"Miss, do you still want to paint today?" Seeing the lady coming back, Xiaocui stood up quickly and asked.
During the Oiran Competition, everyone else was busy gaining popularity to increase their bargaining chips. Only my lady was not worried at all. She immersed herself in painting all day long and seemed to never be able to finish it. Moreover, the paintings she took away every time she went out were never seen again.
appeared.
"No more painting. Please prepare bath water for me. We will go out soon."
Zeng Zuimo shook his head. The money for redemption has been raised, so there is no need to sell paintings anymore. What's more, things are rare and expensive. A few three-dimensional paintings that occasionally appear can be sold for a good price. If there are more, there will be a shortage of money in the future.
At that time, it was not so easy to make money by selling paintings.
Seeing the young lady enter the inner room, Xiaocui touched something in her arms, and her anxious heart relaxed again.
This time, let her protect the young lady!
"Xiao Cui..." When she was in a daze, she heard the voice coming from inside. The girl immediately stood up and responded, then trotted over.
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The Splendid Garden is lined with rockeries and waterside pavilions and pavilions. It is a rare and elegant place. People with some status in the city all regard this place as the first choice for inviting guests to have banquets.
Especially in recent days, the garden is brightly lit almost every night, and people are drinking and drinking. Tonight is no exception. Zhu Qing, a well-known wealthy businessman in Qing'an Prefecture, is the host. The people invited include both wealthy businessmen and young masters.
There are many talented people in Qing'an Prefecture who are famous for their talents.
When there are talented people, it is natural that beautiful women are indispensable. As long as the Qinghuan people with some reputation have also received invitations, of course, it is not certain whether they can be invited.
After all, Zhu Qing favored Liu Yiyi this year and spared no effort. He was considered their competitor. Naturally, it was impossible for some people to come. But with Mr. Zhu’s name, many people would still give him face.
"Thank you Mr. Zhu for everything you have done for Yiyi. Yiyi is very grateful." In a certain pavilion, a tall woman in green clothes saluted the young man opposite.
"Hey, Yiyi, what are you talking about? If I help you, I will help me. There is no need to be so hostile between us." The young man smiled and waved his hand, saying nonchalantly.
At this time, many people looked towards the pavilion.
Among the two people in the pavilion, one is a wealthy young master, and the other is one of the most famous oirans in Qing'an Mansion in recent years. This banquet was simply held for her.
When it comes to the top ten oirans, it is actually very difficult to distinguish between them in terms of beauty or talent. If you really want to use these to rank them, I am afraid that no one will be convinced.
The annual Oiran Competition is actually not only a competition between them, but also a game of the power behind them.
This year, most of the wealthy businessmen headed by Zhu Qing stand behind Liu Yiyi, while behind Lu Qiaoqiao are many talented people from Qing'an Mansion. Others naturally have their own supporters, but compared to these two
It's still worse. The battle for leadership is probably the battle between Lu Qiaoqiao and Liu Yiyi.
"There will be a few friends coming over later. They are talented people from the capital. I will take you to get to know them." Zhu Qing said with a smile: "Miss Lu has the support of talented people headed by Yang Yanzhou. In terms of poetry, we
We are already at a disadvantage, but you have to seize the opportunity later. If you can get them to sincerely help you, we will be more than 70% sure of winning the title this time."
Liu Yiyi nodded, and said with some regret: "It's a pity that we didn't win over the mysterious Mr. Li. With his help, many Qing'an talents will not be worried..."
Although Zhu Qing is a businessman, he has obviously heard about "Mr. Li" in Liu Yiyi's mouth. Hearing this, he said: "Don't worry, although the invitation we sent was lost in the ocean and the money was returned, it is said that that person
I didn’t attend anyone’s invitation banquet, so I’m afraid I’m not very interested in these things, so I just need to keep an eye on Yang Yanzhou and the others.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Yiyi looked ahead and said in surprise: "Why are they here?"
Zhu Qing followed her line of sight and saw several figures walking over from a distance.
"That's... Yang Yanzhou, Wan Qiliang, and Miss Lu, how could they..." Zhu Qing also had a look of surprise on his face. Although he had sent invitations to these people, he didn't even think about it.
After all, they would come. After all, Yiyi is Miss Lu’s biggest rival. How could they come to such an occasion?
Surprised, surprise, everyone is in a legitimate competitive relationship, and the due etiquette should still be maintained. It is precisely because the two are the biggest rivals that they should give each other great respect.
"Brother Yang, Brother Wan, I didn't expect you guys to come, so we're so far away..." Zhu Qing walked over and said with cupped hands.
"Sister Lu." Lu Qiaoqiao became famous earlier than she did, so Liu Yiyi took the initiative to go over and give her a gift.
No matter how fierce the competition was behind the scenes, it was not visible at all. Everyone could only see Zhu Qing, Yang Yanzhou and others laughing and joking all the way, and Lu Qiaoqiao and Liu Yiyi, the two popular candidates for the oiran, joined hands with each other and were as close as sisters...
"There are a few friends over there who need to greet me. I'm really sorry for neglecting Brother Yang." After a polite chat, Zhu Qing and Liu Yiyi went elsewhere. Yang Yanzhou and the others couldn't have come to cause trouble, so they just went there.
They went.
"How's it going?" Looking at Liu Yiyi's leaving figure, the young man next to Yang Yanzhou turned around and asked.
"The reputation is well-deserved." Yang Yanzhou nodded and said.
It is already extraordinary to be praised by the number one scholar in Qing'an Prefecture - the former number one talent in Qing'an Prefecture. Wan Qiliang smiled and said: "It seems that Miss Yiyi wants to win the title, but I'm afraid it's not that good."
easy."
Lu Qiaoqiao said with a smile: "Do your best and obey fate. If sister Yiyi wins the final oiran, Qiaoqiao can only congratulate her."
Wan Qiliang laughed and said: "Don't worry, Miss Qiaoqiao. Brother Yanzhou has thousands of words in his mind. If you just use a few words, it will be enough to help you get the leader. The number one talent in Qing'an Mansion is not a waste."
Gain a false reputation."
Yang Yanzhou said with a bitter look on his face: "Qiliang, please don't say anything about the most talented person in Qing'an Mansion. Aren't you making fun of me..."
Wan Qiliang finally realized that he had made a mistake just now. No matter how talented Yang Yanzhou was, with that person in his life, the title of the number one talent would no longer fall on him.
Then, he realized another problem and said: "I don't know which girl - is supporting, if..."
Yang Yanzhou responded: "I originally thought that he would support Miss Zui Mo, the top court lady in Qunyu Courtyard, but Miss Zui Mo seems to have no interest in this oiran dispute. It is said that she only studies painting in her room every day. You guys
You may not know how popular a painting by Miss Zui Mo is. I spent a full two hundred taels of silver just a few days ago to buy one."
Wan Qiliang nodded and said: "Fortunately, she has no idea of competing for the oiran. Otherwise, if a few scary poems are thrown out, the oiran competition will be meaningless."
Lu Qiaoqiao was also secretly glad. Although she did not have a relationship with that person, everyone was the same. This time the oiran competition was still fair.
While thinking this, she raised her head and inadvertently turned her head, and two figures who had just walked in appeared in her sight.
