Chapter 32 Chapter Thirty-Two
"Ah..." Long Baiyue looked out of the window and sighed again, brushing Ruan Xian's fingers lazily, Ruan Xian's voice trembled, and he moaned out of boredom.
"You've been out of your mind for a few days? You're still an oiran. It's the first time I saw you that you couldn't even handle a man. People were abducted, but they ran away after staying for one night." Bao'er finished complaining endlessly, Continue to immerse yourself in practicing the flute that is out of tune.
"Who said I didn't get it done," Long Baiyue glanced at her disapprovingly, "Thinking about it these two days, he protected me more when he left... After so many years in Fengyuechang, I can't say anything else. Character can still be seen through.”
"Oh? Then what character do you think Master Zi Mian has?" Bao'er asked.
"He...a good man, he will take care of me with all his heart when we are in trouble, but once the situation is stable, he will think: It's better to let me go, after all, he still has a lot of things to do, and he must not be too busy to take care of himself. The best person to accompany me." Long Baiyue dialed Ruan Xian again, and sighed again, "In fact, several times, I felt that I was about to catch him, alas, but I still let him slip away—slid like a fish ..."
"The reason for taking care of her on the Obon Festival was because the situation was dangerous at that time. Now that I have returned to Beijing, I still have a lot of things to do..." Faced with He Lingyun's questioning, Zi Mian explained palely, "I can't take care of myself. What else can she do?"
"Oh, I just think you've changed a lot these days, but now it seems you've changed back again..." He Lingyun lay on the bed and squinted at this stubborn stupid man, seeing his face change and change, he simply interrupted He made a boring excuse, "Actually, my biggest opinion is that I really want to go to a brothel every day to heal my wounds. I haven't gone there for a long time and I really miss the taste there...It's much better than staying in the mansion."
Ever since the golden silkworm on his back was exposed, his mother invited Zi Mian to treat him, and ordered him to stay in bed to recuperate from his illness.In fact, he is already fine now, and he will suffocate to death sooner or later if he lies down like this.It's better to kidnap Zi Mian as soon as possible to fool the mother, and to deceive the amnesty order is serious.
"What's so good about that place." Zi Mian felt a little swollen thinking of that noisy night.
"By the way, are you sure about tomorrow's Five-Star Lianzhu?" He Lingyun asked, "If I can really curse King Yan to death, maybe my father won't have to go to the north."
"It's hard to say," Zi Mian pondered, "Which step can be achieved, I can only do my best."
Five-star Lianzhu refers to the astronomical phenomenon in which the five stars of earth, fire, wood, gold and water move in a line, lined up like beads.This image can be auspicious or inauspicious, and it also indicates that the ruler of the earth will stand.At this time, it is really disrespectful to use the power of a country's Taoist officials to openly curse the ruler of another country. Therefore, except for the emperor and some officials in the court who know the inside story, when the altar is opened this time and the people of the world are called It must be a pretense of praying for the country.
However, King Yan himself has a noble character, so how could he allow the evil curse to intrude on him, and cast the Zhu You spell on him. It will set fire to self-immolation, resulting in a great loss of one's own morality and deeds, and a reduction in Yangshou.
Therefore, he must preside over this ceremony, and even his master Zixuan, the heir to the Heavenly Master of the Han Dynasty, cannot replace him.However, the master is still helping him. When he was in the Shangqing Palace, he had already predicted in advance that the recent celestial phenomena in the Yan Kingdom in the north were treacherous—there were frequent occurrences of ominous phenomena such as yellow clouds interspersed with the moon, and double stars in the title of the moon, so there must be major changes in the government.If Zi Mian takes advantage of the ever-changing fate of Five Star Lianzhu to act, it can be regarded as conforming to the fate, and he will succeed in one fell swoop.
If successful, will he take another step towards his goal?
Zi Mian was worried and unsure, but she knew that she had to make this achievement first.
