Chapter 3 The Golden Hairpin Redeems the Coldnes

　　Chrysanthemums bloomed in the courtyard, and placed in the four corners of the pavilion were two pots of ink chrysanthemums "Pine Fragrance" and two pots of green chrysanthemums "Ruyi", together with the ten baskets of golden claw crabs in the kitchen, all of which were sent by the King of Southwest China. 　　At this moment, there were lights and colors around the Yiran Pavilion, and the King of Lanling was accompanying the King of Southwest to enjoy the crab and chrysanthemums, and the wine was in full swing. 　　Ren Junxing accompanied him, ordering food and wine. 　　The Southwest King Zhao E is a rich woman, wearing a scarlet luan embroidered lapel with big sleeves, combing three sideburns, wearing a peony crown, a round face is always smiling. Taking advantage of the wine, to Lan Ling 娬 said: "Your house is really luxurious, even a subordinate is also elegant. Today, thanks to Butler Ren's hospitality, this king would like to reward you with a glass of wine as a token of appreciation." 　　He lifted up the half cup of wine he had left and handed it over. 　　Lanling Jie was wearing a green and blue valance dress, woven with gold clouds and peacock text, and decorated with beads. Her head wore a gold silk bun with a phoenix hairpin, her temples were covered with cloud-type sideburns, her jaw was slightly pointed, and a pair of sword eyebrows hid her phoenix eyes, which were cold and colorful. 　　She glanced at Zhao E and turned her head slightly, signaling Ren Junxing to thank her for the gift. 　　Jun Xing stepped forward and performed a bow, saying, "Thank you for the King's reward!" He went forward to receive the wine. 　　Zhao E saw him come to take the cup and took the opportunity to pinch his hand. 　　Jun Xing did not change his color, tilted his face up and emptied half of the cup of wine, put his hands on the table, and personally refilled the pot. The turquoise liquor was filled to the brim, and there was no lethargy at all. 　　Zhao E couldn't help but laugh: "娬王, this child of yours is getting more and more outstanding every day, I don't know who's daughter will be lucky enough to ask for it in the future. My housekeeper has been with me for more than twenty years, but still not as good as Mr. Ren, why don't we find a day to ask Mr. Ren to come to my palace for a period of time, and help to train that group of incompetent subordinates?" 　　Lanling took a sip from his own wine cup and said lightly, "Junxing is still young, where would he be able to teach his subordinates, it's purely because we all see him as young, Xiang let it be." 　　He waved his hand, "Junxing, you are also tired, go down and rest. I will send someone to summon you if there is anything." 　　Jun Xing said yes and retired. 　　All the way past Pine Breeze Garden, the Bi Pond was right in front of him. 　　Jun Xing looked around and saw no one, so he walked to the pool, and scooped up the water with his hands to rinse his mouth. The pool water is clear and cold, light lotus scent gradually wash away the taste of wine in the mouth. 　　He thought no one could see him, and casually wiped the corners of his mouth with his sleeve, and went up to the Nine Curve Bridge. 　　Long bridge winding, the other side of the water pavilion lights, a bright moon like frost. 　　Walked two steps, feel wrong, clearly the bridge railing sitting on a dark silhouette. 　　Stop, salute, "Third Miss!" 　　Xiaoxiao has changed into a set of ordinary purple dress, she is thin, wide-sleeved outer robe looks particularly empty, no wonder it looks so inconspicuous from afar. She was sitting on the bridge railing, kicking her shoes off, only wearing a pair of socks, her feet dangling in the air, precisely sitting without sitting, but with a cozy expression on her face. 　　When she heard the sound of a human voice, she seemed to want to jump off the ground immediately for a moment, but suddenly she recognized Jun Xing, so she sat back down again and did not move. Instead, she patted the bridge railing beside her, "Jun Xing, are you sitting down too?" 　　She called him by his name in a natural manner, as if she were an old friend who had known him for many years. 　　Junxing origin has a history, get lanling 娬 adopted since childhood, and with the education received by the world's women, is as a woman to cultivate, in the past two years rose to become a housekeeper, eyes since with the unusual intention to marry from the wife of the man is different. Just want to sit side by side with the lady, is again free people can not do. 　　At that moment, just slightly shook his head, said: "Jun Xing is not tired, Miss sit on it." 　　Xiaoxiao also not forced, looking at the lake surface between the lotus points star shadow, suddenly remembered: "Junxing, I give you that small package did not throw away, right?" 　　