He Nan and Meng He drank from dusk to late at night. They talked for a long time that night, ranging from poetry to literature and history, and from political orders to national policies. He Nan was Li Mastiff Chun's favorite disciple, and he had been influenced by it since he entered the government. However, Meng He was just a failed scholar and a teacher in the county, and he actually had many similarities with He Nan's ideas inherited from Li Mastiff Chun. , coincide with each other, which is really something that should not be underestimated.
The deeper the conversation went, the more He Nan admired Meng He, and the more he loathed those officials who were selected to serve as corpses. Talents like Meng He could be regarded as the pillars and mainstay of the country, not to mention the king's ministers. If Meng He can find an official position in the court, it will definitely benefit the party.
After the two of them drank two jars of wine, Meng He was already a little drowsy, so he went inside to rest. He Nan simply cleaned up the leftovers and returned to his room.
As soon as he opened the door and walked into the inner room, he saw Hong Yu sitting on the bedside holding a quilt, looking straight at him.
"Why aren't you sleeping yet?" He Nan asked a little strangely. "It's already midnight, and we have to go into town tomorrow morning."
"You go to sleep first, and I will sleep after you fall asleep." Hong Yu said coldly, but for some reason there was a hint of coyness in his tone. "What if the pursuers catch up? I'll keep watch first."
He Nan rolled his eyes. With his intelligence, he had already thought of the reason why Hong Yu had to wait for him to fall asleep before he dared to sleep peacefully. He slowly walked to the bed and sat down. His upper body was close to Hongyu, and the smell of alcohol could almost spray onto Hongyu's face. Seeing He Nan sitting over drunkenly, Hong Yu quickly hugged the quilt and shrank inside. Qian Qiansu covered her nose with her hands and stared with a pair of almond eyes: "What are you going to do... I'm warning you. , if you dare to go forward again, I will kill you even if you have the secret arrow order given to you by Li Yushi."
Seeing Hong Yu's vigilance and cute little animal-like appearance, He Nan couldn't help but laugh: "You don't really think I'm going to do something to you, do you?"
This sentence seemed to be He Nan expressing his attitude, but his tone sounded provocative to Hongyu. She naturally thought that this was He Nan's "criminal declaration" and a signal that he had evil intentions towards her. . She kicked out hard involuntarily, and it happened to hit He Nan's chest. He Nan drank a lot of wine, and no matter how good he drank, he was still a little tipsy. His mind was still immersed in the conversation with Meng He just now. In addition, the aroma permeating Hong Yu's body made him a little distracted - he was uneasy here. When he was walking, he was kicked to the ground by Hongyu.
This heavy knock made He Nan sober up a lot. He sat on the ground and leaned against the wall and sighed heavily. He looked at Hong Yu's frosty pretty face and said, "I have to admit that it's you. She is indeed very beautiful. According to my guess, your family background should be good. She has been a spoiled girl since childhood, right... But this does not mean that I will have plans for you. The reason why I ask Master for you The reason for accompanying me is also very simple. Firstly, Brother Yan said that you have the highest talent in martial arts, and I think you can protect me enough to deal with a lot of troubles. Secondly, Master said to me that although you are extremely talented, you always seem to have never experienced hardships. You are just like a little flower who lacks exercise. It will be of great benefit to you to go out with me and have some experience. Come on three times..."
Hong Yu interrupted He Nan's words. She jumped down from the bed and squatted in front of He Nan, exhaling like a orchid: "You said I am like a little flower that has never experienced wind and rain?"
Her fingers had reached He Nan's neck, and He Nan suddenly felt a coldness on his skin where she touched him. He couldn't help but swallow, and his Adam's apple squirmed. Hongyu mocked slightly: "You are so smart, you should know-how beautiful the flowers are, how dangerous they are."
The beautiful flowers in this world are either poisonous, thorny, or both, and they can kill people if they are not careful. The same is true for women. The more beautiful they are, the more hurtful they are.
