On the third floor of Xunyang Building, on the door of a box, the word "peony" is listed.

There are nine other rooms on the third floor.

Orchids, moonflowers, rhododendrons, daffodils...... All are listed with the name of a flower, a total of ten ebony house cards, from the hand of one person.

The handwriting is like a dragon, and the muscles and bones are vigorous.

If someone who knows how to pass by this floor, they will definitely recognize at a glance that these low-key door signs are the personal traces of Lin Hebo, the calligrapher who returned to Kuanglu.

However, all this is very insignificant compared with the "century-old plan" that all the wealthy businessmen in the peony box are concerned about at this moment.

After Ouyang Rong revealed some plans, he sat down, stopped speaking, lowered his eyes, and let everyone at the banquet digest themselves.

"Expand Xunyang City and build a new square......

Wang Caozhi muttered, rubbed his face, and the shock in his eyes faded a lot, and turned into a contemplative expression.

Like other wealthy businessmen who came from afar, Wang Caozhi came to Xunyang City, the center of water transportation in the middle of the Yangtze River.

The first feeling, in addition to the prosperity and incomparable, is crowded and narrow.

Xunyangdu, which has a huge passenger flow, and Xingzifang, which is dirty and messy, amplifies this point.

The main city is crowded, there is no room for expansion, and there are not too many people left.

However, the gathering of wealthy merchants from all over the country and the large number of literati and writers have led to the sought-after housing, and the houses in the core of the city are also expensive.

These are definitely important factors restricting the development of Xunyang City.

However, at present, this biggest constraint is completely resolved in the face of Ouyang Rong's unparalleled strategy of digging at the tip of the twin peaks and building the Xunyang Grottoes.

If it is strictly implemented, I don't know if it can attract gold and silver to Xunyang City, which is in full swing.

The future is bright.

Wang Caozhi, Ma Zhang, Li Zhangbao and other wealthy businessmen looked at the atlas with fiery eyes.

"Brother-in-law!"

The short young man's voice became more and more sincere, and he choked up with tears:

"With such a big pastry, my brother-in-law can remember my brother, brother-in-law, our sister is not at a loss to you! I will definitely be happy in the future, no, I will be very happy now. ”

"......" Ouyang Rong.

Shopkeeper Ma, Shopkeeper Li and others shook their heads a little speechlessly and disgusted, a little away from the cheeky Wang Cao.

The shopkeeper got up, bent down to toast, and said ashamedly:

"Lord Ouyang, it was Ma who was short-sighted before, and he had doubts, don't you know that Lord Ouyang has always done win-win things, reconciled the interests of all parties, and never gave us empty talk about the feelings of the family and the country, and gave back to the people.

"It's Ma who is rude and compensates Lord Ouyang for a glass of wine."

The shopkeeper Li and other wealthy businessmen with goat's beard also stood up together, toasted and apologized, and their attitude was extremely sincere.

Ouyang Rong waved his hand lightly, smiled as usual, pointed to the number of water traces on the table that had been blurred before, and said loudly:

"You will go and pull some trusted friends first, make up this string of numbers, and bring them over for the next dinner, so that the official knows each other, and then we will talk about the follow-up cake sharing."

As the words fell, Ouyang Rong stretched out his hand to the side.

"Brother-in-law, give!" Wang Caozhi carefully handed the stack of atlases and slips that had been circulated before to his palm.

Ouyang Rong put away the draft plan and stood up.

A group of wealthy businessmen at the table stood up with him.

Ouyang Rong exchanged a few words with the enthusiastic them, then turned around and went out.

Before walking out of the door, he waved his hand behind him:

"The dishes I ordered tonight are good, and they are much better than the delicacies of the mountains and seas that I received the wind and washed the dust last time. Let's arrange the next dinner. ”

"Okay!"

Wang Caozhi's spirit was shocked, and he followed behind Ouyang Rong and sent him out.

"Brother-in-law." The short young man covered his mouth with his palms and whispered: "Next dinner, brother, I will arrange a second half, this Xunyang Building has some high-quality thin horses, you are satisfied, let's ...... like this first"

"Okay." Ouyang Rong nodded and interrupted him: "Next time you bring your sister here, you can talk to her, and arrange a second half for her, my words will be fine." ”

"......" Wang Caozhi.

Leaving behind the short young man with a wry smile on his face, Ouyang Rong walked out of the peony box.

As soon as the box door opened, the sound and hot wind in the Xunyang Building outside greeted you.

The melodious pipa sound that Ouyang Rong heard before had just finished the song, and the cheers and cheers of the visitors came from the hall downstairs.

In addition to the hall on the first floor, which is a public performance stage, the rooms on each floor are fewer and higher, and the specifications are higher.

The peony box where Ouyang Rong and Wang Caozhi and other wealthy businessmen ate was on the third floor, and there were only ten private rooms, which was an expensive VIP floor, and the promenade was relatively quiet.

