Shi Qian was very generous, but Lin Ping'an didn't think so.
He shook his head and said, "If you have money, it's yours. If I want money, I have to earn it myself. For example, the five thousand taels of silver today were earned by myself."
Xuan Qian was startled. He didn't expect Lin Ping'an to be able to say such words at such a young age. He couldn't help but admire the young man in front of him from the bottom of his heart.
The middle-aged Wen looked at the two people talking to each other, and finally couldn't help but interjected:
"Since the two young masters have become brothers, they will have a long time to come. Miss Xu Fo is still waiting for Dean Lin inside."
He now knew Lin Pingan's identity, so he naturally changed his name to Lin Pingan.
Lin Ping'an cupped his hands at him and said very seriously:
"I really only wrote this poem for the five thousand taels of silver. Please tell Miss Xu Fo, sir. I understand your kindness and let my brother go tonight."
He said and pointed at Shi Qian.
When Ranxiang heard this, she also stared and shouted:
"Everyone says they don't want to go. Is it possible that Miss Xu Fo wants to be a good match for her husband?"
The middle-aged scribe was very depressed. He followed Xu Fo all over the world and had never encountered such a thing.
Others were crying and clamoring to get on the pole to spend the night with Xu Fo. But this one was so unwilling.
So he winked at the girl next to him, who understood and hurriedly turned around and ran out.
"Brother, you are not an inexperienced boy, are you?"
Shi Qian looked Lin Pingan up and down, and finally felt that he had found the key to the problem. He asked Lin Pingan as if he had discovered a new world.
Lin Pingan scratched his head and showed a shy smile.
"That's right, I'm not married yet."
"I'll go! Sure enough, I guessed it right!"
Shi Qian shouted, his face full of disbelief.
Ranxiang and the other girls immediately covered their mouths and let out a burst of giggles.
Wang Heng and other imperial doctors looked at Lin Ping'an with some pity, feeling that their faces were a little uneasy.
Indeed, if this matter were told, others would point their fingers at them and scold them, saying that Dean Lin is underage and it is really unfair for these crooked old men to bring him to a place like this to fool around with fireworks. The style of the imperial doctors of the Ming Dynasty.
Lin Ping'an also felt embarrassed because everyone's eyes were focused on him.
He felt like a giant panda in the zoo, and it felt very bad to be surrounded by people.
"Isn't he just a boy?"
"Isn't this wrong?"
He shouted in his heart, cupped his hands in front of everyone, picked up his feet and walked out.
"Sir, wait a minute."
At this moment, the girl from before ran back panting and shouted to Lin Ping'an.
Lin Ping'an paused, turned around, and looked at the girl with confusion.
"Sir, Miss Xu Fo said that as long as you can go in and talk to her for a while, all the 8,000 taels of silver given by Mr. Shi will be given to you."
Lin Ping'an was stunned, completely unexpected that Xu Fo would come like this.
"Really just talking for a while?"
he asked doubtfully.
The girl nodded repeatedly and said sweetly: "Of course, if the young master wants to do something else, that's fine."
As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Pingan waved to her and said:
"Then please ask the girl to lead the way."
What's going on?
This scene immediately stunned everyone. Wang Heng looked at Lin Ping'an's back and murmured in his mouth:
"It seems that our dean has really fallen in the eyes of money."
Shi Qian, on the other hand, looked confused. He patted his forehead and murmured:
"The eight thousand taels I paid earlier also fell into my eldest brother's pocket, and I didn't get anything?"
Everyone laughed, and someone shouted loudly: "Master Shi, didn't you recognize a little brother as your big brother?"
Shi Qian patted his forehead again and laughed loudly:
"Yes, if you can get to know this guy as a big brother, more than ten thousand taels of silver is worth it."
He has a very free and easy personality, and now that he has figured this out, he is very happy.
Ranxiang looked at Lin Pingan's back, stamped her feet, and cursed:
"They all say that we prostitutes only love money, but I didn't expect this kid to love money so much."
This sentence made several other girls burst into laughter. They pointed at the burning incense and laughed:
"Miss Xu Fo is willing to pay eight thousand taels of silver for Dean Lin's first night, can you?"
Ranxiang suddenly choked, shook his head and sighed: "I am only willing to pay eighty taels at most."
This sentence immediately made everyone laugh again.
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Lin Pingan followed the girl out, forgetting all the excitement in the front yard.
The backyard is quiet, with countless attics hanging with red lanterns hidden among the trees. Occasionally, you can hear the sound of silk and bamboo coming from the attic.