He Nan boldly grabbed Hong Yu's fingers on his neck. When the back of his hand touched the place where Hong Yu pointed just now, he could clearly feel some water marks on his skin.
"Thirdly - I think you are definitely not the eccentric and unapproachable person as rumored - we can become friends." He Nan finally found the opportunity to express what he had just wanted to say.
"I also have to admit that I am not a gentleman, I can even be regarded as a young man, but I am not a treacherous and evil person, right? Even if I have other thoughts about you..." He Nan realized Realizing that something was wrong with what he said next, he changed his words: "If I really have feelings for you as a man and a woman, then it must be a mutual happiness... yes, a mutual happiness."
Hongyu curled her lips and looked playfully: "Who wants to be in love with you..." Even so, her cold expression gradually softened. After saying that, she stood up and sat back on the bed with her back to He Nan. She didn't know what she was thinking.
As He Nan said, her family background is not bad. She has been the apple of her family's eyes since she was a child. She has not slept in the same room with another man since she was born. Today, she suppressed her sleepiness and waited for He Nan. She was afraid that he would do something to her while she was asleep, but now it seemed that He Nan really didn't mean this.
He Nan stood up unsteadily and spread the bedding on the floor. Looking at Hong Yu who was leaning on the bed, he revealed Hong Yu's thoughts: "You have never been alone with a man...especially sleeping." In a room.”
"From this point of view, you have nothing to lose." He Nan yawned and huddled under the quilt. "I've never been like this with a woman." After saying this, he suddenly fell asleep as if he had died.
Hongyu turned around and looked at He Nan's unsightly sleeping state, feeling a little complicated.
She has always felt that He Nan is a dangerous person. This danger is not just his own terrible thoughts, but more importantly, if you stand with him, a bolt of lightning falls from the sky and kills him, and also implicates you. "Dangerous", so Hongyu has always kept away from him. But Hongyu has never seen a person like He Nan, who is both domineering and cunning, open-minded yet lonely and gloomy, arrogant but makes people feel inexplicably pitiful, whose words and deeds are vulgar and open-minded... What is it? What kind of person and what kind of heart can allow so many contradictions to coexist in him?
While alienated, Hong Yu also had an inexplicable curiosity about He Nan.
The next morning, He Nan got up early, only to find that Hong Yu's bed had been made spotless, and he had obviously been awake for a long time. He exhaled a breath of turbid air from his lungs, stretched his torso vigorously, then opened the door and walked out.
Hongyu was sitting with her back to the door of the room at the stone table where Meng and He drank last night. She had put on her bright red dress, still holding a book in her hand, and said to He It's so difficult to get close without realizing it.
He was stumped and didn't bother Hong Yu. He just leaned against the wall and looked at Hong Yu's side face that said the years were peaceful. He didn't know if he was thinking wildly or simply admiring that beautiful face.
At this moment, the door in the middle of the courtyard was pushed open from the inside out. It seemed that Meng He had also woken up.
"Brother He Nan, Miss Hongyu, are you awake?" Meng He said with a smile. On weekdays, Meng He would always get up early and go to the city to start classes at the school. Today coincides with the festive season, and he drank some wine yesterday, but I woke up later than usual.
Hong Yu heard Meng He call He Nan's name, and then realized that He Nan was standing not far behind her, looking at her with two eyes, wondering what he was thinking. But she was in a good mood today, so she didn't take He Nan's demented expression to heart.
He Nan also said hello to Meng He, "Brother Meng, if you have nothing to do today, why not go to the city with the two of us to celebrate the festival and have some fun?"
Meng He scratched his head and said hesitantly: "Today I am going to the village chief to discuss some matters with him. I don't know when we can discuss it. You go to the city first. Maybe after discussing things this afternoon, I will go to the city to celebrate the festival with you. .”
He Nan saw that Meng He had important matters, so he didn't force anyone to do anything. He just agreed with Meng He where to meet in the city in the afternoon, then washed up and changed his clothes, then left the village on horseback with Hong Yu and headed for Luoyan. The road to the county seat has gone.
