The Pianist And The Lady[Republic Of China Gl] Chapter 26

Chapter 26

It was night, Xu Ziyu took Mrs. Zhao to drink together.

Three days ago, she knew about Shen Xian’s sudden return, but due to face and estrangement, she did not dare to meet him rashly.

Finally yesterday afternoon, she was mentally prepared and planned to apologize to others, but unfortunately, Shen Xian had already taken the train back to Yangzhou, and only met Hunter who was returning from sending someone off. Xu Ziyu hurried back after a few polite words.

It’s just a coincidence, Xu Ziyu sighed inwardly!Du Kang is the only one who can relieve his worries. Fortunately, he also has a drinking buddy – Mrs. Zhao!

Mrs. Zhao’s original surname was Qian Pei, and she was a prominent family member. However, she fell into decline, so she had no choice but to marry the young master of the Zhao family. She has been married for more than 20 years now.

“Xiaoyu, you are still young, don’t trap yourself.” Qian Pei held the wine glass and thought of the past, “What I regret most is marrying Lao Zhao more than 20 years ago. I should have run away at that time.”

When Qian Pei was twenty years old, she was studying in the UK. She already had someone she liked. Her parents, who were in decline, deceived her back to China with a letter from home, tied her up in a sedan, and packed it up to the Zhao family. She lost her virginity that night. The young master of the Zhao family was not a good person, so Qian Pei was tortured a lot. In just one month, the young girl in her prime lost her sight.

The Qian family got the check from the Zhao family as they wished, and they never asked about Qian Pei’s life and death. They always said the same thing: She is a girl, married to such a good family, how can she have such a hard life!

Later, Master Zhao became disgusted with Qian Pei’s appearance and found it boring, so he continued to go out and have fun. Finally, Qian Pei had a chance to take a breather. This breath lasted for twenty years.

During the twenty innocent years that were wasted, Qian Pei did not give up on herself. She took good care of herself, and her appearance was still like that of a woman in her twenties. She continued to study by herself at home for the books she had not finished studying abroad. She also started painting in the past few years, including ink landscapes, flowers, birds, fish and insects, but she also fell in love with drinking and playing cards.

Young Master Zhao has now become Master Zhao. As a middle-aged man, he treats Qian Pei with respect and respects him as a guest. Occasionally he likes to go home and have dinner with Qian Pei, but Qian Pei would rather he not go home and would rather he die outside.

“Sister Pei, I don’t dare!” Xu Ziyu rubbed her wine glass and lowered her head. Facing Qian Pei, who was more than ten years older than her, she showed her full respect outside the card ring.

“You like Xiao Shen, right?” Qian Pei is a person who has seen through everything.

Xu Ziyu nodded, acknowledging it. He couldn’t express his love with his mouth, but expressed it with his body first.

“I liked Xiao Shen very much the first time I met him,” Qian Pei saw from Shen Xian his former self, “But it’s not love. I’m past that age and I just appreciate and envy people.”

“Chen Xian, there’s no way she likes me.” Xu Ziyu sneered. Ever since she bullied someone that night, she knew it was impossible.

Qian Pei laughed meaningfully. Xu Ziyu mentioned to her what happened with Shen Xian that night: “The subtle relationship between a woman and a woman is different from the relationship between a woman and a man. Besides, nothing really happened to you that night, so don’t keep worrying about it.”

Xu Ziyu suddenly lit up his eyes: “Is there really still a chance?”

“It all depends on people. You have been exposed in front of others. Don’t you want to try harder?” Qian Pei picked up the wine and started drinking.

Xu Ziyu played with the goblet, thinking carefully about Qian Pei’s words, and already had the answer in her heart.

Qian Pei looked at Xu Ziyu’s expression and knew that this person had made up her mind. He knocked her on the head and continued: “Before you talk ugly, you can’t treat Xiao Shen like you do to other women. You can’t play with her casually, and you can’t let her stay with you for a long time. You will get something if you give up. If you can’t let go of the things outside you, the things of the Xu family and the Du family, it’s better not to provoke others.”

