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Chapter 728 Qingxiu is not a failure! [7k, monthly ticket requested! ]

"This is the eldest brother's courtyard. To the left is the study, where he reads and works.

"The desk faces south, and outside the window is a small flower bed that I arranged and planted a bunch of orchids. I asked him to be responsible for watering them on a daily basis.

"Big Brother can't stare at the documents for a long time. It's bad for his eyes. He needs to look out the window from time to time. So I gave him the task of watering the orchids. I also told Wei Lai not to do it for him. I will come to check on the orchids regularly..."

In the courtyard of Yinbingzhai.

Xie Lingjiang was supporting Zhao Qingxiu as they walked into the courtyard.

Xie Lingjiang led the way for the blind Zhao Qingxiu and introduced them one by one. He couldn't stop talking:

"That's the eldest brother's bedroom. Usually at night, Miss Xiaoye is there to keep him company and warm his bed. I don't know if you know Miss Xiaoye. The eldest brother lives a simple life and declined other maids arranged by Aunt Zhen to warm his bed. Miss Xiaoye is the only one in the courtyard. She is responsible for the eldest brother's daily life...

"But recently, Senior Brother usually comes back late, so Miss Xiaoye goes to bed first. In addition, Senior Brother likes to get up in the middle of the night, put on his clothes, and go to the study to read. So Miss Xiaoye and Banxi specially hung curtains on both sides of the corridor leading to the study to block the wind, for fear that Senior Brother would catch a cold..."

Zhao Qingxiu had her eyes covered with a ribbon and tilted her head slightly, occasionally turning her head towards the direction Xie Lingjiang pointed at, listening very attentively.

It was as if he could really see the scenes in the courtyard that Xie Lingjiang pointed out.

Occasionally, she would smile knowingly when she heard Xie Lingjiang mention interesting details.

Although Zhao Qingxiu cannot see, he can still imagine and sketch pictures in his mind.

While Xie Lingjiang introduced the girls in a crisp voice, he glanced at Zhao Qingxiu's small face from time to time. After noticing the focused and serious look on the blind and mute girl's face, Xie Lingjiang couldn't help but take her hand, and then reached out to hold the pitiful little face with frowning brows behind the black gauze veil, and gently stroked it.

Zhao Qingxiu was stunned for a moment, and then, feeling the warmth of Sister Xie's palm, she bent her neck and lowered her head shyly.

Xie Lingjiang also realized that this action was too intimate, so he withdrew his hand. His pretty face, set off by the red dress, became more restrained and dignified.

She held Zhao Qingxiu's hand, looked forward, strode forward, and said:
"When we met again in the quiet courtyard that day, since you called me sister and even treated me to a meal, as a sister, I naturally couldn't let you down. This time, after I took you home, it's the same. In the future... in the future, if you have anything you want to know, just tell me, and I'll see it for you and tell you."

Zhao Qingxiu's little face was moved. She opened her mouth and babbled a few times to Xie Lingjiang, then held Xie Lingjiang's hand and wrote carefully.

Ouyang Rong, who was standing behind, could only secretly prick up his ears to listen to the words of his junior sister, but he had no idea what lyrical words the embroiderer had written.

He only saw that after the embroiderer finished writing, the junior sister was stunned for a moment, took a deep breath, and rubbed the embroiderer's little head with her long black hair tied in a ponytail. The embroiderer smiled sweetly and held her arm.

Ouyang Rong followed the two girls obediently, without interrupting them with his presence felt, like a transparent person.

Xie Lingjiang walked in front and never looked back at him.

The same went for Zhao Qingxiu. Regardless of whether she was blind or not, she always focused her attention on Tan Lang in the past. But now, on the way to Yinbingzhai with Sister Xie, she seemed to have forgotten someone. She stayed in tune with the enthusiastic Sister Xie beside her and did not show any sign of paying attention to Tan Lang.

If an unfamiliar passerby passed by, they would think that they didn't know Ouyang Rong.

All I can say is that women are animals that are sensitive enough to smell out the current atmosphere, and they are surprisingly tacit about certain things without the need for verbal communication.

