Liang Shujun was a man of his word, so he began to sing again, making cuts and changes, and managed to produce a strange rendition of "Yutang Spring."
"Liang San has left Taihang Town, standing alone before these iron bars, my heart aches without a word spoken, past ’Sirs’, hear my plea. Whoever may roam towards the mountains, please take a message to my beloved, tell them Liang San has been imprisoned, longing to return for a joyful reunion~~~~~~~"
After his song, Liang Shujun seemed to be in a trance.
He rested his face in one hand, suddenly falling into complete stillness.
It had been quite a few days since he left home, and suddenly he remembered the times in Taihang Town when they shared a roof, the image of the young girl lying in his arms.
He gently touched his lips, recalling the taste of her kiss.
For the first time, he found himself longing for a woman while being away.
He sighed softly and then suddenly shouted out loud, "I’ve had enough, I want out! The fleas in this wretched place are about to eat me alive, Fourth Brother Liang, how can you let your brother be bitten by fleas ? Wait until I get out and see if I don’t give you a good thrashing!"
"Uncle... ah, no, do you have the last name Liang, brother?"
Looking at Young Master Li irritably, he replied, "Yes, you should call me Third Brother Liang."
So Young Master Li began to pester Liang Shujun with incessant chatter, and Liang Shujun, having nothing better to do, lazily engaged in a half-hearted conversation.
Until after daybreak.
"Oh my dear young master!"
A robust woman, led by the jailer, came running over in panic, "Little ancestor, why did you run off without saying a word? You even got caught as a little beggar in the middle of the night. Do you have any idea what chaos you’ve caused at home? Come back quickly, the lady is almost out of her mind with worry!"
Young Master Li had a gloomy face, "It’s your fault, isn’t it? I wanted to find Sister Qiu, she must not be dead. You’re not allowed to stop me again!"
The woman sighed, "Young master, please let it go, it’s been over a year, Miss Shen’s bones have turned to dust. It’s not that we don’t want to find her, it’s that even if we wanted to, we couldn’t find her."
"You’re lying to me!" Young Master Li’s eyes reddened with anger, "When Sister Qiu had her accident, you all hid it from me, for a whole year, telling me to stay at home and wait for Sister Qiu to come see me. If it weren’t for the Wang Family Brothers marrying into the Tie family, and if the wedding procession hadn’t been so grand, I might still be in the dark!"
The woman talked herself breathless, but Young Master Li was too angry to listen. Instead, it was Liang Shujun, who had been listening with his ears pricked up. He suddenly stroked his chin and revealed a strange smile.
Well, that certainly piqued his interest.
So he patted the dust off his buttocks and rubbed Young Master Li’s head vigorously. "Kid, how about we discuss a deal?"
"Huh?" Young Master Li looked dazed and confused.
After dawn, Dong Huiying yawned, looking quite sleepy.
It was because she had gone to bed so late the night before. She was feeling groggy, barely awake, and not quite clear-headed.
A face towel was handed over to her, and she asked subconsciously, "Yixuan, what would you like to eat today?"
Huh? She wiped her face, then raised her head, and immediately locked eyes with the man’s dark and stern gaze.
The young girl felt awkward for a moment, "Cough cough, it’s Yue Ning."
She was somewhat embarrassed; just now, she had thought she was at home. Liang Yixuan was very attentive, she liked his attentiveness, and Liang Yixuan often helped her with washing up. She suddenly felt homesick.