On this day, Yanting came to look for Tan Yin, and he asked people in many ways, and this Yuehualou Meiniang should be Du Yan.

Mei Niang has been in the limelight recently, and she almost wants to squeeze the fine girl out of the Oiran position. On weekdays, even if the Yuehualou Oiran spends a thousand gold, the non-official and non-expensive will not be able to see each other, tonight the Beijing scholar will set up a banquet in the Yuehualou to celebrate Xu Linhai, the new branch of the Jinshi attended many times, and the woman has been preparing for a long time, but it is an opportunity to see the Meiniang.

Tan Yin understood what Yan Ting meant, there were many people in Yuehua Building today, and they were almost unable to entertain other guests. If Mei Niang was Du Yan, she naturally tried her best to avoid seeing Xu Linhai, and the concubine would not let her attend the banquet, they were easy to see Mei Niang in the past.

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The moon is bright and the stars are scarce, and the lights are on.

The sky is full of stars, and the brilliant lights in the distance are like the heavenly palace, and it is also this time last year, Tan Yin accompanied Yanya to Biyan Pavilion, but today it is in Yuehua Tower, which makes people not know what year it is.

Tan Yin pretended to be a little maid and walked in with Ge Gen with Yanting.

The most prestigious Qinglou in the imperial capital really lives up to its name, carved beams and painted buildings, Qionglou Yuyu, how similar to the world.

The steward had already greeted him, looking twenty-seven or eighteen years old, with proper speech, very beautiful and capable, and Ge Gen handed over a silver ingot.

Tan Yin asked, "This sister, I heard that Yuehua Tower is the first green building in Beijing. ”

The steward was called a sister by Tan Yin, a young man, and he was quite complacent, "That's not it, Yuehualou wants to say second, but no one dares to admit first." ”

Tan Yin smiled at the steward, "The Heavenly Jade Emperor doesn't live as well as this, and we are also admired." ”

The steward looked at Yan Ting in embarrassment, "It's a bad luck today, I think you have also heard that the new branch gold list Jinshi is at the banquet in Yuehua Building, and the concubine and the fine lady are all accompanying in the banquet, and Yuehua Building does not receive other guests today, if someone doesn't deliver a message, I'm afraid I will have no chance with you today." ”

"What about the green-waisted girl!"

Yuehualou has three uniques, the dance of the green waist, the piano of the girl and the green ant wine, the girl is amorous and charming, and the fine girl is straightforward and hot, but no matter how fierce the competition among the girls in the Yuehualou is, no one dares to think of the first position, and everyone knows who it belongs to.

The steward smiled and said lightly: "A few people must have come from afar, and they don't know the rules of Yuehua Tower, and not everyone can see the green-waisted girl." “

The green waist danced enough to fall into the city, and when he first became the leader, he was no longer a prince and general, and Yan Ting had only seen Yang Che and a few others in the past six months.

Tan Yin was choked for a moment, not frustrated at all, and handed over another piece of gold leaf, "The Meiniang girl, who has been quite famous recently, is always here!" We came all the way from Suzhou, just to see the demeanor of the girls in Yuehualou, should not even be our top brand in Suzhou! ”

The steward knew that it was a ploy, but in the end he was aroused a little competitive, "Okay, come with me!" ”

Tan Yin winked at Yan Ting, and several people followed the steward out of the hall and went to the backyard.

Out of the main building, through the back of the courtyard, out of the corridor in the moon gate, suddenly opened. Originally, there is no cave sky, in front of you is a vast garden, the trees in the garden are luxuriant, the mountains are stacked and green, the flowing water is murmuring, there are several chic and elegant three-storey small buildings standing in it, there are beautiful scenery in the garden, there are small buildings in the scene, there are beautiful women in the building.

There is a pond of lake water in the center of the garden, and there is a quaint four-story building standing in the lake, with only a little light in the building, which blends in with the surrounding darkness.

After following the steward for a while, he came to a small courtyard, where the maid was busy in the courtyard, and when she saw that the steward had brought a few people in, she hurriedly beckoned everyone to sit down in the hall and make tea for everyone.

The steward asked the maidservant to invite Mei Niang out, and sat down to chat with a few people.

"Listening to the accent of the son, it doesn't look like Suzhou came over, and there are Suzhou girls in Yuehualou."

