You Yuji rented a two-story pleasure boat and floated it on the surface of Lianshui River.
She walked into the pleasure boat with a few concubines, and sat on the bench under the window, looking out the window. Over there, the dim light of the setting sun was warm, and over here, the moon was hanging in the sky, and the moonlight was sprinkled on the sparkling water, accompanied by some warm yellow river lanterns.
The soft and mellow water village tune came from some pleasure boat, accompanied by the lingering sound of the pipa. The winter night wind also became tender and affectionate because of this graceful singing.
From time to time on the river bank, one can hear the cries of vendors, the laughter of children chasing and playing, and the occasional sound of fireworks, creating a joyous atmosphere at the end of a peaceful year.
You Yuji listened to the silk music, lowered her eyes and looked at the boat swaying on the rippling water, with a smile on her lips. People who have experienced wars always feel emotional when they see such a happy scene. She just felt a little bit sorry that her father couldn't see it.
The singing voice coming from outside was indeed quite good. The people in the painting boat did not speak for the time being, but quietly enjoyed the folk song until it was finished.
After a long while, Lin Yingying sighed: "This person sings really beautifully."
Cuiyu joked, "My voice is good, but it can't compare to yours. Why don't you sing a song?"
"No, no." Lin Yingying waved her hands repeatedly.
"Just sing one song. Haven't you always liked to sing all the time?" Cuiyu continued to encourage with a smile.
Lin Yingying looked at You Yuji, who nodded gently. Lin Yingying then cleared her throat, leaned against the carved window, and sang a ballad. It was not a famous song, and the lyrics and music were simple. She had a nice voice to begin with, and when she sang a little song, her voice was even more special. It was soft and graceful, with a hint of emptiness.
The masters and servants in the pleasure boat all looked at her, put down their work, and immersed themselves in her singing.
—Except Si Que.
He did not sit with the others, but sat at the innermost part, separated from the others by a wooden screen with many patterns. This wooden screen, which smelled of sandalwood, divided the pleasure boat into two parts. Although there were many patterns, it did not block the view, and the two sides could see each other.
He sat behind a wooden screen, leisurely sipping a pot of West Lake Longjing tea alone.
In the rippling painted boat, under the beautiful moonlight, one should be tasting wine. But he has changed his hobby and become a gentle tea drinker.
The windows on both sides of the pleasure boat were open, and Lin Yingying's singing voice came out, floating on the water. I don't know if it was an illusion, but the noise outside seemed to be quieter.
"I'm done singing!" Lin Yingying smiled sweetly.
"I said Yingying sang better than that person just now!" Cuiyu looked proud, as if she was the one singing.
Lin Yingying did not refute modestly, but just smiled sweetly with her eyes curved.
Suddenly a man's voice sounded outside the window -
"This song is really beautiful, even gentler than the lotus water. I wonder if I can hear it?"
You Yuji looked up in surprise. From the opposite window, she could only see a man in a green shirt standing on the bow of a boat. He was mostly covered and her appearance could not be seen clearly. She could only see that he was wearing a green long shirt, with a folding fan and an ancient jade pendant hanging from his waist.
Lin Yingying was stunned for a moment, cursed, "Where did this nerd come from?", and then closed the window beside her with a "click".
There were small windows on both sides of the pleasure boat, one next to the other. This window was closed, but the other windows were still open. The scholar looked into the pink figure on the pleasure boat through the open window, and lingered on Lin Yingying's bun. He bowed and apologized, "I'm sorry for being rude."
Soon, the long pole of the boat was put into the water, making a sound of water. The boat the scholar was in rowed forward.
Lin Yingying had seen this kind of people many times, so she didn't take it seriously. She quickly forgot about the person and said with a smile, "Let's play Chupu!"
"Great!" Cuiyu agreed.
Cuiyu invited You Yuji again: "Sister, come and play with us, the four of us will play together!"
You Yuji frowned and said, "I don't know how to do this."
