Jiao Luan

Chapter 1 Young and ignorant of the spring breeze

Before dawn, several lamps were burning in the girl's boudoir.

Cheng Wei sat in front of the half-new dressing table, silently looking into the diorama engraved with golden rose patterns.

The girl in the mirror is only about thirteen or fourteen years old. If you look closely, there is a pair of distant mountain eyebrows that are relaxed and cheerful. Under the black eyebrows are beautiful inner double red phoenix eyes. On the standard goose egg face, I think she is also a young beauty who is just showing her charm, but it is a pity that the skin is slightly dark and rough, there are a few red pimples on the forehead and cheeks, and the pimples on the chin have not faded. Seal, life and death took away the interest of others to take a second look seriously.

Cheng Wei took a second look, then a third look, and then opened the carved red lacquer peony flower box on the dressing table, took out a box of makeup powder printed with three elegant small characters "Qiao Tiancheng", dipped some in it carefully Apply on face.

"Don't put on makeup, I said earlier, when you are born, you have to change your face. What's the use of brushing your face layer by layer?"

A high-pitched voice suddenly sounded in his mind, but Cheng Wei just paused his hands slightly, and looked at the maid who was waiting on the side without any change: "Huanyan, how can I be like this?"

The maid named Huanyan was a beautiful little girl, but she was a bit dull. When she heard the girl ask her, she took a serious look and said, "It's too white, like the white steamed buns that the girl gave me yesterday!"

The corner of Cheng Wei's mouth froze, and the girl in pink on the other side hurriedly said: "Girl, don't listen to this little hoof's nonsense, you have used this "ingenious" makeup, and your face is as white as a jade lotus in a clear pond. The young master will be happy when he sees you."

The corner of Cheng Wei's mouth couldn't help but twitched, after all, she felt that the girl should be ashamed after hearing this, and she couldn't express too clearly the joy of seeing Cousin Zhi, so she lifted her chin slightly and said, "Hugh, you're talking nonsense. What does this have to do with Cousin Zhi?"

As he spoke, he took out a white silk handkerchief and wiped off some of the powder on his face.

Originally, among the two maids, she liked the sweet-mouthed and delicate face more, but as the inexplicable voice in her mind became more and more harsh in the past half a year, the silly words of Huanyan in the past fell into her ears, and she was no longer so depressed, but subconsciously felt that More reliable.

Seeing Cheng Wei's actions, Qiao Rong's face sank slightly, she glanced at Huan Yan fiercely from the corner of her eyes, and continued to play tricks: "It's the servant girl who said something wrong, any of our girls will be happy to see it—"

Coincidentally, the voice sounded again: "Wipe it again, and your pimple marks will appear again. As I said earlier, as long as you listen to me, bleed some blood, not to mention your pimple marks, and this black pimple mark." Face, even a bowl-sized scar can make it smooth as ever—"

Cheng Wei, who had always been calm, showed a bit of fear in his eyes, suddenly changed his face, and said coldly, "Shut up!"

Qiaorong was stunned for a moment, her eyes flashed with displeasure, and she knelt down to plead guilty: "It's the servant girl who can't speak—"

Cheng Wei felt physically and mentally exhausted, waved his hands and said, "You all go out."

After the two maids left, they gritted their teeth and said in a low voice: "Don't talk about those nonsense anymore, I'm already a big girl, so I won't be deceived by the sweet talk of you lonely ghost!"

Her voice hadn't lost the clearness of a girl's, and naturally it wasn't threatening at all, that voice laughed mockingly: "Hehe, you're actually moved, and that's why you're so afraid to listen to me?"

Cheng Wei pursed his lips tightly.

She thought, this evildoer must be extremely evil. Listening to what it said, it has a way to remove acne marks; it has a way to whiten and delicate skin; it even has a way to make eyelashes longer!
Which girl would not be moved by these words?

Fortunately, she used to like to pester her second brother to tell books, and she had heard stories about ghosts seducing people's hearts and killing people in the end, so she didn't let him succeed!
Seeing that Cheng Wei was still unmoved, the voice became more mean: "Tsk tsk, with your appearance, it's no wonder you were rejected by your cousin!"

"Nonsense, Cousin Zhi doesn't judge people by appearance!" Cheng Wei was really annoyed.

There are quite a few cousins ​​in the grandparent's family, but as far as she can remember, every time she passes by, cousin Zhi will hold her hand, take her to enjoy flowers and eat snacks, climb trees together, watch ants move, and compare cousins. The sisters are all well.When she got older, although Cousin Zhi would no longer hold her hand, he was still gentle and kind to her.

Although she was worried about her appearance, she later found that people who cared about her and also cared about her, such as cousin Zhi, had never disliked her because of this, so she gradually put this worry aside.

"Since he doesn't judge people by their appearance, what are you doing before dawn?"

Hearing this, Cheng Wei's face flashed with embarrassment, but he said calmly: "Although Cousin Zhi doesn't care, I want to make myself look better."

Speaking of this, she paused, and before the voice sounded, she blocked what it was going to say next: "But I won't be tempted by you to use blood to fiddle with some ghostly symbols, so you should give up as soon as possible, don't Haunt me no more!"

The voice suddenly became quiet, and Qiaorong's voice came from outside the door: "Girl, the second girl is here."

