Perhaps due to the remote geographical location of Kunlun and the underdeveloped commerce, whether it is on the mountain or down the mountain, there has never been a place like Hualou that only appears in the book. It was the first time that Lin Rufei encountered such an invitation. Although she felt a little inappropriate in her heart, she was still very curious about it.
Seeing Lin Rufei's hesitation, Meng Lanruo lowered her voice and explained, "Young Master Lin, don't worry, the Luochun Tower is very clean, and the girls in it are all proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, not the kind of flesh and blood. Dirty place for business.
"Besides, let's just go and see and don't do bad things." Meng Lanruo looked at Lin Rufei eagerly, hoping that he would answer his invitation, "The night is long, it would be boring to stay at home."
Lin Rufei hesitated for a moment, then nodded slowly, and still accepted Meng Lanruo's invitation.
Seeing this, Meng Lanruo cheered happily and said with a smile, "Then Young Master Lin, I'll pick you up later, let's ride the carriage over together!"
Lin Rufei said hello.
Meng Lanruo left happily.
As soon as he left, he stood beside Lin Rufei just now. Gu Xuan, who had not spoken for a while, opened his mouth softly. For some reason, there was a hint of resentment in his voice. He said, "How could Xiao Jiu be interested in Hualou, then? The place is boring."
Lin Rufei grasped the point: "Senior often?"
Gu Xuan said calmly: "I've been there once or twice, it's not interesting."
Lin Rufei said, "It's just that I've never seen it before, so I'm just curious."
Gu Xuandu gritted his teeth and said, "They are all vulgar fans, nothing to see."
Listening to Gu Xuandu's words, Lin Rufei couldn't help but smile and joked: "Compared to the appearance of the predecessors, other people are indeed some vulgar fans."
Gu Xuandu, who was praised for his appearance, changed his expression and seemed to want to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything, snorted coldly, swept away his long sleeves, and his figure faded away. Lin Rufei was dumbfounded, he felt as though something he said offended Gu Xuandu, but which sentence...
At night, the city of Xinzhou is very lively.
On the Canglan River, several huge and gorgeous flower boats sailed on it. Standing on the shore, they heard the joy of silk and bamboo, and smelled the fragrance of fat powder. Countless beautifully dressed women, standing or sitting, smiling and smiling, are truly fascinating.
Lin Rufei was on the biggest flower boat.
Meng Lanruo was already a regular visitor here. The old mother, who still had the charm, saw him, her smiling eyes narrowed into a line, she twisted her waist to welcome him in enthusiastically, and looked at Meng Lanruo with her peripheral vision. The handsome young man dressed in white and described as being thin and thin, who was standing on the side, probably saw something, and his smile became more eager: "Yo - this young man is really handsome, why haven't I seen it before."
"It's a distinguished guest from our family. I took him out to play." Meng Lanruo said with a smile, "When will Xiao Yu appear today?"
"The third one comes out, and then I hope Young Master Meng will cheer you up." The old mother smiled and led them to a spacious private room. The private room was surrounded by a screen, which was very private and could be the clearest. See the stage.
Meng Lanruo took something out of her bosom, handed it to her old mother, and said, "Change some silk flowers, and the rest will be used as a reward for you."
The old mother nodded quickly and said yes, and went down respectfully with the things Meng Lanruo gave in both hands.
Lin Rufei noticed that what Meng Lanruo handed out was a high-quality spiritual stone. Even in the immortal world, this thing is a rare commodity, let alone in the mortal world. It seems that the Meng family is indeed a great family. , This kind of thing, in Meng Lanruo's hands, is actually just a gadget to reward the oiran.
"This silk flower is a vote for the oiran on stage." Meng Lanruo explained with a smile, "The more silk flowers, the higher the number of votes, and the girl who gets the most is the oiran tonight."
Lin Rufei said, "Do you come to play often?"
Meng Lanruo scratched her head: "My family is strict with me, and they don't allow me to leave Xinzhou City, so I often come here to have some fun... Also... I'm not a regular, right?"
Obviously, when he said the latter, even he felt a little guilty. Lin Rufei just laughed when she heard the words, and didn't care too much about him. The guests on this flower boat will indeed have fun. Before the Oiran competition starts, you can see people throwing pots and playing dice. There are countless ways to make fun.
