Yuan Ping then remembered that he had not seen him in the past few days, and asked, "Brother, where have you been these past few days?"
Yu Huan said: "I was so bored at home that I went out for a tour. Oh, the scenery in the capital is truly unique!"
Yuan Ping teased: "Yes, when something happens in the house, you go out to relax, and then come back when the weather is calm. I am really a blessed person who seeks good luck and avoids bad luck!"
Yu Huan said displeasedly: "Hey, what do you mean by this?"
Before Yuan Ping said anything, Ling Yun already said: "Brother Yu, if you have time, how about having another 'Dongli Wine After Dusk' tonight?"
Yu Huan said happily: "Okay! Brother Ling has made a warm invitation, how dare I disobey you? I will definitely sacrifice my life to accompany the gentleman!"
"After dusk when I drink wine in Dongli, there is a faint fragrance filling my sleeves, which makes my soul disappear..."
At dusk, Ling Yun came as promised.
Yuhuan had been waiting for a long time, and because he was happy in his heart, he chanted.
Ling Yun smiled and continued: "The west wind blows behind the curtain, and people are thinner than yellow flowers."
Yuhuan said: "These two sentences are inappropriate. They are too miserable. I will add two more sentences, 'The master has wine to enjoy this evening, please play the famous harp Guangling guest...' Alas, there is wine and the moon, but no harp, it will spoil the scenery. Brother Ling, are you going to invite a piano player?"
Ling Yun said: "Brother Yu is so elegant, he is probably not an ordinary person, right?"
Yu Huan was startled: "Brother Ling, what do you mean?"
Ling Yun said: "Nothing else, I just can't figure out your origin until now. To make friends, you have to be honest with each other. If you always keep secrets, how can you become a confidant?"
Yu Huan said displeased: "Hey, what do you mean? Isn't my origin clear enough? My surname is Yu Huan. I came to the capital to visit my relatives but I didn't meet my relatives. I met Brother Ling and came to my aid, so I..."
Ling Yun said: "You just went to Lu Mansion to become a thief?"
Yu Huan said angrily: "Who is a thief? I just don't want to owe you any favors. I borrowed your money and wanted to return it to the original owner. I have plenty of money, who will use you for charity?"
Ling Yun said: "That's even more wrong. Since you have plenty of money, why do you owe the Jinling Palace a debt?"
Yu Huan said angrily: "Am I a prisoner and you want you to interrogate me like this?"
Ling Yun said half jokingly and half seriously: "It's hard to say, you are so mysterious and unpredictable, who knows who you are?
"You!..." Yu Huan stood up angrily, bumping the table with his chair. The wine spilled everywhere and stained his clothes.
He shouted angrily: "Ling Yun, who do you think you are? Do I have to ask for charity from you in order to survive? You hate me saying it clearly, so why use such a tone?" He pushed the cup away.
Yu Huan rushed back to his residence angrily, and simply packed his things; because his green shirt was dirty, he changed into a white shirt, carried his baggage and walked out of the house, ignoring Ling Yun, and walked out of the house with his head held high. Go through the door.
Just when he met Yuan Ping coming back from outside, he saw Yu Huan walking out angrily. He couldn't help but wonder, so he went to ask Ling Yun what happened?
Ling Yunruo said nonchalantly: "It's nothing, just let him go."
"The moon is half full and the crows are half flying above the city, and the frost is desolate and the wind is blowing into the clothes."
Yu Huan left Lu Mansion in anger and wandered the deserted streets, feeling a little at a loss.
He touched the baggage and found that fortunately, he still had two ingots of silver. He would find an inn to stay in first.
As he was walking forward, he suddenly saw a group of people walking in front of him. The two leaders were holding a lantern with the words "Prince's Palace of Jinling" written on it.
Yu Huan bit his lip, thinking to himself that they were really enemies on a narrow road.
It turns out that Yu Huan is none other than Huan Yu, the princess who escaped from marriage in the Jinling Palace.
A few days ago, she met the Queen Mother Wei and coaxed the Queen Mother into a circle with some "sweet words". She relaxed her guard against her, causing her to steal the Queen Mother's jade talisman and sneak out of the palace.
When Empress Dowager Wei found out, she was annoyed and angry, because she had already greeted Prince Zhao Fu of Jinling beforehand. After Zhao Fu and his wife had an empty celebration, they learned that their daughter had run away again. She only cursed, "Who has done this injustice in his life and given birth to such an unworthy daughter?" !”
