Just as Wang Shuqiu was feeling it, she suddenly heard Fan Zhengjun clapping her hands and saying: "Ladies and gentlemen, you go to the back garden to play first, and the old man will come to you when he deals with a little matter." The concubines all smiled and left, leaving only one concubine with a spittoon and a handkerchief.

Fan Zhengjun coughed again and said, "Xiao He, how much silver did you buy this girl?" He Sufang smiled: "It's not much, but it cost eight thousand taels of silver." Fan Zhengjun said: "I will buy her ten times more." He Sufang said secretly: Ten times is only 80,000 taels of silver, and Mengxiang's superb training can earn five million taels at least, and it will make my Yurongtang famous for thousands of miles. This is a loss-making business, but if you don't agree, the old man will lose his temper.

She clapped her hands and said with a smile: "Master Fan is laughing again, Mengxiang is here, and it is not enough to give you these concubines shoes, how can I serve you." Fan Zhengjun said seriously: "You can't sell it!" He Sufang was quite embarrassed, no, no, no.

Wang Shuqiu broke this embarrassing situation and said, "I don't want to. She saw that Fan Zhengjun was an old man with a group of wives and concubines, and asked her to serve such a bad old man and compete with a group of young women to be jealous, and her scalp hurt when she thought about it. Fan Zhengjun said sharply: "It's not your turn to speak." What are you, you are not ashamed to speak at the old man's house. It's just a bitch, a rotten thing, the old man is willing to take you in and you can afford you, don't be ignorant. ”

Wang Shuqiu hates others to insult her the most, this stinky old man is full of swearing, what kind of bitch, rotten goods and other insulting words are declared one by one, knowing that this place is his home, and it is likely to be beaten again if she refutes it, but for this kind of battle, she doesn't treat people as people with a few stinky copper coins, and thinks that she is superior to others, and the rest of the people are not as good as pigs and dogs, so she said loudly: "What's so great about you a bad old man, this girl will be disgusted when she looks at you, full of old perverts." ”

As soon as Wang Shuqiu spoke, she couldn't believe that it came from her own mouth. How to say the words exactly the same as Zizhu. If Zizhu was here, she would have scolded even more. When I thought of Zizhu, I thought of Shen Xiluo and Cui Wuyuan, who were loyal to me, and thought: If they are there, what is the richest man in Nanjing, and what kind of stinky shelf.

Fan Zhengjun slapped the armrest of the chair and scolded angrily: "Slut, dare to insult the old man." Come on, slap your mouth! Wang Shuqiu turned her heart sideways and reprimanded: "Palm? Do you think this is a public court? Do you think you're an official of the imperial court? Even if the court official saw this girl, he didn't kneel. Fan Zhengjun shook his hands and said, "It's the opposite, it's the opposite!" Take it and fight to the death! ”

He Sufang saw that Wang Shuqiu openly provoked Fan Zhengjun, and she was so desperate. She doesn't want to die, not only five thousand taels of drifting, but also Yurongtang. Then he hurriedly stepped forward and kowtowed: "Master Fan, Mengxiang is talking nonsense, don't be like her, please raise your noble hand." Fan Zhengjun scolded: "Let your mother be a stinky fart, and ask the old man to spare this little slut, but it will not work." ”

rushed into a few small houses from outside the door, held down Wang Shuqiu, and scraped her cheeks violently, scraping like this more than a dozen times, beating Wang Shuqiu to the point that her mouth was full of blood, but she didn't say a word. He Sufang secretly shouted: Oh no, no! The punishment of the girls in the Qinglou rarely slaps their faces, because the girls rely on this face to eat, and if they break their faces, they will be sentenced to death in the Qinglou, how can they prostitute a girl with a bad face.

Fan Zhengjun saw that Wang Shuqiu didn't scream, and shouted: "Break her hands and feet and throw her into the pond to feed the fish." The two concubines beside him hurriedly stroked his chest and said, "Master, don't be angry, be careful not to break your body." The little girl had already pushed Wang Shuqiu to the ground, and in a moment her limbs would be broken.

He Sufang shouted to the sky and grabbed the ground, knelt in front of Fan Zhengjun and begged Fan Zhengjun to spare Wang Shuqiu. Fan Zhengjun didn't even look at it, but said, "Chop it with a knife." "The little ones have come with knives. Wang Shuqiu's heart was like ashes, her eyes were closed, she actually died like this, but it was a pity that she couldn't see her relatives and friends for the last time. She was calm, anyway, she had no intention of living after being sold to the Qinglou, and even if she lived, she would not have the face to go back. It makes no difference to her that she dies early and late.

Just as he was about to raise his knife to cut down, a small servant outside rushed in and reported: "Master, Master Lu is here!" Before Fan Zhengjun could say whether to pass it on or not, this Master Lu came in with a smile. Fan Zhengjun hurriedly got up to greet him.

This Lord Lu is not trivial, he is the imperial history of Lu Wenshu, who is specially responsible for correcting the impeachment of the hundred divisions, identifying wrongs, supervising all provinces, and being the emperor's ears, eyes and discipline. All subjects, no matter who they are, who dare to act as a prestige, cause trouble, and bring disaster to the country, will never let go.

