Chapter 16: The Deepest and Shallow Marks (10)

Jing Yi turned around and looked at the masked man in front of her.

"Is that okay?" He asked.

At this time, the dance music in the flower hall was at the beginning of the break, and a burst of laughter came out, which was very infectious.

She set the dance music, and she knew that the next dance would be a waltz...... She wasn't going to dance tonight. She blinked and asked, "How did you get in?" ”

"At least I'm not a wanted person now. I can come and go freely in and out of this Lanzhou city. He said.

"Not here." Jingyi Daoda.

"So many bright posts and secret posts have put Xiao Mou in, Chief of Staff Tao will not surprise me to appear here." There was a smile on the corner of his mouth, and under the bright light, his dark skin showed that his white teeth were even brighter.

Jing Yi turned her face, her eyes rolling.

Except for the men and women of the ball, who were busy serving, there was no abnormality in the slightestβ€”she saw the tall man closest to her, dancing with a schoolgirl in a pink dress. He was smiling, seemingly completely oblivious to this...... Jingyi looked at Dunhuang again.

She wasn't surprised to see him here.

There seems to be no place for this elusive man that he can't go......

"Indeed, at least in Lanzhou City, there is no place I want to go or can't go." Xiao Dunhuang smiled slightly, as if he had seen through Jing Yi's thoughts.

Jing Yi was silent.

She stood silently in front of him, like a lotus flower blooming alone in the water, white, beautiful, and full of aura...... He saw her as soon as he walked through the door. Even if she covered half of her face, even if she covered it completely, her appearance would never changeβ€”at least here, no one could look better.

Jingyi seemed to sense something, she took a small step back without a trace, and a servant with a drink came by her side, and she put the orange water back.

"You don't even offer alcohol?" Xiao Dunhuang asked with a smile.

"For the sake of safety, it's better not to provide it." Jingyi said.

Xiao Dunhuang nodded with a smile and said, "If I am a parent, I will be like this." At the dance party held at my house, alcohol is never served. ”

Jingyi smiled. The peacock feathers on her mask flickered, and the colorful light was dazzling.

Xiao Dunhuang was silent for a moment before he said, "Please don't worry, I'm definitely not here to make trouble." Xiaowen was invited today, and the invitation card stated that she could bring a male partner. I entered the private residence of Chief of Staff Tao in accordance with the law and the rules to attend the ball. ”

Hearing him say so jokingly, Jingyi asked, "Aren't you afraid that he will turn his face and not recognize people?" ”

Xiao Dunhuang said with a smile: "Chief of Staff Tao is the time to establish his prestige, and he will not do this when he gives orders, and he will not do this thing if he goes back on his word." ”

As he spoke, a pair of hands from top to bottom, comparing the dress on his body, said, "This is what Xiaowen forced me to rent." If I hadn't dressed like this to accompany her, she would have come by herself. ”

Jingyi took another half step back, looked at Dunhuang, and said, "It's very suitable for you." ”

"Thank you. I'm also a formally trained person. Dunhuang smiled.

"You're a good brother." Jingyi said.

"Mrs. Tao is an award. I don't bother with my sister's future, which is already blessed by the Buddha. Xiao Dunhuang said with a smile, "I didn't expect her to get the An Rong Scholarship." I went to middle school for three years and won a full award every year. Xiaowen is coming tonight anyway. ”

"I've seen her results, and they are really good, and they deserve it." Jingyi said with a smile. She blinked her eyes on the dance floor and looked for the figure of Xiao Dunwen, but she didn't find it for a while. She looked back at Dunhuang, "Dunwen didn't get married, right?" ”

Xiao Dunhuang was stunned for a moment, and laughed again. Leaned back slightly, looked at Jingyi, and said, "Why did your mother-in-law get up as soon as you returned to Tao's house?" Has Xiaowen been married? Of course not! She's so young...... Hey? ”

"There are a lot of nice people around Makiyuki. Since you are here, and you know people accurately, it is better to observe more. Jingyi smiled as she spoke.

Xiao Dunhuang couldn't stop laughing, and said: "It's really rare that Mrs. Tao is enthusiastic." Although you were married by the orders of your parents, you still don't forget to encourage free love. It's just that the sister is indeed younger. ”

"Eighteen isn't too young." Jingyi said. Xiao Dunhuang didn't save her face at all.

Xiao Dunhuang looked at her, nodded, and said, "I don't think you are doing much. Xiaowen, I respect what she means. After all, it's not us who are parents and brothers who live with her all our lives. Although the family is a small family, the father and mother are open-minded. ”

Jing Yi fell silent.

"You haven't answered me yet." Xiao Dunhuang asked with a smile.

Jingyi had forgotten what he was asking, and when she realized it, she said, "I'm sorry." I'm not dancing tonight. ”

Xiao Dunhuang stood still, maintaining that smile and posture, very graceful.

The music had already sounded, as if it was helping Xiao Dunhuang urge her to make a decision.

Jingyi looked at him, a little helpless, but still said, "I'm sorry." ”

"It's been a long time since I've danced. The last time I danced was in Tokyo, and I was rejected by a noble lady. Xiao Dunhuang sighed.

