As he spoke, he came to a small two-story building in the middle of the back garden. This small building is a rectangle, and when I went upstairs, I found that the middle was a singing stage, and the ceiling was covered with glazed tiles, which could also transmit light while sheltering from the rain. It is surrounded by embroidery rooms with carved beams and painted buildings. Rows of soft seats and several tables have been placed in front of the patio stage, and delicious food and melon and fruit snacks have been placed.

The rich man pointed to the embroidery room next to him and said, "Sir, please go to the room to rest, and we will start when Feng Tingshi and them come." ”

Lu Jinping said: "Okay, you go and take care of the other guests, don't worry about us." ”

The rich man hurriedly smiled and said: "I will be in charge of serving the lord and Feng Tingshi tonight, and there are only a dozen of you who came to the back garden today, and they are all among the top people in our state." If I do not serve you, who shall I serve? The front yard is taken care of, so the lord doesn't have to worry. Today in my spring flower building a drunken party rest, enjoy yourself, all the food today is free, the lord just enjoy it. ”

Lu Jinping smiled and said, "Since that's the case, then I'm not welcome." With that, he took Yunzi into the wing, and the rich man Ma followed, and at the same time beckoned the maid to serve good tea.

When I entered this room, I found that the furnishings were antique, the bookshelves on the whole wall were full of thread-bound books, and the walls were hung with celebrity calligraphy and paintings, and the whole room was full of books.

Lu Jinping sat down in the soft collapse. The good tea was served quickly, Lu Jinping held the tea, looked around, and said to the rich man: "This house is well decorated." If I hadn't come in earlier and knew that this was a Qin Tower, I would have thought I had arrived at a writer's house. ”

"It's also said that the people who come to the backyard are all dignitaries, or literati and scholars, and they like elegant things the most."

Lu Jinping said: "Your idea is very good. These literati and elegant guests come here, not purely for women, but also to show off their talents, and they will be very happy if you do what they like. ”

As soon as he heard Lu Jinping use the word "showmanship", the rich man suddenly had a sense of understanding. Busy said: "The gentleman's comments are no longer right, some literati are silent, they just like to dance and write in public, so there are all the four treasures of the study room, and the girls who can serve in the backyard are all outstanding in literature, color and art, and the poetry is also handy, and they must be able to get the favor of these people." When the time comes. The lord can choose one or two women who are still passable to give advice. ”

Lu Jinping shook his head: "I'm here to drink, listen to them sing and dance, I don't want to show anything." Besides, I don't have anything to show off, hehehe. ”

As he was talking, a turtle man hurriedly came in at the door and said to the rich man: "Master, Assassin Shi, Don't drive, Master Sima is here." ”

The rich man hurriedly confessed to Lu Jinping, and then rushed to the front yard.

Lu Jinping listened. The rich man Ma really invited all three officials from the same state, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised. It seems that this rich horse is really not simple. Being able to invite the top figures in the same state shows that his own backstage is also very hard.

Estimating that they were about to arrive, Lu Jinping took Yunzi out of the private room.

When he got outside, he saw twenty or thirty people waiting in the patio, most of them acquaintances, all nodding and smiling. Obviously, like Lu Jinping, they all got the news and knew that Feng Tingshi would be there soon, so they were all here to greet him.

After waiting for a while, I saw the rich man Ma hunched his waist and accompanied the three officials Feng Tingshi and Beijia Sima to go inside. And all the people hurriedly bowed down and saluted.

Lu Jinping hugged his fists and said, "Meet Feng Tingshi!" ”

Feng Tingshi bowed his hand and smiled and said, "Lord Lu arrived first, did you pick all the good girls away first?" Hahahaha"

The rich man hurriedly explained: "The girls haven't come yet, they are all waiting in the back, just waiting for Lord Thorn Shi and all the celebrities and gentlemen to arrive, and then they will come out together to entertain all the adults." Now that all the adults have arrived, and all the guests in the backyard have arrived today, please take a seat and let's start immediately. ”

Feng Tingshi nodded, but his eyes saw the handsome boy standing next to Lu Jinping, and he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, then he recognized Yunzi and said with a smile: "What?" You're here too, you're here with Lord Lu? ”

Of course, Feng Tingshi knew Yunzi, because Yunzi was an envoy of Tubo and often dealt with Feng Tingshi, although she disguised herself as a man, she still couldn't escape Feng Tingshi's eyes.

Yun Ziwan smiled and said: "I'm here to see the style of your Qin Tower in the Tang Dynasty, and by the way, I would like to pay a visit to all the romantic gentlemen, I heard that they are all the best people in the same state tonight, how can I miss such an opportunity?" ”

Feng Tingshi laughed and said, "I'm also curious, I don't know what kind of woman our master Ma has invited?" What kind of literary brilliance, I'm really looking forward to it. As he spoke, he walked side by side with Lu Jinping and sat in the front row.

