The sun was setting, and the sky was sinking. For Liuyue City, the busiest time of the day had just begun.
Horses' hoofs crossed the bluestone road, accompanied by the rhythmic sound of chariots spreading all over the East Street. In this endless stream of traffic, there was a very inconspicuous double chariot parked in front of the Jingque Building, a man and a woman. After getting out of the car one after another, they walked hand in hand towards the crowded lobby, but at a slower pace than ordinary people. Looking closely, it seemed that there was something wrong with the woman's legs.
"Chu Zhenghe really chose a good place."
The man snorted, obviously dissatisfied with this crowded restaurant, but the woman comforted him in a soft voice: "My wounds on my legs are all healed, it's fine, and besides, it's so boring to be lonely, so it's fun."
It turned out that these two were Chu Jinglan and Ye Huaiyang, and coming to this Jingque Tower tonight was an appointment to go to Chu Zhenghe. The others were in the private room on the third floor. Seeing Ye Huaiyang's high interest, Jinglan couldn't bear to touch her, so she walked slowly and leisurely with her.
There was a lot of people in the lobby, and there were theater booths in every direction. There were those who learned a hundred tongues, those who sang various palace tunes, and those who changed their faces. The two stopped and walked. From time to time veneer whispers, very intimate.
Passing the stairs, a group of rich young masters and young ladies in gorgeous clothes were having a good time playing slap shots. The flat enamel thread looked very delicate, but it couldn't hide much. After a few rounds, no one could guess. Ye Huaiyang looked at it. Looking interested, he turned his head and asked, "Guess what's there?"
Chu Jinglan took her upstairs and replied casually, "Qing Jie."
"what-"
A certain young lady over there lengthened her voice in surprise, and turned her head to stare at the man. When the rich young masters lifted Bian Fang, it turned out to be a verdant jade ring, and there was an uproar around him.
"How did he know?"
"Yan'er, did you teach people to see it when you put it in?"
The young masters were obviously unconvinced, and they pestered the young lady to ask questions. The young lady was annoyed and threw off her sleeves and said angrily: "If you can't guess it yourself, you should blame others for cheating, but you can't see anyone better than you! Hmph, I don't want to. After playing with you, I'm going upstairs to watch the lantern show!"
After all, she took a few steps up the stairs with her skirt in hand. When she passed by Chu Jinglan, she deliberately glanced back at her. Her handsome and unpretentious appearance immediately shocked her, and she couldn't even move her steps. , just stood there dumbfounded, as if stupid.
The young masters followed, and their faces were a little ugly when they saw this situation. One of them grabbed Miss's arm and said, "Yan'er, didn't you mean to go upstairs? Let's go, the private rooms are all booked."
Only then did Feng Shuyan react, and a few red clouds floated quickly on his cheeks, but he still didn't move the pestle there, and asked softly, "Young Master, are you also here to watch the Lantern Festival?"
Chu Jinglan ignored her and went up to the third floor with Ye Huaiyang in her arms. When she turned the corner, Ye Huaiyang glanced at her as if she had no idea.
She hadn't caught the moon yet at the tower near the water, so the person who jumped out from nowhere came to grab it with open flames
Then Feng Shuyan was quite ashamed. Seeing that Chu Jinglan was ignoring her, she didn't say anything. It was just that the young masters seemed to have been shot by a cannonball. Fortunately, Feng Shuyan grabbed them, and there was no conflict. Chu Jinglan and Ye Huaiyang had already entered the private room when they were clamoring.
"You are too late, I'm starving to death."
As soon as he entered the door, he heard Chu Zhenghe complaining, Chu Jinglan's face became more and more hesitant, and he snorted coldly: "Look at the place you picked, there are some scumbags out there!"
Chu Zhenghe raised his brows, and said in his mouth: "What's wrong with this place? How close to the people! Besides, I arranged it according to Xiaotang's request. The most famous Lantern Opera troupe in Yanzhou is performing in this restaurant. There is no place!"
"Give me the small print."
"Yes, sister-in-law, please take a seat." Chu Zhenghe muttered unconvincingly as he pulled out the chair of the grand master, "It's obviously his own old cow eating tender grass, so no one will tell you."
Chu Jinglan heard it clearly, his face darkened: "Chu Zhenghe, you have the courage to say it again."
Chu Zhenghe pretended not to hear, and quickly sat back in his seat. Ye Huaiyang laughed for a long time when he saw this, and finally saw that Chu Jinglan couldn't hold back his face, so he pulled his hand and said, "Okay. Now, sit down and eat, I'm hungry too."
The dishes were already ready when they entered the door, but Chu Jinglan was not seated, and the maids did not dare to go forward to serve the dishes without authorization. Now Ye Huaiyang was hungry, Chu Jinglan sat down without saying a word, Chu Zheng He looked towards this side through the shadow of the clothes and the temples, and couldn't help showing a deep smile.
Apart from being more beautiful and more courageous, he really didn't see what was so attractive about Ye Huaiyang that could make Chu Jinglan so deeply attracted, which really puzzled him.
After thinking about it, we still have to eat rice. How can there be no wine in the moment of delicacies? He turned his head to the attendant and said, "Bring the wine from the house, I want to have a good drink with my cousin today!"
So called, when it is a family banquet.
Chu Jinglan watched as the jade cup was gradually filled with wine, and her black eyes opened with layers of warmth like the pale yellow lines. She raised her hand slightly, and her slender knuckles pinched the edge of the cup.
"The ten-year-old wine has been brought out. Do you want me to die here?"