"What Miss entrusted to me, how dare Jun Xing trespass." 　　Smiling in relief, laughed: "Those are some of the knickknacks I've been tinkering with, I've heard that Consort King hates oddities and tricks, and I'm afraid that those little things of mine would be thrown away for me if I taught her to see them. By the way, have you seen it? Do you know how that eight petal knife ring works?" 　　Jun Xing since young, followed the world of women with martial arts, heard what the eight petal knife ring, heart a bit of a shock, only slightly shook his head and said: "I have not seen, so I do not know." 　　"You won't take it apart to take a look? Really carry manure also do not know to steal food." Smiley smiled and said, "That is what I do to cut apples, put the ring around the apple, press down hard, the apple will be divided into eight petals." 　　"......" 　　For one thing, the dung naturally will not steal food, and for another, to cut the apple into eight petals, not ordinary knives can also do things well, why build a name so scary knife tool. 　　"You first help me put it away, in a few days when the mother king stares at me less tightly, I will go to you to ask for it." 　　Xiaoxiao jumped off the ground in a single bound and squatted down only to scrabble her hands around on the ground, patting them down and looking for her shoes. 　　Jun Xing couldn't see past it and bent down to pick it up and hand it over to her. 　　Xiaoxiao received a narrow-eyed smile: "Thank you, here in the dark without a light, really not accustomed to." 　　Put on the shoes, waved his hand, staggering toward the other side of the bank, not two steps, "bang", hit the bridge railing. 　　"It's better for Jun Xing to give the lady a ride." 　　"But you don't have a flashlight either." Smiley disagreed. 　　"May I ask what a flashlight is?" 　　"That ...... is a kind of lamp that is very durable and can't be extinguished by the wind." 　　"But a windproof horse lamp?" 　　"Yes, that's the common name for it." 　　"Although there is no light here, but Junxing is familiar with this road, Miss can follow Junxing closely." 　　"Good." With a promise, a small, smooth and delicate hand had taken hold of his. 　　He lightly withdrew his hand and patted the ash on his shirt. 　　Although not like the ordinary boy general coy, but also is not can let people casual light generation. 　　The sleeve of the shirt was tightened and had been tugged. 　　"I know that the men here can not be casually touched hands, just now I wanted to grab your sleeve, have said that my eyes are not good, you can not misunderstand me again ah." Timidly apologized, as if fearing that he would even pull his sleeve away. 　　Misunderstand again? 　　Ren Junxing's lips hooked up, interesting. 　　On the Nine Curve Bridge, the autumn wind swept by, and the lotus leaves in the center of the lake all turned over. 　　"Puffing" a crisp sound, a red carp jumped out of the water, feet, and then hit back into the pond, ripples expanding half of the pond. 　　A woman, his young master, tugged on his sleeve, silently walking behind him, occasionally walking in a hurry, head on his shoulders, such as three times, will finally match the rhythm, gradually relaxing steps, footsteps but fluctuating uncertainty, suddenly light and heavy. 　　Jun Xing can not help but turn around to look, actually saw Xiaoxiao closed his eyes, pulling his sleeve blindly being led to walk, the evening that dashing behavior is not like the same person to do. 　　Can not help but laugh, there really is such a confused woman, not afraid of him to lead the way to the pool! 　　Slightly distracted, footsteps slowed down, smiling and head on. 　　Hit the heavy, earned the confused eyes, snow snow called pain. Clueless look like a child, lovely to let Junxing think of a drip green glazed beads, peanut-meter-sized round onyx-colored beads, the heart of the rolled a green bean-like turquoise green beads, a little shaking, dripping as if the dewdrops on the stamen to roll down, but always roll out. 　　I was confused for a moment. 　　Smiley complained, "Walking well, why suddenly do not go?" Instead, it knocked her awake. 　　"The mansion is making preparations to select a servant for Miss, and the list of suitable candidates will be handed over to Miss the day after tomorrow at the latest." He suddenly remembered something, perhaps he could entrust this person in front of him. 　　"Uh, can I choose you?" 　　As soon as the words left his mouth, both of them froze at the same time. 　　In the middle of the morning, Smiley na na na said, "Yes, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that. Of course I know that you have a different identity from the others, but I was trying to ......" 　　