The young man was tall and straight like a pine tree. The dark blue robe on him made him look noble and elegant. His eyes were as dark as the night sky, and they were filled with coldness. However, the corners of his mouth were curled up with a hint of casual mockery.
The word 'Madam' was so low and mellow that everyone present was intoxicated.
He Yan was the same. He only felt the place where his breath touched instantly stiffen. For a moment, he was speechless.
Eldest Miss Yan bit her lip and looked at Xiao Jue. She was half stunned and half jealous. Such a handsome man was actually married, and the one he married was the country bumpkin beside him? Why?!
Seeing that He Yan was silent, Xiao Jue raised her eyebrows and said in a gentler voice, "Did she bully you?"
He Yan was so shocked that he came back to his senses. Just as he was about to speak, Eldest Miss Yan spoke first. She said, "Young Master, I didn't bully anyone. I just took a fancy to the same clothes as this … young lady. "
When Eldest Miss Yan spoke to Xiao Jue, she was no longer as aggressive as before. She was so gentle that it was as if she was a different person. She couldn't bear to look away from Xiao Jue.
"But I clearly heard you say that our Young Madam has no money!" Lin Shuanghe wanted to see the world in chaos. He waved his fan and said, "Even I, the butler, can't stand it anymore."
Butler? The servant in green, who didn't dare to make a sound, was secretly shocked. He thought that it was a young master from some family, but he didn't expect it to be a butler. Oh no, oh no. This group of people had extraordinary appearances and auras. Could it be that some important person had come to Jiyang? He wondered if he had offended her just now.
Xiao Jue turned and asked He Yan, "Did you choose anyone?"
He Yan shook his head.
Eldest Miss Yan handed over the aqua blue dress that He Yan had taken a fancy to just now. She smiled and said, "If you really like this dress, I'm willing to part with it."
He Yan was speechless.
Was Xiao Jue's face so useful? This change in attitude was like a completely different person. He Yan thought sourly, "It's really advantageous to be good-looking."
Xiao Jue only glanced at her indifferently. She did not reach out to take it. Instead, she asked the waiter, "What's upstairs?"
"In reply to Young Master," the shop assistant replied while wiping his sweat, "Our embroidery workshop has a total of five floors. The third to the fifth floor are all women's ready-made clothes. The clothes on the fifth floor are the most expensive and are specially made for nobles. The price … is also higher."
"Bring out the treasure of your shop."
Miss Yan's face froze.
He Yan was also shocked. He tugged at Xiao Jue's sleeve and whispered, "It's okay, I'll just wear it casually …"
He Yan felt that it was inappropriate for her to choose the most expensive one based on her family's background.
Xiao Jue said calmly, "Shut up."
The shop assistant of the embroidery workshop was a talented person. He only said, "Please wait a moment." He immediately went upstairs. Not long after, he came down with a small box wrapped in soft satin. He placed the box on the round table in the room.
He unlocked the box and carefully took out a thin, pale white silk dress. The pattern of the dress was not complicated. It was not as flashy as the one just now. However, the sunlight shone through the window and shone on the dress. The original white color was actually refracted into a rainbow-like color. It was faintly discernible, like the scales of a mermaid. It was suffused with a faint blue-purple gold powder. It was thin and soft. It did not seem like an ordinary item.
"This dress is made of mermaid yarn. I dare say that this is the only one in Jiyang and Da Wei, not to mention the embroidery workshop. This mermaid gauze was bought from a merchant at a high price. The rest of the material was given to Her Highness, and the last bit was used to make this' teardrop gauze '. This was because under the sun, the dress would emit the color of a mermaid's tears. Dear guest, this is the treasure of our shop. "
Xiao Jue glanced at the dress in the shop assistant's hands and said, "It's barely passable."
He Yan felt that there was no need for so many fancy words. Wasn't it just a dress? What mermaid yarn? It was as if mermaids really existed in this world. It was just a gimmick. How could anyone believe it?
"How much is it?" Lin Shuanghe asked.
The shop assistant stretched out a finger and said, "100 gold."
"100 gold?" He Yan was surprised. "Why don't you just rob a bank!"
