Chapter 277 A carnival?
The annual Courtesan Competition has begun. Beautiful beauties from the major pleasure boats of the Qinhuai River gathered in Biyun Pavilion. On Biyun Pavilion, all forces, talented Jinling, and nobles gathered. So many people have tasted the charm of the Qinhuai River.
The so-called "Courtess" competition is essentially a carnival, a carnival for talents, and a carnival for nobles. The original intention of the founding of the "Courtess" competition was this. However, as time goes by, especially after the deep intervention of various forces, the "Courtess" competition has been given a lot of meaning, and especially this year, the "Courtess" competition is full of gunpowder.
At the beginning of the Courtesan Competition, all beauties entered Biyun Pavilion and the surrounding pleasure boats according to their level. The one who followed the beauties to enter the pleasure boats was their fans.
For example, Li Qianqian, the top brand in Haimiang Pavilion, entered Ziruyuan in Biyun Pavilion, with Ziruyuan as the core, and other guest rooms were occupied by talents around Li Qianqian, including Li Mu, Ruan Shaolin and others.
As the host, Fan Duoduo no longer lives in his boudoir, but lives in Xiangcuiyuan in Biyun Pavilion. Fan Duoduo's followers, such as Gu Huitang, also live in guest rooms near Xiangcuiyuan.
In addition, Song Wanzhou from Tianshui Pavilion lives in Bishui Garden, and Zhang Xinyue from Liancheng Pavilion lives in Piaomiaoju. The entire courtesan competition lasts for half a month. After a full half month of competition, the top ten beauties in the courtesan competition will be determined first.
Then, the top three of the top ten beauties were selected, and finally, the candidate for the first courtesan beauties was finalized.
This process is not only evaluated by authoritative people, but also includes one drink party after another, poetry party, and the beauties judge the level of strength by their strength. The whole process is both lively and exciting. It is no exaggeration to say that this half month is half a month of the Qinhuai River carnival...
Lu Zheng had already entered Biyun Pavilion. His identity was special. According to the Gu family's prior arrangement, Lu Zheng was arranged to go to the VIP room in Biyun Pavilion.
Those who treat the same as Lu Zheng are His Highness, His Highness, Pu, Su Qing, and the top figures of each family. This time the Gu family only leaves one room for the Lu family. This room is now occupied by Lu Zheng. Lu Qian originally wanted to go to Biyun Pavilion to visit, but when he heard the news, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
Lu Qian is a dignified fifth-rank official and does not even have the qualification to live in a room in Biyun Pavilion. Why did Lu Zheng, a concubine of the Lu family and a young scholar, give him such courtesy?
What's even more annoying is that he and Lu Zheng are father-son relationships. His father was so despised, but Lu Zheng, as a son, was unexpectedly valued. This made Lu Qian feel very embarrassing, but he was helpless.
Recently, the Lu family's affairs have been out of control one after another. The Tianshui Pavilion was moved to Sankong Bridge has not been fully understood. After the opening of the Courtesan Competition, such a storm occurred. Lu Qian is now willing to control the situation of Tianshui Pavilion in the Courtesan Competition, but can he let down his face and live in an ordinary guesthouse near Song Wanzhou?
Now, after Lu Zheng entered Biyun Pavilion, he has not shown up. Everyone has no idea what his attitude is. Lu Qian thought of showing off his father's majesty and called Lu Zheng to give him a warning. This wish could not be realized. He could only watch the situation break out of his control.
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On the third day of Lu Zheng entering Biyun Pavilion, the Courtesan Competition was in full swing, because the most fierce competition had not yet arrived, and the top talents who were concerned about the victory or defeat of the Courtesan Competition had not yet appeared.
Talents like Li Mu, Ruan Shaolin, and Ruan Cong have not yet appeared. Top girls like Fan Duoduo and Li Qianqian have naturally made great progress in the competition these days, without any rivals. Overall, the situation is very calm, and Lu Zheng can just calm down in the chaos and study with peace of mind.
For Lu Zheng, his psychological age is no longer a teenager. Qinhuai River is a world of fame and fortune, and the Courtesan Competition is a great place for talented men to become famous. Look at the talented men who gathered this time. Newcomers have been emerging in the Courtesan Competition these days.
These emerging newcomers were attracted and sought after by all forces. The scene was really lively after you finished singing and I was on the stage!
If Lu Zheng was just a young man, he would definitely not be able to hold back and show it. But now, he was calm and lived on the pleasure boat, which was no different from living at home!
"Young Master, the prince of Qin has already spoken, saying that this time the Mirage Pavilion will definitely win the championship. Listen to his tone, he is disdainful to you, as if he is coming for you!" The boy stood behind Lu Zheng and lowered his voice.
Lu Zheng frowned slightly and said, "The Prince of Qin doesn't know me, why are he hostile to me? Just because I don't support Li Qianqian from Mirage Pavilion?"
The boy pondered for a moment and said, "Young Master, the current situation is actually a great opportunity for you. I think the King of Qin has the intention to recruit you, and Lord Zhan Tianqi also valued you very much. In this situation, the young master can completely plan for himself. If you can enter any of them, they will be of great help to you in the future. Please look at it..."
