Let go of everything? I looked down at the table without saying anything, Hong Gu waited for a while, after seeing that I didn't react at all, he pushed me away and asked, "Yu Niang, what's wrong with you?"
I reacted and shook my head, after thinking for a while, I said, "I'm grateful that you guys are willing to follow me, but have you thought about where I'm going to take you? What will happen in our future? kingdom and wreaks havoc".
Hong Gu shook his head and said with a smile, "In my heart I know one thing clearly, that is, if a disaster occurs, the first head to roll will be you, we are at best just accomplices who know nothing, but if it is successful, you won't be stingy with us. Besides, I see you're not crazy and not stupid, you can't possibly lead your own head to the end of the machete, therefore, I really believe in you".
Looking down, Fang Ru twirled a silk handkerchief in her hand, after Hong Gu finished speaking, she looked up at me, then softly said, "Today, Venerable Sun wanted me to accompany him for a drink, but I wasn't willing, so I refused. Even though he was furious, he did not dare to vent it because he knew that General Gongsun Ao was under Great General Wei, Young Master Huo, nephew of the empress and Great General Wei, nephew of imperial advisor His Majesty Li, and Young Master Li San, nephew of General Li Guang , all came to see me dance and sing. Young Master Li presented me with silk cloth, while Young Master Huo gave me brocade silk."
I smiled while shaking my head, and looking at Hong Gu, Hong Gu smiled and said, "You've always shut yourself up in your room reading books, that's why I didn't have a chance to tell you".
Fang Ru continued speaking, "I don't know what will happen in the future, but I do know that if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have the courage to say 'no' to His Highness Li. Now the sisters in this house dare not meet anyone. they didn't like, before they forced themselves to do it for money, but because we perform every day, those who serve as waiters also earn a lot of money. Those who come to this house know very well that Hong Gu is very protective of us, and it is they who dare not offend our entertainment house carelessly."
Hearing Fang Ru praise herself, Hong Gu felt a bit embarrassed, he quickly poured the tea and averted our eyes. I laughed and said, "It turns out that in these short few days, Hong Gu has done a lot!" Looking down, Hong Gu pretended to be busy drinking tea, pretending he didn't hear what I was saying.
Li Yan was still sitting with his head down, as if he didn't hear everything I said. I glanced at him, then clapped my hands and said, "Then I will continue speaking,
as long as I don't leave Chang'an, we will try our best to earn a lot of money".
Hong Gu looked up and said, "If you want to grow your business, there is only one chance before your eyes. Since you managed our house from early spring until now, our income has been growing day by day, adding to my years of savings, now is enough to buy Luoyu Fang. Not all entertainment houses can be like us and can raise money at the right time, as long as we have money we can seize the opportunity". I nodded to show that I understood, but I cut him off, "If you have nothing else to worry about, then let's go! I've been bored staying at home these few days, I want to take a walk!"
Fang Ru saluted me, then preceded to leave, Hong Gu followed her out.
I got up and invited Li Yan, "Is the beauty willing to accompany me to enjoy the scenery outside?" Li Yan graciously saluted and said, "Good intentions are hard to refuse, I'm willing to go".
Our eyes were both full of smiles, we went with shoulder to shoulder. Li Yan said, "Are you going to the Shi Company tonight?" I took a deep breath, didn't answer.
Li Yan said, “It turns out that Shi Company's master is a very strange person. right to think of the Shi Corporation, you should straighten this out".
I smiled and changed the subject, talking about exciting places outside Chang'an and deliberating whether we should go there.
The liu trees by the lake were lush green, some servant girls were joking around, one of them broke a branch and they played hitting the water with it.
Annoyance flashed in Li Yan's eyes, frowning, he averted his eyes and said to me, "I'll go back to the room first". I nodded, he turned and quickly left. Because of the expression on his face, my heart gasped, as if I remembered something, but I don't know what, so I had to put it aside.
