Yijia Yishi

Chapter 170 Jealousy + Complacency
Lu Shuyi's dressing up like this was also intentional.

Yesterday He Tai once said that Mrs. Zhao, a literati from the Zhao family in Baoding Prefecture, doesn't like extravagance. With such a dress, she is full of ostentation after entering the painting.

As the saying goes, it is easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but difficult to go from extravagant to frugal. With her style like this, Mrs. Zhao must have some scruples in her heart...

Perhaps Mrs. Zhao would not feel relieved to let her be the daughter-in-law of their Zhao family when she saw her like this?

Lu Shuyi took a gamble, she thought she could win.

The girls of the Lu family and He Zhaoer didn't notice anything, they just thought that Lu Shuyi was dressing up like this to show off in front of Master Wang, but He Tai who was standing on the side immediately smelled something different.

When he thought about it for a moment, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

I have to say that Lu Shuyi is an extremely smart girl, she is good at grasping the details to deal with a matter, which is rare.

Lu Shuyi ignored the malicious gazes of He Zhaoer and the others, and still smiled dignifiedly.

The three of them entered the gazebo lightly, and met with the second master Lu and Wang Xiu respectively.

Wang Xiu also seemed to be amazed by Lu Shuyi's outfit today, he smiled and nodded with Lu Shuyi, very satisfied and said: "The red plums reflecting the snow is already a very beautiful scene in the world, if you add the appearance of the third lady, it must be a wonderful painting .”

Lu Shuyi smiled slightly, and secretly looked at Second Master Lu.

Master Lu Er also had a smile on his face, full of pride.

Master Lu Er once said that among his children, Lu Shuyi and Lu Wenjie followed his appearance.Wang Xiu praised Lu Shuyi, of course he felt that he had face and was very happy.

"Which one is Mr. Wang going to paint first?" Master Lu Er personally lifted a purple sand teapot from the small red clay stove on one side and poured a cup of tea for Wang Xiu.

Wang Xiu thanked her with a smile, looked at the Lu family sisters, and finally landed on Lu Shuyi.

Although the other girls are beautiful, they are not what he wants to draw.Lu Shuyi left a deep impression on him, and this girl is also very suitable for painting, so he naturally wanted to choose Lu Shuyi.

"How about... let's start with the third lady?"

Lu Shuqi's face changed slightly, and she immediately scolded Wang Xiu in her heart.She is now the oldest girl in the Lu family, so it's never Lu Shuyi's turn to come first, what is she...

"In this case, we sisters will go back first." Lu Shuqi's tone was very unfriendly, and it was the first time she lost her composure in front of people.

The nanny beside her was startled, and instinctively tugged on her sleeve.

She ignored it, and directly blessed Wang Xiu and Master Lu Er, saying, "A painting can't be finished in a moment, and it's very cold in this season, so it's useless for us to stay here. Also, Mr. Wang, please don’t take offense.”

Master Lu Er's face darkened, and he didn't speak.

But Wang Xiu didn't take it seriously, and said lightly: "It's cold today, so please come back first, ladies..."

Lu Shuqi's face twitched, and she turned away.

"Mr. Wang, let's start portraits according to his age." Lu Shuyi casually mentioned.

Lu Shuqi froze slightly when she heard this, and gritted her teeth.

Lu Shuqing and Lu Shujing also said to Wang Xiu, "According to the elders and younger ones, it will be clear at a glance who comes down."

The two of them also felt that it hurt Lu Shuqi's self-esteem too much for Wang Xiu to let Lu Shuyi paint.

Lu Shuqi stayed in the room for more than half a year, and finally got better, so she shouldn't be too angry.

Wang Xiu was originally one of Xianyun Yehe's people, he didn't care what Lu Shuqi was thinking, he was here for portraits, not to see people's faces.

"No, let's start with the third lady." He took the paintbrush very calmly and began to find a suitable angle of view.

Lu Shuqi's face turned red and white at once, and her mouth almost crooked in anger.

