Volume 1: The Swan Goose Chapter 35: The Mood Is Like a Tide and the Night Is Dark (2)
"What's wrong with her?" Yu Fengjin walked out and saw Bei Xiaobei and Xue Yan in the corridor, supporting the drunken Hua Fangyi.
"Your Highness." Xue Yan bowed hurriedly and said worriedly: "Today, a few regular customers pestered the landlady to accompany her for a drink, and she drank a few more glasses and that's all..."
"Ugh..." Hua Fangyi was holding Bei Xiaobei with one hand and holding her chest with the other while retching. When Xueyan heard this, she quickly ran over and patted her on the back.
Yu Fengjin strode over, picked up her arm, and scolded: "They are just some drunkards. You can just show off, why do you have to work so hard!"
"Your Highness, you are back..." Hua Fangyi looked at him with drunken eyes. She bent her knees slightly and was about to salute, but her body fell softly into his arms.
Xue Yan rolled her eyes and hurriedly took the opportunity to say: "Your Highness, it's better to help the landlady go back to rest. I'll prepare the sobering soup right now!" After saying that, she winked at Bei Xiaobei, and the two of them hurriedly left.
go.
"Your Highness, I have a headache." Hua Fangyi slumped in Yu Fengjin's arms, gently closing her eyes and murmuring.
Seeing no one around to help, Yu Fengjin had no choice but to pick her up by the waist, open the door of her bedroom, and place her gently in the fumigated tent.
"You should have a good rest." Yu Fengjin settled her down and turned to leave, but her right wrist was tightly held.
"Your Highness, don't leave!"
Hua Fangyi begged politely, but as soon as she opened her mouth, her drunkenness started to rise, and she had to run to the window and vomited. Tears also flowed down her cheeks, staining the delicate makeup on her face.
Seeing her embarrassment, Yu Fengjin finally couldn't bear it, so he added a cup of tea and brought it to her: "Drink some tea to cool down."
The vomiting gradually stopped. Hua Fangyi half-hided her face, took the tea and rinsed her mouth, then sat weakly on the soft couch against the wall. She casually opened the glass lamp beside her and lit it with a fire stick.
The candle was lit. The flickering light of the fire danced on her pale cheeks. Her expression seemed to be smiling, but there were a few tears hanging from the corners of her eyes.
"I lost my composure and made His Highness laugh." Her voice was slightly hoarse, but it had a bewitching flavor to it.
"You've never been like this before. Didn't you say that you don't have to worry about everything?" Yu Fengjin tossed her robe and sat down opposite her, her reproachful voice a little low.
"Yes." Hua Fangyi responded as if she was bored, poured herself a glass of wine and took a sip, then said softly: "Don't listen to Xueyan's nonsense, everyone just wants to have a drink with the prince's woman.
That’s all, they are all regular patrons of the annex, how can I bear to refuse?”
"My king's woman?" Yu Fengjin frowned, obviously not satisfied with this title.
"The woman who can make the prince spend a lot of money to acquire this gold-selling den should naturally be the woman that the prince likes - people in the world always have such thoughts. It's a pity that I have taken this title for nothing, and it is somewhat unworthy of the name."
Hua Fangyi played with the wine glass in her hand, her voice filled with a hint of self-abandonment.
"Why care about the eyes of the world." Yu Fengjin poured a cup of tea, took a sip, and added: "However, if you feel troubled, I will send you away from here and live the life you want."
Hua Fangyi slowly traced the edge of the jade cup with one finger, spreading out the rouge on it little by little. A meaningful smile appeared on her face: "I was born in a poor family, so this is all I can do. It's really amazing
I may not be able to bear it when I have free time to live like an ordinary woman, caring for my husband and raising children. Staying here for Your Highness and looking for the person you want to find is what I want to do most."
"Thank you for your hard work." Apart from these words, Yu Fengjin didn't know what else to say.
When he could leave the palace and build a palace, he planned to build a place where he could meet people from all walks of life freely without arousing suspicion from Emperor Yu, or even being discovered by him.
Therefore, under the suggestion of Hua Fangyi, who was born in a wealthy family, the Xiaoxiang annex was built. Hua Fangyi, who was beautiful, intelligent and good at winemaking, naturally became the proprietress of this annex.
I don’t know if she really loves this identity or she is deeply in love with Yu Fengjin. In short, she has devoted herself to the management of the annex since then.
After studying for countless days and nights, she developed dozens of unique wines and delicious dishes. The Xiaoxiang Villa has since become the most prestigious restaurant in the capital.
Rumors about the affair between Hua Fangyi and Yu Fengjin have been rampant since then. They have never been confirmed or denied. It was only then that Yan Rong's name as "The Romance" spread.
. Because Yan Rong needs to become such a person so that he will not attract Emperor Yu's attention when interacting with others.
Therefore, while Yu Fengjin was grateful to Hua Fangyi for her efforts, she also felt indebted for not being able to respond to her feelings.
"Your Highness, do you still remember how we met?" Hua Fangyi raised her eyes and looked at him, her expression misty and dark.
"Of course." Yu Fengjin lowered her eyes and took a sip of tea, sighing quietly: "How could I forget."
The intermittent thoughts, along with the green smoke rising from the copper incense burner, drifted all the way back to five years ago:
At that time, under the orders of Emperor Yu, he was responsible for cleaning up the underground gambling houses that were rampant in several towns around the capital. When he and Yan Rong kicked open the door of a gambling house, they saw a frightened girl with pear blossoms and rain in her eyes.
It is placed on the gambling table like a bet.
All the gamblers gathered around her with great interest, stared at her with unscrupulous eyes, and began to place bets: the winner could tear off a piece of her clothes or touch her skin.
