Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Feast of the Hung Gate (4)

"On New Year's Eve last year, the flower market was lit up like daylight. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info month to willow tops, people about after dusk. On New Year's Eve this year, the moon and lights are still the same. I didn't see last year's people, and my tears wet the sleeves of my spring shirt. ”

On the street, beside three or two tables and chairs outside the door of a restaurant, there was a person sitting with drunken eyes, red cheeks, muttering this poem in his mouth, and pouring a wine jug into his mouth.

Lin Xun and Ye Ying stopped, both stopped and were attracted by this person. I saw that his hair was a little messy, his eyes were slightly swollen, the beard at the corner of his mouth was wet with wine, and the placket on his chest was also soaked, but he was still holding the wine jug in his hand, and from time to time he turned his back and poured it into his mouth. On the wooden table in front of him, there was only a pot of wine and three or two small dishes, and he sat there alone, and there was no one else.

On several wine tables beside him, there were all people shouting, guessing and drinking, and shouting loudly. From time to time, a drunken man walked by, bumped into him and did not say a word, and he was alone and muttering to himself, drinking uninhibitedly.

Lin Xun glanced at Ye Ying, didn't make a sound, walked over and sat down opposite him.

"Young Master Lin, you—" Ye Ying shouted.

"Big brother, can I sit in this position?"

The drunken man opened his eyes and sneered: "You still ask me what to do, haven't you already sat down?" ”

Lin Xun smiled, raised his eyes and said to Ye Ying: "Don't stand still, sit down, let's talk to this bitter lover, anyway, I'm tired from walking." As he spoke, he snatched the wine jug from the man's hand, poured two bowls into the wine bowl, pushed one bowl in front of Ye Ying, and handed the wine jug to him.

"Who are you?" The man snatched the flask and said drunkenly, "Why do you sit here, I paid for this, this wine!" ”

"It's okay, we'll pay for the drink."

When the man heard this, he glanced at him, grabbed the flask, and poured it into his mouth again.

"This eldest brother, I just heard you chant the poem of the 61 layman, and there is no lack of lovesickness between the words, may I ask, what made you not see last year? If you don't mind, you can tell the two of you about the depression in your chest, and by the way, you can dispel your worries. ”

The intoxicating man smiled, the corners of his eyes sparkling in the Ambilight, and placed the flask on the table, causing a loud bang.

"Cloud Heart is what I've seen...... The most beautiful woman, she is empathetic, versatile, gentle and considerate...... Originally, I said that I would go with me, I ...... I went to raise money, but, but before I could raise the money to ransom, she ...... And she died. He said intermittently, tears falling from the corners of his eyes, "It's all that woman!" She killed her! ”

After listening to him, Lin Xun had a little understanding, but he was still confused, and said, "How did the Yunxin you said die?" The woman...... And who? ”

The man sneered and pointed behind him with his thumb, Lin Xun and Ye Ying both looked up behind him, only to see that the street corner not far behind him was the signboard of the Shuiyun Pavilion. The front door there is coming and going at the moment, and it is very lively and happy.

"Water Cloud Pavilion?" Lin Xun muttered and glanced at Ye Ying.

"Ah, I remember." Ye Ying suddenly said, "Yun Xin used to be a signature woman in the Water Cloud Pavilion, and she and Shui Xin are siblings, and the two are called the two great Oiran of the Water Cloud Pavilion. Merely...... It's just that a year ago, for some reason, he died, and I've heard the major general say this a few times. So, Your Excellency was once the old friend of Miss Yunxin? ”

Lin Xun frowned and continued to ask, "The woman you are talking about, but a girl with the surname Hua?" ”

The man's eyes were no longer as blurry as before, and he seemed to be a little more awake at the moment, and he looked at the faces of the two people in front of him with a careful look, and said coldly: "Who are you, and why do you know so much about the matter of the Water Cloud Pavilion?" ”

Ye Ying laughed lightly and said, "Who in Xuanyang City doesn't know about this Water Cloud Pavilion?" What's more, my son-in-law is a frequent visitor, so he naturally knows a little bit about it. ”