Leaning against the railing, looking downstairs towards the central patio.

I saw the high-profile stand on the first floor, on a piano bench, there was a veiled little lady sitting with bent legs, holding a pipa in her arms.

I don't know if the ancient pipa is too big, or if this little lady is too thin.

was lined with a pipa in his arms, more and more petite and exquisite, half-covering his face.

Coupled with the white veil on her cheeks, Ouyang Rong stood on the third floor, unable to see the specific face.

However, this pipa girl, with two curved willow eyebrows, slightly arched, and melancholy frowning, made Ouyang Rong look at it twice, and was a little impressed.

Just by the fanatical expressions of the high-roller officials under the stands,

The beauty frowns and frowns, which is also a kind of style, which can cause a man's heart to itch.

If you use the words of Ouyang Rong's previous life, the style of Pipa Xiaoniang should be called a world-weary and melancholy face, which seems to be very advanced.

Right now, the world-weary little lady lowered her head and finished debugging the pipa, frowned and grimaced, hooked her fingers on the strings, and began to play a new song.

The hall downstairs gradually quieted down, and everyone listened expectantly.

3rd floor, at the railing.

Ouyang Rong, who was about to go downstairs and leave, seemed to remember something, stopped, and turned his head to look at the world-weary little lady downstairs.

This should be the little lady Qin who doesn't sell her body, a famous Pipa Qingqi person in Xunyang Building in the past two years.

Ouyang Rong said in his heart.

He glanced at the little lady Qin who was playing the piano music, looked away, and swept towards the group of guests in the audience.

After looking around, I didn't see the figure of the old boy Yuan Huaimin.

Ouyang Rong shook his head with a smile, slapped the railing with his hand, listened to the piano music for a while, and turned to leave.

……

When Ouyang Rong was looking at the 'scenery' downstairs on the third floor,

There are also people who watch the scenery and watch him from upstairs.

I saw the handsome gentleman below who was in a position of long history, stopping in front of the railing on the third floor, patting the railing with his hand, and his eyes seemed to be attracted by the little lady with a world-weary face.

Seeing that the handsome Langjun listened to the piano music for a while, he left with a smile.

On the fifth floor, a touch of purple gold silk brushed over the railing, and the shadow disappeared in an instant.

The figure of the hostess with a touch of purple and gold silk appeared on the third floor and walked to the railing where someone had stayed.

The woman was about thirty years old, with a round face, thick lips, and a beautiful countenance.

She wore a long black dress and a ring on her little finger.

In particular, between the arms, there is a purple gold embroidered silk, which is particularly gorgeous and public.

This noble lady glanced at the young lady Qin who was downstairs, her eyes were moving, and she turned her head to look in the direction of Ouyang Rong's departure.

Nodding slowly, his eyes flashing slightly.

I don't know what I'm thinking.

……

Ouyang Rong didn't know that his casual actions could be guessed by people with intentions.

He consciously left Xunyang Tower in a low-key manner.

When the little lady Qin was playing just now, Ouyang Rong didn't find Yuan Huaimin's shadow in the audience, otherwise he could have a drink and joke with him.

"Also, it's so late, I'm still wandering around here in Chaisangfang, I guess I can't go back to the curfew, so I can't go over the wall."

Thinking of this out-of-tune colleague, Ouyang Rong chuckled.

Sometimes seeing Yuan Huaimin's sad expression, Ouyang Rong couldn't help but tease him.

Xunyang Building and Huaiye Lane Mansion are both in Chaisangfang, both close to the riverside, the distance is closer.

Ouyang Rong returned to the Huaiye Lane Mansion with ease, reported safety to the Zhen family, who was waiting for his late return, and turned around and returned to the house where he was drinking Bingzhai.

Ye Vera, who was kneeling on her stomach and making the bed and folding the quilt, turned back curiously:

"Is the host's dinner party for official business?"

"Almost."

Ouyang Rong sat down at the desk, took out the plan artwork in his sleeve, and threw it on the table.

"Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed...... No, there seems to be a little bit of uncertainty. ”

He tapped his fingers slightly, tapped the table, touched his chin, and looked pensive.

"Wei and Wang Lengran...... Regarding the restoration of King Xunyang, Wei has not fully expressed his position yet, whether it is fighting or peace, and his attitude is vague, and it is still unknown.

"It's normal, after so many years of brutal expansion, a huge faction, it is estimated that there are all kinds of voices, and it is not monolithic, and it takes a lot of time to reach a consensus......

"That King Wei probably has a headache, and he may be hesitant.

"No wonder Wang Lengran is so quiet over there, it should be that the Wei family hasn't spoken yet, but because of the matter in Dragon City, I have a personal grudge with Wang Lengran, and I have to prevent him from harming him."

Ouyang Rong muttered to himself for a while, his fingers stopped and knocked on the table, thought for a moment, and shook his head alone:

"However, the excavation of the twin peaks and the construction of the Xunyang Grottoes, as a Shangguan, can also be stained, according to his sloppy old fritters, there is no interest touched, and there seems to be no need for conflict.

