As for Qu Hua, after bringing the man back, she realized that she hadn't asked him his name yet.
These itinerant performers are definitely illiterate.
She leaned back against the fox fur cushion, one leg raised and resting on the armrest of the wide chair, her foot, clad only in embroidered stockings, swinging restlessly as she rested her chin on her hand and raised an eyebrow at the handsome man before her.
Wow, that's a real treat for the eyes.
"Can you write?" Qu Hua asked again.
Surprisingly, the handsome man nodded.
Qu Hua's eyes lit up, and she pointed to the desk, saying, "Go, write down your name for me."
The handsome man nodded, walked to the desk, rolled up his sleeves, added water, and ground ink with surprisingly practiced ease.
Qu Hua's gaze, however, fell on his pectoral muscles.
With his movements, his robes billowed, subtly outlining the shape of his pectoral muscles.
Qu Hua couldn't sit still any longer, so she got up, slipped on her soft-soled embroidered shoes, and slowly walked over, wrapping her arms around his waist from behind.
My waist is also a good waist!
She clearly felt the handsome man's body stiffen.
Qu Hua was somewhat pleased.
He looks quite young and inexperienced, which is her type.
Who says this world only allows men to have women on both sides?
She insists on having it too!
The handsome man quickly wrote down his name, picked up the paper, and placed it in front of the two of them.
Qu Hua tilted her head and looked at him. "Li Yu? Your handwriting is quite good. Have you been to school?"
Li Yu nodded.
"Then come with me, and I'll help you find renowned teachers to continue your studies, how about that?"
She liked the scholar even more because of the unique aloofness he possessed.
Talking about money is vulgar.
Money is not a topic for scholars to discuss.
Li Yu nodded slightly again.
"You seem a little hot?" Qu Hua let go of his hand, walked around to his front, and reached out her slender hand to tug at his belt.
Li Yu's face flushed bright red...
The next day, when Yanran and Jiang Ruo went to Houhai again, Qu Hua was not there, nor did Li Yu appear.
Jiang Ruo: "Is Qu Hua still not awake?"
Yanran pretended not to hear.
She came here to learn ice skating; she didn't know anything else.
Between friends, it's important to seek common ground while respecting differences, and their private lives should not be interfered with.
Anyway, there's a female instructor there; I can teach her, that's fine.
Jiang Ruo followed suit. All six Zidu from yesterday were there; two taught Yanran, and four surrounded Jiang Ruo.
It has to be said that Jiang Ruo, who lacks exercise, can't compare to Yanran.
Yanran can already spin around in place many times, but she still can't stand steadily.
Jiang Ruo's face was flushed, like a big apple, whether from anger or the cold.
--She wasn't as carefree and had someone to accompany her Qu Hua, nor was she as clever as Yanran, who could learn anything in no time; she was like an idiot.
Just as she was sulking, she saw Yanran had already glided far away, return.
It's alright, at least I can finally take care of my best friend who's been dragging me down.
But when Yanran returned, her expression was not quite right.
Seeing this, Jiang Ruo asked, "What's wrong?"
"Ice is not right." Yanran took a deep breath.
"There's still ice, right?" Jiang Ruo asked, bewildered.
"The ice over there has been smashed; it's become very thin."
If it weren't for her alertness and skill, she would have already fallen into the ice hole.
Jiang Ruo got angry as soon as she heard this. "Who is so wicked!"
She hadn't realized what was happening yet, thinking it was just someone playing pranks.
Yanran retorted, "We made such a big fuss when we came yesterday, and we said we'd come back to learn ice skating today. Do you think that can be explained away by being unethical?"
This is clearly taking lives!
"I just don't know if the target is you or me," Yanran sneered. "But it should be me."
Jiang Ruo was furious. "What's the difference between targeting you and targeting me? They've got some nerve!"
She is the only child of the Third Princess's Residence, Yanran is the only daughter of the Prince of Jin's Residence. How dare they!
After thinking for a moment, Yanran instructed Jiang'er, "Have someone go to the Court of Judicial Review and tell my maternal grandfather."
My maternal grandfather needs to send someone to investigate who did it; we can't let this go easily.
She wanted to go find Cui Xiaoqiu, but then she thought that the Cui Family was busy with Madam Cui's banquet, so she decided to wait and see.
Jiang Ruo, however, could not.
Because Wen Heng was about to return to the capital, she had been on edge these past few days, and now that this had happened, it was as if she had suddenly found an outlet to release her emotions.
Her almond-shaped eyes widened. "Someone, bring me a basin of water! Warm water, please!"
As she spoke, she gestured to the woman beside her to help her ashore.
Yanran assumed she just wanted to wash her hands and didn't take it seriously. While pondering who else to ask to investigate the matter, she went ashore with her.
Jiang Ruo's maid brought the water and placed it on the stone table.
Jiang Ruo pointed to the ground, indicating that she should put the basin down.
Then Jiang Ruo lifted one foot and stepped into the basin.
Yanran froze. "Are you crazy! It's so cold!"
Jiang Ruo said, "Since they want to scheme against me, I have to grant their wish. Come on, Yanran, your father and mother aren't in the capital, but my parents are. Let's go to my house and ask my mother to stand up for us!"
Yanran: "..."
Is this okay?
Jiang Ruo: Very good.
The Emperor is reading memorials.
As the year draws to a close, the number of memorials from all over the country paying their respects has increased significantly compared to previous years, and many people are also sending festival gifts to the Emperor.
No one dislikes receiving gifts, not even the emperor.
However, ordinary gifts could no longer impress the emperor, so everyone racked their brains to send him all sorts of treasures, and even... auspicious omens.
The Emperor tossed down the memorial and said, "It's quite something that Jiang Maoshan actually sent me two cranes. Bring them up so I can see them!"
Wang Fu hurriedly sent someone to make arrangements, but in his heart he was cursing Jiang Maoshan to the core.
This kind of thing is easy to use cleverly, but it's also easy to make mistakes.
What if I poop in the main hall later?
They even had to portray the auspicious omen as a propitious sign for the emperor; this lie was so convincing that even they couldn't fool themselves.
When I get the chance, I'll definitely make things difficult for Jiang Maoshan!
Fortunately, the crane didn't really fail.
Whether they were frozen or frightened, the two cranes couldn't make a sound and stood there like two dumb geese.
The Emperor was delighted and said, "These two are exactly the same as the two bronze cranes used to make the incense burner. Excellent, excellent."
Wang Fu said, "They were all so scared they didn't dare to move, just like inanimate objects. Weren't they exactly the same?"
But he flattered, saying, "May the country be prosperous and the people at peace, may the cranes bring good fortune, long live the Emperor!"
The Emperor laughed and said, "You old fool, did you take bribes from Jiang Maoshan?"
Wang Fu said, "Your Majesty truly has discerning eyes. Lord Jiang sent this old servant a basket of mangoes, which almost made my teeth ache from the sourness."
The Emperor laughed heartily, "This Jiang Maoshan is indeed terrible at giving gifts. Perhaps he received some expert advice this year, for at least his gift is presentable now."
He stepped down from his throne and tried to touch the crane.
Wang Fu quickly stopped him, saying, "Your Majesty, it wouldn't be good if the crane pecked at your body..."
Jiang Maoshan deserves to die again!
At this moment, Wang Fu's savior arrived.
The young eunuch reported from outside the palace that the Third Princess was requesting an audience with the Emperor.