Volume 6: Dream Record Chapter 387 Song Yinzhang and the Silver Bottle (Part 2)
In the main room in the backyard of Qiantang County Government Office, Yuan Xudong and Zheng Qingtian sat at the table drinking and chatting happily. Looking at the table full of delicious food and wine, Yuan Xudong chuckled and said:
"Master Zheng, I'm sorry to have cost you so much!"
"Mr. Xiao, you are too polite!"
Looking at Yuan Xudong, whose eyebrows were quite similar to Xiao Qinyan, Zheng Qingtian said more politely:
"It has been many years since I last saw Minister Xiao at the Ministry of Personnel. I hope you are in good health, Minister?"
"Not bad. Although he is already a man of no return, he is still strong and speaks with full energy. He should have no problem serving the court for another ten or twenty years!"
"That's good. The Prime Minister is deeply trusted by the Emperor and the Empress. He is a loyal minister of the Song Dynasty. God will protect him!"
Hearing this, Yuan Xudong looked at Zheng Qingtian strangely. He was indeed a scholar, and he could say black was white. Xiao Qinyan was a notorious treacherous prime minister. It could be said that he formed cliques for personal gain, ganged up on those who were not like him, eliminated dissidents, and took bribes. But to say that he was a loyal minister of the Song Dynasty, it was a difficult evaluation for Yuan Xudong to answer. He had abilities, but the bad things he had done were also countless!
At this time, two yamen runners came in, bowing and nodding, followed by a group of beautiful women. Yuan Xudong saw Song Yinzhang holding the Solitary Moon Pipa in the crowd. When their eyes met, Song Yinzhang lowered his head like a frightened deer, holding the Solitary Moon Pipa and standing behind the crowd. After a moment, the two yamen runners left, and Zheng Qingtian looked at Yuan Xudong and introduced:
"Master Xiao, these women are the most outstanding singers, dancers and musicians in Qiantang County Jiaofangsi. They are beautiful and skilled in music. We also have fine wine and delicious food. Of course, they also have beautiful women singing and dancing to liven up the atmosphere. Please enjoy them to your heart's content, Master Xiao!"
As he spoke, he looked at the singing and dancing girls from the Jiaofangsi, clapped his hands, and laughed:
"Listen, this is Master Xiao. Show off your talents. If Master Xiao is happy, I will reward you handsomely!"
"Thank you, County Lord, and thank you, Master Xiao!"
As soon as he finished speaking, many beautiful women began to perform hard. Song Yinzhang was responsible for playing the pipa, while the other women played the jade flute, some danced the colorful dance, and some played the piano and sang. They were all beautiful, fat and thin, especially the woman in palace dress dancing the colorful dance. Her movements were charming and enchanting, and her eyes were shining. Compared with them, Song Yinzhang was much quieter. She was only focused on playing the pipa. There was no expression on her face, but she had a pitiful temperament. She was pitiful, just like the sound of her pipa, lingering and sad, which only aroused pity!
During the meal, seeing Yuan Xudong staring at the talented and beautiful Song Yinzhang, Zheng Qingtian smiled meaningfully. After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Zheng Qingtian pretended to be drunk and pulled Yuan Xudong to whisper and jokingly said:
"Xiao, Mr. Xiao, if there is anyone you like, I will help you find someone and arrange it for you, okay?"
Looking at Zheng Qingtian who was pretending to be drunk with him, Yuan Xudong also pretended to be drunk and said with a smile:
"Okay, thank you very much, Mr. Zheng. I like that, that, the woman who plays the pipa!"
"Okay, I will definitely help Master Xiao arrange it so that you can get what you want!"
"Thank you, Mr. Zheng!"
…
After the banquet, Zheng Qingtian went back to his room to rest, and the people from the Jiaofangsi also went back. According to Zheng Qingtian's instructions, Song Yinzhang stayed behind to help take care of the drunk Yuan Xudong. Yinping also stayed with Song Yinzhang, and the two of them took care of the drunk Yuan Xudong together.
Under the guidance of the yamen runner , Song Yinzhang and Yinping helped the drunk Yuan Xudong to the guest room to rest. After the yamen runner left, the two helped Yuan Xudong lie down on the bed. Yinping wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled:
"How could Master Xiao get drunk so easily? I saw that he was strong and muscular, but I didn't expect him to be so useless!"
"Don't talk nonsense!"
After glaring at the silver bottle, Song Yinzhang wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve and said angrily:
"You silly girl, you are getting bolder and bolder now. You even dare to make up stories about Master Xiao?"
"I was just joking!"
Sticking out her tongue at Song Yinzhang, Yinping glanced at Yuan Xudong, who was still lying on the bed drunk and unconscious, and said jokingly:
"Besides, Master Xiao is sleeping so soundly, he can't hear what we are saying!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Xudong suddenly opened his eyes and said in a low voice:
"Who said I can't hear?"
“Ah~~”
Suddenly hearing Yuan Xudong's voice, Song Yinzhang and Yinping, who originally thought he was asleep, were startled and screamed. Looking at Yuan Xudong who sat up from the bed, Yinping was so scared that her face turned pale and she said in astonishment:
“You, you you…”
"What am I saying? Can't I speak anymore?"
