"Bath!" Zhu Jiuci poked his head out of the silk quilt.

If Liang Zhaoge hadn't reminded him, he would have completely forgotten about it.

Liang Zhaoge always likes to be clean. He bathes once a day on weekdays, sometimes in the morning and in the evening.

Counting from yesterday's foot injury, Liang Zhaoge hadn't bathed for more than twelve hours, so I couldn't bear it before I told him.

Zhu Jiuci got up, Liang Zhaoge had already straightened up and sat beside him, looking at him quietly with his hands folded on his knees.

Zhu Jiuci nodded, jumped off the couch and went to order the servants.

The rule set by Beijing for officials is to take a bath once every five days. Higher-ranking officials and nobles do not strictly follow the days when they take a bath because of their particularity, and generally take a bath every two or three days.

However, it is rare for a noble woman to have a bath every day, because the capital is located in the north of the North Guo State, with little rain and water, so a bath a day is indeed too extravagant and wasteful, even for a wealthy family.

The Duke's Mansion is different from other sects. People from the military have to train every day, and they sweat a lot, so they have left a tradition of taking a bath every day.

Zhu Jiuci was very grateful for this, otherwise it would be too difficult for Liang Zhaoge.

The servants quickly came in with sandalwood barrels half filled with cold water. The strong and strong servants waited in twos with more than a dozen buckets of hot water. The maids held trays with fragrant flowers and warm oil on them Acacia Brocade, etc.

However, as Zhu Jiuci expected, the maids put down their trays and retreated, apparently leaving the burden of serving on Zhu Jiuci's shoulders.

The two young servants rolled up their sleeves, exposing their strong arms. Together, they lifted the hot water and poured it into the sandalwood barrel with a splash, and the heat immediately surged up.

The hot water touches the wall, and the sandalwood is stimulated by the heat to emit a strong woody fragrance, which instantly transpires to fill the room.

Zhu Jiuci walked over to test the water temperature with his hand, the servants raised their eyes cleverly, and saw that Zhu Jiuci's face was the same, they clasped their fists and retreated.

The outer door was closed, and the room was quiet.

Zhu Jiuci turned around, and Liang Zhaoge had already taken off his outer robe and jacket, leaving a white inner shirt and sitting on the edge of the bed.

"Able to walk?" Zhu Jiuci went to help him.

Liang Zhaoge nodded, put his hand on Zhu Jiuci's shoulder and stood up slowly with his strength.

They walked very slowly, with almost no sound when they stepped on the floor. Zhu Jiuci supported him, and Liang Zhaoge's black hair slid down his shoulders to him. The man was actually very light, and he could hardly feel the weight.

Walking to the edge of the sandalwood barrel, Zhu Jiuci supported his shoulders and carefully helped the man step into the barrel.

Liang Zhaoge sat down gently, the hot water instantly soaked through the white clothes, the thin clothes cling to the whole body like static electricity, faintly revealing the fair skin inside.

Liang Zhaoge raised his hand to brush his black hair, water drops fell on his long hair along his fingertips, rolled all the way down, and fell into the water.

Under the surface of the water, the long hair seemed to have scattered ink, wandering with the waves, swaying up and down gently.

Liang Zhaoge raised his head, his face was covered with drops of water, and there was a little crystal hanging on his curly eyelashes.

"Young master wants to stay here?"

Zhu Jiuci jumped to the side, "No! I'm going out right away!"

Zhu Jiuci moved three or five trays of acacia flowers to the edge of the barrel, and Liang Zhaoge could reach them if he needed them.

"Cough. If Zhaoge needs help, just call me. I'll wait outside not far away."

Zhu Jiuci went out blushing, he really thought that he needed to wait for him to take a bath.

Zhu Jiuci closed the door and looked around in Xiyuan. The nearest small pavilion was too far away from the door. If Zhaoge called him, he might not be able to hear him, so he searched left and right again. Zhu Jiuci simply walked under the carved wooden window He sat down against the wall.

The wooden windows were not closed tightly, and the sound of water could be heard faintly, and the hot air also leaked out along the window cracks.

Zhu Jiuci looked up for a while, then lowered his head and picked up the hem of his clothes and began to count boringly, "One auspicious cloud, two auspicious clouds, three auspicious clouds..."

"96 flowers..."

Liang Zhaoge called him softly.

Zhu Jiuci pricked up his ears and jumped up, patted the dirt with his hands, stretched out his paws to open the wooden window, and poked his cat inside.

