Lian Zhenji obviously had a relationship with Hou Fangyu that went beyond ordinary friendship, but when he saw Hou Fangyu worried about Li Xiangjun, not only was he not angry, but he also helped him.

"Someone said that he punished traitors, but Ruan Dajue, Qian Muzhai and other eunuchs were only dismissed from office. They are still alive and well, and Ma Shiying has been appointed to the new cabinet. Can this also be called punishing traitors? Haha."

Mao Bijiang was immediately provoked by Lian Zhenji and became angry again. He stood up directly, pointed at Lian Zhenji and said: "What qualifications do you have to make irresponsible remarks here? Your father was the left minister of the Ministry of War when he was the puppet emperor, wasn't he?

Eunuch wings?!"

"My father is my father, and I am me, how can we compare them to each other?" Lian Zhenji said tit for tat with a sneer.

This time Chen Zhenhui had nothing to do.

He first gave Hou Fangyu a wink, but when Hou Fangyu ignored him, he had no choice but to turn to the woman painting nearby for help.

Because this woman is the owner of the painting boat, the only one among the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai who is still in business, Bian Yujing.

I saw that she was beautiful yet dignified. When she smiled, there was a hint of romance and charm between her eyebrows. When she was serious, she gave people a feeling of coldness and aloofness. She was truly stunning.

At this time, she put down her brush and said with a faint smile: "Masters, I am describing the fun of several people chatting over tea. If a few words of argument get angry, wouldn't it ruin this beautiful scene on the Qinhuai River?"

Dong Xiaowan on the other side also came over to offer everyone a cup of light green tea, smiled and said softly: "Please come and taste my tea art."

The two of them cooperated, and the sound of Bian Min, Bian Yujing's sister next to them, also became softer and more melodious, which immediately made Mao Bijiang and Lian Zhenji feel embarrassed to argue anymore.

It can only be said that as two of the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai, Bian Yujing and Dong Xiaowan have good communication skills.

After Dong Xiaowan finished serving tea, Bian Yujing sighed again: "The world is in chaos, and gatherings and dispersions are unpredictable. The fame of the fourth son of Fushe has spread throughout the Yangtze River. How many people were envious and heartbroken by his excitement and excitement at that time?

Although Fang Mi Zhi (Fang Yizhi) is missing now, it is rare for the three of them to reunite in Nanjing, a city that has changed hands several times. It is even more fortunate to have a young and handsome man like Lian Gongzi join us, and we should cherish it."

Dong Xiaowan also spoke softly and authentically: "Compared with the sisters on the Qinhuai River who were as famous as me in the past, you are really much luckier.

Hengbo married Gong Ding and became a concubine, and Yuanyuan was bought by Tian Hongyu as Le Ji. They are both in Beijing now. However, Beijing fell into the hands of bandits and Qing captives successively. It is not known whether they are alive or dead now.

There has been no news about Sister Xiangjun since she entered the Forbidden City in Jinling, and her life and death are also unknown.

The worst one is Kou Baimen. She married Bao Guo Gong as a concubine. I don’t know how many sisters originally envied her, but she never thought that things would change suddenly and she would be implicated by Bao Guo Gong and be exiled to a barbaric place like Qiongzhou. Alas.

~"

At the end of the story, Dong Xiaowan really felt sorry for the sisters' plight and couldn't help but sigh.

Immediately, he and Bian Yujing were silent together.

Speaking of which, Dong Xiaowan's experience was not good either, but she and Mao Pijiang seemed to like each other.

Ran Mao Bijiang was a romantic by nature, and although it was just an ordinary gentry-landlord's home in Rugao, Yangzhou, it had as many as a dozen concubines before, and it was said that there were even more women who had casual marriages - Dong Xiaowan only found out about this after she got married.

It's too late to regret.

Fortunately, Gao Jie first stationed his troops in Rugao and looted, forcing Mao Pijiang to move his family to Nanjing. However, Ruan Dajue took revenge and arrested Mao Bijiang and imprisoned him. His future was unpredictable.

Suffering two major disasters in succession, all the concubines Mao Pijiang once raised ran away and died, and now she is the only one left, Dong Xiaowan.

Although the family status of Maojia has become worse than before, she no longer has to be jealous of a concubine.

However, she is still just a concubine after all. She does not need to have a much higher status as a slave in front of the old lady of the Mao family and Madam Su, the first wife of Mao Pijiang. She can only rely on the social skills she honed as a famous prostitute to get some good treatment.

Bian Yujing also lamented his own situation.