Ouyang Rong was actually not surprised by his junior sister's reaction.

Ever since the incident in the quiet courtyard was exposed and Ouyang Rong had spent half his life to coax her, the junior sister's focus has always been on her whenever the embroiderer is around. It seems that she only has "sister" in her eyes. The two girls get along with each other as warmly as sisters, and seem a little indifferent to a certain big pig's hoof.

However, Ouyang Rong was somewhat happy and breathed a sigh of relief.

The reasons behind this were complicated, but he roughly understood them and was happy to give his junior sister that face.

It doesn’t matter who is the boss in the room for now. What’s important is that both girls can enter the room.

Moreover, just now, because Ouyang Rong had a bad feeling about the situation of the embroiderer, he did not go to receive the junior sister and her aunt immediately. The junior sister came to him with a cold face, but after learning about Ouyang Rong's concerns about the embroiderer, the junior sister immediately suppressed her emotions and asked patiently. Even though Ouyang Rong did not have much time to explain the premonition at that time and was busy rushing to intercept Liu Lang's carriage, the junior sister still remained quiet and followed him silently, indicating that they would advance and retreat together...

Ouyang Rong actually saw all of this.

Many times, emotions and trust are warmed up through silent actions when encountering problems.

The courtyard of Yinbingzhai.

Ouyang Rong seemed to be so slow that he didn't realize he was redundant, and followed the two girls in.

The two girls first walked around the yard. Xie Lingjiang took the blind Zhao Qingxiu to familiarize themselves with the way down, because if nothing unexpected happened, after the birthday dinner, Zhao Qingxiu would stay and move to Yinbingzhai.

Although Ouyang Rong said before that he would arrange a new courtyard for Zhao Qingxiu, according to Xie Lingjiang and Ye Weilai's understanding of a certain person, it was probably just a casual remark to coax the embroiderer over first. As everyone knows, what a man says during the day usually doesn't work at night, and the deadline is before entering his room...

The two girls were going to the master bedroom later. Xie Lingjiang wanted to borrow Ye Weilai's dressing table to dress up Zhao Qingxiu.

For some reason, Zhao Qingxiu arrived an hour earlier this time and had plenty of time.

Zhao Qingxiu happened to have not dressed up yet, so Ouyang Rong and Xie Lingjiang tacitly agreed not to take her to meet everyone right away. They first came to Yinbingzhai to rest, and then went there to make a solemn appearance when the dinner started. Some things just require a sense of ritual.

Ouyang Rong had promised to give the embroiderer a satisfactory explanation and take her home. Today was the day to fulfill that promise...

Because he couldn't see the words Zhao Qingxiu wrote on Xie Lingjiang's hand, Ouyang Rong wasn't quite sure what the two women were talking about. It seemed that women always had endless topics to talk about.

Ouyang Rong shook his head and followed for a while.

In fact, there was another reason why he didn't leave and didn't abandon his two girls.

He hadn't spoken to the embroiderer since they met in the carriage.

Besides, Junior Sister didn't let him go.

Ouyang Rong was surprised by the details and kept pace with them with his hands behind his back.

During this time, he looked at the backs of the two women, some plump and some thin, standing side by side.

Xie Lingjiang was taller, with an upright posture and light steps, like an elegant and dignified swan, especially in her red dress. It was obvious that the material and craftsmanship used were very expensive and special, and the effect was very good. It was slim and fitted, narrow where it should be narrow, such as the curve at the waist and hips, and wide where the fabric should be wide, like a future children's canteen somewhere... Her slender waist and a pair of straight long legs under her skirt cast a charming silhouette in the sun.

In the words of Ouyang Rong in his previous life, the little junior sister who loved to wear red clothes had an elegant and bright classical goddess style.

The embroiderer's main character is thin, which makes her look delicate and with a sense of linear lines. When viewed from behind, her back is slender but straight, with an inward curve. The overall look is graceful and smooth, without a trace of excess fat.

