Chapter 129 An Unforgettable Night
As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person, not to mention that the other person has always been very polite. Wei Changtian couldn't force himself to be cool in this situation, so he had to spit out two words helplessly.
"No problem."
"Thank you for your forgiveness, I won't bother you anymore."
The young man bowed again, then turned and walked away, completely cutting off Wei Changtian's chance to show off his prowess in public.
If it were Xiao Feng, he would probably have finished pretending by now.
Wei Changtian sighed lightly and asked Ning Yuke casually, "Are you okay?"
"It's fine."
Ning Yuke shook her head, then asked with a smile, "Master Wei, how many riddles have you guessed?"
"I guessed none."
"Hehe, I'm afraid you didn't guess it at all."
Ning Yuke pointed at the riddle in front of her with her jade finger and said softly, "I've been thinking about this for a long time and still can't figure it out. How about you take a look, young master?"
“.”
Not only do you not allow me to show off, but you also have to slap me in the face, right?!
Wei Changtian was speechless for a while, then looked up at the note, thinking that what if he had seen it in his previous life.
For example, he knows a thing or two about riddles like "There is no bed on the wedding night".
Unfortunately, such vulgar riddles would not appear in the current situation. All that was written on the small piece of paper was -
【Shrimp playing in the water in Simian Mountain Stream】
"hiss"
It was obvious that how could Wei Changtian know the answer to the riddle that even Ning Yuke couldn't guess? He pulled his chin as if thinking and prepared to pretend.
However, just as he finished hissing, Ning Yuke suddenly clapped her hands, suddenly realizing something and whispering happily:
"Yes! It is the word 'thinking'!"
"???"
Wei Changtian was stunned, and then he heard Ning Yuke analyzing to herself:
"There are streams on all sides. Four 'mountain' characters form a 'field' character, the 'shrimp' shape is the hook, and the 'playing in the water' is the water around the hook, which together form the 'thinking' character!"
"Young Master solved this riddle in one breath, and he said he couldn't guess any of them!"
Ning Yuke looked at him with a smile in her eyes, but Wei Changtian was stunned.
How could he bump into someone like this??? After being embarrassed for a long while, he touched his nose and said guiltily: "Haha, I'm just lucky."
The crescent moon is like a hook, and the starry sky is brilliant.
The small river, neither wide nor narrow, flows slowly, with a few small boats with red lanterns hanging on them floating on the water, and people drinking and singing on the boats.
A quarter of an hour later, Wei Changtian and Ning Yuke were sitting in a private room on the second floor of the teahouse, watching the lively scene through the window, with a not-so-delicate small wooden box at hand.
This was their reward for answering all twenty riddles, a wooden comb with a silver handle worth about one or two taels of silver.
Ning Yuke seems to like this comb very much.
"Master Wei, can you give me this comb?"
"certainly."
Wei Changtian nodded, his mind not on this at all.
Besides, Ning Yuke had answered 19 out of the 20 riddles, and the only one she guessed was just a coincidence. "Princess, after you finish this pot of tea, I will take you back to the palace."
Reaching out to pour Ning Yuke a cup of tea, Wei Changtian said softly.
Hearing this, the smile in Ning Yuke's eyes slowly turned into loss.
She murmured softly almost subconsciously.
“It will be fine in a little while.”
“.”
Wei Changtian did not respond. After a moment of silence, he continued calmly, "Princess, I will come to your house in five days to remove the scars on your face."
"As for the matter you promised me, I will find someone to inform you secretly after I have made the arrangements."
Although Wei Changtian could actually help Ning Yuke remove her scar right now, he still planned to wait a few more days.
Otherwise, it will seem that the matter is too simple and easily arouse others' suspicion.
"Well, I'll do as you say, sir."
Ning Yuke took off her veil, gently picked up the teacup and was about to drink tea, but Wei Changtian seemed to remember something at this time, and suddenly reached out and pressed her teacup.
"Princess, wait a moment."
He poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip and felt the temperature was just right. Wei Changtian then let go of his hand and nodded.
"Okay."
“.”
Ning Yuke was stunned for a moment, then smiled and lowered her head to slowly drink her tea.
She drank very slowly, as if she was reluctant to finish the tea.
There were bursts of drunken laughter coming from the boat outside the window. Amidst the laughter, Ning Yuke suddenly looked up and asked, "Master, if I really die while trying to retrieve that thing, will it cause you trouble?"
"Won't."
Wei Changtian shook his head and said in an almost heartless tone: "Go get it by yourself. I will send someone to wait nearby."
"If you get it, just give it to the person who will receive it."
"And if you unfortunately die in it, it will just be an accident and no one will know it has anything to do with me."
“.”
