But he said that Wang Qiang rushed out of the palace gate with Chongzhen's reward, only to see Zhou Yanru, a cabinet scholar, Yang Guangguang, Chen Shaoliang and several other ministers who were close to him were waiting at the palace gate. That Yang Guangguang stepped forward and took Wang Qiang's hand and said, "Oh, I said Lord Wang, you can figure it out, our brothers have been waiting for you for half an hour." ”

"Ahh Lord Zhou, Lord Yang, are you waiting for me? Can I help you? Wang Qiang greeted everyone.

Zhou Yanru stroked his long hair and said: "Lord Wang led the militia to defeat the Qing army this time and solved the crisis in the capital, a few of us pondered that we should give you a banquet to celebrate, and now this banquet has been set, just waiting for you, the great hero." ”

"Hehe, you're so angry. Wang is strong but the size of the merit, why the ministers are so loving. Where are we going to eat? Wang Qiang pretended to be polite.

Chen Shaoliang leaned in front of Wang Qiang and whispered: "Brother, there is a good place to go here, make sure you like it." ”

Wang Qiang asked curiously, "What's the best place to go?" Say it. ”

Chen Shaoliang shook his head and said mysteriously: "You don't know yet, that Jiading Bo Zhou Kui went down to Jiangnan a few days ago and brought back a batch of Kabuki from there, all of whom are said to be stunning beauties and have good talents." Today at noon, we will go to Uncle Zhou's house, while drinking and watching the beauty, the elder brother is optimistic, just pick one to marry back to be small, keep it so that your Hedong lion is ashamed and embarrassed, and there is no place to be ashamed! How is it? ”

Wang Qiang was itchy by Chen Shaoliang's words, and couldn't help nodding and said: "That Jiading Bo Zhou Kui is the national abbot, can he give away a beautiful woman so easily?" ”

"Hey! You don't care about him! Isn't it just a courtesan dancer, with the grace of Lord Wang in front of the emperor, isn't that a matter of words! How about it, whether to go or not, give me a happy word. Chen Shaoliang said.

"Go! Why don't you go, but if I like it, you can't rob me. Wang Qiang joked.

"Hahahaha, don't worry, brother, when you are a brother, you will never take away the beauty of others, who do you like, brother, I will be a big matchmaker for you." Chen Shaoliang said briskly.

"Okay, then let's go and stir up the old man that week." Wang Qiang said happily.

Wang Qiang led the militia to defeat the Qing army and made great contributions, Zhou Yanru and others privately calculated, with Wang Qiang's favor in front of the emperor and the performance of the past two years, eighty percent will be promoted by the emperor into the cabinet, so he hurried to come to woo in order to enhance the power of his side in the cabinet.

The ministers arrived at the Zhou Mansion together, and the Zhou Mansion was full of lights and was ready to welcome the guests. Zhou Kui set up a banquet in the lobby of the house, the table was full of delicacies, jade wine elixir, Zhou Kui and Chen Shaoliang and others said that today's banquet was to reward the heroes who killed the retreating Qing army, and they pushed Wang Qiang to sit in the first place. Everyone sat down, chatted while eating, and had to talk about the militia to kill and retreat the Qing army during the banquet, which was naturally a compliment to Wang Qiang.

After thirty years of drinking, Chen Shaoliang smiled at Zhou Kui and said, "I said Old Man Zhou, it's time to take out the treasure you have hidden." ”

That Zhou Kui smiled and slapped his slap lightly twice, only to hear a pleasant sound of silk and bamboo, a team of dancers, with a batch of green yarn floating out from behind the screen, dancing with the music, those dancers are all young and beautiful, bewitching, looking forward to it, eyebrows and eyes, everyone is drunk and infatuated, a dance, have applauded. Zhou Kui high-fived again, the sound of silk and bamboo rose again, this time it was an agitated and cheerful tune, two dancers spun out, these two people were plump, only wearing a layer of tulle, the body was uneven, and the two were a pair of twin sisters, the posture, the pace and posture were the same, they continued to twist their bodies with the agitated music, sultry, everyone was dazzled, the blood was gushing, a dance, everyone was relieved, and then several singers and dancers appeared one after another, and they were all stunners in the world, each with its own merits. With singing and dancing, the atmosphere at the banquet was also much more lively, everyone drank heartily, and their voices began to be presumptuous.

