Chapter 97.1
Nightfall. The moon was dim in the night sky, and the moonlight was shining on the river surface at the foot of Wangfeng Restaurant. Ripples of light covered the sky and the water was colored.
She raised her head and looked at the bright moon in the sky. Suddenly, she thought of Su Qing: "I wonder what mother is doing now?" Was he alone at home? If he had known that the Cai Yue Pavilion was such a degenerate place, he would have found an excuse to push away the banquet and accompany his mother at home.
Looking at the people around her, they were all completely focused on piercing the needle, and she couldn't help but to lift the needle up, easily piercing through the thread.
Some children were singing a nursery rhyme at Wangfeng Restaurant, saying: "My hands are delicate, my face is delicate, my heart is clever, my face is beautiful, my parents are thousands of years old, my sisters are thousands of years old."
Mu Yunyao looked at the moon as her heart raced with thoughts. To be able to live a new life and return to her mother's side, she had already thanked the heavens countless times. Now, she didn't ask for anything else but for her mother to be healthy and live a long life.
Just as she finished her thoughts, she heard someone nearby cry out, "Look, fireflies!"
"So many!"
Mu Yunyao slightly pursed her lips, seeing that Lady Jin wasn't far away from her, she couldn't help but walk over. "Madam, no one once wrote a poem about a silver candle, an autumn cold painting screen, and a light fan in your hand. At this moment, you're holding a fan.
Hearing her words, Lady Jin could not help but chuckle. She was still a child after all. The thoughts in her mind could not help but be a little more naive, "We are upstairs. Unless we can lure fireflies over, we might not be able to pounce on her."
With that, she gently waved the fan in her hand in the direction of fireflies. She had already done it subconsciously, but unexpectedly, fireflies actually flew over to meet her fan!
One, two, three …. The surrounding fireflies seemed to be attracted by something as they danced around the fan, creating a beautiful picture of a beauty.
When Madame Zhao saw Lady Jin's actions, she could not help but exclaim in surprise. She did the same thing and waved the fan in her hand towards fireflies. Immediately, a portion of fireflies flew towards her.
From the start, these fireflies had only danced around the fan. Not long after, they had danced around the skirts of the four people. They sparkled like a dream and reflected the exquisite embroidery on the skirt. It was captivating!
When these ladies came out to beg for needles, they had already attracted the attention of the crowd. At this moment, around the four of them, many fireflies gathered, flying around. The sparkling dots of light were like stars in the night sky, stupefying everyone on the street. When they were at the entrance of Niyunfang, although many people had seen the figures of the four madams, they had only taken a glance and not carefully observed them. Now that they could clearly see the faces of the four madams under the light of fireflies' rays, their eyes were filled with admiration. Especially the dresses they wore, they were gorgeous and elegant
It was a perfect coincidence that there was not a single flaw to be found.
The manager of the Cai Yue Pavilion was anxiously waiting downstairs, but when he heard the exclamations, he immediately followed to take a look. When he saw the four ladies who were being surrounded by the fireflies upstairs, his expression changed greatly, "How is that possible?"
The pedestrians were already talking about it.
"Does this fireflies know how to love beauty?"
"I am definitely convinced by the beauty of the four madams."
"In the past, the few madams have come to Wangfeng Restaurant to seek help from you, but you haven't seen fireflies around, have you?"
"They didn't wear the clothes of Niyunfang in the past. It must be because the clothes of Niyunfang are so beautiful, but unfortunately, we don't have any status. Even if we brought silver taels with us, I'm afraid it would be hard to buy one." The clothes at Niyunfang are all for your benefactors, and you can't afford them either … However, I'm really envious of those four ladies.
As he listened to the discussions around him, the Cai Yue Pavilion's shopkeeper's heart sank to the bottom of his feet. After calming down, he immediately went to look at the seven ladies who had bought his clothes, but unfortunately, there were too many people upstairs and the light was dim.
After the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, fireflies flew away one by one. Lady Zhao and the others had a look of reluctance on their faces, wishing that they could keep them all here. They were all intoxicated by such an awe-inspiring scene.
After fireflies flew away, the guard lady recovered and said in amazement, "Even the fireflies were able to fall for your charms. As expected of someone in the Niyun Beauty Book."
Before, the others had been looking at Lady Jin and the rest with jealousy, but now, jealousy was clearly visible in their eyes. Begging on the Double Seventh Festival, and the fact that it attracted so many fireflies to fly around, this matter would certainly spread widely. Who knows, maybe they could even listen to it! Previously, when Lady Jin had sincerely offered a birthday present to the Emperor, she had attracted Cai Die, causing her to receive a reward. When this matter spread, everyone was afraid that her beautiful name would spread throughout the world …
It was time for the main assembly.
How could the heavens be so unfair? The heavens' greatest fortune had fallen on her head twice!
The next part of the banquet was somewhat absent-minded, and it didn't take long for it to end.
After the banquet ended, Mu Yunyao followed behind Lady Jin as they walked out.
When they reached a place with no one around, Lady Jin couldn't help but laugh, "Yunyao, you've caused me so much trouble. Just look at the jealous gazes of those madams, it's as if they can burn through me."
"Madam's charm is able to captivate fireflies, and it's not something that can be controlled by human means. It's useless even if they're jealous."
Lady Jin smiled meaningfully and gently spun the fan in her hand. "Yes, it is indeed not something that can be controlled by human means. It has nothing to do with you!" "Alright, it's time for me to leave. You should be busy with the rest of the time."
