Chapter 56: The Merchant's Swan Song (4)
Xiao Yan tried thousands of ways to finally drive Zhang Ke out of his office, as soon as Zhang Ke walked out of the office, he immediately closed the door of the office, looked around in the room, and whispered Liu Yanyu's name. He screamed a dozen times and no one answered, and then he gave up.
Xiao Yan sat on his office chair like a deflated balloon, if it weren't for Zhang Ke's sudden appearance, he might have solved the mystery of the ancient tomb by now.
"Bastard ······" Xiao Yan was angry for a while, but scolded loudly. But no matter how Xiao Yan scolded, he couldn't hear it, and Liu Yanyu never appeared again.
Xiao Yan stayed alone in the office for a long time, and didn't think of leaving until his stomach was so hungry that he was "cooing". Before leaving the room, he called Liu Yanyu's name a few more times, and he stood outside the door for a while, until he was sure that Liu Yanyu would not appear again, and then he left unwillingly.
Xiao Yan returned to his home after eating dinner outside, he lay on the sofa and stared at the ceiling in a daze, trying to think about what kind of conditions would prompt Liu Yanyu to appear. He conceived many plans, and finally chose the plan of dripping his blood on the guqin.
Xiao Yan blinked, feeling a wave of fatigue in his eyes, and it didn't take long for him to fall asleep.
"General······ General ·······"
Xiao Yan was in a daze and saw a woman sitting beside him, the woman shook his body and called him "general" in her mouth. At first, he thought he was dreaming, and he stopped paying attention. But it didn't take long for him to feel his body really shaking, and then he woke up.
"Liu Yanyu?"
Xiao Yan rubbed his eyes in disbelief and looked carefully, the person sitting next to him was indeed Liu Yanyu, and he looked around and looked at the furnishings in the room, which was even more incredible.
In the room, Yunding sandalwood is used as a beam, crystal jade is a lamp, pearl is a curtain, and Fan Jin is a column. He was lying on a six-foot-wide agarwood bed, with a silk treasure book hanging next to the bed, and the tent was embroidered with pearls and silver thread begonia flowers, and the wind was moving, like a sea of falling clouds. His pillow is a green jade incense pillow, a soft silkworm ice pillow is lying down, and a jade belt is covered with a Luo quilt.
There was a huge moon pearl hanging on the roof of the room, shining like a bright moon. The ground is covered with a good Suzhou-Hangzhou embroidery carpet, rusty peonies, the petals are fresh and exquisite, even the stamens are delicate and recognizable, and the barefoot step only feels warm.
"I crossed over?" Xiao Yan stood barefoot on the carpet and muttered to himself.
"General, what's wrong with you?" Liu Yanyu stepped forward and saluted respectfully, and asked worriedly.
After Xiao Yan glanced at Liu Yanyu, he shook her weak body and asked excitedly, "Where is this?" Why am I here? ”
"What's wrong with the general, has the general forgotten about last night?"
"Last night?" Xiao Yan thought about it carefully, he remembered that he had fallen asleep on the sofa after returning home, and he had not been asleep for long before he had just fallen asleep, he asked confusedly, "Is it dawn?" ”
"Hehehe······" Liu Yanyu covered her face with an embroidered handkerchief and laughed quietly, she walked to the window and opened it.
Sunlight shone into the room, and the cries of the street vendors were heard.
Xiao Yan walked to the window and looked out, there were still many small vendors with big umbrellas in the open spaces on both sides of the street. The streets stretch east and west to the quieter suburbs outside the city, but there are still pedestrians on the streets: some are carrying burdens and hurrying, some are driving ox carts to deliver goods, some are driving donkeys to pull trucks, and some are stopping to enjoy the scenery of the Qinhuai River. The entire Jinling City was immersed in a quiet and peaceful atmosphere, completely unaware that the death of the country was near.
"This is Jinling Castle in Kyoto of the Southern Tang Dynasty?" Xiao Yan looked at Liu Yanyu uncertainly and asked.
Liu Yanyu hid her face and replied with a smile, "The general said that he was joking, you don't know about the dignified Southern Tang general?" ”
Xiao Yan thought of the conversation with Liu Yanyu in the office before, and guessed that the general in her mouth was Xiao Sheng. He asked in disbelief, "I'm Xiao Sheng?" ”
"General, don't make fun of the slave family, a few people in Jinling City don't know General Xiao Shengxiao."
"I'm Xiao Sheng? Did I really cross over? Xiao Yan looked at Liu Yanyu in disbelief, thinking in his heart.
"You just said last night, so what happened last night?" He looked at Liu Yanyu on the side and asked.
"The general really doesn't remember what happened last night?"
Liu Yanyu's expression looked a little lost and sad. Xiao Yan shook his head, it wasn't that he didn't remember it, but he hadn't experienced it at all.
Liu Yanyu suddenly curtsied and said, "The little woman thanked the general for his kindness last night. ”
"What are you doing here?" Xiao Yan picked up Liu Yanyu and asked.
"Now that the general has forgotten what happened last night, the slave family can only salute once again to thank you."
"Don't thank me first, let's talk about what happened last night." Xiao Yan was a little anxious.
Liu Yanyu nodded slightly, and at the same time motioned for Xiao Yan to go back to the inner hall and sit down and speak. After Xiao Yan sat down, she poured a glass of water and handed it to Xiao Yan, she saw Xiao Yan take a sip of water, and stood aside and said:
The place where Liu Yanyu is located is the "Yanyu Pavilion", and last night was the annual "winning" night of the Yanyu Pavilion. And her hands are like soft wattles, her skin is like clotted fat, her collar is like a grub, her teeth are like rhinoceros, her head is like a moth eyebrow, she is smiling and beautiful, and she is naturally the best choice for a beautiful crown and an oiran.
"Yanyu Pavilion" has long been publicized for this "championship", plus Liu Yanyu's famous crown Jinling. This matter soon spread all over the streets and alleys of Jinling City, from small markets and small meals to large officials, dignitaries, princes and nobles, and everyone knew about it.
Because of this, there were countless carriages and sedan chairs in front of the "Yanyu Pavilion" last night, and it was even more overcrowded. And some people want to squeeze into the "Yanyu Pavilion" to see Liu Yanyu's beauty, and even fight.
Last night, the biggest one was Li Congqian, the mother and brother of Li Yu, the queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty, who was good at calligraphy, and had ingenuity in playing Go and composing poems, and even Li Yu praised him for a long time. After learning that Liu Yanyu was proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and recited poems, he often ordered the housekeeper to go to the "Yanyu Pavilion" to invite Liu Yanyu into the house, but every time he ate a closed door.
He also had the idea of visiting the "Smoke and Rain Pavilion" in person, but because of his status as a relative of the emperor, he has not been able to give action. When he learned about the "Oiran", he was worried that Liu Yanyu would be taken away by those cross-child disciples, and he couldn't bear it anymore, so he finally came here tonight.
Xiao Sheng, as Li Congqian's close friend, also accompanied Li Congqian. If it weren't for the concern for Li Congqian's safety, he would not be willing to go to these fireworks and wine places.
Li Congqian's appearance, the result of winning the championship is needless to say.
"I'm sorry, I'd rather die than spend the Spring Festival with him." Liu Yanyu said with the anger in her heart.
"What are you to dare to talk to this king like this?" Li Congqian angrily patted the coffee table and stood up, and said sharply.