Xie 'er smiled faintly, opened her arms, and leaped lightly…
The moon-white brocade dress fluttered in the cold wind, like a pear flower that was drifting away.
Suddenly, a whistle rang out, piercing through the silence of the night. A gust of wind like galloping hooves, Ao Lang rode the black horse that chased after the wind and caught Xie 'er who had fallen from the tall building. With a dull thud, she fell heavily onto the horse's back. She fainted and lost consciousness. Her soft waist trembled as the horse ran.
With a hiss, it flew away. At this moment, in the tall building, Suo Han saw Xie 'er jump down and was shocked by a loud noise. He was naturally frightened and staggered a few times before fainting.
The carved window was half-closed, and there was a woman standing in front of the window. Under her jade-green eyebrows, a pair of beautiful eyes followed Ao Lang's departing figure. Half of her face was covered in peach makeup, and it was difficult to hide her beauty.
In the early morning of Ming Zhu Manor, the rain was continuous. The drizzle carefully covered this huge and exquisite manor. Ming Zhu was sitting in front of a tea table and flipping through a yellowed book. The teacup beside her was no longer steaming.
"Master." A servant respectfully walked to Ming Zhu's side and said softly.
"What is it?" Ming Zhu asked without raising her eyebrows.
"Imperial College Chancellor Xu Yuanwen, Lord Xu, has sent someone to deliver a letter.”The servant lowered his head and presented it.
"Oh?" Ming Zhu was puzzled. She had never interacted with this famous scholar, but she did not know what was going on today. Although Ming Zhu was thinking like this, she did not show it on her face. She calmly reached out and took the invitation.
Ming Zhu put down the book and looked at the light shining through the window. She opened the invitation and read it carefully. The manservant was still respectfully waiting by his side, displaying the well-trained silence of the Pearl Estate.
" Rong Ruo... entered the directorate... as a student of the Imperial College..." Ming Zhu was slightly surprised. She raised her eyebrows and looked again.
"Entering the directorate to fill in the students, hehe. Good!" Ming Zhu finally smiled.
"Where's Young Master?" Ming Zhu paused for a moment and asked the servant beside her.
" Young Master…Err…Young Master…That…" The manservant looked troubled and lowered his head.
"Stuttering? Where's Young Master?" Ming Zhu turned around and asked in a dignified manner.
"Young Master, Young Master went out last night. I wonder what happened? "He didn't return this morning…" The servant was so nervous that he blurted everything out.
"What?! This kid was becoming more and more of a bastard! What time is it? It's almost the provincial examination, and you're still so, so! Sigh!" Ming Zhu was so angry that her beard was trembling wildly on her face. The servant boy was already scared out of his wits when he saw this and was trembling at the side.
" Yo, Old Master, what's the matter? Why are you so angry…" Madam Zhou twisted her fat body and supported her delicate pink face as she came to his side.
"Master, don't be angry. It's bad for your health. Come, come, try my snacks first.”Madam Zhou seductively used her plump fingers to gently pinch a piece of snack and stuffed it into Ming Zhu's mouth.
"Alright, alright, you can leave first.”Ming Zhu waved her hand impatiently as she chewed on her snacks.
"Yo, Old Master, I'm not going down. I still have something urgent to say.”Madam Zhou said to Ming Zhu in a spoiled manner, then turned her head to the servant boy and said seriously,"You, go down first."”
" Yes..." Seeing this, the servant let out a long sigh of relief and quickly retreated.
"Old Master, I don't know what's wrong with this Brother Rong recently. Ever since that Xie 'er came to the residence, he seemed to have been possessed. He's been fooling around outside all day and doesn't think about making progress at all. He doesn't look like he's trying to study and make progress at all.”Madam Zhou said softly.
"Oh?" Ming Zhu looked up.
"Old Master, don't doubt it. A few days ago, I heard that Brother Rong brought along an actor who was neither male nor female and was fooling around in the Chun Fu Ban's theater all day.”Madam Zhou covered her mouth with a handkerchief.
