Chapter 44: Danger
A few days ago, he was listless, with dull fur and yellow, but now he has a meaty and round appearance, Ye Qian can't help but wonder how he can quickly grow the meat back again!
Seeing that the time for the appointment with Song Yu was approaching, he got Qingyin's permission, but Cheng Huang unexpectedly lost his temper and refused to go with her, after all, he had to ask for cats, Ye Qian had to coax the very difficult beast in front of him in a low voice.
Cheng Huang has short legs, and because of his round body, he is not very agile, so Ye Qian will often groom his hair. However, although Chenghuang looks like a cat, there is a god of divine beasts hidden inside, and there are no fleas and other insects on his body, and the itching is only occasionally out of the nature of the cat, but it is not really itchy, but the combing is very comfortable, and he is happy to be served. Squinting his eyes slightly, with a satisfied look, he also commanded Ye Qian from time to time, "Little leaf, a little to the left." ”
"Got it." Ye Qian said as he happily moved the wooden comb to the left, and his fingers couldn't help poking at the back of Chenghuang's neck, but he was so fat that he couldn't even poke the bones, it was just a pile of meat! Today's Chenghuang seems to be three or four times fatter than when she first saw him when she was a child, which makes her a little worried, stretching the fur on the back of Chenghuang's neck, frowning and asking, "Rhubarb, will you break this layer of fur outside if you get fatter?" ”
Chenghuang didn't bother to raise his head, glanced at Ye Qian speechlessly, and muttered: "The fur will also grow, and the god is not a snake, will it still molt?" ”
As soon as he heard the word 'snake', Ye Qian's scalp was numb for a moment, and he couldn't help but have goosebumps on his arms, and even the movements of his hands were heavy, and he inadvertently tore off a few strands of hair from Chenghuang, which hurt him and grinned, rolled over, escaped from under Ye Qian's hand, and then shouted: "Meow - it hurts to death, little leaf!" ”
"yes, I'm sorry!" Looking at the handful of cat hair in his hand, Ye Qian was also startled, stuck out his tongue embarrassedly, and hurriedly reached out and gently stroked Cheng Huang's head to appease him.
Chenghuang didn't appreciate it, and let out a cold snort in his nose, "The god said, the god doesn't go, it's useless for you to please again!" ”
"Rhubarb-" Ye Qian began to use her usual way, coquettish and coercive, trying her best to make her voice sound more incendiary, "Rhubarb, it's the best!" You think, the Zhao, Jing, and Qu families are the princely families of the Chu State, and there must be a lot of delicious and fun things, if you don't go, what a pity! ”
Chenghuang's ears moved slightly, Ye Qian knew that there was room for negotiation, turned his head sideways and smiled secretly, and hurriedly grimaced, and said pitifully: "Rhubarb, you also know, I have never gone out by myself, if you don't go, I will be afraid!" Snorted, taking advantage of the gap between Cheng Huang and not paying attention, she secretly squeezed her eyes, insisting on squeezing out a few tears, the aggrieved tone was matched with bright eyes with reddish tears, no matter how you look at it, it will be distressing, naturally from childhood to adulthood, this trick Ye Qian is also unpleasant. But this time......
As soon as Ye Qian's words fell, Cheng Huang suddenly landed on his two hind legs, stood up, and slapped his paw on her eyebrows, Ye Qian was stunned at that time, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
"......" looked at the sharp claws hidden between the meat pads in front of him, Ye Qian couldn't help but swallow his saliva, and didn't dare to say half a word more, for fear of displeasing the great god in front of him, and leaving a few bloody marks on his face with one paw!
Cheng Huang withdrew his paw and licked it with his pink little tongue, ignoring the stunned Ye Qian, and slapped another paw on her head, and then said confidently: "It's done!" ”
was slapped with another paw, Ye Qian reacted at this time, he actually slapped his saliva on her head, and suddenly became angry and yelled: "Rhubarb, what are you doing!" ”
Cheng Huang scratched his ears with his hind legs indifferently, "This god's special talisman is the only one among the Six Realms!" ”
"Amulet?" Ye Qian blinked and asked rhetorically.
"Yes, amulet!" Chenghuang squatted in front of Ye Qian, raised his head and sighed, shook his head in an old-fashioned tone and said: "Xiao Yezi, you have never gone out by yourself when you are so big, it's time to go and experience it alone!" ”
Ye Qian couldn't get used to his weird pretence, and knocked him heavily on the back of the head, threatening: "Master said that the city is not safe, you still let me go out by myself, I will tell Master that you are lazy!" ”
"The old immortal is scaring you, not to mention that this god is lazy? This god is not for your good, a dead girl with no heart and no lungs! ”
"Good for me?"
