Volume 6: Dream Record Chapter 405 Yuan Xudong's situation has opened up
"Pan'er, do you like this golden bell?"
When Zhao Pan'er came closer, Yuan Xudong put his arms around her and smiled.
Being held in Yuan Xudong's arms, Zhao Pan'er couldn't help but roll her eyes at him, her face slightly red, and she said shyly:
"I like it. Are you satisfied now?"
"I should be the one asking you this question!"
As he spoke, Yuan Xudong carried Zhao Pan'er to the table and sat down. He let Zhao Pan'er sit on his lap, put his left hand around her soft waist, scratched her nose with his right hand, and smiled:
"Pan'er, are you satisfied now?"
"Satisfied with what?"
"What do you mean satisfied?"
Looking at Zhao Pan'er who was still pretending to be good to him, Yuan Xudong held her in one hand and picked up the marriage contract on the table with the other hand and said with a smile:
"Are you going to sign this marriage certificate? If you really don't want to sign it, I will tear it up!"
After saying that, Yuan Xudong pretended to tear it up, but Zhao Paner hurriedly stopped him and said:
"No, I'll sign it!"
Seeing Zhao Pan'er's anxious face, Yuan Xudong gave her the marriage certificate. After she signed and pressed her fingerprints, the contract came into effect. From that moment on, Zhao Pan'er was Yuan Xudong's wife-to-be, and Yuan Xudong was her future husband.
After handing the signed marriage certificate to Song Yinzhang and Sun Sanniang, Yuan Xudong hugged Zhao Paner, sniffed her hair and smiled:
"My dear, when should we hold our wedding? How about early next year?"
Hearing Yuan Xudong calling her "wife" and asking when the wedding would be held, Zhao Pan'er couldn't help but say shyly:
"I'm not in a hurry, just make the arrangements!"
"But I'm anxious. I can't wait to marry Pan'er and hear her call me husband!"
As he spoke, Yuan Xudong stroked Zhao Paner's face and said with a smile:
"In fact, if you hadn't insisted on so much betrothal gifts, a thousand taels of gold and a thousand taels of silver, I wouldn't have needed so much time to prepare for the wedding. How about we just forget about all the betrothal gifts and keep things simple?"
"No, you lied to me?"
Giving Yuan Xudong a blank look, Zhao Paner tried to break free from his arms, but Yuan Xudong held her down with his hands, preventing her from breaking free. Zhao Paner could only continue to snuggle in his arms, and said coquettishly:
"You have so much money, why do you need to spend so much time preparing the betrothal gifts? You are clearly just trying to delay time , right ?"
"Yes, Pan'er is right!"
Looking at the slightly pouting Zhao Pan'er, Yuan Xudong told the truth:
"I'm not ready to get married yet, Pan'er, can you just give me a year?"
"All right!"
Zhao Pan'er looked up at Yuan Xudong, her face shy but she said seriously:
"Fan Lang, I gave you everything, you can't let me down!"
"No, I swear, one year later, I will marry you!"
At this point, looking at Sun Sanniang, Song Yinzhang, and Yinping Yatou who had hidden aside, Yuan Xudong shouted to Song Yinzhang:
"Yin Zhang, come here!"
“Here it comes!”
Hearing Yuan Xudong calling her, Song Yinzhang hurried over. She looked up at Yuan Xudong who was hugging Zhao Paner and said with a blushing face:
"Fan Lang, you called me?"
"Well, come here!"
Hearing Yuan Xudong's words, Song Yinzhang walked over obediently. Yuan Xudong put his arm around her, held her in his arms and said with a smile:
"Yin Zhang, when I marry your sister at the beginning of next year, can you come and marry me too?"
“Ah~~”
Hearing that Yuan Xudong wanted to marry both her and her sister Zhao Pan'er, Song Yinzhang couldn't help but exclaimed. She looked up at her sister Zhao Pan'er and saw that she was just blushing and didn't seem to object, so she blushed and said:
"I'll listen to Fanlang and my sister!"
"Okay, it's settled then!"
Looking at the delicate Song Yinzhang and the pretty Zhao Pan'er, Yuan Xudong was overjoyed. These two pretty ladies were sisters of the same mind, just like Ehuang and Nvying. Yuan Xudong could hug them left and right and enjoy the blessing of having two wives. Wouldn't that be wonderful?
