Under Li Yuanwai's coercion and enticement, Li Wenzhuang finally agreed to find an opportunity to beg the Left Bank Hermit to see if he could get a piece of her calligraphy or painting, even if it was just a piece of calligraphy with only a few characters.
Zhao Feiyan visited Chu Nian's room as usual, and upon entering, she saw a newly finished painting on the table. She went over to examine it closely and discovered that it was a painting of a lone chrysanthemum.
Although she didn't know much about painting, at first glance she could still sense the aloof and cold feeling conveyed in the painting. She couldn't help but click her tongue and say, "Sister, the artistic conception of your painting has already come through the paper."
Chu Nian smiled and said, "You like it? I'll give it to you."
Zhao Feiyan quickly waved her hand and said, "No, Zuoan Shanren's calligraphy and paintings are now extremely rare and hard to come by. I dare not accept such a large gift."
Chu Nian chuckled and said, "It's not as expensive as you're saying!!"
Zhao Feiyan took out the snacks she had brought and sat down at the table, saying, "Sister, have you noticed that recently, some strange guests have been coming to our Cuihong Pavilion?"
Chu Nian: "Why bother with them?"
Zhao Feiyan: "They don't say it, but I think most of them want to see the true face of Zuoan Shanren."
Chu Nian laughed sarcastically, "I wonder what they would do if they knew that Zuo An Shan Ren was a prostitute?"
Zhao Feiyan raised an eyebrow and said, "What's wrong with prostitutes? Prostitutes also have talents that even a group of grown men who have been well-versed in poetry and literature since childhood cannot match. Sister, you don't need to belittle yourself."
Chu Nian looked at her and chuckled: This kind of female lead is still the kind Chu Nian prefers.
Zhao Feiyan said excitedly, "Sister, the spring scenery is so beautiful now, why don't we go on a picnic sometime? With the benefits we bring to Cuihonglou, I guess the nanny won't mind giving us a day off."
Chu Nian said, "Okay!"
This time, unlike the original owner, she didn't invite Zhao Feiyan to meet in the suburbs. Instead, she successfully struck up a conversation with Zhao Feiyan at the Cuihong Pavilion and established a friendship with her. However, judging by the time, the day when Tong Nian would be captured by Yang Jie in the suburbs was fast approaching.
However, due to Chu Nian's promotion, both Zhao Feiyan and Zuoan Shanren have become famous in a short period of time. It is not just Zhao Feiyan who stands out. Yang Jie's interest in Zhao Feiyan may not be as great as when the original owner was around.
Of course, this was just Chu Nian's guess.
When the appointed day for the outing arrived, Zhao Feiyan was unexpectedly cornered in her room early in the morning by that young master Liu. However, since it was an arranged outing, if Zhao Feiyan couldn't go out, Chu Nian naturally wouldn't go either.
However, Zhao Feiyan is a girl from a modern city, and she still has a playful heart. Although Young Master Liu tried his best to keep her in Cuihonglou, given that Zhao Feiyan and Chu Nian have recently attracted a lot of wealthy nobles and literati to Cuihonglou, the nanny has been more fond of the two of them than before.
With the help of the nanny, Zhao Feiyan successfully escaped and took Chu Nian on a picnic.
Chu Nian specially brought along several kneeling servants and young men.
Sure enough, not long after they left the city, their carriage was stopped by a group of people.
Yang Jie was the Empress Dowager's nephew. Li Shi was personally chosen by the Empress Dowager for Yang Jie and was greatly favored by her. Therefore, Yang Jie was usually somewhat wary of the Empress Dowager and was strictly controlled, so he dared not go to places like Cuihonglou.
But he was a complete lecher; otherwise, he wouldn't have thought of kidnapping someone just because he heard of Zhao Feiyan's beauty.
The maid Xiao Tao had seen Yang Jie on the street with a group of maids from Cuihonglou, so she recognized him. She was so frightened that she quickly told the two girls that this was someone they couldn't afford to offend.
Chu Nianze said, "What kind of person is he that we can't afford to offend? We don't even know him. But he has fair skin and tender flesh, and he's quite handsome among men. Now he dares to surround our carriage. Why don't we just grab him and give him to the old lady as a 'rabbit'? Maybe our Cuihong Pavilion will have another top courtesan from now on!"
Xiao Tao was terrified and turned pale. Just as she was about to explain the identity of this fair-skinned young master, Chu Nian gave the order, and a group of kneeling servants started fighting with Yang Jie's servants.
Xiao Tao then pulled her daughter Zhao Feiyan aside and whispered in her ear the details of Yang Jie's identity.
But Zhao Feiyan was no less audacious than Chu Nian. She pretended not to hear and continued shouting, "Xiao Tao, what did you say? It's too chaotic, I didn't hear you! Oh, stop talking! We're not going to kidnap anyone, are we just going to let them kidnap us? We're going to see who has more people and who can fight! So..." She shouted at the kneeling servants who were fighting, "Beat them as hard as you can! If you catch this brat, Granny will reward you handsomely!"
When Yang Jie heard Zhao Feiyan directly address him as "Tu'er," his face turned pale with anger. He never expected that these lowly bastards would attack before he could even say a word after bringing his men. They were incredibly audacious; did they think there was no law in the capital?
If Chu Nian and Zhao Feiyan knew what he was thinking, they would definitely laugh and say: "What are you doing bringing people here? You're applying double standards when it comes to the law!"
Chu Nian pointed at Yang Jie, whose face was filled with a sinister expression, and shouted, "To catch the thief, catch the king first! That idiot, surround him first. If he dares to disobey, beat him up first! Go now! If his men dare to make another move, slash this guy's face first!"
Immediately, several kneeling slaves surrounded and attacked Yang Jie.
When Yang Jie saw that the group of people had broken free from his servants and were coming straight at him, he was terrified. Putting aside the possibility of being captured and made into a rabbit, the fact that the woman said she would cut his face was unbearable for him.
He turned and fled, filled with regret! If he had known these lowly people were so rampant, he would have brought some guards with martial arts skills. He thought that robbing a courtesan was ultimately not a very honorable thing, so it would be better to bring trusted and loyal servants. Those guards were only loyal to the emperor, so he could only borrow them temporarily. He was worried that if he told the emperor about this, there would be trouble.
Unexpectedly, this shameless prostitute actually brought quite a few henchmen with her, and these henchmen were even more capable than her household servants.
He didn't even consider that none of these kneeling servants were kind-hearted; they had helped the matron "trade people" in the past. Besides, the people coming and going from Cuihong Tower were incredibly diverse. Even if these kneeling servants weren't particularly skilled in martial arts, fighting was as easy as eating for them, and they were ruthless!
Compared to these kneeling slaves, his servants were usually pampered and spoiled in the mansion, so it would be strange if they could beat them.
Yang Jie fled in panic.
Chu Nian and Zhao Feiyan both knew his true identity and didn't dare let him pester them so much that he would be taken to Cuihonglou. If he were really arrested, Yang Jie would become a hot potato.
So, seeing that Yang Jie had escaped and his men had followed him, the two girls stopped the kneeling servant who was about to chase after him and returned to Cuihong Tower.
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