The smile on Cuiyu's face froze immediately. Yes, Madam shouldn't be able to do this kind of thing.
But You Yuji then smiled and said, "You come and teach me."
"Great, great!" Lin Yingying clapped her hands. "Sister is smart and will learn it quickly."
Lin Yingying was just trying to coax people, but she didn't expect that after listening to their explanation, You Yuji immediately learned how to do it and won several games in a row.
Si Que sat lazily behind the wooden screen, his eyes fixed on You Yuzhi.
Watching her frowning and studying the dice in her hand, she would later learn how to play, and when she won money, she would laugh heartily.
Sometimes, Si Que couldn't understand You Yujie and often felt that she was a very contradictory person.
My first impression of her was that she was an overly pretty girl from the grassland, with hooks at the end of her eyes and legs that looked particularly long when she wore riding clothes. She would dance around the bonfire and would race horses with grassland men. At the banquet that year, her "Xun'e Yin" became famous all over the world. But Si Que thought that the most beautiful dance she danced was the one she happily improvised by the bonfire that year. The silver bells on her anklets were pleasant to the ears, and her laughter was even more pleasant. That year, she seemed to be only fifteen or sixteen years old
Later, when he really met her in Jinnan Palace, he realized that she was such a gentle person, not quite the same as he imagined.
That day she came to him and asked for a child.
She was still as bold as ever, with the same courage she had when she hunted on the grasslands.
She was very heartless. She said she didn't care about Chen Anzhi, but she didn't even care about a slight emotion or a glance. She was so heartless that she seemed to have a stone heart without emotions.
She was so soft-hearted. As long as he acted pitiful, she would soften her heart and give in. She was so easy to deceive.
Look, how contradictory.
Si Que couldn't understand You Yuji's contradictions and felt that she was a mystery.
A mystery that keeps attracting him, making him involuntarily focus more and more on her to find the answer.
Zhenxu walked into the pleasure boat and refilled the pot of tea for Sique. She walked out slowly and when she saw Baohe at the bow, she immediately looked sad.
"Madam is playing Chupu with some concubines! Princess Que is sitting alone inside, looking at Madam affectionately!"
Bao He sighed, "What a pity! Madam will definitely bring her concubines with her when she goes out to play. Alone! Alone! We have to find a way to let Madam and Princess Que be alone!"
The two of them whispered to each other.
The two men thought of a pretext and entered the cabin, only to find that You Yuji was no longer playing Chupu. She walked around the wooden screen, went inside, and sat next to Si Que.
Through the wooden screen, Zhenxu and Baohe saw two people sitting close to each other. They looked at each other and smiled with relief.
Bao He smiled and said, "Madam and the concubines, don't just stay in the pleasure boat to enjoy the scenery. Go out for a walk. It's so lively outside!"
You Yuji turned to look over and ordered, "If you want to go out for a walk, go ahead. Zhenxu, ask Zhuo Wen to arrange the guards."
"Sister isn't going?" Chun Xing asked in a low voice.
"I'll get off the boat later."
Lin Yingying and Cuiyu were both impatient, so they got off the boat immediately and happily went to the river to stroll. Chun Xing didn't want to get off at first, she sat on the bench obediently, and when she saw the two people cuddling together on the other side of the wooden screen, she felt a little embarrassed for some reason, and hurriedly got off the boat with her maid, and hurriedly caught up with Cuiyu and Lin Yingying.
"Why don't you go, sister?" Si Que rested his head on You Yuzhi's legs, held You Yuzhi's hand, and carefully played with her soft fingertips.
"Then do you want to go?" You Yuji asked softly.
Si Que didn't say anything, his eyes fell on You Yuji's fingertips. He was like a child whose toy attracted all his attention, with only her hands in his eyes.
Some naughty child jumped into the Lianshui River to play, causing a large splash of water that splashed in through the open window. You Yuji subconsciously opened her arms and bent down to protect Si Que. The cool river water poured on her back.