Seeing the smug Yuan Xudong, Song Yinzhang and Zhao Paner were ashamed, while Sun Sanniang took the envious girl Yinping and hid in the room. At this moment, Yuan Xudong suddenly laughed and said:
"Pan'er, Yinzhang, you two used to be a singing girl and a musician. Can you work together now? I want to listen to Yinzhang's Lonely Moon Pipa and Pan'er's singing, okay?"
"OK!"
When Song Yinzhang heard Yuan Xudong say that he wanted to hear him play the pipa, he couldn't help but say happily:
"I play the pipa and my sister sings, it's great!"
"But……"
Zhao Pan'er was a little hesitant. She had left the Jiaofangsi for many years and usually avoided those songs, dances and lyrics. How could she remember much? Therefore, she really didn't want to embarrass herself in front of Yuan Xudong. Yuan Xudong could probably guess what Zhao Pan'er was thinking, but Yuan Xudong didn't care. He just wanted to hear Zhao Pan'er singing or dancing. It didn't matter whether she sang well or not. As long as Zhao Pan'er was beautiful and had a soft voice, that was enough!
Thinking of this, Yuan Xudong embraced Zhao Paner and begged:
"Hao Pan'er, can you just sing a song?"
"Oh well!"
Seeing Yuan Xudong begging her, Zhao Pan'er had no choice but to roll her eyes at him. Then she started to prepare with Song Yinzhang. After a while, Song Yinzhang took out his Solitary Moon Pipa, and smiled at Zhao Pan'er who was already prepared. Song Yinzhang held the Solitary Moon Pipa in his arms, closed his eyes slightly, and slowly plucked the strings with his slender jade fingers. As the melodious and graceful sound of the pipa rang out, Zhao Pan'er's soft voice also sang out, from shallow to deep, from near to far, sad and lingering, touching the heartstrings.
Shangxie, I wish to know you, and live a long life without end.
The mountains have no peaks, and the rivers have run dry.
Thunder roars in winter and snow falls in summer.
Heaven and earth unite, and I will never break off with you...
Before the song ended, a trace of pity flashed in Yuan Xudong's eyes. No matter whether it was the beautiful Song Yinzhang or the graceful Zhao Pan'er, they were both peerless beauties, and he, Yuan Xudong, would definitely protect them for the rest of their lives. Except himself, no one could bully these two sisters at will.
…
Downstairs at Sanyuan Inn, listening to the sound of the pipa coming from the private room upstairs and the sad and lingering singing of a young woman, the guests staying in the inn stopped to appreciate it and commented on it:
"Listen to the music, it's a beautiful piece of music!"
"Where did it come from?"
"It seems to be coming from the private room on the third floor. The young lady who can live there must be rich or noble. She might be the daughter of some rich family!"
"Yes, the sound of the pipa is gentle and melodious, with a hint of Jiangnan charm. This song "Shang Xie" is also lingering and touching!"
"This brother is absolutely right. Great! Great!"
"No, no, thank you for your compliment, brother!"
…
Among these people, a man in a green shirt with slightly narrowed eyes was holding a food box in his left hand and a painting scroll in his right hand. As he walked, he shook his head and chanted:
"The sound of silence ceases for a moment, and a deep sorrow and hatred arise!"
After reciting the poem, he quickened his pace and continued walking. He found the innkeeper of Sanyuan Inn and asked:
"Boss, may I ask which famous artist is playing the pipa and singing?"
"Please forgive me, sir. I really didn't know. I only knew that there were two guests!"
The innkeeper of Sanyuan Inn looked at the blue-shirted man with narrowed eyes and bowed his hands to apologize. Seeing this, the blue-shirted man unfolded the painting of the lady in his hand and asked:
"Shopkeeper, is this the young lady in the painting?"
"What do you want to do?"
Looking at the squinting green-shirted man, the shopkeeper of Sanyuan Inn was a little wary. Seeing this, the green-shirted man bowed and said:
"Boss, please rest assured that I am not a bad person. I am Du Changfeng, a successful candidate in this year's imperial examination. I have come to your inn to visit this young lady at the request of my good friend Ouyang Xu. Please tell me if this young lady lives on the top floor."
