The moon comes to take pictures

The second head of the Songjiang Chamber of Commerce is about to set off, and Changxi will hold a banquet in Qingyanlou.

Different from the one set up in his garden before, all the people who came today were from the eunuch's yamen, the guards, the weavers, the river supervisors, and the gatekeepers of the city, all raised their heads and referred to Zhang as brothers.The whole hall is covered with brocades and clouds, all kinds of expensive materials, Chang Xi has taken care of it, today is considered a "family banquet", no one is wearing those fancy robes.But there was laughter and chatter between the tables, punches and wine fights, and the posture and appearance were the arrogance only eunuchs have.

Several people from the Chamber of Commerce were invited into the hall, and they were dazzled as soon as they entered. "The county building is idle, and the graceful screen is open. Jade wrists and red sleeves, and Qiong's green wine..." A dozen or so female opera singers sang with pipas in their arms.A few eunuchs gathered around there, with their sleeves rolled up to their wrists, and holding a silk book in their hands, they muttered about choosing plays.

For the eunuch, this is a great compliment, because all the people invited are his confidantes, but for the Songjiang Chamber of Commerce, it is not so comfortable.Sure enough, Zhang Shenxiu's expression was stiff, and he muttered, "It's the banquet again...and the eunuch again!"

There was an unfamiliar scent on his body, like a powder, but not too strong, unlike the greasy scent of a prostitute.Xie Yan had already smelled it early on, so he glanced sideways at him, and stretched out his hand to comfort him without asking anything: "After tonight, we'll go back. I still have two pots of Mengdingshihua, I'll send you back when I go back. Scrape off the oil of the past few days."

"Meng Ding is willing to give it to me. Are there other good things hidden in the house?" Zhang Shenxiu smiled, as if the complaint just now had never happened.

Just as they were seated, a few eunuchs whom they didn't know came up to toast a few glasses of wine and announced the door of their house. Suddenly, there was a loud "Dugong is here", everyone's eyes turned to the door in unison, and some stood up. , waiting to be greeted.The human voice stopped suddenly, only the music, more quiet.

After a while, there were rustling footsteps behind the layers of folding screens. Two torch bearers came in first to clear the way, and then came an eye-catching golden jacquard priest robe with elegant cuffs, covered with a fragrant cloud gauze cloak, and wrapped around the waist. A scarlet silk sash, holding a small ruyi in his hand, playing with it casually.

Surrounded by the "sons and grandchildren" of Chang Xi's subordinates, there are a few tall and straight men in the back. Those are real "men" with beards on their faces and fierce eyes. They are Jin Yiwei under Chang Xi's subordinates.

Wei Shui was at the end, saw Xie Yan across the crowd, and smiled familiarly.

"Duke! The duke came at the right time, and the song hasn't been ordered yet!" The eunuchs who had surrounded the female opera just came up, bowed their heads humbly, and put the silk book on top of their heads.

"Weiqing has a song you like? Choose one?" Chang Xi turned his head slightly, looking towards the Songjiang Chamber of Commerce, "Don't be polite to me."

Today he looks like a wealthy literati traveling leisurely, Xie Yan couldn't help but take another look.Chang Xi asked someone to hand over the silk book, Xie Yan took it, and looked up, it was full of pornographic songs.

"The governor shows love." Xie Yan pointed to a minor tune, and the eunuchs passed it on immediately, the strings of the pipa suddenly turned, and the melodious water town tune rang out.

Chang Xi waved his hand in satisfaction, signaling to open the table.In an instant, people's voices buzzed again, laughing, or loudly persuading them to drink. The banquet was always lively. Chang Xi led Xie Yan around, introducing a few words to everyone, and drinking a lot after the round. At least, it was almost the end, so Xie Yan was able to sit quietly for a while and eat some soup to relieve the hangover.

When he sat down, there was a faint sigh beside him.Zhang Shenxiu stretched her neck, feeling a little frustrated when she saw what she wanted to see for a long time.

This banquet is Chang Xi's, so naturally it is Chang Xi's style.Chang Xi treats people very interestingly. When there are outsiders around, he will domineeringly ask everyone to praise him. When Yishui boys accompany guests, when his family is around, he will be tolerant and let them make trouble.

A bowl of lotus seed soup was served in front, Xie Yan stirred the silver spoon while looking at the guests at the banquet, guessing who he wanted to see, he couldn't help laughing: "Look at you like that, you can really play "Si Fan" with that fake nun .”

Zhang Shenxiu drank a glass of wine, and there was despair in his eyes: "Jing is making fun of me, you are married, how can you understand the state of mind that I can't get what I want..."

It seems that lovesickness has reached the point of suffering.

Xie Yan persuaded him maturely: "Forget it, this place in Jinling is just a dream! When the dream falls apart, who remembers who?"

"You said it was a dream?" Zhang Shenxiu showed an obsessed expression, "No, we held hands and touched it for real. How could it be a dream?"

Xie Yan was dumb, shook his head, and slowly drank the lotus seed soup as if he had something on his mind.

Bite open a piece of lotus seed rice, "Hiss—bitter..." He closed his eyes suddenly, trying to hide the insoluble pain in his heart with the bitterness on the tip of his tongue.

After the banquet, the people from the chamber of commerce will go back to have a rest.After drinking a lot of wine in the evening, the boat will not be able to board the boat early in the morning, so I can only ask someone to postpone it temporarily.

After returning to the guild hall, Xie Yan's chest was still burning hot, one cannot get drunk, once drunk, so many obstacles become easy to jump with one step.

