VIII. Misfortune 2

Ruyifang is a government-run Goolan courtyard, covering a large area, Yan Rui is now the top red prostitute here, enjoying nature and others are different, you can monopolize an embroidery building near the lake. Yan Rui invited Yang Yan to sit upstairs, the small building is very bright, facing the wind on all sides, although it is a hot summer, but it is also very cool, looking out through the open floor-to-ceiling windows, the lake is sparkling and scaly, the willows on the lake are still around, the sycamore Bajiao, the strange peaks and different stones are dotted in the meantime, and they are also very elegantly arranged.

Today, Yan Rui is lightly dressed in a lake-colored dress, which is completely different from the previous style, but rather like a small jasper.

After Yang Yan sat down, Yan Rui personally poured a cup of tea, offered it to Yang Yan, and said, "The night before yesterday, I really want to thank you. After Yan Rui was drunk, there was a rudeness, and he invited the adult Haihan. ”

Yang Yan took the tea, took a sip and said, "I happened to meet by chance the night before yesterday, so you don't have to take it to heart all the time." However, how did Miss Yan Rui get drunk like that the night before yesterday, it is better to drink less in the future. ”

Yan Rui listened, smiled bitterly, and said, "My lord is a good intention, I don't know." But this is easy to say, it is all guests who toast, if you don't drink it, wouldn't it be shameless, if you drink one person's toast, how can you not drink other people's toasts. What kind of talent is superb, the crown covers Jinghua, in fact, Yan Rui is just a camp prostitute, where he dares to offend the guests, he has to reluctantly embarrass him. ”

Yang Yan couldn't help but say, "I don't understand, why did you become a camp prostitute?" Although he is not as good as any Confucian physicist, he still has some light rules for ** instinct, seeing Yan Rui's outstanding appearance and talent, he can't figure out why she wants to do **.

When Yan Rui heard this, her delicate body trembled slightly, and her face suddenly turned pale. Yang Yan sighed, a woman naturally has a lot of unspeakable hardships when she does **, and she is indeed a little reckless in asking, and said, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked." ”

Yan Rui lowered her head and said: "Actually, a camp prostitute like me is not as good as an ordinary **, if it is an ordinary **, as long as you save enough money, you can redeem yourself and be good." And the prostitutes are all women who have been affected by the crime in their families. It is a naturalization in the government, and without the permission of the government, it is impossible to leave the nationality and become good. ”

Yang Yan really wanted to know what crime her family had committed to become a camp prostitute. But in the end, I didn't ask. However, Yan Rui said: "My father was a Jinshi in Shaoxing for 11 years, and he was an official for more than ten years, and later became the governor of Yangzhou. He was an official and did things impartially, but because he offended the then prime minister Qin Hui, he had no money to do anything, so his father was betrayed and exiled to Lingnan, and his mother accompanied his father, and both of them died in a foreign land. When I was only 11 years old, I was sent to the workshop to teach singing and dancing skills, and at the age of 16 I became a camp prostitute. When she said this, she thought that tears were raining down, and she couldn't cry anymore.

Yang Yan was silent in his heart, in the eyes of others, Yan Rui may be peerless, but who would have thought that her life experience would be so bleak. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel pity.

At this time, Yan Rui stopped crying and forced a smile: "My lord, I'm really sorry, Yan Rui only cares about his life experience, and he is out of shape." ”

Yang Yan shook his head and said: "There, I didn't expect the girl's life experience to be so bleak, but I still had to act on the scene and force a happy face." I think the girl has suffered a lot of grievances over the years. ”

Yan Rui was stunned and looked at Yang Yan blankly. Over the years, she has been through the dust, and there are many dignitaries and nobles among the guests she has seen, celebrities and talents, or because she is beautiful, or likes her talent, or because she can sing and dance, they are willing to make friends with her. They may be dashing, generous, extravagant, or talented. But no one is as willing to listen to her life experience as Yang Yan. couldn't help but say: "After so many years, Yan Rui is the first time to confide in someone. Adults don't think Yan Rui is verbose, and listen to me patiently. Now let me play a song for my lord, and thank you. ”

As he spoke, he immediately sat down in front of the Yaoqin he usually used and played with the strings. Only listen to the sound of the piano sounding slowly, brisk flying, such as a hundred birds contending, low back tactful, like a lover's whispering, playing to the high-pitched place, its sound can crack the golden stone, when the repression is demolished, but it is almost inaudible with walking on thin ice, high and low, but it makes people like a spring breeze, refreshing people's lungs and abdomen, making people feel refreshed. A song is a song, and there are still lingering sounds, echoing endlessly. Even if Yang Yan is a person who doesn't understand the rhythm of music, he is also relaxed and happy to listen to, and the aftertaste is endless.

