Not long after Li Xinlan came down, a complete plate of wine and fruits and snacks were served, and they were also paired with three pretty girls. Xu Wenlan had long been accustomed to drinking wine with the girls next to him.
Shi Zhongfei didn't refuse, he was just a little unfamiliar. After all, it was his first time here.
Kong Changhui on the side refused again and again, with his hands hanging in the air without daring to put them down. The other three were amused by his embarrassment, especially Xu Wenlan, who laughed so hard that he started pounding the table.
Bingwen had no choice but to open his mouth to help him out, and said to the girl next to him: "Girl, you'd better stay a little farther away, so as not to scare our Lord Kong."
Kong Changhui saw that the girl moved aside obediently, and then wiped the sweat from his forehead and sat up straight.
As for Bingwen, he was naturally served by Yuqiao.
After the four of them drank for a few rounds, they heard thunderous applause coming from downstairs. Yuqiao went to take a look out the window, then turned back to Bingwen and said, "Sir, Miss Xianli is going to dance."
When Xu Wenlan heard this, he quickly opened the door, and the four of them walked out and stood by the fence to watch.
The lights are dimmed, the piano is played, and the music is dancing.
Xianli, dressed in a light gauze skirt wrapped in red silk, danced gracefully, her fair skin shining with a faint luster, and her flexible body danced in various postures.
As the sound of the piano gradually became louder and slower, she sometimes rotated in mid-air, sometimes interspersed among the red silk, her robes flying and dazzling.
After the song ended, Xianli climbed directly to the top of the red silk and thanked her in the air. Then she swung to the third floor and landed on the ground. It wasn't until she disappeared in front of everyone that the guests in the building reacted after a while, and thunderous applause broke out. Endless.
The four people watching on the third floor were also amazed by the beauty of this dance, which left people unsatisfied.
Xu Wenlan was even more helpless. He watched Xian Li go to a room on the third floor, and then closed the door. Then he walked into the room half-heartedly. As he walked, he said regretfully: "Bingwen, you can't do this either." , Miss Xianli is not coming either."
Bingwen rolled his eyes at him: "Why don't you go and try it yourself?"
Xu Wenlan muttered: "If I can help you, I won't count on you."
Bingwen spat at him: "Then why don't you just wait patiently."
Xu Wenlan picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp, feeling that even the wine was lacking some flavor.
Just as they were discussing the dance with great interest in the room, there was a knock on the door.
Xu Wenlan's eyes lit up, and Jiao Shi opened the door. The person standing outside the door was none other than the Xianli girl that Xu Wenlan had been waiting for.
Xu Wenlan quickly stood up and welcomed her in, and Xianli Pingting saluted: "I heard from Grandma Li that there is a Mr. Bingwen who invited me. I wonder who it is?"
Xian Li's eyes stayed on Xu Wenlan and Bingwen, and he was a little unsure for a moment which one of them it was.
Bingwen bowed to her and said, "I invite you, but in fact, I have been admiring this Mr. Xu for a long time."
"I admire you." Xu Wenlan nudged Bingwen with his elbow and corrected Xianli.
"Thanks to the love of Mr. Xu, Mr. Xu's talent has spread far and wide. Xian Li has long known it." Admire.”
After saying this, Shi Zhongfei and Kong Changhui looked at Xu Wenlan with a hint of joking. Their expressions clearly said, "Look, you have been waiting for a long time, but it is Bingwen who they admire."
Although Xu Wenlan was a little disappointed, he was not unhappy.
He has always liked to meet talented people and beautiful women, but he has never been attracted to her.
Just like he corrected Bingwen just now, he only admired Xianli, but he didn't care about her.
However, Bingwen looked a little embarrassed when Xian Li said this, and looked at Xu Wenlan anxiously, for fear of hurting his tender heart.
Obviously Bingwen was overthinking it, as Xu Wenlan had already half-heartedly smiled and asked Miss Xianli to sit down and talk.
As a result, Xian Li sat on Bingwen's left side, and Yuqiao sat on Bingwen's right side.
The three of them raised their glasses to Bingwen and said, "Young Master Bingwen is very blessed."
In fact, even Li Xinlan did not expect Xian Li to agree.
She was sent here by Xiao Mubai, saying that she was a gift to the young Marquis, and that she would be the treasure of Yixiang Tower.
When Li Xinlan first saw her, she only thought she was stunningly beautiful, but there were so many good-looking girls in this building.
It wasn't until Xian Li danced a song in front of her that she knew what the treasure of the building was.
Because Xianli was originally a gift to the young Marquis, there was no charge for staying in Yixiang Tower, and there was no deed of sale for her in Yixiang Tower.
Therefore, Li Xinlan was really embarrassed to let her socialize with Bingwen.
She just couldn't take away Bingwen's reputation, so she mentioned it in front of Xianli.
But he didn't expect that Xian Li heard that it was Mr. Bingwen who invited him, and he agreed readily, which caught Li Xinlan off guard.
She had prepared a lot of words, but none of them were used.
The reason why Xian Li agreed so readily was because Xiao Mubai, in addition to asking her to be the oiran of Yixiang House, the most important thing was to find out for him who was behind Bingwen.
Therefore, when Xian Li heard that it was Bingwen's invitation, he naturally agreed happily, and this was the scene where Huanyue was laughing and laughing.
At the same time, Su Qian'an, who had previously written to Bingwen and told him that he would be returning to Beijing in the middle of the month, calculated their distance and found that they would not be able to return until the 20th at the earliest.
It was actually because the closer they got to the capital, the more people were welcomed and sent there, and they were walking a little too slowly.
Xiao Zimu also received a letter from Xia Chu at the same time. The letter was first passed to Mao Xianchun by Du Hanfei, but was stopped by the Marquis and given to Xia Chu. Xia Chu then directly forwarded it to Xiao Zimu, and it has been passed on several times until today. It just fell into his hands.
Xiao Zimu thought that it was probably too late to send it to Mao Xianchun for him to reply.
I simply gave up, since I had to return to the capital in ten or eight days anyway.
He wrote a letter telling Xia Chu about his return date, and asked about Xia Chu's specific return date. After giving the letter to Bian Zhao, he went to the room to see Zheng Zhongguang.
Zheng Zhongguang's arrow wound has gradually healed. Although he did not have the careful care of the imperial doctor, every time he passed a prefecture, Xiao Zimu would go to the city to find the best doctor to diagnose and treat him, and he kept using precious medicinal materials.
However, the doctor along the way shook his head helplessly after applying the medicine. The arrow wound was getting better day by day, but his heart was damaged and no one could wake him up.
He looked at Zheng Zhongguang, who was lying on the bed as if sleeping, and the guilt in his heart became stronger day by day.
What Xiao Zimu is most worried about now is that Zheng Zhongguang will never wake up again.
If so, how should he explain to his mother and concubine...
(End of chapter)