"I'm going out..." Rolling up his sleeves, Xie Yan gave a few simple instructions, then turned around and a carriage came out of the alley in the distance. The copper bells rang, and when he saw them, he slowed down and stopped slowly.

"Thank you, boss," the driver jumped down and hung his whip on the shaft of the car, "Bosses have left things behind, and the Dugong sent a young man to return them."

After finishing speaking, they couldn't help asking, and counted the things in the car.

What they left behind inside was all Chang Xi's return gifts, he was not stingy and gave away many treasures.Finally, there is a box, enough to hold a person.

"This is……"

The man driving the car obviously stopped him, and said an unfamiliar name: "I told you, it's for Boss Zhang."

It might be when Zhang Shenxiu got acquainted, Xie Yan didn't think much about it, he handed over the things to the helpers in the chamber of commerce, and staggered out of the hall by himself.

People from behind chased him up and asked him where he was going. He thought about it, but he didn't know what to say. He covered his forehead and said wearily, "Go... go around, don't follow."

Whether he is sober or in a state of confusion, he can't tell, but slowly throws an abrupt sentence in the night wind: "I'm sober!"

Yuan Junyu picked a magnolia, climbed down the ladder, and handed it to Ning Ruichen.

Ning Ruichen let go of the ladder, took it happily, sniffed it carefully for a while, and put it to his ear calmly: "I haven't taken out this ladder for a long time. Brother Yu went up just now, and I was worried."

Yuan Junyu patted the dust on the corner of his robe, and suddenly turned around when he heard the words, and glanced lightly, his eyelashes trembling: "I fell, can you catch it?"

It was very late at night, but the lights everywhere were still on, and the halos of yellow light from cage to cage were indistinct, as if the ink had been soaked in ink, and it faded away in a mess. Yuan Junyu was born beautiful, so On a wet winter night, it is hard to tell which one is more elegant and sublime, a white magnolia from a tree or a Yuanjun jade.

Ning Ruichen was stunned, captivated by the unintentional beauty, the magnolia by his ear somehow fell off and landed on the gravel pavement.

"Ah." He yelled foolishly, wanting to pick it up and put it back to his ear again.

"Forget it," Yuan Junyu supported the ladder, "If it's dirty, just pick another one."

………………

"Look at that, the demon looks like a demon..." Across the courtyard, through the window covered by green bamboos, Ning Yuquan folded his arms, feeling a little dissatisfied.

Rong Yinghua came to persuade him at this time: "Forget it, I think Rui'er is really happy. Besides, this child named Yuan doesn't seem to have evil intentions."

"Ah?" Ning Yuquan looked at her in surprise, "It was you who said earlier, that..."

"Hey, don't worry the day before yesterday, I also sent someone to test it..." Rong Yinghua's long fingernails flipped two incense burner covers, "I'm not greedy for money, and my background is poor. I have been in a theater troupe since I was a child, and I don't know my parents. Who is it... Don't we Rui'er also like to be with him, so let's follow him. "

Ning Yuquan was suddenly lonely, and he groaned: "I'm not greedy for money, I'm afraid he's greedy..." He stopped abruptly when he said this, Rong Yinghua saw him like this, and said curiously: "Are you afraid What?"

"It's nothing. In short, when he recovers for a while, let's send him away." Ning Yuquan felt aggrieved, but couldn't speak out with a sigh, and added angrily: "Yesterday I watched him tell Rui'er about it." "The West Chamber"!"

"Eh?" Rong Yinghua lightly rubbed her stomach, opened her eyes, "What's wrong with "The Romance of the West Chamber"? When my husband and I met, he stayed in Yangzhou all day long, reading under the fence of our house... "

Ning Yuquan coughed and turned his red face away.

But Rong Yinghua wanted to tease him, so she sang softly at the other end: "A talented man and a woman look alike, their brows are light and thoughtful, and the spring scenery is lingering in memory of Ruan Lang..."

Ning Ruichen raised his head: "Brother Yu, I want that flower."

In the dark night, the smell of magnolia is so strong, and the trembling white petals of a tree appear pure and soft.

Yuan Junyu held the ladder steady with one hand, and searched among the branches with the other: "Which one? This one?"

"No, go to the left!" Ning Ruichen narrowed his eyes and looked hard.

"You are difficult to serve." Yuan Junyu said so, still obediently helping him find the most beautiful flower.

How can there be the most beautiful flower, each flower is different and beautiful, he thought to himself, plucked the branches, and suddenly looked down, there was a stretch of whitewashed walls, behind a thick pile of vines, there was a staring flower. silhouette.

In such a dark day, it is a bit bluffing for a person to stand quietly.Yuan Junyu froze for a moment, the man seemed to be looking at him too, with a shocked face, Yuan Junyu had seen him before, at the table surrounded by distinguished guests, a green young merchant.

It's Xie Yan.

"Brother Yu, have you picked it?" Ning Ruichen didn't know why, and shouted loudly while holding onto the ladder, "Brother Yu, are you angry? If you fall, I will definitely catch you!"

Yuan Junyu didn't speak, and there was an inexplicable light in his passionate eyes, looking down at Xie Yan at the other end of the white wall.

Maybe because he heard the phrase "catch" clearly, Xie Yan was suddenly picked up like a drowning man, and he shivered fiercely, his face turned pale for a moment, and he flicked his sleeves without saying anything Same, walked back in disgrace.

The author says:

This week's night shift, the upside-down schedule is too tiring, let me take it easy if I don't change tomorrow.