We had no choice but to let our family members Zhao Wei and Zhao Yang and martial arts masters Li Xuan and Li Wu go out to search separately.
Huanyu found out that his servant was looking for him, but deep down he didn't want to go home. How could he not be frightened? She hurriedly hid on the side of the road, leaving her back to everyone.
This outpost was led by martial artist "like a shadow" Li Xuan.
The so-called "following him like a shadow" means that his light kung fu is extremely good. He is like a ghost, and walking on the snow without leaving a trace is just a trivial skill. In fact, his light kung fu is indeed one of the best in today's martial arts world.
Although Qinggong was good, it was useless here; although he and Princess Huanyu had met a few times, they were not familiar with each other, and most of the time he went out to find people, relying on the guidance of his family.
Huan Yu ducked on the side of the road, hoping to escape this disaster, but unexpectedly, everyone stopped beside her.
Her heart suddenly rose to her throat.
Just listen to Li Xuan ask him: "Excuse me, this young master, have you ever seen a handsome young man in Tsing Yi who is shoulder to shoulder with you passing by?"
Huanyu hesitated in a hoarse voice: "Ah, no... no."
A family member next to Li Xuan shouted: "Hey, you are so rude. Why do you turn your back and turn your face when talking to others!"
Huanyu became even more panicked and couldn't help but set off.
This aroused everyone's suspicion. Li Xuan signaled to the family member, who came over and said, "What do you do and why..."
Huan Yu was quick to think. She raised her middle finger to her lips and bit it hard. Blood immediately flowed out. She wiped her face with blood and her face immediately turned into a painted face.
She covered her face with her hands and said: "I just saw the wind and had a nosebleed. I feel so embarrassed. I really don't dare to see you elder brothers!..."
She deliberately turned back to let everyone take a look, and sure enough, her face exposed outside her fingers was covered in blood, and the palms covering her face were also bloody.
Everyone was disgusted when they saw it and stayed away. Li Xuan waved his hand in disgust and said: "Let's go!"
Seeing everyone hurried away like the god of plague, Huan Yu felt so unhappy that she couldn't help but said to herself: "Huan Yu, you are really smart!"
Seeing that the night was already dark, she found an inn and knocked on the door. A guy inside came out yawning, "Who is it?"
Huan Yu said: "For those staying in the hotel, are there any vacancies?"
"Yes!" the clerk said as he opened the store door. When he saw Huan Yu's description, he screamed like a ghost.
Originally, you were dressed in white, your face was covered in blood, and you came here late at night, it would be strange if people didn't think you were a ghost!
The boy closed the door with a bang, almost hitting Huan Yu's nose.
Huanyu said in confusion: "Hey, what's wrong? Didn't you say you had a room? Why is it closed again? How do you do your business? Open the door! Open the door!"
No matter how loud she yelled, the guy didn't dare to pay attention to her.
At this time, a passerby passed by. Seeing this, it was a good thing, so he came up and said, "Brother, what's wrong with you?"
Huan Yu turned around and said, "I don't know either, as soon as he saw me..."
When the man saw her face, he screamed and ran away as if he had seen a ghost.
Huanyu suddenly understood. She slapped herself on the forehead and said, "Huanyu, Huanyu, you are so smart and confused for a moment!"
She had no choice but to look for water sources everywhere, wanting to wash her face clean first.
It's just that it's late at night, and every house is closed, and she looks so embarrassed that she doesn't dare to disturb others anymore.
And it was really unlucky. After walking for a long time, I couldn't find any clear water.
I have seen a few dirty cement pits, but as a dignified princess of the Jinling Prince's Palace and a germophobe, how could she despise herself like this?
It wasn't until she reached the Jinming River that she finally found her ideal living water.
At this time, she actually had the nerve to recite two lines of poetry: "Ask the canal how clear it is, for there is a source of living water."
Huanyu washed her face and regained her former radiance, thinking: Now she can always go to an inn!
She stood up and was about to leave, when suddenly a gust of cold wind blew, bringing with her a low, choked cry.
The voice sounded delicate, probably that of a child in his teens. She walked along the cry and saw a thin and frail body curled up by the river.
His face was facing the gurgling water, and his sad cries trembled in the cold wind, so pitiful.
Seeing his ragged clothes, Huanyu guessed that he might be a homeless wanderer, and suddenly there was a bitter feeling in his heart that he was "the same person who has fallen from the world".
