Chapter 19
Han Yunkai happened to be staying at home today, staying in his room reading. When he heard his third sister's maid, Ye Hu, say that the third and Lan sisters had invited him over, he couldn't believe his ears. He asked incredulously, "Who did you say the third sister and they wanted me to come over?"
Ye Hu repeated: "Ms. Ran."
This is strange! Yunkai put down his scroll and stroked his chin. The little girl from the Lan family has been really disliked him lately, avoiding him like a leopard or a tiger. Occasionally, when he'd meet her and was about to say hello, she'd pretend not to see him and turn around and walk back. I wonder what grudge she holds?
But now she actually asked the maid to come and invite him. He was very curious about what big thing it was that made the little girl from the Lan family not even bother to be angry with him.
He said to Ye Hu, "Go back and tell them I'll come over after I change my clothes."
Since he wasn't leaving the house today, he only wore a single coat and wide-leg pants. It would have been fine if he was just going to see his third sister, but it would have been a bit inappropriate if there were guests.
Yuyan asked Yueming, "Why do you insist on wearing Western clothes? Dai clothes look great too!"
Yueming said with a bitter face, "You think I haven't tried? I can't tie that skirt securely." Seeing Ye Nan holding the skirt, twisting it a few times or folding it in half and tying it around her waist, it would stay in place even when she was working. When she put it on and took a few steps, the skirt fell straight to the floor. She decided not to embarrass herself.
Yuyan couldn't help laughing: "You are not yet experienced, once you find the key points it will be easy to put on."
Yueming declined the offer of the tube skirt, but was intrigued by the intricate patterns on it. Recalling the tube skirt Yintai wore during the Water Splashing Festival, she curiously asked, "Do you have any particular rules for wearing tube skirts? The tube skirts Yintai wore during the Water Splashing Festival were so long, like a dress."
When it comes to tube skirts, Yuyan has a lot to say: "The tube skirt of Yintai is only worn by the nobles of Jingdong. It is called the gold thread lotus skirt. The hem of the skirt is embroidered with a row of lotus flowers with gold thread. Common people can't wear that kind of skirt."
Yueming asked again, "Then the open-collared shirt that Yin Tai usually wears is also the Jingdong style?"
Yuyan compared her slanted-collar buttoned top: "Yes! We all wear this kind of thing."
Yueming leaned over to take a look and said, "This is similar to the Han people's top, but yours is too short."
Yuyan covered her mouth and laughed: "You are such a little girl, it looks good in this way! The waist is the waist, the chest is the chest."
Yueming suddenly remembered Yunan's enchanting figure when she sang Zanha that night, and said awkwardly, "I'm not ashamed to ask such questions, but you bring up these things to make fun of me."
Ye Hu came in to report that the third young master had changed into clothes suitable for meeting guests and would be here soon.
Yuyan smiled and said, "I just asked about a tailor, but my devil of a mess took it so seriously. You must have a lot of face."
Yueming felt that this was really hard to continue. She said with a serious face, "Second Young Master is so polite, it shows that he is well-educated. What does this have to do with my face?"
Yuyan laughed and sighed, "The second brother has been good to you since he was a child. He had a green walnut in his hand that no one could coax away, but you smiled at him and he gave it to you. But you are greedy and dared to bite the walnut without even peeling it. You cried because you were numb, and the second brother got beaten."
Yueming was stunned. This Han Er had been causing trouble for her since she was little. She half-believed and half-doubted, "That's impossible. Why can't I remember this happening?"
Yuyan rolled her eyes at her and said, "You were only two or three years old at that time. What can you remember?"
Yueming shamelessly said, "As long as I can't remember it, I'll just assume you made it up."
Yuyan laughed angrily and pretended to hit her, but the maid called out at the door: "Second Young Master."
She looked at her with a half-smile: "What a timely relief!"
Before Yueming could refute her, the maid opened the curtain and Han Yunkai walked in. Because Yehu had previously mentioned changing into his attire for the occasion, Yueming took a closer look at him. He wore a white stand-up collar shirt, a royal blue round-necked tunic, and a dark brown long tie underneath. His clothes were formal, but he was wearing no socks at all, his feet simply treading on the floor. He must have come in slippers.
Yun Kai stood with his hands behind his back and asked them seriously, "I wonder what you two ladies want from me?"
Yuyan said with a smile: "I don't have anything to offer, I just want to ask you for a couple of small favors."
Yunkai didn't ask what he needed to do. He sat down on the chair next to Yueming, took the painting from the table, looked at it, and asked, "Where did you get this?"
Yueming said nothing, Yuyan said: "Yueming painted it for me."
"Oh." Yun Kai raised an eyebrow in surprise. She had said she liked painting before, and I thought she was just saying it, but I didn't expect she could actually paint a few strokes. He took another look at it, put it back on the table, and said to Yue Ming, "It's a very good painting."
