Visiting the Qinglou in broad daylight, it's so idle that the girl is not free.

Wang Yuan had twice played horses and paraded the streets, once as the champion and once as a victorious return to the dynasty, and he had also come to Juxian Building before, and the turtle prince here obviously knew him. The turtle man smiled and said: "Master Wang, it's really not a coincidence, Gu Pan girl has a guest at this time, why don't you change a girl?" ”

"There are also guests in broad daylight?" Wang Yuan was surprised.

Gui Gong smiled and said, "You don't know, since the Lantern Festival, Miss Gu Pan's business has been very good. ”

Wang Yuan asked, "Those guests, do you know that Miss Gu Pan has a wound on her face?" ”

Gui Gong replied: "I didn't know that after visiting the lake on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, it was completely spread in the capital. Don't say it, everyone doesn't dislike it, but calls friends to come together, and only lets Gu Pan girl sing music and dance swords. Now several of the guests upstairs are all famous scholars, and they have come to meet each other. ”

Wang Yuan was speechless for a moment, a disfigured famous prostitute actually became a popular brand.

Zhu Houzhao asked: "How beautiful is this woman, so sought after?" ”

"Brother Zhu don't ask, you will know when the time comes." Wang Yuan said mysteriously.

Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "There is no mystery in thinking about it, otherwise Erlang would not take the initiative to bring me here." ”

Wang Yuan said to the turtle prince, "Take us up." ”

Gui Gong was puzzled: "Master Wang, this ...... I'm afraid it's a little inconvenient. ”

Wang Yuan said arrogantly: "I don't drive the guests away, I just go to have a good time." Lead the way, or I'll smash the store for you! ”

"Yes." Turtle Gong said stubbornly.

A song was being sung in the room, and it seemed that it had just begun.

The turtle man opened the door, and before he could speak, a noble boy scolded: "Get out!" ”

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said nothing, and Li Sanlang naturally didn't say much.

Wang Yuan smiled and pushed the door in: "Today, when I visited Gu Qiren, there are distinguished guests without chatting, can I listen to the music together?" ”

"What are you!" That noble boy doesn't give a good face.

The others recognized Wang Yuan and immediately reminded in a low voice: "That's the king of the Hanlin Academy." ”

The noble son's face was swollen and red, and he quickly changed his attitude, got up and said: "It turned out to be Bachelor Wang in person, in Xia Liu Zhao, and his father was the left servant of the Ministry of Officials. Come on in! ”

Wang Yuan hugged his fists and said: "It turned out to be the son of Liu Gong!" ”

The current official is called Liu Chun, a native of Ba County, Sichuan, and an eye in the last years of Chenghua. Although Liu Chun and Yang Tinghe belong to Sichuan villagers, they are not all the way, but a nail left by Li Dongyang in the ministry.

Now that Li Dongyang has become a leader, Liu Chun is estimated to be unable to sit steadily, and he will have to give way to the Yang Party within a year at most.

Of course, after all, the left servant of the Ministry of Officials is a half-step heavenly official, and even if Yang Tinghe wants to be transferred, he has to exchange for a Shangshu position. It may be the Ministry of Works, or it may be the Ministry of Rites, anyway, Liu Chun must be promoted.

The scholar beside Liu Zhao immediately gave up his seat, and Wang Yuan led Zhu Houzhao over to take a seat.

"Girl, keep singing!" Wang Yuan said with a smile.

Gu Qiren glanced at Wang Yuan, held the pipa and sang, and no longer paid attention to everyone.

Zhu Houzhao didn't take it seriously at first, and even felt that Gu Qiren's singing skills were not good, far inferior to the Qingqi people that Jiang Bin brought him to meet.

Until the sword dance began, Zhu Houzhao stood up in shock, and his eyes seemed to be shining.

Zhu Houzhao secretly beckoned, Li Ying immediately leaned over, only to hear the emperor say: "Bring this girl back to the leopard room and perform a sword dance for me!" ”

"Yes!" Li Ying received the order.

At this moment, Zhu Houzhao didn't have any other thoughts, just simply liked Gu Qiren's sword dance. He himself loves to dance and play with swords, and he also likes to watch others dance with swords, and the sword dance in front of him is amazing, and it is actually a woman who dances.

