Bright Moonlit Night

The next day, when Jin Yi returned home and came to Fangmanting, Zhao Yan apologized to him in a dignified manner, and asked him to play a few more games of chess with him.This time, Zhao Yan was more composed. Although the result was still a loss, he stopped complaining and asked his father and Uncle Ming humbly for advice.

Relieved in his heart, Jin Yi hugged Zhaoyan on his lap, and patiently and meticulously explained each move to him. Only then did Fu Ming realize that Jin Yi had such a good memory. It is extraordinary to memorize all the chess games.

In addition to eating at Fangmanting more frequently, Jin Yi also rests in Fangmanting for about an hour after dinner every day.Fu Ming responded calmly, made him a cup of tea and played some tunes.Jin Yi said that he didn't know the rhythm, but Fu Ming felt that he was quite talented in this way. Although he couldn't hear the tune and didn't know how to play the piano, Fu Ming's mood expressed through the sound of the piano was calm and gentle. Whether it is lonely or lonely, he can express all kinds of sorrows and joys in one sentence.

When Fu Ming hid the matter from the identity of the person concerned and simply told Qingsun to listen, he shook his head and said: "The person you are talking about is not talented in rhythm, he is just someone who can understand how to play the piano. Zhong Ziqi Those who can understand Boya are bosom friends. The two of them may also be bosom friends."

When Fu Ming heard the words, he was both surprised and funny.Is Jin Yi his bosom friend?They don't know each other very well, and they don't know each other well enough. Because of the embarrassing relationship, they even keep a distance on purpose. How can such a person be considered a bosom friend?

Fu Ming thought, although he could not be regarded as Jin Yi's bosom friend, did he also have a few or five bosom friends outside?Except for relatives, Fu Ming seldom sees anyone visiting Jin's mansion, let alone close friends as guests.Occasionally chat with Jin Yi for a few words, and when the topic is involved, he can hear a few names from his mouth, such as Mr. Fan from the Ministry of Households, who is upright and promising; It's better to be worried... Fu Ming couldn't hear the truth from just a few words.And their conversations are always point-to-point and never in-depth.

When the hot and cold July passed completely and the cool August came, the old lady's health also improved.However, the old man has not recovered from a long illness and is still weak. The female relatives with status in the family still mainly serve her, and because it is not appropriate to be lively, so this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, Jin's house did not hold a banquet. Each house celebrates separately, from top to bottom, according to the level, everyone has a reward.

In Fangman's courtyard, Yan Lan's cheeks were flushed, she turned around and asked Yan Lan and Cai Rui: "Is it weird that I dress up like this?"

Xie Lan smiled and said: "Girl, don't worry. In the past, slaves and maidservants would dress like this when they went out with the young master. In fact, it's okay for you to wear women's clothes when you go out, but it's more convenient. Even if you have a little intention, you can see it, but they Seeing a girl dressed up like this, I know it in my heart, and I won't take it apart."

Hearing this, Ren Lan felt a little settled.After Fu Ming saw it and said, "What a handsome young man", she finally decided to go out like this.

Kyoto is bustling with constant night markets, and the fifteenth day of every month is even more lively.Tonight is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the night market outside can be extended until late at night. I heard that the grand event is even worse than the Qixi Festival of the previous month.

Ren Lan seldom goes out, and usually goes out to get together with a few sisters at the deceased's house. This is the first time she goes directly to the street without taking a sedan chair.But because Fu Ming took her with her, the old lady felt sorry for her working hard these days, so she made an exception and let her go out of the house to have a good time.

This time, Ren Lan and Fu Ming didn't take their maids with them, but let the maids go to entertain themselves, but there were a few guards not far behind them.

When Zhuang Nong came to Beijing, everything he saw was fresh, and when the young lady went to the street, she didn't give up too much.At the beginning, Ren Lan cautiously followed Fu Ming. Gradually, the interesting stalls on the street attracted her, and the passers-by around her made her look again and again. As a result, her footsteps became random, and she started to follow her own will. Fu Ming followed her side by side, protecting her consciously or unconsciously.

The lights reflected Ren Lan's face red, her smile was bright, her eyes were clear, like a bud that had been quiet for a long time suddenly bloomed, it was so bright and beautiful.

When Fu Ming was trying his best to shield the obsessed Ren Lan from some unfriendly gazes, someone patted his shoulder. He turned his head to see who was coming, and said with a smile, "Brother Le Xu!"

"It looks like you from a distance, it really is you. I finally saw you today!" Tao Yang smiled brightly, with pure joy in his eyes.

