Doppel-Box-Schallplatte

Kapitel 10

"Insolence! What nonsense are you spouting? Did I say I would take Rufeng to the frontier right now?" Yuchi Huaiyang was probably losing face and became furious.

“That’s right. Dad, Mom, and Grandpa didn’t say they’d send me there now. I can go in a few years. There’s no war going on right now,” Ru Feng said hurriedly.

Yu Chi Huaiyang snorted coldly and said nothing more, which relieved everyone.

Ru Feng also relaxed. These past few days, he had been going out early and returning late, exploring Yuezhou City and doing a few good deeds along the way.

That day, unusually, Ru Feng returned at noon. As soon as he climbed over the wall, he was summoned by Ru Xue's personal maid, Xiang Ling.

Seeing that Xiangling was stammering as she spoke, Rufeng quickly said, "Don't rush, speak slowly."

Xiangling's face was flushed. She didn't dare to look at Rufeng and just lowered her head and said, "Young Master, Miss wants you to go find her as soon as you return." Before she finished speaking, she had already walked far away.

Ru Feng shook her head. She could flirt with strangers at will, but she never laid a hand on the maids in the manor. She always kept a proper distance and didn't laugh indiscriminately. Why was Xiang Ling still like this? Sigh, there's nothing you can do when you're good-looking. Did she really have to cover her face herself?

Ru Feng narcissistically touched his face, pondering.

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"Speak, my dear sister, is there anything your handsome, dashing, and good-looking brother, who is as handsome as Pan An... (two hundred words omitted) can do for you? I would be happy to do so, and I am always at your beck and call, Miss!" Ru Feng uttered his lines in a smooth and witty manner, lifted his robe, and sat down with a dashing air.

Ru Xue chuckled, her worries easing somewhat: "You're always so cheeky. Lately you've been leaving early and coming home late. Have you been harassing some respectable women somewhere?"

"Look, she's smiling now. A beautiful woman's smile is so lovely, it's like a gentle breeze!" Ru Feng poured herself a cup of tea and drank it down in one gulp.

Ru Xue shook her head and said, "You could be a little more refined in your manners. By the way, when you came back just now, did you know who your parents were talking to?"

Ru Feng shook his head: "I rarely enter through the main gate. Climbing over the wall is more convenient and saves trouble!"

Ru Xue sighed, took out her handkerchief and slowly rubbed it, saying helplessly, "I guess it's another family proposing marriage. Ever since I turned fifteen and came of age, there have been constant marriage proposals. Now I'm nineteen, which means I'm considered an old maid, so my parents are so eager for me to get married."

Ru Feng chuckled and said, "That's because you're so well-educated and knowledgeable, and you're proficient in all the arts, which is why you're so popular!"

"But I don't like any of those people who propose marriage. I don't know how much longer I can resist. I want to marry the person I love." Ru Xue suddenly felt a little irritable and paced back and forth in the room. Even at this moment, she walked with a graceful and unrestrained gait.

Ru Feng was stunned for a moment, not expecting her sister to have such thoughts. She had always thought that women in ancient times were resigned to their fate. But now, after hearing what Ru Xue said, she realized her sister's situation. Alas, it was all her fault for not thinking about this aspect.

"Do you have someone you like? I can help you!"

Ru Feng's words quieted Ru Xue down. She sighed softly, remained silent, and stared blankly at the blue and white porcelain bowl on the table.

The atmosphere was somewhat somber. Ru Feng knew that this older sister could be quite stubborn at times, and wouldn't do things she didn't want to do.

Just as Ru Feng was about to say something, footsteps sounded outside the door. The siblings looked towards the door, and Lin Yilan walked in first. She wasn't surprised to see Ru Feng, and after sitting down, she said, "Do you know that someone came to propose marriage today?"

Ru Xue asked slowly, "Which company is it this time?"

Lin Yilan sneered. Yuchi Song gave Rufeng a wink, but Rufeng's attention was all on Lin Yilan, and she didn't have time to pay attention to her father's signal.

