Guo Bing and his son patiently sat down again, enduring the noise of officials from the VIP table who came to congratulate Shen Fang. They looked gloomy and drank tea one mouthful at a time. But the people of Hangzhou in the audience were I don’t have such a good patience. Although many people are here tonight just to relax and join in the fun during the Mid-Autumn Festival, most people are expecting that in this oiran competition, the two green halls in Hangzhou City will kill everyone and defeat the teams from Jiangning and The challengers of Yangzhou defended the status of Hangzhou as the first capital in the southeast. However, after witnessing such a wonderful and fierce competition, Qunfang Pavilion was sentenced to defeat. How could they accept this?
After the results were announced, many people started to make noises and curses. If it weren't for the officers and soldiers watching eagerly, there might have been trouble. More people did not want to witness the scene of Jiangning Fengyue Tower crowning the oiran, and began to get up and leave. There was a sigh and Amidst the curses, the dark crowd began to surge towards the Jinmen gate. Even the Hangzhou officials, gentry, celebrities and wealthy people in the VIP seats began to stand up and prepare to leave.
However, suddenly, a piece of news quickly swept from the VIP seats on the lake in front, and spread throughout the entire audience in just a few moments.
"Everyone, go slow, the judging results seem to have changed. Fengyue Tower doesn't seem to be in first place. It seems that the winner of the Oiran hasn't been decided yet..."
"What? What's going on? Didn't Zhao Zimo announce it? Why did it change?"
"I don't know. It seems that Liu Yiyi from Fengyue Tower is unwilling to come to accept the title of Oiran."
"Huh? This is really weird. Liu Yiyi actually refuses to accept the title of Courtesan? Why is that? Isn't this what they dream of?"
"Yeah, I don't know exactly what the situation is. Let's go slowly and see what's going on."
"Yeah, look what happened?"
After receiving the news, the people stopped leaving one after another. Some turned around and walked back, while others continued to pour into the city. The scene was chaotic for a while.
At the same time, there was also chaos in the VIP table and the judges' table. A moment ago, Liu Yiyi arrived in front of the VIP table in a small boat. When Wu Chunlai was about to get up and award him with the Oiran crown, Liu Yiyi said in public What he said made everyone stunned.
"Thanks to the praise of all the judges, and the love of all the adults, I have judged the slave family as the leader. However, the slave family does not dare to accept the crown of the oiran. Please forgive the slave family for the mistake. The slave family and Fengyue Tower are grateful for your love, so I have come here to express my gratitude to all of you. I would never dare to accept the title of courtesan."
"What?" Wu Chunlai, Shen Fang and others were stunned and lost their voices.
"Bastard, what are you talking about? Didn't we come to Hangzhou just to win the title of Oiran? Why do you want to give up the Oiran crown? Are you crazy?" Shen Fang scolded sternly, his face was a little angry, and his words were a little rude.
Shen Fang, the prefect of Jiangning, is a suave man. He usually fights fiercely with famous prostitutes in Jiangning. The relationship between Liu Yiyi and Shen Fang is very unusual. The two are actually secretly lovers. Because of this, Shen Fang spoke. His tone was also very rude, but it was not as polite as he would be to a brothel boss, but more like a reprimand to his willful concubine. In addition, he was indeed a little angry, so he was a little out of sorts.
Liu Yiyi felt so wronged that she never wanted to give up the name of oiran. This oiran is the oiran from the southeast, the oiran from half of the city with fireworks. What an honor and affirmation it is. This is the reputation she has dreamed of. But. , she didn’t dare to ask for it. Not long ago, someone went to her Fengyuelou flower boat, exposed the truth of her fraud in front of her, and asked her to withdraw from the competition for the oiran, otherwise the truth would be made public. Liu Yiyi How could he not know the seriousness of his fraud in the performance? He did it in front of more than 100,000 people, and also in front of Prince Liang’s dignitaries from the capital and all levels of prefectures and counties in the southeast. In front of officials, this incident was enough to destroy him and Fengyue Tower. Even Shen Fang couldn't save himself after the incident was exposed.
For a long time, the stunt of dancing on the palm of the hand was just a gimmick for Fengyuelou to package itself. Although Liu Yiyi worked hard to practice her dancing skills, she was unable to master the stunt of dancing on the palm of her hand. At most, she could only dance on a hard square inch. .This is already an extremely rare skill, but it is still impossible to win the Oiran with these alone. Originally, Liu Yiyi did not want to take risks this time, but after witnessing Feng Susu's unique skill of rebounding the pipa, she was extremely competitive. Finally, I decided to use fake means to deceive everyone. So there was the part where the man used a bracket to support his palms and the man pretended to be a woman and danced on the palms of his hands.
Although she put in a lot of effort and the effect of the performance was excellent, it was finally revealed and people from Qunfang Pavilion took advantage of it and threatened her. At this time, she had no choice but to give up, otherwise she knew what her fate would be. The fate of the entire Fengyue Tower will be miserable. Moreover, this move will also damage the reputation of Prefect Shen and even the entire Jiangning Prefecture. Which is more serious or less important, needless to say.
