Chapter Eighty-Seven: Going to the Appointment
On May 15, this is the day when Xia Shuanghan went to Linze Lake on the outskirts of Beijing to paint according to Su Yixing's request. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Although he always thought that painting was definitely a cover, Xia Shuanghan, who thought that he did not have the capital to make Su Yixing calculate, still decided to go outside the city alone to make a decision as requested. After all, as the saying goes, you can hide for a while, you can't hide for a lifetime, and make things clear at one time, this is Xia Shuanghan's consistent style.
When packing the cloth bag early in the morning, what self-defense items such as falling into the wind and paralyzing are left at home by Xia Shuanghan. Because she understood that in front of Su Yixing, who was strong in martial arts, it was impossible for her to have the opportunity to use these things. So, instead of taking these things with her and then being taken away by the other party and used back on her, she might as well bring nothing and travel lightly.
It's just that when she went out, Xia Shuanghan, who was cautious, handed over a letter explaining her whereabouts and the circumstances of the matter today to the maid Meixiang, and told her: "If I can't come back before sunset, then you can give this letter to the master, understand?" ”
In the face of Xia Shuanghan's strange request, Mei Xiang didn't say much. Because in her heart, she has long believed that Miss always has her own plans, it doesn't matter if I don't understand, but as long as she does it, it is always right.
So in this way, Xia Shuanghan, who rode out of the city with a cloth bag on his back, rushed to the specified place at the specified time. Subsequently, after handing over the red cloud to Su Yixing's subordinates to take care of according to Li Qinglan's request, Xia Shuanghan, who took a deep breath, boarded the small and exquisite two-story painting boat moored on the shore.
Xia Shuanghan, who boarded the boat, had no interest in the luxurious furnishings in the cabin, she was observing, observing how many people were on the ship, whether there were any places to hide people, where the exits, stairs and windows were, and whether there were any strange incense in the room, and other details about her personal safety.
"Young Master Xia, please go up to the second floor."
After patrolling around on the first floor of the painting boat and grasping exactly what information he needed to know, Xia Shuanghan, who climbed to the second floor as required, finally saw Su Yixing, who was by no means good at stubble, just from his evil appearance and temperament.
When saluting politely, Xia Shuang Han quietly took in the entire environment on the second floor.
"If there is really any danger for a while, it shouldn't be difficult to jump into the water from the window on the second floor and swim directly." Xia Shuanghan, who was still a little confident in his water nature, put his heart down a little after clarifying the escape exit.
And the observations and calculations that she thought she hid well were actually seen through by Su Yixing, who was "a demon high", as early as the beginning.
So, when Xia Shuanghan refused the tea served to her from the first floor, and excused himself with the reason that "the grass people have been on fire recently, and they have sores on their tongues, so I don't want to stain the world's high-quality tea set, so I still drink the water I brought", Su Yixing was not displeased, but was more interested in Xia Shuanghan.
The boat sailed away from the shore of the lake, and slowly walked on the green and emerald lake to the place where the lotus flowers bloomed most in the distance.
didn't pay attention to Su Yixing, who was sitting by the window alone, sipping tea and playing music. Xia Shuang walked to the wooden table arranged for her, took out the painting tools and painting materials from the cloth bag, and spread them out in the same way, preparing for the upcoming painting.
The breeze with the fragrance of the lotus fragrance blew through the ears of Xia Shuanghan, and she reached out to pin a strand of playful hair blown by the wind back behind her ear, and when she raised her hand, she inadvertently revealed a wrist as smooth and soft as white jade.
And Xia Shuanghan's casual action quietly stirred up the thoughts in Su Yixing's heart. So, looking at Xia Shuanghan, he silently showed a shallow smile with bad intentions.
To be honest, if Xia Shuanghan was showing her identity as a woman, then Su Yixing would not actually have any crooked thoughts about her.
First, Su Yixing was not interested in women. Second, in the territory of Great Xia, if a woman from a good family is raped or molested, the prisoner will be unconditionally sentenced to death by hanging or palace punishment.
risking losing one's life or losing one's life to bully a woman from a good family, this is obviously not as cost-effective as visiting a green house for pleasure or buying a girl to vent. Therefore, as an official lady, the issue of chastity basically does not need to worry too much about Xia Shuanghan. However, as a man, the situation is very different.
First of all, the men's style hall is expressly forbidden by the government, so even if the young men are also engaged in the skin and meat business, they can't laugh and solicit business openly like the women in the Qinglou. As a result, many benefactors who want to satisfy their special preferences, after not touching the threshold and getting tired of their own prostitutes, turn their attention to poor men who are handsome and from poor backgrounds.
Secondly, because of his low face or status, even if a man is despised by another man, he is unwilling or afraid to make his experience public.
After all, even if someone can really put down his face and redress his grievances, because he has no protection of the law, he will obviously not be able to seek justice for himself by opposing people whose power and status are much higher than his own. As a result, in the long run, "bullying poor men does not have to pay any price" has become the unwritten consensus of all good men.
Finally, it is not uncommon for men to voluntarily sacrifice their bodies in order to make ends meet, to heal their sick family members, or to spare their innocent relatives who have been imprisoned in vain. Therefore, in Su Yixing's eyes at this time, Xia Shuanghan's body was labeled as "can be played at will".
In fact, if Su Yixing is willing to spend a little bit of effort and ask Li Qinglan to check Xia Shuanghan's net worth background, then the truth of "Xia Shuanghan is a woman" can reach his ears in less than two hours. However, the scene he saw in the "Spring in the Pear Garden" on the fifth day of the fifth month of May finally prompted Su Yixing to dispel his worries and caution.
In any case, it is a fact that Lu Shaoyun will get married soon. Intimate with a man who is about to get married, what can Xia Shuanghan be if he is not a plaything?
Since you have this plaything Lu Shaoyun touched, what does it matter if I come to play? Aren't you from a poor family and short of money, then I'll give you more rewards!
So, with such a mentality, Su Yixing, who wanted to find some so-called fun in Xia Shuanghan, put down the chess game in his hand, stood up and walked over to Xia Shuanghan, who was busy at the drawing table.
"Do you know that Lu Shaoyun, the fifth son of the Dingguo Mansion, will be married soon?" Stopping less than three feet beside Xia Shuanghan, Su Yixing decided to finally confirm a few things.
“???” Why are you talking about this? Xia Shuanghan, who was puzzled by Su Yixing's somewhat abrupt question, looked up at the man who walked in front of him, bowed his head and said respectfully: "Back to the world, the grass people know." ”