As soon as the afternoon passed, Li Qian sent a subordinate to the Chunfeng Smile Building to sign up. Of course, there is also a registration fee, which is priced at five taels of silver.

This is already the latest registration time, Hangzhou's new Oiran combs together, and there are many people who want to try their luck, although many people have long known from rumors that Zhao Liangchang is determined to win tonight, but it is always inevitable to have a little luck.

What if, Zhao Liangchang suddenly became seriously ill tonight, choked to death by drinking water, went out and let the car hit and died, and slipped and fell to his death while walking? In that way, you may not have the strength to compete with others------ there will always be no shortage of lucky people in the world.

It was also at this time that the entire Li family's compound suddenly boiled, and all the maids were talking in private, spreading the news that the little young master was planning to bid for the Oiran comb tonight.

However, the spread of the news is only limited to this mansion at this time, Li Qian has already issued a death order to the concierge, and no one is allowed to go out today------ there is no way, there are too many domestic servants, and he does not dare to guarantee that there will not be a few people who don't know what to do here, and secretly run out of the city to report to Li Jinglun.

To be honest, since listening to Liu Er's account of the past on the day of the fight, Li Qian's impression of Liu Ruyan has already changed greatly. So to this day, it would be hypocritical to say that he still didn't have any thoughts about Liu Ruyan, a freshly baked Oiran.

However, this time he participated, it was indeed not the little flower intestines in his heart that were at work, after all, they were all people who were going to get married, and his daughter-in-law's appearance might not be much worse than Liu Ruyan------ although the family flowers did not have the fragrance of wild flowers, but he had already passed the age when he was easy to be impulsive, and the demand for women was not too strong, otherwise he would have gone to the door of the Lin family to talk about the marriage.

This time, he was indeed on orders.

However, after going through the things before and after, Li Qian always felt that Liu Ruyan seemed to have been coerced in some way.

If you assume it this way, then her emotional instability before can be explained.

But the question is, can Chunfeng Xiaolou persecute an Oiran like this? You know, combing early is not good for their building, is it difficult or is it coerced by Lao Zhao?

There are too few clues, and Li Qian believes that with the little information he has so far, even if it is Sherlock Holmes or Conan, it is useless.

If he didn't understand, he simply stopped thinking about it, and Li Qian intuitively decided that Liu Ruyan should have been coerced.

This is enough, he can complete the mission, and he can also save a woman who has lost his footing temporarily. As for what her fate will be in the future, only God knows------ those who have never thought of saving themselves, even if the Daozun Buddha and Da Luo Jinxian come, it is meaningless, you can only save her for a while, but you can't save her for a lifetime.

It was still early, and Li Qian had nothing to worry about, so he lay down in the courtyard and dozed off.

However, at this moment, there was a slight sound of footsteps in my ears, and then I heard the silly girl------ should call her Li Bingning now, Li Bingning's voice sounded in my ears.

"Second brother, what is combing?"

"Huh------ huh?" Li Qian was a little stunned when he heard this, slowly opened his eyes, and looked at her and didn't know how to explain, "Comb it up?" That is, the meaning of ------ combing is to say, well------ it means combing hair! ”

"Comb your hair?" Li Bingningxiu frowned, looked at him and said a little incomprehensibly: "Since it's combing your hair, it's not a strange thing!" But why is it rumored up and down the house, second brother, what kind of Oiran willow do you want to comb for like smoke? ”

"Uh, what's this------" Li Qian coughed dryly and said with a smile: "They are idle and bored, it's not a big deal, and they like to spread it around, the second brother will order Zijin in a while, and they will all deduct half of this month's money!" ”

Li Bingning nodded as if she didn't understand, and then said with a smile: "Then Second Brother ------, do you have time to comb up the stupid girl?" ”

"------" Li Qian's mouth opened wide, and he was stunned.

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In today's Spring Breeze Smile Building, from the bustard mother to the turtle father, everyone is beaming with joy, like parents who are busy arranging the marriage of their daughter------ of course, there is nothing wrong with saying this.

After all, all the girls in the Qinglou are the 'daughters' of the bustard's mother, and the combing ceremony is equivalent to the girls' marriage, the difference is that their marriage is only valid for one night.

Unlike the bustling scene in the front yard, it seems to be as quiet and peaceful as ever, but the atmosphere is a little different from the previous one. It's still quiet, but it seems to have added a little gloom out of thin air------

Yes, it's Xiao Se.

Maybe it would be more appropriate to use such a word in autumn, but in the scorching summer of June, the air in this small courtyard seems to be a little cool, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is bleak.

Occasionally, you can see three or two maids who are in their prime of life, shuttling back and forth in the yard from time to time, busy with their own work. But there was no joy on their faces, but they all looked like they were mourning------ and even there were others, that is, even the eye circles were slightly red, obviously they had just cried.

