Before entering Pan Fenglou, Shen Huaixu whispered a few words to Xiaoman, and Xiaoman left first.
"Mingyi!"
Shen Huaixu looked up and saw Chao Hua waving at him from the second floor. She waved back, "I'll be right there!"
The guy led the way and the four of them met up with Chaohua.
During this period, Chaohua could not easily leave the palace, and the two only met occasionally in the palace. Therefore, Chaohua was not familiar with Jiang Sanlang and the other two.
"They are the brothers and sisters I mentioned to you." Shen Huaixu introduced them one by one before saying, "After the Mid-Autumn Festival, I will return to Ganzhou."
"I will also return to Ganzhou after the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Empress Dowager is in good health now. My father, mother, and I will feel relieved if you visit her from time to time." Chao Hua said, looking at the three people who seemed a little reserved. "Since we are going the same way, why don't we go together? We can look after each other on the way."
Facing the princess, Jiang Sanlang could only suppress his instincts and said calmly, "Thank you, princess, for giving us a ride."
The journey from the capital to Ganzhou was not smooth. After the disaster, many people became bandits. If they couldn't find a place to stay when they came, they hardly dared to stop. The group leader was a great help to them by taking them with him.
Chao Hua smiled cheerfully: "You are Mingyi's brothers and sisters, so you are naturally my friends. Besides, we are on our way, so why not?"
The matter was settled while they were chatting and joking.
After finishing their meal at Pan Fenglou, a few people heard shouting from downstairs, so they left the private room and went to the elegant seats to watch the singing and dancing downstairs.
The music was sweet and moving. Amid the sounds of stringed instruments, a woman in a red dress with her face half covered walked slowly onto the platform.
She bowed to the audience. Although her true face could not be seen, her pair of peach blossom eyes seemed to be able to captivate people, and her eyes were full of charm.
"She is the famous prostitute in Jiangnan?" Jiang Wei looked at her without blinking.
Chaohua had long heard of the famous courtesan from Jiangnan. He nodded and said, "That's her. Her name is Hua Rong'er."
At this time, Hua Rong'er on the high platform also introduced herself softly, "My name is Hua Rong'er, I come from Jiangnan. I am grateful for your kindness. I will play a pipa song for you all to enjoy."
Chen Huaixu was also paying attention to the movements downstairs. She drank some plum wine, her face turned slightly red, and her eyes were a little hazy, but when she noticed a strange pair of eyes looking at her, her mind became clear.
[Fuyin, help me see who is always looking this way? ]
Fu Yin had long known that Shen Huaixu had the physique of "she doesn't cause trouble, trouble causes her", and when his mental power detected the person he had just met today, he had been monitoring her.
"That dandy guy I met on the street doesn't dare to cause trouble now."
[Him.] Chen Huaixu muttered, [Enemies always meet. My luck is incredible.]
"I think he seems to hold a grudge against you."
"Oh, you probably don't know, it's not just him, his whole family hates me. Just now, Xiaoman told me he was from the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion, and I understood why he provoked me on the street. His family is so strange, I'd be surprised if they didn't hate me."
Fu Yin: ...Sometimes he is really curious about why Shen Huaixu always encounters weirdos among humans, while Shen Huaixu himself seems to be very adaptable.
After a while, the song ended. Everyone in the audience was listening to it in fascination. Looking at Hua Ronger again, they felt that the red veil was particularly annoying.
"Miss Rong'er, how about letting us ordinary people have a glimpse of the beauty of a celestial being?"
Anyone who heard this thought he was a nerd who had read too many storybooks, but this statement actually satisfied everyone.
"Show your face!"
"Since Hua Rong'er claims to be a famous courtesan, why doesn't she dare show her true face? Could it be that she has a sore on her face?"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
…
Listening to the teasing from the audience, the smile in Hua Ronger's eyes did not diminish at all. The pipa was taken away by the maid, the drum beat changed, and the music smoothly transformed into another song.
Hua Ronger turned her back to the crowd and looked back again. The veil on her face had disappeared, revealing a beautiful face. Everyone in the audience was silent for a moment, but Hua Ronger had already started dancing to the music, her figure as light as a deer in the forest.
This dance captivated everyone's heart and soul. After the dance, many people were still in a daze for a long time. Only when the first applause sounded did they welcome the whole room to cheer.
The five people in the private room watched with great interest.
"This sister is so beautiful!"
"The dancing is also good...there is nothing wrong with it!"
"No wonder she's known as a famous prostitute in Jiangnan."
…
Hua Rong'er still stood gracefully on the high platform. Someone below the stage called out, "Miss Rong'er, are you going to stay in the capital for long?"
"I am willing to pay a hundred gold coins, just for you to spend a night with me!"
"I am willing to pay a huge sum of money..."
…
Various noises were making endless noises, but Hua Ronger always smiled faintly and remained unmoved.
After the quarreling below gradually died down, she gently opened her red lips and said, "I have come all the way to the capital this time, but in fact, it is only for one person..."
She paused, as if deliberately arousing everyone's curiosity.
Everyone upstairs and downstairs was concerned about what she said, and they were curious and expectant.
"He is..."
Before she could finish her sentence, a voice interrupted her, "Hua Rong'er, how about you accompany me tonight?"
The frivolous voice was not loud, but it easily drowned out the words Hua Ronger was about to say.
Jiang Sanlang and the others saw the face of the man who slowly walked towards the stage and couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Why is it him?"
Seeing that their expressions were not very good, Chao Hua looked at Shen Huaixu blankly.
Shen Huaixu explained, "Just now on the street, this guy almost hurt us on horseback, and his attitude was very arrogant."
Hearing this, Chao Hua also said angrily: "Shangguan Yi is really getting more and more unreasonable."
"Do you know him?"
"How could I not recognize him?" Chao Hua pointed at Shangguan Yi below. "Just the absurd things I've heard about him, I could tell you all day and night without repeating myself."
Chen Huaixu asked curiously, "Why have I never heard of this person?"
"It's not surprising. He is the third son of the Marquis of Zhenyuan and the most beloved by him. This has led to his becoming more and more frivolous.
Two years ago, he let his servant kill a man in the street. Although it was later discovered that the man had an old illness, the matter still reached the ears of the emperor's grandfather. He angrily scolded the Marquis of Zhenyuan. In order to avoid the limelight, the Marquis of Zhenyuan sent Shangguan Yi to the Qingling Temple in Yueshan to cultivate his body and mind.
He just returned to the capital at the beginning of the month, which is just over two years. A few days ago, people said he was well-educated, but I never thought his true nature would be revealed in just a few days."
Jiang Sanlang and the other two looked at each other, not understanding why Shangguan Yi was seeking his own death.
"He's just a dandy." Shen Huaixu said absentmindedly while watching the situation downstairs, "There's nothing important in life except eating, drinking and having fun."
Chao Hua nodded in agreement, "Before Shangguan Yi left the capital, he was a notorious playboy."
Jiang Wei looked at her youngest sister with an expression of "How do you know so much?", and after thinking for a moment, she decided to act like an older sister and whispered, "Little sister, just listen to these, but don't learn from these people..."
Chen Huaixu kept nodding, but his eyes were still looking downstairs. After Hua Ronger rejected Shangguan Yi, Shangguan Yi still had no intention of leaving. The atmosphere between the two was a little tense for a while.
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