King Wuyou and Ying'er brought the sisters, still dressed as young masters, and followed their porcelain caravan, escorted by bodyguards, out of Qi State, planning to pass through Wu State and go to Yue State to see the hero
General Assembly.
The caravan traveled along the post road, doing some transactions with various places along the way. There was a shop in Qi Ci Fang, and some goods and money were delivered. King Wuyou took it upon himself to visit famous mountains and rivers, and then caught up with the caravan.
On this day, King Wuyou and his entourage arrived at Jinling, the capital of the Wu Kingdom. Jinling has been a prosperous place since ancient times. The Qinhuai River flows slowly through it, giving birth to the beauty of Wu and Yue. The beautiful scenery also attracted literati and celebrities from all over the country.
It also makes this place elegant. Both sides of the Qinhuai River are filled with the singing of orioles and the fragrance of soft jade flowers.
When the caravan arrived at the shop in Qi Ci Fang, King Wuyou and his party also stayed and had a rest. The shopkeeper here was also from Qi, and was assigned by King Wuyou to run the business here. Seeing his boss come in person today, he naturally agreed.
Jinling's tea snacks are also very famous, and Prince Wuyou had to take Yinger to the Confucius Temple to taste them carefully.
Several people were eating when a girl who looked like a maid came over. She looked at her from a distance first, then slowly walked up to Ying'er and asked, "It's you, sir! We have found you." Ying'er.
When he saw it, it turned out to be the maid next to Xinyi, so he laughed, called her to his side, and asked: "Xiaocui, how is sister Xinyi? Where is she now?"
The maid named Xiaocui was greeting King Wuyou and others, and said to Ying'er: "Master, my young lady is living in Yinguang Tower on the bank of Qinhuai. I was talking about you just now, I'll see you soon."
I miss you so much, my lady misses you so much."
"Really, I miss Sister Xinyi too." After Ying'er finished speaking, she looked at King Wuyou.
King Wuyou knew that she wanted to find Miss Xinyi, so he thought that he wouldn't be in a hurry so he could just go and have a look. He smiled and nodded. When Ying'er saw King Wuyou nodded in agreement, she stood up happily.
, holding Xiao Cui’s hand and about to leave.
Xiaocui quickly lowered her head and lowered her hands. She knew that this handsome young man was a distinguished guest of her own lady, and she did not dare to mess up her sense of proportion.
Ying'er also knew that she was being formal, so she smiled and said to her, "Then take us there."
King Wuyou also nodded to **. ** was about to say something, but when he saw that Ying'er had already walked out, he followed her out. Seeing that ** sisters were accompanying Yinger, King Wuyou took Lu Zheng to prepare
Back to Qi Ci Fang. Before leaving the shop, I thought of something again and looked outside with a frown. Then I called Lu Zheng to come closer and whispered a few instructions.
Ying'er and the others followed Xiao Cui and walked towards the bank of the Qinhuai River. When the carriage driver came, she stopped a carriage and the four of them got in. Xiao Cui told the driver about the location.
, the coachman drove the carriage forward. Not long after walking, they arrived in front of a gatehouse. Xiao Cui greeted Ying'er and others to get out of the car. Ying'er looked up and saw four golden characters on the plaque "Qin Huaiyin"
"Light". There were several people in front of the door who saw the guests coming and stepped forward to greet them. Seeing that it was Xiaocui who had brought a charming young man and two young men over, they hurried in to greet them.
Xiaocui ignored them and took Ying'er directly inside, passed through the gatehouse, walked around the front building, walked into the back garden, pointed to an embroidery building in the back, and said to the baby: "Sir, my girl is in the back building.
Come on. Come with me."
Meili just followed Ying'er, but she looked around. After a while, she arrived downstairs, and Xiaocui shouted softly from downstairs: "Miss, who do you think is coming?"
Ying'er raised her head and looked up. When the door upstairs opened, it was Xinyi who came out. When she saw it was Ying'er, she hurriedly came down to greet her. She shouted, "Sister, it's you. I miss you so much."
Ying'er also smiled and walked up to her, took Xinyi's hand and said, "Sister, long time no see, I miss you too."
While talking, several people went upstairs together.
After Ying'er sat down, Xinyi asked: "Why is my sister here?"
**When she was about to say something, Ying'er had already answered: "Let's take a look at the business here with Brother Si."
Xinyi nodded, and then said: "Then why didn't Mr. Qi come to my place together? I don't worry about you coming alone."
"Come here, sister, what does Brother Si have to worry about?" Ying'er replied with a smile.
Xinyi stopped asking and turned to the maid: "Xiao Cui, go ahead and ask for some snacks to be prepared. Sister Ying'er and I can talk more."
Xiaocui agreed, turned around and went out. She winked at Meiliang, who then said to Ying'er: "Miss, I think the flowers in the back garden are really beautiful. I'll go and swat some butterflies for you to play with."
Ying'er nodded and said, "Don't hurt them."
Mingliang agreed, said goodbye to Xinyi, and went downstairs. Xinyi just smiled when she looked at **.
Not long after, Xiaocui brought two little maids and brought up several snack boxes, placing them one by one on the tea table in front of Xinyi and Ying'er. Ying'er looked at them, like chestnut cake, mung bean cake, tea cake
Most of the dried tea had already been tasted, but there was a plate of weird things. Ying'er looked at the novelty, pointed at it and asked Xinyi: "Sister, what is this, so ugly?"
