When I sleep, the oriole whispers, covers the moss, and the room is late at night, with countless red.
Blowing away the flowers, no one saw them, only the willows danced.
Gradually warm mist, the first return to the light summer. Treasure fan again to find the shadow of the moon, dark dust invasion, there is a phoenix girl on it.
I was so shocked by my old hatred that I did it so quickly.
Jiangnan dream broken across the river isles, waves sticky sky, grapes green, mid-air misty rain.
In front of the infinite building, who will pick apple flowers to send?
I only look at the blue boat, when will the cloud sail arrive?
I send off my lonely cry, My eyes cut off thousands of mountains and mountains.
Who will sing for me?
Congratulations to the groom. Ye Mengde-----
Zhang Zhiliang couldn't wait to see Sang Yunong. He didn't care about the time Chang Zhiwei had arranged for him and went straight to An Lan Villa to request to see her.
"Can I meet with Yunong?”He asked with concern.
Chang Zhi was a little troubled." It's not that I don't want her to see you. I have already explained to you about Yunong's situation. Fifth Master will not allow her to meet any guests.”
"What do you mean?" Zhang Zhiliang did not accept this reason.
"Fifth Lord wants her to rest and recuperate. Even I rarely see her.”
"Is she injured?" Zhang Zhiliang asked anxiously.
Chang Zhi nodded. "A careless servant asked her to burn it with hot water.”
"Are you alright?" No wonder his eyelids had been twitching for the past two days. If he couldn't see her safe and sound, how could he be at ease?
"Much better. Fifth Master's scalding medicine is very effective.”Fifth Master was Chang Zhi's idol.
"Let me see her." If he did not see Sang Yunong today, he would not give up.
Chang Zhiduan sighed. Come with me to Qingbo Lake. It's more secluded there. I'll ask Yunong to meet you there.”
The weather wasn't too good. It was drizzling, and the shore was calm. The old trees were sparse, and Zhang Zhiliang stood under a big pine tree. The autumn rain brought a chill, and the rain fell through the gaps of the leaves, like white raindrops.
"Zhiliang." Sang Yunong stood behind him.
Zhang Zhiliang turned around and met her smiling black eyes. "I miss you so much."
His bold gesture caught Sang Yunong off guard. There was no promise between them that was more than what a friend should have. Perhaps it was because they had not seen each other for too long that it had aroused his passionate feelings.
"Are you scared?" Zhang Zhiliang smiled.
Sang Yunong was speechless for a moment.
Zhang Zhiliang was a gentle and elegant scholar. He loved reading all his life, and his emotions were more passionate than ordinary people. "I've been waiting for you to grow up all these years, so I've held back until now to confess to you. The ancients said that reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. If I had stayed in Suzhou, you wouldn't have sold yourself when your father died. But don't worry, I'll return the money you sold yourself to Zhangsun Yu. I'll talk to him now. I came here today to take you away from here.”He held her hand and walked towards the main house.
Sang Yunong pulled him back." No, Zhiliang, don't be rash.”
Zhang Zhiliang stopped in his tracks and looked at Sang Yunong suspiciously. The drizzle had already drenched her clothes. "Why are you stopping me?"
"Zhangsun Yu won't agree." He wanted to torture her and play with her. How could he bear to let her go before he had completely executed his plan?
"Why?"
"I only know that he hates me, but I don't know how my father offended him. He hates my father, so he hates me.”
"He lives in Luoyang while your father has been staying in Suzhou. What kind of grudge could there be? No way! I must meet him. If you say that he hates you, then you'll definitely suffer if you stay here. I won't let that happen.”
"Zhiliang, don't be like this. Let me slowly resolve it. I can take care of myself. You don't have to worry about me, really.”Sang Yunong was very afraid that Zhang Zhiliang would anger Zhangsun Yu. She knew his temper very well. If he were to get angry, Zhang Zhiliang would not be a match for him.
"You said you would take care of yourself, so how did you get injured?”He held her hand and said with heartache.
"I accidentally got scalded by the hot water.”She wanted to retract her hand.