Meng Lanruo ordered two pots of good wine and some side dishes. She wanted to order another pot of hot tea for Lin Rufei, but Lin Rufei declined his kindness, saying that coming here to drink tea was always a bit of a disappointment. Drink a lot, but a drink or two is fine.
This is naturally better, Meng Lanruo toasted Lin Rufei first.
The wine is freshly brewed plum wine, with a slightly sweet taste and a long aftertaste, with freshly picked peach petals floating on it, making it more elegant.
Lin Rufei drank a cup, but remembered a certain peach blossom fairy who was still sulking, and a smile appeared in her eyes.
Meng Lanruo saw Lin Rufei's smile and asked, "Whom is Young Master Lin thinking of?"
Lin Rufei said, "What?"
"No, I don't seem to have seen such a smile on your face." Meng Lanruo propped her chin and looked at Lin Rufei, "How do you say..." It was as if Lin Rufei's usual smile was gentle and warm, but with a smile on her face. There is an inexplicable sense of alienation, but the smile in front of him is mixed with some playfulness, but it is a little more popular.
Lin Rufei shook her head and smiled without saying a word.
Meng Lanruo didn't delve into it, holding the wine glass and curiously asked how long Lin Rufei had been out of Kunlun, what happened along the way, and where she planned to go next.
Lin Rufei hesitated for a moment, but she still didn't mention the Xie family, just chatted a few words about the dragon on the Canglan River, and said that she might follow the Canglan River all the way down, over the Xiqiu Mountain, and head to the Central Plains.
After listening to Meng Lanruo's words, she unabashedly showed her envy, touched the sword hanging on her waist, and murmured, "I really envy Young Master Lin..."
Lin Rufei asked curiously, "What do you envy me for?"
Meng Lanruo said, "I also want to walk thousands of miles with a sword in the air like Young Master Lin." He said listlessly, "But my parents didn't allow me to go out, because they were afraid of my temperament, and I would be deceived after three days. Underpants."
To a certain extent, Lin Rufei and Meng Lanruo are in very similar situations. For a long time, he has also longed to leave Kunlun Mountain and travel down the mountain like his elder brothers and sisters. Ru Fei suddenly realized that her weak self would never have such a chance.
He can pester his brothers and sisters, and according to their pampering temperament, he will also respond to this unreasonable request, but he can't even lift a sword, even if he enters the arena, it will only cause trouble for them. That's it. Lin Rufei has always been transparent. After thinking about certain things, he completely let go of his obsession with leaving Kunlun.
Fortunately, now, he has a chance of his own.
"Perhaps you are too young now, and your parents will agree in a few years." Lin Rufei comforted Meng Lanruo.
Meng Lanruo shook her head, dejectedly saying that no one knew his mother better than him, and as long as his mother was alive for a day, he would not be able to leave Xinzhou City for half a step.
Lin Rufei didn't answer, but thought that Meng Lanruo might be exaggerating. Seeing how their family doted on him, if he was really determined to go to the arena, the family probably wouldn't try to stop him.
At least at this moment, Lin Rufei thought so.
On the stage, there was the sound of plucking the strings, and several dancers floated up and began to dance to the music.
Meng Lanruo swept away the decadence just now, regained her energy, stared at the girl walking slowly on the stage, and introduced her favorite Xiao Yu with Lin Rufei enthusiastically.
"Xiao Yu is the most unusual girl I've ever seen. Not only is she good-looking, she is proficient in playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she is even good at dancing swords." Meng Lanruo said, "Although her swordsmanship is not as good as hers. A sword cultivator, but he's already much more powerful than most mortals... If Qi Yansheng didn't use his sword energy to compete with her, it wouldn't necessarily be who would win."
Lin Rufei was a little interested: "Really?"
"Naturally take it seriously." Meng Lanruo said seriously.
The expensive silk flowers were thrown onto the stage one by one along with the cheers, and the atmosphere on the flower boat gradually became warmer. The girls all performed well tonight. The benefactors of the night all want to send their beloved girl to the position of the oiran.
