As soon as Guo Xin stepped into the room, his eyes were attracted by a back figure in the middle.
The owner of the back figure is obviously a young girl. Under the layers of brocade, the graceful curves of the girl's waist are faintly visible. Even the thick winter fabrics cannot hide her slim figure.
The two people behind Xiao Niang were dressed as musicians. At this time, they also looked back at Guo Xin. They were holding Pipa and Jie Gu respectively. They should be the accompanist musicians. It seemed that the shallow singing just came from Xiao Niang's mouth.
Guo Xin quickly looked around. Except for the three people singing in the room, the rest of the people in the room were men, sitting in two rows on both sides. Except for Zheng Chen, who nodded to him, many of the others were familiar faces to him, and the young man sitting crookedly opposite the door should undoubtedly be Li Ye.
Except for the young lady who was sitting upright with her back to her, everyone in the room was staring at Guo Xin in silence at this moment. The silence did not last long. Li Ye quickly clapped his hands and ordered the servant behind him to add another sitting cattail, then waved to Guo Xin angrily: "Sit down quickly, don't waste time."
The two rows were already filled with people, so the newly added Zuo Pu was naturally at the bottom. Guo Xin was disgusted by Li Ye's bossy look. Seeing that he was about to fall to the bottom, he felt even more disgusted with Li Ye.
The Hedong civil and military group revolves around Jiedushi Liu Zhiyuan, and the status of each family also represents the order in which they get along. These superficial things cannot be underestimated at this time. His father Guo Wei is not only one of the best in Hedong, but he is also one of the best in Hedong. A person who can be ranked high next to Liu Zhiyuan. Li Ye is not a figure at all in Taiyuan Mansion. If he really sits and waits in front of so many yamen, it will be tantamount to losing the lintel of the Guo family.
It's just that you have already entered the door, but it's hard to turn around and leave. At this moment, a familiar voice sounded loudly in the room: "I'm close to Brother Yi, Brother Yi, sit here with me!"
As soon as the voice came out, Guo Xin immediately breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that his friend Shi Dejun came to rescue him.
Shi Dejun greeted Guo Xin and whispered to the person beside him. The person also smiled cheerfully and stood up to make way for Guo Xin.
This was not the time to be humble, so Guo Xin immediately sat down next to Shi Dejun firmly.
When Li Ye saw Guo Xin sitting down, as if nothing had happened, he pointed at the girl in the middle and said with a smile, "Keep singing!"
The sound of plucking strings on the pipa and the beating of drums sounded again, and the girl continued to sing along with the melody. The atmosphere in the room quickly returned to its original warmth.
Guo Xin poured a glass of wine from the case in front of him and gave it to Shi Dejun next to him. Shi Dejun was not polite, took it and drank it all in one gulp.
Guo Xin thought for a while, then whispered: "Thank you, Shi Lang."
Shi Dejun kept his eyes on the singing girl, but moved his mouth, and laughed in a low voice that only the two of them could hear: "Don't worry, Guo Lang, that guy is a villain, I can't stand it a long time ago."
Guo Xin was stunned for a moment, and then he also laughed. He knew that Shi Dejun was an upright person, so he probably didn't mean to please himself by saying this, but he really hated Li Ye. Coincidentally, Shi Dejun's father was Shi Hongzhao, the commander of the Wujie Army. Privately, Guo Wei didn't like Shi Hongzhao's rough and arrogant behavior, but he got along well with Shi Dejun.
As the girl cleared her throat in a sweet voice, everyone present was attracted by her voice. The short-lived disturbance seemed to have been forgotten by everyone. When the music stopped for a moment, everyone cheered.
Guo Xin also had time to carefully observe the young lady in the center. I saw that the young lady was about the same age as me. Although she was wearing a veil and couldn't see her features clearly, her facial features were vaguely regular. When the red lips that were not covered by the veil lifted up slightly, a slender and melodious singing voice floated out from the red lips. The most obvious feature of the young lady is the jade neck outside the gauze silk and the jade that is hidden in the elegant sleeves. A pair of catkins appeared, and all exposed parts were dazzlingly white and delicate.
Soon another song was sung, and everyone present cheered and applauded. Although Guo Xin didn't know much about the music, he felt that the girl's singing was really beautiful. Shi Dejun next to him was watching intently. Even Zheng Zhen, who was sitting opposite and imitating the gentleman's style, looked intoxicated. Li Ye, who was at the head, was even more crazy, tapping his cup on the low table and applauding.
Guo Xin couldn't help but poke Shi Dejun with his elbow: "What is this lady's background?"
"The newcomer who fled from the east a few days ago is said to have some relationship with the Cui family in Qinghe. Zheng Chen and I came to her today."
Guo Xin said, "Although the Cui family is famous, most of the aristocratic families at this time have died and scattered. They have long lost the honor they had in the Tang Dynasty. It is now difficult to hear such names from people's mouths." This little girl will end up in a place like Chunlefang. I'm afraid her experience will not be easy.
At this time, the young lady stood up slowly and saluted generously: "The hour has come today. I would like to take my leave, gentlemen."
The tone of the young lady's words was more gentle and gentle than when she sang just now. I wonder if it was Shi Dejun's words that brought inner hints, which made Guo Xin couldn't help but think: Judging from this young lady's words and deeds, it does not seem like she could be raised by an ordinary farmer. from.
The young lady had already stood up to leave, but everyone in the room refused to obey. Li Ye also stood up in a hurry: "Why are you so anxious! All of you here are the sons of your noble lord. I'm afraid I won't be able to sing a few more verses without your reward!"
Seeing this, the young lady had no choice but to sit down on her knees again: "I wonder what else you gentlemen want to hear?"
