Xia Shang's left hand grasped Ruyan's left hand, and his right hand grasped Ruyan's right hand. The contact between the hands was like holding warm white jade. He could clearly feel the woman's nervousness and tremble slightly. In order to teach Liu Ruyan, Xia Shang
With her head lightly leaning against Liu Ruyan's head, she could feel the fragrance of her hair and the faint smell of womanhood. Perhaps because of her birth in Liuzhuang, Liu Ruyan's smell was heavy with a hint of tea, which was refreshing.
Pleasant and unique.
I have to admit that the actions of the two of them were a bit ambiguous at this moment. Xia Shang also did this deliberately. When he saw Liu Ruyan being so nervous and cautious in front of him, he couldn't help but feel unbearable. For some reason, Liu Ruyan was nervous in front of the piano.
Being at a loss seemed to touch the soft side of Xia Shang's heart, and no matter what Liu Ruyan's purpose was, she still wanted to let this delicate girl relax.
Xia Shang wanted to be gentle, hoping that this would relax the other person's nervous heart, but before teaching Liu Ruyan how to play and sing, Liu Ruyan took his hand out first, broke away from Xia Shang's arms, and lowered his head.
He stepped aside and said, "Young master, I... I still don't play anymore. I have lost some interest. No matter how I teach, I can't teach it."
Xia Shang didn't expect to be disappointed. He rubbed his hands in embarrassment and smiled coquettishly: "Am I making things difficult for you?"
"No... I don't dare. I just came here to bring ginseng soup to the young master. I saw that the young master didn't look good. He seemed to have been caught in the rain the day before yesterday, so he asked the kitchen to make a bowl of ginseng soup."
Xia Shang touched his face and saw that he had indeed been caught in the rain the day before yesterday: "Oh? You can tell by looking at my words that I have been caught in the rain?"
"My family is proficient in medical science, and I hope I know a little bit about everything. The young master and Sister Xian'er will enjoy it slowly, and I will retire."
After saying that, the two maids who came with Liu Ruyan presented them with ginseng soup, and then left with Liu Ruyan.
Xian'er on the other side couldn't understand, thinking that this enchantress had only arrived and left within a quarter of an hour. Why did she leave with an excuse when she clearly had the opportunity to get close to Xia Shang?
"What this witch is thinking is really unpredictable."
Xian'er was muttering in her heart, and looked sideways at Xia Shang, and found that he was holding the ginseng soup, took a sip, then expressed his dignity, froze for a moment, and then put down the spoon.
"Sir, is there something wrong with this soup?"
Xia Shang shook his head.
"Then why does the young master look like this?"
Xia Shang smiled awkwardly: "It's really not to your liking. Miss Xian'er will know after she tastes it."
Xian'er was suspicious and took a bite with a spoon. As soon as he put it to his mouth, he quickly spit it out: "Bah! What is this? Why does it taste so bad?"
After saying that, Xian'er also felt that she had lost her composure, lowered her head in embarrassment, and said no more.
"No matter what, she is a caring and considerate person. I have to treat her well in the future."
Xia Shang said something leisurely that Xian'er couldn't understand, and then stood up: "I'm going to the Buddhist hall to see Huairou. Can Miss Xian'er go with me?"
Xian'er shook his head: "Young master, go ahead. Xian'er will rest here for a while."
It wasn't that Xian'er didn't want to go with Xia Shang, it was just because Liu Ruyan's appearance just now made her feel unhappy. She didn't see Liu Ruyan doing anything, so why did she feel like she was being robbed of the limelight?
Xian'er was wondering, Xia Shang had already left.
But just as Xia Shang left, Liu Ruyan came back.
Now that there is no one around, Xian'er doesn't have to pretend anymore and asks unceremoniously: "Witch, why are you back again?"
Liu Ruyan walked calmly, as if she didn't hear anything, and walked to the courtyard to prepare the bowl of ginseng soup. Xian'er was a little annoyed and stood in front of Liu Ruyan: "I want to ask you a question!"
Liu Ruyan's expression was indifferent, still looking weak, and she saluted Xian'er: "Sister Xian'er, I don't know what you are talking about."
"Pretend! Keep pretending! How long can you pretend? As I told you last time, I don't care what your plans are, but please don't ruin my business. What did you do here just now? Steal the limelight.
no?"
"Sister Xian'er, let's not forget that my sister doesn't understand what you are talking about. Even if my sister thinks I am some kind of witch, I am not stealing the limelight from my sister, right? When I played the piano before, did my sister ever act like I was stealing the limelight for a moment? Qinyin is no different from my sister.
There is no comparison. On the contrary, the younger sister is trying to foil the elder sister. Not only does the elder sister not thank her, why does she have to criticize her?"
"Don't use sweet words! I'm telling you, don't be too happy too early. Your ginseng soup only took a sip. It tastes so bad, so you didn't try it first."
As she spoke, Xian'er had a sneer on her face, but Liu Ruyan didn't seem to care. He wasn't surprised when he saw that the ginseng soup he had brought was almost intact. He quietly put it away and took it away without even looking at Xian'er.
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Has Xian'er ever been so helpless? She immediately became angry and said, "Witch, don't be so arrogant! I'm trying to steal a man from Luo Xian, and I tell you, you're still far from it!"
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At the same time, Xia Shang had arrived at the temporary Buddhist hall where Huairou was.
The Buddhist hall is simple, with a simple wooden bed, a desk, an incense burner, a futon in the front, and a small jade statue of Guanyin in the back.
To be honest, Xia Shang didn't like this. As a young intellectual in the new era, he originally believed more in science. But his wife insisted on this, so he could only follow her wishes.
When they arrived at the Buddhist hall, the lady was sitting quietly, holding a string of rosary beads in her hand, wearing plain clothes, with her long hair falling like a waterfall behind her back, her pious appearance looked so peaceful.
"Madam." Xia Shang called softly.
Qin Huairou turned around, looked at her husband and smiled lightly: "My husband, please wait a moment."
It seemed that the scriptures had not been finished, Qin Huairou still kept her posture and recited something in a low voice.
After another quarter of an hour, he put down the string of beads and bowed deeply to the jade statue of Guanyin. Finally he stood up, took Xia Shang's hand and sat down beside the bed.
Xia Shang has been busy away from home these days and has never seen Qin Huairou.
When Huairou saw it, she was very excited, but she was afraid to show it in front of the Buddha statue. She held her big hands in both hands and flashed her eyes with concern: "My husband has been out these days, what are you busy with?"
"If you say that you have been nostalgic for the fireworks and willow alley these past few days, hanging out with the girls from the brothel every day, would you believe it?"
Huairou was stunned for a moment, with an unnatural expression on his face, but it took him a while to react, and he glanced at Xia Shang angrily: "My husband, please don't joke about my concubine. Let's not say that my husband is not a person who is nostalgic for the land of fireworks.
So what if I miss the place of fireworks? Is it possible that I am still stopping my husband from letting him go?"
"That being said, I'm afraid the woman is still not feeling happy, right?"
Huairou knew that her husband was making fun of her, so she couldn't help but blush and said coquettishly: "I hate it."
Xia Shang took advantage of the situation and put his arms around his beloved wife's waist, and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, I'm just afraid that my wife will devote herself to reciting the Buddha's name and lose her own temperament, which will be bad."
"Nowadays, there are more and more people in the family. I am the main wife, so how can I not maintain my identity? If my husband wants to have fun, it is better to find sister Ruyan. Sister Ruyan told me that during the few days when I am not here, my husband
He loves sister Ruyan so much that she says she is flattered and doesn't know how to repay her husband's kindness." (To be continued)