"Why should I go out with you?”
Lao Yongkuang complained in a small voice, but he did not dare to look too serious. He was afraid that Guan Lanzhi's beautiful face would change again, which would make him tremble every time.
"Didn't I say it before? We're from the same hometown and good friends. So what if we go out on the streets together?”Guan Lanzhi ignored his protest and walked straight to the bustling market. "Anyway, if I don't pull you out, you will be dragged out later. Rather than hanging out with those two fair-weather friends, it's better to go shopping with me.”
" You're still talking about good friends? Will good friends keep me up all night…" he muttered softly.
The snow on both sides of the street made the sun shine brightly, making it difficult for him to open his swollen eyes.
On the other hand, she had slept soundly on the brick bed last night. Of course, she felt refreshed. He could only curl up in the chair, feeling wronged. His entire body was sore from sleep, but he dared not say anything.
"Tell me honestly, are you coveting my beauty, that's why you didn't sleep the whole night?”
Guan Lanzhi suddenly stopped. Her voice was not loud, but the people around her must have heard it clearly. Lao Yongkuang was so scared that he quickly covered her mouth, afraid that she would say something terrible again.
"Don't tell me you forgot that you're disguised as a man?”He pulled her to the side and reprimanded her.
Heavens! If these words were to spread out, wouldn't he lose his dignity? And she always warned him not to reveal her identity, but then she revealed her identity…He was not afraid of being blamed by her, but he was afraid that everyone would really treat her as a man. Then he would be finished!
"How could I forget!" Her smile seemed a little malicious.
"Then why are you still saying that? Are you afraid that there aren't enough people who will misunderstand me? I still don't know how to explain what happened yesterday to your brother and my brother. Now that you're torturing me, I…" He did not dare to say the last sentence even if he died.
It wasn't that he was timid or incompetent, but because a good man wouldn't fight with an evil woman, he didn't lower himself to her level.
But she couldn't go too far. No matter how good-tempered a gentleman was, there would be times when he couldn't take it anymore!
"Why explain to them? Do you really think that they are good friends that you can confide in?”Guan Lanzhi sneered and pulled his hand away. "They clearly know that you want to study, but they always drag you to the fireworks area. They clearly want to delay you. Don't you know that?”
How could there be such an honest person like him in the world!
"Even if they really intend to do so…aren't you the same as them?”He said this in an even lower voice and felt even more guilty.
Of course, he was not stupid enough to not realize their intentions to get close to him, but what about her?
When did she sympathize with him? She still went to the streets with him and deliberately didn't let him touch her books.
"I'm different from them. Don't compare me to those rats!”Guan Lanzhi frowned unhappily. "I asked you to go out because I haven't returned to the capital for a long time and want to look around. Moreover, I went to the market to buy a few clothes to change into.”
" By the way, I haven't seen your bag…You…" Lao Yongkuang suddenly realized.
She only had one set of clothes on her, so she really needed a few more to replace them. Especially from her dressing, it was obvious that she was from a famous family. It would not be a problem to buy a few more sets of clothes.
"I'm from the capital. I went out to play for a year and originally planned to go home, so I gave away all the burdens on my body, so I don't have any clothes to change into now.”She glanced at him coldly and continued walking forward.
"Then why don't you just go home?" He quickly followed.
She was right. Her family was clearly in the capital, so why was she unwilling to go back?
"Because I don't want to go back.”Guan Lanzhi turned around and looked at him.
" Of course not…" But she had already caused him trouble.
"There must be a reason for not going home, right?" Lao Yongkuang asked again.
"I don't want to say it, okay?" She snorted coldly and walked straight to the end of the street.
"But you said that we're good friends. If you have something on your mind, I can share it with you…"
Lao Yongkuang tried to keep up with her in a panic, but she walked on by herself, ignoring his concern. He shouted angrily,"You should at least tell me your name and where you live!”
Guan Lanzhi took a few more steps before she turned around and glared at him. "Didn't I say it yesterday?"
This man was really different. He had spent a night with her, but he couldn't even remember her name…Should she praise him for not having any improper thoughts about her or call him stupid? She really didn't know how he managed to pass the imperial examination and then go to the capital for the examination with his useless brain.
"Are you really called a basket?" he said in surprise.
The name given by this wealthy family was really extraordinary…
"Lan Zhi! Lan as in orchid, Zhi as in Zhiruo!" She raised her chin and glared at him with a frown. "Thank you, my surname is Guan and I live in Beijing. Is this detailed enough?”
He really knew how to infuriate her. She did not want to return to Beijing. She did not want to return to the prince's residence at all, but she had no choice but to come back. Her mood was already in a mess. If he continued to talk nonsense... Don't blame her for venting her anger on him!