When the servant girls saw us, they were surprised and immediately threw away their sticks, then saluted. Without saying anything, I walked over and collected the sticks, while looking at them I asked, "If planted in the ground, will these branches survive?" The girls looked at each other, then the oldest one said, "Now that the liu tree planting season is over, it doesn't seem like it can survive."
I said, "Give some of these to the gardener to try! Take good care of them, maybe some of them will survive." With a face full of astonishment, the servant girl accepted it, I also said softly, "If because of admiring its beauty, we pick flowers and put them in the room, or tuck them in our hair, flowers won't blame you at all, if to use them, we take liu tree branches to make baskets, using all according to its use, the liu tree is also willing. But if you pick them only to throw them away, don't touch them".
At first the servant girls didn't know what I was talking about, but then they understood that I didn't like seeing them break liu tree branches, fear appeared on their faces, I had to wave my hand to send them away, servant girls it broke up with a bang. They were born and raised in the fertile land of Zhongyuan, they don't know how precious the color green is.
I thought of A Die, of Xiyu imbued with yellow, I suppressed various thoughts in my mind, but my heart became empty, I stood by the water and looked at the liu trees in front of me in awe. They don't understand, do they really not understand? Li Yan's anger, is Li Yan understand? Li Yan was absolutely not a person who would shed tears over a flower fall. I thought again that after Li Yan appeared, I didn't understand many things about him, my heart gasped, suddenly, I thought of who he really was, "Ah!", I silently exclaimed.
Suddenly, a voice sounded behind me, I quickly turned around, Huo Qubing was standing behind me, in a hurry, when I turned around I almost bumped into his chest, I instinctively jumped back, but after jumping I realized that I being at the water's edge, I wanted to turn around, but there was no room to do so.
Huo Qubing immediately reached out his hand, wanting to pull me up, but I had already jumped too far back, our hands couldn't hold each other and I fell into the pool.
I learned to swim with Lang Xiong, is my swimming style a dog claw? The movements of this swimming style were not at all as graceful as a dragon swimming or a flying swan, I swam to the shore, but Huo Qubing was standing on the bank laughing heartily, laughing so much he had to clutch his stomach and nearly fell to the ground, "You really are raised by a wolf, this style of yours, this style of yours, hahaha…..you just need to open your mouth and stick out your tongue…..” His voice was drowned behind his laughter.
My anger peaked, while clawing at the water, I opened my mouth and stuck out my tongue like a wolf, laugh till you drop! Screaming, he covered his eyes with his hands, then crouched down and watched me laugh.
After I swam to the shore, he stretched out his right hand to pull me, at first I wanted to ignore him, but changed my mind and held his hand tightly, when he was exerting strength to pull me, I actually pulled him hard, while holding my breath, I also move to the bottom of the pool.
To my surprise, he didn't resist at all, his grip seemed to get a little tighter and he followed me into the water. After my evil intentions succeeded, I let go of his hand, but he continued to hold my hand tightly. We looked at each other beyond the emerald water at the bottom of the pool, amidst the waves, her dark hair billowing in the water and making her mischievous eyes even brighter.
My feet hit the water and I floated up, while pulling my hand, he also floated up, but he still wouldn't let go of his grip. The thumb of my other hand pressed against the numb spot on his elbow, he swung his hand to block it, then turned his hand around and gripped mine. I smiled sweetly, then suddenly gripped both of her hands, borrowing the power of her hands, my legs kicking her lower waist, seeing me smile strangely, she looked down, then screamed and pushed me away, "Why are you this woman so cruel? your kick, wouldn't my whole life be ruined?"
While leaning on the edge of the pool, I jumped over the edge. The fifth month's clothes were indeed thin, because they were soaked, they stuck to my body. "Cck, cck", he clucked and laughed into the water. I didn't dare to look and quickly ran into the house.
