Volume 1: Wind Rises in the Mountains and Lakes Chapter 156: Encounter
"Miss, I was asked by someone. Han Sheng is still waiting for your reply!" Lin Yi shook his head and told the purpose of his trip. This Miss Ruyan was in a difficult mood, so it was difficult for him to open his mouth.
Ruyan's figure moved again, as if she could not bear the misery of the wind and rain outside the window. After a while, she whispered, "Tell Mr. Han for me to go back home as soon as possible, and don't let the elders at home worry about you!"
Lin Yi looked at the woman's back, hesitated, and said, "Today he almost lost his life for you, do you know?"
"He didn't do it for me! But for the obsession in his heart! Even if he lost his life, what should Ruyan do? Does he want Ruyan to die with him? I know Mr. Han is in love, but I am a weak woman who can only accept my fate. In the past few days, they will forcibly destroy my innocence. What can Ruyan do? What can Mr. Han change? He is a weak scholar. If he doesn't go home to serve his parents as soon as possible to fulfill his filial piety, what should I do with Ruyan, a poor woman?"
Ruyan's voice trembled, with endless sadness and helplessness. At the end of the words, she choked up.
Lin Yi's face was a little hot, and he realized that he had taken it for granted.
Ruyan is a weak woman, and her fate in this life is doomed by entering this line. She had no power to struggle and no place to cry, so she could only suppress all her sorrow in her heart. Facing Handan Sheng's infatuation, she was powerless and could only add more sorrow to the depths of her suffering heart. And what Lin Yi did was equivalent to forcing the woman to make a choice.
And Ruyan had no choice at all, and his trip was like stepping hard on the pain in Ruyan's heart.
After thinking it over secretly, Lin Yi said: "I was presumptuous just now, please forgive me, Miss Ruyan! I want to ask one more question, if you and Handan Sheng can accompany each other hand and grow old together, are you willing to leave this place?"
Ruyan slowly stood up and turned around, her hair flowing like water. Under the gauze lamp, on a beautiful face, the eyebrows were like distant black, and the autumn water was lying. She looked at Lin Yi quietly, this guest entrusted by others, this young man who didn't know the rhythm of music, this person who called out the name of the flute, actually said such unexpected words. Can he take herself out of this place?
This young man was about the same age as herself, dressed in a gray robe, looking casual and simple. On his well-defined face, his eyebrows were like knives, his eyes were bright, and his black hair was tied behind his head, making him look free and unrestrained.
"I have only met Mr. Handan a few times. I am grateful for your kindness. Let's not talk about these. How can you boast that you can take me out? It's easy to leave this pleasure boat, but it's as difficult as ascending to heaven to leave this capital!"
The guest's title was changed to Mr., and after expressing the doubts in her heart, Ruyan looked at Lin Yi with sorrow in her eyes.
Under that resentful gaze, Lin Yi's heart tightened, as if he was trapped in the rippling autumn water, which made his mind float.
Lin Yi shook his head secretly, and just as he was about to prepare words, his expression suddenly froze, and his eyes fixed, staring straight at Ruyan's chest.
Seeing the strange look on the other person's face, Ruyan was puzzled. Following the other person's gaze, her mind suddenly changed, and two red clouds flew onto her cheeks. She uttered a soft cry, stretched out her slender jade fingers to cover her chest, her face was full of anger and anger.
"You——?"
Knowing that he had misunderstood, Lin Yi had no time to say anything, and his mind was racing. Although Ruyan covered her chest with her hands, she could see the jade pendant hanging from her neck clearly in the unintentional glance just now. The jade pendant looked very familiar, and she must have seen it somewhere.
Lin Yi showed a look of sudden realization, and then turned his palm, and a half-moon-shaped jade pendant appeared in his hand, exactly the same as the one hanging from Ruyan's neck.
Ruyan looked at Lin Yi frowning in deep thought, and then frowned again, not understanding what he meant, but saw a emerald jade pendant suddenly appear in his hand. That jade pendant...that jade pendant?
Ruyan was like being struck by lightning, her eyes fixed on the jade pendant in Lin Yi's hand, ripples appeared in her autumn water, she trembled and grabbed the jade pendant that she never left on her chest, how could this be...?
"Miss Ruyan, do you recognize this thing?"
Ruyan's expression fell on Lin Yi's eyes, making his heart beat. This jade pendant was the only thing Mr. Su entrusted when he left home.
And in such a vast sea of people, where is that Su Xueyun? Along the way, Lin Yi also thought about looking for Mr. Su's daughter, but he also knew in his heart that looking for a woman among these trillions of people is just like looking for a needle in a haystack.
For this reason, Lin Yi couldn't help but feel regretful and felt ashamed of Mr. Su's trust.
