Chapter 019: Introductory Banquet
At noon on the second day, Xu Xian packed his luggage and prepared to leave for the banquet.
"Don't worry, I called the carriage and will be there in a while." Li Gongfu shouted.
Xu Xian waved his hand and said, "It's just a few steps, there's no need to break the bank." β
"How can you go to Linglong Pavilion on foot? It's going to be laughed at. Li Gongfu said, "Besides, the carriage doesn't need money." Your brother-in-law and I are also on an errand in the yamen, and there are still some small benefits. β
Xu Xian had no choice but to nod.
Not long after, the carriage came, and Li Gongfu and Li Xu sent Xu Xian to the carriage.
Linglong Pavilion is indeed not far away, just across two streets, there is the most high-end sales gold nest in Qiantang County, covers a wide area, the houses are continuous, the decoration is magnificent, there is a small elegant courtyard inside, and there are more pavilions and rockery waters.
Of course, what really makes men flock to it is that there is a group of talented and beautiful people who are not selling their talents.
This place is extravagant, and the three hundred taels of silver he gets from selling poems may not be able to be dashing in it.
That is, those people in the Qin Festival are wealthy and dare to hold a banquet in Linglong Pavilion.
Xu Xian had just gotten off the carriage in front of the gate of Linglong Pavilion, and immediately a good-looking young man in Tsing Yi greeted him and asked respectfully, "May I ask if you are Xu Gongzi?" β
"I'm Xu Xian." Xu Xian replied, "You are ......"
"Little one, meet Xu Gongzi." The little guy in Tsing Yi immediately saluted respectfully, "The little one is He Shi, the little one who is Qin Gongzi's follower." My son-in-law asked the little one to show you the way here. β
"Your son-in-law is thoughtful." Xu Xian couldn't help but say, he was really not familiar with Linglong Pavilion, he only heard that it was very big inside, and it was easy to get lost, and then he arched his hand and said, "It's hard work." β
"The little ones don't dare, this is what the small ones should do." He Shi hurriedly avoided the way, waving his hand and saying in a panic.
Seeing He Shi's reaction, he was slightly stunned for a moment, and then remembered that this was a hierarchical ancient society, not a modern society where everyone was equal, the other party was a slave, and he was equal to the other party's master, and the other party really couldn't stand his bow.
Under the guidance of He Shi, Xu Xian arrived at the banquet hall where Qin Jie and others set up a banquet.
The banquet hall is an independent elegant hall, only the elegant hall is a building, the building is surrounded by flowers and grass pools and rockeries, where there is a banquet, there is no need to worry about being disturbed by outsiders.
The furnishings in the banquet hall are very exquisite, rich and elegant, and there are several calligraphy and paintings of famous masterpieces on the walls.
In addition, there is a platform with two bricks above the ground in the banquet hall, which is where the Chun Qi'er performs.
When Xu Xian entered the banquet hall, in addition to Qin Jie, there was also a senior brother named Wang Dongzi Qi Nian.
After greeting each other for a few words, the three of them sat down, and Qin Jie said to Xu Xian with a smile on his face: "Brother Han Wenxian, thanks to you, this time I invited Miss Yuhua to come over and entertain us for my brother." β
Seeing Xu Xian's ignorant look, Wang Dong also smiled and explained to Xu Xian: "Miss Yuhua is the popular head card of Linglong Pavilion, beautiful as a fairy, gentle and lovely, and versatile, it is usually difficult to invite her." β
"Oh." Xu Xian responded.
However, at this time, Wang Dong had already turned his face, and said to Qin Jie with a smile on his face that all men understand: "Senior Brother Ziwei, Miss Yuhua gives you face like this, maybe if you work harder, you will be able to hold the beauty." β
"It's hard." Qin Jie shook his head with a smile and said, "I don't know how many people are staring at this flower, I heard that even the talented and wealthy businessmen in Lin'an City have come to visit." β
Qin Jie and Wang Dong talked about Miss Yuhua word by word, Xu Xian was not interested, he kept thinking about his white lady in his heart.
After a while, Liu Kai and others arrived one after another, counting Xu Xian, a total of six people.
