Chapter 154

Li Xiaoyao's mood was stable. He handed the stove to Dongping and gave it aside. He looked at Su Zicheng's calm face and ordered Dongping in a low voice, "Master, there are other important things to do tomorrow. Just stop at the Huaihua Hutong and let me down." Dongping's lips moved and glanced at the carriage quickly. He didn't dare to agree. Li Xiaoyao lowered his eyes and got into the car and sat opposite Su Zicheng. The carriage was as warm as spring. Li Xiaoyao breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "It's still warm and comfortable." With that, he took out the purple sand pot from the warm room and poured a cup of tea and handed it to Su Zicheng. Su Zicheng reached out his hand and took a sip. He looked at Li Xiaoyao. The mess was still numb. In his heart, he still didn't know where to start. Li Xiaoyao didn't wait for him to speak and said business with a smile: "I'll go to Zhuangzi early tomorrow morning to see how the preparation is for silkworm farming in spring. It's cold in Kaipingfu. Spring silkworms grow slowly, and silkworms grow slowly. This silk is good. If you work harder on the weaver, maybe we can really weave the best silk. In the afternoon Come back and see Mr. Liang. Shuisheng wants to try this year's Enke martial arts and ask Mr. Liang to guide the strategy and theory of war.

"Wei Shuisheng's immediate efforts are very acceptable. If he works hard on military tactics, it's not difficult to make a martial arts." Su Zicheng's casual gossip gradually eased and stabilized. The numbness was gradually suppressed by Li Xiaoyao's words and remained as if it had disappeared.

"Brother Shuisheng's handwriting is well. In the past, when we were in Taiping Mansion, he did a good handwriting and found a job as a bookmaker. At that time, several celebrities also specially ordered Brother Shuisheng to copy books for them." Li Xiaoyao smiled and said leisurely, "Brother Shuisheng wants to take the martial arts test, so Huwei Camp has to take half a year off first. He is about to discuss with him, and he will solve the test in February. Do you think it's better to take the test in the camp or participate in the test in Kaiping Mansion?"

"Just in the camp, Wei Shuisheng's bow is not bad immediately, and he can also be tested in the four armies. There is no need to transfer to Kaiping Mansion." Su Zicheng suggested that Li Xiaoyao was as good as the flow: "Then go to the four armies to take the examination. Brother Shuisheng has good skills, good handwriting and knowledge. He will definitely be able to pass the exam. After the New Year, the talents from all over the world who want to take the exam should enter Kaiping Mansion one after another. A year ago, I went to Shuitong University/Grandma and asked her to see if she could vacate some empty houses and stay. To lend it to those poor talents, I told her to simply let those talents teach the children to write words to pay for the house and food. Shui Da/Grandma also feels good•••••”

Li Xiaoyao's tone was peaceful with a smile and kept talking. Su Zicheng leaned back on the pillow with a relaxed face and listened with a smile. A peaceful and pleasant breath flowed out of Li Xiaoyao's words and filled the carriage. While gossiping, Li Xiaoyao paid attention to the movement outside the car. He only heard Dongping raise his voice slightly, as if he were talking to whom: "Is there a Huaihua Hutong in front of you?" Li Xiaoyao was secretly relieved, quickly closed his words, and said with a smile, "This should be Huaihua Hutong. After turning the corner, it is Liushu Hutong. I have a lot of things to do tomorrow, so I will get off here, and it won't delay me." Li Xiaoyao said, reached out to take his cloak, and stretched out his hand to lift the curtain to order Dongping. Su Zicheng suddenly straightened up and raised his hand to stop him and said, "I'll send you back. It's late. How can you go out alone?" Li Xiaoyao hurriedly withdrew his hand and did not quarrel with Su Zichengqian. He just nodded and thanked him, "Then how troublesome it is."

Su Zicheng looked at her and hesitated as if she wanted to say something. Li Xiaoyao had moved to the door of the carriage, picked up the curtain and looked out. Seeing the car turn into the willow alley, put down the curtain and said with a smile, "That's it, thank you, sir." As Li Xiaoyao said, he carefully put on his cloak. The car paused and stopped. The curtain was raised from the outside. Li Xiaoyao and Su Zicheng said goodbye and jumped off the car neatly without waiting for a good step. Su Zicheng followed Li Xiaoyao closely and almost got out of the car close to her. Li Xiaoyao didn't seem to know that Su Zicheng also got out of the car, and his head did not He walked back a few steps and went up the steps. Almost at the same time, the door opened inside. Wei Shuisheng was hidden in the shadow outside the door and let Li Xiaoyao look at Su Zicheng, who was not wearing a cloak and stood under the steps with his hands on his back. He looked at Li Xiaoyao like a question. Li Xiaoyao instantly glanced at him and motioned him to close the door. Wei Shuisheng closed the door and turned his head to look. With Li Xiaoyao, Li Xiaoyao yawned exaggeratedly and hurried back without waiting for him: "It's okay. I've been wandering for a long time. I'm tired! I'll go back to rest first. What time will I leave tomorrow?

"Chenchu••••••"

"So early," Li Xiaoyao yawned again and interrupted Wei Shuisheng. As he walked in, he continued to say, "I know. It's gone so early. I have to go back to rest quickly." Wei Shuisheng took her to the door of the half-mu garden with his hands behind his back. He watched her enter the yard, stood for a moment, sighed, and then turned back to rest with his hands behind his back.

Li Xiaoyao listened to the sound of the door closing behind him, took a long breath, and his shoulders suddenly loosened down. He pulled the cloak with both hands, slowly dragged his heels, and walked into the main room along the corridor.