" What?!" Ming Zhu frowned again and suppressed her anger.
"That actor is very famous in the capital. I wonder what his background is. I heard that all the young masters in the capital are fascinated by it. "Oh, I remember now. I think…she's called Ziyun or something…" Madam Zhou twisted her body and said seriously in front of Ming Zhu.
" Zi Yun…" Ming Zhu listened carefully as she recited.
"It's Zi Yun, the one who plays the famous Little Dan. They call him Yun Guan 'er.”Madam Zhou quickly added.
Ming Zhu was originally happy that Rong Ruo had been recognized by Xu Da Ru and entered the Imperial College to study. However, when she heard Madam Zhou's words, she remembered the servant's reply from before. Her joy turned into anger. She felt that Rong Ruo was lawless. She was shocked and angry. She quickly ordered the servants to bring Rong Ruo over.
Madam Zhou curled her lips and smiled in satisfaction. She continued to fill Ming Zhu's cup with Longjing tea.
"Master, have some tea. Calm down…"
The night had passed, and the east was already bright.
Ao Lang rode a fast horse through the forest in the northern suburbs and arrived at a secluded place. Ao Lang jumped off the horse, gently carried Xie 'er under the tree, sat down on the ground, and played the flute. The sound of the flute was distant and quiet, making one's mind calm.
Ao Lang recognized her. At this moment, he looked at her carefully. Her slightly furrowed eyebrows made her look even more elegant and tranquil. However, the corner of his mouth was still twitching from the shock. Even so, it was difficult to hide her beautiful and refined face. She was small and exquisite, like a girl from the south. She was faint and had a natural gentleness compared to the women on the grasslands.
Xie 'er suddenly wailed and woke up.
"It's you!" She rolled her eyes in surprise and struggled to get up from the ground.
"To think that you didn't fall and become stupid. You actually still remember.”Ao Lang smiled and put away his flute.
" Thirsty…" Xie 'er did not have the strength to argue with him. She called out softly, and Ao Lang took the water bottle from his waist and handed it over.
Xie 'er hurriedly opened it and poured it into her mouth.
"Ah!" Her expression suddenly twisted and she cried," It's so spicy, so spicy!”
Ao Lang laughed out loud." It's wine.”
"You!" She immediately shouted angrily.
"Hahahaha…it's horse milk.”Ao Lang stood up and laughed loudly.
"The embroidered shoes were just half taken off, and the willow waist was enough to hold. She was shy and refused to raise her head, only leaning against the mandarin duck pillow. The cloud is like a golden hairpin, and the bun is tilted..."
"But when it is dipped in some hemp, the fish and water are harmonious, and the tender stamen and delicate butterflies are unrestrained. Half-pushing, half-accepting, shocked and loved, sandalwood mouth rubbing fragrant cheeks…"
On the stage, a young man with a pink face and black eyebrows was facing a shy young female star. He was singing the part of the play in " Romance of the Western Chamber " where Zhang Sheng and Cui Yingying were having fun. It was beautiful and romantic.
The people sitting below the stage were all young masters of the capital's wealthy families. They waved their fans and watched with great interest, occasionally throwing money and shouting.
" I'm going back too. I'm afraid that Madam will find out and come looking for me…" Little Dan pretended to be shy and covered her face with her sleeves.
" I'll send the young miss out…" The young man's face was full of spring, and he would occasionally glance at the young miss. He bowed respectfully and supported the young miss, whose hair was half slanted and who was completely lazy, as he walked out.
" If Miss doesn't abandon me, you will definitely come early tomorrow night…" Little Dan flung her long sleeves, held the matchmaker, and left shyly. The young master bowed to the young lady and respectfully sang…
At this point, the play came to an end.
"Good! Good!" The young masters below the stage cheered.”
Money was thrown onto the stage, and gold and silver filled the sky. The actors who played Zhang Sheng and Cui Yingying bowed three times in return.
"Then who is the actor?" Suo Han spat out the melon seed shell and turned to smell the manservant beside him with an infatuated expression.