Yan Ting smiled slightly, "Don't you still suspect that the steward can't do it, I will inevitably get accents everywhere when I go from south to north, but the accent of my little boy has not changed." ”

Tan Yin immediately said Suzhou dialect, "This sister, our Suzhou dialect is soft and glutinous, do you like it or not!" ”

The steward heard Tan Yin's Suzhou words and dispelled his doubts, "I like it!" Childe has a good eye, he wants to see Mei Niang by name, it's not me to boast, Mei Niang just came to Yuehua Building not long ago, and it gradually became loud, I don't know how many people want to see her but can't. If it weren't for a few people who came from afar, Meiniang happened to be empty today, otherwise I really wouldn't have seen her. This month, only the most popular girls in the small and medium-sized buildings in Huayuan can live here. ”

Tan Yin looked at the home furnishings, playing calligraphy and painting, and it was really extraordinary.

While talking, I saw a beautiful woman coming down from the second floor, she was wearing a plain moon-white brocade dress, and she only wore a few simple beads on her head, but she was as her name suggested. She was stunned when she saw that a few people downstairs were also stunned, and Tan Yin held back her excitement and pretended to be fine.

The steward saw her coming over and greeted everyone, "This is Mei Niang."

Mei Niang came to the table and sat down, the steward chatted a few words and left, and the maidservants were also sent away with an excuse.

The crowd was silent, not knowing how to speak.

Mei Niang, oh no, Du Yan refilled the tea for everyone, and opened her mouth first, "I didn't expect to see you here again, how did you find me." ”

Ge Gen wondered how this Miss Du knew that the son was looking for her, and after thinking about it carefully, yes, how could she go to the Qinglou and bring her own sister.

Tan Yin looked at Du Yan, her appearance was still as delicate and beautiful as last year, but her expression and temperament were completely different, last year's bravery of spending a lot of money for her sweetheart, now only indifference or even indifference after experiencing the hardships of the world.

Tan Yin said: "After we came to Beijing, we searched around, and then we happened to hear that Yuehualou Meiniang was the original Hangzhou prefect's young lady, so I wanted to come over to see if it was you." ”

Du Yan looked at everyone, and there was a ripple on her indifferent face, "It's rare that you still want to get me." ”

"Grandmother asked us to visit you after we arrived in Beijing, and Mrs. Du's only wish before her death was to find you." Yan Ting said.

Du Yan smiled, with a hint of bitterness, "When my grandmother passed away, I was locked up elsewhere, and I learned later that I haven't been able to go to worship until now. ”

Yan Ting comforted: "Miss Du, don't be sad, the old lady's future affairs have been arranged, and you can go to worship in person in the future." ”

When the Li family had an accident, Mrs. Du had a bad premonition, couldn't stand the stimulation, and was old, so she was dying. Subsequently, the Du family was investigated, and there was no way to deal with the aftermath, so the Gao family quietly handled the aftermath of Mrs. Du.

"You arranged your grandmother's funeral, and you can come to see me today, great kindness, unforgettable." After saying that, they got up and were about to worship, but the two hurriedly stopped her and pulled her up.

"You..... How are the rest of your family? ”

Hearing this, the corners of Du Yan's mouth twitched slightly, and a few bitter smiles flashed like death, "My father and eldest brother have been exiled, and the road is far away, and I don't know if I can save my life." My mother died of illness in prison, I was confiscated into the green building, my aunt and her sister were nowhere to be found, and I don't know if I will be able to see them in my life. ”

The Du family was investigated for being involved in the Li family's rebellion, although they did not participate in the rebellion, but they were both prosperous and lossy, how could they get rid of it. The man was exiled for thousands of miles, and the woman was not included in the music.

From the powerful and high-ranking officials with big families to the prisoners in the land of smoke miasma, from the ladies to the laughing singers, from the full house of high-ranking friends to the fallen trees, it has not been a year, time has passed in a hurry, red cherries and green plantains, but it has long been a matter of things.

Tan Yin comforted, "I will definitely see it, I will definitely see it." ”

Du Yan knew Tan Yin's kindness and nodded.

Du Yan has been in the Yuehua Building for three months, and her reputation has risen, looking at her dress and interior decoration today, you can know that life is worry-free, but the poor gold and jade have fallen into the land of fireworks.

"How have these months been?"

"Fortunately, the old lady is in good health?"

"It's all good!"

"I'm fine here, you don't need to worry, go back and talk to the old lady, so that she can be relieved."

How can this kind of place be called good, Tan Yin understood that this was Du Yan's words against her will in order to comfort them, and she was even more sad in her heart.