Just now, he accidentally saw the jade pendant hanging under Ruyan's neck. Although he felt familiar, he didn't think of the same jade pendant on his body in time, which made Lin Yi deeply blame him. Perhaps he felt that there was no hope of finding someone, so he neglected this matter.
If Ruyan is really Mr. Su's daughter, and he missed her right in front of him, he, Lin Yi, will regret it!
Before he finished speaking, a fragrance hit his face, and he saw Ruyan had walked quickly to him. Her cheeks were pale and flawless, and her eyes were misty. She stared at the jade pendant in Lin Yi's hand without blinking.
After a while, Ruyan carefully stretched out her green onion-like fingers, picked up the jade pendant in Lin Yi's hand, and pulled off the jade pendant on her chest, holding her breath.
The two half-moon-shaped jade pendants closed together, tightly together, without a gap between the two jade pendants. A green full moon appeared in Ruyan's palm.
Lin Yi also sighed secretly. Could Ruyan in front of him really be Mr. Su's daughter?
Ruyan stared at the jade pendant in her hand for a long time. The jade pendant was divided into two parts. The one she carried with her was the one left by her mother. But her family was hit by a disaster and her mother died. Her father was exiled to the frontier and the other half of the jade pendant disappeared. Now, seeing the jade pendant is like seeing a relative.
Crystal tears fell, and Ruyan suddenly pressed the two jade pendants tightly against her chest, her chest rising and falling sharply. After a moment, she raised her tearful eyes and asked hurriedly: "Where did the young master's jade pendant come from?"
Lin Yi looked at Ruyan with a solemn face, and said word by word: "Mr. Su, his taboo name is Yingming. He asked me to take this thing and find his only daughter."
Ruyan's body shook, took two steps back, and barely stood firm. She was speechless and choked, tears streaming down.
I thought that all my relatives had passed away, and I was left alone in prison. I had to force myself to smile and endure humiliation every day, but even so, I was still in danger. Now that she suddenly heard that her father was still alive and looking for her everywhere, how could Ruyan not feel mixed emotions of joy and sorrow!
Lin Yi stood aside in silence. Seeing that Ruyan was still in grief, he did not know how to comfort her, so he could only let her vent her grief for years. However, Mr. Su’s daughter should be Su Xueyun! ?
“Ruyan! Ruyan! Chen Shilang from the court is here to see you, hurry up and comb your hair to meet the distinguished guest!”
A shrill voice came from far away, and the door was pushed open with a creak. The woman stretched her head and looked around curiously. Seeing Ruyan crying, she rushed in and shouted: “My aunt, don’t cry! You have to smile to make money when you open the door to do business. Hurry up and wash your hair. Chen Shilang is a rare distinguished guest, and you can’t afford to treat him badly!”
The woman just kept chattering, not paying any attention to the other people in the room.
Lin Yi’s face darkened, and he stepped forward to block the woman.
"Oh, this young man hasn't left yet? You took a lot of time to drink this ten-liang tea. Please come early tomorrow and don't delay my business here!" The woman stared at Lin Yi in surprise, then put her hands on her waist and screamed with spit.
Lin Yi frowned, threw twenty liang of silver into the woman's arms, and said coldly: "Take the silver, I just have something to say to Miss Ruyan."
The woman weighed the silver in her hand, and threw it back to Lin Yi with reluctance. She glanced at it and said disdainfully: "Of course I like silver, but offending Minister Chen is not a trivial matter of twenty liang of silver! This young man should leave quickly. It will avoid a quarrel and it will be embarrassing for both of us!"
Lin Yi's eyes flashed with anger. He ignored the woman and turned to Ruyan, who was immersed in grief, and asked softly: "Miss Ruyan, please don't be too sad. Forgive me for being so rude, can you tell me your original name and birthday?"
"This young man is not tactful, please go away. Flirting should be done in a proper manner!" The woman saw that Lin Yi ignored her words and immediately became relentless.
"Shut up! If you keep making noise, don't blame me for dismantling your boat!"
Looking at Ruyan's sad appearance, she was forced to do this business of selling smiles. What's more, when it was clear whether she was Mr. Su's daughter, Lin Yi couldn't bear it anymore because the old procuress stopped him with foul words.
"Oh! You are so arrogant! Why don't you ask what my 'Cui Ming Xuan' is for? From the king to the common people, everyone has to pay me money to come to my pleasure boat. I haven't even given birth to anyone who dares to dismantle my pleasure boat yet!"
"Hmph!" Lin Yi's face turned cold, and she stopped talking to him and clicked away. The woman's shouting suddenly stopped, and she stood there, her face full of fear, but she couldn't move.
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