"Master, this is a big shot in the capital. Yun Guan 'er." The servant handed over a plate full of melon seeds and replied.
"Oh? He looks so handsome." Suo Han glanced at him.
"Master, Dan 'er wasn't in Chun Fu's class. She just came a few days ago.”The servant bowed and replied.
"Yes, I am. She had a pretty face. Go and call him over to have a cup of tea with me." Suo Han smiled mischievously.
" This..." The servant said awkwardly.
"This, this, my ass. Hurry up and go! I'm feeding you for nothing!" Suo Han said impatiently.
"Yes, yes, yes…I'll go now. Don't be angry, don't be angry…Have some tea, have some tea.”The servant smiled apologetically and handed the teacup to Suo Han, then turned around and ran away.
The manservant then led the group of manservants waiting outside the theater into the backstage of the troupe.
At this time, Zi Yun was removing her makeup in front of the dressing table. Chen Weisong was sitting on the chair behind him, looking up and admiring silently. The sunlight that flowed in from outside the window quietly sprinkled on Zi Yun's face that had been lightly powdered. It was a verdant green in the spring, like peach blossoms.
"Qinian, what do you think is different about me today?”Zi Yun looked at Chen Weisong's appearance in the mirror and said softly.
"Today, it's Mei Hong." Chen Weisong smiled and looked at Zi Yun in the mirror.
"What about the usual days?" Zi Yun asked with a smile.
"You usually wear the red conch, right?”Chen Weisong smiled.
"My dear, you are always careful." Zi Yun covered his mouth and laughed, his cheeks blushing.
" Miss, you're so elegant…" Chen Weisong smiled brightly. He suddenly stood up and mimicked the song Zhang Junrui sang when he first met Miss Cui Yingying. He folded his fan and sang gently.
" Young Master, you're so elegant..." Zi Yun stood up and waved her white sleeves as she sang.
"That's what I want. Come on, take it back!”The servant suddenly broke through the door and rushed in with a group of people.
"Who are you?" Chen Weisong was shocked and immediately stood in front of Zi Yun.
"Stupid scholar, go away! It's none of your business. Stop pretending to be a hero!”The servant roughly pushed away Chen Weisong's hand.
"Go!" The servant waved his hand, and the crowd rushed forward. Chen Weisong was immediately thrown out of the door. Everyone roughly lifted the thin and weak Zi Yun. Zi Yun's eyes glistened as she wailed weakly," My husband…my husband…"
" Yun 'er..." Chen Weisong saw this and rushed in from outside the door. He grabbed Zi Yun's hand and shouted.
"You stinking scholar! You don't know how to appreciate favors, do you? Beat him to death!" The servant shouted arrogantly.
"Yes, sir!" Hearing this, everyone threw Zi Yun aside, picked up the tables and chairs in the room, and was about to throw them at Chen Weisong.
"Stop!"
A loud roar came from outside the door, and everyone looked up.
Nalan Rongruo strode forward and stood in front of Chen Weisong to protect him.
"Another stupid scholar! Asking for a beating! Go!" The servant spat on the ground and shouted.
Hearing this, all the servants turned around and rushed towards Rong Ruo with the tables and chairs. Rong Ruo quickly dragged one person and kicked him out. The person broke out of the window with a cry. Everyone saw that the person in front of them was not bad, so they retreated one after another and surrounded him. They raised the table and chairs, and no one dared to go forward for a moment.
"Go! You idiots!" The manservant roared loudly, kicking the people beside him from time to time.
Everyone looked at each other for a moment before finally mustering up the courage to pounce again. Seeing this, Rong Ruo kicked them away one by one. She turned around and swept her leg. Everyone fell to the ground and wailed. The servant panicked and saw that he had encountered a tough opponent, so he quickly retreated.
Not waiting for Rong Ruo to be dazed, he heard the noise outside the door again.
At this moment, another group of people suddenly rushed in from outside the door.
"Come on! Bring Young Master back!" So it was the Nalan Manor's steward.
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