Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 105 The Unhappy Uncle
Yuyao Nu said impatiently to the outside: "I never clicked 'Suohuan'."

The servant outside was somewhat surprised and said, "Strange, that idler was so sure about what he said about the Songge Tower in Houshi Street.

"I am also confused. It is not even noon, why would someone send Suo Huan at this time? I will tell him to leave now."

Yuyao Nu snorted and ignored him.

But, in the next moment, she jumped in shock.

Houshi Street?
That was the place that changed her life!
Song Ge Lou, is it for sending off the singer?

The door of the dressing room opened with a bang, and Yu Yao Nu rushed out in her underwear and with her hair loose: "Stop, where are the others?"

As she spoke, she looked behind the servant who was walking away.

The servant was startled by her eagerness and said hurriedly, "The idle man is waiting downstairs."

Yuyao Nu was about to run downstairs, but suddenly noticed what she was wearing and stopped: "Go, invite the people up quickly, quickly."

The servant thought to himself, is it necessary to hire an idler who is just a messenger?
However, Miss Yuyao is very popular now, and even the boss doesn't dare to offend her, so how could he dare to say no?

The servant hurried downstairs, and Yuyao Nu hurried back to the room, changed her clothes, and casually tied her hair into a bun. She didn't have time to dress up carefully, so she opened the door and stood there waiting.

After a while, the servant brought a young man up.

Seeing that man's complexion was dark and his appearance was unremarkable, Yuyao Nu didn't know whether he was the strange man or not. She really didn't pay much attention to the man's figure and appearance that night, so naturally she had no way to compare them now.

The jade-waisted slave suppressed her excitement, and when Duck Brother came closer with the food box, she said to the servant calmly, "Okay, you can go down now."

After that, she let Ya Ge into the dressing room, quickly closed the door, turned around and stared at Ya Ge closely, and said nervously: "Little brother, you...are you...are you the person in the back alley that night?"

Lu Ya was very surprised and said, "My family lives in the back alley, but I don't know you."

What was the meaning of that night? Could this girl really have something to do with Brother Yang?

Lu Ya said, "Miss, I don't know you. I was just asked by someone to give you something."

Yuyao Nu was stunned: "What do you want to send?"

Lu Ya opened the food box, and found nothing in it but a paper roll.

Lu Ya picked up the food box and said with a smile: "That Mr. Song said that there are three poems here. The ones with the tunes can be used directly. As for the poems, I believe you also have the right tunes to use.

"Mr. Song Ge, I hope you can spread the three poems and let people know that these three are candidates for this year's exam. They wrote these poems while watching the tide at Wanghai Tower..."

Lu Ya explained everything that Yang Yuan had said to him and Yu Yao Nu.

He hoped that Yuyaonu could use her current fame to quickly spread the songs of these three poems.

He also requested that these three poems could be used to promote the reputation of the "Shuiyunjian" restaurant.

As for Lu You and others, they also benefited a lot from it, and Yang Yuan would not benefit others at the expense of one party.

You should know that during the Tang Dynasty, the imperial examination system used the anonymous system only for a few years during the reigns of Wu Zetian and Li Longji, and the rest of the time it was not anonymous.

Therefore, family background and fame have a significant impact on a person's success in the imperial examinations.

How many people use poetry to gain fame? How do poems spread? They rely on brothels.

Although poetry became less useful in imperial examinations during the Song Dynasty and test papers were covered with blanks, fame was still one of the most important resources for a scholar.

These literary masters would not be unhappy if he used the brothel to help them become famous, and they would rather accept his favor.

And someone who can sing poems for famous scholars can also prove her reputation and status. If you are not well-known, why would scholars ask you to sing poems for them?

So, this is a mutually beneficial collaboration.

But, to Yuyaonu, none of this mattered. She only saw the last sentence on the paper with the three poems copied on it.

If she handles this matter properly, she will give her a new song as a gift.

Seeing this, Yuyao Nu almost cried for joy.

Her heart finally settled down.

Finally, I don’t have to worry day and night. The new song that Master Song Ge is going to give me will definitely not be worse than the previous one.

Yu Yao Nu suppressed her excitement and asked Lu Ya about Song Ge's situation.

Lu Ya didn't know anything when asked, and looked like he was just doing errands for money.

At this time, the servant came to the door again: "Sister Yuyao, Master Liu is here. Mommy asks you to dress up quickly and don't neglect him."

"Know it!"

Yuyao Nu agreed, gave some reward money to Ya Ge, sent him out, then cheered up and put on makeup in front of the mirror.

At this moment, she was filled with joy, and all her decadent feelings were gone.

Mr. Liu Shangqiu is her most important guest.

Ever since he heard her songs and saw her dances, Mr. Liu became a frequent visitor to "Chunfeng Tower".

Every time he came, Master Liu would ask for her to accompany him, either to drink wine, or to taste tea, or to listen to her singing.

Young Master Liu was a very educated man, speaking the soft and gentle Wu dialect. He was also extremely polite to her and never overstepped the boundaries.

