Eastern Palace Chapter 17: Chunrong (7)

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Out of the East Palace, I found out that it was raining. A bit of cold rain hit my face, it was cold and refreshing, and I couldn't help but worry. If it rains too hard, tomorrow's lantern viewing will definitely reduce the interest. The year before last, it rained heavily. Although there were bamboo sheds in the neighborhood, lights were still hung up, but there is no bright moon in the sky and lanterns like the sea.

The path of the bluestone slab was quickly wetted by the rain, and the horseshoe stepped on to make a crisp sound.

The leaves of the willow trees on both sides of the street have fallen out early, and the sparse branches are like a disheveled hair, hiding the shops on both sides, and the yellow lights are lit up in the shops, and there are also hanging lights on the long street not far away. Colorful lights. Tomorrow is Shangyuan, the restaurant and tea shop are overcrowded, and cars on the street come and go like running water. Shangjing is so prosperous, especially before the festival, there is a little tranquility in the bustling, like a newlywed who is about to go out of the pavilion, carefully grooming and just waiting for tomorrow.

We got off the horse in front of Mingyufang. The diligent kid came forward to grab the rein and took the horse to the stable in the backyard.

Tonight's Mingyufang is also very lively, with people all upstairs and downstairs. Both Li Chengyin and I were half wet. Aunt Wang was so happy to see me as if seeing a living treasure. As usual, she opened her voice and shouted. Fortunately, I stopped first: "Mother, first Find a room to change clothes for us, my brother is the first time he comes back, afraid of life."

Wang Auntie took a look at Li Chengyin's clothes, her snobbish eyes saw the jewel on Li Chengyin's hat, and she squinted with joy: "Of course, the two princes, please." /

When I went up the stairs, I asked Aunt Wang: "Where is Yueniang?"

"A guest from Shicai came, so Yueniang went to play music."

I think it's very rare. Following the appearance of Yueniang's lovesickness last time, based on my friendship with her, I only played two songs for me, and my expression was still listless. Yueniang is not only the oiran of Mingyufang, but she is also one of the best in the Jiaofang of Shangjing. She is not a fake person for ordinary high-ranking officials. Even the last time I brought Pei photos, she was not at all concerned. . So I couldn't help but ask curiously: "Which distinguished guest is this capable?"

"Which one else?" Wang Auntie smiled, "It is the distinguished guest who came last time. We Yueniang have been thinking about it for a long time, but this time he is here again."

Oh? !

I felt my curiosity was greatly aroused, so I pestered Aunt Wang to take a look. Aunt Wang seemed very troubled: "This... the guests are drinking in the pavilion... You can't break the rules..."

I tried both hard and soft for a while, but Aunt Wang still didn't let go. She doesn't do business here a day or two, and she refuses to break her name. She treated us extremely diligently, let us into a gorgeous room, gave us two sets of Chinese clothes, ordered two pretty maids to change our clothes, and went out to prepare a banquet for us.

I was afraid that my lady was pretending to be a man, so when she left, I threw the two pretty girls out and changed the wet clothes by myself. Li Chengyin asked me in a low voice: "What are you going to do?"

I looked at him with a smirk: "What should I do?"

"Don't pretend to be a fool, I know you will definitely try to see that distinguished guest!"

"Of course! Yueniang is my sister Jinlan, what if she is cheated by a bad man? I must go and take a look!"

Li Chengyin "hum" and said, "What do you know about men?"

Why don't you understand? I understand it!

I pointed to his nose: "Don't bully me, don't understand! A man like you is a bad man!"

Li Chengyin's face is so ugly: "Then who is a good man?"

Of course a man like Daddy is a good man, but if I lift Daddy out, he will definitely continue to quarrel with me. So I had an idea and said: "A man like the father is a good man."

Li Chengyin's face is really ugly, as if he can't hold his breath, but he can't say that his own father is not a good man, so he finally shut up and didn't continue arguing with me.