"Hmph, it has nothing to do with Xue'er. This time, someone has come to propose marriage to our young master of the Yuchi family!"

"What?!" Upon hearing this, Ru Feng slid to the ground with his mouth agape, completely losing his handsome image.

"Yuchi Rufeng, you're something else! You've only been back a few days and you've already brought back six wives for me!" Lin Yilan, completely abandoning her image as the matriarch, roared.

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Chapter 20 Rumors

"Wh...wh...what? Six people have proposed to me? My God, I've only been back for a few days, how come I'm so popular!" After the initial surprise, Ru Feng felt a surge of joy. He knew how many bachelors there were in Yuezhou City, and to be favored by so many people was truly an honor!

"You're still laughing! You're still laughing! Yu Chi Ru Feng, how can you still laugh? Just wait and see how you find me a wife. I think your grandfather is quite enthusiastic about it." Lin Yi Lan was trembling with anger.

Ru Feng raised an eyebrow and asked her father about the specifics. Only then did she learn that all the women who came to propose marriage were the women Ru Feng had saved in the past few days, including the woman in red who fell from her horse that day. She was a relative of the governor of Yuezhou City. So, wasn't she a relative of Bai Shaojun?

Yu Chisong gave a thumbs up: "Ru Feng, amazing! You're the star of the show now, the dream lover of all the unmarried girls in Yuezhou City. Legend has it that you are both scholarly and martial, as handsome as Pan An, and kind-hearted..."

He scratched his head, realizing he'd really gotten himself into this mess. Well, he'd just have to deal with it himself.

The next day, rumors spread throughout Yuezhou City that Yuchi Rufeng, the young master of the Yuchi family, had spent the night at a brothel. He even got into a fight with the young master of the governor's mansion over the most beautiful courtesan in a certain brothel.

The entire Yuezhou City was in an uproar. Some people didn't believe it, while others did. The news spread like wildfire. There were many figures loitering around the entrance of the Yuchi Mansion. After failing to get any useful information from the servants of the Yuchi Mansion, everyone focused their attention on Bai Shaojun, but they didn't see him either.

That night, some people cried, and some people got angry.

The next day, the rumors continued, now claiming that Yu Chi Ru Feng had fallen in love with the courtesan at first sight and was planning to marry her.

That night, some people cried again, and others' anger soared.

On the third day, the rumors continued. It was said that Yuchi Rufeng had been beaten by the old general and had his leg broken.

That night, more people cried, while some laughed.

The above is just a rumor.

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The truth is:

On the morning of the third day, Ru Feng climbed over the wall into the mansion, yawning, wearing a wrinkled, dark white robe that looked like pickled vegetables, still half-asleep, and staggering as he prepared to go back to his room to sleep.

Unexpectedly, a gust of wind flashed by with great force, and Ru Feng instinctively jumped upwards, avoiding being hit.

Seeing that it was her grandfather on the wall, Ru Feng felt a bead of sweat on her forehead. At that moment, her grandfather was holding a stick as thick as a bowl and glaring angrily at Ru Feng.

"Boy, get down here!" A majestic voice rang out like thunder.

"Then don't hit me!"

"Get down!"

Why did you hit me?

"I said, get down!"

Out of respect for his grandfather, Ru Feng obediently jumped down from the wall. Before he even landed, Yu Chi Huaiyang's stick came flying at him, leaving Ru Feng, who was in mid-air, helpless. He wanted to dodge the stick but was afraid of hurting his grandfather. In the blink of an eye, Ru Feng's leg had taken a solid hit from the stick.

"Ouch!" Ru Feng cried out in pain.

So, a chase ensued in the courtyard, with countless spectators watching.

"Grandpa, let's talk this out. Don't resort to violence!"

"Grandpa, stop for a moment, let's talk this out slowly!"

"Mother, help!"

"Father, help!"

"Sister, help!"

"Uncle Butler, help!"

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Betrayed by everyone, with not a single person pleading for her, Ru Feng's heart was broken.

