Huamanlou is the leading brothel in Tonglu Town, the boss behind the scenes is surnamed Chen, the ancestral home of Tonglu, is a well-known wealthy businessman within a radius of 300 miles, he himself rarely appears in the town, all year round in the capital to do jewelry business, rare to come back, Huamanlou is mainly his second uncle Chen Jinyue in the care.

Three of the four most luxurious painting boats on the Xiluo River are owned by Huamanlou.

Chongjiu had been in the town for these days, and was familiar with the three religions and nine streams, so she jumped on the painting boat first, called the owner of the boat in charge, and asked which girl was on the painting boat tonight, and if there were any guests, and then opened her mouth to wrap up the painting boat.

Coincidentally, the painting boat just sent away the eldest son of the Zhou Mansion in Sanyuanqiao, a scholarly family, knowledgeable and reasonable, but because of the rules of the family, Zhou Gongzi said that he didn't dare to stay overnight, so he could only sneak out to meet the beauty for a while, wandering on the Xiluo River for an afternoon, talking about poetry, listening to music, and then rushing back to spend the winter solstice.

The owner was complaining that Lan Xiang didn't leave Zhou Gongzi behind, and another business came to the door.

Last time, as a female snitch, she earned a lot of yellow and white things, and she was used to it, so she threw two ingots of gold out first, and the owner of the boat was also a person who was used to seeing the scene, and knew that there was a generous big gold owner, with a smile on his face, and beckoned the guests to get on the boat.

Qingming stepped on the pedal and walked on the painting boat, looking curiously, everything felt fresh, the owner felt funny, such a young child, the hair did not grow, just thinking about having fun, I don't know which family it is, but look at his body, from head to toe is not cheap, there is also a female servant by his side, a nurse, there is a look, but can not be lazy.

He secretly summoned a small servant and asked him to bring a message to Lan Xiang, just say what he said, show some energy, and serve carefully.

The owner of the boat chatted with him, while carrying a lantern to lead the way, knocking on the side and asking about the name and origin of the little son, Wei Qiqi casually gave him the title of "My Son" for the third generation of the town customs military family, Qingming smiled and grinned, and was not disgusted.

The owner led the three of them up to the second floor of the painting boat, rolled up the beaded curtains, and invited the guests to enter. Chongjiu was very interesting, stopped outside, Wei Qiqi accompanied Qingming into the room, raised his eyes, and saw a beautiful woman in palace clothes standing in front of the screen with a smile, her eyebrows were picturesque, and there was just the right amount of charm in her innocence, and there was a girl in Tsing Yi standing beside her, very young, with a small dimple on her left cheek, and her eyes were rolling straight away.

"Miss Lanxiang, I greet this son, don't be lazy. The owner of the boat bent down and retreated, arranging for Chongjiu to wait in the cabin next to him for drinking.

Qingming sat down with a big grin, glanced at Lan Xiang a few times, clapped his hands and smiled: "You look so good, what's your surname?"

Lan Xiang smiled slightly, and said softly: "Sold into this fireworks field, I gave up my previous surname, and the little boy can call the slave family to call Lan Xiang, this surname, don't mention it!"

Qingming took the wine glass and drank it down, and said, "You look good, your voice is good, can you sing a song?"

"But by the orders of the little boy. ”

The girl in Tsing Yi took the pipa out from behind the screen, Lan Xiang sat on the side of the table, stroked the four strings, plucked a few times, and sang four sentences: "The ice muscle and jade bones are clear and sweatless, and the wind in the water hall is full of dark fragrance." The bright moon between the curtains peeps alone, and the pillow hairpin is chaotic. The courtyard of the third watch is silent, and I see the sparse stars and the river Han. When will the west wind come? ”

Wei Qiqi felt a little familiar when he heard this, and asked, "Who did this?"

Lan Xiang couldn't help but look sideways, a nurse in front of the little master rashly interjected, no rules, the most surprising thing is that the little boy did not react, he tasted a few dishes of snacks, relished, and didn't take it to heart at all.

She handed the pipa to the maid and said, "I heard people sing it when I was a child, and I learned it inadvertently, and I don't know who made it." ”

"Didn't you learn from a screen?"

"Huh?" Lan Xiang was taken aback, raised her eyes and looked at him carefully, secretly guessing his identity.

Qingming pointed to the chair and said, "Standing and talking are not tired, sit, taste this taste of mutton cake jelly, it's really good." ”

Wei Qiqi sat beside him, lifted the chopsticks and clamped a piece, shook it slightly, condensed but not dispersed, put it in his mouth and chewed, the spicy and elastic teeth, it was really the taste of memory.

Qingming drank another glass of wine, bit his chopsticks with his chin, and said to Lan Xiang: "Hey, why don't you speak?"

Lan Xiang was stunned for a moment, smiled apologetically, pulled up her sleeves slightly, her wrists were like frost and snow, poured wine for the two, and said, "Yes, it was a song learned from a female musician in a screen, and this son has also seen that treasure?"

"What does that screen look like?"

Lan Xiang tried to recall, and said, "It is a small screen placed on the table, only a foot high, with a total of four fans, each with two female musicians, sitting or standing, playing...... Think about it when the slave family thinks about it...... Sheng, flute, flute, playing pipa, qin, se, zheng, and gonghou, yes, eight kinds of instrumental music, among which the female musician who plays the pipa can sing tunes, this song 'ice muscle and jade bones are clear and sweatless' is learned from her. ”

"Where did you meet you?"

"In Luocheng, Central Plains, a family surnamed Hou. Lan Xiang's eyes were a little confused, as if recalling the past, and sighed in vain, "The slave family has a hard life, and originally wanted to marry into the Hou Mansion, but then the family fell into the middle of the road, and this matter will be over." That afternoon, the slave family remembered very clearly, the sky was cloudy, the wind blew the lotus leaves in the pond with their backs to the sky, in the water Xuan, the eldest young master of the Hou family showed the slave family the screen, and listened to the female music who played the pipa and sang the tune, he said that this is the ancestral treasure of the Hou family, and when the slave family marries into the Hou Mansion, it can be used to eliminate sorrow and relieve boredom. Alas, now that I think about it, it looks like a dream......"