Chapter 39 Jinling Flower Boat and Challenge
The autumn wind is harmonious, the trees are full of shadows, and the broad lake surface is like a huge and smooth mirror, shining with golden brilliance under the afterglow of the setting sun.
There were sparkling waves on the spacious lake, and cruise ships were flying around. There was constant laughter and laughter on the boat. It was not known which family's wealthy son came to play with his servants. The scene was very lively.
Some wealthy ladies took a flower boat and wanted to see the elegance and beauty of the Jinling courtesan.
Countless students and officials stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the flower boat on which these wealthy ladies were riding, showing expressions of longing like wolves. When they got close to the flower boat, they suddenly changed their faces and pretended to be upright and aloof. They didn't look sideways, swayed their folding fans gently, and recited poems and composed poems, showing off their coquettishness.
Several flower boats that were obviously too gorgeous and noble were rafting in the distance behind curtains. The wealthy ladies hiding behind the curtains secretly looked at the coquettish talents coming and going, and chose the ones they liked.
Bi Yuntao did not expect that the news of the oiran's arrival would attract so many good people, and even some wealthy ladies who were unwilling to be left alone.
Suddenly, some handsome young men on the roadside crowded towards the lake like crazy and kept looking towards the lake.
"Wow! Look, look, Chunlan and Qiuju!"
"It's so beautiful! He is indeed a famous waiter in our capital -"
"Xia Zhu and Miss Dongmei are also out!"
"Oops! Don't you understand? The four girls with plum blossoms, orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums are here to attract people. The Jinling courtesan who came later is said to be so tall that she is shy of the moon. The one who came here didn't want to witness the golden age of the Jinling courtesans. Face!”
Bi Yuntao was also attracted by the man's words. He turned his head and glanced at the man. He was full of golden aura and looked like an indescribable coquettish guy. He curled his lips, with a look of disgust on his face, and pretended to take a small step to the side casually.
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"Here we go, that's the oiran of Jinling!"
Bi Yuntao put away his disgusted face and followed their gaze towards the lake.
I saw three boats floating along the lake, each with two floors and about six or seven meters high. The lanterns hanging high and the eaves of the pavilion can be said to be majestic.
On the bows of the flower boats on the left and right sides, there were two women in light gauze and somewhat revealing clothes dancing.
Later in the middle, there is a flower boat, with peach red hanging curtains and carved beams and phoenixes on the ship pillars, which obviously has a girlish atmosphere. The two majestic flower boats in front have long been ignored...
As the flower boat got closer and closer, a beautiful woman in luxurious clothes walked out from behind the curtain on the second floor. She was wearing a light gauze, a sleeveless gown and a thin willow-colored skirt without being vulgar. .
The busy men around looked at the woman who came out and whistled from time to time.
"Brother, these four plum blossoms, orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums are the top names of Miaochun Pavilion, but they are far inferior to the oiran of Miaochun Pavilion. I didn't expect that the oiran of Jinling would let girl Yuyao'er come out to create momentum!" At this time, Meng Ruolang could see it. This kind of battle is also a bit sad.
"Yu Yao'er is the oiran of our capital?!" Bi Yuntao curled his lips with some disdain when he heard this, "It's not that good, it's far behind Xiaolan!"
"Hehe! Brother, although he is not as fresh and playful as Xiaolan, he is still the heiress you deserve."
Bi Yuntao raised his eyebrows, "Oh? Is this Yuyao'er the woman I spent so much as twenty thousand taels of silver without even seeing her last time?!" When Meng Ruolang nodded, he felt a little helpless and sour. That was four hundred Thousands of girls have never seen what a woman looks like. Is this woman made of gold? !
There was another commotion in the crowd. Meng Ruolang gave Bi Yuntao a gentle push. When Bi Yuntao came to his senses, he heard the woman on the flower boat say: "Today is the centenary of the construction of Miaochun Pavilion. Miss Yue Ling'er, the courtesan of Jinling, came here specially." Come to support Miaochun Pavilion and build momentum. I believe all the gentlemen have been waiting for a long time, but if you want to see Miss Yue Ling'er's beauty, you must abide by the rules set by Miss Yue Ling'er."
"What rules! I wonder if I, the prince, also have to abide by them?!" After the words fell, everyone made way for the visitor.
Bi Yuntao looked at the man coming over and frowned. He thought he would be more low-key since he was not punished last time, but he did not expect that he would also be attracted by the name of Jinling Oiran.
