She came out after being called many times, but she still covered her face with the pipa.
When Bai Juyi wrote this sentence, did he insinuate that the pipa girl was pretentious and pretentious?
Xu Qi 'an thought that the Top Courtesan Lady named Hong Xiu was pretentious, or did she think highly of herself? The tea waiter came late in the second half of the meal. He chuckled lightly and said while holding his wine glass,
"I'm not feeling well, so I took a rest for a while. Please don't mind me."
After drinking a glass of wine as an apology, she did not show anything else.
However, there were also conscientious people who played the drinking game. Well, there were all gongs, so they were not playing the elegant drinking game. They were playing finger-guessing and dice.
The smile on her face was too professional … Her back was straight, and her body was slightly stiff, which showed that she did not really integrate into the atmosphere … She was more afraid of physical contact with the drinkers. When I touched her little hand just now, there was disgust in her eyes …
Conclusion: She looked down on martial artists.
Xu Qi 'an liked to observe people's micro-expressions and subtle movements. Because these details were a reflection of the heart to a certain extent.
This was an occupational disease left by him in those years.
The performance of Miss Hong Xiu reminded Xu Qi 'an of the first time he met Fu Xiang, the famous Top Courtesan of the Musical House. She was polite on the surface, but alienated on the inside.
However, Fu Xiang's professional ethics were better, so she did not show it so obviously. But this Hong Xiu was a bit naked.
Of course, Fu Xiang was the Top Courtesan of the Musical House in the capital. What was the capital? High officials and dignitaries gathered here, which was incomparable to Yuzhou.
In addition to professional ethics, Hong Xiu was naturally very beautiful in appearance, with the gentle beauty and delicate temperament of a Jiangnan woman.
She always spoke with the ending sound of "ya" and "ni", which was soft and sweet. No matter who she talked to, it seemed that she was talking to her lover.
"I'll play a song for you masters." Hong Xiu smiled gently.
"Lady Hong Xiu's zither skills are the best in the Musical House in Yuzhou. When you come to our Musical House in Yuzhou, you must listen to Lady Hong Xiu's zither music." The official of the Canal Transport Office immediately flattered.
It was like introducing the specialties of one's hometown to a distinguished guest from afar, saying whatever sounded nice.
When the song ended, the officials from the Transport Office raised their wine cups with a smile and asked, "My lords, what do you think?"
Song Tingfeng was a wily old fox. He hurriedly raised his cup and took over the topic. "For example, the Top Courtesan Floating Fragrance from the Musical House in the capital is not inferior to her."
There's still a gap … Xu Qi'an wasn't biased towards his lover, he was simply judging from an objective point of view.
Fu Xiang's zither skills were as good as her vocal skills.
"It's the Floating Fragrance Courtesan Queen who wrote 'Sparse Shadow Slanting Across the Clear Water, Faint Fragrance Floating Under the Moonlight at Dusk'?" The eyes of the officials from the Transport Office suddenly lit up.
The distance between Yuzhou and the capital was long, but this poem had been around for a long time. The letters between the scholars had spread it to the scholars in every province.
These two lines spread far and wide. Their popularity was even higher than "Don't worry about the road ahead without a bosom friend, who in the world doesn't know you".
"That's right," Song Tingfeng replied.
"It's rumored that Lady Fu Xiang is an outstanding beauty, a top notch beauty in the world." The official from the Transport Office asked in anticipation.
This was the filter of fame. Fu Xiang was the most famous courtesan in the capital. With such a halo above her head, she was simply a goddess in the eyes of men who were addicted to brothels.
Lady Red Sleeve's smile was slightly stiff. She was somewhat unhappy.
In her courtyard, they were discussing a big shot in the same industry with such enthusiasm. She felt that she had lost face.
Song Tingfeng didn't seem to notice Lady Red Sleeve's displeasure. He laughed strangely and pointed at Xu Qi'an. "You'll have to ask him."
Xu Qi'an said lightly, "She's alright. Among the beauties I've seen, she can be ranked in the top five."
As he said this, beauties flashed through his mind: Aunt, Lingyue, Huaiqing, Lin An, Master of Nation, Chu Caiwei …
Did people say that?
The crowd couldn't help but look at Xu Qi'an a few times.
"You really know how to joke. Your Excellency really knows how to joke." The official from the Transport Office laughed dryly.
"I'm not joking." The taciturn Zhu Guangxiao opened his mouth and explained for his colleague. "Fu Xiang is his lover."
… The official from the Transport Office almost collapsed. He tried hard to control his expression so that he wouldn't laugh out loud.
"Fu Xiang is his lover? "The number one courtesan in the capital will fall in love with a vulgar Warrior like you?"
"Why don't you say that the princess is your lover? Why don't you say that the mysterious female Master of Nation is your lover?"
However, it was basic to brag in the drinking field. The official from the Transport Office who came to accompany them felt disdain in his heart, but he still smiled on the surface.
"Vulgar man …" The disdain in Courtesan Red Sleeve's eyes was already undisguised. But she lowered her head and drank well, not letting others see.
She didn't like Warrior at all. He didn't know how to have tender feelings for the fairer sex. His words and actions were very rude. He was not like a scholar who was gentle and elegant, recited poems, and treated the women in the Musical House with courtesy.
"I didn't expect Your Excellency to have such a relationship with Lady Fu Xiang. May I know Your Excellency's name?" Hong Xiu said half-seriously and half-sarcastically.
The official from the Transport Office stared at her with a reproachful look and hurriedly picked up the wine cup. "Drink, drink."
