72. Xiurui

Qiao's mother called three or four girls who were good at calligraphy and painting to come out. The girls of wwwwcom Goolan Courtyard are a little bit of eyesight, and after seeing Zhang He from afar, they knew how to greet them, and they were not too arrogant when they came over, and they were more graceful than everyone's ladies.

Zhang He looked at these girls with a smile, with a hint of playfulness in his eyes, and he couldn't help but blush a little when he saw that those girls were rolling in the red dust.

"Just her." Zhang He closed the fan and pointed to one of the girls wearing a pink and white skirt. Wanjing secretly raised her eyebrows on the side, and said in her heart What is the origin of this Zhang He, how can he be so familiar with it, is it right or wrong to ask him to accompany him to pick up Yuelou?

"Xiurui, you stay to serve your son. Childe, what do you have to say? Qiao's mother pushed the rest of the girls out, took a piece of silver thrown by Zhang He and walked away.

The girl was overjoyed by Zhang He's order, and quickly sat down next to Zhang He with a good look, holding on to the sleeves of her light shirt and filling the white porcelain wine cup with wine, and pushed it in front of Zhang He, "Childe hasn't forgotten yesterday's relationship, Xiurui invited Childe to have a drink first." ”

Zhang He stretched out his hand to stop him, "I'm not busy drinking." Miss Xiurui, this floor is too noisy, let's find a private room and talk slowly. ”

Xiurui smiled slightly, hooked Zhang He with her eyes as if she was coquettish, and beckoned the big teapot to pick up a private room, and she took Zhang He around the corridor and walked slowly to the backyard.

Qiao's mother walked around the back of the stairs, her face was no longer the joyful look she had just now, and she looked at Zhang He's back thoughtfully. A girl next to her reached out and put her hand on Qiao's mother's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Mom, what are you worried about?" Xiurui's hooves are measured. ”

Mother Joe pouted, "What do I have to worry about!" There is nothing unsightly in any kiln, if you are worried, simply close the door! Tsk, I just don't know where this brother came from, and he doesn't look like an official. But yesterday he inquired about the red bracelet, it couldn't be ......"

"That's it! I told mom not to be greedy for those two money. But Xiurui asked yesterday, it's not him, it's probably the bracelet. You should greet your guests with peace of mind. The girl hooked her hand and pointed to the door, Qiao's mother followed her finger and looked at it, and immediately changed her smiling face again, dragging the red shawl and twisting it, "Huang Gongzi, you really haven't been here for a few days!" ”

"Mother Qiao is still so stylish!" Huang Gongzi laughed, raised his thumb and leaned behind him, "I brought a friend today, you must help me say hello!" ”

Qiao's mother looked behind him, couldn't help but clap her hands, and said with a smile: "I've accumulated great virtue today!" With the demeanor and temperament of the son, I don't need to take care of the girls anymore. Dare to ask this son's surname? ”

"Oh——, surname is Lin."

"Huang Gongzi, Lin Gongzi, you two are seated in the private room!"

The building is divided into front and back yards, and the front yard has a two-story tall lobby, all of which are scattered. There are winding paths in the backyard, and the bamboo forest and lotus pond are very elegant, which is where the private room is, and the consumption is naturally not a grade.

Zhang He and Wanjing entered a private room in the corner of the backyard, this room is quite large, divided into inside and outside, and the windows are hung with fine bamboo curtains, which are both breathable and private. After listening to the order, the big teapot had already come over and lit the lamp, burned the spices, and hung a light green light gauze curtain between the inside and outside, and the light and shadow led people to reverie.

Xiurui beckoned Zhang He to sit down, poured the wine again and pushed it to Zhang He. Zhang He drank it all under her charming gaze.

"Childe came to our Moon Tower for the first time?"

"The second time."

"The second time? That's Xiurui's eyesight, Gongzi is such a dragon and phoenix, Xiurui has no impression, and she should be punished with a cup. After speaking, Xiurui poured herself a glass, but before the wine glass was brought to her mouth, she was stopped by Zhang He, and said with a smile: "Why don't you remember?" Yesterday you asked me if my surname was Fan. ”

Xiurui burst into laughter, pinched the handkerchief and gently slapped Zhang He's shoulder, and said with a sneer: "Childe is making fun of me, I won't drink this cup, I will punish Childe for drinking." ”

Standing on the edge of the wall, the evening mirror couldn't help but shudder.

"Not busy." Zhang He took the wine glass and put it aside, "I want to know why you asked me if my surname is Fan, tell me a reason, and I drank this cup." ”

Xiurui lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes flashed a few times, and then she said, "I heard you inquire about the red bracelet yesterday, and said that there is finally an infatuated person in this red dust." It's a pity you're not. Childe, the infatuation and resentment of our Qinglou woman, after talking about it, it also makes people feel hypocritical. There is a joke in the play that flowers are full moon, so why do you have to listen to me? ”

"The bracelet isn't yours?"

