The figure stopped on the shore not far away and rented a boat.
"Master Si is very good at martial arts, but I don't know where he learned it from?"
Si Yiluo looked away.
On the other side, Zhou Chang sat in the small awning boat, and the guards around him followed him and whispered: "Your Highness, His Royal Highness Prince Rong has made an appointment with several adults from the Ministry of Rites to discuss matters on the lake. His Royal Highnesses Prince Yu and Prince Zhan have also gone out."
Zhou Chang picked up the wine bottle in his hand and took a sip.
"I know, there will be some fun tonight."
Surrounding the Sacred Heart Lake, there are thirty-six brothels of various sizes, and there are hundreds of boats on the lake. There are also many girls outside these thirty-six brothels taking small awning boats to cruise the lake.
Over the years, the selection of oirans has been led by the imperial court. The girls participating in the selection need to be proficient in everything from appearance, speech, figure, talent, poetry, music, chess, calligraphy and painting.
But in addition, there is another reward, which is the reward from the gold master.
Therefore, one month before the flower ranking, major brothels rented boats and began to attract customers on Sacred Heart Lake.
If it happens that the imperial examination is held in the middle of the country, and the results have just been released in early March, and students from all over the country come to Beijing to take the examination, they will flock to Sacred Heart Lake, and there will be many good stories.
This year is the 17th year of Tianwu, and the triennial imperial examination will not be held until next year. Many young people wearing Confucian uniforms can already be seen on the lake.
On the bow of the small awning boat, the singing girls were holding pipa or playing the piano and singing poems. It was really lively.
Men of letters like to be arty and elegant.
Si Yiluo looked back at the quiet boat and replied: "Master, this situation is not something we should discuss. Master, don't you think the boat is too dull?"
There was a table on the deck. There were only a few plates of snacks and fruits on the table, as well as a pot of sake. The waiters were all young eunuchs from the East Factory.
Compared with the music and singing coming from other boats, it is indeed dull.
Wei Heyan snorted lightly and clapped his hands.
The cabin opened, and a graceful woman covered her face with gauze and walked slowly with a pipa in her arms. Fu sat down on a stool beside him and plucked the strings with his fingers.
There were two clanging sounds, and another woman dressed up in a heroic manner came over with a sword in hand and posed in time with the music.
"Master Si, please take a seat."
As soon as the sound of the pipa comes up, there is an aura of fighting and iron horses, and the graceful figure of the girl dancing the sword instantly brings people's emotions to the battlefield.
In front of Si Yiluo's eyes, there was a scene of her chasing and fighting with the Beiliao cavalry in the Liangzhou Guard. She could not see herself in the scene, and could only feel the blood all over her body, and the corpses of her companions who had been left behind.
Every battle was a life-or-death struggle, and every time there were different people around her. Familiar comrades fell, and new faces came up, which made her feel a sense of grief and anger, and she rode her horse and slashed all the way with a long sword...
Suddenly a low whistle broke into the sound of the pipa, adding even more heaviness and sadness.
Si Yiluo came back to his senses and followed Xiao Sheng. He saw a young man in white standing on the railing on another painted boat, holding a long flute in his hand. His companion beside him had a flute on his lap.
I added the erhu after trying out the tune.
The artistic conception of the song immediately became fuller.
There is a huge sign on the opponent's boat: Lingyin Pavilion.
Waiter's shop?
The sound of the pipa became more and more urgent, and the movements of the girl dancing the sword became faster and faster, but the music suddenly stopped. The battle was ended with a bang and the sound of drums on the opposite boat. The two sides cooperated flawlessly.
The wonderful music attracted a lot of attention.
After one song, everything is silent.
If it wasn't rehearsed in advance, it was because the people on the opposite boat intended to make friends.
Si Yiluo raised his glass to Wei Heyan and said, "The governor's arrangements tonight are wonderful. I would like to offer you a toast to the governor."
Wei Heyan raised his eyes and Si Hai hurriedly said: "Supervisor, I will go and ask about the situation right now!"
The girls on the boat all have similar body shapes and faces. They should be a pair of sisters.
Several more young women wearing gauze clothes came out from the cabin. They looked at Wei Heyan and then at Si Yiluo. After some hesitation, they came forward and sat around them.
Si Yiluo reached out to grab the wine flask, but a delicate hand snatched it away first.
"The slave family serves the master."
