“There are thousands of people and professions in the world, and each individual has his own way of living. To me, I do not think that a brothel woman is inferior to others, but the world sees it this way.” Shen Miao said, “Just like my guard Mo, she is also the same. I'm a slave, but no one will look down on him. My personal maids, some people even envy them. The world is like this, people are divided into three, six or nine classes, who doesn't want to be a master, and who wants to be poke every day What about the spine?"
"You!" What Liu Ying hated the most was that some people used her background to talk about things, and she was even more angry when she heard that.
Shen Miao said, "You might as well consider it carefully."
"Since the girl looks down on people who have fallen into the dust, why do you have to talk to me like this." Liu Ying smiled instead of anger.
“What I despise is the one who is willing to fall into the dust.” Shen Miao stood up and said, “After a few days, Guard Mo will come again, Miss Liu Ying needn’t be anxious to answer me. But… Servant of Israel, Zilaidu There is no happy ending."
Shen Miao gave Mo Qing a wink, Mo Qing hurriedly took out a piece of silver and put it in front of the table, Liu Ying glanced at him with a little annoyance on her face. Mo Qing was also very embarrassed, Shen Miao did not intend to stay long, she nodded to Liu Ying and got up and left. I don't know what Liu Ying looks like behind him.
After leaving the door of Baoxiang Tower, Jing Zhe said indignantly: "Gu... The young master kindly wanted to redeem her life, but he didn't want her to be so ungrateful. It's really a kind of bad reward."
Mo Qing wanted to say something, but he finally held back.
Gu Yu asked, "Girl, are we going back now?"
Shen Miao did not answer and her body remained motionless. Gu Yu was a little strange, seeing what Shen Miao seemed to be looking at, she followed her gaze and saw that the place she was looking at was the corner across the street, there was a man in Tsing Yi, who was looking at the small building in Baoxianglou .
Before Gu Yu could speak, she saw Shen Miao lift her foot and walk towards the other side.
Under the eaves, the man in Tsing Yi stood up straight, his eyes fixed on Liu Ying Xiaozhu's direction. Until a light cough interrupted his thoughts, only four people stood in front of him at an unknown time. The young man at the head was dressed in a moon-white long gown, and his eyebrows were beautiful, and he was carved with pink and jade. He looked at him now, with a faint smile on his lips.
Pei Lang was stunned for a moment, only to feel that this young man seemed to know each other, the young man nodded at him, "Mr. Pei."
“Shen Miao!” Pei Lang slightly widened his eyes. He looked at the entourage and guards behind Shen Miao, then looked at Shen Miao, he was a little shocked, and said, "You... why are you dressed like this?"
There are not many cases of women disguising as men. In Ming Qi, many young ladies occasionally wear men's clothes for convenience when they go out. But Shen Miao... Pei Lang looked at the handsome young man in front of him and did not know what to say for a while.
“I just came out of Baoxiang Tower.” Shen Miao said.
Pei Lang coughed suddenly, and his face turned a little red from the cough. It was not uncommon for women to dress up as men, but it was the first time he heard about women dressed as men visiting Hualou. However, Shen Miao still had a very magnanimous appearance without any shyness.
Shen Miao suddenly took a step forward, approached Pei Lang, spread out the folding fan in her hand with a "slap", blocked the faces of the two, and whispered on the other side of the folding fan, "Everyone said that the girl from Baoxianglou is the most beautiful in the world, so I went for a walk on purpose. Recently, many Persian dancers have been added, and they are all very beautiful."
Rao is that Pei Lang was calm and calm outside, even in the face of dignitaries and nobles, he was at a loss when facing Shen Miao's slightly ambiguous actions. What's more, the messy things Shen Miao said also made him suddenly have an illusion, as if he was really in front of him who was the young master of the Zuomazhangtai, Sleeping Flowers and Suliu, who was talking to him about which dancer was more beautiful. .
"Nonsense!" Thinking of his husband's identity, Pei Lang squeezed out two words between his teeth.
