Su Wei tapped the ugly slave behind him on the head with a fan, "I heard that Qianxuelou recently acquired a picture of "The Picture of Green Mountains Not Ink", Xiu'er must like it. Let's go and have a look."

"Master, what if your face...is recognized by someone?"

"I have been away from here for almost ten years, so where will anyone recognize me? Don't let it go!" Su Wei waved his hand and hit the ugly slave in the head again.

As soon as he walked into the tea hall on the first floor of Qianxuelo, Su Wei heard the storyteller on the front platform spitting and swirling in telling the great achievements of the King of Southern Xinjiang.

"By the way, this King of Southern Xinjiang is really brave. Facing such a dangerous situation, he went straight into the enemy's formation alone. Wherever he passed, there were corpses everywhere, as if he had entered a state of no one."

"But no matter how brave a man is, he still has his weaknesses. The so-called heroes are sad to pass the beauty. Du Luer, the female general of Xixia, is not only very skilled in martial arts, but also one of the few beautiful women in Xixia. Seeing that the king of Southern Xinjiang was so powerful, she was immediately furious and fought forward."

"Everyone knows that although this King of Southern Xinjiang is brave, it is a passionate seed. There are more beauties in the Prince's Mansion of Southern Xinjiang than in all the girls in the romantic scene in Chang'an. As soon as Lu'er fights with the King of Southern Xinjiang, the King of Southern Xinjiang naturally shows mercy when he sees such a delicate beauty."

“…”

Su Wei couldn't help laughing when he heard this. He patted the ugly slave on the shoulder, "Haha, ugly slave, the mouth of this commoner is really admirable. Even the fierce woman Lu'er can become a delicate woman here."

The ugly slave bowed his head, "What the young master said is."

Suddenly, Su Wei touched his nose, as if he was a little embarrassed, "Hey, ugly slave, have you ever counted how many beauties there are in the palace?"

"Not many, I remember, it seems that there are only fifty or sixty." The Chou Nu's voice was indifferent, and he didn't feel it was inappropriate.

"Ah? So many?" Su Wei was shocked.

The Chou Nu wondered, "Your Highness of the Crown Prince of Xixia said that there are more than 100 beauties in his crown prince's mansion. How could you say that you were too few at the beginning?"

A fan fell on the head of the ugly slave again, "You can believe what I say to him. You are so stupid."

"I believe what the young master said." The ugly slave touched the beaten head, very innocent.

As night falls, the lights are on. The whole Chang'an is surrounded by layers of lights, as if it is a city that never sleeps.

Carriages stopped at the entrance of Qianxue Tower and walked down one by one with beautiful ladies.

The auction house on the fifth floor was cleared as a backstage preparation for beauties, and the top-class room of the auction house was the best place to watch the beauty pageant.

The fourth floor is even more crowded, and the partition walls of all rooms in the art workshop have been demolished. Apart from the platform in front, there are only guest seats and open space left in the art workshop.

Dugu Mantuo was a person sent by Qianxuelou to participate in the competition and could no longer take charge of the overall situation. The owner of the restaurant on the third floor had to temporarily hand over the work on the third floor to the client, dragging his fat body on the fifth floor and was busy with his hand on the fifth floor.

"Are you nervous?" Dugu Mantuo smiled and looked at Dugu Jialuo. The two of them were arranged in a locker room.

"No, I'm fine." Dugu Jialuo took a deep breath and forced a smile.

Suddenly, with a "bang", a woman in a big red velvet jacket kicked open the door. It was Princess Xixia, Hran Biran. She walked to Dugu Jialuo, "Hey! Let me see your face today!"

As she said, she reached out to Dugu Jialuo's mask.

Dugu Jialuo was shocked and hid, "No!"

"It's going to be a competition. You have to let me know what you look like, right?" Hran Biran pinched her slim waist, a little dissatisfied.

Since she met Dugu Jialuo, she had no idea about Dugu Jialuo's appearance, and even now she just knew that her name was Xiao Jin.

Before coming to Sui State, Hran Biran knew that Yang Jian had a woman he liked, named Dugu Jialuo, who was the daughter of Dugu Sima Lu Zhao, the Sui State.

A secret spy heard news that the daughter of Dugu Mansion disappeared half a month ago. If Xiao Jin was not Dugu Jialuo, then where was Dugu Jialuo? Why did Xiao Jin say in front of her that Yang Jian was her fiancé?

But if Xiao Jin was Dugu Jialuo, why would she not go back to Dugu Mansion? Hran Biran has been puzzled about this matter.

When competing with Dugu Jialuo, Hran Biran has been worried. She felt that it was probably because Dugu Jialuo was wearing a mask that she felt unsure. Therefore, she had always planned to see Dugu Jialuo's appearance before the game.

"Are you afraid of your princess?" Dugu Jialuo sneered.

Hran Biran, who was told about the central story, snorted, "I will not be afraid of you! You can wait and see, I will definitely win."

After speaking, Hranbiran walked out the door in her red velvet boots.

Perhaps because of his anger, Hranbiran did not see a woman walking outside the corridor. With a "thump", both of them fell to the ground.

Hran Biran stood up with a "scarlet" and said, "I don't have eyes, I dare to hit this princess."

