The inside of the guest hall is brightly lit, which is better than the outside.

Not only are there more than 20 bright tile lamps hanging on the roof, but they are all headlights, and there are arm-thick all-night rafter candles lit inside.

In addition to these, there is a circle of light stands, enclosed around a square platform, which rises slightly above the ground and is covered with a whole blanket.

The platform is located in the westernmost part of the guest hall, and behind it is a curtain that is attached to the wall, leaving no doubt that behind the curtain is a wall.

At this time, several of the servants on the stage sat on chairs, whispering to each other, obviously accustomed to such a scene.

Under the table, there was also a circle of chairs, except for the wall on the side of the curtain, the chairs were equivalent to surrounding the platform.

On the chair sat Qian Qianyi, Zhang Pu, Xia Yunyi, and Yang Wencong.

They sat in the first row, and in the second row sat Hou Fangyu, Xia Wanchun, Wu Weiye, Yu Huai, Zou Shu and other talents.

The third row is the seat of a businessman like Wang Xiao, and Xu Zhongxiao is also placed in the third row.

After arranging the people one by one, Yang Chao nodded towards the stage.

The sound of flutes, flutes, and pipes immediately rang out.

These are the four most famous musicians in Nanjing, the flute is called Zhang Mao, the flute is called Zhang Kui, the piper is called Guan Wu, and the most central piano is called Wu Zhangfu.

The three of them played an ensemble, but Yang Chao couldn't hear what music they were playing, but Qian Qianyi and other celebrities in the audience nodded frequently and pointed.

Just play a song.

Qian Qianyi stroked his palm lightly and smiled at Zhang Pu next to him: "Tianru, this Wu Zhangfu's strings are getting better and better." ”

Zhang Pu nodded, but did not speak.

Zhang Puzhi is rigorous, proficient in literature, history, and classics, and is good at poetry, especially prose and current theory, but he is not fluent in music.

He has been working hard since he was a child, and he has always developed a habit of not reading books that he did not copy by himself.

Where is the time and conditions to listen to the piano and listen to music as often as other scribes and princes?

Seeing this, Qian Qianyi no longer spoke to Zhang Pu, but turned to the stage and said with a smile: "Why don't you come to a song." ”

These people are all rare good players, although Qian Qianyi has seen them many times and heard their music, but it is not something that can be seen every day, let alone something that can be seen if you want to, it depends on fate.

Therefore, if you encounter it, you can't let it go, this level of music is refreshing like the ice water of dog days, and it is hard to find.

But Wu Zhangfu shook his head and smiled: "Mr. Qian is joking, today is a grand event, and it is a great honor for my brothers to be able to open the concert, how dare they occupy this stage." There are people waiting in a hurry. ”

As he spoke, he bowed and bowed, and then lifted the curtain behind him, and there was a door inside, covered with a beaded curtain, and when he opened the beaded curtain, he walked in.

Outsiders don't know that the three rooms have been opened, and the Ming Hall in the middle and the bedrooms on both sides are actually connected.

Wang Xiao didn't know at first, but when he saw the curtain at this time, his heart suddenly became transparent, he had been looking for those famous prostitutes just now, and now he felt that he had found it.

The crowd did not wait, and soon heard the melodious singing, and then the curtain opened again, and four or five figures walked out of various postures, with broken steps, like flowing water.

They are all wearing costumes and light makeup, which makes it impossible to distinguish between men and women, if it is a man, it is absolutely handsome, and if it is a woman, it is a stunning beauty.

Yang Chao is a little incomprehensible, but this is the culture of the last days, men are like women, women are like men, society tends to be neutral, and lacks masculine beauty.

Yang Chao's mind is not on this, but he knows these people, they are the most famous people in Nanjing, namely Ding Jizhi, Zhang Yanzhu, Shen Yuanfu, Wang Gongyuan, Zhu Weizhang, several people are extremely famous famous actors, and their status is no less than that of later Peking Opera famous actors Tan Xinpei, Mei Lanfang and other masters.

They sing mellowly, and they do have a charm, but Yang Chao prefers to see men sing masculine tunes and women sing soft music, but he doesn't object to these.

