Guan Panpan killed her master because she was a slave and should be beheaded according to the law, but she refused to admit her guilt. The presiding judge was about to use torture as a mouth, when a habitual thief came to the court and admitted that Cheng Xizi was killed by him and had nothing to do with Panpan. After the presiding judge verified that the circumstances were correct, Guan Jian appeared in the court at the right time, complaining that Guan Jian violated filial piety and sold Panpan without his consent, which was not tolerated by the law. The presiding judge then acquitted Guan Panpan in court and released him as a concubine.

A few days later, Pan Pan's father, forced to make a living, with the help of a neighbor, sold Pan Pan to the Mi family as a kabuki. The reason why he chose the Mi family is because his family is known for being kind to his subordinates. After Guan Panpan entered the house, he was renamed Guan Li, and then he was sent to Qu County, the hometown of the Mi family, and the singers played and sang every day, but they were happy for a while.

This Mi family has been in business for generations, and it is just in time for a good time. Because Emperor Shizu once "sold grain to Wan" and was well versed in the role of commerce in the economy of the Han Dynasty, this dynasty changed the policy of "suppressing commerce and valuing agriculture" in the Han Dynasty, and only said nothing about suppressing commerce. On the contrary, the salt and iron private sector was liberalized, and commercial development was allowed or even protected.

In this environment, the status of businessmen has been greatly improved. In the early Han Dynasty, merchants were not allowed to wear swords, wear silk clothes, ride carriages or horses, be officials, own land, and have independent "city registration". The above-mentioned provisions of this dynasty have been extremely vague, and the law of "merchants do not farmers" has long been a dead letter. From the high-ranking officials and nobles to the ordinary people, these people who do not have "city registration" have begun to do business in large quantities, so there are no such taboos.

The Mi family has long changed the city registration to the common people, after several generations of hard work accumulation, to the Mi Zhu generation, has become a giant, with a huge family capital, thousands of acres of fertile land, tens of thousands of servants, countless good horses. His family has land and houses throughout Xuzhou, and there are several mansions in Tan County alone.

Mi Zhu, whose name is Zizhong, is a business genius and is known as "Tao Zhu of the East China Sea". He not only knows how to do business, but like his brother Mi Fang, he has learned literature and martial arts since he was a child, and he is famous. But he is different from Mi Fang, the difference is that he makes money for the Mi family, and Mi Fang spends money for the Mi family. Mi Zhu is good at running a family economically, collecting treasures and collecting wealth; Mi Fang's good thing is Jiao Ji's beautiful concubine, gorgeous clothes and dogs.

Soon after Guan Li arrived at Mi's house, the Mi brothers officially moved from Qu County to Tan County, and the family was so happy that they decided to hold a big banquet to celebrate. Mi Zhu specially invited many celebrities and gentry, he probably felt that the situation was unstable, and he wanted to make more friends, and many friends had multiple ways out.

The banquet was very lively, with three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, and naturally singing and dancing were indispensable.

When the vocal music sounded, dozens of maiko appeared one after another, and suddenly Luo Yi was in the wind, and the long sleeves were balanced, and the scene was extremely beautiful and magnificent. When the guests in the audience couldn't stop applauding and cheering, the dancers suddenly separated, and everyone saw a flower, and the nine new dancers were fluttering, like fairies in the world, and the heavenly maidens fell into the dust!

The woman who took the lead, with clouds and temples and beautiful faces, looked fairy, raised her hands and feet, and was extremely tactful, making people look at an indescribable comfort. She led the women to bow down to the middle of the seat, and then danced. At the beginning, I saw the dance steps gently fluttering, curling and graceful, and when the dance was urgent, the nine people were like flowers, and the clouds were fluttering. Especially the person who leads the dance, with a thin waist and a light man, but there is no lack of tension; Playful and smart, but full of rhythm; Swift, but delicate. is the only one who sways freely and with ease, which is better than a leisurely stroll. The clear and bright eyes, dancing and looking at the people in the seat, with affection and vein, gentle as water, make everyone feel that she is smiling at you, so good and kind.

