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The Mid-Autumn Festival on August [-]th coincides with two years ago when the jade stone weighing [-] jin was transported from the extreme north to the capital. The nobleness and lifelike blue and white jade carvings are naturally rare, without the slightest craftsmanship.The emperor ordered people to place the jade carvings in the unfinished Qinyuan, and scheduled a banquet in Qinyuan on the Mid-Autumn Festival on August [-]th for the officials to appreciate the jade carvings and write poems and lyrics.

The Jiaofang Division is affiliated to the Ministry of Rites, and is in charge of the palace banquet, which is a matter of music, dance and opera.Since the emperor is scheduled to give a banquet in the Mid-Autumn Festival, how could there be no phoenix singing, Luan dancing, opera commenting and Tan Tan to add to the fun.The Jiaofang Division has been very busy with the selection of songs, choreography, and even the selection of personnel. Most of the courtesans were rich and well-clothed ladies before they were slaves for generations in the Jiaofang Division. .It is also said that the musicians of the Jiaofang Division, except for the family members who were confiscated due to crimes, many of them are highly skilled in qin and se and have been assessed to make a living in the dance music of the Jiaofang Division. Although all of them are outstanding in music, they are good at singing and dancing. Its facial features are uneven, good and bad, and it will hurt His Majesty's eyes and face when it is presented to the imperial court.

Fengluan Xu Sheng, together with Si Le, negotiated a group of musicians with both talent and appearance, and rehearsed with an official prostitute and dancer day and night. Among them, one of the musicians was Lin Wan, who was recommended by Shi Wenlun, the governor of Prince Yu a few days ago. .Originally, her piano skills were not considered top-notch among the musicians in the Jiaofang, but her appearance was still good-looking, and her voice was clear and clear. Even if Xu Sheng wanted to sell the Yu Palace as a favor, sending it to the palace banquet would not count Just make up for it.

Seeing that tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, Qinyuan is located in the outskirts of Beijing, Yu Jia set off earlier yesterday and was escorted by his bodyguard Shang Zhijun to the palace.

Before dawn this morning, Xu Sheng stood in front of the gate of Jiaofang, leading the musicians and dancers to the chariot one by one according to the roster, and personally watched a few servants carrying the flute, qin, and harp packed in wooden boxes. , The flag at the end of the masonry boarded the carriage.

After he finished counting the roster, he found that Lin Wan's name disappeared out of thin air in black and white, and there was no sign of Lin Wan in the crowd.Immediately summoned Si Le to inquire. Seeing him get down from the carriage with his head bowed and his sleeves folded, looking like he had committed a major mistake and was waiting to be punished, several boulders weighing tens of catties fell down from his heart, loudly.

"A few days ago, the [-]th birthday of the old mother of the Minister of the Household Department, Marquis Wu An, came to us to order a few lively plays to go to the mansion to entertain the old lady. You also know about this. I was thinking about Lin Wan. In a few days, she will go to the banquet to play music and sing songs. Although she is usually a very stable person, she has never seen a big scene, and I don’t know if the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet will be frightened. On the day of the old lady's birthday, she was asked to accompany her to see and see. It was out of good intentions, and she was only asked to follow a few senior girls in a decent manner, without saying a word or looking at them. Who would have thought--killed halfway Come out, young master!"

After hearing what he said, Xu Sheng's face turned pale, squinted at him, and asked in a low voice: "No matter how overbearing and unreasonable he is, he can't just ask her right away?"

"Of course not." Si Le shook his head, but smiled wryly, "Thanks to a few sisterly girls who came in time and tried their best to stop him, otherwise, according to Lin Wan's temperament, she would not want to ram him to death Those who have been humiliated/humiliated."

Xu Sheng shook the roster at him, raised his eyebrows and shouted: "Since that's the case, you can add a few strokes if the name is gone, but where did she go? Why is there no one left?"

Si Le apologized several times, bowed his waist and lowered his head, and said, "My lord, don't you understand a man's temper? If he was easily satisfied at that time, he would forget it quickly in the future, and it would be easy for Lin Wan to get away. Being able to fulfill her dream, but being humiliated by a bunch of lowly official prostitutes, I just keep it in my heart and wait to beg for it in the future!"