Meng Lanruo handed the silk flowers on the table to Lin Rufei, and then summoned her old mother to take out the spirit stones and exchange them for a few baskets.
Lin Rufei wasn't sensitive about money and money. The housemaids took care of all the food and clothing expenses. He didn't have to worry about it.
"Come, come, Xiao Yu is here." Meng Lanruo said excitedly with his eyes wide open.
On the stage, a soft and beautiful woman walked up slowly, wearing a long dress and holding two swords tied with red silk. Facing the guests under the stage, Yingying squatted half-squatting, and then she saluted, and after she showed a smile, the music sounded.
The moment the sword was raised, the woman's temperament changed instantly. The sword was like a white rainbow, and the red ribbon was like blood. The woman's bare feet were stepping on the drum beat, and she was tossing and turning on the stage, as if in shock. The sword light was cold and hard, but she was dressed in pink, extremely soft and beautiful. The contrast between the rigid and the soft made this sword dance even more confusing.
The woman twisted her waist, threw the red ribbon at the end of the sword, raised her hand again, and waved the sword energy of Gangfeng. The sound of the drums gradually stopped, her dancing also slowed down, and finally she stopped on the stage, her chest heaving slightly, and she threw a soft smile towards Meng Lanruo's box.
The benefactors cheered loudly and rewarded them heavily. The silk flowers were thrown on the stage as if they didn't want money. Meng Lanruo walked out of the box and spilled the two baskets of silk flowers in his arms.
One after another, silk flowers fell on Xiao Yu's head and shoulders like snow. When she saw Meng Lanruo, she looked back and smiled, and bowed slowly before stepping off the stage.
"Pretty, isn't it? Beautiful!!" Meng Lanruo saw that Xiao Yu was gone, and then returned to the private room, jumping up and down excitedly, like a sullen youth who came to Luochun Tower for the first time, "I have never seen such beauty before. The sword dance!"
Lin Rufei smiled and said, "It's not bad." It was indeed beautiful, and it was quite like a sword dance moving in all directions.
"It's a pity..." Meng Lanruo suddenly lost her interest, "I wanted to redeem her, but she refused."
Lin Rufei didn't know much about this, she just listened.
Meng Lanruo said, "It's fine if she doesn't like me, but I think she likes me." After he said this, he sighed and drank the wine in his glass.
The two were talking when the master they were talking about walked in from outside with a plate of freshly cut fruit in his hand, looked at the two in the private room with a smile, and exclaimed softly: " Lanna…”
Meng Lanruo stopped, looked back immediately, and said eagerly, "Xiao Yu!"
"Why didn't you call me when you came." Xiao Yujiao snarled, "so that when I was dancing my sword, I was looking for you all over the place."
Meng Lanruo said, "Didn't I want to surprise you?"
The two fell in love with each other, and Lin Rufei, who was sitting on one side, became the redundant one, but Meng Lanruo quickly reacted and said, "Xiao Yu, this is my new friend, Mr. Lin, who has a temperament. Very good, there is a gentle and beautiful girl in your Hualou, call for Young Master Lin."
"Okay." Xiao Yu said with a smile, "Young Master Lin is so handsome, it's really cheap for those little girls!"
Lin Rufei didn't refuse. Since everyone came here, although he didn't have any other plans, he couldn't let Meng Lanruo worry about his friend while being gentle.
The girl Xiao Yu called soon came. She was described as soft and beautiful. Her name was Wanyi. She was said to have excellent piano skills.
The beauty of a gentleman as an adult, Lin Rufei has never eaten pork, but she has seen a pig run. Meng Lanruo and the little girl Yu were mixing oil with honey. Meng Lanruo was poured a lot of wine by the little girl. He helped him into another room, and there were only Wan Yi and Lin Rufei who were bowing their heads and playing the piano.
Wanyi seemed to be a little shy and didn't talk much until Xiao Yu and Meng Lanruo left, and she chatted with Lin Rufei intermittently.
Lin Rufei drank the plum wine one after another, and talked to Wanyi.
After Wanyi finished talking about a song, seeing that Lin Rufei didn't want to support the next song, she got up and lit the incense on the side of the piano. The scent was refreshing, but Lin Rufei felt a little familiar and asked, "This is What's the scent?"
