In fact, Shen Yi really wanted to find Yang Pengci at this moment. After all, he was protected by internal bodyguards. However, Yang Fan never noticed that he was here, and Shen Yi did not take the initiative to look for him.
After all, the palace sent people here to protect him, not to serve as his thugs. They could only passively protect him. If he went out to cause trouble for others, it would be difficult for Shen Yi to tell if the news reached the palace.
Moreover, Shen Yi received a message from Gao Ming, and there were more important things to do tomorrow.
After a night of drinking with Zhao Jizhou in Yaoyue Building, Shen Yi returned home to sleep after it completely darkened. After waking up the next morning, Shen Yi got up, washed up, put on a new set of clothes, and then He asked two little maids to comb his hair and put on a new set of clothes.
After sorting out his outfit, Shen Yi was ready to go out.
At the door of the house, two little maids saw him off. Among them, Ping'er, who was more cheerful, looked at Shen Yi and asked with a smile: "Young Master dressed up carefully today. Which girl are you going out to meet?"
Shen Yi rolled his eyes at her and said angrily: "Go to the interview."
Naturally, the two little maids didn't know what the interview meant, so they could only look at each other.
And Shen Yi didn't bother to explain to them. After packing his clothes, he went out.
Because the time written in Eunuch Gao's letter was in the afternoon, Shen Yi was not in a hurry to go to the appointment. He first went to Liquan Building, where he greeted several "alumni" of Ganquan Academy, and then went to the side. After watching two Juren playing Go for a while, he found a book he liked in Liquan Tower and read it for a long time. He put it back at noon and went to find a restaurant outside for a simple meal. meal.
After eating, Shen Yi went to Liquan Tower to read.
It was around 11:00 in the afternoon that Shen Yi left Liquan Tower and headed towards the Qinhuai River.
After he arrived at the Qinhuai River, he began to search on the surface of the Qinhuai River.
At this time, there were already many boats sailing on the Qinhuai River.
It was still most of the day, and most of the boat rides were serious ones. They were probably foreigners coming to Qinhuai River for fun, so they chartered a boat and found two girls who played the piano and sang songs to relieve their boredom.
However, the Qinhuai River is not very lively now.
At night, lanterns are hung on each boat and lanterns are lit on both sides of the river. That is when the Qinhuai River is most beautiful.
Shen Yi searched for a long time on the Qinhuai River before he found the painting boat with the "Flower God" lanterns hanging on it. However, it was on the other side of the river. Shen Yi could only walk around a long circle from the bridge before walking to the door of the painting boat. .
This painting boat is not small. It can be regarded as a large painting boat even on the Qinhuai River. The boat is divided into two floors. The lower floor is a small kitchen and a place for the boatman and the madam to rest, while the second floor is a normal The room is large in size and well decorated. It is obviously a place for dignitaries to listen to music and have fun.
This painting boat originally only started "working" at night, but after seeing Shen Yi coming, a woman who looked to be in her thirties still came up to her and said with a smile: "This young man, it is an unfortunate day." It's very good. Our boat has been booked by someone else. If you want to find a boat, can I take you to other boats?"
Shen Yi looked at the boat, and then sighed: "My surname is Shen."
The landlady was stunned for a moment, then a smile immediately appeared on her face, and her expression became more flattering: "It turns out to be Mr. Shen. You have arrived so early. Please be careful. I will take you on board."
She waved to the man beside her and said, "Quickly, lift the planks of the boat for Mr. Shen and ask Mr. Shen to get on the boat!"
In this way, Shen Yi was welcomed into the boat. After entering the room on the second floor of the boat, his face was already full of smiles: "Master, do you need to ask two girls to get on the boat? Let me sing a song for you." To relieve boredom?"
Shen Yi shook his head slightly: "No need, Mr. Ben has already found the singer. Please go to Chunyi Tower and invite Miss Gu over. Just say that Mr. Shen made an appointment with her."
This woman is obviously the owner of the boat, the proprietress, and also works part-time as the madam. She was stunned when she heard this, and then looked at Shen Yi's expression and immediately changed: "Young Master, can you please invite Miss Gu from Chunyi Tower? "
"I don't know if it's my invitation."
Shen Yi sighed and said, "Just go and invite me. We'll talk about it later if you can."
The landlady nodded quickly, and then ordered the crew on board to go to Chunyi Tower to invite people.
After the boy left, the landlady looked at Shen Yi with even more enthusiasm. With a smile on her face, she said, "From the young master's accent, he must be from Jiangdu, right?"
Shen Yi nodded "Yeah" and ignored her because he was thinking about something.
With a smile on her face, the landlady said, "I have long heard that the people of Jiangdu are wealthy, but now it seems that it is indeed the case. Mr. Shen is more generous than the young men in Jiankang."
