A moment later, the backyard of the Meng Mansion.
"Orchid fingers twist red dust like water, three-foot red platform, everything is sung~~"
"Singing farewell for a long time is not sad, the very red place turns to ashes, I hope whoever remembers whom, the best years."
"The wind and snow are faintly white at the ends of your hair, and the lights are bright, rubbing your eyebrows."
"If you give up a tear, if I can accompany you when I grow old, the smoke will turn to ashes, and it will be perfect."
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"Jianghu laughs, grievances. People make mistakes and hide knives with laughter."
"The red dust laughs, laughs at loneliness. The heart is too high. I can't make it~"
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After singing a few songs, Jiang Yuyan stopped speaking.
Meng Li nodded for a while, secretly saying that what Jiang Yuyan said was true, judging from her singing skills, she did follow her mother to make a living by selling songs for a while.
Artists in today's world are not as good as some bulls, ghosts, snakes, and gods in his previous life, because some people are blindly praised, and they can also make a lot of money by making up for it. People who sell their skills at the moment have no real skills, let alone make money, and it is common to be bombarded with people or even driven away and beaten.
"How is it?"
Retracting his thoughts, Meng Li asked Tie Xinlan, and at the same time waved to Jiang Yuyan.
Tie Xinlan replied: "The words are good, the first time I heard the tune, it was a bit strange, it felt very fresh. People sing very well."
Immediately, she wondered: "Why did you suddenly start studying singing?"
Meng Li smiled and said: "I usually have to take care of the family business and practice, and I am a little tired, so I want to enjoy it."
At this time, Jiang Yuyan came close and bowed to the two of them: "Young master, Miss Tie."
Tiexin Langton was surprised: "Do you know me?"
She didn't remember that she had met Jiang Yuyan.
Jiang Yuyan nodded and explained: "We passed by yesterday when you left, and then the young master introduced you to me."
Tie Xinlan suddenly realized this, and then thought about it carefully, and found that she did seem to pass by someone when she left yesterday. At that time, she thought that the other party was a servant of the Meng Mansion and didn't care too much, but she never thought that it was Meng Li's newly bought maid who was so beautiful.
Merely......
She looked at Jiang Yuyan and keenly caught the other party's eyes looking at Meng Li that something was wrong.
Jiang Yuyan noticed Tie Xinlan's gaze, her eyes moved slightly, and she took the initiative to introduce herself with a smile: "My name is Yuyan, and I am the young master's maid."
The maid in the room?!
Tie Xinlan's face changed slightly, and she turned her head to look at Meng Li, wanting to speak but hesitating.
Meng Li squinted slightly, his eyes swept over Jiang Yuyan, who was guilty and bowed her head, and fell on Tie Xinlan: "Come with me."
After saying that, he didn't wait for her to answer, and directly took her hand and walked into the distance.
待走到無人處，孟禮道：「剛才想說什麼？說吧。」
「你怎麼可以買通房丫鬟呢？」鐵心蘭氣呼呼地問，神色帶著委屈。
「我為什麼不可以買通房丫鬟？」孟禮反問，繼而一本正經道：「我目前上無父母直系長輩，中間尚未娶妻，一切事務由自己做主。若是納妾，還需要考慮禮法，先行娶妻。」
「只是有個通房丫鬟的話，於情理和禮法皆無妨礙。」
說到這兒，他稍作停頓，切換角度道：「我孟家一脈單傳，為家族的香火考慮，我得早做打算。」
「當初我父母因仇殺離世，家中產業遭旁人覬覦。」
「幸得世伯相助，我才能安然長成，順利接掌家業。這份恩情我永遠銘記在心。」
「但家業遭人覬覦一事，究其原因，其一是我孟家家業頗大，惹人眼紅。其二是我當時年紀小，幼弱可欺。其三便是我家一脈單傳，無叔伯兄弟幫襯，一旦出了意外，就會孤掌難鳴。」
「吃一塹長一智。」
「為免重蹈覆轍，我認為自己應該多加開枝散葉。如果仍然一脈單傳，再有個萬一，這家業怕是傳不了幾代。畢竟我可不敢保證子孫後代也能像我這般幸運，遇到世伯那樣義薄雲天之人。」
孟禮這番話符合情理，更兼具實情，讓鐵心蘭一時難以反駁。
不過，由於心中朦朧的情愫，她對孟禮買江玉燕當通房丫鬟的事依舊有點難以接受。
腦筋飛轉，她轉換角度道：「可你還沒到合適的年紀，玉燕也一樣。我記得你曾說過，無論男女，傳續香火的年紀不宜過小，否則男子容易傷元氣，女子生產更會有性命之憂。」
「的確是這樣。」孟禮頷首，繼而笑道：「可我也沒說立即跟玉燕行夫妻之事啊。」
「我打算把她先放在身邊養著，順帶培養一下感情。」
先養著，培養感情？
鐵心蘭眼角一抽：「想要開枝散葉，只娶妻也行，沒必要非要有通房丫鬟吧。」
孟禮若有所悟：「你的意思是讓我娶玉燕為妻？」
鐵心蘭：(╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻！
「你愛娶誰娶誰！」鐵心蘭氣極，怒喝一聲，轉身離開。
扭頭的剎那，她布靈布靈的眼睛忍不住地浮現水霧，我見猶憐。
孟禮眼疾手快地把她拉住，隨後用力一帶，將人摟進懷裡。
「那我娶你可好？」
溫柔的話在耳邊響起，鐵心蘭欲要掙扎的動作瞬間頓住。
這句話，宛若破曉的晨光，一出現便將她對孟禮情愫上籠罩的朦朧驅散，多年的情愫變得清晰，一朝爆發，把心中的氣憤、惱恨淹沒，取而代之的是羞澀和驚喜。
一時之間，她腦子有些暈乎，下意識道：「誰說要嫁給你了？」
「你剛才不是說『我愛娶誰娶誰』嗎？」孟禮笑著回應，隨即認真道：「這話我當真了，你可不能不認。」
鐵心蘭撇嘴道：「誰規定『你當真了我就得認』？我偏……」
話沒說完便止住，因為孟禮低頭吻住了她的唇。
嬌嫩，軟滑，還有一種說不出的香甜。
良久，兩人唇分。
鐵心蘭軟倒在孟禮懷裡，一陣氣喘，待緩過神來，又羞又氣地道：「你欺負我！」
說著，她伸手在他腰間掐了一下，卻沒用什麼力。
一是初次淺嘗禁果，刺激的後勁猶在，此刻有些提不起力氣。
二是她表裡不一，實際上沒那麼生氣。
孟禮沒搭茬，而是看著鐵心蘭布靈布靈的眼睛認真道：「等世伯回來，我就上門向他提親怎麼樣？」
聞言，鐵心蘭心中羞喜愈甚，別過頭道：「我才不想這麼早嫁人。」
言下之意很明顯，她願意嫁，只是想晚些時候成親。
孟禮笑道：「這個自然，先把你我的親事定下。成親的事，等我們到合適的年齡再進行。」
「那那個玉燕呢？」
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