"Third Prince, I'm so sorry! Miss Yue Ling'er has been fond of poetry and poetry since she was a child, and is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Only those who are approved by Miss Yue Ling'er can get Miss Yue Ling'er's approval to meet her. They can even get the chance to meet her. Put forward a condition to Miss Yue Ling'er that is not too extreme." Yu Yao'er said again.
"Haha! As expected of a famous oiran in Aurous Hill, how can he be recognized by Miss Yue Ling'er?" The third prince fanned gently with a folding fan, looking elegant.
Yu Yaoer chuckled lightly, "Third Prince, don't be anxious! Don't be afraid of being late for a good meal, and don't be afraid of waiting for a beautiful lady!
There are three Huafangs here, and each Huafang has a question. The young master who meets Miss Yue Linger needs to challenge three questions in a row. If unfortunately he fails to challenge successfully, he can only stop and have to eat on the Huafang with the correct answer. Tea and wine tasting.
If he fails to answer the first question correctly, then Yuyao'er can only express regret, and the failed young master can only move to Miaochun Pavilion!
The third question is set by me. If you answer all three questions correctly, you can enter the first floor of the cabin. After entering the cabin, you can have tea and wait for Miss Yue Ling'er's final challenge. After the challenge is successful, you will get Miss Yue Ling'er's approval. , go and meet. "
Yuyao'er waited and saw that all the gentlemen on the shore had no problem, so she said, "If you gentlemen don't have any objections, then please invite all gentlemen to enter the first boat!" After saying that, she bowed down. He bowed and returned to the cabin of the boat.
"Brother, aren't you going to challenge me? Maybe I can see Yue Ling'er's beautiful face." Meng Ruolang asked Bi Yuntao indifferently and asked quickly.
"Haha, wait a minute, don't be in a hurry, you see there are all people vying in front, and it's not like whoever answers correctly first will be able to see Yue Ling'er. Even if he answers three questions correctly, he can only drink tea on the second floor. Waiting for Yue Ling'er's last question." Seeing that the third prince had already gone in to challenge the first question, Bi Yuntao said to Meng Ruolang: "Go and follow the third prince secretly to see what he has in mind?"
Meng Ruolang was a little hesitant, but he actually wanted to challenge it, maybe he could really see Yue Ling'er's beauty.
Bi Yuntao saw Meng Ruolang's hesitation, "You go first, I will challenge you. If you can really see Yue Ling'er's beauty, can't you make another condition? When the time comes, I will take the opportunity to ask Yue Ling'er that you also Just come in, okay?!" After saying that, she patted him on the shoulder to reassure him, "Go! I'm afraid that the Third Prince will have some bad ideas again."
Meng Ruolang nodded and followed the third prince who immediately disappeared.
Bi Yuntao saw that there were already a few people there, so he started walking towards the first challenge.
"Hey, isn't this King Qi?" A teasing voice came from behind Bi Yuntao. Bi Yuntao turned around and looked at Zhao Mingsheng and Ji Wuli.
"Ha! Who did I think was so rude? It turned out to be your defeated general."
Zhao Mingsheng's face stiffened and his tone was slightly cold, "King Qi, don't be proud. Don't think that just because you have won a lot of money from us, you can be arrogant. The money is just a small amount of money."
Bi Yuntao saw Zhao Mingsheng's stiff expression and continued to mock, "Really? I don't know who lost all the jade pendants awarded by the emperor?!"
"You! You are not the king of Qi, you are a cheat, otherwise, how could you win, the king of Qi? I am the dice..."
"Mingsheng!" Ji Wuli saw that Zhao Mingsheng was about to tell what he had done, so he quickly stopped him, "Let's go in quickly!"
"But, let's..."
Ji Wuli glared at Zhao Mingsheng and scolded: "Mingsheng! Do you want to delay the business?"
Zhao Mingsheng was not angry, but he still endured it and followed Ji Wuli in. When he passed by Bi Yuntao, he gave him a vicious look.
Bi Yuntao smiled disdainfully, and waited until they were gone, then slowly walked towards the cabin.
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"Young master, stay here! You need fifty taels of silver to enter." A delicate woman stopped Bi Yuntao who was about to enter.
Bi Yuntao twitched his lips, and sure enough, I said how could such a big battle be free of charge, but the tickets are really expensive, costing fifty taels a time, which is my monthly salary.
