Qingbo Gate Bai Mansion!
Standing in front of the Bai Mansion, staring blankly at the vermilion gate in front of him, Xu Xian became hesitant again. He asked himself again and again, should he go in or not
Yesterday, unable to resist his sister's questioning, Xu Xian repeated the story of his encounter with Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing at West Lake. After knowing that he was in love with Bai Suzhen, his sister and her husband encouraged him to pursue Bai Suzhen. This morning, before leaving, his sister's words were still ringing in my ears: Just say you are going to get an umbrella, which is fair and aboveboard, and you can also test the Bai girl's attitude to see if she is interested in you. If she is, you can propose to her. In this kind of thing, the man always has to speak first, Hanwen, you can't hesitate!
No hesitation! Yes! No hesitation!
Xu Xian took a deep breath and secretly gave himself a big heart: I am a man, even though we have only met once, it is not impolite to come to visit someone. Thinking of this, he felt more confident, clenched his fist and stepped up the steps, he gritted his teeth and knocked on the door knocker.
In the bedroom, Bai Suzhen heard the noise outside the door and was slightly surprised, "Qing'er, listen, it seems someone is knocking on the door." After a pause, she whispered, "We don't know anyone in Qiantang, who would come to our door so early in the morning?"
"Who knows!" Xiaoqing naturally heard the knock on the door, but she thought it must be some unimportant people, so she didn't bother to pay attention to it and continued to concentrate on completing the painting in her hand.
"Sister, don't move. I haven't finished the painting yet." She looked up at Bai Suzhen. She was about to take a closer look at her facial features before starting to retouch the portrait, but she saw Bai Suzhen looking down and calculating something with her fingers.
"It's Xu Xian!" Bai Suzhen raised her eyebrows in surprise.
"Ah? How come that guy came to my house so soon?" Xiao Qing was in a bad mood. She glanced at the portrait that was about to be completed and complained dissatisfiedly: "He really knows how to pick the time. He didn't come earlier or later, but at this time!"
Bai Suzhen shook her head and said with a smile: "Okay Qing'er, since they are guests, let's invite them in first." Then she was about to get up and open the door.
"Oh, sister, I say you should just stay in the room." Xiaoqing put down her pen, stepped forward and grabbed Bai Suzhen, saying, "Then let me take care of Xu Xian."
Bai Suzhen hesitated and said, "But if someone comes to visit me personally, wouldn't it be rude for me not to show up?"
Xiao Qing rolled her eyes and said, "Then let me ask you, have you ever seen a young lady from a wealthy family open the door for others as a doorman?"
"This—" Bai Suzhen was stunned, then smiled: "Yes, Qing'er, you are thoughtful."
Xiao Qing said proudly, "That's right! So I'll take care of it, sister, you can rest assured. I'll go meet Xu Xian right now."
Bai Suzhen nodded and said worriedly: "Qing'er, this Xu Xian is my lifesaver, you can't treat him badly."
"I got it." Xiaoqing turned and walked out. Just as she reached the door, she suddenly turned back, walked to the side, took down the umbrella that Xu Xian had borrowed that day from the wall, and then slipped out of the room.
Xiaoqing arrived at the hall, called the five dragon envoys to her, and instructed them, "Bai Fu, Hei Mian, listen carefully. There is a man named Xu Xian outside. He is my sister's savior. The Bai Mansion has a large mansion, so we must have a few decent servants. I want to turn you into mortals for a while. Are you willing?"
The five dragon envoys said in unison: "Just follow the princess' orders!"
Xiao Qing frowned and reminded them, "There are not as many rules as in the Dragon Palace here, so you don't have to be so polite. Also, from now on, the five of you can just call me Xiao Qing. I am just a maid in the Bai Mansion." She glanced at Bai Fu and said, "After the transformation, Bai Fu will be the housekeeper here. The four of you have to listen to him, and he has to listen to me. Do you understand?"
"I understand."
"Okay." Xiao Qing nodded with satisfaction and said, "Then I will change your appearance now!"
Xu Xian knocked on the door for a long time, but no one answered. He was getting anxious, not knowing whether to leave or stay, when the door suddenly opened. A handsome young man looked Xu Xian up and down, then bowed and asked, "Excuse me, sir, who are you looking for?"
Xu Xian saw that the young man had an extraordinary appearance and was polite, unlike the doorman of an ordinary family. He did not dare to be rude and bowed quickly, saying, "My dear brother, my surname is Xu and my name is Xian. I have come to visit your young lady and Xiaoqing. Please help inform them."
"So it's Mr. Xu. Sister Xiaoqing has already given instructions that if you come, you must not be neglected. Please come in with me." Heimian suppressed his laughter and said seriously, then turned around and led Xu Xian into the mansion.
Xu Xian followed Heimian, looking at the exotic flowers and plants, pavilions and towers in the Bai Mansion, and secretly smacked his lips in his heart. Just when he saw the Bai Mansion from the outside, he knew that such a high-walled courtyard and a mansion with a single door and a single household were not affordable for ordinary people to live in. Now that he entered the mansion and saw the luxury inside, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: I'm afraid the imperial palace is no more than this? This Miss Bai is really from a noble family! Thinking of his own family background, Xu Xian's eyes dimmed.
Xu Xian followed Heimian through the corridor and into the main hall, where a handsome and calm-looking young man came up to him.
"Blackface, this husband is—"
"Butler Bai, this is Mr. Xu Xian, he came here specially to visit Miss and Miss Qing."
"It's Mr. Xu. I, Bai Fu, greet Mr. Xu." Bai Fu bowed to Xu Xian and said, "I am the steward of the Bai Mansion. Mr. Xu, please take a seat first. I will go and invite Miss Qing to come out."
"Thank you very much. It's a great trouble."