Wang Jiugui felt that he must be dreaming. He pinched his thigh hard and immediately cried out in pain, "Ouch!"
It didn't seem like a dream.
But if it wasn't a dream, how could he explain what was happening in front of him?
In just a moment, his lackeys were all lying on the ground. The culprit had one foot on the stone steps and was brushing the dust off her clothes. Feeling Wang Jiugui's gaze, she looked over. Her eyes were clear and bright, making Wang Jiugui's hair stand.
He had never seen He Yan like this.
He Yan wasn't like this. He Yan was beautiful, mean, greedy, vain, and liked to take advantage of others. There were countless women like this in Shuo City. Most of them were arrogant, but their lives were thin. The good ones could become concubines in rich families. The bad ones would marry an ordinary person and live a sad life. He Sui raised her like a young lady. He Yan had never touched any sharp weapons in her life. Her hands were either playing the zither or painting. At least, they weren't used to hit people.
But just now, Wang Jiugui saw her hands clenched into fists and punch the man beside him to the ground. He still remembered that He Yan had just grabbed his arm. Before his body could go numb, he felt pain in his arm and screamed. How were those fingers? They were sharper than an ax.
This woman was too scary. What kind of medicine did she eat? She became so strong overnight. She could defeat more than ten people by herself?
Wang Jiugui wanted to cry.
He hadn't thought about how to beg for mercy when he saw the girl walking towards him.
"Grandaunt, please spare me!" His rationality disappeared at this moment. Wang Jiugui blurted out, "I didn't recognize Mount Tai. Please be magnanimous and let me go!"
"Don't give me this kind of gift in the future." He Yan said gently, "I don't like it."
"Okay, okay okay okay." Wang Jiugui said "okay" several times. Afraid that He Yan didn't believe him, he added, "Tell me what you like. I'll buy it for you … Is that okay?"
"That won't be necessary, I won't accept a reward if it's not deserved." He Yan laughed, "We're all neighbors, don't make such jokes in the future."
"Yes, yes, yes." Wang Jiugui was moved to tears.
"But I have something to ask you," she said.
A moment later, He Yan left a mess on the ground and left in a relaxed manner, leaving behind groans and groans. She walked briskly and did not know that after she left, on a certain floor of the Drunken Jade Tower, someone released the hand holding the fan, and the gauze curtain covered the mess downstairs.
"When did the women in the capital become so fierce and fierce?" This was a brisk voice that was filled with laughter and ridicule. "Could this be the reason why Uncle is still unwilling to get married?"
His words were not answered.
The man continued, "Uncle, why don't we ask around and find out which family that young lady was from? If she's not bad, why don't you take her in as one of your female guards? At night, you can … "
"Bang!" Someone's fingertips lightly tapped the table, and the tea lid on the half cup accurately flew into his mouth with a whoosh, leaving him speechless.
"Wu wu, wu wu — —" The man was unwilling to give up and made threatening gestures.
"If you say one more word of nonsense, I'll throw you down from here." A lazy and indifferent voice interrupted the other's complaints.
The room quieted down.
The plucked strings of "Flowing Light" slowly flowed through the elegant room, covering the spring scenery outside the window. The tea continued to be drunk. Someone muttered, "Stingy", but it was quickly drowned out by the sound of the zither.
He Yunsheng saw that He Yan came back safe and sound and was relieved.
"Are you okay? Where are Wang Jiugui and the others? "He Yunsheng didn't see Wang Jiugui's figure and asked.
"I tried to reason with them and moved them emotionally, and they left. They also said that they will come another day to apologize and won't do such a thing in the future. "He Yan said," Don't worry about them, just continue to sell cakes. "
He Yunsheng looked at her suspiciously.
If Wang Jiugui was really so reasonable, he wouldn't be called Wang Jiugui. But He Yan didn't look like she wanted to say more, and she didn't look like she was hurt. He Yunsheng was a young man, so he quickly put this matter to the back of his mind.
At night, after dinner, He Yunsheng wanted to go to bed, but He Yan stopped him.
"What's the matter?"
"Do you have clean clothes?" He Yan asked.
He Yunsheng didn't understand.
"I want to see if there's anything on your clothes that needs to be mended." He Yan said, "I can help to mend it at night."
He Yunsheng's expression was about to crack.
Ever since he was born, this was the first time He Yan had asked to mend his clothes. For a moment, the young man's heart was filled with a strange feeling, but … he asked hesitantly, "Have you done needlework before?"
He seemed to remember that He Yan didn't know how to sew, and Qing Mei did all the needlework.
"You're underestimating me. Of course. "Of course not.
He Yan gave him a push. "Hurry up and get it. Bring whatever you can get."
He Yunsheng obediently found a pile of clothes. He Yan picked up the clothes and walked into the house. He Yunsheng was still a little hesitant, "Why don't I ask Qing Mei to do it?"
"Qing Mei's work is not as good as mine. Go to sleep. You have to wake up early tomorrow." He Yan said.
After sending the young man away, He Yan returned to the house and looked around. Finally, she found a maroon round-necked, narrow-sleeved long robe. He Sui probably gave all his money to his daughter. He Yunsheng didn't even have a decent piece of clothing. He only had some cotton clothes and this long robe was probably the leftovers of other people. The color of the washed clothes was old.
Fortunately, she was about the same height as He Yunsheng, so the long robe barely fit her. Then, she tied her hair into a man's bun and stuck a tree branch outside the door. She made her skin darker and her eyebrows thicker. He Yan looked at the mirror. She looked like a young man.
In her previous life, she was very good at dressing up as a man. At least during those years, no one noticed anything wrong. In this life, she didn't feel awkward dressing up as a man. Unfortunately, she wanted to be an elegant young master, but when she wore this robe, she looked like a young master from a declining family. It was barely pleasing to the eye.
She paced back and forth in the house. When she was sure that nothing would go wrong, she secretly opened the door and walked to the courtyard. She nimbly jumped over the wall and came to the street.
At this time of the year, there was no curfew in the capital. It was a lively and bustling time. He Yan walked along the brightly lit street. The boats along the shore sang and danced pleasantly. The hawkers on both sides of the street shouted loudly. Spring was full of life. It was a prosperous night.
She hadn't been able to go out like this for many years. He Rufei had returned to the He Family. He Yan had married into the Xu Family. He Yan had lost her sight.
These lively, bustling, and beautiful things seemed to be very far away from her. But tonight, with the night breeze blowing from the lake, she regained what she had lost. She was free.
She was free from the He Family and had to start all over again. She was grateful to the heavens.
The capital was not far from the Drunken Jade House. Outside the Ming House, beautiful girls were welcoming guests with smiles on their faces.
This was not a brothel, but the capital's largest and most famous gambling house, Le Tong House.
He Yan stopped in front of Le Tong House.