When everyone arrived, the banquet officially began, and all kinds of delicacies and wines were brought by young and beautiful maids one by one. After a while, the table was full of delicacies, and the dishes were fragrant and delicious.
After the food was served, the long-awaited Yuhua girl of Qin Jie and others finally appeared.
She is dressed in a long green dress with fluttering, a slender waist, a towering and bulging breasts, plump buttocks and round, and her bare figure makes people unable to take their eyes off it.
However, she was covered with a veil on her face, and only her white and smooth forehead, curved willow eyebrows, and a pair of affectionate Danfeng eyes were seen.
She walked in front of Qin Jie and the others, and made a deep blessing: "The slave family has seen all the sons. β
The voice is coquettish, and it makes people feel crisp to hear.
"Miss Yuhua doesn't have to be polite." Qin Jie and the others were polite and authentic, and their voices were much softer than usual.
After the Yuhua girl finished her salute, she turned around and walked towards the stage in the banquet hall.
At this time, the table and the table have already been set up on the stage, there is a guqin on the table, and there is a bronze incense burner next to the table, and a faint green smoke is rising at this moment, and the sandalwood is rich.
Miss Yuhua sat down in front of the guqin, plucked the strings, played a beautiful light note, and then sang coquettishly and tactfully.
She sang a song with the name of Nian Nujiao, and her singing voice was tactful, like a lover whispering in her ear.
Qin Jie and the others listened attentively, shaking their heads, and Xu Xian was also quite interested. This ancient way of singing, in addition to hearing Tang Wanrong sing once, this is the second time he has heard it.
Finally, after singing a song, Miss Yuhua stood up and saluted Xu Xian Qin Jie and others to thank them, Xu Xian, Qin Jie and others came back to their senses and applauded.
Qin Jie and the others were about to praise when suddenly there was a knock on the door.
Just as he was puzzled, the door was pushed open, and a laugh came: "Hahaha, it turned out that Zhang Gonggao was here for a banquet, no wonder Miss Yuhua was invited." β
Qin Jie and the others saw the person who came, and immediately shouted at the person who came: "The student has seen Master Chen. β
Xu Xian didn't know the identity of the person who came, but it didn't prevent him from doing it.
At the same time, he secretly glanced at the person, and saw that the other party was in his forties, tall, extraordinary, square-faced, with a black beard, and a confident demeanor, and suddenly knew from the memory of his predecessor Xu Xian that this person's name was Chen Ruizi Hongxin, who was the county master of Qiantang County.
"Haha, no courtesy, no more clichΓ©s in this place." Chen Rui looked like he was the owner of this place, and stopped as he walked in.
Miss Yuhua also hurriedly stepped off the performance stage, walked in front of Chen Rui, and Ying Ying bowed down and said, "The slave family greets the adult." β
Chen Rui nodded, but his attention was mainly on Liu Kai and Qin Jie.
"It's a rare encounter, if Lord Chen doesn't dislike it, it's better to sit down and teach us a few words." Liu Kai arched his hand and said.
Chen Rui smiled: "I don't dare to teach Zhang Gong's high apprentices. Still, sitting down for a drink or two is on my mind. β
So, Qin Jie and the others immediately added a chair for Lord Chen, and then sat down again.
The order of the seats has been adjusted, Chen Rui sits on the main seat, Liu Kai sits on the right of Lord Chen, Qin Jie is the buyer and sits opposite Lord Chen, and Xu Xian sits next to Qin Jie with the lowest rank, which is the last seat.
After doing it, Chen Rui's eyes fell on Xu Xian and said, "This young man is so good-looking, could it be that Zhang Gong's newly recruited disciple Xu Xian, Li Zhutou's brother-in-law?" β
Xu Xian didn't expect his name to be known by the No. 2 person in Qiantang County. Unexpectedly, he stood up and bowed to Chen Rui and said, "Student Xu Xian has seen Master Chen. β
"Haha, you're welcome." Chen Rui said boldly, "Gongfu Li is blessed to have your brother-in-law." I've heard of your song "Yongzhu", it's very good, I like it very much. He is so talented at such a young age, and his future is immeasurable! β