"Good swordsmanship!"

After a dance, the applause was overwhelming, and Zhu Houzhao was also clapping.

Liu Zhao looked at Gu Qiren's tall figure, looked at her eyes that seemed to be able to speak, and suddenly felt itchy. Originally, he came to admire the name of Zhenlie, but now he was disturbed, and he didn't give up without seeing the scar with his own eyes, and immediately asked: "I heard that the girl has a wound on her face, can you take off the veil and see it?" ”

Gu Qiren said angrily: "Since the son knows about this, and asked the little woman to take off the veil, is it deliberately embarrassing the little girl?" ”

"How dare you, it's hard to believe." Liu Zhao said.

Another gentleman also said, "Please take off the veil and let me see the real face." ”

These guys were all fascinated by Gu Qiren and had a fluke mentality about the rumors. What if the scar isn't serious? With such a figure, skills and soul-hooking eyes, even if there is a slight flaw on the face, it is worth taking home as a concubine.

"Do you really want to see it?" Gu Qiren was so annoyed that he couldn't do it.

She has received a lot of guests in the past few days, most of them are Jingzhong sergeants, and she knows that she has a scar on her face, but she has to see it with her own eyes before she gives up.

Removing the veil once is equivalent to uncovering her wounds once, how can others understand the pain in her heart?

Liu Zhao clenched his fists and said, "Please uncover it." ”

Gu Qiren smiled bitterly and lifted the veil, and suddenly there was another exclamation, and two people were directly frightened and retreated.

Zhu Houzhao was also taken aback, because the scar was so ugly, and the skin and flesh were so badly turned out that people couldn't bear to look at it directly.

All the scholars stood up and saluted one after another, expressing their respect for the Zhenlie woman, and then found an opportunity to say goodbye and run away, only because Gu Qiren did not want to wear it again after removing the veil.

In the blink of an eye, there were only three guests left in the house: Wang Yuan, Zhu Houzhao and Li Ying.

Gu Qiren smiled and asked, "Isn't Master Wang still leaving?" ”

Wang Yuan said: "I came to drink with the girl, but the wine has not been drunk, why do you want to leave?" ”

Gu Qiren raised his glass and said, "I toast the three of you." ”

Zhu Houzhao drank it all and asked, "Girl, can you put the veil on?" ”

Gu Qiren asked rhetorically: "Since it has been removed, why do you wear it?" ”

Zhu Houzhao said: "I didn't let you take it, you are unhappy, and there is no reason to be angry with us." ”

"That's right, it's none of the three of them." Gu Qiren was quite refreshing, and put the veil on again.

Zhu Houzhao clapped his hands and praised: "This is much better-looking, hurry up and dance the sword again!" ”

Gu Qiren didn't give face at all: "I'm sorry, I'm tired." ”

Zhu Houzhao was not angry, and walked over and said, "Since you are tired, then I will show you the dance, I am very good at dancing swords and swords." ”

Gu Qiren was stunned, and subconsciously handed the sword to Zhu Houzhao. She is an outlier among prostitutes, and never gives her clients a good look; Zhu Houzhao was an outlier among the guests, and he actually learned sword dance skills with her on the spot.

Zhu Houzhao held the sword in his hand, disgusted that the musicians had no momentum in beating the drums, so he said to Wang Yuan: "Erlang, you come to beat the drum!" ”

Wang Yuan sipped the wine and said, "No." ”

Zhu Houzhao was quite depressed, and said to Li Ying: "San Lang is here to beat the drum!" ”

Li Ying immediately walked over and snatched the drumstick from the musician's hand.

"Knock knock, knock knock!"

The drums were loud, and Zhu Houzhao waved his sword and danced, which was very good-looking, but it was far inferior to Gu Qiren.

Gu Qiren pursed his lips and smiled, feeling that although this person had sharp-beaked monkey cheeks and was not very good-looking, he rarely had a true temperament and was a guest worthy of reception.

Zhu Houzhao became more and more energetic the more he danced, and said to Gu Qiren: "Come and dance together, let's compete!" ”

Gu Qiren picked up his sword, but did not come to Zhu Houzhao's side, but a harrier turned over and jumped on the low table, stepping on the drum to dance the sword out of the light and shadow.