" Guan Lanzhi…" He chewed on the name carefully. "Good name…"
"Of course it's a good name. It's naturally good that my father gave it to me.”She gave him a cold glance, then turned around and walked into the alley.
This was her territory. She was so familiar with these streets that it was as if she was in her own courtyard. She knew where the embroidery workshop and cloth shop were, and she did not need to ask anyone for directions. On the other hand, he was a foreigner. If she abandoned him, she did not know if he would be able to find his way back to the inn.
"Wait, you…"
She suddenly started running. There were many people in the market, and her slender figure made it easy for her to blend in with the crowd. However, he was different. His tall and straight body could not move freely in this place.
In the blink of an eye, her figure disappeared into the crowd.
She couldn't have done it on purpose, right…How could there be such a wild girl like her in this world? It was one thing for her to be rude and aggressive, but she had already threatened him and used harsh words. Now, she actually left him on the streets where he was unfamiliar with. What was she thinking?
He probably didn't offend her, but he just couldn't remember her name. There was no need for him to be so mean to him. Now, he was clearly leaving him here to embarrass himself. God! What sin had he committed to get himself into such big trouble?
He really didn't know why she had such a strange personality. She was completely different from the dignified and beautiful women nowadays. She was dressed in men's clothes and was full of obscenities. Her posture was arrogant and unbridled... Meeting her, he counted himself unlucky!
Lao Yongkuang cursed a few times in his heart. He did not care about the surging crowd in front of him. He stretched out his hands and began to push through the crowd. He pushed left and right. After a while, he really saw the figure dressed in luxurious clothes.
A snow-green vest…That's right, it was her!
The figure was only a few steps away from him, and he reached out…
"How dare you! Who are you? He actually dared to touch Bei Zi's body?”An angry shout came from the side.
Lao Yongkuang had just put his hand on the shoulder of the person in front of him when a force pushed his hand away. When the person turned around, he realized that " he " was not " she "... because the person he met was a real man…
Could it be that there were rich people living in the capital? Otherwise, why would so many people wear such high-quality clothes? This snow-green vest was clearly worn by Guan Lanzhi. Why was this man in front of him wearing the same vest? He had mistaken her for someone else.
"I'm really sorry. I mistook you for someone else.”He bowed and was about to leave, but before he could take two steps, someone grabbed his collar and held his hands.
"I…apologized." He knew that he had recognized the wrong person. Moreover, he had already apologized. Was that not enough?
"How dare you! Do you know who you mistook for?”The people who seemed to be his followers on both sides reprimanded.
" I don't know…" Of course he didn't know. He wasn't from the capital, so how would he know who this person was? However, seeing that he was dressed in luxurious clothes and had a few followers accompanying him, he believed that his background was not small.
"This is the loyal concubine of Prince Juan Qing's residence. You actually don't recognize it! How dare you touch Bei Zi's shoulder with your dirty hands?”The attendant shouted loudly, attracting the attention of the passersby.
"Sin?" Lao Yongkuang thought hard for a while and said slowly,""As far as I know, there is no such crime in the Qing law.”
He remembered every single law of the Qing Dynasty very clearly. It was not that easy to scare him.
"How dare you! Who do you think you are? How dare you bring up the Qing laws? Do you know that in Beijing, my Bei Zi is the law?”As if he had lost face, the attendant's voice could not help but become louder.
"Bells are laws? Is Bei Zi rebelling?" Lao Yongkuang said sarcastically.
" You..." Hearing the low laughter around him, the attendant was at a loss for words.
Jin Zhongtang, who had not said a word, almost lost his face. He shouted,"Hit him!"
He was the prince's concubine, when had he ever lost face like this?
And that poor scholar was just a commoner, yet he dared to be rude to him and even spoke rudely. He had to teach him a lesson…
"Wait, this person is also a High Scholar. If Bei Zi beat him up just like that, wouldn't he be looking down on Lord Wansui?”A deliberately lowered voice was heard, blocking the merciless fist that was about to land on Lao Yongkuang's body.
Lao Yongkuang looked up and was surprised to see Guan Lanzhi coming.
It turned out that she didn't run too far away. She was just wandering around…He felt a burst of joy in his heart, but then it turned into worry. She was a girl, and although she was born into a prestigious family, she shouldn't be so bold to go against Bei Zi. This kind of thing could be big or small. If this Bei Zi was unreasonable, then a weak woman like her would not be able to deal with a group of burly men.
However, seeing her stand up for him, he was not only surprised, but also admired her courage that was different from ordinary women.