100 gold for a dress. This was too extravagant! She had not been so extravagant when she was a rich young master or madam in her previous life.
The shop assistant smiled and said, "Madam, don't underestimate this dress. Other than looking good, it is also a treasure. It can be used for self-defense. It is invulnerable and impervious to fire and water. 100 gold for a dress is a little expensive, but 100 gold for a treasure is already very cheap. "
"There's no need for that." Chi Wu whispered to Fei Nu, "Would a rich madam who can afford to wear this dress go through a mountain of swords and a sea of flames for no reason? There's really no need for that. "
"I'll take this one." Xiao Jue said calmly, "Pick a few other pieces. The ones on the fifth floor will do."
"Okay!" The shop assistant was overjoyed. It was not every day that he met such a generous customer. He decided to strike while the iron was hot and continued, "Dear guest, do you want to take a look at the jewelry in our embroidery workshop? This' tear gauze 'should be paired with a pearl peony hairpin, a pair of exquisite white jade pendants, and shoes of the same color. Our madam's rare beauty will not be wasted. "
He Yan, "?"
Xiao Jue said, "Choose as you see fit."
Eldest Miss Yan was stunned. He Yan felt that it was inappropriate. He tugged at Xiao Jue's clothes and pulled him towards him, saying, "It's too wasteful!"
Xiao Jue said calmly, "Let go."
He Yan immediately let go of her.
Just as Xiao Jue had said, the shop assistant went to pick out a few pieces of clothing, a few pieces of jewelry, and brought over a small chest for everyone to look at. After counting them one by one, he closed the chest and said, "A total of two hundred gold."
He Yan almost fainted when he heard this.
Xiao Jue said to Lin Shuanghe, "Pay up."
Lin Shuanghe was shocked, "… Me?"
"Do you want me to pay? Housekeeper. "
Lin Shuanghe, "…"
He could only take out a banknote from his sleeve. He forced a smile and said, "Okay, I'll pay."
Just as he was about to hand the banknote over, Xiao Jue said, "Wait."
Everyone paused. He Yan was delighted. Why did she suddenly realize that she was too extravagant and wanted to turn back?
Xiao Jue looked at Miss Yan and smiled. She said slowly, "I forgot to ask if this lady is interested in the same box of clothing. If she likes it, I'm willing to part with it."
Eldest Miss Yan's expression was extremely ugly. Although her family was rich, she did not always bring 200 gold with her when she went out. Moreover, there were tailors at home who specialized in making clothes. It was difficult for her to spend 200 gold to buy things at a ready-made clothing store. This overly beautiful man … was clearly standing up for his wife!
She gritted her teeth and said, "Thank you for taking care of me. I … don't like it."
Xiao Jue nodded and ordered Fei Nu to put away the box. Just as she was about to leave, she looked at the other party and said, "Let me give you a kind reminder."
Everyone was stunned.
The beautiful man's eyes were gentle, but his tone was full of sarcasm.
"Your skin is too dark. The clothes from the embroidery workshop don't suit you. Go to another shop. "
When they reached downstairs, Lin Shuanghe was still holding his stomach and laughing non-stop.
"Hahahahaha! Huai … Young Master, your words are too harsh. Didn't you see that lady's face just now? Oh my god, if I were her, I wouldn't be able to sleep tonight! She has her heart on you. It's fine if you reject her, but you still have to be so sarcastic. Oh my god, hahahaha. "
He Yan also felt that Xiao Jue's actions were too childish. However, this wasn't what surprised her more. She caught up with Xiao Jue in a few steps and asked, "She wanted to take the clothes I chose just now because her skin is dark and she can't wear these colors?"
She knew it. It was her first time in Jiyang and she had no enmity with the other party. Why would she find trouble with her? Later, when she heard Xiao Jue say this before she left, she realized that perhaps the shop assistant had said "fair skin" when he was introducing the ready-made clothes to her, which made Miss Yan unhappy. There were such people in the world who would be jealous and hateful when they saw that someone else had something they didn't have.
