Chang’an’s First Beauty

The moonlight circled the beam, and the two looked at each other.

Shen Zhen stood on the spot at a loss, biting her lower lip.

Lu Yan looked at the anxiety and trembling that filled her eyes, and suddenly felt more dazzling.

Is she so afraid of him?

Did he treat her badly?

Repay her debts, protect her safety, and settle her family. Lu Yan thought that he couldn't help her in any way.

But the more he thought about it, the more he could recall the appearance of her when he caught her at the gate of the city on the ninth day of October and forced her to submit.

How unwilling and unwilling to be.

Thinking like this, his throat moved slightly, and his chest seemed to be heavy, which made it difficult for him to breathe for a while.

He rubbed the finger on his hand fiercely, and the action was repeated, and the torn finger was bleeding again.

It seemed that the pain could calm him down.

At this time, Shen Zhen quickly picked up the silk towel on the side.

Although she didn't know why he was upset, the wound still had to be dealt with.

Shen Zhen didn't apply pink and black hair, and his long black hair fell behind him. As soon as he leaned over, he could smell her body.

The faint fragrance. So good.

He reached out his hand uncontrollably and rubbed her hair.

After wiping him clean, she raised her head and whispered to him: "My lord, don't use any more force."

He answered dumbly.

It was just a stormy, dewy marriage, and a short and geometric relationship with the outsider. he thinks.

Seeing his expression eased, Shen Zhen couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, silently followed and lay down beside him.

In the past two days, when he was absent, she habitually fell asleep to the inside again. Now she suddenly changed her position, naturally she felt a little uncomfortable.

The more she wanted to sleep, the more she couldn't sleep.

After a while, Shen Zhen raised her hand and pulled her ears down for a while, tucked her hair down for a while, and then turned over gently, thinking she thought herself.

After going back and forth several times, the frowning man next to him was completely awakened by her.

"Did you sleep or not?" His voice was bitter and calm, unable to discern happiness or anger.

At this moment, Shen Zhen happened to be lying facing him, Lu Yan tilted his head, and the two eyes met once again.

"I can't sleep." Shen Zhen whispered. It is true that she is really trying hard to sleep.

Rarely, Lu Yan asked her in a chatting tone, "Why?"

Shen Zhen looked at him and opened his mouth, still unable to speak.

Seeing her look like Ai Ai, Lu Yan couldn't help frowning.

While thinking of her sleeping posture when he entered the door, he glanced at the daisy satin that she had to bring from Chang'an to life and death.

Suddenly he said, "Shen Zhen, do you recognize the bed?" Some people are indeed like this. Not to mention changing the bed, even changing the position, it is also not safe to sleep.

Otherwise, what does she always arch in?

Shen Zhen showed embarrassment when he said it.

After hesitating again and again, he nodded.

Lu Yan didn't expect that she was sixteen and still had the habit of recognizing the bed, so she couldn't help asking, "Then how did you sleep before?"

Shen Zhen stretched out a finger, made a square gesture, and then said: "I originally made a soothing sachet for myself, but this time I was so anxious that I forgot to bring it..."

I have to say that this seemingly plain sentence is tantamount to casting a boulder on a calm lake.

Proud like Lu Yan, he never thought that his woman, beside him, would need the soothing fragrance to sleep.

Seeing that his face was not pretty, Shen Zhen said in a very low voice: "Sir, you go to sleep, I won't make a sound anymore."

As soon as he said this, Lu Yan choked in his throat, neither closing his eyes nor opening his eyes. He only felt that the brows and the temples were jumping together.

Got.

He sat up, turned around and moved her directly into it, and said in a deep voice, "It will be in your sleep from now on."

Shen Zhen looked at him in surprise.

In fact, she has had problems with the bed since she was a child. When her mother was alive, she warned her that it is best to change this habit as soon as possible.

But the mother next to her was used to him, and Qingxi was used to her. Seeing that she was unchanging, she covered her one by one, as if no one wanted her to grow up...

Thinking of this, her eyes darkened again, and she whispered: "But this is not the rule."

Lu Yan curled up her index finger and tapped her forehead. "The rules are all set by people."

The candlelight went out, and the room was dark again.

After changing positions, her breathing soon became even.

Lu Yan glanced sideways at her, and finally fell asleep with his eyes closed.

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Before dawn, Lu Yan put on his clothes and finished washing.

Tangyue was dozing off at the door. When Lu Yan appeared at the door, she immediately stood straight and said, "Master, do you want to eat?"

"No need." After that, he hurriedly left the Luyuan.

Now that the New Year's Eve is down, all walks of life in Yangzhou are getting busy. With the opening of the wine shop, Lu Yan's contact with Zhao Chong has become more and more intensive, and his confidants have gradually become acquainted with him.

When Lu Yan ran away, Shen Zhen was responsible for welcoming him and sending him there, meeting with the female relatives of various families every other time.

It is said that these things are not the turn of a concubine to do, but because the eldest wife of "Prince Wei" is not around, this "Auntie Qin" has always been favored, so the wives of several families also give her a lot of face.

Of course, being able to have this face also benefits from Shen Zhen's quite a set of life.

After all, the daughter of the Shen family has always been the top noble lady in Chang'an since she was a child. To deal with these things at the moment, it can be said that she has a hand in hand.

West side room.

