In fact, Lin Ping'an didn't deliberately want to see Yang Ai, it was because he was too famous.
"He is well-read, can write poems and essays, and can draw flowers in white lines. He is extremely elegant."
This is the description of Liu Rushi in "Yushan Painting Chronicles", and Lin Ping'an still remembers it.
Liu Rushi's life has been full of ups and downs, and what people talk about most is not her beauty and talent, but her moral integrity.
When she was twenty years old, she met the minister of rites of the imperial court at that time. At the age of twenty-eight, she obtained the title of "Tanghua Qianyi", who later became the leader of the Donglin Party and a great writer in the Chongzhen period.
Later, when the Qing army entered the Pass, Chongzhen was hanged in Meishan. Liu Rushi persuaded Qian Qianyi to join him in jumping into the river to die for the country. However, Qian Qianyi touched the river water with his hand and said that the water was too cold to enter. This was not true. It became a joke for the ages.
Later, when she learned that Qian Qianyi was preparing to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, Liu Rushi decided to hang herself from a beam and ended her life.
This incident has become a story that has been passed down through the ages. While people lamented Liu Rushi's ill-fated fate, they also deeply admired her national integrity, so later generations called her the first of the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai. This is why .
When Lin Pingan heard Xu Fo ask himself if he liked Yang Ai?
He couldn't help but sigh: "Yang Ai is so elegant and elegant that it really makes people's hearts move."
Xu Fo snorted, feeling slightly surprised. In her eyes, Yang Ai was still a girl who had not grown up yet. How could she be praised as elegant and elegant?
Then she looked at Lin Pingan and suddenly realized:
"I'm really confused. This young master is still a child. In his eyes, Yang Ai is naturally a beautiful girl. It's a pity that he is inexperienced and cannot appreciate the taste of a woman like me."
Thinking of this, she shook her head slightly, feeling a little pity. Suddenly an idea came to her mind, and she said to Lin Ping'an:
"Master Lin, if I give this Yang Ai to you, can you give the poem just now to me, Xu Fo?"
When Lin Ping'an heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned. He never thought that he could keep Liu Ru by his side.
Yang Ai on the side was also shocked when she heard these words. She had been poor since she was a child, so she had no choice but to follow Buddhism and become a maid. Although the hard work was low, she still had enough food and clothing. At this moment, Xu Fo actually wanted to give him to The young master in front of her made her worry about her fate again.
Seeing that Lin Pingan didn't speak, Xu Fo suddenly became anxious. She knew that Lin Pingan's poem would be spread in Beijing tomorrow if nothing unexpected happened. If she could get the other party to give this poem to her, then In the future, my name will inevitably become popular all over the country with this poem and will last forever.
"Don't you want it, Master?"
Xu Fo asked, and finally gritted his teeth and said:
"If the master gives me this poem, I am willing to give another two thousand taels of silver, plus the previous eight thousand taels, to make a total of ten thousand taels for the master.
At this moment, she also knew that the young man in front of her loved money rather than beauty. As long as she talked about money with him, everything would be easy to handle.
As expected, Lin Pingan nodded and said:
"So I'd like to thank Miss Xu Fo. I haven't named that poem yet, so I might as well call it "Die Lian Hua. A Gift from the Forbidden City to Xu Fo."
Hearing this sentence, Xu Fo was overjoyed. He quickly took a pen and ink and wrote the name on the piece of paper that Lin Ping'an had written before.
Then she said to Lin Pingan: "Since the young master likes Yang Ai, you might as well chat with her first, and I will compose the young master's poem into lyrics and music.
It’s no wonder that Xu Fo is so impatient, because Lin Ping’an’s poem may spread in the capital the next day. If she doesn’t compose the lyrics and music as soon as possible, she’s afraid that other girls will get there first, and then she won’t be able to say it. Clear.
So she took the Yao Qin and pondered carefully, and the intermittent music suddenly sounded in the room.
Lin Ping'an didn't understand music either, so he had no choice but to say to Yang Ai:
"My name is Lin Ping'an, and I am the director of Tai Hospital. Are you willing to go back with me?"
Yang Ai sighed slightly in his heart, lamenting that his life experience was floating like duckweed.
So she nodded helplessly, bowed deeply to Lin Pingan again, and then said:
"Yang Ai asked the young master to give me a name."