Shen Yi closed his eyes slightly.
"Just go about your business and ignore me."
The woman was stunned for a moment, then she bowed slightly to Shen Yi and said, "Yes, what do you want to eat? I will go down and arrange it for you..."
"No...no need."
Shen Yi raised his head and glanced at the sky, then said, "I probably can't eat what you have here."
In this way, after Shen Yi waited in the painting boat for a while, Gu Hengbo, Miss Gu, accompanied by a little maid, got on the painting boat and walked to the second floor of the painting boat. When she saw Shen Yi, her face immediately revealed With a surprised expression, he stepped forward to salute Shen Yi.
"When I heard that today's guest's surname was Shen, the slave family wondered if it was Mr. Shen. Now it turns out that it is indeed Mr. Shen!"
She smiled at Shen Yi and chuckled softly: "If Mr. Shen wants to see the slave family, he can just send a message to the slave family. Why spend all this unjust money?"
If you want to invite Gu Hengbo from Chunyi Building to the painting boat, it will definitely cost money, and it will cost a lot of money.
Shen Yi stood up and returned the courtesy, looking at the famous Qinhuai prostitute in front of him with a strange look on his face.
"I won't hide the truth from everyone. It's Shen who invited you today..."
Gu Hengbo's eyes flashed and he smiled and said, "Young Master Shen is the only one here. Is there any other Young Master Shen here besides Young Master Shen?"
Shen Yi shook his head slightly, not daring to tell the truth, but lowered his eyebrows and said, "There is a distinguished guest who wanted to see Mr. Gu, but he was too embarrassed to say it clearly, so he invited Mr. Gu out under the guise of Shen's identity."
Gu Hengbo was a little curious and asked with a smile: "Which distinguished guest is the unknown?"
Shen Yi shook his head slightly.
He couldn't tell.
Are you kidding, are you going to tell this little Qinhuai celebrity in front of you that the current emperor is soliciting prostitutes?
The two looked at each other speechless.
After a while, Shen Yi saw Eunuch Gao on the shore. He quickly took care of the woman and said, "Stop the boat at the shore, stop the boat at the shore!"
The boat slowly docked.
A group of about ten plainclothes men got on the boat. Five or six of these men took control of the first floor of the boat. Then several others escorted Gao Ming and a young man onto the boat.
Shen Yi stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the little emperor who was so close to Chi Chi, and felt that life was wonderful.
He was stunned for a moment, then immediately stepped forward, pretending to salute the little emperor. Before he could make a move, Gao Ming took a step forward and whispered to Shen Yi: "No one knows that His Majesty is leaving the palace today, so you can Just treat them as ordinary friends."
Shen Yi nodded slightly, turned sideways, lowered his head slightly and said, "Li... Mr. Li, please."
There are not many people in Jiankang City except those with the surname Li, so it is common to call him Mr. Li.
On the other hand, after everyone Gu heard this call of Mr. Li, they also stepped forward, saluted the emperor, and called him Mr. Li.
The little emperor glanced at Gu Hengbo for a few times, then at Shen Yi, and then smiled slightly: "We don't have to stay here, let's go up."
After that, he was escorted by a plainclothes guard to the second floor of the painting boat.
Shen Yi followed the emperor, pulling Eunuch Gao with him, and said with a bitter smile in a low voice: "Eunuch Gao, how could your majesty come to such a place, how could he see..."
He lowered his voice and said: "It's still in my name. If the censor finds out, I will never be an official again in this life...!"
Although Shen Yi himself did not care about Gu Hengbo's status as a prostitute and would not look down on her, the public opinion of this era generally looked down on her.
No matter how famous she is, she is still a promiscuous woman.
It doesn't matter how many times Shen Yi came to see her, or even took her into his home as a concubine, but he just couldn't bring the emperor!
Because the emperor is never wrong, and the emperor will never do bad things. Once the emperor does bad things, he is bewitched by traitors!
Once it was known that Shen had brought the emperor to the Qinhuai River to meet prostitutes, Shen Yi's reputation in the officialdom was immediately ruined. No matter whether he was a second-class Jinshi or a first-class Jinshi, even if he won the first prize in this subject, he would not be able to escape. The word "Xingchen"!
Eunuch Gao had a calm expression on his face, and he said calmly: "A few days ago, at the Jin Palace, His Majesty listened to the Gu family's pipa and thought it was very pleasant, so he left the palace today and wanted to listen to it again."
"As for finding you to accompany me..."
Gao Ming took a deep look at Shen Yi: "This is your great opportunity. Don't be ignorant..."
After saying that, Eunuch Gao silently went up to the second floor of the painting boat.
Shen Yi walked at the end and couldn't help cursing in his heart.
Bullshit chaperone!
Accompanying the emperor to summon prostitutes?