"I'm talking about you, why did you change your hairstyle like this? You look old-fashioned," Bao'er watched Long Baiyue comb her hair, and objected, "Like an old woman!" Facing the Linghua mirror, Long Baiyue carefully used a comb to draw her long bangs into her hair, and fixed them with Concentric Fang Sheng, revealing her smooth forehead: "I'm almost nineteen, why do I keep my bangs. " "It's over, it's over, you've already seen through the world of mortals." Bao'er hugged her head, feeling that Long Baiyue's move was not much different from shaving her hair and becoming a sister-in-law, "You still want to close Baiyuefang, don't you?" Speaking of this, Long Baiyue really thought about it, she sat up straight and asked: "How much money do we have in total?" No matter what happens now, it must be in the early 1000s, right?She was thinking, but Bao'er suddenly salivated flatteringly and stopped talking.Long Baiyue immediately sensed something was wrong, stared at Bao'er up and down, took a deep breath and asked, "Be honest... how much is left?" "Three hundred taels..." Probably less than... Long Baiyue raised her neck to prevent herself from vomiting blood, and groped around her with trembling hands, looking for something to hit her: "You... Hurry up and get back to your original shape, I'm going to peel off your skin and sell it for money." "Don't wow—" Bao'er ran away, hiding from the tooth grates, powder boxes, and wigs flying all over the sky... "Tell me, how do you spend your money? Not to mention eating chicken every day, you don't need to spend so much money even if you eat a phoenix every day, right?" Long Baiyue wanted to cry without tears. She earned it from Zi Mian. Losing money, just being trampled by Bao'er alive, I hate her to death. How could Bao'er dare to tell Long Baiyue that she had to spend money to hire a sedan chair to buy strings of candied haws on the street, let alone the special boxes in major restaurants and tile houses in Goulan: "Oh, the flowers are all spent, say What's the use of coming out besides making you angry?" Long Baiyue had nothing to say about Bao'er's heinous crime, and could only hug the pipa with straight eyes: "Quickly practice the tune for me, what else can we do now besides going back to the old business?" "Oh, good. Don't worry, I heard from Mama Liu that all the sons and gentlemen in the capital are thinking about you now. They said that you have practiced charm skills with Lord Zi Mian, and you have already obtained the Tao. Looking for you to buy supplements can prolong your life... ..." Long Baiyue raised her pipa and was about to slap Bao'er on the head—she was about to die, and such rumors were spread, how could she dare to receive guests anymore—she couldn't let people slander Zimian's reputation. Just as Bao'er was screaming, someone tapped on the door of Baiyuefang.Long Baiyue let go of Bao'er for the time being, tidied up her freshly combed bun and went to open the door.Now only Mama Liu would come to borrow things in broad daylight, and Long Baiyue yelled angrily as she walked: "Mama Liu, if you want to ask me for something again, first return the Diancuitou noodles that you borrowed last time... Huh? Window dust?" There was bright window dust outside the door, he was hesitantly rubbing the soles of his shoes on the ground and waiting for the door to open, his brows were furrowed, his head bowed in a daze.It wasn't until Long Baiyue called his name that he raised his head and said, "Miss Long." "Hey... Long time no see." Long Baiyue smiled awkwardly, looked behind him, her voice still couldn't help trembling, "...Your master didn't come?" "No, I sneaked here without telling him." Ming Chuangchen took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Long Baiyue. Long Baiyue took it to see, it turned out that it was sent to Zi Mian by the Imperial Medical Office, and told him to order his maidservant, Long Baiyue, to report to the Imperial Medical Office with the letter.She was taken aback, and looked up at Ming Chuangchen: "Does your master know about this?" "I don't know, Master is going to open an altar in the palace tomorrow, and I don't care about other things," Ming Chuangchen replied sullenly, "Besides, Master is not happy when I mention girls these days, so I didn't tell Him, as soon as the letter from the Imperial Medical Office arrived, I guessed what it was, secretly opened it and read it, and then I came to you." "Oh." Long Baiyue heard Zi Mian's recent situation, her heart was beating too fast, and instead she leaned against the door a little weakly, "I see, just bring a letter and report for duty at that time, shall we?" "Miss Long is not Master's servant." Ming Chuangchen frowned and complained, "I'll