XXVIII. Xiaoxiang Pavilion

Xiaoxiang Pavilion is the largest brothel in Qiantang County, and also one of the "Six Courtyards in the South of the Yangtze River", the beautiful women in the courtyard are like clouds, and the beauties are grouped, attracting all kinds of foreign rich businessmen, famous sons, and scholars of literary quality all year round.

Xiaoxiang Pavilion has its own set of rules, first of all, the women in the hall, the women are mainly divided into three classes, the third class is the women who do ordinary leather and meat business, called "prostitutes", these prostitutes, theoretically, as long as they use money, they can go to Wushan with them, of course, the price is not low, not ordinary people can afford to consume.

As the name suggests, these are just women who play musical instruments, sing and dance, and take care of the sake drink. Geisha don't usually accompany their guests, but there are exceptions to everything, and if you can conquer them, even if you sleep with them. Most of the conquests were made by silver, or talent.

The third class is the top women in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, there are only five of them, and it is said that each of them sinks fish and geese, and the moon is shy of flowers. There are even many guests from other places who travel thousands of miles just to meet them. Of course, the guests who can meet them are either rich or expensive, and the Xiaoxiang Pavilion has to follow their mood.

There is an order among these five people, and the most famous of them is the head of these five, the Oiran of Xiaoxiang Pavilion - Mu Qing.

There is a good deed person who specially wandered in the land of fireworks and willow lanes in the south of the Yangtze River, and rated the top ten beauties in the south of the Yangtze River, and Mu Qing ranked first in this list.

Originally, the swallows were thin and fat, and the radish greens were all loved. But once it comes to admiration, everyone is full of admiration.

Mu Qing's background is a mystery.

Six years ago, she suddenly appeared in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion and fell into the city overnight. Then she lived in seclusion, rarely saw customers, and most people only heard of her name but did not see her.

The hour was approaching, and night was creeping in.

At this time, it was the time when the Xiaoxiang Pavilion was full of guests. Outside the museum, there was an endless stream of guests, who were gorgeously dressed and looked bright. The lights in the museum are bright, like daylight, warblers and swallows, laughter and laughter.

Lin He was dressed in civilian clothes, looked at the lively Xiaoxiang Pavilion, and secretly pouted: What a wicked old society!

I thought so in my heart, but Lin He was not slow at all, and he walked into the Xiaoxiang Pavilion in three or two steps.

The old bustard standing at the door was a beautiful woman in her thirties, although she was well maintained, the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes still showed some traces of age. But some of the guests are just good at this, and when Lin He came in, she was flirting with a pot-bellied guest, throwing a few winks from time to time.

Seeing a new guest coming in, the old bustard hurriedly greeted him with a smile: "The guest officer is very raw, it's the first time I've come to Xiaoxiang Pavilion." ”

"The proprietress has good eyesight, it does." Lin He touched his nose uncomfortably.

Seeing that Lin He was a little restrained, the old bustard raised his plain hand, covered his mouth with a shampana, and said with a "giggle" smile: "There is no need to be nervous, our Xiaoxiang Pavilion is a gentle township in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is not a Longtan tiger's den." ”

"It's not that I'm nervous, but I feel a little excited to see the woman I like." Lin He replied embarrassedly.

"Oh? Do you have a crush on your guests? ”

Lin He laughed, touched his head, and said, "I have long heard the name of Miss Muqing of your pavilion, and I am here for her today, and I hope that the proprietress will introduce me." ”

The old bustard smiled and gave Lin He a delicate white eye: "It turned out to be Mu Qing, guest officer, I have to admire your good luck, Mu Qing is in a good mood today and is in the backroom upstairs." Later, if the guest officer can answer the questions raised by Shang Muqing, he can also enter her boudoir to drink tea and listen to music. ”

This Mu Qing - or Mu Qing, is the style so high? Lin He muttered to himself.

"Then it's troublesome for the boss lady to introduce you." Lin He smiled and arched his hand.

The proprietress asked a maid to take Lin He upstairs, while she continued to greet guests at the door.

