Before dinner, Hua Yunfei, Mao Wenzhi, and Sister Sun came back. The small courtyard was suddenly overcrowded.
After dinner, Ye Xiaotian took Yingying's hand and walked to the inn to chat. There were many officials in the inn with their families. There were women and children. Ye Xiaotian and Xia Yingying strolled among them, so they were not too conspicuous.
Ye Xiaotian said, "You ran out like this, your family must be worried. They will chase me to Hulu County to punish me. Once they know about me, they will guess that you are in Nanjing. I am afraid they are on their way to Nanjing."
Xia Yingying glanced at him and said, "Are you afraid?"
Ye Xiaotian nodded seriously and said, "Yes! I am afraid, I am afraid that they will take you away from me again. "
When Xia Yingying heard this, her heart rippled with tenderness. She gently snuggled up to Ye Xiaotian's side and leaned on his arm. She gently pressed her cheek on his shoulder and whispered, "I miss you. I don't want Old Ancestor to be sad. I don't want Grandpa and Mother to be angry. But I don't know what to do. I just want to see you."
Ye Xiaotian stopped and gently wrapped his arms around her waist. He softly said, "I understand, this is my fault. When I solve this problem, I will find a chance to go back to the mountain and tell those old guys. I must make them promise that we can be together forever! "
"Yes!"
Xia Yingying raised her head and stared at Ye Xiaotian affectionately. Her bright eyes were like a pair of black gems under the moonlight. The willow branches gently brushed against her jade-like cheeks. She was beautiful beyond compare. The two looked at each other. Their hearts seemed to be stimulated by an invisible electric current.
Suddenly, Ye Xiaotian tightly wrapped his arms around Yingying's waist and leaned down to kiss her.
This was not the first time Ye Xiaotian had tasted Yingying's sweet lips, but he was intoxicated every time. Yingying's neat and slender eyelashes slightly trembled. She closed her eyes like a mimosa. Her moist and tender lips let Ye Xiaotian suck on them. She suddenly opened her arms and wrapped them around his neck. She clumsily but passionately responded.
After a passionate kiss, Ye Xiaotian's kiss became gentle. It was as if the long separation and longing had all melted into this tender and loving kiss. His scorching lips kissed her smooth and fair forehead, the tip of her delicate nose, her smooth and creamy cheeks, and finally landed on her petal-like lips, sucking on the tip of her tongue that she timidly extended over to him …
"Cough!"
Just when Ye Xiaotian's hand uncontrollably touched her plump and bouncy butt, a light cough suddenly came. The two people who were snuggling together were like a pair of mandarin ducks who were suddenly thrown into the water. They were startled and separated.
Zhan Ning 'er appeared not far away. It was as if she was completely unaware of the intimacy between the two. She said in a stiff voice, "Yingying, there are a total of three rooms here. Are we staying here or going back to the Duke of Wei's Residence? Or, we can stay in the nearby inn!"
…
"Yes, the left wing. Ning Er, Yingying, Duo Ni, the three of you can stay here. It's a little cramped, but it's still okay."
"Okay!"
Yingying and Duo Ni blinked their beautiful eyes. Their expressions were indescribably similar as they softly agreed. Zhan Ning 'er had a sour expression on her face and didn't say anything. Ye Xiaotian coughed and turned to the other side, "Old Mao, you and elder Dong can sleep in the right wing."
Mao Wenzhi said without any objections, "Fine! What about Yunfei? "
Ye Xiaotian said, "We're outside. How can I put on airs? My room is quite spacious. Do you want the three of you to squeeze together? Yunfei and I can sleep in the same room. "Hua Yunfei, Mao Wenzhi, and elder Dong didn't have any objections when they heard Ye Xiaotian say this.
The faint sound of stringed instruments drifted out from the courtyard. It was unknown which courtesan was still enjoying the music. The people who had been assigned rooms dispersed one after another. Ye Xiaotian stood in the central room, speechless as he stared at the frost that had spilled into the living room from the door. His heart was as desolate as the frost on the ground.
Three girls sharing a room. The heavens simply didn't give me a chance. Even if I had skin as thick as the walls of Nanjing and the guts of a swallow, I still wouldn't dare to sneak in!
That damned girl, Ning 'er, she clearly hates me for choosing Yingying and not her. She's keeping a close eye on Yingying, causing Yingying to be like the moon in the sky. It seems as if I can touch her if I stretch out my hand, but it's just out of reach. Hate me? Blame me for this? Who told you to reveal such a frightening family background? If you were a street performer, you'd be warming my bed right now!
How bitter!
Ye Xiaotian let out a long sigh and returned to his room dejectedly. He saw Hua Yunfei making his bed. Looking at Hua Yunfei's strong and straight back, Ye Xiaotian suddenly thought of the night when Duo Ni made the bed. Thus, he walked to the table and poured a cup of herbal tea.
After thinking for a while, he put down the cup and picked up the teapot to drink …
… …
"Squeak ~ ~ Ya ~ ~ ~"
Kuai Peng, who was disguised as Dou E, appeared on stage. Although it was called a theater, it was just an empty plot of land at the foot of Chicken Crowing Mountain. Wearing a paper shackle, Kuai Peng cried sorrowfully, "Milord, it's the hottest day of the year. If Dou E is really wronged, after she dies, three feet of snow will fall from the sky and cover her corpse."
Ye Xiaotian, who was disguised as the executioner, said, "In this hottest day of the year, even if you have a soaring grievance, you won't be able to summon snow. Don't talk nonsense!"
"Great, great!"
Xia Yingying clapped her hands and praised, "Brother Xiaotian sang so well!"
