Chu Lang

As Xie Changge said, after New Year's Eve, he was hastily recalled to the palace by the emperor.Various sacrifices and banquets continued during the festival, and as the prince, he had to attend in person.

Xie Changge kept his feet on the ground and was busy all the way until the tenth day of the lunar new year.

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, the grandson of the Marquis of Yongding wanted to have a full moon wine. Because Marquis Yongding made great achievements in the Southern and Northern Wars in his early years, Xie Changge had to sell his family's face.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the Hou's Mansion, Xie Changge ran into his cousin whom he hadn't seen for a long time—Wang An Xie Zimo.

Xie Zimo is an elegant prince, he usually goes to fireworks in Liuxiang no less than Xie Changge, when he saw Xie Changge today, he hooked up with him and talked about Liuxiang's oiran election every three years.

"You've been busy for a few months, yet you don't even know about such a big thing." Xie Zimo said in surprise, "Could it be that His Royal Highness has changed his sex?"

Xie Changge said: "Gu is about to become a father, so naturally he should be more cautious. Besides, you don't know that last time Gu redeemed the white bamboo back to the palace, it made Ziyu unhappy for several days."

The Second Young Master of Yongding Hou, who was standing at the door of the Hou Mansion to welcome the guests, heard the conversation between the two, smiled and cupped his hands and said: "But I never thought that His Highness the Crown Prince would be a fearful person. It seems that the Crown Princess is really a powerful person."

Fang Yi, the second son of Yongding Hou's family, is one of the well-known Chang'an Four Young Masters, and he is used to being a playful master. He met Xie Changge when he was listening to music and composing in Hongxiufang, so the two had some friendship.

"Brother Fang, don't misunderstand, Ziyu has always been dignified and calm, and has never spoken harshly to Gu Ji." Xie Changge explained.

"Then why are you afraid? On the thirteenth day of the first month, how about we go and see it together? If you miss this time, you have to wait three years." Xie Zimo said.

Fang Yi was also on the sidelines: "I heard that the Crown Princess is being raised in the palace of Lishan recently, and His Highness is simply free, so why not go and have a look together."

The two people around him sang together, and Xie Changge couldn't help being moved by the talk.It was just to go to Liuxiang to see the oiran, not to do anything wrong, so he nodded and agreed: "That Gu will stay in the city for a few more days, and return to the palace when he is fourteen."

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The oiran general election held in Liuxiang every three years was very lively, and many literati even traveled thousands of miles from other places just to see the appearance of the oiran in the largest fireworks field in the capital.

The orchestra is hoarse, the nose is full of makeup and powder, and the feasting and feasting are full of beautiful shadows.

"Master Ruxue, I'm sorry for today's fun song." Liu Xiang's mother put on a thick layer of makeup and smiled obsequiously at Gu Erzhen.

Gulzhen's expression was stern, exuding an aura of detachment from the world, and he nodded slowly towards the bustard: "Mother Wang, don't worry, although Ruxue is not talented, such a big scene must never be ignored. "

"It's a pity that you don't want to sell yourself and come to our building, otherwise you will choose some oiran today." Wang Mama said half-truthfully.

The two were talking, when a little girl came in from the door and whispered a few words to Mama Wang, but after a while, Mama Wang's smile deepened, and she turned to Gurzhen and said, "Master Ruxue, you And get ready, there are distinguished guests in the building, I have to entertain them myself."

"I don't know what kind of big shot you are, but you still have to trouble Mama Wang to meet you in person?"

Mother Wang pinched the orchid, pointed in the direction of the imperial city, and whispered to Gurzhen, "I'll tell you the big man over there, don't go out and talk nonsense."

"Then Mama Wang will have a good time to entertain her." Gulzhen said.

After seeing off the old bustard, Gu Erzhen frowned, a big shot in the imperial city?The Xie family has few descendants, and all the royal relatives can often go to the brothel. Besides Xie Changge, there is only one Xie Zimo left. Who will it be?

