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The cold wind stirred up the snowflakes, dancing in the courtyard.
The storm and snow got even worse at night.
The girl gently pushed open the window, and her weak body couldn't help but tremble in the cold air that hit her face.
The winter plum blossoms leaning into the eaves have all withered.
There was a thick velvet blanket inside the house, and a warm stove was burning on the floor. The girl was dressed in plain white clothes, wrapped in a snow velvet fox fur, but she still felt cold.
The body is cold and the heart is cold too.
"Miss, it's windy, please close the window."
Qiu'er stood outside the window and frowned.
The girl stood in front of the window for a while, and then nodded. Just as she was about to speak, her eyes suddenly looked towards the door outside the courtyard.
A familiar figure appeared there.
The girl was slightly startled, as if she suddenly remembered something, she immediately raised her hand and closed the window.
Outside.
Luo Qingzhou stepped on the bluestone soaked in snow and entered the courtyard. When he saw Qiu'er standing under the corridor, he asked softly: "Did the second lady take a rest?"
Qiu'er smiled slightly, walked towards the door and said, "Not yet, the young lady is reading in the study, please come in quickly."
Luo Qingzhou glanced at the window and said, "No need, I'll just stand outside the window and say a few words."
Qiu'er stopped at the door and said: "Uncle, Miss is reading on the couch. She feels a little uncomfortable today. It's not convenient for her to come down. The windows cannot be opened. The cold wind will blow in."
Luo Qingzhou hesitated for a moment and said: "Okay, then I will say a few words to the second lady at the door of the study."
With that said, he walked in.
Qiu'er smiled, covered her mouth and said, "Uncle, Zhu'er won't be here tonight, so you don't have to be afraid."
Luo Qingzhou said: "It's not that I'm afraid, that's how it should be."
The brother-in-law came to see his sister-in-law in the middle of the night. He was already in the fields, which aroused suspicion. If he didn't know the rules and entered the room alone, how could he explain it?
Qiu'er smiled slightly, glanced at him again, entered the room, opened the door, and whispered: "Uncle, please go and heat up the porridge. The lady hasn't eaten yet tonight."
Luo Qingzhou nodded.
Qiu'er walked out of the house and went to the kitchen.
Luo Qingzhou walked to the study door and looked inside.
In the room, the lights were bright, and a fragile girl in snow-white clothes was sitting quietly on the couch, holding a book in her hand and looking at him with a smile.
"Brother-in-law, if you don't come in, I won't talk to you."
After the girl finished speaking, she looked back at him, lowered her head and flipped through the book, with a playful smile on her lips.
Luo Qingzhou stood at the door and said: "Second Miss, I have something to ask you. I will leave after asking you."
The girl continued to look down at the book and ignored him.
Luo Qingzhou was silent for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "Then, Miss Second, please rest early, and I will take my leave."
The girl suddenly looked up at him and said in a trembling voice: "Brother-in-law..."
Luo Qingzhou stopped and his eyes met with hers.
The girl's eyes trembled, her eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she looked pitiful: "Brother-in-law, if it's because of what happened that day... Weimo apologizes to you, and Weimo will never mention...that kind of excessive request again, okay?"
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Luo Qingzhou lowered his head and cupped his hands: "Second Miss, don't think too much about it, I didn't take that matter to heart. It's just that it's getting late tonight, and I have to go to Madam's place to say hello, so I just wanted to say something to Second Miss at the door.
Just say it and leave. In fact, it’s not that important, it doesn’t matter whether you say it or not.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Pearl's cold voice suddenly came from the door: "Uncle, you don't have to go to Madam's place tonight, and you won't have to go to Madam for the time being. Madam has been busy recently."
Luo Qingzhou looked at her.
Pearl added: "Madam also asked my slave to tell my uncle to accompany my young lady and be a qualified brother-in-law."
Luo Qingzhou: "..."
What kind of qualification is this "qualified"?
Should he keep a distance and abide by the rules between brother-in-law and sister-in-law; or... should he be obedient to his sister-in-law and respond to her requests?
At least, there should be a standard, right?
"Uncle, go in. I don't want to complain to the madam. The madam is very busy recently. We will go to the eldest princess's celebration banquet in a few days. The madam is worrying about the gift for the eldest princess, so she won't pay attention to it for the time being.
It’s my uncle’s, so I don’t have to be afraid.”
Zhuer said expressionlessly.
Luo Qingzhou asked curiously: "Are we also going to attend the eldest princess's celebration banquet?"
Pearl said: "Of course the master and his wife are going to go. As for my uncle, I guess..."
"Jewel."
In the study, Qin Weimo shouted softly.
Zhu'er immediately said: "Miss, I'm going to help Qiu'er heat the porridge in the kitchen. You can talk to me, I won't stay here and make people annoying."