Tangyue picked up a rare thing and said to the gift list: "Girl, what is this silver cage with gilt and flying balls?" She fiddled with it for a long time, but she didn't understand it.

Shen Zhendun said to Tangyue: "This is the utensil needed for'roasted tea' when making tea. The tea leaves are steamed and pounded to form a round tea. It is difficult to dry completely, and it is very easy to mold. To put it bluntly, this The silver cage is used to dry tea."

Tangyue said again: "Then what is this gilt Capricorn tripod for?"

Shen Zhen said, "This is called'Gui Gui' originally used to hold salt, but because of the rise of using salt to remove the bitterness in tea and to sweeten it, I use this object as a tea set."

Tangyue nodded, really admiring Shen Zhen.

Shen Zhen looked at the account book in his hand and sighed: "This week is worthy of being the number one tea merchant in Yangzhou. Such a gilt tea set is very rare in the capital."

Tangyue: "What kind of gift do you return?"

Shen Zhen thought for a while, and said: "I heard Mrs. Zhou's family mention that Mrs. Zhou loves flowers, calligraphy and painting very much. You will follow me to the storeroom for a while and find out the flower basket picture of Li Zong's outstanding work that we brought. Send someone to send it tomorrow."

Although it is not difficult to record the gift lists of each family, it is not easy to choose which gift to return.

On the one hand, the other party’s preferences must be taken into consideration. On the other hand, the price of the item itself must be taken into consideration. It cannot be too much higher or lower than others.

There are really too many doorways inside,

Shen Zhen finished ordering the gift from another house, took out the key from the drawer, and went to the storeroom.

The warehouse is on the far left of Luyuan.

Passing through the deep and winding corridor, Shen Zhen opened the door of the warehouse. She greeted Tang Yue to move the porcelain, and she took two calligraphy and paintings herself.

This flower basket is six feet tall, and with Shen Zhen's stature, it is indeed a bit difficult to hold.

When preparing to return to the same path.

Maybe it was just after snowing and the ground was still slippery. Shen Zhen lifted her foot and staggered and planted it down... In an emergency, she subconsciously raised the painting with her arms, so she fell even more. It's tragic.

Seeing this, Tang Yue quickly put down the porcelain in her hand and shouted, "Auntie, are you okay!"

The fall was so heavy that Shen Zhen's legs could not move at all, and tears of pain flowed down her eyes. With the current situation, Tang Yue couldn't help being a little frantic.

There was a lot of movement here, and it quickly attracted Fuman's attention.

To say that this aunt Man is also peaceful, a few days later, her Shen Zhen hasn't even hit her face. No one thought that the first encounter would be so embarrassing.

Fuman knew at a glance that the one who fell to the ground was Aunt Qin.

She dropped the stove in her hand and hurried over.

She squatted down and said to Shen Zhen, "Auntie Qin, it hurts her left foot?"

Shen Zhen couldn't manage that much, and nodded tearfully.

Fuman rolled up her sleeves and gently squeezed her bones, frowning her eyebrows.

After a while, she pointed to the air and shouted, "Look at it."

When people hear such words, they naturally raise their heads reflexively.

As soon as Shen Zhen's little face lifted up, she heard a "creak", and her soul, which was so painful, came out of her body. The big teardrops fell, and they fell sternly.

Tangyue sternly said from the side: "What have you done to our aunt?"

Fuman didn't answer, but only said to Shen Zhen, "Auntie Qin, use your left leg to see if you can move?"

Hearing this, Shen Zhen moved slightly and choked up: "It seems to be better."

Fuman sighed and said: "Aunt Qin fell on the stone steps with her bones in the wrong position, but she should be fine now." After she finished speaking, she paused, and said, "I just lied. Auntie, please forgive me."

Now, even the idiot can see clearly what's going on.

Tangyue's face was embarrassed, and she stumbled and said: "The slave-maid has just smashed her aunt, and I hope her aunt will forgive me."

Fuman shook his head, "It won't matter." After that, he stretched out his hand and helped Shen Zhen up, "Then I will send my aunt back."

Shen Zhen lowered his head to look at his numb legs and feet, but did not try to be strong, and said quickly: "Then I will bother my aunt."

Maybe Shen Zhen also felt that he was really embarrassed just now, so no matter how painful he was, he didn't say a word.

After Fuman sent Shen Zhen to Chunxi Hall, he didn't stay much, but went straight back to his Dongliyuan.

It took less than half an hour since Shen Zhen fell, and Lu Yan appeared at the gate of Luyuan with a calm face.

Shen Zhen in the room was sitting on the couch looking at his legs worrying, and the man strode through the door.

Lu Yan looked at Shen Zhen's red eyes and dirty clothes, and whispered: "How did you do it?"

Shen Zhen said, "I just went to the storeroom to get the gifts from the various houses, and accidentally fell."

Lu Yan leaned forward and opened his clothes, only to see the two shins that were as smooth as jade on weekdays, they were full of horrible bruises. There were two long blood marks on the left knee, and the side was already swollen and flat. .

After checking the injury, he glanced at the tears on Shen Zhen's face again.

He suddenly understood why he had dull chest pain in Zhao Chong's mansion, and almost passed out without the pain.

He sighed, then put his palm on his knee, and said: "Move, let me see if you hurt your bones."

Hearing this, Shen Zhen hurriedly whispered a few words in Lu Yan's ear.

"You said that the thin horse picked up the bone for you?"