Chapter 16: The Oiran Contest Finale
The old mother ran to Shen Le'an's room on the third floor without panting, Shen Le'an was just about to go down for breakfast after breathing, and the old mother suddenly broke in the door and startled her.
"Le'an, Le'an."
The old mother forgot the etiquette for a while and ran in, she had been absent from the palace for a long time, and she didn't care much about the etiquette: "Le'an, there is news, Xu Tao will go to Beijing this afternoon." ”
Shen Le'an poured her a glass of water: "Okay, then the Oiran Contest is scheduled for tonight, it's the middle of the day, and there is still enough time to arrange." ”
"Also, Mom, I want to participate in the Oiran Contest."
The old mother thought that she had misheard, so she asked again: "What, what?" ”
"I said that I would also participate in the Oiran Contest at night, and my mother didn't have to help me cheat, I had to perform on my own, and I didn't practice dancing for three years, and I don't know how much I had forgotten."
Sure that Shen Le'an was not joking, the old mother almost spit out a mouthful of water: "How can you participate in that kind of activity, you are surrendering your identity, and you, you usually don't laugh much, except for me and Yang Qi, you are relatively cold to everyone, you are not suitable." ”
"Okay, I'm so busy, why don't you hurry up and get busy, I have my own arrangements."
Seeing that Le An was confident, the old mother had to go out, once the time was set, she would be too busy, and she had to beckon the girls to get ready, and she had to entertain the housekeeper to send invitations, and she wanted to buy materials to dress up the Blowing Flower Building, she was really too busy, it happened that Yang Qi was reading the script on the side, she snatched the script and stuffed it in her sleeve and asked him to buy things with her, Yang Qi had to mutter and leave together.
Yuan Xincheng stared at the Fukihualou who was suddenly busy, and Liangjiutang came up from downstairs and whispered in his ear: "I don't know why, the Oiran Contest is suddenly set for tonight." ”
The corners of Yuan Xincheng's mouth rose, "It's okay, today is the day to watch a good show, you can also sit down and eat and drink well."
He followed Xu Tao for a while, and hurried back in the early hours of this morning, he was really tired, but he overheard Xu Tao coming to Fuhualou to play first, in order not to make others suspicious, he could only come here early in the morning with the hall to wait.
Shen Le'an closed her eyes and began to dance with her hands and feet, she hadn't practiced for three years, and she didn't know how much she had forgotten.
Until Shen Le'an came out of the room satisfied after walking through it without much problem, she was a little hungry, because she liked to practice in the morning, so she never ate with her mother, Yang Qi also occasionally accompanied her to eat, but the rest of the time she was eating with her mother, because her mother would order a lot of free meat to eat, and Le'an ate relatively lightly, and he was not allowed to eat meat so cruelly in front of him.
Feeling that he had a strength in his body, Shen Le'an stood in the corridor and stretched his waist, and happened to be seen by Yuan Xincheng when he raised his eyes, this girl, why didn't I know that there was such a good-looking girl in the Blowing Flower Building?
Then Shen Le'an went downstairs, and Yuan Xincheng's eyes moved with it, and he didn't notice that she was downstairs on the third floor.
Watching her bounce like a child all the way and occasionally bouncing, occasionally ladylike until she walked to the first floor, she went to the open-air kitchen next to her and said something, it should be an order, and then she looked around, chose a relatively less crowded back corner to sit down, her left hand supported her face, her right hand on the table kept shaking, but her eyes looked at the stage in front of her, Xiao Cui was directing them to hang dried flowers.
The kitchen steward came to her table with two light stir-fried vegetables, and put down the dish while smiling and greeting: "Miss Shen should also eat more meat, look at your thinness, but it is not the same as other girls in our Blowing Flower Building." ”
Shen Le'an said to the steward: "Maybe I think it's better to be thinner and suitable for practicing light exercises." ”
After the steward left, she put the vegetables into the bowl and chewed slowly, and even had some enjoyment, Yuan Xincheng stared at her intently, "Is it really that delicious?" ”
"What does Childe want to eat?" The inquirer asked.
