"Bang bang -" After two months of renovation, firecrackers were set off in front of Zuihonglou, which had been silent for a long time. After the firecrackers were set off, the turtle slaves hung up a couplet in front of Zuihonglou.
Let’s bid farewell to the old days and rejoice in the present. Let’s drink together and welcome the new guests. Let’s leave the troubles of last night and rejoice together. The banner is: Everything is renewed. “Well, good! What a couplet! I wonder who made this couplet?” One of the people in the crowd was wearing a crown.
The scholar in the hat praised him repeatedly.
For a time, there was a lot of discussion.
A turtle slave waved his hand and asked someone to put up a red banner. At the same time, he said loudly, "Today Zuihonglou reopens and holds the Oiran Competition. Our Mother Wu said that tea will be free today. Please come in."
Give the girls who are participating in the election a show of support and choose the courtesan in your mind!"
The contents of the red banner are as follows:
Is your day-to-day life boring to you?
Does a calm and uneventful life make you boring?
Then come to Zuihonglou! Zuihonglou, together with the other two major brothels in Shangyang City: Yichunyuan and Piaoxiangju, invites many famous courtesans in Beichen to create a xx feast with endless beautiful scenery for you! Large-scale courtesan
The competition is looking forward to your participation! Who will be crowned the most beautiful in Beichen? Please wait and see.
"I'm sorry that Mother Wu has changed her gender. Why are you so generous today? The Oiran Competition jointly organized by the three major brothels? I wonder if Miss Weiyu will participate? It seems that everyone is blessed today! Come on, let's go in and have a look!"
Someone took the lead, and others followed and walked into Zuihonglou.
After entering, everyone was shocked.
In normal times, Zuihonglou always looks dark and dark due to the special nature of its business. But today, Zuihonglou has changed its old appearance, and the rooms are full of brilliance and brightly lit.
Looking along the light source, we can see countless lanterns hanging on the silk net gathered in the sky. The brightest lamp is the "light lamp" in the center. The candle flames in the lamp are silent
It is burning, and the lampshade is made of transparent material. At first glance, it looks like crystal! The light emitted from it is dazzling and gorgeous.
In the innermost part is a large circular stage. Above the stage are colorful silks, either connected into a net or woven into colorful balls, dotted above the platform.
On the walls extending from the stage to both sides, unknown pigments are used to depict an ink painting with a distant artistic conception. The realistic scene makes people feel as if they are among the mountains and rivers.
The Zuihong Building, which originally only had two floors, now has a third floor at some point.
Everyone was looking up from upstairs. All they knew was that there was a row of long tables and chairs in front of the railing on the second floor. There were teacups on the table. It seemed like a big shot was going to come later.
As for the third floor, due to height restrictions, it is temporarily impossible to peek inside.
"Oh haha, ladies and gentlemen, please..." As Mother Wu's voice came from far and near, everyone followed the sound and saw Mother Wu, who was dressed extraordinarily gorgeously today, leading a group of people away.
Entered Zuihonglou.
"Hey, isn't that the top scorer in the scientific examination just announced this year?" someone in the crowd asked.
"More than that, look at the right side of Mother Wu. That is the business review order in charge of business contacts in Shangyang City! People with such a big background are here to support this oiran competition. It seems that Zuihonglou has spent a lot of money this time.
..." Another person talked eloquently.
Mother Wu's heart ached when she heard the voices of everyone talking. Those were all her coffin books. Especially the lampshade on the top was hollowed out and carved from pure crystal. It was almost as strong as
I have to go to the red building half drunk.
Although she didn't know much about Nalanluo Wei's reflection and refraction principles. But after nearly two months of observation, she was convinced of her ability. She believed that she would surprise her.
Taking a deep breath, in the blink of an eye, Mother Wu led the visitor up to the second floor with a smile as bright as a flower.
"My lords, the beauties competing on stage today are all popular courtesans from the three major brothels in Beichen Kingdom. Our scoring standard is based on the performance of the beauties. You pick up the sign in your hand and give your score. In addition, in order to increase the number of beauties,
We have also added some new things to make this campaign more interesting and sustainable. Please allow me to go down and make arrangements. I will explain it clearly to you before the game starts."
After saying that, Mother Wu resigned.
After arriving on the first floor and explaining to the turtle slaves the preparations Nalan Luowei asked them to make, Mother Wu walked onto the huge circular stage.
"Ahem, everyone has been waiting for a long time. Next, please listen to my mother as I explain to you the rules of this election. The principle of this election is: everyone has a share in participating in the election of Oiran." Mother Wu said
After finishing, he paused and asked mysteriously, "Then how can I participate in the selection of oiran?"
"Mother Wu, please stop trying to impress everyone. Just tell me what to do!" A voice in the crowd asked anxiously.
