20demayo Chapter 279: False and True
Chapter 279: False and True
Just as little Yining was trying to piece together the former prince's appearance from her sister's words, Pei Yi had already seen the new guest of Hanqiu Courtyard - Lu Tingfeng.
Wang Lin’s roar just now had a very good effect.
The students living in Hanqiu Courtyard ran back to the courtyard as soon as the get out of class was over, and there were also many people who came to join in the fun.
For example, Zhang Liangchuan, who calls himself Wang and Lin's close friend, and the person who knows the most details about Pei Yi's incident in the academy, also comes to care about Pei Yi.
At this moment, he was looking at Pei Yi and Lu Tingfeng with curiosity, or more precisely, he was looking at the things they were wearing - the safety locks.
The only difference is that one person wears it on his chest, and the other hangs it on his waist.
"How come Junior Brother Pei's safety lock is of the same style as Senior Brother Lu's, with even the textures almost the same?" Zhang Liangchuan asked in confusion after taking a closer look.
Pei Yi raised his eyes to look at him, and then glanced at the stunned man, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, "Brother Zhang, maybe it's just a coincidence. This is what my cousin-in-law asked King Yu to call me. I hope I will have better luck in the future."
Zhang Liangchuan straightened up and nodded in understanding, "So that's how it is. Senior Brother Lu's safety lock is a thing in the palace. I think King Yu has also seen it and thought it had a good meaning, so he made an identical one for Junior Brother Pei."
Things in the palace?
Pei Yi glanced at Lu Tingfeng's waist and noticed that his hands were clenching quietly under his sleeves.
When this person saw Pei Yi just now, he stood there in a daze. The people who came over immediately noticed something was wrong and asked a few questions, only then did they realize that the two of them were wearing the same thing.
When people clash with other things, such as wearing the same clothes, the situation becomes awkward instantly.
Pei Yi didn't care about Lu Tingfeng's mood. He introduced his background and asked, "Brother Lu, who sent this?"
Lu Tingfeng came back to his senses, picked up the safety lock on his waist, lowered his eyes and smiled bitterly, "It's not a gift, it's a relic from my mother."
"My grandfather once said that there was only one such safety lock in the entire Zhou Dynasty. I didn't expect to see a similar one on Junior Brother Pei, so I lost my composure."
After hearing this, Pei Yi reached out and took off his safety lock. He stared at it blankly and said with a lonely look, "So Senior Brother Lu has a family relic on him. Then I can't wear the same one. In fact, I have always been in trouble. Wearing this can't guarantee my safety. I just want my family to feel at ease."
As soon as these words came out, someone in the crowd spoke up. "If Junior Brother Pei takes it off like this, I'm afraid it will hurt the feelings of his relatives."
Lu Tingfeng also stepped forward to stop him, "Junior Brother Pei, you don't have to take it off. Both of us are things from our elders. Wearing them is a blessing from our family. It's just a coincidence that we have the same ones."
After that, he put the safety lock back on Pei Yi and comforted him, "I think it's fate. When I first met Junior Brother Pei, I felt that he was kind. Since we are wearing the same safety lock, others might think we are brothers."
After these words were spoken, the awkward atmosphere finally eased a bit.
Pei Yi smiled as if relieved, and said meaningfully, "If that's true, Senior Brother Lu not only has a brother, but also three younger generations. King Yu was generous and made 10 identical safety locks for me and the younger generations. I wore them all."
Lu Tingfeng's hand paused, and no expression appeared on his face.
"Ten identical swords?" Zhang Liangchuan said in disbelief, "This... is too much to give as a gift..."
"I have many children in my family. If I don't beat them, they will probably make a fuss." Pei Yi explained helplessly.
Zhang Liangchuan: It is true that having many children is troublesome, and it is difficult to give gifts.
"Just like the last time Senior Brother Wu came to see my cousin and didn't give the same gift, my little niece cried for an hour." Pei Yi also gave an example considerately.
Wu Haoran, who was dissed, immediately defended himself by saying, "Junior Brother Pei, Junior Brother Lin clearly said that his daughter cried because she missed her mother."