When Ren Lan heard someone talking to Fu Ming, she put down the lamp in her hand and turned around, with a lingering smile still on the corner of her mouth.

"Brother Ming." She called out affectionately, amidst the noise of the crowd, Tao Yang felt that the voice was directly calling into his heart, even though she wasn't calling him.

Fu Ming introduced them with a smile: "This is my friend, Tao Yang. His nickname is Lexu. How old is he?"

Ren Lan imitated the greetings of men and said: "Brother Le Xu."

Fu Ming pointed to Renlan again: "This is the younger brother of my husband's family, Jin Renlan."

"Hu Jiangli and Pi Zhixi are admired by Ren Qiulan." Ren Lan is a man, and she can barely be content with a man, but with Tao Yang's vision, he can tell that this must be a woman at the first sight, and he also knows the Jin family Apart from Jin Yi, Fu Ming's generation has no other males in the direct line, only a daughter, who should be the person in front of him.But he looked natural, smiled back and said: "Brother Lan." He added, "I just sent someone to rent a boat, and I wanted to go on the river alone, but I happened to see two virtuous brothers, if not How about going to have a cup of tea with Brother Yu and listening to Zhiqu?"

Ren Lan looked at Fu Ming, and Fu Ming saw a little eagerness in her eyes, so he smiled back: "Brother Le Xu entertained you warmly, but he was disrespectful."

So, the three of them went to the river together.

The painting boat has been rented, and it is beautiful and clean. Two maidservants at the bow are fanning the wind to boil water and grind tea. In the shed with half-rolled gauze, a qin girl is playing the qin with her eyebrows lowered. There are small seasonal fruits on the square table for four people. Ready for your guests.

The three of them boarded the boat, entered the cabin and sat down.There are windows on both sides of the cabin, through which you can enjoy the scenery on both sides of the river.On the weeping poplar revetment, countless lights illuminate countless weeping poplars, and the shadows of the lights and trees are reflected in the water, extending all the way, looking around, it seems like an endless dream.And across the water and the shore, the noise of the market in the distance has also become vague, like a world beyond the dream.

Ren Lan listened to Tao Yang and Fu Ming casually chatting, the sound of the piano, the voice of the people and the sound of the nai intertwined in her ears, and the bright moon shining outside the window was shaken to pieces by a sledge, like pieces of gold. It appeared vividly in her eyes, and she gradually lost her mind.

Unknowingly, the voices of the conversation between the two became sparse, and Fu Ming looked at Tao Yang, who gradually lost his mind, coughed lightly, and stretched out his hand to push him.After many years of experience in shopping malls, Tao Yang, who had already practiced the kung fu of keeping calm, couldn't help but blush.

Fu Ming knew that he couldn't stay here for long, so he bid farewell to Tao Yang and prepared to take Ren Lan back home.

Tao Yang insisted on sending them off, the boat docked, and the three of them disembarked one by one, only to see several people getting off the boat next door.

Among them, Fu Ming knew two people, one was Yan Le, and the other was his husband, Jin Yi.

Jin Yi was invited by someone today, and there were four of them in the party, and they followed Yan Le and other four actors and prostitutes, and the scene was quite grand.

As soon as two groups of people meet each other and get to know each other, they feel uncomfortable.

Fu Ming didn't know if he should go up to say hello, Ren Lan was worried that his brother would scold him, Yan Le wanted to go up to say a few words to Fu Ming, but stopped, Jin Yize's face was slightly condensed, and he didn't say anything.

It was Jin Yi, a man in brocade clothes among them, who broke the sudden silence. He stepped forward, looked at Fu Ming and said, "This is Mr. Fu Ming, right? One time later, but the young master was wearing red clothes that day, it was very different from today, am I wrong? Or should I not be called the young master, but—the madam?"

When the other party spoke rudely, Fu Ming laughed it off, but did not respond. Now that he was recognized, he no longer hesitated, so he looked at Jin Yi, nodded to him, and smiled at Yan Le.

Seeing that Jin Yi had no intention of introducing him to his companions, Fu Ming prepared to leave with Ren Lan.

Who knows that the person who just spoke is still aggressive: "Since we met today by fate, why should Mrs. Jin rush to leave? Just now we heard from Yan Le that Mrs. Qin is very good at the piano, even better than him. I don't know if I am lucky enough to listen today How about getting the most famous Mr. Fu in the capital to play a song with this top player?"

Before Fu Ming could reply, Yan Le said: "Lord Cui is a disgrace to Yan Le. Yan Le is an actor, how can he play with Mr. Fu?" When he was a happy person, he should let him go instead of talking too much, who would have thought that he only mentioned it here, and he would see the real person in a blink of an eye?