This is actually not difficult to understand, the courtyard is full of Qing people, seeing Liu Ruyan like this, they will inevitably have a sense of sympathy in their hearts, and they seem to be able to see their future and destiny more clearly, and what will happen in the future------

In the face of that fate, they often don't have much choice.

Now that you are in the dust, how can you say that you are innocent?

There may still be geisha who come out of the mud and are not stained, but the final result is not very good. Some die with a clear will, and the fragrance disappears; Some see through the red dust and become nuns; Some redeemed themselves, but most of them returned to their old jobs soon after they became good, and they entertained people------

Most women are full of sympathy, although there may have been some dislike between each other before, but seeing Liu Ruyan, who is also a clean person, finally ended up like this, how could they not feel sad?

The sad mood is like a plague, and the speed of spreading among the women's group will be very fast, and when a Qingqi person shows a sad face, this emotion will naturally be detonated instantly, and then infected to everyone in this small courtyard------

Of course, what really ignited and ignited this emotion was actually the sound of the piano wafting out of Liu Ruyan's room.

She played from the original "Slow Voice" to the later "Drunken Flower Yin", and then from "Drunken Flower Yin" to "Wuling Chun", accompanied by the sound of the piano, as well as the faint singing of her hoarse voice, from "Mo Dao does not kill the soul, the curtain rolls the west wind, and people are thinner than yellow flowers", to "Things are people, everything is rest, and tears flow first".

There is no song that is not sad, and there is no sound that is not sad.

When the song "Sideburns and Pine Order", which she first sang, was played and sung again, some Qingqi people could no longer suppress the sadness and desolation in their hearts, and couldn't help but cry on the spot------

Small courtyard, second floor, deep boudoir.

Liu Ruyan sat upright behind the piano case, her face was as pale as paper, her eyes were blank, her eyebrows were deeply locked and worried, her teeth bit her lower lip, and a few wisps of bright red blood faintly oozed from between her teeth------

Now she looks not only extremely haggard, but also has lost a whole circle of weight.

Originally, she thought that she had already adjusted her emotions and could face all this calmly. But when this day really came, she realized how much she cared about the chastity that was regarded as her life by women all over the world------ no, I believe that for many women, it is thousands of times more precious than life!

Liu Er knelt beside her, her voice choked up, and she begged with tears: "Miss, Liu Er begs you to stop playing, it's been a whole day's work, you have to keep going on like this, can you still bear this body------" Raising her hand to wipe her tears, she continued to look bitter.

"I've asked you several times about this before, but you don't want to tell the truth, Miss still can't believe Liu Er------ no matter how big the matter is, can it be more important than life? Miss, will you just listen to Liu'er's advice? It's still early now, and we've eaten first, so we can think of another way-------"

The sound of the piano stopped abruptly, Liu Ruyan looked at her, and said with a sad smile: "Liu'er, remember that I once said that I treat you as a sister, right?" ”

Liu Er brushed her blurred eyes with the back of her hand, looked at her and nodded gently.

"It's not that I want to hide it from you, there are some things that ------," she said and sighed softly, "I don't know, it's much better than knowing the truth, I don't want to hurt you." ”

"Miss------" Liu Er couldn't help but shed tears again, "Liu Er also told you that Liu Er will remember you for the rest of her life!" I'll do whatever you tell me to do------"

"I know, I know ------" Liu Er looked at her with relief in her eyes, and murmured as if she was reminiscing: "Actually, I also saw that you were pitiful, and I was in a similar situation, and I was ------ at that time."

The voice stopped at the right time, I don't know if she didn't want to reveal too much, or if she didn't want to look back on the past now.

Liu Er looked at her for a long time, and suddenly said: "Miss, in fact, Liu Er has come up with a way, maybe we can try it------" As she spoke, she stepped forward and whispered in Liu Ruyan's ear.

Liu Ruyan's face changed greatly after hearing this, and she looked at her in disbelief and said, "Liu'er, how could you come up with such a method?" ”

"I ------" Liu Er's cheeks flushed slightly, and she whispered, "I heard it from the storyteller." ”

"No way!" Liu Ruyan shook her head categorically.

"Miss------" Liu Er looked anxious, "There is not much time left for us, you can follow Liu Er's method, I believe this Li ------"

"Shut up!" Liu Er scolded, Xu was emotional, which affected the depression in his chest, and when the words fell, he leaned over and coughed violently, but he still did not forget to continue intermittently: "Liu Er------ cough cough, this is not fair to you, I Liu Ruyan is not ------ cough cough------ I am not such a selfish person, there is no reason to promise you------"

"Miss, Liu'er's life was given by you, do you still care about this?"

"If I say no, I can't!" Liu Ruyan raised her head, looked at her with a firm face, and said, "Isn't it just a little comb?" I am like smoke, and I will never let others suffer for me! ”