"So it's Mr. Du. I've heard of you for a long time. To be honest, the young lady in the painting does live upstairs. Actually, my last name is Du too. I'm Du Ziteng, nice to meet you, Brother Changfeng!"
"Excuse me, my name is Du Changfeng, nice to meet you, Brother Ziteng!"
"Hello, Brother Changfeng!"
"Hello, Brother Zi Teng!"
The two scholars bowed to each other politely...
…
In the private room upstairs, after the song ended, Yuan Xudong couldn't help but embrace Zhao Pan'er and Song Yinzhang and said with a smile:
"Pan'er, Yinzhang, are you guys telling me about your feelings?"
"No, who told you about it?"
Zhao Pan'er said stubbornly, but Song Yinzhang lowered his head and said nothing, obviously agreeing with Yuan Xudong's statement. The two sisters' very different personalities made Yuan Xudong feel very satisfied, and his heart was like ice and fire. There was a flash of fiery desire in his eyes. Although he knew that Sun Sanniang and Yinping Yatou were hiding next door to peek, Yuan Xudong couldn't help but stood up and pulled Zhao Pan'er and Song Yinzhang to the next room. After a while, Zhao Pan'er and Song Yinzhang's exclamations rang out in the room, and then turned into lingering and sad voices...
In the next room, Sun Sanniang and Yinping were blushing. Listening to the suppressed sobbing of Zhao Pan'er and Song Yinzhang, Sun Sanniang could not help but spit and cursed with a red face:
"This Mr. Xiao is so greedy. In broad daylight... I can't even say it!"
After saying this, seeing Yin Ping's little face flushed without saying a word, Sun Sanniang couldn't help laughing:
"Yin Ping, how about you also go in and serve Master Xiao?"
"Sister Sanniang, you..."
Seeing Sun Sanniang making fun of her, Yin Ping couldn't help but said anxiously:
"Let's go, Sister Sanniang, do you dare to go in with me?"
"Bah!"
Seeing the girl Yinping speaking without thinking, Sun Sanniang could not help but get angry and said with red face:
"You damned girl, I'm going to tear your mouth apart today!"
"Sister Sanniang, I know I was wrong, please spare my life!"
"Stop and let me beat you up!"
"No, help!"
"stop!"
…
In a moment, the sturdy Sun Sanniang had already grabbed the weak girl Yinping. Just as Sun Sanniang was about to bully the weak, someone knocked on the door, and then a strange man's voice was heard asking:
"Excuse me, is Miss Zhao from Qiantang here?"
"Who is it?"
Letting go of the poor and helpless Yinping girl, Sun Sanniang opened the door and saw a strange man standing outside the room. It was Du Changfeng. As soon as Du Changfeng saw Sun Sanniang, he bowed and asked:
"Excuse me, is this Miss Zhao from Qiantang?"
Seeing that Du Changfeng had narrowed his eyes and looked drunk but still looked honest, Sun Sanniang also said politely:
"Who are you?"
Hearing this, Du Changfeng cupped his hands and said in a literary manner:
"I am Du Changfeng, a successful candidate in this year's imperial examination. I am here to visit Madam Zhao at the request of my good friend Ouyang Xu. I hope you will grant me an audience!"
Hearing that Du Changfeng was Ouyang Xu's good friend, Sun Sanniang didn't want Zhao Pan'er to have anything to do with Ouyang Xu anymore, nor did she want Yuan Xudong to have any bad misunderstandings about Zhao Pan'er, so after Du Changfeng introduced himself, she immediately turned hostile and scolded:
"God damn it, get out of here right now, as far away as you can!"
"ah?"
Du Changfeng thought that Sun Sanniang was Zhao Pan'er. How could his sweetheart, Ouyang Xu, who was such a polite gentleman, be so rude? He could not help but doubt Sun Sanniang's identity. Du Changfeng unfolded the scroll in his hand, squinted his eyes and looked at it, then put his eyes in front of Sun Sanniang and took a look, stammering:
"Not really. You, you, you are not Madam Zhao, right?"
"Bah!"
Seeing that Du Changfeng was almost sticking his eyes to her face, Sun Sanniang was shocked. When she heard that he mistook her for Zhao Paner, Sun Sanniang had never seen such a blind person. She couldn't help but spit on his face, pinched her waist with both hands and cursed:
"Are you blind?"