Lu Wenshu arched his hand and said: "Old Fan, don't come to harm, can you be healthy?" Fan Zhengjun said with a smile: "Brother Tuolu Hongfu, the little old man is fine!" When Lu Wenshu saw Wang Shuqiu, whose face was covered with blood, he said, "Old Fan, you are lynching!" I'm not afraid that my brother will sue you. Fan Zhengjun's face changed slightly, and then he smiled: "Brother Lu said that he was joking, this is just a slave who is unruly, teach me a lesson." Lu Wenshu said: "Don't kill anyone." His half-truths and half-truths really shocked Fan Zhengjun, this is the emperor's eyes and ears, and his power is great, although Lu Wenshu has a very good relationship with himself, but his duty lies, in case he turns his face and takes the opportunity to sue, the light one will raid the house, and the heavy one will be beheaded. Then he smiled: "No, how could it be." Come on, pull her down! ”

He Sufang was such a clever person, and hurriedly stepped forward to thank him: "Master Xie Fan, Lord Xie Lu!" "Don't let the little guys help, take Wang Shuqiu out of the Fan Mansion with half support and half hug. Xiao Hao couldn't help but be startled when he saw Wang Shuqiu's face covered with blood, and hurriedly carried her into the sedan chair and returned to Yurong Hall with a smoke.

He Sufang asked the doctor to look at the injuries on Wang Shuqiu's face. The doctor said, "It's very badly injured." He Sufang asked, "Can it be cured?" The doctor said, "It is a great luck in misfortune that I didn't hurt my bones and bones." He Sufang asked again: "It's cured, is there a scar on your face?" The doctor knew what he meant, and said, "If you apply a certain medicine, you will never leave any scars." He Sufang was relieved.

This time, Wang Shuqiu was injured on her face. If it weren't for the sudden visit of Du Yu Shi Lu Wenshu, she would probably have been dead for a long time. I spent most of the month in the house recuperating from my injuries. It's getting hotter, and it's early summer. The top and bottom of Yurong Hall no longer had the same strict precautions as before for Wang Shuqiu, and let her walk around the entire building, but she was not allowed to leave the door for a single step.

When she came out of her house, she covered her face with a white veil, revealing only a pair of bright eyes, so the prostitutes only thought she was an ordinary girl, and she covered her face again, so she couldn't see her appearance, and no one paid attention to her, but Xiao Hao was watching from the side. Wang Shuqiu passed by Bingqin's room, and there was the sound of laughter inside. She is a red card here, and there are a lot of prostitutes who come to take care of her, and she is very busy every day. There was a knock on the door, and her personal maid came out and told the turtle slave to go and get the wine. Wang Shuqiu hurriedly walked away, watching the entire Yurong Hall busy, only he was the most idle, and couldn't help but be secretly amused.

At night, Wang Shuqiu opened the window alone and looked at the Qinhuai River, only to see a painting boat shuttling in the distance. Originally, Yurong Hall was built on the bank of the Qinhuai River. All the green buildings here are built on the shore, stretching ten miles away, the flowers are like brocade, known as "ten miles of Qinhuai".

Although Xiao Hao allowed Wang Shuqiu to open the window to watch the scenery, he had to be inside the house to open it, for fear that he would jump into the Qinhuai River. Wang Shuqiu sighed: "The Qinhuai River is so beautiful, worthy of the first river in Nanjing." Xiao Hao said: "Do you want to swim on the Qinhuai River?" Wang Shuqiu said: "Is it really possible?" Xiao Hao said: "What's wrong with this." There are two painting boats in our Yurong Hall, and if some celebrity person comes to rent our painting boat, you may be able to board the boat to perform. ”

It must be known that every Qinglou has a painting boat, otherwise, how can it attract those literati and nobles. Famous people from all over the country are coming for the resounding name of Qinhuai in ten miles, and it is not worth the trip if you don't swim.

The day of the performance on the boat soon came, He Sufang saw that Wang Shuqiu played a good flute, and the injuries on her face were almost healed, as long as she didn't look closely, she couldn't see the fine marks on her face, so she ordered her to go to a painting boat in the evening to perform. Wang Shuqiu went to the painting boat with Xiaohao and the girls. It is a large ship with two floors and can accommodate up to a few hundred people. Yurong Hall is the first green building in Qinhuai, and it is rich and rich, so it is not a problem to build such a big ship.

Wang Shuqiu is mixed among the musicians, although she has never practiced with them, but she just came to feel the feelings and increase her knowledge, not to mention that He Sufang did not plan to use this masterpiece only for blowing and dancing, if she can catch a few big fish, the money is limitless. Xiao Hao said in a low ear: "When the musician stops playing, when I cough, I will 'blow the flute'." Wang Shuqiu nodded.

Both sides of the Qinhuai River are already brightly lit, and the evening breeze blows on the face, which makes people feel comfortable and indescribably comfortable. After a while, a few gentlemen wearing square scarves and robes walked up, and by the light, these gentlemen were not very old, but they were all elegant, and they were obviously well-educated. A few gentlemen got on board, and the boat began to sail out of the shore into the river.