Chapter 76 I'm Your Man
Last year, he met Miss Ningyue by chance on the lake, and promised that if we were lucky enough to meet again, he would definitely listen to her sing "Huanxisha". However, he was very busy later, and he finally found such an opportunity, and he must fulfill his original promise.
"So you two are here to look for Ning Yue." The boss said with a smile, "Miss Ning Yue is free now, so please follow me."
After the boss finished speaking, he winked at a girl next to him, and the girl immediately turned around and trotted away, probably to inform Ningyue to get ready to meet the guests.
Ning Yue heard from the person sent by her boss that two very handsome men who came hand in hand asked for her. She searched her memory, but couldn't remember whether she had seen such two people before. She had no way to prepare, and could only wait and act according to circumstances.
But when she saw Rong Yin's face, Ning Yue's eyes immediately lit up: "Mr. Rong, it turns out to be you!"
Rong Yin smiled and said, "I didn't expect you still remembered me."
Ning Yue Fu Shen: "I will never forget the kindness you gave me."
Moreover, because of his own fault, Rong Yin was targeted by Young Master Li.
Later, when Young Master Li came again, Ning Yue tried to find out from him whether he had done anything to Young Master Rong, but Young Master Li kept his mouth shut and refused to reveal a single thing.
Ning Yue also heard about how Li Ao was suddenly imprisoned at the beginning of the year, and later his multiple crimes were exposed. He was eventually exiled and died in a foreign country.
She didn't know Rong Yin's true identity, nor did she know whether this matter had anything to do with him, and she was worried about this for a long time.
But now seeing Rong Yin looking radiant, Ning Yue felt a little relieved, thinking that he must be living well.
I just don't know who this young man next to Rong Yin is? He looks very close to him.
Rong Yin helped Ning Yuexu up and said with a smile, "Miss Ningyue, do you still remember what I said before? I wonder if I will be lucky enough to hear you sing that song again today."
Ning Yue's eyes softened, "It is my honor to sing this song for you, sir."
After saying this, she asked the maid to put the zither in place. Coincidentally, at this time, the boss also asked someone to send sake and side dishes.
Ning Yue sat on the piano stool, and Rong Yin and Zong Zhengxiao sat down on the low table opposite her.
The maid poured wine for the two of them. Rong Yin picked it up and was about to drink, but Zong Zhengxiao reached out and held him down, pouring him a cup of tea instead.
"You are not allowed to drink outside. Have you forgotten your alcohol tolerance?"
Rong Yin's alcohol tolerance has improved in recent days, but it has only gone from being drunk after one glass to being drunk after two. When he is drunk, he likes to pester Zong Zhengxiao and have fun.
It was fine in the palace. If there was a commotion outside, Zong Zhengxiao wouldn't care. He was just afraid that Rong Yin would wake up and know what he had done in front of outsiders and would die of shame.
Rong Yin was also aware of his own temper when drunk. Although he felt a little regretful, he still went to drink tea obediently.
Zong Zhengxiao patted his head with satisfaction, "That's good."
"Hmph." Rong Yin spoke with a righteous tone but acted righteously, and instinctively rubbed the palm of Zong Zhengxiao's hand.
Watching their interaction, Ning Yue vaguely understood their relationship. The man had an extraordinary demeanor and his identity must be no simple one. With him protecting Rong Yin, she didn't need to worry anymore.
The strings of the zither were plucked, and then a melodious singing voice began to sound. Perhaps it was because the song itself expressed a woman's mood, so it was more appropriate for a girl like Ningyue to sing it than Rongyin.
Ning Yue's singing voice is clear and beautiful, perfectly showing the leisure and lovesickness of the girl in the song. Although Rong Yin has heard other people singing this song many times before, it feels different when it comes from Ning Yue's mouth.
He couldn't help but think in his heart: She can compose poetry, sing and dance, and is so beautiful. If she were in modern times, I wonder how many popular young actresses she would surpass, and her fans would definitely exceed tens of millions.
Suddenly, his hand was held. Rong Yin looked over and found that Zong Zheng Xiao was looking at him intently with a somewhat aggrieved look, as if saying: You actually praised others in front of me.