When everyone was fascinated, the shape of the nine people changed, and the maiko standing next to them joined in the circle one by one, but their bodies became shorter and shorter, lining the lead dancer in the heart of the wall, like a hundred birds and a phoenix. When their bodies froze, the lead dancer danced and sang like a phoenix spreading its wings:

"There are beautiful women in the north,

Peerless and independent.

A look at the city,

Then look at the country.

Rather than know the city and the country?

It's hard to get a beautiful woman! ”

When she sang the last word, her figure froze, like a statue. The audience suddenly burst into sky-high cheers, and everyone was reluctant to get enough of it, and Duba looked forward to seeing the girl's performance again. There was a guest who was on the seat, he was fascinated by it, scratched his ears and cheeks, left his seat like a monkey jumping like a monkey and a dog, and pulled Mi Fang and said: "Brother Zifang, it's strange that you have invited you many times and you don't go to my place, it turns out that you have such a stunner and hide at home and be happy!" ”

Mi Fang is immersed in music and dancing, and if someone else disturbs him at this time, he will lose his temper. However, at the moment, he can't afford to blame this person, he is Tao Qian's second son Tao Ying. Right now, his brother Mi Zhu was entrusting his father Tao Qian with an errand, so he had to laugh dryly and say, "Hehe, forgive your sins!" Forgiveness! Brother Tao invited me, how dare I not go? It's just a coincidence that the first two times I was seriously ill once, and the other time I was in a foreign country, so I had no choice but to do it. ”

He secretly said in his heart: "It's better to go to you less, if you don't offer precious jade utensils, you will send hundreds of thousands of dollars at worst!" Always be this wronged boss, the ghost will go! You guy who has no ink on your chest, don't you just rely on your father is Tao Qian? ”

"Zifang, tell me about her! Just her, that lovely girl! Tao Ying pointed to the lead dancer who was already dancing again. Coincidentally, the lead dancer was also looking at him, and the two looked at each other, and the woman actually smiled at him, and she was charming.

This autumn wave sent it all at once, which made Tao Ying's heart ripple, and he couldn't hold it!

Mi Fang was also fascinated for a long time, and when she saw this scene, she said "oops", and she couldn't say it well! This surnamed Tao may fall in love with the leading dancer who itches my heart! He didn't wait for Tao Ying to say more, he preemptively laughed and said: "Let Brother Tao laugh, I like these newcomers very much, and I will have to rely on them for fun in the future, and no one will give them if they want it!" ”

These words obviously wanted to stuff his Tao Ying's mouth and make him retreat. After hearing this, Tao Ying still said: "I have to ask my brother for something, the ...... who leads the dance"

"That's a good dancer, isn't it? Haha......" Tao Ying was picked up in the middle of his words, very depressed. When he turned his head to look, it turned out to be Mi Fang's brother Mi Zhu. Mi Zhu was very busy just now, and now he only meets Tao Yingzhao, and comes over to accompany him as soon as he is free.

Hearing this, Tao Ying clapped his hands and said, "Of course! Of course! It can be seen that the wise man sees the same thing! Isn't the eldest brother missing? Especially when she is dressed in ancient costumes off the field, people go to that station, that figure! I just like her quaint energy, no, I'm asking Brother Zifang to give me this singer? Please make it happen! ”

The first Han people wore clothes, and the kind of deep clothes that showed the waist and thinness were popular, and women with good figures showed their graceful figures. Since the end of the first Han Dynasty, especially since the Later Han Dynasty, women's clothing has gradually become wide, fat, strong and elegant. In recent years, there are fewer and fewer people wearing deep clothes, especially in too many hungry years, and people's figures are not well developed, so this kind of clothing has not become popular anymore. This leading dancer is different, she is very good at wearing this kind of gorgeous and slim deep clothes, so Tao Ying said that she is wearing ancient costumes.

