When the three of them saw them coming, they all looked at each other and smiled.
Chu Miaoer brought her to the table.
"This is the second eldest son in the family. You can call me "Second Master". This is sister Huyin. This..."
She suddenly felt shy, paused and said, "This is my husband, the fourth in the family."
"My little girl's name is 'Yang Jinxi', and she is the third child in the family. I am lucky enough to meet you, so I think I can make friends with you."
With a gentle wave of his hand, Shopkeeper Xia brought the tea.
She picked up the tea with neat and crisp movements, looked at them with a smile and said, "Everyone, please take a seat. Jin Xi will take tea instead of wine."
Seeing that she was so down-to-earth and generous, Fu Yanshuo took the lead in holding the wine glass and said with a smile: "I have admired Ms. Yang's name for a long time. It is true that seeing her is better than hearing it a hundred times. It is true that a woman's self-improvement is not inferior to that of a man."
Fu Yanshuo is as poor as ever. It would be a pity not to become a diplomatic envoy with his eloquence.
The way Fourth Master and Chu Miaoer looked at each other and smiled happened to fall into Yang Jinxi's eyes. She said slowly: "I'm afraid I can't find a man who can match me in this big Xiling."
When she said this, she kept looking at Chu Miao'er. When she saw her hand on Fourth Master's palm paused, Yang Jinxi smiled with satisfaction.
"It's normal for Miss Yang to be so angry and look down on ordinary men." Fu Yanshuo looked at her with a smile.
She rolled her eyes and pretended to be embarrassed and said: "It's true that there is someone I finally fell in love with, but he already has a wife, what should I do?"
As soon as these words came out, Hu Yin was also stunned.
When Fu Yanshuo heard this, he waved his folding fan a few times as if to cover up, and cleared his throat with a light cough.
"If you are sincere and he has true intentions, he should not be bound by his current status and worldliness."
Hu Yin couldn't help laughing after hearing this.
Yang Jinxi probably didn't know that her casual remark was intended to avenge her "revenge of recruiting a son-in-law", but it made the other couple feel complicated.
Seeing that the faces of the people around her were getting darker and darker, Chu Miaoer knew that she had made a mistake. If she didn't take him over to join in the fun yesterday, this kind of thing would not have happened. Today, the enemy was on a narrow road, and she only felt regretful.
Everyone has their own thoughts.
Chu Miaoer raised his eyes and saw the cunning in her eyes, stood up, held the cup, and said sincerely: "I couldn't help Miss Yang yesterday. I caused her to lose face in front of everyone. I will punish myself with a cup."
After speaking, drink it all in one gulp.
The first person to react was Fu Yanshuo. He folded his folding fan, looked at Fu Yunqi with stern eyes, and said with a half-smile: "So, the son-in-law recruited by Yang Mansion yesterday was you?!"
Fu Yunqi glanced at him sideways and didn't answer, but his expression said everything.
Fu Yanshuo immediately burst into laughter regardless of his image.
The fourth prince of the current dynasty was actually recruited as a son-in-law. This was the funniest thing he had ever heard.
"Fourth brother...you said you...hahaha..."
His laughter became more and more ridiculous.
Seeing Fu Yunqi's face getting darker and darker.
Hu Yin called out in a low voice, and he calmed down a bit, but he still looked at Fu Yunqi with a playful look in his eyes.
There were people drinking and drinking in the lobby, but their place was silent.
Picking up the wine in the glass, Fu Yunchi stood up and raised his glass to Yang Jinxi who was smiling: "This is our first time in Xiling. Miaomiao always likes to see the excitement. Please forgive me for disturbing Miss Yang."
Seeing the serious expressions on their faces, Yang Jinxi snorted, covered her mouth and smiled, making her beautiful eyes curl up. At this moment, she lost her composure and looked like a pretty young woman.
"That's what I said in a teasing way. If I offend you, it will be written off as yesterday's incident. However, the two of you are a husband and a wife, and I really can't envy you. I hope you will become a couple and stay together."
Seeing her smiling and drinking all the wine in her glass, Chu Miaer finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Miss Yang is so good-tempered, I'd like to give you a toast!"
Yang Jinxi is not a petty person at all. She just wanted to test whether the two of them were really interested in each other. She would not ask for trouble and become someone else's concubine.
With Fu Yanshuo's joke, the atmosphere returned to normal.
During the dinner, Fu Yunchi took out a jade jewel from his arms and handed it to her: "If you need help in the future, you can bring this to me in Kyoto and treat it as an apology to Miss Yang."
She didn't want to accept it at first, because she, Yang Jinxi, never owed favors to anyone, and secondly, she never lacked these gold and silver jewelry, but she still tried her best to remain elegant and took it with both hands.
She has seen a lot of high-ranking officials and riches, and she has also seen a lot of strange treasures. This is the first time she has seen such gentle and flawless jade.
She took it in her hand and looked at it carefully, and saw the words "Four Princes' Mansion" prominently displayed on it. Yang Jinxi couldn't hide her surprise.
She looked up at him, then smiled knowingly.
"I really don't know Fourth Master well enough. In this case, I would be disrespectful."
The few people had a great time chatting with each other during the banquet, and talked about a lot of strange things in Xiling. Before they knew it, the sun had already set.
At this time, a woman who looked like a maid hurried over, possessed herself and said something in Yang Jinxi's ear. Her eyebrows were knitted tighter and tighter, and her face became more and more worried. It seemed that the problem was very difficult.
After the maid left, she tidied her hair.
"Have you guys never swam across the Xiling River at night?"
Seeing them looking at each other, Yang Jinxi raised her hand slightly.
"Steward Xia, please tell me to go down and there will be no passengers on board tonight."
