After dancing for a while, all the dancers came forward to pay tribute to Jia Lian. It was only then that Jia Lian finally understood the origins of these beauties.
But I can’t remember all of them. I only know that they are all famous prostitutes invited by salt merchants from nearby state capitals. The farthest one even came to Hangzhou, but happened to be in Jinling to participate in the Oiran Competition, so he was "invited" by the Bai family.
When it comes to age, the youngest is fourteen and the oldest is nineteen. This age range is also the golden years for all famous prostitutes.
Jia Lian was invited by the King of Beijing and went to the Prince's Mansion in Beijing.
The Prince of Beijing’s Palace is also declining, otherwise the Prince of Beijing would not have inherited the royal title when he was more than ten years old.
However, although the Beijing Palace has fewer owners, the number of people is no less than that of the Jia Palace, especially the women. There are many beautiful women and concubines.
On the contrary, as the first prince with a foreign surname, it wouldn’t look like him if he wasn’t extravagant. What’s more, Shui Rong is a handsome and romantic prince.
And Shui Rong was also very generous, revealing to Jia Lian the beauty and skills of the dancers and musicians in the mansion without any concealment. At that time, Jia Lian didn't show it on his face, but he was still a little envious in his heart.
After all, the life of raising a bunch of beauties in the house for your entertainment and appreciation is indeed the day that every man dreams of.
Therefore, this time, Jia Lian had the opportunity to meet so many beauties, not to mention all of them beautiful in both sex and beauty, but at least they were beautiful in sex and each had excellent skills. Naturally, Jia Lian did not hesitate to appreciate them. Fan, to pass the good time.
Moreover, Jia Lian felt that the beauties here were much better in terms of appearance and quality than those in the Prince's Palace in Beijing.
After all, no matter how noble the King of Beijing was, he would not send people to Jiangnan to rob a group of top oiran ladies. Only Yangzhou salt merchants and powerful Jiangnan officials could gather so many famous prostitutes here at once.
"I just heard that some of you are good at Chu tunes and some are good at Qin tunes. I happen to have admired these two kinds of vocal music for a long time. I also ask you girls to sing a song for me."< br />
After hearing what Jia Lian said, those beauties who were good at this art went down happily to prepare.
Not to mention that they were originally required to meet Jia Lian's requirements, but that Jia Lian's status, appearance, and speech were so elegant and polite, which made them, the oirans who are usually arrogant. , volunteer to perform.
Even if Jia Lian doesn't like him this time, it is worthy of pride and pride to be praised by him. It might even become their talisman.
For them courtesans, being able to protect themselvesThere are not many things. The most important thing is to get praise from certain people in power, or even create some entangled connections, which will make other people think twice about offending those people for a prostitute when they want to be rude to them. Is it worth it...
Shen Pan'er didn't know that Jia Lian actually liked listening to songs. She was good at dancing. At this time, she was being stolen from the limelight by other sisters, and she was secretly anxious.
She thinks she knows the most about Jia Lian here, and knows that Jia Lian is not a lustful person. This was also the reason why she made up her mind to follow Jia Lian. After all, if Jia Lian was a lustful person who forgot his true love, she would not dare to sacrifice herself easily.
Therefore, she felt that people like Jia Lian must also cherish their reputation. Even if all of them perform well tonight, Jia Lian is unlikely to take them all away, otherwise he is afraid of being known as lustful!
So, it’s just a night of fun and it’s possible not to take anyone away in the end.
If Jia Lian really doesn’t want any of them, then there’s nothing she can do. If she is only going to choose one or two, then Gu Qingyi will definitely get a spot. If her spot is taken away by someone who is good at singing, her chances will be even slimmer.
With such calculations in mind, just as the sisters each picked two of the most famous songs from Chu and Qin operas and finished singing, attracting Jia Lian's praise, they saw the building boat about to pass an arch bridge in front of them. , Shen Pan'er took the opportunity to ask Jia Lian with a smile: "I heard that your Excellency is also a learned man. I wonder if you know about this bridge?"
She walked around to the other side of Jia Lian and pointed her finger forward.
Jia Lian took a look and found that he was not familiar with Yangzhou and knew nothing about it.
Shen Pan'er didn't really want to test Jia Lian. Looking at his expression, she immediately smiled sweetly:
Withered. On a moonlit night at the Twenty-Four Bridges, where can a beautiful woman teach me how to play the flute.
