I came back from running the next morning. The sunny sun had already shone from the east. It wasn't too hot in recent days, but it was all good weather and I felt pretty good.
In last night's Hua Kui competition, the assassination Ning Yi had expected to happen did not appear. He and Xiaochan wandered between the various stages to watch the singing and dancing, and then went home and had nothing to do all night. When I went out for a run in the morning, I heard Nie Yunzhu talk about what happened last night.
"Last night, I saw Liheng behind the stage with Jin'er. At that time, Liheng was standing a little in front with a big cake in his hand. What is the first talent? When she went out to dance, you were still eating pancakes, and you came back and said with a smile, if there was a talent eating pancakes on the seat while she was dancing in the Golden Wind Tower, it would be very interesting..."
Ning Yi then remembered that Yuan Jin'er's performance was too late last night. He was hungry at that time, and he was indeed holding a pancake while nibbling and watching the whole thing, and said it with a smile.
"But Jin'er is a quirky girl. Since she knew you yesterday, if she sees you again tonight, she might come out to make trouble with you. Liheng, you have to be patient..."
After running home, Su Tan'er had already washed up and was waiting for him to eat breakfast: "Fang Cai Wen Fang Wen Ding came, saying that he was thanking Xiang Gong for his help yesterday, but there was an appointment at this time, so he ran away early again, really No sincerity at all…”
Su Tan'er laughed while talking, Ning Yi shook his head: "It's just an encounter, it doesn't help."
"Xianggong is going to be humble again. When Caijuan'er and Xing'er went out, they heard the servants talking, saying that Xianggong was subdued without fighting last night, but just sat next to him, then Chen Jiwen didn't dare to write poetry. It was a high profile, and the result was no arrogance. Hehe, unfortunately, my concubine was not there last night, so I couldn't see it..."
"How come it's so fast..."
Su Tan'er smiled over there: "And Fang Wen Ding said just now that it was just a word from her husband that made that girl Tang enter the top sixteen of the Hua Kui competition..."
The latter is a rather miraculous thing, Ning Yi touched his nose: "This has nothing to do with me."
Honestly, it's hard to say whether it really matters. In last night's oiran competition, Tang Jing was not very popular. She is not very famous now, and she is far inferior to the long-sleeved dancers like Qilan and Lu Caicai. Although her dance and appearance are not bad, she still wears some clothes. Uneasy and green.
Before, no one expected her to enter the top sixteen, but when the ranking was announced later, she unexpectedly entered the top sixteen, so she was surprised. Later, some people started to talk about Ning Yi's shocking Chen Jiwen at the top of Wenmo Building, and Ning Yi and Li Ping praised her dancing "beautifully". The time is even more amazing.
Speaking of how many poems the talented person next to him wrote, this Ning Yi actually used only five words to "dance beautifully"; and another sentence of "It's worth a piece of sincerity" can make it impossible for others to criticize a poor poem. Later, it was also mentioned that it was said that after listening to Ning Yi's saying "dance is beautiful", Puyang Yi, the young master of the Puyang family, added 500 flowers to Tang Jing, and then sent her to the front. sixteen.
Although the 3,000 people are not many, the subsequent promotion is also part of it, but in short, the reason why this girl Tang Jingtang entered the top sixteen has become the most story of the first night of this year's Hua Kui Tournament. Difference. Ning Yi felt a little helpless for a while.
In the daytime, classes are still held, Jiang Ning is still noisy, and when he and Xiaochan go to Bailuzhou in the evening, the layout of the venue has been changed.
There were a total of five stages last night, and the people who went in to watch the performance actually walked loosely, but tonight it has become official. Only at this time can we see the ingeniousness of the site selection here. A large stage is arranged near the river bank. Most of the front is the hillside slowly rising. At this time, many seats have been arranged. The floor is also a well-arranged viewing point. Behind the stage, some large and small tents are distributed in the open space as the background, which is the place prepared by everyone on each floor.
There are a total of sixteen girls, and each of them will perform twice tonight, and in the surrounding viewing seats, there are actually divided areas a little ahead. The building boat with the best viewing position is a place dedicated to dignitaries, and the sixteen brothels have also circled some places for their supporters. Most of these places are better. The building boat and the small building on the other side are slightly close to the open space in front of the stage. Some will prepare banquets. Even if there is no table set, some girls will be arranged to walk around with delicious snacks to serve.
What Ning Yi and Xiaochan bought was just the most common flower, probably just sitting in the middle or the back seat, but the problem was not big, anyway, Xiaochan also had a lot of snacks in her arms. However, when the two found a scattered seat with a slightly better view, they realized that the problem was not so simple.
First, Su Wending, Su Wenfang, and Tang Jing came to this side, Tang Jing thanked Ning Yi, and then the mother in the building began to invite Ning Yi to sit in front. After rejecting it, a talented person I knew before also passed by: "Brother Ning, why don't you go and sit in the front row?" Soon after, Pu Yangyi also came over, sat on the side and chatted with him for a while, but this time he didn't say anything about the invitation. If he did, he just made sure that Ning Yi wanted to watch the play with peace of mind and then left.
Then Li Pin also found him and came over and said something.
This time, Li Pin sat down to cheer for Lu Caicai, but he also knew Ning Yi's character.