Yuan Xincheng hurriedly retracted his gaze: "Keep an eye on Xu Tao tonight, I guess he has something on his body, and it would be best if he could intercept it quietly halfway." ”
"Yes."
Yuan Xincheng stared at Tang Xun for a while, and then lowered his eyes to look downstairs, Shen Le'an had already finished eating and didn't know where to go.
Liuli came out of the room after grooming, and Xiao Yu was a little afraid to look up at her.
"What's the matter, let's talk about it."
Seeing Liuli, she didn't mind whispering, so she simply got straight to the point: "Miss, according to the slave maid, you should participate in the Oiran Competition, and now the old mother doesn't care about you, Miss Shen doesn't pay attention to you, and even Yang Qi won't smile like before when she sees you, and the slave and maid feel that they are just joining forces to snub you." ”
"Shut up, don't talk nonsense."
Liuli hurriedly reprimanded Xiaoyu, "Miss Shen's identity is so noble, she really wants to do what she should do." ”
"But miss, isn't your identity noble, obviously you ......" Xiaoyu still muttered and wanted to say something to argue, Liuli handed over a look, Xiaoyu was so frightened that she quickly stopped talking, Liuli was rarely angry, let alone staring at her like this.
Xu Tao arrived in Beijing at noon, just got off the horse and wanted to go back to the palace to restore his life, his subordinates attached to his ear and said softly: "My lord, tonight is the Oiran Contest of the Blowing Flower Building, you are so lucky, you will catch up as soon as you come back, do you want to go and take a look, I heard that once every six months, the old mother even let out the words and said that the girls tonight are very beautiful." ”
Xu Tao's eyes rolled: "I haven't touched a woman for a long time, since that's the case, then go and take a look, you send someone to tell your mother, prepare a good seat and wine for me at night, I'll go back to the house first to write a chapter and meet the saint tomorrow morning." ”
"Yes, yes, yes."
In a flash, it was night, and all the magnates entered one after another, and Xu Tao arrived even earlier, holding Miss Huan in his left hand and wine in his right hand, so unhappy.
"My lord, the slave family should also be allowed to dance, if the adult doesn't let me go, I will lose the Oiran."
Miss Huan waved a handkerchief in front of Xu Tao and said coquettishly.
Xu Tao couldn't help but press her head hard and kissed her fiercely: "Okay, my beauty, then you have to get the Oiran in your hands, and I will naturally vote for you." ”
Miss Huan got up and left excitedly.
Yuan Xincheng sneered at the corner of his mouth: "Tang Xun, you said that if I hadn't been entangled by Xu Tao three years ago, would I not be sitting here now?" ”
"Yes."
As soon as the old mother saw that the hour had come, she began to let the musician play music, "Yang Qi, go and see where Le An is, tell her, and let her get ready." ”
The second monk Yang Qizhang was puzzled, "What is Mom doing to prepare?" ”
The old mother shook her head: "She is also running for Oiran." ”
Yang Qi almost dropped his jaw in shock.
The prelude just sounded, and a group of Hongchen women on the stage danced their hands one after another, all of them wore red long skirts and plaques decorated with red lanterns, which made people suddenly feel in it and couldn't get out.
After the opening dance, the old mother took the stage to read the history and rules of the Oiran Contest, and then began the talent show of the first girl.
Yang Qi couldn't find Shen Le'an, she was not in his room, and many people in the restaurant said that they had never seen her, so he had to go back downstairs to find his old mother.
The old mother didn't have time to pay attention to him: "People are dressing up with those girls in the backyard, you really can't find anyone." ”
Yang Qi smiled and hurriedly went to the backyard, many girls were busy, either applying rouge, tidying up clothes, or practicing dancing, Yang Qi walked inside and finally saw Shen Le'an, she was combing her hair.
"Le'an, I heard my mother say that you want to run for Oiran?"
Shen Le'an looked at him from the mirror: "Yes, this is the best way to get close to Xu Tao, and you will help me guard at the door when the time comes." ”
Yang Qi was no longer verbose: "Okay." ”
The stage in front of us was wonderful, and the visitors cheered until the last girl stepped down and the old mother walked up.