"what's wrong?"

Liang Zhaoge turned his back to him, his long black hair covered his shoulders, and he couldn't see anything.

"Please trouble the young master to call someone to add some hot water."

"Good talk, good talk."

The servants came quickly, poured hot water into the room and came out quickly, Zhu Jiuci was waiting by the window the whole time.

The setting sun was almost at the end of the day, and there was a last bit of fiery red light in the courtyard. Not long after, the maids would carry candles to light the lamps.

Zhu Jiuci's small courtyard is divided into east and west gardens, and there is no distinction between host and guest.In terms of architectural style, Dongyuan is well-regulated and neat, from the small stone pier under the pavilion to the large beam structure, all are inlaid in accordance with etiquette rules, and every frame can be found in the ritual book.Presumably, it was also the order of the Duke of the State, and I hope that this can be used to tame the temper of the little Duke.

Xiyuan is completely different, every flower and grass is extremely romantic and freehand, not bound by etiquette standards, but not too much.

There are not only traditional Pixiu screen walls, blue and white water tanks, crane lanterns, and water pavilions with three eaves, but also the glass fashion that is popular in central Beijing.

"Young master?"

Zhu Jiuci looked away from the glazed lamp in the distance, leaned against the wall and raised his head and asked, "What's the matter with Zhaoge?"

"Hot water..."

Zhu Jiuci jumped up from the ground with a cry of surprise, but was stopped by Liang Zhaoge when he was about to push the door in. After a few words, Zhu Jiuci had no choice but to call his servants to heat the water.

Zhu Jiuci sat down outside the carved wooden window with his chin propped up. The courtyard was completely dark, and the glazed lamps were lit up one by one. The servants came three times carrying hot water. The only difference was that the water temperature was getting hotter each time.

"23 seats." Zhu Jiuci silently counted.

Liang Zhaoge's voice floated out of the window along with the heat, "What are you counting?"

"Glass lamps. There are 23 for the seat type and 48 for the hanging type."

Liang Zhaoge's laughter floated to his ears, "Don't count, little grandpa, Zhaoge is ready."

Zhu Jiuci pushed the door open and entered, and the thick heat instantly filled his whole body. He even suspected that Liang Zhaoge built a sauna room for himself.

Liang Zhaoge was leaning against the wall of the sandalwood barrel, his body was covered with new silk, his black hair was soaked in water, half scattered on his clothes.

Zhu Jiuci pushed through the thick fog and walked over. Under the mist, Liang Zhaoge's fair face was stained with light pink, his phoenix eyes were reflected by the clear water, and there was a faint red at the end of his eyes, which seemed to be lightly pink.

The beauty comes out of the bath, the finishing touch is on her lips.It's so red that it's almost impossible to take your eyes off it.

Zhu Jiuci secretly poked and retracted his confused gaze, stretched out his hands to support Liang Zhaoge's arms on both sides, and tried to put all his strength on himself.

Liang Zhaoge raised his leg lightly, and his slender calf came out of the water, and the clear water slipped down from the side of his leg in an instant. The light white trousers climbed on the calf, which was almost transparent, and the smooth leg shape could be seen at a glance.

Seeing his toes stepping on the brocade cloth, Zhu Jiuci finally helped Liang Zhaoge step out safely.The hem of the clothes that fell behind splashed with water, and two or three drops hit the back of Zhu Jiuci's hand, and he couldn't help being scalded until he breathed out secretly.

Zhu Jiuci raised his head and gave Liang Zhaoge a complicated look. The water temperature was probably scalding.

Liang Zhaoge looked the same, as if he was used to the water temperature.

Zhu Jiuci helped the wet beauty to sit down in front of the couch. Just as he let go, Liang Zhaoge raised his head and stared straight at him with a pair of phoenix eyes.

"Zhaoge thanked the young master."

"Mr. Qin, why do you need to say thank you." Zhu Jiuci sat down next to him, and the scroll he hadn't finished reading last night was still on the couch.

"Young master, let's go back." Liang Zhaoge said.

"Where are you going?" Zhu Jiuci raised his head.

Liang Zhaoge lowered his eyes, and his fair face was still pink with heat, "When the young master was away, I already told the Duke and Mrs. Guo that this injury has nothing to do with him, and he can return home." Dongyuan."

Zhu Jiuci put down the scroll, "No need. Who will take care of you when I go back?"

