Chapter 773: Revisiting the Old Place
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In the fourth year of the Apocalypse, the Qing Qi manpower of the Drunken Moon Pavilion overwhelmed the crowd and won the championship in one fell swoop, winning the championship for the first time in history, and then establishing the status of the Drunken Moon Pavilion in the Jiangnan Zhuqing Building in one fell swoop.
Now, Liu Hongmei, the owner of the Zuiyue Pavilion, is ambitious to win the three consecutive championships of the Jiangnan Oiran Conference, and once it is achieved, it will definitely leave a name in history in the field of Qinlou Chu Pavilion.
Therefore, Liu Hongmei now regards "Yiyi" as a magic weapon for the seven years of the Apocalypse to impact the Oiran Conference, in her opinion, no one is Yiyi's opponent within three years, the only weakness is that Yiyi's age is a little older at that time, but it has not been a double decade, which is not a big mistake.
Yiyi is the woman who suddenly rose to power reported to Li Hongyu by the Yangzhou intelligence network, like Youlan, no one had seen her before, and suddenly she appeared in the Drunken Moon Pavilion, her beauty is slightly inferior to Youlan, and she is also a rare beauty.
In fact, like Youlan, Liu Hongmei doesn't know the true details of this Yiyi, but her singing and dancing talent is better than the original Youlan.
After all, Youlan urgently practiced singing and dancing in order to get close to Li Hongyu, and belonged to a monk who became a monk halfway, while Yiyi's singing and dancing skills were very solid, and at a glance, he knew that he must have practiced hard before.
However, Yiyi didn't know much about Jiangnan's singing and dancing, so Liu Hongmei spent a year training her, so that Yiyi's singing and dancing reached an impeccable level.
Originally, Liu Hongmei thought that it would take Yiyi two or three years to satisfy her, but Yiyi had a natural talent for singing and dancing, and she learned everything in just one year, so she was able to appear in the Drunken Moon Pavilion in advance.
Moreover, Yiyi has one thing that can simply crush the Qingqi people of other Qinglou, that is, she is very talented, she can not only recite poetry, but also splash ink, she is an out-and-out talented woman, so this alone makes the Qingqi people of other Qinglou willing to bow down.
For Liu Hongmei, the most correct thing she has done in recent years is to build a Hundred Flowers Opera Building opposite the Zuiyue Pavilion, which makes the Zuiyue Pavilion stand out from the three green buildings and firmly occupy the throne of Yangzhou Qinglou.
Although Yiyi also studied drama, Liu Hongmei believes that drama is not her strong point, so she lets her focus on singing and dancing and talent, which alone are beyond the reach of others, so there is no need to force drama.
Every night, after the theatrical performance of the Hundred Flowers Opera Society, those unsatisfied spectators will go to the Zuiyue Pavilion to have a pastime nearby, which makes the Zuiyue Pavilion not only business extremely hot, but also the magnates who come to Yangzhou to spend more money like running water.
Since there are still two years before the next Oiran Congress, and as the saying goes, scarcity is precious, in order to ensure the mystery of Yiyi, Yiyi is covered with a veil when he performs, and he will not take it off until the eve of the Oiran Convention, so that he can always hang the appetite of those dignitaries.
That night, the hall of the Drunken Moon Pavilion was crowded with people, and it was very lively.
Under Liu Hongmei's arrangement, Yiyi will perform publicly in the Drunken Moon Pavilion in the middle of every month, because it is usually difficult to see Yiyi, let alone appreciate her singing and dancing, so the dignitaries and nobles in Yangzhou take advantage of this day to come to the Drunken Moon Pavilion to support Yiyi, maybe they can kiss Fangze.
At this time, in a VIP room on the second floor, Li Hongyu, who had a beard on his face, sat leisurely on the seat by the window and sipped tea, and from the VIP room, he could clearly see the performance on the stage below.
Of course, only those who have sufficient status and status can book a room in the VIP room on the second floor, after all, the number of VIP rooms is limited and Yangzhou is a place where businessmen from all over the world gather, so this is not a matter that can be solved by money.
Li Hongyu had been in the Drunken Moon Pavilion for a long time when he was teaching Zining, so many people in the Drunken Moon Pavilion recognized him.
Therefore, in order to avoid being recognized, Li Hongyu deliberately put on makeup, pasted a circle of beard on his face, and added other makeup, and now he has become a middle-aged bearded man, and no one would have thought that he was a dignified young master.
In the final analysis, Li Hongyu came to Zuiyue Pavilion this time to explore the truth of that Yiyi, and he didn't want to reveal his identity, otherwise he would inevitably have to be delayed in Yangzhou for a few days.
Li Hongyu's room was booked through the relationship of the Cao Gang, and the Cao Gang was in charge of the freight transportation of the canal, the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, and the Zuiyue Pavilion naturally wanted to give the Cao Gang this face.
"Uncle, if these pastries meet your taste, if you don't like them, I'll change them for you."
The two young maids brought a few plates of delicate snacks, and the leading maid smiled behind Li Hongyu Yifu and said, The guests in the VIP room on the second floor are either rich or expensive, so the Drunken Moon Pavilion naturally has to entertain them.
"What does Miss Yiyi like?"
