Chapter 101 Plum Blossom Song

Time flies. In the blink of an eye, Liu Xunyi has been in the Xianwang Mansion for more than a month. During this time, Liu Xunyi finally realized what it means to be idle.
In order to play the role of a good host, Lin Fangda took Liu Xunyi to visit almost all the places in Luoyang City where there were places to eat, drink and have fun.

Apart from occasionally accompanying Lin Fangda and entertaining the owners of major businesses in Luoyang City, Liu Xunyi has no other serious work to do.

Under the protection of the Xianwang Mansion, Luoyang City was not only peaceful, but even prosperous. The grudges in the martial arts world seemed to have nothing to do with this place, and the imminent wars and conflicts seemed to be far away.

For more than a month, Liu Xunyi didn't even see Luo Tianjin. Although he was anxious, he didn't dare to show any abnormality on the surface. He could only pretend to be in a good mood and act like a brother to Lin Fangda.

A few days ago, a father and daughter came to the Donghai Teahouse in Luoyang City to sing and claim that there was a famine in their hometown, so they came to Luoyang City in order to seek a livelihood.

The father's surname was Liu. He was blind due to an eye disease in his early years, but he was proficient in music and played the guqin well. People in the teahouse called him "Old Man Liu". The daughter's name was Meihua. She was no more than 20 years old. She was not only pretty, but also had a voice as beautiful as the sound of nature.

Since the singing father and daughter came, the Donghai Teahouse, which had been doing mediocre business, has been flooded with customers these days. According to the shopkeeper, business has never been so good since the Donghai Teahouse opened.

Lin Fang, who knew Luoyang City well, also got the news. Therefore, on the second day after Meihua and her daughter moved into the Donghai Teahouse, he took Liu Xunyi and "Fushou Kangning" to the Donghai Teahouse to listen to music.

Originally, they just wanted to have some fun, but they didn't expect that they would keep doing it for five days without interruption. Even Luo Ningyu and Luo Hongxuan were attracted by the reputation of Meihua and his daughter, and followed Lin Fangda and Liu Xunyi to the East Sea Tea House to join in the fun.

It must be said that the singing of Meihua and his daughter was indeed wonderful. Even Liu Xunyi, who was used to listening to court music in Tianji Pavilion, could not help but be deeply attracted by their Jianghu songs. Therefore, compared with the casinos and restaurants in the past few days, Liu Xunyi was more willing to drag Lin Fangda to the teahouse to listen to the music.

Just after noon, Liu Xunyi, Luo Ningyu, Luo Hongxuan and Lin Fangda were already sitting in the private room on the second floor, waiting for Meihua and his daughter to perform.

Today, the East Sea Inn was packed with people again. The upstairs and downstairs were all filled with tea drinkers. The shopkeeper and waiters were very busy, serving the tables. From the lobby downstairs, there were bursts of urging noises from time to time. It was not difficult to see how popular Meihua and his daughter were.

Suddenly, the sound of a zither began to play. Liu Xunyi, like the other tea drinkers, was already familiar with this tune and wished he could hum it.

Every time the Meihua father and daughter appear, they start with this tune.

After much anticipation, as the sound of the piano faded away, Old Man Liu and Meihua slowly walked onto the stage, both bowed and greeted each other, and there was an immediate burst of applause in the teahouse.

"My father and I fled here, and we were spared from freezing and starvation in the cold winter. I would like to thank you all!" Old man Liu was a man of the moment, and he spoke beautifully. He knew the purpose of the people present, so he said no more, and walked to the piano and sat down, stroking the piano with both hands, and the melodious music gradually rose. At the same time, he smiled and nodded in the direction of his daughter.