Shen Miao smiled slightly, her eyes curved like a crescent moon, and she was almost sighing, she said, "But I ordered Miss Liu Ying's cards."
As soon as these words came out, Pei Lang's body froze.
Shen Miao retracted the folding fan and looked at him with a smile: "I see Mr. Pei watching Liu Ying Xiaozhu for a long time, is he also full of yearning for Miss Liu Ying?"
Pei Lang stared at Shen Miao, his indifferent expression suddenly became a little fierce.
Shen Miao was unmoved, still smiling happily and pointed to the happy building on the side: "Since Mr. Pei is also interested in Miss Liu Ying, why don't you come in with me for a drink and chat about the beauty." She had a clear demeanor. Flirtatious, but with an irresistible majesty, she folded a fan across her chest, went upstairs first, and left a sentence from a distance: "Wine and beauty are the pleasures of the world."
Although Jing Zhe Gu Yu and Mo Qing did not understand what Shen Miao meant, they never refuted Shen Miao's decision and immediately followed.
Pei Lang stood on the spot by himself, and after a moment of pause, he followed in with determination.
Upstairs by the window, Ji Yushu suddenly jumped up: "Look! I said that Miss Shen is the one Pei Lang that she likes, and going around so much to order Miss Liuying's brand is all for the sake of being with Pei Lang today. Speak up!"
Gao Yang ignored him and just speculated to himself, "Just now she covered her face with a fan, what exactly was she talking to Pei Lang?" Gao Yang shook his head, "I covered it with a fan, does he know that you can speak your lips?" When saying this, Gao Yang looked at Xie Jing Xing.
Xie Jing Xing shrugged and expressed noncommittal.
"Speaking of which, just now, Miss Shen did the fan-shaking action with a suave and suave gesture, which is even better than me." Ji Yushu sighed: "With such a beautiful woman, why did she fall in love with a poor scholar. My lord, it's better than that little white face who can't even afford to visit Hualou."
Xie Jing Xing stood up and Ji Yu Shu asked, “Where are you going?”
“Of course I heard what they said.” Xie Jing Xing smiled meaningfully, “I want to see what kind of chess piece Pei Lang is.”
In the elegant room of the Happy Building, Mo Qing was guarding the door, Jing Zhe and Gu Yu were standing on both sides, their heads bowed, as if they didn't exist.
At the table, Shen Miao was pouring wine.
The wine is Lu wine, the color is like amber, and it smells fragrant. This wine is not intoxicating, as long as the amount of alcohol is not too bad, drinking a little less will be fine.
Shen Miao poured two cups, her pouring posture was very graceful, her fingers grabbed the handle of the wine jug, and the crystal clear wine was poured into the small jade cup, her voice was also very pleasant.
Pei Lang watched Shen Miao push a cup of wine in front of him and smiled, "Sir, please use it."
“Shen Miao,” Pei Lang called his name directly, his expression never softened since he came in, he said, “What exactly do you want to do?”
“Mr. Pei is so impatient to talk about beauty without fine wine, is there some cow chewing on peony?” Shen Miao looked at him calmly.
Pei Lang was stunned by her words. He had been in Guangwentang for several years, and everyone he met treated him with respect, even the most naughty student would not speak to him in such a frivolous tone. It would be fine if it was someone else, but it was Shen Miao who was right, Pei Lang always felt that Shen Miao was not a frivolous person, but talking like this made him a little unclear about the details of the other party.
Seeing that Pei Lang did not speak for a long time, Shen Miao laughed lightly. She said, "Just kidding with Mr. Pei, why is Mr. Pei so nervous?"
When she said this, her eyes were clear, but her eyes seemed to be a little narrow, she was clearly like a pure girl, and for a moment she had a charming aura she didn't know, and Pei Lang's eyes froze slightly.
“This wine is Lu wine,” Shen Miao picked up the wine cup and took a swipe at Pei Lang, and Pei Lang changed color suddenly, but Shen Miao seemed to have not noticed his expression and said slowly to herself, “The land of Qi Lu, brewed wine. The wine is also amber, and the Lu wine in the Happy Building must have been transported from Qilu by someone."