"Yes, Miss Third." Butler Xia replied respectfully, went down for a while and then came back.
Seeing this, Yang Jinxi stood up with a smile and said to them: "Let me be the host tonight, as a practice for everyone. It's just that my brother has caused some trouble, so I'm afraid I can't accompany him."
"Since we are destined to meet each other in the future."
She laughed softly and walked to Chu Miao'er: "Sister Miao'er said that you and I are destined to meet each other today."
They held hands and looked at each other, feeling as if they had met so late.
"I just like to deal with cheerful people," Fu Yanshuo waved his folding fan and swaggered down from the table first, bowed his hands and said: "Since we are in Miss Yang's territory, I will listen to Miss Yang. See you in the future."
Yang Jinxi nodded slightly and left with the maid.
The moon is like silver, the sky is full of stars, and the gentle evening breeze blows lazily between the sky and the earth, cool and clear.
They walked through the bustling crowd. Fu Yunqi held Chu Miao'er in his arms without leaving a trace, preventing passers-by from getting close to her and pushing her even half a mile.
After ten miles of lanterns, they stood quietly on the porch, watching the river gurgling under their feet.
After a while, a gorgeous boat came dimly in the shadow of the lamp, swaying and pouring silver into the cabin. The boat moved forward slowly, and the lake surface stirred up circles of ripples, and a hazy wave rose on the river it passed.
Smoke.
There are lights and tassels hanging around the ship, with different colors and it looks extremely delicate. A piece of wind brocade can be faintly seen at the stern of the ship. If you get closer, you can see the word "Yang" written on the brocade.
The boat had docked, and the waiter on board enthusiastically reached out.
Facing the flattering smile on his face, Fu Yunchi just glanced at the man, jumped up and landed on the deck.
He turned around and stood up, his clothes flowing up, and there was a touch of inadvertent tenderness on his lips.
Chu Miaoer looked at the hand that appeared in front of her eyes. It still had the same clear lines, fair skin and slenderness, but it seemed to have warmth.
She heard her own heartbeat, strong and brief, one after another.
Smiling, Fu Yunchi put her hand into his palm, and with a gentle push, she was on the deck, all her movements done in one go.
"Fourth brother, give me a hand."
She glanced at him sideways, her eyes were cold, and her words were even colder.
"You don't have any hands yourself?"
If he had known that he would get such an answer, Fu Yanxuan didn't care. He put his arm around Hu Yin's thin waist, jumped up, and landed in front of them easily.
The two women looked at each other, smiled, and shook their heads helplessly.
When the waiter saw this, he felt that he was meddling in his own business, so he could only scratch his head in embarrassment.
The night wind blew gently, blowing a chill on her face. After standing outside for too long, Chu Miaoer couldn't help but quietly tighten her clothes.
The incense burner has been set up on the boat long ago, and you will feel warm as soon as you enter the cabin.
Tea was boiling on the table, the heat was rising, and wisps of fragrance faintly overflowed, lingering around them.
"There's nothing wrong with you, just go down."
"this……"
Fu Yanshuo had already poured tea by himself with ease. When he saw this, he smiled and left.
After taking a sip of hot tea, Chu Miaoer instantly felt warm all over her body, just like the winter sun shining on her body.
"When did you put this on?"
Chu Miaoer, who was not sure why, took off the bracelet, put it in his hand and handed it to him, explaining: "It was given by Master Mingjing of Jing'an Temple."
Fu Yunqi took it and looked at it carefully by candlelight. It was transparent on the outside but reddish-brown on the inside, which made him feel frightened.
"It's pitch black and looks very weird."
"Master Mirror?"
Fu Yanshuo snatched it away. After looking at it carefully for a while, he couldn't see anything special about it, so he threw it back. It was clearly an ordinary bracelet, even a little cheap.
"Second Master, have you heard of it?"
Chu Miaoer wouldn't be surprised if he knew him.
He took a sip of tea and said with some interest: "It is said that he is in the same lineage as Mr. Nian Hong, but he never associates with people in the dust. Since he gave you the bracelet, didn't he say anything to you?"
After hearing this, Chu Miaoer thought of what Master Mingjing said to her, pursed her lips and said with a smile: "You live a lifetime, cherish what you have in front of you."
"there is none left?"
"He also said it would save my life in the future."
Hearing this, Fu Yunchi quickly took her hand, put the beads on her wrist, and murmured softly.
"Ugly, it's a bit ugly, so I'd better bring it with me."
Seeing this good opportunity, Hu Yin stood up and walked to the desk, gently touched the strings with her slender fingers, and after a few plucks, the melodious sound slowly flowed out from her fingertips, and the melodious sound floated on the entire river.
With the addition of the quiet sound of flute, the melody is like mountains and flowing water, making others mesmerized.
When Chu Miaoer saw this scene of the harmonious music of the piano and the harp, he couldn't help but sigh: It's rare to find a close friend in your life.
"Fu Yunqi."
"Um."
Taking the hot tea he had just poured, Chu Miaer pursed her lips and smiled.
"Why don't you think the second master marries Hu Yin?"
"...How do you know it's not Huyin who doesn't want to marry?"
Chu Miaoer was obviously stunned and looked at him.
Fu Yunqi slowly changed the tea and said slowly: "The second brother intended to take her as his concubine, but Huyin didn't want to be trapped within the courtyard wall all day long. The second emperor's sister-in-law was also a virtuous person, and after learning about it, she made repeated remarks
I tried to do it every time but failed."
She looked at the two people in front of her and saw what Huyin said to her at Yunwu Villa, and only now did she understand what she meant.
"May I be like the stars and the moon, and may my light shine brightly every night."