Chapter 13: Before the Flower and the Moon

Two days later, Xiao Shan took the civil and military forces of Chuzhou City to Liu Jian's camp with 100,000 yuan and 40,000 buckets of corn. Liu Jian was overjoyed, and immediately ordered Xu Dayou and Li Xiaofei to count the money and distribute it on the spot. The officials of Xiaoshan and Chuzhou City were also overjoyed and congratulated Liu Jian one after another.

That night was the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15, and Chuzhou was rich in chrysanthemums, so Xiaoshan invited Liu Jian to enter the city to enjoy the moon dance and flowers. Liu Jian took Li Xiaofei with him.

In Chuzhou City on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, merchants also never sleep, and the silk and silk jade jewelry they usually sell are more and more eye-catching under the reflection of moonlight lanterns. The streets and alleys of the city are placed with yellow, white and red chrysanthemums, and there are merchants carrying burdens, one end is a stove boiling water, the other is dried chrysanthemums and large bowls and small bowls, the merchant shouts while walking: "The best chrysanthemum tea with clear eyes and clear fire, a bowl of five cents."

Liu Jian and Li Xiaofei rode horses and soon came to the Chuzhou Mansion, the lanterns outside the Mansion Gate and the chrysanthemums on the wall complemented each other, Liu Jian couldn't help but sigh: "I have never seen such a good lantern full moon in Jinling all these years, if you stay here for a long time, it will make people forget the hatred of the country and the family", and followed Xiao Shan and his party to the backyard of the mansion.

It is said to be a backyard, but it is the size of a school field, and the stage pavilion has already been built, and the big businessmen of Chuzhou City are seated under the stage, and each person is accompanied by a woman to serve. Xiao Shan pulled Liu Jian up to the pavilion and ordered the servant to take Li Xiaofei to sit under the stage.

After everyone took their seats, Xiao Shan clapped his hands three times, and eighteen women in white dresses slowly stepped into the stage from behind the screen. The women sang and danced, everyone in the audience was fascinated, and Xiao Shan and General Sima of the other houses also squinted and tapped their fingers on the table. Liu Jian swept the audience, and saw that Li Xiaofei had left his seat and went to the side of the stage to watch. Liu Jian picked up the orange in front of him and smashed it at Li Xiaofei, Li Xiaofei looked at it and was unprepared to be smashed, and when he looked back, he saw that Liu Jian was staring at him, and quickly retracted his seat and squinted. Xiao Shan saw Liu Jian take oranges and throw Li Xiaofei to toast: "The prince has been in Jinling for a long time, and today in this poor countryside is really wronged by the prince, if the prince does not dislike it, I have other arrangements", before the words were finished, Xiao Qian came out and sat down next to Liu Jian: "The first lady of Chuzhou came to accompany the prince today, and the prince doesn't appreciate his face?" Liu Jian has not been close to a woman for more than 20 years, and when she saw Xiao Qian, who was wearing heavy makeup, she shrank to the side and raised her wine glass: "Lord Xiao and Miss are hospitality, Xiao Wang is grateful, how many happy days can I have today in this troubled world?" Xiao Wang drank this cup to Lord Xiao". When Liu Jian drank it all and lowered his head, he caught a glimpse of Li Xiaofei looking at him, pointing to Xiao Qian next to him while looking, and then pointing to the stage. Liu Jian almost didn't laugh, waved his hand, Li Xiaofei understood, and suddenly went to the front of the stage again.

Xiao Qian saw that Liu Jian finished drinking a cup, so she took the pot and filled it again: "This cup is for me to worship the prince alone, don't dislike the prince", as she spoke, she took another cup and poured it for herself, and drank it first. Xiao Qian looked at Liu Jian, and Liu Jian had to drink it all again.

Li Xiaofei looked back at Liu Jian and Xiao Qian again, ran back to his seat and took the wine, and drank and watched on the side of the stage, and the big businessmen in the audience laughed at Li Xiaofei. Liu Jian originally planned to throw an orange again, but was held by Xiao Qian, Liu Jian had no way to avoid it, so he had to have another drink with Xiao Qian, Xiao Shan coughed a few times, but Xiao Qian pulled Liu Jian to get up: "Lord, my father is going to toast you again, don't get drunk." Xiao Shan had no choice but to raise the cup: "The little girl is stubborn, frightens the prince, and invites the prince Haihan, Xiao Mou drinks this cup first." Sima attached his ear to Xiao Shan on the side: "My lord, it's time to change the repertoire, this Yushu Houting Flower has been played four times", Xiao Shan wiped his eyes: "Change, change the Yuefu song and dance, change "Meet Xing"".

Sima shouted again: "Change to "Encounter Xing", eighteen women on the stage left one after another, one of them slipped and fell off the stage, and Li Xiaofei quickly held it up. The dancer screamed, Li Xiaofei helped the dancer up with a flushed face, and the dancer shook off his hands and covered his face and ran behind the screen.

Everyone coaxed, Liu Jian also pointed at Li Xiaofei in the audience embarrassedly: "Xiaofei, don't be rude, go back and sit down", Xiao Qian grabbed Liu Jian: "My fair lady, good gentleman, most of the prince's personal heroes save the beauty, most of them learned from the prince, the heroism of the prince is really infectious", Liu Jian had to sit down again. Xiao Shan coughed with a stiff face: "Men and women don't kiss, although the prince's personal entourage saved the dancing girl, but this court hugged her, you have to marry her, otherwise it will hurt her for the rest of her life", Xiao Qian also replied: "Yes, if the prince also hugged me, I can only follow the prince for the rest of my life", Xiao Shan was anxious: "Nonsense, nonsense, Qian'er, you give me back to the study to study, otherwise don't want to go out in the future", Xiao Qian snorted and sat down next to Liu Jian, Xiao Shan was at a loss, and Sima persuaded on the side:" Miss is witty and smart, adults go with the flow, not as good as the beauty of adults", Xiao Shan saw that everyone in the audience had looked over, so he cleared his throat: "Shicai discussed with the prince, the prince personally followed Li Xiaofei to save the beauty of the hero, the gentleman is known for the beauty of adults, and it coincides with the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion, Xiao Mou, as the host, married Li Xiaofei and Hongrui with the prince today, and will marry the two tomorrow", everyone applauded, Li Xiaofei fell from his seat, and Liu Jian was also stunned and immediately clapped his hands.

Li Xiaofei was stunned and lay on the ground, everyone thought he was overjoyed and fainted, and they lifted him up and sent him to the stage, and all the dancing girls also came to Li Xiaofei's side around Hongrui.