"Your situation here is very dangerous. If you stay any longer, you might even lose your life.”
"No, the hot water incident was an accident. I'll be very careful in the future and won't let such a thing happen again.”Sang Yunong promised.
"As long as you don't leave this place, I won't be able to rest easy. I have money on me. I will return the money that Zhangsun Yu spent to bury your father. The matter of selling her body could be written off.”Zhang Zhiliang said.
"It's not as simple as paying back the money. Before I sold myself, I signed a contract.”
"Are you afraid that you can't buy back your contract if you have money? It was too ridiculous. Was there no law in this world?”Zhang Zhiliang said excitedly.
Just as Sang Yunong was about to say something, Chang Zhi rushed over.
"Zhiliang, quickly hide. Lord Fifth is here to look for Yunong.”
"I'm not hiding. Why should I hide? Is it against the law for me to come and visit my friends?”
"It's not like you don't know about the situation that Yunong is in. If Fifth Master finds out that Yunong is meeting her friends in private, she will get into trouble.”Chang Zhi couldn't explain.
"Why? Yuning was not a criminal, so why couldn't she meet her friends?”
"Yunong is Fifth Master's fiancée. This gives him the right to interfere with Yunong's befriending.”Chang Zhi originally wanted to use this rumor to tell Zhang Zhiliang not to act on impulse, but instead, it backfired.
Zhang Zhiliang couldn't accept it. "Yunong, is that so? You're Zhangsun Yu's fiancée."
Sang Yunong was shocked." No, it's not like that. If there was such a thing, I would definitely tell you about it.”
"Miss Yingying said…"
Before Chang Zhi could finish, Zhangsun Yu's voice was heard.
"Why didn't you invite the guests to sit inside? It's raining so heavily outside, it's rude to let the guests get wet.”
Sang Yunong looked at Zhangsun Yu alertly. She thought that she must be feeling guilty and embarrassed right now. And Zhangsun Yu had no right to interfere with her. She did not know what she was afraid of.
"You are Zhangsun Yu, the one who buried Yunong's father?”Zhang Zhiliang's tone was hostile.
"And who are you?" Zhangsun Yingying interjected.
"His name is Zhang Zhiliang, and the three of us are neighbors.”Chang Zhi quickly tried to smooth things over.
"Chang Zhi, invite the guests to the reception hall and make a pot of tea and some snacks.”After saying that, Zhangsun Yu, who had a profound and aloof expression on his face, walked towards the path that he had come from.
The group of people walked into the reception hall. In a short while, the servants filled the table with refreshments and a large pot of high-quality Longjing tea.
"Chang Zhi, you stay too! Aren't you good neighbors? It must have been a long time since they had a good chat.”Zhangsun Yu said calmly.
"Fifth Master Zhangsun, I see that you're also a straightforward person, so I'll be frank. I was away from home for a year, so I couldn't provide help in time when my father died, so she sold herself to bury her father. Fortunately, Fifth Master was a decent person, otherwise, Yunong would have suffered a huge loss. Now that I have returned, I would like to discuss with Fifth Master to redeem Yunong's contract and return her freedom.”Zhang Zhiliang spoke frankly.
These words made everyone present nervous. Zhangsun Yingying couldn't hold her breath and immediately said,"Young Master Zhang, what's wrong with you! Did you find out? Yunong is my fifth brother's fiancée. It is not important whether or not she has sold herself to him.”
"Miss Zhangsun, I think you have misunderstood. Yunong has just clarified what you said. She is not the fiancée of Fifth Master Zhangsun.”Zhang Zhiliang said confidently.
Sang Yunong could feel a cold light shooting towards her.
"Sister Yunong, hurry up and explain to your friend.”Zhangsun Yingying was anxious.
Sang Yunong knew that if she did not express her stance, the atmosphere would become even more awkward. "I'm really not Fifth Master's fiancée. I'm not worthy either.”
Zhang Zhiliang heaved a sigh of relief,""Fifth Master Zhangsun, I think we should settle the ransom for selling our bodies now. I will pay the money in a while so that Yunong can leave with me.”