Seeing that her face was not good, Wisteria did not dare to say much. It looked at her face and asked carefully, "The fifth master is tired. Let someone send more hot water in. Fifth Master will soak hot water for a while?"

"Hmm." Li Xiaoyao agreed, went to her clothes and turned into the clean room, soaked in a tall bath bucket, washed her hair, and whispered with her eyes closed, "I don't need to wait. I want to be alone." Danyue agreed, waved Liu Yun over, carefully added more than half a bucket of hot water into the bath bucket, and then retreated gently with Liu Yun.

Li Xiaoyao shrank into the bath bucket, raised his hand to cover his face, and tears gushed out like opening the gate, but he couldn't cry bitterly. He choked and gasped, hoping to flow all the grievances of his past and present life into this bucket of water. I don't know how long it took, the water in the bucket was almost cold. Li Xiaoyao cried out of his breath and did not open his mouth. He only knocked hard on the wall of the bucket. Danyue and Liuyun pushed the door in. Li Xiaoyao motioned to add some hot water and warm up his body before he came out of the bucket and changed into semi-old fine cotton clothes and trousers.

When Wisteria saw her come in, he hurriedly smiled and bowed his knees and reported, "Fifth Master, Nanning just sent a box here, saying that it was picked by the prince himself and let the fifth master see if he liked it." Li Xiaoyao sat on the kang and motioned Danyue to twist his hair while ordering, "Nanning has left?"

"I'm still waiting in the second gate, saying that the prince ordered that the fifth master likes it best. If he doesn't like it, the prince will choose something else to send." Wisteria held a half-foot square pear wooden box and handed it down in front of Li Xiaoyao and gently pushed it away. The box was three layers, full of various kinds of Fulu Shou three-color jade, with bracelets, pendants, pressure steps, etc. Li Xiaoyao stared at the dazzling three-color jade for a while, motioned the wisteria to put it away and turned his head. Looking out of the window, he weighed for a moment before telling him, "I choose the two you like and leave the rest to Nanning. Tell him that I have chosen the two favorites. There is no need to thank the prince in person tomorrow." Wisteria blinked, full of puzzled eyes but did not dare to ask more. He agreed with a smile, opened the box, looked at it, picked a moist and transparent three-color bracelet and a peony step, held it in front of Li Xiaoyao. Li Xiaoyao glanced his eyes and waved casually. Wisteria motioned Begonia to put away the two jade pieces, held the box and came out. The door called a little girl and hurried to the second door.

Nanning returned to Liang Wangfu with the box in his distress and replied, aiming at Su Zicheng, and carefully replied, "Miss Wisteria said that the fifth master said he was exhausted and took a rest after picking something." Su Zicheng pushed the box away, looked carefully, and with a seemingly 'um' sound. He gently pushed the jade ornaments in the box with his fingers, was silent for a moment and ordered, "Tomorrow morning, go to Ji Guzhai and ask the shopkeeper to send some colorful jade objects to me." Nanning lowered his hand and agreed. Seeing that Su Zicheng had no other orders, he quietly retreated to the side and waited with his hands. Su Zicheng sat for half an hour in front of the box of warm and shining emeralds before standing up and went to the inner study yard with a dark face.

Su Zicheng was extremely busy in the New Year. From the early morning of the second lunar month, he met Su Ziyi, the king of Ning. First, he visited several old ministers who had experienced several dynasties, then circled around the Guo family and came back to the Shui family banquet.

Li Xiaoyao and Li Zongliang went out of the city early in the morning and had a good time outside the city before they came back. There was no willow hutong, and he went to Mr. Liang's house to pay a New Year call to Mr. Liang's house. Mr. Liang naturally agreed. The two drank tea, talked about the anecdotes of the court of the State of Wu for a long time, and drank good tea. Good day, Li Xiaoyao left.

The next day, on the third day of the first lunar month, Shuiyan had already sent people to send a post and invited the Li brothers and sisters to go to the house to watch the opera banquet. Li Xiaoyao, Li Zongliang and Wei Shuisheng discussed it. Mrs. Mrs. Fan and Mrs. Sun had filial piety and could not go out. Except for her, only Sister Zhang could go. After discussion, they went to the Shui family to play wine that day. In addition to the four brothers, it is Li Xiaoyao and Sister Zhang.

Li Zongliang and others rode a horse. Li Xiaoyao and Sister Zhang took a car. They were starting from Liushu Hutong. At a good time, they arrived at Jingjiang Houfu. Shuiyan came out and picked up Li Zongliang and others in. Li Xiaoyao and Zhang's car entered the second door from the side door. Li Xiaoyao jumped out of the car. Shuilian led a 14 or 45-year-old Duan Ling. Long, a little girl with a sweet and clean face greeted her. The little girl looked at Li Xiaoyao and Sister Zhang curiously. Shuilian took two steps forward to salute and introduced with a smile, "This is the eldest daughter of Jingjiang Mansion. She is fourteen in our family, with a single name of cherry." Shuilian was about to introduce Li Xiaoyao and Sister Zhang to Shuiying. Shuiying bent her knees lightly and stopped Shuilian's words with a smile: "I know, this sister must be Li Wuye! Fifth sister, I admire you the most!" Shuilian hurriedly pulled Shuiying. Shuiying spit out the tip of her tongue quickly, turned to Sister Zhang, smiled and bent her knees to salute: "I saw the eldest sister last time, and the eldest sister looks much better than last time we met." Sister Zhang returned the gift with a meticulous smile, and several people gave way all the way into the inner courtyard.