Wei Changtian's answer could be said to be cold-blooded enough, but Ning Yuke just nodded calmly after hearing it.
"Don't worry, sir. I won't tell anyone about this."
“.”
Now it was Wei Changtian's turn to be silent.
He looked at the gentle Ning Yuke, hesitated for a while and suddenly said:
"Princess, why don't you think about this again."
"No need. If you hadn't saved me that day, I would have died under the assassin's knife."
"Since that thing is very important to you, I should help you."
"Besides, Master also said that there is only a 10% chance that I will die. I don't think I will be that unlucky."
Ning Yuke smiled with a sincere expression.
She turned her head with some envy to look at the rough men who were drinking heavily on the boat, and finally asked in a low voice: "Sir, can you fulfill one more wish of mine?"
"Princess, please speak."
"Can you have a drink with me?"
“.”
Wei Changtian paused for a moment, then shouted loudly outside the house: "Waiter, bring some wine!"
Half an hour later.
An ordinary teahouse has wine, but it is not good.
Ning Yuke seldom drinks, at most just a sip. She has never let go of all her burdens and indulged herself in drinking like she did today.
Perhaps she was happy that her appearance would be restored in five days, or perhaps she was carefree about her life which might not last long, she drank several pots of bad wine in high spirits, and two red clouds had already appeared on her face.
Although Wei Changtian drank almost as much as Ning Yuke, he was a cultivator after all, and it would be difficult for him to get drunk if he didn't want to.
"Princess, it's almost time."
After pouring the last small glass of wine for Ning Yuke, Wei Changtian finally spoke up to persuade her: "You are already drunk."
"I'm not drunk!"
Like all drunk people, Ning Yuke muttered something and drank the liquid in the wine cup, then pretended to reach for the wine jug.
“Bang!”
The delicate hand was grasped by a strong hand. Wei Changtian shook his head helplessly and said, "Princess, forget it."
"Hmm~"
Ning Yuke hesitated for a moment, then suddenly acted like a child and said, "I want to drink more~"
"No more drinking!"
Wei Changtian roared loudly, which finally frightened Ning Yuke.
"If you don't want to drink, then don't drink. Why are you so angry?"
She lay down on the table with a wronged look on her face, blinking her big eyes at Wei Changtian. After looking for a while, she suddenly smiled again.
"Sir, do you like me?"
Under normal circumstances, Ning Yuke would never ask such a question even if she was beaten to death, which showed that he was really drunk now.
Wei Changtian certainly wouldn't argue with a drunk person, so he just said casually, "I like it, I like it."
"So do you like me more, or do you like Yuzhu more?"
"you."
"Sir, don't lie to me!"
"I won't lie to you."
Wei Changtian glanced at Princess Rouan, whose mental age had regressed by at least fifteen years, and sighed, "Princess, let's go."
"Where are you going?"
"Take you home."
"oh"
Ning Yuke shook her head, and just as she was halfway up, she suddenly fell back on the table and yelled:
"I won't leave! I want to listen to you write poetry!"
"Write poetry?"
Wei Changtian was stunned and thought to himself, what's the point of writing poetry at this time?
You're already so drunk, and I don't even have an audience for my show-off. Isn't this just a waste of time? "Save it for next time."
"No, do it now!"
Ning Yuke refused to give in, flapping her long legs and said in dissatisfaction: "Sir, you are willing to write poems for the courtesan, for General Liang, and for Yuzhu, why are you unwilling to write poems for me!"
"Besides, I'm afraid there won't be a next time."
“.”
After hearing the last sentence, Wei Changtian's breathing seemed to stop for a beat, and he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.
He sighed deeply, walked to the window with the wine jug, and looked at the night view outside for a long time without saying a word.
The riverside was brightly lit, and the water was calm, reflecting the countless lanterns on the shore.
But beneath this festive and joyful river, there are shadows that are vague and unfathomable, as if hiding another side of the world that is unknown to humans.
The drunk in the boat shouted even louder, and all he said was some boastful words.
These are all farmers who come to the city to sell their grain. They will enjoy themselves tonight and return to their ordinary lives tomorrow.
Just like them, after tonight, when she sobers up, Ning Yuke will once again become the well-educated and well-mannered Princess Rouan.
"Young Master."
I don't know when, a drunk little face suddenly appeared beside me.
Ning Yuke leaned on the windowsill with her hands, her body swaying. Her long hair and white skirt were blown by the night wind, creating tiny ripples in the air.
She looked up at the starry night sky, then looked at Wei Changtian who was holding the wine jug, and asked in a low voice: "Sir, where is the poem?"
“.”
Wei Changtian paused, raised the wine jug and wanted to drink.
But the wine in the pot was empty, and only two or three drops went down his throat.