I don’t know how long the bet has been going on. When Yu Fengjin and Yan Rong rushed in, Hua Fangyi was already naked, and Qishang Saixue’s skin was covered with sinful and dirty black claw marks.
When Yu Fengjin gave the order, Yan Rong led his guards to arrest all the people inside. He took off his robe and covered Hua Fangyi's body, hugged her and left the devil's cave.
Later, when he learned that she had no father or mother since she was a child and had nowhere to go, Yu Fengjin kept her by his side and became a maid to take care of him. Later, he bought this Xiaoxiang villa,
Hua Fangyi became the boss lady here again.
I don't know when Hua Fangyi started to have strange feelings for him, but because he couldn't respond, he could only pretend not to know.
"Your Highness." Hua Fangyi's eyes were wandering and her expression was charming: "I was sold into a brothel when I was a child. When I was seventeen years old, the madam put me on the gambling table as a bet because of bad gambling. If His Highness hadn't taken action,
Save me, how can I have the stable life I have today? So I made up my mind at that moment to serve His Highness in this life and never leave him! Although I know that His Highness is so kind to me just because he pities me..."
Pity? Is it just pity? Maybe there is something else, but now is not the time to tell her the whole truth.
Yu Fengjin sighed sadly, and her voice softened: "At the beginning, I just saved you with a little effort, but after all these years, I owe you after all..."
Hua Fangyi slowly stretched out her hand and tentatively touched Yu Fengjin's hand on the table. But Yu Fengjin retracted her hand as if she had foreseen it, leaving Hua Fangyi stunned and her heart following suit.
There's an empty piece.
"Your Highness, if, I mean if, I were not a prostitute, would our relationship be different?" A pair of beautiful eyes stared at him, but Hua Fangyi felt sad and afraid in her heart.
The sad thing is that she knows the answer, but the sad thing is that she will hear it from Yu Fengjin's mouth with her own ears.
Yu Fengjin's eyebrows twitched slightly before she said slowly: "You can't force things about feelings, it has nothing to do with identity."
"Is that really so?" Hua Fangyi poured herself a glass of wine, lowered her eyes and chuckled softly: "If my adoptive father was also a general, His Highness would treat me differently. Maybe he would also treat me differently because of this.
We’re getting married!”
Yu Fengjin's expression was a little unpredictable, and he neither admitted nor denied this issue. After he drank half the remaining glass of wine, he slowly stood up and said calmly: "You should have a good rest and stop thinking about it.
"
As soon as he stepped out of the door, Hua Fangyi's tears flowed down unsatisfactorily.
When Yu Fengjin returned to his bedroom, Yan Rong was still sleeping soundly. He was already exhausted, but his mind was disturbed by Hua Fangyi, and he could not fall asleep for a while. He felt that the room was a little stuffy, so he opened the window and opened the window.
I took a cup of hot tea and looked out the window.
Xiaoxiang Villa has closed its business, and the lanterns at the door have been extinguished. It was dark everywhere, and the whole street seemed to have disappeared, making him feel like he was in a dream.
Only a faint light came from a window across the street. Then a slender figure walked to the window holding the wine jar and started drinking alone in front of the moon.
is her!
Although the light was not bright, fortunately the distance was not far. Yu Fengjin, who was condescending, still recognized at a glance that the beautiful figure in front of the window was Lu Ning.
It's so late and she hasn't slept yet? Is she also worried about something?
Yu Fengjin raised the corners of her lips slightly, seeming to be interested in everything on the other side of the street...
On the other side, Lu Ning was tossing and turning on the bed and still couldn't fall asleep, so she simply got up and had a drink. She left the embroidery building and walked to the fourth courtyard, when she was attracted by the sound of cheering.
It's so late, is anyone still awake?
She walked over with curiosity and saw a tall and thin man practicing martial arts with his shirt off under the moon. The moonlight shone on his strong body, and the simple knife in his hand drew dots of silver flowers in the dark night.
"Ping Si?" Lu Ning recognized the person in the courtyard and called out tentatively.
"Young Gang Leader?" Ping Si was surprised and happy. He quickly put away his knife, quickly picked up the clothes on the ground and put them on.
"You...why are you here?" He wiped the sweat from his face in a panic, feeling a little embarrassed for a moment.
"I came out for a walk if I couldn't sleep. I didn't bother you!" Lu Ning smiled sheepishly, feeling that he was a little rash.
"No, I'm not bothering you." Ping Si scratched his scalp, looking a little uneasy.
"If you finish practicing, I'll treat you to a drink!" Lu Ning clapped the wine jar in his hand and smiled at him.
Ping Si was suddenly startled, then he cupped his fists and said, "Ping Si would like to have a few drinks with the young gang leader."
The two walked to the small garden and sat down on both sides of the stone table. Ping Si found two bowls, filled them with wine respectively, and handed one bowl to Lu Ning.
"Okay, so happy!" Lu Ning drank a full bowl and sighed sincerely.
"Young Gang Leader, you can't sleep so late, are you... worried about something?" Ping Si carefully observed Lu Ning's expression and asked softly.
"Yeah." Lu Ning nodded and said in a somewhat ethereal voice: "I was full of confidence when I first took over the position of gang leader, but now I'm a little confused. I'm thinking that maybe I shouldn't be the young gang leader.
, because of my arrival, the originally united caravan is now torn apart, and the brothers have turned against each other..."
"This is not the young gang leader's fault!" Ping Si hurriedly explained: "Maybe I shouldn't say this. However, the crux of intrigues and fame and fortune has long existed in the caravan, but the old gang leader has never come to Shengjing.
I just don’t know the truth. Even if someone else comes today instead of the young gang leader, the same thing will happen." This chapter has been completed!