Rong Yin: I almost forgot that you can hear my thoughts.
He held Zong Zheng Xiao's hand and comforted him in his heart: What I said was true. Miss Ning Yue is indeed very outstanding, but you are also very good. Didn't I praise you before as being more handsome than a star?
Zong Zhengxiao suddenly smiled and looked at the decorative vase on the table and the flowers inside.
Rong Yin remembered the gangster joke that Zong Zhengxiao had told before, and quickly glared at him, cursing in her heart: Pervert!
Zong Zhengxiao held Rong Yin's hand tightly and expressed his happiness after playing with the fish.
After Ning Yue finished singing, Rong Yin gave her the warmest applause without hesitation and said, "I said this song is suitable for you, Miss Ning Yue. You sang it very beautifully."
Ning Yue probably rarely saw Rong Yin's pure praise, so she smiled even more and said, "I would like to thank you again for the gift of the song. This song is also liked by many guests. Every time I say that this song was composed by a washerwoman, they would ask what the girl's name is and where she lives. They would also like to meet the talented woman. In fact, I also want to have a good chat with the girl, but it's a pity that I only know the song but not the person."
Rong Yin said: "It is better to miss each other than to meet. Since we are soulmates, we can just listen to the music. Why should we care who composed it?"
Ning Yue chuckled: "Mr. Rong is right, I am narrow-minded."
Afterwards, Ningyue sang other songs for Rongyin, and Rongyin reciprocated by sharing a song that suited her with Ningyue.
Ningyue was extremely grateful and in the end refused to accept the money from Rongyin and the others, saying that they were just friends getting together to make friends through music, so it was not vulgar to talk about money.
Rong Yin understood that this was Ning Yue looking for an excuse to treat him, and not wanting to offend her, he agreed.
Before he and Zong Zheng Xiaolin left, Ning Yue stopped him, her expression clearly hesitant, but she eventually told Rong Yin about their encounter on the lake and her conversation with Li Chu after she returned to the pleasure boat.
Ning Yue reminded: "Young Master Li is very cunning. If you confront him, you must be careful."
Young Master Li is Li Ao's elder brother. Rong Yin never expected that meeting an old friend would lead to such a big incident.
He stuffed several bakery coupons in his pocket into Ning Yue's pocket and said to her, "This is my shop. If you want to find me in the future, you can go here."
Looking at the words "Yun Duo Bakery" on the coupon, and remembering that outsiders said this shop was related to the emperor, Ning Yue, who was as smart as she was, immediately reacted and figured out who the man standing next to Rong Yin was.
Ning Yue was startled and almost knelt down and kowtowed instinctively.
However, she quickly realized that the two men must have left the palace concealing their identities, so she tactfully pretended not to know and politely sent them away.
After returning to her room, Ning Yue sat alone in front of the zither, recalling Li Chu's words on the pleasure boat that day, and then thinking of the rumor in the capital that the eldest son of the Li family doted on his younger brother to the core, as well as the identities of Rong Yin and the man beside him, and Li Ao was arrested and imprisoned for offending a noble...
In an instant, all the messy clues were connected into one line, leading directly to the real truth.
Ning Yue almost blurted out the word "praise to death", but at this moment, Li Chu's gloomy face suddenly appeared in her mind, and she stopped herself from opening her mouth.
It was clearly just her imagination, but the man's calculating and sinister gaze seemed to have fallen directly on her, frightening Ning Yue so much that she broke out in a cold sweat.
So that's how it is, so that's how it is...
After coming out of Qingqiu Pavilion, Rong Yin and others went to Ji's teahouse to drink tea. Rong Yin saw that Zong Zhengxiao had a strange expression, as if he was thinking about something, so she shook his hand.
"What's wrong?"
Zong Zhengxiao came back to his senses and said, "It's nothing, I just think your soulmate is really very smart."
Zong Zhengxiao noticed the sudden change in Ning Yue's expression after seeing the coupon. Although she concealed it well, Zong Zhengxiao still saw through it. She should have guessed her identity.
And as for Young Master Li whom she mentioned, Zong Zhengxiao always felt that things were not that simple. He would have to ask someone to investigate later. Maybe there would be a surprise.