"Oh my god!"
Caught off guard, Sun Sanniang spitted all over his face. Du Changfeng was almost killed by the bad habit. He quickly stepped back, wiped his face with his sleeve, and took out a pair of crystal glasses from his sleeve. He held them up in front of his eyes and looked at Sun Sanniang for a while. Finally, he was sure that she was not the Qiantang Zhao Niang he was looking for. He could not help but said angrily:
"You, who are you?"
Sun Sanniang put her hands on her waist and blocked the doorway and said:
"Who are you to Ouyang Xu? I am who I am to Pan'er!"
Looking at the shrew-like Sun Sanniang, Du Changfeng said angrily:
"You, you are so rude, woman. I want to see Lady Zhao, why are you blocking me?"
"You are a Jinshi, but you have read so much that it's like a dog's stomach. Don't you understand what Ci means?"
Looking at Du Changfeng who looked like a weakling, Sun Sanniang said fiercely:
"Ci means if I want to see you, I'll see you. If I don't want to see you, you'll have to get lost!"
"You girl, you, you must have eaten a firecracker, how come you are so powerful?"
"Get out of here, or I'll beat you to death!"
As she spoke, Sun Sanniang raised her fist and was about to drive Du Changfeng away. At this moment, Zhao Paner's voice came from the room:
"Sanniang, let him in!"
"Pan'er!"
Unexpectedly, Zhao Pan'er still wanted Du Changfeng to enter the house. Just when Sun Sanniang was slightly stunned, Du Changfeng hurriedly crouched down and walked around her into the house, making Sun Sanniang so angry that she stomped her feet.
Walking into the living room, Du Changfeng saw a vague and slender figure coming out of the wing room, so he hurried forward and bowed, saying:
"Excuse me, is this Miss Zhao from Qiantang?"
"I am!"
Zhao Paner smiled.
"Madam Zhao, I am Du Changfeng, a successful candidate in this imperial examination. I am here to visit you at the request of my good friend Ouyang Xu. I hope you will grant me an audience!"
After that, Du Changfeng put the food box in his hand on the table and said with a smile:
"This is the most famous fruit in Xiangyang Tower in Tokyo. Please have a taste, Madam Zhao!"
"Thanks!"
Zhao Pan'er thanked him, sat down at the table and said directly:
"I wonder what message Mr. Du wants to bring on behalf of Ouyang Xu?"
"In fact, I came here this time not because Ouyang asked me to, but because I couldn't stand it , so I brought your portrait to Sanyuan Inn to find you and persuade you. Please forgive me for being frank!"
Looking at the somewhat confused Zhao Pan'er, Du Changfeng said directly:
"Ouyang loves you deeply, but you are arrogant and rude, narrow-minded, and keep saying that you don't want to be his concubine. This really disgraces your reputation of being both talented and intelligent!"
"What are you talking about?"
Seeing Du Changfeng saying these bullshit seriously, Zhao Pan'er didn't get angry yet, but Sun Sanniang and the girl Yinping next to her were furious. Looking at Sun Sanniang, Zhao Pan'er smiled and said:
"It's okay, just let him continue talking!"
"Well, I'll continue then!"
Seeing Zhao Pan'er being so reasonable, and with Sun Sanniang as a comparison, Du Changfeng felt extremely satisfied, and continued to shake his head and say:
"Ouyang is a man of quick wit and a successful candidate in this year's imperial examination. You are lucky to have his favor. How can you fight over a disagreement? Ouyang doesn't argue with you because of your past friendship. But Madam Zhao, you have to know your limits!"
"What's the limit?"
Looking at Du Changfeng who spoke so eloquently, Zhao Pan'er spoke in a calm tone, but the anger in her heart was ready to explode, villains are not to be hated, what is hateful are those hypocrites, those who stand on the commanding heights of secular ethics and morals to force others to submit to themselves, just like Du Changfeng in front of her, who has read so much that it has become a dog's stomach. It is nothing for Ouyang Xu to break off the engagement, but it is a big mistake for Zhao Pan'er to be unwilling to be a concubine. It means that she is a woman without morals and does not know the limits!