Bi Yuntao took fifty taels of silver and gave it to the woman, who gave him a note, "This note is a voucher. As long as the challenge is successful, you can use this note to stay in this boat for two days, with free tea and fruit." use."
"What about the question? Did you come up with the question?" Bi Yuntao asked.
"Giggle, of course not. My sister doesn't have that kind of ability. Of course the people who asked the question are Sister Chunlan and Sister Qiu Ju, but the question..." At this point, the woman gave Bi Yuntao a wink.
Bi Yuntao shuddered at the woman's charming look. Seeing that there was no one around him, he quickly took out five taels of silver and gave it to the woman.
The woman happily took the money and said: "My sister is not sure about the title, but what I know is that the four challenges are chess, calligraphy and painting, and this challenge is painting."
"Uh..." When Bi Yuntao heard that the challenge turned out to be chess, calligraphy and painting, Bi Yuntao felt a headache. He didn't know how to use a writing brush, and he didn't know anything about playing the piano. He would play chess when the time came. He used to play chess with his comrades when he had nothing to do in the army. Play chess together.
"Sister, can you get me a piece of carbon black?" Bi Yuntao saw no one coming in, so he took another one or two pieces of silver and said softly to the woman.
The woman was very confused and wondered why the man in front of her wanted Tan Hei. But when she saw the money, she didn't ask any questions. She just took it and handed it to Bi Yuntao.
Bi Yuntao held a piece of carbon black in his arms and felt a little sorry for his brother. Who would have thought that the challenge set by this little girl Yue Ling'er would actually be playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting. She was not a lady, but a Yao sister. She was pretending to be something. ah!
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Bi Yuntao walked into the room and saw a bunch of people lying on the table drawing. Chunlan, who was sipping tea at the table next to her, came over with a box in her hand, "Sir, please take out the note. Inside is Yue Ling'er." The content of the challenge set by my sister.”
Bi Yuntao unfolded the note, and a line of beautiful small characters came into view, with the word "Zheng Yan" written on it.
"Master, please come here, please paint here. It is limited to one hour. No matter whether the painting is completed or not, it must be delivered. While waiting for tea, you will know whether you can go to the second search boat."
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"Okay, sir, the time has come, please submit your work." Qiu Ju stepped forward and took away Bi Yuntao's paintings. "Master, please wait for a moment, and a maid will come over to report the results."
Bi Yuntao drank tea in boredom, looking at these young men, some sighed, some whispered to each other... Anyway, none of them looked calm.
One cup of tea, two cups of tea... It's been a long time since anyone came to inform me of the result, and I even ran to the hut twice. Shaking his head helplessly, he had no choice but to go and inquire about the results in person, "Sister Qiu Ju, may I ask how my master's results are? This tea has lost its taste."
"This..." Qiu Ju looked embarrassed and sent the painting to Sister Yuyao'er. Sister Yuyao'er took one look at it and only told her to go to Huafang first and wait for the result. "Sir, your painting is still being checked, please wait a moment." Qiu Ju was in the business of selling smiles, and the troubled look on her face only flashed away, and she was replaced by a soft smile.
"Hey! Forget it, I have something to do, and I really can't afford to wait. I'll take my leave first." After saying that, he cupped his hands and walked out of the Huafang without looking back, regardless of Qiu Ju's obstruction.
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"Brother, why did you come out?" Meng Ruolang asked in confusion when he saw Bi Yuntao coming out.
"Hey! Don't mention it. The challenge here is actually to play music, chess, calligraphy and painting. How can I know it? I just drew a picture and knew I couldn't pass it, so I didn't humiliate myself and came out directly." Bi Yuntao felt a little embarrassed. , shrugged, and said with an apologetic expression: "I'm sorry, Ruo Lang, originally I wanted to let you see Yue Ling'er's beauty! Who knew that I couldn't even get past the first test? .”
Although Meng Ruolang was a little disappointed, when he saw Bi Yuntao's apologetic face, he knew that his elder brother had tried his best, "It's okay, elder brother. How can we two brothers be sorry?"
"By the way, how are you doing over there? What exactly is the third prince going to do?" Bi Yuntao asked.
"The third prince went directly to Yuyao'er's room. I didn't dare to get too close. There were experts beside the third prince, so I was almost discovered." The disappointment on Meng Ruolang's face disappeared. Instead, he looked solemn and said with seriousness. : "Brother, you have to be careful. The third prince is not easy either."
"I understand. Since we can't see Yue Ling'er's beautiful face and it's getting late, let's go back home."
