"The capital is full of debauchees, but to be so arrogant and have a small red mole on the tip of his nose, he is the only one. Does Your Highness know who he is?"
It was still the same second floor private room in the Chasing Cloud and Chasing Moon Restaurant, but for the first time, Ning Shu felt that the food was tasteless.
Opposite him, Xiahou Qing was still as calm as before, as if he would not be shaken by anything.
He took a sip of tea, and from his beautiful but bloodless lips, he casually spat out a name: "The youngest son of the Ruan family, Ruan Chang 'an."
Hearing these words, Ning Shu could not help but sigh for the first time in a few days. The two words Chang 'an were not scary, what was scary was the first word Ruan.
Bai Xiaosheng, who was downstairs, was still as witty as before. He had a glib tongue, and the sound of a bamboo clapper was heard.
"If you ask about the most honorable woman in the imperial court, it must be the mother of the world, the graceful and peerless Empress. But if you ask about the most favored woman in front of the Sage, it must be Consort Nguyễn. Consort Nguyễn entered the palace for less than three years, and was promoted from a small noble to an imperial concubine, only one step away from the position of Empress. She is our Great Yue Dynasty's most outstanding woman. Does anyone know who had such a glorious record? "
Bai Xiaosheng had just whetted everyone's appetite, and then immediately said: "I can't say." Countless boos came from the audience.
Bai Xiaosheng shook his head and said: "It's not that I'm deliberately keeping everyone in suspense, but once I say it, I'm afraid my head will fly away in an instant. Let us continue to talk about Consort Nguyễn.
You may not know, but when Consort Nguyễn entered the palace three years ago, she was not favored. There were three thousand beauties in the harem, some were beautiful, some were talented, and some were lockbreakers. In short, she was a dazzling beauty. Consort Nguyễn's family was not too prominent, and in the first year she entered the palace, she did not even see the Sage's face. In the following two years, although there was some improvement, it was still ordinary, until last year on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Bathing Buddha Festival. "
In fact, many people knew about this part, but it didn't stop them from continuing to listen with great interest.
"Let's talk about that day. Today, His Majesty led the harem to Wanfo Temple to watch the Bathing Buddha ceremony. Just as the ceremony was about to end, a strange light suddenly descended from the sky and landed on Lady Ruan at that time! Jin Sheng was shocked. He thought it was a demon, but when he took a closer look, it was actually a seven-colored Buddhist light! Ruan Cairen's body was glowing with Buddhist light, making him look like an immortal or a god. Then, he heard Sanskrit chanting coming from the horizon. The tens of thousands of people present exclaimed in admiration and knelt down in worship. "
A man below the stage stood up excitedly. "I know! I was there at that time, and I have to say that it was a miracle! Under the Buddhist light, the Imperial Concubine looked dignified and holy. Her beauty was enough to cause the downfall of a city. Anyone who saw her would feel as if they had met a celestial being. "
His companion next to him laughed, "Don't brag. You were right next to me at that time. There was a huge crowd in front of you. It's already impressive that you could see one nose and two eyes of the imperial concubine clearly. What celestial being, hahaha."
"I saw it. That Buddha's light was truly dazzling. How could it be fake?"
The man's face was red and he hurriedly argued. Everyone made fun of him.
Bai Xiaosheng took a sip of tea to moisten his throat and continued, "Master Jian Neng announced on the spot that Ruan Cairen was a mortal woman born from Guanyin. She would enter the palace to assist Jin Sheng and protect our Great Yue for hundreds of generations. Jin Sheng was very happy and made her an imperial concubine on the spot. Not long after returning to the palace, there was news that Ruan Cairen was pregnant. Jin Sheng was overjoyed and made an exception to make her an imperial concubine. Carefully calculating, from a fifth-ranked talent to a first-ranked imperial concubine, it took less than a hundred days. She was really lucky.
It is said that next month, Jin Sheng will welcome the Golden Buddha to the capital. At that time, he will bring along Consort Nguyễn to attend. At that time, I'm afraid that hundreds of thousands of people in the capital will be there to watch. They will be able to see the imperial concubine's elegance and receive the protection of Buddha's light. "
On the second floor, Ning Shu, who was listening with her chin in her hand, couldn't help but feel sour.
Tsk.
Look at how biased the heavens are. For someone else, the Buddha's light descended to the world and made a meteoric rise. For her, the Heavenly Fox Evil Star, everyone would spit on her. It really made people unhappy. Very unhappy.
Forget it, it was better to return to her business.
After being jealous of other people's good luck, Ning Shu took out a small piece of paper from her bosom and pushed it in front of Xiahou Qing.
"I spent eighty taels of silver to ask the artist to roughly draw a small portrait according to the description of the brothel madam and several servant girls. Then, I took this small portrait and waited for an entire day at the gambling house that Ruan Chang 'an frequented. Finally, I found him. He is eighty percent similar to the portrait. That night at the Moon Embracing Lake, the one who had a conflict with Cloud Leaf should be him, Ruan Chang 'an. "
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