This Wang Xiu is too conceited, he is just a bad painter, what's so great about it?Do you really think you are amazing?
She snorted coldly and hurried away with big strides.

Wang Xiu didn't even glance at it, all his attention was on looking for a perspective.

Second Master Lu could only look and shake his head...

He Zhaoer and Lu Shufang also found it very boring, and Lu Shufang even pulled He Zhaoer and whispered: "When it comes to beauty, cousin, you are the most beautiful, but today you are overwhelmed by her Lu Shuyi for nothing. I will do it for cousin You are not reconciled..."

He Zhao'er has been feeling angry since yesterday, and Lu Shufang's words pierced her heart even more, making her hate Lu Shuyi more and more.

She clenched her fists tightly, and snorted coldly: "This artist Wang also has no discernment. There are so many girls in your Lu family, and all of them are beautiful. In my opinion, she must be Lu Shuyi." What shady tricks did you do down there, maybe she gave a gift to Painter Wang quietly yesterday, otherwise, why did Painter Wang praise her over and over again? Is she really so beautiful?"

She raised her eyebrows, and her eyes swept around Lu Shuyi's body. She didn't think there was anything particularly beautiful about Lu Shuyi, but she could only pretend to be a charming girl.

The girls in the fourth room frowned when they heard this, and left the place of right and wrong far away, unlike He Zhaoer and the others.

He Tai happened to hear her sister's words too, and he frowned immediately, walked around behind He Zhaoer, and whispered in her ear, "Say what you should say, don't say what you shouldn't, isn't the third cousin People like that."

He Zhaoer burst into tears, and said aggrievedly, "Brother, are you blaming me?"

Since she was a child, her brother loved her the most, and obeyed her in everything. What happened to him now?How can she be blamed?

This made her very sad.

He Tai felt a little helpless, looked around for a while, and finally fixed his eyes on Lu Shufang who was beside He Zhaoer. He hesitated for a moment, and then quietly said to He Zhaoer: "Come with me..."

Lu Shufang blinked her eyelashes, feeling a little uncomfortable.

He Zhaoer pouted and followed He Tai to the outside of the pavilion, and when he was some distance away from Lu Shufang, He Tai stopped, and patiently reasoned with He Zhaoer: "It's not that I want to blame you, it's just you The words are really inappropriate.”

"Why didn't you like it?" He Zhaoer pouted Lao Gao, very unhappy: "Then tell me, if she, Lu Shuyi, didn't do favors to Painter Wang, why did Painter Wang favor her so much? Look, just for the sake of Draw her first, and cousin Qi will be angry..."

He Tai shook his head and sighed, he felt that his sister was spoiled by him.

Playing with her since she was a child, she is what she says, and she will give what she wants. She will always be the first and the last in front of others, and she will not bear the slightest grievance.

He used to think that pampering her like this was his duty as an elder brother, but now it seems that he was really wrong, outrageously wrong.

"...Don't you know what is Wang Painter? Think about how mother invited him? If he didn't look at our grandfather's face, he would have come here?" He Tai's tone gradually became strict, and he stared at the painting. Looking at He Zhaoer, he said earnestly: "There is a law of fate between people. Master Wang is so fond of the third cousin. This is also the law of fate between the third cousin and Master Wang. Don't you think so?"

He Zhaoer was very upset when he heard this, and still felt that He Tai was favoring Lu Shuyi.

She tugged at the corner of her clothes unhappily, and said with red eyes: "Brother, I think you have changed, you don't care about my feelings now, don't you know that I am sad now?" Big tears immediately fell on the corner of He Zhaoer's skirt.She said sadly: "I always thought you would put me first in everything, but now I find that you are not, you really don't love me anymore..."

She cried, feeling that her heart was broken by He Tai just like that.

He Tai stroked his forehead, sighed and sighed.

"...I really don't mean that, I just think it's unfair for you to speculate about the third cousin..."

