Fang Jinshi waited for a while and saw Wang Zongbi leading two or three shop assistants out of the door. When he saw Fang Jinshi, he came over and bowed his hands in salute: "I just thought that Brother Fang would not deny me face and would definitely come to support me."
Fang Jinshi quickly returned the gift: "The king personally invited me, how dare I not come."
Wang Zongbi said with a smile: "An old acquaintance heard that you were coming and has been waiting for you early in the morning." After speaking, he raised his hands and gave two high-fives in the air. A person immediately appeared from behind the door and said: "Captain Fang, do you still recognize me?" Me?"
Fang Jinshi saw that this person was a tall man of about thirty years old. He looked familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was at the moment, so he had to say: "I'm sorry that I have a bad memory and can't call you by your name at the moment."
This person said: "I, Tang Kuobian, once met Colonel Fang in General Wanyan Digunai's tent in Yunnei Prefecture. I am an unknown person, so it is normal for Colonel Fang not to remember."
Only then did Fang Jinshi remember that he was Wan Yanliang's subordinate and had indeed met him. Tang Kuo was a general of the Jin Kingdom. At this time, he came to Bianliang, the capital of the Song Dynasty, and was with Wang Zongbi. It was almost certain that this Even if Wang Zongbi was not a Jin man, he was definitely working for the Jin Kingdom.
At this time, Fang Jinshi did not want to be too indifferent, so he said casually: "It turns out to be General Tang. I am really lucky to meet him."
Wang Zongbi said from the side: "Stop talking at the door, let's go in. Brother Fang, have you brought your beautiful lady with you?"
Fang Jinshi said: "Of course." He walked to the carriage and said: "You can all get down."
When the curtain of the carriage was lifted, Baozhu was first and Xue Ling was second. Li Shishi followed them and was the last to get off the carriage. They were wearing the same style of clothes, with white veils on their faces. They were all young women with good figures, almost the same height. Wang Zongbi saw three women dressed like this getting out of the car. He couldn't help stroking his hands and laughing: "Wonderful, it's really a good idea. Only Brother Fang can think of this method."
Fang Jinshi smiled and said: "Master Wang, you won't think that I brought too many beauties, right?"
Wang Zongbi said: "What are you talking about? How can you be dissatisfied with the number of beauties? Brother Fang is so beautiful and blessed that people are jealous and envious. Please come in." He said and stepped aside. Fang Jinshi was not polite and led the three of them. The beauty and Shi Quan and Feng Wan came in together. Li Bao stopped the carriage outside and did not follow her.
After entering the courtyard, Wang Zongbi said: "A special passage was originally arranged for Brother Fang's beauties to go upstairs. Now that you are prepared, how about taking the main entrance stairs?"
Fang Jinshi said: "Just follow the arrangements of the royal officials."
Wang Zongbi and Tang Kuobian were leading the way up the stairs. Many guests had gathered in the lobby downstairs. Fang Jinshi walked through the crowd with three women wearing the same clothes and covering their faces, which naturally aroused the attention of many people. Looking sideways, Baozhu and Li Shishi were used to not being able to see these people. Xue Ling was a little nervous, lowered her head and pulled up the veil. Her steps were slow, and Li Shishi who was following her stepped on her heel, and suddenly her right Her shoes fell off, causing her to bounce a few times on one foot. Immediately, some troublemakers deliberately made a loud noise, and more eyes were turned towards them.
Teacher Li quickly whispered: "Ignore them and leave quickly." He helped Xue Ling and quickly followed Baozhu up the stairs. Xue Ling walked upstairs and breathed a sigh of relief.
Fang Jinshi walked through the crowd with three graceful women in gauze. He was very proud. All the eyes of the audience were watching him and the three women behind him. Wang Zongbi said: "Brother Fang is very proud of his youth. Many people below are envious of him." Very."
Fang Jinshi said calmly: "Master Wang invited me here, he didn't just come to compliment me, right?"
Wang Zongbi smiled and said, "I'm too talkative. Please invite me." He took Fang Jinshi to a room at the end of the second floor, and then said, "I have already given instructions here. No one is allowed to come and disturb you. You can rest assured to enjoy the delicious food here, but they will just leave the food at the door later, and you need to send someone to bring it in yourself."
Fang Jinshi said: "As long as we have good wine and good food, it's no big deal. Wang Guanren is interested."
Wang Zongbi nodded and said, "Miss Cui Niannu is getting ready. You can see her when you open the window later. There are other guests outside. Brother Fang, I'll excuse you for a while."