"No, Mom, you're okay, I think you better don't mess around." "Hahaha, that's right." Everyone thought that the old mother also wanted to participate in the Oiran Contest, and they ridiculed it.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we have misunderstood, and the last girl of our Oiran Contest is about to play, please keep your eyes open and take a look."
Everyone couldn't help but smile: "I'm afraid this old mother is confused, what else has this son not seen?" ”
Yuan Xincheng smiled at the corner of his mouth: "Tang Xun, I think this last one is often the most special one." ”
There was no reply.
Suddenly, the stage candles went out, and the audience panicked, "What happened?" ”
Suddenly, a light lit up in the center of the stage, and a woman in a long white dress slowly descended from above.
The people in the audience applauded, "What a stunning beauty." "No, no, no, the posture of heaven and man, this is obviously a fairy."
Shen Le'an landed lightly on the ground and started to move, but Yuan Xincheng didn't put the wine glass in his mouth, and his eyes flashed twice quickly.
The well-dressed Shen Le'an still makes people feel bright, her little face with upright facial features, every glance and movement is beautiful.
Liuli heard whispers in the room that Shen Le'an also participated in the Oiran competition, she put down the embroidery in her hand and walked out, standing in the corridor and looking at the stage downstairs.
The white figure on the stage, Liuli had to admit that the princess was really a princess, and her gestures were noble.
Tang Xun suddenly recognized that the charming and gorgeous woman on the stage was the person who appeared at the door of the Blowing Flower Building that day, and he said indifferently: "Childe, the one who dances is the one I told you." ”
The corners of Yuan Xincheng's mouth rose, and a playful meaning suddenly emerged: "Tang Xun, why didn't you tell me that she was a good-looking woman?" ”
At that moment, I felt that there was nothing to say.
Shen Le'an on the stage has charming eyes and a graceful dancing posture, although he is not smiling, but there is a clear beauty, which can't help but attract everyone in the audience to applaud, especially Xu Tao, who has already been fascinated by the three souls out of his body and out of control.
This dance of the moonlit night was something she had danced in front of her relatives, and it was also a dance known as one of the ten difficulties in the world that her grandmother had specially asked her to learn when she was trying to make things difficult, but Shen Le'an didn't think that the people present now could associate that thing, because they had already begun to use their lower body to think about things when facing women.
After the dance, Shen Le'an retreated. The audience shouted Oiran and Oiran, and the old mother hurriedly went up to appease her.
"Okay, our girls have already used their nirvana, now please throw the two bouquets of flowers in your hands in front of your favorite Oiran girl, you can cast one for each person."
Everyone crowded with flowers and wanted to throw Shen Le'an's big vase, and it was filled with flowers after a while.
"Next time there is an Oiran competition, I will ask you that this elm head can't be so stingy, and you must prepare two bouquets of flowers for me."
Yuan Xincheng joked with a smile on the corner of his mouth.
"Yes."
The other girls didn't have a bouquet of flowers, and everyone in the audience was talking about it.
"I see, if Miss Ruri participates in the Oiran Contest this year, she will definitely be an Oiran."
"Dead old man, what are you talking nonsense? Liuli's color is also worthy of being compared with Miss Shen? It's not enough to be a foil, right? ”
"In my opinion, Miss Huan is the most stylish, I vote for her."
Ruri listened to the noise downstairs and turned back to the room.
When the old mother saw that everyone had finished throwing flowers, she immediately arranged for someone to count the flowers, but it was obvious that Shen Le'an had the most.
"Heh, ha, all the guest officers have seen it with their own eyes, our Oiran Contest in May this year has completed the voting process here, and the new Oiran is our Miss Shen."
Yuan Xincheng felt a burning gaze, and glanced back at Tang Xun, who was staring at him, "What's wrong?" ”
Tang Xun then looked downstairs: "The subordinates seem to have some interest in the woman. ”
"You've said it all, it's sexual, hahaha."