If the crescent moon hangs in the sky, a faint stroke adds a wonderful poetic touch to the midsummer night sky. The stars are like a handful of broken diamonds nailed to the blue night. Under the dome, it is a place where lights are gathered, singing and dancing are leveling. On both sides of the long river, the weeping poplars are still clinging, covering the cascading terraces, and they are all lit up at night. The lights spread on the soft river water, like a river god setting off fireworks in the depths of the deep waters. On the river, painted boats come and go. Whether it is the Baoding eaves or the light cabin board, they are all walking leisurely in this smokey wind mixed with the fragrance of fat powder. The bottom of the boat is blurred and swaying, like a drunken dance, and it looks even more colorful and dreamy under the reflection of a thousand lights. The orchestra on the shore was like rain, floating to the ears of Yingxian and Situ Xi, and the two of them were fascinated by it.

Yingxian sighed: "I have never been to this Muyang River at night. I didn't expect it to be so grand. ”

Situ Xi said: "This is the most prosperous section of Muyang River. Let me tell you, at night, the big men in the capital love to come here. Well, look over there. ”

Looking at the strings, in the distance is a high-rise building made of vermilion and jade. A long string of colorful lanterns hung in front of the building, and each floor of the windowsill was full of flowers. Standing on the bank of this splendid river, compared with the buildings on both sides, it is more splendid.

Ying Xian asked curiously, "What is this place?" ”

Situ Xi smiled mysteriously: "Guess." ”

Ying Xian looked at it carefully, and suddenly woke up: "Could it be ...... Is this a green building? ”

Situ Xi smiled: "Its name is 'Rose Fragrance Courtyard'. You tell me? ”

Ying Xian said embarrassedly: "Why did His Highness bring me here? ”

Situ Xi said: "What are you nervous about?" I didn't say I'm taking you there. Besides, I've never been to that place even myself. ”

Ying Xian asked calmly, "Really?" ”

"Actually, I've always wanted to see what happened. But as a prince, if I go to such a place of fireworks, if I accidentally bump into someone with ill intentions and make a small report to my father, I won't be able to eat and walk away. ”

It seems that this person still has some brains. Yingxian thought to herself. Then Zhanyan said: "That's right." Besides, I estimate that most of the girls in this building are vulgar fans, how can they get into the eyes of Your Highness? ”

Situ Xi sighed when he heard this: "This may not be. ”

"How?"

"Don't you know, this Rose Fragrance Courtyard is famous in the West, but it is not covered. I heard that several of the most famous girls in it are not only talented and beautiful, but also do not sell their bodies. Ordinary princes and grandsons, even if they spend a lot of money, they may not be able to meet each other. ”

Yingxian heard the words "Drink the West Jian", and couldn't help but smile: "I see." "Alas" again: "Such a girl can also be counted out of the mud without staining." ”

"Of course, I've only heard of all this, but I've never seen any of it."

Yingxian bowed his head and said, "Well, Your Highness had better not get involved." Otherwise, if it is seen, it will definitely damage His Highness's reputation. ”

"You don't have to worry about this. Don't say that I am the prince, even Qinglan, there are people who want to use this Rose Fragrance Courtyard to splash his dirty water. People's hearts are unpredictable, but they have to be guarded against. ”

Ying Xian was taken aback: "Your Highness is talking about a concubine?" Who splashes his dirty water? How? ”

Situ Xi said with an indignant face: "Who else will there be besides Fan Shuning's kid?" He, he lost to Qinglan in a competition in Tianxin Building more than ten years ago, and then he didn't marry my imperial sister, and his stomach was on fire. Don't look at him as a humble gentleman in front of others, in fact, in my opinion, he is a hypocrite. Otherwise, he wouldn't have told me anything about the back of Qinglan who had seen Qinglan at the gate of Meixiang Courtyard. ”

Ying Xian muttered, "Back...... Can you tell it's a colt just by its back? It's really murderous without blinking. However, why did this Fan Shuning marry the second princess again? ”

"You don't remember? In fact, back then, his father intended to give the imperial sister to the Fan family, but later Qinglan stepped in and snatched the imperial sister. ”

Yingxian was even more surprised and asked, "What kind of robbery?" ”

"It's not a robbery in detail. Because we all know that the royal sister and Qinglan have been childhood sweethearts since childhood, and they are happy with each other. It was only later that Qinglan got a serious illness that the surnamed Fan took advantage of the loophole. After Qinglan's body recovers, there will be no more that kid singing. ”

"Oh...... But...... After all, the colt died of illness. ”

Situ Xi sighed: "Sometimes I also feel that God's will makes people. Recall, if the imperial sister had married Fan Shuning, would she be much happier now? But if you really choose again, the royal sister will most likely still choose the one she loves. ”

"And then?"

"To say that the father himself also likes Qinglan, so in the end, according to the emperor's sister's wishes, this pair of lovers was fulfilled."

I really didn't expect that the second princess and the concubine would have such a relationship. "Then what kind of Fan Shuning is not so angry that he wants to die?"

"Haha, I think so. However, at the beginning, he still made a generous appearance, claiming that he was not worthy of the imperial sister. I didn't expect to say bad things about Qinglan behind my back. ”

"That'...... Does the second princess know about this? ”

"Hehe, even if you hear it, you don't believe it. I don't believe it either. Qinglan has always been clean and self-conscious, and she thinks very highly of herself, and she is even more infatuated with the imperial sister. How did you come to such a place for fun? ”

Yingxian disagreed: "But you just said that some girls in Meixiang Courtyard are both talented and beautiful, and they may not be just Israeli." ”

"In the eyes of my brother-in-law, no matter how outstanding a woman in the world is, she can't be compared with the imperial sister. It's still possible to change to someone else. Situ Xi sighed.

