Let me be a concubine? I turned to someone else's arms

Two days later, after the Xie clan school was dismissed in the afternoon, Luo Qin went to Xie Yun's Muhua Courtyard.

Inside the Muhua Courtyard, a beautiful girl and a handsome man were kneeling opposite each other.

The girl raised her eyes to look at the man in front of her with a cold expression. The man was also looking at her. When their eyes met, the girl blushed slightly.

Luo Qin placed a small wooden box on the low table, gently pushed it in front of Xie Yun, and said softly: "Cousin, this is a small thank you gift from me. Thank you for saving me twice in the previous riding and archery class."

"You're welcome, Qin."

Xie Jun's voice was clear and his expression was cold, but he was thinking in his heart, he and Aqin are so familiar with each other, why does she keep calling him cousin? Does she really want to be a cousin for life?

Didn't the dream say that Ah Qin would express her feelings to him? When would that happen?

Xie Yun's eyes fell on the mahogany box that the girl pushed over with her bare hands, and asked her, "What is this?"

As he spoke, he took the box, opened it, and found a strange object made of jade.

"This is called a folding fan." Luo Qin explained.

"Folding fan?"

Luo Qin explained further, "It is a kind of foldable fan made of bamboo, wood or ivory as the fan frame, and tough paper or silk as the fan surface. The one I give you is made of white jade as the frame and tough paper as the surface."

The broken jade bone fan further highlights Xie Yun's elegant temperament.

In her previous life, the historical origin of folding fans was difficult to say. Some said it was from the Southern and Northern Dynasties, some said it was from the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and some said it was from the Tang Dynasty. She did not study it carefully.

In this time and space, the folding fan has indeed not appeared yet, or perhaps it has already appeared, but it is not the style that she is familiar with in later generations, and it is still in some corner that she has not discovered.

Most fans of this era were round fans, palm leaves fans, feather fans, etc. The favorite among literati and scholars was the whisk-tail waist fan, which had a purple bamboo rib and a fan cover made of fine bamboo silk woven like a mat. The edging was wrapped with silk thread and the fan cover was painted. It could be rolled up and inserted at the waist when not in use, and unfolded when in use, and was deeply loved by elegant and famous people.

She saw Wang Xu take it.

Since celebrities all like to use waist fans to show their elegance, it seems that Xie Yun would also like folding fans.

She spent a lot of time on this folding fan, custom-making the jade frame, painting and writing on the fan herself, and trying it several times before she was satisfied.

Xie Yun took the folding fan out of the box, looked at it carefully, and didn't know where to start, for fear of accidentally breaking it.

Seeing this, Luo Qin stretched out his hand, "Cousin, let me show you how to use it."

"good."

Xie Yun put the folding fan in the girl's hand. The girl took it and opened it. "Look, this is how you open it."

Luo Qin took the jade broken bone fan and turned it flexibly in his hands.

This fan depicts a clump of green bamboo growing behind a rock, and a fragrant orchid in front of the rock.

Title: Orchid and Bamboo

陈樵

Orchids grow among the rocks, spreading their fragrance in the wind.

Buried in the brambles, I remain chaste alone.

There are new bamboos on the south slope, their leaves are so green.

I have found the trust of the people in my place and I am happy with my reputation as a gentleman.

Xie Yun was pleasantly surprised when he saw the calligraphy and painting on the fan. He took it and examined it carefully for a long time before asking her with a burning gaze, "Did you make this calligraphy and painting yourself?"

"Yes." Luo Qin nodded with a smile, "This article was written by someone else, I copied it, and the painting was done by myself. I hope my cousin will not dislike it."

This poem was written in the Yuan Dynasty. Its general meaning is to praise the upright, noble, humble and strong character of orchids and bamboos. It is absolutely in line with the aspirations of contemporary literati and poets.

"Aqin is worrying too much."

I like it very much.

It seems that this thing called "folding fan" took Aqin a lot of effort. He was very happy to have it made by Aqin himself.

"Aqin is thoughtful." Xie Yun raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

Seeing Xie Yun looking at the folding fan again and again, Luo Qin was slightly happy, "As long as my cousin doesn't mind."

Xie Yun's family was large and powerful, she had everything she wanted, and according to the current trend, money was considered vulgar and useless to celebrities. She had put a lot of thought into coming up with such a thank-you gift.

What people love most nowadays is the word "elegant". In order to give an elegant thank-you gift, she was busy for several days.

"I alone preserve my chastity... I enjoy your reputation as a gentleman... Wonderful, wonderful!" Xie Yun recited the poem in a low voice, praising it repeatedly, and then asked Luo Qin, "Aqin, who is this Chen Qiao? When did the Chen family produce such a noble and patriotic person? I have never heard of him. How can he be unknown if he can write such an elegant article?"

"..."

Luo Qin was silent. This was a problem that everyone would encounter when quoting poems by later literati. How could he explain it?

A dream from an immortal? Seen in ancient books?

Should she just say with a cold face, "Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask"?

After a long while, without hearing Luo Qin's answer, Xie Jun moved his gaze away from the fan and raised his head to look at the elegant and graceful girl sitting opposite him.

Luo Qin paused for a moment, and said softly, "Forgot."

Her voice was so soft, like a gentle breeze.

"forget?"

"Yes," Luo Qin nodded, "I don't know which rare manuscript I saw it in, I forgot for the moment."

This is impossible, isn't it? She memorized the text but not the source?

It seems that Aqin doesn't want to talk anymore. Never mind. There will be plenty of time to get to know her in the future. There is no need to rush.

Xie Yun looked at the orchid and bamboo paintings on the fan for a while, unable to let it go. Then he put the fan away and gave it to his attendant Wu Yan to put away.

At this time, the servant came in and said, "Sir, the mistress is here."

"Mother?"

Xie Yun was puzzled for a moment. Why did his mother come at this time?

The lady of the first house of Xie family was Wang, the biological mother of Xie Yun. She was from Wang family of Langya and was the aunt of Wang Xu.

In fact, Xie Yun and Wang Zuo were real cousins, and both families lived in Wuyi Lane. They had been in contact since childhood and had a close relationship.

As for my cousin Luo Qin, she was completely forcing the relationship.

Xie Yun and Luo Qin stood up at the same time, and saw a beautiful woman with an angelic appearance floating in from the door like a fairy, surrounded by a group of servants and maids.

She was wearing a gorgeous purple half-sleeved skirt with long sleeves, paired with a light and flowing gauze cape, which made her figure even more graceful; the exquisite lotus embroidery on the lapels and hems seemed to emit a faint fragrance. A string of warm jade-set forbidden steps was hung around her waist, and every step she took would make a crisp and pleasant sound, as beautiful as the sound of nature.

This beautiful woman has her hair tied up high in a delicate bun, with a golden leaf-shaped hairpin inserted diagonally in her hair, swaying gently. Her forehead is covered with yellow flowers, her cheeks are as pink as peach blossoms, her lips are red and her teeth are white, and her bright eyes are as clear and moving as autumn water.

Her smile bloomed like a flower, elegant and charming, while revealing the dignified majesty of the mistress of the house.

What a beautiful lady!

Is this Xie Yun’s biological mother?

No wonder Xie Yun is so beautiful, she really has good genes!