prison song

Chapter 8 Women

【Ancheng·Golden Thread Lane】

Qin Huaizhen returned to Ancheng on horseback, it was already Xu time, but the surrounding restaurants were in full swing, the air was filled with the aroma of cellar wine, the passers-by were gradually attracted by the smell, and two or three sticks of red wax were lit on the stalls , making the hairpins on the booth shine brightly.

Golden Thread Lane is still as lively as ever, and the collisions between porcelain cups have never stopped, Yingying Yanyan.

Qin Huaizhen parked his horse at the back door of Jinxian Lane, tied the horse rope, walked to the wall, touched one of the bricks, and pressed in, all the bricks and stones on the wall turned over, revealing the wisteria flowers The lines, the windows that had been dark all year round were actually lit by candlelight.

This is the only secret room in Golden Thread Lane, and the rooms in it can be changed at will, and it belongs to Xu Qian.In order to prevent those wine and meat officials who had drunk enough wine and had the courage to come here to misbehave, so the old bust simply set up such a secret room to prevent such things from happening.

This woman is the most beautiful person in the Chu country, and it is rare for thousands of people to see her, but Qin Huaizhen did.

Qin Huaizhen stepped on the pattern, and with a few coherent leaps, he arrived at the window and opened the window. A large area of ​​candlelight was lit here, and only the huge square house and red silk cloth remained.

Qin Huaizhen settled down, and laughed out loud: "It's been a long time since I've been here, why did I come here?"

He vaguely remembered one time, when he was lying on the bed, his other hand touched some mechanism, and a hole appeared in the middle of the bed, before they could react, they fell down all at once.

Xu Qian was lying on his chest, soft and cold hands, she touched it quietly, put Qin Huaizhen's hand inside the silk cloth, and said with a smile, "This time I'm on top."

Just like that, until the candlelight upstairs was completely extinguished, Xu Qian still laughed softly like spring water.

Qin Huaizhen touched the corners of his raised lips, walked to the wall, grabbed the red silk and pulled it up, facing a wooden door, the white gauze on the door was shining, and pushed it inside.

"It seems that you need some inspiration." Xu Qian said, looking outside involuntarily.

What came into view was a delicate woman with black iron chains tied to her hands and feet. She lost her strength and fell to her knees. A layer of water droplets floated on her tender white skin, and she was still panting continuously. It shook slightly and made a crackling sound, which looked very attractive.

On the opposite side was Xu Qian who was sitting on a wooden chair with her legs crossed, overlooking Zheng Yue, holding a green peacock feather in her hand, with a hint of a smile in her eyes.

Xu Qian bent over, her black hair hung on her shoulders, she stretched out that green peacock feather, brushed Zheng Yue's face, and said with a smile: "Come on, do it again."

Qin Huaizhen looked at the ragged woman who was staring at him and Xu Qian in a daze, smiled and asked, "Who is this?"

Xu Qian cast a glance and said, "She, she came to learn from me."

Qin Huaizhen walked up to Zheng Yue, raised her chin, and said with a smile, "Let me guess, but which rich man's daughter asked you to teach her how to enter the palace? Well, she looks too good."

"You're the only one who is smart." Xu Qian smiled, completely lost the coldness just now, and instead became more charming.

Xu Qian turned her face to the side and said to Zheng Yue: "It seems that you have a good eye today, you have to pay attention to what I taught you just now."

"I don't want to be your teacher." Qin Huaizhen said with a smile.

"Aren't you?" Xu Qian stood behind him and asked intentionally.

"Ah."

Qin Huaizhen turned around and picked up Xu Qian, brushed the hair from her face and kissed her.

Half an hour later, Xu Qian was lying on the bed in ragged clothes, blushing, and panting slightly, while Qin Huaizhen had already found the clothes in the closet, and said with a smile: "Okay, master, you I have finished teaching my teaching materials, so I have to go."

After saying that, Qin Huaizhen walked behind the curtain, but was nowhere to be seen.Xu Qian was still lying on the bed looking at the wall and said, "Have you seen it clearly?"

Zheng Yue was still kneeling on the ground, her eyes were a little dull, and she came to her senses when she heard Xu Qian's question: "Oh... um..."

