late night song

Chapter 148
The streets are crowded with people and the lanterns are bright.

The four girls were sitting in the open-air seats on the second floor of Fangjiazhai, chatting happily. During the dinner, Gu Yuchu specifically asked about Zhang Mengyi's origins.

"I specifically inquired about that woman. I heard that she was the beloved concubine of Emperor Dongqi Ming. She made some mistakes and was secretly sent to Huai'en." Yanfeng shared with them the information he had collected over the past few days.

"What's wrong?" Lanye looked curious and quickly put down half of the mooncake in his hand. Gu Yuchu also pricked up his ears.

"I don't know the details."

"Then you said you specifically inquired." Yu Bai poured cold water on the side.

"It's hard to find out this, okay? Not many people know about it." Yan Feng was very unconvinced when he saw being looked down upon. "Let me tell you, even if she is in trouble, she is not a fuel saver."

"What should I say?" Lan Ye became interested again.

"Although she is in Fuyun Palace, there is no deed of prostitution in the hands of the madam. Rijin's gold, silver and jewelry belong to her alone, and she does not need to give any cents to the store."

Hearing this, Gu Yuchu frowned unconsciously. Could it be that Qi Zhi sent her here specially? Then, what can a woman with no strength do?
"What's the point? In the final analysis, it's not like I'm just a comedian. Even if I get ten thousand gold, I'm still in trouble." Yu Bai seemed lighthearted, but he hit the point.

"That's right, cause and effect reincarnate, evil will be punished. Don't sympathize with her. Just now she was bullying us Chuchu on the street." Lan Ye said angrily.

"What happened? Liu Guang was actually bullied by her?!" Yan Feng stood up excitedly, as if he was going to fight, "Wait until I tear her mouth off!"

"It's nothing, don't listen to her nonsense. Besides, if it comes to that day, it will be easier for her to tear her mouth apart." Gu Yuchu came back from his thoughts and glanced sideways at the talkative Lan Ye.

"Why are you keeping that woman today?" Yanfeng asked reluctantly.

"It seems that you are indeed old friends." Yu Bai fiddled with the copper coins in his hand and said with interest, "How about I give you a divination to see when the grudge with her will be resolved."

"It's no big deal, so I won't bother you to reveal the secret." Gu Yuchu refused with a smile and toasted with sweet wine.

"Do you know how to divination? Help me make a divination to see when I can find my husband!" Lan Ye approached Yu Bai with a smile.

"Aren't you ashamed to have a girl's family?" Gu Yuchu shook his head in disgust.

Yu Bai smiled and said nothing, raised his eyes to signal Yan Feng, and saw her taking out a handkerchief from her arms and spreading it flatly on the table, taking it very seriously.Then he took out a golden and shiny turtle shell from his wide sleeves, poured the three copper coins he had been playing with before into the turtle shell, and handed it to Lan Ye.

"Shake it up and pour out three more copper coins."

"Bai Banxian, you never leave your wardrobe." Gu Yuchu teased, Yu Bai raised his eyebrows and refused to argue.

"Shh!" Lanye bumped the insincere woman next to him with his elbow, respectfully held the turtle shell with both hands, closed his eyes, muttered something in a low voice, and shook it.

The copper coins tumbled and jingled in the turtle shell.Then, she stopped holding her breath and carefully arranged the three copper coins on the silk handkerchief.

"Come again." Yu Bai handed her three more copper coins.

Lanye did as he was told, three times in total, and finally there were three rows of nine copper coins on the silk handkerchief, some positive and some negative.

"Did you see something? Can it be done?" Lan Ye urged with eyes filled with anticipation.

Yu Bai stared at her for a long time, and then said slowly: "I'm afraid you have other desires in your heart."

"Then what else can I ask for? Hahaha." Lanye, who seemed to be the center of attention, was a little embarrassed, his eyes wandered, and he glanced at Gu Yuchu, who was holding his chin and thinking about the reason for Zhang Mengyi's appearance in Hehe. .

Yu Bai didn't want to expose her, so he began to interpret the hexagram: "Look at the flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water. If you are too persistent, you may hurt yourself."

After hearing this hexagram, Lan Ye's smile gradually sank and he stopped talking. The joyful atmosphere before suddenly became more subtle.

"Okay, okay, the curfew is coming soon, it's time to go back." When Gu Yuchu saw this, he made an excuse to break up the unclear situation, but he did not forget to care about Yanfeng and Yubai, "Where do you live?"

