Chapter 384
~ THERE IS A PARROT CALLED A GOOSE ~
The envelope was painted with a Plum Blossom Tree. Under the tree, there was a cat that was curled up into a ball. A butterfly was approaching seems to want to rest on the cat’s ear with an indescribable aura.
Yue Wang’s eyes turned colder: “I thinks it’s pretty good.”
Yu Heng couldn’t help but bared his teeth. Wang Ye, you never liked printing on letters in the past. This envelope....”
Eunuch Cheng, who stood by Yu Heng’s side, raised his stiff leg and kicked viciously at him when he heard these words. “It already very good-looking. If you have bad eyes, you can eat some fish to replenish your eyes. Don’t mislead Your Highness here. Your Highness, the letter has been written. How about let this old servant deliver it personally for you?”
In his previous correspondence, Old Qin always praised how well and how good Miss Mu was. He had long been curious about her in his heart, but it was a pity that he couldn’t meet he when he was in Western Guangdong. Now that he came to the Capital, he had to see her with his own eyes.
Yue Wang shook his head: “Uncle Cheng, a lot of people are paying attention to Ni Yun Fang now, so it’s inconvenient for you to see Yunyao. I’ll invite her over to the mansion as a guest another day.” He naturally understood the meaning behind Eunuch Cheng’s words. It was just that he had already thought of a way to deliver the letter and could not let Eunuch Cheng disrupt his plans.
Eunuch Cheng sighed with great pity and then spoke with hope, “Your Highness, have you thought when are you going to invite Miss Mu here as a guest? Don’t you think the mansion needs to be overhauled? Speaking of which, this mansion had been built many years ago, and many of the places looked old and worn out. The mansion’s foundations were not good, and the scenery was unsightly no matter how one looked at it. I heard that the ladies in the Capital loved Jiangnan-style gardens best, such as Jin Xiu Garden in Jingling City was not bad. Otherwise, Wang Ye, you could have flattened the Martial Arts Practice Grounds, planted some precious flowers, dug a lotus pond, and planted some weeping willows.
Do you want to learn from Jin Xiu Garden how to draw a freshwater garden? And raise some big fish....”
Yu Heng patted the footprints on his body and interrupted Eunuch Cheng, “You don’t need to say anymore. If you keep talking, the entire mansion will disappear. The Martial Arts Practice Grounds is Wang Ye’s favorite place. There are many people training in it every day. How could you say to flatten that place? In addition, you still need to draw in the freshwater. Is it possible to dig a river for you in in the Capital?”
Eunuch Cheng had thought it was beautiful, but he had been interrupted by Yu Heng, and his face suddenly darkened. Because he lost one eye, his face had a strange expression. Now he has no expression on his face as if it can stop the child from crying at night. “What did you just say?”
Yu Heng quickly stopped himself, “Eunuch Cheng, I… I was just joking. I also think the mansion should be renovated.”
Eunuch Cheng nodded his head in satisfaction, “Wang Ye, what do you think? Ah, where is Wang Ye?”
Yu Heng shook his head. He was too busy talking to Eunuch Cheng just now to notice that Wang Ye had left.
Mu Yunyao was watching Cai Yi dance in the backyard. After she finished her last move, she couldn’t help but clap her hands, “Truly beautiful beyond compare.”
Cai Yi pulled back her slender sleeves and slowly stepped forward to bow to Mu Yunyao. Her expression was especially respectful as she said, “This servant thanks Miss for the praise.”
“No need to be so courteous. It’s been hard on you to practice your dancing skills these days.”
Cai Yi quickly shook her head, “It was Miss who saved me from the fire pit. I couldn’t even repay Miss for saving my life. It wasn’t hard at all for me to just practice dancing.”
Cai Yi was the person that Mu Yunyao asked Liu Liang to find. This woman was a renowned courtesan in the Capital who was best at the rainbow dance sleeves in her previous life. Her exquisite sleeves seduced countless people, but later, when her reputation was at its peak, she committed suicide by throwing herself into the river. The reason was that the old procuress had forced her to receive a noble person. She did not want to lose her chastity, so she could only die.
Mu Yunyao had originally wanted to find a woman who was good at dancing. It could be considered a coincidence when she had occasionally heard of Caiyi’s reputation. Thus, she asked Liu Liang to go to Huayinzi to redeem her and brought her to Ni Yun Fang.
“You’ve already danced beautifully enough. There’s no need to practice anymore today. Take a good rest.”
“Yes, Miss.”
Just as Mu Yunyao was about to leave, she suddenly heard a slightly strange voice. “Guan Jiu is on the River Continent.”
Mu Yunyao raised her head to look, but she didn’t see anyone. She couldn’t help but furrow her brows. “Who is it?”
“My fair lady and gentleman is good.” The strange sound rang out once more.
Jin Lan and Si Shu hurriedly stood in front of Mu Yunyao. “Who’s playing tricks on us?”
There was the sound of flapping wings. A parrot landed on a flowering branch not far away from them. It was huge, with gorgeous red and green feathers, and had a long crown on its head. As soon as it landed, it stretched out its neck and called out: “Guan Jiu is on the River Continent. My fair lady and a gentleman is good.”
Jin Lan couldn’t help but exclaim, “Can this parrot can recite poems? And why does he have a pocket around its neck?”
Mu Yunyao couldn’t help walking closer, “Where did you fly from?”
The parrot sized up Mu Yunyao and flew from the flower branch to her feet. It puffed out its chest and stretched out its neck to continue reciting: “Guan Jiu....”
Mu Yunyao tentatively squatted down and reached out to take down the small pocket from its neck. She then took out an exquisite letter from it. The letter had a picture of a young kitten sleeping in spring, which was exceptionally adorable. Besides the little kitten, there was a small word written: Yao.
Mu Yunyao opened the letter. Upon seeing the contents of it, she couldn’t help but laugh out loud. She stretched out her finger and lightly touched the parrot’s head. “What’s your name?”
“Hongyan (Goose)! Hongyan!” Hearing these words, the parrot flapped its wings and cried out.
Jin Lan and the rest curiously surrounded him. “Isn’t this a parrot? Why are you called Hongyan (Goose)?”
“Yes, this name is surprisingly strange. Miss, do you know what that means?”
Mu Yunyao kept the letter away, “Jin Lan, cut some fresh fruits and feed it to this parrot.”
“Yes, Miss.”
Mu Yunyao returned to her room, looked at the letter in her hand, and she had a strong smile in her eyes. Many of the embroidery ladies came out to watch the excitement. Some people were curious and asked the parrot what its name was. The parrot always replied ’Hongyan’ every time in a loud and clear voice.
Mu Yunyao gently caressed the envelope in her hand as a poem flashed through her mind: Hongyan’s message, the meaning of inexhaustible love.
Seeing that Jin Lan had already fed the parrot the fruit, Mu Yunyao walked to the side of the table and took out a piece of paper. She then wrote two words on the paper: I understand.
Back then, she had written a letter to Yue Wang in Jingling City, and every time she had received a reply, his words had been extremely concise. It was time for her to let him have a taste of her words.
She placed the slip of paper back into its pocket and hung it around the parrot’s neck. Then, she stroked its feathers and said, “Quickly fly out and find your owner.”
The parrot flapped its wings and brushed against Mu Yunyao’s fingertip before quickly flying out of the wall. Outside the wall, Yue Wang raised his hand to catch the parrot. When he realized that there was a slip of paper in its pocket, he was overjoyed. When he saw the contents of the paper, he could not help but be stunned, “I understand … Is it only two words?”