"Aren't you very good at lying? Is that all you're capable of? "Xiao Jue's expression returned to indifference. She said disdainfully," Can't you tell that she's jealous of you? "
"How would I know that there are things about me that make people jealous?" He Yan muttered, "Especially when women are jealous of me."
It was common to be envied by men. They said that he was good at fighting, could run fast, and could drink a lot. So, this was what it felt like to be envied by women. In this way, she felt that women's jealousy was very cute. It was just a little quarrel and a little trouble, unlike men who would fight for the slightest thing.
Also … She asked Xiao Jue, "Am I very fair? Is that why she's jealous? Am I very fair? "
She often dressed like a teenager and was already used to it. Suddenly, she saw that her long hair was spread out. Although she was still wearing a teenager's clothes, her eyes were lively and delicate. She indeed looked like a young girl. Although she looked a little silly, but …
Xiao Jue looked away. "You look like a piece of charcoal."
He Yan was speechless.
Would this person die if she said something nice?
Behind them, the two newly bought maidservants in pink clothes were timid and did not dare to speak. Chi Wu looked at He Yan who was deliberately teasing Xiao Jue and rubbed her arms. She could not help but say to Fei Nu, "This He Yan, isn't it too fast for him to get into character? Look at him now, he's simply treating himself as a woman. I'm getting goosebumps. It's strange that he's acting like this. "
Fei Nu said, "See no evil, hear no evil."
When they returned to the inn, the two maidservants first looked at He Yan. One of them said timidly, "Madam, we'll go upstairs to tidy up your room first. Please wait for a while before coming up."
He Yan said, "… Okay."
When the two maidservants went upstairs, He Yan asked, "These are the maidservants you bought? They're too young! "
The two maidservants looked at most twelve or thirteen years old. He did not know if it was because they were that old or because they were too thin and weak, but they looked exactly the same. They were a pair of twins.
Lin Shuanghe answered, "We have no choice. Our Young Master is too beautiful. If we find someone around your age, it's inevitable that she'll have other thoughts. What if she climbs into our Young Master's bed in the middle of the night? It's safe and reliable to find someone who's young and immature. "
When He Yan heard this, he felt that Lin Shuanghe was simply a genius. What he said was very reasonable. Based on Miss Yan's reaction at the Embroidery Workshop, Xiao Jue's face and body were indeed enough to attract bees and butterflies. It was better to be careful.
Lin Shuanghe said again, "Although these two maidservants are young, I spent a lot of money on them. I say … "He suddenly reacted and looked at Xiao Jue." You insisted on bringing me to Jiyang not because you need a butler, but because you need a money bag, right? "
He Yan burst out laughing.
Lin Shuanghe was still bitterly reprimanding Xiao Jue's actions. "Do you know that what you're doing is very unkind? You bought clothes for your wife, maidservants, and an inn for her. Why should I spend money? It's not like they're mine! "
He Yan could not laugh anymore.
Xiao Jue said indifferently, "Why did you follow me all the way to Jiyang safely?"
"… Because you're here," Lin Shuanghe said. Nonsense, with Xiao Jue around, who would dare to block the road and rob them?
Xiao Jue did not deny it. "That's enough. Protection fee."
Lin Shuanghe said, "Protection … protection fee?"
He said, "Xiao …"
Xiao Jue gently shushed him and looked at the box outside. She raised her eyebrows and said, "Go and move the things, Butler Lin."
Lin Shuanghe had never won against Xiao Jue when it came to talking. He snorted, took out a few round things from his sleeve, and stuffed them into He Yan's hands.
He Yan was puzzled. "What are these?"
"I bought rouge and powder for my wife." Lin Shuanghe's attitude towards He Yan was very good. He said, "When we came to find you after buying the maidservants, we already met Cui Yuezhi's people. The Cui family had already arranged for the guards at the city gate. When they saw Qiao Huanqing's pass, they reported to them that we might have to stay at the Cui residence tonight. After thinking about it, you still need these. "
He Yan stared at the rouge and powder box in his hands and frowned. This was too difficult for her.
"I'm going to move the things." Lin Shuanghe waved his hand and leaned close to He Yan. He whispered, "Younger Sister He, dress up well. Let those blind people see how beautiful you are. I have high hopes for you. Tonight, you will be the most beautiful pearl in Jiyang City. "
He Yan, "…" Thank you so much.
