Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Jinling Flower Boat and the Challenge

The autumn breeze is harmonious, the shadows of the trees are abundant, and the wide lake is like a large and smooth mirror, shimmering with golden brilliance in the afterglow of the setting sun.

The spacious lake is sparkling, the boat is like a shuttle, the continuous laughter on the boat comes, and I don't know which rich and noble son came to play with the people, the scene is very lively.

Some of the daughters of good deeds also want to witness the style and appearance of Jinling Oiran on a flower boat.

Countless students stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the flower boat that these young ladies were riding, revealing a wolf-like look of longing. When they approached the flower boat, they suddenly changed their faces, pretending to be upright and tall, their eyes did not squint, their folding fans shook gently, and they recited poems, showing their coquettishness.

A few obviously too gorgeous and noble flower boats, boating in the distance under the curtains, hiding behind the curtains, secretly looked at the coquettish talents who came and went, and jumped to choose the talents they liked.

Bi Yuntao didn't expect that the news of this Oiran coming here would attract so many people with good deeds, and even attracted some daughters who were unwilling to be lonely.

Suddenly, some gorgeously dressed boys on the side of the road rushed to the lake like crazy, constantly looking at the lake.

"Wow! Look, look, Chunlan and Qiu Ju girl! ”

"It's so pretty! It's worthy of being a famous man in our capital—"

"Xia Zhu and Dongmei girls are also out!"

"Oops! You don't understand, right, the four Meilan Zhuju girls are here to throw bricks and lead jade, and the Jinling Oiran is said to be a shy flower in the moon, and the one who came here didn't want to witness the prosperous face of the Jinling Oiran! ”

Bi Yuntao was also attracted by the man's voice, turned his head to look at the man, full of gold and jade treasures, indescribable sassy appearance, pursed his lips, with a look of disgust, pretended to inadvertently move a small step to the side.

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"Here, that's the flower boat of the Jinling Oiran!"

Bi Yuntao put away his disgusted face, and also followed their gaze to the lake.

I saw three boats floating down the lake, each with two floors, about six or seven meters high. The lanterns are hung high, and the eaves are towering, which can be called magnificent.

On the bow of the boat on the left and right, two women dressed in light gauze and somewhat revealing clothes were dancing.

A search for a flower boat in the middle, the pink curtain hangs down, the pillars are carved and the phoenix is painted, obviously with a little girlish atmosphere, and the two magnificent flower boats in front have long been ignored......

As the boat got closer and closer, from behind the curtain on the second floor, came a beautiful woman dressed in luxury, dressed in light veil, wearing a sleeveless gown and a thin willow-colored long skirt without vulgarity.

The men who were doing good things around them, looking at the women who came out, whistled from time to time.

"Big brother, these four Meilan bamboo chrysanthemums are the top brands of Miaochun Pavilion, but they are far inferior to the Oiran of Miaochun Pavilion. I didn't expect the Jinling Oiran to let Miss Yu Yao'er come out to build momentum! At this time, Meng Ruolang on the side saw this kind of battle, and he was also embarrassed.

"Yu Yao'er is the Oiran of our capital?!" Bi Yuntao pursed his lips with some disdain when he heard this, "It's not good, it's far less than Xiaolan!" ”

"Hey, hey! Big brother, although he is not as fresh and playful as Xiaolan, he is also a clean person who you can't agree with. ”

Bi Yuntao raised his eyebrows, "Oh? The woman I didn't see until I was so rich as 20,000 taels of silver last time was this Yu Yao'er?! Seeing Meng Ruolang nodded, a little helpless and sour, that's four million soft girl coins, I haven't seen a woman's appearance, is this woman made of gold?!

The crowd was in a commotion again, Meng Ruolang nudged Bi Yuntao, Bi Yuntao came back to his senses, and heard the woman on the flower boat say: "Today is the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Miaochun Pavilion, and Miss Yue Ling'er of Jinling Oiran specially came to help Miaochun Pavilion and build momentum. Presumably, you have been waiting for a long time, but if you want to see Miss Yue Ling'er's beauty, you must abide by the rules set by Miss Yue Ling'er. ”

"What a rule! I wonder if this prince also has to abide by it?! As the words fell, everyone made way for the comers.

Bi Yuntao looked at the man who came over, frowned, and thought that he had not been punished last time, so he would be somewhat low-key, but he didn't expect that he would also be attracted by the name of Jinling Oiran.