“Plop~”
Throwing the wine jug into the river and looking at the fleeting ripples, Wei Changtian finally slowly spoke a line of poetry that he thought was the most romantic.
He originally wanted to recite this poem to Xu Qingwan, but let it be a memorable ending to Ning Yuke's "unforgettable night".
The small boat, the big dream, the stars. The sky and the water are indistinguishable, and they merge into one in the vast night. I wonder if the drunkard on the boat has forgotten that the stars in the water are just reflections, and still thinks he is wandering in the Milky Way.
"When drunk, I don't know the sky is in the water"
"A boat full of sweet dreams overwhelms the stars"
“.”
“Pah~”
The bean-sized tears gently fell on the window sill, then broke apart and disappeared.
"After getting drunk, I didn't know the sky was in the water, and the boat was full of sweet dreams that pressed down the stars."
Ning Yuke murmured and repeated it over and over again, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Master Wei."
"Princess."
Suddenly, they called each other at the same time, both were stunned for a moment, and then they finished their words at the same time.
From a certain perspective, Wei Changtian and Ning Yuke do have an inexplicable tacit understanding.
But the meaning of the second half of their sentences is completely different.
"Would you please stay a little longer?"
"We should go now."
Half an hour later, a carriage slowly stopped at the gate of Prince Shun's mansion.
Wei Changtian handed the already asleep Ning Yuke to the stunned doorman, then got into the car and left.
In less than an incense stick of time, Ning Yuke was lying on her bed, and next to her sat Ning Yuzhu, who was feeling mixed emotions.
It is "joy" that the eldest sister did not spend the night outside, and it is "worry" that the eldest sister got drunk.
"How is my sister?"
Seeing the doctor remove his fingers from Ning Yuke's wrist, Ning Yuzhu asked hurriedly, "Is everything okay?"
Because Ning Yuke's "painless physique" can cause her to be sick without knowing it, there is a doctor stationed in Shunwang Mansion who gives Ning Yuke a "physical examination" every two or three days.
"From the pulse, it seems that there is nothing serious."
The doctor with a long beard nodded gently: "The only thing is that the heartbeat is a little fast. I will prepare a sobering soup for the princess to take after she wakes up."
"knew."
Ning Yuzhu responded and watched the doctor leave, then turned her gaze back to Ning Yuke.
At this time, several maids were helping the latter change clothes. Just as she took off her outer skirt, a small wooden box suddenly slipped to the ground.
"Huh?"
A maid picked up the wooden box and looked up at Ning Yuzhu: "Princess, this..."
"Give it to me."
Ning Yuzhu reached out to take the wooden box, opened it and took a look.
Inside was a small comb with a silver handle.
The workmanship is quite good. Although it is not as good as the items in the palace, it is also a high-quality product.
But there is something strange about this comb.
Because it is missing a tooth.
At the same time, at Wei's house.
As soon as Wei Changtian entered the yard, he saw Liang Qin, who was looking around with a nervous look on her face.
"Brother Changtian, didn't Princess Rouan come back with you?"
"I'm not homeless, why would I come back with you?"
Wei Changtian smiled and said, "I will send her back after we finish watching the lanterns."
"oh"
Liang Qin breathed a sigh of relief, but soon frowned again.
"Brother Changtian, why do you smell so much like alcohol? Have you been drinking?"
"Well, the princess wanted to drink, so I drank a few cups with her."
"Just drinking? You didn't do anything else?"
"Qin'er."
Wei Changtian didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "I find that you are becoming more and more like one person recently."
Liang Qin had just heard this during dinner, so she immediately knew who Wei Changtian was referring to.
"Brother Changtian is talking about my sister-in-law, right?"
"Huh? How did you know?"
"Humph! Yuan'er is making fun of me! Brother Changtian, you are making fun of me too!"
Liang Qin stamped her feet and quickly ran away: "I'm going to practice swordplay!"
“.”
Watching Liang Qin's back disappear in the backyard, Wei Changtian rubbed his forehead and was finally able to return to his room.
Yuan'er had already prepared the bath water and was now holding a small wooden stool, preparing to change her clothes.
The room was filled with mist and was hazy.
Outside the house the night was as usual, with stars flickering.
"Sir, what is this?"
Shaking her wide robe, Yuan'er picked up a finger-long wooden stick from the ground with some confusion.
Wei Changtian turned his head and took a look, his expression also puzzled.
"I don't know, maybe it's a branch or something like that stuck to the clothes."
“But it doesn’t feel like a branch.”
"Love whatever you want, just throw it away."
"oh."
2 in 1 with answers to riddles: No bed on wedding night - sound Left side has less than one thousand, right side has more than ten thousand - imitation (end of this chapter)
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