Beginning in the evening, people gathered one after another near the white bridge of the Qinhuai River, and by the time of sunset, it was already crowded with people.

These days have become a temple fair-like festival, and some people even occupy seats in advance, move tables, chairs and benches, and put refreshments and fruits to come for recreation. Small traders and vendors are also nimble-minded, carrying baskets full of goods on their backs to sell everywhere, and the price has more than doubled, seizing the business opportunities of the past few days to make money.

In the twilight, the flower boats of each family came from all directions one after another, and parked according to their respective designated positions, where there were still gaps, the boats of the rich and wealthy families crowded into the gaps, occupying a good position. One of the huge dragon ships is extremely conspicuous, although everyone did not see who was in the ship, but guessed that the person sitting in the cabin was probably the legendary prince who came from Jiangxi to buy the five famous buildings.

The flower boat in Yunxiao Pavilion is the smallest, and it looks very shabby between the tall flower boats around, the cabin on the second floor is brightly lit, Song Nan and Shen Yunyan sit opposite each other and talk, Wang Yong and Li Daniu sit in a corner and eat the snacks and tea on the plate without distraction, and they can't understand a word about what Song Nan and Shen Yunyan said.

"The way of Go is not something that can be improved in three words or two hours, it seems simple, but it is a combination of brainpower, overall situation, strategy, patience and so on. I can't help you with that. Song Nan said helplessly.

"Indeed, it seems that I can only get more votes in favor of painting; Today's ten into five, all those who remain are masters, Zheng Peipei is afraid that he will have to get a full ticket in chess, and the slave family has no confidence at all. Shen Yunyan bit his lower lip and said.

Song Nan said with a smile: "Do your best, if you force it, the result will be bad, let it go." ”

Shen Yunyan shook his head slightly and said, "You don't know, if Yunxiao Pavilion can't win a good ranking this time, I'm afraid it won't be able to gain a foothold in the Qinhuai River, and I may have to sell it to others in the end, which is what I don't want to see." ”

Song Nan frowned and said: "There is a sentence I don't know whether to say or not, you and I have only known each other for two days, and it may be a little abrupt for me to say this." ”

Shen Yunyan said with a smile: "Song Gongzi can say whatever he wants, although you and I have not known each other for a long time, but I know that Song Gongzi is by no means an ordinary person, if you say anything, there must be a reason for him." ”

Song Nan nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll say it directly, in my opinion, with Miss Shen's appearance and character, why bother lingering in this green building; I'm not one of those old masters who said these words in a dignified manner, but this line of work is a dust after all, not a lifelong dependence; If this Sky Pavilion really can't be operated, it may not be a bad thing for the girl; I don't understand why you insist on keeping the Sky Pavilion in business? ”

Shen Yunyan's face turned red, and he said softly: "Song Gongzi must think that the slave family is willing to degenerate, and he can't do without this glamorous life for nothing. ”

Song Nan hurriedly said: "I have no intention of doing this, maybe there is another reason for it." ”

Shen Yunyan slowly got up and paced, and whispered for a while: "The slave family entered the Yunxiao Pavilion at the age of five, and that was eleven years ago; When I was five years old, there was a locust plague in southern Fujian, and my parents took me and my three-year-old brother out to escape the famine and ask for food. All the way to the city of Nanjing, my father fell ill and died under the wall of the Bell and Drum Tower. That night, it was so dark and cold, my mother and I sat next to my father's body and cried, my three-year-old brother couldn't say anything hungry, he didn't understand anything, he could only shake his father's body to eat. ”

Shen Yunyan's voice was quiet, as if he was saying something that had nothing to do with him, his eyes were empty and full of inexplicable fear. Song Nan frowned and listened to this, his heart trembled, and the terrible situation appeared in his mind.

Shen Yunyan continued softly: "It was really cold that night, I never felt so cold, I cried and cried and fell asleep; I woke up in the middle of the night, covered with my mother's torn cotton jacket, but there was no one around. I was so frightened that I hurriedly got up and screamed. ”

Shen Yunyan stretched out his hands and seemed to return to the situation at that time, tears rolling in his eyes.

"Dad, mother, little brother. Where are you? I called them, I kept screaming, I remember the echoes between the walls, cold, all my voice. But no one answered me. I walked all the way, crying and running in the dark streets, I don't know how long I walked, it was almost dawn, and then I saw a river, I saw a group of people around the bank, and then I saw the red head rope on my mother's head, the red head rope was bought by my father when my father and mother got married. The mother hugged the little brother, and her whole body was wet and cold, lying on the stones on the shore. They're all dead, they're all dead......"

