Chapter 4 The Golden Hairpin Redeems the Coldnes

　　The daughters of ordinary people will have a crown ceremony at the age of eighteen, which represents adulthood, while noble ladies can have the ceremony at the age of fifteen earlier, and after the ceremony, their hair can be crowned or bunned, which represents adulthood, and it also means that they can be served by their masters. 　　These big service will be counted as Miss's room, since then counted as the master of the room, the deed of sale is also handed over to the Miss received, old age and illness and marriage are no longer related to others. It is the master's person, death is the master's ghost. 　　The identity of the big waiter in the subordinate is considered high, everything is covered by the master, but because of the low birth, even if the master to stay in the room, if not to be able to give birth to a son and a half of the daughter, want to get rid of the identity of this subordinate or three words - impossible. 　　And in Lanling Wangfu this kind of noble family, if the master is a concubine, such as three miss this kind of unappreciated characters, if the favor, good luck, give birth to children, may not be accepted as a side husband, but is lower than the side of the title of the king. If it is by the world daughter of this kind of master accepted the room, no matter how much you are favored, no matter how many you have given birth to, your daughter is not noble father, want to climb up the position of side husband, that is, four words - never possible! 　　Xiaoxiao's age is a bit awkward, over half of fourteen and not quite fifteen. But she came back from the outside, but there is not even a serving person around, the first two days are the House transfer of the third-class servants to deal with, the long term is not a solution, Lanling 娬 simply let her pick the first big service, do not have to go to wait for the crown ceremony. 　　Now there are twenty servants in the Sunset Garden waiting for the third young lady to pick. 　　This Lanling King is not the royal relatives, ancestor to military protection of the country, almost every generation out of a general in the dynasty, the ancestor of the emperor gave the fiefdom Lanling, and given to the name of the family name, hereditary succession, it is the court of a first-class aristocracy. Only in the past hundred years this Lanling clan is gradually declining, fifty years ago, the war in Jingguo, Lanling clan is a huge sacrifice, when the generation of important figures is only left Lanling parents two. 　　Lan Ling Li still has a brother, adult married into the royal family, sealed as a side monarch, gave birth to a son of the emperor also left his hand to the west. Lanling 娬 is now the only remaining support within the tribe of Lanling King, although the status of noble, but also only three women and a son, the second daughter was also in the age of four years old accidentally died, only the remaining two women and a son, compared to the other big family is really thin, but compared to the previous generations of the relatives of the thin, is still considered to be accountable. 　　Just this three young lady's appearance is sudden, until half a month before the rumor that the king's young lady will return to the royal family to perform the crown ceremony. This young lady has not been to mention, is to follow the king of the longest old housekeeper is also vague, only that this young lady is an accident, his father had with the king of the agreement, the daughter of the crown ceremony before he raised, the crown ceremony after the daughter's destination by her own decision, parents are not forced. The king promised, this is more than a little daughter to recognize their ancestors. 　　Mansion in the people heard at first glance, do not know what kind of man dared to set this contract with the King, to be the third lady back to the house, the whole house of the servants led by Ren Junxing all out to meet, but all saw the third lady of the confusion. Most of them thought that it was a country girl who could not be recognized in the hall of fame, no wonder the king did not treat her. Have not ordered to set up a banquet to meet, just quietly from a side door to welcome in is, but the original is afraid of losing face of the Lanling family. All in the royal family, although the subordinate, but are conscious of the identity of the subordinate than others to be higher on a few grades, many people raise a pair of snobbish eyes, do not see how to pay attention to this concubine of the third miss. 　　Lanling Xiaoxiao does not care how others look at her, the heart remembered promised Junxing things, only want to that called Ruisheng over to finish the matter. She thought of herself is somehow wear to this world, now also has almost passed ten years, not when and somehow wear back, choose no matter what people, can not follow their own too long, not to bother more spirit. 　　Now walked to the courtyard, standing in three rows, each with their own unique style of service before pacing idly through, really no intention no expression. 　　She recalled Jun Xing's instruction that Ruisheng would be wearing a set of indigo-colored clothes and pants today, with a black belt around his waist, and at a glance, there were three of them wearing indigo, but none of them had a black belt. 　　