Rong Yin was puzzled. Wasn't he jealous of her before? Why did he suddenly start praising her?
Rong Yin was puzzled: "Your Majesty is such a fickle man."
Zong Zhengxiao looked at him: "I am not a fickle man, I am your man."
"Puff!" Rong Yin spat out a mouthful of tea. He wiped his mouth and said, "Your Majesty, could you please not make such a serious face when telling jokes?"
Zong Zhengxiao reached out to wipe the water off his face: "I just happened to make you laugh."
Rong Yin: "Then should I thank your majesty for his good intentions?"
"That's not necessary." Zong Zhengxiao said, "After all, I'm your man, this is what I should do."
Rong Yin held back her laughter and threw herself into his arms. She yawned and said, "I'm sleepy. My man can be my mattress. Let me take a nap."
"Okay." Zong Zhengxiao picked up Rong Yin, let him lie on his shoulder, and then patted his back gently so that he could fall asleep peacefully.
After waking up from a nap, the two had dinner at a restaurant outside before going to the bakery to bring the cake back to the palace.
It’s Rong Yin’s birthday today, so of course he has to have cake. But since he’s the birthday boy, it’s impossible for him to make it himself, so he can only ask the chef in the store to help.
At night, in the Silver Shark Garden, Zong Zhengxiao brought his classmate Xiao Ai and the palace servants to celebrate Rong Yin's birthday and wished him a happy birthday. Rong Yin made a birthday wish and shared the cake with everyone.
Although it was not the first time to eat cream cake, the palace servants were still very greedy, even Xiao Ai, who had her mouth full of cake crumbs and wagged her tail happily at Rong Yin.
Because Zong Zhengxiao and Rong Yin had already had dinner, they did not eat the two pieces of cake right away, but used them for pleasure in the second half of the night.
The two of them first "ate" the cake in the house, getting covered in cream. Then Zong Zhengxiao hugged Rong Yin and walked out of the house and soaked in the pool in the yard together.