After tonight, Niyunfang's reputation would be incomparable. Who knew how many girls would be attracted to it? After all, the clothes made here were enough to make people fall for them. Just the gimmick alone was enough to crush all the other shops.
Because it was late at night at the banquet, Su Qing had already discussed it with Mu Yunyao to rest at Niyunfang for the night. However, when she thought of Su Qing on the second floor, Mu Yunyao immediately thought of returning to see her.
Liu Liang had already driven the carriage over. As soon as they stopped, the two sisters, Jin Lan and Jin Qiao, jumped down from the carriage. "Lady, we're worried about you. We came with Liu Liang to wait."
"You guys are being considerate." A trace of warmth flashed through Mu Yunyao's eyes. She was obviously very satisfied with the two sisters' consideration. They were both extremely intelligent. As long as they didn't betray her, she wouldn't mistreat them.
"Miss, should we go to Niyunfang or go home?"
"Yes sir!"
Inside Niyunfang, Yu Heng waited at the entrance with an anxious expression on his face.
Yue Wang sat upright on his beauty bed, which was embroidered with peony patterns. His aura was extremely cold, and his gaze was as sharp as a blade.
Yu Heng's heart skipped a beat. Master usually had a strong aura, but it was not to such an extent that one could not catch one's breath, "Master, Miss Mu must have been left behind to chat with the ladies. This subordinate saw that the four ladies in Niyunfang's robes were in the limelight."
Yue Wang's eyes were cold, causing Yu Heng's heart to tremble. He quickly added: "Master, please take a seat. This subordinate will go downstairs to look." Seeing him nod in agreement, she quickly ran up to the second floor and jumped down from the window.
Yue Wang stared at the western wall and saw a poem hanging on the wall: "The wind returns to the immortal to control the clouds to fan the clouds, even more so, the moon falls into the river of stars." On the pillow, the dreamy soul startled, the dawn eaves sparse rain. Even though they met briefly, it was difficult for them to grow old together. In the end, he was not envious of the human world. It was as if time had passed by.
Shi Shi was still using his handwriting, but the content of the poem …
After a while, Yu Heng returned. His tone was filled with caution as he said, "Master, the banquet has already ended. This subordinate has asked around and it seems that Miss Mu has gone home."
Yue Wang then stood up, and directly picked up the poem from the wall. There was no light in his eyes, which were as deep as the night sky, causing people to not be able to clearly see how much emotion was mixed within: "Let's go."
Yu Heng knew that he was lacking in power and did not dare to speak anymore. He hurriedly followed behind Yue Wang.
Seeing Yue Wang board his horse and rush towards the small courtyard Mu Yunyao had bought, Yu Heng's heart began to thump even more:
Master seemed to care a lot about Lady Mu. 'Can it be that I have to see her tonight?' Speaking of his master, he was already twenty years old. If he were to be placed in someone else's home, the child would be able to run all over the place.
For the sake of his master's life, he had almost blinded his only eye. If he knew that he had a girl he was interested in, he would probably tie her up and bring her back to Guangdong Province.
As he thought of this, the two of them had already arrived at the entrance of the small courtyard Mu Yunyao had bought. Yu Heng hurriedly dismounted and stepped forward, "Master, are you going to change your clothes?" It would not be good to leave a bad impression on this travel-worn appearance when he went to see the lady in the small courtyard.
Yue Wang frowned, his cold eyes sweeping over Yu Heng's body. Then, he threw the reins in his hand over and entered the garden at the side.
Yu Heng was startled for a moment and then reacted. The master had sent people to secretly buy this embroidered garden, he had originally wanted to buy the small yard Mu Yunyao lived in, but he had secretly opened a small door, allowing the people near Jingling City to have a place to communicate with each other. Now, he could only change his plans.
When Mu Yunyao returned home, she saw that the light in Su Qing's room was still on. She went up and knocked on the door gently, "Mother, are you asleep?"
Very soon, the door was opened. Su Qing, who was dressed in clothes, had a look of surprise in her eyes. "Yao`er, I thought you would be staying at Niyunfang. How did the banquet end so soon?"
Seeing the smile on Mu Yunyao's face, Su Qing's heart relaxed slightly. With the incident at Cai Yue Pavilion, she was afraid that Yunyao would be in trouble during the banquet. She was so worried that she didn't even have time to eat.
"I didn't think much of mother, so I came straight back. Did mother think of me?" Mu Yunyao blinked. Her watery eyes looked as if they were carrying the light of the sun and the moon. She saw that Su Qing's heart had softened into a ball.
"How long has it been since you last saw your mother before you started to miss her?"
Mu Yunyao shamelessly hugged Su Qing's waist. "I've always said that one day is like three autumns, and my mother and I haven't seen each other for quite a few hours. Although it's not as if it's three autumns, one or two autumns is still possible."
Su Qing couldn't help but smack her forehead with her palm. "Do you usually coax your mother to be happy? Come in quickly and tell your mother that the banquet is going smoothly?"
Mu Yunyao's thoughts fluctuated, but she was not sleepy at the moment. She told him about what had happened at the banquet, which made Su Qing exclaim, "Could it be that those clothes are really beautiful? Do you really think they can attract fireflies?"
Mu Yunyao covered her lips and laughed out loud. "No matter how beautiful these clothes are, these fireflies don't know how to appreciate them. It's just that I added some spices to the fan the four ladies are holding, which can temporarily attract them." On the other hand, your mother was shocked that Yao'er could come up with such a good idea! " Su Qing hugged her and the two of them leaned against the window. They raised their heads to look at the crescent moon in the night sky and thought about their own thoughts.