Zhu Houzhao stopped, looked at it intently for a while, and said, "The sword dance on the table is quite interesting, I haven't tried it yet." Come down and let me go up and play!" ”

"Don't." The Gu Qiren refused.

Zhu Houzhao urged: "Come down quickly!" ”

Gu Qiren didn't bother to pay attention to him, he danced the sword and played by himself, and only by immersing himself in it could he forget his troubles.

There are many cases in the room, all of which are seats for guests.

Zhu Houzhao jumped on top of a few cases, kicked all the food and wine that was placed away, and also danced his sword to the beat of the drum. It's a pity that he hasn't played like this, the table is too narrow, and he almost stepped on the air several times, and it was crooked and crooked to dance at all.

Li Sanlang was frightened, for fear that the emperor would fall to his death, or be killed by his own sword. But he didn't dare to leave his post without permission, so he could only continue to beat the drum with fear.

"Ugh!"

Zhu Houzhao finally couldn't dance anymore, stepped on the ground with one foot, and almost fell on his back.

Gu Qiren took the time to take a look, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he continued to dance the sword with a cold face, covering the front veil and not afraid of being seen.

Zhu Houzhao walked up to Gu Qiren, looked up at her, like a child who had met a fresh toy, and said impatiently: "Teach me quickly, how do you dance the sword on the table!" ”

"Don't teach!" Gu Qiren put away his sword and left the table.

Zhu Houzhao said: "Teach me, I can pay for tuition, and I can worship you as a teacher." ”

Gu Qiren was finally surprised: "I'm a Qinglou woman, if you worship me as a teacher, you will be despised if you spread it." ”

Zhu Houzhao said indifferently: "They despise me, it's my business!" ”

Gu Qiren said: "If the son likes to watch me dance the sword, he can come to Juxian Building in the future, and there is no need to learn the sword or anything." ”

"No, you have to teach me!"

Zhu Houzhao suddenly bowed down: "Master is above, please accept the apprentice's worship." ”

Wang Yuan couldn't cry or laugh, turned his head to support his forehead, and it was difficult to look directly.

The emperor worships a prostitute as a teacher, and if this matter spreads, it will be even more nonsense than the emperor visiting the kiln, and the civil officials are afraid that they will go crazy collectively.

Gu Qiren thought that Zhu Houzhao was Wang Yuan's friend, and he didn't look like an official when he saw this confused appearance, so he reminded: "Don't be like this, son." Scholars worship prostitutes as teachers, and if they make a big fuss, they may be deprived of their fame! ”

Zhu Houzhao was a little impatient: "What do I want to do?" I've already apprenticed, hurry up and teach me the art of table sword dance! ”

"You're a man...... It's just inexplicable! "Gu Qiren was also annoyed.

Zhu Houzhao took off the jade pendant on his waist and said, "Here, this is an apprenticeship." ”

"Don't," Gu Qiren didn't see clearly that it was the Cloud Dragon Pattern Pei, so he turned around and walked towards the inner room, "Qing'er, send off guests!" ”

A maid smiled and said, "Three sons, please." ”

Zhu Houzhao couldn't understand that he came to visit the Qinglou by himself, but he was actually blasted out.

Out of Juxian Tower, Wang Yuan smiled and said, "Brother Zhu, how is this female sword dance?" ”

Zhu Houzhao clapped his hands and praised: "Breathtaking, it can be called a stunt." It's a pity that the scar on his face is too scary, a hundred times more terrifying than the arrow wound on Jiang Bin's face, how could anyone be so ruthless? ”

Wang Yuan explained: "This woman is fierce and unyielding. She was originally an official woman, but her father was convicted, and she was also assigned to the teaching department. When the head of the workshop wanted to violate her, she broke the cup and disfigured her with broken porcelain to protect her innocence. The Department of Teaching was afraid that she would frighten the officials, so he sold it to Juxian Building. ”

"I see, what a fierce woman!" Zhu Houzhao was greatly moved and said, "If this woman is a man, she will be loyal and brave, and I will definitely make her a general." ”

Wang Yuan is just pulling the strings, and he doesn't bother to take care of the rest of the things, everything is left to chance.

