The ten-mile long pavilion is both a place to say goodbye and a place to welcome home.
Lu Xiangjun walked around in the pavilion, his heart filled with joy and expectation that his old friends were about to meet again.
Being a stranger in a foreign land, I miss my family even more during festive seasons.
Although this day was not a festive day, the arrival of old friends still aroused Lu Xiangjun's homesickness.
Lu Xiangjun is from Yangzhou and has lived in Jiangling for many years. Now he has come to Chang'an. No matter how well a wanderer lives, he will inevitably feel lonely in these years.
Even though Lu Xiangjun and Li Keqing didn't actually have a close relationship, it was good to meet each other in this foreign place and listen to the local accent.
Mr. Lu Xiang has no relatives, so it is even more difficult to deal with him. Li Keqing came at the right time.
In fact, with the end of the war in the world, as the heart of the Tang Empire, there are no longer just one or two famous prostitutes who choose to go north to Chang'an, and there will be more and more in the future.
The prosperity of the prosperous age also needs them to decorate...
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Lu Xiangjun looked pitifully at the official road, but no one was there. He complained about Li Keqing's arrival, probably because he wanted her to wait a little longer.
But when the team on the official road came into view, Lu Xiangjun was a little confused.
There were people in front of them clearing the way, and people behind them accompanying them. Flags were flying above their heads. The people and horses marched with great momentum, and all the pedestrians retreated.
Lu Xiangjun took a look and shrank her head. She knew that these were probably the team of high-ranking officials returning to Beijing to report on their work...
She was untouchable and had no sense of being a guest in Mrs. Cheng's Mansion, so she suddenly became shorter.
The procession passed by on the official road, and people on the pavilion saluted one after another.
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At the end of the line, a carriage left the line and came under the pavilion.
As soon as the curtain was lifted, someone came out easily and waved with a smile on his face, "My sister is a trustworthy person. You have been waiting for a long time, right? I'd like you to apologize to my sister here first."
Lu Xiangjun also showed a big smile, but he said in his heart, Li Keqing is still the same as before, with hands and eyes as wide as the sky, who knows who he is clinging to again?
In the midst of slander, Li Keqing had already entered the pavilion.
While exchanging greetings, Lu Xiangjun took a look at this famous painting lady in Jiangyou, and had only one thought in his mind: Li Keqing is getting old.
Of course, compared to herself, Li Keqing was only in her thirties, and it was at a time when the charm of MILFs still existed in the world.
She has a graceful figure and a delicate constitution. She smells the fragrance of orchid before anyone gets close to her. This is a daughter's family who has truly emerged from the mist and rain in the south of the Yangtze River.
Li Keqing had a pair of phoenix eyes, which were hazy as if they were covered with a layer of mist. She looked at the high-spirited Lu Xiangjun and smiled and said: "After seeing each other for so many years, the guests in front of the Buddha are more elegant than before. I am gratified."
Lu Xiangjun laughed playfully, bowed his head and bowed, "Thank you for the compliment, sister, but I still can't compare to my sister. I have traveled thousands of miles, but my sister has not been stained with dust. There is nothing more popular than this. It is really enviable."
When people look at them, it's like looking at a picture of a beautiful lady. In just a short moment, the elegant atmosphere fills every corner of the pavilion.
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"Thank you very much, sister, for coming to welcome us. Otherwise, I would be helpless in Chang'an and would probably end up living on the streets."
"Sister, there is no need to be so polite. You can send this message to me. My sister is very happy. My sister is really too humble. Even if there is no sister to greet me, with her talent, she will definitely be famous in Chang'an in the near future. Why worry about not having a place to live?
Place?"
They were all polite words, which showed that they were not familiar with each other, and they were not even friends.
There was just a hint of sympathy. To be more precise, when Li Keqing went north to Chang'an, she always wanted to find someone to take the last place, and her equally famous Lu Xiangjun was the first choice.
Without Mr. Lu Xiang to open the way to Chang'an, Li Keqing would have had to hesitate again and again before going north, and he might not be able to make the trip next year.
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"Those people just now were..."
The two plastic sisters got into the carriage, and Lu Xiangjun couldn't help but asked curiously.
Li Keqing was leaning against the wall of the car a little tired. After all, he was no longer young. He was not as lively as Lu Xiangjun. He could still go to Shuzhong before coming to Chang'an.
On the way from Jiangling to Chang'an, Li Keqing's body was almost broken.
"The Grand Governor Li Gong returned to Beijing to report on his duties, so I found someone to accommodate him and come with him. It is indeed more convenient and less dangerous. When I heard the news that you were coming from the north, I was very worried.
My sister is too courageous. If she goes on the road alone, it will lead to chaos and chaos, which is too reckless."
The Metropolitan Governor Li Jing returned to Beijing to report on his duties. Lu Xiangjun was not too impressed by this. He just continued gossiping out of curiosity, "Sister can be protected by the Metropolitan Governor all the way..."
Without allowing her to finish, Li Keqing said: "Sister, please don't make fun of me. Most of the governors are like dragons and phoenixes. I am not as handsome as a willow, so I can't come close to serve you."
Let’s talk about you, you have encountered many difficulties while traveling around, right?”
Lu Xiangjun laughed and puffed up his chest proudly, "What my sister said is that the past few years have been a bit scary, and every time I think about it, I feel lucky.
I just couldn't help it. It was not like my sister had not experienced it back then. People in Jiangling were all in panic and there were not many guests, so I wanted to go out for a walk to relax.
In fact, it is not a temporary idea. I have long wanted to travel far away to see the wonderful things outside and improve my piano skills.
I heard that my sister was unwilling to go north with those who surrendered. Now she is doing well in Jiangling, so why does she want to go north again?"
Li Keqing couldn't help but nodded with sadness, "Famous prostitutes also have to make ends meet. What can you do if business is not good?"
She was getting older and could no longer serve people as well as she did when she was young. What was even more disgusting was that most of her regular customers were captured by the Tang army.
With the chaos in Jiangling, people's enthusiasm for collecting paintings and calligraphy has obviously faded. Li Keqing... well, with the sharp drop in income, he can't survive in Jiangling.
But you can't say that, it would be so embarrassing.
"Sister, I don't have the guts to leave as soon as you say it, so I waited and watched for a while. Seeing that the wise emperor and wise ministers were in power, the world was gradually becoming more peaceful, and there were very few old friends in Jiangyou, and my friends were gradually disappearing, so I thought of going out for a walk...
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Speaking of this, she looked at Lu Xiangjun and smiled, showing her habitual flattery, and said like a joke: "I heard that my sister has become famous in Chang'an, so she came all the way to seek refuge. I don't know if she believes it or not.
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Lu Xiangjun was a little proud, but he was not fooled by her. We were all in the same party, so if we really believed her, we would have seen a ghost.
Lu Xiangjun still remembers the past when she came to ask for a painting, but the other party didn't even draw anything for her.
So Lu Xiangjun smiled and comforted the guests who came from afar, but at the same time he felt cruel in his heart. If you don't paint me seventy or eighty...hundreds of paintings this time, I will let you go out to pick up the guests again.