Zhan Ning 'er rolled her eyes in annoyance and said, "What's so good about it? Is he singing? He's reciting."
At this moment, Kuai Peng, who was disguised as Dou E, had already started singing, "You say it's the summer air, not the snowy day. Don't you hear that the flying frost of June is because of Zou Yan? If I really have a stomach full of grievance like fire, I'll definitely feel the six ice flowers rolling like cotton, so that my corpse won't appear. Why would I want a plain carriage and a white horse to end my journey? "
Xia Yingying pouted unhappily and said, "Little Brother Tian is acting as the executioner. If he were to be Dou E, he would definitely sing well."
Zhan Ning 'er dragged out her voice and said teasingly, "Yes … Anyway, whatever your Little Brother Tian does is good. Otherwise, there wouldn't be someone hugging my neck in the middle of the night, nibbling on me like a little pig, and even calling me' brother '."
When Xia Yingying heard this, her face instantly turned red, as if a layer of rouge had suddenly been applied to a beautiful piece of jade. She looked left and right shyly and pointed at Sister Sun and said, "There's actually such a thing? Duo Ni, was it you? Quick, tell me, was it you? "
Duo Ni really did have a wet dream last night. When she heard her question, she unconsciously felt guilty. She didn't know if she had forgotten herself in her dream, so she quickly waved her hands and said with a red face, "It wasn't me, it wasn't me, I didn't."
Zhan Ning 'er said angrily, "Alright, you guys, hurry up and collect the donations!"
Tang Xianzu and the others played and sang. Ye Xiaotian and Kuai Peng worked hard on the stage, while Zhan Ning 'er, Xia Yingying, and Sister Sun were responsible for collecting the donations.
Next to the stage, there were eight big words written by Tang Xianzu, "Collecting Donations for Disaster Relief, Collective Wisdom and Strength". Xia Yingying and Sister Sun each carried a donation box in front of their chest. When a commoner who was watching the show saw Xia Yingying and Sister Sun coming over, he immediately wanted to slip away. Unexpectedly, he was blocked by Zhan Ning 'er.
Sister Sun said sweetly, "Uncle, how should I address you?"
The commoner stammered, "I … I'm Xiao Qianyue!"
Xia Yingying said, "That's a good name. Uncle, please donate some money. Do good deeds and repay your children and grandchildren!"
Xiao Qianyue immediately put on a bitter face and said, "Ladies, it's not that I don't want to donate, but the price of rice these days is different every day. The grain stores also limit the amount of rice they can buy. There are thirteen people in my family, and I have to rely on myself to support the family. It's very hard."
Sister Sun widened her beautiful big eyes and said, "Wow! Your family has so many people, and you're supporting them all by yourself? It's really hard. "
Xiao Qianyue said, "Yes, yes. My father, my mother, my wife, and me, my five children …"
Zhan Ning 'er said coldly, "Uncle, there are only nine people, right?"
Xiao Qianyue said, "And my wife's four children."
Zhan Ning 'er, Xia Yingying, and Sister Sun all widened their eyes, "This is counted separately?"
Xiao Qianyue said, "Yes, I'm a second wife, and my wife is remarried."
Xia Yingying suddenly said, "Oh, so it's her ex-husband's children …"
Xiao Qianyue sighed and said, "Ai! The poor know the hardships of the poor. Here are three copper coins. Consider it my donation. I really don't have any more. "
Xiao Qianyue took out three copper coins and stuffed them into Sister Sun's donation box. He shook his head and left with a sigh.
Zhan Ning 'er said, "How much money can the poor have? Don't you know how to ask for donations from those who are dressed extravagantly?"
Xia Yingying turned to look and said happily, "This one has money!" She immediately went to a very fat and round official and said sweetly, "This official, the victims are everywhere, crying piteously for food. I hope that you can help them and let them have food to eat."
When the fat official heard this, he frowned, "I'll donate just because you want me to? Do you think my money just fell from the sky?" He looked up and down at Xia Yingying, and his eyes lit up. He said with a slightly evil look, "However, if such a beautiful lady like you is willing to sleep with this old man for a night, I'll donate as much as you say, hehehe …"
As he said this, he used his hand to hook Xia Yingying's chin. Xia Yingying had never been teased by anyone before. Other than that time with Ye Xiaotian, every time she went, she would be surrounded by a few ferocious cousins. No one dared to tease her. She stood there in a daze, unable to react.
When the fat squire's finger reached under her chin, Yingying finally woke up. "Aiya!" She tried to pull back, but she was still hooked by the fat squire's smooth and delicate chin.
"You're courting death!"
Xia Yingying raised her eyebrows and her almond-shaped eyes widened. She raised her leg and kicked him in the crotch, causing the fat official to cry out in pain and fall to the ground.
Xia Yingying threw away the donation box, and a pair of leather boots unceremoniously greeted the fat official. Sister Sun also threw away the donation box and rushed forward to help. Zhan Ning 'er didn't need to say anything. Her good sister was being disrespected, how could she just watch?
Ye Xiaotian, who was disguised as the executioner, sat upright behind the table. He raised a red lot and shouted in a deep voice, "The time has come, let's …"
Suddenly, he saw three women beating up a middle-aged fat uncle. Ye Xiaotian was startled. He quickly lifted his robe and quickly ran over. The two peach leaf-shaped wings on his black gauze hat flashed. Kuai Peng, who was kneeling on the ground with a face full of grief and indignation, and Qiao Zhen Hua, who was holding a ghost head knife and pretending to be an executioner, also looked at them in shock …
