Thousands of lights on the Qinhuai River are lit, and the lights are like stars, just like the Milky Way in the sky, and they are also attached to the prosperity of the world, and they merge into the Qinhuai River, driving away the loneliness of the bright moon for the ages.
Yuan Rong had already stood up and walked to the side of the boat. Yang Ning couldn't help but follow him and saw Yuan Rong looking eastward. He looked over with his eyes and saw a place with bright lights in the distance. It was a huge pleasure boat, which was rare to be as high as five floors, surrounding the flower room, with lights as bright as day and magnificent.
"That's King of Fang." Yuan Rong smiled and said, "This is the big meal to invite you tonight!"
"King of Fang?"
At this time, Pearl had also approached and explained: "Every year before the Spring Festival, the flower selection will be held, which is the annual event of the Qinhuai River."
"Select after flower?"
"Yes, the eight girls selected by the government will be selected on this largest pleasure boat, and the first and second concubines will be selected. Once they can win the title of the flower head, their value will increase by a hundred times. Not to mention gold, silver and treasures, there is also a chance to be attracted by the nobles of the princes and grandchildren and become concubines of the rich." Pearl explained: "So this day of every year is the most lively day on the Qinhuai River."
Yuan Rong smiled and said, "If you miss such a grand event at home, you will regret it. What's more, this year's Flowers selection is very different from previous years."
"Oh?" Yang Ningqi said: "What's the difference?"
Yuan Rong said: "The girl who runs for election this year can be said to be the most outstanding class in the past years." He glanced at Zhenzhu and smiled and said: "Maybe only the class four years ago can be compared."
Pearl smiled charmingly and said, "Is the young master afraid that Pearl will be jealous?"
Yuan Rong laughed and said to Yang Ning: "Pearl was the flower queen selected by the Flower Queen four years ago. It is the best one in history."
"It turns out that Pearl Girl is the queen of the flower." Yang Ning smiled and said, "It's worthy of its name."
Pearl chuckled and said, "You are old and yellow, and you are no longer as beautiful as you were back then."
"The beauty remains the same." Yang Ning smiled. In fact, he knew in his heart that the ten miles of Qinhuai are boundless, and the young and beautiful girl changes the sun and the moon. Pearl is over twenty years old, so she is already an old man for this industry.
Pearl just smiled slightly and said, "The Marquis and the Young Master have a drink here first, and Pearl will see if the pastry is ready." Yingying gave a gift and retreated first.
"Is the Marquis wondering? Since she is the queen of the flower, why is she still on the Qinhuai River?" Yuan Rong sighed.
Yang Ning nodded slightly and said, "I do have this doubt. But she should have a pretty good life with this pleasure boat."
"The Huafang is naturally not hers." Yuan Rong said: "Four years ago, with the support of Mr. Xue from Baibaolou, Zhenzhu became the queen of Hua. Moreover, Mr. Xue was deeply in love with Zhenzhu and spent a lot of money to marry her. Speaking of Mr. Xue, he is a kind of love and values ​​friendship. His friendship with me back then was also quite good."
Yang Ning frowned and said, "Baibaolou?"
"Baibaolou operates antique jade, and is one of the best merchants in the capital." Yuan Rong sighed: "Mr. Xue is really interested in pearls. He married pearls into the door with a six-carrying sedan."
"Since that's the case, why is Pearl still in the Qinhuai River?"
Yuan Rong said lightly: "The Baibao Tower no longer exists, and the family of Xue Dashen is destroyed, so what can Pearl do?"
Yang Ning was stunned for a moment.
"Pearl was already famous before the candidate flower," Yuan Rong explained: "Not only Master Xue, but also someone also took a fancy to Pearl. The man and Master Xue raised the Pearl together. However, after the Pearl seized the flower, Master Xue and the man spent a lot of money on the pearl again. The family of Master Xue made a fortune and finally got the pearl."
"How did you do it later?"
"Actually, Young Master Xue knew very well that he shouldn't have offended that man, but he didn't care for the sake of Pearl." Yuan Rong sighed, "He thought that the man would treat him as a grudge in the future, but he didn't expect that the man would take it ruthlessly. In just one year, he destroyed Baibaolou, and Young Master Xue was eventually destroyed by the man's family. Pearl lived a good life in less than a year and was snatched by the man. A year later, he was sent back to the Qinhuai River."
Yang Ning didn't expect that Pearl would have encountered this and frowned and said, "Who is that person?"
"Actually you know each other," Yuan Rong said: "Dou Lianzhong, the eldest son of the Minister of Revenue!"
"It's him!" Yang Ning's body was shocked.
Yuan Rong sneered: "This man has done too many things to rob, and many lives have been killed. Young Master Xue is just one of the blood debts he owes." He raised his hand and pointed at the Qinhuai River, which is singing, dancing and dancing with stars. "There are many pleasure boats on the Qinhuai River in the ten miles of Qinhuai River. Many of them are operated by Dou Lianzhong behind the scenes. Every year, he will make money every day."
"In this way, Miss Pearl is now under his control?" Yang Ning asked frowned.