Pei Lang looked at her and suddenly picked up the wine cup on the table and drank the wine in it.
"This wine is not intoxicating," Shen Miaoyan smiled at Yan Yan, "Otherwise others would see Mr. Pei as a wine jar." Her tone was sweet, but her words made Pei Lang's palms slightly moist, she said, "Speaking of which, Ludi people drink alcohol, and use jars for drinking, but Mr. Pei is just like that, but he looks like a Lu people."
Pei Lang pursed his lips and did not speak, but his warm brows twisted slightly.
Shen Miao put her cheek in one hand, she drank and put her face on her face slightly, even if she was not intoxicated, her face had a light red glow on her face, when she narrowed her eyes slightly, she looked like a begonia sleeping in spring, but because she was dressed as a man, she was refreshing. Besides being pretty, it has a different style. She said: "I think of a prefect in Ludi more than ten years ago. It seems that the surname is also Pei. I don't know, I thought that Mr. Pei and that person belonged to the same family."
Pei Lang squatted the wine cup on the table at once, at the same time, Mo Qing glared at him and pressed the sword in his waist with his right hand.
“It’s a pity that the prefect of Pei was beheaded by His Majesty because he was involved in an old affair of the previous dynasty. All the men were executed and the daughter was exiled as an official prostitute.” Shen Miao couldn’t stop laughing: “I heard that Pei Zhifu also has a pair of outstanding children, who are still young, but also died in this turmoil."
Pei Lang's lips trembled slightly, and he asked word by word, "Who the hell are you?"
“Shh.” Shen Miao made a silent tone to her and drank another cup of wine on her own, her face flushed red, she said, “Actually, I was fortunate enough to hear a secret, see Since Mr. Pei is also surnamed Pei, I might as well share it with Mr. Pei."
"Then Zhifu Pei was capable of sending a pair of children to escape and avoid disasters. Unfortunately, the officials were so tight that they could only save one person, so... . The governor of Pei saved his son, but his daughter was taken away by the officials. " She shook her head regretfully, "Officers are like wolves like tigers, they will never show mercy to the family members of criminal officials, there is no reason for that little girl to end up being caught." Shen Miao sighed, "I want to tell you. , that Pei Zhifu knew that her daughter would definitely be better off if she fell into the tiger's mouth, but still pushed her out, which is a bit ruthless."
Pei Lang closed his eyes, a look of pain appeared on his face.
"Mr. Pei feels so much, I think I feel the same way." Shen Miao looked at him with a smile on her face, "But it has nothing to do with Mr. Pei, because Mr. Pei is not from Ludi, but Mr. Pei was born in Ding. Merchants in the capital. Speaking of this, it’s just because this Lu wine is intoxicating, and it’s just a momentary feeling.”
The gentle look on Pei Lang's face disappeared, replaced by a strong sense of vigilance and precaution, he said, "Is this what General Shen means?"
Shen Miao shook her head.
“My father loves me and gave me an embroidery workshop, but the embroidery workshop lacks an embroidery maid.” Shen Miao dragged her voice, “I heard that the eldest daughter of the prefect of Pei more than ten years ago would do double-sided embroidery since she was a child. , this girl Liuying from Baoxianglou can also do double-sided embroidery. I thought, all of them are in the dust, and they can do double-sided embroidery. Maybe Liuying girl has some connection with the criminal who was pushed out of her. I Well, I moved a bit of pity and rescued her from the scandal." Shen Miao looked at Pei Lang and said, "Mr. Pei, do you think it is right for the students to do this?"
She called herself a "student", and her hair was covered in a man-style official hat. She looked at her with a smile, and she looked like a young boy. But in these clear eyes, the deep details and intentions are hidden, but people can't see through or guess. In this pretentious and charming agility, the trick of hiding the knife in the laughter of the courtiers in the Huanhai Sea is brought into full play.
Dealing with her is like walking a tightrope on a cliff.
