Chapter 19: The Caged Sparrow
Back in the pavilion, he drank a few more glasses alone. The first time I drank alcohol, I don't know if there are other factors, but in short, I still have an aftertaste.
Then he woke up Li Ji and prepared to pack up his things and leave the Yellow Crane Tower.
"Childe, where is Miss Yu?" Li Ji said with saliva at the corner of his mouth, sleepy-eyed.
"Gone. β
"Gone?!" Li Ji said in a loud voice.
Then he lowered his tone and said, "Oh yes, you have to go, otherwise you won't leave so late, and outsiders will gossip when they see it." β
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At this time, in a pavilion of the Yellow Crane Tower, it was quiet and tight, and in the half-rolled bead curtain, there was a woman sitting in front of the exquisite table, with pink face and red lips, and picturesque eyebrows.
She was staring at an envelope in front of her in a daze, her expression not sad or happy, but there was an indescribable heaviness.
is obviously a beautiful and lovely child, but he is like an old man who has been weathered.
"Da-da-da-da. β
There was a sound of footsteps in the pavilion, and she quickly and quietly put the envelope into her sleeve robe, and then her expression changed, and a soft and smile climbed up her cheeks, like a silent plump peony revived, and the whole person seemed to come to life.
She dragged a long gold-silk and white-veined epiphany rain silk brocade skirt to greet her.
The person who came was a well-dressed girl, and smiled at her: "Linglong girl, I have inquired clearly, the son just now is the young man who is widely circulated, and he leveled the hundred liukou in Ivory Mountain with one force, and taught the second son of the Liu family in Beishi. β
As she spoke, a hint of ruddy appeared on the girl's face, as if she admired her.
The Linglong girl pursed her lips and smiled, "What, Xiao Rong, do you remember that son?"
Xiao Rong's cheeks turned even redder, stomped her foot lightly, and said, ": Such a young man, born good-looking and capable, that woman doesn't want to have such a reliance, but Rong'er has self-knowledge, so she can be worthy of such a young man." β
"It's a delicate girl, you, who are as beautiful as a flower, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and have unparalleled talents, and are a good match for the famous son, so it's better to let Aunt Xin come forward to pull the strings for you. β
"It also saves you from being helpless and wandering all your life. Although the Yellow Crane Tower is famous, unlike those fireworks lands, it is not a long-term solution after all, and the big families don't look down on our lowly and unscrupulous profession, anyway, Aunt Xin is a good person, and she has never forcibly kept you here..."
Miss Linglong interrupted her and smiled lightly, "Okay Rong'er, don't mention this matter again, you can go." β
"Oh good. Rong'er retreated when she heard this, she didn't know how many times she had persuaded Linglong, but it was useless at all.
This kind and generous beauty will not leave, even if many powerful people are willing to marry her, look around here, and even be willing to treat her as a wife, she is not willing to leave.
After a while, after Na Rong'er walked away, Linglong turned around and sat down in front of the delicate table again, and a plump peony fell silent again.
She was upset with the mirror appliquΓ©, making her makeup a little messy, and then sighed violently.
laughed at himself: "Is it a chess piece like me with a bosom friend, and is it worthy of being mentioned with that kind of young man?"
Then she took out the envelope in the sleeve robe, and tried to tear it off directly several times but stopped, and there was a look of struggle in her phoenix eyes.
looked up at the bright moon outside the window, laughed miserably, and muttered, "Xu Ping'an, Xu Ping'an." β
"I wish you were a wicked person who coveted beauty, did a lot of evil, and had a false name, so that I, the caged bird, would not yearn for the outside world. β
"You shouldn't have listened to my tunes, and you shouldn't have appeared..."
The moonlight is faint, some people are happy and some are sad, there is never a shortage of sad lovers in the world, she is exquisite.
.........
Leaving the Yellow Crane Tower, Xu Ping'an and the three of them returned directly to the inn, and Li Ji and the demon child, who had eaten well, were so tired that they went to bed directly.
Xu Ping'an couldn't sleep, and there was a lingering figure in his mind, and his smile was like a knife carving.
He couldn't help but smile bitterly, no wonder Li Guiyao told him that entering the rivers and lakes is really grinding, it is better to read thousands of books than to travel thousands of miles, and meet a woman, is this also counted?
It wasn't until late at night that he slowly fell asleep.
In the early morning, everything was still the same, and Li Ji made hot water early and brought it into Xu Ping'an's room.
The white mist rose, the demon played with him mischievously, the bell-like laughter filled the place, the little girl and him became more and more familiar, no longer timid at all, and the smile was often hanging.
"Childe, there are a few people downstairs, and the one who leads the way has some skills, and he is a master of the house, so he should be slightly stronger than Wang Hu. Li Ji said suddenly.
"Oh?" Xu Ping'an raised his head from the basin, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "It should be the head of the Liu family, I didn't expect this Liu Yuan to have such a city government, and his younger brother Liu Er is really different, no wonder the Liu family can have such a family background, it is not simple or simple." β
"Then shall we see each other?" asked Li Ji.
"See, of course you have to see, there was something yesterday, nothing happened today, then let's play with him. Xu Ping'an rinsed his cheeks and said vaguely.
For a long time, Xu Ping'an played with the demon, and dragged it out of the guest room for more than an hour. The people downstairs were also very patient, and had no intention of leaving, quietly sipping tea and waiting.
Xu Ping'an saw the man along the stairs, and the man also looked at him at the same time, with a warm smile on his face, and nodded lightly, he didn't know and thought it was an old friend!
That person was Liu Yuan, followed by two entourages, wearing simple and black robes, with a sense of dΓ©jΓ vu of a chivalrous man in the rivers and lakes, no malice at all, and no scar marks, not like a bad guy who did a lot of evil.
Li Ji followed, and the demon was also led by him, and the difference between the two figures was quite large, which looked a little cute.
Xu Ping'an walked straight to the table where Liu Yuan was, sat down directly with a big grin, ignored his gaze, and didn't feel pressured at all.
"Gollum. He drank a cup of tea on the table, his demeanor was comfortable, and the sound of drinking water was not disguised at all.
Then he took the lead and said, "Third Brother Liu, a well-known existence in the rivers and lakes, came to find me, a twenty-eight young man, today, I am really a little flattered!"
Liu Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, and his evaluation of Xu Ping'an in his heart was higher, this should not be the calmness and bearing that a teenager can have.
Immediately laughed, arched his hand and said: "Little Brother Xu is really discerning, and he recognized my identity at once, but it is a false praise, I, Liu Yuan, am just a reckless, and I have some reputation because of opportunism, which is too far behind you two to be worth mentioning." β
Saying that, Liu Yuan glanced at Li Ji intentionally or unintentionally, is this burly and honest man the one who broke Wang Hu's arms at will?