"Sir, my name is Yichuang."
The girl held a lantern in one hand and led the way, turning back and saying to Lin Ping'an.
Lin Ping'an nodded and hesitated for a long time before asking:
"Is it really true that I was given eight thousand taels of silver just for talking?"
She leaned against the window and rolled her eyes at him, wondering why this young man was so ignorant of the charm. Even though he was here, he was still thinking about the little money.
After a while, the two came to an attic. Lin Ping'an looked up and saw a plaque with the word "Ya Yuan" engraved on it among two red lanterns shining brightly under the light of the red lanterns.
"Sir, please come in."
Leaning against the window, he said to Lin Ping'an and walked in first.
The attic is not big, but it is very elegant. The blazing fire in the corner makes people feel warm and spring-like.
Leaning against the window, he opened the bead curtain and shouted inside: "Miss, Mr. Lin is here."
After saying this, she bowed her knees to Lin Ping'an and silently retreated.
Why did this just go away? Lin Pingan was a little stunned, but when he saw the bead curtain lifted, a little girl came out and said to Lin Pingan, Wanfu:
"My slave Yang Ai has met the young master."
After saying this, she reached out and lifted the bead curtain, signaling Lin Ping'an to enter.
Lin Ping'an glanced at the little girl and felt that she was only about seven or eight years old, but her features were picturesque and elegant, so she was obviously a beauty.
"This little girl is so beautiful!"
He praised in his heart, and just as he lifted his feet to walk in, a thunderbolt suddenly flashed in his mind. He turned back to look at the little girl again, and asked eagerly:
"What did you say your name was?"
"My name is Yang Ai."
The little girl lowered her eyes and spoke softly.
"Yang Ai? Is this the famous Liu Rushi among the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai?"
Lin Ping'an's heart stirred up, and he stared at the girl named Yang Ai in front of him without blinking.
If you remember correctly, Liu Rushi, the most famous of the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai, was originally named Yang Ai. Later, she changed her surname to Liu, then changed her name to Yin, and finally changed her name to Liu Rushi.
This discovery made Lin Pingan very excited. He asked again to the little girl named Yang Ai:
"Little girl, where are you from?"
"This slave is from Jiaxing, Zhejiang."
Hearing this, Lin Ping'an vaguely felt that the person in front of him must be Liu Rushi, who would become famous in the future.
The girl named Yang Ai didn't know that the young master in front of her was so interested in her. She blushed a little and lowered her head to lead Lin Ping'an to the inner room.
"Master Lin is so interested in Yang Ai. Could it be that he has a crush on her?"
A charming voice came from the inner room, and Xu Fo stood up to greet her.
At this moment, she was only wearing a close-fitting red short coat, which outlined her graceful curves. She looked at Lin Pingan with a flowery smile and said.
"Lin Ping'an has met Miss Xu Fo."
Lin Ping'an cupped his hands at Xu Fo and said, without answering Xu Fo's previous question.
Xu Fo didn't pay attention, but stretched out his hand to ask Lin Ping'an to sit down, and then spoke again:
"The poem that the young master just said went straight to the heart of the slave family. I am a melancholy guest in the world. I know what happened to you and I burst into tears."
Xu Fo murmured softly in her mouth, with a sad look on her face. After a while, she sighed softly:
"A beauty ages easily, but a close friend is hard to find."
"Unexpectedly, I, Xu Fo, have traveled all over the country and met my soulmate in Beijing."
After saying this, she stood up and bowed deeply to Lin Pingan.
How did I become her soulmate... Lin Ping'an felt a little funny in his heart, and waved his hand at Xu Fo, "The girl thinks too highly of me. I just did it casually for the sake of those few thousand taels of silver. It's really a little bit... So ashamed."
Just say it casually?
Xu Fo looked at Lin Ping'an with his beautiful eyes, and suddenly covered his mouth and said with a sweet smile:
"If you are serious about this, I'm afraid the four most talented men in the capital will only be able to carry your shoes."
Alas, it seems that Nanan Xingde's poems are indeed very lethal... Lin Ping'an said humbly again: "The girl is so complimentary."
After saying this, he couldn't help but glance at Yang Ai standing aside again.
This expression fell in Xu Fo's eyes. She frowned and said in surprise:
"Could it be that the young master really likes me as his personal maid?"
She already knew what Lin Pingan had done in the front yard. At first, she just thought that the other party was too young and did not understand the style. But now when she saw the look Lin Pingan looked at Yang Ai, she couldn't help but murmur in her heart:
"This Young Master Lin is really hard to understand!"
