Verse 70: Deceive the eyes
The next day, Luan Xiang'er fell asleep lazily, Zhao Baiquan had already reached three poles after cleaning up, Luan Xiang'er was still asleep in a daze, he walked over and whispered: "You fall asleep, when you are hungry for a while, you can order your own food, let them cook it for you, and it will be recorded in my account."
Luan Xiang'er's eyes didn't open and said lightly: "What is your account, so that it is not the silver of the Prime Minister's Mansion." When she said this, she suddenly smiled and said: "Don't think that you have your own money, your money is also obtained through the power of the Prime Minister's Mansion, if there is no Prime Minister's Mansion, you Zhao Baiquan is nothing." She reached out and hooked his chin and smiled, "You'll never want to escape from my palm."
Zhao Baiquan knew that she looked down on herself, and turned his anger into laughter, he laughed wildly and grabbed her wrist, kissed her lightly in her palm, and said, "The lady's hand is so fragrant, why should I run away." He smiled wickedly at her, "You obediently wait for me here." With that, he left.
After he left, Luan Xiang'er also got up quickly, and she was going to follow Zhao Baiquan. Yesterday, when she followed the voice to find Zhao Baiquan, she seemed to see a woman passing by her. Although the woman's clothes were rough, her hair was tied high, she was dressed as a man, but her figure was graceful, and she could still recognize her as a woman at a glance, she deliberately didn't mention it yesterday, and pretended to forgive Zhao Baiquan, in fact, she wanted Zhao Baiquan to relax her vigilance.
It was at this time that Zhao Baiquan didn't take her to heart at all, Luan Xiang'er was indeed not scheming enough, but her temperament was vicious, and she said a lot of tender words last night, he thought that Luan Xiang'er was coaxed, and thought that this was a foreign country, Luan Xiang'er was not familiar with life, although this was his hometown, but no one knew him, Luan Xiang'er couldn't inquire even if he wanted to inquire about something, so he didn't pay attention.
He was tired of Luan Xiang'er in his heart, and he didn't want to think about her much, so he wandered around the street, hoping to stay away from her, or meet Xiaoxiao by chance.
As soon as he thought of Xiaoxiao, he hated Luan Xiang'er more and more, if she hadn't come to stir up yesterday, he would have been able to chase after Xiaoxiao's residence, she couldn't escape anyway, so why bother with all this effort.
He tried to go to the outskirts of the city as far away, where the view was wide, and even if he found nothing, his heart could be more relaxed.
He heard that there is now an academy here, which is a joint venture of the rich people in the city to buy a courtyard, it is said that this academy is unusual, it was originally for a virtuous and talented martial artist, this martial artist is still a young woman, it is this martial artist who said that people who practice martial arts must not study, so they recruited an old gentleman to teach.
He thought it was a novelty, so he went out of his way to see it. Although this school is simpler, it doesn't look like a school, it looks like an ordinary house from the outside, but the courtyard door is wide open, the scene inside is very different, the entrance is the school field, there are wooden stakes and sandbags, one of them has his back to the gate, petite, holding a rattan in his hand, three young men are wearing short shirts and long boots, and are practicing boxing.
Zhao Baiquan couldn't help but smile when he saw the man: "I thought it was so difficult to find you, so you are here!" But then I thought again: "When Xiaoxiao will know martial arts, why don't I know?" Remembering that her temperament had changed greatly, and that she felt very strange, he did not go in to disturb her, nor did he peep outside for fear of being discovered, so he kept wandering around the neighborhood.
Gradually, it was noon, and after the students in the school said goodbye and went home one by one, Xiao Wei was drinking water in the courtyard, preparing to rest and rest, but Zhao Baiquan came in at this time. As soon as Xiao Wei saw him, he immediately squirted out a mouthful of water: "Your ghost is still lingering, how did you find it here!" Zhao Baiquan said: "God let me find you, this is fate." ”
Xiao Wei ignored him, lowered his head and washed his face, Zhao Baiquan saw that her every move was the same as the two of them back then, so he couldn't help asking: "Xiaoxiao, when did you know how to do kung fu?" Xiao Wei snorted and said, "I have been since I was a child, otherwise how do you think I have survived so well?" ”
Zhao Baiquan shook his head and said, "No, your temperament is not like a woman in the Central Plains, but very much like a Yiren." ”
Xiao Wei sneered: "Whatever you think." She picked up the basin and splashed the water, splashing a little mud on the side of Zhao Baiquan's robe.