Song Tingfeng smiled and said, "Ning Yan, fortunately, the boss didn't go to Yunzhou with us. Otherwise, he definitely wouldn't allow us to seek pleasure in the Musical House."
Xu Qi'an said, "This is not seeking pleasure, but sightseeing. Next time the boss asks, you answer him like this."
"Ning Yan, this should be his handwriting …" Hong Xiu looked at Xu Qi'an several times.
The tea party was over.
The Courtesan Red Sleeve left the table in advance, and then there was no sound.
She didn't ask the guest to stay for tea, which meant that she didn't like the night watchman present.
"You don't know how to appreciate favors!" A night watchman said in a deep voice.
The official from the Transport Office was a little embarrassed and quite angry, not at the night watchman, but at Hong Xiu.
However, the Musical House was not under the control of the Transport Office. As one of the six Courtesans of the Musical House in Yuzhou, Hong Xiu didn't need to live under the control of the Transport Office.
Song Tingfeng waved his hand carelessly. "It doesn't matter. Then let's go on to the next game?"
Xu Qi'an agreed with Old Song's approach. A forced abalone is not fresh, and a forced melon is not sweet.
They left the courtyard, and Song Tingfeng and the other two turned to the river. Under the cover of the night, they stood on the bank to relieve the swelling of their bladders.
Song Tingfeng: 8 = = D
Zhu Guangxiao: 8 = = D
Xu Qi'an: 8 = = = D
…
In the bedroom with charcoal burning, Hong Xiu took a sip of hangover tea, sat in front of the dressing table, and let the maid who pushed the door in massage her shoulders.
"Honey, they're gone." The maid chuckled and said, "He even said that the number one prostitute in the capital, Fu Xiang, is his lover. Even I can see that he's talking big."
Hong Xiu curled her lips and said lightly, "Warrior is like this, vulgar and unbearable."
After a short rest, a maid knocked on the door and said outside, "Honey, Duke Wei and his classmates have booked the whole place."
When Hong Xiu heard this, her face suddenly became bright and beautiful. She said happily, "Serve the wine to the childes and let them wait for a moment."
After that, she hurriedly urged the maid, "Help me change clothes and take the most beautiful golden dress."
Young Master Wei was the nephew of the prefectural magistrate of Yu Province. He was a scholar who was well-read. He was handsome, cultured and refined.
After changing into a beautiful dress, wearing a jade hairpin and a gold buyao, Hong Xiu, dressed up, came to the wine room and saluted, "Hong Xiu greets the childes."
She naturally sat beside the white-robed Duke Wei. A young scholar who talked about the country and wrote passionately, this was the environment she liked.
Every time at this time, she would be extremely envious of the number one prostitute in the capital whom she had never met but had heard of.
How lucky was she to be able to meet such an outstanding scholar and receive his poem, which would be immortalized for generations to come?
"Just now, a few officials from the capital came. They seemed to be the night watchman." Hong Xiu poured wine for Duke Wei and talked about this matter. She smiled and said, "Someone actually said that the capital's Fu Xiang Courtesan is his lover."
The scholars present all laughed out loud. "This is really interesting. How could Lady Fu Xiang take a fancy to such a crude martial artist?"
"Brother Wei went to the capital half a month ago. Did you see the charm of Fu Xiang Courtesan?"
"I'm ashamed. I went to the tea party three times and only saw Fu Xiang Courtesan once." The white-robed Duke Wei said until here and showed an infatuated look,
"Faint fragrance floats in the dusk of the moon … She is as beautiful as her name suggests."
A childe immediately asked, "Does Fu Xiang Courtesan have a lover?"
Young Master Wei was suddenly enlightened. "I just remembered something. That day at the tea party, I was chatting with a guest at the table. He said that Floating Fragrance had long since stopped receiving guests. Every day, there would be an endless stream of customers coming to the tea party just to catch a glimpse of her.
"But, there is a person who frequently goes in and out of the Shadow Plum Pavilion … Well, Fu Xiang's courtyard is called the Shadow Plum Pavilion. It is said that this person is Fu Xiang's lover. "
The childes present were moved, "The poet of the poem 'Faint fragrance floats in the dusk of the moon'?"
Duke Wei said with emotion, "Who else could it be?"
After a pause, he looked around at the crowd and said in a tone as if he was sharing a secret, "This person's identity is extraordinary. This poem is widely circulated and everyone in the Daibun Society knows about it. But why is the poet unknown and no one even talks about him? Don't you find it strange? "
This aroused everyone's curiosity and they all guessed, "His identity is sensitive and he can't tell others?"
Hua Kui Hong Xiu's eyes were shining as she listened. She was the most curious about the poet's identity. He was a talent who could make the women of the Musical House reborn.
After waiting for a while, Duke Wei pressed his hand, and the scene suddenly quieted down.
He shook his head and said, "Because the real identity of that person is a night watchman, not a scholar."
"Is that so?!" Everyone was shocked and immediately understood.
No wonder the scholars did not publicize the poet's identity and tacitly chose to forget it. It turned out that he was a night watchman, not a scholar.
A night watchman … The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was interested. Hua Kui's heart suddenly sank.
She opened her mouth and said bitterly, "What, what's his name?"
Duke Wei glanced at the beauty and said, "Xu Qi 'an, courtesy name Ning Yan."
Clang … The wine glass fell on the table, then slid to the ground and broke.
Everyone looked at Hong Xiu. The beauty's face was pale and her eyes were dull, like a lifeless paper flower.
When they were at a loss, Hong Xiu suddenly leaned on the table and cried bitterly. She was so sad that her body trembled.
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