The sound of the zither came, and the rain was like a forest shrouding the city, accompanied by the monotonous and noisy sound engulfing Jiangning. Yuan Jin'er poked her head out, took a look, and then put away the pole under the window. When she turned back, Ning Yi and Sister Yunzhu were talking at the other end of the room.
She was a little unhappy, but she didn't want to get involved in it for the time being. After so many days, it was time for them to talk. This was Yuan Jin'er's kind thought, perhaps mixed with a little guilt for hitting the other's head with a stone the day before yesterday. At least in her own mind, this was what she thought, but her real feelings were probably much more complicated.
They had known each other for a year or two. After redeeming herself, Ning Yi was the only man who could play with her and laugh with her. It didn't mean that Yuan Jin'er always liked the feeling of playing with men in the brothel. The feeling when Ning Yi was with her and Sister Yunzhu was indeed something she had never experienced before. Even though she thought that Sister Yunzhu deserved a better man and should treat her wholeheartedly, after realizing that she couldn't find such a man, she decided to let herself fall in love with Sister Yunzhu and hate Ning Yi. However, when Sister Yunzhu was injured and sick, and she learned that Ning Yi was also injured and dying, she was actually worried about Ning Yi in her heart.
After realizing this, she could only tell herself that it was a friendship. After all, she, Yuan Jin'er, was a kind and pure girl. Sweeping the floor would hurt an ant's life, not to mention that Ning Yi was lucky enough to know her for so long.
During the days when Sister Yunzhu was injured and sick, Su Tan'er dragged her weak body to visit once. Yuan Jin'er vaguely felt that Su Tan'er might want to repair their relationship or propose marriage, so she hid behind Sister Yunzhu and drove her away. After that, she knew that Sister Yunzhu was worried about Ning Yi's condition, so she secretly went to the Su family to inquire about the news. She hid on the roadside and peeped. Later, when she saw Ning Yi couldn't even walk properly, she was a little worried. However, others could go to visit him, but she couldn't. After a few days, seeing that his injury was almost healed, but he still didn't come to the small building, she felt resentful. She threw a stone to remind him, but it hit his head. Of course, she then convinced herself that Ning Yi deserved it.
Regarding the relationship between Sister Yunzhu and him, she might be able to deceive herself and others in the past, but after this time, she had to admit that Sister Yunzhu probably couldn't leave him anymore. This realization made her a little sad. She saw Ning Yi pointing at his forehead and smiling, and then glancing at her. She guessed that he was probably telling on her to Sister Yunzhu again. Annoyed, she stood up and walked out of the door. "You guys talk, I'm going out to play!" She said and glared at Ning Yi fiercely.
"Don't come back too early." When opening the door, Ning Yi waved his hand and joked as usual. She suddenly turned around and looked around to see if there was anything suitable around. She searched her body and found a silver ingot worth five liang. She waved her hand and threw it to Ning Yi. Seeing that Ning Yi caught it, she turned around and left, slamming the door. "I'm not coming back!"
"Uh, I offended her again..."
Vaguely, she heard Ning Yi talking in the room.
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Perhaps since the appearance of Yuan Jin'er, there would always be a third party between them. When Yuan Jin'er left at this time, the room suddenly became quiet. The sound of rain outside and the sound of stringed instruments began to come in. It was not a lively time for a party, so there were not many guests in the green garden. In the courtyard over there, there seemed to be a female singer singing a song by Li Shangyin called "Jin Se": "Jin Se has fifty strings, each string is a pillar of remembrance of the years..." When she was about to finish singing for the first time, Yunzhu also softly sang the two lines: "This love can wait to be remembered, but at that time it was already lost."
Yunzhu's body was frail and had not fully recovered from her injuries. Her voice was slightly hoarse, but she had excellent control of her voice. When she sang, there was a taste of fine wine. However, she was not satisfied. After singing for the second time, she smiled and said, "I originally only knew how to sing, but now I don't even know how to sing..." Actually, their hearts were connected. Not to mention singing well, even if her singing was bad, Ning Yi would not mind at all. He just looked at her and smiled.
