Chapter 209 Love at First Sight
Meng Yuanzhou was quite annoyed because he didn't see the beauty.
He said to his servants in a reproachful manner, "It's all your fault for sailing too slowly. Now the beauty has left."
The servants quickly knelt down and apologized, "It is the fault of the servants, please forgive me, young marquis."
"Hurry up and ask passers-by ahead to see which direction the woman left. I must catch up with her."
"Yes." The follower went forward to ask passers-by.
The prince smiled and joked, "Cousin, why are you so persistent? Are you planning to catch up with her and marry her home?"
Meng Yuanzhou also half-jokingly said, "Such a talented girl, why wouldn't it be a problem for me to marry her?"
"It's too early for you to say anything. You don't even know what the girl looks like. What if she's ugly?"
"Zi Yu, you are wrong. A girl who has such great piano skills and can sing such a beautiful voice must be pretty."
At this time, the servant had already found out Qianhuan's whereabouts and came back to report.
Meng Yuanzhou said goodbye in a hurry, "Zi Yu, I have to leave you tonight. I will treat you to a drink next time. I have to chase a beauty now."
The prince waved his hand and said, "Go, go, I wish my cousin can get the beauty he wants."
However, soon our prince will regret what he said tonight, and he will want to slap himself a few times.
Qianhuan was walking back to the teahouse holding a guzheng. Although she was wearing a veil, her beautiful figure could not be concealed.
When passing by a tavern, a few drunks came out.
When the drunks saw Qianhuan was alone, one of them couldn't help but tease her, "Young lady, why are you walking alone on the street at night? Come on, let us play with you."
The other drunks also joined in the laughter.
Qianhuan saw that they were a group of drunkards and didn't bother to pay attention to them. She turned around and was about to leave, but the drunks immediately surrounded her.
"Young lady, don't go."
One of the drunks even took the opportunity to pull off her veil. When they saw her true appearance, they all looked drooling with desire.
Qianhuan didn't want to get involved with this group of drunkards, but they took advantage of her.
She was so angry that she reached out and took out the poison powder that Master Cai had given her. She was about to sprinkle the poison powder on these drunkards when she heard someone shouting behind her.
"Where did you come from, you lecher? How dare you tease a decent girl? I'll show you how I'll deal with you."
Meng Yuanzhou, who had caught up with them, saw the beauty of his dreams being bullied and immediately shouted to stop it.
When Qianhuan saw that someone stood up for her, she immediately secretly stuffed the poison powder back into her arms.
Meng Yuanzhou came up and kicked all the drunkards to the ground, then pulled Qianhuan into his arms.
His entire movement was as smooth as flowing water, done in one go. Before Qianhuan could react, she was already in his arms.
Then Qianhuan heard the man above her say to his guards, "Send them all to the prison."
"I obey your command." Then the guards took the drunkards away.
Meng Yuanzhou then lowered his head and gently comforted the beauty in his arms, "Don't be afraid, girl. The bad guys have been taken away by my people."
Qianhuan could have dealt with the drunks by herself, but seeing the man's kindness, she looked up and thanked him, "Thank you for your help, sir. I am very grateful."
Only then did Meng Yuanzhou see her face clearly.
Oh my God, what a beautiful face! She is like a fairy walking out of a painting, so fascinating.
Her cheeks are as delicate and rosy as jade, and her facial features are just right, like an exquisite masterpiece from heaven. Her eyes are as bright as morning stars and breathtakingly beautiful.
Meng Yuanzhou fell in love with her at first sight, and he felt his heart beating so fast.
Seeing that he was still holding her in his arms, Qianhuan whispered, "Sir, can you let me go first?"
A voice like that of a yellow oriole singing out of a valley came out, and Meng Yuanzhou's heart was moved. He did not expect that the beauty was not only beautiful, but also had such a nice voice.
Qianhuan saw him in a daze and reminded him, "Sir, I'm afraid it's not appropriate for you to hug me like this."
