When I came back from my run the next morning, the clear sunshine had already shone from the east. It hadn't been too hot in the past few days, but the weather was fine, so I felt pretty good.
In last night's oiran competition, the assassination that Ning Yi had expected to happen did not appear. The look he caught earlier was probably an illusion. He and Xiaochan wandered around various stages to watch the singing and dancing, and then went home. They had a restless night.
.When I went out for a run in the morning, I heard Nie Yunzhu talking about what happened last night.
"Last night, Jin'er and I saw Li Heng behind the stage. At that time, Li Heng was standing a little closer to the front, holding a big cake in his hand and eating it. Jin'er laughed to death, saying that he didn't care about his image like this. How could he look like that?
What is the number one talent? When she went out to dance, you were still eating pancakes. When you came back, you smiled and said, it would be very interesting if there was a talent eating pancakes on the seat while she was dancing in the Jinfeng Tower..."
Ning Yi then remembered that Yuan Jin'er's performance was scheduled too late last night. He was hungry at that time, so he actually ate a pancake while watching the whole show, and said it with a smile.
"But Jin'er is a weird girl. Since she got to know you yesterday, if she sees you again tonight, she might come out to make trouble for you. Li Heng, you have to be patient..."
After running home, Su Tan'er had already washed up and was waiting for him to have breakfast: "Just now Wen Fang Wending came and said he wanted to thank my husband for his help yesterday, but at this time he had an appointment, so he ran away early again. It's really
There is no sincerity at all..."
Su Tan'er laughed while talking, Ning Yi shook his head: "It's just an encounter, it doesn't help much."
"My husband needs to be humble again. When Juan'er and Xing'er went out just now, they heard the servants talking, saying that my husband surrendered without fighting last night and just sat aside. Then Chen Jiwen didn't dare to write poetry. Previously
I was so high-profile that I lost all my arrogance. Hee, it’s a pity that I wasn’t here last night and couldn’t see it…”
"Why did it spread so fast..."
Su Tan'er smiled over there: "Also, just now Wen Fang Wending said that it was just a word from my husband that made Miss Tang enter the top sixteen of the Oiran Competition..."
The latter one is a more magical thing. Ning Yi touched his nose and said: "This has nothing to do with me."
To be honest, it's hard to say whether it really matters. In last night's oiran competition, Tang Jing was not a favorite. She is not very famous now, and she is far less famous than Qilan, Lu Caicai and others who are good at dancing, dancing and
Although he looks good, he still looks a little nervous and green.
No one was optimistic about her entering the top 16 before, but when the ranking was announced later, she actually entered the top 16, so everyone was surprised. Then Ning Yi shocked Chen Jiwen, Ning Yi, and Li at the Wenmo Tower.
The fact that two people praised her for dancing "beautifully" started to be discussed by some people - I didn't know how widely it had spread before, but now it is even more magical.
It was said that the talented scholar next to him wrote countless poems, but Ning Yi only used five words to "dance very beautifully"; and he also said that his sentence "so precious and sincere" can make others unable to criticize a bad poem. Then there are also
When people talk about it, it is said that after hearing Ning Yi's words "dancing beautifully", Puyang Yi, the young master of the Puyang family, also added 500 flowers to Tang Jing, and then she was entered into the top sixteen.
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Although the number of three thousand people was not many, and the publicity was only part of it, in short, the reason why Miss Tang Jingtang entered the top sixteen became the most story-telling event on the first night of this year's Oiran Competition.
Poor. Ning Yi felt helpless for a while.
There were still classes during the day, and Jiangning was still noisy. When Xiaochan and I went over to the Bailuzhou area in the evening, the layout of the venue had already changed.
There were five stages in total last night, and those who went in actually walked loosely to watch the performance, but tonight it has become more formal. Only then can we see the cleverness of the location here. A large stage is arranged near the river bank and most of the front is
Many seats have been arranged on the hillside that is slowly going up. The building boats on one side of the river and the small buildings not far away are also arranged viewing points. Behind the stage, some large and small tents are scattered as the background.
The open space is a place prepared by each building.
There are a total of sixteen girls, each of whom will perform twice tonight, and in the surrounding viewing seats, a little ahead are actually divided into areas. The best viewing position is a building boat specially for dignitaries.
In our place, the sixteen brothels have also circled some seats for the supporters, and most of these seats are better. Some of the buildings, the small buildings on the other side, and the open space slightly in front of the stage will prepare banquets, even if there is no decoration
There will also be some girls walking around the table carrying delicious snacks to wait on you.
What Ning Yi and Xiao Chan bought was just the most ordinary flower, and they probably just sat in the middle or back seats, but it was not a big problem. Anyway, Xiao Chan also had a lot of snacks in his arms. However, when the two of them looked for
After sitting down in a separate seat with a slightly better view, I realized that the problem was not that simple.
First, Su Wending, Su Wenfang and Tang Jing came over here. Tang Jing thanked Ning Yi, and then the mother in the building invited Ning Yi to sit in front. After refusing, a talented man whom he knew before also passed by.
Bian: "Brother Ning, why don't you go and sit in the front row?" Soon after, Pu Yangyi also came over and sat beside him with a smile and chatted with him for a while. This time he didn't say anything inviting, but just made sure that Ning Yi wanted to watch the show in peace.
And left.
Then Li Pin also discovered him and came over to say something.
Li Pin sat over to cheer for Lu Caicai this time, but he also knew Ning Yi's character. Once he sat over, there would be a lot of entertainment and no advice.