A young maidservant's crisp voice came from the corridor. "Madam, Young Master, we have finished tidying up the room. You can come in now."
Xiao Jue said, "Let's go."
He Yan put away the rouge and powder and walked upstairs with Xiao Jue. When they reached the door of the room, they stopped and asked hesitantly, "You're going in too?"
Although they were husband and wife in name, but … were they going to stay in the same room? She still had to change her clothes. That was not good.
Xiao Jue looked at her as if she was looking at an idiot. After a while, she said, "I'm going to Lin Shuanghe's room. Call me when you're done."
He Yan, "… Okay."
She entered her room. The two maidservants retreated to the sides and looked at her with their grape-like eyes, carefully waiting for her orders. He Yan could not stand the maidservants' gazes. She sat down and asked politely, "What are your names?"
"My name is Cui Jiao."
"My name is Hong Qiao."
He Yan nodded. "Good name. Cui Jiao, Hong Qiao, I'm a little hungry now. Can you go to the kitchen downstairs and help me make some snacks? I want them fresh out of the oven. Just keep an eye on them, okay? "
The maidservants hurriedly nodded and said, "Okay, Madam. We will go now."
After Cui Jiao and Hong Qiao left, He Yan breathed a sigh of relief. She was not used to being served by others. Looking at the clothes and jewelry in the box, she felt a headache coming on. After thinking about it, she decided to wash her face first and wash her deliberately thick eyebrows.
Now that she was traveling with Xiao Jue, she did not deliberately darken her face to save time. She had covered her face for an entire winter in the Liang Province Guards, so her face was already white. There was clean hot water in the room. He Yan washed her face, wiped it with a handkerchief, and sat down at the table.
He did not know if it was because she was a year older, but Lady He's face was much more beautiful than a year ago. Her facial features were also more distinct. She used to be a charming little beauty, but now, the tackiness between her eyebrows had been washed away, and there was a trace of heroism and straightforwardness. Looking at her now, she was really quite attractive.
She had seen too many men's clothes, so she was not used to seeing a woman's clothes. He Yan picked up the wooden comb on the table and first combed her long hair. Her gaze fell on the pile of cosmetics that Lin Shuanghe had given her.
Rouge and lipstick … How should she use it? She could not remember clearly. She had used it a few times when she was Madam He. After that, she had maidservants to serve her, so she did not need to do it herself. She really did not know where to start.
She picked up the conch mayonnaise on the table. She would start with what she was familiar with.
He Yan moved her head closer to the mirror and began to seriously draw her eyebrows, one stroke at a time.
She had just finished drawing one when someone knocked on the door. He Yan opened the door with the conch mayonnaise in one hand. The moment he opened the door, he saw Xiao Jue.
He stuffed the box into He Yan's hands and said impatiently, "You forgot to bring your clothes."
He Yan slapped her head. "Yes! I almost forgot. "
She did not even bring the clothes that were worth two hundred gold taels, so why did she put on makeup? He Yan said to Xiao Jue, "Thank you."
Xiao Jue's gaze fell on her face. She was stunned and asked in disbelief, "What are you drawing?"
He Yan said, "My eyebrows! How's my skill? "
The corners of Xiao Jue's mouth twitched.
She was used to dressing as a man, so she naturally drew her eyebrows thick and thick. That was why she looked like a young man with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. Now that her long hair was loose and her face was dressed as a woman, she naturally had to draw a woman's eyebrows. He Yan drew the difference between a man and a woman — — she drew her sharp eyebrows into curved eyebrows.
Curved, thick, and thick eyebrows made it look as if there was an earthworm above her eyes. Moreover, it was the kind that was very fat.
Xiao Jue could not bear to watch anymore.
She grabbed He Yan's arm and dragged her to the basin. She said coldly, "Wash it off."
"Why?" He Yan raised her head. "I think it's quite good."
Xiao Jue looked down at her and sneered. "You think it's quite good?"
"Okay," He Yan said softly, "… … It's not very good."
