After lunch the next day, Luo Yihui accompanied her sister to draw patterns in the yard.
The eldest sister was very clever and skillful. She drew the pair of butterflies vividly, chasing and playing. When it was Yining's turn to draw, the picture on the paper was a pair of fat butterflies, flying weakly.
Xuezhi, Xu's mother and others all laughed when they saw it, but Yining was very satisfied. It was good enough for a child to draw a fat butterfly.
She decided to use this pattern to embroider a handkerchief for herself.
The maid came over and said that the third young master had returned and was heading towards the main house.
After hearing this, Yi Ning put down her brush and asked Xue Zhi to carry her down. Luo Shenyuan went to Dingzhou to check the accounts at the pawnshop that Old Lady Luo had left for her. She was so happy to welcome him back. Besides, her elder sister was watching over him.
As soon as Luo Shenyuan walked into the wing room, he saw the little girl get off the round stool and run towards him, stretching out her little hand and looking at him expectantly.
He looked down at her, seemingly unresponsive.
Yining blinked and called out, "Third Brother."
Did she want him to hug her?
Although I hold her in my arms on weekdays, I rarely see this little girl asking to be held.
Luo Shenyuan leaned over and picked her up, and Yining gestured for him to carry her to Luo Yihui.
Luo Yihui held considerable authority in the mansion, and her wedding was a grand affair, with a dazzling display of red and red, spread over three days and three nights. Luo Shenyuan often witnessed her defending Yi Ning, whether she broke things, scolded the maids, or argued with the other girls. As long as Luo Yihui was around, no one dared to say a word about her sister.
Yi Ning leaned over his shoulder and asked him, "Third brother, how is the pawnshop in Dingzhou?"
Her little hands were around his neck, and there were bursts of warmth when she spoke, which was very intimate.
But she was probably so happy because her elder sister was back.
Luo Shenyuan said calmly: "The pawnshop is managed by the Zhou branch that my grandmother brought as a dowry. Now their business is booming." He tightened his arms around Yining slightly, walked up to Luo Yihui without putting Yining down, and calmly called Luo Yihui "Elder Sister".
Luo Yihui used the tea lid to stir the tea leaves and looked up at Luo Shenyuan.
The last time I saw him, he was still a taciturn, illegitimate son. Now, when I saw him again, he had become Luo Shenyuan, the top scholar in the Northern Zhili Province. He had lost all his humbleness. He wore a dark blue robe, a piece of mutton-fat jade hanging from his waist. His posture was like a pine tree, calm and composed, with a kind of transcendental aura.
He was very indifferent towards Yining, but when Yining turned her head to talk to him, he protected Yining's small body with his arms to prevent her from falling accidentally.
Luo Yihui pointed to the round stool next to her and asked Luo Shenyuan to sit down.
Yi Ning knew that Luo Shenyuan would always bring her something when he came back from going out, so she reached into his sleeves and started digging.
Luo Shenyuan frowned as he looked at her. He paused and asked, "Yining, what are you doing?"
Yining had already touched something and took it out. It turned out to be a small box, the size of a palm. It was lacquered and carved with auspicious clouds and auspicious animals. When it was opened, it contained a beautiful jade lock.
The style is different from before, maybe it’s not for her.
Yi Ning thought of the various snacks Luo Shenyuan often brought her, and felt a little embarrassed. What if this was really a gift from her third brother? Wouldn't it be ridiculous for her to take it? She smiled and said, "Third brother, what is this?"
"Since you've found it all, I brought it to you." Luo Shenyuan adjusted his cuffs and said helplessly, "Don't rummage through my sleeves next time."
This little girl must have been born with a dog's nose now. She can find things even without smelling them.
Yi Ning finally got down from Luo Shenyuan's arms, holding the box. She was afraid she would really make her third brother angry. Seeing that the girls around her were all trying to hold back their laughter, she showed the jade lock to Luo Yihui: "Eldest sister, do you think this jade lock is good?"
Luo Yihui glanced at it and said calmly, "You have so many jades in your room, which one can you wear? Although the carving is average, the jade quality is good. You can play with it."
Yi Ning's heart tightened when she heard this. Luo Yihui was clearly still wary of Luo Shenyuan. Playing with a piece of jade meant that it was worthless...
She looked at Luo Shenyuan, who just drank a sip of tea and said nothing.
"Mother Xu, it's getting windy. Take Yining inside and put on another coat." Luo Yihui said, "I brought back a few coats for her. I'll let her try on the aquamarine one."
Luo Yihui wanted to talk to her third brother alone.
Yi Ning didn't linger, following Mother Xu into the warm room to change clothes. A master's duel would determine the outcome in a matter of moments. Luo Shenyuan and Luo Yihui were both incredibly intelligent, so she had already done what she could. The rest depended on whether they got along.
Mother Xu found the aquamarine one from the box and gave it to her to change. Songzhi came over with the box and asked, "Sister, should we put this in the storeroom?"
Yining was about to nod, but suddenly thought for a moment and said, "Let me take a look first."
Songzhi opened the box and handed the jade lock to her. Yining played with it for a moment before noticing the character "目" (eyebrow) carved in seal script on the bottom of the locket. The handwriting was that of her third brother. She wondered what jade craftsman's work was so poor, and it turned out he had carved it himself.
He didn't even say anything. If she hadn't been paying attention today, it would have been put into the warehouse.
Yi Ning asked Song Zhi to put the things in the dresser drawer. When she finished dressing and walked out, she overheard her eldest sister discussing tea ceremony with her third brother. They asked, "Whatever tea leaves, the more they are rinsed with water, the better the flavor." It seemed Luo Shenyuan was a master of poetry and tea ceremony. Luo Yihui, who loved Junshan Yinzhen tea, asked him how to best store it, as the flavor always changed when she kept it that way.
Are you done talking so quickly?
Yi Ning walked over and found her third brother holding the paper with her drawing of a fat butterfly. But he said calmly, "It's better to put it in a sweaty bamboo tube. Ordinary wooden containers may not be able to preserve the fragrance."
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