"Haha, everyone, please be patient. In the competitions you usually see, the invited judges directly judge the winning pair? If we are optimistic about someone, it may not necessarily become the leading pair?"
"That's right, that's right. The competition is controlled by the referee, and others can't interfere at all." A depressed voice said in a dull voice.
"Then everyone and our contestants are blessed today. Look, what is this?" Mother Wu clapped her hands and asked people to move the things onto the stage.
Everyone took a closer look and saw that it was a small piece of light red satin embroidered with the word "Sai".
What is this little piece of cloth? Everyone asked Mother Wu with their eyes.
"Haha, please don't underestimate this small silk strip. Anyone who wants to participate in the Oiran election can pay us a 10 tael participation fee and get 10 small silk strips. In this way, when the beauty you like comes out,
When the time comes, everyone can vote for the courtesan of their choice.”
"But what's the use?" Many people asked in confusion.
"This is the biggest difference in our competition today. The judges select today's courtesan through scoring. If you have any objection to the judges' decision, you can vote for the unsuccessful beauty, as long as the number of silks in the hand of the beauty is
If they are over 50, they can return to the stage and once again compete with the oiran selected by the judges. The winner will be the number one oiran of the day! Each beauty has only one chance to return to the stage. If they fail again,
Then we can only wait until the next Oiran competition is held and then participate again."
"Well, that's a good idea, that's a good idea." The crowd expressed their agreement.
"If you don't have any objections, then I will ask the former Palace Chief of Ceremonies, Qingyin, to come out and preside over the broadcast of this competition. Please applaud and welcome!" Deafening applause sounded.
"I'm very happy that I can be the host of this first Oiran competition!" Qingyin, who is nearly thirty years old, has no trace of time on her well-maintained face. "Next, I announce that the election competition for the chief Oiran has officially begun! Next up.
The beauty is No. 1, Ruhua from Yicui Tower, and the talent show she brings to everyone is guzheng playing." As soon as the voice fell, a graceful figure walked onto the stage. When she came on the stage, the lights on the stage lit up.
Everything darkened, leaving only a beam of light, which moved with the beauty's figure.
After the song ended, the lights on the stage came on again.
"Girl Ruhua has finished her performance. Let's ask the adults to give their scores."
The 10 "judges" all raised their signs one after another.
"The total is 70 points! Thank you for your hard work, Miss Ruhua. Please go backstage to rest. Do you have any objections to Miss Ruhua's score?" There was silence in the audience. "Since not, let's invite contestant No. 2, from
Xiyu from Yichun Court brought her painting 'Peony Smiling'." Qingyin received Wu's mother's instruction and put Nalan Luowei's performance at the end.
Likewise, the lights on the stage once again focused on the graceful figure of the painter.
When she finished, the "judges" gave her a score of 80.
"80 points is a good score. In Miss Xiyu's writing, the gorgeous and noble peonies really have the style of 'beautifying the country'."
…
As time passed slowly, the game progressed in an orderly manner.
"The next beauty is Ai Si from Piaoxiangju, who brings the dance 'Praying for the Moon'." As soon as Qingyin finished speaking, a woman with brown hair and blue eyes walked onto the stage. Businessmen who often traveled around could recognize her at a glance.
, this exotic woman is a citizen of the Dashi Kingdom, which lives adjacent to the Beichen Kingdom. Her crystal-white skin and graceful dancing posture all make the viewer's heart flutter.
After the dance was over, the judges showed a score of 90 points!
"90 points! Congratulations to Miss Aisi. This is the highest score in today's competition so far."
"The last beauty to appear is Weiyu from Zuihonglou! The talent show they brought was the dance 'Phoenix Nirvana'!"
As soon as Qingyin finished speaking, a melodious sound of the piano began to play. In conjunction with the sound of the piano, the lights on the stage turned into a beam and shone on Nalan Luowei, who was standing quietly.
Snow-white skin, fiery red clothes. Although Nalan Luowei's face was expressionless at this time, the aloof and arrogant temperament and beautiful appearance she exuded made people feel that she was like a
Like a fairy who accidentally fell into the mortal world.
This boundless world is like her own stage.
She danced completely selflessly, with her fiery red figure running, spinning, or jumping, so free and unrestrained, free and natural. Her complicated and dazzling dance postures were like the nirvana of a phoenix, with no hesitation and no hesitation.
She stood up decisively and soared into the sky. She was breathtakingly beautiful, yet so awe-inspiring that she dared not blaspheme.
As soon as the dance was over, before everyone could react, Nalan Luowei retreated.
When everyone came back to look for the beauty, there was no trace of her.
"Bah!" The belated audience and "judges" applauded one after another.
"Well, it's true that 'this dance can only be seen in the sky and is rarely heard in the human world'! I am lucky enough to see the dance of Miss Wei Yu today. It is really a life worth living..." Shen Shang Ling said with a yearning tone.