"At best, it causes greed and seeks favor...... But if you can implement this hundred-year plan that benefits Xunyang, why not throw him a few bones?

In addition, when implementing this policy, we should be cautious and not fall into the pretext of corruption and bribery and become the target of our opponents...... Alas, it's hard to do something practical. ”

Ouyang Rong lowered his head, rubbed his face, and looked out the window at the dark night:

"No matter what, we have to speed up the implementation and settle the bag as soon as possible."

……

In the two days after the private banquet in Xunyang Building, Ouyang Rong devoted himself to his work.

The plan of digging and building Xunyang Grottoes at the tip of the twin peaks has been continuously improved by him, and the preliminary preparations have become more and more sufficient.

Strive to complete the preparation before the year, raise the financial gap, and wait for the year after the year, the funds are in place, and the will of Luoyang arrives, Ouyang Rong and Jiangzhou Hall can quickly start work without hurry......

Finally, approaching the last two days of the Yuanzheng and winter solstice holidays, Ouyang Rong received an invitation to the party of Wang Caozhi and others again.

In the evening of this day, Ouyang Rong went home from duty, changed into a clean regular clothes, and went out under the eyes of Zhen Shuyuan and Ye Weila.

Arriving at Xunyang Tower again, he skillfully went upstairs.

This time, the box for the dinner party became a "narcissus" box.

The size and space are larger, and can accommodate more guests.

Ouyang Rong pushed the door in.

"You've been waiting for a long time."

"Lord Ouyang."

In the narcissus box with many strangers, Wang Caozhi, Ma Zhang, Li Zhangbao and other wealthy businessmen got up together with their friends and greeted them respectfully......

Tonight's meeting lasted an hour longer than the last.

Well, of course, it wasn't anything about the second half of the "skinny horse".

About two hours later, the door to the house where "Narcissus" was listed opened from the inside.

Ouyang Rong walked out, behind his back, with a satisfied look in his eyes, ready to leave.

These wealthy businessmen and friends introduced by Wang Caozhi and others are quite reliable, and there is no big problem.

At tonight's dinner, they have already made preliminary negotiations.

The gap in funds needed to excavate the twin peaks in the Jiangzhou Hall and build the Xunyang Grottoes can be regarded as filled.

At the beginning of the year, when the money is in place, you can start work.

Ouyang Rong exhaled lightly, his serious face relaxed, and he turned his head to look at the performance stage downstairs.

There is a group of singers on the stage, dancing and singing.

This is the main program of Xunyang Tower tonight. I didn't see the figure of the little lady Qin.

Ouyang Rong didn't care, turned around and was about to go downstairs, when suddenly, at the top of the stairs, a pretty maid came up,

She walked towards Ouyang Rong, stopped in front of him, and bowed her legs:

"Lord Changshi, my little lady has admired your name for a long time, and I sent a slave to invite you, and I hope that your lord will move to the backyard."

Ouyang Rong looked sideways and asked, "Who is the little lady of the family?" ”

"Lord Yu, it is the top Qing person in this building, Qin Xiaoniang."

Ouyang Rong thought about the boastful words of a certain Jiangzhou Sima and asked:

"Your little lady and Yuan Huaimin know each other?"

"Yuan Huaimin?" The pretty maid was stunned for a moment and shook her head: "Which adult is this, I don't know." ”

Ouyang Rong frowned slightly, except for Yuan Huaimin, he couldn't think of any intersection between himself and that world-weary face man.

After a moment of silence, he nodded:

"Where?"

The pretty maid turned sideways, bent her legs and saluted, "My lord, please come with the slave." ”

"Hmm."

The pretty maid led Ouyang Rong all the way downstairs, went around to the back door, and left Xunyang Tower.

Xunyang Building stands on the riverside, there is a private courtyard behind it, it is arranged by the master at a glance, the high platform is thick, the winding path is secluded, the flow of the winding water, very elegant.

Ouyang Rong walked through the unique gardens, followed the pretty maid, and stopped in front of a small courtyard full of orchids.

In the small courtyard of Youlan, the arrangement is interesting, the swing incense burner, and the tea set of the piano table.

Inside, the boudoir is brightly lit.

Among them, there was a faint sound of pipa that he was familiar with.

"It's my little lady who plays a song in the hall, welcome adults, adults please come in, slaves and maids go to pour tea."

The pretty maid Shi Shiran left.

In front of the door, Ouyang Rong stood up, looked at the quiet surroundings, and quietly touched the skirt knife on his waist.

Stand still for a moment,

Raise your hand and push the door to enter the hospital,

He walked into the brightly lit lobby.

The first thing that catches the eye is a melancholy frowning world-weary face, as well as the ...... below

Uninched body.

Naked little lady, kneeling in the high hall, half-hugging the pipa, low eyebrows and pleasing eyes.

(End of chapter)