Du Changfeng continued passionately:
"It is important for people to know themselves and accept their fate. You know that you were born in a humble family, so you should reflect on your mistakes and be virtuous. How can you still say that you are unwilling to be a concubine? You should know that a daughter of a famous family like Gao should be a good match for Ouyang. Of course, I know you think highly of yourself, but Huo Xiaoyu is the daughter of a prince. After she became a good woman, she will still be a concubine. As a person, you should not be too greedy!"
Looking at Du Changfeng, Zhao Pan'er never expected that the so-called Jinshi would be such a bastard. Even ordinary peddlers and hawkers are more reasonable than him. If such a bastard is an official, he is either a corrupt official or a stupid official, harming the people. Holding back Sun Sanniang and Yinping who wanted to beat him, Zhao Pan'er snorted coldly and laughed in anger:
"According to you, if I agree to be your concubine, I will be honored. If I don't want to be your concubine, I will be ungrateful."
“Yeah, not bad!”
Seeing that Zhao Pan'er was so sensible, Du Changfeng nodded repeatedly and said with satisfaction:
"It is said in the Book of Women's Instructions that respect and obedience are the great etiquette of women. You have read the Book of Songs, Xiaoxing, where it is said that a lady should not be jealous, and should be kind to a humble concubine, and serve the king, knowing that her fate is noble or humble..."
"Sanniang, my ears are dirty, get him out!"
Zhao Pan'er couldn't help but get angry and said that Du Changfeng was indeed a scholar. He quoted from classics and Zhao Pan'er had no way to refute it. The whole world was like this. A woman's virtue lay in her lack of talent. A woman should follow the three obediences and four virtues, etc. To refute Du Changfeng was to refute those sages and the ethical principles. This was something that even the current queen could not do, let alone Zhao Pan'er. Every era had its own reasons, and the most unreasonable reason was the one that everyone thought was the reason. Then it was the reason.
Hearing that Zhao Pan'er wanted Sun Sanniang to drive him away, Du Changfeng hurriedly said:
"I haven't finished reciting it yet. Knowing a person's fate can make them noble or humble. Knowing a person's heart can make you understand..."
"Blind Du, are you itching for trouble?"
Just when Sun Sanniang was ready to chase Du Changfeng out, Yuan Xudong came out from the side room and said with a smile, Du Changfeng was a descendant of the Tokyo Du family. The Du family had some influence, but Du Changfeng had damaged his brain through studying, and his eyesight was not very good, so he had never been taken seriously. But this time he actually passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi, which was really a great honor for his ancestors!
Suddenly hearing Yuan Xudong's voice, Du Changfeng quickly took out his crystal and held it in front of his eyes. Seeing Yuan Xudong looking at him with a smile, he shuddered with fear and said:
"Xiao Fan, you, you, why are you here?"
With that, Du Changfeng ran out the door without Sun Sanniang having to chase him away. Yuan Xudong grabbed his collar, pulled him back and said with a smile:
"Blind Du, long time no see, why are you running away?"
"Xiao Fan, please don't mess around. I am a successful candidate in this year's imperial examination. Things are different now. If you dare to hit me again, I will..."
"What do you want?"
Yuan Xudong had been displeased with Du Changfeng for a long time after he had his good things interrupted by him and heard him speaking for Ouyang Xu. As far as he could remember, he had beaten Du Changfeng before and it didn't matter if he beat him again. Even if Du Changfeng reported him to the emperor, he wouldn't care. It was because the current emperor was incompetent and superstitious about Taoism, ghosts and gods. If Yuan Xudong wanted to fool him, with his methods, he was much better than those swindlers. He could trick the emperor's daughter into being a maid and say that he was making an elixir of immortality for him. He would probably believe it. Yuan Xudong was planning to do just that.
His father in this life is the prime minister, so he can also trick a national teacher into becoming the prime minister and use the stupid emperor to achieve his own goals. Then he can give him some sweetness, tell his fortune or something, and then show him the documentary of the Jingkang Shame, and ask him if he is afraid. After finding the Night Banquet Map and having the origin of the world, he will see if he can exchange for some supernatural things. If he doesn't fool the emperor, he will be letting down his system. He can open a Taoist palace and collect three thousand beauties to refine an elixir of immortality. It will be perfect!