Looking at Yin Ping's pale face, Yuan Xudong sat on the edge of the bed with a sullen face, and whispered to her in a low voice:
"Come here, did you just say something bad about me?"
Walking slowly to Yuan Xudong, Yin Ping lowered her eyebrows and said:
"No, no, Master Xiao, I didn't say anything bad about you!"
"Really?"
Yuan Xudong asked in a deep voice.
"Really not. If you don't believe me, ask our young lady!"
As he spoke, Yin Ping looked at Song Yin Zhang pitifully, and Yuan Xudong also looked at Song Yin Zhang with a half-smile. Seeing this, Song Yin Zhang first glared at Yin Ping who was talking nonsense, then looked at Yuan Xudong, bowed and explained:
"Master Xiao, Yin Ping didn't say anything bad about you, she was just joking..."
"Okay, I got it!"
Before Song Yinzhang could finish, Yuan Xudong interrupted her and looked at the girl Yinping standing next to him. He said with a serious face:
"come over!"
Looking up at Yuan Xudong, whose face was as gloomy as water, Yin Ping walked a few steps towards him and said with a lowered eyebrow:
"Mr. Xiao, I know I was wrong!"
"Well, do you know what's wrong?"
"I shouldn't have said bad things about you!"
"What else?"
"Anything else?"
"What do you think?"
Looking at the silly Yin Ping, Yuan Xudong could no longer keep a cold face. He hugged Yin Ping, held her in his arms and said with a smile:
"Tell me, what else did you do wrong?"
"have no idea!"
Being held in Yuan Xudong's arms, Yin Ping blushed shyly and said:
"Mr. Xiao, can you tell Yin Ping?"
Seeing Yuan Xudong playing with the silver bottle, Song Yinzhang couldn't help but spit. His little face flushed red. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, Yuan Xudong's voice rang out from behind him:
"Wait a minute, Yinzhang, come here, I want to discuss the matter of leaving your country with you!"
After hearing what Yuan Xudong said, Song Yinzhang hesitated for a moment, then turned around and walked to his side. After bowing slightly, he suppressed his shyness and said softly:
"Master Xiao, Yin Zhang...ah!"
Without waiting for Song Yinzhang to finish her words, Yuan Xudong grabbed her slender waist, held her in his arms and said with a smile:
"That Zheng Qingtian asked you to serve me today, are you willing?"
"ah?"
Unexpectedly, Yuan Xudong would tell him such a thing. Song Yinzhang was embarrassed, blushing, and said with difficulty:
"Master Xiao, the chapter is not ready yet, can you please..."
"What are you going to prepare?"
Looking at the blushing Song Yinzhang, Yuan Xudong liked her more and more. If Zhao Pan'er was a strong girl, then Song Yinzhang was a model of softness and tenderness. She could inspire a man to take good care of her, but also turn a man into a beast, wanting only to follow his most primitive impulses. Thinking of this, Yuan Xudong stroked Song Yinzhang's delicate face and fair and tender neck with his right hand and said jokingly:
"After we have sex, I will take this opportunity to ask Zheng Qingtian for a favor and ask him to help you get rid of your citizenship, okay?"
As Yuan Xudong caressed his face and neck, Song Yinzhang suppressed his shyness, looked up at him and asked in confusion:
"Isn't it Xu Zhizhou who has the final say on the Leying matter?"
"Why, are you afraid that I will lie to you?"
"No, Yin Zhang believes in Master Xiao!"
Seeing Song Yinzhang who was somewhat worried about gains and losses, Yuan Xudong comforted :
"Okay, whether you believe me or not, I will definitely help you get rid of your citizenship within three days, okay?"
After receiving Yuan Xudong's firm assurance, Song Yinzhang was overjoyed and said with a happy face:
"Okay, thank you, Mr. Xiao!"
"I don't need words to thank you for your kindness. How are you going to thank me?"
"I……"
Looking at the shy Song Yinzhang, before Yuan Xudong could speak, Yin Ping beside him said with a smile:
"Our young lady has nothing but her body as a pledge of love. As long as Mr. Xiao is willing to save our young lady, she said she would do anything you ask her to do!"
"Silver bottle!"
Hearing Yin Ping making fun of him, Song Yinzhang felt very ashamed and glared at her, saying:
"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll sell you out!"
"OK!"
Looking at Song Yinzhang and Yinping nestled in his arms, Yuan Xudong said with a smile:
"Yin Zhang, sell the silver bottle to me, and I'll help you teach her a lesson!"
"don't want!"
Before Song Yinzhang could speak, Yin Ping looked at her pitifully and begged for mercy:
"Miss, Yinping knows she is wrong, please forgive her!"
"Do you know what's wrong?"
Looking at the clever little girl, Yuan Xudong hugged her waist and couldn't help but kissed her on the cheek and said with a smile:
"I told you to take care of me for two days, but you turned around and ran back. You even dared to say bad things about me behind my back and lied to me. Tell me, should I punish you severely?"