"Then tell me, what is fairness? I just painted, why didn't Master Wang start with cousin Qi first? Why did he start with her who is the third child? Is this fair?" He Zhaoer was very angry, her face turned red.

He Tai was speechless.

He felt that he really had no way to communicate with his younger sister. Perhaps, it would be better after she got married.

He knew that if he continued like this, there would be endless questions waiting for him, so he chose his usual way of compromise...

"Okay, okay, it's the painter Wang who is wrong, it's him..." He smiled at He Zhaoer, raised his hand to stroke her hair: "Obviously my younger sister is the most beautiful and cutest, but he has no vision. "

He Zhao'er laughed, but said relentlessly, "Liar, what you're saying isn't the truth..."

He Tai raised his forehead, and could only coax him again: "Sincerely, anyway, in my elder brother's eyes, you are the most beautiful and cutest."

This time, He Zhaoer smiled brightly, and her mood brightened immediately. She didn't care about Painter Wang or Lu Shuyi, as long as her brother treated her well, as long as he was willing to treat her well, she would be very satisfied.

"You have vision..." She pouted, turned around and looked at Lu Shuyi who had already put on her pose, and complained to He Tai: "You are really saying that our mother is so, why did you have to hire Mr. Portraits of my cousins?"

She still doesn't know that Mrs. He Er wants to match Zhao Yong and Lu Shuyi.

He Tai's eyes were fixed on the snow and Lu Shuyi, who was integrated with the red plum, smiled slowly on the corner of his mouth, and he said slowly: "I don't know, maybe my mother just thinks that our two families are relatives, please." Painter Wang is extremely difficult, since I hired him, I want him to paint some portraits for the cousins ​​of the Lu family..."

He Zhaoer was right after thinking about it, just like this can also show that their He family is stronger than the Lu family, and they can invite anyone.

Thinking of these, she felt a lot more balanced, and there was a smile on her face.

He Tai breathed a sigh of relief.

He was afraid that He Zhao'er would do something stupid, after all, this was the place of the Lu family, not their He family.If He Zhao'er is wrong, it will lose the face of their He family.

Moreover, He Zhao'er is grown up now, every word and every word is related to her future, if she gets a bad reputation, it will also hinder her choice of husband and son-in-law in the future.

Although he is not his own brother, he grew up with her since he was a child, and he has long regarded her as his own sister. He can't let her be ruined like this.

He Tai pursed his lips, and his eyes fell on Lu Shufang.

Why did Lu Shufang always get close to his sister intentionally or unintentionally these few times?

He vaguely felt that Lu Shufang was not a good stump, so he reminded He Zhaoer in a low voice: "In the future, don't get too close to the seventh cousin of the Lu family. After all, her biological mother is an aunt with a low status. It's a little self-deprecating."

He Zhao'er didn't want to get close to Lu Shufang at first, the meeting between the two was just a few words.

She said disapprovingly: "I know, I won't become friends with my aunt's daughter!"

Only then did He Tai feel relieved.

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But Lu Shuqi was humiliated by Wang Xiu, and she almost wiped her tears all the way back to the room.

When they arrived at Yilan Courtyard, they threw themselves into the room and cried without saying a word.

The eldest lady was taken aback, and hurriedly asked Huang Nai who was following Lu Shuqi: "What's going on? Why did you cry when you came back so well? You were fine when you went out."

Huang Momo didn't dare to hide anything, she carefully told the eldest wife what Wang Xiu had said, and she said, "It's not that our second lady is careless, that painter Wang is really a bit arrogant."

The eldest lady frowned.

Yesterday, she felt that Painter Wang was not easy to get along with, but she didn't expect to show her daughter's face today.

Didn't he just paint a few pictures for the princess?What's the big deal?Her natal family is still the Queen Mother's family...

The eldest wife came into the room to comfort Lu Shuqi: "He is just a painter. To put it bluntly, he is a stinky buyer. What do you care about with him?"

Lu Shuqi continued to cry, sobbing and saying: "I have never been so angry when I grow up. The third sister is a flower, but I am a grass? She is precious, so I am low?"

