I heard you want to let me down

On holidays, Rong Jin didn't have to go to the palace to study, and sat in the carriage at noon, waiting for Gu Nian at the side gate.

Gu Nian came out slowly from the door, Rong Jin pulled him into the carriage, and said worriedly: "Those three friends of mine are straight-tempered, and sometimes they don't know what to say, if Anian thinks there is anything offensive, just tell me, I'll scold them, don't take it to heart."

Gu Nian seemed to have a quiet and steady temperament, Rong Jin reckoned that he was unlikely to be able to chat with his three good friends.He has already begun to regret agreeing to take Gu Nian to see them.

Gu Nian thought to herself: You say that, it seems like you and I are strangers and outsiders.But think about it, compared with the friendship of more than ten years, I am indeed an outsider.So he smiled and said nothing.

Tang Xing made an appointment on the painting boat on Sajin Lake.

When Rong Jin heard the location, he hesitated for a moment. Although the painting boat at Sajin Lake is not the Flower Street and Willow Lane, it is not considered a serious place to go.But think about it, most of the places they go to on weekdays are places like this. If they want to choose a familiar place for banquets, this is already a relatively suitable choice.

And after all, the appointment time is at noon, as long as you don't deliberately call someone over, there shouldn't be any singing and dancing accompaniment, or even women who persuade you to drink and serve food...

Tang Xing's painting boat stopped by the lake.Rong Jin got on the boat first. In fact, the boat stopped steadily, but he subconsciously stretched out his hand to help Gu Nian.

Gu Nian took his hand and did not let go after getting on the boat steadily.Rong Jin didn't know if he forgot it for a while, or if he did it on purpose for others to see, but he thought to himself, it's a bastard not to take advantage of it, so he held the hand of his sweetheart with peace of mind.

The veil was lifted, and there was no one else, only Rong Jin's three cronies sat in front of the case and talked in a painting boat.

Rong Jin breathed a sigh of relief, he led Gu Nian in, and said with a smile, "Why are you here so early today?"

"It's rare that we, Ajin, are willing to go to the appointment now. How dare we come late? This is it," Zhou Linjia said with a smile, hesitated for a moment, and stammered, "This is His Highness from Kingdom Chen?"

The three are all men who have been around for a long time. It's not that they haven't heard of Longyang, but they still don't feel real about the fact that their good brother who went shopping with the brothel suddenly fell in love with a man.Not to mention, Rong Jin didn't even have a buffer, so he quickly found a man's sweetheart. It was said that he was serious and planned for a long time.They are really not mentally prepared.

It was clearly agreed upon, and Gu Nian must be treated well, to make Ah Jin look good.It can be seen that the first sentence of the meeting, the address stumped Zhou Linjia.

Am I called brother or sister, or brother-in-law?Difficult to call brother-in-law?Forget it, I will still call you Your Highness.

Seeing the momentary awkwardness, Tang Xing got up quickly: "Hurry up, hurry up, take your seat."

Rong Jin's and Gu Nian's desks were placed side by side with only a small gap between them, and Tang Xing and the three sat opposite.

After being seated, the three of them didn't know what to say.Gu Nian is such a clean, gentle, prudent and reticent person, it seems that he is not in line with them at first glance, so do you want to talk about poetry and songs?None of them are very good at it.

It was Gu Nian who picked up the wine glass first: "A Jin often mentioned the three of them to me, saying that they were his best friends in life, and it was a pleasure to meet them today. Gu Nian would like to offer a toast to the three of them."

After drinking a glass of wine, the scene suddenly eased up a lot.Tang Xing is so careless, and already has a good impression of Gu Nian: "Where is it, we are the ones who have admired His Highness's name for a long time."

Gu Nian smiled and said, "These are Ah Jin's friends and also my friends. If you don't mind, just call me by my name."

Rong Jin was surprised to find that Gu Nian usually doesn't like to talk, but when it comes to socializing, he can handle it with ease.It's right to think about it, after all, he grew up in the court, how can there be a fool, even the Ninth Prince, occasionally pretends to be gentle, courteous and humble.What's more, Ah Nian suffered a lot later.