I took him out of the house, walked through the hallway in a familiar way, looked at no one around, and dragged him into another room.

There was no light in the room, it was pitch black, and I couldn't see my fingers. I fumbled and fastened the door fast, and then went to touch Li Chengyin's robe belt.

Li Chengyin was hugged like this when I turned around. He couldn't help but stiffen, but he didn't push me away, but let me touch it. But I couldn’t touch it. He finally couldn’t help but ask me: "What are you doing?"

"Shh! Didn't you bring tinder? Take it out and use it."

Li Chengyin took out the tinder and stuffed it into my hand, as if he was angry, but he was angry with me all day long, and I didn’t take it seriously. He blew the tinder and lit the candle on the table. Said: "I'm going to disguise myself and look at Yueniang's distinguished guests."

Li Chengyin said: "I want to go too!"

I opened the cage, took things out, and said to him without looking up, "You can't go!"

"Why can you go and not let me go?"

I took out all the Yanzhi gouaches and put them on the table, then smiled and said, "I plan to dress up as a woman, can you go?"

Li Chengyin really slumped, but when I was proud to sit down and dress up in the mirror, Li Chengyin suddenly said: "I will pretend to be a woman too!"

I fell from the Hu bed to the ground with a "bang" sound.

My ass, it hurts from falling... Until Li Chengyin pulled me up, I still felt sore.

Li Chengyin said: "I want to be with you anyway."

I look at the sky speechlessly: "I am going to see that man, what are you going to do?"

"You didn't mean that Yueniang looks like a shameless flower..."

I was shocked to death. I was about to vomit blood. I only knew that Li Chengyin was a stinky gangster. I didn’t expect him to be such a gangster. In order to take a look at the Oiran Yueniang, he was willing to make such a determination and he did not hesitate to pretend As a woman. Sure enough, it was the peony that died under the flower, and it was also romantic. I glared at him: "Well, come here!"

"Why?"

I saw myself in the mirror smiling so terribly: "Of course I will do well for you... dressing up!"

Don't tell me, Li Chengyin's handsome face is strange and pretty when he is dressed as a woman.

I combed his hair, put makeup on him, then put on a hairpin, lighted the yellow forehead, and then I found a large skirt for him to put on. It was... What flowers bring rain in spring...

The most frustrating thing for me is that in the mirror, he looks better than me!

Who told him to have thin skin and tender meat? With such a dress up, he was so heroic that he became a beautiful girl.

The only downside is that he is too tall and he is not slim enough to pretend to be a woman, but it is enough to see. When the two of us walked down the stairs, there were several guests who waved at us. He really regarded us as The girl in the workshop. With a smirk on my face, I flicked left and right with Li Chengyin, and finally I was about to walk to the back door. Suddenly a drunk guest stopped our way, and smiled and grabbed my shoulder: "Little lady , Come and sit down!" The full mouthful of alcohol made me dizzy. I haven't reacted yet, Li Chengyin has already slapped it up.

"Pop!"

The man was beaten stupid, I squeezed out a smile: "There are...there are mosquitoes..." Then he pulled Li Chengyin and ran away quickly.

I ran to the back building until I heard a pig-killing cry from the front building: "Ah! How dare you hit someone..."

The front building made a vague noise, and the guest screamed, but someone would come to comfort him. The back building is much quieter, although it is connected to the front building by a gallery bridge, but here is a place to entertain guests, faintly heard the sound of singing, and occasionally a sentence appears from the window. The rain outside was soft and dense, as if accompanied by the sound of music in the house, a rustling sound. The yard was very quiet. There were originally sparse flowers and trees planted in it, but they hadn't sprouted at this time, and it looked like a black branch. I took Li Chengyin and ran across the covered bridge, feeling wonderful in my heart. The skirts of the two dragged across the wooden floor, rustling rustling, only to hear the sound of the ring, ding ding dong dong. Lanterns were lit in the distance, dimly red light from light to light, as if they were far away, but also very close. It seemed to be a stranger holding hands with me. I remembered that this was the first time I was holding Li Chengyin's hand. I didn't know why my ears were a little hot. His hands are soft and warm, holding my fingers. I only dare not look back at him, and I don't know what I am afraid of. Fortunately, this covered bridge was very short, and I took Li Chengyin into a room in a short while.

