After dancing for a while, all the dancers came forward to pay tribute to Jia Lian. It was only then that Jia Lian finally understood the origins of these beauties.
But I can't remember all of them. I only know that they are all famous prostitutes invited by the salt merchants from the nearby state capital. The farthest one even came to Hangzhou, but happened to be in Jinling to participate in the Oiran Competition, so he was "invited" by the Bai family.
In terms of age, the youngest is fourteen and the oldest is nineteen. This age range is also the golden years for all famous prostitutes.
Jia Lian was invited by the King of Beijing and went to the Prince's Mansion in Beijing.
The Prince of Beijing's palace is also declining, otherwise the Prince of Beijing would not have inherited the title of king when he was more than ten years old.
However, although the Beijing Palace has fewer owners, the number of people there is no less than that of the Jia Palace, especially the women. There are many beautiful women and concubines.
On the contrary, as the first prince with a foreign surname, it wouldn't look like him if he wasn't extravagant. What's more, Shui Rong is a handsome and romantic prince.
Shui Rong was also very generous, revealing to Jia Lian the beauty and skills of the dancers and musicians in the mansion without any cover-up. At that time, Jia Lian didn't show it on his face, but he was still a little envious in his heart.
After all, the life of raising a bunch of beauties in the house for your entertainment and admiration is indeed what every man dreams of.
Therefore, this time he had the opportunity to meet so many beauties, not to mention all of them who were beautiful in both sex and beauty, but at least they were beautiful in sex and each had excellent skills. Naturally, Jia Lian did not hesitate to appreciate them and spend his good time.
Moreover, Jia Lian felt that the beauties here were much better in terms of appearance and quality than those in the Prince's Palace in Beijing.
After all, no matter how noble the King of Beijing was, he would not send people to the south of the Yangtze River to rob a group of top oiran ladies. Only Yangzhou salt merchants and powerful Jiangnan officials could gather so many famous prostitutes here at once.
"I just heard that some of you are good at Chu tune and some are good at Qin tune. It just so happens that I have admired these two kinds of vocal music for a long time. I also ask you girls to sing a song for me."
Hearing what Jia Lian said, those beauties who were good at this were all excited to prepare.
Not to mention that they were originally required to meet Jia Lian's requirements, but Jia Lian's status, appearance, and polite manner of speech made them, usually arrogant courtesans, volunteer to perform.
Even if Jia Lian cannot be favored this time, it is worthy of pride and pride to be praised by him. It might even become their talisman.
For these oirans, there are not many things that can protect themselves. The most important thing is to get praise from certain people in authority, or even have some entangled connections, which will make other people think twice when they want to be rude to them. , is it worth offending those people for a promiscuous woman...
Shen Pan'er didn't know that Jia Lian actually liked listening to music. She was good at dancing. At this time, she was being stolen from the limelight by other sisters, and she was secretly anxious.
She thinks she knows the most about Jia Lian here, and knows that Jia Lian is not a lustful person. This was also the reason why she made up her mind to follow Jia Lian. After all, if Jia Lian was a lustful person who forgot his true love, she would not dare to sacrifice herself easily.
Therefore, she felt that people like Jia Lian must also cherish their reputation. Even if all of them perform well tonight, Jia Lian is unlikely to take them all away, otherwise he is afraid of being known as lustful!
So, it’s just a night of fun and it’s possible not to take anyone away in the end.
If Jia Lian really didn't want any of them, then there was nothing she could do. If she is only going to choose one or two, then Gu Qingyi will definitely get a spot. If her spot is taken away by someone who is good at singing, her chances will be even slimmer.
With such calculation in mind, just when the sisters each picked two of the most famous songs from Chu tune and Qin tune and finished singing, which attracted Jia Lian's praise, they saw the building boat was about to pass an arch bridge in front, Shen Pan'er took the opportunity to ask with a smile Jia Lian: "I heard that Your Excellency is also a learned man. I wonder if Your Excellency has ever known about this bridge?"
She walked around to the other side of Jia Lian and pointed her finger forward.
Jia Lian took a look. He was not familiar with Yangzhou and knew nothing.
Shen Pan'er didn't really want to test Jia Lian. Looking at his expression, she immediately laughed sweetly:
"The green mountains are faint and the water is far away, and the grass in the south of the Yangtze River has not withered after autumn. On a bright moonlit night at the Twenty-Four Bridge, where can the beauty teach me how to play the flute?"