The two talked for a while and asked about each other's injuries. Yunzhu's body was somewhat thin. When she sat on his lap, she felt much lighter than before. Actually, Yunzhu's head was bandaged and Ning Yi's body was also covered in bandages. The two of them just sat together quietly for a while, listening to the singing in the courtyard and a few scholars reciting some crooked poems. Occasionally, they would smile knowingly.
It was not long into the afternoon and the rain did not show any signs of stopping. After sitting for a while, the two held hands and walked outside. In the Qing Yuan, the garden corridor was cleverly designed. The two walked for a while and did not encounter many people. Once again, the heavy rain fell on the eaves of the corridor. Yunzhu held his hand and dodged the rain happily. However, after a while, a woman in charge of the Qing Yuan came to find them and said, "Miss Yunzhu, your medicine is ready."
Medicine was usually taken before and after meals. After all, some time had passed. Yunzhu looked at Ning Yi and then looked at the sky. She said hesitantly, "It's already so late..."
"But before Miss Jin'er left, she reminded us that you came out without drinking your medicine. She asked us to... uh, let us brew it..."
It turned out that she and Jin'er heard the news that Ning Yi had come to the Qing Yuan and came over before taking the medicine. Since the other party had said so, Yunzhu said, "Then... bring it to the accountant's room." She lowered her head but did not dare to look at Ning Yi. She was a little embarrassed.
The accountant's room she was talking about was naturally not the room outside to receive guests. Instead, it was the small courtyard where she and Yuan Jin'er handled the accounts every month. After a while, the two went over and the woman in charge brought the medicine over. Ning Yi knew that Yunzhu was not afraid of bitterness in this aspect. However, looking at the medicine, he was a little hesitant. Occasionally, he looked at Ning Yi. Ning Yi asked, "What's wrong? Is the medicine bitter?"
Yunzhu shook her head. After a while, she said, "If I drink the medicine, I will feel very sleepy." Ning Yi laughed. "It's okay. You sleep here. I will accompany you."
"But..." After he said that, Yunzhu seemed to be a little hesitant. However, she drank the medicine in the end. She reluctantly talked to Ning Yi for a while before taking off her shoes and socks and sleeping on the bed. At this time, it was taboo for women to touch their feet. Although Yunzhu and Ning Yi had not touched each other, she did not mind it. She just curled up and lay on her side. Her hand was held by Ning Yi, who was sitting by the bed.
"Actually... I am almost cured. My head doesn't hurt anymore. It's this medicine... Liheng, it's not easy for me to see you..."
Perhaps there was something on her mind. The usually quiet and elegant Yunzhu had some complaints about the medicine. Ning Yi comforted her with a few words. Yunzhu wanted to say something but stopped. Then, she recalled the past. "... At that time, I didn't even know how to kill a chicken or swim. Liheng saved me, but I slapped you... Now that I think about it, Liheng just ran past my house every day, and I fell in love with him. I always thought that the talented scholars and beautiful women in dramas would have those exciting stories, but we didn't. This time, I have something exciting to talk about in the Su family … I'm very happy, and it's okay. Liheng doesn't have to feel that I've been wronged... "
In fact, many things had already happened between the two of them. That time when the Liao people tried to assassinate Qin Siyuan, the performance to make Ning Yi famous, and the establishment and expansion of Takeshi, etc. But in Yunzhu's heart, the most important thing was still the matter of Ning Yi running past the small building every day. She finally fell asleep as she talked about these things. Ning Yi sat by the bed for a while, then walked to other places in the room and sat down. In his heart, he was thinking about marrying Yunzhu.
Originally, he didn't want to marry Yunzhu, mainly because the environment in the Su family was not good. Although he could stand the Su family making things difficult for him or mocking him, he didn't want Yunzhu to be wronged. Because Yunzhu was the kind of person who would swallow the grievance no matter how big the grievance was. But at this time, the problem of the Su family had probably been solved. Since Tan'Er already knew about it, it was meaningless to drag it on. In a few days, he would go to Beijing or Shandong. This matter must be solved before that.
In fact, according to the thinking and character of modern people, Yunzhu running Takeshi outside, with money and connections, was far better than marrying into the family as a co-wife or concubine. But Ning Yi also knew Yunzhu's character was traditional. Even if she didn't say it, she naturally cared about the status in her heart. In fact, the problem on Tan'Er's side was no longer big. Since this matter had been understood, his heart suddenly became clear.