宗政逍已經提前清場,院子裏只剩下他們兩個人,戎音幻化出鲛人形态,在宗政逍幫他用嘴唇清理身上的奶油殘留時,他下意識用尾巴纏住了宗政逍的腿。
宗政逍手指撥開幾片鱗片,熟練地伸了進去,戎音下意識去擋:“那裏不許抹奶油。”
宗政逍輕吻他的眼角,啞聲道:“手指很幹淨,沒有奶油,你身上的奶油都被我吃光了,今天你是壽星,我都聽你的命令來,絕不違背。”
戎音眼尾嫣紅,抱着他的脖子看向他:“真的?”
宗政逍答:“當然。”
銀月高懸,庭院中亮如白晝,戎音膚白如雪,漂亮得如攝人心魄的妖怪,勾得人情難自禁。
他羽睫輕顫,還是不好意思光明正大地說出來,便湊到宗政逍耳邊,悄悄告訴了他自己的訴求。
“一切都如阿音所願。”宗政逍化身戎音最忠心的仆人,盡全力滿足他的所有要求。
他雙手掐着戎音的腰,将他抱坐到臺階上,而後俯下身體,從戎音露出水面的魚尾慢慢往上吻,眼眸始終上挑,緊緊盯着戎音,與他對視。
溫熱嘴唇的觸感順着鱗片傳遞進戎音的每根神經,刺激得他面紅耳赤,眼圈氤氲出水霧,下意識把手指含進齒間,以免發出什麽不堪的聲音來。
看見戎音的反應,宗政逍唇角上揚,放緩了上移的速度,頻繁地在一處磨蹭着,惹得戎音忍不住催他:“快些……”
說好都聽戎音的,宗政逍就不會反悔。
他輕啄一口那塊被他吻熱的鱗片,唇瓣逐漸往上,終于來到了他和戎音都很熟悉的一個地方。
宗政逍輕柔撬開鱗片,粉色可愛的東西出現在兩人視野中。
戎音捂住眼睛不敢再看,宗政逍靈活地*了起來,沒過多久,戎音就哭泣着去抓宗政逍的頭發,仰頭望着天上的明月,眼角滑落一滴清淚。
宗政逍給戎音*了兩次奶油,戎音才允許他進入早就開拓好的領地。
一整夜都是戎音喜歡的攻上受下,連力*和速*都聽戎音安排,可以說是從頭發絲到腳指頭,宗政逍都給自家寶貝照顧到了。
幸好小艾同學被提前挪了窩,要是它還睡在院子裏,一定能聽見爸爸哭泣撒嬌的聲音,還有爹爹的軟聲低哄。
到了後半夜,月亮害羞地躲進了雲層中,星子也悄悄閉上了眼睛。
宗政逍抱着睡着的戎音從水裏出來,聽話地沒有給戎音做後面的清理。
因為情到濃時,戎音曾咬着他的耳朵說,讓他把奶油都留在裏面,他想給他生小魚。
戎音不會生孩子,這些都只是兩人之間的情趣,當然宗政逍聽了還是激動不已,将奶油灌滿了戎音的肚子。
院子裏的池水是活水,不用他們清理,第二天就會變幹淨。
即便沒清理,戎音白天醒來也沒有哪裏不适,反而在他拿出藥玉,東西流淌出來後,惹得宗政逍大早上又放肆了一回。
戎音的生日過去了,他的命令不再百分百管用,紅了眼的宗政逍跟瘋了一樣,差點把戎音的腰給折騰斷。
那天以後,戎音好長時間都不願意再吃奶油,看見奶油他就會想起那日被宗政逍按着釀釀醬醬的可怕。
……
這一年各大臣和京城周邊用了肥料的莊稼都大獲豐收,有錢有糧,心情自然好了,是以平時最愛跟宗政逍作對的世家,這些日子也安靜了許多。
要說幾個世家的家主中,變化最大的還是李家主,因為李傲的事,他自請降職,李傲死後,他請了很久的病假,回歸後就變得特別沉默寡言,不再為世家沖鋒陷陣,而是當起了木頭人。
宗政逍将他的變化都看在眼裏,想起自己聽完寧月那些話以後的猜測,他再看李家主的眼神都多了幾分同情。
這種同情不是可憐的同情,而是摻雜着複雜情緒的同情。
他派人去調查了李家主和兩個兒子的關系,在知道李傲這些年之所以恣意妄為,是因為有李楚這個同父異母的大哥在縱容後,他大概就猜到了李楚這些年的謀劃。
作為失寵的兒子,李楚想要成功繼承李家,就必須除去李傲這個禍患。
他隐忍多年,終于迎來了成功,以後整個李家都會是他的。
看着李家兄弟倆的故事,不免讓宗政逍想起了自己和二哥三哥。
所以即便世家是他的對手,但看見李家內鬥的慘狀,宗政逍高興的同時,又有點感同身受的心酸。
現在看來,李家主還被蒙在鼓裏,不知在他死之前,能不能察覺到自己大兒子的真面目。
很快入了冬,宗政逍趁着封了筆但還沒到除夕這段時間,帶着戎音去城外的溫泉莊子裏玩。
這還是戎音第一次在冬季出城,外面天霧蒙蒙一片,還下着雪,跟城裏沒什麽不同,但似乎又有區別。
這種區別體現在人的心境上,遠離城門後,戎音覺得空氣都新鮮了許多。
宗政逍伸手,把将臉探到外面吹冷風的戎音抓了回來,替他拂去頭發上的雪花,“要看雪可以等到了莊子上再看,小心把自己吹病了,你不喜歡喝藥,到時候又要吃苦頭。”
戎音聞言,立馬跟小狗似地瘋狂搖腦袋,想把臉上頭上的雪甩掉,結果頭都搖暈了雪花還沾在上面。
宗政逍被他逗笑:“笨蛋,這樣怎麽可能甩得掉,乖乖待着,我給你擦幹淨。”
拿來幹淨的帕子,宗政逍仔細地給戎音擦掉頭上的雪花,戎音跟他面對面,緊盯着他微抿的嘴唇,眼睛都看直了。
宗政逍給他擦完,才低頭問他:“好看嗎?”