show the letter to the girl. If the girl doesn't want to go, she doesn't have to go. Let them go to the master to ask for guilt." The rebellious words finally blurted out, Ming Chuangchen was relieved, and then began to fear again: "You can't tell my master..." "Hehe, I know, you can leave this letter with me, thank you." Long Baiyue put the letter away, and greeted him with a smile, "Would you like to come in and sit for a while?" "No, I sneaked out, and I have to rush back to pack up the magic weapon." Ming Chuangchen waved goodbye, ran a few steps and then turned around, "Tomorrow, master Shenshi will enter the palace to perform the ritual, and all civil and military officials will participate in the ritual ceremony , I have to prepare carefully, and I will definitely come to drink tea next time..." "Got it." Long Baiyue also waved his hand to bid him farewell. Watching Ming Chuangchen go away, she turned around and entered the house, and said to Bao'er thoughtfully: "Besides going back to the old job, there is another way out..." "Are you crazy?!" Bao'er jumped up in astonishment, "Why do you go to the palace to be a medical girl?" "I haven't decided yet, why are you yelling?" Long Baiyue leaned on the couch with a bamboo pillow on his chin, flipping through the letter. It is true that she cannot enter the palace, just kidding, once the palace gate is closed, she will have no chance with Zi Mian in this life.But, she just stays in Baiyuefang, will Zi Mian come to her? She didn't know what else she could do to support herself besides leaning against the door and laughing. Could it be that she was going to wash and spin textiles for others like widows?Long Baiyue felt chills when she thought of the cracked hands of Widow Chen who came to fetch her clothes every day—no one could survive this kind of life. . But continuing to make a big splash in Baiyuefang, not to mention it is not a long-term solution, if Zi Mian finds out, he will think that he has already forgotten him because of his flirtatious behavior, and will never see each other from now on? Alas, no matter what, there are many contradictions and dilemmas. After thinking about it all night, Long Baiyue decided to go to Zi Mian and throw this problem to him. If she wants to ask him one last time, she must look him in the eyes and ask him to answer—whether he wants her to go or stay...
"I'm talking about you, why did you change your hairstyle like this? You look old-fashioned," Bao'er watched Long Baiyue comb her hair, and objected, "Like an old woman!" Facing the Linghua mirror, Long Baiyue carefully used a comb to draw her long bangs into her hair, and fixed them with Concentric Fang Sheng, revealing her smooth forehead: "I'm almost nineteen, why do I keep my bangs. " "It's over, it's over, you've already seen through the world of mortals." Bao'er hugged her head, feeling that Long Baiyue's move was not much different from shaving her hair and becoming a sister-in-law, "You still want to close Baiyuefang, don't you?" Speaking of this, Long Baiyue really thought about it, she sat up straight and asked: "How much money do we have in total?" No matter what happens now, it must be in the early 1000s, right?She was thinking, but Bao'er suddenly salivated flatteringly and stopped talking.Long Baiyue immediately sensed something was wrong, stared at Bao'er up and down, took a deep breath and asked, "Be honest... how much is left?" "Three hundred taels..." Probably less than... Long Baiyue raised her neck to prevent herself from vomiting blood, and groped around her with trembling hands, looking for something to hit her: "You... Hurry up and get back to your original shape, I'm going to peel off your skin and sell it for money." "Don't wow—" Bao'er ran away, hiding from the tooth grates, powder boxes, and wigs flying all over the sky... "Tell me, how do you spend your money? Not to mention eating chicken every day, you don't need to spend so much money even if you eat a phoenix every day, right?" Long Baiyue wanted to cry without tears. She earned it from Zi Mian. Losing money, just being trampled by Bao'er alive, I hate her to death. How could Bao'er dare to tell Long Baiyue that she had to spend money to hire a sedan chair to buy strings of candied haws on the street, let alone the special boxes in major restaurants and tile houses in Goulan: "Oh, the flowers are all spent, say What's the use of coming out besides making you angry?" Long Baiyue had nothing to say about Bao'er's heinous crime, and could only hug the pipa with straight eyes: "Quickly practice the tune for me, what else can we do now besides going back to the old business?" "Oh, good. Don't worry, I heard from Mama Liu that all the sons and gentlemen in the capital