Yan Ting said a lot to a girl like Du Yan, so it was better to let the two girls talk about themselves, so he gestured to Tan Yin, and said that he saw an acquaintance just now, and he was going to say hello and went out with Ge Gen.

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After Yan Ting left, Du Yan led Tan Yin to sit in the room on the second floor, the second floor is divided into two rooms, the inner room is the bedroom, covered by a peony double-sided embroidered screen, and the outside is the living room. There is a low table and two chairs, the tables and chairs are carved with a variety of exquisite tangled peonies, the whole bedroom is arranged magnificently, there is a picture of the skylark camellia hanging on the wall, the color is elegant and gorgeous, the delicate is complete, it can be seen that it comes from the hand of a famous artist.

Du Yan stepped forward and opened the window located in the south, outside the window, a bright moon hung high in the sky, and the lights of the Yuehua Tower in the distance were brilliant, not like the world. faintly wafting the sound of the piano, the sound of drums, and the sound of laughter, presumably a talented and beautiful woman, fat powder and romance; It seems that there is still a smell of meat, presumably it is a delicacy, a gluttonous feast.

Tonight is full of friends, and it is a sleepless night, the second son of the Xu family is proud of the spring breeze, and the merry young man scolds Fang Xuan, how can he remember the infatuated woman who once ran around for him, but now he is in the same place but is invisible, it has been less than a year, and time has changed like this.

Du Yan turned her head, looked at Tan Yin who was looking out the window, and chuckled: "Today, the talented people of Dazhao gather in Yuehua Building, the powerful and prominent, the scholars are romantic, the glass of wine is a song, the poetry is endowed with poetry, the talented and beautiful woman will be a good story again!" ”

Tan Yin looked at her with a pair of even more vivid black eyes under the light, "I heard from the steward just now that the concubine and the fine lady are going to accompany her." ”

"If it can be written into one or two poems, it will be a glorious thing, not to mention that the concubine has already had a lot of contacts with Xu Linhai." Du Yan pushed the rice cake on the plate to Tan Yin, and found a comfortable position to sit down, "This rice cake is very delicate, and there is also a green ant wine called one of the three uniques of Yuehualou, you can taste it." It's been a long time since I've been so relaxed, don't be restrained, just sit casually, sit all day long, I'm suffocated to death. ”

Tan Yin and Du Yan are not too familiar, but they have had a few interactions in Hangzhou, and the conversation just now, coupled with Du Yan's original free and easy temperament, now that she has let down her guard against them, Tan Yin naturally feels it, but now she feels closer.

"This is camellia? I still remember appreciating Baozhu camellia with you in Hangzhou Changchun Garden last year. Tan Yin looked at the camellia on the wall and said.

Du Yan looked at the picture, a little distracted, her thick long eyelashes didn't blink, she seemed to come back to her senses for a while, and said: "I saw you and Yanya Yanmin last year, speaking of which, there is still a month for the camellia to bloom again, and the camellia in Beijing will be late, I don't know what the situation is." ”

Tan Yin remembered the gentle but assertive Zhang Ziyan she saw in Changchun Garden last year, and now she doesn't have to participate in the draft, but her situation is different.

"I also met Miss Zhang of the governor's family that time, and I don't know how she is now?"

"You said Ziyan, I have been friends with her for many years, I was ignorant at that time, I went around looking for posts, and she secretly accompanied me, and later ......" Du Yan didn't say anything halfway through.

Tan Yin remembered that she had searched for Huaisu for Xu Linhai, but now she was close but she couldn't meet each other.

Du Yan leaned over slightly to pour tea for her, "At that time, she also found a picture of Baozhu camellia made by Xu Linhai and gave it to me as a birthday gift, and I don't know where the painting went......"

Tan Yin saw her demeanor, and mentioned that Xu Linhai had no change in words and tones, and had completely let go.

"Her father's official position is quite high, and her aunt is a concubine in the palace, this time the implication is deeper, and the crime is more serious, I have only been out for two months, and I don't know where I am now."

