Chapter 100 (2/2)
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The autumn mood gradually deepened . As if just overnight, all the leaves had fallen, and the world was in depression .
In such days, probably only s.h.i.+ Huiru would come to invite Yu Linglong to go out .
As she became acquainted with s.h.i.+ Huiru, Yu Linglong began to accept this cheerful girl, so when she received an invitation from s.h.i.+ Huiru, Yu Linglong readily agreed .
Going out to relax with s.h.i.+ Huiru was always more comfortable than staying in the Yu house, which had no human touch .
In the early morning of this day, a thin layer of frost condensed on the ground, bursting with bright light under the cold morning sun, and the air was inexplicably more chilly .
s.h.i.+ Huiru’s carriage had been waiting at the gate of the Yu Mansion . When Yu Linglong came out, s.h.i.+ Huiru quickly lifted the curtain of the car, reached her hand to her and said with a smile: “Linglong, get in the car . ”
Yu Linglong pulled her little hand into the carriage, s.h.i.+ Huiru placed her hand warmer into Yu Linglong’s hand, and said, “It’s such a cold day, why don’t you wear a little more when you go out? You don’t even bring a hand warmer . How can you freeze?”
Yu Linglong was holding the warm and fragrant hand warmer, and suddenly she had a strange illusion that she had never cared about so many small details in her previous life, let alone carry such c.u.mbersome things because of cold hands . At this moment, she was sitting on the carriage that was moving forward, with a small heater with charcoal in her hand, and a sweet woman with a sweet smile beside her . She suddenly felt that she had become more and more adaptable to this ancient life .
Without noticing her trance, s.h.i.+ Huiru stroked her hair unnaturally, and said, “Let’s go around Liangju to listen to a tune today . I heard that Prince Yang has recently composed a drama for them, which sounds great . ”
Yu Linglong came back to her senses and smiled faintly . It was naturally Yang Huanian who could make s.h.i.+ Huiru run to join the show on a cold day .
Seeing the clear smile on Yu Linglong’s face, s.h.i.+ Huiru’s face flushed, and she wanted to clarify: “That sounds really good . ”
Yu Linglong held back a smile: “Naturally, it sounds good . ”
s.h.i.+ Huiru lowered her head slightly . Her ears were red with shame, and her fingers were playing with the silk ribbon on her belt, a typical little girl’s mood .
Yu Linglong only discovered that s.h.i.+ Huiru was wearing a silver-red engraved silk and lotus pattern on her body . She wore a red gold phoenix tail and agate ta.s.sel on her head . Her round face became more and more charming and lovely .
It can be seen that she had deliberately dressed up, probably because she hoped to meet Yang Huanian today .
Yu Linglong hid a deep smile on her face and turned away from the subject . She pointed to a scroll on s.h.i.+ Huiru’s side and said, “What did you bring?”
s.h.i.+ Huiru picked up the scroll in a hurry but did not open it to look at it, but her face was even redder .
She had always been hearty, but this time she was surprisingly touched: “…I didn’t dare to go alone, so I had to take you to help me become bold . You must not laugh at me . ”
Yu Linglong was curious and amused, but she also faintly guessed something . s.h.i.+ Huiru dressed up like this and brought something . She was probably finally mustering up the courage to confess to Prince Yang .
She didn’t expect that she would one day accompany a little girl to do this kind of thing .
Soon, the carriage arrived at Raoliangju . The street outside was a bit deserted, but it was very lively here . The upstairs and downstairs were already full of guests . On the stage, a charming girl in a pink spring s.h.i.+rt was singing in a soft voice .
“The falling flowers and the wind fly away, so the branches go first . The New Moon will become round, round, but the people are not round . Zhu Yan will turn into a youth . ”
s.h.i.+ Huiru pulled Yu Linglong’s hand and walked to the elegant room upstairs . As she walked, she said softly, “These are Prince Yang’s words . ”
Yu Linglong didn’t quite understand the meaning of the ancient words, and only felt that it was sung so charmingly and sadly, not like a man wrote it, but rather boudoir-like .