"Third prince, I'm really sorry! Miss Yue Ling'er has been fond of poetry and singing since she was a child, and she is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Only those who have been approved by Miss Yue Linger can get Miss Yue Ling'er's approval to meet. He can even put forward a condition that is not too much for Miss Yue Ling'er. Yu Yao'er spoke again.

"Huh! is worthy of being a famous Oiran in Jinling, in this case, how can he be recognized by Miss Yue Ling'er? The third prince held a folding fan and fanned it gently, looking personable.

Yu Yao'er chuckled, "Third prince, don't worry! A good meal is not afraid of being late, and a beautiful woman is not afraid of waiting!

There are a total of three flower boats here, each flower boat has a question, and the son of Miss Yue Ling'er needs to challenge three questions in a row, if unfortunately the challenge is not successful, then you can only stop, and you have to eat tea and taste wine in the flower boat with the correct answer.

If the first question is not answered correctly, then Yu Yao'er can only express regret, and the failed son can only move to Miaochun Pavilion!

The third question is asked by me, and all three questions are answered correctly, so that you can enter the first floor of the cabin, and after entering the cabin, you can eat tea and wait for Miss Yue Ling'er's final challenge. ”

Yu Yao'er waited for a while, and when she saw that the sons on the shore had no problems, she said, "If you sons don't have any opinions, then please invite you sons to enter the first flower boat!" With that, he bowed down and returned to the cabin of the flower boat.

"Big brother, aren't you going to challenge it? Maybe you can still see Yue Ling'er's face. Meng Ruolang saw that Bi Yuntao was indifferent, and hurriedly asked.

"Hehe, wait first, don't worry, you see that the people in front of you are all scrambling, and it's not who can see Yue Ling'er if they answer correctly first, even if they answer the three questions correctly, they can only drink tea on the second floor and wait for Yue Ling'er's last question." Bi Yuntao saw that the third prince had already taken the first step to challenge the first question, and said to Meng Ruolang: "You go and secretly follow the third prince to see what he has in mind?" ”

Meng Ruolang was a little hesitant, he actually wanted to challenge it, maybe he could really see Yue Ling'er's face.

Bi Yuntao saw Meng Ruolang's hesitation, "You go first, I'll challenge, if you can really see Yue Ling'er's beauty, can't you still put forward a condition, when the time comes, I will take the opportunity to propose to Yue Ling'er to let you come in too, isn't it?!" As he spoke, he patted him on the shoulder to reassure him, "Go ahead!" I'm afraid that the third prince will have some bad ideas again. ”

Meng Ruolang nodded and followed the third prince who disappeared immediately.

Bi Yuntao saw that there were already a few fewer people, so he began to walk towards the first challenge.

"Yo, isn't this King Qi?" The sound of ridicule came from behind Bi Yuntao, and Bi Yuntao turned to look at Zhao Mingsheng and Ji Wuli.

"Huh! Who is this king so rude, it turns out that you are a defeated general. ”

Zhao Mingsheng's face stiffened, and his tone was slightly cold, "King Qi, don't be complacent, don't think that if you win a lot of our money, you can see no one, and that money is just some small money." ”

Bi Yuntao saw Zhao Mingsheng's stiff face and continued to mock, "Really? I don't know who lost all the jade pendants rewarded by the emperor?! ”

"You! It's not King Qi that you are out of the old man, otherwise, King Qi, how can you win, I am ...... dice"

"Mingsheng!" Ji Wuli saw that Zhao Mingsheng was going to tell what he had done, so he hurriedly stopped, "Let's go in quickly!" ”

"But let's ......"

Ji Wuli glared at Zhao Mingsheng and scolded: "Mingsheng! Do you want to delay business? ”

Zhao Mingsheng was not angry in his heart, but he still endured it, walked in with Ji Wuli, and glared at him viciously when he passed by Bi Yuntao.

Bi Yuntao smiled disdainfully, and waited until they were gone, before slowly walking to the cabin.

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"Childe stays! To enter, you need fifty taels of silver. A delicate woman stopped Bi Yuntao, who was about to enter.

Bi Yuntao twitched the corner of his mouth, sure enough, I said how can such a big battle not need money, but this ticket is really expensive, it costs fifty taels at a time, and that is my monthly money for a month.