Yan Rui smiled slightly: "My lord, can Yan Rui's piano music still be heard?" Please also give me some advice. ”

Yang Yan smiled bitterly and said, "I don't dare to give advice." I don't know anything about music. But listening to it, the mood is a little more relaxed. ”

Yan Rui said: "The meaning of the piano music is all at will. When Yan Rui feels miserable on weekdays, she can only relieve some sorrow by playing a song by herself. The adult's heart thinks that there are also a lot of troubles, so I will feel this way, so let Yan Rui play a song for the adult. ”

Yang Yan nodded, in fact, he was used to living in the army, and suddenly he was idle, and he was a little unaccustomed to it for a while. In addition, I am also a little resentful about being idle for no reason, and listening to Yan Rui playing the piano, I can forget these troubles for a while. He originally just wanted to perfunctory Yan Rui, sit for a while and leave. As a result, listening to Yan Rui's playing song after song, more than an hour had passed unconsciously.

By the time Yang Yan left, it had already been picked up at noon.

Yang Yan returned home, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Yang Quan greeted him with a strange expression. He had never seen Yang Quan with such a demeanor, and couldn't help but ask, "Uncle Quan, what's wrong with you?" Is something going on at home? ”

Yang Quan approached Yang Yan and said, "Second Young Master, your brother-in-law has come to look for you." ”

Yang Yan was stunned for a while, and suddenly understood. The brother-in-law is the younger brother of the wife. Could it be that Zhao Chen is here? Hurriedly asked, "Where is he?" How long have you been here? Lead me to him. ”

Yang Quan couldn't help but laugh and said, "I've been here for a long time, and I'm waiting for you in the study now." ”

Yang Yan rushed to the study, and sure enough, Zhao Chen was looking around in the study to look through his collection of military books.

As soon as he saw Yang Yan coming back, Zhao Chen cheered and said, "Brother-in-law, you are back." ”

However, when he heard Zhao Chen call himself 'brother-in-law' Yang Yan couldn't help but feel a little scalp fried, and coughed dryly: "Why are you here, does your sister know that you are coming?" ”

Zhao Chen shook his head, his eyes were still looking at the bookshelf, and said with a smile: "I came by myself, my sister is busy preparing for her Jingyan Army now, so I have time to take care of my business." But brother-in-law, you went there early in the morning and only came back now. ”

This time Yang Yan was immediately asked, and he naturally didn't dare to say that he went to Ruyi Fang to find Yan Rui. Hurriedly diverted the topic and said, "Didn't you go to school in the Shangwu Academy?" Why don't you have to go to class today? ”

Zhao Chen turned to the Bogu shelf again, went to see the items on the shelf, heard Yang Yan ask, stuck out his tongue, and said: "Actually, there is a class today, but I feel a little bored when I listen to it, so I came out." But it wasn't time for school to end, so I didn't dare to go back. I had to come to your brother-in-law's house, don't tell my mother. ”

Yang Yan wrenched his face, took out his brother-in-law's style, and said with a straight face: "Xiao Chen, how can you waste so much time on your studies, this is not very good!" I also wanted to say a few words from the sages to strengthen my persuasiveness, but unfortunately the goods in my stomach were really limited, and I couldn't think of them for a while.

At this time, Zhao Chen walked to the knife holder again, and Yang Yan's long knife "Fenglin Volcano" was placed on the shelf, he was about to reach out to touch the knife, when Yang Yan said this, he turned his head and said: "Brother-in-law, I heard that when you went to school in Shangwu Academy, you skipped more classes than anyone else, and you didn't seem to be in a hurry to abandon any studies?" Among your students, it seems that you are the biggest official now!"

Yang Yan was suddenly choked by his question, and couldn't say a word. Immediately beaten back to its original form.

Zhao Chen continued: "Don't you know yet? Now the students of the Shangwu Academy are justified in skipping class, that is, the brother-in-law led the way back then, and even the instructors have nothing to say. As he spoke, he saw Yang Yan with an expression of reverence and envy.

Yang Yan couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into, and this brother-in-law was defeated by his brother-in-law. There was no choice but to leave Zhao Chen at home, and took him to meet the tassel, and then had lunch together.

Zhao Chen also heard Zhao Qianru mention the tassel, so he showed great respect for the tassel, and called him "Sister Tassel" when they met. Tassel knows that he is Zhao Qianru's younger brother, loves Wu and Wu, and loves him very much. In fact, Zhao Chen is beautiful and lively, and he is also very likable.