Although the beginning was a bit awkward, the few of them were interested in making friends, and soon they had a happy chat.

Rong Jin wasn't in a hurry to interrupt, he leaned on the back of the desk, slowly picked up the food, and listened to the few of them chatting,

The veil of the hatch was lifted suddenly, and two little girls, a woman holding a qin, came in slowly from outside the cabin.Her complexion is not very outstanding, but her brows and eyes are cold, and she has a icy temperament.The woman looked around, her eyes fixed on Rong Jin's face, and a smile flashed in her eyes: "I've seen all of you young masters. I haven't seen you for a long time, Young Master Rong, are you okay?"

Rong Jin was taken aback, and immediately sat up straight uncomfortably: "So it's Miss Lu Ying. Naturally, you'll be fine."

Tang Xing drank a few cups of wine and was already a little tipsy. When he saw the person coming, he didn't react for a while, so he smiled and said to Gu Nian: "I don't know, Miss Yingying's piano is a masterpiece in the golden lake. Very good. Every time we hear it, it’s because of Ah Jin’s favor.”

The corner of An He's mouth twitched, and he twisted Tang Xing severely under the case.Tang Xing still looked at An He in bewilderment.

Rong Jin peeked at Gu Nian, Gu Nian smiled calmly: "Oh? Then I have a lucky ear today."

Lu Ying was a hundred times better than Tang Xing in observing words and expressions. She immediately realized that this young man who had just appeared beside Rong Jin didn't like her very much.But she didn't care much.Rong Jin hasn't been here for quite a while, and I don't know if he has found someone else who plays the piano better.She practiced a new piece that was extremely difficult, and she wanted to show off in front of Rong Jin.

Lu Ying was sold into a brothel when she was young.She looks ordinary, but she was actually just bought to be a girl.But an old piano teacher in the building discovered that this little girl who often came to eavesdrop was extremely talented in the piano, so he accepted her as his apprentice.When she grew up, she became the best luthier in Sajinlou.

She has a cold temper and is famous for her piano skills. Although she is sold to a brothel, she is a nobleman.Trapped in Fengyue, it is inevitable that you will encounter some troubles.Rong Jin once helped her out.Lu Ying knew Rong Jin's name a long time ago.He is a frequent visitor to Fengyuedi, and Lu Ying has several sisters who are close friends, and they all secretly like him.

She used to be disdainful in her heart.People who come to this place often, there are no good people, no matter how reserved they are, they are just perverts.What's more, Rong Jin has neither talent nor reputation, he is just a dude relying on his family background, pretending to be a gentleman, but he has also attracted many sisters.

Until Rong Jin rescued her, in order to repay Rong Jin, she played the piano for Rong Jin several times.She discovered that Rong Jin really only listened to music.

He doesn't like singing and dancing very much, if there is singing and dancing to add to the fun, it must be ordered by his companions.There were very few girls by his side, and Lu Ying only met him once.It was a big banquet, occupying the largest boat in Sajin Lake, full of guests, and girls in gauze skirts were like butterflies, and walked in with the veil lifted.There was a very young girl who was probably receiving guests for the first time. She was nervous, stepped on her skirt and fell down. She was so embarrassed that the host of the banquet felt ashamed and scolded her to go out angrily.Rong Jin relieved her and called her over.During a banquet, Lu Ying couldn't help but look at Rong Jin. She saw that Rong Jin never touched the girl and only asked her to pour the wine.

He is a real gentleman with no lustful eyes.

Lu Ying was looking forward to Rong Jin's arrival more and more.Lu Ying always thought that Rong Jin treated her somewhat differently.Sometimes Rong Jin would come over alone, and if she was free, she would mostly call her.She sat behind the veil, silently playing the tune for Rong Jin.Rong Jin left after hearing enough.

Until this time, Rong Jin hadn't been to Sajin Lake for three full months.It had been so long since he had heard her play.

Mr. Rong seems to have reached his age, is he planning to get married?

She had many thoughts in her mind, and when the song ended, she got up.

Gu Nian gently put the wine glass on the table, and said calmly, "I played a few wrong notes."