The decoration in this room is very exquisite. The red candles are burning high and the room is full of sweet fragrance. The ground floor is covered with red 氍氹, which is soft and soft like stepping on snow. I know that this is the place where Yueniang entertains the distinguished guests, so I took my breath away and walked forward quietly. Looking through the screen, I vaguely saw a distinguished guest sitting in the middle, accompanied by Yueniang, playing the pipa and singing "Yong Yule". The drapery that hung at the back half of the screen covered most of the figure of the noble guest, making it unrealistic.

It happened to hear a sound of footsteps at this time, which shocked me. I thought it was the drunk who was chasing me just now, but it turned out to be Yoniang and several maikos. You Niang suddenly saw me and Li Chengyin, and she was horrified. I quickly grabbed her sleeves and lowered her voice and said, "You Niang, it's me!" You Niang covered her mouth and stepped back. It took a long time before he smiled and said, "How come Young Master Liang looks like this, that the Nujia almost didn't recognize it." Then he looked at Li Chengyin behind me and said, "Which sister is this again? ."

I smiled and said: "I heard that Yueniang's distinguished guest is here, I'll come to see the excitement."

You Niang pursed her lips and said, "That's how it is."

I whispered a few words in her ear quietly. Originally, You Niang's face was embarrassing, but I said: "Anyway, I just take a look and leave. I promise that nothing will happen."

In this Mingyufang, except for Yueniang, Youniang is the best with me. She has a temperate temperament, so I can't help but feel soft, and finally nodded in agreement. So I asked Li Chengyin happily: "Can you dance?"

Li Chengyin must be about to vomit blood, but he still asked me quietly: "What dance?"

"Take a song."

I just waited for him to say no, so that I could finally get rid of him and go alone to see the honor of the distinguished guest. I didn’t expect him to throw two words: "I will!"

I'm stupid! I'm so stupid! He is the prince, and every March in the palace, the prince dances and sings. I am so stupid.

I still can’t give up: "This is a woman’s step song."

"I don't know hundreds of times, but it's just the same."

Well...If that's the case, let's come together.

The sound of Yueniang's pipa finally stopped in the room, and the voice of silk and bamboo sounded. There must be a group of silk and bamboo musicians inside. This is the tune that urges Maiko to come on stage, the beat is not rush, soothing and elegant.

I took a deep breath, took the fan that You Niang handed over, and followed the maikos with Li Chengyin.

At this time, Yueniang sang softly and sang the first sentence: "You are like the sky on the moon..."

Yueniang’s singing voice is really beautiful...beautiful as pearls as jade, just this sentence makes people listen to it as if...I’m throbbing, and finally I can see what this distinguished guest looks like. , Really happy, inspiring and curious... The maikos turned around with a smile, Li Chengyin and I also turned around, and together with everyone we lowered the fan in our hands, but I was stupid as soon as I put down the fan.

Totally stupid.

I am not the only fool.

Li Chengyin must be stupid too, everyone else is already singing and dancing, but he and I half-twisted, frozen there motionless.

Because I know this distinguished guest, not only I know Li Chengyin.

More than just knowing...

Oh my god...

Give a hole in the ground, let's go in...

The emperor...

Do you remember Xia Yuhe by the Daming Lake?

The maikos around me fluttered with the music and the colorful sleeves, and those skirts seemed to be back to the wind and snow. Only Li Chengyin and I were dumbfounded. You Niang winked at me desperately. I squeezed myself hard, and then squeezed Li Chengyin hard... Could this be a dream? This must be dreaming!

