Chapter 180 – Who is the benefactor tonight (above)

In the backyard of the medical lodge, the curtains of the guest room were lifted, and Han Ben swept a glance at the empty bunkhouse and asked the doctor, “Where is he?”

The old man said, “Last night after taking the medicine, slept here ah, this morning did not see him go out. Besides, he’s in so much pain that he can’t move, where can he go, it’s really strange.”

Unwilling to do so, Han Ben turned around back and forth and still didn’t see anyone, his brows wrinkled deeply.

The other middle aged doctor who came with him said, “My lord, since this …… patient is not here, why don t I take my leave first? There are still quite a few patients waiting to be healed in my hands.”

Han Ben replied with a sullen face, “Please wait a little longer.”

He sat on the edge of the bed and looked over the folds in the bedding; someone had indeed slept there, but he couldn’t be sure how long.

Where did Yin Fu go? Could it be that the masked man who infiltrated the envoy’s compound last night was really him ……

It’s not yet time for duty to end, why are you here?”

Han Ben got up and approached, surveying his slightly pale face and seeing that the tip of his nose was still slightly red from the cold, he asked, “Where did you go last night?”

Yin Fu said, “Just sleep here.”

“What about just now? I couldn’t find it anywhere.”

“…… Oh, I felt hungry, so I went to the market to drink a bowl of white porridge. The doctor said that the porridge was okay to drink.”

Han Ben looked to the doctor.

The oldest doctor nodded his head, “Indeed it is possible. Intestinal colic comes quickly and the pain is very unbearable, but it also goes away quickly, and this gentleman seems to be in no serious trouble.”

Han Ben turned his head and ordered the middle-aged doctor, “Please trouble the doctor to diagnose his condition.”

The oldest doctor’s face was not hesitant, “Since you don’t believe in my medical skills, why do you still send it to my medical hut, next time you’d better hire someone else!” Words and flung his sleeve and walked away.

“I’m better now, I don’t need to be re-diagnosed, do I?”

“Another diagnosis would be more prudent.”

Yin Fu’s face seemed to turn a few shades whiter as he slowly sat down at the table and held out his wrist.

The middle-aged doctor carefully took his pulse, pressed his abdomen, and after some examination and questioning, said to Han Ben: “Right now, there’s really no harm done. However, the doctor was right when he said that colic comes and goes quickly, and now I can’t tell exactly what the situation was before.”

“Thanks a lot.”

The middle-aged doctor arched his hand and left the guest room as well.

Yin Fu glared at Han Ben and asked through clenched teeth, ”You suspect me of faking illness, why? Suspect me of being lazy? The royal guard duties aren’t heavy, there’s no need for me to steal this laziness!”

Han Ben averted his eyes from looking at him and asked again, “Did you go out of the city last night or not?”

Yin Fu shouldn’t have, walking over and shoving him, “Go away, this my bunk.”

Han Ben just got up, he stomped off his shoes, and lay down into the quilt with his clothes, rolled the quilt, wrapped the whole body, and did not even show his head.

Han Ben shook it through the covers, “Hey, asking you.”

The man under the quilt didn’t move a muscle.

Han Ben some annoyed, grabbed the corner of the quilt forcefully lifted, see Yin Fu red eyes, forcefully biting his lips, a look to cry not to cry. He was already looking young, so more like an aggrieved child, turned his back to Han Ben curled up, did not say anything.

“…… You’re crying?” Han Ben was a bit at a loss for words, “I didn’t say you must be faking it, I just wanted to ask why you weren’t there just now.”

With a bit of a sobbing voice, Yin Fu whispered, ”I said it, but you didn’t believe me. You didn’t believe me, so you asked me again. Even if I answer again, you still don’t believe me. Why don’t you just stop asking and take me directly to the officials.”

Han Ben sighed and sat on the edge of the bed, “It doesn’t matter if I believe it or not, what matters is whether the king believes it or not.”

Yin Fu stiffened for a moment and slowly turned around, looking at him with red eyes, ”What do you mean? Your Highness also suspects me? Suspect me of what?”

Han Ben said, “Several times three times you are not in the king’s residence, to say that all coincidence, not to mention the king does not believe, even I heart also drumming, want to hear you say a truth.”