are thinking about you now. They said that you have practiced charm skills with Lord Zi Mian, and you have already obtained the Tao. Looking for you to buy supplements can prolong your life... ..." Long Baiyue raised her pipa and was about to slap Bao'er on the head—she was about to die, and such rumors were spread, how could she dare to receive guests anymore—she couldn't let people slander Zimian's reputation. Just as Bao'er was screaming, someone tapped on the door of Baiyuefang.Long Baiyue let go of Bao'er for the time being, tidied up her freshly combed bun and went to open the door.Now only Mama Liu would come to borrow things in broad daylight, and Long Baiyue yelled angrily as she walked: "Mama Liu, if you want to ask me for something again, first return the Diancuitou noodles that you borrowed last time... Huh? Window dust?" There was bright window dust outside the door, he was hesitantly rubbing the soles of his shoes on the ground and waiting for the door to open, his brows were furrowed, his head bowed in a daze.It wasn't until Long Baiyue called his name that he raised his head and said, "Miss Long." "Hey... Long time no see." Long Baiyue smiled awkwardly, looked behind him, her voice still couldn't help trembling, "...Your master didn't come?" "No, I sneaked here without telling him." Ming Chuangchen took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Long Baiyue. Long Baiyue took it to see, it turned out that it was sent to Zi Mian by the Imperial Medical Office, and told him to order his maidservant, Long Baiyue, to report to the Imperial Medical Office with the letter.She was taken aback, and looked up at Ming Chuangchen: "Does your master know about this?" "I don't know, Master is going to open an altar in the palace tomorrow, and I don't care about other things," Ming Chuangchen replied sullenly, "Besides, Master is not happy when I mention girls these days, so I didn't tell Him, as soon as the letter from the Imperial Medical Office arrived, I guessed what it was, secretly opened it and read it, and then I came to you." "Oh." Long Baiyue heard Zi Mian's recent situation, her heart was beating too fast, and instead she leaned against the door a little weakly, "I see, just bring a letter and report for duty at that time, shall we?" "Miss Long is not Master's servant." Ming Chuangchen frowned and complained, "I'll show the letter to the girl. If the girl doesn't want to go, she doesn't have to go. Let them go to the master to ask for guilt." The rebellious words finally blurted out, Ming Chuangchen was relieved, and then began to fear again: "You can't tell my master..." "Hehe, I know, you can leave this letter with me, thank you." Long Baiyue put the letter away, and greeted him with a smile, "Would you like to come in and sit for a while?" "No, I sneaked out, and I have to rush back to pack up the magic weapon." Ming Chuangchen waved goodbye, ran a few steps and then turned around, "Tomorrow, master Shenshi will enter the palace to perform the ritual, and all civil and military officials will participate in the ritual ceremony , I have to prepare carefully, and I will definitely come to drink tea next time..." "Got it." Long Baiyue also waved his hand to bid him farewell. Watching Ming Chuangchen go away, she turned around and entered the house, and said to Bao'er thoughtfully: "Besides going back to the old job, there is another way out..." "Are you crazy?!" Bao'er jumped up in astonishment, "Why do you go to the palace to be a medical girl?" "I haven't decided yet, why are you yelling?" Long Baiyue leaned on the couch with a bamboo pillow on his chin, flipping through the letter. It is true that she cannot enter the palace, just kidding, once the palace gate is closed, she will have no chance with Zi Mian in this life.But, she just stays in Baiyuefang, will Zi Mian come to her? She didn't know what else she could do to support herself besides leaning against the door and laughing. Could it be that she was going to wash and spin textiles for others like widows?Long Baiyue felt chills when she thought of the cracked hands of Widow Chen who came to fetch her clothes every day—no one could survive this kind of life. . But continuing to make a big splash in Baiyuefang, not to mention it is not a long-term solution, if Zi Mian finds out, he will think that he has already forgotten him because of his flirtatious behavior, and will never see each other from now on? Alas, no matter what, there are many contradictions and dilemmas. After thinking about it all night, Long Baiyue decided to go to Zi Mian and throw this problem to him. If she wants to ask him one last time, she must look him in the eyes and ask him to answer—whether he wants her to go or stay...