Xiao Wei packed his things and was about to leave, Zhao Baiquan followed him out, Xiao Wei locked the door and was about to go back to Zanglong Pass, but saw that Zhao Baiquan was still staring at her, so he said, "What, you want to go home with me to eat!" Zhao Baiquan said: "It's good to be able to rub a meal, but if you can't, it's good to know where you live, and I can look for you in the future." ”
Xiao Wei raised his eyebrows: "You are relying on me!" Zhao Baiquan said: "Yes! Xiao Wei thought in his heart: "You can't let him follow me, he is the lackey of the old thief in the capital Luan." Although I don't know what Mei Yuexue wants to do, but that guy hates Luan and thieves so much, the two sides must be incompatible, no, he must not be allowed to see Mei Yuexue. ”
Thinking of this, she hurriedly said, "I told you that I don't like you anymore, don't pester me...... I, I don't have a home, who would dare to ask me for such an identity as me, yes, now I admit that I lied to you, no one is so rare except you, but I'm not the same as before, I think it's good to be alone. I can earn money on my own, I don't have to rely on anyone's anymore, you ...... You're confused yourself, and you're going to entangle me, do I think you're a burden to you? ”
Zhao Baiquan felt as if he had been stabbed in his heart: "Burdensome? Yes, I'm a burden, I'm a failure in life, but I know I'm wrong now, I can stop bothering you, but I want to beg you to give me a chance to make amends. I know that I have made a big mistake and God is punishing me, I beg you, I beg you, give me a chance to atone for my sins, I owe you the most. ”
Xiao Wei squinted at him and said, "Then how do you want to make up for it?" ”
Zhao Baiquan said: "Let me be good to you again." ”
Xiao Wei sneered: "Cut! You're not trying to make it up to me, you're trying to fill in the gaps in your own heart. You're not here to find me, you're just here to find your old self. She deliberately teased him and said: "Actually, you don't have to bother so much, if you really want to compensate me, then pay me back a sum of silver, not much, two hundred taels, you are now the son-in-law of the Prime Minister's Mansion, two hundred taels is not difficult to come out!" ”
Zhao Baiquan shook his head and said, "You are also a greedy person?" ”
Xiao Wei smiled: "That's thanks to you, you taught me, what is all bullshit, only money is the most important thing." ”
Zhao Baiquan said: "I'll give you a thousand taels, I will often come to you these days, you don't have to do anything, just listen to me." ”
Xiao Wei said: "Don't be, I'm joking with you, otherwise it will sound weird." Don't do it for a few days, let's make it clear, just three days, and after three days, we will never see each other again, if you come again, I will ask my apprentices to beat you, and we will be decided, okay! I live here, and I'll come here if I want to. I thought about it, although I don't need any compensation now, but you have to give some compensation to me before, as for how to make up, I will give you my thoughts these days. She negotiated with him calmly but rudely.
"Yes, it was originally to compensate you, I should have said that I would give you what you wanted. Then today at noon, I will invite you to dinner. Zhao Baiquan still felt that Xiaoxiao was very strange.
"Don't, two people pay the bill together, one and a half, each eats his own."
Zhao Baiquan felt that Xiaoxiao's heart was like being surrounded by an iron wall, which was very difficult to deal with, so he had to nod and compromise.
The two of them found a small restaurant nearby to eat, it was noon at this time, there were a lot of people in the store, Xiao Wei and Zhao Baiquan just sat down and ordered, and before they could say a word, suddenly Zhao Baiquan's face changed, and he suddenly stood up.
Xiao Wei followed his gaze and looked back, and saw a woman dressed as a man, pulling a woman with heavy makeup and walking towards them.
"Why are you here?" Before Zhao Baiquan finished speaking, the woman greeted her with a slap, the one that hit was called a crisp, and the one that shot was called a fast, Xiao Wei was stunned with the tea.
The person who came was Luan Xiang'er. Although Xiaoxiao only glanced at this woman from a distance back then, she was unhappy at that time, so she didn't pay attention to it and didn't recognize it.