“You want the truth? Okay, I’ll tell you …… come closer.”

“Speak.” Han Ben lowered his head a bit and stared at the other man’s face, watching the subtle changes in his eyes as he spoke.

Yin Fu smiled, the dimpled swirls on her left cheek were as sweet and moving as the moon in the middle of the sky, clearly displayed.

“The truth is,” his eyes glowed with a thin layer of blood color as he unleashed his nightmare magic, “- Han Ben, you fell in love with Yin Fu at first sight. You believed in him, loved him, and were willing to go through fire and do anything for him.”

Han Ben’s eyes were completely out of focus, his expression wooden as he mechanically repeated, “Yin Fu, trust, love, go through fire.”

Yin Fu quirked the corners of his mouth in satisfaction and added, “A lifetime of use for him.”

Han Ben body suddenly shocked, as if there is a force in the body was triggered by a certain word, began to struggle under the vice of the mesmerizing art, and even the expression was painfully distorted, “A lifetime …… promise is not lightly promised, so I do not …… negative people …… not …… a lifetime to follow the general …… saddled with a horse …… not Yin Fu, not ……”

Yin Fu stared deathly into his eyes, fine sweat seeping from the corners of his forehead.

To control the other party’s sanity with the technique of Nightmare Charm is an extremely powerful and dangerous practice, not only is the process very exhausting in terms of internal energy, but it is also easy for the technique to be reversed, and the person will go crazy and become a “blood pupil”. The firmer the will of the other party, the stronger the resistance, the higher the chances that the caster will be devoured.

The last time he had cast it on Han Ben, it had gone smoothly, but he didn’t expect that this time, it had triggered the other party’s stubborn resistance to the point that it nearly backfired on him.

The true qi in his body was running wildly, and he exerted twelve percent of his strength, tugging and pulling for a long time before he managed to suppress the other party’s sanity and deepen his control over his consciousness once again.

Seeing that Han Ben’s expression had regained its woodenness, Yin Fu only felt that the qi and blood in his lungs were churning, almost spewing out blood. He retracted his gong method, his sweaty heavy clothes wet, panting like a void, and it was only after a long time that he slowed down and closed his eyes to regulate his breathing.

Han Ben came to his senses, feeling as if he had been out of his mind for a moment, fixed his eyes to look at Yin Fu again, and found that his face was getting more and more green and white, so he hurriedly asked, “Are you alright? Do you want me to ask a doctor to come and take a look?”

“It’s fine, I’m tired and want to sleep.” Yin Fu didn’t dare to speak more, fearing that his breath would be unstable to attract the other party’s suspicion.

Seeing his tired face, Han Ben could only say, “Then you can sleep some more, I’ll return to the royal residence to resume my duties.”

Yin Fu nodded with his eyes closed and gave a slight smile.

Han Ben tucked him into the corner of the blanket, got up and took a few steps, then suddenly turned back around and lowered his head to give him a peck on the dimpled edges of his cheek, then walked out of the room at a fast pace, somewhat nervously.

The door to the room was carefully shut tight. A moment later, Yin Fu opened his eyes, his amber colored pupils cold and dead. He raised his sleeve and wiped his face, whispering, “…… This is disgusting.”

–

Su Yan bent down and was about to get into the carriage when Xiao Bei tugged at his sleeve from behind and whispered, “Sir, isn’t this a good idea? Isn’t it written in the Daming Law that an official who stays with a prostitute will be punished with sixty strokes of the cane?”

“Bullshit, it’s not like I’m going whoring! I’m just going to visit an old acquaintance. I promised to go and take a look when I have time, how long has this been dragging on, at least go there, I can’t break my promise.” Su Yan turned his head and glared at him, “You can’t even read all the poems and sutras, where did you learn the Da Ming Law!”

Su Xiaobei said, “Mr. Shen said. He also explained to me that if Your Excellency wants to go to Rouge Hutong, you must stop him so as not to fall into the stain of breaking the law and delaying Your Excellency’s future.”

Su Yan lost his smile: ”Shen Qi? He said it in a grandiose way, but it’s still not because of the vinegar bowl overturning. Besides, even if I have been hanging out with Ruan Hongjiao for half a year, I really just drink and listen to music, he used to go to brothels, did he go to explain the Daming Law to the sisters? He still has the nerve to care about me.”