But Cui Rong obviously didn't intend to give up on this, he scolded Yan Le and said, "I'm talking to Mrs. Jin, how can you intervene?"

Fu Mingdao: "My lord just talked about Yan Le by himself, so he can naturally intervene."

Cui Rong laughed and said, "Since Mrs. Jin takes pity on this little actor so much, she shouldn't mind playing a piece with him, right?"

Fu Ming was unwilling, not because he despised Yan Le, but because he didn't want to fulfill the wish of this person who obviously made fun of him and wanted to humiliate him.

Tao Yang opened his mouth to help Fu Ming and said, "Lord Cui, Mr. Fu is not a showman. If he is not willing, why do you force him?"

Cui Rong looked at him and said with a sneer, "Boy from the Tao family? This is not a place for you to do things with money!" The threat was beyond words.

Cui Rong was not afraid, and still maintained a smile and said: "Money is of course omnipotent, and I don't intend to use money to force people to sweeten things. Master Cui must understand this truth better than I do."

However, Cui Rong pretended to disdain to talk to him, and instead turned to look at Jin Yi, "Brother Jin, Mrs. Madam has such a noble temperament. Even if the people present don't look at my face, is there anyone who is worthy of him?" A tune?"

Jin Yi's face moved slightly, and the rest of them looked at the other person beside Jin Yi at the same time. This person's expression remained the same from beginning to end, as if he was watching with nothing, but also seemed indifferent.

After a sudden moment of silence, Fu Ming suddenly smiled, turned to Tao Yang and said, "Brother Le Xu, please go and borrow a piano from that Qin Ji just now."

"You..." Tao Yang waited to persuade, but Fu Ming shook his head and said:

"Go ahead, borrow and pay back quickly."

Ren Lan, who had been waiting by the side with her head bowed, saw that the incident had come to an end, so she also walked to Yan Le's side, her voice trembling slightly, but her face was calm, and she asked, "Can you lend me your pipa?"

Yan Le didn't know what she wanted to do, but she smiled, "I may not be as good at the pipa as you, but I can play a few tunes, so let me and Brother Ming play together."

Yan Le looked at Ren Lan's eyes, and there was no contempt in his eyes. He knew that his identity could not be equal to Fu Ming's after all. Tonight, if he really played with Fu Ming, outsiders would say that Mr. Fu would not dislike him He is contemptuous, he is a chic and casual person, if he speaks badly, he will say that Mr. Fu is ignorant and willing to degenerate.But Ren Lan's identity is different. Although few people present know who she is, her dress, appearance, and Tao Yang's and Fu Ming's attitude towards her, as well as her own words and deeds, all show that she will not humiliate Fu. Ming's family background, they will not be laughed at when they play together.

Tao Yang borrowed the qin, and was surprised to see Ren Lan holding the pipa waiting at the side, but he didn't show it, and only handed the qin to Fu Ming.

Fu Ming sat on the bank grass, while Tao Yang spread his handkerchief on the ground and let Ren Lan sit. The two played a song "Autumn Moon on the Pinghu Lake" together on the spot, which was very suitable for the occasion and very pleasant to the ear.

Originally Cui Rong was dissatisfied, he wanted to listen to the music to be fake, and wanted to make fun of Fu Ming to be true, but now his goal has not been fully achieved, so he is not reconciled.However, someone in a high position among them had spoken words of approval, so he had no choice but to give up silently.

When the two people left, Fu Ming and Jin Yi looked at each other. Fu Ming smiled, but it was not a pleasant and kind smile. Jin Yi felt as if he had sensed his smile, and his heart sank slightly, but he didn't stop. He didn't say much, and went away with the people who came with him.

When returning home, Ren Lan saw that Fu Ming was silent, so she said: "Brother Ming, don't be upset, I will tell the old lady about this when I go back, and let her teach my elder brother a lesson."

Fu Ming shook his head and said: "The old lady's health has improved a bit, so don't make her feel bad about this little thing."

Ren Lan sighed, "You're right, but like my brother, he doesn't help you, just wait for others to make fun of you, brother Ming? How can the whole family turn their elbows like this!"

But Fu Ming said: "You are young, don't sigh like others."

"I'm just pissed off."

Fu Ming smiled softly, "It's enough to have you protecting me like this." As for the one who turned his elbow outward, does he really consider himself a family member?Perhaps, in his mind, the companions who travel with him are the ones who are closer to him.