Chapter Five Watching a Theater in the Snapper
In the first floor of the small courtyard, through the open lattice door, you can see more than a dozen guests sitting in the house drinking, talking, laughing, and enjoying dance.
Chu Ge lifted the hanging silk curtain that resisted the cold wind and walked into the house.
The heat inside the house was warm and the burning charcoal basins dispelled the severe cold of winter.
Seeing the curtain being lifted, everyone in the room turned their heads and looked.
Chu Ge bowed politely and said, "Chu is here to ask for a drink, don't you mind, do you?"
A young man in a green brocade dress raised his glass with a smile and said, "Chu Sile can come, of course we welcome you. You are an expert, so these musicians dare not be lazy afterwards."
The young man who spoke was the son of the Minister of Justice, and Zheng Jisheng, the chief clerk of the Criminal Department.
Just like the heads of the senior club in his previous life, they would meet the rich guys who often come to the club.
As an official in the Jiaofangsi, Chu Ge naturally knew these young men who were lingering here. If he had a high-quality new tea, he would also let someone know and leave a bill for the other party.
I have to say that this Jiaofangsi is a good place to make friends with the best.
A maid brought the wine glass, Chu Ge took it, raised the glass with Zheng Jisheng and other guests, and then drank it all in one go:
"It is a blessing for these maids to be able to play music for Lord Zheng and Lord Shen. Naturally, they dare not be lazy. Everyone just needs to drink and have fun."
After saying the scene.
Chu Ge immediately found an empty seat near the corner and sat down. He was watching the fun, but he didn't want to be involved in the fun.
The singing and dancing continue.
In the middle of the house, a stunning beauty in green gauze was swaying her waist like a willow, her beautiful eyes dancing with her affectionate steps.
Her face was full of spring, her long legs were slender and round, her buttocks were round and rolling, her twisting water snake's waist was beautiful, and her charming heart was often attracted by the dance posture.
He is worthy of being the first-class courtesan in the Jiaofangsi.
Whether it is appearance, figure, or temperament, it is enough to make men amazed.
A song ends.
Xiao Yu blessed her body slightly, which immediately attracted everyone to applaud, and naturally there would be no less rewards.
The singing and dancing were temporarily resting, Xiao Yu, who was responsible for the atmosphere, suggested with a smile:
"I'm a little tired, why don't you? Today, everyone will play a game of Feihua Order. What do you guys think?"
The so-called Feihua Ling is a word game that literati and poets love, and is an elegant order.
Evolved from Confucian ethics culture, the host first said a keyword, and the guests then said a poem with keywords.
And after each sentence, the next person needs to move the keyword position backwards by one.
The rules of this game are not too difficult, but they need to have a certain literary foundation.
Xiao Yu’s little lady proposed this game, so she might select a good customer from the game tonight and introduce it into the house.
The cunning little lady also saw the subtlety of the atmosphere in the yard tonight. Whether she chose Zheng Jisheng or Shen Ming, she would be evil to the other side.
So, come up with this game.
Let them fight for themselves, and they will not blame themselves if they lose.
Chu Ge drank a glass of wine, sat obliquely on the cushion, ready to watch the show.
After everyone agreed, the first keyword was naturally produced by the little lady Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yuhua Gua's eyes were flowing, looking at a fishing picture of rivers hanging in the house, Yingying smiled and said:
"For the first word, just use the word "jiang"."
After the courtesan set the questions, the students and literati who believed they had their own pens and ink flickered their eyebrows and thought, while the ignorant gentry could only drink.
If they play games like "poke or spoon" that have no meaning, they still have a chance.
The elegant order of Feihualing hits their weaknesses.
At this time, I regretted that I could not even sleep with a woman.
Not long after, a student from the Imperial College was the first to speak: "Everyone, I am not talented, I am willing to throw away bricks and attract jade."
Then, he pretended to be deep and said: "The rivers and rivers are beautiful in the evening, and the winter comes to warm the pavilion and fragrance."
As the commander, the courtesan lady raised the small flag on her left hand and praised the poems of the supervisor.
The smile on the face of the student pretending to be reserved suddenly expanded, making him very helpful.
This also reflects the high literary literacy of the courtesan lady. Such elegant orders are not something that ordinary women in brothels can do.
I don’t have a good level, can’t understand the poems, and can’t even flatter me.
After the "comment", the beautiful courtesan lady looked around with her beautiful eyes, looking for the next "horse".
Zheng Jisheng, who was wearing a green brocade dress, deliberately drank a glass of wine, and then said heroically:
"Thousands of sails are gone far away and the sky is gone, and I see the Yangtze River flowing in the sky."
"Okay, Lord Zheng is worthy of being a talented man from the Imperial College. This poetic talent is beyond the present."
Before the courtesan lady could speak, a prison student who was close to the right prime minister and spoke out.
At this time, a sneer came: "What a bullshit, you really dare to put gold on your face."
Anger flashed across Zheng Jisheng's face, he looked at Shen Ming sitting opposite him, and snorted coldly:
"I wonder what kind of a master Shen is doing, but he can only make people laugh at me if he is messing around."
In the black robe of the Procuratorate, Shen Ming, who had a thin face, showed a trace of disdain at the corner of his mouth, and then said:
"The wild beach is dark, and the war shines on Jiang Ming."
As soon as the poem came out, there was a dog-legged person close to the inspector's office, and he applauded.
Both sides refused to give in, and the smell of gunpowder became stronger and stronger.
Chu Ge was drinking wine, enjoying the courtesan, and watching the play, without any intention of participating.
As an ancient musical instrumentist, he naturally has some knowledge of poetry.
If you really end up fighting poems, Chu Ge, who has three hundred Tang poems in his belly, just want to say:
"Everyone here is rubbish."
As time goes by, the courtesan lady who served as the commander changed several keywords during the period, and the little writing in both parties was basically shaking.
The poems I read are getting dryer and dryer.
Even those merchants who don’t understand it feel boring.
But overall, Lord Shen from the Inspectorate was slightly better.
At this time, the Xiaoyu Caucasian of Huizhi Lanxin stood up and said with a blessing: "The little girl is a little tired, so I will leave first, and everyone will drink slowly."
The courtesan lady also saw that both sides had reached their limits. If they continued to fight, they would only lose face for both sides, which was the dereliction of duty of her own official.
I ended this flying flower order at the right time. Anyway, the result has come out, so I can't blame myself.
The courtesan lady returned to the house.
Next, if the courtesan lady loves someone, she will ask the maid to come and bring the conversation. If not, she will send the guest to start the next game.
Shen Ming smiled faintly and looked at Zheng Jisheng, who looked gloomy on the opposite side with a arrogant expression.
Regardless of whether the courtesan lady will pick or not, she will beat the other party in this game.
When I return to the inspection office tomorrow, I will naturally brag about it.
After waiting for a while, a maid walked out of the house of the courtesan lady and said in a sweet voice: "Sir Shen, my wife invites you into the house for tea."
"Hahaha......"
Shen Ming laughed happily and was full of complacentness.
Zheng Jisheng on the other side snorted angrily and left.
Seeing that the stage had dispersed and had enough food and drink, Chu Ge refused the maid's unreasonable idea of serving the bed.
He hummed a little song happily and walked out of our alley.
It's time to get off work and go back to practice.
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Chapter completed!