"This big brother, you don't need to defend yourself, the two of us are not bad people, you just have to talk about the pain in your heart, maybe ......" Lin Xun glanced at Ye Ying, "Maybe the two of us can help you with something." ”

"What can you do to help me...... the man said, his tone was no longer as stiff as before, and then he picked up the flask and poured it again, narrowing his eyes, "Yun Xin and I are in love, I wanted to take her away from the Water Cloud Pavilion, but the ransom was not enough." Therefore, I had to borrow it here, and two months later, I finally borrowed the money and was going to go to the Water Cloud Pavilion to ransom her. But...... But the day before she went, she ...... She hanged herself......"

"Why is that?"

"The woman didn't let her go, and she said that she could redeem her if she raised money, but when she saw that I had really gone to raise money, she changed her mind. She said that none of the people in the Water Cloud Pavilion were allowed to leave. It's a pity...... It's a pity that I didn't know about it at the beginning, otherwise, I wouldn't have allowed this to happen......"

"You mean, Hua Ning didn't allow Yun Xin to leave the Water Cloud Pavilion, so she hanged herself?" Ye Ying asked, "Before, Gongzi only said that someone died in Shuiyun Pavilion, but he didn't mention the cause of death, and I didn't ask much at the time. So, it was Hua Ning who assigned it? Hmph, this woman is really a femme fatale, and she can even do it to her own sisters! ”

"I'm talking about sisters, but they're just puppets under her, and in her eyes, they are all ruthless." The man had said so much that his mind was much clearer.

"That'...... Can I ask again," Lin Xun was full of frost, "What did Hua Ning do to make her lose all her thoughts and hang herself?" ”

The man's face became heavy, and his reddened fingers rubbed hard against the flask, as if he had made a great deal of determination before he dared to speak. His gaze was directed at the flask in his hand, and there was both grief and indignation, and the memory alone was about to push him into the abyss from which he could never recover.

"Although Yun Xin has lived in the Shuiyun Pavilion for many years, he has always been a person who makes music and dances, and never accompanies wine and guests. Just a few days before I borrowed money and came back, the person surnamed Hua asked her to drink, but how could Yun Xin have expected that her wine had already been drugged by that woman! After Yun Xin finished drinking, the femme fatale let a brute into her room, and then ...... Since then......"

When the man said this, he couldn't help but burst into tears, and he was so sad that he could no longer speak, and he began to cry bitterly at his desk.

After Lin Xun and Ye Ying heard this, they only felt sad and indignant in their chests, and they were also shocked. Looking at the person who was crying in front of him, the faces of the two of them were also dark and cloudy, like the sky that was about to rain heavily, and the good interest of parading the streets and enjoying the lanterns disappeared in an instant.

"This woman is really unpleasant!" Ye Ying said indignantly.

"So what," Lin Xun sighed, "She is the master of Mei Yuesi in the palace, and with this identity alone, no one can touch her, unless that person wants to die." ”

"yes, I just don't want to die!" The man suddenly raised his head, and said with a blushing face, "I have already killed that beast, and I came here tonight just to take that woman's life!" Seeing that the jug of wine in my hand was gone, when I had finished drinking the jug, I went to the woman to settle the score. ”

Lin Xun was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Big brother, no, no!" ”

"Why not, I've been waiting for this day for a long time, that woman will come to Shuiyun Pavilion every festival, I have missed my hand in the past, and I will definitely not make any mistakes today!"

"You...... Don't you want to die? If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, now is not the time! Lin Xun stood up excitedly.

The man snorted coldly and stared at Lin Xun, "Today is our fate, I, Xie, told the two of you all this, and I saw that the two of them were also bold guests, so please don't stop them!" As he spoke, he threw his head up and drank the jug and threw it heavily on the table.

"Wait, wait!" Seeing that he wanted to get up, Ye Ying hurriedly stopped him, raised his eyebrows and said, "Since you said that you lost your hand a few times before, then Hua Ning and the others must be fully prepared, if you go recklessly this time, it will be a self-defeating net!" Lin Gongzi, stop him! ”