Zhangsun Yu smiled, took a sip, and said calmly,""Since Yunong has already sold herself to me, it is a matter of life and death. I do not intend to give her up. Moreover, if you pay the ransom for her, wouldn't it be the same as her selling herself to you again? Her body and mind are also unable to control themselves."
I will set Yunong free." Zhang Zhiliang promised.
Zhangsun Yu laughed again. "Do you think I don't understand your intentions?”
Zhang Zhiliang's face turned pale. "What intentions would I have?"
"Your intentions are the same as mine. You can't be any nobler than me. Let me say it again. Yunong is with me for the rest of her life.”Zhangsun Yu stated.
" It's too much for Yunong to be a servant girl. I can't bear to let her go…" Zhang Zhiliang said without giving up.
Zhangsun Yu interrupted him." Her status here is not a servant. You don't need to feel sorry for her. Also, if you want to catch up, you can stay in the villa for a few days. I don't want you to meet outside.”With that, he stood up and left the reception hall without looking at them.
His simple conclusion made Sang Yunong and Zhang Zhiliang feel conflicted.
"Fifth Brother is not a bad person. No one will dare to bully Sister Yunong if she stays here. If you don't believe me, you can stay here until you feel at ease.”Zhangsun Yingying said.
"Yunong, do you want me to stay here?" Zhang Zhiliang asked.
Sang Yunong was conflicted. She wanted to talk to Zhang Zhiliang about the sadness of parting, but she was also worried that he would offend Zhangsun Yu and cause the situation to get out of control.
At this moment, Chang Zhi made the decision for her. "I think Zhiliang, you should stay in the villa first! Anyway, your old house needs to be renovated. It's better to stay here than in an inn.”
"The old house is going to be renovated?" Sang Yunong remembered that Zhang Zhiliang had this dream since he was a child. He had always vowed to renovate the 200-year-old house since he was only three years old. Now, his wish had come true.
At the mention of this, Zhang Zhiliang's eyebrows danced. "This time, I went out to do a few big business deals. Just for the huge project that the Emperor sent the Three Guardians Eunuch Zheng He to the West, I was only responsible for a portion of the food on the grain ship. It was enough for me to eat and drink for a lifetime.”
Zhangsun Yingying's eyes widened." What do you mean by going to the West? Did the emperor build more than 200 ships to go to the west to publicize the country's prestige and inquire about the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen?”
Zhang Zhiliang nodded. "I didn't expect a girl like you to know about this.”
"Fifth Brother told me. This year, Fifth Brother had been busy with the business of the Emperor sending people to the West, but Fifth Brother was not selling grain. As far as I know, Fifth Brother sold a lot of materials and horses to the Imperial Court.”Zhangsun Yingying had a proud expression on her face.
Just like that, Zhang Zhiliang settled down at An Lan Villa. Of course, he wanted to live somewhere close to Sang Yunong. It would be best if they could spend time together. At the very least, he would have more opportunities to persuade her to leave Zhangsun Yu.
That night, Sang Yunong was about to turn around and return to her room after helping Zhangsun Yu change his clothes.
He held her hand and a wicked smile appeared on his face. "Let me see the wound on your chest."
"I'm already much better." She just wanted to keep her distance from him.
"Your good neighbor seems to be afraid that I'll eat you. Why? Doesn't he know how slutty you are in bed? That day in the water, I gently caressed you, and you couldn't help but chant…"
"Shut up! Please shut up!" Sang Yunong covered her ears as she did not want to hear his filthy words.
Not only did he not shut up, but he even said more aggressively,"What's there to be ashamed of? There's nothing we can't do or talk about here. You sold your body to me willingly, so why would Zhang Zhiliang talk to me like that? On your behalf? Did you teach him to do this?" He asked with a cold expression.
"Nonsense!" Her body stiffened.
"His attitude during the day was clearly provoking me. Why? Is there some kind of eternal pledge between the two of you?”
She couldn't speak and struggled.