She was slightly surprised, and carefully looked again, thinking that the person is not wearing the wrong clothes, right? 　　Then she said, "All of you take three steps forward." 　　The teenagers then all walked forward three steps, still neatly lined up in three rows. 　　In this way she saw carefully that of the twenty people here, not one was lame. 　　She thought for a moment and summoned the stewardess who had been watching from the side and asked in a low voice, "I heard that there is one called Ruisheng, which one is it?" 　　That steward was stunned and reported, "Back to Third Miss, Ruisheng didn't come this day." 　　"Isn't he one of the candidates, why didn't he come?" 　　"He broke Duke Jin's glazed vase yesterday and was punished for wiping all the lamps in the hall clean, he has been wiping the lamps for the whole night and only wiped a small part of it, I'm afraid it will take until tomorrow morning to finish wiping it." 　　Xiaoxiao said, "Where is he? I'll go take a look!" 　　The steward busily said, "Where can I let Miss take the trouble to do her job, I'll have someone call him to come that is." On one side, he asked someone to summon him. 　　He also asked, "Does Miss want to choose someone else first?" 　　Xiaoxiao secretly thought, "Anyway, we have to choose four, just leave one spot for him. 　　She learned from Jun Xing's mouth that after adulthood and no one seeks to hire the servant child will be sent out, the conditions of the poor even the opportunity to seek a good family, only to be second-hand sold in the end, remembered that in the modern society because of the conditions of the appearance is not outstanding, but also because of the woman, the female compatriots who have been rejected time and time again to seek employment encounter, will be particularly sympathetic to these living in the era of female supremacy to serve the people in favor of the color of their own conditions of the men are not enough. 　　I thought that now these men living in the era of women's respect is even worse, if no one to take in, not only failed to find a job, but also will be sold around, both physical and mental ravaged. Thinking this way, sympathy flooded in, and immediately put aside the carelessness of the beginning, and even thought that if it was possible to take in this group of people, how good it would be, as if it were the establishment of a welfare organization. 　　However, if he wanted to eat these twenty people in one bite, Xiaoxiao knew his own status and realized that it was unlikely. Sighing, thinking of the good-looking ones when they had a better future, she was ruthless and only looked for the ugly ones. As a result, she was able to find one. 　　I saw that this servant was very tall, broad shoulders, narrow hips and long legs, among the twenty people, taller than the tallest one by half a head. The ones standing here today for selection are all those who have not yet done the hairpin ceremony, that is, the oldest one is not yet sixteen. Even though this man is already sixteen, his figure is even stronger than that of a twenty year old man. Jun Xing is almost eighteen years old, his figure is straight and upright, which is already the middle to upper level among men, but his figure is even better than Jun Xing's. If it is just the figure alone, this kid is even stronger than Jun Xing's. He has the same figure as Jun Xing. 　　If it is a single round of body, this kid is absolutely qualified to go as a male model, but unfortunately born in the era of female respect, this kind of body seriously does not meet the kind of dainty and beautiful aesthetic standards of the men of the dynasty, and that face ...... smiles and laughs in his heart a sigh: how come there is no Di Dou in this era? 　　In fact, just look at his features, also counted outlines prominent, eyes deep, nose straight mouth square, but that covered a face like a volcano eruption of acne is like a prairie fire, the end of the scary. Noticing the third young lady's attentive sight, that serving boy doesn't know whether it's shyness or some other reason, those pimples on his face reddens more like eruption. 　　Forget it, follow me and I'll give you some medicine to cure it slowly. Xiaoxiao remembered her own experience of fighting pimples during her teenage years in the modern era, and was filled with confidence, turning back to take a hairpin from the tray in the hands of the waitress behind her, and handing it over to him. 　　There are four hairpins in the tray, all of them are half a foot long, hollowed out in purple gold, with deep purple celluloid hanging from the end, and the peacock pattern on the hairpin is exactly the symbol of the Lanling King. This hairpin to long for expensive, smile this three young lady is concubine, her father even the name of the side husband are not, her room people will only get half a foot hairpin for hire. 　　In the sight of the crowd's surprise, she took the first hairpin to the man who was the ugliest and most prominent in the room. 　　Then her eyes turned and she recognized the young man in the last row, the one who had helped her when she had fallen. He had been eyeballing her movements just now, with eyes like a dog trying to beg for a bone. 　　Smiling, she sighed lightly, even if it is to repay the favor of that handful of yours, I hope you won't be so flustered and add to the chaos in the future. 　　