When the eldest lady heard her mention Lu Shuyi, she couldn't help but patted Lu Shuqi's head with a smile, and said word by word: "Even if your third younger sister looks good, what's the use? Why don't you marry an idiot in the future..."

"Idiot?" Lu Shuqi's eyes lit up, she sat up immediately, as if she had taken a tonic, and asked vigorously: "Didn't the third sister not discuss marriage yet? Why are you marrying an idiot? Mother, what is this?" what happened?"

Lu Shuqi thought of her Su Ziwen.

If Lu Shuyi married, Su Ziwen would give up...

She is very happy.

The eldest wife didn't want to talk about Zhao Yong's affairs at first, but since she brought it up, she said to Lu Shuqi: "Your second aunt wants to match your third sister, and the husband is her natal nephew. This time your second aunt invited Wang Xiu The purpose of painting is to let her natal brother and sister-in-law see how your third sister looks like, so I have a plan in mind in advance."

Lu Shuqi thought about it.

She went to He's house quite a lot throughout the year, and there was one of her second aunt's nephew who didn't have a family.

"You mean Zhao Yong?" There was a malicious smile on her face.

Zhao Yong is the biggest idiot in the Zhao family. I still remember that when she was eight years old in the summer, she went to the He family as a guest. One day they were playing in the study of her second uncle, Master He Er, and Master He Er asked them to read. exist.

Master He Er wrote the word "婋", and Zhao Yong volunteered to pronounce it as "Tiger". At that time, Zhao Yong was already 11 years old.

The 11-year-old son of a big family, I am afraid he is the only one who can pronounce the word "婋" as the word "Tiger". What is he like?
The Zhao family prides themselves on being a scholarly family, and having such descendants is also a disgrace to the family tradition.

When Lu Shuqi thought of this, the smile on her face became wider.If Lu Shuyi married such an idiot, she would be mediocre all her life, or maybe she would be pissed off by Zhao Yong if she didn't live to be thirty.

The eldest wife nodded affirmatively: "Speaking of which, this marriage is really a bit unsuitable. That kid Zhao Yong is not good enough for your third sister. No matter what Zhao Yong looks like, even his lazy personality is also wronged by your third sister." My sister. If your grandmother settles down on this marriage, I'm afraid your second aunt will commit suicide by then..."

The eldest wife deeply felt that Wu's life was suffering.

Lu Shuqi was very happy, she said disapprovingly: "Actually, it's not bad to marry Zhao Yong, at least you don't have to worry about his career." She sneered again, and added: "Because Zhao Yong never thought about starting a career." .”

She felt that she was much more balanced now, and it didn't matter whether the portraits were portraits or not, as long as she knew that Lu Shuyi would not have a good life in the future.

"By the way, did my grandmother agree to this marriage?" Lu Shuqi asked worriedly, for fear that something might happen.

The Second Mrs. He whispered: "Your grandmother is pretty much inseparable. A few days ago, there were several incidents in the iron mine in Baoding Mansion, Lujia, which were resolved through the mediation of someone hired by your second aunt. For this reason, your grandmother can't just push this marriage away."

Lu Shuqi suddenly felt at ease in her heart, she took a deep breath, and said to the eldest lady with a smile: "Then I'm going to Meiyuan."

The eldest lady was stunned for a moment: "You are not..."

"It's not wrong to think about Painter Wang carefully." Lu Shuqi interrupted the eldest lady with a smile, got up and sat at the dressing table to do her makeup, and said: "People like Painter Wang who rely on skills for a living have some little ideas of their own. I also have my own little temper, and I was too delicate just now."

She said this in her mouth, but she thought of something else in her heart.

She had to take a good look at Painter Wang, and let Painter Wang paint Lu Shuyi beautifully. It would be best if the Zhao family could decide the world at a glance, that would be great!

The eldest wife breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Lu Shuqi really ignored what happened just now!
Thinking about Lu Shuqi's going to get married one day, and how much grievance she will suffer when she gets to someone else's house, she really can't be made too delicate.

