twin moon

Chapter 54, Scene [-]
In the eighth year of Yuansui, Yu, Dun, Huaiyou, and Nanhua among the six southeastern countries finally stopped fighting each other for an inch of land, and made an alliance in Baitan, the capital of Yu State, to jointly resist a common powerful enemy. Tanbang League.After two years of tug-of-war, the Four Kingdoms stopped the mighty enemy in the north, Wei Liang, and the newly rising Cheng Kingdom in the east, from continuing to move south.

Until the early spring of the tenth year of Yuansui, this ten-year melee finally came to an end with a mediation edict from Yujing.The rulers of the six countries gathered in Jingshu City, the capital of Weiliang Kingdom, to stop the war and repair it.However, today, the strength of Hou Guojian, who were originally indifferent to each other, has undergone tremendous changes.

Among them, Nanhua was able to preserve most of the country's territory by virtue of its defense of the Mianzhong Plateau. In addition, it annexed a large number of mineral deposits in the north of Yu State, and was finally able to rule with Cheng State.However, Huaiyou, Yu, and Dun lost a large area of ​​fertile land, and they have been in a state of decline ever since.

The Kingdom of Wei Liang Tongcheng benefited a lot from this war, especially the latter - after carve up the thousands of miles of fertile fields in the river corridor, its territory has nearly doubled in size.Relying on the Qingyao iron cavalry managed by the lord Yin Qujian painstakingly, this small frontier country that was originally unknown has transformed into the fourth largest marquis country after Yubei, Weiliang and Ye.

However, the people of the world who have suffered from wars and chaos understand that the hard-won peace is actually extremely fragile.

The most important reason is that it came from Weiliang—the Luqiu Yi clan, the lord of the country, was originally of the same lineage as the Dasheng royal family. He must borrow from Cheng Guo in a low voice.

What's more, Cheng Guo was originally similar in strength to Yu State, but now he has changed suddenly and was able to stand up to the second-ranked prince among the princes of the Dasheng Dynasty.Even when he accepted the mediation in Jingshu City, Yin Qujian tried his best to please Qiu Borong, the lord of Wei Liang, saying that the two countries would like to have a good relationship forever.However, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the fire of desire is burning ragingly hidden in his eyes.

However, this period of history written by blood and fire does not seem to have much to do with Ye Kingdom on the west coast of the mainland.Time is like water, with sudden cold and heat, the city of Mulu, where there has been no border war for a long time, has become more and more warm and quiet.In the blink of an eye, winter is coming again, and Jiang Yan, Qi Ziyin and Ning Yue are all at the age of Dou Kou She Yu.

That year, Jiang Yan was promoted to Zuo Xiaowei in Moling Guard by virtue of his extraordinary martial arts and courage.He doesn't like to study the art of war, but he likes to hold a bunch of books about heroes in troubled times in his spare time, and he can't put it down.

At first, Jiang Yan didn't know how to read, and he was just busy with Xiang Baili's business, so once young people encountered unfamiliar characters or places they couldn't understand in the book, they would go to the nearest Black Bamboo Hall to ask Qi Ziyin for advice.However, in recent days, it coincided with the winter season to rest and take a bath, so he had to turn to Ning Yue for help when he was out of the palace and was on standby at home.

Ning Yue was either helping in Jiayun Zhai all day long, or taking pleasure in teasing Xue Ling, she was bored to the extreme.When he heard that Jiang Yan wanted something from himself, he was naturally a hundred happy.However, she was impatient, and after a few times of teaching, she became impatient and called the other party stupid.

Seeing that her companion didn't come to find her again until noon today, she couldn't help worrying if the stubborn black-eyed boy was angry with her, so she tiptoed outside Jiangyan's house to apologize.However, after calling a few times, no one answered the door, the girl realized that the other party had already gone out, and hurried downstairs, grabbed the busy Leng Jiayun and asked:

"Sister Jia, sister Jia, do you know where Jiang Yan has gone?"

"That kid went out in a hurry before dawn. I asked him what to do and he refused to answer. Why, don't you even know?"

Sister Jia looked at the distraught girl in front of her strangely, her face full of doubts.

"It seems that this guy is really angry, and he doesn't call me when he goes out to play!"

The red-haired girl pursed her lips and stomped her feet so hard that the floor rattled.

"Hey, what's going on today? Even if there are no customers in the store, it's not like demolishing the house, right? Could it be——you two are fighting again?"

The Dongli woman half-closed her eyes and teased.But her question made Ning Yue even angrier. She picked up the little white fox at her feet, turned her head and ran out of the shop while muttering to herself:

"What a stupid, stupid, narrow-minded! Just ignore him, I'll find Ziyin to play with!"

"Wait a minute! If you want to find Ziyin, please send me a message to ask him to come to the store for dinner tomorrow night. Tomorrow is the winter season, let's make some dumplings!"

Sister Jia hurriedly followed behind and chased out, but the girl had already run away without even a shadow.

