苏青鸾话音刚落，就反应过来：沐行之说过，这屋子里虽然看上去只有松伯一个人照料“沐行之”的起居，然而实际上却有好几名在暗中伺机而动的暗卫。
“……”用暗卫去打水来给自己用，苏青鸾突然觉得实在是杀鸡用牛刀的行为。
约莫过了一盏茶的时间沐行之的目光看向门口：“水端来了，劳烦青鸾自行拿来自行取用吧？”
"Eh?" Su Qingluan turned abruptly. "When was the water brought in? You could see it?" How could she not have noticed? She thought everything was very quiet, she could even hear the chirping of insects outside the window, but when did the water come in?
Su Qingluan pushed the door open with a half-believing, half-doubting gaze. There was no one outside, not even a ghost. But she looked down at her feet. There was a copper basin, the water inside shimmering slightly in the dim candlelight outside.
It was obvious that the water surface was still slightly floating, and the person who delivered the water had just left.
Although she didn't see anyone, at least the person had made the trip for her own reasons. Su Qingluan whispered to the air, "Thank you~" and brought in the basin of water.
It’s not that she doesn’t want to speak loudly, but if someone hears her, she won’t be able to explain herself.
Mu Xingzhi was somewhat helpless: "It's only natural that I told them to do what they should do. There's no need to thank me for everything."
Su Qingluan put down the copper basin and looked at Mu Xingzhi: "Your order is one thing, but they did make this trip because of my needs. I should thank them."
"Are you like this at 'Su Ji' as well?" Mu Xingzhi looked strange.
"What?" Su Qingluan was confused.
"You should thank everyone who does something for you." Mu Xingzhi looked at the basin of water.
Su Qingluan nodded: "Isn't this a matter of course?" Accepting the kindness of others, or when others do something to facilitate you or meet your needs, you need to "say thank you". This is a habit that is engraved in Su Qingluan's bones and has been developed for more than 20 years.
She knew that in this hierarchical world, doing so seemed a little "strange", but she didn't think it was a big problem.
Perhaps seeing what Su Qingluan was thinking, Mu Xingzhi shook his head: "Qingluan is really not suitable to be a superior."
Although Su Qingluan was a casual person, she was not stupid. Moreover, Mu Xingzhi's words were not difficult to understand. She was stunned for a moment before reacting, "Are you saying that someone like me who thanks you so often is easy to be bullied?"
Facing Mu Xingzhi's obvious disapproval, Su Qingluan smiled easily: "Thanking is just a matter of etiquette. If someone does something for me, I won't lose a piece of meat or lose my prestige by saying thank you. As long as I establish clear rules and strictly enforce them, others will not dare to look down on me."
"You said it as if it was easy?"
"Why wouldn't it be easy?" Su Qingluan smiled slyly. "Reasonable people can naturally sit down and have a good discussion. As for unreasonable people, as long as you knock them down, they will naturally sit down and talk to you honestly. As long as you have the fists to knock them down and the weight to attract them, that's enough."
These words surprised Mu Xingzhi a little: It must be said that Su Qingluan's idea was very simple and crude, but effective. Although there were still many imperfections, it had to be said that this level was more than enough to open a shop in such a remote mountain village.
Seeing Mu Xingzhi looking thoughtful, Su Qingluan asked with a smile, "How about it? Are you fascinated by my beauty and wisdom?" After saying that, she made a wink.
However, it was obvious that this action felt completely different to the "old antique" Mu Xingzhi, who was separated by thousands of years of time and space. He raised an eyebrow and said, "Did you catch a cold on your face? Why did your eyelid twitch suddenly? Do you want me to take your pulse?"
"..." She was really flirting with a blind man! The corners of Su Qingluan's mouth twitched, and then she saw Mu Xingzhi's raised lips, and then she realized, "Well, you, you're up to no good again!"
Mu Xingzhi's expression was quite innocent. "Of course I know what you mean, Qingluan. I just don't understand why you suddenly closed your eyes, and only one eye at a time. Is there any deep meaning behind this action?"
"...Nothing, I'm going to wash my face..." Su Qingluan's mouth twitched: Generation gap! Time and space differences! Cultural differences! She was having it so hard!
Su Qingluan turned around, placed the basin of water on the washbasin stand, and began to "remove makeup" - fortunately, rouge and powder at this time were basically non-waterproof and could be removed with water. If there was a stubborn stain, she would use a little soap.
Although her face was a little dry after washing, it could be cured by applying some perfume. Fortunately, Mu Xingzhi also said that from now on, unless there were special circumstances, she could do whatever she liked with her makeup, so except for today, she could go out with a bare face again.
Thinking of this, Su Qingluan breathed a sigh of relief: After all, this lipstick contains cinnabar. Although what is applied on the face is not lead powder, I don’t know if there are any other things that are considered "banned ingredients" in modern beauty products.
It's okay to use this thing occasionally, but if she keeps hitting her face with it, she'll get heavy metal poisoning sooner or later!
Thinking about it this way, Su Qingluan felt that "Su Ji" was gradually getting on the right track. Apart from considering the launch of a new series of fruit jams, Su Qingluan had a lot of free time.
Originally, Su Qingluan used to use this time to create new dishes, but now after this incident, she feels it is necessary to create some safer beauty products - even if they cannot be mass-produced, she can use them with confidence!
Thinking of this, Su Qingluan evenly applied the flower-scented ointment on her face and hands, and immediately felt much refreshed.
Although she seemed to be on high alert at the beginning, Su Qingluan understood that Mu Xingzhi was an adult man who was much taller than her, and there was a clear gap in strength between them. So if he really wanted to do something, she would have no room to resist.
The sentence "It's no use even if you shout your throat out" is a joke, but it is also true.
After figuring this out, Su Qingluan completely relaxed, crawled into bed, and fell asleep in a short while - after all, she had started dressing up at dawn today and had been busy all day, which was very exhausting both physically and mentally.
Mu Xingzhi had only poured himself a bowl of water. Before he could even drink the water, he heard a quiet but cheerful snoring coming from the bed.
The man paused slightly with the tea bowl in his hand, then shook his head helplessly: "This person is really..." Should he say that she is careless, or that she trusts herself very much?
I have to say, Mu Xingzhi felt that this feeling was not bad.
The red candles on the wedding night must not be extinguished, symbolizing the longevity of the couple's union. So Mu Xingzhi only blew out the other red candles on the table, leaving only the pair of thick dragon and phoenix candles flickering in the night.
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