After a while, wine and food began to be served in the pavilion. They were all delicacies that were full of color, flavor, and flavor. Zhao Tong ordered a little too much, and all the flower tables in front of him were filled.

There are more than ten kinds of wine, including various fruit wines, Huadiao Zhuangyuan Red, and light and strong shochu. In order not to mix the flavors, there are hundreds of cups for drinking.

Su Shi first took a Yangguan jade cup, cleaned the rim, and gave Zhao Tongman a glass of Western Region wine.

He and Huang Gu didn't know why Zhao Tong suddenly came to Fanlou. Their prince was not a fun-loving person and he must have something to do here. However, Zhao Tong didn't say anything and it was hard for them to ask questions. They could only wait for orders.

Zhao Tong said expressionlessly: "Forget your identity tonight and have fun."

The two of them were even more confused when they heard this, and they both filled the cups in front of themselves. Huang Gu poured a cup of Xinghuafen, while Su Shi filled a large cup with plum wine and placed it on the table.

At this time, there was a sound of warblers and swallows outside the elegant pavilion. Mei Niang made a complaint at the door of the pavilion and brought in ten women.

They are all beautiful girls wearing refreshing gauze skirts, with red pockets looming, with willow eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, cherry lips and peach cheeks.

Mei Niang walked gracefully in front, and after the blessing, she began to introduce the names and skills of each girl. Some dance gracefully, some have beautiful singing voices, some are good at silk, bamboo, flute and flute, and some can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk.

Zhao Tong looked at these women, pointed at one of the girls with a fair face, and raised his chin towards Huang Gu. The girl immediately walked over with a smile on her lips.

Then he looked at the bright-eyed woman and pointed towards Su Shi, this one is also gone.

Huang and Gu didn't dare to speak at this moment, so they kept their composure, pretending to be mature, laughing, but in their hearts they were like little deers.

The remaining women began to take their respective positions. This elegant pavilion originally had room for the piano table, flute stage, and singing and dancing performances. Those who were not selected to accompany the wine had to perform to add to the fun.

Zhao Tong said "reward" at this time.

Immediately a guard walked in outside the door, took out silver and rewarded each of them with a large ingot. Mei Niang and the other girls thanked each other. Just as they were about to start playing music and dancing, Zhao Yu suddenly said: "Can Zhao Yuannu be summoned?"<

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When Mei Niang heard the words, she hurriedly smiled and said: "Reporting to the young master, I just went to the pavilion and whispered a few words with Madam Zhao. Madam Zhao wanted to come over to toast the young master with wine, but the guests in the pavilion were in high spirits.

, I am afraid that I will offend the guests over there by coming here now, so I will go back to my house after a while, and please forgive me, sir."

Zhao Tie looked at her, but this rhetoric was commonly used in places like this. Mei Niang said it very familiarly, without any harshness. She seemed to have said a lot, but she didn't seem to say anything.

He said calmly: "My master asked you to ask someone to come here to accompany you. I didn't just come over for a toast when you have time!"

Huang Gu moved aside, trying to stay away from the white-faced woman, and then said: "You obviously agreed just now, but you didn't bring anyone with you. Are you kidding me?"

Mei Niang immediately showed an aggrieved expression on her face. What happened now is common in Fanlou. There are dozens of cases, not to mention hundreds, every year, all of which are fighting for some women.

But it is rare for people to compete for oirans like this. After all, not only are oirans worth a lot of money, but hospitality also depends on their status. If they are just some nouveau riche, it is impossible for them to go to work and sing songs.

As for accompanying wine, that’s overthinking.

Unless you spend a lot of money, you won't be able to have a drink without spending a lot of money.

Even if you do all these things, you still won’t be able to drink if your language is rude, you don’t have much knowledge, and you don’t understand poetry, music, and music.

These are still the previous values. Ever since the one who took over Master Li and prevented others from getting involved, the prices of the women in this mansion have become even higher.

