After the Great Qi Emperor Li Hongji went down to court, he changed his outfit and went to greet the Queen Mother.

After returning to his imperial study, he glanced at the thick stack of folds on the imperial library, and couldn't help frowning.

Recently, the court has been much quieter, since Dong Dazai was killed, Dazai's party has been killed a lot, and there are fewer and fewer quarrels in the court, and the ministers are silent. But at the same time, there seem to be fewer and fewer people who are willing to work, no matter how big or small, no one dares to make up their minds, everyone is afraid of taking responsibility, and they have written a song, and they pushed it in front of him.

O incompetent minister! Li Hongji couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Fortunately, there are good generals in the army! He was quick to comfort himself with this.

Li Hongji rubbed his hands, picked up the red pen, opened the thick stack of folds, and immersed himself in reading it.

After a long time, he felt a tingling in his wrists, and the sky outside the window seemed to darken. He put down his pen and looked up slightly, just in time to see a portrait hanging not far ahead. It was a beautiful woman sitting serenely under a trellis of a vine tree, looking up into the distance.

The corners of Li Hongji's mouth twitched slightly, and a wry smile appeared on his face. In the face of cunning courtiers or adversaries, he can kill decisively and mercilessly. In the face of many beauties in the harem, he can call for wind and rain and catch him, because they all ask him. But only the person in this painting made him repeatedly at a loss, unable to kill, and he was unwilling to use force against a weak woman, and she seemed to have nothing to desire, so that he could not start.

"Little Shunzi," Li Hongji stood up and shouted.

"The minions are here". The little shunzi outside the door ran in at a trot and fell to his feet.

Li Hongji looked up at the window and said, "For me to change clothes, I want to go out of the palace in microclothes." ”

Xiao Shunzi glanced up at him, and hurriedly bowed his head and said, "The slave understands." ”

In winter, the fog on the Yanliu River was clear, and there was no freezing. Boats of all sizes hung with red lanterns are still floating on the water, creating a joyful and festive atmosphere.

The huge painting boat where the Smoke Girl was located was brightly lit, like a magnet, attracting countless small boats to drag long water streaks and slide there.

The pothos girl looked up a little nervously while sticking a hairpin on her head indiscriminately, "Sister Ruyan, can I really do it?" ”。

Miss Ruyan smiled and stretched out her slender hand, tidied up the folds on her dress, and said, "Good sister, don't worry, why did my sister coax you?" You have to have enough confidence in your piano skills and singing voice! ”。

With the sound of footsteps of "oh oh", the gorgeously dressed mother-in-law stepped upstairs and said eagerly: "It's already full, you can't let the guests wait too long, eat and drink in vain and waste our melons, fruits, wine, and refreshments, pothos, you should go down." ”

The green pothos hurriedly stood up, but one hand still grabbed the corner of the skirt like smoke, and asked her mother-in-law timidly: "Mother-in-law, do you think I can do it?" ”。

The mother-in-law opened her eyes, spread her hands and said, "Don't ask me, the old man doesn't know anything about music, you play the piano to me, you should ask like smoke." ”

The green pothos turned her eyes for help to the girl Ruyan, and Ruyan smiled: "Don't worry, good sister, our guests are all elegant talents and bachelors, even if there is a small mistake, they will not mind." As he spoke, he patted Pothos on the shoulder.

She turned her face to her mother-in-law and smiled a little mischievously: "Mother-in-law, you have to talk nonsense, playing the piano to the cow is not to pickle the cow, but to say that the person who plays the piano is stupid, and he has completely found the wrong bosom friend." Are you referring to me and Sister Pothos being stupid? ”。

The mother-in-law hurriedly smiled and waved her hand again and again: "How dare the old body say that the two girls are stupid? If you are as smart as the two of you, if you can also be called stupid, then isn't this big capital full of fools and dumbfounded? ”。

Ruyan and Pothos covered their lips and smiled at the same time, and Luthos's original heavy and nervous mood was also relaxed, and Luluo straightened her chest and said, "Mother-in-law, let's go down together." ”

While lifting her legs and walking down the stairs, the mother-in-law turned back to Ruyan and said, "Girl, please prepare early, the old man sees that there are many boats parked nearby, and he can't come over, so it is estimated that he will have to stay up all night again!" ”。

Ruyan nodded slightly, turned and walked to the dresser.

Ruyan sat in front of the bronze mirror, slowly applying grease powder, while listening to the piano music and singing of the pothos downstairs.

At first, the voice of the pothos was small, and it seemed timid, and after singing the song, the applause and applause rang out, and I couldn't help but smile slightly, which completely relieved my heart.

Li Hongji, who was sitting in the front row, did not applaud, he was a little absent-minded, and his eyes looked at the staircase from time to time.

Today he changed into a brand-new orange robe, carrying a piece of fine Hetian jade and a few gold bars, just thinking about being alone with that beauty, clearing up the previous misunderstanding, and starting over. If she still refuses to comply, then he really has the heart to use it. He secretly said in his heart: I have cleaned up how many corrupt officials and evil officials, can't I subdue you as a weak woman?

After a few songs, everyone in the audience applauded thunderously and admired it.

The pothos girl's face was flushed, and the tip of her nose was sweaty. She stood up with shining eyes, bowed deeply in thanks to the crowd, and turned to go up the stairs.