Pei Lang turned his head sideways: "What do you think?"
Shen Miao laughed, her smile was pure and it seemed that she was really just happy that she had done a good deed. She said: "I think it's very good. Even the son of the prefect of Pei knew about his sister's whereabouts and came to redeem her in person. I'm afraid that with Miss Pei's resentment against the prefect of Pei and her own temperament, she would not be able to. Willing to. Instead, I will waste my life."
Pei Lang did not speak.
"There are some people in the world who are originally jade, but after being mixed in a pile of stones for a long time, they become stones. But some people hide their hearts in their bones, even if they crush them and grind them into slag, they will not have the arrogance in their bones. Change one point. I heard that even though the prefect Pei committed a crime, he was also an arrogant person at the beginning, and the pair of sons and daughters he wanted to teach is not to be stubborn. Say,” Shen Miao looked at Pei Lang, “that girl would rather be reduced to the ground. Do you live as a noble lady of Feng Chen, or live as a famous brothel actress who washes up Qian Hua?"
"Having said so much," Pei Lang sneered, "What do you want me to do?"
"Mr. Pei is very smart, I know that I can't hide it from you. You know what you see in the slightest, and you know the meaning of elegance by hearing the songs. That's what she said." Shen Miao complimented Pei Lang without hesitation before saying, "Mr. You are talented, you have a longitude and latitude in your chest, why didn't you join an official position?"
“Shen Miao!” Pei Lang suddenly shouted loudly, not knowing that Shen Miao’s words touched his pain, he suddenly became excited and even Jing Zhe and Gu Yu looked at him sideways. Pei Lang said angrily, "Don't even think about it!"
“Mr. Pei, don’t be impatient, you might as well listen to me calmly first.” Shen Miao smiled, “Xu is that Mr. Pei was frightened by my story. I feel that this officialdom, if you are not careful, will affect the entire family. , there are many dangers and misfortunes, and after entering the office, I probably don't have the freedom to be a Mr. Happy now."
Pei Lang's expression gradually returned to indifference, as if he had returned to the appearance of a gentleman who was clear and warm.
"But now, Mr. is alone, without a spouse or family, so you don't have to worry about getting involved. Besides... In this world, you can do a lot if you stand tall. If you want to protect those who can protect you. It is not enough to be a gentleman with a white body. Although a gentleman can fill the world with peaches and plums, but…” Shen Miao raised her glass calmly, she was clearly smiling, but for a moment there was a coldness, she said, “Really When an accident happens, the big family can't avoid it, how can they work hard."
“Only if you are strong, is the right way.” Shen Miao’s voice seemed to be bewitching, it was even more confusing than the Yanqu’er of the famous actors in Baoxianglou.
"Who taught you these words, and what is the purpose? What good will it be for him if I join the official post?"
Shen Miao smiled slightly, Pei Lang seemed to be gentle and indifferent, and he was indeed a teacher who did not care about foreign affairs and devoted himself to teaching, but whenever something was discussed, he would always ask the key points in a flash. In his previous life, Fu Xiu Yi tried every means to win over Pei Lang as his aide, and even later ascended the throne of the national teacher, it was not by chance.
“Why does Mr. Pei ask what is good for others, but he does not ask what is good for himself?” Shen Miao did not answer his words, but deftly took a detour and replied calmly, “Promote to get rich. When it comes to marrying a wife, in the end the only cheap one is the husband himself. In business, how can you ask others how much money they earn, but don’t mention how much they earn?”
"Where do I make money?" Pei Lang said lightly.
“Mister Liu did not make any money, but Miss Liu Ying did.” Shen Miao smiled and looked at him with a gleam of light in her bright eyes, “Women are conciliatory, they have a stable support for the rest of their life, but they have saved others’ lives.”
Pei Lang stared at Shen Miao, if at this time he did not understand Shen Miao's intentions, he would be a real fool.
"After entering office, what will I do?" Pei Lang asked.
