No wonder... I bet carrying that title didn't feel good. "Why did Ruoshui withdraw from the competition?"
Sun Hai shook his head. "I don't know about that."
"arrive."
I looked up and pushed open a vermilion double door. I was immediately captivated by the view before me.
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Chapter 8 It turns out he was a prince
The roof is oval-shaped, its bright yellow glazed tiles exquisitely beautiful. Glazed tiles are also visible throughout the interior. The sapphire blue glazed tiles are dazzling. The entire house resembles a crystal palace.
Especially noteworthy is the exquisitely crafted bed in the center, shimmering with a pale purple light, surrounded by numerous yellow roses.
He plopped down on the bed. "Is anyone home?"
After several attempts, no one answered. The exquisite craftsmanship of glassmaking in this era left me in awe.
"Young Master..."
I turned around and asked, "Where is your master?"
"I apologize for keeping you waiting, young master. My master will be out shortly."
Taking the glass from his hand, she exclaimed in surprise, "You have stemmed glasses here too?"
The woman smiled. "It's the Moonlit Night Cup."
I smelled it, "Wow...it's wine..." I took a sip, "It tastes good."
Suddenly, a bell rang out, "Jingle bell, jingle bell."
"Master..." the woman retreated.
Turning around, one saw a person wearing a felt hat and a dark blue outfit with a ring of bells around the hem.
"It's you." Her eyes lit up. "You don't look... anything special..."
I looked him up and down. "Are you the mastermind behind the Hundred Flowers Pavilion?"
"It's me."
Touching his beardless chin, he thought, "He's not very tall, and his looks aren't particularly outstanding... That's strange..."
"I heard you want to give me the Hundred Flowers Pavilion?"
"strangeness……"
Seeing that he was still deep in thought, his eyes inadvertently caught sight of something.
"Girl, are you interested in me if you keep staring at me like that?"
She was startled and looked at herself. "You knew I was a woman? Why? How come they didn't notice for so long!"
He took a sip of red wine and said, "This red wine is quite good."
"Of course, you can only shout here."
Shaking his head, he said, "Not necessarily. As long as there are juicy grapes, fermentation and winemaking can be carried out."
"How did you know?" she asked, looking at me in surprise.
"This..." I already knew that.
She walked around me for a while, thought for a moment, and said, "I'll give you a riddle. If you answer it correctly, I'll give you the Hundred Flowers Pavilion."
"Go ahead and tell me."
"What has four legs during the day, two legs at noon, but three legs at night? What is it?"
I shook my head mysteriously, "This...this..."
"Can you answer that? If you can't, it's not your fault, since no one has ever answered it before."
“It’s a person.” I looked up at her. “Morning refers to a person’s childhood. In infancy, a person crawls on the ground, so they are called four-legged. Noon refers to a person’s adolescence. At this time, a person stands on two legs, so they are called two-legged. Evening refers to a person’s old age. At this time, a person has a cane, so they are called three-legged.”
He stared at the androgynous woman in front of him, speechless for a long time, standing there dumbfounded.
Is this correct?
After a while...
Suddenly I felt a gust of wind and fell backward.
"What are you doing? What ...
Looking at the man who had been tackled, he chuckled wickedly, "Young master, you are quite shrewd, you know? I've been searching for a clever and wise man to be my life partner, and I thought I'd never find one again. I never expected to find one today. Is that alright? Let's get married today!"
"I, I..."
His mouth was suddenly covered.
“My name is Mela. Don’t worry… I will treat you well…” she said, starting to shave off her clothes.
I struggled to look at her, inwardly groaning.
"ah……"
Before I could even scream, I heard a bloodcurdling scream.
Her finger trembled as she pointed at me, "You, you...you're a woman?"
Mela scrambled out of bed, her face a mixture of sadness and anger. She threw on her robe and rushed over.
The maid who was there first came out and tidied my clothes. "Our mistress is very sad. After all, he was her first love..."
I'm speechless.
"Originally, the Hundred Flowers Pavilion was part of the master's dowry..."
"Then I don't want it." I don't need to marry a woman.
"Please accept this paper, young lady. From now on, this Hundred Flowers Pavilion belongs to you."
"But..." The master hasn't agreed yet.
"Miss, there's no need to be sad. Your master will be fine after a while."
The Hundred Flowers Pavilion had more than one master. That's the conclusion I've drawn.
"Miss, Miss, you're finally out! I was so worried about you..."
"What's there to worry about? Look, I came out unharmed! And the Hundred Flowers Pavilion is mine too."
According to the provisions of the next letter, I will write down the monthly operating situation of Baihualou and submit it to Luo, who will then pass it on to that master. Baihualou's profits are split 82/80.
"By the way, where is that Luo?" I asked Qiu Niang, who came out with me and was in charge of the Hundred Flowers Pavilion.
A woman emerged from behind her, carrying a cage.
"That's it, Luo."
"Miss, are we really going to take this pigeon back?" Ping'er glanced at the lazy pigeon in the cage. "I've never seen such a lazy one before..."
"Of course..."
Dugu Ziyi happily followed behind, "Stewed pigeon soup must be delicious."
Smiling at the cage, he said, "Indeed, Little Purple's idea is good."
The pigeon suddenly stood up, its eyes wary.
"Wow, not bad...it can even understand what I'm saying."
Just one more street and we'll reach the Liu residence. "Little Zi, I'm going back now. What about you?"
Dugu Ziyi was somewhat reluctant to part, "Sister Liu..."
"It's okay, we'll have time later. So, how will you get back?"
She raised her head and said, "I made an appointment with my fourth brother. He said he would come to pick me up."
"Him? That deep, mysterious guy, what's his name, Jing?"
"It seems Miss Liu hasn't remembered my name yet."
Turning around suddenly, I saw the man in the purple robe, handsome and deep-set, with a scholarly, elegant, and smiling man in a moon-white robe beside him.
"Fourth Sister..."
He turned to look at Ping'er and received a hint.
"Why is Third Brother at the door?" So this is the Third Brother whom Ming'er will be learning from Qu.
Dugu Ziyi ran over happily, "Fourth Brother."
"Why is the Seventh Prince with the Fourth Sister?"
Dugu Jing said, "Ziyi really likes the Fourth Miss."
"Really?" Seeing her fourth sister's somewhat bewildered expression, she asked, "Fourth sister, what's wrong?"