Tiger Hill Mountain, Suzhou.
Murong Wanhua was listening to her best friend Gui Fumei,"In the end, a woman has to rely on one man or a few men. No matter how strong she looks, she is always relying on men behind her.”
"Let a man do whatever he wants. Don't stop him decisively.”
"I don't agree with you. Men are sometimes like children. They're very willful. Sometimes, they have to be controlled. Look, that man is here again." said Gui Fumei.
"Which man?" Murong Wanhua asked unhurriedly.
" The man I saw at Hanshan Temple was looking at me, no, he was looking at you. I think he's either the son of a government official or a rich kid. He's a playboy. I like his style. There's something about him that attracts me." He's coming."
"How about coming over? Ignore him, ignore him. In broad daylight, could it be that he was plotting something? You know the laws of the Qing Dynasty.”
"I know, but I don't know as much as you do.”
Qianlong walked over excitedly and stood ten feet away from the two of them. He said loudly,"It's really fate. We meet again in the place where Fu Chai, the King of Wu, lived. Dancing shows clear shadows, drunk shadows accompany dreams.”
"Is this kid reciting poems?" Gui Fumei exclaimed in a low voice. Not bad, quite talented. Are you interested in me? An affair? Oh my god, I didn't expect to encounter such a thing when I was traveling in Suzhou.”
Qianlong walked closer. Gui Fumei couldn't help but stand up and look at the elegant Qianlong with a loving gaze.
He had misjudged her and thought too highly of himself. Qianlong ignored Gui Fumei and stood in front of Murong Wanhua.
Murong Wanhua ignored her and looked at the Sword Pool not far away.
Qianlong wasn't embarrassed at all. He said self-deprecatingly,"Fate, this is fate. Miss, I still haven't asked for your name?”
Murong Wanhua ignored Qianlong and turned to Gui Fumei,"Let's go, there are flies here, buzzing, annoying.”
"Don't, don't go." Gui Fumei was reluctant to part with him, so she stayed.
"She's called Murong Wanhua, I'm called Gui Fumei.”
Qianlong was not angry at all. He smiled and said,"Murong Wanhua, what a nice name.”
Murong Wanhua had seen many things and was not interested in such compliments from men. She pulled Gui Fumei's hand and said,"Let's go. If you don't leave, I'll leave by myself. I feel disgusted whenever I see this kind of man. He's a shameless person who won't stop pestering me.”
Qianlong obviously heard it, but he pretended not to hear it and said to Murong Wanhua,""Miss, we are really fated. Can't we talk for a while? How was the poem I improvised just now? We have met before at Cold Mountain Temple. Have you forgotten?”
"I don't remember."
"I remember that we met at Cold Mountain Temple.”Gui Fumei tried to control her emotions. It wasn't appropriate for her to act like a lady.
"Miss…"
Murong Wanhua rudely interrupted Qianlong's words and said,"I'm not a girl. I'm a mother. I have a family, a husband, and a mother-in-law.”After saying that, he ignored the dazed Qianlong and the dazed Gui Fumei and walked forward.
It was very awkward.
"Wait for me." Gui Fumei shouted from behind.
Qianlong said,"Miss, Miss Guifu.”
"Are you calling me?"
"Yes, I'm calling you. I don't have any gifts for you, but I'll give you a fan. Perhaps you'll need it when the time comes.”Qianlong said as he handed the fan in his hand to Gui Fumei.
"Thank you." Gui Fumei took the fan without hesitation.
Qianlong stood where he was and looked at the two women who had left. He sighed and said,"This figure, this accent, Wu Nong's soft language, the word 'graceful lady' is the most appropriate to describe her. Why are her eyes a little blue like the foreigners 'eyes? The blue ocean is so charming. I must get her, get her heart. I'm not using my power, but my sincerity. Love at first sight.”
At this moment, the Minister of Military Affairs and the Chief Eunuch surrounded him. The guards with sabers and the yellow-robed men stood silently beside Qianlong.
Qianlong was a little embarrassed and said,"Why are you all surrounding me? I want to sit down and rest for a while. Cough, you can't help me. I want to write a poem to express my feelings at this moment.”
The few attendants were very tactful and obedient as they walked away. Qianlong sat on the Thousand Man Stone and looked at Murong Wanhua's back as she left. He could not help but recite,
But I met you
But I met you
I shouldn't have met you when I met you
how is
But I met you
All the world is you
All the people are you
But I met you
But I met you
This world is you
My world only has you
But I met you
Touching the softest part of your body and mind
I won't tell you
will not break
But I met you
Momo, Momo, Mistake, Mistake
let out a long sigh
But I met you
"Good poem, it's truly a touching poem. People who haven't experienced this would never understand the profound meaning of this poem.”Someone praised.
Qianlong looked at the stranger and asked,"Who are you?" You know poetry too?"
