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He'er heard that this also involved her own affairs, and hurriedly asked: "How does this matter relate to He'er again? Mom Gu, please explain it to me clearly."
Second Lady Gu smiled and said, "If I tell you this plan in advance, I'm afraid it won't work. If the Saint blames me, can Miss He'er bear the blame?"
When He'er heard Gu Er Niang bring up Wen Lingjiao, she pursed her lips and finally stopped talking.
Since Gu Erniang said so, Qiu Yizi did not ask any more questions. After the agreed time, he got up and said goodbye.
Qiu Yizi has become a target of the Persuasion Bureau, and fearing that he will be captured as soon as he steps out of the gate of Nuanxiang Pavilion, he has no choice but to return to the original courtyard.
Yuchi Lianghong was a martial artist who loved to move and hated to be quiet. He was also proud of his extraordinary martial arts skills and was able to come and go without a trace. So he just spoke a few words to Qiu Yizi and then left the yard, not knowing where he went to Luoyang.
Qiu Yi watched the sun rising high in the sky, and didn't know when it would set. He couldn't help scratching his ears and cheeks in annoyance.
Just when he was bored, Wen Lingjiao came in from outside, bowed to Qiu Yizi, exchanged a few words, and then asked, "I wonder how the discussion between the young master and Madam Gu went?"
Qiu Yizhi thought that if Wen Lingjiao wanted to know the result, she could just ask He'er herself, why did she need to come to ask him in person? But he was bored and was afraid that Wen Lingjiao would leave and he would be left alone, so he told her every detail of the conversation.
It was already past the beginning of autumn, and although the weather had turned cooler, the power of the autumn heat was still not to be underestimated, and it was a little hot under the scorching sun. Of course, this single man and woman could not stay alone in a room, so they sat side by side on the wellhead under the big locust tree and talked about everything.
Although Wen Lingjiao was a saint of the Tianzun Sect and had been spoiled since childhood, she was unexpectedly well-read and knowledgeable. Qiu Yizi, on the other hand, had been taught by Mr. Zhongli for many years and was a very smart and wise person. He could draw inferences from everything he talked about. So the two of them went back and forth, picking topics that would not be embarrassing, talking about the past and the present, and commenting on outstanding figures from ancient times to the present.
They chatted until noon, then they ate the snacks brought by He'er. They forgot the taboos between men and women and started chatting in the room again.
Although these two people are of different genders and have different backgrounds, they have both experienced extremely difficult things and their viewpoints are often unorthodox. After a long conversation today, they unexpectedly met a soulmate, and they found that they got along better and better as they talked.
It was not until the golden crow gradually fell to the ground and the light outside the window paper dimmed that Qiu Yizhi remembered the strict rules for men and women and stood up to say goodbye. He looked up at the Changgeng star rising in the sky and felt as if he was in another world. He also knew that he was bold and frivolous, and he was not serious about studying. He only wanted to see the general idea and not understand it in depth. His views were often unique and unorthodox. Sometimes he would be scolded by his adoptive father and master for blurting out his views. But today, he felt like a confidant with the saint of the Tianzun Sect, the top criminal in the court, and Wen Lingjiao who was not shy in pretending to be a prostitute...
"However, after parting today... I don't know when we can meet again... Even if we are destined to meet, how can we be so excited to talk like today..." Thinking of this, Qiu Yizi couldn't help but talk to himself.
"Are you reciting poetry, sir?"
After hearing this, Qiu Yizi turned around and saw Wen Lingjiao had come out of the house and was standing just one step behind her, with a gentle smile on her face. The silver moonlight permeated the vast sky and gently poured onto Wen Lingjiao, making her already beautiful face even more charming.
At this moment, Qiu Yizi really wanted to hug Wen Lingjiao in her arms so that she could accompany her from now on, but she finally held back. She just raised the corner of her mouth and said self-deprecatingly: "I don't know how to write, and I don't understand poetry and songs. If the young lady asks me to write a poem, it will really make a fool of myself."
Wen Lingjiao smiled and covered her mouth with her hands, "Sir, you are too modest. Those so-called talented and romantic men only know how to write poetry all day long and claim to be the world's geniuses. I have seen countless people like this. But in my opinion, even if all of them are added together, they are not as good as one of your hairs." As she spoke, a blush appeared on her face, making her look even more charming under the moonlight.
Qiu Yizhi was already overjoyed when she heard this, and even thought about what was so good about the eunuch Wang Zhonghai? It would be better to cancel today's trip and chat with Wen Lingjiao for another day and night.
At this moment, the door was knocked several times at an unhurried pace, and an inopportune voice was heard: "Don't panic, Saint, it's me who's here."
When Qiu Yi heard this, she knew that it was Gu Er Niang who came, and she hurried to open the door to welcome the guest. As expected, she saw Gu Mama carrying a pile of clothes, and led by He'er, she came in as promised to meet him. It turned out that the secret passage from Nuanxiang Pavilion to this place was a secret of Tianzun Sect, and even someone as important as Gu Er Niang did not know about it, so she could only take a long detour from outside to come in.
Gu Erniang was an old hand in the romantic world. Seeing the man and woman talking in the courtyard, she had already guessed what they were thinking. She was smiling and was about to say something teasing when she saw Yuchi Lianghong coming over the wall from nowhere and standing next to the crowd.
Qiu Yizi thought that her brother came and went without a trace, and maybe her every move was under his control. Then she saw him giving her a strange smile, and she was glad that she did not lose her composure just now.
So he bowed to everyone, cleared his throat and said, "Now that everyone is here, please tell me how to enter the palace, Madam Gu!"