The two chatted for a while, and Du Yan asked, "I don't know if it's time to ask, is there anything important about you coming to Beijing as soon as the festival is over?" “

"This time, the eldest cousin, Yanya, Yanmin, and my mother are all here." Tan Yin looked at the bright pearl outside the window and the Yuehualou that was like a heavenly palace and said: "You also know the rumors in Hangzhou City before, we came to scatter our hearts, and secondly, we came for the marriage of the second sister." ”

Du Yan smiled slightly, "Now Xu Zifei is the leader of high school, with a bright future, and he is the hottest fragrant dumpling in Beijing, and many people are greedy." I have also heard some words before, saying that the marriage contract between Xu Gao and the two families does not seem to be canceled, and now Xu Zifei has to watch it carefully. ”

Tan Yin saw that Du Yan had misunderstood, "You misunderstood!" We didn't come here to see him, but to completely withdraw from this marriage. “

Du Yan admired the Gao family for taking the initiative to dissolve the marriage contract when she was in Hangzhou before, but she didn't expect to be unmoved in the face of a high school champion Chenglong's fast son-in-law, the Gao family really has a backbone, and then thought about it, if there is no backbone, how can he live up to the old man's entrustment to come to Qinglou to visit the daughter of the guilty minister.

"I didn't expect Yanya to be so strong, your maternal grandparents are high-minded, which is admirable." Du Yan took a deep look at Tan Yin.

Tan Yin was embarrassed by her words, "How can you say that the mountains are so high, it's just that Qi Da is not a coincidence, plus there were so many discords before, the second sister is really unwilling, and the elders in the family don't want the second sister to be wronged." ”

Du Yan thought of Yanya, she usually talks less, and she talks even less after the divorce turmoil. "Don't be modest, how can ordinary people be willing to ride the dragon like this."

Tan Yin thought of the Luda family, and it was really rare to have someone like the Gao family. "Only you know if the shoes fit or not, what's the use of those false names."

"It's a good thing to say, if you try to do anything in vain, you are harming others and yourself." Du Yan poured tea for Tan Yin. "But I remember that I had already withdrawn in April and May last year, why did you say that you want to completely withdraw from the marriage, wasn't it completely before?"

Tan Yin took a sip of tea, "You don't know the twists and turns." Just told what happened, the peaks and loops, the ups and downs, even more wonderful than the script, Du Yan listened to it for a while, I don't know where the ship is going.

"Then now the Xu family insists on fulfilling the marriage contract, and the Gao family insists that the marriage contract is invalid?"

"That's it, this matter is frozen here, Yanmin's future husband's family is also very anxious, and the elders in the family also hope that the second sister's marriage will be settled as soon as possible.

Du Yan pondered for a long time, "Do you know much about Xu Zifei?" ”

Tan Yin was stunned for a moment, "After he became an adult, he had very little contact with his grandfather's family, and everyone didn't know much about it, just a peek at a leopard, and it can be seen from the divorce!" “

"Even though you agree with his talents, in your hearts you still inevitably think that he is a man who values his name over righteousness?"

"Isn't it?"

"You also know what I used to think about him, my father invited Hangzhou talents to banquets, he was always a guest of honor, and he knew a little more about him." Du Yan chuckled, "My father is full of praise for him, and once told me that he looks arrogant and arrogant on the surface, but in fact he is thoughtful and free-spirited, and my father once sighed that he is a rare pillar of talent. Although the Xu family did not do a good job in the divorce with the Gao family, no one is perfect, and now he has another mind, is there no room for maneuver. ”

Tan Yin remembered the scene when she saw Xu Linhai in Lu Mansion that day, and said after a moment: "You said that he has a heart for Yanya now, and I doubted it before, but if you think about it carefully, it's really far-fetched, is Xu Linhai the kind of person who loves children?" Besides, he has no contact with Yanya at all, so how can he be affectionate. Besides, it is difficult to recover the water, neither Yanya nor the Gao family are willing to uncover this already healed scar again, they just want Mrs. Ping to turn a new page safely and steadily. ”

"In all fairness, he has studied under the great Confucians of the world since he was a child, and he has long been famous, and he is a high-minded and arrogant young scholar, and he is dissatisfied with the fiancée of the merchant arranged by his family, which is not a big evil!"

"This ...... We don't say he's a wicked man. ”

"Speaking of which, Yanya is still angry about his divorce, thinking that he is treacherous, and there is a second time with the first time, especially when the gap between the two parties is getting wider and wider, and he is unwilling to go to the future with him in an uncertain future." Du Yan understood.

Tan Yin choked for a moment and explained: "No, it was Yanya who clearly told us that she didn't like Xu Linhai and insisted on asking to withdraw from the marriage. In addition, the grandfather's family was worried that Qi Da would be uncoupled, and seeing that Yanya was unwilling, they followed Yanya. ”

Du Yan smiled, didn't say more, the two chatted for a while, Yan Ting took Ge Gen to find Tan Yin, said goodbye to Du Yan and walked out.