boudoir

Chapter 147
"I don't know the little prince is here, please forgive the crime of disturbing each other."

She blessed him with blessings, just like treating an ordinary visitor.

Du Rui looked at her cuffs silently, and tore the ribbon on her hand into two pieces.Subconsciously, she wanted to reach out to catch her hand, but she stopped in the middle of the air.He coughed and looked away, gestured and said: "You raise your hand, and I'll wrap it up for you."

Liuli figured out what he meant, that he wanted to use the tape to wrap up her cuffs, so as to cover up the stains.It's a good way to think about it. The color of the ribbon is similar to the color of the clothes. If both sleeves are wrapped with ribbons, it can also be used as a special decoration.Then he raised his hand and reached out to him.

Du Rui's fingers were very slender, but they were not slender for a person of his age, and they even had some calluses on them.The sage favored martial arts, so even the disciples of the royal family could more or less learn some martial arts. Judging from his skills that night, maybe it was just for practicing martial arts.He wrapped the ribbon around her wrist a few times, then tied a small plum knot on it, and said, "That's all right."

Liuli raised her hands to look at it, and found that it was wrapped very carefully, as if a plum blossom was specially decorated on the cuffs, so she said with satisfaction: "It really solved my urgent need. Thank you."

She raised her head and looked at him with joy, only to find that the bun on top of his head was bald, and the ribbon was actually the hairband of his bun, so torn into two pieces, it was useless thing.Seeing him like this, Liu Li felt a little embarrassed, and said, "It's not right for you to go out like this. Actually, you don't need to do this, it makes me feel like I owe you—"

"You gave me a bloody hole last time." Du Rui touched the small soybean-sized scar on his forehead, interrupted her, and said, "To be honest, you owe me a lot."

Liuli was stunned, feeling even more embarrassed, "I'm really sorry about that."

Du Rui looked at her and hummed slightly: "Stupid girl."

Seeing that he didn't seem to really hold grudges, Liuli secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then remembered that if he married Yuhua and became relatives in the future, he would inevitably meet again, so she changed the words and said casually: "Why are you here? I just thought there was no one here. Fortunately, you are not someone else, and you have seen my embarrassment long ago. If someone else bumps into me, I'm afraid I will lose face."

She smiled.After all, it was a little unnatural because he had never talked to a man of his age in private like this.

Du Rui stood opposite her three steps away, looking at her thoughtfully.

Liuli felt that seeing him this time seemed a little different, and she didn't know if it was because of Yuhua, so she felt that it was inappropriate to stay with him like this any longer, so she said, "Let's go." Even more out of proportion, why should she call him "we" together?If it was Yuhua who said so.Then he hesitated again, and looked up at him, afraid that he might misunderstand.

Du Rui was also afraid that outsiders would catch him and her here and cause gossip. Before he decided to propose marriage at home, he had to restrain the urge to see her.Just now when she said that he was not an outsider, he was already very excited, now when she saw that she proposed to leave, he made a gesture and raised his foot, and seeing her stop again in a blink of an eye, he couldn't help asking: "What's the matter?"

Liu Li smiled and said: "Young Master, let's go first. Going out together like this is outrageous."

Du Rui thought about it, so he nodded and said, "You go first. I'll wait until you leave."

Liuli didn't argue with him about this, so she put away the silk and headed towards the main courtyard.

Du Rui suddenly caught up again, "It's not that you don't know my name, you will call me by my name next time, and you are not allowed to call me Xiaoshizi."

Liuli paused for a long time before replying vaguely.Next time, they don't know when they will meet next time!

Sure enough, no one noticed that Liuli's makeup was inappropriate during this journey. When she returned to the main courtyard, all the female guests had already gone to have a meal. My aunt accompanied me to dinner at Anxi Hall, while Mrs. Liang and Mrs. Qi went to accompany the guests.

Liuli went back to the Yishou Garden and went back to her room, changed her clothes, combed her hair again before coming out.Rui'er couldn't help asking why she was in this state after going to the fourth room, and when she told about Yan Hua's madness, Rui'er lost her temper.Seeing that there were two extra straps in the clothes she changed, he asked, "What is this?"

Liu Li turned her head and said, "I used it to cover my sleeves temporarily."

Rui'er said: "Do you keep it or throw it away?"

Liuli thought of Du Rui, if he threw away the tape, it would seem that he had lost all his heart, so she bit her lips and said, "Keep it." As soon as she said that, she felt her heart beating wildly. , it is tantamount to giving and receiving with him in private, besides, he will still be Yuhua's man in the future, what does it mean to keep it like this?Then he made up his mind again: "Throw it away."

Seeing that she was so hesitant, Rui'er didn't look like her usual, in case she wanted it again in the future, she didn't listen to her, took the belt to wash and put it away.