Everyone: ..., so this is really what happened.
Lu Tingfeng also forced a smile and whispered, "King Yu is really thoughtful. He actually played 10 games."
At this time, Nalan Qingye, the famous bad guy in the courtyard, finally arrived at Hanqiu Courtyard.
When this person appeared, Hanqiuyuan became eerily quiet for a moment.
Everyone inevitably showed a trace of discomfort on their faces. Even the newcomer Lu Tingfeng, who was familiar with this person's deeds, showed a look of disgust on his face.
Nalan Qingye seemed oblivious to the disdain of others, and walked straight to Pei Yi, asking with concern, "It's so hot out here, why are you still staying in the courtyard chatting, Brother Pei? Why don't you go inside and chat with me?"
Pei Yi nodded in agreement. He had indeed been waiting for this man here for a long time and had not entered the house.
He looked at Nalan Qingye and gave him an ambiguous smile. "Then I'll trouble Master Nalan to open the door for me so that Ah Da can push me in."
Nalan Qingye knew that King Yu had introduced this person to him and also intended to take care of this person, so he did not delay and came to Pei Yi's door. He pushed hard with both hands and opened the heavy door.
A female paper figure with a white face and red lips came into his sight. At the same time, a shrill scream came from Hanqiu Courtyard.
Nalan Qingye fell to the ground in horror, and even rolled back a few steps.
The people in the yard were even more shocked when they saw the paper figurine of the woman standing at the door.
"What, what's going on?"
"Why is there such a thing in Junior Brother Pei's room?"
Everyone except the students in the academy looked at the students of Hanqiu Academy in disbelief, and a bad thought arose in everyone's mind.
At this moment, Pei Yi spoke up, "Hey, why is this beauty at the door? Shouldn't she be on the bed? Ah Da, did you put her there?"
"Sir, I haven't let you go yet." Ah Da replied expressionlessly. Then he walked around the people on the ground, moved the paper figures in the house into the yard, and in the astonished eyes of everyone, he moved out another female paper figure.
So far, no one has ever entered Pei Yi's room. When he is there, there is a dedicated servant guarding the door, and he is still taking medicine, so it is not easy to disturb him. When he is not there, there is no reason to go into his room.
Therefore, no one knew that there were these strange things in his house.
Although Confucius does not talk about strange and supernatural things, many people were still unable to resist.
Leng Shuyu, who had been watching coldly from the side, asked sternly, "Pei Yi, how could you bring this thing to the academy?"
Ah Da's movements had not yet stopped. He took out two more paintings of beauties, with seductive eyes, weird smiles, and all of them in disheveled clothes. He also explained, "It's damp, let's dry it in the sun."
Everyone: ..., what's going on with that chill I feel?
Leng Shuyu's eyes couldn't help but darken, and his body shook twice involuntarily. He looked at his former cousin, and couldn't believe that these things were taken out of the room of a ten-year-old child like him.
Not only him, but everyone else had a look of shock on their faces, and they all moved away from the child.
Pei Yi glanced around calmly, paused for a moment at the frightened Nalan Qingye, and then explained awkwardly, "Brother Leng, why are you so mean to me? These are just what I use to treat my illness."
"What disease do you have that needs to be treated with this thing?" Leng Shuyu asked angrily.
These words seemed to open Pei Yi's heart. He looked at the female paper figurine and said aggrievedly, "Last year, my cousin wanted to arrange a marriage for me, but he found that I preferred men."
"Although my cousin didn't say anything at the time, he was unhappy in his heart. My cousin's wife was also very worried about me, fearing that I would be bullied by men in the future."
"So, I thought that if I saw girls every day, maybe I could like a girl in the future, marry her and have children, so I put these in the house."
Although it is understandable, such a treatment method is unheard of, and... those things, seeing them every day would probably give me nightmares.
Everyone looked at the child in bewilderment.
After hearing this, Leng Shuyu immediately thought of his dead second uncle. His face gradually became ugly, and he no longer cared about his usual elegant image. He rushed to those strange things and destroyed them like crazy.