Ying Tianchang

When business people go to another shop, they always have to study the location of the shop, the lighting of the shop, the layout and furnishings of the rooms, and even the diligence of the servants.Scholars are different, they only pay attention to what they want to see, and turn a blind eye to the things around them, and they still pretend to be elegant.

The new maid in Yiqing Pavilion sneered shyly in her heart. Ordinary people in this place may not even spend 800 taels of silver. From the bluegrass on the shelf to the pen holder on the table, everything is not a rare antique. Treasures, and this young man's face is absent-minded, he may not know if he stripped his wallet, sister Qing is really charming this time to show the blind man.

The big maid who served Fan Xicheng for tea and food sighed in her stomach, she had passed several rounds of exams and training, but her eyes were so superficial, I'm afraid she would stay here for a long time.Mr. Fan is a frequent visitor here, so she naturally knows him. His family is the governor of Kyoto, and he is a servant, so how can he care about these things.What's more... She pursed her lips and poured him another cup of tea, and when she heard the sound of Miss Qing's dress approaching, she led him out shyly.

"Mr. Fan, long time no see."

Qing Gong lifted the curtain and entered the room with a gentle and cheerful tone, making people feel like a spring breeze.She wore a moon-white gown today, with a long skirt made of crab blue, a pair of wishful cloud patterns around her waist, and a bun with no other decorations on it. Qin Wen gently rippling up with the footsteps, which made her eyes moist like water.Even though Fan Xicheng had known her for many years, he was still dazzled and fascinated by her for a moment. He applauded secretly, thinking that Hailu had a first-class eye for women. Even the emperor deserves it.

Qing Gong noticed that his gaze was a little eager. If it had been the past, she would have been annoyed, and it was worthless for Mengou. However, she has been in a peaceful mood recently, and she didn't want to be upset by such a trivial matter, so she took the cup and poured the residue on it. Tea was re-brewed for him, and he said softly: "Mr. Fan, what are you thinking? You are so lethargic at the beginning of the morning light. Did you work too hard last night?"

Fan Xicheng chuckled, "Miss Qinggong has won the prize. Even if Xicheng is not Liu Xiahui, she still understands pity and cherish jade." Qinggong raised her eyebrows slightly, "Since I know how to cherish flowers, I can take them home and raise them. Although she is not a girl in the building, she usually Being bullied here is inevitable, so I feel more at ease following you."

Fan Xicheng didn't answer, just bowed his head while holding the teacup, and there was an indescribable gloomy look in his eyes. Qing Gong knew that he had spoken clearly, so she couldn't help but sigh slightly. Seeing him like this, Meng Ou might be infatuated. .I don't know what Mengou likes about this kind of man who suffers so much from others.But since she doesn't want to stay in Yiqing Pavilion, she has to find a way out for those close to her. Fan Xicheng's nature is not bad, and his family background is good. career.What's more, she has inquired about it, Fan's family is afraid of guilt, and Fan's mother dotes on this youngest son the most. If he insists on marrying, Meng Ou will not suffer too much in Fan's family.At the beginning, she thought of this level before she allowed Mengou to associate with him, and even made arrangements with various parties. Now, no matter what happens, there must be a result. "Young Master Fan, give me some advice. If you start to abandon my Mengou family, I can make a way out for her as a sister."

Hearing this, Fan Xicheng lifted the corner of his eyes, and the sharpness of his eyes shot straight into Qing Gong's eyes, which was extremely sharp.He has been a famous figure in the official circles in Kyoto these years, he has raised his spirit and raised his body, and he has a certain majesty when he really puts on airs.Qing Gong froze, but she was not an ordinary woman who had never seen the world, and she smiled sweetly when she calmed down, but just as she was about to speak, Fan Xicheng stopped her with a wave of his hand, and said with a smile: "I thought Qing Gong was killed by you." After all, Ren Hui's training was a bit more gentle and pleasant, why is his temper still so hard?"

Qing Gong was not annoyed, and covered her lips with a smile, "Mr. Fan, if you just say that I am wild and unruly, I will not be angry. There is a saying that a man is a real man, and a woman is a real woman. Can't blame me?" Fan Xicheng laughed dumbly, "You have a sharp mouth, you learned from Hailu." Qing Gong said seriously: "I remember Hailu's care for these years in my heart, when I first entered the building , if it wasn't for him to support me and help me to brag everywhere, with my little ability, how could I have the title of talented woman? Hailu, he...is an excellent person."