"Have you ever seen anyone bring a cat to a feast?"
Ye Qian thought for a moment, and then shook his head firmly.
"That's not it."
"But ......" pointed to her forehead, she was still stunned, and kept retreating, Cheng Huang was right, for so many years, he has been by her side, she has never gone out alone, "This can work?" "Although some demons and monsters will not come out during the day, but what if there is, what should she do?
"You actually question the mana of this god!" Cheng Huang waved his claws angrily and angrily threw down a sentence, "Ignorant human! He turned around, raised his head high, jumped down the stone steps in a posture that he thought was mighty, and walked towards the pond without looking back, leaving only a round and funny back for Ye Qian.
Ye Qian glanced at the pond, then at the gate, the time agreed with Song Yu had arrived, and she had to go out alone.
Confucius commented on "Guan Ju" and said that "happiness is not lewd, sadness is not sad", Ye Qian has always wanted to see the scene of singing and dancing with his own eyes, musical instruments playing, singers singing lyrics, and dancers dancing; Feel the artistic conception of the music full of ears and contemplation...... But she just imagined where the people could easily see such a scene.
As soon as Song Yu and Ye Qian arrived at the gate of Jingfu, there was music in their ears, such as a gurgling spring, like a phoenix chirping, which was very pleasant. As far as mortals are concerned, the person who caresses the qin can be called an accomplished person, but Ye Qian listened carefully, and the piano technique was thousands of miles worse than Qingyin, so he couldn't help but shake his head regretfully.
Song Yu happened to catch a glimpse of Ye Qian's shaking his head and sighing, pursed his lips and smiled, he had heard the sound of the piano coming from Yaqu by chance. The player and the sound of the piano seem to be one with each other, the sound of the piano is ethereal, ethereal and clear, like the sound of the gods, which makes people feel clear physically and mentally after listening to it. There is such a master who is proficient in music theory, where can the mundane and beautiful sound enter her ears?
In the courtyard, the pavilions and pavilions, the grass and trees and flowing water, all show the grandeur of the noble house. Although Ye Qian has been to many places with Qingyin, they are all rural rivers and lakes, and she has never been in contact with the life of nobles. Although she was a little dizzying, Ye Qian was still trying her best to restrain her curiosity, restrain her usual idleness, and her demeanor was extremely dignified, she knew that she couldn't look too childish and embarrass Song Yu.
After turning a few corridors and passing a water pavilion, Ye Qian withdrew his gaze from looking around, and secretly turned his head to glance at Song Yu, only to see him in blue clothes, bright eyes and beautiful eyebrows, calm and leisurely, completely missing the awkwardness when he had been arguing with her before, the young man at this time was familiar but unfamiliar.
Song Yu's temperament is actually a little similar to Qingyin, but the difference is that Qingyin's temperament is innate, as if it is integrated into the blood and bones, while Song Yu's warmth and elegance are constantly cultivated in the acquired environment. However, in this situation, Ye Qian seemed to understand her previous inadequacy, and she could also understand the helplessness of the young man next to her, just like a few days ago, she also vowed to Qingyin to help Song Yu find her heart and be herself, Qingyin didn't say anything at the time, just smiled slightly, and said, "Some environments are destined not to allow you to let go of your nature." At that time, Ye Qian didn't understand very much, but now she thinks she should understand.
In the distance, Jing Cha was drinking in the court, and not far from his side, there were musicians striking chimes and playing the piano, as well as long-sleeved and thin-waisted, good-looking dancers dancing with music. Jing Cha sat idly and lazily in front of the red lacquer case, holding the lamp with one hand, the other hand on his lap, and his slender fingers tapping down and down with the rhythm of the music. Hearing the report from his subordinates, he hurriedly put down the cup, got up and straightened the hem of his clothes, he also looked like a delicate young man, looked in the direction of Song Yu and Ye Qian with a light smile, and slowly greeted him.
Jing Cha glanced at Ye Qian suspiciously, was stunned, and quickly moved his gaze to Song Yu, and said with a smile: "Brother Ziyuan, you are here, but I have been waiting for you for more than half an hour!" ”
Song Yu smiled warmly and returned the salute, "There was a delay on the way." ”
"That's also a penalty for drinking!"
"He deserves to be punished."