A few people in the Yamen who often hang out among the smokey willows suddenly became noisy. Li Ye, who had just sat down, put up a hand to stop the discussion and touched his chin carefully: "Although the lyrics and music of those famous writers just now are good, they can't be listened to too much." I think it’s boring now, why don’t you sing some erotic music for us.”
Now, the people who had been chattering all over the place all unanimously agreed and started cheering: "That's what Li Lang said! It's time to sing something naughty!"
The girl's expression became very embarrassed. She looked back at the two musicians and saw that they both nodded, but then lowered their heads and remained silent.
Guo Xin, who had been silent all this time, also felt a little expectant. This was the first time he heard lewd words and songs. Although the girl's life experience was pitiful, some instinct prompted him to prick up his ears and wait for the girl to speak.
Under the urging of everyone, the girl finally cleared her throat and sang slowly:
"The maid moved the dowry, so she was shocked to sleep
Unexpectedly, I haven't slept yet, but I secretly shed tears behind my back.
Lazy to take off the phoenix hairpin, ashamed to enter the mandarin duck quilt
From time to time, I see broken lamps and golden spikes falling from the smoke..."
Guo Xin got a rough idea of the lyrics. Although it was a erotic poem, it was not an overly straightforward piece of music. As soon as the girl finished singing, everyone present seemed to be inspired by some power, and they cheered loudly, and the low tables in front of several of them were also slapped loudly. Li Ye's eyes widened, his mouth opened slightly, and his face was as red as if it had been soaked in a dye vat.
Unlike everyone's obsession, Guo Xin deeply regretted his first experience. But it's not that the girl can't sing well...it's that the presence of so many people has completely destroyed the ambiguous atmosphere that should have been there.
Guo Xin couldn't help but shake his head, thinking that singing to someone like Li Ye was a waste of money. Inadvertently, I caught sight of Li Ye again from the corner of my eye, and an ominous premonition suddenly rose in my heart.
As expected, Li Ye waited for everyone to calm down a little, and then he started shouting again: "It's meaningless to just sing and not dance. Why don't you dance with me to help the brothers drink?"
After saying that, Li Ye pulled out from behind the case and walked straight towards the sitting girl with a smile.
Seeing this, the young lady was so surprised that she stood up and backed away repeatedly. The two musicians hesitated and did not dare to step forward to dissuade them. The others also sat quietly, waiting to see the good show in front of them.
Li Ye kept approaching, while the young lady kept backing away, shouting repeatedly to stop. Two lines of clear tears flowed from under the veil that covered her face, and her delicate body trembled slightly due to nervousness and fear. However, whether it was the man's natural advantages or Li Ye's background, it was obvious that the girl couldn't resist...
Guo Xin looked around, and no one was moved. There was neither indignation towards Li Ye nor pity for his wife in his eyes, but only the indifference and numbness that he was used to seeing. Even though his friends Shi Dejun and Zheng Zhen were there. The same is true inside.
Sitting among the crowd, Guo Xin suddenly felt a growing sense of boundless alienation and loneliness. In the eyes of everyone, it is normal for Li Ye to bully his wife. The weak are unable to resist fate, and the strong dominate everything. This should be the normal way of the world. However, Guo Xin suddenly had a strong awareness in his mind that the meaning of his existence here was definitely not to be assimilated by this cold world, and accepting his fate was never an option. No matter you, your family or the little girl in front of you, you must never succumb to the strong or to fate.
Li Ye's hands were already in Xiao Niang's hands. Perhaps her heart had been touched, or perhaps the alcohol had begun to brew. The scene in front of him was unbearable in his eyes.
"Stop!" Guo Xin shouted angrily, and the scene fell into silence for an instant. Everyone looked at Guo Xin in disbelief.
Li Ye was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized what he was doing. He let go of his mother and pointed at Guo Xin and yelled: "Mother, how dare you stop me!"
However, Guo Xin had already walked out from behind the case. Li Ye was not afraid at all and rolled up his sleeves to greet him, not forgetting to curse.
Seeing Li Ye clenching his fists and coming to fight, Guo Xin snorted lightly, and before Li Ye could rush in front of him, he stepped forward and kicked Li Ye in the chest.
Guo Xin practiced martial arts at home all year round, and Li Ye was short and thin, so although he had strength under his feet, he still kicked Li Ye to the ground in an instant.
Li Ye climbed up with support, roared and pounced on him again.
At this time, everyone saw that the situation was out of control, so how could they dare to continue watching the show? Two groups of people hugged Guo Xin and Li Ye respectively, and began to persuade them:
"Drink too much! Both of you are drunk!"
"It's not worth it for a pussy!"
"Guo Erlang has to give some face..."
Li Ye kept saying bad words, twisting his body and trying to break away to fight, but Guo Xin took this opportunity to wink at the girl hiding in the corner. The young lady understood and rushed out of the door immediately.
After the girl disappeared outside the hospital, Guo Xin shouted: "I drank too much, Li Lang will take care of me!"
Then he threw away everyone and walked out without looking back.
Not long after, Shi Dejun and Zheng Chen followed from behind.
Shi Dejuan walked beside Guo Xin and laughed without scruples: "I thought I, Shi, was a real husband, but I didn't expect Brother Yi to dare to fight. Now he is a real husband!"
Zheng Chen, however, had doubts on his face, lowered his head and regretted: "It's all my fault that I came here today and asked Guo Lang to come find me, otherwise this incident wouldn't have happened..."
Guo Xin couldn't explain what had just happened to his two friends, and he didn't feel that he had done anything wrong. Li Ye was not worth taking seriously.