Chu Zhenghe laughed loudly: "It's not bad to be drunk, one can relieve a thousand sorrows."
"It used to be possible, but not now." Chu Jinglan held the jade cup and drank it, then looked at Ye Huaiyang, a smile overflowing from his lips, it was as warm and mellow as this strong wine, and taught her to be fascinated by it for a while. .
"Tsk tsk, it's different when you have a family, that's all, click on it and stop, so you don't have to say that I am a local snake embarrassing you."
Chu Zhenghe sighed in a pretentious manner, looking very funny, as if Chu Jinglan was not good at all. Seeing this, Ye Huaiyang couldn't help but cover his lips and chuckle.
"In the past, I only heard that the prince was so handsome, but I didn't expect it to be so humorous."
Hearing this, Chu Jinglan's heart skipped a beat, and there seemed to be a subtle emotion flashing through it, but he was quickly restrained by Chu Zhenghe's exaggerated expressions and movements.
"Of course, why don't you provoke thousands of young girls in the capital to rush to marry me?"
As soon as these words came out, all the attendants on the side were full of smiles, and Ye Huaiyang also pretended to nod seriously: "That is, the county king must be very disturbed, or else he would hide in Yanzhou..."
Chu Zhenghe raised his eyebrows, and before he could speak, the sound of gongs and drums came from outside. For a while, the wind and green curtains were lifted into the air, and the people in the private room walked to the circular terrace one after another. The fragrant wind filled the air, and the ring was jingling. He stared down and saw that it was the beginning of the lamp and shadow play.
In a large wooden house, half a fan of translucent white yarn, the little people carved and painted with swords came on stage one by one, dancing swords, playing flower art, clanging, clanging, and circling the beams endlessly. Ye Huaiyang looked through the window and put down the bowl before she knew it. After watching it for a while, she felt that it was not enough. Chu Jinglan took her to the terrace, only to bump into half an acquaintance. —Feng Shuyan and others stood directly opposite them.
Chu Zhenghe, who followed closely behind, followed their line of sight and asked in doubt, "Know?"
"I met you when I went upstairs." Ye Huaiyang replied lightly, and then turned his eyes back to the lamp shadow play.
Today's play is the famous Wujiang Showdown.
Ye Huaiyang didn't like watching this kind of tragic drama at first, but the troupe did have some skills. They just performed a tragic suicide drama with grandeur and awe-inspiring awe, which made people heartbroken by Xiang Yu's heroic spirit. When he died by the Wujiang River, many girls in the audience had red eyes, including Feng Shuyan on the opposite side.
"Xiang Yu is truly an unparalleled hero. If I were Yu Ji, I would also like to cut the Wujiang River with him!"
She made no secret of the admiration on her face, and even glanced at Chu Jinglan consciously or unintentionally. The jealous jars in the hearts of the young masters beside her shattered with a bang. Backtracked.
"Sister Yan's words are bad, so what if Xiang Yu is more powerful? If he wins or loses, he will lose to Liu Bang after all, just like King Lan, who was deeply favored by the late emperor. What's the use of that? In the end, I didn't run away!"
A few people next to him nodded in agreement.
Chu Zhenghe's face was steep, and he was about to call the guards to blast them all out, when a sneer suddenly came from beside him.
"In those days when there was a severe drought in Yanzhou, the local grain merchants held the price of old rice in the sky, and King Lan came from thousands of miles to adjust grains to save the people from the water and fire. Now it's good, your mouth that should be begging has begun to arrange him. Come! There is a saying that poor mountains and bad waters make troublesome people, this is true!"
"You—" The man turned pale with irony, and stared at the speaker with rounded eyes, but unexpectedly, there was a sudden applause from the opposite side.
"well said!"
Chu Zhenghe caressed his palms, his anger was like being washed away by a torrential rain. The words are also sharp and watertight, so that the other party can't even utter a word, which is really wonderful!
She was as weak as a phoenix, but at this moment she spread her wings to block Chu Jinglan, turning feathers into blades, and she was fierce.
He seemed to vaguely understand what was wrong with her.
"Come here, take these gangsters down to Xiao Wang! Don't let them out from the yamen until you hit a hundred sticks!"
Chu Zhenghe gave an order, and the sound of armour and weapons rubbing suddenly sounded all around. Dozens of royal guards surrounded the opposite floor, lifted the men out of it like a mouse, and then escorted them. Going downstairs, it took less than a quarter of an hour before and after, everyone present was stunned, and Feng Shuyan, who survived the disaster, was even paler.
There was only one person in the entire Floating Moon City who dared to call himself Xiao Wang, and he was the cousin of Prince Lan's direct relative.
In an instant, everyone knelt down and saluted. They only knew that they had offended Prince Rong unintentionally, but they didn't know that the righteous master in those words was standing in front of them, and his expression was indifferent. Looking at the woman in his arms, he asked something irrelevant.
"The play is over, do you want to go home?"
"Let's go back." The woman's face was indifferent, as if she didn't pay attention to the battle at all, and even stood on tiptoe and whispered something in his ear. Others didn't hear it, but Chu Zhenghe did.
She said, wait for me.
Chu Jinglan also nodded.
The author has something to say: 1. Today, the author is celebrating his birthday, and he has to go out to wave, so the welfare will not be distributed until 022 tomorrow.
2. Please watch as soon as possible, and please raise your hand. After all, welfare is not easy. If there is any problem, I have to change to a small theater.
3. The name of the next chapter is Old Driver Teach Yang Bao to Be a Man.