"Zhiyin, I can tell that you're a scholar at first glance. We're all on the same path, so why should we know each other? Have you heard of Yu Bo Ya smashing his zither and Xie Zhi Yin?”
"I've heard of you. You said that you and I are poetry friends? Do we have a common language?"
"Isn't it? Only I can understand the charm of this poem.”
"Only you understand? Who are you?"
"A real man doesn't change his name. I'm Ji Xiaolan.”
"You are that Ji Xiaolan who is known as the number one genius in Jiangnan?”
"Little but also."
Qianlong looked at Ji Xiaolan's carefree and arrogant appearance and asked indifferently,"Ji Xiaolan, you're too immodest. Do you know who I am?”
Suzhou Guanqian Street.
Gui Fumei and Murong Wanhua came out of the Mystic Temple. Gui Fumei sighed,"I will never forget the look in that handsome man's eyes when we met at Tiger Hill. I can tell that he's a refined and good person at first glance. I'm almost worried about him. To tell you the truth, I'm a little impulsive. I really hope to have a one-night stand with him.”
Murong Wanhua berated," Shameless! We are people with families and men! How can you ruin yourself like this?!"”She was really angry.
"How did I ruin myself? In fact, life is just like that. If you meet someone you dream of, if you meet someone you should meet, that's God's arrangement. Don't fight against your own fate. You have to listen to the call of your heart. We are all from small families. If we meet a noble or a big shot, maybe we will change the fate of ourselves and our family. Are you willing to live such a mediocre life? Satisfied with the status quo?"
"Yes, I'm a woman. I have to strictly abide by the Three Obediences and Four Virtues. I won't cross the line. I won't be intimate with another man.”
"Other than your husband, there's no other man you like?”
"No, I haven't."
" Lies, vanity. You didn't tell the truth. I'm your best friend. I know you. Your heart is like fire, but your surface is like ice. You wrap yourself tightly in a veil of hypocrisy. You live a very tired life, not listening to the call of your heart and being yourself for once. Oh my god, it's fate. We met that young master again.”
Murong Wanhua looked in the direction that Gui Fumei was pointing at, and that suave man was striding over again.
"Hello, we meet again.”
"You followed me?" Murong Wanhua said angrily.”
Qianlong smiled and said,"Where did you start?" The road leads to the sky. We need to buy goods at Guanqian Street. We are in the silk business. We just finished our business. We came to Xuanmiao Temple to take a look and relive history. Fate."
Murong Wanhua said coldly,"I have no fate with you."”Then, he pulled Gui Fumei's hand and left.
Gui Fumei was very reluctant. She looked at Qianlong and said reluctantly,"It's fate. Your fan. Thank you for your fan.”
Qianlong said,"A fan is nothing." If you two like it, I'll give you two more. That fan, you can look for me if you have any problems. Otherwise, you can go to the Suzhou government and sell it.”
"Go to the Suzhou government to sell fans?" Gui Fumei was surprised.
Murong Wanhua said," Don't listen to his nonsense. He must have drunk too much. Ignore him. Let's go."”
The two of them sat in the teahouse and drank iced sour plum soup. Gui Fumei rebuked,"You shouldn't be so afraid of cats. What are you afraid of? Will he eat us? I had a dream last night. An old man with a white beard told me that I would meet a noble person today. Do you think this person is the great benefactor in my dream? I believe in fortuitous encounters, and I long for them.”
"I don't believe you."
"Tell me, the men we two women have found are not good enough. If we don't make a name for ourselves, with our looks and talents, if we were in the capital, would we meet nobles? Or perhaps, it's a pity that we're a bit older. Otherwise, if we participate in the palace's selection, we might be able to get to know the emperor, climb up the social ladder, and soar in the sky.”
"Dream on. You're too naive. You still don't know how dangerous Jianghu is. There are too many scammers and it's impossible to guard against them. We women have long hair but short knowledge. Don't be greedy. Don't expect things that you can't achieve. If you feel bad, other people's husbands will feel bad too. Be careful not to be cheated outside. They will sell us and count money for others.”
"Why are people poor? " Poor people limit one's imagination. Your man is just a petty official in Yuhang. If he doesn't have a backer, it's hard for him to be a county magistrate. My man, although he does business himself, he can't do a single business without relying on his relationship with the relatives of the magistrate of Hangzhou. He colludes with officials and merchants. He even has to split the money 50 - 50. If we know the relatives of the imperial family in the capital, a word or a note can make our man soar. Do you believe it?" I really need a relationship with the upper class in the capital. He, that man just now said that he was a businessman in the capital. He must know those high-ranking officials and dignitaries, or know the royal family, or he is the royal family. I see that he treats you well and likes you. For our men to improve and stand out, we will naturally become noble ladies. Don't you like to live a life of superiority? Can you not be so cold? For the sake of our future, our man, and our child, please treat him better.”
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