Just when Ye Jiayao was busy taking orders to make money, Mrs. Ye Ning came to Yangzhou with the so-called real Miss Ye Er.
Various visits, with two daughters. The appearance of Miss Ye Er reversed the originally one-sided public opinion. Of course, people would not believe that the Helian Palace was deliberately trying to make things difficult for the Mu Shilang family. Therefore, everyone generally agreed that this was a misunderstanding.
Ye Jinrong was cleared.
This kind of after-dinner chat restaurant is the most well-informed place. Ye Jiayao has also heard about it, but she is not anxious at all. Let the Ye family jump. The higher they jump, the harder they fall. The more pure and pitiful Bai Lianhua pretends to be. When the truth is revealed, her image will change more completely. Things are going to be twists and turns like this. The highs and lows are interesting.
In a blink of an eye, it was the sixth day of the lunar month, and it was Ye Jiayao's birthday. Strangely enough, she and the original owner Ye Jinxuan actually had the same birthday. It was indeed fate, it was destined!
Ye Jiayao had long forgotten that she had mentioned her birthday to Xiao Jing. After finishing her work at noon, she asked Zhong Xiang to make her a bowl of noodles and asked to add two eggs. Zhong Xiang joked: "Li Yao, it won't be you who celebrates the birthday." Birthday, right?"
Ye Jiayao said casually: "I have not been able to digest well recently and I want to eat some pasta."
According to her current status in heaven, if the brothers knew that it was her birthday, they would not have to make a fuss about it. A meal of wine would be indispensable, and they might even find other ways to give her gifts. It's troublesome. It's better to go home and sleep more. It feels real.
In the afternoon, Eunuch Ogawa from the Prince's Mansion came and brought a basket of red pomegranates as a reward from the Crown Princess. He said that the Crown Princess liked the yogurt ice cream she made very much.
Although the pomegranate was not a valuable thing, it was suitable for the occasion. Ye Jiayao happily accepted it and expressed her gratitude again and again.
I kept five, one for myself, one for each of Uncle Jiang’s family, and the rest were divided among the brothers in the kitchen.
After finishing work in the evening, Xiao Jing was waiting for her.
"Yaoyao, let's go on a boat trip."
"No, I'm too tired."
"Just swim for a while, and I'll help you make ice cream at night." Xiao Jing looked at her longingly.
Ye Jiayao looked at him with deep suspicion: "Pull me down, I don't dare to cause you any more trouble."
Last time, I asked him to crack an egg, but he treated the egg as a stone. He used such force that he knocked all the eggs in the pot to the ground. It was a waste of dozens of eggs and made Jiang Yue feel so distressed that she almost cried.
Xiao Jing said coquettishly: "Um... I'm inexperienced. I promise I won't make any mistakes this time. Go ahead, go ahead. I've rented a boat. I heard that there will be oirans selected by various families to compete on the Qinhuai River tonight. Let’s go and join in the fun.”
Ye Jiayao became a little interested when she heard about the oiran's beauty contest. She thought about the famous Eight Beauties of Qinhuai in history. They were more beautiful than Qinhuai, their talents were elegant, and they left many romantic stories. She had no chance to see the real Eight Beauties of Qinhuai, but she didn't know How will the oirans compete for beauty tonight
So, half pushing and half on the spot, I went to the pier with Xiao Jing.
When she saw the boat rented by Xiao Jing, Ye Jiayao wondered: "Are we going to take this boat?"
She thought it was a painting boat!
Xiao Jing said sheepishly: "By the time I knew the news, the boat had been rented out long ago. The only boat left was this one, and I pretended to be the prince and snatched it away."
In fact, he traded the painted boat for a small boat because he wanted to say something tonight and couldn't be heard by a third person.
Ye Jiayao imagined the scene where Xiao Jing took on the identity of the prince and snatched a broken boat from others, and couldn't help but sneer at him.
"Hehe, a big ship has the advantages of a big ship, and a small boat also has the advantages of a small boat." Xiao Jing said mysteriously, pushing Ye Jiayao onto the boat.
Ye Jiayao sat on the bow of the boat, and Xiao Jing also got on the boat. The boatman untied the cable and pushed the boat gently, and the boat swung out.
"Uh... the boatman doesn't get on the boat? Who will rock the boat?" Ye Jiayao was surprised to find that the boatman didn't come on board.
Xiao Jing smiled and said, "I'll shake it."
As he spoke, he picked up the oars and rowed the boat in a decent manner.
"Oh, not bad! He can also rock the boat." Seeing that he rowed steadily, Ye Jiayao praised him.
Xiao Jing felt proud, that is, for tonight, I have practiced all afternoon.
The Qinhuai River is particularly lively tonight. The lights on both sides are like daylight and the boats on the river are like weaving. Under Xiaojing's guidance, you can tell which spring brand belongs to it from the lantern signs hanging on several large boats that look particularly luxurious and exquisite. building.
Song and dance performances have begun on the painting boat, surrounded by boats of various sizes.
"Do you know how this beauty fight works?" Ye Jiayao asked curiously.
"It hasn't officially started yet. The oirans from all the major spring buildings will gather in one place later. Do you see it? It's the water platform in front of you, competing to show off their talents." Xiao Jing pointed to a building on the water in the distance. No one introduced me. Looking from here, I thought it was a super boat!
"Tonight is just the beginning. This kind of competition will last for three days, and then the oiran among the oirans will be selected."
"How to evaluate? Is there a reviewer?"
"There is no specific evaluation. It just depends on who is more popular and sells for the highest price. The oiran is the one."
