The climate in the south is relatively hot. Even in October, it is still hot during the day. The climate will slowly turn cooler only when it reaches the end of October. At this time, Jinling has a cool breeze and a suitable climate. It is the most comfortable time of the year. The annual courtesan conference begins at this time.

The Zuixian Tower on this day was hard to find. The tower near the water was the first to get the moon. Zhu Cijiu led Zheng Sen to take a seat early. Even if they were regular customers, the shopkeeper only opened one table for them. There was no way. At this time of year, the Zuixian Tower was crowded. It was already a great deal to take a seat on the second floor. Giving a seat directly was the limit that the shopkeeper could do.

Zhu Cijiu didn't care. He even chose the table at the edge. Anyway, he was not here to see the beauty. To be precise, he was here to see the rich people in Jiangnan. When these rich people finished their performance, it would be his turn to perform. At that time, whether they were at the seat or not was no longer important. Whether they could save their lives depends on their luck.

As night falls, Zuixian Tower becomes more and more lively. The first floor is already crowded, and the second floor is full. Even the tables are full of guards and entourages. Rows of people walls cover every table on the second floor like a private room.

Zhu Cijing was sitting at the table with Zheng Sen, Qin Mingyue, Luo Yangxing and others. As for the elderly scholars, they were just scholars. It would be great if he could stand next to him. All the people here were officials of the court!

At the hour of You, the ceremony of the courtesan ceremony kicked off on time. After a self-proclaimed romantic middle-aged scholar shook his head on the stage for a long time, the meat show finally began. The middle-aged scholar screamed excitedly: "Below is our first candidate for courtesan, the proud disciple of Xu Fo, the winner of the courtesan ceremony in the 28th year of Wanli. His surname is Liu's name Yin and his flower name Rushi. What is Rushi? This is what Rushi is taken by Xin Qiji, a great poet of the Song Dynasty, in "He Xinlang": I saw how charming the green mountains are, and I guess the green mountains are. So how charming the girl Liu Rushi is? Dear readers, please wait and see. Please wait and see. Below, please invite Miss Liu Rushi to appear!"

Zhu Cijing was stunned when he heard Liu Rushi's name. How old is Liu Rushi now? Thirteen years old? Fourteen years old? Not that exaggerated!

He only knew that Liu Rushi finally married Qian Qianyi, but he didn't know how Liu Rushi came from the head of the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai. In fact, Liu Rushi made his debut this year. Two years later, he married a prince named Zhou as his concubine. He was displaced for more than ten years before marrying Qian Qianyi.

It is said that this Zhou Zhuangyuan was also a cabinet minister in his early years, but he was old and married Liu Rushi less than two years after marrying him. After Liu Rushi was kicked out of the Zhou Mansion, he had a relationship with the famous talented men Li Shiwen, Song Zhengyu, Chen Zilong and others, and finally married Qian Qianyi, the then cabinet minister, the Minister of Rites.

A singing girl can charm two grand sects and several great talents in succession, which shows how outstanding Liu Rushi is. Although she is only thirteen or fourteen years old now, she has already become graceful and graceful. I feel pity for her. She sat gracefully on the stage, stroking the pipa, and sang the current songs in a crisp and tender voice. Her appearance, figure, and voice almost fascinated everyone in the Zuixianlou.

After the song ended, the cheers suddenly rang out, and the sound almost overturned the Zuixian Tower. The flower basket with Liu Rushi's name hanging in front of the stage was quickly filled, which made Zhu Cijing stunned. The flowers were not cheap. The finger-sized velvet rosy flowers cost ten taels of silver per flower, and the fist-sized rosy flowers cost one hundred taels of silver per flower, and the full basket cost at least tens of thousands of taels of silver!

At this time, Zheng Sen saw that no one on the table was sending flowers, and he couldn't help but feel lonely. He commented like a little adult: "Well, although it is not as beautiful as Sister Mingyue, it is a rare beauty. Why don't we give him a few big red flowers?"

Zhu Cijiu rolled his eyes and said disdainfully: "I want to send you a gift, a small color embryo."

Zheng Sen pouted and argued, "When did I become lustful? I finally attended a courtesan conference. I have to give you a few flowers. It's boring to see it just for a long time."

At this time, Qin Mingyue's mother was sick again. She touched Zheng Sen's head and comforted her: "The little squirrel is right. This girl Liu Rushi is really good. What's wrong with us giving her a few flowers?"

The others who were sitting there kept silent, just kidding, this is the emperor, and there are probably only two people who dare to talk back to him in the world. Others would never dare to do so, that is the crime of deceiving the king.

Zhu Cijiu was speechless. He really didn't know that the food, rice, oil and salt were expensive. A few flowers were hundreds of taels, equivalent to tens of thousands of yuan, just for the sake of meaning! He would never understand the world of rich people. Perhaps in the eyes of Zheng Sen, the heir of the Ming Dynasty, the number one rich man in the Ming Dynasty, there was probably no difference between silver and sand.

Now it's two to one, Zheng Sen has an absolute advantage, and Zhu Cijing has to grab a piece of pastry to block his mouth to avoid embarrassment.

Seeing that he had won, Zheng Sen shouted happily: "Go and give Miss Liu Rushi ten flowers, big ones."

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The courtesan conference lasted for two hours, and Liu Rushi finally won the championship with an absolute advantage. After all, she was the leader of the eight beautiful girls in Qinhuai behind. No one can match Chen Yuanyuan even if she doesn't show up.

The courtesan is selected, will the courtesan conference end? Of course not, there is another most important part, that is, bidding.

Needless to say, everyone understands what this courtesan was chosen for.

The tycoons on the second floor are not for choosing courtesans. Most of them are for buying courtesans. Even if they can’t buy the courtesans, the second to tenth places are pretty good. What do everyone wants to do? Then there is only bidding. With the total price of the red flowers in the flower basket as the base price, everyone can increase the price at will. As long as everyone is suppressed, the courtesans will be yours.

So, the vigorous bidding event began. Seeing that the time was almost over, Zhu Cijiu couldn't help but jump off the chair and asked excitedly: "Are you ready?"

Luo Yangxing, Cao Huachun and others quickly stood up and bowed together, saying, "Everything is ready."

Zhu Cijiu rubbed his hands and said eagerly: "Then let's start."

Luo Yangxing, Cao Huachun and others quickly winked at their confidants, and three or four people in the guard team immediately ran downstairs.

Zheng Sen looked at them curiously and asked naively: "Third Brother, do you like Miss Liu Rushi too? Why don't I buy it and give it to you!"

Zhu Cijing fainted after hearing this, and went up to him and trembled with a trembling silence on his head, laughing and scolding: "What are you thinking about in your little head all day long."

It's not that, right? Why are you still beating someone? Zheng Sen looked at Qin Mingyue with grievance, as if complaining to her.

Seeing this, Qin Mingyue hurriedly held him in her arms to comfort her.

Zheng Sen poked his head out of Qin Mingyue's arms and asked relentlessly: "Then why did you ask them to go down?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Cijing said mysteriously: "Didn't you ask my father two days ago? You'll know after a while."

Zheng Sen continued to ask childishly: "Oh, is your father coming soon? Are you asking them to welcome him?"
Chapter completed!