Hearing this, Li Hongyu picked up a piece of pastry and took a bite, the taste was really good, and the Drunken Moon Pavilion naturally wanted to use the best dim sum in Yangzhou to entertain the distinguished guests on the second floor, and then looked at the leading maid and asked.
He hadn't seen these two maids serving snacks before, and it was estimated that they were newly transferred after he left the Drunken Moon Pavilion, which made him have no scruples and could find out some information about Yiyi from the two maids.
"Uncle Hui, Miss Yiyi likes Li Shenggongzi's calligraphy and paintings." The leading maid smiled at this, and replied methodically, "In addition, Miss Yiyi also likes Persian gems. β
"Jewels of Persia?"
Li Hongyu was slightly stunned when he heard this, and felt a little abrupt, usually those who are brilliant in literature regard money as dung, so it is good to say that they like calligraphy and painting, after all, this belongs to the category of art, and Persian gems obviously have a copper smell.
"Uncle, the maid knows that the Persian gems in a jewelry shop are good, and if the uncle needs it, the maid can let them bring goods for the uncle to appreciate." The leading maid then bowed down and said with a smile in her voice.
Li Hongyu suddenly understood when he heard this, it turned out that Zuiyue Pavilion was taking the opportunity to sell some valuable goods, so that those dignitaries and nobles who wanted to please Yiyi would pay.
"Let them bring the goods." Seeing the two maids looking at him expectantly, Li Hongyu knew that the two of them could get a commission from the jewelry they sold, so he said to the leading maid with a smile.
The jewelry that can enter the Drunken Moon Pavilion must be the top in Yangzhou, in other words, it is the best in the entire Ming Dynasty, so he bought one and gave it to that Yiyi.
Obviously, only those who give Yiyi expensive gifts can meet Yiyi, and Li Hongyu figures out why she is looking for herself.
"Son, let's go." The two maids were overjoyed when they heard this, bowed to Li Hongyu and left happily.
Soon, two maids led a middle-aged man dressed as a merchant and walked in, followed by two attendants holding some brocade boxes in their hands.
In the brocade box are some precious Persian gemstones, such as sapphires, emeralds and cat's eyes, etc., since Li Hongyu has been to the Mughal Empire, he is naturally not surprised by these gems, and selected a cat's eye worth a thousand taels of silver.
When the middle-aged jewelry merchant saw this, he immediately knew that he had met a connoisseur, and the cat's eye that Li Hongyu had chosen was the best of all his gemstones.
When the middle-aged jewelry merchant wrapped the cat's eye in a brocade box, the sound of music came from the stage in the hall on the first floor, and the evening performance finally began.
Li Hongyu looked down with interest, he wanted to see who the woman wanted to find him, could it be that Yiyi came here?
Moments later, a group of singing and dancing girls appeared on the stage surrounded by a woman with a white veil on her face, dancing to the sound of music.
The woman wearing the white veil was naturally Yiyi, although she couldn't see her face clearly, but her slender figure and light and soft dancing were enough to make people think about it, after all, singing and dancing could not be hidden.
"Outside the long pavilion, on the side of the ancient road, the green grass is ...... in the sky" accompanied by music, dancing and singing at the same time, the sound is like a yellow warbler, refreshing people's hearts, it is a very rare enjoyment.
At this time, Li Hongyu's brows suddenly frowned slightly, he felt as if he had heard Yiyi's voice there, but he couldn't remember it for a while.
"Have I seen her before?"
After a little silence, Li Hongyu looked at Yiyi who was dancing gracefully on the stage, and secretly thought in his heart that because he really couldn't remember where he had seen Yiyi, he had to wait for him to ask clearly.
Yiyi performed a total of five songs, interspersed with performances by red card girls from the Drunken Moon Pavilion, which made the atmosphere very warm and the guests who came to have fun were in high spirits.
As usual, the guests were very interested in Yiyi's appearance, and this feeling of holding the pipa and half-covering his face stimulated the interest of the guests.
It's a pity that those magnates in Jiangnan failed to become Youlan's guests, and it is rumored that Youlan is already the woman of Li Sheng, the world's first talent, which makes the magnates feel disappointed.
But then again, Youlan, who has a stunning appearance, is worthy of the talented Li Sheng Gongzi, although everyone is unwilling, they are also convinced.
"Give this to Miss Yiyi and tell her that Uncle Ben has information about Li Sheng's son."
When the evening performance was over, Li Hongyu pushed the brocade box containing the cat's eye gem on the table to the leader of the two waiting maids standing on the side, and said quietly.
In fact, Mao'er's eyes are just a stepping stone, and there must be many powerful and wealthy businessmen who give her more expensive gifts, so the news of Li Sheng in the latter sentence is very important, and it will definitely attract Yiyi's interest and then be able to meet.
The leading maid's eyes lit up when she heard this, she didn't expect that the middle-aged man with a rough face in front of her would know the news of Li Shenggongzi, and she also wanted to see the demeanor of the world's number one talent.
Then, the leading maid bowed to Li Hongyu, held the cat's eye gem and walked away quickly, went to give the gift to Yiyi, and waited for Yiyi to make a choice among the many seekers.
(End of chapter)