As he spoke, Yuan Xudong looked at Song Yinzhang and lectured him harshly:
"And you, you actually dared to help Yinping girl lie and deceive others. Tell me, should I punish you severely as well?"
After saying this, seeing that Song Yinzhang and Yinping both lowered their heads and kept silent, looking like submissive young wives, Yuan Xudong became eager to try. He had drunk a lot of fine wine and eaten a lot of delicious food at noon. Now that he was full and had a beauty in his arms, he began to have some thoughts. As the ancients said, beauty is a feast for the eyes. He wanted to try whether beauty was really a feast for the eyes, or whether it was delicious.
If you want to do it, just do it. Yuan Xudong suddenly stood up and lowered the curtain. Seeing him like this, Song Yinzhang and Yinping both had rosy faces, just like the peach blossoms in full bloom in February, they were extremely beautiful. After lowering the curtain, they could vaguely see Yuan Xudong hugging Song Yinzhang and falling into the bright red mandarin duck quilt, while the girl Yinping was lying beside them waiting for the blessing of rain and dew. As the saying goes, mandarin ducks form a pair in the quilt, and the golden wind and jade dew meet happily, which is better than countless things in the world. If the love between two people is long-lasting, why should they be together day and night!
…
At the same time, while Yuan Xudong was taking good care of the delicate and weak Song Yinzhang and Yinping girl while he was drunk, in Zhao's teahouse, after noon, Zhao Pan'er got out of bed and prepared some offerings for worshiping the gods. Because of Yuan Xudong and Ouyang Xu, she wanted to go to the Yue Lao Temple, which is in charge of all the marriages in the world, to pay her respects and confess her distress and grievances to Yue Lao!
Walking on the street, Zhao Pan'er couldn't help but frown when she saw the streets and alleys full of arrest warrants for Gu Qianfan and Lao Jia. The arrest warrant was issued by Zheng Qingtian, the magistrate of Qiantang County, and said that Gu Qianfan and Lao Jia were the pirate leaders involved in the Yang family murder and arson case. The bounty was two hundred strings of copper coins. Sanniang had been killing pigs for two years to save up one string of copper coins. So much money was spent on arresting people from the Imperial City Division. It seemed that the men in black who committed murder and arson in the Yang family were sent by Zheng Qingtian, the magistrate of Qiantang County. What kind of interests were behind the assassination of a sixth-rank transport judge?
Putting all this aside, Zhao Pan'er continued to rush to the Yue Lao Temple with the sacrificial offerings. To her, no matter whether it was Gu Qianfan from the Imperial City Department, Lao Jia, or Zheng Qingtian, the county magistrate of Qiantang, they were all big shots she could not afford to offend. What's more, she was now trapped in love and did not want to, was unwilling to, and could not meddle in other people's business. Presumably, that lecher would help his brother, right?
Walking into the temple, the huge Yue Lao Temple was a bit run-down, and there were no devout men and women seeking marriage. Zhao Pan'er was very pious. Before entering the main hall, she began to pray devoutly outside. After entering the main hall, she put down the sacrificial supplies, knelt on the cushion in front of the Yue Lao statue, clasped her hands together, closed her eyes and recited devoutly:
"Gods, please bless me, Zhao Pan'er, to get to Tokyo as soon as possible. I used to like Ouyang Xu, but recently I have fallen in love with someone else. He is a bad guy, and I feel a little scared. Please give me some guidance. I don't covet the title of a Jinshi's wife, nor do I hope to be the daughter-in-law of Prime Minister Xiao. I just want to be in love with each other and live together until old age..."
"I don't covet the title of a Jinshi's wife, nor do I expect to be the daughter-in-law of Prime Minister Xiao's family!"
"ah!"
Zhao Pan'er was startled when she suddenly heard someone talking. She fell backwards to the ground, looking up stupidly at Gu Qianfan and Lao Jia who came out from under the old curtain of the altar. Both of them were wearing fishermen's clothes, with wounds on their bodies, and they looked disheveled and miserable!
Gu Qianfan and Lao Jia hid under the old curtain of the altar and listened for a long time. Seeing that only Zhao Pan'er was there, they came out from under the old curtain of the altar. Gu Qianfan ate the offerings Zhao Pan'er prepared for Yue Lao while teasing her:
"Zhao Pan'er, since you have been a singer, how dare you think about these things? Which scholar-official would really dare to marry you?"
"you……"
Seeing Gu Qianfan and Lao Jia, and thinking that what she had said before was heard by them, Zhao Paner suddenly felt ashamed and angry:
"You, you guys eavesdropped on other people's conversations?"
"Hey, that's not what you say!"
Looking at Zhao Pan'er sitting on the ground, Gu Qianfan took a piece of fruit from the altar of the statue and said with a smile:
"Lao Jia and I were wanted, so we hid in this Yue Lao Temple. You came here on your own initiative and told us a lot of nonsense. It's not us who wanted to eavesdrop. By the way , where is my stupid brother?"
"have no idea!"
