Chapter 9: The Southern Tour of the Messenger (IV)

After several days of nourishment, the two women's beds became more intimate, and their faces looked even more radiant and beautiful. They snuggled beside Zhu Yinglong, one left and one right, and their happy smile seemed to have never changed.

After abandoning the boat and landing, Zhu Yinglong and his group hired two carriages. The light carriages went simple and entered the colorful Yangzhou City.

Yangzhou City is not unfamiliar to everyone. The prosperous place back then is even more prosperous today, with people rushing on the streets and crowds.

When the carriage entered Yangzhou City, they had to get off and walk. Both women changed into men's clothing, which could also cover up their beautiful posture and save unnecessary trouble.

Yang Lianying is active and is a wife for the first time. She is as happy as a lark, chirping in Zhu Yinglong's ears. While walking, she introduces snacks and delicacies on the ground in Yangzhou to Zhu Yinglong. She is so happy.

Li Xiangjun followed Zhu Yinglong's footsteps in a hurry, and from time to time his wonderful eyes cast a tender glance at Zhu Yinglong, and his heart was sweet.

Seeing Yangzhou City so lively and prosperous, Zhu Yinglong, as the king of a country, naturally felt relieved and in a good mood.

"Young Master, there is a teahouse in front of you. Why don't we go and take a break?"

"Okay, I'm a little tired from leaving, so I'll go and take a break!" Zhu Yinglong nodded with a smile.

A group of six people walked into the lobby called "Qingfeng Tea House". The enthusiastic doctor of tea greeted him with a sincere smile: "A few guests are noble people at first sight, please come up with your old building!"

Zhu Yinglong and others were naturally dressed in high-quality fabrics. No wonder Dr. Cha concluded that they were either rich or noble as soon as he saw them, and led them to the second floor.

"Waiter, what good tea do you have?" Hai Chengguan asked.

"The small ones include Longjing, Biluochun, Pu'er, Yunshan Wucha, Wuxi Haocha, and Dahongpao, etc.." Dr. Tea hurriedly nodded and bowed, and said, these six people were either rich or noble, so they naturally chose good tea.

"Dahai, let's have two pots of Pu'er, and three more plates of melon seeds, peanuts, snacks, etc." Zhu Yinglong ordered.

"Okay, you guys are here first, come soon!" Dr. Tea called on the six people to do it, happily exchanged all the ones, and went downstairs in a daze.

"Xiang'er, Lianying, our location is pretty good. There is a lively street market below. Half of the scenery in Yangzhou City is in our eyes and nose!" Zhu Yinglong said with a smile and pointed to the scenery outside the window.

"Ke-kun, your Pu'er tea is here, there are snacks, melon seeds and peanuts!" After a while, the tea doctor came up again just now.

"Okay, guest officer, please drink slowly!" After greeting, Dr. Tea turned around and greeted other guests.

"Young Master, why are you staying in Yangzhou for a few days?" Yang Lianying asked, knocking on melon seeds.

Zhu Yinglong turned around and asked with a shallow smile: "What, do you have something to do?"

Yang Lianying said: "My sister and I have a sister I know who lives in Yangzhou City. When we pass by here, we want to visit her."

"Oh, who is it? Why didn't I listen to you mention it?" Zhu Yinglong said in surprise.

"Her name is Gu Mei, and her family lives in Meilou." Yang Lianying said.

"Gu Mei?" Zhu Yinglong frowned slightly. The person who could meet Li Xiangjun and Yang Lianying was either a talented man or a peerless beauty who had fallen into the world. Could this Gu Mei be Gu Hengbo among the "Eight Beauties of Qinhuai"?

"Banqiao Miscellaneous Notes" records that Gu Hengbo "beautiful and elegant, with outstanding temperament. His hair is like clouds, his face is full of peach blossoms; his bow is small and his waist is light and subtle." She is well-versed in literature and history, and is skilled in poetry and painting. The landscapes she paints are natural and beautiful, especially good at painting orchids. She painted "Orchid Picture" at the age of seventeen is the best fan face in Jiangnan. At the age of eighteen, she joined Li Xiangjun, Wang Yue and others in the "Orchid Society" where Zheng Yuanxun, a famous Yangzhou scholar, joined in Nanjing. People at that time pursued the horse and guarded the truth with her painting style (i.e., Ma Xianglan, who was born earlier, was also one of the eight beauties of Qinhuai, and was a well-known female painter in the Ming Dynasty, especially good at painting orchids), and her appearance was better than her and she was the best in Nanqu.

Gu Hengbo lives in Meilou, "embroidered in the window, toothpicks and jade scrolls, piled up several tables; the jade zither is decorated with gold and zither, and the left and right, and the smoke is scattered, and the eaves are martinized." People at that time joked "Miscellaneous Building".

Some people say that "Milou" refers to Gu Hengbo's charming and charming style. All visitors are fascinated by it, which is actually a meaning of hope. "Milou" was originally a villa built in Yangzhou during the reign of Emperor Yang of Sui. Because it is "wrinkled and deep, the attic is staggered, and the curtains are hidden, connected to each other, like a traveling immortal", it is called "Milou". "Milou" is jokingly called "Meilou". Yu Huai, the initiator, is a talented man in Jiangnan. At that time, he was deeply in love with Hengbo. What he said should be a compliment, which means that "Meilou" is ingenious and has a unique layout, and it is imitated as a fairyland.