After saying that, he turned around and left, going to the kitchen.
At first, when her uncle found out that she was Madam's little "spy", she was still a little nervous and ashamed, but she gradually got used to it.
Anyway, she didn't do anything bad or say anything nonsense.
She tells the truth to her wife and is loyal to her young lady, so she is not afraid that her uncle will hate her.
When she entered the kitchen, Qiu'er looked at her and whispered: "Don't talk to my uncle like that in the future, let alone mention that he is a bride-in-law. My uncle will be sad and the lady will be unhappy."
Zhu'er pouted and said, "Qiu'er, are you even helping me? I'm not talking nonsense, I'm telling the truth."
Qiu'er said softly: "Don't tell the truth about everything, especially what you say that can easily hurt others. Didn't Miss tell us this before? Before you speak or do something, you must first put yourself in others' shoes. If your words or actions are harmful to others, it is best to do so.
Don’t say it, don’t do it. You have to learn white lies, you know?”
Zhu'er suddenly looked at her with a strange look and said: "Qiu'er, tell me honestly, have you fallen in love with my uncle? Do you want to be my uncle's wife?"
"ah?"
Qiu'er was stunned when he heard this and said quickly: "What nonsense are you talking about? I don't have one."
Zhuer snorted coldly: "No? You have always been protecting my uncle and bringing our young lady and uncle together. Do you want to wait for our uncle and our young lady... and then you can be my uncle's wife?"
,Yes or no?"
"no!!"
"That's right! Huh, I'm going to tell my uncle right now that Qiu'er wants to keep my uncle in the Xianggui to sleep with him tonight."
Pearl said, deliberately going out.
Qiu'er suddenly became anxious and hugged her from behind. She blushed and said, "Zhu'er! Stop talking nonsense. I'm afraid my uncle will hear you. I'll be so embarrassed."
Zhu'er laughed: "Xiao Nizi is anxious, Xiao Nizi feels guilty!"
"If you say it again, if you say it again I will tear your mouth apart!"
"My uncle! My uncle! Qiu'er said that he wanted my uncle to tear her belly apart tonight... Dou uh..."
Qiu'er hurriedly covered her mouth and dragged her into the back of the kitchen with all her strength.
"Brother-in-law, come in..."
In the study room, it was soft.
The girl in snow-white clothes invited again softly, frowning slightly, biting her pink lips, with a sad face, looking pitiful and pitiable.
How many people in the world can resist such a look?
Luo Qingzhou looked away, said nothing, lowered his head, took off his shoes, and walked in.
A girl's fragrance floated in the room, mixed with the heating, and instantly enveloped his entire body.
Stepping on the soft velvet carpet, your heart seems to fall into the softness.
This room, this girl, this breath, this atmosphere, even if the most hard-hearted person comes in, they will soften.
Luo Qingzhou walked to Ruantao and was about to lower his head to speak when the girl said softly: "Brother-in-law, come up..."
"Come up on the bed..."
She said softly again.
Luo Qingzhou hesitated for a moment and thought to himself: Anyway, we have already come in, so just go up.
Anyway, the mother-in-law also said that he should be a qualified brother-in-law.
Meeting my sister-in-law’s request should count, right?
He got on the couch and sat opposite.
The girl stretched out her slender hand, her delicate white jade fingertips gently touched a chess piece on the chessboard, and said softly: "Brother-in-law, can you play chess?"
Luo Qingzhou said: "No."
Even if he does, he has to say no, otherwise the girl will invite him to play chess again, which will cause even greater trouble.
"How about Wei Mo teaching brother-in-law?"
"...Second Miss, I came here tonight to ask Second Miss something. Is there a distinguished guest from Kyoto in our house? Does Second Miss know her name?"
Luo Qingzhou didn't dare to hesitate anymore and asked directly.
The girl was slightly startled when she heard this, glanced at him a few times, and then said, "Has brother-in-law met her?"
Luo Qingzhou had no choice but to lie: "I think I met her once in the mansion. I heard from the maids that she seems to be from Kyoto. I wonder if it is her? Second Miss, what does that distinguished guest from Kyoto look like?"
The girl looked at him softly, and the corners of her mouth suddenly curved: "When my brother-in-law lies, he doesn't even dare to look at me."
Luo Qingzhou looked at the chess pieces on the chessboard, his cheeks feeling a little hot.
For some reason, every time he lies to this girl, he feels guilty.
"Her name is Nangong Meijiao. She is the daughter of my mother's cousin. Her family is from Kyoto. She came to Mocheng to escape from marriage. As for her appearance..."
The girl looked at him with a smile in her eyes: "As a man, my brother-in-law will definitely like the appearance and figure of the beautiful sister. If he sees her, he will be unforgettable."