In a word, the seats in front are probably some famous people. Occasionally speaking, you can also see people pointing their fingers here, but most of them are not many. It is estimated that they talked about Tang Jing last night. Occasionally when someone came over, Xiaochan sat beside her and watched without saying a word, desperately eating snacks like a gluttonous mouse, and then she asked, "Why didn't you go to the front?"
"You want to go to the front?"
"No." She smiled sweetly, "Xiaochan thinks it's fine here."
Xiaochan knew better than Ning Yi about this competition. When she was free, she told Ning Yi about the grand competition when she and the young lady came to play, and some interesting things. During this time, Ning Yi saw Yuan Jiner again. She should be I came out to thank those supporters before the performance, just wandered in front, and then looked over here... In theory, she and Ning Yi have not been introduced in formal occasions, so they don't count as "acquaintances", and naturally they won't. Come over, not long after Yuan Jin'er went back, Ning Yi also saw Nie Yunzhu's figure sticking his head out of the shadow over there, Yuan Jin'er pointed to this side with a smile, and then pulled Nie Yunzhu back with a smile.
"Mr. Ning." At the last moment before the official start of the game, an acquaintance came over. This was Lu Agui, who was next to Kang Xian. After greeting, he pointed to a painting boat in a certain direction: "Master is there. On the other hand, it seems a little disturbing to see Young Master Ning and Miss Xiaochan here. If you don't have the necessary entertainment, you might as well go to the boat to watch. The boat is the property of the princess' mansion. On the second floor, there are idle people. , the most casual, and the location is also good.”
Ning Yi looked over there, the location of the painting boat was really good, and there were really not many people on the second floor. He looked at Xiaochan, then nodded with a smile. The two followed that Lu Agui all the way to the second floor of the painting boat. There were really not many people. There were also some young people gathered here, and some maids and servants were busy. Lu Agui arranged him and Xiaochan in front of a window, and there were various fruits and things on the coffee table next to it. Compared with the crowd below, it seemed a bit empty and deserted. Lu Agui smiled and said, "If you have friends, you can also invite them to sit down. Sit, there is still a big place. If you need anything, you can order the servants at will. By the way, the master is over there."
Kang Xian was also entertaining. At this time, there was a painting boat in the middle of the main boat where the dignitaries gathered. When Lu Agui spoke, he was looking over there and nodded with a smile.
Next to Ning Yi Xiaochan, two men with unknown identities sat at the window on one side. When they saw Ning Yi and Xiaochan sit up, they folded their fists and cupped their hands and smiled at Ning Yi, and then they also said something to Lu Agui, probably Ask Ning Yi's identity. Xiaochan occasionally looked at them, and after a while, she moved her chair and fluttered to Ning Yi's side, and then she was ready to watch the performance with peace of mind.
On Ning Yi's side, there are a pair of siblings next to each other. The elder sister should be younger than Xiaochan. She is estimated to be thirteen or fourteen years old, but her face is quite serious. Ning Yi's side, when Ning Yi looked over, she naturally turned her eyes to look at the stage, but when Ning Yi turned her eyes, her eyes turned back again, as if she was curiously planning to watch for five seconds. Zhong looked at it for only four seconds, and when Ning Yi found it, he turned around, but at this time, he still had to make up for one second in a fair manner. The younger brother, who was about eleven or twelve years old, sat there and looked around curiously. When the singing and dancing started, he dragged his chair and leaned over, as if to tell Ning Yi a secret.
"Hey, are you that Ning Yi and Ning Liheng? Ning Liheng who wrote the water tune and the Qingyu case? I have a few questions for you, if you answer them..."
"no."
"Huh?" The little boy was slightly taken aback.
Ning Yi bowed his head mysteriously, and whispered to him, "I'm not Ning Liheng."
"… Oh."
The little boy was stunned for a while, then dragged the chair back to his sister angrily, and then probably reporting the results, the sister lowered her head and said vaguely, "He lied to you..." The latter didn't know.
As Lu Agui said, no one above would disturb them, the performances below were enthusiastic, and occasionally there were thunderous voices, Ning Yi and Xiao Chan watched while eating something. The gap between the performances will reveal how many flowers a certain person has dedicated to a certain girl, and some talented people have made excellent works. After being watched by some celebrities, they are also read out. The dignitaries actually have women who support them. Occasionally, you can see the picture of the girl going up to express her thanks after the performance. The main officials in Jiangning area, including Chen Yong, Song Xian and others are also on it, but Ning Yi is no longer like last night. Mind, naturally watching the play with peace of mind.
After a few performances, Xiaochan went to the side to get a pair of Go, and set it up with Ning Yi on the small table where the fruit was placed. The light below was changing, playing Gobang with Ning Yi in this window, the atmosphere was comfortable and relaxed. , easy and fun. After a while, the little boy next to him came over again, dragging his chair, and watching chess quietly at the table with his chin dragged. After a while, he said, "That's not how Go is played..."
It was during this time that a woman walked past the crowd below the painting boat, raised her head and looked at the main painting boat for a while, and then disappeared into the crowd again.
On the river bank under the night, the festive and peaceful atmosphere continues to climb with the deepening of the night atmosphere and the singing and dancing…