Lu Ying's face turned red all of a sudden.She also knew that she was impetuous in her heart and played a few mistakes, but she didn't expect this new young master to be proficient in this way, so she recognized it.She blessed herself slightly: "It's because Lu Ying is not skilled."

After all, they are old acquaintances, Rong Jin subconsciously smoothed things over: "Miss Lu Ying is new to this song, and I have never heard it before."

The corners of Lu Ying's mouth were slightly curved, and she glanced at Rong Jin: "It's indeed a new song. Lu Ying should play it after practicing, it's dirty Mr. Rong's ears."

Gu Nian chuckled and didn't speak again.

Rong Jin realized that he had said something wrong, and smiled at Gu Nian, "I didn't even know that Anian knew the rhythm."

Gu Nian said softly, "I just know a thing or two."

Even Tang Xing, with a rough nerve, was aware of this unfriendly atmosphere.He finally broke away from the fantasy of what he thought was harmony, and belatedly understood why An He pinched him.

Lu Ying couldn't play a song well and felt embarrassed, so she got up and said goodbye.Tang Xing used the excuse to change clothes, intending to tell the people on the boat not to let anyone else come up.

"Tang Xing, you're fine," Rong Jin went out with him, and shouted in a corner, "I brought Ah Nian to dinner, just the few of us, what else do you ask others to do?! Why don't you Just ask a dozen girls to dance a section? I'm afraid I'm having a good time?"

Tang Xing was very wronged: "I don't have eyesight anymore, so I wouldn't do such a thing to cheat my brothers. Didn't I forget to mention it? Besides, I can't blame me for this. Every time you come, as long as Miss Yingying has time, don't you Do you listen to other people's music? I forgot to explain it for a while, so Huafang told Miss Yingying."

Tang Xing was very dissatisfied, and muttered: "Besides, Miss Yingying is your confidante in the first place. You have so many criminal records. If you can escape this time, you won't be able to escape the next time. You will let others know sooner or later."

"What is my confidante! I just listened to the music and didn't even gossip, how did I become a confidante?!" Rong Jin went crazy, "Where did I have a criminal record?! Tell me Be clear, don't frame me!"

Tang Xing rolled his eyes: "If you really have a clear conscience, why are you panicking? It's alright, alright, I'll go back and explain it to you, okay?"

Rong Jin was tired: "You can shut up."

Rong Jin and Tang Xing left, and the room was silent for a moment.Gu Nian felt as if someone had poured a bowl of bitter soup in his heart, the pain from the bottom of his heart to the bottom of his tongue, so he had to drink in silence.

Zhou Linjia tried desperately to think about the topic, and his brain twitched for a while: "A Nian, can you carve hairpins?"

Gu Nian paused the hand holding the wine glass. He remembered that Rong Jin had mentioned before that he was asked to carve a hairpin as a gift in return: "A little bit."

Actually not at all, I only started to understand after hearing what Rong Jin said.But he thought, since both Rong Jin and Zhou Linjia mentioned it, there must be some reason.He wants to hear it.

An He is the most thoughtful and complicated of the three.He thought that Gu Nian was probably angry, so it's best to help A Jin calmly and say good things now.He interjected: "Ah Jin suddenly told us before that he likes men, but we didn't believe it, and asked him what kind of men he likes."

Sure enough, Gu Nian put down his wine glass, and his eyes became more focused.

"He said that he likes to be tall and thin, fair and clean, with a bit of bookishness." An He smiled and said, "It's best to be able to carve hairpins."

Gu Nian could hear a few mistakes in Lu Ying's music, so he must be proficient in rhythm.When Rong Jin asked about it, he said that he only knew a little bit.An He subconsciously thought that the "know a little bit" in this melody and the "know a little bit" engraved with hairpins have the same meaning.

He thought to himself that this is really a coincidence, and God helped me: "Looking at it now, with such specific conditions, tall, thin, fair and clean, with a bookish look, and a good hairpin, isn't the person he is talking about just Anian? "

He deliberately ignored that Rong Jin only met Gu Nian after he said this: "I think Ah Jin has been attracted to you for a long time, but she has never expressed her heart."

Gu Nian's heart skipped a beat.

He actually doesn't know how to carve hairpins.