Wujiang dressed in men's clothing and sneaked into the Catkin Pavilion.
Tonight, Miss Yunluo is going to sing, and the whole Liucat Pavilion is filled with people. She wanted to find clues about the masked woman, but there were too many rooms to search. Catkin Pavilion is also a place where women gather, and various aromas are mixed together. The extremely light cold sweet aroma is completely covered, and it cannot be detected unless you are in close contact.
Wujiang searched around and found nothing. The time for Miss Yunluo's performance was getting closer and closer, and there were more and more people in Liuxu Pavilion. She went downstairs and blended into the crowd of people who were looking up in anticipation. The boys brought fine tea and wine to the waiting guests, and the guests generously took out large ingots of silver and stuffed them into the hands of the boys. At this time, a cup of tea was brought to Wujiang, and she took it.
The boy looked at her with a smile.
But I saw that she had no intention of paying.
The servant of Liuxu Pavilion has received strict training. Even if he did not get the reward, his dissatisfaction would never show on his face. Just as he was about to leave, a snow-white silver coin was handed to him.
At the end of the snow-white silver is a young man, dressed in blue clothes and elegant.
Him again?
If the first time is a chance encounter, the second time is a chance encounter, and the third time is a chance encounter, then what about the fourth time?
"It was an accidental encounter," he said with a smile.
Such sharp eyes.
"So it turns out that Little Baihua is also interested in Miss Yunluo?" he asked.
Wujiang said: "The most stunningly talented and beautiful woman in Xixuan is naturally interested. Aren't you the same?"
He showed a slightly helpless expression: "I'm not interested, but Xiao Wu is worried that my narrow vision will lead me astray, so she insists on letting me come and see this most famous woman in Xixuan now. If I see more of the world, I can Less unnecessary obsession and entanglement. He booked a private room for me on the second floor." The tip of the fan went up a little, "Would you like to go there with me?"
Wujiang looked along the fan. The elegant room was facing the center of the stage and had a panoramic view of the first floor. It was an excellent place for observation. However, although this position was good, Wujiang still didn't want to get too close to him. Just as he was about to refuse, he heard him say: "Xiao Wu is busy tracking down the child's affairs recently, and there has been some progress. Do you want to hear about it?"
Wujiang followed him to the second floor...
It is indeed a nice place, with a wide view, and it is very quiet when the windows are closed.
"How is General Yanwu's investigation going?"
"Every investigation was conducted from top to bottom, but you should know that this is a big tree with deep roots and intertwined roots. It cannot be uprooted at once. Fortunately, the people from all over the country and the prefectures and county governments actively cooperated and found many dens to accept bribes. The shielding officials were also found out, including Xixuan Prefecture Yin, who was dismissed and investigated. The whole country has released the news about these children, allowing parents who have lost their children to claim them. If no one claims them, the royal court will fund them to keep them fed and clothed. , teach them how to make a living, and everything will be arranged properly, you can rest assured. However, the Butler Zhu you mentioned has no clue. "
Wujiang blamed himself: "I was too careless back then."
His eyes were gentle and sincere: "There are gains and there are losses. At least you saved the lives of those four children, and they will be grateful to you."
Wujiang suddenly felt that he was a very comforting person, and since he first met him, he always seemed to be trying to save himself. He picked melons for her, helped her fight off the killer crows, acted as a human target for her on the street yesterday, and today helped save her from embarrassment at the brothel, but she never seemed to give him any warm response, even He is too cold and always suspects that his smile and approach have ulterior motives. Maybe this is because thieves are afraid of officials, and I am too worried?
While thinking, the curtain on the opposite side moved slightly, revealing the face of a handsome man.
Xiliu said softly "Huh".
"how?"
"The person sitting opposite seems to be Zhao Shichen, the son-in-law of Taiwei Shen."
"So what?"
"I heard from Xiao Wu that he is an upright man, clean and self-sufficient. He is sincere to the crown prince's daughter and never comes to these places."
"So, hearsay is inevitably unreliable, not to mention that literati are the most romantic."
Hearing her comment for the first time, he laughed softly: "Oh, really?"
As he spoke, a sound of pipa played in his ears, and the lights in the entire hall instantly dimmed. Everyone tacitly stopped talking and turned their attention to the high platform, where they saw a woman whose face was covered with white gauze walking out from behind the curtain holding a pipa. . Wujiangyuan had imagined how unusual the appearance would be, but she didn't expect it to be so ordinary. But when she saw Miss Yunluo, she realized that such a woman didn't need any ingenuity to add any extravagance.
She holds the pipa in her arms, comes barefoot, swaying step by step, her white gauze is like smoke, her eyebrows are a little cinnabar, her waist is like a willow swaying gently in the wind, the strings are playing, her eyes are trembling, her snow-white toes are lightly tapping, she sits gracefully, On the high wooden platform, it was as if there was no one else in the world, singing quietly and quietly alone.
The voice was clear and gentle. It was that of a young woman with a veil, and her gentle face was reflected in the river water. A sudden storm broke out, the song was high-pitched and loud, the mountains and rivers of the family and the country were at war, a battlefield filled with smoke and blood slowly rose up, and finally turned into the low and hoarse whispering voice of a woman, misty and red maple leaves It's snowing heavily, and there is only a woman walking alone in the vast sky and earth.