After thinking about it for a while, seeing that Yunzhu hadn't woken up, he pushed the door and went out to see the rain. He was a little confused about Jin'Er's whereabouts. After asking someone, he learned that Jin'Er had already asked the coachman of Qingyuan to drive out and hadn't returned yet. When he turned around to go back to the room, he found that the door of the room was slightly open. Probably, Yunzhu had already woken up. Pushing the door and entering, he saw that Yunzhu had indeed woken up and was sitting on the edge of the bed. She looked a little dazed, and somehow there were tears on her face. When she saw Ning Yi suddenly coming in, she suddenly reacted and raised her hand to wipe her tears. "Liheng, you... you..."
"What's wrong?"
"I, I thought you left..."
"Uh..." Hearing this, Ning Yi was relieved and closed the door behind him. "I just went out to take a look."
Yunzhu wiped her tears. Perhaps feeling that her emotions were a little childish, she burst into laughter. Then, as if tears were about to flow down her face, she covered her mouth with the back of her hand. "Sorry, I... I was a little... I didn't originally think like this... I thought you had left... today, today..." Her voice choked with sobs, and her words were somewhat incoherent. When Ning Yi frowned and was about to go over, she stretched out her hand and pointed. "Liheng... you, you stay there, okay? Don't come over. If you come over, I'll... I'll..."
After all, she did not say what she would do if Ning Yi came over, but Ning Yi still stood there. Then, he heard her say, "Liheng... turn around, look at me... and I won't dare to come over..."
Ning Yi turned around and tilted his head slightly, but in the end, he could not see the situation behind him. He only heard Yunzhu stand up, and her voice was as soft as a mosquito. "Today... I originally thought about it... but when I saw you, Liheng..."
There was a rustling sound behind him. The cloth was untied, and the sound of clothes falling to the ground came one after another... Yunzhu did not speak again. When the sound finally stopped, Ning Yi waited for a few breaths before turning around. Then, he saw the beautiful figure in the darkness...
"I... I didn't have a good life before, but even in the worst days, I always thought and looked forward to the day I could stand in front of a man like this, and willingly give my pure body to him... If I didn't think like this, I'm afraid I wouldn't have survived those days. Liheng... I originally wanted to give myself to you in a better day, but now I'm afraid I don't look good. But no matter what, my body is still pure. Liheng, you... Liheng, if you like..."
She came today, perhaps she was already prepared to give herself to him. When she was in the Golden Wind Sect, she had naturally seen such things, and even may have been trained. However, it was one thing to make a decision in her heart, and it was another thing to actually do it. After seeing Ning Yi, it was difficult for her to do any of the things she originally wanted to do. Originally, her plan was to lure Ning Yi here and seduce him, but when it came to it, it was difficult for her to say those passionate words. In the end, she took the medicine and even fell asleep. When she woke up, she thought that Ning Yi had left, so she could not help but cry.
But at this time, she finally presented her body, which she thought was not perfect, in front of the man in her heart, at this time when she thought that she was not perfect.
The heavy rain outside the window rattled, and in the distant air, there were only some indistinct sounds that were difficult to recognize. In the dark room, her body was slightly trembling because of the cold or shyness, showing a soul-stirring beauty...
Ning Yi sighed in his heart and went over to hug her gently.
Outside the window, the rain became heavier...
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Because of the revision of the book, about 300 words were removed from this chapter. Because the VIP of Qidian could only revise more, not less, some words were temporarily added to fill in the blanks. I am very sorry for the impact on everyone's reading. When I write a book, I often do not deliberately control the number of words, so there are also many chapters like 3900, 4900, etc. I am also very sorry that I cannot refund a penny to everyone here.
I repeat, because of the revision of the book, about 300 words were removed from this chapter. Because the VIP of Qidian could only revise more, not less, some words were temporarily added to fill in the blanks. I am very sorry for the impact on everyone's reading. When I write a book, I often do not deliberately control the number of words, so there are also many chapters like 3900, 4900, etc. I am also very sorry that I cannot refund a penny to everyone here.
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