He pointed at Su Xiaobei with a serious face, “You, don’t be a traitor, or else you’ll be thrown out with a broom. If you don’t want to drive the cart, replace it with Xiao Jing.”

Su Xiaobei wasn’t afraid of the official authority of the big lord of the house, pursed her lips and reluctantly said, “It’s better for me to drive the car, Xiao Jing is unreliable.”

The wheels of the car crushed the stone pavement, not long to the rouge hutong.

Xiao Bei guarded the car, Su Yan in civilian clothes, familiar with the way through the room, in a crowd of warblers and swallows “Aiyo, Mr. Su, how long has it been since I’ve been here,” greetings, smiling pleasantries, asked: “Ruan Hong Banana is here, right?”

“In in.” Bustard smiled, “Still the original room. Mr. Su – ah no, I heard that you passed the Chun Exam and are now an official, it’s time to address Mr. Su. It’s rare that you are so long-suffering and still miss our Ruan Xiaoniang.”

Su Yan smiled and handed her an ingot of broken silver, “I want to see her for a while, I’ll leave after chatting for a while.”

“Just …… chat for a while? Why don’t you stay the night and let her serve your lord well.” The bustard earnestly advised.

Su Yan waved his hand and didn’t say much to her, directly coming to the door of Ruan Hong Banana’s room, knocking on the door and calling out, “My good girl, young master has come to see you.”

Ruan Hongxiao was changing his clothes when he heard the door call, hastily fastened his belt and went over to answer the door with a happy face.

The door of the room opened, and outside the door stood a handsome and flamboyant youth, taller and stronger than the handsome and weak teenage male from earlier, with a deeper voice and a more subdued demeanor.

But no matter how much she grew and changed in appearance, there was only one person who would call her “my good girl”.

Ruan Hongjiao unknowingly reddened her eyes and turned around to invite him in to hide it, saying as she did so, “Look at this messy body of Nu Jia, I’ve made you laugh. Quickly sit down, have some tea first, and wait for slave to change her clothes.”

Su Yan saw that she had a pasted jacket over her jacket and skirt, and had a cloak hanging in the crook of her arm, and asked, “I came at a bad time, are you going out?”

Ruan Hong Banana hung the cloak back on the coat rack and said, “Originally, I promised a familiar old townsman that I would go to her pavilion to give a show to the newly debuted clear herdsman. Since the eunuch …… adult has come, the slave naturally will not go, this will tell the servant girl to go back off.”

“Don’t, arrange it however you originally arranged it, I just came to see you and chat for a while, I won’t stay too long.” Su Yan said.

Ruan Hongjiao looked lost, “It’s also true that your lordship is now an official and it’s inconvenient for him to come back to my slave.”

“Not for that reason.”

“No? Then could it be that the lady of the house is so jealous of your marriage that she won’t let you come to the green house?”

“And shrewd and jealous …… seems to count, and stares me down. But it’s not madam, there is more than one.” Su Yan was a little hard to say, “Actually, before I returned to the capital, I wanted to come to you to ask, after all, you are a professional, uh, experienced. You look at my situation, is it really bent, or is it a stressful bend that can still be straightened back afterward?”

Ruan Hongxiao looked at him uncertainly, “Bent? Straight? Stressful?”

“It’s just that, so what,” Suyan went back and forth on her words, finally gritting her teeth and saying bluntly, “I slept with guys.”

“Aiya.” Ruan Hongxiao small exclamation of surprise, found out that out of order, busy sleeve to cover the mouth, “is a small boy, that’s nothing, which big family’s book boy qin boy does not give the master accompanied by the bed, sleep on sleep. Doesn’t prevent adults from coming to the green house to seek pleasure, and later marry a wife and concubines ah.”

Thinking about the open culture of this era, Su Yan vaguely felt that it was a mistake to come and ask Ruan Hongxiao, but since he had already opened this mouth, he might as well continue to ask to the end. He sighed, “It’s not a boy, it’s a fellow employee.”

“A handsome scholar who was an official in the same dynasty? The Hanlin wind and moon is a good story of sorts.”