Mi Fang was stunned, he really regretted that he didn't find such a beautiful and lovely woman earlier, so that he could get such a field! This one-in-a-thousand beauty is in the house, why didn't anyone report him? Seeing that this Tao Yinglai is also thick-skinned, he wants to snatch the only woman who has been in love with him for many years, how can this really be true!

Mi Zhu saw that his brother was silent, and hurriedly replied for him: "A little singer, are you still talking?" As soon as the singing and dancing were dispersed, I was sent to Brother Tao's mansion. ”

"No!" Mi Fang suddenly said loudly, startling many guests to look over, Tao Ying and Mi Zhu were also stunned.

Mi Zhu still reacted quickly, and he immediately pulled Mi Fang and Tao Ying into the inner hall.

"Don't hide it from my brother and Brother Tao, I like this woman the most, and I have long intended to accept her as a concubine!" In fact, he was also seduced by the lead dancer just now, and he didn't even know her name.

"This ......" Mi Zhu cherishes his brother very much, but he can't offend Tao Ying, so he makes an embarrassed appearance and says: "If Brother Tao is replaced, you can choose from other dancers in the house!" ”

Tao Ying was a little angry, and shook his hand violently: "Hmph! I'm not interested in anyone else! ”

For a dancing girl, this Mi Fang dared to come to this play, but it was a little unexpected to him, he thought that since he had spoken, it was not easy to refute this face by saying anything Mi Fang, who knew that he had a big face, and immediately wanted to say: "Dare to refuse me, see if I don't clean you up!" But he swallowed the words again, after all, he is now at home.

Mi Fang was even more angry, he wanted to say: "This is my territory, people are my private property, what are you, dare to rob here!" But he weighed it and didn't dare to export, after all, the other party's backstage was too hard.

In this way, the two competed, the scene froze for a while, and the atmosphere was very embarrassing. Mi Zhu stood there and carefully weighed it, although the Mi family was wealthy, it really offended Tao Ying, and it was enough for him to drink a pot. With Tao Qian's power, it is easy to destroy him. He persuaded his brother: "Zifang, you better let Brother Yu Tao, I'll find you ...... one day."

Before he finished speaking, Mi Fang jumped up and said to death, "Don't think about it, I will never let it!" ”

When Tao Ying heard this, he was not willing to show weakness: "I will get this person!" ”

The two argued, Mi Zhu just wanted to force Mi Fang to back down, suddenly the door was knocked open, a person full of wine, staggered in, still holding a jade cup in his hand, saw Mi Zhu and they shouted: "Wow! Got it! Zizhong, Zifang, you two don't come to accompany me, but you are hiding here! ”

Mi Zhu was angry at why he didn't report it, but when he saw it, most of his popularity disappeared, and he grabbed the man and said apologetically: "Yuanlong! I'm busy, so wait for me. ”

This Yuanlong, surnamed Chen Mingdeng, is a native of Huaipu in Xiapi, and is also twenty-one years old at the same age as Mi Fang. Xiapi Chen is a high-ranking family, in recent generations have produced 2,000 stones, Chen Deng from the ancestor Chen Qiu to the Taiwei, known as the name of the world. The Mi and Chen families have been in contact for a hundred years, and Mi Zhu briefly studied under Chen Deng's uncle Ruyin Taishou Chen Cong when he was young, and the two can be said to be friends of the general horn.

"What's the matter? Is it so important that you want me to wait? Chen Deng asked with a big grin. He has always been a bold and bold person, and whenever he sees people, no matter how poor and depressed he is, he will make friends with all his heart. If you don't look down on it, even if you are a prince and nobleman, he doesn't care about it.

Tao Ying was impatient for a long time, and was about to drink him out, but he heard Mi Zhu pat his thigh and said, "Oops! I forgot you Chen Yuanlong! Brother, you have always been resourceful, and now you are here to help me break it? So, he explained the situation.

After hearing this, Chen Deng laughed and said, "This matter is easy to hear! ”