Bi Yuntao took fifty taels of silver and gave it to the woman, and the woman gave him a bill, "This bill is a voucher, as long as the challenge is successful, you can use this bill to stay in this boat for two days, and the tea and fruits are free to use." ”

"What about the title? Did you get the question? Bi Yuntao asked.

"Giggles, of course not, my sister doesn't have that kind of ability, of course the questioners are Sister Chunlan and Sister Qiuju, but the title is ......" Speaking of this, the woman threw a wink at Bi Yuntao.

Bi Yuntao was made to shudder by the woman's flattering eyes, and when he saw that there was no one left and right, he quickly took out five taels of silver and gave it to the woman.

The woman happily handed down the silver and said: "The topic sister doesn't know very well, but what I can know is that the four challenges are qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, and this challenge is painting." ”

"Forehead ......" heard that the challenge turned out to be piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, Bi Yuntao had a pain in his brain, he didn't know how to use a brush, and he didn't know anything about playing the piano, he would play chess when the time came, and he used to play chess with his comrades when the army was fine.

"This sister, can you help me get a piece of carbon black?" Seeing that no one came in, Bi Yuntao took another tael of silver and whispered to the woman.

The woman was very puzzled, and she couldn't understand what the man in front of her wanted carbon black for, but when she saw that there was silver to take, she didn't ask much, and took the carbon black and handed it to Bi Yuntao.

Bi Yuntao was holding a piece of carbon black in his arms, feeling a little sorry for his brother, who would have thought that the challenge of Yue Ling'er's chick would be piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and it was not a lady's show, it was just Sister Yao, what to pretend!

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Bi Yuntao walked into the room and saw a bunch of people painting on the table, and Chunlan, who was sipping tea at the table, walked over with a box in her hand, "Childe, please draw a note, which is the content of the challenge set by Sister Yue Ling'er." ”

Bi Yuntao spread out the note, and a line of beautiful small characters came into view, with the word "competing for beauty" written on it.

"Childe, please, please paint here. Within an hour, regardless of whether the painting is completed or not, it must be delivered, and when it is time to wait for tea, you can know if you can go to the second flower boat. ”

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"Alright, Childe, the time has come, please submit your work." Qiu Ju stepped forward and took Bi Yuntao's painting away. "Please wait a while, and when the results come out, a girl will come over to tell you."

Bi Yuntao drank tea boredly, looking at these sons, some sighed, and some exchanged ears...... Anyway, there is nothing that seems to be light and breezy.

One cup of tea is under the belly, and two cups of tea are under the belly...... I haven't seen anyone come over for a long time to inform me of the result, and even the thatched hut has run twice. Shaking his head helplessly, he had to go and ask the result in person, "Sister Qiu Ju, dare to ask what happened to my son's result?" The tea tastes gone. ”

"This ......" Qiu Ju looked embarrassed, and sent the painting to Sister Yu Yao'er, Sister Yu Yao'er glanced at it, and only told herself to go to the flower boat first and wait for the result. This son, your painting is still being viewed, please wait a moment. Qiu Ju was originally in the business of selling jokes, and the embarrassment on her face was only a flash, and she was directly replaced with a soft smile.

"Hey! Forget it, this son still has something to do, and I really can't afford to wait. Ben Gongzi retired first. After speaking, he arched his hand, ignoring Qiu Ju's obstruction, and walked out of the flower boat without looking back.

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"Big brother, why did you come out?" Meng Ruolang saw Bi Yuntao who came out and asked puzzled.

"Hey! Don't mention it, the challenge here turned out to be piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, where would I be, I painted a random one, knowing that I couldn't get by, so I didn't humiliate myself, and I came out directly. Bi Yuntao felt a little embarrassed, shrugged his shoulders, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, Ruolang, originally my eldest brother I thought I would also let you see Yue Ling'er's face!" Who knows, big brother, I can't even pass the first level of face. ”

Although Meng Ruolang was also a little disappointed, when he saw Bi Yuntao's apologetic face, he knew that the eldest brother had also tried his best, "It's okay, big brother, what else do our two brothers say sorry." ”

"By the way, how are you over there, what are the three princes going to do?" Bi Yuntao asked.

"The third prince went directly to Yu Yao'er's room, I didn't dare to get too close, there were masters around the third prince, and I was almost discovered." The loss on Meng Ruolang's face was gone, but his face was solemn, and he said seriously: "Big brother, you have to be careful, and the third prince is not simple." ”

"I know, since we can't see Yue Ling'er's face, and it's not too early, let's go home."