There are two courtesans in Fanlou, Li Shishi and Zhao Yuannu.

There are ten famous beauties under the Oiran. Now, because of that person, even the famous beauties are different from the past, and their values ​​have risen sharply.

That person was naturally the emperor of the Song Dynasty, the Zhao Guan family of the current dynasty.

The affair between Zhao Guan's family and the oiran Li Shishi is not a secret in Tokyo, and even ordinary people in the city have heard about it.

Zhao Yuannu is a courtesan as famous as Li Shishi. Although he has not been favored by the Holy Family, he does not show up easily. If he were not a distinguished guest in the pavilion today and paid a full amount of money, he would not have ended up.

Mei Niang knows how to deal with this kind of thing now. Not only has she encountered it in real life, she has also practiced it countless times in private.

But those are mostly ways to deal with ordinary drinkers, and this mouth will make the oiran come over. At least after the Zhao Guan family visited Fan Lou, it never happened again.

She also has experienced eyesight. She secretly observed Zhao Tong's temperament and words, and estimated that the other person had an extraordinary background. The other two were also very powerful, and they were not like ordinary rich young men. She was even more sure that he was the yameni he had thought of before.

In particular, Zhao Tan has a good appearance. She is sure that Zhao Yuannu will like him when he sees her. After all, who would not like such a handsome and wealthy young man?

Since you like her, it doesn’t hurt to meet her in person.

To do her job, it is no different than doing business on the street. You need to be strong and honest, and your reputation comes first.

What she is supposed to do in this position is to balance the situation with both sides, be considerate of all aspects, build plank roads openly, and cross Chencang secretly.

Under all circumstances, you not only have to please the guests, but also the wife, so that you can have a good time in the building and enjoy yourself like a fish in water.

If you meet a disreputable guest, you will naturally have a disgraceful way to deal with it. If you meet someone you like or like, there is another way.

Mei Niang secretly thought, this young man wants to see Zhao Yuannu, and Zhao Yuannu must like this young man, so why not...find a way to let Madam Zhao come over and take a sneak peek?

Although the oiran has a high status, it is not up to him to decide whether to toast or not, and the people in the building will not get involved in such trivial matters.

Although the young master said that he did not want to toast and only wanted to accompany him, it was just a young man's talk. How could he really keep Mrs. Zhao behind to save his face?

If she hadn't noticed, these people were really in the yamen of some government department, and they probably wouldn't have known about Fan Lou's affairs. Zhao Guan's family often came and went, how could they cause trouble here?

Thinking of this, Mei Niang secretly made up her mind.

This is not because she is arrogant and wants to make the decision without authorization. In fact, this kind of thing is very common in Fanlou, even in Yichenglou, Changqinglou, Rendian and other places with 72 main stores.

So.

She is in charge of affairs in the pavilion, so she is naturally familiar with Zhao Yuannu. It doesn't matter if she informs him even if he doesn't want to see her. At least she knows that she is thinking about him, and not just thinking about how many benefits she has received here.
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Oiran ladies are all extremely smart, none of them are that stupid.

Mei Niang said: "Sir, I will go to that pavilion right now to see if Mrs. Zhao can spare her time to come over."

Zhao Tong narrowed his eyes and said: "If you come, I will reward you heavily, but you can't leave again."

Mei Niang couldn't take it seriously. She took a look at Zhao Tao's handsome face and said, "Young Master is joking. It's hard to say whether I'll invite you or not. I'll go and give it a try later."

Zhao Tong watched her go out, silently picked up the wine in front of him, and drank it all in one gulp.

Mei Niang left the pavilion, turned a corner, and walked dozens of steps to another place.

It is also an elegant pavilion, but the interior in front of the door is more open. There is a constant sound of silk and bamboo, and a woman is singing, and the song is Qian Xisheng's Magnolia.