I immediately entered the room, while changing clothes, I gave an order to Xin Yan, the servant girl outside the room, "Tell everyone in this house, if Young Master Huo's attendants ask for clean clothes, no one can give them. Say that I said that all the men's clothes were being laundered, but that women's clothes were plentiful, and we could give her a few pieces to wear." With astonishment Xin Yan agreed, then quickly dashed out. While brushing my wet hair in front of the bronze mirror, I laugh, he tries to make fun of me in my domain, but in the end who is the laughing stock of people?
During dinner, Hong Gu looked at me and said, "Today with a cold face Young Master Huo came into our house, before long watching the ballet, he had disappeared. Not long after, his attendants asked if we have clean clothes, but because of your previous order , we are confused, afraid that Young Master Huo will be angry and destroy our house, everyone in Chang'an knows that it is okay to offend Great General Wei, but offending Young Master Huo means preparing for the funeral ceremony yourself."
While laughing I was chopping vegetables for Hong Gu, "So did you dress him or not?" With a face full of bitterness, Hong Gu said, "No, but I'm really scared to death. My lady, you guys have to play whatever you want, but don't involve us ignorant people anymore, okay? Women shouldn't be scared so much, get old soon."
While holding back my laughter I said, "But you guys had a chance to see Young Master Huo?" Hong Gu said, "No, after that he ordered the carriage to be brought directly to the front of the house, and also ordered everyone who was in the place to leave, then he came out. It's just. It's just
only.......". Impatiently I asked, "Just why?"
Hong Gu laughed, "It's just that everywhere Young Master Huo passed seemed to have been rained on, the mat in the room where he sat was completely soaked, the cushions were also soaked." I quickly threw down my chopsticks, leaning on the pillow, my hand holding my stomach and I burst out laughing.
Since the current emperor of the Han Dynasty has exclusively followed Confucian teachings, he has always adhered to the rules of decorum taught by Kong Zi, in the teachings of 'Morality arises from modesty, clothing is the basis', clothing is the foundation of modesty. In Chang'an, everyone, from the Sons of Heaven to the commoners, attached great importance to how to dress, and Huo Qubing always wore a jade skullcap and dressed elegantly, and his style was extraordinary. This time, if he were to be seen by the dignitaries of Chang'an, he would probably become the laughingstock of the palace.
When I saw the smug look in her eyes, I suddenly felt I had made a mistake by laughing at her. Does he care? No way, he wasn't someone constrained by his clothes. If he can avoid it he will avoid it, but if he happens to be seen by someone, lest he just put on a cold face and look at the other person as if nothing happened, and instead make the person think that he is the one who is wearing the wrong clothes, namely 'wet clothes'. ’ which was currently popular in Chang'an, or he would laugh indifferently, and make that person feel like there was no problem whatsoever.
The wind rustled by my ears, this time was the first time I ran at full power in Chang'an, feeling free, I couldn't help but raise my arms and scream out loud.
When I arrived at Shi Mansion, I stopped and briefly looked at the surrounding wall, then threw down the climbing rope and immediately climbed up with it. Before my feet hit the ground, two people were attacking me from the right and left. I didn't want to hurt them, so I tried to dodge as best I could, but they weren't weak at all and managed to force me to hang onto a corner of the wall.
When I was at the Shi Mansion, I never felt that the guard at the house was strict. Only now did I find out that although it looked lax from the outside, the guard inside the house was very strict. I watched them and felt that the person standing in the shadows was Uncle Shi, so I quickly called out, “Shi Bo, it's Yu er”.
Uncle Shi said, “You guys go on.” Upon hearing this, the two immediately let go of their grip and retreated into the darkness, while bowing, Uncle Shi walked towards me, "You didn't properly enter through the gate, why pretend to be a jumping squirrel?" I pulled the veil that was covering my face off, then pouted without saying anything.
While looking at me, Uncle Shi smiled, turning to leave, he said, “Hah! I don't understand what you think of these babies, Jiu Ye doesn't seem to be sleeping yet, go!”
