Chapter 39 Mid-Autumn Festival and the Fox Demon (Part 1)
This year's Mid-Autumn Festival coincided with the Empress Dowager's 80th birthday. In addition, the weather throughout the country was good and there were bumper harvests in various places. Memorials flew into the palace like snowflakes. Finally, Ning Yongnian was so happy that a decree for the people was sent out of the palace with four big words inscribed on it.
Celebrate together.
When Wei Changtian went out, the whole capital city was already bustling.
Big red lanterns were hung in front of every house, firecrackers were set off all over the city, and even the constables patrolling the streets tied a piece of red silk on the handle of their swords, adding to the festive atmosphere.
Especially in several major business districts in the city, the scene was more like the Spring Festival train station in previous lives.
A banquet was set up on the long street. Although there was no good wine and the dishes were not exquisite, they were all provided free of charge by the government.
Vendors selling snacks and lanterns moved among the crowd and shouted loudly. Children held candy figures in one hand and grabbed the clothes of adults with the other. If they met friends on the road, they would stop and praise the peaceful days.
The night grew deeper and deeper, and soon it was the hour of Hai.
There was no curfew in Daning except for a few border cities, so the carnival in various parts of the city showed no sign of abating.
The full moon, which carries mankind's longing, has moved to the center of the night sky. The silvery moonlight spreads unhindered to the earth, reflecting the figures of all living beings.
Some farmers took advantage of the free wine at the Banquet for All People and got drunk on the street; some scholars argued over a riddle until their faces turned red.
The young warrior who hesitated in front of the brothel touched his empty purse bitterly; the graceful woman leaned against the window and waved her handkerchief to the passing customers; the man in gorgeous clothes cast his eyes on his wife and children not far away; the child was staring at the sword on the young man's waist with a look of longing...
At this moment, everything in the world is connected by the bright moonlight, like a big drama slowly unfolding in the dark night.
And just on the bank of the Qingci River in the south of the city, a small theater curtain was finally drawn. However, most of the audience were uneducated children of aristocratic families and a few pedantic literati.
…
The Qingci River is not very wide or deep, but it is more than enough to carry a few flower boats.
Wei Changtian stood on a small boat. The boatman behind him was paddling hard. The boat pushed away the bright spots reflected on the river surface and sailed towards a flower boat at a moderate speed.
At this time, there is still some distance from the flower boat, but the scene of dancing figures and flying butterflies on the boat is already vaguely visible, which makes people yearn for it.
“There are quite a few people.”
Wei Changtian muttered to himself, and Wang Er beside him immediately said, "Sir, most people come here just to see Miss Liu Shi, and they are not competitive at all compared to you."
Wang Er learned the word "competitiveness" from Wei Changtian. He didn't expect that he has now mastered the skill and can apply it flexibly.
"Well, I must get started with Yang Liushi today."
Wei Changtian nodded and asked again: "How was the thing I asked you to do before?"
"It has been done, sir, please take a look..."
Wang Er pointed at the small boats hidden around the flower boat and handed over a copper whistle. "All of them are sixth-rank masters. As long as they hear the whistle, they can rush onto the flower boat in less than three breaths."
"good."
Wei Changtian took the whistle and stopped talking. The small raft under his feet also stopped steadily on the side of the flower boat.
"Master Wei! Master Wei is here!"
The tortoise on board who was in charge of receiving the guests shouted and immediately ordered the ladder to be lowered.
However, climbing the ladder was too humiliating. Wei Changtian roughly estimated the height of the flower boat, slightly bent his legs, and actually climbed directly onto the deck by stepping on the side of the boat with a few "steps".
"Young Master, you have great skills!"
The old man and several servants were stunned at first, and then they cheered in unison, and it looked like they were about to fire a salute to celebrate.
Wei Changtian patted his sleeves like a master, shook out a small ingot of silver and threw it over: "Is Miss Liu Shi out yet?"
"How could that be possible? I'm waiting for you!"
The old man hurriedly held the silver, and with a smile on his face, he bent over and said, "Sir, please come this way. I will take you to sit down first."
"Um."
He walked a dozen steps in the direction where the music came from and entered the barge.
The scenery in front of me changed instantly, as if it was a different world from outside.
A dozen women in thin gauze were dancing to the charming music. Their every move, every frown and every smile revealed an extremely alluring charm, which made people want to go up to them and dance with them immediately.
Almost all those sitting around were young gentlemen in luxurious clothes, about 20 to 30 of them, excluding the servants. At this moment, they were drinking and having fun with their maids.
These maids were nominally Yang Liushi's servants, but in reality they all had the responsibility of "sleeping with her".
It even seems that many of them are about to exercise their responsibilities.
If I had to find a word to describe the scene before my eyes… Extravagant and decadent? Exuberant and decadent? Or…
A word suddenly popped up in Wei Changtian's mind.
Hainan Rendez-vous?
…
Soon, Wei Changtian took a seat in the front row.
A maidservant who was as pretty as Qiu Yun Yuan'er came over and offered wine and snacks, then took two steps towards him. It was estimated that as long as he nodded, she would immediately throw herself into his arms.
However, Wei Changtian didn't have time to do this at the moment.
Waving his hand to send the maid away, he glanced at everyone in the room and asked Wang Er.
"Tell me which families and prefectures these people are from. Don't leave any one out."
"yes."
Wang Er, who was standing behind him, immediately leaned over to Wei Changtian's ear and introduced them one by one in a low voice:
"The one touching the maid's thigh over there is Master Fan Xian from the Fan family. His father is the Minister of Rites..."
"The one kissing the maid is Master He Shouyuan of the He family. His family runs the largest Shunlong Bank in the capital..."
"The one holding the servant's hand is Young Master Yang Yunqing of the Yang family, and his sister is Concubine Yang in the palace..."
"Wait a moment!"
Wei Changtian looked at the feminine Yang Yunqing and asked in confusion, "What is he doing here?"
"This Mr. Yang is popular with both men and women."
"Oh, go ahead."
"yes."
“…”
Soon Wang Er introduced everyone in the room as if they were his own family, and only paused for a moment when it was someone's turn.
Recalling Wei Changtian's instructions just now, "Don't miss any of them", he continued, "Sir, the one who is flirting with three maids at the same time is Master Liu Zongliang of the Liu family..."
Liu Zongliang? Hearing this familiar name again, Wei Changtian couldn't help but look at it a few more times.
Although I don’t know how the previous master humiliated this person before, but judging from the other party’s current reaction, the degree of humiliation should be no less than the humiliation under the crotch.
"Bang!"
The wine glass slammed to the ground, and the three maids jumped away screaming.
Liu Zongliang, realizing that Wei Changtian was also present, stood up instantly, his eyes filled with rage.
Such a big commotion naturally attracted a lot of people's attention, but everyone just looked up and then quickly lowered their heads to do what they were doing.
After all, they can't afford to offend either the Liu family or the Wei family.
One side had a calm expression and a smile on its face, while the other side had a red face and was burning with anger.
Wei Changtian looked at Liu Zongliang for a while, and the music suddenly stopped at this moment.
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(End of this chapter)
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