Praising. At the same time, he also raised the sign in his hand, which clearly read: 10 points!
Seeing the review order, other "judges" also expressed their opinions one after another, holding up "10 points" signs, "Today's oiran must be Miss Weiyu!"
"100 points! Miss Weiyu from Zuihonglou won the highest score in today's oiran competition! Congratulations! Now I announce that today's oiran is..."
"Wait a minute." Before Qingyin finished speaking, a stiff voice intervened. "I want to vote for Miss Ai Si. I hope that Miss Ai Si can return to the stage and compete with Miss Wei Yu again to see who is better."
The speaker is a man in brocade clothes. He may not be very handsome, but his eyes are piercing. "I am a businessman and often travel to other places. The food dancer has added a lot of fun to our lonely journey.
"I believe that many people have the same experience as me. Now, let's fight for our own business travel culture and give Miss Aisi the opportunity to show off her talents." These words were very inspiring.
"Well, that makes sense..." The other businessmen present all voted for Miss Aisi. After a while, Aisi's votes exceeded 50.
"Since Miss Ai Si's votes have reached the standard to return to the stage, I will announce that Miss Ai Si will compete with Miss Wei Yu on the same stage to compete in talent." After the judges agreed, Qingyin said excitedly. Since then,
After leaving office, she has rarely seen such unforgettable games.
"Only one who has both beauty and art can live up to the reputation of being an oiran. Everyone has seen the looks of Wei Yu and Ai Si. They are both stunning, but each has his own merits; but their dancing postures are so unique."
Let's compare the agility of both sides' minds." The review order had lost its excitement and said calmly. "We will use the giant lamp above the stage as the theme, and limit the two girls to half a column.
A poem."
When the incense stick was about to burn out, Aisi recited the poem she composed:
The lights are shining like stars, the colorful clouds are blooming, and the music of drums, shengs and flutes is played on the green terrace.
The fairy was not willing to accept the silence of heaven and earth, so she invited her to sneak down to earth.
As for Nalan Luowei, she had accumulated the wisdom of countless ancestors in her mind. This allowed her to compose a poem in a very short period of time:
The silver flowers and fire trees are fragrant, and they will never be separated in the human world.
The spring world is ablaze with colors, and the sea of people and lights surges like clouds.
The judges had a heated discussion over the two poems here. In the end, the current number one scholar came out to judge, "According to our judgment, the poems of the two girls are very good, making it difficult to choose. However, the number one oiran
But there can only be one, so we can only reluctantly choose one of the best poems. The one we chose is the poem by Miss Weiyu. In terms of the scene, both of them have their own characteristics, but in terms of artistic conception
From a macro perspective, Miss Weiyu’s poem is even more grand, which is quite difficult for a woman who has committed herself to a brothel. Therefore, our judges unanimously decided that Miss Weiyu’s poem will win!”
"Haha, the results are out. Next, I announce that the person who won the title of oiran in this year's chief oiran competition is Zuihonglou Weiyu!" Qingyin followed everyone's words and determined today's oiran candidate.
"Could it be that the beauty just now is the star of Zuihonglou - Wei Yu?" a voice in the crowd said excitedly, unable to hide his excitement.
"This young master is so smart. Yes, the girl who just danced is my oiran from Zuihonglou. She is also the number one oiran just elected by Beichen Kingdom this year!"
Suddenly, the crowd became excited. They wanted to rush to the back of the stage. But fortunately, the turtle slaves of Zuihonglou were well prepared. Four sturdy men stood firmly beside the stage to prevent anyone from taking a step beyond the stage.
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First, she waved her hand, and Mother Wu signaled the three sons to take the "judges" to the private room upstairs. Then, she turned back with a smile. "Oh haha——, please be patient for a moment. Sit down first,
Would you like a cup of tea?" At this time, Mother Wu smiled brightly and walked to the crowd.
"Mother Wu, please call out Miss Weiyu so that we all can get to know each other." A wealthy young man wearing silk satin asked anxiously, fearing that he would miss the beauty if he spoke too late.
"Zhang Si, get out of here. Can you recognize Miss Weiyu? I don't want to think about your results in last year's scientific examination. Maybe your father will come and arrest you later..."
." A rough man next to him shouted sternly at the rich young master, then turned to Mother Wu with a smile and said, "Mother Wu, call Miss Nalan Luowei to come and have a drink with me, Wang Laosan, how about...
You offer a price and promise me the beauty, and I promise that I will take good care of her." After saying this, Wang Laosan burst out laughing.
"Third Master, this is not a question of money or not, it's just..."
Before Mother Wu could finish speaking, Wang Laosan took over the topic and said, "Are you worried that I can't afford the price you want?" Then, he saw him take out a stack of money bills from his arms,