Shen Miao looked at him with satisfaction, weighed the pros and cons in the shortest time and made the most favorable choice, this was Pei Lang's usual style. But... I couldn't help but think of when Fu Xiu Yi abolished the crown prince, she also knelt down and begged Pei Lang, and the tone of Pei Lang's discussion was as rational and ruthless as it is now. Now, the weight is in her hands and this once aloof national teacher can only be manipulated by her, Shen Miao's heart was filled with a very shallow sense of comfort. This comfort manifested on his face, and it became joy.
“Actually it’s nothing.” Shen Miao said, “Sir is very talented, even if he does not take the initiative to enter the official position, one year later, there will naturally be noble people to recruit. I just hope that at that time, Mr. will not reject noble people and agree with him, of course, on the surface it is Yes, but for my use."
“You want me to be the inner responder?” Pei Lang looked at Shen Miao in disbelief.
Shen Miao shook her head: "How can it be regarded as an internal response? Mr. can be promoted and rich, I promise not to let Mr.'s identity be exposed, just tell me some news at some point."
Pei Lang was silent for a moment and looked at Shen Miao, "Who is the noble person you are talking about?"
Shen Miao smiled slightly, "Ding Wang Fu Xiu Yi."
Pei Lang was startled and involuntarily looked at Shen Miao again. He knew that Shen Miao's admiration for King Ding in the past had almost become a joke in the city, and he also knew that a person like King Ding who was so secretive was disdainful of Shen Miao. Since then, Shen Miao has changed into a person, Pei Lang always felt that there was someone behind Shen Miao who was giving advice, but thinking about it now, he couldn’t help but guess that it was because of love and hatred that even King Ding was calculated.
But just love and can't, will there be such a thing
Pei Lang was a little confused. The girl in front of her was dressed beautifully, with a light red glow on the back of the drink. She was just at the good age of cardamom, and she was born white | tender and lovely, her eyes were as clean as a newborn cub, but she was showing signs of being swayed. Some inadvertent frivolity. Pei Lang felt a little uncomfortable.
Talking to a girl of Shen Miao's age is like an elder to a younger generation to him, no matter how bad it is, it is like a brother and a sister, but at this moment, it seems that he is the one who is at a disadvantage. Every move was led by the nose, but he couldn't resist.
“What exactly do you want to do?” Pei Lang has asked this question many times, and now, he is not sure whether the person who did these things is someone else or Shen Miao herself. It was as if Shen Miao had seen his cards clearly, but he did not even understand Shen Miao's original purpose.
absolutely suppressed.
“I don’t want to do anything, I just want to make a decision that is beneficial to both me and my husband.” Shen Miao smiled and pinned the lock of hair that was hanging in front of her behind her ears, making her neck white as jade. She said, "Sir, should it be, or should it not?"
"I can only answer here?" Pei Lang asked.
“You have…” Shen Miao pointed to the wine jug, “Time for a jug of wine. After drinking this jug of wine, Master will tell me the answer.”
"No need." Pei Lang interrupted her, "If you can do what you promised, I promise you."
The house was silent for a moment. After a while, Shen Miao laughed, she lifted the wine jug, filled the two empty glasses with wine, then picked up the glass in front of her and made a gesture to toast with Pei Lang.
Pei Lang hesitated for a while, then raised his glass, feeling a little strange in his heart, drinking with his students in a restaurant... His heart actually felt a little hot.
“I wish you a long journey in the future, with boundless splendor.” Shen Miao smiled and drank the wine. She drank very quickly, and a trace of wine flowed out from the corner of her mouth, slid across her slightly pointed chin, and sank into her pure white collar.
Pei Lang looked away, no matter how beautiful the cardamom girl was, she was still young, especially Shen Miao, a beautiful woman with docile eyebrows and beautiful eyes, was even more dignified and reserved. Pei Lang is not a person who loves beauty, but for a moment, his mind was slightly confused, and he felt that this was very wrong and violated the harmony.
A trace of joy flashed in Shen Miao's eyes.