Through the carved beams and painted buildings, the antique corridor, Lin He came to the back hall of the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

The back hall was crowded with people, and everyone's faces were ruddy and their expressions were flying.

In front of the back hall is a high platform hung with a water-blue transparent tulle curtain, and it can be faintly seen that there is a set of yellow rosewood carved text long cases inside, and a delicate paulownia sandalwood guqin is placed on the long table.

The guests sat at the table in groups of three or five, chatting and laughing, and from time to time stretched their necks to look at the high platform, as if someone was going to come out of it.

With so many people, wouldn't they all come to see this Mu Qing...... Lin He thought that there were very few guests who could see Mu Qing, but he never thought that it would be this scene.

Lord Yu, I'm sorry for you!

Lin He was inexplicably ashamed in his heart, just eat, drink and have fun at public expense, if the task could not be completed, it would be a shame for the civil servants of Dajin.

Don't be discouraged! If you are a traverser, you can still be afraid of these natives! Lin He sighed to himself, and then walked into the back hall, and suddenly heard the two guests next to him discussing something, Lin He stopped and pricked up his ears.

"Miss Mu Qing's demeanor has been fascinated for a long time, if I can see it today, it will not be in vain that I rushed over from Jiankang this time!" A beautifully dressed and handsome-looking young gentleman shook off the folding fan in his hand and sighed with emotion while shaking it gently.

"The name of the first beauty in the south of the Yangtze River, who doesn't want to see it, don't say that you came from Jiankang, the people gathered here today are said to be from the Qin State!" Beside the young scholar, a young Confucian with a scarf wrapped around his head said in a low voice.

"It doesn't matter who he is, since Miss Mu Qing only sees one person, I will go all out to win this opportunity!"

"Then it's up to each person to be capable." The young Confucian did not give in at all, and said confidently.

……

The hundred and ten seats in the hall were already full, and Lin He was the one who was lucky enough to find the last seat.

Behind Lin He came a white-faced boy, dressed in a moonlight silk robe, wearing a silver crown, a golden belt around his waist, holding a folding fan in his hand, and blue satin boots on his feet, looking graceful.

The white-faced boy was only one step slower than Lin He, and stood beside Lin He stupidly.

He frowned slightly, patted Lin He's shoulder with the folding fan in his hand, and said arrogantly: "This brother, this position is mine!" ”

Lin He was displeased, raised his head and said, "Brother Tai, where did you come from?" ”

"This position is the first thing I saw, so it should naturally belong to me." The white-faced boy put his hands behind his back, looking domineering.

Lin He smiled slightly, "Brother Tai's words are wrong, everything is important to come first and come first, obviously it is my advanced hall, don't you think it is difficult for Brother Tai to say this?" ”

A hint of gloom flashed in the white-faced man's eyes.

As the eldest son of the Bai family, the first scholar clan in Linjiang County, no one has ever dared to confront him in front of him like this.

He snorted coldly, and was about to have a seizure, when the young Confucian sitting next to Lin He suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Bai Gongzi-"

This shout immediately attracted the attention of the people around him.

"Wow, isn't this Bai Ruochen, the eldest son of the Bai family!"

"Didn't you say he was studying in Jiankang? How did you get back? ”

"I don't know, Bai Gongzi came back from studying a few days ago!"

"He is Bai Ruochen who was praised by Mr. Xie An and General Wang Xizhi?!"

"It is said that he also won a reputation for calligraphy and painting in Jiankang's literary world!"

"Aren't we going to be out of the way tonight?"

……

When everyone was talking, the young Confucian had already stood up respectfully and said with a sneer: "Bai Gongzi, below is Ji Hai of the Ji family." ”

Bai Ruochen glanced at him and nodded slightly, "I remember you, you came to visit the mansion with Master Ji three years ago. ”

Hearing that Bai Ruochen still remembered him, Ji Hai looked flattered and looked around proudly.

"Bai Gongzi, what's going on?" Ji Hai asked with a licking face.