When they were seated in the private room, the waiter offered hot tea, and the woman on the stage sang another song “The Winner . ”
“Lazy Chao Yuans.h.i.+ plays Go . Asking the fairy what to fight, the woodman forgot to return . The hole locks the blue sky, the axe is rotten, and the situation is a mess . It is rolling in the mulberry field, and the sea is flying . Just waiting to hold the cup, wine has not yet touched your lips, the day is calm again!”
This song was sonorous and sung by a woman, and it felt like a jade, pleasing to the ear without losing its momentum . Before her voice died, the audience was already applauding .
s.h.i.+ Huiru put her cheek in her right hand, looked downstairs in a daze, and whispered: “Linglong, what do you think of this?”
After a pause, Yu Linglong said, “It sounds like it’s a little unhappy, is Prince Yang in a bad mood?”
s.h.i.+ Huiru sighed: “I don’t know . I haven’t seen him for a while . ”
Yu Linglong said nothing . There was another older woman on the stage, holding a jade board, singing a cheerful tune, but she had no intention of admiring her .
Yang Huanian was a dignified and powerful prince of Changting Hou, with a boundless future . Why has he been at home all the time, was he in love with poetry? But in his poems, there was a feeling of depression, as if this kind of sensual life was not what he wanted, but he was not using his talents to the fullest .
Yu Linglong thoughtfully looked at s.h.i.+ Huiru . Would a man like Yang Huanian be willing to marry an ordinary and innocent wife and lead a plain and calm life?
s.h.i.+ Huiru always likes to talk and laugh, but today she was different, sometimes worried, sometimes nervous, and restless, with both hands from time to time tidying the hairpin ring on her head, or smoothing the folds on the corners of her clothes, making her look uneasy .
After a while, the waiter from the shop walked in and said with a smile, “Miss, the son is leaving . ”
s.h.i.+ Huiru stood up suddenly, slipped the waiter two silver coins, hurriedly thanked him, then picked up the scroll in her hand, took Yu Linglong, and walked out .
Yu Linglong followed her downstairs and ran into Yang Huanian who had just come out at the gate .
Yang Huanian wore a sapphire blue moiré brocade robe, with a four-finger-wide dark blue belt around his waist, and a s.h.i.+ny white jade bat jade pendant on it, with a jade crown, looking handsome and elegant .
At the moment when he saw s.h.i.+ Huiru and Yu Linglong, he couldn’t help being stunned . He stared at Yu Linglong for a moment, and then he showed a polite smile: “Lady s.h.i.+, Fourth Lady Yu, are you here to listen to the show? “
s.h.i.+ Huiru’s round face was red and gorgeous, and her eyes were full of tears looking at Yang Huanian, almost coming out of her eyes . Even Yu Linglong was secretly shocked, and the girl’s instant burst of light made her look unbelievably beautiful .
s.h.i.+ Huiru took a few steps forward and said softly: “Young Master Yang, your words are really good . ”
Yang Huanian moved his steps imperceptibly, distanced himself from the two of them, and said, “Lady s.h.i.+ praises too much . ”
s.h.i.+ Huiru didn’t notice Yang Huanian’s deliberate estrangement . She held the scroll in her hand as if she was courageous for a long time before holding it up in front of Yang Huanian: “Young Master Yang, I drew a picture . Could you please give me some advice?”
Yang Huanian glanced at s.h.i.+ Huiru, and his gaze fell on Yu Linglong, who was silent behind her . A complex expression seemed to pa.s.s through his eyes, but in a moment, he returned to indifference .
“Lady s.h.i.+ is too polite . I’m not that talented, how can I give a word of advice?”
Having said that, Yang Huanian didn’t mean to take the scroll at all . s.h.i.+ Huiru waited for a long time, but she didn’t see Yang Huanian reaching out to pick it up . Her face became even redder as if she were bleeding .
