Chapter 107 Little Fool
The maids under the eaves saw how confident he was and covered their sleeves to sneer at him.
The leading maid was speechless. After choking for a long time, she called out, "Come here, kick them out!"
Seeing the guards coming with sticks, the Wen siblings felt ashamed and ran away in shame.
Sleeping room.
Wen Xingluo saw them running away through the window screen and couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
She hated these people who always came to the palace to harass her mother, and she also hated them for competing with her for her mother's love.
She looked at Wei Si.
Wei Si was sitting opposite, stroking a painting of "Spring Mountains and Rivers".
Wen Xingluo thought about it, then quietly stretched out her delicate fingertips and tentatively touched Wei Si's hand.
When Wei Si looked over, she raised her aggrieved almond eyes and whispered, "I drove my brother and sister away and forbade them to come see you again. Will mother be angry with me?"
Wei Si held her chin and looked curiously at the little face that looked exactly like her own.
She thought the little daughter was very interesting.
The little girl waved her tender claws and fought for the treasure. After she got it, she deliberately put on a pitiful look, as if she was the one being bullied.
This reminded Wei Si of the concubines in the deep palace of the past who were very capable.
But for those who have experienced the destruction of their country and the demise of their family, "capable of means" has never been a derogatory term.
Wei Si couldn't help but curl her red lips and walked over the small Buddhist table that was placed across the middle of the Arhat couch.
Under Wen Xingluo's astonished gaze, she held her little face and gently kissed her between the eyebrows.
rear window.
Xie Jing tiptoed to peek inside. Seeing this scene, he immediately beat his chest and stamped his feet, wailing, "Wuwuwu, Sisi has never kissed me before!"
Xie Guanlan stood under the loquat tree with an expressionless face.
He came to talk to his father about Mu Shangming, but as soon as he arrived, he caught his father hiding under the woman's window and peeping.
What's the difference between the dignified King of Zhenbei and a pervert?
If Wei Si really was of that status, let alone kissing him, there was no way she would like a rough guy like him who had barely read any books.
He was too lazy to expose Xie Jing's daydream and glanced at the window from a distance.
Behind the window, the autumn light and shadows were scattered and long. The girl's face was held by her mother, who gently kissed her between the eyebrows.
Although the silhouette was blurry, he could still capture the girl's instantly tensed body.
Nervous, helpless, yet happy.
He pinched the loquat leaves hanging from the branches.
For some reason, when he looked at Wen Xingluo like that, he felt that the autumn wind blowing through the loquat tree also had a hint of sweetness, as if the loquat leaves had been brewed into syrup.
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On the way to Yangcheng, Xie Guanlan was riding a horse in a red robe and a gold hairpin, holding the reins with one hand and casually glancing at the carriage.
The long wind blew up the flowered curtains. The interior of the car was very spacious and carefully decorated to be cozy and comfortable. Hot tea and various cakes and fruits were placed on the low table in the middle. The little girl covered her eyebrows in a daze, her almond-shaped eyes were dark and clear, and a happy arc was raised on her lips.
Cuicui chattered a lot beside her, but she didn't hear a word she said.
Xie Guanlan knew what she was thinking.
The little girl was still savoring her mother's kiss.
He curved his lips and whispered, "Little fool."
Wen Xingluo suddenly looked out the window.
Their eyes met.
She didn't miss Xie Guanlan's whisper, she just arched her eyebrows at him and smiled sweetly.
The autumn sun fell into her pupils, melting into honey-like amber.
So sweet.
Xie Guanlan withdrew his gaze and tightened the reins calmly.
When the convoy arrived in Yangcheng, Mu Shangming personally went outside the city to greet them.
Cuicui curiously lifted the curtain and peeked in. She couldn't help but turn back and say to Wen Xingluo, "This Governor Mu looks like a scholar, very elegant! He was so polite to our prince, and all the officials in Yangcheng followed him out to greet him!"
Wen Xingluo turned a page in the history book in his hand without looking up. "When the Overlord of Chu hosted the Hongmen Banquet to entertain Emperor Gaozu, he was also very polite."
Cuicui was surprised. "Miss, are you saying that Governor Mu invited us to a banquet with bad intentions?"
Wen Xingluo closed the book and said, "Although my elder brother brought a small group of people with him this time, they are all his trusted elites. Even the driver who drove us is a top expert in Shu County. This shows that this journey is full of dangers. Cuicui, when we enter the prefectural mansion, we must be very careful. Any food brought into our room must be tested for poison first."
She didn't want to hold Xie Guanlan back.
Cuicui nodded cautiously as if facing a formidable enemy, "I will definitely remember this!"
The carriage slowly drove into Yangcheng.
The coming-of-age ceremony of the young lady from the prefectural government is scheduled for the day after tomorrow, and tonight is the welcoming banquet.
At dusk, Wen Xingluo first changed her clothes and put on makeup in the boudoir where she was staying, and put on makeup carefully.
When he pushed the door open, he saw Xie Guanlan waiting under the eaves with his hands behind his back.
Hearing footsteps, he turned around and his eyes fell on the golden butterfly she pinned on her temples. His eyes softened slightly, "Are you dressed?"
Wen Xingluo didn't expect Xie Guanlan to wait for her specially.
She asked, "Brother, have you been waiting for a long time? Why didn't you send the maid in to urge him?"
Xie Guanlan walked with her to the main hall and said calmly, "Women should not be hurried when dressing. Men have the obligation to wait quietly."
Wen Xingluo looked at him in surprise.
The young ruler of the Xie family, who comes from a wealthy family and holds a high position of power, doesn't even know how to put on makeup, yet he still knows to wait patiently for his daughter to get dressed?
She chuckled, her tone tinged with liveliness, and she boldly teased him, "I didn't know that my eldest brother was so aware."
Xie Guanlan fiddled with the amulet around his waist.
This was taught to him by his mother when he was young.
My mother came from a prominent family and would always dress up whenever she went out. At that time, my father was ordered by the court to go on military campaigns outside for years and had no time to accompany my mother. So whenever my mother went out shopping, she liked to take the young him with her.
He watched his mother dressing in front of the mirror. Although they were wearing similar hairpins and earrings, she always liked to compare and try them on over and over again. This made him very anxious, and at a young age he learned to pace anxiously around the room.
His mother looked at him in the bronze mirror and teased him, "Lan'er is so impatient. What will happen if she marries the Crown Prince's wife in the future? You can't just leave her behind and go to the banquet before she finishes dressing, right?"
At that time, the young boy replied coldly: "I don't like playing with girls. I don't want to marry the Crown Prince's wife."
"Fool!" His mother tapped his forehead with her finger. "Just because you don't like playing with them now doesn't mean you won't like it when you grow up. Remember, patiently waiting for a girl to dress up before going out is basic etiquette for princes and nobles. If you meet a girl you like in the future, don't be as impatient as you are today."
Although Wen Xingluo was only his sister and not the girl he liked, the virtue of patiently waiting for a girl to dress up had long been ingrained in him.
Xie Guanlan glanced at Wen Xingluo.
The girl's eyes were full of charm and she was dressed very beautifully.
He said, "Ningning's makeup looks beautiful today. It's worth the wait."
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