"Haha!" Lu Zheng laughed, looked at the boy and said, "Boy, I ask you, in the current situation, do you think it is the Jiangnan rank or the King of Qin that is the superior? Or is the prince that is the superior?"
The boy frowned and said, "From the situation, although the Gu family among the powerful families in Jiangnan was aggressive and very imposing, they were just tigers with teeth pulled out, bluffing. His Highness, the tiger and wolf man, acted decisively, had great talent and ambitions of emperors.
The Gu family is actually at an absolute disadvantage to the King of Qin. As for Dai Xiang’s lineage, they act femininely, they need to be prepared for it and must not be underestimated!"
Lu Zheng nodded and said, "That's right. In this situation, I naturally cannot join the King of Qin. My style of conduct has always been like this. I would rather help you in time than add icing on the cake.
The same is true in this world. It is difficult to provide timely help, and it is easy to add icing on the cake. What you see is the difference between me and the Lu family and the Jiangnan Quan family, but you have not considered where will you attach if you don’t have any hair?
I am a member of the Lu family, and this can never be changed. The Lu family is an insurmountable bond that I can't overcome. I need to break free from such bondage in my own right.
But once faced with the outside forces, no matter how big the Lu family is, it is a family matter. How could my junior of the Jiangnan power clan easily surrender to the King of Qin or the Crown Prince?
Even if I defect to them now, what value do I have if the Jiangnan power silences completely weaken?"
When Lu Zheng said this, the boy was sweating all over and couldn't help but admire Lu Zheng. Indeed, Lu Zheng was much taller than him.
In fact, it is easy for everyone to understand Lu Zheng's thoughts in modern times, but in the historical context of the Dakang Dynasty, even the top talented man read only a limited number of books, which is far from the knowledge and vision of people in the era of information explosion. Lu Zheng's experience seems very rare.
"Young Master, what should we do now? Do you wait and see what happens? Or do you need to prepare for it?" said the boy.
Lu Zheng's lips curled up slightly and said, "Mr. Su Qingsu and I are masters and apprentices. In the current situation, everyone is idle. You can do this. I will send me a post and I will invite him to the banquet!"
After Lu Zheng said that, he stood up and said, "Okay, you go deliver the post, I'll go out for a walk..."
Lu Zheng lives in a VIP room, because the upper room is on the pleasure boat, and there are four directions from the VIP room to reach the top floor of Biyun Pavilion.
The four directions of the top floor of Biyun Pavilion are Ziruyuan, Xiangcuiyuan, Bishuiyuan and Piaomiaoju. These four places are exactly the residences of the top four major pleasure boats.
This arrangement is naturally convenient for guests who live in the VIP room to go to any girl's residence at any time. Lu Zheng has not left the door since he boarded the pleasure boat, and Ying'er has been guarding the door. He has been so idle these days that he is panicked.
Today Lu Zheng finally came out, Ying'er happily came over and said, "Young Master, have you finally figured it out? Miss Duoduo has sent someone to bring tea every day!"
Lu Zheng nodded gently and said, "I understand! Let's go to Bishuiyuan today!"
"Uh..." Ying'er was slightly stunned, wanting to speak but stopping. It was obvious that she was a little dissatisfied with Lu Zheng's choice. After she looked at it, Song Wanzhou from Bishuiyuan could not compete with Fan Duoduo at all.
Fan Duoduo is truly from a famous family and a gentleman. She has excellent talent and appearance, and has a good reputation. If Lu Zheng really wants to praise a girl, he should praise a girl like Fan Duoduo.
Women like Song Wanzhou are born as actors and are extremely humble. In addition, Song Wanzhou and Lu Jun have a secret conversation with each other, and they are no longer a white wall. Such a girl is not a priest at all. If the relationship between her and Lu Jun is revealed, Song Wanzhou might not even be able to sit steadily in the position of Tianshui Pavilion!
Ying'er looks down on such a girl, so she naturally doesn't want Lu Zheng to praise her!
In Bishuiyuan, Lu Zheng walked up the stairs and heard Lu Jun's voice for a long distance: "What do you mean? What's the matter when I go to see Miss Song? Why are you just thinking about it?"
"Young Master Jun, if it was on weekdays, this would be nothing at all, but now it is during the Courtesan Competition, and Miss Song is extremely tired to cope with those challenges.
Jun, you should go back. In the current situation, everything is based on competition. This is what the girl told us. We who are servants can only do what we should do as we order. Don’t make things difficult for us servants!”
Lu Zheng listened carefully to the movement, and finally realized that Lu Jun was rejected! He couldn't help but laugh. In order to support Song Wanzhou, Lu Jun had spent a lot of money. Is it so difficult to see this woman when he turned around?
In fact, Lu Zheng was really right. Lu Jun has never met Song Wanzhou since he got on the pleasure boat. Today he couldn't help but run over secretly, but unexpectedly he was turned away.
Chapter completed!