She once had a romantic relationship with Wu Weiye (also named Meicun), one of the three most famous celebrities in Jiangzuo, who was as famous as Qian Qianyi. Later, she almost expressed her willingness to take Wu Weiye as his concubine, but Wu Weiye never responded.

Frustrated, she married Zheng Jiande, a son of an ordinary gentry, last year.

Because his married life was unsatisfactory, he gave his maid to Zheng Jiande and ran away.

Later, she saw that the world was in chaos, so she originally intended to live in seclusion. When Empress Zhaowu took control of Nanjing, she had the potential to bring peace to the world, and she was short of money, so she rented a boat and took her sister Bian Min to resume her old business on the Qinhuai River.

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Thinking of the various changes after Empress Zhaowu took control of Nanjing, Bian Yujing said again: "Ruan Zhao was demoted from official position to civilian, and most of the scholars he retaliated for "Remaining in the Capital to Prevent Rebellion" were rehabilitated. That Fang Mizhi was in Lingnan

It’s time to receive the news, right? Presumably, the four young masters of Fushe will be able to gather together soon."

Thinking of the past romantic spirit of Fushe's four young masters, Hou Fangyu and Mao Bijiang couldn't help but look at each other, and then they raised their glasses in high spirits and drank tea instead of wine, thus easing their resentment.

Dong Xiaowan said: "Master Hou has many connections, why don't you try to find out about Xiangjun's sister? I think this is not unreasonable. If he knew about Xiangjun's sister, he would definitely let her out of the palace."

Hou Fangyu said: "I have done this before, but now that I have entered the Forbidden City, water cannot enter the Forbidden City, and not a shred of news can be communicated to the outside world.

The officials I knew in the past were either dismissed or did not dare to agree to this matter. I really have no choice."

Dong Xiaowan and Bian Yujing looked at each other, but they didn't believe that Hou Fangyu had really tried his best.

If Hou Fangyu really cared deeply about Li Xiangjun, he would not have allowed Li Xiangjun to be sacrificed to the pseudo-Emperor Hongguang by Ruan Dayue.

Besides, it is obvious that Mr. Hou and Mr. Lian now have a very close friendship. Can't they even see it as sisters? By doing this, I'm afraid there is no trace of Xiangjun's sister in his heart anymore, right?

Chen Zhenhui saw that the atmosphere had become gloomy again, so she said, "Come, let's drink tea, stop talking about these bad things, let's just talk about romance, moon, flowers and birds."

Just as Chen Zhenhui finished speaking, there was a strange cry from the bank of the Qinhuai River outside the painting boat——

"Newspapers are sold! The first issue of the tenth issue of "Da Ming Bao"! Editor-in-chief Liu Rushi! There are all political, military, cultural, business, and interesting stories! It also serialized the martial arts novel "Shooting" that was the favorite of the King of Shu at that time.

"The Legend of the Condor Heroes"..."

Chen Zhenhui poked her head out and saw that the hawker was a young boy in his early teens. His clothes were very simple, but his face was rosy and his hawking voice was loud.

He heard that the content of the young boy's shout was quite interesting, and he wanted to distract his friends, so he asked the servant on the first floor of the boat to buy two copies.

Hou Fangyu, Mao Bijiang and others heard the cries, but they didn't care.

Hou Fangyu said: "I think it's just another 'Beijing News'. What did Brother Dingsheng buy it for?"

Chen Zhenhui smiled and said: "I heard that the hawker mentioned Liu Rushi. Now she is Qian Muzhai's step-sibling. She should be regarded as the best among the famous ladies in Qinhuai back then."

Lian Zhenji seemed to like to quarrel with others, but at this moment he couldn't help but said: "That's not necessarily the case - Qian Muzhai has also been demoted from an official position to a civilian, and I heard that he is disgusted by Empress Zhaowu.

In this way, how can Liu Rushi, a commoner's step-brother, survive well?

In addition, there are rumors from people from the north that Chen Yuanyuan was first offered to Wu Sangui by Tian Hongyu, and then snatched away by Liu Zongmin, the general of the bandits.

Later, when the intruders were defeated and fled the capital, Liu Zongmin abandoned Chen Yuanyuan in order to slow down Wu Sangui's pursuit, and Chen Yuanyuan returned to Wu Sangui.

Now, Wu Sangui is the Qing Dynasty's King Pingxi, so Chen Yuanyuan is the concubine of King Pingxi, isn't it more prestigious than Liu Rushi, a commoner's stepmother?"
Chapter completed!