Only Ouyang Rong knew how beautiful the thin back of the embroiderer was, and how smooth it felt. In the past, every time she killed a dragon or was at the last moment of delivering merit, she would always rest her delicate chin on his shoulder like an octopus with fatigue. At that time, in addition to holding up her hips, Ouyang Rong would use his free palm to play with her beautiful back that was like a work of art...

The back view of the embroiderer alone can make men eager to see her front face, which is commonly known as the back killer. Therefore, a beautiful bone structure is the real beauty.

Although she is not as tall as the junior sister, her legs are straight and slender, her calves are well-proportioned, and her overall figure is slender and slim. She is a slender beauty that touches the hearts of many scholars and literati. She is very charming and suitable for being a beautiful woman in a golden house and having red sleeves to add fragrance...

Speaking of which, Ouyang Rong recalled that there was no study in the quiet courtyard, and it seemed that the embroiderer had never accompanied and guarded him when he was reading and writing. It lacked the elegant study interest that was popular in that era, with scholars reading and wives and concubines adding fragrance to the study.

After the embroiderer moved into Yinbingzhai, the two of them were able to experience it often.

"What are you looking at, big brother? Why are you grinning like an idiot? What's making you so happy?"

Next to the swing in the yard, in the afternoon sunshine, Xie Lingjiang, who was trying out the swing with the embroiderer, suddenly turned around and asked.

Ouyang Rong restrained the corners of his mouth that were unconsciously raised.

"Think of something happy."

"What happy thing?"

"Well, I forgot it when I got to my lips."

"Humph, it doesn't look like a serious matter at first glance, and your smile is not right."

Xie Lingjiang pouted and said. Zhao Qingxiu beside her finally tilted her head and quietly "looked" at the direction where Ouyang Rong made the sound. Ouyang Rong also looked at her who was paying attention to her. Xie Lingjiang asked again:
"Big Brother, why aren't you leaving yet? Aren't you going to check on Aunt Zhen?"

Ouyang Rong covered his mouth and coughed:
"If there's nothing else you need from me, I'll go get busy."

"The embroiderer wants to draw her eyebrows, why don't you come and do it."

Ouyang Rong said with thick eyebrows and big eyes:

"No, you should do it, Junior Sister. I am a grown man, how can I understand this? I am not like Junior Sister, who is very skillful..."

Xie Lingjiang glanced at him.

At this time, Zhao Qingxiu took Xie Lingjiang's hand and wrote on her palm.

Ouyang Rong followed Xie Lingjiang and looked sideways:
[Thank you sister, Tan Lang, I was in a hurry to go out and was careless. I forgot to bring longevity noodles and beauty soup. Can I use the kitchen later?]

Ouyang Rong waved his hand: "It's just a small matter."

Xie Lingjiang comforted her: "It's okay, I'll go with you later and make noodles together."

The two of them almost answered at the same time. She turned her head to look at Ouyang Rong and snorted.

"It's getting late. The embroiderer and I will get busy first."

Xie Lingjiang embraced Zhao Qingxiu and walked straight into the main room.

Ouyang Rong smiled.

Instead of leaving immediately, he called a maid and asked her to call Ye Weilai back.

After the maid left, Ouyang Rong did not enter the house or leave.

He sat down on the steps outside the main wing door and looked at the white clouds and blue sky with a smile.

After a cup of tea, Ye Weilai came and greeted Ouyang Rong. Feeling sorry for him catching a cold from sitting on the floor, she brought him a soft mat before entering the main room.

Ouyang Rong then stood up, put his hands behind his back, and left slowly.

Sometimes a man's happiness is simple.

May everything go well and be peaceful and happy.

……

"Did the embroiderer cry before she came?"

After Ouyang Rong, who was guarding outside the door, left, Xie Lingjiang, who was in the master bedroom taking off the ribbon for Zhao Qingxiu to draw her eyebrows, suddenly asked in a low voice.

Zhao Qingxiu was quiet for a moment and nodded slightly.

Xie Lingjiang pursed his lips and asked, "Why are you crying? Is it because of today's initiation?"