“And the guards.”

“…… Since they are guards, it’s only right that they guard their masters day and night.”

“And, um, powerful – but not by my own volition, he’s a bully.”

Ruan Hong Banana’s eyes were sympathetic, came over and rubbed Su Yan’s shoulders, “A big official presses people to death, it’s the same everywhere. Adults can tolerate it, can not tolerate the idea of nausea nausea him, may be able to avoid it.”

“If only it was that easy, that family of his relatives-” Su Yan patted Ruan Hong Banana’s hand, “Forget about it, back to the point. I was originally fond of women, now that I’m like this, can the broken sleeve still be attached back?”

Ruan Hongjiao guffawed, “Your Honor can sleep with whomever he wants, so what does it matter if you pick up your sleeve or not? Under the sky, there is no law that says that after sleeping with a man, you are not allowed to sleep with a woman again? If you can’t decide whether you prefer a man or a woman, just sleep with me once and it will be clear.”

Su Yan startled, “I’m not just sleep even the kind of people, have to have feelings, right, both sides have to be equal, both sides willingly.”

Ruan Hongjiao pretended to be aggrieved, frowning sadly: “Your honor said so, is it that you have no feelings for your slave, and that the previous six months were all just a play? Or do you think that the status is not equal, and you dislike the fact that my slave is a woman of the willow, and a woman of the flower, and is not worthy of recommending a pillow to your honor.”

Su Yan hurriedly explained, “Of course not! Cough, what I mean is that once a partner is established, other people, male or female, I shouldn’t mess with anymore.”

“This is not still not sure. Your honor is still young, the first time to know the wind and moon, or slow to make up your mind is good. In case after sleeping with your slave, you feel that a woman is more suitable for you, won’t it help you make up your mind and know your true preference better?”

Suyan hesitated.

Ruan Hongxiao struck while the iron was hot: “Try? Why don’t we choose a day, how about tonight?”

She rubbed her plump puffy breasts against Su Yan’s shoulder and neck, and then used her green onion-like fingertips to gently trace around the knot of his throat.

Su Yan shivered, the front did not raise the flag, but felt a vague pain in the back, inexplicably gave birth to a trace of fear – two days and two nights soaked in the fragrance of lamb’s wine, he was subjected to a storm of scourging, while being forced to ask, “pregnant with my seed or not”. “pregnant after birth or not” “where to give birth, here or here”, from the body to the psychological have left an indelible mark. So much so that when you think of men and women in the clouds and rain, you will reflexively worry about whether the other will be pregnant? Contraceptive measures are almost non-existent, in case of pregnancy, birth or not? Born to be a father, can he afford the responsibility of a lifetime?

Ruan Hongxiao teased for a long time, trapped in the “birth or not” spell Su adults did not respond, and even a little panic inside. She thought with disappointment, a good young man, at first how well-informed and sensible ah, was ruined by those unscrupulous men. Now, even if she how sincere, want to dedicate herself to him, to usher in the career of the best feelings as a memory, but also can not do.

When Su Yan heard Ruan Hongjiao’s slight sobs, his heart gave birth to a few moments of guilt and intolerance, and reached out to wrap his hand around her arm, comforting her, “I’ll recognize you as my sister.”

“…… What?” Ruan Hongxiao suspected that her ears had misheard.

“You’re two years older than me, and we talk well together, so how about we call ourselves brother and sister from now on? If sister Ruan is tired of her career as a prostitute, I’ll help you redeem yourself – but I’m shy, so you’ll have to pay at least half of the redemption money yourself. Du Shinniang has a treasure chest. You’re more popular than her, so you should have some money, right? If you really do not have, I will think of another way to get together, but later you have to find a job and slowly pay me back, pro sister and brother still clear accounts.”

Ruan Hongxiao cried and laughed: ”What silly things to say! Of course the slave has savings …… No, you are a fourth rank official, what sister do you recognize with me, a smoky woman! You are stupid? You don’t want to be gossiped about if you don’t want a bright future? Do not mention this again, I also do not want to leave the rouge alley, so this is quite good. If you want to come and listen to me sing, come, if you don’t want to come, it’s fine, just don’t recognize your relatives indiscriminately.”