" You…" Jin Zhongtang stared at her, feeling as if he had seen her before. "Who are you?"
"Bei Zi, why do you care who I am? Rather than knowing my identity, it would be better to know who he is first.”Guan Lanzhi pulled Lao Yongkuang out of the hands of her followers and glared fiercely at Jin Zhongtang.
"He's a juren who passed the provincial examination and came to the capital for the examination next spring, but Bei Zi wants to harm him. Isn't this despising Lord Wansui?”
Jin Zhongtang narrowed his eyes and sized her up for a while. Then, he swept his angry gaze across the crowd and roared angrily,"Still not leaving! Are you going to stay here and embarrass yourself?"
With that, the group disappeared from the bustling street.
Lao Yongkuang stared at her and asked,"" Since you're from the capital, you should know the background of that Bei Zi. Yet, you've gone against him again. In the future…"
People of high status and power were always proud. If Belle Zhongtang knew that she was a woman…
"If you can't stay in the capital because of this, we'll talk about it when the time comes.”Guan Lanzhi smiled and held his hand as they walked into the alley. "I still need to buy clothes. Let's go.”
"As a woman, how can you casually hold a man's hand?”Lao Yongkuang wanted to shake off her cold little hand, but she grabbed it even tighter.
For some reason, even though her hands were freezing, he felt as if there was a fire burning in his heart, causing him to panic.
"You're really talkative!" Guan Lanzhi spat at him, but she still pulled him forward without letting go. "If I don't hold you tightly, what if we get separated later? The capital is so big. Who knows if you will be unlucky enough to mistake someone else for a Bei Zi Bei or Bei Er and put on another good show?”
"It's all your fault!" Lao Yongkuang could not help but grumble.
She…she held her hand so tightly, like a man treating a woman…she couldn't be treating him as a woman, right?
Although he was a weak scholar, he was still a man. He shouldn't give her such an illusion.
"Yes, that's why I'm holding your hand now. I don't want to see the incident repeat itself.”Guan Lanzhi answered matter-of-factly.
Lao Yongkuang was speechless at the heavens, and he had no way to explain the throbbing in his heart…
He was always surprised when he was with her, but there was nothing wrong with that. Although she was a little shocking, she was still kind. At least she was not afraid of power and stood up for him.
That was enough!
"How is it? Does it look good?" Guan Lanzhi asked after changing into her new clothes.
"It looks good."
Lao Yongkuang moved his eyes away from the book and looked at her. He nodded hard, glad that she still looked like a woman. Unfortunately, she was still wearing men's clothes.
"Really?" Guan Lanzhi raised her eyebrows and asked.
"Yes."
He replied casually and buried his head in his book again. He did not realize that Guan Lanzhi, who was wearing a purplish red robe, was approaching him step by step.
She took his books away and threw them far away on the bed, deliberately not letting him read.
"Thousands of romantic and prosperous things are just fleeting clouds. Why are you so fascinated?”She stood in front of him and refused to let him move his body to take the book back.
"You're right, but I've studied hard for ten years in order to pass the Jinshi examination and obtain fame so that I can serve Mother.”
Lao Yongkuang sighed again. If she wanted to go out, he would accompany her. If she wanted to change her clothes, he would let her use the screen to block between the two of them, and he would not even look sideways. She could do whatever she wanted, and he just wanted to study. Did he offend her? Why did she always make things difficult for him?
"officialdom is like a tiger, and the sea of officialdom is boundless. Once you step into it, you will understand how dangerous officialdom is.”Guan Lanzhi smiled faintly. "With such an honest and soft-hearted personality like yours, I can only say that…you are not suitable to be an official.”
From what she had seen in the palace, she had never been wrong.
Lao Yongkuang's temperament was so good that he was not angry when he let a woman he had never met live in his room, even when she took his bed and did not let him study…This kind of personality was very good, but it was not suitable for an official in the court.
He would definitely be bullied!
"It's a peaceful and prosperous time now. How can the officialdom be as terrifying as you say?”He was very happy. "Mother supported me to study hard. I have no reason to give up just because of you.”
"Don't say that I didn't persuade you!"
Guan Lanzhi snorted coldly, walked back to the bed, picked up his book, and threw it back to him.
"Thank you for your advice." If she could not disturb him, he would be extremely grateful!
Guan Lanzhi's expression turned cold when she heard this. "Didn't I say that you're not allowed to call me that? If the walls have ears and let my identity be revealed, you'll see!”
Lao Yongkuang looked up and saw that she had turned hostile again. He couldn't help but sigh.
What was she thinking? Why did she have to dress up as a man instead of a good girl?# Daguan Review Passed: Daguan Time:1024201810:43AM
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