Your Majesty...Father...How could it be you? You, you... Where do you place your ministers and your highness... I want to dig a hole in the ground...

Fortunately, your Majesty deserves to be your Majesty. When we were dumbfounded and surprised, he gave us a particularly calm look, then picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea without incident.

Li Chengyin was the first to wake up, pull my sleeve, and then, along with the maiko, took the steps of the song gracefully. This song is really frightening and uneasy. As soon as I turned my head, I found that Yueniang also recognized me and was looking at me with her eyes wide open. I cast a wink at her, she stared at me, I knew she was afraid that I would disturb the elegance of the distinguished guest-I would not dare to fool around in front of this distinguished guest.

It was so easy to finish the song. Yueniang smiled and got up. Just as she was about to say something, the distinguished guest said indifferently: "This song and dance are good."

"The song is so contemptuous, it is insulting to listen to the nobles." Yueniang said softly, "It is better to let them retreat, and Yueniang will play a few more songs for you."

The distinguished guest nodded: "Very good."

Yueniang just breathed a sigh of relief, but the distinguished guest stretched out his finger and nodded: "Tell these two maikos to stay."

The distinguished guest’s fingers are impartial. First click a little bit, referring to Li Chengyin, and then a little bit, referring to me. I guess Yueniang is about to faint, and she barely smiles so hard that she can barely hold her smile: "The distinguished guest... stay... what do you mean to leave them?"

"The two are very good at dancing, leaving them to drink."

The distinguished guest speaks, but I dare not follow it. So Yueniang looked at me with a ghost, I looked at Li Chengyin with a ghost, Li Chengyin looked at her majesty with a ghost, and her majesty looked at us with...cough cough.

In short, everyone retired, including the sizhu team who played music. The four of us were left in the house, concealed, looking at each other.

Finally, the distinguished guest ordered: "Yueniang, go see what to eat."

Now, Yueniang is anxious again. She glanced at me, then at the distinguished guest. Seeing that the distinguished guest was indifferent, and I winked at her again, Yueniang didn't understand what I meant, but she was afraid that the distinguished guest might see any clues, so she finally got lucky and quit.

I knelt on the ground as soon as my knees weakened. It was not scary, but tired. The dance of the sang song just now took a lot of effort. The maikos under Yoniang's hands are all famous dancers in Beijing, to keep up. Their tempo is exhausting me.

Li Chengyin knelt there as long as I did, and the atmosphere in the room was indescribable, weird, weird.

Will I be punished to copy books again? I thought with distress, this time my troubles have become serious. I took the prince to visit the kiln, and was arrested on the spot by His Majesty. If I was punished to copy "Women's Training" thirty times, I would have to copy it to death.

But I suddenly thought of one thing. Your Majesty also came to visit the kiln. Since everyone comes to visit the kiln, he is embarrassed to punishing me to copy books.

While I was thinking about it, I finally heard your Majesty speak. He asked: "Yin'er, why are you here?"

I slanted my eyes at Li Chengyin who was disguised as a woman. His Majesty’s question was really tricky. If Li Chengyin confessed to me, I would never stop with him.

Fortunately, Li Chengyin replied confidently: "I'm just curious, so come and take a look."

His Majesty pointed at me and asked: "What about her?"

Li Chengyin replied confidently again: "She was also curious, so I took her to take a look."

Enough loyalty! I just want to pat Li Chengyin on the shoulder, it's so loyal! Because of his loyalty, I will definitely pay him back in the future.

Your Majesty gave a leisurely "Oh" and said: "You two are husband and wife in the same mind, you enter and leave together."

Li Chengyin said without changing his face: "Dare to ask my father, why is he here?"

I didn't expect Li Chengyin to be so bold. Since everyone comes to visit the kiln, why should I be embarrassed? Unexpectedly, His Majesty just smiled and said: "The giant room is not guilty of politics. As the prince, don't you even understand this?"