After the luncheon, most of the guests had already left, except for a few close ones who stayed behind to accompany Yanhua to the sedan chair.After the banquet here, when the sun is setting, the procession to welcome the relatives should come, and most of the guests who have left are also preparing to go to Fengyuanbo's mansion for a dinner.

At dusk, Uncle Feng Yuan, who was about the same age as He Xiuyuan, led the welcoming team to knock on the door. Amidst the zither, gongs and drums, Yan Hua finally got on the sedan chair honestly and went to be her uncle and wife.Nie cried until his heart broke, even though he was suspected of being a play, Liu Li could see some truth from it.Without Yan Hua, He Xiuyuan is now getting closer to Aunt Feng, Nie's future life may be a little bit more lonely than before.

With Yanhua's marriage, the mansion seems to be quieter again, because there are fewer and fewer girls, and dinner parties are no longer the grandeur of a whole table in the past.

As the days slipped through the autumn and entered the deep winter, the old lady became more and more difficult to move, and the time to get out of bed became longer and longer.Liuli made a rough calculation, and from the time she came back to the present, the old lady hadn't entered the Buddhist hall for more than three months.Because lying on the bed is not as convenient as being under the bed, and there is always a need for people, the number of waiters in the main courtyard has increased. Liuli also brought Chunxiang back, and together with Hongmei, Lvhe and Dongmei, was in charge of the old lady's decoction.

As the days went by, the old lady fell asleep longer and longer. If she wasn't woken up, she would sometimes be able to sleep for seven or eight hours.When I was awake, sometimes I would listen to Liuli talk about the rumors outside, and sometimes I would listen to her read scriptures.Although everyone didn't say anything, they knew in their hearts that the old lady's days were really numbered.Liuli wanted her to leave comfortably, so she made an agreement with Shuhua and the others to let them come to the Anxi Hall to talk with her from time to time. She seemed to ignore her, but Liuli could feel the deep hatred under her brows.

Du Rui now often comes to He's house, even when Liuli went to Wutong once, she happened to see his back when he was going out.It's just that his marriage with Yuhua hasn't been put on the agenda yet, and he doesn't know when it will be.

In order to take care of the old lady, Liuli has already greeted Guo Xia, and temporarily suspended her class, at least after this period.Guo Xia is still indifferent to Liuli now, but she can also perceive that this unsmiling female teacher has actually broken herself many times. If she really only regards herself as an ordinary student , it is not worth her doing so.Liuli had an in-depth chat with her in the Wutongyuan study about her thoughts on the He Mansion, and Guo Xia finally gave her four words: seek victory while maintaining stability.Liuli pondered the deep meaning of the words and used them as admonishment.

It has been snowing heavily for the past few days, and the old lady is coughing more and more. When Liuli waits with a spittoon in the morning, she suddenly finds that the sputum is red with blood!Qingshang couldn't help letting out a low cry, scaring her so much that she almost dropped the spittoon to the ground.When the old lady heard the movement, she said, "What's the matter?" Her voice was so weak that it seemed that she was only breathing.Liuli tried her best to stabilize her mind, and replied: "It's nothing, but I almost slipped, Qingshang made a big fuss."

The old lady remained silent and closed her eyes again.

Immediately after Liuli went out, she called someone to invite Wu Yinzhong. Wu Yinzhong came to the back and looked at the spittoon solemnly, then took the old lady's pulse, but remained silent for a long time.Liu Li signaled him to the outside room, and asked, "We already know what the situation is, and Doctor Wu may as well speak up if he has something to say."

Wu Yinzhong said: "That's two or three days."

After all, Liuli couldn't help being stunned, suppressing her sore nose, and said, "Is there any way to make her feel more relaxed these days?"

Wu Yinzhong sighed, "I'll give her two needles. But it can only make her more comfortable, it won't prolong her life."

Liuli nodded, stood up and let him into the house.

After getting the needles, the old lady became more conscious. Liuli fed her half a bowl of rice porridge at noon, and showed her some newly embroidered shoe uppers.The old lady came back early in the afternoon, Liuli told him what Wu Yinzhong said, he sat down on the teacher's chair, as if suddenly aged ten years, and it took a long time before he came into the old lady's room.

All the rooms also quickly learned of the news. The Liang family, the Qi family, and the Nie family have been going to Anxi hall more and more frequently in the past few days. Talk for a while.

The day when the heavy snow stopped was Xiaonian, when the sky was bright, the old lady woke up suddenly, and her voice was very clear: "Where is Liuli?"

Liuli was warming rice porridge by the stove, when she heard the call, she immediately got up and went to the bed, the old lady said: "Help me to sit up." Liuli hadn't helped her to sit up for two months, seeing that she was in good spirits, unexpectedly Overjoyed, she quickly called Qingshang to help her up carefully.The old lady said: "Grandpa and the others, are they still in the mansion?"

(End of this chapter)