After the singing of the play, the guests continued to taste, praising and boasting to each other.

Yang Chao asked Hu Quan next to him to go to the kitchen at this time.

"I'll go!"

Wang Xiao took the initiative to ask.

Yang Chao wanted to let the kitchen serve fruit at this time, and when he saw that Wang Xiao was going, he didn't think much about it, so he let him go.

Wang Xiao couldn't wait to go to the kitchen, let the stove prepare fruits, snacks, and prepare an extra one at the same time, he took it himself, quietly walked through the guest hall, and knocked on the door from a door next to him.

Inside were groups of beautiful women, and he guessed right, those rare famous prostitutes were really here.

The room was originally a bedroom, but there were two rooms, one for the real bedroom and the other for the outside compartment.

A group of men in the outer room have different postures, some sit on chairs and pretend to sleep, some twist their bodies in the room to practice, and some laugh together in twos and threes.

Wang Xiao nodded frequently and walked straight inside, but was stopped outside the bead curtain.

"Why are you like this, you want to break in!"

It's two maidservants, and I don't know it's the girl next to the famous prostitute.

Wang Xiao didn't dare to offend, laughed with her, and said that she was sending fruit.

The girl snorted coldly and took the fruit plate in Wang Xiao's hand, which was a copper plate full of various fruits, cut tangerine, golden grapefruit, pineapple and lychee.

There are also two Fluttershy, and a few pastries.

"Girl, I'm tired of going in and interpreting it at the same time, Wang Xiao of Hangzhou will meet all the girls."

Seeing one of the girls entering with a copper plate, Wang Xiao pulled her neck and looked in, and said to the girl in a deep voice.

Makes the other girl giggle.

Wang Xiao smiled awkwardly, and at this time heard several people behind him talking.

One of them said, "I'm a big. Tea can not be touched by Huiquan water, rice is not four rough winter rice can not be eaten, and the night is not Sun Chunyang's house overnight rafters candles can not be opened. Money is at hand, and there is no overnight wealth. So, I'm not as good as you, how can I do it if I don't collect money. ”

"You're asking for too much, and it's bad for the market. Those of us who usually play music and go on the stage, but only one or two taels of silver. The host thinks it's good, look at it, that's a favor, but it's too much, it's just that we don't do our duty. ”

Another said: "Hugh shouting, Hugh shouting, they are all here to support their sisters." More or less, that's it. ”

Wang Xiao walked over at this time and bowed down: "Little brother Hangzhou Wang Xiao, I have seen all gentlemen." ”

A few people replied with a "don't dare", the status of the businessman is low, the status of the Lehu is even lower, the low status of the businessman is only nominal, and the status of the Lehu is low, which is real.

Moreover, the average musician basically lives on the rich merchants, and the opportunities to play in the rich merchants are far more than the officials and scribes in the past, and the rewards are more, so it can be said that the rich merchants are the food and clothing parents of these pear garden characters, and before they became famous, which one of them did not act in the rich merchants to make a living.

Wang Xiao said: "Gentlemen, you can come to my brother to support the party, that is, to support the next one, and you will naturally have a discussion after the set."

Wang Xiao took the opportunity to publicize his name, and there was absolutely no such thing as Hu Quan, even Yang Chao might not have thought of it.

"Uncle Liu, what paragraph did you say today?"

At this time, someone on the other side shouted, and a person sitting on a chair who was pretending to sleep stood up and said with a smile: "Uncle Qin, see the girl!" ”

Yang Chao has been presiding in the guest hall, and after the fruits and snacks have been served, Yang Chao ordered the wine to be served.

But Wang Xiao was missing, so he asked Hu Quan to greet him.

The servants didn't dare to be careless at this time, although they didn't buy Yang Chao's account very much, but they knew that these guests at today's banquet were extremely important to their master, so they didn't dare to offend these guests, so they served honestly.

There are melons and fruits, snacks, drinks, songs, dances, and music, and only the guests are left to dance, otherwise this gathering will be no different from the balls of later generations.

Liu Jingting's book Yang Chao likes it very much, this person has a Shandong accent, but in Nanjing dialect, there is no other taste, and the tone is frustrated and the high and high dynasties are stacked, which is really fascinating, no wonder he is the first storyteller in Nanjing.

