Fourth Master's Pearl

Chapter 30

Prince Yong's mansion was full of gloom and mist, and the atmosphere was solemn.Classmate Chu Qing was in the Mucai Hall, but she slept until the sun was up every day.It's not that she didn't find the way out, but that the Mucai Hall's structure is very complicated, with complex and twists and turns, the construction is comparable to a maze, and it's more like a gorgeous birdcage.She hasn't come to the main entrance so far.Someone has been in charge of watching her all the time. Although she is relatively free, she is determined to be unable to escape.If you can't escape, just wait for rescue, she can't usually come to this kind of place anyway.

The Mucai Pavilion is really a tasteful Qinlou Chu Pavilion.The decoration is stylish, the bonsai vases are scattered high and low, the utensils are exquisitely furnished, and most of the guests who come in are officials or wealthy children who claim to be romantic.Chu Qing originally thought that the people from Prince Yong's Mansion could find this place quickly, but after three days, there was no movement.

Among the leading actresses in the Mucai Hall, Chang Nian'er was the one with whom she was most sympathetic. She was in charge of teaching Chuqing how to deal with all kinds of guests, how to observe their personalities, and how to arouse their interest without ignoring them. Let them get it or something.Chuqing wore the clothes Chang Nianer had prepared for her, and after letting her dress up, people in the restaurant said that the two of them looked like sisters.

While chatting, Chuqing turned the corner and asked the doubts in her heart.

"It is said that the owner behind the Mucai Pavilion has something to do with the royal family." Chang Nian'er only went so far.

The background is big, and there is money.Royal?Who is so bold as to dare to intervene in the sensual entertainment business?
Chu Qing was thinking wildly, Chang Nian'er smiled and poured tea for her from the small teapot with white jade lotus petals.

The eyebrows are like distant mountains, the eyes are like autumn water, the skin is like fat, and the cheeks are red. .

Such a beauty is not only beautiful in appearance, but also her style.Among all kinds of styles, Chang Nian'er is charming but not bewitching, rather like a red lotus.

There are several calligraphy and paintings hanging in her room, among them are the pictures of mountains and flowing waters drawn by herself.A guqin is quiet, and a pot of well-trimmed orchids is placed on the high table next to it.Her style of conversation will not be comparable to that of a pure brothel-born woman.Chuqing looked at her in a daze.Chang Nian'er is indeed a beauty that people will miss once they see her.

"I heard from my mother, Ling'er, you were sold voluntarily?" Chang Nian'er's voice was as light as a flower.Chuqing's nickname in the Mucai Pavilion is Bai Ling'er.

"Yeah, it's idle anyway. You can also go out to make friends, eat and drink for free, listen to music and watch singing and dancing performances, and you won't suffer any disadvantages."

"Friend?" Chang Nian'er was stunned for a moment, then smiled slightly, "Ling'er, your thoughts are truly unprecedented, and I'm afraid there will be no one in the future. The world treats us like mud, playthings, you want to be friends with women from brothels ?”

"How can a woman like Sister Chang be a plaything? Sister Chang must be a person with a heart higher than the sky. I don't know what kind of good luck tricks people. A piece of beautiful jade hides her brilliance here. It is the ignorance of the world. We are not with the world. General knowledge."

Chang Nian'er's heart was plucked, and a hazy mist appeared in his eyes.After sorting out his emotions, he said with a smile: "Ling'er, you call me sister, in fact, I even have a daughter."

"Daughter? How old is it? Where is it?" Chu Qing looked around the room stupidly.

Chang Nian'er stood up leisurely and walked to the orchid, as if admiring the flowers, but also as if remembering.

"Things are things and people are not things, and tears flow first when you want to speak." Chang Nian'er muttered quietly, and spoke slowly.

"I am a daughter of an official family. I came from a wealthy family. Unexpectedly, my father was implicated in political affairs, which brought about the disaster of ransacking the family. All the family members were killed, sold or exiled, and when I was bought by Liu's mother, I was already pregnant. .”

"Ah——then, what about the child's father? Why doesn't he come to you?"

"Ziren and I are childhood sweethearts. We just got married. We were young and reckless, and violated the etiquette. The family members don't know the inside story. And he is a protégé of my father, because he went to justice for my father and offended the people behind the scenes, and..." Chang Nian A drop of clear tear finally fell down the cheek, and fell on the corner of the mouth that pretended to smile.

Chuqing's eyes were moist.Instead, Chang Nian'er comforted her, "You don't have to feel sorry for me. It's been over ten years. The past is like ashes, and it's hard to get back. Just seeing you is a bit like seeing myself at that time. At the age of fourteen or five, Thinking that everything in the world is just right, and I am the happiest person.”

Chang Nian'er thought that she was fourteen or five years old, and Chu Qing was not unusual, but Chang Nian'er said that it was more than ten years ago that she was shocked.

"How old is Sister Chang?" Chu Qing couldn't help asking.

"It's 26 this year."

Chu Qing was surprised.Wow, I can't see it, she always thought she was only 20 years old.