After a while, the ring clinked, the skirt was lightly swinging, and the girl with light makeup walked down with the pipa in her arms.

After taking their seats, the strings were plucked, and everyone held their breath and did not dare to breathe.

Li Hongji's eyes widened, staring at the handsome face of the girl like smoke without blinking his eyelids.

He didn't hear a word of what the smoke girl was singing, but he felt that his body was fluttering and floating in the air, surrounded by the fragrance of flowers, kingfishers singing, and occasionally two little bees buzzing past his ears. Two colorful butterflies flapped their wings soothingly and silently, skimming the tip of his nose, which itched slightly.

The piano stopped singing, and the song was sung, without applause and cheers, and everyone seemed to be intoxicated, unwilling to wake up from their dreams for a long time, and the seat was silent.

The mother-in-law, who was standing at the top of the stairs and peeping down, secretly covered her mouth and smiled, and she was most happy to appear as a smoke girl. Because since the girl appeared on the stage, no one has ever reached out to touch the melons, fruits, wines, and refreshments on the table.

The smoky willow river whimpered and flowed quietly, taking away the silent time. On the boats of various colors and sizes, rows of bright red lanterns opened their sleepy eyes, looking at the dark river in a daze, full of melancholy.

Finally, when the song ended, the gorgeously dressed mother-in-law held a tray with a smile on her face, and went back and forth among the guests, constantly thanking the guests for their rewards. Everyone threw a lot of money at it, turned around and left, and boarded their own boats.

Some small boats also approached, and the boy on the boat stretched out his head and asked, "Is Miss Ruyan still singing tonight?" We can pay a little more. ”

The mother-in-law hurriedly smiled and said, "I'm sorry for this distinguished guest, the two girls are tired, and the sky is almost dawning, and I want to listen to the song and come early another day." I'm sorry! ”。

Li Hongji still lingered at the end, and when the mother-in-law walked to him with the tray, he reached into his arms and said, "Can you bother the mother-in-law to tell the girl who is like a cigarette, can you take the time to talk to me alone." ”

Suddenly, he stopped talking, and the hand that had reached into his arms stopped moving, and his face became very ugly.

"Can you let this boy go?" A handsome man in white came forward, stopped his mother-in-law, put a piece of crystal clear snow-white jade in his hand into the tray, and said, "Can you bother your mother-in-law to tell the girl who is like a cigarette, can you take the time to talk about it alone?" ”。

The mother-in-law stared at the beautiful jade on the plate with her eyes, her face instantly bloomed, and she said, "Wait a minute, the old man will go and call the girl who is like smoke." ”

After speaking, she was not in a hurry to turn around and leave, but looked at the orange-clothed man with empty hands with a puzzled expression. She remembered that this son had also been generous many times, why didn't he pull out a dime now?

The orange-clothed boy stared at the snow-white jade in the tray twice, and suddenly raised his head to stare at the handsome white-clothed boy, his face became more and more pale.

Fortunately, the man in white came forward in time to relieve him of the embarrassment, and he said to his mother-in-law: "I think this boy in orange forgot to bring the silver taels for the reward, so let's do it, I still have a few gold bars here, which can be regarded as the reward of this son." ”

The mother-in-law's face was already full of flowers, and she smiled from ear to ear, and hurriedly saluted the boy in white: "The old man thanked the noble son for being so bold for the girl like smoke!" ”。

The boy in white waved his hand again and again and said, "Alas, I said that these things are counted as rewards from this son, so I want to thank you and thank him." ”

The mother-in-law hurriedly turned around and thanked the orange-clothed boy.

The orange-clothed man's face was red, white, blue, and black, instantly like a kaleidoscope.

He looked at the white-clothed man opposite him with a smile and a smile, gritted his teeth lightly, clenched his fists and secretly released them.

The white-clothed boy smiled and clenched his fists and arched his hands: "This benevolent brother, can you take the first step and don't disturb the meeting with the girl like smoke?" In the next day, I will visit the door, return the favor, and thank you. Ren is polite. ”

At this time, Xiao Shunzi rushed in with two strong men, approached the orange-clothed boy and whispered, "Childe, what's wrong?" ”。

The orange-clothed boy shook his head quietly and said, "It's okay, you guys go down first, wait for me outside." ”

After Xiao Shunzi and the others left, the orange-clothed boy stared at the white-clothed man's face with dead eyes and gritted his teeth and said, "This son, you and I will have a period later!" ”。

The man in white humbly bowed deeply and smiled: "Your Excellency, please." Your Excellency's friendship, Ren Mou remembers in his heart".

The orange-clothed boy snorted coldly in his nose and walked away angrily.

With a stick of incense, the girl who washed off the fat powder walked downstairs one by one, and she looked at the graceful and handsome white-clothed boy with a slight surprise and said: "The son is so bold, the little woman is ashamed, dare to ask the son but want to listen to the smoke singing alone?" Please sit in a private room."

The graceful man in white smiled and waved his hand: "After singing all night, the girl should have been tired, but my son wants to present a song for the girl, and I hope that the girl will be elegant and upright, and will not hesitate to give advice." ”

Hearing this, the girl couldn't help but open her mouth slightly in surprise, and her beautiful and affectionate eyes instantly brightened.