Cypress Boat Floating

Chapter 135 Shopping with Jiang Wanyin

"Xiaoqing!" Jiang Wanyin's surprised voice reached Ye Jianqing's ears, and she looked back.

Jiang Wanyin was wearing a cloak and a veil on her head, hiding herself very well. She had just walked out of the back door of Chunmanlou.

Meeting Jiang Wanyin, who shouldn't be here at this time, Ye Jianqing didn't think it was a coincidence. He just felt more alert.

"Wan Yin, why are you here?" Even though she had many doubts in her heart, Ye Jianqing still had a smile on her face. She would not wrongly accuse someone without definite evidence.

Jiang Wanyin looked around and after making sure that no one was around, she pulled Ye Jianqing to her side and whispered in her ear, "You haven't come to see me for many days. I was worried that something had happened to you, so I wanted to go out and see you."

"Then does Aunt Chun agree to let you come out?" Ye Jianqing frowned slightly. She didn't think that the madam of Chunmanlou would be so kind as to let Jiang Wanyin come out alone. Besides, she was unfamiliar with the place. If she was allowed to come out alone, she might not be able to find herself until night.

"I sneaked out. I bribed the guards guarding the backyard." Jiang Wanyin was afraid of being heard, so she spoke in a very low voice. Ye Jianqing could only move closer to her mouth to hear.

Lu Ci Qiu didn't have a good impression of Jiang Wanyin to begin with. He always remembered that this woman had caused a rift between his second brother and his second sister-in-law in his previous life, and the two had not completely reconciled until his death.

Now seeing her being so close to Ye Jianqing, Lu Ci Qiu felt a little dissatisfied. He frowned and pulled Ye Jianqing to his side.

Being suddenly dragged away, Ye Jianqing looked at him in confusion, seeing impatience in his eyes. Then she looked at the innocent Jiang Wanyin opposite her. She was clever and soon knew why Lu Ci Qiu was like this.

She patted Lu Ci Qiu gently, comforting him and asking him not to be so excited. Lu Ci Qiu knew that his behavior was a bit impulsive, so he silently withdrew his hand. He didn't want to embarrass Ye Jianqing.

"Xiao Qing, who is this?" Jiang Wanyin was puzzled. She really didn't like Lu Ci Qiu's action just now and was very defensive.

"It's okay, this is my friend. His name is..." Ye Jianqing wanted to say Lu Ci Qiu's name, but when the words came to his lips, he suddenly remembered that Lu was the royal surname and he couldn't say it casually. He secretly glanced at Lu Ci Qiu's expression. He wanted to give him a random name but was afraid that he would feel bad. Just when he was feeling embarrassed, Lu Ci Qiu spoke himself.

"My name is Ye Qiu."

"Hello, Mr. Ye." It was worthy of being learned in Chunmanlou. If it were a month ago, Jiang Wanyin would never have been able to do this. But now he has adapted to the local customs and his etiquette when meeting people is extremely standard.

"Miss Jiang." Lu Ci Qiu returned the greeting with a fist. For him, being able to do this was already very good. With his status, it was totally unnecessary.

"Xiaoqing, why are you here today?" Jiang Wanyin's heart and eyes were full of Ye Jianqing. After paying her respects to Lu Ci Qiu, she turned her gaze to Ye Jianqing. The expectant look in his eyes made Ye Jianqing reluctant to say anything bad.

"I haven't seen Wan Yin for a long time, so I came to see you today. I've been a bit busy lately." Ye Jianqing was still reluctant to break her expectations.

"That's great." Jiang Wanyin was extremely happy, her face full of smiles, and Ye Jianqing couldn't help but laugh with her.

Could it be that the person who just misled Lin Bo was not really her?

Jiang Wanyin is about a head taller than Ye Jianqing. Jiang Wanyin is now 16 or 17 years old, while Ye Jianqing is only 14 years old this year. Although he has grown taller this year, he is still a little shorter than Jiang Wanyin.

Moreover, Jiang Wanyin's face was completely different from Ye Jianqing's, so even if she was wearing a veil, she would not be mistaken. If that person in the morning was really her, she would not dare to appear here with a veil now, after all, there was Uncle Lin who had seen her before. If Uncle Lin recognized her, wouldn't she know who lured her here?

"Can you take me out for a walk?" Jiang Wanyin grabbed Ye Jianqing's hand and looked at her eagerly. She had no idea what Ye Jianqing was thinking.

"Where do you want to go?" Ye Jianqing asked with a smile.

"It's all right. I've been in the capital for so long and have never left Chun Man Lou." Jiang Wanyin felt very aggrieved.

"Okay, then I'll take you around the capital." Ye Jianqing agreed.

Her attitude towards Jiang Wanyin was complex and contradictory. On the one hand, she wanted to guard against her, and on the other hand, she wanted to satisfy her.

In her heart, she hoped that Jiang Wanyin had no problems. She longed for Jiang Wanyin to have no problems. Or perhaps she had been wary of Jiang Wanyin from the beginning because of Lu Ci Qiu's words.