"It's an incense made of unicorn grass, which has a calming effect." Wan Yi said softly, "If the son doesn't like it, Wan Yi will be put out."
"No need, just light it." Lin Rufei didn't dislike the smell of unicorn grass. He slid his fingers over the edge of the cup and said, "How long have you been here?"
Wan Yi replied, "It's been almost three years.
Lin Rufei said, "Where's Xiao Yu?"
Wanyi hesitated for a moment before answering Lin Rufei's question. She said, "Sister Xiaoyu came a little later, but it's been a year. Sister Xiaoyu is amazing. Once she comes here, she is the oiran..."
Lin Rufei said, "Oh."
Wan Yi smiled: "Do you have any songs you want to listen to, son?"
Lin Rufei shook her head, indicating no, he felt a little tired, but seeing that Meng Lanruo didn't intend to leave, she didn't want to leave first, so she waved at Wan Yi and said, "Go out first, I want to rest for a while by myself."
Wan Yi was a little surprised when she heard the words, bit her lower lip and said, "But if you go out like this, you will be scolded by your mother..."
Lin Rufei frowned slightly, took out a spiritual stone from her cuff, and handed it to her: "Go."
Wan Yi hesitated to speak, but in the end she didn't say anything. She took the spirit stone and bowed to Lin Ru Fei, then backed out.
Lin Rufei was the only one left in the room.
Lin Rufei was a little bored, looked around, but still couldn't see Gu Xuandu's figure, he sighed slightly in his heart, a little funny, thinking about the senior is really careful.
The furnishings in the room are very particular, using a lot of fabrics such as gauze curtains, and the light is very dim, which is an emotional atmosphere. The lit incense burner on the table emitted curls of white smoke, bringing with it the unique aroma of unicorn grass. Beside the incense burner, there was a plate of delicate desserts, which came in various shapes and were very beautifully made.
Lin Rufei happened to be a little hungry, so she picked up a piece and put it in her mouth. It was the taste of mung bean cake, which was a little too sweet. He didn't like it very much, but the taste was not bad, so he ate it slowly.
With half a pot of plum wine left, Lin Rufei had nothing to do, so she drank the crispy beans.
The feeling of drinking rose, and a blush appeared on Lin Rufei's pale cheeks. Those eyes, which were a little lighter than ordinary people, were not as clear as usual, but were slightly drunk. He probably drank too much, and his chest became itchy again. Lin Rufei covered his mouth and coughed a few times. He suppressed the cough with tea, got up and walked to the window, looking at the scenery outside.
The window in the house is facing the riverside, the lights are dim, like a galaxy, the tidal river slaps the side of the boat in layers, and the sound of the tide is endless.
However, Lin Rufei felt a little uncomfortable, something was burning inside her body, and it went all the way out along the viscera and burned onto his skin.
"Cough, cough, cough..." The heat wave came suddenly, Lin Rufei coughed heavily, and his consciousness began to blur. He felt that his body was starting to be out of control. A red shadow appeared, but as the consciousness went away, Lin Rufei didn't know anything.
Gu Xuandu looked blankly at Lin Rufei lying on the bed. He was lying on the soft bed, his face was not as pale as before, but turned pink. Looking down, he would find that not only his cheeks, but also his neck had turned pink. Although I couldn't see what was under the neck, I knew what it was like to have a solid body wrapped in clothes.
Sometimes, being protected too well is not a good thing, because unknowingly, you do things that you shouldn't do.
In this flower building, there is naturally a lot of attention.
Wine can be drunk, and snacks can be eaten, but if the two are combined, it will have some indescribable effects. For ordinary people, this effect may only be a little bit of fun, but Lin Rufei's body is weak, and it's just a little bit that makes him look like this.
Gu Xuandu looked at Lin Rufei's eyes slightly darkened, his Adam's apple moved up and down almost invisible, as if restraining something.
The river was cold at night, and Gu Xuandu raised his hand and closed the window, blocking out the dim lights outside the window.
The next moment, Gu Xuan extinguished the candles in the house, and everything went dark.