If it was really Xie Changge, he had only been silent for a few days before running back into the building?

After a while, a girl came to ask Gurzhen to go out to play the piano. Gulzhen was afraid that the person who came was really Xie Changge, and he would get into trouble if he was seen, so he randomly found a piece of tulle in the room to cover it up. face, then walked to the front of the stage with Qin in his arms.Presumably, his temperament changed a lot, and he covered his face in various ways. Xie Changge couldn't recognize him.

The selection of oirans is divided into three rounds, the first round is about dancing, the second round is about music, and the third round is about painting.Gulzhen had accepted Liuxiang's invitation years ago, and the first round of girls would accompany them under the stage when they danced.He originally wanted to bring Tang Zhong to play with him, but last night Chu Yue suddenly developed a low fever, and Tang Zhong stayed in Lishan to accompany his younger brother, so Gu Erzhen could only come here alone.

The dancing girl had already stepped onto the stage, and Gurzhen sat kneeling behind the mahogany painting screen, playing the piano with downcast eyes, dressed in plain clothes and covered with white gauze.The angle of the screen was just right, most of the guests in the audience could not see the people behind the screen, but Gurzhen could easily see most of the people in the audience.

"My lord, please, the one who is dancing on the stage right now is Miss Yaofang from our building. Don't look at Miss Yaofang who is only [-] years old this year, but her talent is at the top level in the building, no number of old people in the building can compare to her Yes." Mother Wang smiled obsequiously and led a man in.

Gulzhen had always had good hearing, and could easily distinguish the voice of the bustard from the noisy human voices.He raised his head slightly, and looked in the direction of the sound. There was a man in his 30s beside the old bustard.This man Gu Erzhen also met during the spring hunt, he is the husband of Princess Taikang, the consort of the court.Gul really breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, this distinguished guest was not Xie Changge, otherwise he would have to worry about how to go back and explain to Tang Zhong.

"So, what do you think of this girl Yaofang?" Xie Zimo stood by the fence facing the platform on the second floor, put his hands together, pointed downstairs, and then asked Xie Changge beside him.

Xie Changge shook his head: "Yaofang's dance is good, but her appearance is still a little dull. She probably can't be called an oiran."

Fang Yi, who was standing by the side, asked in surprise: "Since her debut, Miss Yaofang, her pair of phoenix eyes have captivated the soul, and she has captured the hearts of many men. Is this still considered mediocre?"

Xie Changge closed his eyes, shook his head, and said, "Miss Yaofang's phoenix eyes are beautiful, but they are red phoenix eyes, which lack some agility."

"If it is smart, the double phoenix eyes are more brilliant. Wouldn't it be better if you could add a little tear mole at the corner of the eyes?" Xie Zimo asked.

Xie Changge nodded in agreement.

Xie Zimo seemed to have heard some funny remarks, and laughed loudly: "Hahaha, if that's the case, I would have known that you would not have come here today."

Fang Yi was puzzled and asked, "Why did His Royal Highness King An say that?"

Xie Zimo was out of breath from laughing, he hid his feet, then patted Fang Yi on the shoulder, and said: "Brother Fang, you have never seen Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess, if you have, you will know why I laughed today .”

The implication of Xie Zimo's words is that both the double phoenix eyes and the tear mole that the crown prince just mentioned, the crown prince and concubine have them.Fang Yi also laughed, and clapped his hands while laughing: "It turns out that the Crown Princess is really so overwhelmed that she has taken away the soul of His Highness the Crown Prince."

Xie Changge rubbed his nose with his hand, smiled a little embarrassedly, and said, "Ziyu is incomparable to anyone."

This remark caused a burst of laughter from the two of them.

In front of the stage on the first floor, someone yelled, "Miss Peony is here."

For a while, everything was quiet, only Xie Zimo's laughter and Gu Erzhen's plucking on the stage echoed in the entire hall of Liuxiang.