Fan Xicheng carefully considered his words, and said slowly: "Qing Gong, the three of us knew each other on the same day, today you called him Hai Lu, but you called me Mr. Fan, the relationship between closeness and estrangement is too clear." Qing Gong smiled coquettishly, "Now You are Xicheng from Mengou's family, you can't shout nonsense, there will be trouble." She paused, and then said: "It is said that a bitch is ruthless, and Qing Gong deeply agrees. No matter how elegant the arrangement is, we will actually do it It’s a butcher business.”

"Haruumi, you..."

Qing Gong sat down at the table, poured herself a cup of tea, took a sip, and looked straight into Fan Xicheng's eyes, as if she wanted to dig out his true heart and convey her wish to his heart. "I'm not such a straightforward person, but recently I found that if you are direct with others, life will be easier for you. Yiqing Pavilion's business is well-regulated, and the girls' commissions are clearly marked. I don't like this But I like this. If it happened again, I would definitely not choose this kind of life. After all, I was not really desperate at the beginning. I couldn’t bear the hardships of being in the firework. Come on, I'm used to being served by others, and I can't bear it, that's why I fell into this situation, I don't blame others."

Fan Xicheng put his arms around her shoulders, "Hailu, he never thought of you that much."

Qing Gong nodded, "I know, he also said that he wanted to redeem me to go out, but I didn't know what to do after I got out, so I kept procrastinating. Speaking of which, I saved enough money to redeem myself three years ago, but It’s still a day-to-day life.”

"Haruumi, what exactly do you want to say? Just like what you said just now, just say it."

"I want to say that although it is not my choice to enter the industry, if I were to choose where to be a prostitute, I would definitely choose Yiqing Pavilion—so, if you want to abandon Mengou, she will have a place to go, I will Take her away, if she doesn't want to, according to her appearance, she may not starve to death in this pavilion.

"Man, don't do what you don't want to do. You and I have been friends for many years, not to mention that I have seen this kind of thing a lot. You also have your own difficulties. I won't blame you for this."

Fan Xicheng was startled, looking at Qing Gong's calm and gentle eyes, his heart could not be calm for a long time.It took about a stick of incense before he could speak, but his voice was so dry that he couldn't bear to hear it.He looked at Qing Gong and said softly: "Qing Gong, after all these years, who do you think I am?"

Qing Gong settled down a bit, and regretted that she had hurt him so much, she bit her lower lip and said nothing, seeing that Fan Xicheng didn't seem angry, she rolled her black eyes, "Be my brother-in-law." Fan Xicheng kept saying Sighing, "You're so insincere, it's in vain for me to treat you like this, what a foolish mistake!"

"Hey, who did you pay by mistake?" Two white and tender hands came from the back of his head, "Quickly confess and be lenient, and bring 50 taels of silver as a hush money! Otherwise, I'll tell Brother Lin."

"Girl with no conscience! I'm so anxious for you here, but you're lucky. You sold it to your natal family for 50 taels of silver." Qing Gong was obviously extremely regretful, and her success fell short!

Fan Xicheng reached out to cover the hands on his forehead, rubbed them gently along the gap between his fingers, and then slowly slid them to the cuffs... "Stop!" The man was ashamed and annoyed, and he withdrew his hands, as if he was hot. footed rabbit.He laughed and hooked her around his belt with his backhand, "Didn't you feel tired last night?" His cheeks were flushed like drunk, and he stretched out his hand to beat him with a smile and annoyance.

Qing Gong couldn't help but laugh, "Well, it's all about me being a villain, and all the saliva is in vain. Fan Shilang should go to deal with government affairs early, and I will help you look after your little lady. Something happened." After finishing speaking, she took out a small bell from her bosom and rang it, and immediately someone came to clear the tea tray, and she went to the door to congratulate her, as if to see off the guests.

Fan Xicheng was stunned, he didn't know when he offended Miss Xia so hard that he didn't give him any face.But he always prided himself on being a gentleman, so he bowed lightly and was about to leave.Mengou didn't stop him, and stretched out his hand to straighten his clothes, "Go."