As soon as this reputation came out, it spread like wildfire and was widely used. Gu Hengbo's personality is generous and unruly, and has a manly style. He is more similar to Liu Rushi (Yang Lianying) among the eight beauties of Qinhuai. People at that time once called him "Brother Mei".

Gu Hengbo, Li Xiangjun and Yang Lianying are both from "Lanshe". Some of them are women, so they naturally know each other.

The sisters have not met for nearly six years. Most of the people in the "Lanshe" back then went their separate ways. The impulse and vitality of young people have also smoothed the reality a lot. Although Gu Hengbo is famous far and wide, he is also a strong woman. He is not afraid of secular power. There were many noble officials and nobles. Rich businessmen wanted to take him as concubines, but she refused. In addition, the court had long been "fair to be good". Gu Hengbo relied on his talent to sing music on stage, trading calligraphy and paintings, and his life was peaceful.

"Young Master, are you angry?" Yang Lianying asked nervously.

"Oh, no, I just remembered something else." Zhu Yinglong hurriedly said, "Let's do this, later, we will visit such a famous Yangzhou talented woman!"

"Young Master knows Brother Mei?" Yang Lianying said in surprise.

Zhu Yinglong smiled and said without anger: "You girl, have you forgotten who the young master is?"

"Oh, young master is..." Yang Lianying was about to say it without any restraint when she happened to meet her sister Li Xiangjun's slightly angry eyes, and quickly took back the words she said.

During the chat and chatting, a commotion suddenly came downstairs. Then, the people on the street made way aside, and then a scene that surprised them appeared in everyone's eyes. A sedan chair was erected, and the ceremonial guards were erected and slowly came.

Good guy, from the governor to the seventh-rank county magistrate, there were hundreds of official sedan chairs. It took half an hour to walk through this street to end.

"What's going on? Why are so many officials gathered in Yangzhou City?" Zhu Yinglong felt that things were a little unusual. It was not the year-end report at this time, and Yangzhou Prefecture was not the location of the provincial government. What did these officials come to Yangzhou for?

Zhu Yinglong was shocked and gave Hai Chengguan a wink and signaled him to call Dr. Tea up.

"When a few guests heard that they were from northerners, right?" After Dr. Cha came up, he understood and asked.

Zhu Yinglong nodded.

"You don't know this. There is a person with great hands and eyes living in Yangzhou City. Do you know who it is?" Dr. Cha showed off in a tone.

He had a clear hand and eyes, and he was the same day as that day. Zhu Yinglong couldn't think of it for a moment, so he had to shake his head again.

"Do you know Concubine Tian?"

Zhu Yinglong picked up his eyelids and knew who Dr. Tea was talking about. His brother-in-law Tian Wan, who was the chief of Shanghai Customs, but the place he managed was not just the newly built place in Shanghai. Foreign trade in several provinces in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River was under his control. His capital should have moved to Shanghai long ago, but it has not been able to make a move so far, so the nominal Shanghai Customs capital is still in Yangzhou, and only a road station established in Shanghai to manage daily affairs.

"This big man with great hands and eyes is Concubine Tian's biological brother and uncle!"

"Do you know that uncle Tian Guojun has more than one sister who has entered the palace to serve the emperor. It is said that he also has a sister who is also the emperor's concubine. She is extremely favored. The emperor listened to her. Do you think this is not a perfect person?" Dr. Cha said with foam flying and said extremely excitedly.

"What does this have to do with so many official sedans coming down there?" Zhu Yinglong's face became darker the more he heard it. He was already tolerant of the Tian family. Judging from his large formation today, there would obviously be no good things.

"You don't know this."

"Tell me quickly!" Hai Cheng saw that the emperor looked bad, and the hateful Dr. Tea was still keeping insincere. He immediately became annoyed and slapped the table and said.

"I heard that Tian Guojiu took two concubines today. They are said to be the most popular girls in Nanjing. They are as beautiful as a fairy descending to earth. These officials came to Yangzhou to congratulate him."

"A little uncle, who took two concubines, actually asked officials from all over the province to come to congratulate and flatter, and even made such a big show, as if he was afraid that others would not know about it. Hehe, it was really incredible!" Zhu Yinglong said with a cold smile.

Dr. Cha was stunned. The words just now didn't seem like what ordinary people dared to say casually. He quickly begged for forgiveness and hurried downstairs.

"Young Master, we?" Hai Chengguan asked worriedly. Once the emperor gets angry, tens of millions of people will fall to the ground. If Mr. Tian really does something, the gods can't save him.

Zhu Yinglong is not a reckless person. He has two weak women around him. Although the Hai brothers are powerful, they can't beat four hands with two fists. Impulse is a price to pay for bleeding.

"Let's go to the My House first, let's talk about this later." Zhu Yinglong calmed down and said calmly.
Chapter completed!