Li Luo quickened his pace, with a slight smile on his lips. Thinking of Luo Er, he couldn't help but chuckle.
The Luo'er mentioned by Li Luo just now was the maid who had served Li Luo since he was a child. Luo'er was the only one who took care of the entire Qingxin Building.
Luo'er was several years older than Li Luo. Luo'er had been by Li Luo's side for as long as he could remember. Luo'er was brought over from the Luo family when Luo married into the palace.
Luo'er is smart and considerate. The most rare thing is that she rarely only regards Li Luo as the prince of the palace, and she has never been as servile as other servants of the palace. Instead, she gets along very harmoniously with Li Luo, and she looks like a sister taking care of her children.
As a younger brother, in addition to taking care of Li Luo's daily life and other matters, he would inevitably lead Li Luo to make mischief and cause trouble.
Luo'er has an eccentric temperament, but he has never bullied others, which matches Li Luo's temperament very well.
If Li Luo were in the palace, although the two were not inseparable, they would spend many happy times together and were almost intimate. In the palace, it was rare for Luo'er to listen to Li Luo say a few frank words.
Luo Er was born very beautiful, otherwise she would not have been chosen by the Luo family as Li Luo's maid.
Before entering the Luo family, Luo'er was born in poverty. She was just a girl from the mountains. She was used to playing and working in the mountains and forests. After serving Li Luo, although she had studied in the Luo family for several years, her knowledge was far from that of Li Luo.
These are the only interesting things in the mountains and fields that Li Luo has never seen before, and this is where Luo'er feels so complacent.
Li Luo longed for the world outside the high walls of the palace. Every time he saw the smile on Luo Er's face when he recalled his childhood, he couldn't help but feel envious, although sometimes he noticed the flaws in Luo Er's words.
, I'm afraid it was hearsay, but it was never revealed. Li Luo himself didn't know whether he liked listening to Luo'er telling stories more, or whether he liked watching Luo'er telling stories more.
"Luo'er, you are lazy again." As soon as Li Luo entered the house, he saw a woman making tea and said, "Why didn't you go out to wait for me at the door of the house today? You are still so lazy."
"You deserve to die. I didn't go to greet the young prince. Please forgive me." A strange woman turned around and knelt down, whispering.
The woman in front of him was not Luo'er. Li Luo was stunned and asked in surprise: "Who are you? Where is Luo'er?"
"My slave Su Xue, the queen asked her to serve the young prince. I don't know where Luo'er has gone." Su Xue lowered her head and replied.
"Oh?" Li Luo scratched his head in confusion, and seeing the woman still kneeling on the ground, he said warmly: "Get up and talk."
"I don't dare." Su Xue replied, still lowering her head.
Although Li Luo was a little surprised as to why Luo'er wasn't in Qingxin Tower, he didn't take it to heart. He smiled softly and said, "Get up."
"Yes." Su Xue responded and slowly stood up.
Li Luo took a look at this new maid. She had skin as smooth as gel and long eyebrows. She was a beauty. She was just as good as Luo'er, and she had a bit more scholarly and ladylike air. She looked slightly older than Luo'er.
Being bigger adds a bit of mature charm that Luoer doesn't have.
"Surname? It's very rare. When did you come to Qingxin Building?"
"Back to the young prince, this servant came here at Xu time yesterday." Su Xue replied in a low voice.
"Yesterday?" Li Luo was startled. Yesterday, he was still in the palace and did not return to the palace. When was the palace going to add another maid for Qingxinlou? He never heard his mother talk about it. Li Luo continued: "
When did Luo'er leave? Did he ask for leave?"
"I really don't know. There was no one else in the building when I came here."
Li Luo was slightly surprised after hearing this. Luo'er had never left without saying goodbye like this before. He frowned and asked, "Did you leave any letters?"
Su Xue shook her head and glanced at Li Luo doubtfully. She didn't know why Li Luo cared so much about a slave in the mansion after returning home. The expression in his eyes was complicated and difficult to distinguish. He didn't know what he was thinking.
Li Luo took a breath and said harmoniously: "Please help me ask where Luo'er went."
"Yes, young prince, please wait for a moment. This servant will go right away." Su Xue bowed and was about to leave when Li Luoyang called out to him and said in a mature manner: "You don't need to call me young prince, just like Luo'er.
Call me Young Master, you don’t have to call yourself a slave when there is no one around."