"Mengmeng..." Fan Xicheng seemed to want to say something, but finally couldn't speak. After a moment of silence, he held her hand, "I was very tired last night, go back early and rest, don't think about it, I... will definitely not let you down."

Meng Ou lowered his head and pressed his slender fingers against his chest. The sound was like mosquitoes, inaudible. Fan Xicheng listened carefully, and there were only three words after those rapid breathing, trembling slightly, but Firmly, she said, "I believe in you."

Fan Xicheng was relieved, and glanced at Qinggong, Qinggong also smiled, but it was seven parts joyful and three parts sad.His heart sank, and he went out the door without looking back.

As soon as Fan Xicheng left, Mengou straightened her skirt, and her previous coquettish posture was also put away.Harumi felt sad, but she was only a 17-year-old girl despite those imposed seductive charms.

Still a kid.

Moreover, she is such a beautiful child, with cool eyes and clean eyes, and the little smell of dust all over her body is only on the flesh.She should be dressed in fancy clothes, combing her buns, chasing and playing with her lover in the spring rain, and releasing paper kites together, instead of serving men by herself in this kiln.

Meng Ou has been with her for many years and is used to her expression. As soon as her eyebrows frowned, Meng Ou smiled at her, took the pipa from the stand, stretched out his fingers to test the sound, and played slowly.Probably because of the stability of the world, although Yingguo established the country with martial arts, this dynasty still favors literature, and the officials and sons are all contaminated with sourness, and even the small courtyard in the Yiqing Pavilion is full of violin and violin, whether you are good at it or not Practice a song or two.Qinggong is famous for her characters, her voice is deep and deep, and she can't pull it out when the pitch is high, so she doesn't often sing. Mengou's voice is very good, clear and bright. She has always had a high heart, and she doesn't shy away from anything. Teach her the lyrics.In the past when there were no guests, they sang a song and wrote a word in this way, slowly coming over.

The syllables of the pipa are crisp and clear, and Mengou plucks joyfully again, and suddenly a string of pearls and jade sounds fills the small hall.

"Passionateness will cause more sorrow, and more talent will cause more sorrow. If you are suffering and miserable, alas, who told you to be romantic?"

Mengou casually plucked the strings, she didn't put on her armor, and her fingertips were a little red and swollen after exerting such force just now, she didn't care, she just picked out single notes at random.

"Sister, I was sold into the Yiqing Pavilion at the age of 12, and I became your little maid. You were young at that time, only fifteen, but you were already very beautiful, and what about me? Not to mention my appearance, I was just a dancing girl I don't think it's worth it. But it's okay, it's the most blessed place to beg for food and do rough work. These two years, we came here as companions, called master and servant, and we love sisters. You are right , all talented women and oirans are all hypocrisy. It is true to find a good man to manage the rest of his life. Besides... I really like that man.

"If you want to live a good life, there is a price for it. I'm not so conceited, and we didn't do less to pour dirty water on other beauties. But sister, since you want to leave this place , don’t get your hands dirty for me again. As for Xicheng...I trust him.” Mengou spoke flatly, but his eyes were so bright, full of hope.Harumi held those slender hands of hers, and was speechless for a while.She knew that Mengou wanted to get rid of her sinister idea of ​​threatening the Fan family, but in this way...

Mengou put the pipa aside and held her hand instead, "Sister, I know you are doing it for my own good. But if we do this, even if I can enter Fan's house in the future, how will his parents think of me? How does the Fan family deal with themselves? I believe in Xicheng, so you should too. What's more—" She smiled narrowly, "General Ren also trusts Xicheng, right?"

Embarrassed, Qing Gong reached out to knock her, "Where did you hear the gossip!"

Mengou blinked, and passed through the back of the flower stand like a butterfly, poking his head out with a smile, "Haha, sister, don't ask where you heard it from, you tell me first, don't you?"

"So what if it is, so what if it isn't?" How clever Qing Gong was, he tossed out an ambiguous rhetorical question, and while Meng Ou was slightly stunned, he walked to the desk, took out a letter from the drawer, and said, "Go ask Ah Feng to send me a letter." Take this letter to the Shen residence."

