[Yongzheng x Nian Gengyao] overwhelmed the world

Nian Gengyao drove non-stop for three days and three nights, and finally arrived at the gate of Nianfu in the capital.For him, this place has long been a familiar yet unfamiliar place.

As soon as he entered the gate of the mansion, he was greeted by a delicate figure.

"Wanzhen—" Nian Gengyao shouted excitedly.

That year Wanzhen was originally a playful age, seeing her elder brother whom she hadn't seen for a long time coming back all the way, she was both missing and curious, she put on a thin coat and ran to the gate to greet her.

"Go in quickly, you are always weak, don't catch the cold." Seeing that she was wearing thin clothes, Nian Gengyao said with concern.

"Second brother, you don't know. Eldest brother is a governor in Guangdong and doesn't go home all year round. Although Ama is serving as an official, she can go out to socialize all day long. How boring it is for me to be at home alone." Nian Wanzhen walked into the back room while Pouting and complaining about his loneliness.

Nian Gengyao stepped forward and patted her head, teasing like a child who was laughing and scolding when he was young: "Wanzhen, don't worry, the emperor has already indicated marriage, when you marry to Prince Yong's mansion, you will be accompanied by Prince Yong." You, of course, won't be bored."

Wanzhen buried her head deeply shyly, and said with a little longing: "Second brother, do you recognize Prince Yong? Do you know what kind of person he is?"

Nian Gengyao shook his head and said, "I don't know him, nor have I met him before, but I heard that Prince Yong is calm-minded and talented, so he should be a good match for you."

"Really?" Nian Wanzhen blushed and smiled shyly.

After staying in the mansion for a few days, Nian Gengyao suddenly felt an inexplicable boredom in his heart, and this boredom was vaguely related to the person who had bid farewell to him for so many days.

His heart was pounding, and he always felt that that person was by his side.

This feeling was not good, he finally decided to leave Nianfu and go to the street to relax.

The streets in the capital are naturally very lively, which are completely different from the streets in Sichuan.

The market in Sichuan is leisurely. People slow down their pace. It is a kind of enjoyment to step on the bluestone slabs in the leisurely city.

But everything in the capital city is full of hustle and bustle, the streets are full of festive red lanterns, the lights are flickering, the crowds are like flowing water, and the shouts of hawkers echoed in the whole street for a long time. But Gengyao experienced a loneliness that he had never experienced before in this bustling environment.

"Candied haws, there's a lot of rock candy—"

The yelling echoed in his ears, making this [-]-year-old man swallow unconsciously.He remembered that when he was a child, he loved eating candied haws, and sometimes when he became addicted, he would sneak out of school to buy them.

The one in their family who is as greedy as him is the younger sister Nian Wanzhen.Wanzhen's love for candied haws is definitely no less than that of Nian Gengyao, but she is a woman, so it is inconvenient, so she often asks Nian Gengyao to secretly bring them back to her from outside.

"Here is a bunch of candied haws." Nian Gengyao took out three copper coins from his arms.

"Five cents." The peddler didn't take his copper coin, but looked at him with a strange look.

Nian Gengyao didn't expect that after so many years without coming back and eating candied haws, it would cost five cents in a blink of an eye.

He was in a hurry to go out this time, and he didn't bring any money with him, so he only had these three papers with him.

Nian Gengyao smiled embarrassingly, "I don't want it anymore."

"Two bunches of candied haws—"

Just as Nian Gengyao was about to leave, a hand suddenly appeared in front of him, and a ten-cent coin was dispensed from it, and the peddler respectfully took two bunches of candied haws and handed it to the hand.

"Give--"

This voice is so familiar, like a ray of sunshine breaking in from the cold sky, rising from the gray darkness in Nian Gengyao's heart, turning the clouds to see the sun.

He wanted to turn back right away, but he was afraid. This fearless man was afraid. He didn't dare to turn back, but said in a trembling voice, "Yin Si, is that you?"

"It's me, of course it's me." Yinzhen was also wandering on the street to relax, but he recognized Nian Gengyao in the crowd at a glance, and seeing that he didn't bring enough money, he paid for him.

Nian Gengyao looked at Yinzhen with tears in his eyes, but in the end he just said, "You've lost weight."

Seeing him like this, Xu Zhen was suddenly hit by something in his heart, but he remembered something again, suppressed the turbulent emotions in his heart, and put on a very polite tone: "Why did you come to the capital?"

"Haven't you heard that my sister, Nian Wanzhen, was appointed by the emperor to be a concubine for Prince Yong. I made a special trip here to see her off." Nian Gengyao was so immersed in the joy of reunion that he didn't notice Yinzhen at all. His face suddenly darkened.

"Do you like candied haws?" Yinzhen stuffed a bunch of candied haws into Nian Gengyao's hands, and hurriedly changed the subject.

"Yes, I haven't eaten candied haws in the capital for a long time, and my younger sister Wanzhen also likes to eat them." Nian Gengyao kept talking about Nian Wanzhen, leaving Yinzhen at a loss as to what to do.

Seeing his preoccupied appearance, Nian Gengyao felt a little uneasy, but he couldn't express it.