Qi Ziyin suddenly received an invitation from Ning Yue's bird brother, and hurried out of the palace to the market on Zitong Street.At this time, he was standing in front of a dough kneader's stall to watch, but suddenly he felt that someone behind him pushed him hard, and he almost couldn't stand still, and fell into the various exquisite dough kneaders in front of him.

The young man hurriedly turned his head, and suddenly saw a figure in a bright green jacket and skirt flashing out of the crowd behind him.The other party's red hair was casually scattered on his shoulders, but it didn't look messy.In the green brick and white snow market, the girl in front of her is like a charming summer flower still blooming in full bloom, which is particularly conspicuous.

Ning Yue slyly sized up the panicked young man in white with a pair of blue eyes, and giggled mischievously: "Did it scare you?"

"Why are you the only one, Jiang Yan?"

Qi Ziyin looked at the girl in front of him, and realized that this was the first time that among the three of them who had been going out together since they met each other, a partner was missing for no reason.

"That log refused to come out with me, so it sneaked away early in the morning! Today, the Japanese girl will only invite you to play alone. Why, don't you want to?"

"me--"

Qi Ziyin's heart suddenly jumped, and his face flushed instantly.

"Hmph, you are hesitating, so you don't want to? You should be punished! This girl wants you to buy some delicious food, do you agree?"

Ning Yue continued to joke around.It had been a long time since she had been shopping on Zitong Street in the future. At this moment, she faintly smelled the fresh scent of various food wafting in the air, so she couldn't help but licked her pink lips.

"Then Ning Yue, tell me, what do you want to eat? I just haven't had lunch yet."

The children were used to playing around like this on weekdays. The boy in white just nodded and smiled at the girl in front of him, with no displeasure in his expression.However, he waited for a long time, but he didn't see the other party mentioning what he wanted to eat. Only then did he realize that Ning Yue's attention was no longer on him, but stretched his neck, looking towards the other side of the long street. It seems to have seen something strange.

"Ning Yue, Ning Yue, what are you looking at?"

"Help me find out, is that person in the distance Jiang Yan?" Ning Yue came back to her senses and replied, stretching out her hand to point to the bustling crowd.

"It seems—it really is!"

Qi Ziyin looked in the direction of the girl's finger, and saw a figure in the brocade robe of Mo Lingwei, walking quickly through the crowd.No matter in terms of height or body shape, that figure was no different from Jiang Yan.But in this way, the boy in white couldn't help but have doubts in his heart:

"It does look alike, but why would he rather go shopping alone than call us to go together?"

The red-haired girl replied angrily, but kept her eyes fixed on Jiang Yan in the crowd: "You ask me, who am I going to ask! This guy sneaked into Zitong Street alone, there must be something he doesn't want Let us know!"

"Jiang Yan - how could he want to hide something from you?"

"Ziyin, you are really naive. Who can not have a little secret? But the more you don't want people to know, the more curious you will be. Let's not disturb this guy and follow behind quietly to see what he wants Where to go!"

After Ning Yue finished speaking, she held up the corner of her skirt that was in the way with her hand, and hurriedly slid into the crowd.The boy in white couldn't resist his companion, so he had to obediently follow behind.

The two followed their companions around in the market, and after a while, Jiang Yan walked to a noodle restaurant at the entrance of Tianshui Lane, lifted the curtain and walked in without hesitation.

In fact, the noodles in this restaurant are not delicious. The three of them tried it once two or three years ago, and never came again.As a foodie, Ning Yue judged others by herself, and felt more and more strange that something was wrong. She turned her head and gave her companion a wink, then hurriedly approached her and stood outside the door to eavesdrop.

Sure enough, Jiang Yan who entered the store did not order any food, but stood at the door and chatted with Xiaoer.Vaguely, Ning Yue heard that he seemed to be asking about a woman, but before she could understand, the black-eyed boy hurried out of the door again.

The place that Jiang Yan went straight to next was a bank.After staying in the bank for a long time, he reappeared, but there was obviously a full money bag in his arms.What made the girl even more unexpected was that the other party with the money in her pocket walked towards a small building not too far away from the bank, but it was quite uniquely decorated.

Tianshui Lane is a famous place for fireworks and moonlight in the city. As soon as she saw the appearance of that small building, Ning Yue felt uneasy.When she got closer, she clearly saw the signboard hanging in front of the small building with three big gilt characters - Shihua Pavilion, and there were several young women posing under the signboard. A fake brothel!
The red-haired girl stomped her feet in anger, and tears welled up in her eyes:

"Little stutterer just went to the bank to get it. Could it be the salary he saved over the years? Sure enough, all the men in the world are the same. Just after being promoted to Captain Zuo, they start to feel ecstatic!"

"Ning Yue, don't be too quick to get angry, I think Jiang Yan might have some special reason for going to that place."

Seeing that his companion was really angry, Qi Ziyin was a little embarrassed and helpless, so he could only persuade him softly.Unexpectedly, his persuasion made Ning Yue furious:

"Going to this kind of place, besides that reason, is there any special reason? Ziyin, you come in with me now, and bring this bastard back!"

"Ning Yue, I think it's better to wait outside for him to come out by himself, don't be impulsive, so as not to cause any trouble..."