Having said that, the doubts in Yingxian's heart have not diminished at all: the matter of the second princess and the concubine may not be as simple as the second prince said. It's better to go back and ask Lan Sheng what is going on with the two of them. As for this Rose Fragrance Temple...... She couldn't help but cast a glance at the tall building in the distance, and made up her mind: find a time to take a look another day.

After finishing the conversation, the two sat in the painting boat to watch the scenery of the Muyang River, drinking and laughing. The lights outside the window are still bright, shining brightly, and I want to blind people's eyes. The sound of string songs is endless. When the food and wine on the table were almost finished, the painting boat turned around and gradually drove out of the fragrant and beautiful place.

It didn't take long for the boat to reach the quiet water where it came. The night was like a splash, and out of nowhere came a flute sound, blowing extremely quiet and desolate, like a wisp of cigarette smoke, gently spreading in the night breeze. Yingxian and Situ Xi looked out the window silently, Yingxian suddenly felt sleepy, and fell asleep on the table unconsciously. It was like having a strange dream. In the dream, someone was calling his name anxiously, but it wasn't "Yingxian". As for what it was, he couldn't hear it clearly, but he heard the person in the dream say, "Wake up, wake up quickly." "I was shocked, but I really woke up. Looking around, there was no one in the cabin.

Situ Xiben and the maid were standing at the bow of the boat chatting, and when they heard the sound in the cabin, they knew that Yingxian had woken up, and walked in and said, "It's my fault today." Pull you out and play so late. Now the ship is quickly ashore. I'll send you back. ”

It was about six o'clock when Yingxian returned to the princess's mansion. After getting out of the carriage, he said goodbye to Situ Xi with a tired face. Seeing Situ Xi's figure disappear into the hazy night, he felt a sense of amazement for no reason, as if a thin veil gently covered his heart. When he entered the mansion, he saw Situ Su who had returned from the Prime Minister's Mansion, and without waiting for the other party to ask, he took the initiative to admit that he went to the river with Situ Xi to watch the dragon boat race. Situ Su didn't say much, and summoned the rest of the people in the mansion to talk in the hall for a while. And they all spoke some festive blessings. This year's Dragon Boat Festival was spent like this.

The next morning, he still went to Yunyin Garden to practice swords with Ji Linghuang. Yingxian wanted to ask him how he was doing yesterday, but he didn't want to tell him that he was with Situ Xi. Unsettled, Ji Linghuang found the gap several times and knocked down the Rousi Sword. It can be seen that Ji Linghuang is quite dissatisfied with his performance, but he doesn't ask himself why. Neither of them spoke, but they were silent with each other and finished practicing their swordsmanship.

Finally, in the evening, Yingxian Ji hung on the Rose Fragrance Courtyard, so he asked Xiao Ningzi to borrow a set of men's casual clothes to change into. Looking in the mirror, he was wearing a light cyan slanted long-sleeved floor-dragging robe, which was very chic on his body. The hair is tied according to the man's hairstyle, and he wears a scarf, which is even more delicate and handsome. Qingyan came over and smiled: "What a good son." What is the girl going out for? ”

Yingxian said a few perfunctory words, and repeatedly told Qingyan not to mention it to others. After preparing the silver taels, he walked out of the princess's mansion alone, hired a carriage outside and drove straight to the river, and beckoned a small boat to cross straight to the front of the Rose Fragrance Courtyard. I got off the boat, and the twilight was kind and the stars were unknown. The river on the side is as red as wine, and the strings and songs continue to float out on the boat, which is provocative and reverie. As soon as I walked to the gate of the Rose Fragrance Courtyard, five or six women wearing red and green and heavy makeup immediately surrounded me, smiling and pulling Yingxian inside.

Yingxian entered the door. I saw that the main hall of the Rose Fragrance Courtyard was very spacious, with a solid wooden floor covered with red acid branches, and pots of purple and red flowers. The pomegranate burns, the moon season is steaming, the peony is graceful and magnificent, the acacia is like a feather, the fragrance of flowers is full of fragrance, and the ribbon is hung between the delicate flowers and green leaves, which is even more colorful and gorgeous. A staircase of vermilion leads to the second floor. The men who came here to seek pleasure hugged Jiaoying Yuyan up and down, and the spring breeze rippled on their faces. Looking up, you can see that the second floor is full of small boxes. Yingxian was about to go upstairs, but the old bustard suddenly appeared and intercepted her, and asked with a smile, "Which girl does the son want to find?" ”

Yingxian looked at the jeweled and smiling old bustard in front of her, and found that she was also looking at herself carefully, her eyes full of suspicion. He deliberately lowered his voice and said, "Who is the most beautiful and talented girl in Meixiang Academy?" ”

The old bustard glanced sideways at Yingxian and said with a smile: "There are beautiful and talented girls in Meixiangyuan. Merely...... Haha, little girl, this is not the place you should have come to. ”

Ying Xian was shocked, and knew that this old bustard had seen through that he was a woman dressed as a man. At that moment, he took out a money bag from his arms and smashed it on the old bustard's chest: "Who told you that I am a little girl?" Let's see how much silver is in it. Just call me the best girls in the building. ”

The old bustard looked suspicious, took the money bag and looked inside, and after a little calculation, a full moon face suddenly bloomed into a peony flower: "Yo, it's me who is clumsy." It's time to fight, it's time to fight! As he spoke, he pretended to pat his left and right cheeks. He said, "Guest, oh no, Childe upstairs, please." I'll have someone arrange for you. ”

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