"I still have some urgent matters, excuse me." Yinzhen was already in a mess at this time, with mixed feelings in his heart.

When he didn't see Nian Gengyao, he thought he could face it calmly, but at worst he would tell his identity exactly.But when Gengyao stood in front of him so genuinely, he realized that he couldn't open his mouth at all. He wished he could hide this secret and go to the ends of the earth to exile himself.

Therefore, he chose to escape, he had no choice but to escape.

Nian Gengyao was a little disappointed, but he was still excited. This excitement came from his unconditional trust and subconscious protection of Yin Si.

"In that case, it's inconvenient for me to disturb you." Nian Gengyao walked a few steps, then turned around and said, "My family lives in the Nian Mansion in the east of the city. If you need anything, you can find me there."

Yin Zhen nodded heavily.He boasted that he had deep thoughts and clever calculations, but he never calculated that Nian Gengyao would come back to marry his sister, let alone his heart.It turned out that in just a few months, my heart had been completely occupied by Nian Gengyao, without a single gap.

He was looking at Nian Gengyao's back with a sense of loss, when he suddenly found another familiar figure in the crowd - Lao Jiu Yinzhen.

Yinzhen walked in front with her hands behind her back, when suddenly a melodious music sounded.

He is not only proficient in temperament, but also likes to appreciate and criticize.There are thousands of pleasures in the world, but not many can make him stop.

"Do you know who is playing the piano here?" He asked his relatives.

"This is probably Mr. Zhong Yu, the piano master of Tianxiang Tower." The follower hesitated.

"This song should only exist in the sky, but it can be heard several times in the world. Come on, let's take a look." Yinzhen waved his hand and went up to the Tianxiang Tower with great interest.

Tianxianglou is a famous brothel in the city, and the people who come and go are dignitaries.Aunt Cui, the proprietress, has been running Tianxianglou for decades, and has developed a pair of discerning eyes.Seeing Yinzhen coming in, he immediately greeted him, and said with a smile: "Which girl is this young master looking for, all the girls here are beautiful, good at singing and dancing."

"I'm not looking for a girl." Yinzhen laughed.

"Isn't it a girl? Could it be that she's here to find a man?" Aunt Cui's veil flung Yinzhen's face, and the strong scent of makeup made him almost nauseous.

"Aunt Cui, you are right this time, our young master is really here to find a man." Yinzhen's entourage followed Aunt Cui's words.

"I'm here to find Mr. Zhong Yu." Yinzhen explained.

"Mr. Zhong Yu is very arrogant and doesn't accept guests." Aunt Cui bit the word "receive guests" very hard, causing everyone present to burst into laughter.

Yinzhen had never been so angry before, and shouted: "Mr. Zhong Yu, Mr. Zhong Yu!"

"Who is making noise here, disturbing my cleanliness?"

Yinzhen looked upstairs, and there was a handsome young man standing upstairs, wearing a white gown that fluttered with the wind, his eyes were clear, with indescribable elegance and purity.

"You are Mr. Zhong Yu?" Yinzhen asked.

"It's right here." The man spoke with a Beijing accent, and his words were correct and round.

"I passed by Tianxiang downstairs and heard Mr. Zhong Yu playing the piano, and I admired it, so I wanted to come and see the true face of Mount Lu." Yinzhen bowed humbly.

"What's there to see about me, I just have two eyes and one mouth, don't I have three heads and six arms?" Zhong Yu said seriously, and the people below couldn't straighten their backs with laughter.

"Jiu Ye really admires Mr. Zhong Yu's piano skills. If Mr. Zhong Yu doesn't dislike it, I will come to visit you some other day." The attendant saw that Yinzhen had already lost all face in Tianxiang Tower today, so he wanted to find a place to go down and come back another day .

Unexpectedly, when Aunt Cui heard the word "Jiuye", she immediately opened her eyes, she held Yinzhen and asked, "Could it be that the young master is Jiuye?"

Yinzhen laughed and said, "Aside from Aixinjueluo Yinzhen, is there another Nine Masters in this world?"

After hearing this, Aunt Cui put on another flattering smile as if conjuring, and pulled Zhong Yu closer and said in a low voice, "You are blessed, Master Jiu appreciates your piano skills, and you will be prosperous in the future. Don't forget Aunt Cui."

But Zhong Yu waved his hand violently, and said loudly: "Zhong Yu is just a luthier, I won't do this kind of thing like drinking and laughing."

These words were obviously directed at Aunt Cui, but to Yinzhen's ears, it sounded like they were directed at him.

Aunt Cui's face hardened, and she said angrily: "I just want you to play the piano for Master Jiu and talk to Master Jiu. You don't know what's good, do you need to talk to my mother like this? If I hadn't taken you in You, you don't know which wilderness you starved to death!"

"It's your kindness to take me in. Zhong Yu can't repay it, but no matter what. Zhong Yu won't see this Ninth Master alone today, Aunt Cui should not force it." Zhong Yu said passionately.

Seeing Zhong Yu's face full of grievances, Yinzhen hurriedly stopped Aunt Cui and said, "It's really unnecessary, I'd better come back another day."

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references:

"Qing History Manuscript Volume [-] Biography [-]"