Zhao Qingxiu smiled.

[I'm happy, but things are unpredictable]

Xie Lingjiang was also a little moved when he heard this. He reached out and stroked her thin round shoulders, saying:
"Yes, things in this world are unpredictable, but there is still a long way to go. Cherish the present and the people around you."

【Thank you sister for being so nice to me】

Xie Lingjiang suddenly said:

"Do you know that the eldest brother's carriage just left to take me and Liu Lang to find you and bring you back? Even though you came an hour earlier and even though Madam Pei was fully prepared, the eldest brother was still worried about you."

After a pause, Xie Lingjiang looked at the pretty girl sitting on the embroidery stool in front of the dressing table with a complicated look, and said:
"Big Brother is rarely like this. He is not a person who looks ahead and behind or is indecisive. He acts with confidence and only looks forward. He cuts through mountains and builds bridges over rivers. There are very few people who can make him look back."

Zhao Qingxiu's eyes were dark. Xie Lingjiang was standing behind her. She was facing the bronze mirror on the dressing table in front of her. She couldn't see the indescribable complex expression on the face of the girl in red clothes in the mirror, who should have always been bright and confident, when she spoke.

Zhao Qingxiu didn't know whether she could hear the envy and desire hidden in Xie Lingjiang's tone.

She grabbed the latter's hand that was on her shoulder and began to write on it.

Xie Lingjiang looked down.

It's seven words. [I know, I know everything]

After a pause, she wrote with a smile:

So I came early in the afternoon.

For some reason, Xie Lingjiang always felt that there was an inexplicable solemn meaning hidden in this line of words, as if it spanned mountains and seas.

She stared for a moment, then suddenly bent over and rested her chin on her right shoulder from behind.

Xie Lingjiang, who had put on light makeup today, looked at the beautiful little face in the mirror with a pair of sparkling eyes. The face had taken off the azure ribbon and was full of determination. She smiled suddenly:
"Okay, sister Xiu Niang, stop crying. If you keep crying, your eyes will get swollen. You are one of the protagonists tonight, so you must be the most beautiful girl!"

At this time, Ye Weilai, who was instructed by Xie Lingjiang to prepare, returned with a plate of rouge and powder.

The white-haired girl came in from outside the door with a sweet smile.

"Sister Xiu Niang, the dough and everything is ready in the kitchen. We're just waiting for you to go over and make the dough. Don't worry, let's put on our makeup first.

"However, if you go downstairs with makeup on, the smoke might ruin your makeup. Don't worry, we'll bring some rouge and powder over later so you can touch it up and save you from making an extra trip. That way, we can also serve the longevity noodles fresh from the pot. Madam Zhen will definitely love them, they smell so good..."

For a moment, the master bedroom was filled with the laughter of the three women.

……

"...I can give you another choice."

About an hour ago, in the lobby of a quiet courtyard, Yu Nianyuan said slowly.

Seeing that Seventh Junior Sister, who was squatting with her knees hugged and holding the gift box tightly, finally looked up at her, Yu Nianyuan looked away calmly.

Sometimes, persuasion is also a technical job, just like negotiating with others, the bottom line and conditions cannot be thrown out all at once, and they cannot be thrown out too early.

You need to first propose a plan that is above the bottom line and wait for the other party to respond. The other party will most likely reject it strongly, so you can lower the conditions step by step. The range above the bottom line is room for negotiation.

If there are no chips, create them; if there are chips, increase them.

The lady in white, who knew this well, kept a tense face, looked ahead coldly, and stated her conditions:

"If you follow me back now, your Tongfu will not only be safe, but I can also make the decision in private and give him..."

【No】

Zhao Qingxiu suddenly stood up and wrote a word on Yu Nianyuan's palm, interrupting all her subsequent words.

"What did you say?" Yu Nianyuan asked in confusion.

Zhao Qingxiu repeated without hesitation:
[No, don’t]

Yu Nianyuan waved his hand subconsciously: "Listen to what Senior Sister has to say first..."