Yuan Rong just smiled faintly and didn't speak.
At this moment, someone suddenly heard a loud shout, "Miss Pearl, my master asked you to come over and prepare quickly."
Yang Ning looked in the voice and saw a small boat parked there next to the pleasure boat. One of them was raising his head and shouting at the pleasure boat, with a rather arrogant tone.
Then he heard the voice of the maid before, saying, "My girl will not see guests today!"
"Don't see the guest?" the man sneered: "Tell you Miss Pearl, don't toast or eat and punish the wine. Invite her over there to give her face, but don't be ungrateful."
"My girl doesn't see anyone, no one will see you." The maid said, "We don't eat any toasts or punishments."
The man on the boat sneered, "Okay, don't regret it." He turned the boat and left quickly.
Yuan Rong frowned and said, "It seems that there is something wrong."
"What can this be troublesome?" Yang Ning said lightly: "Since you don't want to meet guests, just don't see them, can anyone dare to force them?"
"Who is not on the Qinhuai River?" Yuan Rong said: "Who is a rich man, prince, noble, elegant and handsome man, is not a good person."
Yang Ning glanced at Yuan Rong and said, "You have a good relationship with Master Xue. I really want to know how you helped Master Xue when he was in trouble? His family was destroyed and Miss Pearl fell outside. You didn't help her take care of her?" He carried his hands on his back, "I am here now, but because I feel guilty about Master Xue, I come here occasionally to take care of him?"
Yuan Rong's eyes twitched slightly, turned his head to look at Yang Ning. When he saw Yang Ning, he was calm and sighed, "Marty, I have always been doubting that you have been pretending to be stupid in those years?"
At this time, when he heard the sound of footsteps, Pearl had come from behind, holding the exquisite snacks in his hand, and smiled: "Mr. Marquis, Pearl knows that Pearl is back today, so he made the snacks this morning. You can try them and see how they taste."
Yang Ning and Yuan Rong returned to the table and saw several kinds of pasta placed on the plate, all of which were just steamed and steamed. The pasta was beautiful and exquisite.
"Miss Pearl is good at cooking." Yang Ning smiled and said, "It will take only three or two days to see these pastries."
Pearl smiled and said quietly: "Someone liked the pastries I made back then, so I spent my time learning them. When I finished it, he...!" He sighed and looked sad.
Yang Ning knew that the person she was talking about should be the eldest son Xue.
Suddenly, I heard a scream from below, and then a girl shouted, "What do you want to do?" After a burst of noise, I heard a thud of thunder from the stairs, and it was obvious that someone was rushing upstairs.
Yuan Rong frowned, and the pearl flower appearance changed slightly, but Yang Ning was calm and calm. He picked up a piece of pastry and put it in his mouth. It was soft and delicious, and exclaimed: "Good craftsmanship!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a cold voice coming from behind him, saying, "Didn't you say you won't see a guest? Who is this? A bitch is a bitch, and what you do is always sneaky."
Yuan Rong stood up suddenly and said coldly: "Who asked you to break in? Why don't you get out of here?"
"Isn't this Mr. Yuan?" The man smiled and said, "Mr. Yuan, you are from a scholarly family. If you want to find a bitch, you should find some fresh ones. Do you also like this kind of slut with broken flowers and willows?"
He obviously knew Yuan Rong, but he had no fear of Yuan Rong, and he didn't even have a trace of respect. He spoke rudely and full of ridicule.
Yang Ning turned his head and looked at it, and saw three or four big men rushing up, all of whom were tall and big. One of them had a fat face, a wide nose, a wide mouth, a needle, and a fist clenched in both hands.
Yuan Rong said sternly: "Please respect it."
"We are not like Mr. Yuan from a scholarly family. We are all rough people and don't know the literary style." The tall man sneered, turned to the pearl, and said in a deep voice: "If you let me go there, don't you understand? Are you looking for death?"
"Who dares to touch a hair of her?" Although Yuan Rong, Wenxiu, still clenched his fists and said, "Get down quickly."
The man with a high nose laughed and said, "Touch her a hair? Mr. Yuan, I'm afraid you haven't touched her before. Do you really don't know or are you pretending to be stupid? A bitch is a bitch. You can do as long as you want. Don't talk about a hair. How many hairs do she have on her body? We brothers all count them clearly. Do we want us to tell you?"
He spoke extremely rudely, but the people behind him all burst into laughter and were very arrogant.
Yang Ning originally thought that although Yuan Rong was elegant and weak, he was the grandson of the Minister of Rites after all, and he was also a high-ranking child. Most people dared to offend this young master, but they never expected that those people would not take Yuan Rong seriously at all.
Yuan Rong gritted his teeth, his fair face turned red, but after all, he was a literati and could not do anything.
"What are you waiting for?" The tall man shouted at Zhenzhu: "The master is waiting there with the guests. Don't affect their interest, otherwise you will be unable to eat and you will be in trouble and will not follow us."
Pearl's face was a little pale, she smiled sadly, and said to Yuan Rong: "Young Master, you can enjoy it here first. Pearl will go first and come back as soon as possible."
Chapter completed!