Chapter 116: Lip Injury
The wife of the Duke, Wang, usually manages the Chunhui Hall.
Chunhui Hall is located on the west side of the Duke's Mansion, but the entire courtyard is built with its back to the wall, and its front faces east.
Wang didn't like too many flowers and plants. There was an empty space paved with bluestone in front of Chunhui Hall. Although it was bare, the sunlight was extremely bright.
Xu Shuyao used to like the brightness here, but today she found it unusually glaring. As she walked up the stairs, she couldn't help but cover her eyes with her hands.
"Mother!" An unusually clear male voice came.
Xu Shuyao was startled and turned around to see Xiao Jinyun, the third son of the Xiao family.
After staying in the mansion for these days, I heard that I will be going to the border soon.
Wang has been anxious to find a marriage partner for her son, but no one likes the older one, and the younger one is also following suit, saying they'll see about it in two years.
Xu Shuyao lowered her head and called out, "Third cousin!"
In fact, Xiao Jinyun is only one year older than her.
Although Xu Shuyao has been following Director Wang in recent months, she rarely sees the two young masters in the yard. Today is the first time.
Xiao Jinyun also looked at her and said, "Cousin Xu!"
Then he smiled and said, "I heard you picked mulberries yesterday?"
After entering the temple with everyone else, he found an excuse to leave. The place was noisy and he was dizzy from the scent of sandalwood in the temple.
It was only later that I heard about this cousin Xu from my fifth brother.
Xiao Jinyun has been at the border for the past two years, and he has a kind of free and easy temperament that is not found in other men in the capital.
He couldn't say much to his dark and cold brother, and he didn't get along much with his second and fourth brothers, but he had more interactions with his straightforward fifth brother.
He recalled his fifth brother's words: "Cousin Xu picked mulberries, and we each tried one, and our mouths all turned black..."
Before he could finish his words, his fifth brother started laughing.
In Xiao Jinyun's previous impression, the young ladies in the capital were too reserved.
The second young master's wife was like this. The servant next to the second brother said that she ate like a kitten. This cousin Xu had previously given him the impression of being the type who was well-behaved and never showed her teeth when smiling.
Unexpectedly, she did not listen to the Buddhist chants, did not believe in Buddha, but instead took a unique approach to go to the temple to look for wild fruits.
Xiao Jinyun couldn't help but look at the young lady in front of him. She was covered in a soft glow of morning light, and her face was peaceful and beautiful.
But the whole person gave off an air of keeping strangers away, as if he were a tiger, which was completely different from the Cousin Xu described by my fifth brother.
Xu Shuyao thought of the camel bone carving that she still dared not wear, and replied, "My maid took it off." Then she pointed to the two maids behind her.
The nobles were used to seeing young ladies who were knowledgeable and interesting, but they also hoped that they would be different from the others.
Xu Shuyao had no intention of attracting attention, but she was ultimately unavoidable.
Xiao Jinyun was not angry, but became more interested.
But at this time, Wang had already walked out of the inner room.
He first said to his son, "Finally you know why you came to me."
Xiao Jinyun smiled awkwardly, and looked up to see that the young lady had already gone to the flower hall inside.
Wang and her son were discussing the young ladies they liked. Occasionally, their voices could be heard in the flower hall. Xu Shuyao was moving the beads on the abacus without any confusion.
Xiao Jinyun was stunned when he heard the crackling sound inside.
Wang glared at her son and asked, "Did you hear that clearly?"
Xiao Jinyun said with a playful smile: "I'm listening!"
But I listened to this for the whole morning.
Wang was talking until her mouth was dry. She drank a sip of tea and went back into the flower hall to take a look at the accounts that Xu Shuyao had managed. She told her to go back and rest for the day.
As soon as she left, Xiao Jinyun walked out of Chunhui Hall.
Originally, Xu Shuyao was walking very fast, but when she saw Xiao Mo in front of her, she deliberately slowed down her pace and stood side by side with the person who followed behind her.
When Xiao Jinyun saw his elder brother, he stopped.
Xu Shuyao bowed slightly. She felt the other person's gaze on her was as scorching as the midday sun, but she did not look up.
As the master and his servants passed by, the Third Young Master's exaggerated voice came from behind, "Brother! How did you hurt your lip?"
Qiao Wei glanced at her master and saw that Xu Shuyao had no expression on her face and even took a step forward without any hesitation.
Back to the past, Xiao Mo looked at his younger brother and frowned, "What have you been busy with these days?"
Seeing that the figure ahead was already far away, Xiao Jinyun felt a little regretful. "It's nothing, it's just those things. You know, mother always talks about those things when she sees me."
"What things?" Xiao Mo asked again.
"Propose a marriage." Xiao Jinyun said truthfully.
Xiao Mo smiled faintly and said, "This is a good thing. If you settle down sooner, mother will be at ease sooner."
Xiao Jinyun muttered, "What's the point of these ladies from wealthy families? Big brother is talking about me, but what about you?"
Xiao Mo smiled casually: "Didn't I get abandoned?"
Xiao Jinyun knew that he was talking about the marriage with the Shen family, but why did he look so annoying?
How could his elder brother be the one to be abandoned unless he didn't want him anymore?
But look at him now, he is acting like a victim, which is really infuriating.
So, Xiao Jinyun puffed out his chest and said righteously, "Brother should know what's going on better than me. But your marriage is still unsettled, so how can I, as your younger brother, step forward?"
This sentence made the guards and servants beside him burst into laughter.
Xiao Mo was choked by his third brother, but he didn't seem angry. He twitched the corner of his lips and brought it to the wound, which was a little painful.
Seeing this, Xiao Jinyun asked again, "What did you do? It's impossible for you to bite yourself. Could it be that you were bitten by a woman?"
The speaker may not intend it, but the listener may take it seriously.
When he mentioned women, he wanted to go over to his brother and take a look.
Xiao Mo avoided it, his eyes swept across the face of the guard beside him who couldn't help laughing, and said lightly: "It's a cat."
Xiao Jinyun was just talking casually, saying that his elder brother was not interested in women.
There are several beautiful maids in the room, but he has not moved at all, and there has been no news of him having any contact with any woman.
Is it a cat?
But how did the cat hurt its lips?
Scratching with claws?
Then it really knows how to choose a place!
As he left, he looked back at his brother and reminded him, "I'm leaving now. Don't forget to apply some medicine when you get back!"
Seeing him walk away, Xiao Mo turned to look at his guards and said calmly, "You two, go to the martial arts arena and lift the stone lock for two hours."
It was noon, the sun was shining brightly, Wuying looked up at the sky and suddenly felt that life was even more harsh than the sun.
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