Yang Guangguang said: "I said uncle, there are so many beautiful women hidden in your house, don't you always want to be a flower picker!" Ha ha. ”

Zhou Kui said with a smile: "The old bones can't stand the toss, just look at it." ”

The crowd laughed.

Chen Shaoliang was very excited, and joked to Wang Qiang: "How about it, Brother Zhao, which one do you like, do you want brother and I will help you think about it." ”

Yang Guangguang joked on the side: "I look at those two twin sisters, brother, you marry back together, and sleep at night, hehe, I'm afraid of you, brother" Speaking of this, he remembered that Wang Qiang was a eunuch, and it was not good to make such meat jokes, so he hurriedly stopped his mouth.

Wang Qiang didn't care, and asked Zhou Kui with a smile: "Uncle is really an elegant person, where did you find so many beautiful women and prostitutes?" ”

Zhou Kui said with a smile: "Hehe, what's so difficult about this, there are many beautiful women in the south of the Yangtze River, and the Qinhuai River is even more drunk, as long as you have money in your hand, go there and go there, what kind of beauty do you want." Hahahaha. ”

The crowd laughed together. Wang Qiang couldn't help but think of Chen Yuanyuan he had seen in Suzhou, and couldn't help but smile slightly: "That's not likely, I'm just afraid that the real world is stunning, and my uncle hasn't touched it." After speaking, he shook the folding fan gently, and looked like a treasure.

That Zhou Kui was the father of the Empress of Zhou, in order to help his daughter gain Chongzhen's favor, he searched for beautiful women from all over the south of the Yangtze River, and planned to send them to the queen's palace to serve after training, so as to attract the emperor. This time, he really found a beautiful woman in Suzhou who can be called the best in the world, it is Chen Yuanyuan, he spent a lot of money in the name of the palace draft, he spent a lot of money to redeem Chen Yuanyuan, brought him back to the house, trained well, and prepared to be dedicated to the palace, so it was easy not to show Chen Yuanyuan. He got up and entered the back house, and after a while, he returned to the table, raised his wine glass and said: "You are all Zhou's distinguished guests, there are treasures in the next family and dare not hide them privately, everyone has drunk this cup, I will let you see the fairies in the world." ”

When everyone heard this, they were excited, and they drank the wine in their glasses, and then stared at the screen, waiting to see the "fairy". After a while, I saw two house slaves step forward and remove the screen in the lobby. Everyone's eyes suddenly lit up, and they saw a stunning woman standing there prettyly, the woman had pink face and red lips, round forehead and phoenix eyes, dressed in white light yarn, and her hair was pulled high into a bun. Yang Guangguang and the others were dumbfounded, and some of them opened their mouths widely, and the slander was left. Wang Qiang was also taken aback when he saw that this "fairy" was actually Chen Yuanyuan, but after all, it was not the first time he saw it, and he soon returned to normal. Zhou Kui peeked at everyone's expressions, and saw that only Wang Qiang was still "normal", and couldn't help but scold in his heart: "It's really a eunuch, seeing such a beautiful woman is still out of shape, hehe!" ”

That Yuanyuan didn't pay attention to everyone, only slightly blessed, sat in front of the piano table, stroked with jade fingers, and played a song "Pure Heart Mantra", this song was soft and elegant, everyone listened, and gradually settled down, and played a song. Yuanyuan turned the song card, but it was a new song, Wang Qiang heard that it was the song "Plum Blossom Three Alleys" that he taught Yuanyuan, this song Wang Qiang was familiar with, and couldn't help but high-five with a fan, and the beat. The others had never heard the song, so they could only stare at it and listen to it. Round while playing and singing, the singing voice is tactful, the tune is melodious, like the bird chirping in the branches, she pitched, her eyes swept the crowd in the banquet, and she saw Wang Qiang sitting in the middle, and he was forgetting to beat the beat, and his heart was surprised, and the sound of the piano was also a mess. The next song is "Mountains and Flowing Water", but it is an ancient song, describing a touching story of Boya and Zi being bosom friends with each other, this Yuanyuan has been taking him as his bosom friend since he saw Wang Qiang, and now he is reunited here, and he feels emotional, so he improvises to play this song, Wang Qiang is also a general heart, and feels that this song is Yuanyuan played for him alone, and his heart is also excited. He stared at the round circle, only more than a year has not seen, the girl on the round body is childish, replaced by a woman's grace and gorgeousness, can't help but be moved, secretly said: "This is really a fairy in the world, if I can marry Yuanyuan, I would rather throw away all the glory now, and return to the mountains and forests with her, this life is enough." I was in a hurry to leave Suzhou by myself, and I didn't think of redeeming her, which was really a sin. But see you again today, if you can ask Zhou Kui for Yuanyuan, it is also fate. When he thought of this, he had something to look forward to, and he couldn't help but blush. Yang Guangguang, Chen Shaoliang and others were also shocked by Chen Yuanyuan's beauty, and sighed in their hearts: "This woman is the best in the world, and it is not an exaggeration to call her a fairy." ”

