When night falls, candles are lit and the city is lit with sparkling lights.

Ai Li returned to the city, and although Wulian seemed to live well, dress well, and eat well, she faintly felt that something was wrong. But what was wrong, she couldn't say. She decided to go back and find out.

Ai Li came to Liu's house and found Liu Xialiang. Hand him something and asked, "Brother Liu, please help me see, where is this thing?" ”

Liu Xialiang took the thing and looked closely, but it was a chestnut cake.

He sniffed it, broke off another piece, put it in his mouth and chewed it, and said: "This should be the dim sum of the 'Manlou Spring Rain Qingge Fang' in the south of the city, only its family will add special spices from the Western Regions to the chestnut cake." Why do you ask this? ”

Ai Li said: "I found my brother. ”

Liu Xialiang exclaimed: "Your brother is in the Spring Rain Qingge Workshop in the full building? ”

"I guess so." Ai Lidao, she asked again: "Where is the place of singing and dancing?" ”

Liu Xialiang said: "Yes." However, it is more special, it is only open to the wealthy, and the entrance fee is extremely high, which is not affordable for ordinary people. ”

Ai Li said: "Thank you, Brother Liu!" Then he turned around and wanted to leave.

Liu Xialiang said: "Wait a minute, I'll go with you." But you can't go in this garment. ”

Ai Biqi said: "Why? She is wearing a set of short clothes and Hu clothes, this dynasty is a martial arts country, advocating martial arts, still riding and shooting, and it is not uncommon for women to wear Hu clothes.

Liu Xialiang said: "The people who come in and out there are either rich or expensive, and if you want to go in, you have to be well-dressed." ”

In front of the Spring Rain Qingge Workshop, BMW carved wheels and sedan cars gathered.

Ai Li obeyed Liu Xialiang's arrangement, put the knife and horse at Liu's house, and came in a sedan chair.

She had already changed into a dress. This is Liu Mei's dress when she was not married, but Ai Li is tall, Liu Mei's skirt is too short, and Liu's mother sewed a skirt under the skirt for her, and the two skirts are layered, which is different and beautiful.

Ai Li got out of the sedan chair, he hadn't worn a skirt for more than ten years, he felt very awkward, and he couldn't even walk his legs.

Liu Xialiang met the doorman of Qinggefang, said a few words, and let the two enter.

Entering the Song Fang, the entire courtyard is a grandstand for guests, with a huge rectangular stage in front and a two-story building behind the stage. At the top of the staircase, there are two guards.

Ai Li said in a low voice: "I saw my brother just now, he is on the second floor. ”

Liu Xialiang nodded: "I'll find someone to ask, you wait for me here first." With that, he walked towards the staircase.

Ai Li stood in place and waited for a while, and saw Liu Xialiang go over to talk to the guard, who didn't seem to let him go up, so he couldn't help but walk over in a hurry.

She was walking in a hurry, but unexpectedly, someone was hurrying next to her, accidentally stepping on the hem of her skirt. Ai Li's lower skirt was originally sewn by Liu's mother, but when he stepped on it, he tore a big hole at once.

Ai Li turned his head to see that it was a well-dressed boy in brocade, with a good appearance and a luxurious air in his gestures.

The boy in brocade hurriedly apologized to her.

Ai Li saw that he was polite, so he waved his hand indifferently and said, "Forget it, it will be easy to remove it." She simply bent down and ripped off the lower skirt.

The boy in brocade looked at Ai Li with a lot of interest and asked, "The girl came to watch the song and dance alone?" ”

Ai Li glanced at him and said, "What does it have to do with you?" ”

The boy in brocade was bored with himself, smiled elegantly, and was not angry.

At this time, Liu Xialiang came back and said to Ai Li: "The second floor is the private room, the guest room and the residence of the singers, there is no reservation, the guards are not allowed to go up, it seems that we have to find another way." ”

Ai Li frowned, thinking about whether to force his way up.

