Liu Ximing looked at Chen Zilong's smiling expression, and suddenly an idea suddenly came to his heart.

Judging from what Yan Wu said just now, Chen Zilong should obviously be in love with Liu Ru, but because of Mrs. Chen Zilong's obstruction, he couldn't do so.

If Liu Ru really followed Chen Zilong, it should be much better than following Qian Qianyi's old dog.

It's just that this specific operation still needs to be thought about again.

The carriage traveled all the way to the east, and the waterway transportation in Nanjing at this time was developed, and many waterways such as Qinhuai River, Qingxi, and Xianghe River were feasible boats.

With the Langyuan along the river, although Liu Ximing walked on both sides of the river, he still felt that the feeling of a water town in the south of the Yangtze River was coming.

After crossing the Huaiqing Bridge at the junction of the Qinhuai River and Qingxi, and then passing by the Liji Bridge and Wende Bridge in turn, Liu Ximing and his entourage finally arrived at the destination of the trip.

A blue brick and blue tile compound next to Laiyan Bridge is written at the door of Meixianglou.

Looking at the calligraphy font, it is obvious that it is not written by ordinary people.

Huang Zongxi saw Liu Ximing looking around, and introduced to him: "Li Zhenli, the bustard mother of Meixianglou, has always been bold, not as delicate and pretentious as ordinary women, and she is also a prostitute, and everyone knows about elegance, so she is quite loved by literati. ”

As soon as Huang Zongxi's words fell, a gust of fragrant wind hit the people who had just gotten off the car.

"Chen Xiaolian, Huang Xiaolian, Gu Gongzi, it turned out that a few distinguished guests came, who should the little girl be."

Dressed in a bright red gold-threaded gown, wearing two bird-patterned gold hairpins, he was only about 30 years old, and exuded the charm of a mature woman.

This person should be Li Zhenli, Liu Ximing guessed.

Sure enough, Chen Zilong pulled Liu Ximing over.

"Mother Li, this is my friend Liu Xi, a student from Sichuan, who ordered Liu Wujiang, he has just arrived in Nanzhili, you have to treat him well tonight."

"Hehe, it turned out to be a friend of Chen Xiaolian, rest assured, when you arrive at my Meixiang Building, you must be properly treated."

Li Zhenli came to Liu Ximing's side in a flash, and naturally grabbed his right arm, and pressed a soft ball on Liu Ximing's hand.

Lao Liu's face turned red, it was funny to say, after so many years, although he has been married this year, he is still a real chick.

Li Zhenli's eyes are full of strength, and when she sees Liu Ximing's expression, she doesn't know anything.

In addition, Liu Ximing was born handsome and upright, there is less sunshine in Shudi, and his skin is fairer than that of ordinary men, even Li Zhenli is also distracted.

She hurriedly flicked her sleeves, gently brushed it over Liu Ximing's face, and said with a smile: "I don't want Liu Gongzi to be a newcomer to the land of romance, but the concubine has to be arranged well, and I don't know which of my daughters is lucky." ”

Liu Ximing was just a little flustered for a moment just now, and then remembered that he was an old bird after all, but it was legal here, and he was afraid of asking for it.

Of course, strictly speaking, it is also illegal for officials and scholars in this dynasty to solicit prostitution, and Liu Ximing's heart trembled.

Li Zhenli's champa seemed to have magical powers, and it instantly made him throw these thoughts behind him.

"Haha, Mother Li, don't tease me, you treat my brothers well, I'm just coming to see tonight, don't talk about Fengyue, don't talk about Fengyue."

Chen Zilong and Huang Zongxi laughed, pushed Liu Ximing's back and walked towards Meixiang Building.

"Look at what, you are the protagonist tonight, this reception banquet is for you, where can you run."

The speaker has no intention of listening, Li Zhenli heard Chen Zilong's words, a smile appeared on her gorgeous face, and her attention to Liu Ximing increased a few points.

Can the famous Chen Zilong, Huang Zongxi and others be invited to a banquet together?

When Liu Ximing and the others entered the private room booked by Meixianglou, they found that there were already six scholars and several beautiful women sitting inside.

Chen Zilong, Huang Zongxi and others stepped forward to greet each other.

At the end, Huang Zongxi turned around and introduced to everyone in the room: "Everyone, this is Liu Ximing Liu Wujiang, who Huang has mentioned to everyone many times, and everyone has read the theory of the mind and the great harmony that he established. ”

The six people in the room bowed their hands to Liu Ximing one after another.

"Brother Liu Xian, I have heard of the name for a long time, I can't wait to see it, I am fortunate to meet today."

