Xiao Jinhuai, who was sitting upright and arrogant on his horse, would occasionally nod to the welcoming people on the street. Every time he looked at it, there would be cheers on that side, and he was so happy that it seemed that Xiao Jinhuai was about to go there that night.
Recruitment is general.
He Qizhou slightly lifted the car curtain and looked at it with great interest. The women on the side of the road were all tall and fat. The most ridiculous thing was that there were many middle-aged women dressed like girls and cheering non-stop. Almost no one paid attention.
This carriage was following Mr. Xiao not far behind. He Qizhou thought to himself that if Xiao Jihuai was also in this carriage, he would probably be drowned by the fruits thrown at him!
Xiao Jihuai had his own Marquis Mansion the year before last, which was only separated by a wall from his grandfather's Zhao Guogong Mansion. Although he was only a third-class Pavilion Marquis, he had gained it through military exploits. Of course, those who knew the rules knew clearly that if he were not Xiao
The legitimate son of the family is not a disciple of King Cheng, nor is he a figure vigorously promoted by the dynasty. Even if he has ten times more military exploits, he will not be granted a title of marquis. Besides, no one will be jealous if he is granted the title of marquis, because it is clear that he will inherit the family in the future.
The current title of third-class marquis has almost no practical significance other than highlighting military exploits.
Finally getting rid of the entanglement of the common people, He Qizhou suddenly felt calm after the gate of the Hou Mansion was closed. Xiao Jihuai's Hou Mansion was not very big. It was rebuilt from a separate courtyard of the Duke's Mansion and had a four-in-one structure.
, the scale of the first three entrances is not even comparable to Liu Jun's home, but the last entrance is an exquisite and elegant garden. The small lake in the garden is excavated around the tall rockery. Although it is still frozen, the winding waterways can be seen at a glance.
, still gives people the illusion of a meandering stream.
What made He Qizhou feel most comfortable was that the garden was full of pines and cypresses, and the dark green made him feel like he was back in his hometown, so he no longer struggled with Xiao Jihuai's disapproval of him staying in the inn, insisting that he stay in the inn.
I have been staying at the Hou Mansion for two days.
Xiao Jinhuai sent away everyone who wanted to see him, including relatives and friends, saying that he was tired from the journey and had to take a rest for the night. He would hold a banquet at the Marquis Mansion tomorrow to invite relatives, friends and celebrities in the city. The residence he arranged for Xu Mu was a small house near the lake.
Xie arranged Jiang Damin and the other two people in the second wing, and He Qizhou in the third guest room.
Entering the third courtyard, although the patio is small, the three-bay guest room is huge. There is a living room in the middle, a study room on the west side, and a large waist-deep bathtub in the spacious bedroom on the east side.
Seeing this big wooden barrel, He Qizhou was about to cry. He didn't know how long it had been since he took a bath. Alas, it was a pity that Xiaoxue was not around. Now that he thinks about it, Tiantian and Xiaoxue soaked in the hot springs and talked freely, surrounded by snowy mountains.
The days below are truly worth remembering.
"Pfft." The people who brought He Qizhou into the guest room were two handsome girls aged sixteen or seventeen. One of them saw He Qizhou looking at the bathtub in a daze. He couldn't help but chuckled and said: "Mr. He, the water is almost hot. Do you want it?"
Don’t you want to take a shower now?”
"It's still afternoon, wait, let's talk in the evening." He Qizhou was slightly embarrassed when a little girl asked him if he wanted to take a shower.
"Your clothes are too dirty. We have brought over a set of the young Marquis's replacement clothes so that you can have dinner with the Marquis in the evening." The little girl said cheerfully, holding a green shirt in her hand.
"Well, then it's up to you, Miss Lao."
After instructing his servants to settle several distinguished guests, Xiao Jihuai went from the side door to the Duke's Mansion next door to greet them, and agreed to have dinner with them at the Duke's Mansion that evening. Of course, He Qizhou also wanted to keep things tidy.
Otherwise, it would be a bit embarrassing to be in the Marquis' mansion with a deep courtyard all dirty and dirty.
"Papa", another maid lightly clapped her hands twice. After a while, two people came in one after another carrying a load of hot water. Two loads of hot water filled the bucket until it was half full. As the hot water filled the bucket,
There was a splash of water, and the room was filled with heat for a moment.
More than a year later, He Qizhou's height has almost caught up with Xiao Jihuai. The difference is only one inch at most, so the other person's clothes should fit him very well. He Qizhou thought to himself, how long has it been since he entered the house? He has hot water and all his clothes are ready.
Okay. It seems that Xiao Jihuai is really a careful and considerate person.
"Oh, you can go if you have nothing to do." He Qizhou saw that the servants carrying the water had left, but the two girls were still standing upright.
"The Marquis asked us to wait for Mr. He to bathe and change clothes." The little girl's voice was a little shy.
But I am even more shy! He Qizhou thought to himself: What does Xiao Jihuai mean? The two girls arranged for Xu Mu are so thin, but the two girls arranged for myself are plump and pretty. I have been fooled by you once, do you think I will do it again?
Making mistakes in your home?
"You two, please go back. I'm really not used to taking a shower in front of a little girl. Why don't you stop taking a shower?"
"We are not young..."
"I'd better not wash it." He Qizhou thought to himself that you are indeed not young, but I already have my heart.