Zhu Houzhao's house is also interesting, and he sent someone to send a few hundred taels of silver to cover the Gu Qiren every afternoon. Every time I go to visit the Qinglou, I don't take Jiang Bin and Xu Tai, only Li Ying, I specially admire Gu Qiren's sword dance, and I want to apprentice every once in a while.

Gu Qiren was a little disgusted at first, but gradually became acquainted, thinking that this person was a child who had not grown up, and they actually became good friends after coming and going.

After more than a month, Zhu Houzhao saw that Gu Qiren's face was tired, so he said: "You seem to be very tired, why don't you go home with me, just dance the sword for me every day." ”

Gu Qiren refused: "Although you have a true temperament, you are also very ruthless. One day you get bored and don't like sword dancing, and you're afraid you'll abandon me. Why bother? Now it's just right, I'm a prostitute, you're a guest; You pay, I dance the sword. Each does not owe each other, and it is clear. ”

Zhu Houzhao smiled all over his face, and said with an insincere expression: "Are you afraid that I will change my mind?" Then I will marry you. ”

"What is the difference between a concubine and a slave?" Gu Qidao, "If you dare to marry Mingmei, I will promise you immediately!" ”

Zhu Houzhao said: "My family has a wife, which was arranged by my mother, but I don't want to, I haven't touched her for so many years." If you go home with me, although you can't be a wife, it's no different from Ming Media being married. ”

Gu Qiren said angrily: "Let the wife stay alive and widowed, you are also a negative person, and you are not allowed to come again in the future!" ”

"You don't understand, the situation in my family is a bit complicated." Zhu Houzhao said with a headache.

"Qubble, go quickly, I misread you!" Gu Qiren was very angry.

Zhu Houzhao said: "I have found out that although your parents are dead, the two brothers are married in the frontier. You also have a younger sister, who is only ten years old, and she is also studying in the workshop. If you come home with me, I'll let your brother come back, and I'll give your sister a naturalization!" ”

"Unless there is an amnesty for the world, how can my two brothers be exempted?" Gu Qiren sneered, "You think you are the emperor!" ”

"Look at it!" Zhu Houzhao brushed his sleeves and left.

The next day, Jinyiwei came forward, and the officials of the Teaching Workshop Department came to remove the Gu Qi people from citizenship.

If you don't take it off, you have to take it off, and the teaching department directly threw the paperwork over, and the Gu people were confused.

Immediately afterwards, an eight-rank Beijing official who came out of nowhere wanted to accept Gu Qi as a righteous daughter. Gu Qiren was unwilling, but the Beijing official said: "If you agree, the two brothers will naturally be able to get away with their crimes." Why not give it a try? ”

Gu Qiren was lucky, so he agreed in a daze, and at the same time secretly guessed Zhu Houzhao's true identity.

Until she was sent to the palace, she only served as a palace maid for half a day, and was quickly named Zhaoyi. This is still Zhu Houzhao's order to avoid trouble, otherwise he will be made a concubine directly, after all, a concubine is easy to attract the attention of civil officials.

"Hahahaha!"

Zhu Houzhao laughed in the leopard room and asked with a expression: "How is it?" Shall I exonerate your brother? ”

The moment Gu Qiren entered the palace, he already understood that the shock period had already passed at this time. And she is also familiar with the emperor's temper, not only did she not panic, but she said angrily: "You are bullying others!" ”

Zhu Houzhao said: "In the future, you will dance the sword for me in the leopard room!" ”

Gu Qiren said: "I treat you as a friend, but you treat me as a geisha!" ”

"Nonsense, you were a friend back then!" Zhu Houzhao retorted.

"What is it just for the sword dance, not a geisha? You think I'm ugly! "Gu Qi is humane.

Zhu Houzhao said: "Your face is really not good-looking. ”

Gu Qiren stopped talking and was sullen.

Zhu Houzhao consciously lost his words, and persuaded him softly: "Angry? I'm just telling the truth, do you want me to lie to you? ”

"Count my fate hard, and I will dance the sword for you in the future." Gu Qiren said coldly.

"You're still angry!" Zhu Houzhao said.

"Nope!"

"You have, or laugh at one."

"I wear a veil, and you can't see it when I smile."

"Then you lift the veil on the left side of your face, and only lift the left half!"

"You...... You...... Bastard! ”