"Hahaha, I don't dare to be so praised by the senior brothers, the younger brother is so polite."

Liu Ximing swept his eyes, and knew that everyone in the room should be older than him, so he called him a senior brother.

Only then did Huang Zongxi and others introduce the six people in the house to Liu Ximing one by one.

The tall and strong person is Zhu Zhiyu, a student of Shaoxing Mansion in Zhejiang, and the person with a wide face and thin eyes is Chen Zhenhui, a member of Changzhou Mansion in Nanzhili.

Quite old but with a calm face is Wan Tai, a student of Ningbo Mansion in Zhejiang.

The young man who obviously had a great friendship with Gu Yanwu was his fellow villager, and he was a member of Suzhou Mansion in the south.

In addition, there are Huang Zongxi's two younger brothers, Huang Zongyan and Huang Zonghui, all three of his brothers studied under Liu Zongzhou, but Huang Zongyan has the appearance of an honest person, but Huang Zonghui is a little dissolute.

Liu Xi's life was clear, before he came in, his clothes were already crooked, and he was full of alcohol, and he was really playing.

As soon as the introduction was finished, Huang Zonghui directly pulled Liu Ximing into the seat, and said with a smile: "I've been waiting for a long time, so I'll take the seat first, don't blame Brother Liu Xian." ”

Because of Huang Zongxi's relationship, Liu Ximing was not disgusted by Huang Zonghui's crazy appearance, but also felt quite cordial.

He doesn't like so many rules and regulations as a modern person, but now when he meets his peers who are also informal, he naturally feels more cordial.

Therefore, he did not push too much, and sat down on the chairman's right hand.

"Where are your brothers, it makes me feel uneasy to let you wait for me alone, but you are even more happy with my younger brother."

"Hahaha, refreshing, worthy of my brother's valued brother." , Huang Zonghui gave Liu Ximing a thumbs up and laughed directly.

The Han-style seats are still used in this private room, and what they are asking for is a classical elegance, Liu Ximing is a guest from afar, and the main seat is naturally reserved for the landlords Chen Zilong and Huang Zongxi and others with higher status.

Huang Zongxi saw that Liu Ximing had no life, nodded in his heart, smiled and sat down.

"Everyone wait, Xia Yizhong and the others will come over later, and it's not too late to drink again."

Zhu Zhiyu, Chen Zhenhui and others were all taken aback, and they all looked at Chen Zilong.

He is the most familiar with Xia Yunyi and others, obviously he called them over, this Liu Ximing Liu Wujiang has a big face.

The two of them looked at each other.

As everyone knows, Liu Ximing was also extremely shocked at this time.

These old brothers are too face-saving, and the noodles are too sufficient.

Counting Xia Yunyi, Xu Fuyuan and others who will come later, the elite backbone of the Restoration Society is basically here.

Liu Ximing was embarrassed, and he couldn't help but deal with the greetings of everyone in the room, and at the same time pondered in his heart how to talk later.

However, before Xia Yunyi and the others arrived, a gust of incense first drifted into the house with the door pushed open.

Mei Xianglou's mother, Li Zhenli, walked into the house with seven or eight pretty women.

"I've seen all of you."

The scene of a group of waitresses bending their knees to perform the Ten Thousand Blessings Ceremony is really a bit beautiful, but fortunately, Chen Zilong and the others are somewhat famous and gentle, just smiling slightly.

"Brother Xian, you are the host and guest, so please choose one to accompany you first."

Huang Zongxi smiled at Liu Ximing.

Gu Yanwu whispered to Wan Tai, Zhu Zhiyu and others about the fact that Liu Ximing had never boarded in the Qinglou, which made the hall laugh again and again.

Several women to be selected are all bright-eyed, such a handsome son, and they have never boarded, and several people are a little hot in their hearts.

For a while, the women either slightly brushed their hair with their jade hands, or twisted their waists slightly, which made the young men in the room a little untouchable.

Liu Ximing secretly swallowed his saliva, the eight women in front of him had their own merits, and looking at that face, they should all be less than twenty, and they were young and beautiful.

However, he remembered the conversation with Huang Zongxi and others in the carriage today, Jiangnan scholars degenerated to the point of treating romance as a matter of elegance, but there was no need for him to echo as a Sichuan scholar.

"Brothers, the younger brother only made a marriage contract a few years ago, and also made an alliance under the moon, and now the wife has not passed the door, how can you be so merry and happy, these brothers still ask your brothers to choose."

Liu Ximing's words were obviously refusal, but they made these women, including Li Zhenli, all their eyes shine.

Prostitutes are already a fashion in Jiangnan, but I have never heard of cats who put fish in front of them but don't eat them.