"I'm Meihua, and I can only sing two little songs in exchange for a few copper coins in reward from you gentlemen." Meihua bowed humbly from left to right and from top to bottom, "I learned these little tunes from my mother. It's a pity that my mother passed away early, otherwise I would have learned a few more to give to you guests." At this point, Meihua's eyes showed a hint of loss. She wiped her eyes with a handkerchief and continued, "My mother named me Meihua because her favorite song in her life was Plum Blossom Introduction by Huan Yi of the Jin Dynasty. Today, I will perform for you a song that my mother loved to sing most during her lifetime... Plum Blossom Three Variations." Before she finished speaking, one could already see a glimmer of tears in her eyes, sparkling and very emotional.

The sound of the piano gradually rose, lingering and long. The originally noisy teahouse suddenly fell into silence. Even the waiters who were running back and forth serving tea and water subconsciously stood where they were, holding their teapots, staring blankly at the plum blossoms on the stage, intending to listen to today's "Three Variations on Plum Blossoms".

"The plum blossoms play with the wind, their thin coats and light silks flutter freely, their slight shyness covers the green leaves, their secret joy reflects on their red robes."

As the piano music rose and fell in an orderly manner, Meihua's singing also sounded quietly in the teahouse. Her voice was full of resentment, longing, weeping and complaining, full of resentment and the pain of lovesickness. All the guests in the teahouse were deeply attracted by the deep affection of Meihua's song, intoxicated and unable to extricate themselves.

"The plum blossoms play the song of welcoming spring, and the auspicious snow melts into ice-like jade. I mistake the falling petals for love, and laugh at my foolishness in this dream of the mortal world."

The song of plum blossoms made Liu Xunyi instantly fall into the memories of the past. With the song of plum blossoms, the past scenes between him and Zhao Xin seemed to reappear before his eyes. He was so deeply in love that he couldn't help himself, and even his eyes were red without him noticing.

"I mistakenly take the falling petals for love, and I smile at who is foolish in the dream of the mortal world." Luo Ningyu listened carefully to the lyrics of the plum blossom, changing her usual playful look to an unprecedented complexity and solemnity, "What a beautiful lyric..."

"The plum blossoms play three times to call the fairies, the mist and clouds are steaming and the birds are noisy. Butterflies dance and bees fly in the sky, and my loyal heart composes the nine heavens... I want to see you back, and you want me to come back soon. Don't leave, don't leave, and say goodbye. The plum blossoms fly down three times..."

At this moment, everyone in the Donghai Teahouse seemed to have forgotten where they were, the time, and even themselves. In the huge teahouse, only the song of Meihua lingered in the air, rippling in the hearts of the guests.

Not knowing whether it was intentional or unintentional, Luo Ningyu slowly turned her gaze to Liu Xunyi beside her, but saw that he looked lost, listening like a dream, as if he had forgotten everything around him, and did not notice Luo Ningyu's complicated gaze, only leaving her with a handsome profile and a touch of affectionate eyes.

Although Liu Xunyi's affection was not for Luo Ningyu, Luo Ningyu still looked at him subconsciously in a daze.

Turning her eyes slightly, Luo Ningyu saw Liu Xunyi's right hand on the table, holding a teacup, but it didn't move for a long time. Maybe it was because of the piano and singing that made Luo Ningyu feel a little moved, she stretched out her delicate hand slowly and reached towards Liu Xunyi's hand.

At the same time, her face became more and more rosy, and her breathing became more and more rapid for no reason. Her heart was beating faster and faster like a deer. When he glanced sideways, General Lin Fang saw Luo Ningyu's loss of composure. His originally moved mood seemed to fall into a bottomless abyss in an instant, and he couldn't sink to the bottom for a long time.

The smile on Lin Fangda's face slowly froze. The feeling of loss in his eyes was indescribable, and his rosy eyes seemed to be about to shed tears.

But Lin Fangda did not dare to disturb Luo Ningyu's involuntary emotions, because he had seen from the glance in Luo Ningyu's eyes that she had feelings for Liu Xunyi.