Yueming twirled her fingers secretly at the praise from her rival: "I just drew this when I was bored. Second Young Master, you're too kind."
Yun Kai seemed to be possessed by the Han Tusi, and squinted his eyes and said, "It's a good painting, but you have to say those boring things. You Han people are hypocritical."
Yueming... I'm being self-deprecating, hypocritical ass. These two siblings are best at killing conversation.
Yuyan handed him the painting and said, "This is the first thing to do. Help me get a frame for it."
Yun Kai didn't say whether he agreed or not. He just carefully rolled up the painting that Yu Yan had casually stuffed into his hand and asked nonchalantly, "What's the second thing?"
"The second thing is to call your tailor to make two summer dresses for Yueming."
As soon as Yunkai entered the door, he found that Yueming was wearing a navy blue dress with a large collar that had been sprayed wet the other day, but she was not wearing a white scarf today.
The little girl was so vindictive, and she was probably going to have no more clothes to wear if she was still wearing this dress that could evoke hatred. He called out to Feng Xiaosai, who was standing outside the door, and asked him to ask the tailor Yan to come in.
Feng Xiaosai looked a little embarrassed, but smiled and said, "Second Young Master, you forgot that Tailor Yan went back to Mengning during the Water Splashing Festival and won't be back until after the Dragon Boat Festival."
Yun Kai was startled; he had completely forgotten about this. After a moment's thought, he said to Feng Xiaochong: "Go and see if his apprentice has gone with him. If he is still here, let him do it!"
Feng Xiaosai replied "yes" and went out to find someone.
Yun Kai turned to Yue Ming and said, "Just make two sets for now as a last resort. Tailor Yan is definitely better in terms of craftsmanship, as he can even make cheongsams. Wait for him to come back and fill in the missing pieces."
Yueming said politely, "I'm sorry to trouble you, Second Young Master."
I thought Yunkai would just say a few polite words and end the conversation, but Yunkai nodded seriously: "I did put some thought into it. How do you want to thank me?"
Yueming... She felt herself speechless more and more since entering the Tusi Mansion. I was just being polite, why did you take it so seriously? Didn't the ancients say that gratitude goes unacknowledged? You just moved your lips, and you acted like you were going to kill me for it. What on earth was your intention? Were you malicious?
People have to bow their heads under the eaves. She took a deep breath and said generously, "When Tailor Yan comes back, I will treat you and the third young lady to make a new set of clothes."
Yuyan was the first to object when she heard this: "I don't wear Western clothes."
Yueming wanted to bang his head on the table. "I treated you as a close friend, but you were the first one to pull my feet when I climbed the tree. I was going to get rid of your shameless brother, so why did you join in the fun?"
Seeing Yueming's face full of anger but gritting his teeth to hold back his curses, Yunkai was delighted. He snapped open his folding fan and waved it with a dashing air. Refreshed! Mm--refreshed!
Yueming evened out his breathing and said to Yuyan, "Then I'll buy you a golden lotus skirt."
Yuyan's words had just come out of her mouth unconsciously; she hadn't really been asking for a thank-you gift from Yueming. She realized belatedly that there was some ambiguity in her words, and said to Yueming awkwardly, "You don't need to spend money on these. We have embroiderers and weavers in the mansion to support us!" Then, realizing she hadn't explained anything, she simply shut up.
Yunkai had no hope for his third sister's fighting ability, but he didn't want Yueming to get away with it. He raised his eyebrows and looked at her with interest.
Yueming felt really uncomfortable being looked at like that, so she decided to just let him go with a big bleed. Gritting her teeth, she held up two trembling fingers and said, "Two sets." She looked like she couldn't have more.
Seeing her stingy, Yun Kai almost burst out laughing. He covered his face with his fan to cover up a cough and pretended to lecture her, "You're so lavish at such a young age. What's going to happen to you in the future? I don't want any new clothes, just paint me a picture."
Yueming...I'd better make you two new sets of clothes.
Yueming resisted the urge to wipe her face with her hands in frustration and said hesitantly, "That's possible, but painting requires inspiration. I don't know what to draw for you right now. Even if I get inspiration, I don't know when I can finish it."
Yun Kai opened his mouth and blocked all her excuses, saying to her, "Just paint my little raccoon. It has grown up without a portrait of itself."
"Little raccoon?" What was that? Yueming looked at him blankly.
Yunkai smiled and explained, "Little Li Nu is a cat I brought back from Siam." He then lectured Yueming, "How did you get into school when you didn't even know Lu You's famous poem, 'Wrapping salt to welcome the little Li Nu, I will protect the mountain house with my thousands of books.'"
The poor student Lan Yueming...
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