This is a famous poem by Du Mu from the Tang Dynasty. Have you ever heard of it? "
Looking at the graceful and enchanting beauty, Tan opened his mouth slightly and spat out this poem. Jia Lian didn't know what to think for a moment.
How could he, a high-ranking official like Jia Lian, not know this poem? He knew it so well!
It was not easy to express what was in my mind at the moment, so I just asked out of curiosity: "Oh, could this bridge be the 'Twenty-Four Bridge' in Yangzhou that has been praised for nearly a thousand years?"
Shen Pan'er was very happy when she saw that Jia Lian's idea had indeed been attracted.
"I don't know if the twenty-four bridges were sung nearly two years ago. After all, after so many years, it has long been impossible to determine which of the twenty-four bridges in Master Xiao Du's poem was. But, the one in front of me is indeed It was called 'Twenty-Four Bridge', and it was also the most famous one named after it in Yangzhou City at that time."
Jia Lian smiled, it seems that no matter what time or era, getting fame has always existed, obviously there is definitely more than one bridge called the Twenty-Four Bridge in Yangzhou City.
"But no matter what, tonight is a good time, in this situation, don't you want to imitate the ancients and listen to another song of Dongxiao?
You know, we have a real dongxiao master here! Sister Tsing Yi's jade flute song not only caused countless romantic talents in the south of the Yangtze River to die, but also made her a contemporary vocal music master in Suzhou. She was a former scholar of Jinling Province and a great scholar in the contemporary literary world. After hearing this, I was also amazed and praised Sister Qingyi as the number one person in Xiao Le at that time! "
Hearing what Shen Pan'er said, Jia Lian subconsciously glanced at Gu Qingyi below.
Gu Qingyi stood up and bowed to the two of them: "Sister Pan'er is overly complimentary. It's just that the boss pities me and other prostitutes, so you specially praise her."
Jia Lian was also a little curious: "It's okay if you say she is, but I am so happy when you mention the flute. Could it be that you are also good at it?"
"I don't dare to compare myself with Sister Qingyi, but I can dance with Sister Qingyi. Xiao Qin's ensemble and Xiao's accompanying dancers are both very good and appropriate combinations."
Shen Pan'er looked a little embarrassed, and the others also curled their lips, obviously seeing her little thoughts.
Of course, Jia Lian didn't care about her thoughts. He even got closer and closer to him because of his clever smile, and even almost leaned against him. What comes from the tip of my nose is the special fragrance of beauty, and what I can see from the corner of my eyes is her exquisite figure...
As a dancer with outstanding dancing skills, Shen Pan'er has a slender figure and a very graceful figure, especially the pair of slender legs hidden under the gauze skirt. The outline alone is very eye-catching.
Jia Lian had also been looking at the beauty for a long time. He was so addicted that he inevitably had other thoughts in his heart, so he deliberately turned his head to look at Shen Pan'er and chuckled: "I just saw how proud you were when you were reciting poems. I thought... You also 'taught Xiao special skills', but who knew you were trying to borrow flowers to offer to Buddha, which is a big disappointment."
Shen Pan'er became anxious after hearing this: "Sir, don't underestimate me. Although I think I can't compare to Sister Qingyi, I have practiced this skill seriously. If you don't mind me, I can also play a song for you!"
"Oh seriously? Is it possible now?"
"Since now..."
Shen Pan'er frowned slightly. She originally thought Jia Lian was asking nonsense, but when she saw Jia Lian's ulterior look, she suddenly understood.
His heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but give Jia Lian a rolling look, as if to say, you are such an adult.
Then he returned to his normal state and said with a sweet smile: "If you are talking about the Xiao that Sister Qingyi will play for you when you come, it will be done now. If you mean anything else, you are too impatient, and don't say that I will wait for you." We’ll talk about it after the house is taken over, at least we have to let all the sisters out.”
As he said this, he deliberately gave Jia Lian a playful smile.
Hearing what she said, most of the other beauties also blushed.
On romantic occasions, most people know the romantic meaning of playing the flute. They didn't expect that Shen Pan'er would be so bold and say such things in public. This also confirmed that she had never served Jia Lian?