“好看,還想親。”戎音毫不掩飾想色色的心思。
宗政逍低頭,吻住了他的唇,輕笑:“我是你的,想親就親。”
“嘿嘿。”戎音傻樂,抱着宗政逍的臉就開始啃。
等到了下馬車的時候,宗政逍的嘴唇都被他給咬破了。
與宮裏的“人工溫泉”不同,山莊的溫泉是真正地底冒出的溫泉水,半座山都被氤氲的水汽影響,外面一片冰天雪地,山莊裏卻還有綠色的樹木,以及一部分盛開的花草。
宗政逍帶着戎音在山莊裏逛了一圈,回來的時候戎音手裏多了幾朵含苞待放的花,被他插進了花瓶裏。
雖然戎音現在只屬于半個鲛人,但他還是不喜歡太熱的水,所以他來這裏的目的,更多只是散心,順便欣賞一下冬天裏的春景。
下午,宗政逍泡溫泉,戎音下去讓皮膚吸收水分,只在裏面待了一小會兒就上岸吃零食去了。
年關那段時間宗政逍忙得不可開交,直到封了筆才有松口氣的機會,如今泡進溫泉裏,身體得到放松,他沒一會兒就閉上眼睛打起了瞌睡。
戎音吃點心吃到一半,問宗政逍問題他沒回答,才發現他已經靠在石頭上睡着了。
“宗政逍?”戎音走過去蹲到他身邊,發現他呼吸綿長,似乎睡得很熟。
戎音捧着臉,盯着他看了一會兒,忽然想到了什麽,唇角揚起一個邪惡的笑容。
不知過了多久,宗政逍緩緩睜開眼睛,這一覺睡得他很舒服,原本混沌的腦子都清醒了不少。
他轉頭,發現戎音就坐在他旁邊,見他看過去,就笑眯眯地對他道:“你醒了。”
宗政逍點頭,握住戎音的手,道:“抱歉,不小心睡着了,你一個人在這裏是不是很無聊。”
戎音小心翼翼地往他頭上看了一眼,裝作無事發生,“不無聊啊,可有趣了,點心很好吃。”
宗政逍沒看出他的小心思,他從溫泉裏出來後,戎音還很積極地幫他擦身體和穿衣服,弄得宗政逍都有點受寵若驚。
他家阿音今天怎麽忽然變得那麽體貼了?
怕宗政逍察覺到異樣,戎音牽着他的手出去時,還在找話題跟他聊天:“陛下,我今晚想吃烤肉。”
“好,我待會兒讓人去準備,你有沒有什麽想吃的肉?”
“我都可以,不過烤肉的調料蘸碟得我自己去配。”
“嗯,你廚藝好,順便給我也配一碟。”
“好呀。”
兩人邊說話邊沿着回廊往屋子裏走,路上遇見的下人先是給他倆行禮,等他們走遠後才敢擡頭,然後就看見了宗政逍那亂七八糟的頭頂。
下人們都驚呆了,陛下這是什麽新奇的打扮?
到了屋子門口,留守在這裏的四喜和綠娥在看見宗政逍的時候,表情同時僵住了。
宗政逍:嗯?
剛剛在路上宗政逍就覺得下人們看他的眼神怪怪的,現在這兩人也是同樣的反應,他就是再遲鈍,也明白絕對有哪裏不對勁了。
他順着兩人的視線,擡起手往頭上摸去,結果抓下來一把紅梅花瓣和幾根綠草。
溫泉邊的幾棵紅梅開放了,樹腳還有一堆野草,本是一幅養眼的風景,最後卻淪為了戎音惡作劇的材料。
戎音在宗政逍頭頂插了一個鳥窩。
"Ayin..." Zong Zhengxiao gritted his teeth and looked at Rong Yin who had let go of his hand and quietly touched the door, a terrifying smile appeared on his face.
"Should you explain to me what's going on?"
Rong Yin didn't dare to look at Zong Zheng Xiao anymore, and laughed, "The plate of snacks in my room is about to give birth. I'll go take a look."
Having said that, he ran into the house and slammed the door.
Zong Zhengxiao walked in slowly and came to the door of the room. He didn't knock, but smiled and said, "Ayin, be good and open the door, okay?"