She sat up, looked back, and frowned slightly.
She missed the flash of anger in Si Que's eyes. He really wanted to drown the child. But You Yuji was here, so he couldn't.
Si Que stood up and said, "Sister, let's go upstairs and change clothes. The water is cold, we can't let you catch a cold."
You Yuji nodded and went upstairs with him.
There was only one small window upstairs, which was also closed at this time. Being upstairs, the hustle and bustle outside seemed to be far away. Upstairs, there were clothes for You Yuji and several concubines, just in case of emergency, but I didn't expect that they would really be used.
You Yuji sat sideways on the bench, taking clothes out of the box. She was about to untie the belt around her waist when she looked up at Si Que. He was standing next to the closed window, fiddling with a shell wind chime, making a crisp sound.
You Yuji hesitated for a moment, then decided that she didn't need to avoid him, so she continued to change. Although she brought a spare set of clothes, she didn't bring an extra bra. After hesitating for quite a while, she took off the wet bra and put on her undershirt and outerwear directly over her top.
Although the clothes are loose and not tied around the chest, they can't cover anything.
You Yuji put on her cloak, gathered her clothes, and smiled at Si Que: "Let's go."
Si Que glanced at her, smiled and said yes, then walked down the pleasure boat with her.
Although You Yuji didn't like having to wrap her chest every day because of her plump figure, today when she had no choice but to do so, she held her head high and chest out and behaved confidently.
"Madam, there's nothing fun on this side of the shore. Why don't we take a boat downstream? I heard it's more lively downstream." Baohe suggested.
"Do you want to go?" You Yuzhi asked Si Que softly.
"Go." Si Que glanced at the strange Baohe calmly, wondering what this maid was doing.
Unlike the spacious pleasure boats that floated on the water and barely moved forward, there were many small boats tied to the shore. These boats had no boatmen, and they would take advantage of the night wind and the water to send the boats to the bustling downstream.
Si Que stepped onto the swaying boat, then reached out to You Yuji and helped her over. The boat swayed for a while, and You Yuji swayed with it. Si Que stood behind her, holding her waist.
Zhenxu quickly untied the rope tied to the shore, gave another push, and the boat began to move slowly.
The wind is not strong tonight, and the few small boats drifting downstream on the water are floating very slowly.
Zhenxu and Baohe stood at the bow of the pleasure boat, silently watching the boat drift away.
Zhenxu was puzzled again: "Baohe, is this the right thing for us to do?"
"Our wife has a hard life marrying such a man. It's a good thing to make her happy!"
The pillow made up its mind for the one hundred and eighth time: "Okay. Let's go, next step!"
The boat floating on the waves was a little different from the ordinary boats. The simple cabin was built with a black shed. It was higher than the ordinary boats and people could stand inside. But it was very narrow. If two people stood inside, they would bump into each other if they turned around.
You Yuzhi felt the swaying of the boat, held Si Que's wrist, and carefully sat down on the bench.
Si Que sat down next to her and asked, "Sister, what are your two maids doing?"
You Yuji took out a candied fruit from the box she brought with her and fed it to Si Que. She smiled at him and said softly, "They probably misunderstood our strange relationship and tried their best to get us to be alone away from others."
"Now that you've seen through it, why are you still following them?" Si Que asked.
He hated those petty tricks the most. If anyone around him dared to do that on his own initiative, he would have thrown them into a poison pool to feed the poisonous spiders, scorpions and snakes.
You Yuji pinched another piece of candied fruit and ate it herself.
The preserves are sweet.
"What's wrong with this?" You Yuji raised her eyes and smiled at him gently. The glutinous powder rolled on the outside of the candied fruit stained her soft red lips.
Si Que no longer paid attention to what she said, his eyes fixed on her lips.
He raised his hand and wiped the powder on her lips with his fingertips, but didn't wipe it off.
He looked at the snow-white remains and said, "Sister, I want to eat."
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