"It seems that if I don't immediately make you my woman, who knows if other men will get to you first?”He said ruthlessly.
"Can you be more serious!" She looked at him uneasily.
He chuckled."After you've tasted the marrow, you won't want me to be serious anymore."”
"You can't…"
"Shut up! If you sell yourself to me, I have absolute rights over you.”Zhangsun Yu lifted his hand to undo her bun, letting her black hair fall down.
Sang Yunong gave up struggling as tears welled up in her eyes. "Yes, I shouldn't have sold myself to you. I thought you were a good person…"
"I'm not a good person, especially in this aspect.”
"You can find other willing women.”
"Because you're Sangkun Mountain's daughter, and that's enough to pique my interest.”He narrowed his eyes and ordered her,"I want to see you."”
"You're already looking at me." She pretended to be confused.
"I want to see your body. You can choose to do it yourself or let me do it.”He did not allow her to bargain.
She bit her lower lip. She could only accept her fate in the face of the situation. She was the one who had misjudged the person. A sheep had entered the tiger's mouth. Who could she complain to?
She hesitated for a long time, but still did as he said. However, he would get tired of her one day. When he got tired of her, he would naturally stop provoking her interest.
She took off her clothes, leaving only her undergarments and pants.
He picked her up roughly and threw her onto the bed. He reached out to remove the last of her clothes. Her long black hair complemented her fair and beautiful body, making her look exceptionally alluring.
His large hand caressed her soft chest, his strength as light as a feather. "You're recovering well. The color is almost the same as before the burn. You still have to apply the medicine, understand?”
Sang Yunong did not say anything. She just stared at his big hand with a red face.
"Don't cry. You were willing to sell yourself. There's no reason to regret it after burying your father. Besides, if it weren't for you, Sangkun Mountain's corpse wouldn't have been treated so well.”he said in a low voice.
After a long time, he finally let go of her.
After that night, he did not touch her for a few days. He once whispered in her ear,"I'll let you rest for a few days."
But she wasn't sure how long her peace could last. In here, not only was her body unable to control herself, but her heart was also unable to control herself.
Sang Yunong was not sure what that night meant to him. She only knew that she would never be able to get close to another man. If one day he got tired of her and chased her away, she would choose to live a lonely life.
Sister Yunong, what are you thinking about?" Zhangsun Yingying turned her head sideways and looked at Sang Yunong, who was sitting in a daze in the pavilion.
Zhangsun Yingying and Sang Yunong's personalities were as different as heaven and earth. Perhaps it was because they had grown up in different environments! Zhangsun Yingying was born with the noble air of a rich young lady. This kind of noble air was not something that ordinary people could learn. As for Sang Yunong, her father had been an alcoholic ever since she could remember. She was full of talent, but she always blamed herself. If her father was like this, it was even more impossible for her mother to be happy. Her mother passed away seven years earlier than her father and died in depression. She was only ten years old that year.
"You look especially good in this color.”Sang Yunong was referring to the peach blossom red color on Zhangsun Yingying's body.
"I asked the master to make it according to your instructions. I think it looks good too. Next time, cut a few more pieces of cloth and you can make a few sets too!”
"I already have enough clothes.”
"How can you complain about too many clothes? I don't throw them away when they're worn out. I've never had the experience of throwing clothes away when they're worn out. If I don't like them, I'll give them to servant girls to wear.”
Sang Yunong only smiled.
"Your friend Zhang Zhiliang left early in the morning.”Zhangsun Yingying added.
"Zhiliang probably went back to the old house to supervise. He cares about the construction of the old house.”
Zhangsun Yingying sat down opposite Sang Yunong and asked,""It's strange. He seems to only talk to you. He doesn't even talk to me when I talk to him.”
"Will I?"
"For three consecutive days, he had a sour face. If it wasn't for my cheerful personality, I would have been angered to death by him.”
"Zhiliang isn't such a person!" Sang Yunong could not figure it out either.