Mengou was puzzled, "You want to see Master Shen?"

Qing Gong smiled, with an indescribably gentle look in her eyes, "I just suddenly felt that General Ren might trust Young Master Shen more."

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Over the lotus lake, lotus picking boats, white lotus and green bamboo shoots without heads.The lovesickness and lovesickness in the world are all in a small canopy among the lotus.

Yuelian Lake is a good place with beautiful scenery and many beauties.

Feixue Building sells amorous feelings and exotic customs. You can often see Hudi beauties who are not found elsewhere at the gambling table; Yiqing Pavilion sells elegance and quiet environment. But what Yuelian Lake sells is the real romantic, the rivers are criss-crossed and the water network is criss-crossed. Heavenly, crisp and fresh.There is Tingzhou in the lake, and there are singing and dancing on it, which is first-class.No matter what kind of man, what kind of hobby, can be satisfied.

And Shen Yue's little life at this time is undoubtedly even more beautiful.This is also a boat with red lanterns on it. It has just left the port and is separated from other boats. He is lying on the lap of a generation of oirans, shaking his body from side to side with the fluctuations of the flowing water. The grapes you are feeding, in the eyes of the guests on the boat in the distance, are really quite pleasant.He unscrewed one from the chilled bunch of grapes, and fed it into Qing Gong's mouth, "Although the song isn't very good, the tune is lovely, thank you."

Qing Gong smiled like a silver bell, "An Ren is thick-skinned, obviously you wrote the song yourself, so you don't feel ashamed to brag about yourself."

"Just tell the truth." Shen Yue closed his eyes and rested his mind. It has been half an hour since he talked about that incident, but Qing Gong can still bear it, and his energy-raising skills have finally improved a bit.Of course he didn't intend to embarrass his family, but this matter was beyond his expectation, it wasn't difficult, it was just troublesome.He thought about it, and said softly: "Qing Gong, do you know what I like most about you?"

"Know how to advance and retreat, know etiquette." Qing Gong did not hesitate.Although this Young Master Shen seemed easy-going, in his heart he took the issue of closeness very seriously. They had known each other for many years, so they naturally knew about it.

"Sure enough," Shen Yue leaned in her arms, speaking lightly, "Although you are often grievous, you can always handle things well and not embarrass others. Now—how are you so sure? I can sell you You have such a big favor?"

"I know it's not easy to accept Mengou as my younger sister, but I believe Young Master Shen can do it."

Shen Yue always accepts all compliments, but that's not what he's interested in. "I can't rob women with Hailu, how can you repay me?"

"If Young Master Shen lends a helping hand this time, the favor of letting Qing Gong hide from Hailu two years ago will be considered as repayment, will this work?"

Shen Yue laughed, "Do you think I'm a fool? Yiqing Pavilion hooks up with that hypocrite father on Hailu. You are a real double agent. If you leak the secret, you will be the first to suffer. Lin Shiming cares about his The image in the mind of the son. It is unfaithful to expose the secret of the master, and it is unrighteous not to report to Hailu. Even if I don’t care about that, you have to sew your mouth shut. I will give When you step down, you think you are up."

Qing Gong froze on the spot, they had an appointment back then, she kept it from the sea, and Shen Yue owed her a favor, as if he didn't expect that the usually gentle and silly Young Master Shen would act like a rascal on the spot, she took a watery grape When it reached Shen Yue's mouth, he didn't dare to feed it.When Shen Yue opened his eyes, he saw Qing Gong's eyes that were full of tears, just like the purple grape covered in mist in his hand.He sighed, and took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears, "Shameless, I'll just play this game if I can't say it, so fucking shameless..."

Qing Gong took the towel and pushed his hand aside, "It's obvious that you are the bully, but you still scold me? It's really the villain who complained first."

"Pretend, you pretend again." Shen Yue had a terrible headache, so did Brother Dou, and so did Qing Gong. Women who were useful to him all liked to cry, but even though his methods were vicious, his heart... was very soft. . "I really lost to you, I still need to practice more, otherwise I will die in the hands of you bitches sooner or later."

Qing Gong burst into laughter, wiped away the remaining tears on her cheeks, swallowed the grapes in her hand, including the belt core, and did not feed him again, "Young master molested female subordinates in broad daylight, you said that if Miss Ren knows about this, What will General Ren say?"