Liang Zhaoge lowered his head and didn't look at him, "The servants and the doctor have been arranged, so you don't have to worry about the young man."

"This……"

Zhu Jiu resigned, and Liang Zhaoge looked extremely determined.But this time is also good, if he stays in Xiyuan, he will have to trouble Liang Zhaoge to take care of him, which is really not conducive to healing.

Zhu Jiuci stayed in Xiyuan for another half an hour, while packing his bags, he talked with Liang Zhaoge.But the man just listened lightly, didn't say a few words, seemed tired.

Zhu Jiuci left with his small luggage in his arms, opened the door and looked back, the man on the couch was sitting quietly, his phoenix eyes were only staring at the scroll on the couch table.

Close the door and leave.

In the evening, Zhu Jiuci rested in Dongyuan. Xu Shi was used to sharing the bed with Liang Zhaoge. Now he felt that his small bed was extraordinarily wide, and he couldn't feel the edge after turning around a few times.

A little uncomfortable.

Zhu Jiuci turned over again, lying on the soft silk and satin, his face buried in the quilt, his hands stretched under the pillow, and suddenly he touched something cold.

He fumbled and took it out, it was a chalcedony.

The chalcedony is warm and clear, faintly exuding coolness, and its shape is square or round, making it difficult to tell whether there are traces of chiseling.

Zhu Jiuci recalled it in detail, it seems that Liang Zhaoge gave it to him the night he first entered the mansion.The next morning, because of the ancestral hall, he didn't have time to put it away, so he put it on the bed. It should be put under the pillow when the servants cleaned the couch, but he didn't expect to put it until today.

Holding the chalcedony in his hands, Zhu Jiuci climbed to the edge of the couch and lay down on his back. His eyes jumped over the screen, and he caught a glimpse of two huge vases on the mahogany bookshelf, which were particularly abrupt.

It was late at night, and Zhu Jiuci was too lazy to get out of bed to put chalcedony, so he stuffed it under the pillow, and rolled up the silk quilt to sleep lightly.

Since entering May, Zhu Jiuci has been really busy.At the beginning of the month, he was busy with Liang Zhaoge's entry into the mansion, and in the past few days, he ran out of the mansion every day to help Fatty Mo with his big business of salted duck.

During the free time, I would go to the silk and satin workshop to urge the owner to arrange the best weavers and tailors to carefully prepare Liang Zhaoge's clothes.

Zhu Jiuci was so busy that he was dizzy. Fortunately, Liang Zhaoge said that he didn't need to take care of him that day, otherwise Zhu Jiuci would really have nothing to do.

The idea that Zhu Jiuci came up with to Fatty Mo was——

"Buy land?" Little General Qu Jinghong put away his long sword.

Zhu Jiuci handed over the marching water bottle like a dog's leg, "Yes, yes."

Qu Jinghong let out a long sigh, "Little Grandpa..."

He put down the marching kettle, and for the first time, a gloomy cloud appeared on his soft face, "Buying land is not a trivial matter, one requires status, two requires money, and three has to be reported to the government layer by layer."

Zhu Jiuci nodded with bright eyes, and held up the handkerchief with both hands, "We don't buy a land deed, we just set up a shop."

Qu Jinghong glanced at him, speaking lightly.

In a place where every inch of land in the capital is very expensive, it is so easy to find a shop. Let alone whether you can find a suitable partner, even if the two parties reach an agreement, the government does not know whether they can talk about it.

"Help me out, we're not doing it for ourselves, we're all doing it for our brothers!" Zhu Jiuci put the handkerchief in his hand and patted him on the shoulder with his paw.

Qu Jinghong shook his head helplessly, as he agreed.

Poor little general Qu Jinghong, who has nothing to do with the world, wished to live only with his long sword, but it is a pity that he has such a good brother as the young master, and he has many important tasks of mediating with people for no reason.

From a modern point of view, Zhu Jiuci and Xiao Cen are still in their school days, while General Qu is an adult who has a stable job early, so when a small group needs a spearhead to enter society, Qu Jinghong was ruthlessly pushed out.

The world is ruthless.

The author has something to say: Open mouth: This story tells us that good people are bullied by others.

Wishing for a long time: For the brothers!

Fluffy Duck: Ga~

Liang Zhaoge: I miss Xiaojiu's first day, woohoo.

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感谢在2021-02-2700:00:00~2021-02-2723:38:07期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who irrigates the nutrient solution: Xiao Gao will work hard to learn 6 bottles today;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!

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