Every turn is as if it were made in heaven, and every voice interprets the scene just right. When the last pipa sound falls, everyone is still immersed in the desolate and empty mood, until the lights gradually turn on, Yun Luo bends slightly while holding the pipa, and disappears into the curtain again After the scene, everyone came to their senses and realized that the song had ended.
"She is indeed a peerless beauty." Wujiang said.
Xiliu nodded: "Well deserved."
Wujiang lowered his chin a little: "Would you like to compete with them? Maybe you can get a chance to have sex with a beautiful woman tonight."
He shook his head slightly: "No, I think it's better here."
She raised her eyebrows and said, "If you don't go, I will." Before he could respond, Wujiang fled out of the room.
He looked at her back and stood up.
There was a crowd of people in front of the screen wall. There were already many poems mentioned on it. Wujiang folded his hands and read it. Suddenly he saw Zhao Shichen's name under a curtain. At this time, a familiar voice came to his ears: "It seems that in the legend, he is aloof, aloof and cold-hearted. The champion is also tempted this time."
Wujiang glanced at him: "Didn't you say it's better there?"
He smiled openly: "So people's hearts are unpredictable and they may change their minds at any time."
She thought, she is quite thick-skinned.
While they were joking, everyone else also saw the poem and the name under the poem, and they were instantly in an uproar.
"Zhao Shichen, is that Zhao Shichen, the number one scholar?"
"It must be him, otherwise who else could write such a poem? It's so wonderful, so wonderful!"
"Why, the number one scholar is also here to join in the fun, isn't it that he is obedient to the only daughter of the prince, so why would he come here?"
"The number one scholar has outstanding literary talents, and Miss Yunluo has unparalleled talents. One is astonishing in the palace, and the other is the most beautiful in the capital. It is natural that two such amazingly talented and beautiful people should meet."
Zhao Shichen, no one knew this name three years ago, and no one does not know this name three years later. At that time, he entered the palace examination in one fell swoop, and his answers in the hall were so stunning that even the King of the West was impressed. Later, his poem manuscript became popular all over the country. Lang Zhao Shichen's name is louder than General Yanwu.
Many women want to marry him, and many men want to be him.
Western Xinjiang is not a country that has a lot of family members, and it does not insist on being well-matched. It relies on its own ability. As people expected, even though Zhao Shichen was born in a poor family, he was destined to marry the daughter of a high-ranking official. Sure enough, he married Shen Ziyan, the daughter of a Taiwei, within a month after high school. It became a good story for a while.
However, after getting married, the talented scholar no longer wrote any amazing articles or romantic poems. Instead, he devoted himself to improving and organizing the national library, and his reputation gradually declined. People hadn't heard about his movements for a long time, but they didn't expect to see his name and articles on the screen wall of Liucat Pavilion today, and were once again amazed by his literary talent.
Wujiang said: "I think the number one scholar doesn't want to be noticed, so why not just sign Zhang San Li Si?"
Xi Liu explained: "Liu Catkin Pavilion stipulates that all those who write poems must use their real names. In fact, it doesn't matter if you are an unknown person, and few people know your name. However, Zhao Shichen, the number one scholar, rode a horse when he married Shen Ziyan, the daughter of the Taiwei. Walking from the west to the east of the city, everyone in the whole street knows what he looks like, and later there will be several people watching and drinking tea together, and he can't hide it even if he wants to."
Wujiang looked at him with disbelief: "Are you sure this is your first time here?"
He said with a sincere and innocent face: "Sure."
There is no suspense about the final winner tonight. Looking at the entire country, who else can compare with the literary talent of the Number One Scholar, but the others did not leave immediately even if they lost. They were curious whether the Number One Scholar would be favored by Miss Yunluo. Still like most people, they got the sentence "Young master, please come back late at night."
Everyone was looking forward to it and talking a lot.
"Throughout the ages, don't almost all famous brothel girls like talented literati? If Miss Yunluo is looking for a confidant and someone, it must be Zhao Shichen, the number one scholar."
"That's not necessarily true. Maybe Miss Yunluo likes knights who wield swords and swords. The pairing of heroic beauties like General Yanwu and Miss Yunluo is now popular in Xixuan, and there are many fans."
"Huh? The two of them can't hit each other with eight strokes, so this is okay?"
"Why not?"
"Bet or not, Miss Yunluo's final destination!"
"Come!"
There was a noise here, and Zhao Shichen came down from upstairs with an ugly face.
Everyone was surprised, even the top scholar...
But everyone knows that when you go downstairs, the girl may be observing you upstairs, so even if you are rejected, you will show no regrets, walk calmly and gracefully, so as to leave a very graceful back for the beauty, but Why...why did the No. 1 Scholar become so dejected, like an eggplant beaten by frost, without any trace of his former glory and glory, only left in a state of desolation.
"Could it be that you thought you had a chance to win and you would get a beautiful woman, but the blow was too great?"
"Nine out of ten things in life are going to be unsatisfactory, and you have survived things that test your psychological quality such as taking the top prize. Can't you stand this kind of thing?"
"You need to be patient when chasing a woman, let alone the most beautiful woman in Xixuan, how can it be so easy?"
"I didn't expect Zhao Shichen to be such a vulnerable person. I really misjudged him."
"Why."
While everyone was talking about it, Zhao Shichen suddenly stopped, his depressed eyes showed determination, and he turned around and turned back.
Everyone:...
Everyone:! ! !
Crowd: What? ? ?
