Chapter 1: First encounter with the arrogant Er Ye, Part 2 — Three Marriages by Ming Yue Ting Feng (三嫁, 明月听风)

May 1, 2015 by inno 6 Comments

Chapter 1: First encounter with the arrogant Er Ye (Second Master), Part 2 of 3

A while ago Long Er winked to Li Ke to signal him to come in to report a matter as a pretext to allow him to escape out of the room. Li Ke has been with him for years now, so naturally he understood its meaning. But, at the moment Long Er saw Li Ke’s eyes; he understood that the visiting young lady is a real person.

Long Er’s face darkened; this young lady in front of him is already running out his patience, and what’s next, another young lady?

Inwardly Ding Yan Shan is also very upset. To be alone with Long Er is really an opportunity that is hard to come by. And now someone is bothering them, of course she’s unhappy, let alone that someone is also a young lady! Of course she understands that Long Er is much sought-after in this city; but still she hated it when a stumbling block annoyingly popped up halfway.

Ding Yan Shan looked to Long Er; she was eager to hear him say “I’ll not see her.”

But, Long Er actually nodded to Li Ke, and after receiving his order, he went away. Ding Yan Shan felt disappointed deep inside, but still she smiled faintly, and said first: “Er Ye feel free to receive the guest, Shan Er will quietly wait here.”

She is planning not to leave at all. The corner of Long Er’s eyes squinted, but still he maintained his cool demeanor which demanded a lot of skill and control. This Ding Yan Shan is really very boring; there’s just no other way, he had to go and meet this guest. Long Er smiled to Ding Yan Shan and simply said: “I’m sorry, excuse me for a moment.” Then he stood up and crossed diagonally to another corner of the elegant tea room.

The tea house servant quickly led a young lady to come over. Long Er gawked and was dumbfounded for a moment. The young lady dressed in a light green dress, appears to be less than twenty years of age, of medium height, slender, and has soft, delicate and beautiful facial features. She was encased in an air of elegance.

Long Er, before having seen her, did not know the word elegance can also be used to describe a woman. Her bearing caught him by surprise; she was holding a bamboo staff, the kind that blind people use.

The young lady went along with the tea house servant to the tea room. The tea house servant opened out the curtain for her, softly reminding her to be careful of the steps. Using her bamboo staff to guide her way, she then slowly walked up. Carefully taking two steps, the bamboo staff hit a chair; she stretched out her hand and groped the back of the chair.

Long Er watched her two sluggish steps, his simmering impatience due to Ding Yan Shan swirled and bubbled up again. He pursed his lips tight, while thinking about how to chat with this young lady in front with a few words, and then go back to Ding Yan Shan to send her away.

As he intended, his voice was cold: “Sit down.”

The busy tea house servant nearby whispered to her: “Miss, the person in front of you, is Long Er Ye.”

The young lady nodded her head and thanked the servant, and then towards the direction of Long Er she greeted: “Long Er Ye, this humble young lady is Ju Mu Er …”

Before she’s done talking, Long Er interrupted her and said: “No need for polite talk, Miss came looking for Long Er, why?”

Ju Mu Er slightly leaned her head, didn’t get scared of Long Er’s bluntness, she quickly went on to say: “I have one thing to ask of Long Er Ye.”

Long Er looked into her eyes and then at her bamboo staff, lowered the tone of his voice, and said: “Sit down and talk.”

Ju Mu Er said thanks, groped the back of the chair with her hand, held the chair handle, then she slowly moved in front of the chair; with her hand probing the seat behind her she slowly sat down.

The tea house servant came quickly to bring a pot of tea, and Long Er and Ju Mu Er’s cups were filled in a second. He placed the cup on Ju Mu Er’s hand, muttered something and then he withdrew.

Ju Mu Er slowly touched the cup, held it, but did not drink.

Long Er impatiently asked: “Miss, didn’t you say you have something ask?” He could not figure out, why a blind person would seek him out.