Chapter 27: Visiting Minglou at Night (Part 2)
Behind the Minglou.
In the small building by the lake, a young woman wearing a green silk shirt sat at the table. Her pair of light-swept eyebrows were full of resentment, which made people feel pity.
The house was filled with incense, and the maid Huaner stood obediently behind to pour tea for the guests. The woman was so cute that she recited a poem on rice paper: "A turtle is two feet long, and the turtle is bigger than a mountain... This poem is full of heroic spirit, and there are millions of scholars in the capital, and only the young master can write this poem."
The sound is as soft as water, naturally with a sense of intimacy.
The tall Yuchi Hu was fascinated by the sight. When the beauty looked back shyly, she slapped her knees: "Miss Li's eyes are like candles. My father also commented that. It's just a mediocre work, and it's not worth mentioning."
The maid couldn't help laughing, but was angrily angrily by Li Shishi and quickly stopped.
Li Shishi smiled gently: "In this poetry meeting, in addition to the famous "Wong of Chun and Beauty" by Gongzi, Chen Gong's "Walking on the Fear Beach" was also spread all over the world. It's a pity that Chen Gong announced his old age and returned home. Shishi had never seen it yet, but it was a pity."
Yuchi Hu waved his bear's paw and looked proud: "I heard from my father that there is something strange about the poem "Passing the Fear Beach"."
There is no out-of-the-box chat between princes and princes, and ordinary people dare not discuss these things at all. Li Shishi had long been puzzled, and then asked with the flow: "What's wrong?"
Yuchi Hu hooked his fingers and asked her to get closer. However, he didn't expect that the fragrant wind would blow on his face and almost drilled under the table.
Yuchi Hu quickly sat upright and held the scholar's square scarf, and then said in surprise: "I heard from my father that Chen Qingqiu had never been to the estuary of the Pearl River, nor to reach Lingdingyang. Moreover, Diankui Si was not airtight, and it was impossible to spread the writing after writing it. There must be experts in this."
"oh?"
Li Shishi looked surprised: "In Shishi's opinion, it is impossible to be named a marquis and ministers. Is there any opportunity in the world to give people the opportunity to be remembered forever?"
Yuchi Hu nodded repeatedly and sighed in a good manner: "It is because of this reason that no one questioned Chen Qingqiu. My father said that this poem has the meaning of the country's demise, and the people behind the scenes are unwilling to stand up."
The following sentence is about to perish, Li Shishi just pretends not to hear it: "A person who can do such things either has a stunning talent and does not want to be born, or he has achieved success and does not care about this false reputation. No matter which one, he is definitely not an ordinary person. I don't know if Shishi has the opportunity to see it."
"Shi Shi! A distinguished guest is here."
Mrs. Tang ran to the door in panic, not daring to knock on the door to disturb her, so she could only urge her at the door.
Li Shishi looked surprised. The one who was sitting here is the beloved son of Duke Zheng. Could it be that the nanny forgot?
Yuchi Hu's face also darkened and he suddenly became angry. His name as "Kyoto Little Overlord" was not made. Even the prince had to call him "Brother Huzi" when he saw him. Someone dared to discourage him.
Li Shishi was about to comfort him, but saw that Yuchi Hu had already stood up, with a fierce look on his face, rolled up his sleeves and strode to the door, opened the door and said loudly:
"Master, why are you here?"
"roll!"
"Okay!"
Cao Hua waved his fan and entered the small building by the lake and brought the door with his feet.
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Outside the small building.
Master Liu was shocked and opened his mouth for a long time but couldn't spit out a word. What is Tai Sui? He was still too ignorant just now.
Yuchi Hu stretched out his neck to see the situation in the house, but was turned away.
The madam Mrs. Tang looked embarrassed and thought that she hadn't heard the brief conversation just now, and said with a smirk: "Young Master Yuchi, why don't I arrange another girl for you? Yu'er is out of the box today..."
"Gonggui! This young master is a scholar."
Yuchi Hu was so angry that the girl Shishi in the house couldn't hear it, but his arm wrapped around Mrs. Tang's waist: "Really? I will send it to the Duke's Mansion tomorrow. The woman I like is reasonable for outsiders to touch." Seeing a man dressed in a merchant blocking the way, Yuchi Hu frowned: "Who are you?"
Master Liu was so scared that he shivered and hurriedly bowed to compliment: "Master Hu, my Liu Laosi in Nancheng, is following Mr. Cao to do odd jobs. You have guided me several times before."
It was said that it was a guide, but it was actually just a few times that he had been cleaned up. Master Liu did not dare to be arrogant to Yuchi Hu, and he should have the etiquette.
Yuchi Hu suddenly realized and waved his hand and said, "Go and go, are you a wink? Master, can you listen outside to the business? Get out and wait."
Master Liu was frightened and ran out in a hurry.
