"The young lady is sleeping. I will go wake her up."
Xiao Cui seemed to be very happy. She walked into the yard and had Li Yi and Fang sit on the stone bench. Then, she turned around and walked to Zeng Zuimo's room.
Li Yi asked in surprise, "She has been sleeping since last night?"
Xiao Cui turned around and said, "The young lady was designing the clothes last night and only went to sleep at dawn."
Li Yi was startled. He then waved his hand and said, "Never mind, don't wake her up. Let her rest."
Xiao Cui shook her head and said firmly, "No, I have to wake the young lady."
"No rush, let her sleep a bit longer." Li Yi shook his head and said, "I'm a bit thirsty after walking here. Xiao Cui, go pour two cups of tea."
Xiao Cui thought about it and finally nodded. "Okay … okay."
"Sigh …"
Xiao Cui went in to make tea. Fang shook his head and sighed.
Li Yi glanced at him. "Why are you sighing?"
"Young master, you don't know why I'm sighing?"
"Why should I know why you're sighing?"
"I know that every time you come back from the palace and pass by this street, you have to get off the carriage and walk through this alley. Young master, you don't know why I'm sighing?"
Li Yi looked at him and said, "That's because there's a traffic jam on this street."
Fang looked at him and asked seriously, "If the young lady can't have children, are you going to stay like this for the rest of your life, just like these months?"
This time, Li Yi didn't look at him and didn't say anything.
Fang looked at him again and sighed. He shook his head and said, "I'm sighing because I can't bear to part with the silver. I will get it back from that Wang person sooner or later."
…
…
Xiao Cui quickly came out with two cups of hot tea and a plate of flower cakes.
Li Yi pinched a piece and put it in his mouth. It was still a familiar taste, but he hadn't tasted it for a long time.
How long was it? Two months? Three months? Four months?
Li Yi swallowed the piece of osmanthus cake and asked, "Where is Miss Ruoqing?"
Xiao Cui sat down on a stone bench and said, "Jiejie Ruoqing and Xiao Zhu will be back very late."
"Take me to the art studio." Li Yi ate two pieces of osmanthus cake, took a sip of tea, and stood up.
"Oh." Xiao Cui nodded and led him into the Moon Gate.
"What kind of sin did I commit …"
Fang threw a piece of osmanthus cake into his mouth and looked inside. He shook his head slightly with a sad expression on his face.
Li Yi had been to this art studio many times before, but the layout now was very different. There were drawings hanging on the shelves on one side, and it could be seen that the ink had not dried long ago. They should have been drawn a few hours ago.
Xiao Cui pointed at the paintings and said, "These are the clothes that Miss drew last night."
"Don't call your Miss yet. Let her have a good rest." Li Yi sat down at the table. The brush happened to be in a convenient position. A painting on the table was half-finished. Li Yi put it aside and laid down a new piece of Xuan paper.
"Research on China's Ancient Clothing", "China's Clothing Catalog", "China's Clothing History", "A Look at the Costumes of Ancient Period Dramas" …
As for ancient period clothing, it was best to look good. There was no need to cater to the trends of this era, because the clothes sold by the clothing stores in the capital were the trends.
Xiao Cui stood to the side and watched. In less than a quarter of an hour, there was a kind of beautiful clothing that she had never seen before appearing on the paper. Her expression couldn't help but be startled.
She blinked and asked curiously, "Li Li, what kind of clothes are these?"
"This is called a wide-sleeved flowing dress." Li Yi had already laid down a new piece of Xuan paper and said casually.
"I've never heard of it." Xiao Cui thought for a moment and said with some doubt.
"It's normal that you haven't heard of it." While drawing, Li Yi said, "Speaking of this dress, I have to tell you a legend from a long time ago. It is said that a thousand years ago, there was a country called the Jiang Country. At that time, the Jiang Country was facing the attack of an enemy country. The flames of war raged everywhere, and the people were plunged into misery and suffering … Long Kui was the princess of the Jiang Country. She lived in the imperial palace with her brother Long Yang since childhood. This wide-sleeved flowing dress was Long Kui's favorite dress …"
"Then, then …" Xiao Cui grasped the sleeves and asked nervously.
"Then, Prince Long Yang died on the battlefield, and the Jiang Country perished. Long Kui blamed herself and regretted it. She felt that there was nothing left for her to live for. She jumped into the boundless flames and sealed her soul in a demonic sword …"
"Ah …" Xiao Cui's body trembled, and the tears in her eyes immediately rolled down.
Li Yi swore that he really just wanted to tell a few stories. Otherwise, it would be too boring to draw here alone. He didn't want to cheat the little girl's tears. Although when he watched the Legend of the Sword and Fairy 3, he also shed a lot of tears because of certain scenes.
"Xiao Cui, what are you doing in the studio?"
A voice came from outside the door. Zeng Zuimo walked in from outside, sounding a little tired.
Li Yi raised his head to take a look, and his jaw dropped in shock.
Of course, the surprise this time wasn't because she wasn't wearing any clothes. In fact, she was wrapped up very tightly in her pajamas. However, her slightly messy hair and haggard face showed that she had just woken up and hadn't even washed up when she stepped on the wooden floor with her bare feet …
It was the first time that Li Yi saw a goddess like this.
Zeng Zuimo glanced at Xiao Cui's face first, then fixed her eyes on Li Yi. After rubbing her sleepy eyes, she looked at Xiao Cui again. When she spoke again, her voice suddenly became fierce. "Xiao Cui, did he bully you?"
Xiao Cui was stunned for a moment, then immediately said, "No, no, miss, you misunderstood. Li didn't bully me. He just told me a story, and I shed tears …"
…
Not long after, Zeng Zuimo looked at her with some dissatisfaction and said, "Isn't it just a made up story? Is it worth it?"
Xiao Cui took out a handkerchief from her sleeve, handed it over, and said, "Miss, wipe your tears too …"
"Stupid girl …" Zeng Zuimo rolled up her sleeves, and Xiao Cui turned around and ran.
"Come back!"
When she ran to the door, she was stopped by Zeng Zuimo. The goddess looked back at her and said, "Give me the handkerchief."
"Isn't this Uncle Li? How come you have time to come here today?"
Zeng Zuimo sat down opposite Li Yi and picked up the sample drawing he had just drawn. She asked casually, "Are you here to see if we are slacking off? Don't worry, Sister Ruoqing and I are worthy of our monthly wages. "
Li Yi didn't say anything. He just looked straight at her.
Even though she was looking at the sample drawing, she was a little embarrassed by Li Yi's gaze. She raised her head and asked with some embarrassment and anger, "What are you looking at?"
"Don't you need to wash up … and change your clothes?" Li Yi asked tentatively.
Zeng Zuimo looked up at him, then lowered her head to continue looking at the drawing. She said, "Rouge and face powder are very expensive. I don't want to waste it."
Li Yi suddenly thought of a truth from the future.
Women could lie to men at will, but they would never waste their own cosmetics.
If a woman didn't even bother to put on makeup when she saw you … He sighed, suddenly feeling a little heartbroken.
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