After Liu Jingting's book finished speaking, Yang Chao felt that the time had come and walked straight to the stage.

"Ladies and gentlemen, great talents, Xiaosheng Yang Chao is polite. Xiaosheng was entrusted by others to organize this event, which was originally a big event. Please be clear to everyone! ”

After speaking, Yang Chao walked to Zhang Pu and bowed gently: "Heaven is like a father!" ”

Zhang Pu stood up, did not come to the stage like Yang Chao, and stood in place.

bowed to everyone, and then said in a deep voice: "Talented and righteous people, as we all know, there are many shortcomings in the governance of today's officials. Today, he has been deceived by traitors for a long time, so that the thieves in the world have been raging for several years, and the Eight Banners of Manchuria are eyeing each other with ill intentions. For today's plan, only the pro-virtuous ministers, far villains, get rid of malpractices and make great efforts, so that three or five years can clear the universe and return the people of the world to a bright future. In the next Bucai, dare to shout, please all the righteous people generously donate, and jointly promote the people of justice and morality to ascend to the high hall and preside over the overall situation! ”

After speaking, Zhang Pu bowed again, and then sat down.

Yang Chao said with a smile: "Everyone, Tianrugong has already made it clear, and I won't repeat it below." There are Shen Gongxian's strings below, Wang Zhonghan and Wang Shuibu co-starring, Jiang Zongzhi, Liu Qiqing, Lu Jingqian, and Li Xianhe on the same stage. There are also Liu Ruis, Li Xiangjun and other beauties touching the qin. For such a grand event, everyone should not be stingy, and we sincerely ask for generous contributions to participate in the grand event. First of all, the villain implored Mu Zhai Gong to throw bricks and lead the jade! ”

Qian Qianyi stroked his beard and smiled, he has the highest status here, of course it should start with him.

Qian Qianyi was actually very entangled in his heart, because he already knew from Liu Ru that this gathering was to raise money for Zhou Yanru.

Zhou Yanru and Qian Qianyi are political enemies, and once squeezed out Qian Qianyi with Wen Tiren, causing Qian Qianyi to be dismissed from office and never be used, and he has stayed away from his official career since then, and he has never forgotten this hatred.

Recalling that day, when someone (it was Yang Chao and Hu Quan) went to Zhufu to send him an invitation as Liu Ruyi, he should have called someone in to ask him at that time, but he pretended that Qinggao didn't ask clearly on the spot, but he didn't expect that it would be difficult for him to ride a tiger now, and Qian Qianyi regretted it in his heart.

Qian Qianyi has never been able to let go of Liu Ruyi's feelings, and after many times of confusion and pain, he has actually made up his mind to marry Liu Ruyi regardless of secular etiquette.

So after Liu Ru arrived in Nanjing, he also came to Nanjing, and if Liu Ru didn't leave, he wouldn't leave.

He also guessed in his heart that it was precisely because he didn't leave that Liu Ru didn't leave, the two were waiting for each other, Qian Qianyi still felt that he couldn't wait, he was a man, and he always had to take the first step first, so today, he took the initiative to go to Meixianglou.

Although he didn't have a deep conversation with Liu Ru, he could feel Liu Ru's joy.

But when he knew the truth, of course he was unwilling to help Zhou Yanru.

But it was too late, Liu Ru and Li Xiangjun were very interested, and if he objected, he would have to fall into a bad reputation that didn't care about the overall situation.

Therefore, no matter how unwilling he was in his heart, he couldn't reveal it in front of Liu Rus.

Qian Qianyi stood up with a lot of concern, stroked his beard and smiled: "You Gao Yi will definitely give generously." The old man came this time, and he didn't know about the donation, so he didn't have much money on his body, and he was really ashamed, so he gave fifty taels to express his heart! ”

Fifty taels!

Qian Qianyi only paid fifty taels, Yang Chao was quite shocked in his heart, but he knew that the Qian family was a huge rich man in Jiangnan, much richer than Ruan Dacheng, he thought that Qian Qianyi would also give hundreds of thousands of taels, but he didn't expect to be so stingy.