Chapter 16 Martial Arts
Fang Zhongjin followed Qing Huan's carriage all the way to the Han Palace. When I came to the main gate of the Han Palace, I felt that this gate was magnificent and majestic, and it was not comparable to the filial piety of the Fang Mansion from the front.
The Han Palace's Mansion was originally the residence of Zhu Yuntong, the younger brother of the abolished emperor Zhu Yunwen. Zhu Di captured the capital, after becoming the emperor, he ordered the craftsmen to rush to work overnight, rebuild, and after the completion of the mansion was given to his son Zhu Gaochu, and named his son the king of Han, in order to reward him for his great achievements in the battle of Jingjing. This Han Wangfu covers an extremely wide area, and it does not hesitate to pay for the cost of work when repairing, and it is extremely luxurious to build, and it occupies an excellent location in Beijing. Anyone who reads it must feel that the current emperor attaches great importance to the King of Han. But Han King Zhu Gaoxu didn't think so in his heart. His elder brother Zhu Gaochi was fat and lame, and he didn't do much to help his father fight the world. But he has made great contributions. Now he has only been crowned the prince, and his brother has been named the crown prince early in the morning.
The prince of the Ming Dynasty had to go to his fiefdom to live when he became an adult, but he didn't go because his mother was favored, he ate and had fun in Beijing, made extensive friends with the children and grandchildren of the ministers, and sprinkled a lot of silver every day.
Today, Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, invited Ji Changan to the mansion for a drink. Ji Changan's father is Ji Gang, and he is an amazing character. In addition to his outstanding military achievements in the Battle of Jingyan, he was also a confidant of Emperor Zhu Di. Zhu Di, who was still the king of Yan, had an incident, and when he passed by Su'andian, Ji Gang risked his life to detain King Yan's mount and asked to voluntarily follow King Yan to serve his life. Yan Wang Xi Ji Gang was brave and skillful, and he immediately accepted him as his personal soldier. You must know that Zhu Di was still a thief at that time, the food and grass for military horses were not sufficient, and no one was optimistic about him, and even he didn't know if he could win in his heart. And at that time, Ji Gang's bold surrender was undoubtedly a consolation to Zhu Di. Now that Zhu Di wants to reopen the Jinyi Guard, the first thing that comes to mind is to promote Ji Gang to the commander of the Jinyi Guard. And Ji Gang's son Ji Changan was also promoted to Jinyi Wei Qianhu. Today's Ji Changan can be described as "hot", he is just over twenty but is already in a high position, and his future prospects are even more limitless.
In order to envelop Ji Chang'an, Zhu Gaoxu specially invited the famous Oiran Qinghuan girl of Shuying Pavilion in Beijing to play music to cheer up. At this time, the banquet had been arranged, and the Qinghuan girl walked into the hall with Shi Shiran, followed by the bodyguard Fang Zhongjin, who held the pipa and bowed to everyone at the table. I saw that her eyes and lips were bright, her figure was weak and exquisite, she could be called Ruili's incomprehensible thing, but her expression was always faintly cold, and she opened her lips lightly, and sang a song of Su Shi's "Huanxi Sha".
Zhu Gaoxu listened to two sentences, felt that he sang very well, and turned his head to look at Ji Chang'an sitting next to him. But I saw that his brows were furrowed and he was absent-minded. Although Ji Changan is only in his early twenties, he is different from the other sons and brothers in Beijing. His skin is slightly dark, his eyes are always ruthless, he is tall and strong, and he usually wears strong clothes, giving people an unruly impression.
"What's wrong with Brother Chang An, how much effort did I spend on this Qinghuan girl to invite her, does Brother Xian think she can't sing well?"
Ji Chang'an was not happy, so he only took a sip of stuffy wine and did not answer.
Zhu Gaoxu suddenly realized and said: "It must be because of this Qinghuan girl's cold and elegant appearance that reminds the virtuous brother of his fiancΓ©e?"
Ji Changan snorted from his nose.