“Is it true that you can’t have your cake and eat it too?” Xu Ziyu took a sip of wine.

“In most cases, you won’t get either fish or bear’s paw. If Xiao Shen likes someone else, don’t stalk him.” Qian Pei is a person who has been through it and has the most say. Unexpectedly, suddenness is the norm, so the ancients relied on their legacy to reverberate in the tragic wind.

“Sister Pei, what kind of person did you like before?” Xu Ziyu looked at Qian Pei and couldn’t help but wonder what kind of person Qian Pei could not forget for so many years.

“She is a woman who everyone thinks is very ordinary, but I am the most different.” Qian Pei took a sip of wine and thought of his old friend in England more than 20 years ago. His face was no longer sad, but full of nostalgia, attachment, and beautiful memories.

A few years ago, she asked someone to inquire about the situation and found out that her old friend was married and no longer sold paintings at a stall. Everything was no longer what it was before. She couldn’t blame anyone but a combination of circumstances and bad luck.

Qian Pei drank one cup after another, wondering whether she had let go of the past. The drunkenness on her face gave her no answer, so Xu Ziyu asked the servant to take her upstairs to rest.

Xu Ziyu was alone in the living room. She stroked Shen Xian’s photo and recalled Qian Pei’s words that Shen Xian might like other people.

If Shen Xian really likes someone else, Xu Ziyu doesn’t want to be an adult. She will have both the fish and the bear’s paw.

Here in Yangzhou——

Lan Zhi and Su Wan decided to get married on the eighth day of the tenth lunar month.

Lan Yuan also became busy, often asking for leave from Shen Xian and unable to come to class.

Every time Blue Kite leaves the backyard to go to her mother early in the morning and doesn’t come back until evening.

For several days in a row, Shen Xian hardly saw anyone. He felt so bitter that he could not wait any longer.

The next day, as soon as the sky started to get dark, Lan Yuan and Jasmine got up and prepared to meet up at Mrs. Lan’s place. But as soon as they opened the door, Lan Yuan found a sleepy Shen Xian sitting on the steps.

When Chen Xian heard the sound of the door opening, he started up and stood up immediately.

“It’s such a cold day, why are you staying outside?” Lan Yuan was angry that Shen Xian didn’t know the cold or warmth, and didn’t care about his body. He complained, but he still took off his cloak and put it on Shen Xian.

Listening to Lan Yuan’s murderous accusation, Chen Xian felt aggrieved, his eyes dimmed, his head drooped, and his hands behind his back. It was obvious that Lan Yuan had never spoken loudly before.

But seeing Lan Yuan’s disapproving voice and sending the cloak to him, Shen Xian felt proud again.

“I shouldn’t have spoken loudly to you just now,” Lan Yuan also felt that the words just now were too intense and hurriedly explained, “I was afraid that you would accidentally catch the cold.”

“You haven’t been seen for several days. I miss you so much, so I simply set an alarm and squat here in advance to wait to see you.” Shen Xian spoke softly, expressing his emotions.

In the dim light from the horizon, Lan Yuan watched Chen Xian’s aggrieved face and the messy hair on his forehead being blown from side to side by the wind.

When he put the cloak on someone just now, he could feel the dew on the clothes. Lan Yuan estimated that Shen Xian had been waiting here for at least an hour, but just to see him, he felt moved and distressed at the same time.

She took out Chen Xian’s hand from behind and rubbed it with her own hand little by little to warm it up: “If you want to see me, just tell Jasmine at any time. No matter how busy I am, I will always have time.”

“Miss, it’s time to go. Madam, if you are late, you will be scolded.” Seeing the miss and Shen Xian chatting with each other, Jasmine was reluctant to interrupt, but when she thought that the miss was going to be scolded, and if it was serious, she might have to kneel in the ancestral hall, Jasmine still cruelly interrupted the two of them.

