Nanzhou borders Yanzhou to the north and Luzhou, Yangzhou and Hangzhou to the south.

Egrets fly and cry, willows are green and tender, mist covers the river, and music is melodious. ωωw.cascoo.net

The painted boats are sailing on the river, and the rouge entering the water is full of tenderness.

The banks are covered with green willows and red peach blossoms, and I hear a sweet voice singing a love song.

Outside Bailu City in Nanzhou, beside Yanlai Lake, the willow trees are shady and sway in the wind, and the peach blossoms are bright and brilliant.

On the east side of Yanlai Lake, surrounded by willow and peach trees, there is a Taoist temple called "Qingxia Temple".

There are nearly a hundred nuns practicing in Qingxia Temple, which attracts many talented and famous people from all over Nanzhou. They often come here to gather in Bailu City and linger in Qingxia Temple.

Fang Jian rode on the Third Prince, walking slowly under the willow trees and peach blossoms that were filled with the scent of cosmetics. On the flat and wide road lined with willow trees, from time to time, there were women wearing Taoist robes and dressed neatly, passing by with the service of maids.

On the road, horse-drawn carriages passed by from time to time. Just by looking at the decorations on those carriages, you could tell that the people in the carriages were definitely rich, powerful and influential.

Fang Jian walked for a while and finally arrived outside Qingxia Temple. The Qingxia Temple was extremely beautiful and magnificent, with mountains and water on both sides and the garden full of flowers and fruits.

On both sides of Qingxia Temple, there are two man-made canals flowing through the peach forest. At this time, many talented and famous people are sitting by the canals, and next to them, there is a female Taoist priest in Taoist robes.

Although those nuns were dressed elegantly, the Taoist robes they wore were made of thin silk gauze, faintly revealing their delicate and smooth skin underneath.

Although they held the "Taoist Scriptures" and "Huangting" in their hands, their faces were filled with worldly smiles.

Those talented and famous people played the game of Qushui Liushang, reciting poems and composing essays from time to time, while those nuns smiled and recited poems. Every time someone composed a poem, they applauded and raised their glasses to toast.

Fang Jian sighed, glanced at the Qingxia Temple in front of him, reined in his horse, turned around and was about to leave.

"You stinky girl, how dare you come here? Get out!"

At this moment, a loud shout came from behind. Fang Jian turned around and saw a male Taoist priest in Taoist robes kicking a seven-year-old girl down from the steps in front of the Qingxia Temple.

The girl tumbled down the more than thirty steps and fell face down on the ground.

Upon seeing this, Fang Jian immediately dismounted and walked quickly towards the girl.

But before Fang Jian could get close, he saw the girl's two chubby hands clenched into fists on the ground, and then she used her trembling arms to support her young body.

"Pah." The girl spat out the mud and broken leaves in her mouth, then stood up and sat on the ground. Her chubby face was flushed red, but she kept saying to the Taoist priest on the steps, "Tell her to return the Kuixing Inkstone to me. If she does, I won't come here again."

The Taoist's face changed when he heard this, and he said, "Hey? You little bastard, you're getting ahead of yourself. That Kuixing Inkstone was given to Taoist Xuanshang by your unfortunate father. Your father is dead now, so the Kuixing Inkstone has nothing to do with you now."

When the girl heard this, she was so angry that her stomach started to swell. She looked around, then picked up a stone from the ground and threw it at the Taoist priest.

"You liars, my father was deceived by you, especially that Taoist Priest Xuanshang, she is just a prostitute! How can she be called a Taoist Priest! Give the Kuixing Inkstone back to me now, it's my father's heirloom!" the girl cursed angrily.

The Taoist's face darkened, and he stared at the girl and cursed, "Damn it, I think you're courting death. Today I'll let you know how high the sky is and how thick the earth is!"

After saying that, the Taoist priest pulled out a cowhide whip as long as an adult's arm from his sleeve and was about to hit the girl.

The girl was so frightened by this that she quickly raised her hands to hold her head, saying, "Even if you beat me to death, I will turn into a ghost and ask you for the Kuixing Inkstone!"

"stop!"

At this moment, a clear shout came from the steps behind. The Taoist priest immediately stopped what he was doing and turned his head to look.

Fang Jian also looked up and saw a tall and thin woman with a delicate and bright face, wearing a jade gauze Taoist robe and a unique and independent female Taoist standing on the steps. She had her hair tied up and a crown on her head.

"Master Xuanshang!" The Taoist priest called out when he saw the newcomer, "Why are you here?"

Taoist Priest Xuanshang glanced coldly at the little girl squatting on the ground with her head in her hands, then took out an embroidered bag from her sleeve and threw it down.

The embroidered bag, with a strong scent of rouge, drew an arc in the air and then fell in front of the girl with a "pop".

"There are one hundred taels of silver in here, enough for you to spend for ten years. Go away and don't come back. The Kuixing Inkstone was given to me by your father. It is no longer a family heirloom of your Mei family." Taoist Xuanshang said coldly.

The girl became even more furious when she saw the Taoist priest Xuanshang. She stood up and kicked the embroidered bag open. "Who wants your dirty money? I want the Kuixing Inkstone! Give it back to me!"

"You little bitch, how shameless!" The Taoist priest immediately yelled at the girl when he saw that the girl did not give Taoist Xuanshang any face at all.

"Shut up!" Hearing the Taoist's scolding, Taoist Master Xuanshang lost his temper and immediately yelled at the Taoist.

The Taoist priest immediately reacted and couldn't help but curse himself for being rude. If this girl was a little bitch, then what was Taoist Xuanshang? A big bitch?

That’s right, Taoist Priest Xuanshang is the biological mother of this girl. The girl’s father, Mei Qing, was also the son of an official. At that time, Taoist Priest Xuanshang was just a famous prostitute in Nanzhou.

The story is clichéd. Mei Qing, the son of an official, falls in love with Xuan Shang, a famous prostitute, at first sight, and then they develop an unforgettable love story.

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