Zhu Gaoxu said again: "Brother Xian is so blessed, he has set the first talented woman in Beijing as his wife." The children and grandchildren who will be born in the future, whether they learn literature or martial arts, will definitely be dragons and phoenixes among people. β
Ji Changan said: "A woman is virtuous if she is not talented, she is just an old girl who can't marry when she is old." I think that after reading a few days of books, I will be proud of my talents and ignore people. I see that this Qinghuan girl is cold and arrogant, and she finally has a little bit of grace to rely on. She was as thin as a bamboo pole, the most boring tight. β
"This coldness is also a rare charm. Zhu Gaoxu smiled and pointed at Qing Huan and said, "Since my younger brother doesn't know how to play, I'll teach you to be my brother." If a cold woman shows an embarrassed and ashamed look, it is the most fun. β
"Will that girl be embarrassed and ashamed? β
As soon as these words came out, Zhu Gaoxu laughed, but it hit Fang Zhongjin who was standing on the side like thunder. Fang Zhongjin thought that he had already waved goodbye, but even he didn't expect that there was a soft place hidden in his heart, but at this time, this soft place also collapsed.
Zhu Gaoxu said: "Girls are born without knowing the taste, which one is not cold and hard! This needs to be trained by men." If you want to see how to make a cold woman shy and embarrassed, brother, I will teach you a few tricks. β
As he spoke, he suddenly stroked his palms loudly and said in admiration: "Sing well, sing well." Miss Qinghuan is worthy of being the Oiran of the Shuying Pavilion. Hahaha"
At that time, Qing Huan had not finished singing the song, and was forcibly interrupted by Zhu Gaoxu. She stopped singing, bowed and said, "Thank you for your praise." β
Zhu Gaoxu said again: "Miss Qinghuan, I have some sake here that I paid tribute from Fusang, please taste it together." β
Qing Huan didn't dare to go against the prince's interest, so he drank a cup. Where did I think of Zhu Gaoxu's successive persuasions, and pour another glass after drinking. If Qing Huan said that he couldn't drink it, Zhu Gaoxu straightened his face. In this way, Qing Huan drank ten cups in a row, and his cheeks were stained with two flushes.
Zhu Gaoxu saw that it was almost over, and said: "I have heard that Miss Qinghuan is a double singer and dancer. Can we have the honor of letting Miss Qinghuan dance a song today? Our Chang'an brother loves to watch people dance the 'neon dress song'. I also asked Miss Qinghuan to sell the king a face. β
Pure joy and grace. She was invited to sing today, so she was not ready to dance, and she was wearing a light gauze skirt with a thin bandeau on her chest, and the skirt was long and thick, and she looked very good on the ground. But dancing is extremely inappropriate. Maybe your steps will be unsteady, and if you step on the whole skirt, you will be looked at.
Zhu Gaoxu saw that she didn't answer, and said with an unhappy look: "Shuying Pavilion is also famous in Beijing, it seems that I am a little prince, and I am not a happy girl." β
Qing Huan was helpless, so he had to say that he was ugly, and danced with the performance of the royal musicians. She dances with extreme care, avoiding the hem of her skirt with every step. A bead of sweat appeared on his forehead.
Ji Changan watched Qing Huan dance cautiously in the hall, although there was unhappiness on his face, he didn't dare to show it, so much so that he really seemed to see Xie Ling's dead girl's stubborn face, and he really felt a little relieved in his heart.
And Fang Zhongjin also seemed to see the scene of Xie Ling being ravaged by others after marriage, and he was unwilling and helpless in his heart. He clenched his fists, and the anger in his heart could not be relieved.
At this time, Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and said to Ji Changan: "I have another trick below, make sure it looks good." With that, he leaned down and rolled a porcelain wine glass out. This porcelain wine glass gurgled all the way to Qinghuan's feet. Qing Huan was doing a spinning action at this time, and saw the wine glass instinctively dodge to avoid it, but he didn't want to step on the skirt with one foot. The whole person fell on his back.
At the moment when Qing Huan fell, he knew that even if he was a courtesan, he would fall on his back this time, and his clothes would be opened in front of everyone. Since then, her reputation in Beijing has been ruined. It was a cold moment in her heart, and she suddenly felt that she had fallen into a wide and hard chest, and when she looked up, she saw that it was the bodyguard she had brought.
Fang Zhongjin caught Qing Huan who fell. I saw that her hair was full of green silk and scattered, her snow skin was dyed red, and the two jade rabbits were about to come out. The eyes that looked at him were faintly filled with tears. He pulled a tablecloth over and covered Qing Huan's body.
Qing Huan hurriedly wrapped his body with a tablecloth, bowed deeply to King Han and Ji Chang'an, and said, "The little woman is disheveled, which is insulting to all adults. Please let the little girl confess and leave. β
King Han didn't see the drama he wanted to see, so he waved his hand and said, "Go ahead." β
And Ji Chang'an's eyes were staring at Qing Huan's embarrassed back, thoughtful.