"Later on, I thought it through. Fifth Brother is his love rival, so of course he would take his anger out on me. Just like Yu Ping is your love rival, you will definitely hate Yu Xiang. It was said that even Yu Ping's sister, Yu Xiang, had come to join in the fun this time. Everyone was going to quarrel.”
"Noisy? I won't argue with Miss Yu."
Zhangsun Yingying shook her head in disagreement." The problem is that the two sisters are very good at arguing. They'll argue until you break down."”
"I think they want to fight on their own. If I don't respond, they shouldn't be able to fight.”
"They are good at creating something out of nothing. But don't worry, if they join forces to bully you, I'll avenge you. I had a big argument with them. Fifth Brother doesn't know about this. Fifth Brother is very protective of Yu Ping. Yu Ping liked jade very much. When Fifth Brother was doing business outside, as long as he saw special jade, he would buy it and give it to her. I also love jade, but Fifth Brother is so biased. He only gave me money and asked me to buy it myself. The problem is that my scope of activity used to only be Luoyang, but now it's only Suzhou. How could there be any special jade? If there was, he would buy it for Yu Ping.”Zhangsun Yingying vented her anger.
Sang Yunong had heard some things about Yu Ping, most of which came from Zhangsun Yingying's complaints. She knew that perhaps Yingying's personal subjective description of Yu Ping's appearance was definitely biased. However, in her heart, she was already inexplicably wary of Yu Ping.
"When will Yu Ping and her sister arrive in Suzhou?”
Zhangsun Yingying said angrily," In the past few days, Fifth Brother has already taught the maids to clean their rooms. They would have arrived earlier, but they went around to Hangzhou to play for a few days."”
"Why don't Fifth Master and Young Lady Yu get married?”
"How can she be worthy of Fifth Brother? Grandfather will not allow a woman with fireworks to enter Zhangsun's house.”
"Would Fifth Master care about that?" After Yu Ping came, she thought that her relationship with Zhangsun Yu would naturally change. This might not be a bad thing.
Zhangsun Yingying shrugged." Who knows what Fifth Brother thinks? There were many girls who liked Fifth Brother, but he did not see who he wanted to marry. This time, if it wasn't for Grandpa forcing him, Fifth Brother wouldn't have given in. However, your beauty is also the reason why Fifth Brother is willing to make a trip to Suzhou.”
Sang Yunong took the opportunity to ask Zhangsun Yingying,""Has Fifth Master been to Suzhou before?"
"I'm not sure. Fifth Brother is a businessman and has traveled all over the country. I'm not sure if this is his first time coming back to Suzhou.”
"Does anyone in your Zhangsun Clan know my father?”
Zhangsun Yingying thought about it." You mean your father, Sang Kunshan?”
Sang Yunong nodded her head. There was always a reason for Zhangsun Yu to hate her. She wanted to find out the truth.
"I don't really care about the family business. Grandpa also dotes on us girls. He said that the matter of earning money should be left to the men, and we only care about spending money.”
"You've never heard of my father's name before?”
Zhangsun Yingying shook her head honestly." Is there a problem?”
"I thought that Fifth Master and my father were old friends." Sang Yunong replied in a low-key manner.”
"Could it be such a coincidence? Fifth Brother buried your father for you because you are the girl in the painting. If he knew your father, why didn't he mention it before?”
"I'm just guessing. I don't mean anything else.”It seemed like Zhangsun Yingying didn't know the reason either.
"Shall we go out and take a walk in the afternoon?" Zhangsun Yingying suddenly thought of something.”
Sang Yunong first thought that Zhangsun Yu might object. "Fifth Master doesn't like me running around."
"With me accompanying you, Fifth Brother shouldn't be worried. It's not like he doesn't know that I'm a fierce hag. You won't be bullied.”Zhangsun Yingying patted her chest.
Sang Yunong hesitated. Actually, she really wanted to visit her father's grave for the past two days. However, she did not dare to ask him for his opinion because it would be very difficult for her to get his consent given his hatred for the Sang family.
"Go! You'll get sick from being bored all day." Zhangsun Yingying tried her best to persuade him. "Fifth Brother has also gone out. I heard from Chang Zhi that Fifth Brother will only be back for dinner.”
