Chapter 20: Rituals
The wind and rain outside the peony building are fierce, but the building is alive and fragrant.
The gorgeous dance, the tactful singing and the beautiful and delicious beauties are not indulged in it.
Even Zhou Ze, the interviewer who originally came to inquire about the news, was completely forgetful, and even Lu Jiu didn't notice it when he returned, and kept applauding and whistling in the direction of the stage, twisting his ass quite angrily, and those who didn't know thought he was a performer.
Not to mention, there are indeed a few guests nearby who are staring at Zhou Dashao's hind buttocks.
"Zhou Ze, I suddenly remembered that there are still things to deal with at home, I'm afraid I have to go first, you have a good time here. ”
patted Zhou Ze on the shoulder, and Lu Jiu, who was still thinking about whether to find a suitable excuse to get out, said bluntly.
"Ahh......h Then be careful on the way back, see you tomorrow!"
As soon as he heard it, he knew that it was a perfunctory answer, and Zhou Ze didn't ask Lu Jiu why he was in a hurry to go back, and he didn't even turn his head, and his eyes were about to fly to the oiran.
Lu Jiu didn't care, and went down from the other side of the second floor while everyone's attention was on the song and dance performance, said hello to the little guy at the door, and left the Peony Building smoothly.
As soon as I went out, the thin clothes on my body were immediately blown hunting, and became "close-fitting" clothes, and the heating brought out of the building was blown away by the cold wind at night.
If you are an ordinary person, it must be a shiver at this time, in case it rains a little more on the way back, and you will catch a cold the next day, and the handyman who is still shrunk behind the pillar with a coat and keeps sneezing is the best example.
But for Lu Jiu now, it is not much different from the ordinary night breeze, holding out the umbrella and walking quickly into the rain.
......
There is always a time when the song and dance performance ends, and after showing the coquettish posture of the beauties, the next thing is the point.
The old bustard looked at the rich businessmen and famous sons on the second floor, who came here not only for the few glasses of wine in the private room, but also the opportunity to have a spring dinner with the beauties and girls in the peony building.
It's worth a thousand dollars!
"Mom, I haven't slept well these few nights, and I'm a little unwell, I'm afraid I won't be able to pick up customers. ”
After taking the silk handkerchief handed by the maid and wiping the thin sweat from her sideburns, Yin Yue didn't look at the guests below, but turned to the old bustard and said.
Different from the other girls in the Peony Building who call the bustard, the relationship between Yinyue and the bustard is obviously closer.
And that's exactly what happened.
If you are someone else, you will never dare to ask for a break at this juncture of making money.
"It's the guy who should kill a thousand knives, and the people we invited in these two nights made a noise with you in order to catch it, right?"
Holding Yin Yue's arm with one hand, the old bustard patted her back very distressedly, this cash cow is the biggest capital of Peony Tower in Qingding City, and she can't have anything to do with anyone!
"I'll go back first. ”
The eyes with peach eyeshadow were slightly darker, and Yin Yue didn't say anything.
As the Oiran of the Peony Building, Yinyue undoubtedly has a clear hierarchy with the other girls, the third floor is where the beauties live, and she lives alone in the attic on the higher floors.
Going up the wooden ladder with lanterns on both sides, the maidservant beside him stepped forward to open the door.
"Yikes!"
The maidservant on the right-hand side saw the situation in the house, and suddenly her face turned pale and she screamed.
I saw that the window of the viewing balcony on the right side of the room was also open, and the rain had already wet the dresser underneath, and the carpet on the floor was also scattered.
"I remember closing the window before leaving......
"Miss, it was the slave who was negligent, I ask for your forgiveness. ”
The maidservant on the other side saw the mess in the house, and immediately pulled her companion who was dazed and whispered beside her to her knees.
You must know that the dresser and the velvet blanket are all good things for dozens of silver dollars, if they are ruined by the wind and rain, they can't afford to sell them!
"Hurry up and go in and tidy up, don't take it as an example. ”
Yin Yue didn't seem to blame them, just stared at the window in a daze.
The master did not blame, and the two little maidservants were overjoyed and hurried into the house to clean.
Because it was only half a window, the rain didn't spill much, and it didn't take long for it to look brand new again.
"The curtains don't need to be drawn, just leave them open, I'm a little tired, it's nothing, don't come in." ”
To stop the maid from closing the window, Yin Yue, who had already changed into a loose robe, leaned on the soft chaise longue and waved them to retreat.
"By the way, the gramophone is also turned on, and I like to take a break from listening to music. ”
"Yes, miss. ”
Push the curtains to the sides to reveal floor-to-ceiling window sills that are nearly three meters wide.
The half-human-tall delicate gramophone is activated, the record rotates slowly, and melodious music plays in the bright golden horn.
When he had done this, the two maidservants cautiously bowed down and withdrew, closed the door, and did not go far, but moved a small pony to sit by the bell hanging by the staircase outside the door.
The bell was connected to a mechanical device in the house, and if Yinyue was summoned, they would just need to press the button and they would know immediately.
In the attic at this time, Yin Yue had already gotten up from the recliner, her expression was no longer calm, but she lifted her long skirt and walked around the room in a bit of a panic.
After opening the wardrobe for a while, he bent down to look at the bottom of the bed, and kept muttering some strange words: "I was not good before, please don't avoid me anymore...... If this continues, my mother will definitely find someone more powerful, and even I won't be able to protect you when the time comes......"
The sound of wind and rain outside the window was still faintly heard through the glass and the music playing on the gramophone, but there was no other sound in the room.
Unable to get a response, Yinyue pursed her lips and returned to the bed as if she had made up her mind, dragging a locked wooden box from under the bed.
Pick the lock, take out a small bowl, two light gray candles, and a bamboo tube from the wooden box.
First, he carefully lifted the lid of the bamboo tube, poured the dark red blood contained in it into the dishes, and then took out the fire fold from the bedside table, and lit all the two candles, but instead of orange flames, two dark blue phosphorescences!
Placing all these things on the wooden stool on the side of the wall in the room, Yin Yuefu took out another knife, knelt down in front of the stool, made a cut in his fingertips, and dripped his own blood into the dish, and then took out a medicine bag the size of a fingernail from the bedside table, looked left and right, and quickly poured the medicine powder into it.
After doing all this, he didn't get up, but knelt and retreated one meter back, his upper body fell to the ground, and he kowtowed three times before it was over.
Returning to the bed, turning off the gas lamp on the roof, Yinyue lay down in the futon, wrapped herself tightly, and looked sideways at the fence outside the balcony window that was exposed to wind and rain.
In the huge attic, only the two phosphorescence lights swayed in the darkness.
Wait for it to come.