"Then the child should be eleven or twelve years old, right?"

"Yes. If she is well, she will be twelve years old." Chang Nian'er sat down slowly, in a trance.

"How is she doing?" Chu Qing asked back.

"Look at how I kept talking about these old things today, Ling'er, you said you would compose a new song for me the other day, did you have it?" Chang Nian'er seemed unwilling to talk about it, Chu Qing also pushed it away up.

"Of course, the title of the song is "Nian Nujiao". I think it is most suitable for Sister Chang."

Prince Yong's Mansion.

"Report to the lord, there is a clue to Qing Gege!" Solu, the general manager in charge of the search, came to report excitedly.If there is no more news, he really dare not come to see the prince.

"Not yet?" Yinzhen stood under the eaves of the outer study, clenched and loosened his left hand behind his back.It has been four days, and the people sent out of the city have not returned any good news, and the search in the city has not made any progress.He guessed that Chuqing was taken to the place of fireworks in all likelihood based on her looks, and the focus of the investigation was also on various wine shops and brothels, so why did she find nothing?It can only be that someone is powerful and covers some places.

"The slave has something to present to the lord." Solu took out a bag of brocade handkerchiefs from his arms, and carefully held it above his head.

Yinzhen took it over, uncovered the brocade handkerchief, his eyes darkened.Agate Jade Longevity Lock.This is not the former prince's property, no, it is Chu Qing's property!It was a gift from the former prince during the Dragon Boat Festival that year.Chuqing likes it very much, and rarely wears other necklaces, but wears this jade lock when going out and on important days.

"This is Qing Gege's carry-on. What's going on? Come quickly!" Yinzhen asked in a deep voice.

"Reporting to my lord, this is something that was sold by someone in a pawnshop under the name of your lord just now. Because it is an item in the palace, the pawnshop dare not take it rashly. It’s really a clear thing, it’s settled.”

"Get to the point! Where is Qing Gege?"

Solu looked up at Yinzhen's face, and said hesitantly, "Musai Pavilion in the south of the city."

"South of the city?" Yinzhen was furious, "What do you eat? Qing Gege is in the city, but you haven't heard anything about it for a few days?"

"...My lord, forgive me! The Mucai Pavilion is... the property of Lord Nine. So... this slave deserves to die!"

"Old Nine?" What a old Nine!Yinzhen frowned deeply, his eyes were ruthless.

Inside the Mucai Hall, it was full of guests again tonight.

The fragrance mist is faint, and the singing is curling up.

The streamer is flying, the clothes are fragrant, the temples are fragrant, the laughter is loud, and there are endless romantic and flashy scenes.

"There are so many beauties in the country, and countless heroes bow down. There are so many beauties, and heroes don't even want the country. A frown and a word, so gentle and coquettish, no matter how beautiful the country is, it can't compare with a beautiful smile.

"Bound like a bird, it can't tie her youth. Like the prosperity is in full bloom, it can't stop her brilliance. The young man is radiant, no matter how you think, it's her. The world of mortals comes and goes repeatedly, and the beauty is lonely. Who can ask?
"The great river goes east, the waves wash away, and there is a romantic person through the ages. On the west side of the old base, the human way is that of the Three Kingdoms Zhou Lang Chibi. The rocks and clouds collapse, the waves crack the shore, and thousands of piles of snow are rolled up. Feather fans and scarves, chatting and laughing, The mast and scull were wiped out.

"Okay! Wonderful! It's really great!" There were people in the audience who praised it constantly.

"I didn't expect that a piece of "Nian Nujiao" could be adapted so charmingly and gracefully."

"Sure enough, there are so many beauties." The salivation was beyond words.

"Chang Nian'er is still charming." It seems that he is a regular customer.

On the stage covered with red rose petals, a group of pretty women in pink danced to the song.Chang Nian'er played the piano and sang in the middle, gently opened the sandalwood mouth, pressed the silver zither, and the spring onions and jade fingers were like orchids. Every move, every frown and smile, was extremely beautiful.

Chuqing loves to play, she wears a veil and hangs out among dancing girls.She is also the main member of the dance team of the school art troupe at school, okay, she hasn't been able to stretch her muscles for a long time.Wait, wait, finally waiting for this body that I live in to grow up, can I not take advantage of this to make a big jump?And wearing this organdy-wing gauze dress that drags the floor, with exquisite rings, lotus steps like dust, fluttering like a fairy, it made her quite addicted.

At the end of the song, there was thunderous applause.Chuqing and the girls retreated to the backstage dressing room.Chang Nian'er took a step back with the piano in her arms.

"Huh? Sister Chang, don't you want to sit outside for a while?" Chu Qing asked while taking off the silk wrapping outside.

"Everything has its limits." Chang Nian'er said with a smile.As soon as her eyes saw Chuqing's bare smooth shoulders, there were three rouge moles in the shape of a letter on her right shoulder, the guqin in her hand suddenly slipped and fell to the ground with a "boom".The silver wire snapped, sending out a mournful echo.

(End of this chapter)