Chapter 35 Chapter 35(1/2)
As soon as Luo Shen entered the house, Li Mu followed him in - the scene today is the first time I have been married these days.
It's been a terrible one.
A Ju was about to go up to take makeup and change clothes for the little lady. When she saw Li Mu in, she looked at her. The little lady sat down in front of the mirror as if no one was around. She hesitated for a moment and did not dare to offend her. She winked at the maid and left the house.
The door was closed. Li Mu came behind Luo Shen and stopped. He looked at her raising her arms, with slender hands, pulling out a phoenix-beaded bead that was inserted obliquely into her temples.
The wide cuffs with exquisite persimmon pattern slipped down with her arm-raising movement and stacked on the bends of her arms. The two snow-white lotus arms that were always covered were exposed. They were naked, with two thin gold wire bracelets on their wrists. The bracelets were obediently swaying toward her jade wrists, and the skin shone brightly as she moved.
Li Mu raised his gaze and said to Luo Shen in the mirror: "Today I promised to pick you up in Shenshi, but I was too late. It's really because I broke the appointment. Don't blame me."
"It's okay. Didn't you send someone? Besides, Asting and I didn't wait for you."
She interrupted her, said lightly, pulled out Lao Chen's stroll and threw it on the trunk.
The beads collided with each other and made a sound.
Li Mu paused.
"Also, I heard about the second sister-in-law of the Jiang family today on the road. Fortunately, you passed by. I thanked you on behalf of Brother Jiang."
"Then there is no need!"
Luo Shen interrupted him again, stood up from the mirror, and turned to him.
"I've just said something, it's just a simple task. Besides, helping the second sister-in-law of the Jiang family is not to earn your thanks."
She had a slightly tense face, and her tone was still light.
Li Mu remained silent and stared at the girl in front of him.
He naturally knew that she was deliberately stealing herself.
But in his heart, he was not as displeased as being offended.
Even a little bit, there isn't.
Thinking of the scene where he was scolded by his mother a moment ago, she watched coldly, and waited until the end, and then pretended to come forward to plead for her. A faint sense of pleasure appeared in her heart.
This feeling is extremely subtle, almost elusive, but it is real - whether in his previous life or in this life, in his memory of the lack of iron and blood, it is unprecedented.
It was like a thin stream of small spring slowly flowing through his hard heart, even diluting the dark memory of a person who had died once tragically.
He couldn't help but remember the scene when she was a little girl in front of him, and she "sayed something" like this and saved her teenager many years ago.
It is vivid in my mind.
So many years have passed, and the woman in front of her is no longer the last moment of her previous life, who made him feel moved, hated, and even had the idea of killing her and asking her to accompany her to return to the underworld. When she was about to come, she finally let her go.
Now she seems to be what he remembers as a child, and has not changed much.
He was still so kind, and with a hint of crying, he was actually a little childish that he didn't know how to deal with.
Compared to such a person, Li Mu suddenly felt that she was so old now - not her body, but her state of mind.
He had already seen all the sails, but she was like the morning glow.
He hesitated for a moment, and was about to change the topic to ease the slightly awkward atmosphere
"Madam Ju, I want to take a shower and change my clothes! I was sweating all over my body all day outside, so I was so annoying!"
She shouted outside the door, her voice smug. After she finished shouting, she glanced at him again as if she was unintentionally, and looked at him with a face turned aside.
"Okay, you can change your clothes, I'll go out first."
The man seemed a little bored and murmured, and walked out of the house under the gaze of Aju and the maids and maids who were pushing the door in response.
As soon as he left, Luo Shen couldn't hold back his face, his lips curled up, and he threw himself onto the bed, buried his face in the pillow, and whispered.
Since Li Mu's proposal to marry, to this day, this is the first time in the past few months that Aju has seen the little lady smile again.
She smiled so cutely.
Aju felt inexplicably, but she was very happy.
The little lady is happy, she is even happier.
She was by the side, watching her lying on her face and laughing secretly, and when she stopped gradually, she asked her the reason.
Luo Shen turned over, raised Zhang Hong's blushing face, lay on the pillow, bit his lips and shook his head, but refused to say anything.
But over the past few months, the anger, dissatisfaction and grievance that had accumulated in her heart, because the great victory against Li Mu suddenly seemed to have diminished a lot.
Even the bed under her that she couldn't sleep very much, she didn't feel so uncomfortable when she lay on it.
"Little lady?"
Aju was stunned.
"I'm going to take a shower."
She got up from the bed and hugged Aju intimately. The smile on the corner of her lips was faintly visible and extremely cute.
It was late at night and the area around the Chenghuang Temple became quiet.
Deep in the alleys, in the sleeping ears, only a few sounds of beating people walking on the streets and alleys were heard, adding a bit to the lonely coldness of this late autumn night.