After a few songs, Chen Yuanyuan got up and gave everyone a blessing, and deliberately handed Wang Qiang a smile, and then drifted away, the aftersound was still faint, the powder fragrance was still there, everyone looked at Yuanyuan's back blankly, and came back to his senses for a while. Only Wang Qiang was targeted by Yuanyuan's smiling eyes, and his soul had already gone with Yuanyuan, and he was still there like a lightning strike.

Zhou Kui saw Wang Qiang's demeanor, and couldn't help but ask proudly: "Lord Wang, Lord Wang?" Hi Wang! ”

"Huh?" Wang Qiang came to his senses.

"What does Lord Wang think of this woman?" Zhou Kui asked.

"This, this is naturally a fairy, a fairy! If it's this" Wang Qiang blushed and said, he wanted to ask for it, but he was embarrassed, and he hoped that Chen Shaoliang would help.

Chen Shaoliang saw Wang Qiang's expression in a blink of an eye, and remembered to ask him for a small matter, but he felt that Chen Yuanyuan was so beautiful, it was definitely not something that ordinary people could bear, if he followed Wang Qiang, a eunuch, it would be even more violent, and Yang Guangguang and others also had the same thoughts as him, so they avoided talking about it and only drank with their heads bored. Wang Qiang saw that everyone ignored his thoughts, and secretly complained that Chen Shaoliang and others were not righteous, seeing that the wine banquet was about to end, he really couldn't help it, and said to Zhou Kui with wine to cover his face and fists: "Uncle, there is something to ask Uncle below." ”

"Oh? Lord Wang doesn't have to be polite, please tell me if you have any requirements. Zhou Kui said politely.

"That's the case, this, this, in the next day to enter the palace to face the saint, by the emperor's grace, allow me to accept the small, but it happened that today I went to the uncle's mansion to see so many Jiangnan women, and it is also fate. Wang Qiang wanted to ask his uncle for a daughter to marry home, but he didn't know if his uncle could cut his love. ”

"Oh? I wonder which one Lord Wang has taken a fancy to? Zhou Kui asked with a smile.

"Don't hide it from your uncle, I have a soft spot for that Chen Yuanyuan." Wang Qiang said.

"This?" Zhou Kui groaned for a while, that Chen Yuanyuan was brought back from Jiangnan with great effort, so he was naturally reluctant, and he had always regarded Wang Qiang as a close confidant of Concubine Li's foreign aid, and wanted to design and frame Wang Qiang, but he couldn't start, he had a quick change of mind and an idea. Then he arched his hand and said: "Hehe, Lord Wang really has a good eye, this round is really the color of the country and the fragrance of the world, and it is no wonder that Lord Wang favors it." However, the old man treats Yuanyuan as his own daughter, and cannot be equated with ordinary Kabuki, so he does not dare to make decisions for her privately in the marriage event, and this matter needs to wait for the old man to ask Yuanyuan's wishes later, if she agrees, the old man is naturally willing to make this marriage. ”

"That's how it should be." Wang Qiang said that he felt that he was suave, and he met Yuanyuan's bosom friend, and Zhou Kui matched him, Yuanyuan would definitely agree, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed. didn't know that Zhou Kui had already dug a trap for him that day.

Chen Shaoliang and others saw that Wang Qiang really wanted Chen Yuanyuan, and they couldn't help but feel sorry for Yuanyuan secretly.

After a while, the banquet was dispersed, Wang Qiang made an appointment with Zhou Kui to wait for his news, and then rushed back to Tongzhou with pride.