"You have a place to live, you can go on your own." Yubai greeted, slowly packing up his treasures.

"Goodbye, there are still a lot of people on the street. You haven't said what grudge you have with that Zhang Mengyi." Yan Feng was most unhappy and said goodbye halfway through. He took Gu Yuchu's arm and refused to let go.

"Go back and talk to you in detail." Gu Yuchu patted her shoulder and coaxed her.

"Go back early, Juan Niang has been talking about you for a long time." Yu Bai added while wiping the turtle shell with a silk handkerchief.

"Then let's drink together next time!" Lan Ye finally recovered and smiled again.

"Okay, okay, take her back to Chenglu with you later." Gu Yuchu promised with a smile.

"A word is settled!"

The Mid-Autumn Festival friends' drinking and chatting came to an abrupt end due to a mysterious and paradoxical divination, so the four of them said goodbye, and it seemed that they parted on bad terms.

On the way back to the palace, Lan Ye was still uninterested, like cattails beaten by frost.

"What do you want in your heart?" Gu Yuchu thought twice before asking.

"I'm just looking for marriage." The tough-tongued Lan Ye insisted on guarding the secret in his heart and refused to tell the truth.

"Oh, you are hiding something from me."

In order to prevent Gu Yuchu from getting to the bottom of things, Lanye quickly found other topics to distract her.

"Are you talking about me? Do you really mean what you said at the market today?"

"What are you talking about?" Gu Yuchu looked at her suspiciously.

"Go back to Dongqi and become the queen!"

"Just say it, isn't this just to make that woman angry?" She dealt with it nonchalantly. She didn't really have time to think about this issue seriously.

"Is this really the case?" Lan Ye blinked, "You don't know, your casual words will make my uncle so angry that he wants to burn down Qiongzhou City."

"It's none of his business." Gu Yuchu muttered, looking at the moon hanging on the top of the tower, feeling a trace of inexplicable panic in his heart.

"Xiao Chu, can't you see that my uncle has feelings for you? Although I have never seen that Qi frame, I think my uncle is also very good, and you are not as indifferent to my uncle as you say. "What nonsense are you talking about?" Gu Yuchu's eyes seemed to dodge, and his heart was in a mess.

"I'm not talking nonsense. After the flood, you had typhoid fever and lay in bed for three days in a coma. You kept shouting the names of several people, including Qi Zhen, Jing Heng, Yu Xin, and... Xiao Ling! You still What are you talking about?!"

"I..." Gu Yuchu's eyes widened, and she was speechless for a moment. Although she suppressed it, she didn't know that she was so dependent on him without knowing it. How could this be good? !
She unconsciously took three steps at a time and walked very quickly, thinking over and over again in her mind what kind of shameful thoughts she had towards him.

Lan Ye followed at a trot. Seeing her hesitation and embarrassment, he stopped forcing her.

Emotional matters are like drinking water, knowing whether it is warm or cold, it is up to her to choose, so she started to act coquettishly like this: "I have called so many people, but my name is not there, hum! You are such a wolf-hearted guy. "

Gu Yuchu breathed a sigh of relief silently, laughed and joked with her, thinking that since the real owner was not here anyway, he would put the matter aside for now and think about what to do another day.

But before they had taken two steps, they bumped into Xiao Ling at the entrance of Yuquan Palace. Gu Yuchu was not prepared at first, but then he remembered that he had called his name during his illness. He was so ashamed that his ears turned red all of a sudden. , Fortunately, Lan Ye was by the side, so he didn't panic.

The three of them walked side by side. As soon as the Chongyang Tower opened its wide and tall red doors, the Yuquan Palace, which had been cold for several months, was brightly lit. It was very different from the serious atmosphere of the past. This made them stop and marvel.

Taking a closer look, a winding corridor was set up on the vast square in front of the Paradise Hall. There were many ropes stretched across the corridor, and countless lanterns of various colors were hung on it. They were colorful and very beautiful.

As the three of them approached, there were actually palace servants leading several young princesses, pretending to be tourists watching the lanterns, walking back and forth, talking, laughing, and enjoying themselves.

Lejia Pengkang stood under the continuous lanterns, waving to them with smiles in his eyes, as if the young man who was laughing wantonly and full of vigor was alive again.