Lin Fangda couldn't believe it. He hadn't noticed it before. He just thought Luo Ningyu had been deliberately making things difficult for Liu Xunyi. During this period, she had been deliberately making things difficult for him, and even took the initiative to cause trouble for Liu Xunyi. Lin Fangda originally thought that Luo Ningyu and Liu Xunyi were a pair of enemies who were born to be incompatible, but he didn't expect... they were such happy enemies.

We can only blame Lin Fangda for being a blockhead who does not understand women's hearts. He does not know that the more a woman deliberately makes things difficult for another man, the more it is likely that she is secretly in love with him.

I just don't know whether the fallen flowers are willing to follow the flowing water, or whether the flowing water is willing to love the fallen flowers?
When General Lin Fang turned his gaze to Liu Xunyi, he saw that Liu Xunyi was completely unaware of Luo Ningyu. He was just staring at Meihua who was singing downstairs. He was so absorbed in the song that he had already fallen into his own thoughts.

After a long time, the singing gradually faded and the sound of the piano gradually disappeared, but the teahouse was still silent and everyone was still immersed in the heartbreaking Three Variations of Plum Blossoms.

There is a hidden sorrow and resentment, at this moment silence is better than words. This is probably how it feels, right?
"The first plum blossom breaks one's heart, the second plum blossom brings tears to one's eyes, the third plum blossom brings shadows, and the woman longs for her lover to return..."

Immersed in the song, Liu Xunyi recited silently, and two lines of tears fell quietly without her noticing.

The man did not shed tears, but he did not go to the sad place.

At this moment, the guests in the teahouse had their own thoughts, and Meihua was quite sensible and stood quietly on the stage without saying a word, giving the guests enough time to savor the experience.

Unconsciously, Luo Ningyu's fingertips were about to touch the back of Liu Xunyi's hand.

At this moment, Luo Ningyu felt as if time had stopped, as if the air had solidified instantly. She could even clearly hear the "thump, thump, thump" of her own nervous heartbeat.

At this moment, Liu Xunyi was still intoxicated. In front of his eyes, in his heart, and in his mind, all he could see was Zhao Xin's every move and smile.

At this moment, Lin Fangda was heartbroken, his heart was torn as if by a knife, and he was in so much pain that he forgot everything. However, he tried his best to endure it. Although his eyes kept looking at Luo Ningyu, he still pretended to be calm and unaware of anything.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, the sound of a silver plate falling to the ground and a teacup breaking suddenly rang out in the lobby on the first floor. The discordant sound instantly awakened everyone who was immersed in the music, and also startled Liu Xunyi and Luo Ningyu at the same time.

Liu Xunyi subconsciously stood up and looked downstairs, while Luo Ningyu blushed and quickly retracted her hand.

"Little girl, who asked you to sing in Luoyang City? What kind of crap are you singing? If you want to sing about love and romance, you can go to a brothel. Why are you showing off here? Come on, come back and explain it to us!"

Accompanied by a harsh and unpleasant shout, seven or eight officers strode towards Meihua and her daughter. The leader jumped onto the stage, grabbed Meihua's arm and tried to pull her out. Old man Liu stumbled forward to dissuade them, but was kicked three meters away by another officer. He lay on the side and begged for mercy.

For a moment, there was chaos in the Donghai Teahouse.

"These are Tartar soldiers. The palace lord has ordered that we'd better not provoke the Mongolian government officials!" After seeing the situation downstairs clearly, Wang Shou in Fushou Kangning leaned close to Lin Fangda's ear and whispered quickly.

"boom!"

What no one expected was that Lin Fangda changed his previous attitude of obeying Luo Tianjin's words, and punched the table hard, creating a hole in the huge square table.

Before the surprised Luo Ningyu could speak, Lin Fang's face flushed, and he stood up suddenly and walked towards the fence angrily. Under Liu Xunyi's surprised gaze, he glared with a pair of angry eyes and cursed the Mongolian officials downstairs mercilessly.

"You are a bunch of sons of bitches! You dare to disturb me while I am listening to music? Are you tired of living? Get out of here right now if you know what's good for you, or I will kill you, you bastards!"

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(End of this chapter)