Chapter 32: Little Fairy Purple
Su Xian was stunned for a moment, the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily, he stared at this classmate and good friend speechlessly, the worried look on his face gradually disappeared.
Just now, Lin Chuan had a serious face and even brought out the brotherhood. Su Xian thought he was in trouble and needed help, but the result was -
Go to a brothel?
Jade Pavilion?
What kind of poetry banquet should I attend?
For some reason, when Su Xian heard the words "poetry banquet" or "poetry meeting", his heart tightened and he resisted instinctively.
So he said seriously: "Thank you for your invitation, Brother Lin, but reciting poems and composing couplets to a bunch of ugly people is like playing the lute to a cow or a cow chewing a peony. I won't join in the fun."
At this time, at Liu Huixiang's house next door.
Zhang Cuihua was slowly packing up her stall. The door to the room was ajar. Liu Huixiang hid behind the door with her skirt lifted up. She heard every word of Su Xian's refusal.
Su Xian didn't go to the brothel, which made her happy. A faint smile appeared on her pretty face, which was delicate and slightly blushed.
"Brother Su, this time is different!"
Lin Chuan's voice was excited, like a salesman, and he said loudly: "The person who organized the poetry banquet was not those ugly people, nor was it Miss Xiao Lian, but the Miss 'Xiao Xian Zi' who was famous in the capital a few months ago!"
"Little Fairy Zi?" Su Xian was stunned for a moment, and after thinking carefully, he realized that he had never heard of this name. He asked, "Who is she? Is she famous?"
Next door, Liu Huixiang, who was hiding behind the door, heard a hint of curiosity in Su Xian's words about the "Little Fairy Zi". Somehow, she felt a little depressed.
The smile on that pretty face that was as delicate as a baby's gradually disappeared.
Zhang Cuihua moved the copper pot for frying stinky tofu into the house, and after a while moved it out again. She took a rag and wiped the wooden boards on the stall, while paying attention to the conversation next door.
"Brother Su, you don't even know Miss Xiaoxianzi?!"
Lin Chuan was shocked and heartbroken, feeling quite ashamed for not bringing along a good brother . After Su Xian shook his head, Lin Chuan cleared his throat and introduced:
"Miss Xiaoxianzi is the most famous dancer in Southern Chen. It goes without saying that she dances beautifully and looks like a fairy. Anyway, she is extremely good."
"The most amazing and fascinating thing is the sweet smile of Miss 'Xiaoxianzi'..."
Lin Chuan had an exaggerated expression, as if reminiscing, with drool streaming from the corners of his mouth.
"That smile is like the warmest sunshine, which can melt a cold heart; that smile is also like a gentle little hand, gently brushing across the heart, making people unforgettable at first sight..."
"Brother Lin, you are drooling." Su Xian reminded.
"Oh sorry, couldn't help it."
Lin Chuan took out a clean white handkerchief that only girls used and wiped his mouth.
After putting away the handkerchief, Lin Chuan was overjoyed when he saw Su Xian was slightly interested. He thought that he could persuade Su Xian this time, so he hurriedly introduced him:
"A few months ago, Miss 'Xiao Xian Zi' came to Luoyang, the eastern capital of Daliang, for some reason. I had the honor of meeting her once... but I don't know when Miss 'Xiao Xian Zi' came to the remote Yingzhou. Wow, this is incredible!"
"Brother Su, this opportunity is rare. If you miss this opportunity, you won't be able to find this shop again... Just accompany me to the Jade Pavilion..."
“…”
Seeing that there was still some desire on his face, Lin Chuan seized the opportunity and kept instigating him.
Next door, Liu Huixiang, who was hiding behind the door, felt even more depressed after listening to Lin Chuan's introduction of "Xiaoxianzi".
She is very confident about her appearance, even though she is no longer in her twenties.
But... that "Little Fairy Purple Girl" is not only young, but she is also a dancer who can dance, and her name is known throughout the country.
Although she was known as the "Tofu Xishi", she was only slightly famous in Leshou County.
A sense of crisis quickly spread in her heart.
At the door, Zhang Cuihua wiped the wooden board on the stall again and pricked up her ears to continue eavesdropping.