Only then did Meng Yuanzhou realize that he was still hugging the girl.
His face turned red and he quickly let go of her hand.
"I'm sorry for offending you, young lady. Please forgive me."
Seeing that his face was as red as a cooked shrimp, Qianhuan couldn't help but sigh that these ancient men were really innocent and blushed at the slightest provocation.
She said, "It's okay, you are also eager to save people, I won't blame you."
Meng Yuanzhou bowed and introduced himself, "My name is Meng Yuanzhou. I just heard a girl playing the piano by the lake. I really appreciated it, so I came here to find her. Could you tell me your name? Where do you live?"
Qianhuan saw that the young master was dressed elegantly, had a handsome and suave appearance, and had just called himself a marquis. She thought that he must be some well-known figure in the capital.
She originally just wanted to live her own life well and had no intention of currying favor with the powerful, but she thought of Wenjie being bullied while studying at the Imperial College and she herself had no power or influence.
She felt that it was time for her to show off her charm as a socialite and expand her own network.
This is really like someone giving you a pillow when you are sleepy. It comes without any effort.
Tonight she was still worrying about having no roots in the capital, but now God has sent her a young marquis.
She quickly replied, "My surname is Liang, my name is Qianhuan, you can call me Qianhuan, Master Meng. I live in Banri Qinghuan Garden."
"Is it the teahouse that opened a few days ago where you can watch plays?"
"Exactly."
Meng Yuanzhou noticed that the girl's clothes didn't fit her well and thought that she must be a musician in the teahouse's opera troupe who made a living by performing.
Meng Yuanzhou was thinking in his mind that he would find an opportunity to redeem her someday, and then tell his mother that he had met someone he liked.
Meng Yuanzhou continued, "Qianhuan, it's not safe for a woman like you to walk outside at night. Let me take you home."
"In that case, thank you very much, Master Meng."
Meng Yuanzhou sent the person all the way back to Banri Qinghuan Garden.
Before leaving, Qianhuan deliberately asked, "Where does Mr. Meng live? You saved me today, and I will definitely bring gifts to thank you someday."
Meng Yuanzhou immediately introduced himself, "I live in the east of the Imperial City, in the Princess's Mansion."
Qianhuan then realized that the person in front of her was actually the eldest princess's son, the young Marquis Pingyang.
She quickly bowed and said, "Qianhuan didn't know you were the young marquis of Pingyang. Please forgive me, young marquis."
Meng Yuanzhou quickly helped the man up, "Ignorance is not a crime, Qianhua, you don't need to be so polite, just treat me as an ordinary friend."
"Well, young marquis, you live in the Princess's residence. I'm afraid it will be inconvenient for me to visit you in the future."
Meng Yuanzhou immediately took off the jade pendant he carried with him and handed it over. "This is my jade pendant. If you want to find me in the future, take this token and go directly to the Princess's Mansion and ask the guard to pass on the message."
Qianhua just casually asked a question, but she didn't expect that the other party would even give her the jade pendant. She quickly took the jade pendant and said, "Thank you, young marquis, for the token of trust."
Only after Qianhuan entered the teahouse and closed the door did Meng Yuanzhou reluctantly leave with his servants.
On the way back to the Princess's Mansion, Meng Yuanzhou was grinning all the way.
His servant A Dong couldn't help but ask, "Sir, you just gave all your jade pendants to that woman. You don't really want to marry her, do you?"
"Of course it's true. I finally met a girl I love, so I naturally want to marry her home."
"This woman must be the musician in the teahouse. She is of such a lowly status that if you want to marry her, I'm afraid the princess will be the first one to disagree."
Meng Yuanzhou also knew that his mother usually paid the most attention to rules and etiquette, so he quickly ordered, "Keep your mouth shut. Don't tell my mother when you go back. Let's find a chance to redeem the man from the troupe first."
"Yes, this slave knows."