Seeing Liu Yiyi's miserable and pitiful look, Shen Fang was even more confused. Suddenly he seemed to understand something and shouted loudly: "Liu Yiyi, tell me if someone is threatening you behind your back." What's going on? Don't be afraid. Chief Wu of the Political Affairs Hall is here, and I am also here. If someone uses some despicable means behind the scenes, we will naturally not sit idly by. Don't be afraid, but speak out, we will not tolerate this. It happened. Although I am a scholar, I still have some strong bones. I will never be afraid of those powerful people."
When Shen said these words, he deliberately amplified his voice and glanced at Prince Liang and his son intentionally or unintentionally. The meaning was obvious. He believed that the prince and his son had done something behind the scenes to threaten Liu Yiyi and Fengyue. Lou, so that Liu Yiyi did not dare to accept this oiran.
Guo Bing heard this clearly. He was also wondering about this matter. Seeing Shen Fang say such words at this moment, Guo Bing was angry but couldn't help but murmur in his heart. He knew that his son might do this, so he frowned and lowered his voice. He asked Guo Kun: "Kun'er, did you send someone to do this?"
Guo Kun said in a low voice with a mournful face: "I'm sorry, Father, my child didn't do anything. I thought it was you who ordered someone to do it."
Guo Bing rolled his eyes, nodded and said: "It would be better if you didn't do it. My father would naturally not do such a thing. But I don't know what happened? It seems that Shen Fang is sure that we are doing something behind his back." .”
Guo Kun snorted coldly: "So what? I'm afraid this Shen Fang has lost his mind. Even if there is something behind our backs, what this guy said is too presumptuous. It seems that I, Prince Liang's Mansion, have no control over these officials." The majesty has long been lost in his eyes. A small prefect dares to criticize Sang and Huai, let alone those in the court. Very good, this Shen Fang, I will remember him."
Guo Bing nodded slowly and said: "One day, we will let them know the consequences and price of slighting me. Putting aside this, what is going on in front of me? It's strange."
Guo Kun opened his mouth to speak, but suddenly he glanced at the smiling Guo Caiwei beside him. His heart suddenly moved, and he whispered in Guo Caiwei's ear: "Sister, are you doing this behind your back?"
Guo Caiwei pouted and said: "How could it be me? It's none of my business."
"Then why did you beg us to stay just now, saying there would be a surprise? Could it be that you knew this would be the result?" Guo Kun frowned.
Guo Caiwei smiled but did not answer. Guo Bing and his son looked at each other, and a name flashed in their minds at the same time. Lin Jue! This kid must have used some kind of trick behind his back.
Over there, Liu Yiyi began to explain her behavior. Of course she would not tell the truth. She just said that after watching a few performances, she felt that the performances at Fengyue Tower were not as good as those at Qunfang Pavilion and Mingfeng Yuan. The oiran had to I really deserve the title. I don't think I'm better than them, so I feel guilty for being called the courtesan, so I can't accept the title of courtesan with peace of mind.
This explanation is obviously far-fetched and untenable. For Liu Yiyi, this reason makes herself look aboveboard and noble. But because this result is the decision of the jury, this statement reflects that the judgment is unfair. Liu Yiyi I don't care about these anymore, I just want to get through and escape.
Shen Fang was very angry. He still believed that someone was coercing and threatening Liu Yiyi behind his back. Wu Chunlai was even more angry. He did trick the judging panel and asked some of them to give Hangzhou brothel a very low rating, lowering the general manager. Rating. However, no one on the other side raised a protest about this matter, but the brothel woman on my side responded with a loud mouth. It is really unreasonable.
Shen Fang asked in every possible way the reason, and tried every possible means to persuade Liu Yiyi not to do this, but Liu Yiyi had no words of sorrow and just insisted on not being crowned the Oiran. Wu Chunlai listened with anger and shouted: "Prefect Shen, she doesn't want to be Let her be the oiran. The name of the oiran in the Southeast belongs to her, Fengyuelou, so why bother to persuade her? If you don’t want to accept the judgment results, why are you here to participate? Prefect Shen, please come again next time When organizing something like this, it’s best to choose the candidates first. Don’t look for people like this, are you just here to entertain everyone?”
Shen Fang confessed repeatedly and felt angry in his heart. Zhao Zimo then asked the members of the judging panel. The answer he received was that it was okay not to accept the judging results, but he would no longer be eligible to participate in oiran competitions of all sizes. As for Who will be the Oiran this time will depend on the rankings of the other families, and the higher one will take over.
At this point, Shen Fang had nothing to do. He had no choice but to ask about the reason later, so he waved away Liu Yiyi and others with a face full of displeasure. Liu Yiyi retreated back to the boat with a pale face, knowing that it would be useless to stay, so she ordered The Fengyuelou flower boat slowly left its position and quietly left the competition site.