"I don't dare." Su Xue raised her head and glanced at Li Luo. Seeing that Li Luo's expression was as usual, she felt a slight movement in her heart and quietly left the room.
Prince Chun's Mansion is divided into four courtyards, plus a backyard that few people visit, covering a huge area.
Su Xue ran back from the residence of the manager of the west courtyard to the east courtyard where Li Luo was, already dripping with sweat. When Li Luo saw this, he thanked Su Xue for his hard work and offered Su Xue a cup of tea. Su Xue declined politely and told him about the news he had learned.
He told Li Luo that there seemed to be something urgent at Luo'er's house, and he hurriedly asked for leave. His Majesty agreed, and he left the palace and went home yesterday.
Li Luo didn't know what Luo'er had to do so urgently, but Qingxinlou said it was big or small, and it was really tiring for Luo'er to clean it up by herself. When she came back, Su Xue could help her on weekdays.
Better.
Li Luo didn't think deeply, so he calmed down, looked at Su Xue, and suddenly asked: "Are you a woman from a noble family?"
Su Xue was shocked, lowered her head and said softly: "I am not a girl from aristocratic family, my family background is ordinary, I just read a few books when I was a child."
"Oh, really." Li Luo smiled softly, "You behave in a gentle and elegant manner, and you are polite when entering and exiting. I didn't know that ordinary women could have such manners. Even the women from the noble families that I usually see rarely have you.
Well-groomed."
"The young prince is so complimentary, this slave is just..."
Before Su Xue finished speaking, Li Luo said loudly and excitedly, as if showing off: "The most important thing is the strange butterfly embroidered on your collar and cuffs. This kind of butterfly has three-point wings, which is larger than the usual two-point butterfly wings."
They are not the same, and this kind of butterfly is only found in Chuzhou.
Chuzhou people regard strange butterflies as a symbol. Normally, people can only embroider strange butterflies on their clothes on their waists. Local merchants and gentry can embroider them on their cuffs, and state officials can embroider them on their collars. Only governors, magistrates, and people from aristocratic families are allowed to embroider them on their clothes.
As for the cuffs and collar, you will naturally not be the governor of Chuzhou or a member of the Zhizhou tribe, so..."
Li Luo suddenly felt something was wrong and hurriedly shut up.
Su Xue was still calm, but there were tears in her eyes. Her voice was slightly strange, and she choked back with sobs: "I didn't know that this butterfly has these words. I just embroidered it myself when I saw it looked good. I turned around and took it apart."
." After saying this, he paused and continued, "This slave is not a girl from a noble family, and I didn't mean to pretend to be one."
Li Luo secretly scolded himself for being troublesome, his face turned red, and he explained: "It's okay, it looks good, you can keep it. I'm just following what the book says, I can't do it accurately."
"It's nothing, I'll take my leave first." Su Xue hurriedly left the house as if running away.
Li Luo looked at Su Xue's back and let out a long breath, much like an old man in a teacher's classroom, sighing, it would be a disaster for his children, and he didn't know who else's family had encountered such a misfortune.
A few days later, Li Luo was studying in the Bamboo Garden of the Prince's Mansion, and he was reading a poem: "The air is full of fake notes, and the breeze is blowing in the bamboo forest. It's the fun in the wine, and the occasional sound on the piano."
Su Xue was studying ink on the side. When she heard Li Luo frowning after reading, she unconsciously looked at the book in Li Luo's hand. Suddenly, from the corner of her eye, she saw Li Luo looking at her with a smile but not a smile. Su Xue hurriedly turned around.
, concentrate on studying ink.
"Hey, it turns out I remembered it wrong. Da is the fun in wine, and the music is accidentally played on the piano."
Li Luo saw Su Xue taking off the embroidery. Over the past few days, Su Xue had occasionally tested it, and Su Xue could not help but reveal a few flaws. Seeing Li Luo looking so complacent, Su Xue felt slightly angry, but there was nothing she could do about it.
Li Luo didn't take it seriously and snickered secretly. Su Xue was quiet and taciturn. Although he didn't laugh as much as when Luo Er was with him, he behaved well and had an air of affability for no reason.
Li Luo and Su Xue gradually got acquainted with each other due to their young temperament. In addition, Su Xue also had a different charm that Luo'er did not have. The estrangement gradually disappeared. He forgot about Luo'er leaving the house and just wanted to wait until Luo'er returned home.