The brocade boy beside him suddenly said, "Does the girl want to go to the second floor?" Please come with me. ”

When Liu Xialiang saw the boy in brocade, his face showed surprise, and then he lowered his head.

The boy in brocade walked to the top of the stairs, but the guards did not block him and let him go up.

Ai Li and Liu Xialiang glanced at each other, and hurriedly followed, and the boy in brocade made a slight gesture to the guards, and the guards also went up by them.

On the second floor, Ai Li thanked the boy in brocade.

The boy in brocade said: "Just take it as an apology for offending the girl just now." After speaking, he smiled at her and walked towards the private room.

Ai Li walked to the other side and came to a room by feeling.

Pushing open the door, there was still unfinished snacks on the table, which was the room where she had met Wulian just now, but Wulian was not in the room.

At this time, a female voice in front of the stage said softly: "Now please have mercy on the girl, offer a song of heart-to-heart dance, and wish you all the best!" Then there was a gentle sound, and the music gradually rose, and the song and dance began.

The eyes of everyone in the audience were focused on the stage, and the guards also relaxed their vigilance behind the stage.

Ai Li described Wu Lian's dress to Liu Xialiang, and the two of them started from the two sides in each room.

The second floor is divided into two buildings, the front and back, which are connected by an overhead wooden bridge, which surrounds the entire stage. The room facing the stage was set up as a private room, and the rest were the residences or guest rooms of the singers. At this time, except for the private rooms, there were no people in the singers' residences or guest rooms, probably because of the singing and dancing.

Ai Li and Liu Xialiang met on the opposite side of the second floor, looked it up, looked at each other, and saw disappointment in each other's eyes.

Liu Xialiang groaned: "There is a backyard here, maybe he went to watch the song and dance, let's go downstairs first." ”

Ai had no choice but to go downstairs with him.

The two of them walked downstairs, and the singing and dancing on the stage were entering*.

On the stage, there was a purple-clothed dancing girl with a purple veil on her face, and she held two colorful ribbons in her hands, dancing like flying.

But listen to her singing:

……

Beg for mercy in all kinds of tears

A drunken dream fell into Yuhuai

A pillar in front of the Buddha lingers

But please come to the king

……

She suddenly rotated like a wheel, the yarn staggered, and the colored silk seemed to be alive in her hands, sometimes like rolling waves, sometimes like a group of flowers. She froze suddenly, her eyes were blurred, she was as charming as a demon, and where her eyes flowed, everyone was like a drunken brew.

After a dance, the audience was silent, and the audience was fascinated.

Liu Xialiang doesn't like singing and dancing, and is also attracted by her performance. When the music stopped, he came back to his senses and found that Ai Li was also fascinated.

I saw that the purple-clothed dancing girl on the stage received the colorful silk, turned around lightly, bent her waist slightly, and bowed her head lightly to give a salute to everyone.

Ai Li grabbed a guest next to him and asked, "Who is performing the song and dance on the stage?" ”

The guest gave her a blank look and said, "You don't even know who she is and come to see her dance?" She is famous for her 'satisfying' dance, and the newly invited red card from the Spring Rain Qingge Fang in the building is full of pity, pity the girl! ”

At this time, the guests woke up like a dream, and the audience applauded thunderously and cheered endlessly.

On the stage, the purple-clothed dancing girl raised her head, and a pair of big watery eyes and coquettish saluted the audience. Unexpectedly, she met Ai Li's eyes, she suddenly showed surprise, and turned sharply to go to the back of the stage.

Ai Li's brows furrowed suddenly.

Liu Xialiang patted Ai Li and said, "Miss Li, let's go to the backyard to find out?" ”

Ai Li said coldly: "No need to look for it, I already know where he is." ”

Liu Xialiang asked, "Where is it?" ”

Ai Li said: "He just stepped down. ”

Liu Xialiang's eyes showed a look of disbelief: "You mean the dancing girl in purple?" ”

Ai Li said with a calm face: "It's him." ”

Ai Li and Liu Xialiang went backstage and found the proprietress .