"Only the peony is really beautiful, and it moves the capital when it blooms. I don't know which girl dares to be called by this name?" Xie Changge asked.

Fang Yi walked around Xie Zimo, walked up to Xie Changge, and whispered to him: "Your Highness, you have never heard of Miss Peony? This Miss Peony was bought by Liu Xiang from Jiangnan by some means. She is not good looking." He said that he is very talented, and he speaks in Wu Nong's soft language, which can make people feel as sweet as honey. This year's oiran must belong to Miss Peony."

While Fang Yi was talking in this side, the Peony girl in that side had already stepped onto the stage.

Xie Changge looked down from the second floor, and saw that the woman on the stage had firm skin and a crimson mouth. Based on her looks alone, she really deserved the name Peony.

Seeing that Xie Changge was stunned, Xie Zimo was rather proud: "How? Come to Liuxiang today, isn't it a loss? Can it be compared to our Ziyu?"

Xie Changge was stunned for a while, then shook his head again, and murmured: "With such a distance, the blemishes on even the ugly person's face will disappear. You have to walk in to really see what this person looks like."

"That's why I'm still stubborn, let's go downstairs and take a closer look." Xie Zimo said.

The three pushed aside the crowd and stood in the row closest to the stage.The candlelight was luxuriant, illuminating the beauties on the stage brightly and movingly.Miss Mudan seemed to have discovered the three young masters who came down to see her specially, she turned around and smiled at the three people below the stage, two dimples appeared at the corners of her mouth.

"Yuhuan Feiyan is nothing more than this..." Fang Yi took a deep breath, looking a little excited.

Just because of the beauty of the world, change the heart of a gentleman in the world.

Xie Zimo smiled and asked: "So, how?"

Gur, who was playing the piano behind the screen, was really excited, and with a "boom", he plucked a string by mistake.

Only Xie Changge admitted helplessly: "But I never thought that there are people in this world who are more beautiful than Ziyu."

Gu Erzhen took a deep breath, told himself to calm down, and then bowed his head and played the piano again.

At the end of the first round, Gu Erzhen hugged the piano and left the stage, not daring to go too far, so he simply hid in the corner and secretly observed Xie Changge's next move.

The second and third rounds also ended soon, and the position of oiran undoubtedly fell into the hands of Miss Mudan.

Miss Peony saluted everyone slowly, took the silk flowers, then walked down the stage, smiled at Xie Changge, and said, "I don't know the name of this young master?"

Fang Yi whistled from the side, quite envious.

"His name is Guzhi." Xie Zimo watched the excitement from the sidelines, no matter what.

Miss Peony handed the silk flowers to Xie Changge, and asked, "On the second day of February, can you come to Liuxiang if you have time?"

There is a rule in Liuxiang, that is, the new oiran has the right to choose one of the guests on the selection day, and let him be his first benefactor, which is why some people come to Chang'an from far away.It is the dream of many arty men from less prominent families to be able to have sex with the hottest beauties in the capital in the next three years without spending money.

Xie Changge hurriedly waved his hands: "I have a family."

The old bustard next to him saw at a glance that Xie Changge and his party were of extraordinary status. If he could become Miss Mudan's first benefactor, Miss Mudan's value would probably not be lower in the future, so she leaned forward and smiled: "Look at what this young master said. Yes, so what if you have a family? All of you here, how many of you are carefree? You refused the oiran's invitation so recklessly, how can you let Miss Mudan behave in the building in the future?"

Xie Changge looked at the red peony in the corner of the eyes behind the old bustard, gritted his teeth, and said, "Okay."

The author has something to say:

Only the peony is truly national, and the capital moves when it blooms. ——Liu Yuxi "Appreciating Peonies"

Just because of the beauty of the world, change the heart of a gentleman in the world. ——Tang Xianzu's "The Peony Pavilion"

(I can only say that Xie Changge will regret agreeing to Peony's invitation very much in the future)