The moon is sparse, and under the night, the bells are ringing after midnight. The lights in Jiangning city are numerous, just like the outline and skeleton of the city. Carriages are passing by, and pedestrians holding lanterns are walking fast or slowly on the road.
Then, like the flow of blood, the waves on the Qinhuai River wandered, and as buildings and boats passed by, the lights formed light paths like small boxes.
People enjoying the nightlife had already begun to go home. Occasionally, knocks on the doors and friendly responses came from the small houses in the market. As time passed, the lights of the city gradually began to fade away, like tourists.
The moving duckweed began to thin out from the surrounding areas towards the city center. The lights in some brothels and teahouses were still on, but there was already a sense of desolation. The boats and boats gradually came to the shore, and then the lights gradually went out, leaving only
There was still light shining in the sparse room below.
The night gradually passed, and in the dark place, the mist began to float. Hour after hour, the city was at its most peaceful. In a stilted building by an inconspicuous river bend on one side of the city, the yellow light shone from the windows.
It came out.
This is a woman's bedroom that seems a little chaotic. The original furnishings may have been relatively simple, but now there are many things in the room that were obviously moved in recently, including strange potted flowers and plants, and several strange-looking potted plants.
There were some interesting rope pendants in the small cabinet, and several strings were hung on the bed. There were also several unknown objects wrapped in bundles. Some of them had no place to put them. They were placed on the chairs. The dressing table was piled with rouge and gouache.
When the lights came on, a woman's voice came out.
"Well, Sister Yunzhu, please sleep for a while..."
The mosquito net was half opened, and the soft muttering sound came from the wooden bed. Nie Yunzhu was wearing a bellyband and silk pants, and stretched out his hands to put on a thin coat. The woman on the back of the bed turned over and leaned over.
"Okay, you can continue to sleep..."
Yunzhu smiled, buttoned up his clothes and got out of bed, put on his cloth shoes decorated with floral flowers, and then took the oil lamp and the torch to the round table that was a little more empty around him. There was only one guest room in the small building, so in the end he simply
After being given Kou'er, Yuan Jin'er confidently slept in the same room with Nie Yunzhu under the guise of sisterly love.
They are indeed good sisters, so it doesn't matter if they sleep together. In the past few days, Yuan Jin'er didn't know where to get so many weird things one after another, filling Nie Yunzhu's originally simple and elegant bedroom with them.
It was a bit chaotic. Fortunately, Nie Yunzhu was not the kind of person who was really cold and aloof and could not tolerate the intervention of others. Yuan Jin'er was enjoying herself and left her alone.
"That Ning Yi...it's strange that he dared to come today." The woman on the bed rolled slowly, her tone of voice was confused, "Aren't you afraid of being scolded by me..."
Hearing her tone, Nie Yunzhu smiled slightly. When he went out, Hutao and Guo'er had actually woken up and were boiling hot water in the kitchen. She also went over to help. After washing her face, she returned to the room to dress up.
In front of the stage, she started to put on simple makeup and comb her hair. During this period, Yuan Jin'er on the bed mumbled a few words, but the meaning was unclear.
After a while, the woman had finished dressing up and put on a formal dress for going out. Her dress was still simple and plain, which seemed ordinary. In fact, she also spent a lot of effort in the room every morning. Then
She walked to the steps outside the door and cleaned for a while. After finishing, she sat down on the steps with a plate with teacups and teapots.
The sky was still dark, and the moon could be seen in the night sky. Far to the east, the mountains were covered in mist, revealing some floating outlines. The wind blew over, whimpering on the Qinhuai River. The light shone from behind, and she made a cup for herself.
Tea, waiting quietly.
After a while, Yuan Jin'er, dressed casually, came out rubbing her eyes. Her body was actually slender and slender, with a flexible and graceful figure suitable for dancing. She was not short, but she looked a few years younger now. In the past, Nie Yunzhu sat sitting
While waiting for Ning Yi here, she was either sleeping, or left after saying a few words, but today she sat down next to her, leaned against Nie Yunzhu and continued to take a nap, as if she didn't intend to leave.
Zhu hugged her shoulders, and the morning breeze made people wake up easily. After a while, Yuan Jin'er breathed a long sigh of relief, leaned on Yunzhu's legs and reached to the other side to pour tea.
"Well, I will definitely scold him when he comes over. It's so embarrassing!"
Yuan Jin'er announced this, and Yunzhu laughed beside him: "You're still angry. What's the point of being angry? I've already rewarded you five hundred taels. You've done a great job."
"But there's no such thing. He just made it up! Whether it's a good deal or not, everyone will know when the time comes. Where can I put my face? Will I still be alive..."
"But he reacts very quickly, and not many people know about it."
"That's weird, so many people saw it. It was so embarrassing at that time..."
Thinking of last night, Yuan Jin'er felt unbearable. At that time, she ran up to the other party to give him a lot of face and asked for a reward, but there was only four taels there. It was okay to have no money for a while, so she wrote a letter.
It's nice to give poems to yourself, but in the end, Ning Yi still turned around and said "five hundred taels" to the girl behind him. He didn't take it out. After a while, he asked the Su family to put it together and gave it to Yan Cuilou.
But at least the Xue family must know it, and there must be many others who can see it...
It was so embarrassing the first time... No, it was the second time. The first time I ran out to scare him but was frightened by Liu Qingdi. This time I shamefully took out four taels of silver to send myself away... It was even more embarrassing to collect five hundred taels.
…
Ever since he and Yunzhu left Yancui Building last night, they had been clamoring for revenge and so on. At this time, they were still mumbling there and drinking several cups of tea. Finally, not long after the fish belly white appeared on the horizon,
The morning breeze gradually thinned the mountain fog, and the figure with a bandage on his left hand finally appeared not far away. He was running at the same pace as usual, but when he stopped nearby, he looked at Yuan Jin'er.
moment.