"It's not." Xiurui smiled disdainfully, "If it was mine, I would have smashed it early." ”

"Miss Xiurui is a free and refreshing person, I look at this glass of wine, I still drink it." Zhang He took the wine glass and drank it all, and after looking at the glass with Xiurui, he said, "Then I might as well be refreshed." Girl, I'm here today for the bracelet. ”

When Xiurui heard Zhang He say this, the charm in her demeanor went a little bit, "It seems that I was too talkative yesterday." She lowered her head and pondered for a moment before she said slowly: "That bracelet belongs to one of my sisters Qiongzhi, and that is also a hard-working girl." Heh, but then again, isn't the girl who fell into this brothel in the Qinglou a hard life? It's just that she can't think about it herself, and she can't let it go. ”

"Qiongzhi? Where is she? ”

"Dead."

Zhang He nodded, not particularly surprised by this result. But what made him a little embarrassed was that the evening mirror didn't tell him what happened to the bracelet. What did he ask next? Is it enough to know who the owner is, or is it enough to ask for more information? Thinking so, Zhang He turned his head and glanced at the evening mirror.

Wanjing also scratched her head a little, feeling unpleasant, on the one hand, she wanted to know more, and on the other hand, she was afraid that Zhang He would guess something. It's really not as convenient as when Lin Yu is there.

Xiurui didn't notice the little guy behind Zhang He, but when she saw that Zhang He turned around halfway through his words, she also took a look. This look, Xiurui was so shocked that she didn't say anything for a long time, and only after a while did she stroke her chest and said: "Childe is so graceful, I can't imagine that even the little guy around me is like this......" She paused, and then chuckled: "Wonderful beauty." ”

Zhang He couldn't help laughing, "See? ”

Xiurui completely didn't have any other thoughts about Zhang He at this time, straightened her clothes, sat up straight, and said a little boringly: "Xiurui is a dusty woman, and she has seen many people, although she can't say anything else, this man and woman can still be clearly distinguished." ”

Zhang He thought this was interesting, turned around and beckoned to the evening mirror, "In that case, don't be restrained, sit down." ”

Wanjing saw that he had already exposed his horse's feet, so he stepped forward and nodded to Xiurui, "Don't laugh, girl, I pestered him to come." ”

"It's nothing, and no one has to say that a local woman here has to come? Most of the women did not want to talk to us, and sat at the same table. Xiurui casually stroked the hair of her sideburns, smiled self-deprecatingly, and said to Zhang He: "Since there is such a stunning beauty around Gongzi, why do you come to Zhuyuelou to see vulgar fans like us." Oh yes, you're here to see the girl for the bracelet. ”

"The girl is not a vulgar fan, don't be presumptuous." Zhang He poured a glass of wine and raised it to Xiurui, and drank it, "This cup is considered to be my compensation to the girl." You talk, I'll go for a walk in the courtyard. ”

Wanjing watched Zhang He suddenly take the initiative to leave the private room, but she was a little uneasy, wondering if he had already guessed something. Zhang He's performance today surprised her, she felt that this person was a little incomprehensible, and the indifferent attitude of handling lightly in her gestures was not pretended by a random family member after changing his clothes. I don't know if he hides it too well on weekdays, or if he can't see it with his clumsy eyes and underestimates him.

The room was silent for a long time, and finally Xiurui couldn't bear it, and asked Wanjing a little unceremoniously: "Who is the girl from Fan Gongzi?" did not hesitate to disguise himself to come into this dusty place, and he was not afraid of ruining his reputation. ”

Wanjing didn't think it was angry, and said indifferently: "It's not anyone, I don't know what you said about Fan Gongzi." However, girl, is there a spring in the name of Fan Gongzi you are talking about? ”

Xiurui was a little confused by what she said, "yes." Didn't you say you didn't know it? And how do you know? ”

"Can you tell me the story of Qiong Zhi and Fan Gongzi?" Wanjing took out a silver ingot from his cuff and put it in Xiurui's hand, "It should be the tea money I heard the girl say about the last play." ”

The wind lanterns in the Goolan courtyard seem to be full of charming ambiguity, reflecting the green bamboo and lotus in the courtyard. Zhang He walked slowly along the small pond in the courtyard, listening to the whispers coming from the houses, or chanting and singing, there was a feeling that I was alone in the turbid world. It's just that it doesn't feel good, it's a bit bleak.

He found a flat stone by the pond and sat down, his fingers brushing the grass by the pond, tickling.

"It's dead again." Zhang He muttered to himself at the lotus flowers in the pond. The last time he went to the cross ditch with Wanjing, when Wanjing asked Qin Huai'an's wife if she had passed away, he felt puzzled. This time she came to the old owner of the bracelet, but it turned out to be a deceased person.

If Wanjing doesn't tell him, he won't ask or listen, but that doesn't mean he won't think.

He has always felt that Wanjing is a person with his own inner world, and now he feels that Wanjing is a person with secrets, which can't help but make him more and more curious. This curiosity is like grass cutting through the palm of the hand, tickling people's hearts.

Zhang He pulled a piece of grass and twisted it in the palm of his hand, and threw it into the lotus pond, looking at the sky, he felt that the time should be almost up, so he stood up. When he turned around, he saw a man standing three paces away from him, as if looking at him in the dim light.

There is no shortage of male and female benefactors in the Goolan courtyard, Zhang He saw that someone was secretly looking at him, and he was tired of it, and he was about to rebuke him, but the man said: "Zhang He? How did you end up here? ”

Zhang He was so shocked when he heard the sound that he almost fell into the water, thinking: This is really terrible!