Xinyi laughed and said, "These are moldy beans. I didn't like them when I first saw them, but after I tasted them, they still tasted good. My sister will also try some."
** was behind and said to Ying'er: "Miss, we just had tea with the young master outside. Are you still hungry?"
Ying'er looked at Xinyi, nodded, and said, "That's right. Now that I'm here with my sister, I'll eat whatever I see, and I'll make my sister laugh."
Xinyi didn't say anything, just picked up a moldy bean, put it in her mouth, and said to Ying'er: "I just tasted one or two, how could my sister laugh at you?"
Seeing that Xinyi had chewed and swallowed it, Ying'er felt that it was hard to refuse Xinyi's kindness. If she rejected Xinyi's kindness, she would feel uneasy. So she pinched one, put it in her mouth, chewed it slowly, and tasted it.
Delicious. He turned back to ** and said: "**, this thing is really delicious. You should try it too."
**smiled and said: "Miss, this is what Miss Xinyi is entertaining you, how can I eat it so well?"
Xinyi saw that she was being cautious, so she didn't mind. She took Ying'er's hand, went inside to clean her hands, and sat down by the piano. Xinyi said to Ying'er, "Let's sing a song." Ying'er said lightly.
He clapped his hands lightly and said: OK, OK.
Xinyi gently lifted the catkins, played it, opened her red lips, and sang a song "Thinking":
If you have something to think about, it's in the south of the ocean.
Why do I need to ask Yijun, a pair of pearls and a hairpin, and a jade shading to dazzle it.
If I hear that you have other intentions, I will destroy and burn them; if you destroy them and burn them, the wind will blow away their ashes.
From now on, don’t miss me again, I miss you forever!
Xinyi sang gracefully, and Ying'er listened intently. After Xinyi finished singing, Ying'er looked at Xinyi and asked, "Sister, are you worried about something?"
Xinyi laughed when she heard it and said, "What's on my mind? I just want to sing this song for you. If my sister likes it, I'll teach you."
Ying'er shook her head and said, "I don't like this song."
The two of them were playing the piano and talking about music upstairs. Downstairs, Mei Mingming was spinning in the back garden. Occasionally, a butterfly would fly, and she would run to chase it. After a while, she pricked a beautiful butterfly with a silver needle and took it upstairs.
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At this time, in front of Qinhuai Yinguang, a group of young men came to the door. In front of them was a young man in his twenties. He was fair-skinned, but had a arrogant face. He said to the old bustard: "I heard that there is a new generation here.
A beautiful girl is here, I brought a few friends to praise her today, please tell her to come out and see me."
The old bustard hurriedly accompanied Xiao Xing, and asked the maid to serve the tea. He knelt down beside him and said, "Master Zhang, it is such a great joy for you to come to my place. I have been looking forward to your coming here all day long. Come to my Yinguang Tower."
If you support my girl, it will be her blessing."
"Stop talking nonsense and let people come out quickly." The young man known as Mr. Zhang said impatiently to the madam.
The madam thought for a moment and said: "Master Hou, this girl Xinyi came to my place for the first time. When she came, she made a few conditions~"
Before the madam could finish speaking, the Marquis Zhang waved his hand behind him, and there was a servant who brought a box of silver and placed it on the table.
"This is two hundred taels of silver. Is it enough for the conditions you mentioned?" Mr. Zhang raised his head and asked.
The madam grinned and said, "This is not about money."
"I think you are looking for a fight, right?" Seeing that the madam was still refusing, a young man who came with Mr. Zhang got angry.
"Don't worry, Mr. Wang, listen to me." The madam quickly pushed the prince on the chair and turned to Mr. Zhang and said, "Mr. Hou, listen to me. This girl Xinyi is a prostitute.
Shuangjue, she is not a girl from any family. She just walks around places like ours and settles down wherever she goes. She has only been here twice, and this time it has only been a few days. She originally told us
Yes, if there is a young talent who really likes her playing and singing, he will definitely respect her and she will be willing to perform. If you force yourself against her, she will leave immediately."
When the madam mentioned the young talent, Mr. Zhang straightened up, his expression softened, and said, "Miss Xinyi, where are you now? My friends and I went over to pay her a visit."
Seeing that Mr. Zhang was no longer making trouble, the old bustard said, "It's just that Miss Xinyi is picking up a guest now. I'll find other girls to wait on you first. When the guest leaves, I'll take you there."
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As soon as the madam finished speaking, Mr. Zhang suddenly became angry again. He shouted: "What? The guest has left. If you take me there again, I, Zhang Ling, have to wait behind others?! This is unreasonable. Hurry up, I'm going now
Look, it's the ungrateful one who dares to get ahead of me."
The madam couldn't hold him back, and the Marquis Zhang was already banging the table in the room. Several young people who came with him also followed suit, banging the table, kicking stools, and making a noise.
The old bustard's face changed, and he looked very frightened. He said to Mr. Zhang: "Then I will send someone to send that guest away and take Mr. Hou over." After that, he called a maid in and asked him to go to the back.
Inform the girl you like.
But Zhang Ling stood up, followed the maid and left, saying, "I'll go and get rid of you." After saying that, he led the young men, pushed the maid, downstairs, and walked back.