It turned out that on the day of Marquis Wu'an's mother's [-]th birthday, Lin Wan, who was brought to the mansion by Si Le, was bold and courageous, and accidentally bumped into the eldest son of Marquis Wu'an who was drunk. In the evening of the same day, after Lin Wan returned home, two burly men came, one with a rope and the other with a sack, and they seemed to want to rob the women.Lin Wan was a delicate woman, unable to break free, subconsciously called for help, and woke up the old father who had been lingering in the back room for a long time.Trembling, the old father staggered forward holding a medicine cup with all his strength, but when he got close, he was thrown away by the big man with one hand, and his head hit the edge of the well hard, and he died immediately.

Seeing that someone was killed, the two big men were panicked for a while, and forgot to arrest Lin Wan again, and hurried back to the mansion to report.

After all, the young master dared not despise the king's law and regard human life as a trifling matter. Lin Wan didn't rob him for the time being, and ordered someone to send 50 taels of silver in order to calm things down.

"After all this talk, where did Lin Wan go?!" Xu Sheng was annoyed for a while, and his voice couldn't help but also raised his voice, which attracted the attention of everyone around him.

Si Le bowed again, and said with an apologetic smile: "What about Lin Wan—you know her stubborn temper, and the white money was thrown on the faces of those servants at that time, and she threatened to beat the Dengwen drum. It disappeared for a day, maybe it really went?"

Xu Sheng had a lump in his throat, and he was speechless for a while, and when he opened his mouth again, he yelled angrily: "If I don't ask you about such a life-threatening matter, I plan to keep it a secret forever? Then it's settled, and you can do it yourself?"

"My lord, after working in the Jiaofang Division for many years, we have seen such things less often? Life and death are determined by wealth and honor. She, Lin Wan, pretends to be noble and does not want to be a concubine for the young master, but wants to fight with her life." Go beat the Dengwen drum that has been covered in dust for decades, why do we bother to offend Marquis Wu'an for Lin Wan?"

Xu Sheng sneered a few times, his brows twitching with anger at Si Le's self-righteous remark, he casually grabbed a tall maroon horse brought by a young man to pull carts, rode on it, and charged at the pestle Si Le, who was at the same place with a face full of confusion, cupped his hands and said, "Now that you have the right idea, you have more ideas. I am afraid that my old bones will not be able to lift you up. Since you set the roster, you will host the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet." Okay? For the sake of the fact that we have worked together for more than ten years, I will give you another sentence. To make a living in the capital, you look like a dragon when you look up, and a phoenix when you face it. Jie Fei ascended to the sky, and there are nobles everywhere, if he is not careful, he bumps into a dragon and a phoenix, and he doesn't know how he will die in the future!"

Yesterday, it was Zhang Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate who was on duty at the Dengwengu. Zhang Yushi, who had always been an idler, still made a pot of tea and sat leisurely in the chair in the front hall, sipping tea and tasting books.He didn't fully wake up until the sound of thunder drums knocked over the teacup in his hand, and when a few guards brought the drummers to the hall, he took a closer look and felt the truth—these few days The Dengwen drum, which has been useless for ten years, is still beating!

Zhang Yushi's expression changed drastically after seeing the lawsuit submitted by the people in hemp and filial piety, but he didn't dare to blatantly reject it, so he dismissed the others and told Lin about his interests. Wan knew it, let her think about it for a day before deciding whether to go to Datian to listen.

"My lord, I don't change my mind." Lin Wan knelt in the hall, her voice bright and firm.

After Zhang Yushi heard this, he was about to faint. He scolded the colleague who forced himself to replace Deng Wengu because he asked for leave yesterday, took a few breaths and said kindly: "Your Majesty set off for the palace yesterday. If you can’t come back in time, why don’t you think about it for a few more days?”

Just at this time, another officer with a knife and soap rushed over, handed over Zhang Yushi's hand and made a confession, and pointed at Lin Wan and said: "This girl is a neighbor with a humble position, and she has been a bit stubborn since she was a child. It is very reasonable. Please forgive me, my lord, and Xu Beizhi can persuade her by talking for a while."

Zhang Yushi was right at once, and stood by to monitor.