She took a deep breath, and opened the scroll as if she had made up her mind!
The wind of late autumn blew over coldly, and the scroll was trembling slightly . On the long scroll, a young man with a long body was drawn impressively, with clear eyebrows and a faint smile between his lips . It was Yang Huanian!
Yu Linglong also had to admire s.h.i.+ Huiru’s boldness . In ancient times, women like her who took the initiative to confess their love to men were rare . Yu Linglong couldn’t imagine what kind of power was supporting this pet.i.te girl to carefully draw the portrait of her sweetheart and show it to him .
Yang Huanian only glanced at it, and the smile on his face disappeared . His eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and his voice was no longer polite, except for the alienation: “This painting is well-crafted, but forgive me for taking the liberty . As a daughter of a good family, the eldest daughter really shouldn’t paint such a portrait!”
Her flushed face suddenly became bloodlessly pale . s.h.i.+ Huiru could hardly believe her ears . Her small body was shaking in the cold wind, like a fallen leaf about to be blown away .
“Young Master Yang, what…what did you say?”
Yang Huanian took a deep look at Yu Linglong . His gaze s.h.i.+fted to s.h.i.+ Huiru’s body, but it gradually became colder: “I mean, Lady s.h.i.+, your thoughts are wasted . ”
Her slender arm trembled violently . s.h.i.+ Huiru shakily said, “You…you don’t want it?”
Yang Huanian raised his eyebrows slightly: “Is this painting for me?”
s.h.i.+ Huiru could not speak but nodded heavily .
Yang Huanian paused, and reached out and took the scroll from her .
s.h.i.+ Huiru looked overjoyed . Just as she was about to say something, she saw Yang Huanian’s hand forcefully tearing the scroll in half!
Throwing the broken drawing on the ground, Yang Huanian said in a deep voice: “This painting is a disaster, so why don’t I destroy it for Lady s.h.i.+!”
s.h.i.+ Huiru’s face suddenly turned grayish and decadent . She slowly squatted down and picked up the torn pieces of the picture she had drawn meticulously . Tears finally rolled down uncontrollably .
She spent countless hard work and countless hours to paint the person she was thinking of, but in a flash, the fantasy was disillusioned, and all her efforts became nothing .
Seeing s.h.i.+ Huiru’s crying face, Yu Linglong frowned slightly, raising her hand to block Yang Huanian’s path .
“What? Are you leaving like this?” With a raised eyebrow, she looked at Yang Huanian .
She didn’t have any impression of this Changting Hou prince, but just looking at s.h.i.+ Hui’s heartbroken appearance, she didn’t want to let this man who was elegant on the surface but cold in his heart leave .
He probably hadn’t expected that she would block his way . Yang Huanian was slightly startled and stopped .
Staring at Yu Linglong’s face, a touch of inexplicable emotions slowly floated in the dark . Yang Huanian asked in a deep voice: “Do I dare ask Lady Yu, what advice do you want?”
Yu Linglong put down her arm and said coldly: “I want you to compensate her for her painting . ”
Even if Yang Huanian refused to accept s.h.i.+ Huiru’s wishes, he shouldn’t have torn the painting she worked so hard to make .
Is it great to be liked? What power does he have to tear up her painting and break her heart!?
Yang Huanian lowered his eyes and looked at s.h.i.+ Huiru, who was squatting on the ground with her shoulders curled up . Although you could only see her back, anyone could tell at a glance that she was crying . She was silent but heartbroken .
The coldness all over the sky melted without knowing it .
Yang Huanian looked at Yu Linglong . This girl with a cold face stood proudly in the cold wind, like a burning flame, full of mysterious power, which made people fall into it without knowing it, unable to escape .
As long as she had an expression and a voice, he could have to be swayed by this power . This was not a forced submission, but a willing fall, giving him no reason to refuse her order .
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