The girl's cheeks were slightly red, and there was a thin layer of sweat on her forehead. Si Yiluo took the wine she poured and asked, "What's your name?"
"I was born in Xiaoyulou, and my name is Fuyue."
Seeing that she was drinking, Fu Yue moved closer to her. Seeing that she was not disgusted, Fu Yue reached out and wrapped her arm around her.
Si Yiluo squinted at the Pipa girl who was fidgeting next to Wei Heyan, and said, "Is that your sister?"
Whether it's the figure, appearance, demeanor or talent of these two girls, it's obvious that they have spent a lot of money to train them. Girls who grew up in a romantic place, there is no kind of customer they haven't seen before, and they won't know how to serve them.
But the girl tremblingly gave Wei Heyan more wine, and before she even put it to her mouth, she was scared away by Wei Heyan's look.
She used an affirmative tone, while the girl's tone was more coquettish.
"Sir, she is my sister Fushuang, and we are twin sisters."
Fu Shuang knelt down and blessed her body.
Si Yiluo laughed softly and said: "Water Hibiscus, Shuangyue Shearing Water, what a good name."
"Are you two from Yangzhou?" Si Yiluo looked at the two sisters and said to Fu Yue, "You didn't practice sword dancing originally, so you changed it temporarily?"
Fu Yue's palm-sized face was full of surprise.
"How do you know, my lord?"
Si Yiluo smiled mysteriously, picked up a piece of fruit and took a bite.
"Sir, do you know how to tell fortunes?" Other women rushed forward, "Sir, you can also tell fortunes for me! Okay..."
Fu Shuang secretly looked at Wei Heyan and quietly moved over.
"Sir, please peel some fruit for you!"
"Sir, you drink first!"
"grown ups……"
A brothel girl knows how to steer with the wind. When she saw that Wei Heyan could not move her, she immediately changed direction.
Wei Heyan held the wine glass and took a sip of wine. He shook his sleeves in boredom and listened to her holding Fu Yue's hand and saying:
"Beauties come from Yangzhou. There is a bit of Yangzhou flavor in your accent." Si Yiluo stretched out his hand and rubbed Fu Yue's fingers. "The calluses on the fingertips are very thin and have red marks. If you have been practicing swordplay since childhood, you should be like me.
In this case, there are calluses on the fingertips, and your wrist is not strong enough when you do the movements. Does it hurt your wrist?"
She looked at Fu Yue's beautiful hands with a professional eye, and her expression of confusion was no better than Wei Heyan's.
"My lord has a sharp eye..." Fu Yue blushed and said, "My family is not good at learning and I make your lord laugh."
"Miss Fu Shuang plays the pipa well. I don't know much about the music, so I won't comment on it. But some of Miss Fu Yue's moves are too petty. It would be better if she changed them..."
The two sisters chose this song and sword dance to win the first prize. Fuyue immediately asked: "Can you teach me, sir?"
Si Yiluo stretched out her hand to signal, and Fu Yue put the sword in her hand. She weighed the sword. It was made of real material. It was quite heavy for a little girl, but it was nothing compared to her sword.
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"I'll only demonstrate it once, just watch it."
Si Yiluo's moves were all murderous moves, which didn't look very beautiful but were more practical. Of course, there was no need to teach the little girl the murderous moves, so she first made a sword flower gesture.
"When holding swords and flowers, you should open your arms to show your heroic demeanor."
Si Yiluo memorized Fu Yue's moves after only watching them once, and demonstrated them exactly the same. However, her movements were wide open and closed, and she could move freely. She looked like flowing water, and she was indeed a bit more sassy than before.
Fu Yue stood up and followed the gesture, and Fu Shuang picked up the pipa and played it to add to the fun.
Fu Yue was a smart person, and she could see her problem as soon as Si Yiluo demonstrated it, and he stepped forward to hold her arm as if she had met a close friend.
"Sir, can Fuyue bother you more often in the future? Or, if you have nothing to do, you can come to the slave's boat and we will prepare wine and food to entertain you..."
Si Yiluo returned the sword to her, pursed his lips and smiled softly.
"The Governor, Mr. Si." Si Hai returned to the boat with a hesitant look on his face and stood in front of the two of them, "Mr. Beishu from Lingyin Pavilion said that he admires the Governor and Mr. Si and wants to come on board to pay a visit."