I followed him all the way. The hallway grew darker and darker, and the only light came from the copper openwork candles hanging from the walls.

He took me to the third floor, and I walked on the wooden floor, creaking under my feet. This inn is very quiet, including the shopkeeper who walked in front of me, and there was no sound when he walked. It seems that as I thought, he was a soul without a shell.

I stared at the rows of guest rooms around me, their doors closed and unusually dark. Is there no one living here? Or are they all asleep? Didn't you say it was the Yamen? How come you didn't even see an official? A bunch of question marks lingered in my head.

Little 18 looked around in my arms, and seemed to think that it was too quiet. Suddenly, the shopkeeper stopped in front of me, and I crossed him to find that in front of me was a guest room, and it was the most marginal room. There are also three words above the wooden door, "Black Manling". Isn't that my name? I was thinking.

"Miss, your room has arrived" He didn't squint, his eyes glazed over, and his voice was a little mechanical. Then he pulled out a bunch of keys from his waist, skillfully picked out one of them, and opened the door. "If Miss has any orders, please silently read the shopkeeper in your heart. I'll come. "Oh, okay, I got it." After speaking, the shopkeeper disappeared from my sight in an instant.

I pushed the door open and walked into the room, where it was pitch black. Although I can adapt to the dark, I always feel uncomfortable. I closed my eyes and shouted in my heart, and then the shopkeeper appeared in front of me. "Miss, what do you command?" He was still looking ahead. "Aren't there any candles in the house?" I asked him. Suddenly, he grabbed a candle out of thin air, and as soon as he blew it, the candle was lit. Then put in the copper cutout hanging on the wall of the house. "Miss, what else do you need?" He asked me mechanically. "Oh, a plate of beef, there's labor." I replied. "Okay" in an instant, he came back with an extra plate of beef. "Miss, I'll go back if it's okay." "Okay." He placed the beef on the small wooden table and disappeared, and I closed the door casually.

The room is very simple, with a four-sided bed, a round table, and a few chairs. Nothing else. I put Little 18 down and it ran straight for the beef. "Master, I'm sleepy." The little beggar jumped off my shoulder and went straight to the bed. When I had finished eating, I blew out the candle and lay down on the bed under the quilt until my eyes were too sleepy to open.

Three days later

In the largest restaurant in Yangzhou, Fuman Building, dignitaries, literati and scholars, and many rich people all came to the restaurant, the restaurant was overcrowded, and the fragrance of food was overflowing. They ate and waited for the draft in front of the restaurant. Some were already standing by the window and looking down. Many people came here to see the beauty of Yangzhou.

Outside the restaurant, there are crowds of people, men, women and children, and there is a crowd of people. The yamen also sent a head catcher and a servant to guard the stage. With the crowd of people, a woman wearing a floral gauze skirt and a golden cross with flower petals on her head walked on stage. She just smiled at everyone in the audience, which caused a burst of screams from the audience.

"It is a great honor for me to be the master of ceremonies for this time. Maybe many people don't know me, I'm Su Qiaoer, a talented girl in Yangzhou. Of course, my dad is the owner of Fumanlou. First of all, I would like to thank the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Hongwei for coming. In this draft, they are all daughters of dignitaries. Three of them were selected to enter the palace as show girls. So the opportunity is rare. And in the finale of the draft, Yin Xiyue, the daughter of the governor, will also perform for everyone. So now there is the No. 1 beauty, Wen Baobao. She finished. The audience burst into applause.

I saw a very handsome girl in a dazzling golden dress, with big eyes and shining eyes, and quite clever on stage. She stood in the center of the stage, and then the flute behind the stage sounded.

She wore fluttering clothes, danced with long sleeves, and danced with the sound of the flute. With her charming figure and appearance, it sets off the agility of this dance. After the dance, the audience was still unsatisfied. As her dance ended, the second beauty was gearing up.

"I'm the number two beauty, He Meijun. What is shown to you is a set of tiger fists. "She is dressed in a white martial arts outfit and has a martial arts atmosphere. A pretty face, full of majesty. Several sets of boxing techniques, rigid and soft. Won applause from the audience.

In Yin's house, Ruyi put rouge gouache on a dresser. "Miss, hurry up and wait a while, it's too late." She urged the young lady who was sitting on the bed in a daze. "I don't want to go." "What? How can I not go? The old lady is gone, and you are left behind. Besides, you're all dressed up, and the sedan chair outside the door is still waiting. "Ruyi is anxious." Ruyi, I'm always afraid that my face will be seen by everyone. The right eyelid kept jumping. The young lady said. Oh miss, you're really good, obedient, I'll give you makeup. Ruyi didn't care whether the young lady wanted it or not, and pulled her to the dresser chair.

After some tossing, sure enough, the face in the mirror is much more beautiful. But the deep scar on the left side of his face still couldn't hide it. Then Ruyi took out the veil from the jewelry box and put it on the young lady's face. After wearing the veil, the response was different, and it was extremely beautiful.

Ruyi watched for a moment, then pulled her out and stuffed her into the sedan chair. "Ruyi, I don't want to go." She pulled up the curtain and said in the sedan chair. "Miss, if you don't go, you have to go, if you don't go, won't the old man offend the Ministry of Rites?" Ruyi said, "Okay, I'll go." That's right for my piano. The young lady shouted. I'll get it for you. After that, Ruyi went back to the room and took out the guqin, and then accompanied the young lady to the sedan chair.

The sedan chair driver went all the way smoothly and sent her to Fumanlou. As soon as she got out of the sedan chair, a crowd of onlookers was invited. The headcatcher helped stop the passers-by, and Ruyi helped with the piano. "Shayue, why did you come, your father and I are worried that you won't come. It's good to come, it's up to you right away. The lady touched her daughter's head as she spoke. Then the emcee on the stage began to speak. "The above is the talent of the selected show girl, and the next is the highlight. We welcome Governor Yin's young lady, Yin Xiyue to perform for everyone. After a round of applause, Yin Xiyue walked on stage.

Many people in the audience were sighing, it turned out that the governor's daughter was so wonderful, walking lightly, and her waist was slender. In particular, the movements of the jade hand and the qin are very elegant. Although she covered her face with a thin veil, those eyes were enough to enchant people.

Yin Xiyue stroked the piano while looking at the audience. She was not shy at all, she was not cowardly at all. Every note wafting out is touching, and every melody is relaxing. She looked out into the audience, and suddenly met a gaze. Those eyes are soul-stirring, and those eyes are falling. It was only in an instant that she noticed that her cheeks were hot, and she had never felt this way before. She looked down and looked down again. The man was looking at her with the same look.