The boy in white wanted to persuade him again, but the angry girl didn't listen at all, and strode straight towards the brothel.

Shi Hua Pavilion is also one of the most famous museums in Mulu City.The name Yazhi is not as straightforward as other brothels, but it is like a leisurely orchid fragrance, which is deeply loved by the nobles in the city.The four famous flowers in the museum are also very famous. They are called Shiying, Crane, Ziyuan and Lily of the Valley respectively, and they are four famous flowers that are abundant in the four prefectures of Mian, Wan, Chang and Si.

However, no matter how elegant a brothel is, it is still a brothel. Although it is arty, the style of the bustard at the door is not much different from other houses.As soon as he welcomed Jiang Yan into the door, he turned around and saw Ning Yue and Qi Ziyin rushing forward, and immediately greeted several slim and beautiful young women at the door, surrounded the young man in white and pushed them towards the door:

"Hey, this young man is a stranger, isn't it the first time you come back? Today is really new. I have seen a lot of young men who come to the museum, but it is really the first time to bring a girl. But here we only Men are welcome, girls, please sit outside and wait, when your relationship is over, they will come out to look for you."

Qi Ziyin had never seen such a glamorous scene, and immediately blushed and explained:
"You, you misunderstood. Me, we are here to find someone."

"Are you looking for someone? That's weird. Usually, there are three kinds of people who come to me to look for someone. Either the husband doesn't come back for a few nights, and the yellow-faced woman with long hair comes to the door. But the man refused to obey, hiding in the confidante's box and refused to go back and give in. Besides, he has been married for a long time, but the man still can't taste the taste of a woman, so he has to find another way. Little sister, I dare to ask you this Which one is there? What is the relationship between this handsome young man in white clothes and you?"

The old bustard heard that the boy in white didn't come to drink flower wine, and seeing Ning Yue beside him was full of anger, he realized that the person who came was not kind.For her, the man who is willing to spend money inside is naturally the uncle, but if it is the woman who comes to find someone, most of them want to ruin her business, so she sneered at the two of them on the spot.

"Damn, what are you talking nonsense with foul language!" Ning Yue was ashamed and angry at what the other party said, and immediately became furious.

However, Qi Ziyin knew that he could not turn against the other party at this time, so he quickly blocked his companion behind him, and continued to ask with a smile on his face: "The two of us are not here to cause trouble today, but I just saw a friend come to your place earlier, and my heart is broken." Just out of curiosity. In business, we pay attention to harmony and wealth. I wonder if we can make an exception and let us in if we are willing to spend some money?"

"As long as you are willing to spend money, I can let you in." The old bustard squinted at him, with a look of indifference.

"Okay, then I'll give you all the money I have on me, can you go in now?"

Ning Yue, who had already been impatient, heard what the other party said, and immediately took out the dozen or so copper coins she used to buy snacks from her body.

Seeing this, the bustard didn't reach out to pick it up, but snorted disdainfully:
"It's just a few copper coins. Girl, do you think I'm running a philanthropic hall here, and only accept some incense money? There is a head fee of three silver cents, and you can only enter after paying enough money, otherwise, please go back."

"Ziyin, please lend me some!"

The red-haired girl immediately turned to her companion for help.

Unexpectedly, the normally generous young man in white also had times when he was shy: "I——I came out in a hurry this time, and I only brought five silver pennies with me."

"Then I will go in by myself, and you wait outside obediently!" Ning Yue angrily grabbed the money bag from her companion's waist, handed it to the old bustard, and continued to rush in the door.

Unexpectedly, the bustard took the money, but still stopped her and refused to let her go:
"Hey, little girl, stop, there are rules in our business. Even if you pay the money, you can only let men in. If a woman enters the door, she is selling herself, and she is not allowed to come out again. Have you thought about it clearly?" Then the other party glanced at Glancing at Qi Ziyin next to him, "Could it be that you're afraid of the girl in my restaurant, and hooked the soul of this handsome young man? Tsk tsk, but it's true, looking at your appearance and figure, it's really hard to say."

"You, shameless!" Ning Yue was so angry that she was about to explode.

Seeing the old bustard making things difficult, the young man in white had no choice but to pull his companion aside, and whispered in his ear, "Why don't I go in by myself. Don't worry, I'll go in when I find General Yan." Bring him out immediately."

The red-haired girl just shook her head vigorously, looked sideways at the bustard who seemed to be smiling, and said viciously:

"No, no! Do you know what kind of temptations and traps there are in this kind of place? Look at the face of this old hag, as long as a man enters it, he will fall for her if he is not careful! Those girls just now When you came around, you were already a little at a loss. When you get dizzy inside, and then you are poured a few glasses of flower wine, there is no guarantee that you will not be able to come out like a little stammer!"

"It's not that exaggerated, is it? Jiang Yan is not a person who is greedy for beauty. Let's find a place nearby and wait and see. I hope he can come out by himself after a while."

Qi Ziyin knew in his heart that it would be impossible to force his way in, but there was nothing he could do for a while, so he had to pull the girl up involuntarily, and temporarily took her away from the current place of right and wrong.

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