Damn? Open bidding first and night? So open!
"Xiao Jing, do you know anyone who would bid? For example, your brother, Xia Chunyu, Zhao Qixuan, uh... Zhao Qixuan will not go." Ye Jiayao asked tentatively.
"Although there are some princes and princes who bid, serious people like us will not join in the fun. At most, we will just watch the fun." Xiao Jing said with dignity.
Ye Jiayao breathed a sigh of relief. If Chunyu dared to join in the fun, she would definitely kill him.
Sure enough, the boat has the advantage of being a small boat, and it is effortless to travel among various boats.
"Let's go to the water platform early to grab a good seat!" Ye Jiayao said.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm trying my best to row across." Even though Xiao Jing was able to shuttle freely, he was actually a new learner. He worked hard and almost hit dangerous spots several times. Xiao Jing expressed that he was under a lot of pressure.
"Hurry up, it seems like it's about to start." Ye Jiayao noticed that other boats started to move and moved closer to the water platform.
"Uh-huh… "
Bang... After being urged by Ye Jiayao, Xiao Jing panicked and collided with a painting boat nearby.
"Who doesn't have eyes and can't row a boat?" Someone on the boat stuck his head out and scolded.
Ye Jiayao and He Lianjing looked up, and the man immediately retracted his head.
But Ye Jiayao still heard the guy's voice.
"I don't know." The two said in unison.
"This bastard has been acting like a coward the past few days, and he's been showing off again these past two days. Forget it, I'm in a good mood today, so I don't want him to care about it. Let's settle the accounts together another day." Xiao Jing snorted. .
On the boat, Mu Qinchu was sweating coldly. Damn it, how come you haven't had your bad luck yet! He yelled at Prince Jing and Li Yao, hoping they didn't see clearly and didn't know it was him.
"Cousin, what's wrong? Who is it?" Wei Liujiang asked, seeing Mu Qinchu's unhappy expression.
Mu Qinchu whispered something in his ear, and Wei Liujiang's expression changed. He finally came out to watch the fun today and met his opponent again.
"Go and tell the boatman to drive the boat farther away." Wei Liujiang waved to his servants and said.
Seeing the painting boat turn in another direction and go away, Ye Jiayao chuckled: "He is very sharp-eyed. He knew it was us and hid."
"You can escape the first grade, but you can't escape the fifteenth grade." Xiao Jing sneered.
"Hey! Has your brother thought of a countermeasure?" Ye Jiayao asked.
Xiao Jing curled his lips: "No, my brother is just like Brother Chunyu. He looks confident and refuses to say anything. Forget it, I don't care, just wait and see what happens to those two bastards! Who can do it? In the hands of my brother and Chunyu brother, they usually end badly."
Xiao Jing rowed the boat and finally squeezed to the water platform. Just in time, the showdown begins.
Xiao Jing seemed to be doing magic, and he took out a bunch of food, wine, tea and fruit snacks from the wooden box under his buttocks.
"It turns out you were prepared." Ye Jiayao smiled.
"That's right, you can't just sit and watch while watching the fun!" Xiao Jing said proudly.
As the music started, seven graceful and gorgeously dressed women stepped into the water platform with gentle steps, and there were cheers from all around.
"Tonight is a collective appearance, and tomorrow will be a showcase of talents." Xiao Jing introduced.
"These are the oirans from each family?" Ye Jiayao expressed doubts. They all had good figures and decent looks, but shouldn't oirans be the kind of people who are alluring? If someone comes out randomly, not only it will make people’s eyes drop, but at least it should be awe-inspiring.
"Yes, there are oiran contests every year, but the quality is different every year. I heard Zhao Qixuan say that the most beautiful oiran was Liu Yiyi from the previous term, and that was the real oiran. Liu Yiyi will be there the night after tomorrow Appeared."
Ye Jiayao couldn't help but look forward to meeting Liu Yiyi, but this year's batch was disappointing.
Ye Jiayao was disappointed, but the people around him were still in high spirits. There were all kinds of rewards, all kinds of praises, and even some self-proclaimed romantic scholars even chanted poems that were heart-wrenching.
Unable to bear it, Ye Jiayao lost interest.
"Yaoyao, is it fun? If it's fun, I'll bring you here tomorrow."
The idiot Xiao Jing was also very happy to see it.
"Forget it tomorrow, come and see Liu Yiyi the day after tomorrow. I trust Zhao Qixuan's vision more," Ye Jiayao said.
Zhao Qixuan and Su Yi, these two people have not heard anything at all in the past two days. Even at the Su family's banquet yesterday, Su Yi did not come to her. They are really heartless people who have burned bridges by crossing the river and marrying a wife and forgetting about the big matchmaker. Ye Jiayao felt in her heart Severely despised.
"Okay, okay, I'll rent a big boat the day after tomorrow, and then invite Liu Yiyi to toast you and play a song." Xiao Jing said.
"Want money?"
"Of course."
"How much does it cost?"
"I'm not sure. Anyway, Liu Yiyi is the most valuable of all the women in Qinhuai. She doesn't sell anyone's face, except Brother Chunyu."
Grass mud horse? Chunyu still has a relationship with a courtesan? Ye Jiayao suddenly felt like there was a stone in her heart.
"Why?"
"It's a long story." Xiao Jing sighed.
"Long story short." Ye Jiayao said. Damn it, just now Xiao Jing said that Chunyu would not come to a place like this and provoke such a woman. In the blink of an eye, he got involved with an oiran. She must ask clearly.
(End of chapter)