Giving him the second hairpin. He immediately turned red and smiled secretly. That smile was pure and transparent, satisfaction overflowed, only to see Xiaoxiao sigh in her heart. 　　Happiness, is it so easy to get? 　　Especially when it comes to the happiness of others, do you know how fragile it is? 　　Sighing, suddenly heard a very light "giggle" in his ears, someone was laughing coldly. 　　This sneer was extremely soft, if it wasn't right behind Xiaoxiao's right side, she would never have heard it. 　　She turned around and saw a low-browed teenager, looking at him with a pointed chin, slanting willow leaf eyebrows, thin lips, all five features are very delicate, but together, although the expression is submissive, somehow, but gives a person a kind of stubborn and arrogant feeling. 　　Xiaoxiao took a step back, looked at him and asked, "What were you laughing at?" 　　That teenager hung his eyes, with an exceptionally honest look, and answered in a low voice: "Back to Miss, Liu'er doesn't know what Miss is talking about." The voice was as clear as water, but there was no trace of gentle flavor. 　　Liu'er? You guys are really good at playing dumb! It's not like you're cursing me in your stomach for being a big fool, right? 　　Smiling and tugging at the corner of her mouth, she took the third gold hairpin and threw it into his arms. 　　When she saw that his feigned calmness was broken by this move, and raised his eyes to look at her in a bit of panic, she gave him a big smug smile. 　　We like to challenge the difficulty, we have to figure out why you hate me! 　　Just then, a woman arrived with Risheng. 　　That woman has a triangular face, hanging eyes, seems to think that Ruisheng walking slowly, pulling his clothes, all the way as if dragging chickens general stumbling pulled over. 　　Straight into the courtyard, stood still and let go, but also under the hands of the force, secretly a habit. That teenager is lame, balance is not good, and is stumbling all the way to be pulled to rush, this is her bad, can not stand, will be straight forward, fell straight to the lady in front of. 　　Next to some teenagers see him in a mess, can not help but snicker. 　　Smile will see everything in the eyes, do not move, crouch down to extend a hand to him. 　　That teenager fell on his face, but did not take her hand and climbed up by himself. 　　He was wearing indigo colored clothes and pants with a black belt, slightly hanging his head and patting the dirt on his own clothes and pants, the neck sticking out of the dark collar was as long as a curved lotus stalk. 　　Xiaoxiao glanced at it and couldn't help but be stunned. I thought that no matter how this Ruisheng is a crooked, even if Junxing did not mention, teach her to know that he was disabled by a work injury, follow the spirit of humanitarianism, the host family should take care of people for the rest of their lives. Do not want to take a look at this moment, fell into the eyes of a handsome young man. 　　But see this Rui Sheng looks fixed eyebrows and eyes, nose straight thin lips, so beautiful that people think of white jade pots in the Pavilion Narcissus, just a night of sleeplessness to do hard work, under the eyes of the hidden green, color a little haggard, but also between the eyebrows of the cage with a faint light sadness, seems to be a heavy heart, but for him to add a few more points of melancholy temperament. 　　As if noticing Xiaoxiao watching gaze, he converged eyebrows staring down at the tip of his own nose, without looking away, pale cheeks flew up a touch of light red. 　　Xiaoxiao secretly praised in her heart, this person has a good temperament, if it is in the modern era, take the idol route to play a melancholic boy will surely become popular. 　　So she handed the last purple gold hairpin to him. 　　Ruisheng took the hairpin and also raised his eyes to look at her like that Liu'er did, but his eyes were deep, wanting to say more. 　　Ruisheng here just took the purple gold hairpin, the woman who pulled him all the way here, suddenly came over and fell down and reported: "Third Miss, this Ruisheng's right leg is lame, doing some menial work is okay, if Miss accepts the room, I'm afraid it's not appropriate." 　　This woman surnamed You, is a steward under the Jun Xing, is in charge of the personnel of the handyman room. She saw this Ruicheng good-looking, has long been on the mind, thinking of him when he reaches sixteen years, then the hairpin ceremony to be married, if no one to accept the room to seek employment, all are sent out. So he privately contacted the pimp of the nearby Willow Place, wanting to wait for the time to arrive, then sold Ruisheng to the Willow Place to receive customers. 　　She knew that Ruisheng was also on the list of the third young lady's chosen servants, and was afraid that he would be chosen by the young lady, so she framed him for breaking young master Jin's things and punished him to work, so that he would miss the chosen servants. 　　Unexpectedly, this third young miss knew that there was this person, and opened her mouth to let him come. She was so upset that she dragged him along the way, and when she arrived, she hurt him again, so that he would make a fool of himself. Unexpectedly, Miss three is not moved, really halfway out of the person to collect, but also think that this Miss does not know this person's disability, anxious to come out to point out. 　　