Zhangsun Yingying accompanied Sang Yunong to pay her respects to Sang Kunshan before they started strolling around Suzhou.
"Let's stop the carriage at the Lucky Star Inn and come back later to get it.”
Zhangsun Yingying and Sang Yunong came out in a small carriage. Although Zhangsun Yingying was a young lady, riding a horse and driving a carriage was not a problem for her.
After strolling for about two hours, Zhangsun Yingying had already spent quite a bit of silver. "How satisfying! You have to be as generous as I am when you buy things.”
Suddenly, the heavens struck a few thunders, and the downpour caught them off guard.
The two of them ran to the Shing Wong Temple on the street. Because the rain was too heavy, they could not escape the fate of being drenched.
"This rain is really strange. It's late autumn and there's still thunder.”As he spoke, another thunderclap sounded. Zhangsun Yingying covered her head. She was not afraid of anything but thunder. "I really can't stand it. It's raining just like that.”
Many people squeezed into the Shing Wong Temple to take shelter from the rain. Sang Yunong quickly checked to see if the things that Zhangsun Yingying had bought were damaged. "It's fine. These clothes can be sunbathed.”
"Miss, you look familiar. Have we met before?”A man approached Sang Yunong.
Sang Yunong was shocked by his sudden appearance as she stared at the tall man in front of her. "I don't know you."
"Hey! It was old-fashioned. This was not the way to get to know a beauty.”Zhangsun Yingying immediately stood in front of Sang Yunong.
The man smiled with interest. "Do you lack money? I can introduce you to work."
"Your head is missing! I lack everything but money.”Zhangsun Yingying cursed wildly.
"Young lady, you have such big words. Who doesn't lack money?”The man looked at the two of them arrogantly. He had never seen such a boastful woman.
Sang Yunong pulled on Zhangsun Yingying, afraid that she would cause trouble.
"Don't be afraid! He won't dare to do anything to us." Zhangsun Yingying shouted.
"I'm not interested in you. The girl next to you is much more docile, and she's also to the guest's liking.”The man pushed Zhangsun Yingying towards the altar before grabbing Sang Yunong's wrist and walking towards the temple door.
" Let go of me…" Sang Yunong screamed as she struggled helplessly.
Zhangsun Yingying chased after him and shouted as she ran," Help…Someone…Help…"
However, the cowardly commoners did not dare to offend the local tyrants. They could only watch helplessly as the two weak women begged for help on the street.
Just when the situation was critical, Zhangsun Yingying's sharp eyes caught Zhang Zhiliang, who happened to be negotiating in the timber store. She rushed into the timber store and grabbed Zhang Zhiliang's arm and ran out.
"What happened?" Zhang Zhiliang hurriedly asked.
"Sister Yunong was kidnapped." Zhangsun Yingying was already out of breath.
Who kidnapped Yunong?"
"I don't know. A bald burly man.”
Zhang Zhiliang stopped in his tracks. "Baldy?"
Zhangsun Yingying panted." Why aren't you running anymore?”
"I know where he has taken Yunong. Go and inform the authorities.”Zhang Zhiliang made a prompt decision.
"Wait, why do we have to inform the authorities?”Zhangsun Yingying didn't dare to imagine what kind of situation it would be if she alerted the government.
"The two of us can't handle this matter. Fragrant Garden has forced the good into prostitution to the point of lawlessness. These few days, I heard from the neighbors that everyone dared to be angry but did not dare to say anything. This is not the first time that a commoner's daughter has been forcefully dragged away in broad daylight. We must report this to the authorities. Only the authorities can punish those bullies.”
"Don't sue the authorities! If they dare to kidnap people in broad daylight, they must have colluded with the government and merchants for a long time. We might not benefit from reporting them.”
"It's hard to clean up things without reporting them to the authorities." Zhang Zhiliang said.
"I'll get Fifth Brother to teach them a lesson. They're dead for sure.”Zhangsun Yingying chuckled. specific
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