Fang Jinshi said: "The royal officials have to go and take care of things in advance, so we won't bother you here."
Wang Zongbi opened the door and went out. Fang Jinshi saw that the furnishings in the house were simple, with only a table and a few stools, a screen at the door, and nothing else. He walked over and opened the window. Under the window was the back yard of the Huibin Building. The yard was not small. , there was a large pond filled with lotus flowers. Two small boats were parked on the shore of the water. A wooden platform was built among the lotus flowers in the pond. The wooden platform was surrounded byMany flower pots were used to decorate the stage. There was a table and a stool in the middle of the stage. There was a piano and an incense burner on the table. It was thought that Cui Niannu, who was famous all over the world, would perform on the stage among the lotus flowers.
Fang Jinshi said: "Wait a minute if you stand in front of this window, you can watch Cui Niannu's piano skills." The three women came over to take a look, and Baozhu said: "It's a little far here. I don't know if I can get there by then." I can clearly hear the lyrics she sings."
Fang Jinshi said: "That's easy to say. As long as you don't take off the veil on your face, it's okay if I lead you close to listen when Cui Niannu starts singing. If you want to sing and play, I can also give it to the Wang Guanren." Let¡¯s talk about getting you on stage.¡±
Baozhu said: "It's better to avoid it. How dare I try to do anything in front of the second Shu in the capital who is famous all over the world."
Hearing what she said, Teacher Li couldn't help but glance at her behind her. At this time, someone said outside the door: "Colonel Fang, Captain Fang."
Fang Jinshi could tell that it was Tang Kuobian's voice, so he walked out of the room. Tang Kuobian, who was waiting outside the door and didn't dare to come in, saw him coming out and bowed: "Captain Fang, there is something fun down there, I'll take you there." Go and have a look.¡±
Fang Jinshi looked back and asked, "What's fun?"
Tang Kuobian knew what he meant by looking back, so he stepped forward and said, "This is fun. Colonel Fang can go alone. There is no need to bring others with him for everything."
Fang Jinshi thought that since Shi Quan was there, nothing would happen if he followed Tang Kuobian to another place upstairs, so he went back to his room to talk to Shi Quan, and then followed Tang Kuobian downstairs.
The two of them walked downstairs, and Tang Kuo argued: "Captain Fang, do you like gambling?"
Fang Jinshi shook his head: "This is not what I like. General Tang, don't call me a captain anymore. This is not the northwest. I have been away from the army for a long time."
Tang Kuo argued: "Then I'll call you Young Master Fang."
Fang Jinshi said: "That's fine, General Tang. Aren't you under General Wanyan Digunai's tent? Why are you here in Bianliang City, Tokyo?"
Tang Kuobian said with some pride: "When we went to Beijing a few days ago, our Jin Guoliang Palace wanted to find someone who knew Mr. Fang. I accidentally learned about this news, so I volunteered to come. Thanks to Mr. Fang, I Only then can we come to Bianliang, which is so prosperous and endless."
Fang Jin asked Shi Qi: "What does Prince Liang of Jin Kingdom want to do with my people?"
Tang Kuo argued: "The King of Liang, Wanyan Wushu, has always cherished talents and cherished them. He said that he was quite like Meng Chang. I think Mr. Fang had won several great victories in the northwest. Someone asked the King of Liang After recommending you, he personally traveled thousands of miles to come to Bianliang to meet you, Mr. Fang."
Fang Jinshi said: "Is Prince Liang of your Jin Kingdom here too?"
Tang Kuo argued: "Isn't it Prince Liang who took you upstairs just now? You still ask me."
Fang Jinshi suddenly realized that this Wang Zongbi was not only a Jurchen of the Jin Kingdom, but also the Liang Prince of the Jin Kingdom. Tang Kuo was an honest man and told him everything. Fang Jinshi asked: "Is your Prince Liang of the Jin Kingdom a Han?"
Tang Kuo argued: "Of course not. Prince Liang is a member of the royal family, so his surname is Wanyan. He likes your Han things, so he gave himself a Chinese name."
Just when Fang Jinshi was about to ask something more, Tang Kuobian suddenly said: "We're here."
Fang Jinshi raised his head and took a look. It turned out that he and Tang Kuobian were walking and talking, and unknowingly he was brought to the boat on the bank of the pond. There was a wooden railing built on the bank, which led directly to the boat. There were two sides on the left and right of the railing. There was a maid in green standing there. Tang Kuobian stopped and said to the other side, "Master Fang, please invite her."
Fang Jinshi looked at the path and asked, "Do you want to get on the boat?"