Smiley glanced at her lightly: "Oh? What's wrong with it? Smiley does not understand, please elaborate." 　　You steward never expected to have this question, should know difficult to retreat, but can not afford to accept the people of the five silver deposit, hard to earn a sentence: "Other not to mention, will outsiders know that the king's third young lady even put a crippled room, not teach people to say that my king's house is no one." 　　This is said heavily, Ruisheng body trembled, the hand holding the purple gold hairpin will be "ding" fell to the ground. 　　Xiaoxiao in full view of everyone bent over to pick up, pull over Ruisheng's hand, put his palm, will his stiff fingers one by one to push together, teach him to hold the hairpin. Only smiled and said, "Gave you something, hold it properly, and then throw it I can not allow." 　　Turning to Steward You, he converged the smile on his face, "Let's just say that he was injured in the royal residence, and should be responsible for him, that is, he had broken his leg before entering the residence, and because he entered the door, he can't be bullied by others. I chose the person in my room today, who dares to say half a word about me when it comes to the inner room of the third miss of the royal palace!" 　　You steward only see this has been smiling, a look of ignorance of the third miss a reversal of the usual look of indifference, eyes round, that pair of peach blossom eyes from the often confused actually burst out regal light, the usual mediocre good to deceive a sweep away. This is to realize that after all is the king's young lady, not to be underestimated. At once silent as a cicada. 　　Xiaoxiao hated her outlet to hurt people, straight to stare at her head down to the chest, forehead cold sweat beaded before retracting the line of sight. 　　She also no longer look at her, nose cold snort: "In the future, who dares to say bad things about my room, I can not hear the best, if you hear a half a star, the tongue to cut out the speech. Such a long tongue, do not say good words, net say master bad words, or cut down to do brine pig tongue!" 　　On that day, the Lanling King heard the report of the selection of the service, holding the tea sent to his lips half a day did not put down, a long time before he said: "Add two third-class servants, do not have to do anything, is responsible for day and night to monitor the three young lady's room movements. Before the crown ceremony, there can not be half of the transgressions." 　　But it turned out to be remembered to choose some different people into the room, must have an unspeakable fetish. Don't want to own daughter is not yet adult, actually have such unique preferences, really make her headache. 　　Third Miss this selection of service is really magnificent, different people gathered. In general, the House of the day, all the people of this third miss unique vision is breathtaking, despise to the ground, but afraid of their own tongue into a brine pig tongue, naturally do not dare to chew the root of the tongue. 　　This point of addiction to stay until many years later, only to have the old man of the royal family to rehash the old story, but has become a praise of the three young lady has not yet been crowned, but has a unique vision, rushed to the development of a good story above the jubilee. 　　The crowd laughs or scolding, headache also only by her. 　　Xiaoxiao led the four distinctive servants back to their own courtyard, ready to teach. 　　Xiaoxiao live in the courtyard in the Wang Fu inconspicuous corner of the courtyard circle a few rows of houses, Xiaoxiao live in the north room (the upper room), the center is a living room, today selected back to the big waiter arranged to live in the east wing, two days earlier temporarily deployed to the third-class waiter to live in the west wing, has not yet gone, Lanling 嫌 with people to send two more, are also arranged in the west wing. One side living four, the master in the center, quite symmetrical. 　　Led a small group of people back to their own courtyard, smiling mood again good, began to give the four big waiter name. 　　A small stack of flower paper in hand, let Ruisheng grinding the pine ink, put up the pen to write, swish swish swish, in a short while to write a good four, one by one to point to lead. 　　The one with a face full of pimples - Chun He. The face is all purple and red, when it is right. 　　The one who staggered but helped himself - Jingming. I hope your cerebellum develops better, hehehe. 　　The one who secretly glares at me - Jingying. Don't think I don't know you hate me just because you're playing innocent and dumb, I'll keep this in mind! 　　Last but not least, Rayson - Sinking Bik. You're like the He Shi Jik, if no one appreciates you, it's not bad to sink to my place and let me collect it. 　　After I've finished the payment one by one, I can't get enough of it, so I'll name the courtyard and the house together. 　　Yard name - Wan Bi Garden. Wan Bi, complete, a yard are complete, we are innocent people, hehehe. 　　The name of the main house - Tinglan Pavilion. No need to explain. 　　The east wing - the moon. 　　The west wing - the sand gulls. 　　