Chun Man Lou itself is located in one of the most bustling places in the capital. Ye Jianqing did not intend to take Jiang Wanyin to any other place by carriage, but just walked with her around here.

Chunmanlou is different from other brothels. The women in other brothels need to solicit customers outside, which makes them look frivolous. Most of them are located on the red-light district, which is full of brothels.

Chunmanlou focuses on elegance, and all the girls inside are beauties. In other brothels, they would be called oirans. Moreover, everyone is good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry and songs. Their main job is to help the guests solve their problems and sing songs with them. If these girls were men, they would at least be scholars.

Not all the girls here are prostitutes. If a customer wants a girl to accompany him for a night, he must get her consent. Because of this, Jiang Wanyin has been able to live well in Chun Man Lou until now. If she were to change to other brothels, she really couldn't be sure that she could not receive customers forever.

However, if the girls in Chun Man Lou lost their looks or skills, they would eventually have to sell themselves or be sold to other places. In the final analysis, Chun Man Lou was just a place that exploited the value of girls.

Jiang Wanyin really seemed to be out for the first time. She was curious about everything on the street and wanted to touch everything but not buy anything. It seemed that she was concerned about her wallet. Ye Jianqing wanted to buy something for her but she refused.

Finally, Jiang Wanyin stopped in front of a stall selling hairpins. There was a hairpin shaped like a lotus flower, very fresh and beautiful. Jiang Wanyin looked at the hairpin again and again and was reluctant to put it down. Her love for the hairpin was beyond words.

Ye Jianqing walked up to her and seeing how much she liked it, he took out money and bought it for her.

"No, thanks, Xiaoqing, I'm just taking a look." Seeing Ye Jianqing giving money, Jiang Wanyin quickly reached out to stop him. She was rich and she didn't want Ye Jianqing to spend money.

"It's okay. I haven't given you any gifts since you came here. This hairpin is not expensive. Just consider it as my first gift to you. Just consider it as..." Ye Jianqing took away her hand that was trying to stop him and said to her with a smile.

"Welcome to this world that doesn't belong to you."

These words were spoken not only to Jiang Wanyin, but also to myself when I first came to this strange world many years ago and groped my way around it alone.

"Thank you, Xiaoqing." The veil covered Jiang Wanyin's eyes, but through the gap, Ye Jianqing could still see her beautiful and sparkling eyes.

"I can't seem to help you put it on now. Try putting it on when we get back later." Ye Jianqing wanted to put it on for her, but considering that she was still wearing a veil and couldn't show her face in public, he gave up.

In order to maintain Jiang Wanyin's mystery, Aunt Chun locked her in Chunmanlou and did not allow her to go out. She had to wear a veil when dancing every night, and only those who paid a high price could see her.

So until now, not many people have seen Jiang Wanyin, but those who have seen her are all impressed by her. Rumors spread about Jiang Wanyin's beauty, and she was praised to be the most beautiful in the world, like a fairy.

Ye Jianqing, who had met Jiang Wanyin countless times, said that what they said was actually correct.

Jiang Wanyin's face is rich and her whole temperament is very enchanting and charming. Even if she does nothing, just standing there, she exudes charm and you will be attracted to this person.

Jiang Wanyin put the hairpin away carefully as if it were a treasure, fearing that it would be broken. The hairpin was made of wood and could easily be broken if placed in the wrong place.

"Where are we going next?" Ye Jianqing looked at Jiang Wanyin and asked. Along the way, she said that she was taking Jiang Wanyin out for a walk, but in fact, it was Jiang Wanyin who took her around.

"Let's go over there." There was a lot of noise in the front, and the crowd was all gathered there. From time to time, there would be exclamations. Looking at this scene, Ye Jianqing guessed that there was some acrobatic performance over there. With so many people, Ye Jianqing didn't really want to join in the fun, but seeing Jiang Wanyin looking at him eagerly, he could only nod and accompany her.

Jiang Wanyin was so happy that she almost jumped up after getting Ye Jianqing's consent. She pulled Ye Jianqing's hand and ran forward. Before Lu Ci Qiu beside her could react, Ye Jianqing was taken away. He was suddenly frightened. When he was about to rush up and attack, he saw Ye Jianqing made a gesture to appease him. Then he stopped temporarily and stood outside the crowd waiting for them.

"Wow!" As soon as the two got close, they saw a ball of fire coming towards them.

It turned out that there was someone doing a fire-breathing show inside. The fire-breathing acrobat would first hold a mouthful of kerosene in his mouth and then spray it towards the already lit torch. After the kerosene was dispersed and evaporated in the air, it would burn.

The performance was fun to watch, but it was quite harmful to the human body. However, Ye Jianqing couldn't care less about that now. Instead, she was thinking about why these acrobats were here?

Logically speaking, this place is getting close to the East District. Although there are street vendors selling things in the East District, acrobats are not allowed here. Acrobats are generally at the edge of the West District, which has its own brothels.

Do these people really not know that performing arts is not allowed here, or do they come here to perform arts on purpose? What is their intention?