Bai Ruochen pointed at Lin He, "This person has seized the seat of this son." ”

Lin He saw that he was so upside down black and white, so he no longer paid attention to him.

Ji Hai was already inclined to be inflammatory, and when he saw that Lin He didn't speak, he thought that he was wronged.

Ji Hai glanced at Lin He a few times, determined that he was a dirt bun, disdainful in his heart, and immediately scolded angrily: "You dare to grab Bai Gongzi's seat!" What a bold man! ”

"The seats here all belong to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, when did it become his?" Lin He sneered.

"You are a thug in the market, and you dare to play tricks like this?!" Ji Hai pointed at Lin He angrily and yelled.

In Ji Hai's heart, Lin He is just an ordinary person.

When the people around heard Ji Hai's words, they all looked lively.

"Hehe, this person is crazy, dare to compete with Bai Gongzi for a seat!"

"Who knows, the threshold of this Xiaoxiang Pavilion is getting lower and lower, and this kind of small people in the market can actually get in."

"If you offend these two people, I'm afraid he won't see the sun tomorrow!"

"This kind of arrogant villain, if you don't beat him, you won't have a long memory!"

……

Lin He's eyes were cold, and he looked at Ji Hai coldly, Ji Hai felt a chill in his heart, and involuntarily took a step back.

But he didn't show weakness on his lips, and just wanted to open his mouth to scold angrily, Bai Ruochen suddenly grabbed him, and said with a haha: "Forget it, this son doesn't care about him in general." ”

Ji Hai glanced at him suspiciously.

Bai Ruochen didn't explain anything to him.

The murderous aura in Lin He's eyes just now had been seen in Jiankang.

He glanced at Lin He deeply, turned around and was about to walk away.

A few sycophants hurriedly said: "It's still Bai Gongzi's generosity, if I absolutely make him look good!" ”

Ji Hai hurriedly gave up his place to Bai Ruochen, and he ordered his guy to add another one.

……

Suddenly, the entire back hall suddenly fell silent, and everyone's eyes were focused on the high platform.

Lin He looked at it fixedly, and saw that inside the aqua blue tulle, a woman wearing a tunic lilac dress and a green light gauze covered with green light gauze walked up the stairs.

She has a slender willow waist, a graceful posture, and a pretty flower bun with green silk, which is tied up with a jasper hairpin shaped like a butterfly. The woman's face was covered with a veil, revealing only a pair of misty eyes. There are two pearl earrings hanging on the mutton fat-like earlobes, and the clothes are fluttering, and the rings are dingdong, like fairies descending to earth.

At this moment, all eyes moved lightly with her lotus steps! All breathing is a frequency!

She gently sat on the mahogany soft chair, glanced at the dizzy guests, smiled softly, and said, "Little girl Muqing, let the guests wait for a long time." ”

The soft whisper is like a clear spring in the valley, which makes people smell the soft flesh and crisp!

Less leaning, everyone came back to their senses, and hurriedly shook their heads and said, "If you can see Miss Mu, it's worth waiting for a night!" ”

"Yes, yes, I'm willing to wait for January."

"Miss Mu is like a fairy in Yaochi, and a fairy is also!"

……

There was a sound of welcome from the audience, but Mu Qing on the stage looked light, she smiled and said, "The little woman deserves to be so praised by the guests." ”

Although Mu Qing's voice was not loud, it seemed to have a special penetrating power, which sounded in everyone's ears.

Everyone soon quieted down, Mu Qing nodded slightly in satisfaction, and continued: "The guests have come from afar, and the little woman has nothing to repay, so I will present a song for everyone today to express my gratitude." ”

Hearing that Mu Qing was going to play the piano music, everyone's expressions became even more excited.

No one in this world knows the name of Mu Qing's piano fairy, it is said that he once played a song in the attic, which attracted a hundred birds to gather.

Now that they heard that Mu Qing was going to play in person, it was no wonder that everyone was so excited.

There was silence in the back hall, countless pairs of eyes staring expectantly at the high platform, Mu Qing looked calm, raised her hand lightly, and plucked the strings