Jingyi was silent for a moment and said, "Mr. Dunhuang, when you were studying, you must have been a member of the drama club, right?" ”

Xiao Dunhuang pretended to be surprised and asked, "How did Mrs. Tao know?" ”

"The eloquence is so good, and the acting is so good." Jingyi said.

"Each other, each other." Xiao Dunhuang laughed again. Jing Yi thought that he had given up the invitation to dance, but Xiao Dunhuang made a salute, held her hand up, turned around, and led her to the flower hall. Seeing that Jingyi didn't turn his face immediately, there was already unhappiness in his eyebrows, and he said in a low voice: "We have been standing there talking for a long time, and you also know that there are many people watching the fire on the other side, so it is better to dance, but not to attract their attention-Mrs. Tao doesn't know, the old ladies in the house are looking at us with binoculars, right?" ”

Jingyi really didn't know.

When she thought of the position she was standing on, she could indeed see it most clearly from the window of the Water Pavilion...... She shuddered. Although she has never acted out of the ordinary, she thinks that in the eyes of everyone, she can talk and laugh freely with Dunhuang, which is a little awkward.

Seeing that she was silent, Xiao Dunhuang took charge of the dance steps. He dances skillfully, and although she cooperates unconsciously, she is also seamless.

"You should be happy." Xiao Dunhuang looked at Jingyi and said.

His voice sank, and in the clear dance music, his voice also penetrated.

Jingyi looked up at him.

The pupils, which are as black as the mask, are shining brightly.

In fact, it was a very simple sentence, but Jingyi felt offended. Her brow furrowed, and her gaze froze. This dance is in the middle, and if she brushes her sleeves away, she will definitely become the focus of the audience...... When she turned around, she saw Tao Jun on the side, Qilin'er was sitting on his lap, looking at them - Tao Jun's deep smiling gaze and Qilin'er's cheerful smile all came over at once.

Jing Yi hurriedly smiled at them, and saw Fu Lizhen next to Tao Jun and his son, talking to a couple of men and women who had just arrived, all smiling. Fu Lizhen noticed Jing Yi looking in the direction they were and motioned to the guests in front of them. As soon as they turned around, Jing Yi immediately recognized that it was Ren Xiufang and Hu Shaobo.

Jing Yi bowed slightly, and the two returned the salute.

Jing Yi was inconvenient to dump Dunhuang immediately, so she had to turn around and stare at him.

Dunhuang's dancing is excellent, she has no effort at all, as long as she keeps up with his steps...... He doesn't look like he hasn't danced for a few years, but he looks like someone who has been dancing for a long time. Even Tao Xiang does not have such gorgeous dance steps.

She gritted her teeth.

"Mr. Xiao, you really surprised me......" As soon as she spoke, she suddenly turned around and leaned closer to her.

Jingyi was shocked, and subconsciously wanted to push him away, but was pulled by him.

Her face flushed.

I heard Xiao Dunhuang say in her ear: "Mrs. Tao, your dancing is so bad, I can't help but suspect that the upper-class people at the dances in Nanjing are all third-rate dance skills." ”

Jing Yi saw that he was smiling, but he was not slippery, she only felt weird, thinking that if she reacted too much, it would inevitably make people pay more attention to Xiao Dunhuang...... His identity is always sensitive.

Tao Jun, in particular, looked at them intently, perhaps he had already seen something.

She smiled and said, "Nonsense! ”

Xiao Dunhuang smiled and said, "Chief of Staff Tao is here." ”

Only then did Jingyi realize that Dunhuang was deliberately done.

She waited for Dunhuang, and Dunhuang smiled calmly.

Her dance steps swirled, and before she had time to see where Tao Xiang was, whether Dunhuang's words were true or not, the music stopped abruptly, and she stood there, her skirt fluttering, her cheeks flushed, and her big eyes watery under the cover of colorful feathers...... It's truly beautiful!

Xiao Dunhuang looked at her, bowed, and said, "Thank you, Mrs. Tao." ”

Jingyi saw him bow and returned the salute gracefully.

Xiao Dunhuang looked at the light shooting out of her watery eyes, if it was an arrow, she would have been shot into a hedgehog, and couldn't help but smile: "Mrs. Tao, please." ”

He graciously sent her to where Tao Jun and his wife were, bowed slightly with the people present, and turned to leave.

"Who is this, dancing so well." Fu Lizhen asked with a smile.

Jing Yi was greeting Ren Xiufang and Hu Shaobo, and when she heard the question, she replied lightly: "I don't recognize it, it's a male companion brought by a classmate." As she spoke, she inadvertently turned around, and Dunhuang was gone...... Her eyes were fixed.

Not far away, Tao Xiang was walking towards them.

"Uncle Seven!" Qilin'er slid off Tao Jun's lap and ran towards Tao Jun.

Jingyi looked at Tao Xiang and seemed to be just stopping by to take a look. His boots and breeches were still there, his white shirt was neat, and he looked very leisurely, and he took Qilin'er's hand.

She smiled and asked softly, "Why did you come?" ”

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