The proprietress is a beautiful woman, about thirty or forty years old, her figure is still intact, and her waist and limbs are twisted when she speaks, which can be regarded as charming.

Ai Li said: "I want to see the man in purple who danced just now." ”

The proprietress looked her up and down, and said with a smile: "Those who want to see pity are all sons, do you really want to see this young lady?" ”

Ai Li said: "Yes." ”

The proprietress continued to laugh and said, "You can see him if you want, 500 taels of silver at a time." ”

Ai Li frowned and said, "I don't have that much money." ”

The proprietress sank her face suddenly, and said, "Then don't talk about it, this is a song shop, and you only recognize silver and don't recognize people." Whether you are a young lady or a child, if you want to meet people, it is this price, and you will not owe it on credit! ”

Ai Li thought for a while and said, "Okay! I'll go and get the money. ”

Out of the gate of the song workshop, Ai Li said to Liu Xialiang: "Brother Liu, can you borrow the silver you have there for me first?" ”

Liu Xialiang smiled: "You can use it whenever you want, it's yours." ”

Ai was grateful, but did not say thank you. She's not one to say kind things.

Ai Li went back to Liu's house to get the silver, and Liu Xialiang wanted to accompany her again.

Ai Li refused: "Maybe he has something unspeakable, I'd better go to see him alone." ”

She took the Red Flame Knife and rode back to the Song Workshop.

Ai Li found the proprietress again, put 500 taels of silver in front of her, and said, "The silver is for you, I want to see someone." ”

The proprietress didn't look at it, and said proudly with a raised face: "Pity the girl can be seen casually!" If you want to see her, you have to wait until she is free. ”

Ai Li frowned: "Didn't you say it just now?" I'm going to see him now! She saw that the proprietress was capricious, her tone was not good, and she was not angry and arrogant.

The proprietress was a snob, but she was taken aback, and said with a smile: "It's not that I won't let you see him, it's that he really doesn't have time." Otherwise, I'll give you a different person, and you'll be dancing very well. ”

Ai Li said: "I just need to see him!" ”

The proprietress sighed and said, "It's a pity that you are a step late, and he is no longer here." ”

Ai Li said: "Where did he go?" ”

The proprietress said, "He was just bought." ”

Ai Li said: "Who bought it?" ”

The proprietress said impatiently: "If you buy it, you buy it." It's not that I don't want to tell you. The buyer specifically told me not to tell anyone, and if I did, I wouldn't want to mix in the capital in the future. ”

Ai Li said coldly: "You don't have to say it, but there will be no one like you in the capital in the future!" ”

The proprietress also put down her face and said, "I spoke politely to you to give you face, and you want to threaten me a little earlier!" She shook the brass bell on the table, and a mighty man walked in from outside.

The proprietress pointed at Ai Li and said viciously: "Drive her away for me!" ”

The big man held a shiny big knife and stepped forward menacingly, and when he saw Ai Li, he suddenly said, "Hey, you are Ai Nuxia?" ”

Ai Li nodded and greeted him, "'Thunder Shock Knife' Wei Kun, why are you here?" ”

Wei Kun lowered his head and said respectfully, "I'll eat here." ”

He turned his head to the proprietress and said, "She is the famous 'flame knife' Ai Li on the rivers and lakes, I can't beat her." ”

The proprietress turned colorful all of a sudden, and said in disbelief: "Aren't you known as the first knife in Zhenxi?" ”

Wei Kun looked ashamed and said, "That's just in the west of the town, in the rivers and lakes, Ai Li's 'Flame Knife' is the real first knife." "He once fought against Ai Li and lost to Ai Li.

Ai Li looked at the proprietress and said lightly, "Now you can say it, right?" ”

The proprietress said dejectedly: "He was bought by King Han." ”