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In a two-story building.
When Li Shishi saw Yuchi Hu's reaction, she knew who was coming. Her face changed slightly, and she hurriedly stood up and knelt on the ground with the maid.
When the princes and nobles come to the brothel, they are just having fun. The maids are honest and have a lot of people in the mansion. If they come to the brothel, they will be bored and kowtowed three times and nine times, and they will be meaningless. They are mostly jokes and joking and not talking about their identity.
But Cao Hua is different. He is cold-blooded and cruel and torture, and although he rarely comes to Minglou, the only two times were the prince and prince who accompanied him to the capital, but just these two times were enough to make Li Shishi unforgettable.
"I've seen the young master!"
Li Shishi didn't look up, but just looked at the toes of a pair of snow-white boots and moved to the table.
Cao Hua sat next to the table, rubbing his fingers and looking calm.
The night is dark, and a faint cool breeze blows into the building.
The temperature in the room dropped very quickly, even making the kneeling maid feel a little cold, so cold that she even takes care of her breathing.
Li Shishi's eyes were low and she waited patiently.
The conversation outside gradually drifted away, and Cao Hua breathed a sigh of relief: "Miss Shishi, get up!"
"Thank you!"
Li Shishi slowly stood up, took a clean tea cup, and brewed a pot of new tea. She was generous and not beautiful, and she was also a tea ceremony master in later generations.
He was actually very curious about the ancient socialite. He looked around and saw that Li Shishi kept bowing his head and lowering his eyebrows, and then said, "Relax and lift his head."
"yes."
Li Shishi raised her cheeks, her eyes staggered for a moment, and her body was tense.
He knew that he was scary and did not force him: "I'm here to say hello to you. If someone called Song Jiang came to find you, please tell me the first time."
"Shishi must pay attention."
Li Shishi nodded slightly and filled the teacup with the scholar in white in front of him.
He tapped his fingers on the table, and there was nothing to say.
Knocking the table was just a habit of thinking before, but "Cao Hua" was born with a cold face. When his fingers tapped the table, it was like a drum beat on the battlefield. When Li Shishi's ears, even his breathing was slightly frozen, and his hands trembled unconsciously. After hesitating for a moment, Li Shishi got up and walked to the piano platform in the room to sit down, and turned sideways with a charming curve: "Young Master, do you want to listen to the song?"
He was thinking: "Play Eighteen...ah, let's send it to you."
He even admired his wit for turning from "Eighteen Touch" to "Eighteen Sends".
"Send to each other eighteen?"
Li Shishi was stunned and had never heard of this song at all.
Cao Hua used to do jewelry and antique business, but he had never learned the guqin and guzheng, but he could play the flute. Anyway, he had nothing to say, so he asked his maid to take a bamboo flute and blew the most introductory "Liang Zhu". He didn't know how to give it to each other, so he could only use this to make do.
The sound of the flute is faintly at night, and the ripples on the lake are in the wind.
The scholar in white stood by the window of the small building, danced lightly with a square scarf, his robe was waving, and his slender fingers pressed the bamboo flute.
The melody is sad, and although the technique is awkward, it is still touching.
Li Shishi did not neglect at all and listened carefully.
The end of a song.
He turned his head and said, "How is it?"
"Young master is a talented man, Shishi feels inferior to him."
Li Shishi nodded slightly, with a sincere attitude.
Half true and half false, the song is indeed a good song, but the musical attainment is not high.
In fact, even if he really wrote a song "Eighteen Touches", Li Shishi could only answer like this.
Not nice?
It will die.
He knew that Li Shishi was perfunctory and did not stay for a long time: "Remember to say hello when Song Jiang comes."
"Shishi dare not forget."
Li Shishi stood up and saw him off. When he walked to the door of the building, he was driven back by Cao Hua waved his hand. She stood at the door and watched the Kyoto Taisui go away.
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Back in the room, Li Shishi gently stroked the black hair in her temples and sat in front of the piano platform, without saying a word for a long time.
The maid Huan'er was still frightened. She glanced at the window and saw the scholar in white walking away before she dared to whisper: "Miss, I thought I was going to die just now, so I forced myself to pinch my thighs and didn't faint."
Li Shishi came back to his senses, his eyes looked like clear springs and smiled: "More scarier than the current emperor?"
“It’s much scary.”
Huan'er shrank his neck: "The emperor couldn't bear to kneel when he saw the lady. Lord Cao didn't dare to look up at me. I heard that he was very handsome, isn't it true?"
Li Shishi sighed quietly: "I dare to look at such a great reputation, but just now I glanced at it and found that he was much more friendly than before when he spoke."
"If you want a lady to do things, you will naturally be friendly." Huan'er nodded and muttered.
Li Shishi couldn't resist it, and sat in front of the piano stage and remembered the song.
Chapter completed!