The woman's voice is as delicate as an oriole and a lark, but her words are precise and precise. She sings the breath of spring in the lyrics so well that even Mei Niang secretly screams "Hello" from outside.

The door of the Nuan Pavilion was opened a crack. Mei Niang looked in through the crack and saw seven or eight people sitting inside.

Except for a fat middle-aged man with a white beard and a middle-aged man with a black beard, the others are all young men. The fat middle-aged man and the middle-aged man with a black beard are hosting a banquet for those young men.

Mei Niang had already figured out that these two men were officials, but their rank was not very high. She watched them several times and flattered those young men to the fullest.

Those young masters should be in the government office, and my official position in the family is not low, otherwise I would not be so flattered by two officials.

Zhao Yuannu only sang songs in this pavilion and did not accompany the wine. Obviously, although the two middle-aged hosts spent a lot of money, it was far from enough for Zhao Yuannu to accompany him with wine.

Although several young masters have this intention, they are not willing to spend a lot of money. After all, if someone is acting as a host, wouldn't it be a big deal for them to spend more money?

Mei Niang thought secretly, Zhao Tong over there was obviously more generous than the two middle-aged men, and she was a little biased in her heart, but she could only do this step. As for Zhao Yuannu, if he couldn't get by to take a look, then she would have to

Let’s see what Zhao Yuannu means.

After she finished singing a song outside the door, Zhao Yuannu took a rest, the musicians started playing, and the dancers started dancing, and then they knocked on the door a few times.

But the music and dancing were loud at the moment, and the people inside obviously didn't hear it, so she opened the door wider. Zhao Yuannu happened to look over and made a gesture.

Zhao Yuannu is smart enough to be able to hold the position of oiran. He frowned slightly after seeing the gesture, knowing that it must be a private matter, otherwise he would have come in directly to talk.

Originally, she didn't want to be ignored. After all, she was still there, and the guests spent a lot of money to treat her. It was never good to leave without permission.

But due to the weather, the interior of the Accord was really stuffy. She looked at the two officials who were even more bored, so she wondered if it would be better to go out and have a few words.

After listening to the other party's conversation, she realized that the two middle-aged officials were officials, but she didn't understand the rank. They didn't seem to be very big. The young masters were all in the yamen, but she didn't know which house they were from.

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Although the guest in this pavilion gave him some silver, it was not a generous act and there was no extra reward. She was inevitably a little unhappy. When she thought of Master Li, she felt as if a stone was stuck in her heart.

Zhao Yuannu knew that the official family was here again tonight. Ever since the minister brought the official family to Fanlou that year, the official family had hired Master Li, and no one else was allowed to touch him.

All the buildings are surrounding her.

It would be a lie to say that she is not jealous. After all, no matter how beautiful she is and how she can sing, dance, and play music, she is not inferior to him in everything, but why is she not so lucky?

Nowadays, people in the market call Master Li "Master Li", which is equivalent to increasing her status. However, she is still the oiran of Fanlou. No matter where you say it, she is a few steps lower.

I heard from people below that when the officials first came to visit, they didn’t see her because of their last name.

It is already criticized for officials to go out of the palace to visit the mansion. If they ask the oiran to be friends with them, their reputation will be damaged.

But being a romantic official naturally doesn't care about these worldly views. Even if there are external discussions and the reputation is bad, adding the title of Romantic Emperor in the end can avoid a lot of criticism.

But if the oiran's surname was Zhao again, it would be different.

If a person of the same surname marries, his or her life will not be happy.

Marrying someone with the same surname not only damages your reputation, but also involves important ethical issues, especially for the royal family.

Zhao Yuannu naturally knows this.

But even if the official chooses her, she will not be admitted to the palace. How can someone with the same surname not marry?

Even Master Li had received a benefactor with the same surname before, so it was at best a blind date.

A blind date with the same surname, so what? They have an incomparable background, they are not related by blood, and they are not married into the family.
To be continued...