Shen Yunyan's face was pale, her body was about to fall, Song Nan hurriedly got up, held her arm, and comforted her in a low voice: "Miss Yunyan, wake up, it's all over, it's all over." ”

Shen Yunyan turned around and hugged Song Nan's neck, he didn't let go, and cried loudly, Song Nan was at a loss, and there was no other way but to comfort.

After a while, Shen Yunyan stopped his sorrow, wiped his tears and apologized in a low voice: "The slave family is rude, don't blame the son, the slave family is embarrassed, the events of that night are like a nightmare, I can't think of it, when I think about it, my heart is like a knife piercing fire." ”

Song Nan hurriedly said: "I understand that no matter who goes through this, it is difficult to be as strong as a girl." ”

Shen Yunyan straightened his clothes and said in a low voice: "I stayed by the corpse of my father, mother and brother and cried to death, and then someone buried my father and brother for me, led me to a place to bathe and eat, and let me sleep on a warm bed for three days and three nights; There is the Sky Pavilion, and the one who took me in was Mother Liu; So I took Yunxiao Pavilion as my home, sweeping the floor, pouring tea and water to wipe the table, until I was eleven years old, I took the initiative to ask Liu's mother to teach me the things in the Qinglou, I knew that when I was twelve years old, the Qinglou could not keep me, unless I was willing to enter this line. ”

"Mother Liu, she didn't want me to enter the industry, she was a red-card girl in Qinhuaihe for the first half of her life, and she saved some silver to open this Yunxiao Pavilion, she knew that the hardships of this industry were painful, so she scolded me, she beat me, and she drove me away. But I stayed; I didn't expect that now I have become the top brand of the Sky Pavilion, isn't this a little funny? ”

Song Nan was silent, unable to say anything except sighing at the incomprehensibility of fate.

"Song Gongzi despises my background in his heart, like a Qinglou woman like us, she is just a plaything in the eyes of others, who cares about joy, sorrow and joy? Originally, I didn't intend to explain anything, but in front of Song Gongzi, I didn't know why I had to explain, I debuted for two years, and I insisted on selling my art and not selling my bottom line. Or that my price is too high, and those who have money may think that I am not worthy, and those who think I am worth it or have no money, so I am not as dirty as you think. ”

Song Nan didn't want to ask, but he still unconsciously asked: "What's your price?" ”

"One hundred thousand taels." Shen Yunyan said lightly.

Song Nan was taken aback, 100,000 taels, you can buy hundreds of maidservant concubines, this price is really prohibitive, but Song Nan also understands that this is just a distraction. There is no one in the Qinglou who does not sell his body, and it is also a smart way to avoid this qiē with a high price.

"What will happen to you if someone really gives 100,000 taels?"

"Of course I will keep my promise, whether he is old or ugly, whether he is a robber or a thief, it can only be arranged by fate. You ask me why I am obsessed with nostalgia for Yunxiao Pavilion and not looking for a way out, it is because Yunxiao Pavilion is my home, if there is no Yunxiao Pavilion, there will be no Shen Yunyan, I also want to repay Liu's mother's kindness, the many people who watched back then, no one was willing to help me bury my parents and younger brother, only her. And she has always treated me as a daughter, and when I want to enter the industry, she still turns her face against me, and she is sincere to me. Since the five famous buildings were bought by the prince of Jiangxi, more than a dozen girls in Yunxiao Pavilion have been poached away by heavy money, and the business has become increasingly bleak and difficult to support. Even at this time, my mother didn't force me to sell myself, but I knew that all her life's qiē was here, and the Cloud Pavilion was gone, and her life was gone, so I had to desperately keep the Cloud Pavilion. ”

Song Nan nodded slowly, and finally understood why Shen Yunyan had great hopes for this Oiran Competition, it turned out to be the reason for this qiē.

"Affectionate and righteous, grateful and gracious, in my opinion, many people in the world are worthy of admiration, and Song is here to express my respect."

Shen Yunyan looked at Song Nan with a wry smile and said: "It is a sincere compliment for the slave family to be a son, in fact, I, Shen Yunyan, no matter my appearance and figure, temperament and character are talented, I think I am not inferior to any rich lady, noble relatives, and daughters, I have the confidence to compare with them." But the only thing I can't compare to them is one thing, and that's fate. I believe in fate, God arranged this qiē, so that you can't get out of the palm of his hand, and control your qiē. I could only try to break free a little, but I also knew that it was in vain. ”

Song Nan's heart was shocked, Shen Yunyan was not a person who lived in a bad mood, these words were obviously her conclusion after deep thought, indeed, she was not inferior to anyone, but the situation was embarrassing, some things no matter how hard you worked, the result was not necessarily good, and it could only be attributed to illusory things such as fate in this year. But in fact, Song Nan knew in his heart that the clear difference in rank was the root of this qiē, but it was a pity that even he was powerless to change these.