Gu Er Niang laughed loudly, raised the clothes in her hand and said, "It's too early to say anything now. Please ask Mr. Qiu and Miss He'er to change into the clothes I brought for you first."
He Er seemed to have known the details, and pouted her lips to evade, "I am just a firecracker fuse, which can be lit at a touch. I am afraid that I will ruin your big plan. Why don't you ask the young lady to go with you?"
Wen Lingjiao was not without this intention. Just as she was about to speak, Gu Erniang hurriedly walked to her side and whispered something. Wen Lingjiao's face suddenly became serious after hearing her words. She shouted at He'er: "He'er, why are you still nagging? Hurry up and change your clothes. If you are late, I will punish you!"
After hearing what the young lady said, He'er was very reluctant and had to take the clothes and go into the house to change. Qiu Yizi also took the clothes that Gu Erniang prepared for her and turned around to go to another room.
When Qiu Yizhi came out, the three people in the courtyard saw that he was wearing a brocade dress and hat, which was the attire of a servant who greeted customers in a brothel. Then they saw He'er coming out, wearing a long skirt of extremely colorful gauze, just like a prostitute in Nuanxiang Pavilion.
It was the first time for these two people to wear such clothes since they were born. They looked extremely embarrassed, and their faces were redder than ripe sorghum. No matter how eloquent they were usually, they couldn't utter a word now.
Mrs. Gu was very happy when she saw him. She laughed and said, "I think Miss He'er is really pretty. If she is willing to go to the entertainment industry, she will definitely be the top courtesan in Nuanxiang Pavilion. Mr. Qiu is also very handsome. If I meet such a customer, I would rather serve him for free... Oh, no... I would rather pay him some money to serve him well..."
Qiu Yizi was even more embarrassed by what Gu Erniang said, and almost got angry and said, "Mother Gu, you should stop talking nonsense and take us to do the real work as soon as possible."
Gu Er Niang also knew that Qiu Yizi should not be offended too much in front of Wen Lingjiao, so she laughed a few more times, gave a few instructions, and then led a few people out to the palace.
Qiu Yizi hadn't taken three steps with Gu Erniang when he heard Wen Lingjiao's voice behind him, so low that it was almost indistinguishable: "Young Master... be careful..."
Qiu Yizi heard this and turned around quickly, but he didn't know how to answer, so he bowed to Wen Lingjiao. Unexpectedly, his movement was too big, and the red brocade hat embroidered with gold thread on his head fell to the ground, causing Wen Lingjiao to giggle a few times.
After leaving the courtyard, they realized that this courtyard was not far from the palace. They only turned a corner, crossed a street and walked a few steps, and they were already under the red wall of the palace. Gu Erniang led the three of them along the palace wall for two or three hundred steps, and then turned a corner, and a small door that could only accommodate one person appeared in front of them.
Gu Er Niang was obviously very familiar with this, and she stretched out two fingers and tapped a few times in a very rhythmic manner. The person inside the door heard the secret signal, pushed the door open a little, and stuck half of his head out: "Oh, it's Gu Mama! Why are you sending someone to the palace again!"
Gu Erniang lowered her voice and replied softly, "That's right! The eunuchs in the palace call us a lot, so we have food to eat. After all, we are still people around the emperor, and the rewards we get every time are several times more than those outside!"
The man in the door seemed to be familiar with this kind of business. He opened all the doors after hearing her words. So Gu Erniang, Qiu Yizhi and He'er went through this door and easily entered the imperial city, the center of the world. As for Yuchi Lianghong, he flew away to who knows where with his unique lightness skills.
After entering the palace, Qiu Yizi saw that the man who had just agreed at the door was wearing a military uniform and had an official sword on his waist. He was a guard in the palace.
The guard looked at the three people carefully and said to Gu Erniang, "The girl who came today is very beautiful! She must be the top courtesan in your Nuanxiang Pavilion, otherwise why would she bring a servant with her? But according to the rules, men are not allowed in..."
Gu Erniang smiled softly and said, "What is Brother Wang thinking about? It's Mr. Jin in your palace who wants to see a good show of a phoenix courting a phoenix!"
After hearing this, Qiu Yizi and He'er roughly guessed what kind of "Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix" scene that Eunuch Jin mentioned by Gu Erniang wanted to see. Their faces, which were already flushed, suddenly became as embarrassed as ripe apples.
But then I heard the guard Wang say, "Eunuch Jin is really elegant..." As he spoke, he stretched out his left hand to Gu Er Niang's chest, squeezed it hard, and said, "I wonder when Gu Madam will be able to do the same with me?"
Gu Er Niang did not dodge and let him have his fun before she smiled and said, "Then I will take these two in?"
The guard's face turned serious. "Friendship is one thing, but letting a man into the palace privately is a serious crime. I'm afraid our leader Zhang will blame me and beat me with a stick!"
"Then aren't you afraid of the Zajia family?!"
Suddenly, a sharp question came from the darkness ahead. When the speaker came closer, Guard Wang recognized his appearance and quickly knelt on one knee and said, "Oh, it turns out to be Eunuch Jin! You are the leader of our Zhangtou, how can I not be afraid?"
The eunuch snorted awkwardly: "It's your blessing to be afraid, and you dare to delay my good deeds... Here, this is to buy you some wine!" After saying that, he threw down a silver ingot weighing about three or four taels.
The guard kneeling on the ground quickly picked up the silver, not daring to investigate further, and quickly stepped aside.
Seeing this, the eunuch Jin smiled contemptuously and said to them, "Okay, follow me!" Then he put his hands behind his back and walked deep into the palace. (To be continued)