The bustling prosperity of the capital city is overwhelming.
What you see is the everyday life of ordinary people in the city.
As she walked, Yuzhi tilted her head to look at the Fourth Miss, her heart filled with a feeling called "joy".
Chapter 33 As long as you're happy
"In this capital city, if I'm second to none when it comes to delicious food and fun activities, no one would dare to claim to be number one."
Yan Ruqing gestured wildly, trying her best to express herself: "The most fun places are those that are not commonly seen. For example, if you want to drink, you can't go to a big restaurant, you have to go to a small tavern in a narrow alley. Good wine needs no bush."
He pointed in a direction: "That's it! Not only does it have good wine, but it also has a beautiful proprietress. Those arms, those legs, wow, awesome! The best part is her personality, so feisty! I love it!"
"Are you introducing the tavern or the beautiful proprietress?" Yan Ruyu said with an air of elegance, "Watch your mouth. How could you say such outrageous things to our cousin?"
"Oh dear, what's wrong now? Why are you suddenly being so old-fashioned?"
Yan Ruqing scratched her head, took a few steps and went around to Wei Pingxi's side: "Cousin, don't listen to his nonsense. I am an upright person, and the proprietress who sells wine is also an upright person. She is good at brewing wine, and she is even more ruthless when she curses people. Seventeen or eighteen men would not be enough for her to curse. She is famous far and wide for her shrewishness."
He winked and glanced at his charming 'sister-in-law,' then whispered, 'If you have the chance, you should visit the Pear Blossom Tavern; I guarantee you'll find some unexpected surprises.'
Yu Zhi tripped and almost fell to the ground.
Yan Ruyu nudged her younger brother with her elbow: "Stop talking nonsense."
Wei Pingxi swiftly grabbed the beauty's slender waist, his narrow eyes revealing a hint of worry.
The Yan brothers quickly changed the subject.
"What are you thinking about? You seem distracted."
"I wasn't thinking about anything." Yu Zhi gently rubbed her thigh, her willow-leaf eyes soft and gentle: "It hurts a little."
She spoke in a very low voice, barely enough for the two of them to whisper.
She didn't cry out in pain before leaving the house, but she is now crying out in pain. Wei Pingxi was slightly surprised. He carefully recalled the scene when he entered her, and he thought that he had been gentle. After thinking about it, he could only attribute it to his concubine being too delicate.
"I'll carry you on my back?"
Yu Zhi blushed, her face hidden behind her veil. She nodded and said, "Mm."
"Come up." Wei Pingxi stopped and bent down with his back to her.
Yu Zhi was dressed in men's clothing, so her face was obscured, but judging from her figure alone, she was a woman with a graceful demeanor. She climbed onto the Fourth Miss's back again, oblivious to how many eyes were on her as she walked along the long street. She wrapped her arms around her and took the opportunity to whisper in her ear.
The Yan brothers finished their conversation and turned around to find their cousin with her back to them. The two chatted and laughed, and the atmosphere was harmonious.
Yan Ruyu glanced at Yu Zhi meaningfully, then turned and flicked her younger brother on the forehead.
"Hey! Brother, what are you doing?"
"What are you doing?" Yan Ruyu teased, seeing that he still didn't understand the 'situation'. "You're getting disliked by the girls."
"Who has ever disliked me?" Yan Ruqing was always popular with noble ladies in the capital, and when he looked around, he didn't see any girl casting a disgusted or disdainful look at him.
He stood there stunned for a moment, then, realizing what was happening, his face flushed red: "Brother, you're not talking about the guy my cousin was carrying, are you?"
What do you think?
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding." He rubbed his hands, feeling embarrassed that he had messed things up. He glanced back at his cousin, who seemed to be in a good mood, and then suddenly realized that things were actually alright.
Yuzhi also felt it was alright.
She lay on the back of the fourth young lady, her lips barely moving so that the other could hear what she was saying—wasn't it better for her to say something casually than for Young Master Yan to be excitedly talking about the beautiful proprietress?
"Don't you already have a map? Do you need a 'living map'?"
Wei Pingxi parted her red lips slightly: "You don't want to be with them?"
Yu Zhi paused for a moment: "Didn't we agree that you would take me out to play?"
Although the Yan brothers were not outsiders, they were still men, and it was inconvenient for them to be together.
"Then let's shake them off?"
Yu Zhi smiled and said, "Okay."
Yan Ruxiu and Yan Ruying would look back every few steps to see if their cousin was still there.
The reason they came out of the house this time was to have them protect their cousin; with them there, at least those gossipy people wouldn't dare to offend her.
The Wei family's affairs were in complete chaos. The eldest son of the Wei family and the second son of the Wei family became eunuchs one after another, resulting in one death and the other being crippled.
Not to mention the rumors that have been circulating from who-knows-where:
After Wei Da was castrated, in order to please his grandfather, he directly sent the concubine from the backyard to the opera house.
The eldest grandson had his fill of a woman and then gave her to his grandfather to play with; like father, like son.
Some say that Wei Da died at the hands of the Marquis of Yiyang.
The fratricide, coupled with the grandparents' and grandchildren's shared pleasures and the father's killing of his son, led to widespread rumors of Sun's affair with Wei Er.