"Okay, let's go now, sir. If you need anything, just call. We'll be waiting in the living room."
"I want to go to the study room to read for a while first." There is no door between the hall and the room, but you just stand far away. Do you think I'm a fool?
"Then, let's just go back, but the young marquis will blame us for not serving us well..."
"Don't say that to your Lord Marquis. Is he such an unreasonable person? If anything happens, I will call you. You all should go back." He Qizhou said.
After seeing off the two beauties, He Qizhou once again confirmed that the door was locked, then quickly took off his clothes and stepped into the bucket. His fatigue seemed to disappear in just one soak.
Because I wanted to find Xiaoxue before Xiao Jihuai came back, I didn't soak for too long. After washing, I quickly changed into Xiao Jihuai's clothes. Looking back at the half bucket of bath water, it might have been dry all the way.
I thought it was a pity to just dip the half bucket of water into my "jade body" and then throw it away, so I put the clothes I changed into the bathtub and scrubbed them, and I was too embarrassed to ask the little girl to help dry them.
, since we were going to stay for two days, it should be possible to dry it in the room. So I tried every means to hang up the newly washed, squeezed-dry undergarments, shirts and outer robes in various places in the house.
From the third to the fourth entrance, you only need to pass through a gallery. After going out and entering the back garden, you did not encounter any servants in the Hou Mansion. As long as you walk a few steps along the Jiuqu Bridge on the ice, you might be able to get there.
He could have a few quiet words with Xiaoxue. He Qizhou was secretly happy. The two-story waterside pavilion was already in front of him, and there seemed to be no one around. He hoped that the two maids assigned to Xiaoxue had also been sent away.
Huh? Is there breathing on the bottom floor, or are there three people? It seems that the two maids are still there. Alas! Just when He Qizhou sighed, perhaps hearing his footsteps, the door of the waterside pavilion opened quietly, and a man came out from inside.
He raised his head and said to He Qi: "I knew it was you! Why did you come here?"
"Jiang Damin?! Why did you come here directly instead of going to my place?" He Qizhou screamed strangely.
"Your door was so tightly closed, I thought you might still be taking a bath, so you came directly to Xu Mu." Jiang Damin said.
He Qizhou remembered that he did hear someone push the door while he was washing his clothes. Since he was not wearing a coat, he didn't bother to pay attention. He just thought it was the little girls who wanted to "seduce" again, but he didn't expect that it was Jiang Damin who couldn't rest.
"Mr. He, you are here too. Please take a seat inside." Two slender girls came out to welcome me.
Jiang Damin pulled He Qizhou into the waterside pavilion and said, "I don't know when Xiao Jihuai will come back. Are you hungry? Come on, let's eat something first. The taste seems to be much better than that of Jin Wang's family."
He Qizhou couldn't laugh or cry as he followed Jiang Damin into the waterside pavilion. There were five or six exquisite pastries placed on the round table, but the arrangement looked a bit messy, so this guy had already tasted them.
"You don't know how to follow the rules in other people's homes!" He Qizhou cursed lightly, reached for a chrysanthemum cake, and stuffed it into his mouth.
Jiang Damin ignored the two maids who chuckled at them, stuffed two more things into his mouth, and said vaguely: "Women have a lot of things to do. I haven't seen her downstairs for a long time."
He Qizhou had only eaten one meal when he set out in the early morning, so he was very hungry. He imitated Jiang Damin and stuffed two things in at once: "You dare to say bad things about her? Be careful of getting your butt kicked!"
"Either you be careful yourself!" There was a slight curse from upstairs, the voice was like a curse, and then she slowly came down the stairs in a green skirt: "You two should eat less, my aunt has never tasted a bite.
Woolen cloth!"
"Don't eat it, don't eat it!" Jiang Damin stuffed another one into his mouth, and he ate at least half of it.
He Qizhou opened his mouth filled with pastries a little more, not to eat more, but because he was so shocked when he saw Xu Muxue's appearance!
"What are you looking at! I borrowed the skirt from that sister!" Xu Mu pointed to a maid waiting on the side. She was also tall and thin. Xu Mu, who had just finished taking a bath, was wrapped in a dry cloth and was almost ready.
But with shoulder-length hair, only half an inch of black hair at the roots is exposed. Under the emerald green dress, her slender and graceful figure is reproduced. Her beautiful face is already rosy, her red lips are lightly opened, and her eyes are bright.
He looked around, frowned and frowned, as if He Qizhou's soul was taken away.
"Hey! What are you thinking about?" Xu Muxue walked downstairs, and while the two girls weren't paying attention, she lightly poked He Qizhou's ribs, and then "elegantly" stuffed a piece of peach blossom cake and a piece of thousand-layer cake into her mouth.
, before He Qizhou came to his senses, he stuffed two more things into his mouth. Because everyone in the Hou family knew her identity, and there were no other outsiders, Xu Mu did not change her disguise after bathing.
"I was thinking about the scene in Baiyun Tower. You are really getting better." He Qizhou turned around and said to Xu Mu with some emotion. He was indeed trying hard to recall the way he looked when he saw Xiaoxue, and now it seems that he has returned to the way he was at that time.
Scene, now Xu Muxue has at least restored six points, no, seven points of beauty!
"Where is it? You're still so thin, Xu Mu, you must eat more!" Jiang Damin came closer and took a piece of pastry from the plate that Xu Mu had picked up.