"Hahaha...... Brother Ziyuan didn't excuse himself this time with 'invigorating alcohol'? Jingcha beckoned Song Yu to the table as he spoke, and suddenly paused, as if he had reacted to something, and shouted, "Huh? I didn't even notice that there was a little lady here! Then he looked at Ye Qian in surprise, and pushed Song Yu's arm with a mysterious face, and whispered: "The beauty is beside her, no wonder, no wonder!" ”
Didn't you already see her just now? Ye Qian really wanted to send Jing Cha a big white eye at this time, but she couldn't, she still had to be patient, twitched her face and smiled.
Song Yugang was about to open his mouth to introduce, but Jing Cha took the first step, arched his hand towards Ye Qian, and bent down, "In Xia Jingcha, dare to ask the little lady's name?" ”
"Ye ......" faced with Jingcha's sudden gift, Ye Qian was really startled, and was just about to report his name, when he suddenly reacted, and hurriedly stopped, "Mo Chou, hehe, you just call me Mo Chou." ”
"Mo Chou, Mo Chou, good name, good name!" Jing Cha got up and straightened some long hair and clothes, both the expression on his face and the tone of his speech were slightly exaggerated in Ye Qian's opinion, "It is said that the Han girl is beautiful and vulgar, and it is really the case today!" My eldest son Yuan is more than two years old, if you don't give up, you can also call me a brother like Ziyuan. ”
"yes, okay." Ye Qian nodded in a trance. It was really difficult for her to understand Jingcha's actions before and after, she turned a blind eye at first and then suddenly became very enthusiastic, what the hell is going on! looked at Jing Cha inquiringly, then turned to Song Yu, and sighed secretly in his heart, this kid is not only awkward, but even makes friends so strange?
Jing Cha walked in front, Song Yu was a little half a step behind, glanced at Ye Qian, who was thoughtful, he smiled slyly, lowered his voice and said, "Brother Jing Cha is like this, he is a little ...... Well, not too confined to subsections. ”
"Well, some." Although he didn't have too much contact with this teenager, Jing Cha gave Ye Qian's intuitive feeling was still good, optimistic, clean temperament, as warm as the sun, although the behavior was a little strange, but the flaws were not hidden.
"Occasionally, I will ......" Song Yu coughed lightly, considering what he was going to say next, "I will mistake some people for handmaidens." ”
"Huh?!" Ye Qian raised his head and glanced at Jing Cha's back, and then looked at Song Yu's expression of can't help but smile, and suddenly realized that when she first entered the door, Jing Cha mistakenly thought of her as Song Yu's maidservant! It's not that Jingcha behaves strangely, it's her ...... However, Ye Qian looked at herself left and right, where is she like a maid?!
The Chu people like to drink alcohol, especially Tusu wine, pepper and cypress wine and glutinous rice wine are the most popular.
I don't know what kind of wine is in the animal pattern beam copper box in front of Song Yu's Tongjing case, but on the red lacquer case in front of Ye Qian, there is a sweet glutinous rice wine that has been calmed by the well water. After a while, the maidservant who was standing on the side and waited bent down and carefully poured the golden glutinous rice wine into the gray-white tire and the celadon wine cup with green glaze, and suddenly the gentle aroma of the wine spread, filling the room with mellow fragrance. Looking at the glutinous rice wine swaying slightly in the wine cup, Ye Qian couldn't help but sigh, nobles are nobles, and ordinary people can't compare, although the peach blossom wine she brewed before is not bad, but it is not as good as the wine in front of her, I have to say that this glutinous rice wine has achieved the ultimate in both material selection and brewing process.
After a few glasses of wine, Jing Cha instructed the musicians to start playing "Guan Ju", and Ye Qian's attention was also attracted. Dancers with bright eyes and eyebrows, pink faces like peach blossoms, dance with music, sometimes stand on tiptoe, like dragonflies dotting water, sometimes waving long sleeves, such as color practice in the air; Ye Qian was fascinated, and in a trance, he seemed to hear Jing Cha say that he wanted to recommend Song Yu to the King of Chu to become an official, but whether Song Yu agreed or not, Ye Qian didn't hear it, and saw Song Yu bowing slightly in her direction and smiling lightly.
The performance of "Guan Ju" was nearing the end, but a discordant sound accidentally broke into - the elder brother who was looking for a scene in the Jingfu happened to pass by the Zhao Discussion in the front hall. Jingcha smiled and beckoned Zhao Qi to enter the hall to drink together, and the moment Ye Qian saw Zhao Qi, his face suddenly turned pale and he had no intention of drinking, as if he had seen something extremely terrifying. She sat in front of the desk and struggled to stand up, and then before she had time to say goodbye to Jingcha, she couldn't help but pull Song Yu and hurriedly left.