I snorted and said, “Who said I came looking for Jiu Ye? I haven't seen Uncle Shi for days and came to see you.” Without turning away, Uncle Shi chuckled and said, "I'm old, I want to sleep a little earlier, next time you want to visit me, remember to come a little earlier, this time let Jiu Ye replace me with the guest!", while speaking , he slowly stepped away.
I stood where I was while stunned, I bit my lip, then immediately ran as fast as I could.
The sound of a flute floating in the middle of the bamboo forest, the moon looks cold and the breeze blows, the bamboo leaves rustle like a lute, I suddenly feel my body a bit cold and quicken my steps.
Behind the curtain of the bamboo hut, you can see the light of the lantern, the light of the fire is like a firefly, its shadow appears on the window lattice, as if it brings the silence of the night. I sat on the wall while listening to the song until it was finished, after that it just quietly slumped to the ground, after standing for a while, his figure still didn't move.
I stood outside the window and leaned right into his reflection, I lifted my hand and lowered it, then lifted it again, finally the tips of my fingers touched his face gently.
This is your eyebrow, this is your eye, this is your nose, this is. your lips.
When my fingers touched it, my heart gasped and I quickly pulled it away. The back of my finger gently touched her face, I couldn't see it, but I knew that her face was covered in mist, could I become the wind, and blow the mist away? You are his shadow, then you must know the burden in his heart. Why doesn't his face ever look happy? Tell me!
The window suddenly opened, his face appeared before me, my hand was raised in the air, so close to him, so close that I could feel the warmth of his body, but in the end I didn't touch him.
I can not explain what I feel, do I feel sorry or happy? In front of him I smiled stupidly, then took my hand and hid it behind my back. He smiled gently, "Have you been home long?" I said, "Just now".
"It's damp outside, if you're not in a hurry, come in and sit down for a bit." I nodded, then entered the room. After closing the window, he pushed his wheelchair to the front of the table, then lightly placed the bamboo flute on the table.
I looked down at the oil lamp on the table, saw that the wick had already let out a weed shaped sage root seeds, and it was sizzling softly, I took out the silver hairpin from my hair and scratched the wick with it. After the flies fell, the light of the lantern became much brighter.
As I stuck the silver hairpin in my hair, I said, "Why don't you use a candle? Why use an oil lamp like the common people?" While looking at the lamp, he said, "The old people say, 'The light goes on, happiness comes'. I wonder if that saying is true or not". My heart immediately started pounding, pretending that nothing was wrong, I said, "Is that true or not, then?"
Gradually, a beautiful curve appeared on her lips, without answering my question, she said with a smile, "It is said that the oil lamp can tell us that there is a demon, when a demon comes, the light turns green, earlier I did see the light turn green , then I opened the window to see the situation outside, when you were standing behind the window just now, did you feel that there was something beside you?"
While covering my mouth I laughed, "Reportedly demons really like handsome men, like to suck up their energy, you have to be careful". He said, "I see that you really aren't afraid of heaven and earth, but in this world, is there anything you're afraid of?" I almost said, "You!" But I didn't dare say it, and I didn't want to spoil the jest under the lamplight either.
I widened my eyes, then with a smile I said, "Jiu Ye, Xiao Feng said you can treat people? Then, next time we get sick, we don't have to waste money to call a healer".
Jiu Ye said, "Long-term illness makes patients become healers. Since childhood, the best physicians under heaven have been in and out of this house. Some have even lived here for more than half a year. Because I often listen to them, I understand."
Although he spoke with a smile, hearing that I became a little sad, I tilted my head looking at the window, if at this time there were people outside, he would see two shadows behind the windows that were close together, and the cold darkness of the night couldn't penetrate them.
He asked, "What are you laughing at?" Smiling I said, "As long as I'm happy I laugh, does there have to be a reason?" He also smiled broadly.
"Why are you smiling?" I asked. Smiling she said, "As long as I feel happy I smile, does there have to be a reason?"
