meal." Li Shu saw Zhu Ping'an staring at her and couldn't help but rolled her eyes and said angrily.
The breakfast is light, hearty and nutritious.
A stack of steamed buns, six side dishes, and a bowl of vegetable and beef soup immediately awakened Zhu Ping'an's appetite.
Especially there was a stack of familiar pickled cucumbers on the table, which made Zhu Ping'an's appetite even greater. He took a bite and found it crisp and refreshing, and a good appetizer. The taste was very familiar, but there were some differences from the ones made by his mother Chen, but it was much more delicious.
"My son-in-law is in for a treat. These are the pickled cucumbers that the young lady learned from the lady at home. She also asked the cook who is good at pickling vegetables for advice, improved the method, and added several nourishing ingredients to make a small jar of them." Baozi, the little maid, said as she served the dishes.
"You're too talkative."
Li Shu glanced at the little maid with her watery eyes and said something scolding, but there was not much blame in her voice.
"It tastes really good. I am really blessed."
Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly, and took over the words of the little maid Baozi, praising the pickled cucumbers.
"My mother-in-law said you loved to eat it, so she insisted on teaching me. We can't let the cooks at home sit idle." Li Shu pouted proudly and waved her hand indifferently, with a proud temperament all over her body.
Zhu Ping'an smiled but didn't point it out.
Before they finished their breakfast, two little girls walked quickly into Tingyu Pavilion, holding a document with a red seal in their hands.
The two little girls ran into the yard, shouting breathlessly:
"Miss, son-in-law, the official document from the Ministry of Justice has come down. The chief steward sent someone to deliver it to the second gate. Madam Zhang received the document and brought it to us."