The woman was delicate and Yingying stood up, "Don't be angry, I'll admit my mistake."

"Boom!" A thunder blew into Dugu Jialuo's mind.

This sound...this sound is...Dugu Panru?!

Dugu Jialuo had long heard of Dugu Panruo's disappearance, but the Dugu family had just lost a daughter, and now she lost another daughter. Her father refused to make the matter too much due to his face, and only sent some servants to visit him secretly. After nearly half a month, there was still no news.

Unexpectedly, Dugu Panruo would appear here.

Dugu Jialuo felt a little guilty. At this time, she must not be discovered by her father and brother. With her father and brother's thoughts, if they knew that the two daughters of the Dugu family had participated in this beauty pageant, they would probably faint from anger.

Although Dugu Panru had harmed Dugu Jialuo, and Dugu Jialuo hated her so much that her teeth were itchy, the most important thing was to bring Dugu Panruo back to Dugu's house first. As for other punishments, we will naturally talk about them later.

Thinking of this, Dugu Jialuo couldn't help but look out the door quietly and observe Dugu Prajna's every move.

Why did Dugu Panru appear here? Since he has left, why did he appear in front of everyone with such a high-sounding sound?

Although Dugu Panru had left, Dugu Jialuo could not understand her intention. Although Dugu Panruo had harmed Dugu Jialuo, although everyone knew about it, at least the people from the Duke of Tang and the Dugu family knew about it, and she suffered such humiliation at the wedding that day.

Is she going to take revenge?

Dugu Jialuo bit his lower lip and his face pale. Life seemed to be on the right track, and Dugu Panruo disappeared again, and she planned not to pursue that matter again. But she planned to let go, but Dugu Panruo appeared again. What should she do?

Just when Dugu Jialuo was in chaos due to the appearance of Dugu Panru, the cheers of the art workshop on the fourth floor continued to surge.

The red curtain was slowly pulled open, and as the curtain faded, large red petals continued to float down from above the platform. Dugu Mantuo fell from the sky with a rouge skirt with petals all over the sky, which was so beautiful.

"The annual Hundred Flowers Festival - start now!!" Dugu Mantuo Yingying took a step forward, "This year's Hundred Flowers Festival is the same as in previous years. Your bounties will be charged into the national treasury and serve the country!"

After speaking, she retreated again, and with her steps, the red curtain slowly pulled down.

But the cheers from the audience did not fall because of this. Dugu Mantuo's appearance almost brought the atmosphere to the highest point.

Suddenly, the red candles around the venue suddenly went out, and darkness swept across the entire art workshop.

The curtain quietly opened, and a shallow candlelight appeared behind the scenes.

The woman held a guqin and took steps to slowly walk to the stage. The thin veil covered her pretty face, leaving only bright eyes reflecting candlelight in the dark like obsidian. The white clothes were dusty and the steps were light, but the Yifang, which was restless due to the appearance of Dugu Mantuo, calmed down instantly.

"Little woman, Acheng, I'm polite here." Her soft voice was a bit light like a worldly fireworks, which perfectly matched her clothes today.

She sat down gently on the ground, put the guqin in her arms on her legs, and played it quietly, with a faint sound, and a bit sad.

After a while, she opened her thin lips lightly.

"The green grass by the river, the long journey is long/

It's unbelievable to the distance, I dreamed of it in the past/

Dreaming of being by my side, suddenly I feel like I am in a foreign land/

Different counties in foreign lands, they are not visible

The withered mulberry knows the wind, the sea knows the cold/

Everyone is charming at the beginning, who is willing to speak for each other?

The guest came from afar and left me with two carp/

Hu'er cooks carp, and there is a ruler in the book/

Kneeling to read the simple books, what is the same in the book?

The first words are added to the meal, and the next words are remembered."

After the song was over, the sound of the piano was not stopped. The sadness was tossing and turning for a long time before the woman stopped.

In addition to the literati from Chang'an, those who came to attend the Hundred Flowers Feast were businessmen from all over the country. Although merchants had a low status in the Sui Dynasty, merchants were relatively rich.

Most of the businessmen who traveled to business have a deep sense of homesickness when they were away for many years. When a woman sang this song, the businessmen couldn't help but feel it.

"I look elegant but know how to use this kind of opportunistic means. This woman is definitely not as simple as she appears." In a wing room on the fifth floor, Su Wei shook his fan and subconsciously commented.

really.

"Eighty taels!"

"Two hundred taels!"

"Five hundred taels!"

"Three hundred taels!"

...

Like Su Wei, Dugu Jialuo was also silently watching the situation downstairs, and naturally heard the song of the woman who called herself Acheng.

"I really didn't expect that Dugu Banruo was so talented. Her songs were full of sadness, but it made people feel distressed when they listened. Although she had harmed me at the beginning, she must have her own difficulties. Being able to sing such a sad song, her world, and how desperate her heart should be."

Dugu Jialuo bit his lip and looked at the woman in white downstairs, with a little unbearable feeling in his eyes.

However, she soon turned her head and stopped looking at Dugu Panru. Sure enough, she was the kind of person who had healed her scar and forgot to hurt her, and she actually felt sympathy for Dugu Panru.
Chapter completed!