When night falls, the sky is not completely dark, and the entire Jinling City is illuminated by countless Chinese lanterns, worthy of its title of the city that never sleeps.

Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, on the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Jinling City is more lively than ever, many businesses and large households start the Mid-Autumn Festival program in advance, the crowd is boiling, a prosperous scene.

Especially on both sides of the Qinhuai River, there are crowds of people, shoulder to shoulder.

On the water of the Qinhuai River, countless brightly lit painting boats cruise back and forth along the river, and the entire Qinhuai River is illuminated. Countless silk and bamboo songs, laughter and shouts on the painting boat spread to the shore, attracting countless tourists on the shore to look at those painting boats eagerly.

Ji Ning took Yuling to the street on the bank of the Qinhuai River, and was in the boundless bustle, and the whole person couldn't help but feel a little excited.

However, he didn't know exactly where to look at Oiran Dabi.

"Look, those tall boats are connected together and that's where Oiran Dabi is." Yu Ling Qianqian Yu pointed to the water of the Qinhuai River and said.

Ji Ning looked in the direction pointed by Yu Ling, and sure enough, he saw several tall and luxurious painting boats slowly cruising from the upstream.

The tall and luxurious painting boats are connected together, which seems to be large and spacious, brightly lit, and the voices of people are constant, and the small painting boats next to them are like a thatched house compared to a palace.

There are several huge signboards erected on the tall and luxurious painting boats, and you can clearly see the three big characters of "Tianxianglou" on the signboards.

At the same time, from time to time, small boats carry customers from the shore pier to the tall luxury painting boat of Tianxiang Building, and then board the painting boat with the help of the workers on the painting boat, and can't wait to enter the painting boat to see the crowd.

Yu Ling remembered that his young master had forgotten many things, so he continued: "Before the final on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Oiran Contest was divided into four venues. Just tonight, each venue will decide a vice-oiran. ”

"Actually, tonight is the most lively and beautiful time for Oiran Dabi. Waiting for the final of the Mid-Autumn Festival tomorrow night, those famous prostitutes don't perform much, and compete with the talents and financiers who support them behind their backs. ”

Ji Ning nodded and said, "Let's go to Tianxiang Tower." ”

Yu Ling answered, led Ji Ning, and walked to a dock.

On the small wharf, in addition to being crowded with tourists, there are many hawkers setting up stalls to sell, and a few conspicuous shops have been temporarily erected on the side.

Yu Ling led Ji Ning to a shop with a sign of Tianxianglou, spent three taels of silver to buy two invitations to the Tianxianglou painting boat, and then walked towards the boat on the pier.

The boat moored at the pier looked at Yu Ling's Tianxianglou invitation, and directly asked Ji Ning and Yuling to get on the boat, shook the oars, and drove towards the painting boat group of Tianxianglou.

Ji Ning sat on the boat, temporarily detached from the boundless hustle and bustle just now, and got a moment of silence.

The cool breeze with water vapor on the river surface blew, and suddenly felt cool and comfortable, Ji Ning couldn't help but take a long breath, and a smile appeared on his handsome face.

Looking at the brightly lit Tianxianglou painting boat group in the heart of the river in front of him, and turning his head to look at the countless tourists and lanterns on the shore, he suddenly had a sense of time and space confusion, and he couldn't help but feel a little demented.

"Young master, young master." Yu Ling, who was sitting next to him, screamed two or three times before he came back to his senses "ah".

"What's the matter?" He asked.

Yu Ling pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "Hehe, it's okay." It's just that you seem to be happy to see you, with a smile on your face. ”

"Hehe," Ji Ning couldn't help laughing, "yes." The grand occasion of the Qinhuai River, which has been rumored for hundreds of years, can finally be experienced. Nice, very good, hahaha......"

Yu Ling was confused for a moment and said, "Young Master, the slave doesn't understand what you say. ”

Smack-

Ji Ning opened the paper folding fan, shook it twice, and asked with a smile: "Yuling, which girl is the most famous on the Qinhuai River now?" ”

Yu Ling said thoughtfully: "The most famous ones in the past two years are Xiao Dai'er, Lin Yuyin and Liu Rushi. ”

"Liu is like this?" Ji Ning couldn't help but ask in surprise.

He remembered that in the ancient Qinhuai River Bayan, there was a person named Liu Ruye.

Yu Ling saw that her young master was surprised by Liu Ru, and she couldn't help but be slightly surprised: "Yes." Liu Ru only started to emerge last year, but her fame quickly spread at an alarming speed, overshadowing many famous prostitutes who had been popular for several years, and her name could be heard in the streets and alleys of Jinling City. I heard that she is not only so beautiful, but also plays the piano and sings a must, which makes people fascinated by it. Many famous talents in Jinling City bowed down to her pomegranate skirt. ”

"Oh, I see." Ji Ning returned to normal, nodded and said.

He sighed in his heart, the world is really a little mysterious, and there is actually a famous prostitute named Liu Ruye on the Qinhuai River in the Great Yong Dynasty.

Suddenly, he was a little curious about this Liu Ru, whom he had never met, and wanted to take a look.

"Do you think Liu Ru will compete in the Tianxianglou Painting Boat Group?" He asked Yu Lingdao.

Yu Ling said: "Liu Ru was originally from Tianxiang Building, of course she was on the painting boat of Tianxiang Building. ”

Then she persuaded Ji Ning: "Young master, it is difficult to meet a famous prostitute like Liu Ruyi, and it will cost at least a few hundred taels of silver to meet once." Moreover, I heard that it is not possible to face each other directly, it is in a private hall, separated by a layer of tulle, Liu Ru sits behind the tulle and plays the piano and sings, and several guests sit in front of the tulle to drink and listen to tunes. Sometimes, when the money is spent, Liu Ru may not necessarily play the piano and sing. ”

She could see that her young master was interested in Liu Ru, so she hurriedly poured cold water.

The kind of splurge that spends a lot of money for the sake of a Pomeranian laugh is really not something they can afford.

Ji Ning smiled. Ignoring Yu Ling's words, he muttered to himself: "This hunger marketing method is very slippery." ”

"Young Master, what do you mean by starvation?" Yu Ling asked puzzled.

Ji Ning replied with a smile and said, "Don't worry, your young master, I won't be as a bastard like before, I will do what I can." ”

Hearing this, Yu Ling breathed a sigh of relief, forgetting to ask what "hunger marketing" meant.

At this time, the boat finally arrived under the painting boat group of Tianxianglou.

The painting boats of Tianxianglou are very tall, and their decks are at least two or three feet above the water.

As we arrived at the bottom of the tall group of paintings, countless enthusiastic and crazy shouts and cheers came down from the top of the group, similar to the crazy screams and shouts of fans when the superstars of the modern society of the earth sang live, which made people feel a little excited and anticipated.

With the help of the servants of Tianxiang Building, Ji Ning and Yu Ling successfully boarded the deck of the painting boat group.

After handing over the invitation, Ji Ning couldn't help but walk to the painting boat in anticipation to see the grand scene of the core of the Qinhuai River described in the ancient historical texts seen in the past.