Luo Qingzhou's heart moved, and he secretly said: It is indeed unforgettable. It turns out that the cold and arrogant girl who likes stinky beauty is really her.
Fortunately, there was no conflict with her yesterday.
"Oh, by the way, Miss Second."
Luo Qingzhou reached into his clothes, took out a bag of gold coins from the storage bag, placed it on the chessboard, and said: "These are two hundred gold coins, which are returned to the second lady."
Last time he went to Jubao Pavilion to buy a dagger, plus the gold coins from selling the demon pill, he only spent eighty gold coins on Miss Qin Er.
Yesterday, I happened to pick up more than 80 pieces in the black wood forest, and I happened to collect another 200 pieces.
He didn't want to owe Miss Qin too much.
As for Miss Qin's proposal to withdraw two hundred gold coins from him every month, it was absolutely impossible for him to accept it.
If he accepted it, wouldn't it seem like he was being adopted?
Moreover, my sister-in-law supports my brother-in-law.
What's more, he probably knows something about the situation in the Qin Mansion. The economic situation seems not to be very good, and Qin Chuan is practicing again.
At this time, of course he can no longer spend other people's money.
"Second Miss, it's getting late, so you can rest while I take my leave."
Luo Qingzhou put down the money and prepared to get up and leave.
The girl panicked, subconsciously reaching out and holding his hand on the chessboard, and begged softly: "Brother-in-law, can you sit with Wei Mo for a while longer?"
Luo Qingzhou frowned and lowered his gaze, falling on her white, jade-like hands.
There were two blushes on the girl's fair cheeks. She bit her lips lightly. Fang slowly took her hand away, lowered her head and said, "Brother-in-law, Weimo still wants to talk to you, okay?"
"Uncle, miss, the porridge is here."
Qiu'er brought two bowls of porridge in at the right time and placed them on the small table between the two of them. Then he put the chessboard and chess pieces away and said with a smile: "Uncle, you have to finish the porridge. Stay with my young lady for a while, young lady.
I still can’t sleep.”
After finishing speaking, he left with the tray and closed the door.
The room fell into silence.
Luo Qingzhou had no choice but to pick up the spoon, look down at the porridge in the bowl and said: "Second Miss, eat the porridge, otherwise it will get cold in a while."
The girl also picked up the spoon, stirred the porridge in the bowl gently, looked up at him and said: "Brother-in-law, if you finish it in one bite this time, I will give my brother-in-law the porridge in my bowl as well."
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Luo Qingzhou originally picked up the bowl and was about to take a few bites when he paused after hearing this and had to put down the bowl again, lowered his head and slowly ate spoonful after spoonful.
A smile appeared on the girl's lips.
The two of them lowered their heads and ate the porridge slowly, bite by bite, without saying a word.
The girl occasionally raised her head and glanced at him, her eyes full of happiness, and the smile on her lips always hung there.
Outside the window, the cold wind whimpered and the falling snow rustled.
The room is quiet and warm.
Zhu'er and Qiu'er stood outside the door, holding their breath and concentrating, neither of them making a sound.
The two of them felt very strange.
Before, the young lady would cough from time to time even if she stayed in the room, and she would often cough up blood.
But as soon as my uncle came, the young lady stopped coughing.
What's going on?
Zhu'er couldn't hold it back, so she lowered her voice and whispered: "Qiu'er, Miss often coughs when she goes to bed at night. Do you think...if my uncle is here, will it happen..."
Qiu'er didn't answer.
Pearl whispered again: "Qiu'er, why don't you give it a try tonight? Later you go seduce my uncle and invite him to sleep in your boudoir. When you are tired of tossing my uncle, then...well..."
Before she could finish speaking, Qiu'er covered her mouth, then dragged her out, dragged her into the next room, closed the door, tickled her hard, and punished her severely.
"By the way, brother-in-law, Sister Meijiao came here just now."
In the study room, the girl suddenly spoke.
She thought maybe her brother-in-law would be interested in talking about this, and maybe he wouldn't be in a hurry to leave.
Luo Qingzhou's expression changed as expected, he looked up at her and said, "What is she here for?"
The girl looked at his expression and said softly: "Sister Meijiao came to see me, and by the way, she listened to the stories my brother-in-law told me. Sister Meijiao also likes to hear my brother-in-law's poems and stories."
After hearing this, Luo Qingzhou just said "Oh" lightly, lowered his head and finished the last mouthful of porridge, then stood up and said: "Second Miss, I've finished eating, then I..."
"Brother-in-law, I haven't finished eating yet..."
"It's getting late, I..."
"Brother-in-law, let's talk about Bai Ling?"
Luo Qingzhou, who was about to stay, paused when he heard this, then slowly sat back down.
Chapter completed!