This Luoyan County City is indeed a large county at the junction of the central and western parts of the Sheng Kingdom. The city walls built to prevent wind and sand are strong and majestic, and are quite spectacular. They are quite different from the solemnity of Bai Yujing and the prosperity of Yueyue City. The atmosphere in Bai Yujing's city is solemn and majestic, like the emperor sitting upright in his dragon robe; Yueyue City is like a young girl playing in the river, beautiful and beautiful, while Luoyan City is a place shuttled between the yellow sand and the strong wind. The tough ranger.
Neither of them had ever been to Luoyan City, so they were naturally very interested in things in the city.
Luoyan City is most famous for its fine horses, spices and gems from the Western Region. Along the streets, there are almost all stalls selling rare fruits, medicinal materials, spices and gems. Affected by these spices, the whole city has a sense of smell. The fragrance comes.
He Nan led Hong Yu to walk leisurely in the market. Hong Yu was a girl after all, and had a natural interest and hobby in aromatherapy gems. When He Nan was distracted for a moment, he saw that Hong Yu was already holding a big baby in his arms. Holding strange items, such as sachets, agate bracelets, hostas, etc.
"Don't forget what we are here for, aunt." He Nan had a headache. After all, he was a fugitive, but the little ancestor who was responsible for protecting him seemed to be traveling around.
"What are you afraid of?" It can be seen that Hong Yu is really in a good mood today. "As long as I'm here, it doesn't matter even if the pursuers arrive, just kill them all."
Hongyu, who had been worried along the way a few days ago, has now changed her gender. He Nan, a man, can no longer be worried, so he has to follow her temper.
The two had been quarreling in the market for a long time, and they were carrying more and more large and small items. He Nan naturally took on the important task of doing labor for Hong Yu. Unknowingly, the two of them walked into a remote and quiet alley, and when they looked up, they saw a signboard saying "Art Gallery".
"There are actually people who paint here?" Hongyu looked at the plaque carefully, "The writing is quite good. I think the painter here must be very good at painting. Let's go in and take a look."
"Painting? What's there to see in the painting?" He Nan couldn't help but ask.
"Don't you know that I am also a painter?" Hong Yu said angrily.
After her reminder, He Nan remembered that when he first saw Hongyu, the boatman on the painting boat mentioned that the girl in red was a painter who often came to the painting boat to collect paintings.
The two pushed the door open and entered the art gallery. There were many paintings hanging in the outer hall of the art gallery, including beautiful landscapes and birds and animals. The green mountains are majestic and majestic, the white water is as calm as a mirror, the phoenix is gorgeous, the tiger is colorful and fierce... He Nan, an inexperienced person, can see that the artist's skills are good, but Hong Yu's expression is full of respect. , if it weren’t for the fact that she is a girl who is used to being reserved, she might have thrown herself into the painting.
"Are you the painter who painted this painting?" Hongyu looked at the ink-study person sitting at the table in the center of the hall.
The man who studied ink slowly raised his head. He was an ordinary young man. He shook his head and said: "How can I have such ability? These are all done by my master."
Hong Yu asked eagerly: "Then where is your master now? Please introduce us..."
The young man put down the ink and inkstone in his hand, stood up and said, "Master is in the back hall here. I will take you two there."
The three of them left the hall through the back door and passed through a small courtyard in the middle before entering the back hall of the painting gallery. The back hall is much more spacious than the front hall. The strange thing is that there are no framed paintings here. The cabinets on the four walls are all displaying some simple utensils.
The young man softly called out to the skinny man who was sleeping on the desk, but the skinny man didn't respond at all, only bursts of snoring could be heard. He couldn't help but said to Hongyu and Hongyu with some embarrassment: "Master must be a little tired from the busy work last night. Please wait for a moment." Two more wooden chairs were brought in for the two of them to rest.
He Nan didn't have anything important to do. Since Hongyu wanted to ask the painter for advice, he was happy to have some leisure time. It was much better than being burned by the scorching sun outside, so the two sat down here. , waiting for the painter to wake up.