She stepped forward, leaned down, and said softly: "Little brother, why are you alone? Where is your family? Are you hungry? I have food here..." She remembered that there was dry food in the bag, and stretched out her hand. Go get it.
At this moment, the child suddenly snatched the bundle from her hand and ran away.
Huanyu was at a loss for a moment. Thanks to her quick reaction, she yelled: "You kid, stop!" and chased after her.
After chasing her for two steps, she suddenly saw a figure flashing in front of her, and someone appeared out of nowhere and stopped her.
The man was tall and tall, and his face was smeared with paint or pot ashes. It was very similar to Huan Yu's blood-stained face just now. His appearance was so ugly and frightening that she screamed and took a few steps back, almost falling down. .
The man snorted coldly and walked away in a swaggering manner.
Huan Yu was so angry that she stomped her feet: "What kind of world is this? It's really hard to be a good person!"
But now that all the money and clothes have been robbed, how can one go to an inn?
The wind was blowing, and she was shivering all over from the cold. She wandered aimlessly on the deserted streets, not knowing where she was going, and couldn't help but feel a little confused.
She began to hate Ling Yun, who should not have spoken coldly to her, causing her to leave in anger, and now she was left to live on the streets and suffer.
Suddenly, she heard a burst of wanton and cheerful laughter; two men in front of her, who looked like young men in luxurious clothes, walked in.
Her heart skipped a beat, and she recognized that one of them was Ding Jiying, the fiancé designated by her parents, and it was for him that she ran away from marriage.
At this moment, Huan Yu couldn't help but hesitate when she saw him: Should she hide or welcome him?
Ding Jiying was stunned for a moment and had already seen her, "Hey, it's true that there is no place in the world where you can't find a gentleman. How are you always, my dear friend?"
Huanyu had to agree vaguely. The person who came with him was He Chengqi, the second son of the He family. When he saw this, he asked, "Why, does Brother Ding know this young master?"
Ding Jiying said: "Of course. Let me introduce you, this is the second young master of the He family; this is..."
Only then did he remember that he had forgotten to ask the other person's name when they first met.
Huanyu said hurriedly: "I'm Yuhuan."
He Chengqi said with a bit of ridicule: "Brother Ding, didn't you say that you know each other? Why don't you even know his name? Remember, 'knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, it is knowing'..."
Ding Jiying was so angry that she pushed him and said, "What are you trying to do with me? Get out of here!"
Everyone laughed for a while. …
Ding Jiying asked Huan Yu, "Brother Yu is going out tonight to enjoy the night view of the capital, right?"
How could Huan Yu have the nerve to say that he was homeless because of a grudge against Ling Yun? He could only say: "Yes! Not long after I first came to the capital, I was living in a sparse place and lost my way again. It was so late and I couldn't find it for a while. Go to an open store..."
She hadn't eaten all afternoon and her stomach was really growling.
Ding Jiying said: "Brother Yu, why didn't you tell me earlier? I'm going to host you today and invite you two to a beautiful place with delicious food and fun. It's pleasing to the eye and ecstasy to the bone. What do you think?" "
He Chengqi was a dandy and a veteran in romance, so he understood this very well, so he nodded happily.
Huanyu didn't understand it. She was cold and hungry at the moment. She was eager for this, so she happily said: "Okay!"
As everyone walked forward, Huan Yu secretly glanced at Ding Jiying and couldn't help but feel a little distracted.
She thought to herself: "Originally I only thought that this man was a playboy with no knowledge and skills, but now he seems to be quite good! He is warm-hearted and sincere in treating others. He is definitely not comparable to ordinary playboys! Compared to the unreasonable Ling Yun, he is It’s much better. It’s not a bad idea if you really marry such a person. Alas, if I had known this, I wouldn’t have run away from home so stupidly..."
So, she secretly made up her mind: after tonight, she would go back to the Jinling Palace.
She was just imagining things when she heard Ding Jiying say: "We're here!"
Huan Yu raised her head and saw standing in front of her was a courtyard loft built with pink makeup and jade and gorgeous decorations. There were singing, dancing and laughter in the building.
The door was decorated with lights and colorful decorations, and there was an endless stream of people coming and going. The bejeweled Madam was smiling attentively and warmly greeting the guests coming in and out.
When Huan Yu saw the three bright characters written on the plaque on the attic: "Drunken Flower Tower", she couldn't help but nodded and said, "What a poetic name."
Ding Jiying said with a cheerful face: "Brother Yu, please come inside!"
