The speech at Suminglou that night was another great success. Not only were the seats packed, but almost all the empty spaces were filled with people, and the atmosphere was extremely warm. Lu Jing saw in the audience a dozen young girls in fashionable clothes sitting with Sun Meixian. At the same time, most of the girls were quite beautiful, and he thought to himself: These are probably the girls from "Cuiyun Pavilion".
After the speech, Sun Meixian was led by a male waiter and walked outside the special lounge specially arranged by Wang Wenqian for Lu Jing. She notified Lu Jing first, and then walked into the lounge after receiving permission.
This lounge is not big, but it is quite elegantly decorated.
"Hello, Xian'er." Lu Jing stood up and greeted him proactively.
"Hello, Mr. Lu." Sun Meixian said, "Isn't your housekeeper, Miss Xi, here?"
"Oh~ Just ask her. As soon as my speech ended, she went home to write. I stayed here to receive the audience." Lu Jing replied with a smile.
"You are such a talented housekeeper~~" Sun Meixian had an expression of admiration on her face. Then she said: "I am here now to invite you to my "Cuiyun Pavilion" to draw a portrait of you. It needs to be hung in a conspicuous place for everyone to see. You will probably have to sit there for a whole day, how about I pay you six gold coins?"
"You can earn six gold coins just by sitting in one day. This is such a good amount of money. Deal!" Lu Jing said with a smile, "When will it be?"
"You agreed so quickly, why didn't you first ask who will paint? How is the painting skill?" Sun Meixian said with a smile.
Lu Jing also smiled and replied: "I should ask first, but I think: given the elegance and sophistication of your "Cuiyun Pavilion", since you plan to hang it up for everyone to see, it must be an excellent painting."
Sun Meixian smiled and said nothing. She took out a one-foot-long scroll from her sleeves and unfolded it, revealing a silk painting one-and-a-half feet long and one foot high.
She asked with a smile: "Master Lu, please take a look, what do you think of this painting?"
The background of the painting is an elegant bedroom, with a luxurious bed in the middle covered with precious white bear skin, and a young woman lying on her side on the animal skin. She is wearing a translucent tulle dress, and her graceful body is looming. , with a bright smile on her face. The woman's face is very beautiful, exactly the same as Sun Meixian, but she is younger and looks a little immature.
Lu Jing sighed: "You must be the one in the painting. It's so beautiful and unparalleled!"
"I want you to see how good your painting skills are. Who told you to tell whether the person in the painting looks good or not?" Sun Meixian said coquettishly with a smile.
Lu Jing looked at the painting carefully and felt that everything in the painting, whether it was lines, colors, or light and shadow, was very detailed and lifelike. Especially the face of the woman in the painting and the body covered by the tulle skirt were even more lifelike. , no different from the real thing.
Lu Jing said: "I know nothing about painting, but this painting is indeed very beautiful. Whether it is the dark background, the bed, the white bear skin, the clothes, the human body, limbs, face, and hair, they are all exactly the same as the real ones."
"You've never seen my body, how do you know if it's exactly the same?~~" Sun Meixian said. Lu Jing's words of praise made her very happy, but Sun Meixian still tried her best to sound calm and a little pretentious. blame.
"You're right, can you let me take a look?" Lu Jing's heart beat faster.
Sun Meixian looked up at Lu Jing, her face flushed with embarrassment. The two looked at each other for a while, their breathing became rapid. After a while, she lowered her head and whispered softly: "Didn't I already tell you this afternoon? Why are you asking again?
Woolen cloth?"
"Oh, I understand." Lu Jing nodded and said, "The person you invited to paint my portrait is the author of this painting, right?"
"Exactly." Sun Meixian replied.
"That's great, I can't think of a reason to refuse." Lu Jing asked, "When will it be?"
"How about you come early tomorrow morning?"
"Okay, see you there or see you."
"You can also have breakfast at my place, I guarantee it will be rich, and I won't charge you any money~~ Hehe!"
When Lu Jing returned home, Sylvia was rushing to write the fourth speech. He told Sylvia about his agreement with Sun Meixian.
"Do we have to go to Cuiyun Pavilion?" Sylvia said with some displeasure.
"Why not?" Lu Jing said: "It is said that the venue is not small and very luxurious. Many literati and distinguished guests gather there on weekdays."
"But that kind of place is always a little unclean, don't you think?" The blond girl smiled deliberately and lowered her voice.
"What's not clean? It's a very good social place." Lu Jing also smiled and said: "These days, we have heard that many talented people have met good employers there, and some even
A big employer at the level of a monarch. Have you forgotten?"
"This is indeed a good reason, but I am always worried that you meet too many women." The blonde girl pouted: "And in that kind of place, there are still women like that."
Lu Jing smiled bitterly and said nothing.
Sylvia sighed softly and seemed to be saying to herself: "Is it so impossible for me to hope that you like fewer women? Hum!"
Lu Jing was a little moved. He hugged the blond girl, kissed her cheek, and pushed her golden hair back to reveal her smooth forehead. Then he looked at her deep and beautiful aqua blue eyes.
, said: "Although I have several female friends, I know: among these people, you are the most like-minded and the one who helps me the most. I will never forget this. Yan'er and Ling
"Shuang and the others are not as good as you, let alone a schoolmate, a casino receptionist, a teahouse waiter, a brothel girl, etc."
Sylvia burst out laughing, and then said: "You have so many confidantes! You remember them all so clearly~~"
Lu Jing also smiled and said: "Are there not many men who like you? I really don't feel comfortable letting you go out, worried that you will attract bees and butterflies~"
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Early the next morning, Lu Jing went out alone and walked for a quarter of an hour to the door of "Cuiyun Pavilion".
"Good boy! Just this door, exterior walls, windows, etc., cost thousands of gold coins, right?" Although Lu Jing came from a wealthy family, he was still stunned by the luxury of this brothel.
"Sir, please come in." The neatly dressed doorman at the door greeted Lu Jing warmly, and then watched Lu Jing walk in. He thought to himself: "This guest has come really early. The young man is in a hurry, haha!"
"Cuiyun Pavilion" is not only luxuriously decorated, but the hall also occupies a large area. A girl in a beautiful uniform came forward and asked, "Is this Mr. Lu?"
"Exactly."
"Hello Mr. Lu, have you had breakfast?" the girl asked.
"Not yet, I'm hungry."
"That's just right. Please go this way. Miss Sun said she wants to have breakfast with you."
The girl led Lu Jing through the hall, into a corridor, turned two corners, and came to the entrance of a restaurant.
"Please come in, Miss Sun is waiting for you." After the girl said that, she winked mischievously at Lu Jing, then turned and left.