The room was silent except for Lin Rufei's slightly rapid breathing.
Lin Rufei only woke up after dawn. When he woke up, he was covered with a thick blanket. He sat up from the bed in a daze and saw Gu Xuandu sitting at the table.
Gu Xuan heard him wake up and didn't look back.
"Senior." Lin Rufei called.
Gu Xuandu said, "Awake?"
Lin Rufei said, "Well..." He rubbed his aching head and whispered, "Why did you suddenly fall asleep yesterday?"
"There are some things in the dim sum and wine in Hualou, and you have a big reaction after eating it." Gu Xuandu said, "I fainted directly."
Lin Rufei snorted a little embarrassedly and looked at Gu Xuandu: "Senior... Did you stay by the bed all night?"
Gu Xuan did not speak.
But sometimes silence is the answer. Lin Rufei felt a little guilty and was about to apologize when she saw Gu Xuandu raised his hand and made a stop gesture, then suddenly got up, walked in front of him, bent down, and was about to meet him. The tip of the nose touched, and the face was as cold as ice: "You are not allowed to come to this kind of place in the future. If you want to watch the sword dance, I will dance. If you want to listen to the music, I will play it. In short, don't have another time."
Lin Rufei was stunned.
Gu Xuandu urged again impatiently: "Did you hear it?"
"I heard." Lin Rufei said obediently.
I don't know if Gu Xuandu's tone was too dangerous, but Lin Rufei didn't have the slightest idea of refuting.
"Very good." Gu Xuandu nodded, then stood up straight, and said casually, "After all, next time, I can't guarantee what will happen." In the end, he was not willing, his cheeks were blushing, his breath was short, and he was unguarded. Gu Xuan didn't want to see it a second time, not because he was worried that he would be hurt, but because he was worried that the person who hurt him was himself.
Gu Xuan has endured it once, but he cannot guarantee that he can endure the second time.
However, Lin Rufei misunderstood Gu Xuandu's meaning. After all, she was inexplicably caught in the flower building by herself, and it was indeed a bit embarrassing. Besides, seniors like Gu Xuandu should be very disdainful of such behavior.
Lin Rufei sighed slightly in her heart, and after a simple wash, she went to find Meng Lanruo.
Meng Lanruo didn't see Xiao Yu's figure in the house. When she saw Lin Rufei coming, she smiled and asked him how he rested last night.
Lin Rufei shook her head and said that she still didn't like these places very much. Meng Lanruo didn't mind, but said, "Yes, you don't seem to be used to it. Next time, let's go to some elegant places, let's go. go home."
Lin Rufei said yes.
Just when he left, he also smelled the fragrance of unicorn grass in this room, which was a little strange, and asked Meng Lan if it wasn't that this kind of incense was especially popular in Xinzhou.
"Yeah." Meng Lanruo said, "It's very popular. It's everywhere. My mother likes it too. I have a lot of plants at home." He yawned, "I'm so tired..."
Lin Rufei said, "Did you sleep well last night?"
Meng Lanruo scratched his head: "Not bad."
Lin Rufei said, "Where's Xiao Yu?"
Meng Lanruo said, "Xiao Yu? She left early... What's the matter?"
Lin Rufei asked curiously, "She didn't spend the night in your room?"
Only then did Meng Lanruo understand what Lin Rufei meant, and she said embarrassedly, "Oh, I haven't touched her, she's still a servant... After all, she's a girl, at least she has to marry someone back before she can do such a thing."
Lin Rufei smiled and said, "Yes." He saw the lingering appearance of the two of them, thinking that it would be a matter of time, but he didn't expect Meng Lanruo to care so much about Xiao Yu.
Only if you care about one person, will you still be worried about two or three when your love is strong, Lin Rufei sighed in her heart. But he didn't notice that Gu Xuandu, who was beside him, gave him a complicated look.
The author has something to say: After Lin Rufei woke up, Gu Xuan said to him three hundred and twenty-seven.
Lin Rufei: Huh
Gu Xuandu: I have counted the number of your eyelashes more than 300 times, and it must be correct.
Lin Rufei: You are really idle...
Gu Xuandu: I'm not free, you're afraid you'll cry the next day.