Probably after drinking alcohol, some emotions hidden in my heart grew like sins. She remembered that Pei Lang was upright and solemn, and he was most concerned with reason. In front of Pei Lang, she interpreted the four characters of mother ceremonies incisively and vividly, but in the end, she was defeated by Pei Lang's advantages and disadvantages.
That was the national teacher who could decide Fu Ming's life and death in his previous life, but now she is pinching his weakness. In front of Pei Lang's face was the demeanor of an empress, and she couldn't even cry for Wan Yu, who was close to her. Now... she doesn't have the dignity of a queen, and she doesn't have the observance of women's morality. She disguises herself as a man, walks around the flower building, her students drink alcohol with her husband, she behaves frivolously, and she behaves frivolously. What can Pei Lang do
He couldn't do anything to her either.
But that joy was only for a brief moment.
When Pei Lang responded, she knew that there was no need to continue entanglement.
The amorous feelings in his eyes that were born from drinking faded away, and he climbed up to sober inch by inch. She stood up, raised her chin slightly, and returned to the slightly dignified Shen Miao.
“After Miss Liu Ying settles down, she will inform Master about the location of the embroidery workshop.” Shen Miao nodded, “The money has been settled, Master drink slowly, Ludi’s wine is not one that can be drunk often.”
In the last sentence, whether it was sarcasm or politeness, Pei Lang frowned slightly and saw Shen Miao lead a few people back out.
He picked up the wine and took a sip. It was supposed to be a mellow wine, but it was surprisingly astringent in his mouth.
When they walked out the door, Jing Zhe and Gu Yu did not dare to speak, they could see that Shen Miao was in a restless mood at the moment, and they listened to Pei Lang's words in a fog, and they were sensitively aware that this matter was no trivial matter, and they did not dare to speak easily. .
When the cold wind blew outside, the red glow on her face dissipated, Shen Miao closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, there was only coldness in them.
For Pei Lang, after all, he contained the resentment that he had stood by, and no matter how he concealed it, he still revealed a tiny bit of it.
However, the purpose is accomplished.
"Go home." She walked towards the carriage.
…
The Happy Building is adjacent to another hidden elegant room just now, and several people in the room are silent.
I just watched a good show. At first glance, I thought it was full of fun, but now people take a cup of tea and think about it carefully, and they are horrified.
Ji Yushu swallowed his saliva, as if he wanted to break the dull atmosphere, and said: "It's really good to have a relationship with this building, at least it's much more convenient to listen to the corner. Not only can I listen, but I can also read, hehe, very good. ."
Behind the carved pillar, there is a huge colored glaze, which is hidden by the thin railings. It is said that it is colored glaze from the Western Ocean. Coupled with the pillars made of copper and covered with small holes, what he said, he could hear clearly.
But after Ji Yushu said these words, the other two in the elegant room did not answer him. Gao Yang pressed his folding fan against his chin, this was what he used to do when he was thinking, while Xie Jing Xing supported his head with his elbows, while playing with the teacup in his hand, he lowered his eyes to think about something.
Unable to bear this kind of atmosphere, Ji Yushu opened his mouth and said, "Don't keep silent, the two of you. Isn't it about the prefect of Luzhou? Pei Lang is the son of the prefect of Pei!"
The story of Shen Miao was told easily because it was believed that Pei Lang could understand it and the three people here were not idiots, they understood after a little thought.
Pei Zhifu, a criminal minister of Lu, has a pair of sons and daughters, the elder sister is Liu Ying, and the younger brother is the current Pei Lang. On the way to escape, in order to protect Pei Lang, the people arranged by the Pei family abandoned Liu Ying, and Liu Ying eventually fell into the dust. And Pei Lang turned into a Dingjing person under the retreat that Pei's family had already arranged. He had lived here since he was a child and was born in a merchant. His parents passed away a few years ago, and now he is alone.
The natural life experience has not been discovered for many years.
However… Xie Jing Xing lazily curled his lips and said, “So, how did Bai Xiaosheng know the details?”
Speaking of the end, the ending turned cold, and the peach blossom eyes filled with murderous aura.