"Waaah... You're all bullying me! I'm so weak, and you're so big, don't you have any compassion?" Ru Feng howled as she ran. The courtyard was so small, and there were so many people, that she couldn't even use her light-footed skills. She couldn't hit her grandfather either. Later, when she was really tired from running, she aimed at a big tree and darted up it in a flash.

"Get down!" Yu Chi Huaiyang shouted breathlessly, supporting himself with a wooden stick.

"Tell me your reasons for hitting me first, or I'm planning to build my nest here," Ru Feng said stubbornly, clinging to the tree trunk.

"I'll beat you to death, you little brat! How dare you go to a brothel! You stay out all night, you're jealous of other women, and..." Yu Chi Huaiyang took a breath and continued, "Is this how the Yu Chi family raised you? Is this how your master raised you? I'd rather beat you to death than let you go out and embarrass yourself!"

"Grandpa, those are just rumors! Your grandson is completely innocent." Ru Feng naturally denied it.

"How come people described it so vividly? Don't think I'm deaf just because I'm old. I heard it clearly."

"Grandpa, how can you be old? Even if I am old, you are not old at all. You are so energetic!" Ru Feng said with a smile. How could you be old when you still have so much strength to hit people?

"Don't give me that smirk, you've completely disgraced the Yuchi family!" Yuchi Huaiyang was still furious.

Seeing Yu Chi Huaiyang's angry face, and his face that seemed a bit older than a few days ago, and then looking at Lin Yilan's sneer and Yu Chi Song and Ru Xue's worried faces, Ru Feng's heart softened.

She sighed softly, gazing blankly into the distance, successfully drawing everyone's attention.

"Grandpa, isn't it all because you wanted to arrange a marriage for me? I've heard my father say since I was little that being a soldier's or general's wife is really tough. Not only do they have to bear a lot of pressure, but they also have to put on a smile for others while secretly shedding tears at night, worrying about their husbands. If they come back safely, that's fine, but what if they really never come back? What will happen to the widow and her children?" The servants in the Yuchi family were almost all family slaves for generations, and many of them had followed their masters into the army. Upon hearing this, a woman immediately burst into tears.

Ru Feng pressed on: "I'm only sixteen years old now, and I haven't achieved any fame or success yet. Getting married now would only distract me and wear down my fighting spirit. Besides, what if something happens to me when I join the army in a few years? What will happen to my wife or fiancée? What will people think of her? How can I bear to make her sad for me?"

“But you can’t go to a brothel!” Yu Chi Huaiyang was slightly moved, and his tone softened.

“Grandpa, what are you thinking? I was just feeling down that day and wandered around aimlessly. I ran into Bai Shaojun from before. He told me that the girl I saved last time was in a brothel, so I thought I'd go check it out. I didn't expect so many things to happen there, which made me late. Grandpa, believe me, I'm still innocent. I've been practicing my master's divine skill, which requires me to remain a virgin until I'm twenty. Otherwise, not only will the skill be ruined, but my life will be in danger.” Ru Feng sighed again.

"You're not lying to me?"

"Grandpa, when has Rufeng ever lied to you?" Her eyes glistened with tears.

And so the storm subsided. As Ru Feng walked back to his room with a limp, rumors began to circulate.

From then on, no one proposed marriage to Yuchi Rufeng anymore, because they were all rejected.

After returning to his room, Ru Feng's first action was to lie under the covers and chuckle mischievously. His second action was to immediately send a message by carrier pigeon to his master to verify his testimony, in order to prevent being exposed.

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Chapter 21 Reading

One day, in the small living room of the pine forest courtyard.

Ru Feng sat cross-legged on a chair, idly munching on an apple, occasionally yelling, "Mom, what did you call me here for?"

After waiting for a long time, her mother finally returned, furious.

"What are you doing here? Didn't I tell you to wait for me at the ancestral hall?"

Ru Feng precisely spat the fruit pit into the trash can and said with a wicked smile, "Mother, please don't ask little girls to pass on messages in the future. They can't even speak clearly when they see me, so I can't hear them at all. That's why I have to wait for you here. Also, if you have something to say, it's the same as saying it here, even though it's closer to my place."