She smiled and said, "It's fine if you can figure it out, but you are not allowed to say a word about Zhao Yong. Your second uncle and aunt don't even know about it. If they do, I'm afraid the house will be disturbed."

Lu Shuqi wholeheartedly agreed, and after dressing up, she couldn't wait to take Huang Momo and the others to the plum garden.

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In the plum garden, Lu Shuyi put on a very ordinary posture of appreciating plums. Although the movements are simple, it is difficult to conceal the temperament around her.

Wang Xiu picked up the brush and moved, drawing very attentively.

There were many people around, even Mrs. Lu, Mrs. Wu, the third wife and the fourth wife followed.

Mrs. Lu was wearing a lapel cloak of squirrel fur, and she looked at the girl in Wang Xiu's drawing seriously.

The girl has bright eyes and white teeth, a tall and graceful figure, and a slight smile that is as beautiful as the morning dew.

The more she looked at it, the more entangled she felt in her heart. Lu Shuyi was one of the most qualified granddaughters among her many granddaughters. She originally wanted to keep her for a few more years, and maybe she would be able to climb into a duke's family in the future.

But who would have expected that Mrs. He Er's eyes would be so sharp, and she would fall in love with her immediately.

That's right, such a bright and gorgeous character, even someone with long eyes can fall in love with him.

"The third girl is really a natural beauty | | embryo | |, she didn't bloom in the past, so she couldn't see it, but now she has bloomed, I really can't get enough of it." The fourth wife is the most heartless among the wives One, and the one who treats people the best, it is hard to find such a person in the Lu family.

The third wife glanced at the fourth wife disdainfully, and said meaningfully: "What's the use of being good-looking, this girl needs to die."

As soon as she said that, Mrs. Lu immediately glared at her.

The third wife shut her mouth knowingly.

She has also inquired about Zhao Yong from the outside. She really sympathizes with Mrs. Wu, and she doesn't know anything, just like she was killed by Aunt An before, and she didn't know until she was about to die.

In the final analysis, Mrs. Wu is too dull, and she will always look like she is being sold and counting the money.

One word is "stupid", two words, it is called "stupid".

What the third wife said made Wu feel inexplicably uncomfortable. She squeezed her fingers secretly, thinking in her heart...

In the evening, when Mrs. Wu had dinner with Mr. Lu Er, she hesitated to repeat what the third wife said to Mr. Lu during the day, and she said anxiously: "I don't know if I'm overthinking, I always feel that There is something in the words of the third sibling, it seems to be saying that the fate of our third girl is not good..."

Master Lu Er was drinking mutton soup from a small white porcelain flower and bird pattern bowl. When he heard this, he paused, thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "It's you who thought too much. Besides, what she said also makes sense. Some girls are born beautiful, but their fate is ill-fated. But these have nothing to do with our third girl, our third girl is a blessed child, and the future will not be too bad." After taking a sip of soup, he comforted: "Besides, doesn't she still have you and me? With us here, what is she afraid of?"

Mrs. Lu's words finally reassured Wu Shi a little, and she secretly looked at Mr. Lu.

In the past six months, he seems to be considerate again...

Thinking of this, she felt a little fever on her face.

Master Lu Er didn't notice Wu Shi's abnormality, so he just ate the mutton with his head down.

Wu Shi looked at Second Master Lu and felt very satisfied.This is the life she wanted when she was not married. She can be on par with her husband and get along well with her children. She has all these things, and she is very grateful to God for giving her these things.

Lifting up the chopsticks, she was just about to grab a piece of meat with Master Lu, when she heard footsteps coming from outside the door, and she heard the servant girl calling "Auntie" outside.

She froze for a moment.

Aunt An hasn't been here to serve her in this time for a long time, she doesn't want to see Aunt An's face, so she agrees that she doesn't have to come to serve her, what's going on today?Is there something wrong?
　Here is the [-]-word chapter, okay~
　　
　
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