Tang Kuobian nodded and said: "That's natural, otherwise what would I do if I brought you here? Prince Liang personally invited four people this time, and the other three have already been here. I'm just waiting for you, Mr. Fang."
Fang Jinshi said: "I don't know who those four are, can you tell me about them?"
Tang Kuo argued: "You will definitely see the other three in a while. Besides, I don't know their names. Mr. Fang, there are people waiting for me to take over the throne over there, so I will send you here. I will say goodbye here." "After he finished speaking, he bowed and turned around quickly.
Fang Jinshi stood on the shore and saw that the boat was not big, but very delicate. He didn't know who was inside. He pondered for a while and walked up the path until he came to the shore. Standing at the railing was a man in green clothes. When the maid saw him coming, she came up to him and asked, "Are you Mr. Fang or Mr. Dong?"
Fang Jinshi was stunned for a moment, and then answered truthfully: "My surname is Fang."
The maid made way and said, "Master Fang, please come this way."
Fang Jinshi followed her thereNext to him, he pretended to be casual and asked: "Are the other three here?"
The maid said: "Master Lu and Master Xin have been here, but neither has Master Dong."
Fang Jinshi hummed. He knew from the maid's mouth that Prince Wanyan Wushu of the Kingdom of Jin, that is, Wang Zongbi, personally invited four people. Besides him, there were one surnamed Lu, one surnamed Xin, and one surnamed Dong. I don't know. What kind of people are they.
The man surnamed Dong hasn't come yet, and he doesn't know whether the two people who came first are still in the boat and have left. He thought about it and followed the maid into the boat. The maid walked to the cabin. In front of the door, he lifted the bamboo curtain on the door for him: "Master Fang, please come in."
Fang Jinshi stopped thinking about it and ducked in. Although the cabin of this small boat was not big, it was extremely luxuriously decorated. The floor was covered with precious Persian carpets, and the walls were hung with famous calligraphy and paintings. Everything in the cabin, including the ceiling, was decorated with The surface has been treated with tung oil and then carefully polished, giving people a luxurious feeling. Rows of small white porcelain flowerpots are placed along the wall. Various small flowers are planted in a well-proportioned and carefully matched manner. In the middle of the cabin, there are A low table with low legs and a celadon potted plant on it.
The whole room was filled with the scent of fragrance. The cabin was separated from the back by a sparse bead curtain. Through the bead curtain, Fang Jinshi saw a young woman in blue sitting in the corner of the cabin with her back to him. In front of a dressing table, she took a piece of red paper, put it gently to her lips in front of the mirror, and bit it. After a moment, she took it out, and her lips were dyed red.
The woman never looked back and said calmly: "Master Fang, please sit down. I'll just touch up the makeup." She put down the red paper, took the paintbrush on the dressing table, and carefully traced her eyebrows in the mirror.
There were no chairs or stools in front of the low table in the cabin. People probably sat on the floor like people before the Han Dynasty. Fang Jinshi had no choice but to kneel down in front of the low table and said, "Thank you, girl."
The woman traced her eyebrows carefully and said, "I heard that Mr. Fang is from Jiangnan?" Her voice was very soft, with a hint of Wu Nong's voice.
Fang Jinshi said: "I am from Chuzhou."
The woman said with an ooh, "That Mr. Fang is half a countryman of mine, and the little girl is from Yuezhou."
She and Fang Jinshi chatted, and quickly finished tracing her eyebrows. She put down the brush, turned around and stood up. She stretched out her hand to lift a bead curtain and stood there. Fang Jinshi looked up at her face. This woman was so tall. She is extremely beautiful, but she is not like Li Shishi's beauty that captures the heart at a glance, but has an indescribable charm. There is a smile on her face, but Fang Jinshi can't feel it. This smile is It comes from her heart, but is a fake smile for the sake of smiling. Her skin color is fair, and it is definitely not as sickly fair as Li Shishi and Liang Cuirong. This woman is very good at makeup. For example, Jinshi has seen all the Women know how to wear makeup, and her whole face looks particularly pink. Fang Jinshi saw that she only wore the right earring, and a piece of the left earlobe was missing. She didn't use her hair to cover it, but directly displayed it in front of others.
When Fang Jinshi saw her left ear, he couldn't help but said: "So you are Miss Cui." Because Li Shishi told him yesterday that Cui Niannu was also called the "half-eared girl" because of this defect in her ear. Her unique sign, in fact, even if Fang Jinshi didn't see her disability, he should have guessed that she was Cui Niannu based on her beauty.