Zhao Qingxiu shook her head, firmly grasped Yu Nianyuan's hand, and wrote heavily on her palm:
[Senior sister, there is no need to say anything else. I will definitely go to this birthday party. If not, there is no need to discuss other conditions.]

She repeated:

【I will definitely go】

Yu Nianyuan, who was always good at manipulating people's hearts, was slightly stunned.

Immediately, she regained her cool expression and said:
"This is an order from the senior sister. I can't make the decision on my own... Xiao Qi, what if I don't agree?"

Zhao Qingxiu did not answer.

Yu Nianyuan saw that she straightened her thin back, took off the tear-stained sky-blue ribbon, and closed her red and swollen eyes, which made people feel pity.

Zhao Qingxiu took out another clean ribbon, lowered her head, and tied a special bow behind her head with both hands. No one knew who taught her how to do it, and Yu Nianyuan had never seen this kind of knot before.

After finishing all this, Zhao Qingxiu finally started writing:

[I will take responsibility. We can discuss other matters, except birthday gifts.]

She did not move, but the bronze sword not far away trembled slightly, as if it sensed the hostess's dissatisfaction.

Yu Nianyuan slowly turned his head, looked at the sword, and then looked at the blind and mute girl whose posture was like a sword.

The reaction of the Seventh Junior Sister was far beyond her expectations.

In Yu Nianyuan's impression, except for the time when she acted willfully in Longcheng, Seventh Junior Sister has always been the most obedient and sensible among all the junior sisters. She listens to the eldest sister and her the most, and rarely shows such a decisive attitude.

But now, I don't know where the courage came from, but I actually said "no". Although I didn't directly refuse to go back, I just wanted to stay a little longer and attend a birthday party.

However, Yu Nianyuan, who is proficient in negotiation skills, knows that in this kind of bargaining situation it is best not to make concessions. It is best not to give in an inch. If she can not be allowed to go, then don't let her go. It is best for her to leave now. It is better to suffer a short pain than a long pain. It is worse than having a lingering relationship. If it is broken, there will be chaos.

Unfortunately, even if Yu Nianyuan said this now, it would be useless and no one would listen.

Yu Nianyuan stared at Zhao Qingxiu's face and said seriously:
"Seventh Junior Sister, don't forget that you are a virgin, and don't forget Master's last words."

Zhao Qingxiu grabbed Yu Nianyuan's hand and wrote:

[I haven't forgotten, but I will never forget that I was first Tan Lang's adopted daughter, and then Jian Ze's virgin. This has never changed.]

Yu Nianyuan asked, "So, your Tongfu is in front and Jianze is behind. Is this what the Seventh Junior Sister wants to express?"

Zhao Qingxiu was quiet for a moment and shook his head:

[Responsibilities are not divided into high and low, front and back, but promises are divided]

The azure ribbon she had just put on had a wet patch on her eye sockets again:
[Tan Lang promised to take me home, and I also promised to go back. He did it first. If I leave without saying goodbye, or take leave and be absent, no matter what, it will be a deep betrayal.]

[I also promised Tan Lang that I would do my best to introduce him and let the senior sisters accept him...]

[Qingxiu is useless, but he cannot be heartless, cannot be unfaithful, and cannot betray him]

The lobby was extremely quiet.

After reading this, Yu Nianyuan closed his eyes and exhaled.

Zhao Qingxiu raised her head slightly, as if "staring" at her.

He took Yu Nianyuan's hand and wrote:
[Second Senior Sister, can you wait one more night until I finish attending the birthday party and come back to talk]

Yu Nianyuan still kept his eyes closed.

The two fell into a brief stalemate.

Zhao Qingxiu suddenly wrote again:

[Are you hungry, Second Senior Sister? I'll make you a bowl of plain noodles, okay? Second Senior Sister loves it the most.]

Upon hearing this, Yu Nianyuan opened his eyes, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes.

Why is Seventh Junior Sister using this trick again?

She didn't say anything, but reached out and pulled off the sky-blue ribbon that Zhao Qingxiu had wet again, and pinched her sleeves to wipe her red and swollen eyes.