Jun Xing was in a somewhat depressed mood and pressed on as if he hadn't heard, then said, "The third young lady's chosen First Servant will be selected from the Third Class Servants of the mansion, and from then on, he will be directly promoted to the First Class Servant, and will be considered to be a person in the young lady's room." 　　"Uh-huh." Xiaoxiao was interested, and she did not know if she had listened. 　　Jun Xing hesitates a little, but knows that this is the last chance, finally still hardened his heart and said: "For the third young lady to select the attendant there is a named Ruisheng, since the age of five will be sold into the royal family, this year is already sixteen years old, due to the age of seven years old that year accidentally fell from a tree and broke his leg, the medical treatment is not good, usually although able to walk as usual, but the right leg slightly limp... ..." 　　Xiaoxiao yawned, "I see, do you want me to choose him?" 　　Jun Xing's face slightly reddened, "He has good character and appearance, he works hard, it is only because his right leg is dragging him down that he has not been able to be promoted to a higher rank, and he is already at the age of a hairpin, so if he is not left behind in the various houses, I am afraid that he will be sent out." 　　"Discharged? Marry someone?" 　　Jun Xing sighed, "I'm afraid there won't be any decent family willing to take him, and in the end he'll still have to be delivered to the market." 　　Sold? Xiaoxiao thought to herself, "This world really doesn't take men seriously, especially those who can't get married with a limp, it seems that they dislike him for his disability and can't use him as a normal laborer. 　　She nodded her head and said, "I can agree to choose him, but you must also agree to one condition in exchange." 　　Jun Xing now felt that this third young lady was vaguely elfin and eccentric amidst her confusion, and not knowing what conditions she was going to put forward, he couldn't help but hesitate a little. 　　"In exchange, in the future, when there are no outsiders, you address me as Xiaoxiao, don't call me Third Miss anymore." 　　"......" 　　"Okay? My father isn't around, no one even calls me that anymore, and I get panicky when I don't hear others call me that." 　　It turned out that he was pawing at his father. 　　Jun Xing nodded, "I promise you, Third Miss." 　　"Hey hey?" 　　"It's ...... Xiaoxiao." 　　Xiaoxiao smiled sweetly, "That's right. Well, Jun Xing, why can't you just lower your status and let me choose, I really want to choose you." 　　The hint of a smile that was hooked up at the corner of Jun Xing's mouth froze, and his face sank as he remembered the scene of the Southwest King's drunken molestation just now. 　　"I think that since Mother King has cultivated you like this and made you the steward of this royal residence, it seems that she wants to keep you by her side for the rest of your life." Xiaoxiao sighed softly, "If you enter my room, when my wings grow hard, I will take you with me. Outside the temple is far away, the jianghu is big, you like to go wherever you like to go ...... The eagle's ambition should be to soar to the nine heavens, not to be trapped in a golden cage." 　　Jun Xing's heart shook, but his face showed slight bitterness. 　　"It's a pity that Jun Xing after all, the body is a male child." 　　"A male child? So what?" 　　"A male child should teach his wife and children, abide by his husband's ways, take care of his family's affairs, and keep his home." 　　"Who said that! Who said that men should grow up and marry and have children! Now the emperor has not issued a decree to allow male children to enter the examination, that is to give men a chance to compete with women." 　　"But the opportunity to enter compared to women, only one in a hundred, and the order was issued for three years, less than ten people should test. The trend is so, men for the government, all the power and wealth only fear that the wife's program will not be revitalized, will never allow these men to enter their own lintel." 　　"Men or women, do they have to rely on others to survive?" Xiaoxiao said disdainfully, "It is not the social culture that binds you, but your own heart. Ren Junxing, fate is to be in your own hands, refusing to do it and not being able to do it are two different things. Do not live up to your good name!" 　　The exit is extraordinary, at a young age, behind the ignorance and confusion is actually sharp. 　　Jun Xing was silent. 　　The sound of silk and bamboo in the back of the courtyard came, and the bridge was as cool and silent as water. 　　Under the cypress, the egret hides its neck and sleeps quietly, and the autumn wind rushes back on the lake. 　　The red dust is ten feet, ridiculous as a dream.