The expression on Cheng Wei's face suddenly softened, and he said, "Come in, please."

Before I stood up and took two steps, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl turned in from behind the screen with ease.

She was at the time when she was just blooming as a woman, elegant and dignified, with a moderate stature, her gestures showed good upbringing, and the never-fading smile on her lips was amiable.

A thought flashed through Cheng Wei's mind: No wonder people often hear people whispering that the second sister is more like a legitimate daughter than herself, and she is indeed inferior in terms of appearance and temperament.

The girl smiled before saying anything: "I was here to see if I needed help, but I didn't expect Third Sister to be dressed properly."

As she spoke, her eyes moved, she landed on the unclosed powder box on the dressing table, and she smiled: "I said that Sanmei's complexion is so good today, it turns out that she used the 'Qiao Tiancheng' powder, let me guess , This must have been given by the second brother again, right? Sigh, except for the eldest sister who entered the palace and became a princess, among the three sisters in our second room, the second brother loves you alone, no wonder my fourth sister and I always feel like you. What about pantothenic acid?"

Even though she said this, the smile on her face did not diminish. It was obviously just a joke, and the intimacy between the sisters was naturally revealed.

Cheng Wei hurriedly defended the second brother: "It's not that the second brother is partial, it's... because I cried on my birthday, the second brother bought a few boxes of rouge powder and sent them over. I still have a box here that has not been opened. Take it and use it."

When mentioning birthday, Cheng Wei felt a little depressed, reached out and took out a box of unopened makeup powder from the box and handed it over.Because it was given by the second elder brother, although there was a bit of reluctance in my heart, but because it was for the second sister, I suppressed the reluctance.

Speaking of it, the eldest sister and she are the real sisters, and the relationship between the two sisters is good, but because of the age difference, the second sister Cheng Yao, who was only two years older than her and whose biological mother died young, played together since childhood.

"I've never used these." Cheng Yao took Cheng Wei's hand and patted it comfortingly, "It was a bad day that the bully eavesdropped, and everyone who yelled knew about it, otherwise I would stop expressing." Brother won't put on a cold face and make Sanmei sad."

Cheng Wei lowered his eyes and murmured: "Yes."

On her birthday, she couldn't help but confide in her cousin Zhi, who was close to her since she was a child. She never imagined that the little overlord of Mr. Jing's family and a few playmates hid and eavesdropped and spread the news, making her a The laughing stock in the capital.

Until now, Cheng Wei can't forget the expression on Cousin Zhi's face when he said "Cousin Wei, please respect yourself" with a stern face, and when they met several times later, Cousin Zhi would keep his face cold and avoid her, making her never speak again. Opportunity.

Today is Cousin Zhi's 16th birthday, but he can't avoid it anymore, she just wanted to ask, is it because of her confession that he became the talk of people after dinner, so she ignored her in embarrassment?
Cheng Wei felt grievances in his heart.

Everyone seems to have forgotten that her birthday, the second day of February, is Daliang's annual Flower Festival!

On this day, young men and women boldly confide their hearts to their sweethearts, as long as they are in love and polite, they should not be laughed at.

When she reminds Cousin Zhi, Cousin Zhi won't treat her coldly, right?Even if he didn't care about her, she couldn't live in her grandfather's house forever like she dreamed when she was a child, she was still his cousin.

Thinking of Cousin Zhi's kindness in the past, Cheng Wei felt a little more determined, even though she had a good relationship with Cheng Yao, she didn't want her to see her vulnerable side, so she raised her head and said, "Should we go?"

At this time, Qiao Rong asked with a smile: "Girl, which one are you wearing today?"

Cheng Wei subconsciously cast a questioning look at Cheng Yao.

The second sister can always match the ordinary clothes and accessories brilliantly, not to mention her appearance, she seems to be born with talent and thoughtfulness, even if she lights up the lamp to read at night, she can't keep up with the beautiful and beautiful chapters that the second sister casually said.

Sometimes Cheng Wei couldn't help being jealous, and then she thought, although she doesn't have these things to show off, she can still show off her sister.

Her eldest sister is a virtuous and virtuous princess, and her second sister is the most talented woman in the capital. Not everyone's younger sister is blessed with this, especially -- compared to that annoying crybaby in Lian Jiaoju!
Cheng Yao glanced at the cloaks presented by Qiaorong, pointed to one of them and said, "This moon-white plain brocade and silver one is pretty good, it complements the beauty of the third sister."

She suddenly lowered her voice, and said with a smile: "I'll look at it coldly, cousin Zhi likes to wear plain clothes."

Cheng Wei glanced at the bright red cloak sprinkled with bright red flowers, nodded and said, "Just wear the moon white one."

She actually likes bright red, but the second sister said a few years ago that people with dark skin will make their faces darker when they wear red. Since then, she hasn't touched red much.

After getting dressed, Cheng Yao took Cheng Wei's hand and went to Yiran Garden.

Cheng Wei is tall and plump, wrapped in a moon-white cloak, it seems to be more plump, just looking at it from the back, she is only 13 years old, she looks more like an older sister than the graceful Cheng Yao.

The corner of Qiaorong's mouth twitched, and when she noticed that Huanyan was looking at her quietly, she gave her a hard look, and quickly raised her heels to follow her.

(End of this chapter)