"How dare you come here..."
"How dare you say that!" Ning Yi raised his eyebrows, "You don't think it's chaotic enough, do you?"
"Is there anything I dare not say? Four taels of silver! Forty taels of silver!"
"I only have four taels of silver. What can I do? Did you discuss it with me from the beginning? It's your own fault!"
"I was mentioning Sister Yunzhu to provide cover. It's your fault that you didn't do a good job!"
"Still covering, how can you cover like this? Jiang Ning will be making noise by tonight, do you know!"
"The noise is also about me!"
"Originally, there wouldn't be such a fuss without you, and the impact of Yunzhu's coming to power is limited. At most, some people will be curious for a while. If you make a fuss, it won't end... and you will make a fuss..."
"I'm helping you earn face for Sister Yunzhu's sake, and you say I'm fooling around! How many people are begging me to make fun of you!"
"Thank you, thank you, help me earn face. Did you see the look on that guy named Liu Qingdi's face when you came up? He almost ate me alive. Then you left with Yunzhu, and you kept making innuendoes."
"So that's what you said?"
"Just say I don't know. Who knows who Yuan Jin'er is? I've never known him. Why did he come up with her? If he wants to ask, ask you."
"That is to say, my hot face is pressed against your cold ass..."
"Anyway, people are targeting me. It's what you're looking for."
"I'm not very familiar with him..."
In fact, they don’t have any big differences, but quarreling is a matter in which one loses and the other loses. They bickered for a while. Ning Yi sat down on the tea tray and poured a cup of tea to drink. Yuan Jiner continued to quarrel.
After a while, Nie Yunzhu was asked to comment. Nie Yunzhu smiled and acted like he was not helping the two, and Yuan Jin'er ran away bitterly.
The morning sun appeared in the east. Ning Yi sat there quietly drinking tea. Nie Yunzhu hugged his knees and was silent for a long time. Then he lowered his head and said with a smile: "What happened last night was actually because I was willful. Jin'er started making noise because he followed me."
She is willful, huh... She has a troublesome temperament, Li Heng... I can't blame her, but don't blame her..."
"It's okay, I think it's quite interesting." Ning Yi smiled and looked in the direction where Yuan Jin'er disappeared. He is a person who is used to doing big things. There are situations where he has to calculate the gains and losses of small things, but he is so bold.
There were quite a few times, but now I didn’t care, it was just a change of thought, “She was about to go on stage at that time, and I don’t know how many things she had promised to Yan Cuilou.”
"Jin'er and Mother Chen are old acquaintances. I heard that you can go back to rehearse the dance for the girl from Yancuilou. I will also go and help, so it won't be too much trouble."
Ning Yi nodded: "As long as it's not too outrageous."
"But... things will be more troublesome next..." Nie Yunzhu thought for a while, and then whispered, "With... the matter with Mr. Qin, is it... I went to the door to apologize, and compared it with
good……"
This is the most important thing to discuss. Ning Yi looked at her for a while: "Have you thought about it before going on stage?"
"Yeah." Nie Yunzhu nodded, "I thought about it a little, but not too much."
She was slightly apologetic: "On the other hand, I still caused trouble for Li Heng..."
"It's not a big deal." Ning Yi shook his head, "I will solve it."
"But that matter is not good after all..."
"Indeed, let me go and tell you."
"I also know Mr. Qin. He is very good to me. It would be better for me to go..."
Ning Yi thought for a while and laughed: "Let's see, I'll find a time in a few days to go there together and apologize. After all, it's not good to cause too much trouble to others by rejecting the adoptive father and adopted daughter.
, I will take care of the rest, you don’t have to worry.”
"Yeah." Nie Yunzhu replied and nodded. This time, she no longer said sorry or said she was involved. Being able to do this together made her feel happy and at ease.
She had thought about some things before going on stage. She also knew that Li Heng, who was on the second floor at that time, didn't care about certain things. Once she came on stage, right and wrong might come back to her. She used to be very afraid of this.
Things finally came to an end and she left the land of fireworks. In the next two years, she was afraid of going out too much or approaching those places unnecessarily. She was really tired and didn't want to be tainted by these right and wrong.
But it was different this time. Li Heng didn't care, but she cared in her heart. Only then did she realize that she cared so much in her heart. The fears she once had became insignificant now, and she already had sustenance in her heart.
If you want to go on stage and perform for him, this is the only thing that is clear.
I wanted to do it, so I did it.
"There has been some tension in the city recently, and the city gate may have to be closed again. Li Heng, should you try not to come out in the morning? I'm afraid it won't be safe."
After chatting for a few more words, when Ning Yi was about to leave, Yunzhu said these words. Ning Yi nodded.
"After the city gate is closed, I won't go out for a run so early in the morning. I will occasionally come over during the day to take a look. But you girls really need to be more careful. Although the public security may not be really bad, the atmosphere is indeed easy.
Something went wrong."
"Um."
Nie Yunzhu nodded, waved his hand and watched the figure go away. When he turned around, Yuan Jin'er, Hu Tao, and Kou'er were all looking this way from the gap between the window sills in the room. She sighed, smiled, and felt a little disappointed.
Somewhat satisfied, because in a few days, Li Heng would take her there with him to apologize.
On the other hand, when Ning Yi returned home, breakfast had been prepared in the room, and Su Tan'er laughed when she saw him. She already knew what happened in Yancui Tower last night...
"I heard that my husband made a big splash last night..."
As he said this, the smiles on the faces of Su Tan'er and the three maids were indeed a bit narrow. It was obvious that they had been discussing this just now, and they were still feeling interesting at this time and couldn't help but laugh...