"As Brother Rulin said, that girl 'Xiaoxianzi' is indeed worth seeing." Su Xian still had a hint of interest on his face.
"Yes, such a beauty is definitely worth seeing ." Lin Chuan agreed.
Next door, Liu Huixiang's heart darkened again.
But then she was stunned for a moment, blushing and self-deprecatingly saying, "Mr. Su is not related to me, why should I be unhappy when he goes to a brothel?"
"But I still don't want to go, I'm sorry, Brother Lin." Su Xian's apparent intention disappeared, and he bowed to Lin Chuan with a calm face, actually refusing.
It’s not that Su Xian is not interested in beautiful women, there are two main reasons for his refusal.
First, he has no money now.
Second, he was thinking about the girl's secret meeting with the Liao envoy and was not in the mood.
“…”
Lin Chuan was stunned. He didn't expect Su Xian to refuse in the end.
Behind the next door, the gloom in Liu Huixiang's heart dissipated in an instant, as if the clouds had parted and she saw the blue sky. Her pretty face, which was as delicate as a baby's, broke into a smile, as bright as a flower.
At the door, Zhang Cuihua, who was carrying the copper pot back into the house and then carrying the copper pot out again, couldn't help but nodded.
"Brother Su, at this 'poetry banquet', in addition to various singers and dancers, there are also many delicious dishes for you to enjoy."
Seeing that beautiful women could not seduce Su Xian, Lin Chuan came up with another plan: food.
A poetry banquet is different from a poetry meeting.
The general process of a poetry banquet is to eat and drink while enjoying singing and dancing, and finally compose poetry. The woman hosting the poetry banquet then chooses a guest to enter the banquet.
Su Xian likes to eat and drink a lot, and Lin Chuan, as his classmate and good friend, naturally knows this.
So he started with the food, trying to persuade Su Xian.
To be honest, the reason why Su Xian "likes" to eat and drink a lot is actually because he used to be short of money and could not eat meat. If Lin Chuan invited him to dinner, he would eat and drink to his heart's content...
Out of "inertia", Su Xian heard that there were many delicacies to enjoy, and his face showed interest again, and he asked: "How much silver does it cost to attend the poetry banquet?"
At occasions like poetry banquets, an "entrance fee" is generally required.
"Fifty taels per person!" Lin Chuan replied.
"Fifty taels...excuse me."
"Brother Su, don't worry. I'll pay for the fifty taels. You just need to accompany me..."
Lin Chuan was a little embarrassed and lowered his voice and said, "Help me write another poem. It doesn't have to win the first prize. It's fine as long as I'm not at the bottom when the poems are ranked..."
Su Xian stared at him for a while, then understood.
Although Lin Chuan is loyal and generous, he is a poor student, especially his poems are totally nonsense.
And Su Xian is like a "top student".
Lin Chuan invited him to the poetry banquet so that he would not make a fool of himself during the poetry writing session, and it was in front of "Little Fairy Zi"...
Su Xian pondered for a while, and finally rejected Lin Chuan.
If it were any other time, Su Xian would definitely agree. It would be a waste if he didn't eat the delicious food and enjoy a song and dance show, which was very much in line with his "freeloader" nature.
But he was really in no mood these days. The matter of the girl's secret meeting with the secret envoy of Liao State was like a fishbone stuck in his throat, neither going up nor down.
If the Liao people were to invade the border southward, Leshou County would most likely be looted.
Although it wouldn't affect Su Xian, he didn't want to take the risk.
A sense of security, a sense of security. In this evil feudal era , a sense of security is so hard to come by...
"Brother Su..."
After being rejected again, Lin Chuan almost acted like a spoiled child on the spot.
Su Xian got goosebumps all over her body...
Next door, Liu Huixiang's smile deepened, as bright as a flower. At the same time, she secretly thought in her heart, it turns out that Mr. Su likes to eat delicious food, then it will be easy.
At the door, Zhang Cuihua, who was polishing the wooden boards of the stall until they shined, was satisfied with Su Xian's character of insisting on not going to the brothel.
She increasingly felt that she could entrust the young lady's life to Su Xian.