Yu Nianyuan took out a spare ribbon from his sleeve, walked behind Zhao Qingxiu, and blindfolded her again and tied the ribbon.

Zhao Qingxiu raised her hand in a daze, touched the new ribbon, and realized that it was carried by Second Senior Sister.

She couldn't help but lower her head.

Yu Nianyuan suddenly spoke:
"Before you went down the mountain for the first time two years ago, you also made me some plain noodles to coax me. I turned a blind eye and let you go. You carried the scarlet wine gourd given by Fourth Junior Sister, went south to Luling, returned to Nanlong to find him, and finally turned back and went back to Longcheng to look for him... They say that alcohol makes cowards brave, but you are quite brave. I don't know how many sips you took along the way.

"Later, the eldest sister confiscated the wine gourd that the fourth sister gave you and put you under house arrest. You cooked two bowls of plain noodles to please me and coaxed your fifth sister. Not only did you run out of the back mountain, you also fished out Taoist Sun from the water prison and took him to Longcheng to rescue people..."

At this point, the lady in white spoke faster and faster, and spat:
"I shouldn't have eaten your plain noodles. The same goes for Fourth Junior Sister and Fifth Junior Sister. They've spoiled you. If you had listened to Senior Sister from the beginning, you wouldn't have so many troubles now."

Zhao Qingxiu wrote quietly.

Yu Nianyuan looked down and saw that she had written:
【Didn’t Master say that we can be willful once?】

Yu Nianyuan was a little angry:

"You've been willful once. How many times have you done that? Are you trying to borrow the times between me and my senior sister? It doesn't matter where I put it, right?"

Zhao Qingxiu tilted her little head back slightly.

I wrote weakly and asked: [Is this really possible?]

Yu Nianyuan was suddenly angry and amused.

He gave her a small chestnut on the forehead. When he wanted to hit her a second time, Zhao Qingxiu had already covered her forehead and leaned back, and the ice-white jade hairpin made a "Longling" sound.

Zhao Qingxiu tilted her head in confusion about Second Senior Sister's attitude:
"what."

[Second Senior Sister hasn't answered yet, how about waiting one more night?]

She grabbed Yu Nianyuan's sleeve nervously.

The latter pursed his lips and prepared to speak.

At this moment, the Fang sisters outside suddenly knocked on the door. Before they could answer, Fang Juxiu had already walked in and reported:

"Your Excellency, the carriage of the merchant woman surnamed Pei is coming towards the yard. It will be there soon."

Zhao Qingxiu immediately stood up, her face a little nervous, and picked up the gift box prepared beside her.

Realizing that Seventh Junior Sister had made up her mind, Yu Nianyuan sighed.

She suddenly turned around and walked towards the kitchen without saying a word.

"Ah ah ah."

Zhao Qingxiu seemed to be calling Second Senior Sister, wanting to know her attitude.

The lady in white did not answer. She walked gracefully towards the kitchen, raised her hand from behind and waved it gently.

Zhao Qingxiu breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing this, the Fang sisters at the gate of the courtyard took the lead with Fang Juxiu, following Yu Nianyuan to hide in the kitchen. Fang Shengnan was a little slower, but also hurried to catch up with her sister. When passing by Zhao Qingxiu, Fang Shengnan clasped her fists and whispered "Young Master".

After a while, they arrived at the gate of the courtyard.

Pei Shisanniang's luxurious carriage stopped on the roadside not far away, and Mrs. Pei got out and waited.

Zhao Qingxiu was carrying a gift box and was about to go out to wait for the car when she heard a voice from the kitchen in the back with a cold and calm tone but slightly contrasting words:
"Did Seventh Junior Sister mention plain noodles just now? Never mind, go ahead and do your work. All the noodles in the pot belong to me."

“……”The Fang sisters.

“……”Zhao Qingxiu.

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(PS: I haven’t slept yet. Although it’s late, I’m here with 7,000 words to make up for the one I owed a few days ago.

Finally, I would like to ask for a monthly ticket or2~)

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