"It's not bad...... Xiao Wei was secretly refreshed: "Dead scumbag...... "But she wasn't happy for long, a slap hit her hand again, knocking her teacup to the ground and smashing it, and a piercing scolding came immediately: "You little slut, seduce other people's husbands, and dare to swagger and drink tea here, you are a shit, you really can't change eating shit!" ”
She had already slapped her several times while she spoke, Xiao Wei was agile and dodged, Luan Xiang'er seemed to notice that the other party was not easy to deal with, she couldn't get angry, so she turned her head and threw her temper at Zhao Baiquan, who was trying to stop him, she first slapped Zhao Baiquan twice, and then scolded: "You cheap man, you coveted my family's fortune and married me, and now you are running out far away to fool around with this little slut, your conscience let the dog eat!"
She stretched out her hand and grabbed Zhao Baiquan's hair and scolded, and the diners in the restaurant didn't dare to make a sound for a while when they saw Luan Xiang'er's fierceness, and they all hid from afar to watch, talking secretly.
Zhao Baiquan tried his best to distinguish it, wanting to save some face: "Xiang'er, Xiang'er!" It's not what you think, I said, I want to ask her about this girl, not for anything else, if there is really a private relationship, how dare the two of us come to this court, not to mention that I know you are here, even if I really have that thief heart, I don't dare to do anything under your nose! ”
"Don't coax me, Zhao Baiquan, do you think I can still believe you? Well? At the beginning, my father said that you are a two-faced person who bends your waist for five buckets of rice, and you are not a reliable person, I still don't listen, I believe your nonsense, hum! Now that I know, I've seen it through, you told me those things last night without even blinking your eyes, and you still want to hide it today? Are you really so easy to be deceived by you as Luan Xiang'er? Hum! To tell you honestly, when I first met you, I spent money to find a way to let people inquire about you, and I found out that you had a good friend in the brothel here, and I also found out that the woman's name was Xiaoxiao! ”
When she said this, she suddenly looked up at Xiao Wei on the side, and sneered: "Xiaoxiao, you probably can't imagine it, you were followed all the way to the capital back then, but it's a pity that it was inconvenient for me to command in the capital at that time, and it was very inconvenient for the exchange of news, otherwise you would have died on the way to Beijing." I knew in advance that you were coming to the capital, and I deliberately let you see me and Zhao Baiquan with the people who were following you, I saw that you were honest at that time, and I didn't bother to entangle you when I saw that you didn't cry or make trouble and quietly left Beijing, but I didn't expect that you, a slut, a maiko in a small place, would dare to rob people with me? You don't look at your virtues, just look at your ugliness, and then look at my husband, are you worthy of him? ”
Xiao Wei's heart sank, and now that this woman scolded herself, her anger also came up, and she grabbed Luan Xiang'er's woman and said, "You deliberately showed it to me?"
Luan Xiang'er sneered: "Hahaha, yes, you don't know!" Zhao Baiquan, you can't think of it! After she finished speaking, she wanted to break free of her hands, but found that those hands were very strong, like eagle claws, and saw that her eyes were like electricity, and she was a little frightened, and shouted to everyone: "Look, everyone, she is a prostitute, although she has redeemed herself, but what has happened in the past cannot be changed, that, that woman is a girl from a brothel, the Oiran Xiaoyu of the year, she knows this woman, she can testify, and the bustard can also testify, she is a prostitute in the former brothel!" Luan Xiang'er yelled like crazy, Zhao Baiquan rushed over and grabbed her and covered her mouth, Xiaoyu had already fled, and everyone began to accuse Xiao Wei, and soon someone recognized her as the female gentleman in the school.
Xiao Wei usually didn't care about this matter, after all, it was just a poor girl to survive, Xiaoxiao has been guarding herself like jade all these years, although she is cheap, but she is very clean, Xiao Wei does not dislike her, and sympathizes with her, but now she has been pushed to the cusp, people gather together to rely on the crowd Xiao Wei can't hear clearly, so she says anything unbearable.
"It turned out to be that female gentleman, hey, he's actually a prostitute, it's really a mistake!"
"That's it, I hang out with men all day long, and I don't know what to teach others!"
"She can really pretend, she can really blow, I thought she was a good person! Bah! It's really tarnished the title of 'sir', and she has done such things as robbing other people's fathers, and now she has been caught, why is she so thick-skinned! ”
Xiao Wei secretly screamed in her heart that it was not good, but now she couldn't tell it anyway, her reputation was completely ruined.