In short, most of the seats in the front are filled with some famous people. Occasionally, you can see people pointing their fingers this way, probably talking about Tang Jing's incident last night. Occasionally, when someone comes over
, Xiaochan sat aside and watched without saying a word, eating snacks like a greedy mouse, and then asked: "Why don't you go to the front?"
"You want to go to the front?"
"No." She smiled sweetly, "Xiaochan thinks it would be nice here."
Xiaochan knew more about this competition than Ning Yi. When she was free, she told Ning Yi about the grand competition when she and the lady came to play before, and some interesting things. During this period, Ning Yi saw Yuan Jin'er again. She should be
Before the performance, she came out to thank the supporters, wandered in front, and then looked over here... Theoretically speaking, she and Ning Yi had not been introduced in a formal occasion, so they did not count as "acquaintances", and naturally they did not
Soon after Yuan Jin'er returned, Ning Yi also saw Nie Yunzhu's figure sticking his head out from the shadows over there. Yuan Jin'er pointed this way with a smile, and then pulled Nie Yunzhu back with a smile.
"Master Ning." At the last moment before the game officially started, an acquaintance came over. This was Lu Agui, who was following Kang Xian. After saying hello, he pointed to a boat in a certain direction: "Master, where is he?"
On the other side, I saw Mr. Ning and Miss Xiaochan seeming a little disturbed here. If there is no necessary social interaction, I might as well go to the boat to watch. The boat is the property of the princess mansion, and there are all idle people on the second floor.
, the most casual, and the location is also good.”
Ning Yi looked over there and saw that the location of Huafang was indeed good, and there were really not many people on the second floor. He looked at Xiaochan, and then nodded with a smile. The two followed Lu Agui all the way to the second floor of Huafang. As expected, there were so many people there.
There were not many, and the people gathered here were all young people, with some maids and servants busy. Lu Agui arranged him and Xiaochan in front of a window. There were various fruits and things on the coffee table next to them. Compared to the ones below,
It was crowded, and it seemed a bit empty and deserted. Lu Agui said with a smile: "If you have any friends, you can invite them to come and sit. The place is quite big. If you need anything, just give orders to the servants. By the way, the master is over there."
Kang Xian was also having a social event. At this time, there was a painted boat in the middle of the main ship where dignitaries gathered. When Lu Agui was talking, he was also looking over there, smiling and nodding.
Next to Ning Yi and Xiaochan, there were two unidentified men sitting at the window on one side. When they saw Ning Yi and Xiaochan coming up and sitting down, they clasped their fists and cupped their hands and smiled at Ning Yi. Then they also said something to Lu Agui, probably
Asking about Ning Yi's identity, Xiaochan occasionally looked at them. After a while, she moved her chair and plopped closer to Ning Yi, and then she felt at ease and prepared to watch the performance.
On Ning Yi's side, there is a pair of siblings next to each other. The elder sister should be younger than Xiaochan, about thirteen or fourteen years old, but her face is that of a serious young adult, and she was originally turning her head to look at her.
On Ning Yi's side, when Ning Yi looked over, she naturally turned her eyes to look at the stage. However, when Ning Yi turned her eyes, her eyes turned away again, as if she had planned to look at the stage for five seconds out of curiosity.
He only looked at Zhong for four seconds, and when Ning Yi noticed it, he turned around. At this time, he had to make up for it openly. The younger brother was about eleven or twelve years old. He sat there and looked curiously from left to right.
Look, when the song and dance started, he dragged his chair and leaned over, as if he wanted to tell Ning Yi a secret.
"Hey, are you the Ning Yi Ning Liheng? The Ning Liheng who wrote Shui Diao Ge Tou and the Sapphire Case? I have a few questions to test you. If you can answer them..."
"no."
"Huh?" The little boy was slightly startled.
Ning Yi lowered his head mysteriously, covered his mouth with the back of his hand and whispered to him: "I am not Ning Liheng."
"……oh."
The little boy was stunned for a long time, then dragged the chair back to his sister angrily, and then he was probably reporting the results. The sister lowered her head and spoke, vaguely saying: "He lied to you..." I don't know what happened next.
Just as Lu Agui said, no one will bother you here. The performance below is lively, and occasionally the shouts are thunderous. Ning Yi and Xiaochan eat something while watching. In the gaps between the performances, someone will say something about someone.
A certain girl presented many flowers, and some talented people also made masterpieces. After being read by some celebrities, they were also read out to increase their momentum. In fact, the dignitaries on the ships also had women who supported them, and they could occasionally see them.
After the girl finished her performance, she went up to thank her. The main officials from the Jiangning area, including Chen Yong, Song Xian and others, were also there. However, Ning Yi no longer had the same thoughts as last night and was watching the show with peace of mind.
After a few performances, Xiaochan went to the side and got a pair of Go, and placed it with Ning Yi on the small table where the fruits were placed. As the light below changed, she played backgammon with Ning Yi in the window. The atmosphere was comfortable and relaxing.
, relaxed and interesting. After a while, the little boy next to him dragged his chair over again, dragged his chin and watched chess quietly at the table. After a while, he said: "That's not how Go is played..."
It was at this time that a woman walked past the crowd below the boat, raised her head and looked at the main boat for a moment, and then disappeared into the crowd again.
On the riverside at night, the festive and peaceful atmosphere is still rising as the night atmosphere deepens and the singing and dancing progress...