Balala the Magic Fairy

That night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse. Ruyi and Hongli quietly left the palace and secretly wandered around the fireworks area in the capital of Shang State.

The streets are brightly lit, filled with music and singing, and the scent of cosmetics fills the air.

Ruyi has always heard that there are talented men and beautiful women in brothels, and romantic affairs are endless, so she takes Hongli with her to find out the truth.

We arrived at a brothel named "Zuiyuexuan" with a golden sign hanging high. There was a lot of traffic in front of the door, which showed that it was a famous building in the city.

Ruyi covered her face with a veil and walked in side by side with Hongli.

The building was richly decorated with pearl curtains and embroidered curtains, and the aroma was overwhelming. Seeing the extraordinary temperament of the two men, the prostitutes came forward one after another to flatter them.

Ruyi whispered to Hongli, "Minister, this is a romantic place. You can enjoy it as you like. There is no need to be restrained."

Hongli nodded, smiled, and said, "I obey your command."

He then strolled around the building, chatting and laughing with the prostitutes. His manners were elegant and his words were humorous, which made the prostitutes laugh sweetly.

Ruyi sat aside, watching Hongli playing with the prostitute, and was secretly happy.

After a while, a prostitute named "Yuniang", with a graceful figure and affectionate eyes, came before Hongli and sang and danced gracefully. Her dancing was light and graceful, like a fairy floating on the water. Hongli was dazzled by her.

After Yu Niang finished dancing, she came to Hongli and said, "Sir, do you think my dance is good enough?"

Hongli smiled and said, "Yuniang's dance is like a fairy scattering flowers, so beautiful that it makes me feel relaxed and happy."

Seeing that Hongli and Yu Niang were talking happily, Ruyi came up with a plan and said to Yu Niang, "Yu Niang, you can bring the minister to the elegant room and perform for us."

Yu Niang took the order and led Hongli to an elegant room with exquisite furnishings and the air filled with fragrance.

Yu Niang took off her clothes, revealing her shoulders and skin as white as snow. Seeing this, Hongli was moved.

Yu Niang said with a smile: "Sir, I am willing to perform a 'Rainbow Skirt and Feathered Robe Dance' for you to help you have a good time."

Then she began to dance gracefully, her dance was like a dream, and Hongli could not help clapping his hands in praise.

After the dance, Yu Niang came to Hongli and whispered, "Sir, can my dance win your heart?"

Hongli said: "Yu Niang's dance is like the posture of a celestial being, which makes me sincerely convinced."

Ruyi sat in the outer room, watching Hongli and Yu Niang playing through the pearl curtain, and was secretly delighted, thinking: "Hongli is so romantic and talented, he is really a dragon among men."

That night, Ruyi and Hongli returned home happily, and the palace guards and maids were all unaware of their leaving the palace.

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From then on, Ruyi regarded Hongli as her confidant, and often took him to visit brothels or on a painted boat, enjoying the moon and the wind, and she never got tired of it.

Hongli did not disappoint Ruyi's expectations. His talent and elegant manners always made Ruyi feel relaxed and happy.

One day, Ruyi and Hongli took a pleasure boat and sailed on the blue waves.

The lake is sparkling, willows on both sides are swaying gently, and the scenery is pleasant.

Ruyi was dressed in brocade clothes and had a golden hairpin on her head, looking radiant.

Hongli was dressed in a light blue robe, holding a folding fan, and looked very elegant.

Ruyi said to Hongli with a smile: "Minister, how can there be no poetry in this situation?"

Hongli nodded, pondered for a moment, and then improvised a poem: "The misty river makes me sad, the willow catkins are floating in the spring. The painted boat moves lightly on the green water, the beauty is like a jade sword and a rainbow."

Ruyi heard the poem and praised it in a sweet voice, "The talent of the minister is really like the incarnation of the literary star."

After saying this, he ordered his maid to fetch a zither and he himself played a tune to accompany the music.

The sound of the piano is melodious, like the gurgling of water, and it sets off the scenery of lakes and mountains.

When Hongli listened to the music, he felt relaxed and happy, and he joined in the singing unconsciously. The clear singing voice, interweaving with the sound of the piano, was like the sound of nature.

At the end of the song, Ruyi and Hongli looked at each other and smiled, full of affection.

Ruyi said softly, "Minister, it is my honor to share this beautiful scene with you."

Hongli also smiled and said, "It is Hongli's fortune to be appreciated by the Holy Emperor and to enjoy the beauty of the world together."

The two of them were in the pleasure boat, either reciting poems or playing the zither and singing, until the moon was up over the willows. Only then did they reluctantly leave and return home in high spirits.