But so what? She was good at what she did for men, but she was clumsy when it came to women. She did not do it overnight.
"Where are the two girls?"
"They went to the kitchen to prepare some food for me." He Yan quickly washed the eyebrows that she had drawn just now and wiped them dry with a handkerchief. She was discouraged and decided to go all out. "I only know how to draw eyebrows like this. Why don't …" She opened her palm, revealing the conch shell in her palm. "You do it?"
She was just joking. She did not expect Xiao Jue to look at her and reach out to take it.
He Yan was really frightened this time.
Xiao Jue walked over to the window seat and saw that she was not moving. "Come here."
He Yan instinctively walked over.
He said again, "Sit down."
He Yan sat down on the stool in front of her. However, she still felt that it was inconceivable. She asked, "Are you really going to draw for me?"
Xiao Jue glanced at her uneasy face and pursed her lips. She said meaningfully, "Are you afraid?"
"Afraid?" He Yan immediately sat up straight. "What's there to be afraid of? I'm just afraid that you won't be able to draw well. I'm just boasting. "
Xiao Jue sneered. "You worry too much. Sit down. "
It was warm in Jiyang in March. The sunlight shone in through the window and secretly climbed onto the young man's face. The handsome man, who was as pure as the spring moon, gently brushed her eyebrows with his slender fingers.
He Yan felt a little uneasy.
She had never thought that Xiao Jue would draw for her. She had never been so close to a man in her previous life. Even her husband, Xu Zhiheng, would not do this when they were newlyweds. In the eyes of others, a man drawing for a woman would be seen as a femme fatale and indulging in beauty. However, when Xiao Jue seriously drew for her eyebrows, she was mesmerized for a moment.
He Yan immediately realized that she was mesmerized and leaned back slightly.
Xiao Jue frowned. "Don't move."
She was stunned. Xiao Jue's hand had already clasped the back of her head and pulled her in front of him. In an instant, the distance between them shrank even closer than before.
This allowed her to see him more clearly.
Xiao Jue, who had lost his sharpness and coldness, looked exceptionally gentle at this moment. His eyelashes were thick and dense, and they drooped down, covering half of his dark pupils and covering the coolness in his eyes. He sat lazily, and his facial features were peerless. His thin lips were bright red, and it was tempting to keep staring at them.
She remembered a rainy night in her previous life. If she had known that it was him, if she could see and accept his gentleness and kindness, would she have softened her attitude and not been so fierce when she looked at his face?
Perhaps it was because her gaze was so intense that it was impossible to ignore it. Xiao Jue's hands paused and their eyes met.
He Yan suddenly felt guilty, as if he had been caught doing something bad.
Xiao Jue frowned slightly. "Why is your face so red?"
"Me?" He Yan was stunned and unconsciously covered her face with her hands. She really did feel hot. She couldn't find an excuse and stammered.
Xiao Jue stared at her for a while and suddenly approached her. "Don't tell me you …" He raised his eyebrows, his eyes unfathomable, and smiled. "Like …"
"No, no, no!" Before he could finish, He Yan immediately denied it. She even raised her hands and shouted as if she was swearing, "I really don't like you! How could I, an ordinary person, dare to have thoughts about you! I definitely don't dare to have any improper thoughts about you! Really! "
Xiao Jue leaned back, still holding the conch daisies in his hands. Seeing her hurriedly refute, he sneered and lazily said, "I didn't say anything, why are you so agitated?" He raised his eyebrows. "Do you have a guilty conscience?"
"I really didn't!" He Yan was anxious.
What was wrong with this person? Why was she still harping on this matter? Was it fun to tease people? What kind of bad fun was this?
Outside the door, two maidservants were holding plates of desserts in their hands. They didn't know whether to enter or not.
"Are we going in or not?" Hong Qiao whispered.
"I, I think we shouldn't." Cui Jiao said, "I've seen a scholar read a poem. Madam and Young Master are currently in a passionate mood, so it's better not to disturb them."
"Oh." Hong Qiao nodded, not fully understanding.
Cui Jiao thought, what was that poem called? It seemed to be, after putting on makeup, she asked her husband in a low voice: Do you draw eyebrows?
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