Despite the Wei family's immense power in Lingnan Prefecture, where a stomp of their foot could shake the earth, in the capital city teeming with powerful and influential figures, the Wei family had become a colossal joke.
From the oldest to the youngest, the whole family is absurd.
The Yan family did not want the rumors to harm their grandson who came to visit, which is why the four brothers went together to protect them.
The capital city is bustling with activity and teeming with people.
When Yan Ruxiu looked again, her cousin was nowhere to be seen.
"Big brother! My cousin is missing!"
Yan Ruyu gently rubbed her forehead and glanced at her second brother: "It's all your fault. Why did you bring up the beautiful proprietress? It's just a pot of wine. Why did you have to say it so ambiguously and cause misunderstandings?"
Realizing her mistake, Yan Ruqing was filled with regret: "Should we find someone? How could my cousin go out to play behind our backs? I haven't told her enough about all the fun places in the capital!"
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"We don't need our second cousin to lead the way. We'll do our own thing. When we're having fun, we have to experience and explore it ourselves. What others find fun, we might not find fun too."
Wei Pingxi carried Yu Zhi to a ski resort, a typical winter scene in the north.
"Dog sledding, wanna try it?"
Yu Zhi's eyes lit up, and she was eager to get off her back.
"It doesn't hurt anymore?"
Yu Zhi's pretty face suddenly turned red. She wasn't in pain to begin with, but she just didn't want to see the Fourth Miss go to see the landlady.
She shook her head, unable to understand her strange feelings.
Could it be that getting close to the Fourth Miss has made this strange trait contagious?
She couldn't understand it.
...
Icefield.
The name of this ski resort.
As the saying goes, horses have their own riding grounds, and dogs have their own dog rinks. If you want a pleasant and exciting ice skating experience, the first thing you need to do is choose a good dog.
Wei Pingxi carefully selected the fiercest and most powerful long-haired dog in the entire arena, one that looked incredibly strong.
It was even too fierce. Yu Zhi didn't dare to sit on the scooter behind her. She grabbed the fourth young lady's sleeve, her eyes full of pleading for "a different one".
"No, no, this is just right for the two of us. If you're scared when it starts running, you can hold me. I've never experienced high-speed skiing before."
The dog kennel's waiter, dressed in an ice-blue long robe, was also trying to persuade the VIP to change to another dog.
"This dog is mad and aggressive."
The waiter noticed that the two were dressed smartly and had an elegant demeanor. The one wearing a veil could not see her face clearly, while the other had an ethereal and noble air about her, and her slightly raised phoenix eyes made the waiter dare not offer any further advice.
"I'll take this one. Go and prepare it." Wei Pingxi tossed out a gold ingot, and the servant reluctantly went to prepare it.
"Good dog, good dog, don't hold back when you run. I'm not afraid of mad dogs at all. If you're not mad enough, I won't be happy. If I'm not happy, I'll kill you and eat you as dog meat!"
The big dog, with an expression that seemed to understand human nature, anxiously scratched the ground with its paws.
Yu Zhi knew she was trying to scare the dog, because the Fourth Miss never ate dog meat.
Soon the dog trainer fitted the dog with its gear. Skiing was dangerous, so Wei Pingxi gave all the protective gear to the beauty beside him.
Can bets be added to this "dog sled" game?
She saw many people on both sides of the field increasing their bets, some betting on themselves to win, and others betting on others to win.
Wei Pingxi pulled out a five-hundred-tael silver note from his sleeve: "I bet we'll win."
Those who come here are all wealthy young men from the capital. Standing here, she is already a "red flower in a sea of green," attracting countless onlookers and envious glances. She even came up here with an air of wealth and confidence, saying that she would beat everyone.
The waiter, seeing that she was a stranger and unsure of her intentions, advised her to be cautious.
"Enough with the nonsense." Wei Pingxi pulled out another five-hundred-tael silver note: "One thousand taels! Bring me all the experts. This young lady is going to have a good time!"
"Strange, when did women start coming to play in the [Ice Realm]?"
The young man in black robes said nonchalantly, "This is a place for men to play, not for you women."
"His Majesty has been ruling in his own right for so many years, how can there still be people living in the old dynasty? If you want to play, play; if not, get out!"
This woman, so ethereal and aloof, spoke with a fierce edge. The man was stunned by her words and became enraged: "Fine, let's play then. The Ice Realm is a man's domain. No woman has ever come here to 'make a fool of herself'."
"Come on! Call all the top ten experts on the list! I want to see how you're going to run out of this door crying!"
At his command, everyone rushed over.
Yu Zhi knew that the Fourth Miss wouldn't play quietly, but these people's words were both infuriating and ridiculous. In such a shabby place, they still insisted that women couldn't enter. They deserved to be taught a lesson!
"You can teach them a lesson, right?"
Wei Pingxi said nonchalantly, "I could have, but look at their aggressive demeanor, as if they're going to devour us alive. I feel pressured and I'm afraid I won't be able to unleash even half of my full strength."
"..."
Yu Zhi believed that "a white cat is a black cat that has been dyed" and did not believe that the Fourth Miss would feel pressured in front of a group of self-important and arrogant men.
She said softly, "Then what should we do?"