In ancient times, slaves were personal property and could be sent back and forth like things. Therefore, Yang Ai had nothing to do with Xu Fo's actions. Now that he had decided to follow Lin Ping'an, according to the usual practice, he naturally needed the other party to give him. I chose another name for myself.
Lin Pingan deliberately thought for a moment and then said:
"Why don't you call the wine Liu Rushi?"
"Liu Rushi..."
Yang Ai murmured in his mouth, with a wry smile on his face, and said softly: "I have no roots like catkins, so this is great."
After saying this, she bowed to Lin Pingan, turned around and walked to another room to pack the things she wanted to take away.
A moment later, Yang Ai appeared in front of Lin Pingan with a small bundle in her hand. Then she put down the bundle, knelt in front of Xu Fo and kowtowed three times.
Xu Fo waved his hand without raising his head and said: "Since I gave you to Mr. Lin, you must serve Mr. Lin well in the future."
After saying this, she stopped talking and immersed herself in the creation of the poem. Even Lin Ping'an said goodbye to her as if she hadn't heard it.
Lin Ping'an showed a wry smile and pulled Liu Rushi out of the attic.
The people in the front yard have dispersed, and there is no one else except the big teapots in the waiting room.
The middle-aged scribe watched Lin Ping'an pull Liu Rushi out, with a hint of surprise on his face.
Lin Ping'an nodded slightly at him and pulled Liu Rushi out of Tongqing Building.
Outside the building.
A carriage was waiting there quietly, and beside the carriage a slender figure stood motionless like a sculpture.
"Yunshu, why are you here?"
Lin Pingan asked in surprise.
But I saw the flying bat next to Sylvia Yunshu saying angrily: "You guys are better off, go out to a brothel, Miss Yun Shu insists on dragging me here to wait for you."
Sylvia Lin blushed a little when he heard this, but still looked at Lin Ping'an stubbornly and said nothing.
Lin Ping'an looked at Sylvia Yunshu, who was a little thin in the night wind, and felt a sense of warmth in his heart. He stepped forward and took Sylvia Yunshu's hand, and said with some embarrassment:
"Today, everyone from Taiyuan Hospital is invited. It's really hard to refuse."
Sylvia Lin ignored him and asked with a cold face: "How many bottles of perfume have been sold?"
Lin Ping'an was stunned immediately. Before he left, he lied to Sylvia Lin that he went to the brothel to sell the perfume, but when he arrived at Tongqing Building, he had long forgotten about it.
Seeing his expression, Sylvia Lin snorted, pointed at Liu Rushi behind Lin Pingan and sneered:
"The perfume didn't sell well, but I brought back a girl. Master, you are really good at it!"
When Lin Ping'an heard this, he immediately complained incessantly. This special thing was really hard to explain.
Fortunately, Liu Rushi is still young, only seven or eight years old, so no one will think of that.
So he pulled Liu Rushi over and introduced to Sylvia Lin: "This little girl is Liu Rushi, and she will be our family from now on."
Liu Rushi is very smart, and he has served Xu Fo for a long time, so he naturally knows how to observe words and emotions.
Although she doesn't know what the relationship between Sylvia Lin and Lin Ping'an is, judging from the way they talk to each other, they must have an unusual relationship.
So she immediately saluted Sylvia Lin and said, "I have seen the girl."
When Sylvia Lin heard this, she immediately blushed. Although she and Lin Ping'an were like family now, it was undeniable that she was bought by Lin Ping'an, so when she heard Liu Rushi say this, she immediately felt a little embarrassed.
She pulled up Liu Rushi and said very affectionately: "We are all one family, what are we talking about as servants? You and I are just sisters."
Lin Ping'an approached the flying bat and asked in a low voice: "Uncle Chu, were you waiting here early in the morning?"
Flying Bat curled his lips and said angrily: "That girl will come whatever she wants, and she won't be able to stop you. You kid will have to endure it in the future."
Lin Ping'an was speechless for a moment. Looking at Sylvia Lin and Liu Rushi holding hands, he suddenly felt a little uneasy in his heart.
Sylvia didn't dare to say it, but Liu Rushi would definitely be a troubled person in the future.
"But why did I bring Liu Rushi with me?"
He just started thinking about this question at this moment, but he couldn't find the answer for a while.
pity? Admire?
Or maybe you are attracted to the beauty of the other person when he grows up?
Lin Ping'an said that he didn't even know. He watched the two women get into the carriage hand in hand and was stunned for a moment.