We both sat without saying anything, I picked up the kumala flute on the table and stroked it, then carelessly played a few notes that didn't make a song, suddenly his facial expression became strange and he averted his eyes. For a moment I was dumbfounded, but then reacting, the flute seemed to still be damp from being blown by his lips, I felt both tense and excited and put the flute back on the table.
Before long, his facial expression returned to his usual, "It's getting late, go back to the room to rest!"
"You let me stay here?" I asked. He said, "That room is indeed an empty room, it's fine for you to live in, it's just that now you have a business to take care of, it's really troublesome if you have to go back and forth".
I thought for a while, "Why do you want to give up the entertainment houses in Chang'an? If I could raise the money to buy one, would you be against it?"
He blandly said "How you manage it is your own business, after you guys clear the payment, your entertainment house will have absolutely nothing to do with Shi Company anymore, we will run our own business".
I looked at him with annoyance, if you want to further reinforce the dividing line between us, I want to blur it even more. "I have no money, lend me some money."
Unexpectedly, he smiled as he said, “I can only give you enough money to buy Luoyu Fang, since you don't have money to buy another entertainment house, then you better try to make things run smoothly in Luoyu Fang.”
My eyes opened wide, I glared at him in annoyance, “Jiu Ye!”
He suppressed his smile, then looked at me thoughtfully for a while, then slowly said, “Yu er, the water in Chang'an is deep, I have no other choice and have to wade through the murky waters of this pond, but you can live in peace, if you want to own a business, managing Luoyu Fang is enough for you.”
I sneered, “How can it be so easy? If I don't attack others, will others not attack me? Is Tianxiang Fang going to let Luoyu Fang stand?”
With a smile Jiu Ye said "Regarding this you don't need to worry, I'll make sure that they won't bother you".
It turns out that you want to help me, I smiled, “Jiu Ye, I don't want to be a vine. Vines live by creeping in trees. The tree can protect him from rain and wind, so he doesn't have to suffer, but will one day the tree tire out? If the storm is too heavy, the tree will need a little help, but the vines can only watch without being able to do anything. I don't want to live on a tree like a vine, I instead want to be a tree, so that it can help the tree by my side survive the storm, then bathe together in the sun and watch the beautiful rainbow that appears after the storm ends.
After finishing speaking without taking a breath, I suddenly felt that what I said was somewhat similar to the saying 'a wife is like a vine supporting a tree', in that instant, my face seemed to burn.
Various feelings rushed into Jiu Ye's eyes, he looked at me dumbfounded, my heart was confused, I lowered my head, my hands that were under the table tightly twirled my sleeves. Jiu Ye was silent for a while, then stammered, “Yu er, do what you want!”
I looked up and looked at him happily, he smiled a little jokingly and said, “But, I can only lend money to buy Luoyu Fang. If you want to be a tree, you have to be able to survive the storm on your own.”
I smiled and sneered, "If you don't want to lend money, don't do it, don't I have a way to get it?"
He nodded and said, "Then I'll wait and see what happens."
"Why do you want to switch to the drug business?", smiling I asked.
Jiu Ye seemed to have suddenly remembered something, the smile on his face disappeared, then with a forced smile he said, “Since we have concluded our business transaction, after this we will run our own business, and not interfere in each other's affairs. respectively".
My warm heart suddenly turned cold, I looked at him with confusion, where is the mistake in the words I just said to him?
Helplessly he looked at me “Yu er, you and I are not the same, I am doing this for your own good, and also for the good of those entertainment houses”.
"What's different between us?", I asked while looking at him without blinking.
He looked at me and smiled, but behind that smile was a hint of bitterness, “Go back to your room and sleep! I'm tired too."
His face did look tired, my heart softened, I immediately got up, "Then I'll go back first". He nodded, took a fish-shaped lantern, then took a candle and lit it, after placing the candle in the lantern, he gave it to me. I saluted him, then raised the lantern and returned to my own room.