Swish swish swish, big pen waved on, handed over to the highest that spring and put away, tomorrow to find someone to do plaque, estimated that you grow so fierce, no one dares to say a "no" word. 　　"Miss, there seems to be one more." Spring and carefully point that last crossword. 　　"You can read?" Smiley gave him a look. 　　Chun He blushes, his pox is even redder, "I can't read, but there are only four rooms, but there are five names." 　　Xiaoxiao said seriously, "It's actually not much, it's the name of the living room. But you're very meticulous, the names aren't more, but the characters seem to have one more." 　　Lifting his pen, he hurriedly scribbled out the word "remember" and said with a smile, "The name of the living room will be Yue Yang Lou!" 　　Xiaoxiao really admired her own foresight, today greedy for convenience, will Fan Zhongyan's famous piece of writing "Yueyang Tower Records" selected the most beautiful paragraph dug a few of the most eye-catching words as someone else's name, he really have mother king asked about the meaning of these names when the day. 　　She immediately shook her head and memorized that small paragraph: "to if the spring and the scenery, the waves are not alarmed, up and down the light of the sky, a blue hectare; gulls flying set, Kam Kam scales swimming; the bank Zhi Ting Lan, lush green; and or long smoke an empty, white moon thousands of miles, the floating light jumping gold, the quiet shadow sinking Jibi; fishermen sing each other to answer, the music of this is not extreme! Dengsilou also, then have a relaxed and happy, favor and shame together forget, put the wine in the wind, the joy of it is carried forward." 　　I wanted to plagiarize their own classic sentence is not shocked you an ancient people or military generals origin of the dumbstruck, surprised by the heavenly beings? I did not expect Lanling 娬 listen to, half a long time no reaction, Xu Xu drink a tea, Fang said: "The original courtyard so satisfied, happy, favor and shame. Very good, after that give me honestly in this courtyard to stay, less to me outside to cause trouble!" 　　Xiaoxiao immediately broke down. What's that? You're too good at getting to the point! 　　Finished from a dirty bag from a few books yellowed pages and moth holes in the old books, the leather written on what the scriptures and history of a person gave a book, even the silly Jing Ming also fell into the book called what to remember. 　　Four people in addition to Shen Bi, the other three are a strange face, they can not read and write, the master to give books to do what? 　　Smiley took the book in the hands of Chun and turned the pages for him to see: "This is the Kirin Fist Scripture, practicing martial arts, I see you have a strong body, practicing martial arts is the most suitable. You see, there are diagrams, you will learn from the diagrams, if you can't read the words, come and ask me, you can learn the words by the way." 　　Yiyi pointed to the explanation. 　　The one in Jing Ming's hand was Dill Flower Record, learning to grow flowers and plants, but these flowers and plants were different from the ordinary ones, they were all medicinal herbs that healed or poisoned people. 　　In Jingying's hand was The History of Winged Ranges, learning lightness. 　　Sinking Bik's is The Snowflake Sword Record, hey, you can read it, so we won't explain. 　　The distribution is complete, smiling and clapping, immensely relaxed. Father ah father, you let me bring down the mountain to continue to practice the homework I have found a suitable successor, you that can not make stunts lost excuse will never have the opportunity to come true. 　　Just as the meeting was about to be adjourned, Shen Bi suddenly said quietly, "Miss, can you exchange Jing Ming's book for me?" 　　Xiaoxiao was stunned, and then suddenly realized that, yes, it's really inappropriate to let him practice his sword when he has a limp. Blame it on herself for thinking he was good looking, thinking that the scene when he danced this same good looking snowflake sword must be more beautiful than those martial arts movie scenes, but didn't take into account the trauma that had once been on someone's mind and body ...... 　　Hastily nodded his head and smiled, "Not bad, you look so svelte and graceful, dancing with swords naturally doesn't suit you, or this flower and plant thing better sets off your elegant temperament." 　　Took Jing Ming's Dill Flower Journal and replaced it. 　　Jing Ming's grudging eyes: my temperament is suitable for dancing with swords? 　　Smiling with a headache, tapping the corner of his forehead, "After practicing the one you have at hand and then rotating, you must be different and show off your skills to be worthy of being my Lanling Xiaoxiao!" 　　Purely a delaying tactic, wait for you to spend a few years practicing, I may have already worn back. 　　Jing Ming, however, has already listened to the smiling face; Chun and the face of the austere, grasping the fist scripture of the hand tightened; Sinking Bik hung his head and stared at his hands of the "dill flower book" for a long time unwilling to lift, as if he had never seen such a good-looking cover ...... harmonious piece of silence, someone anachronistically issued the off-site dubbing- -Humph! 　　Dead Jing Ying, you like to sing against others!