"Wow, Kangkang, did you move the entire night market into the palace?" Lan Ye suddenly forgot about the unsatisfactory predictions and was very happy.

"Well, sister, do you like it?" Lejia Pengkang narrowed his eyes, like a child who has done good deeds and begs for praise from his family.

"I like it. I like it so much." Lan Ye happily held his hand and turned the corners of her skirt in the warm flickering candlelight.

"Xiaochu, come here quickly." Seeing that Gu Yuchu didn't follow, Lan Ye turned around and shook his arm towards her.

Gu Yuchu stood in a daze not far away, with mixed feelings in his heart.Regardless of whether they were biological siblings or not, they were so affectionate and affectionate, which really made her envious.

But before she took two steps, she was forcibly dragged away by Xiao Ling beside her.

"What are they going to do?" Lejia Pengkang asked, tilting his head and frowning slightly.

"Don't worry." Lan Ye smiled mysteriously, pulling her good brother into the rare dim light in the palace confinement.

Gu Yuchu, on the other hand, was dragged by Xiao Lingqiang. Under the moonlight, they passed through the majestic tower and finally stopped on the side corridor of Yuanhu Lake in Yuquan Palace.

"What are you doing? Have you lost your mind and gone crazy?" Gu Yuchu was panicking. He shook off his restraint and rubbed his painful wrist.

But Xiao Ling didn't say anything. He puffed out his cheeks and complained with an angry look on his face: "Pull me over and don't say anything. Where on earth are you singing? How beautiful are the lanterns of the Paradise Hall."

The man remained silent.

"I'll leave if you don't say anything. It's such a waste to waste this beautiful time with you here." Gu Yuchu shook off his sleeves and prepared to leave.

But at this moment, Xiao Ling quickly stretched out his hands, grabbed her shoulders, and pushed her into the corner.

"It hurts! What's wrong with you? I've seen you being quite gentle to other girls in the past." Gu Yuchu, who was in the shadow, deliberately teased to hide his confusion.

"Tell me, have you really decided?" Xiao Ling said dejectedly, his voice a little hoarse.

"What?" Gu Yuchu didn't react for the first time. He opened his eyes wide and looked stupidly at his still clear eyes under the warm yellow palace lamp.

He tilted his head slightly and said softly: "You told that woman at the night market."

"That." Gu Yuchu felt nervous for a moment. Most of what she said today were angry words. When it came to whether she really decided to return to Dongqi and return to Qi frame, she herself had not made up her mind.She also knew that Xiao Ling probably misunderstood something, but if she couldn't respond to his thoughts, then why bother explaining and giving him hope.

"You still want to go back to him, right?" Xiao Ling asked word for word, staring at the woman in front of her very seriously. The hesitation and decline between her eyebrows was something she had never seen before.

"you?"

"Yes! What about me?"

Gu Yuchu bit his lip, feeling extremely frightened.She was just a brother to him, but she unknowingly had other thoughts and went beyond the boundaries she had drawn with her own hands. She would never allow such a thing to happen, so she secretly made up her mind.

"What are you?" A hint of surprise flashed between Xiao Ling's brows, and the anticipation in his eyes was comparable to the bright moonlight.

"I have absolutely no feelings for you." Gu Yuchu lowered his head and gritted his teeth, and said these hurtful words directly.

After a long time, when she saw no reaction from the man in front of her, she dared to look up at him.

In those deep eyes were her indescribable waves, including the feeling of extreme loss, like waking up from a dream, and the gentleness of the mountains and rivers, the arrival of frozen winter.

For a moment, she actually felt a trace of regret.

Xiao Ling cautiously approached Gu Yuchu, as if he wanted to kiss her, as if he had the last courage before despair.

Maybe this woman is telling the truth?
But the honesty that Gu Yuchu dodged was the last dagger inserted into his chest.

Xiao Ling smiled slightly, and the embarrassment of being rejected was no longer visible in his brows. He took a half step back and released his hands.

"With that, I wish you a lifetime of joy."

Looking at Xiao Ling's mottled back under the moonlight, Gu Yuchu's heart seemed to be clenched for a moment, and he couldn't explain what it was like.

But no matter what, she could no longer hesitate, could not wishfully and deceive herself and force her to keep this friend who had nothing to do with her.

This man is very nice, but she doesn't deserve his respect.

In this way, I also wish him all the best and everything he wants in the future.

(End of this chapter)