Although the soap official was really persuading with good intentions, but because of his clumsy mouth, the few clear words that he had pondered over and over in his heart all the way, couldn't be restrained like a wild horse when he uttered them, babbling without any priority Yitong: "Abbe is so seriously ill, and he hasn't had a good day for a few days. He often tells me behind your back that he feels ashamed of you and feels that he has dragged you down. Now that he went so easily, he relieved you. The worries of the future have also fulfilled your father's wish, right? So who is Marquis Wu'an, the neighbors often hear bad words? What good is it for you to fight against such a person? Don't say anything else As far as Uncle's coffin fee and the consultation fees and medical expenses owed at the hospital are all on you alone, how many years will you have to work in the Jiaofang Division to earn it back? Listen to Uncle's advice, you are already It's almost enough to frighten that obsessed young master to the point where the Overlord has no intention of attacking."

Not to mention that Lin Wan burst into tears, and her complexion was a little paler than before Zao Li didn't persuade her, and even Zhang Yushi stomped her feet anxiously—is there such a persuasion? !

Hearing the sound of footsteps outside the door again, Zhang Yushi saw from a distance that it was Jiaofang Secretary Jiupin Fengluan's dress, and he walked a few steps forward and looked again, it was just right.

"Hey, Mr. Xu." Zhang Yushi looked at Lin Wan after receiving a gift from Xu Sheng, and joked, "This girl seems to have some background, she has the courage to beat Dengwen's drum, and even blows a gust of wind to blow her away." Send them here one by one."

Xu Sheng glanced at Lin Wan and saw that although Lin Wan was a little thinner than the previous few days, her appearance was still intact, so he felt relieved and cupped his hands with a smile: "I can't tell you the background, but I was recommended by Princess Rouke of Prince Yu's Mansion to accept her." As a musician, you have to take care of him more conscientiously."

Prince Yu's Mansion... Zhang Yushi even felt that Lin Wan was probably a hot potato that had rolled around in the alchemy furnace, so he hurriedly led the soap official out together, and asked Xu Sheng to persuade Lin Wan well.

"Do you think this lawsuit is so easy to submit to the imperial court? This time you are lucky enough to meet a censor who has nothing to do with Wu'anhou. Once, when the memorial was sent to Fengtian Hall, no one interfered with it, and His Majesty would order the Ministry of Punishment to file a case for investigation. The Ministry of Punishment is now in charge of Hu Laiyan, who has a lot of contacts with Marquis Wu'an. Thinking about it better, you will be lucky again here , and then there is evidence, your father is already terminally ill, and there are medical records to prove it, if those two burly men said that your father was unconscious and ran into the mouth of the well after his illness, how would you deal with it? , if you were the young master, wouldn't you beat them to death and deny that those two men were not sent by him?"

Lin Wan was startled when she heard this, and then she sobbed, "According to what your lord said, I should just send my father off in a daze. Shin's place!"

"Since ancient times, the yamen has opened to the south, and no one can come in if there is a reason and no money. After all, this is not a lie." Xu Sheng smiled and helped Lin Wan up again. Seeing her clear eyes still filled with tears, he sighed with a tone of voice. There is a bit of righteousness, "Girl, it is a good thing for you to respect filial piety and honor your name, but don't do stupid things right now to make your father's life uneasy. Listen to me, when the water is full, the moon will be full." If it is full, it will be a loss. His Wu'anhou family is prosperous for a while, and sooner or later there will be a day of decline. When that day comes, you don't need to use your strength, and it will be difficult to recover. "

Lin Wan is not an ignorant person, she pondered for a while, bowed down and worshiped, thanking Xu Sheng for his teaching.

"Once the drum of Dengwen sounds, there is no reason why Marquis Wu'an doesn't know about it. If you submit your lawsuit, he will have nothing to do with you for a while. If you decide not to submit it, step out of the board Wenyuan's threshold is uncertain, so he will trip you up. You can't go back for the time being, Jiaofang Secretary. In this way, I have some friendship with the aunts in the palace. If you don't mind going to the palace to listen People sent you to be used by others, so I sent you in to avoid the limelight?"

Lin Wan gave a salute, with a bit of bitterness in her smile: "Nowadays, I'm alone and don't have any scruples, and I'm already living a tight life, so how can there be so many extravagances that cause troubles? Everything is at the command of the adults."