Shen was still facing the candlelight and was rushing to make a piece of clothing in his hand.
Li Mu's mother came to her house two days ago and secretly sent her some money. Shen refused, but she still used the money she had come to pull up the fabric she liked.
Her needlework is good, and this piece of clothing for my mother condensed all her guilt and fist for her mother.
Tomorrow is my mother's 60th birthday. Although she is a little busy at work, the pins she comes out of her fingertips are fine and neat, and she can't find any problems.
A slight footsteps came from the room. She looked up and saw her husband walking towards him with a candlestick in his hand and put it in front of her.
The two candlesticks lined up side by side, and the fire became much brighter.
"Honey husband is done? Go to bed by yourself, I'll be fine after a while."
Shen still ran his needles and smiled at her husband.
"No need to spend two wax pieces. My eyes are good and I can see them."
She glanced at the candlestick in front of her and said again.
Jiang Tao put a piece of clothing on her shoulder.
"Anu, I blame me for being incompetent. You have married me for many years. Not only did I not let you enjoy a day's blessing, but I also suffered such grievances."
Mrs. Shen looked up and saw her husband looking at her eyes full of guilt. She smiled, put down the needle and thread in her hand, and said softly: "What are you saying? My husband treats me so well, and there are a pair of well-behaved children in front of me. How can I feel wronged?"
His wife's understanding made this man who was full of knowledge but had nowhere to be available in his life feel more and more guilty. He sat beside his wife and said, "Don't worry about money. I have just done two more articles and will take a few more articles. Next month, when I save enough money, I should be able to redeem your jewelry."
Jiang Tao was good at writing parallel prose, with fine parallelism and gorgeous words, and gradually gained fame. Many children of the gentry who wanted to exchange articles for their appreciation for the famous scholars of the times came to buy articles from him. He also used the knife to exchange for money to supplement his family's income.
"Thank you, my husband, I'll go to bed earlier."
Shen urged him.
Jiang Tao said: "I will accompany you. I will accompany you tomorrow, so as not to be scolded by your brother again. I will beg them to see if I can let you meet my mother-in-law."
Shen was stunned for a moment and smiled and shook his head: "I know my husband is considerate, but there is no need to. I have already told an old slave in my family that she will hand the clothes to my mother on my behalf. I know that my brothers will not ask me to come in to see my mother no matter what. You don't have to go, so as not to be humiliated again."
Jiang Tao suppressed the feeling of powerlessness and sadness that surged in his heart, pondered for a moment, and said, "Anu, there is something I want to tell you. The Northern Dynasties are now in chaos. The Xianbei people Murong Xi planned to assassinate Emperor Xia, but failed. They gathered old soldiers and rebelled in Liaoxi. The Xiongnu made a comeback. The governor of Liangzhou also took the opportunity to proclaim himself emperor. The Central Plains are in chaos, and Jiangbei may not be able to maintain peace. I expected that the refugees would flee south soon, which would inevitably affect Jingkou. In the next days, if you have nothing to do, try to go out as little as possible to avoid being hit."
Shen frowned: "Why are you going to fight again? When will this war end?
She sighed a long time.
"Anu, if one day I can achieve some credit in this troubled world, I will not let you down."
Jiang Tao's eyes flashed slightly, he hugged his wife in his arms and said to her in a low voice.
In recent days, news has begun to circulate in Jingkou, saying that the Northern Xia is in danger.
The Hu people beat the Hu people, the Han people beat the Hu people, and there are also Han people beat the Han people.
From east, south and north of the Central Plains, it seemed that several heavenly kings who claimed to be lonely kings appeared overnight, and even emperors.
Anyway, wars seem to be starting everywhere in the north.
The refugees who fled from the north have also suddenly increased in the past few days, and the ferry crossings are crowded all day long.
When the people of Jingkou who were used to seeing the blood and tears of the people in the Jingkou world sighed, they would inevitably feel grateful for the peace that the Southern Dynasty has stolen. Although no one knows how long this peace can last.
Li Mu should be busy working with the government to resettle these newly arrived refugees, and as usual, they could not see anyone during the day.
After noon, Luo Shen was idle and couldn't sleep, so he was with Lu again. He listened to her buzzing spinning and reading a leisure book she had brought before to pass this long afternoon. Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps in the yard. He looked up and saw A Ting running in, looking angry.
"What happened?"
Although Lu Ercong, although he could not see anyone, he could hear the anger in her steps, stopped the work in his hand, and turned around and asked.
"Em, sister-in-law, I'm so angry!"
A Ting panted.
"Jiang's sister-in-law's brother sent someone to make trouble and broke his door. Xiao Niu Niu's brother and sister were both scared to tears!"
Lu said aloud, got up anxiously, and touched his crutch: "Go and have a look!"
Luo Shen immediately supported Lu and rushed to the nearby Jiang family with A Ting.
To be continued...