Yuyao Nu even had a crush on this Young Master Liu, but she could feel that he must be from an extraordinary family. Since he had not shown any intention of taking her as a concubine, how could she dare to show any intention?

After all, no matter how famous she was, she was just a brothel singer, and was not worthy of being compared with the real dignitaries.

……

In the tea room, Liu Shangqiu sat casually, playing with a jade ornament in his hand.

The tea boy was lighting tea for him in the corner.

There are ten things that tea connoisseurs should do: having nothing to do, having good guests, sitting quietly, reciting poems, writing, wandering, enjoying the tea, having a good time, understanding, and appreciating the tea…

For Liu Shangqiu, there is another thing, that is to meet a beautiful woman.

He likes Yuyao Nu very much.

Yuyaonu is completely different from his sisters and concubines. She doesn't talk much.

When they were together, he usually talked and she listened.

Or, at his invitation, the jade-waisted slave would stand up and dance or sing a song.

This made Liu Shangqiu feel relaxed and comfortable with Yuyao Nu.

This feeling is so important to him.

The women in his family are so daunting to look at.

But he couldn't show any annoyance, otherwise those annoying women would burst into tears.

However, if you act too intimate, those women will never stop talking.

Young Master Liu is really tired.

So, when he was on duty, he stayed in the Imperial City Office.

Now that he has met Yuyao Nu, when he is not on duty, he would rather run to Chunfeng Tower than go home.

Right here, just two people, sitting leisurely, talking when you want to, and drinking tea quietly when you don’t want to talk, this is life.

In the past few days, he noticed that Miss Yuyao Nu seemed to have something on her mind, although she still smiled gently at him.

But Liu Shangqiu had seen too many women, and he could tell at a glance that beneath Yuyaonu's peaceful smile, there was unspeakable anxiety and hesitation.

However, since Yuyaonu didn't say anything, Liu Shangqiu didn't ask.

Because he knew too well the pain of being interrogated, whether he sighed, sneezed, or was absent-minded for a while...

The group of scary women in his family would surround him and ask him questions, and even if he knew he was fine, he would have to make up an excuse to stop them from nagging.

Do unto others, do not impose on others.

Liu Shangqiu likes Yuyao Nu very much, so he doesn't want to become that kind of annoying person.

However, when Yuyao Nu walked into the tea room gracefully, Liu Shangqiu immediately realized that her worries should have been resolved.

There was an irrepressible joy in the corners of her eyebrows and eyes, which made her look particularly bright today.

When Liu Shangqiu saw this, he was also happy for her.

"Miss Yuyao looks radiant today, but has the issue in your mind been resolved?"

Yuyaonu was not surprised that Liu Shangqiu could see that she was worried. This man was very thoughtful.

Yu Yao Nu bowed her head and smiled, saying shyly: "Sir, you have a good eye. I did have something on my mind a while ago, but I didn't want to make you worry about me, so I didn't say it."

Yu Yao Nu turned her head and smiled at Liu Shangqiu: "However, this matter has been resolved now."

"Haha, that's good. Come, sit here."

Liu Shangqiu considerately pushed a cushion next to him and waved his hand to let the tea boy leave.

Yuyao Nu bent down and sat down beside Liu Shangqiu.

Liu Shangqiu said: "I am on leave at home today, and I wanted to come here early in the morning to invite you to visit Lingyin Temple.

"It started to rain, so my family wouldn't let me out. I had to wait till now to see you."

Yuyao Nu was pouring tea for him. Hearing this, she couldn't help but smile: "Young Master, you are really a blessed person. Your family takes such good care of you."

Liu Shangqiu sighed and smiled bitterly, "Whoever wants this kind of blessing can have it. I just feel suffocated at home."

At this moment, a cry of surprise suddenly came from outside the window.

This window faces the street and is on the second floor.

Puzzled, Liu Shangqiu opened the window and looked out: "I finally found a quiet place, what's the commotion on the street?"

He glanced at it casually and then looked away.

But his head only turned halfway, his expression suddenly changed, and he turned his head away abruptly.

On the long street, more than ten carts carrying corpses were moving slowly.

Passersby on the street cried out in shock when they saw such a horrifying scene.

The person Liu Shangqiu just glanced at was Kou Heiyi.

But when he turned back, the first thing he saw was carts full of corpses.

How come... so many people died?
Liu Shangqiu glanced at the trucks in shock, and finally turned his gaze back to the front.

At the front of the convoy, Kou Heiyi was riding on a horse.

His shoulders, arms and legs were all wrapped in bandages, and it was obvious that his injuries were serious.

The first thought that came to Liu Shangqiu’s mind was that something big had happened in the Imperial City Bureau!
Then an inexplicable anger rose in his heart:

What did the Imperial City Division do?

Why don't I know?
Mu En and Cao Min are hiding something from me!
"Miss Yuyao, I have something urgent to do. I'll come to see you another day!"

Liu Shangqiu looked back and said something, then he reached out and pressed the window sill, then jumped out like a young swallow flying into the forest!

(End of this chapter)