Feng Tingshi sat in the middle, Beijia and Sima sat on both sides, Lu Jinping was on the right side of Feng Tingshi, although his official rank was lower than that of Beijia and Sima, but he had a knighthood, so from the perspective of status, he was second only to Feng Tingshi, and he was the arm that Feng Tingshi relied on the most, and he could be regarded as the second person in the same state, of course, he was sitting under Feng Tingshi.

Yunzi didn't care about anything else, and sat down next to Lu Jinping. However, although others didn't know Yun Zi, seeing Feng Tingshi's attitude towards Yun Zi's conversation just now, they knew that this person was not trivial, and he followed Lord Lu closely, and his relationship with Lord Lu must be extraordinary. Who would be so uninterested to compete with him for this position, so naturally let her sit down next to Lu Jinping.

After Feng Tingshi and they sat down, the sound of silk and bamboo sounded leisurely, and then a fragrant breeze blew on the face, a middle-aged woman still had the charm, and stepped out, followed by twenty or thirty women who were warblers and swallows, dressed up one by one, but not as flamboyant and hot as those women in the front yard, but with a little shy and dignified, most of them still had the smell of books.

After coming out, stand on both sides of the box. At this moment, the eyes of these people in the audience immediately became hot, and they looked at the woman's face and waist one by one, and they couldn't help but secretly admire, these women are really the best in the world.

Lu Jinping also secretly admired in his heart that the makeup technical conditions of the Tang Dynasty were far inferior to those of modern times, so these women relied more on natural beauty. It is really more elegant than the woman dressed up in rouge gouache, just like a lotus flower out of the water, which is particularly exciting.

The rich man Ma didn't speak at this time, but just sat in the row behind Feng Tingshi and Lu Jinping, and the beautiful woman was the ** in the backyard, named Zhu Yunniang. walked to the front of the stage and gave a salute, and said a word of gratitude to everyone, which was nothing more than thanking everyone for coming.

Then, Zhu Yunniang said: "These twenty-five girls on the stage are the best girls in our Chunhualou, but they have to pick the best, today they want to show their talents, after all the displays, please thorn history, lords and other lords to give them a reward, each person is limited to one or two silver, can not be rewarded, this time just choose the top three Oiran, a ranking, as for which uncle has a crush on which girl, after setting the Oiran, you can spend a lot of money for her." ”

At this, the crowd burst into laughter. A middle-aged man stood up with a folding fan and said, "Each person will be rewarded with one or two, how to determine the top three Oiran?" ”

Zhu Yunniang hurriedly bowed to Fuli and said: "Zhang Bingcao is a little restless, don't be impatient, the old body will talk about how to choose the Oiran." ”

Lu Jinping looked sideways and knew this middle-aged man, who was a soldier in their same state. But I only know that his surname is Zhang, and I am used to calling him Zhang Bingcao, who is equivalent to the current Minister of Armed Forces. is an official in charge of military affairs, and his official rank is the same as Lu Jinping's justice, but Lu Jinping has the status of a knight, so he is naturally a head higher than him.

Zhang Bingcao smiled and said: "I have to say a truth, this is all literati, if the selected Oiran is not worthy of the word Oiran, but it is your fault." ”

"Of course."

After Zhu Yunniang waited for him to sit down, her eyes returned to Feng Tingshi and Lu Jinping, and smiled, but she could also be called charming, it seems that she should be a pretty woman when she was young, Zhu Yunniang said: "It's not uncommon for us to say this method, that is, everyone can only choose three out of the twenty-five girls to reward." In the end, let's see who gets the most tips, and she's the Oiran. The second is the list eye, and the third is Tanhua. And for the sake of fairness, Feng Tingshi and Lord Lu have the last one to give a reward, so that no one will dare to choose another girl after others know who you are rewarding. ”

Feng Tingshi and Lu Jinping both laughed and nodded yes. Indeed, if Shangguan voted first, but others didn't vote for the girl Shangguan liked, it would inevitably offend Shangguan, and if they voted last, it wouldn't exist.

Zhang Bingcao stroked his palms and smiled: "Your method is also novel, yes, of course they have to vote last." ”

"From the history of the assassin below the official rank and official products in order, the higher official rank is the last to vote, the lower official rank is the first to vote, if the official quality is equivalent, the younger one votes first, and the older one votes later. is not the other romantic gentlemen of the Yamen, but also the youngest votes first, and the older ones vote later, so everyone may have a number in their hearts. Of course, if there is a similar age difference, then the short ones will vote first, and the tall ones will vote later, what do you think? ”

Everyone laughed again, saying that it was fair.

Lu Jinping said: "Should the twenty-five girls also draw lots in the order of appearance?" Otherwise, the front of the play is more than the back of the loss, the last to the end, of course, the most cost-effective and cheapest, in the case of the same level, the front of the appearance may have forgotten about the others, and the back just appeared is particularly impressive, often to take advantage. ”

Zhu Yunniang's beautiful eyes were full of affection and looked at Lu Jinping: "What the lord said is very reasonable, so for the sake of fairness, they naturally want to draw lots." Whoever catches the front will see their own creation. (To be continued......)