Shen Yue's face was stern, "To put it bluntly, Brother Dou and I don't even have a marriage contract, let him go on his own wishful thinking."

Qing Gong sighed, "It's really ruthless. After all, General Ren is also your friend, so you should be more loyal to your friends."

"To maintain this state is already very loyal." Shen Yue looked at the bright moon in the sky, "If I really marry Brother Dou, Ren Hui will kill me."

Qing Gong stared intently at his slightly bloated baby face, with a peaceful look on it, without the slightest trace of guilt, she couldn't help sighing, "There are thousands of faces, which one is your sincerity?"

Shen Yue smiled, "Don't you also learn well? You betrayed Lin Shiming at the right time two years ago, but you helped me a lot. A good lover of Hailu, a good sister of Mengou, you played the image of a gentle oiran very well." More and more expressive."

"Now that the information system of Yiqing Pavilion has changed its owner, naturally someone more professional will take over, so I can retire after success, right?" Qing Gong was still in the mood to tease, but her smile carried Bitterly, "I don't regret betraying that old pervert Lin Shiming. You are much more handsome than him. If you want to say sorry, it is Hailu."

At this time, the small boat had already reached the depths of the water branch, and there was no sound within a radius of tens of meters. The half-true and half-fake jokes on the faces of the two of them had dissipated. Shen Yue frowned and said, "What's the matter with that little girl Mengou?" ?” That wasn’t part of their plan. "I know what you think, but Xicheng is not the humble gentleman on the surface. He has big thoughts in his heart. I originally wanted you to stabilize him personally. Now it's a little girl, is it reliable?"

"Not necessarily." After thinking about it, Qing Gong replied: "She treats Xicheng very sincerely. If I want to enter Fan's residence, I'm afraid I won't be able to control her—but if I teach her to treat me as a sister for a day, she won't. Guard against me, it is not difficult to grasp Fan Xicheng's movements."

"It's really not easy to put this nail in." Shen Yue knocked on the side of the boat, "That old fox Fan Qin, who has been able to hold the position of Governor of Yuechun for such a long time, is naturally a bit capable. The person we sent in with great fanfare , I'm afraid it will become a bright spot. Besides, according to the style of Fan Mansion, even if Mengou enters the door, he has to sever ties with those people who came before. If you want to contact her, it will be even more troublesome."

Qing Gong listened earnestly, and her face turned serious, "So you're saying that it's completely useless to let Mengou enter Fan's residence?"

"That girl just looks smart, how can she play against the treacherous and cunning Fan family father and son?" Shen Yue's tone was mixed with a hint of a lesson, "It's useless to use the chess of the second hand, why play him?"

"Then now?"

"I've said it all, I can't let you break your promise. Let it go, sooner or later she will be useful." Shen Yue leaned in the arms of his competent subordinate, his mind was very relaxed, and he only thought about some things in the future.If you want to enter the court, you have to have connections. If you want to get a second or third-rank errand casually, your father's connections are enough to make him feel like a fish in water in the court.But he wants more.

If you don't move, you will be alone, and if you move, you will shock the world.

To suppress the forces in the darkness and keep what he wanted to keep, he had to make himself as ordinary as possible, or... as powerful as possible.

Two years ago, he used Xia Qinggong to control Yushitai Lin Zhongcheng's underground intelligence system among the people, and began to slowly plant eyeliners in all Beijing government offices above rank five.At first, it was just to take precautions and prepare for one day to escape, but he himself stayed away from the court as much as possible.But from the present point of view, it is unwise to retreat this step, and two years of time were wasted in vain.

There are people in this capital, and he must be in charge.

Since he must be pushed to the cusp of the storm, he should do it for them to see.

The Shen family would definitely not be happy to adopt a little girl who was born in a brothel. They would probably have to take the opportunity to make a big fuss, and they might even bring up things about his lack of fame.But he has confidence in the attitude of his father and mother. If the patriarch arranges, some small actions can always be suppressed.Thinking of this, a trace of warmth finally appeared on Shen Yue's stiff chubby face. There was someone standing behind him, and his back was stiff.

Moreover, fame is what he wants now.

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