【Ancheng·Outskirts·Moonbend Riverside】

Compared with the chaotic Ancheng, the suburbs are always very quiet. There is a curved river beside the secluded woods, which surrounds Ancheng. It is the only river that makes noise at night, giving people a sense of tranquility and peace of mind.

Chu Yuechen lit the pile of wood with two flints, and the fireworks ignited around the thin dead branches. Slowly, the orange light of the fire shone on Chu Yuechen's handsome face.

He has turned eighteen this year, and he is the well-known and powerful prince of the Chu Kingdom.Full of knowledge and advice, he was also appreciated by the emperor. Others seem to have forgotten that he was a stinky boy who stole everywhere and was covered in mud 12 years ago.

Years passed in a blink of an eye, and it was time for him to marry a wife and take a concubine, but he didn't say anything for a long time, and now it has become a common gossip for everyone.

"Let them talk."

Chu Yuechen checked the heat with his hands, picked up the grilled chicken skewered by two thick wooden sticks, put it between two stones, clapped his hands and said indifferently.

Li Guihe sat beside him without speaking, frowned and looked at Chu Yuechen, his hands unnaturally grabbed the silk on his clothes.

Li Guihe was dressed in brown plain clothes today, his black hair was let down, and there were still some drops of water on the ends of his hair. His slightly aura eyes were drooping slightly, and he lost the coldness and defense in the daytime. Under the light of the fire, his outline softened a lot. If you don't look carefully, he looks like a girl with a lot of heart.

"If Your Highness doesn't follow suit, it will affect your identity." Li Guihe pursed his lips and looked at Chu Yuechen.

"What else do I want? I have tried my best to be a prince recognized by everyone, so why can't I have freedom?" Chu Yuechen turned his head and said righteously.

"Your Highness, the crown prince has never been free." Li Guihe looked at him, not knowing what to say.

Chu Yuechen didn't speak, but sighed, looking thoughtfully at the fire.

The branches were burning, making a cracking sound, which was particularly ear-piercing in this silent night.

"I've been so tired these past few years... I don't even have the right to choose, if I can..." Chu Yuechen turned his head to look at Li Guihe, his eyes were full of pleading and anticipation.

Li Guihe raised his head and looked at Chu Yuechen, his heart seemed to stop beating.

"I just said, you will definitely be here. Why, are you roasting chicken again? Do you have mine?" Qin Huaizhen came out of nowhere, with a smile on his face.

Li Guihe smiled, nodded to Qin Huaizhen, Chu Yuechen sighed and said, "Oh, why are you here? You don't go to accompany your mother who can beat ten of you when you have time?"

"I have someone to accompany me now, so I don't care about my son." Qin Huaizhen pouted, sat between Li Guihe and Chu Yuechen, picked up the oil brush in his hand, dipped it in honey, and brushed it on the two pans. The yellow roast chicken instantly presents a perfect combination of salty, fresh and sweet, floating in the illuminated woods.

"Your father is back?" Li Guihe asked.

"Yeah, just yesterday..." Qin Huaizhen raised his eyebrows, looking at the two roasted golden chickens in front of him.

"Why haven't I heard of it? The general guarding the frontier must have a big deal when he comes back?" Chu Yuechen blinked.

"Don't mention it, your father just doesn't want to see my father. He has been sent out for more than ten years, and he can't get any benefits." Qin Huaizhen held up one of the roast chickens to show the clue.

"..." Chu Yuechen didn't know what to say.

"Ah, by the way, you know I met today..." Qin Huaizhen suddenly remembered something, and was about to say it.

Suddenly, there was a sound of music coming from somewhere, piercing through the woods, whether it was a pipa or a zither, it seemed as if an invisible hand was holding onto the heartstrings of a person, and several nameless gusts of wind blew the fireworks in front of the three of them almost to extinguish.

Qin Huaizhen stood up immediately, frowning. He had encountered too many unusual things in the past few days, and it seemed that Ancheng was not as safe as he thought.

Chu Yuechen also stood up, drew out the sword placed beside the haystack, and took advantage of the situation to block Li Guihe behind him.

Suddenly, it seems that the trees are full of bells, shaking with the wind, making a compact and mysterious sound, and it is like a hundred children smiling at you and shaking strangely around you.

The wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the two roast chickens had already fallen to the ground, covered with dust and dead leaves.

After about half a stick of incense, the wind slowly stopped, and the sound of those bells gradually became quieter until they disappeared.

The ends of Li Guihe's hair were already dry, and his fluffy and light black hair was blown a little messy by the wind. His eyes returned to their usual depth and coldness, capturing every move in front of him.

"What the hell is this?" Chu Yuechen asked first.

"Ding Ling."

There was a crisp sound of a clear bell.

"Behind." Li Guihe said.

Qin Huaizhen turned to the back in an instant, quickly pulled out the saber from his waist, and pointed at the dark woods.

"come out."

Qin Huaizhen's voice was so cold that it made people tremble.

The bell was getting closer and closer, as if it was circling around Qin Huaizhen intentionally or unintentionally.

The woods pointed at by the sword suddenly swayed slightly, like the swaying brought by the wind.

There was gradually a yellow light among the bushes, and the sound of the bell was getting closer and closer. Two servant boys came to meet them, holding paper lanterns.Their faces were covered with lead powder, silkworm eyebrows were drawn, two red circles were painted on their cheeks with red wax, and two black dimples were painted around their mouths.

The eyes of the two servant boys were blank, they just walked forward numbly, pausing every step they took, looking carefully at the black iron chain attached to their feet, so that there was a sound every step they took.

Li Guihe stood in front of Chu Yuechen and said, "Don't move, let's see what's up there."

Qin Huaizhen put down the sword slowly, but did not intend to put the sword back into its sheath.

The two servant boys didn't notice this side at all, but walked forward on their own, as if the paper figurines paying homage to the dead came back to life.

After the two servant boys walked a few steps, the sound of the bells became louder and louder, the bushes were pulled away, and a woman came out. She was naked, with a ring of rusty copper bells around her feet, and her body was covered with stains. Dried vegetable oil, sticky dry skin covered with dust, rough and greasy hair still stuck to the legs of insects.

There were circles of red rashes growing on her slender waist. She looked at Qin Huaizhen and his party and smiled, then walked forward quickly as if nothing happened.

Afterwards, another pair of servant boys and a pair of maidservants also walked forward with lanterns in their hands, and the iron chains on their feet made sporadic and crisp sounds.

Qin Huaizhen looked at the few people walking away, holding the handle of the knife tightly.What exactly is this?It seemed that several broken threads appeared one after another. They seemed unrelated, but these things were getting closer and closer, and could even wrap him tightly round and round.

What is the purpose?

Qin Huaizhen and his party stood there, a little numb, as if they couldn't accept what happened just now.

Chu Yuechen pursed his lips, patted Qin Huaizhen's back, and said with a dry throat, "Do you want to follow?"

"It's too dangerous." Li Guihe said with a frown.

"These people are dressed so strangely, presumably to attract our attention, don't be fooled." Li Guihe said standing among them.

Qin Huaizhen looked up at the sky, and there was a trace of anxiety on his sharp-edged side face, but it quickly disappeared. He turned his head and said with a smile, "You guys go back first, I want to go and have a look."

Li Guihe looked at Qin Huaizhen in disbelief and said, "Are you alone? Are you joking? This is definitely an ambush. Either our identities have been exposed, or it is a ritual of non-original people, but the possibility of the latter is extremely small. And there are only three of us, don't mess around."

Li Guihe said a lot at once, it seemed that this was the first time he had said so much, normally he would just observe from the side, this time he must be really worried.

Chu Yuechen didn't speak, but looked at Qin Huaizhen.

Qin Huaizhen walked up to Li Guihe and patted him on the shoulder and said softly, "I have something to confirm, I'll be back soon." After saying that, she turned around and walked forward quickly.

Looking at Qin Huaizhen's disappearing figure, Chu Yuechen said with a smile: "It's still the same, usually fooling around, and I almost don't know him when I'm serious." Then he walked forward.

Li Guihe looked at the two people going away, feeling a little annoyed, on the one hand because they didn't listen to his advice, and on the other hand, he was a little ashamed for saying so many things.Li Guihe gritted his teeth and walked forward.