This is a famous poem by Du Mu in the Tang Dynasty. Have you ever heard of it?"
Looking at the graceful and enchanting beauty, Tan opened his mouth slightly and spat out this poem. Jia Lian didn't know what to think for a moment.
How could Jia Lian, a high official, not know this poem? He knew it very well!
It was not easy to put into words what was in my heart at the moment, so I just asked pretending to be curious: "Oh, could this bridge be the 'Twenty-Four Bridge' in Yangzhou that has been praised for nearly a thousand years? ?”
Shen Paner was very happy when he saw that Jia Lian’s idea had indeed been attracted.
“I don’t know if the twenty-four bridges were sung nearly two years ago. After all, after so many years, it has long been impossible to determine which of the twenty-four bridges in Mr. Xiao Du’s poem was. But Well, the one in front of me is indeed called the "Twenty-Four Bridge", was also the most famous one named after this in Yangzhou City at this time. ”
Jia Lian smiled, it seems that no matter what time or era, people who are famous have existed. Obviously, there is definitely more than one bridge called the Twenty-Four Bridge in Yangzhou City.
"But no matter what, tonight is a good time, with this situation and this situation, don't you want to imitate the ancients and listen to another song of Dongxiao?
You know, we have a real dongxiao master here! Sister Tsing Yi's jade flute song not only caused countless romantic talents in the south of the Yangtze River to die, but also led to a contemporary vocal music master in Suzhou. He was a former scholar of Jinling Province and a great scholar in the contemporary literary world. After hearing this, I was also amazed and praised Sister Qingyi as the number one person in Xiao Le at that time! "
Hearing what Shen Pan'er said, Jia Lian subconsciously glanced at Gu Qingyi below.
Gu Qingyi stood up and saluted the two of them: "Pan My son and sister are praised too much, but it is just because the boss feels pity for me and other prostitutes, so they praise me specially. "
Jia Lian was also a little curious: "It's okay if you say she is, but I am so happy when you mention the flute. Could it be that you are also good at it? "
"I don't dare to compare myself with Sister Qingyi, but I can dance for Sister Qingyi. Xiao Qin's ensemble and Xiao's dancing accompaniment are both very good and appropriate combinations. ”
Shen Paner looked a little embarrassed, and the others also curled their lips, obviously seeing her little thoughts.
Of course Jia Lian had such thoughts about her. Not because of herself, even because of her clever smile, she got closer and closer to him, almost leaning against him. What came from the tip of her nose was the special fragrance of the beauty, and what she could see from the corner of her eyes was her exquisiteness. Body posture...
As a dancer with outstanding dancing skills, Shen Paner has a slender figure and a very graceful figure, especially the pair of slender legs hidden under the gauze skirt. Judging from the outline alone It's very eye-catching.
Jia Lian also looked at the beauty for a long time. After his eyes were full, he inevitably had some other thoughts in his heart, so he deliberately turned his head to look at Shen Pan'er and chuckled. : "I just saw how proud you were when you recited the poem, and I thought you also had the "special skill of teaching Xiao", but who knew that you were actually thinking of borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha, which is a huge disappointment. "
When Shen Pan'er heard this, she became anxious: "Sir, don't underestimate others. Although I think I can't compare to Sister Qingyi, I have practiced this skill seriously. If you don't mind it, I can play a song for you! "
"Oh seriously? Is it possible now? "
"Now..."
Shen Pan'er frowned slightly. She originally thought Jia Lian was asking nonsense, but she saw Jia Lian's ulterior look. , she suddenly understood.
My heart skipped a beat, and I couldn't help but give Jia Lian a rolling look, as if to say, you are such an adult.
Then he returned to his normal state and said with a sweet smile: "If you are talking about the Xiao that Sister Qingyi will play for you when you come here, it will be done now. If you mean anything else, it would be unavoidable for you, sir. I'm too impatient. Not to mention waiting until the house is taken in, at least I have to let my sisters out."
" He said, deliberately giving Jia Lian a playful smile.
After hearing what she said, most of the other beauties also blushed.
When you are on romantic occasions, most people know the romantic meaning of playing the flute. They didn't expect that Shen Pan'er would be so bold and say such things in public. This also confirmed that she had never served Jia Lian?