Su Yan said: “What’s wrong with a woman who is a prostitute, relying on her body to eat by her ability is much better than a person who sells his soul. If you really don’t want to, I won’t force you, but it’s not a big deal to call out in private. Calling her ‘Ruan Hongjiao’ makes her seem strange, and calling her ‘good girl’ makes her seem frivolous. Why don’t you call me ‘Sister Ruan’ and treat me as a relative in the future, so that I don’t feel awkward when I’m alone with you.”

Ruan Hongjiao a heart is going to melt, choking and nodding, “Your Excellency can be called whatever you want to call it in private, no matter what you regard as a slave, a slave is regarded as …… being …… a slave.”

She wanted to say “closest relative”, “brother”, but she was worried about climbing up the ladder, and after a long period of time, she felt that it was inappropriate to say anything, so she simply did not say anything, and anyway, her heart understands that it is good.

Su Yan wiped her tears clean with a handkerchief and laughed, “With her makeup all cried out, how can she go and hold the stage for others, for fear that she won’t be suppressed by the newly debuted young lady.”

Ruan Hongjiao lightly punched him, went to the mirror to make up, while putting on the powder and said: “Sir want to go with my slave? I have seen this young lady before, although she is covering her face, just by looking at her posture, she is a beauty. Your Excellency is too familiar with the slave is not interesting, see her, it is not possible to say that the interest will come it, just take this night to comb her together, clean herdsman, clean.”

“Nothing dry or unclean, people are not clothes.” Su Yan is not interested in a group of johns to rob the first night of the girl, but in the end, the combing ceremony of the green house is a little curious, I do not know whether it is like the latter-day TV dramas, throwing the embroidered ball or the families bidding, or by the girl herself to set up a test of the hurdles, and finally choose a preferred one.

Ruan Hongjiao skillfully applied her makeup, put on her cloak, and laughed, “If you don’t mind, you can ride with me in the car, and it will be fun to see the action.”

Su Yan hesitated slightly before being pulled onto the carriage by her.

Su Xiaobei asked, “My lord, not going back to the house?”

Su Yan said, “Go to see a hustle and bustle on the return, you want to see can also follow over, do not want to see first go back to rest.”

Ruan Hongjiao said, “Don’t worry, when I turn around, my slave will definitely send your lord back in one piece, guaranteeing that not a single hair will fall out.”

Su Xiaobei was uneasy and drove the carriage to follow their car, going all the way to the place where the crowd was watching.

–

“Went to a green house?” Shen Qi frowned, “Or with that Ruan Hongjiao?”

Gao Shuo nodded his head and said, “Yes, first he went to Rouge Alley, and then later he traveled in the same car with Ruan Hongxiao and transferred to another brothel. It is rumored that there is a newly minted purveyor over there who is combing her hair today.”

Shen Qi’s face is gloomy, the silver teeth secretly gritted: all this, still want to sleep with women miles, it seems to be not enough cao, has not recognized the reality. I hate the emperor’s defense tight, otherwise he would have cao served.

Gao Shuo looked at the Shangguan s expression, his heart chilled a little, and hesitantly asked, “Your Excellency is ready to ……”

“Go and see the fun.” Shen Qi held the hilt of the Embroidered Spring Sword and got up, saying.

–

Han Ben returned to the king’s residence to resume orders, only that Yin Fu stayed in the guest room of the medical lodge last night, did not go out of the city, this morning went over to see people, the disease is still not quite well, it is estimated that you need to take a day off again, tomorrow to come back.

King Yu nodded a little and said nothing.

That night, he changed into a lightweight Xuan color trailing sa, personally came to the medical hut to find out what happened, just happened to run into Yin Fu do ordinary cloth dress, leaving the back door of the medical hut, step method fluttering through the streets and alleys, flying eaves and walls, and even the nesting birds did not startle.

Light skill is good, it seems to have hidden more than one hand, King Yu secretly said, silently trailing away.

Chasing after him, he saw Yin Fu walk into a brothel with lights and colors.

Dressing up to hide his face, and carefully erasing his tracks along the way, just to go to a green house to have fun? King Yu thought for a moment and decided to follow him in to see what kind of tricks he was up to.