“You go ahead and get some sleep. I’ll go back to my room and catch up on my sleep.” Shen Xian was reluctant to give up, but still pretended to be relaxed on his face.

“You have a good rest. I will be free in a while and can spend time with you.” Lan Yuan reluctantly let go of Chen Xian’s hand.

The two said goodbye in a hurry, and Shen Xian stared at Lan Yuan’s back in trance.

As Lan Yuan walked along the roadside, she recalled the words “I miss you” said by Chen Xian, and her heart was filled with joy. She just wished that no one could share this joy. Lan Yuan felt that only Chen Xian could do it to express her longing so emotionally.

“Jasmine, please remember next time that you are not allowed to interrupt Shen Xian when he is talking to me, even if I will be punished by my mother for being late.” This was the first time Lan Yuan blamed Jasmine.

She was busy with Mrs. Lan about the wedding menu until noon. Lan Yuan suddenly remembered that Shen Xian had blown too much wind early in the morning, and quickly asked Jasmine to bring her a pot of ginger tea to ward off the cold. Unfortunately, Mrs. Lan who was passing by heard this.

“You must be too concerned about your piano teacher.” Mrs. Lan walked into the hall and sat down directly.

“My mother has taught me to respect teachers since I was a child. My daughter just follows my mother’s teachings and cares about her teacher.” Lan Yuan answered her mother’s words carefully, not daring to be presumptuous.

“It’s true that you should respect your teachers, but let’s forget it’s a low-class thing. Once she teaches a piano technician, how can she be compared with the gentlemen in the private school.” Mrs. Lan felt unhappy thinking about Shen Xian’s undisciplined and disrespectful look.

Listening to her mother’s disgusting words, Lan Yuan felt hatred in her heart and pressed the corner of the table tightly.

“Mom,” Lan Yuan spoke to her mother in a cold and ruthless tone for the first time, “it is said in Han Fuzi’s “Teacher’s Theory” that ‘nothing is noble or humble, neither long nor young, where the Tao exists, the teacher exists.’ Teacher Shen does not teach me the book of sages, but she is also an excellent piano player, a good teacher and… a good friend that I respect and love, mother should not say that about her.”

“Presumptuous,” Mrs. Lan was refuted by her daughter for the first time. She was very embarrassed and slammed the teacup on the table: “She is not worthy of being your friend. You should wipe your eyes for me and don’t make friends with others.”

Mrs. Lan has a sharp voice and cannot be criticized. She has been the mistress of the Lan family for more than 20 years, and she is intimidating from the inside out.

Lan Yuan thought about thousands of words to refute her mother, but finally she came to her lips. She didn’t dare to say a word, and lowered her head helplessly: “My daughter knows. She is very tired today, and she wants to go back and rest early.”

“Go ahead,” Mrs. Lan regained her calm expression of no joy or worry, but then she thought of something again and called Lan Yuan, “On your brother’s wedding day, please keep Chen Xian away from me. When your sister Su Wan comes, it would be best for her to leave.”

Lan Yuan felt fear in her heart. Her mother actually wanted to drive Chen Xian away. What should she do?Even if she could never break through the window paper, she still wanted to keep him by her side for the rest of her life.

“I’m not good at studying, and I still can’t play the piano well. I’m afraid it will be even more difficult to find a patient female teacher like Chen Xian.” Lan Yuan tried her best to find excuses for her mother to keep Shen Xian.

“You don’t have to be very good at it, a little knowledge is enough. If you give her an extra month’s money after the new year and let her find another place, it will be considered as not treating her badly.” Mrs. Lan didn’t take it seriously, she was just a piano teacher.

Lan Yuan fully understood what her mother meant. After the New Year, it was the day for Shen Xian to leave Lan Mansion, and it was also the day to leave herself!