Chapter 325: Turning Point
Guo Bing's father and son patiently sat down again, endured the noise of the officials who came to congratulate Shen Fang in the VIP seat, their faces were gloomy, and they drank tea one by one. The people of Hangzhou in the audience did not have such good patience. Although many people come here tonight just to relax and join in the excitement during the Mid-Autumn Festival, most people are hoping that the two youth halls in Hangzhou City will defeat the challengers from Jiangning and Yangzhou in this Oiran Competition, and defend the status of the first city in the southeast of Hangzhou. However, after witnessing such a wonderful and fierce competition, Qunfang Pavilion was judged to be defeated, which taught them how to accept it?
After the results were announced, many people began to make noise and curse, and if it weren't for the officers and soldiers eyeing each other, I am afraid that there would have been an incident. More people did not want to witness the scene of Jiangning Fengyue Tower's coronation of the Oiran, and began to get up and leave one after another. Amidst a sigh and curses, the crowd began to surge in the direction of the Golden Gate. Even the Hangzhou officials, gentry, celebrities, and wealthy families in the VIP seats began to get up and prepare to leave.
However, suddenly, a news quickly swept from the VIP seats on the lake in front of them, and in a short time, it spread throughout the audience.
"Everyone walks slowly, the judgment seems to have changed, and Fengyue Lou doesn't seem to be the first. It seems that the Oiran has not yet decided who will go to ......"
"What? What's going on? Didn't Zhao Zimo announce it? How has it changed? ”
"I don't know, it seems that Liu Yiyi of Fengyue Tower is unwilling to come to accept the title of Oiran."
"Huh? This is really strange, then Liu Yiyi actually refused to accept the title of Oiran? Why is that? Isn't that what they've always dreamed of? ”
"Yes, I don't know exactly what the situation is, let's go slowly, and see what's going on."
"yes, what's going on?"
The people who got the news stopped retreating, some turned around and walked back, and some continued to pour into the city, and the scene was chaotic for a while.
At the same time, there was chaos in the VIP and judging seats. A moment ago, Liu Yiyi came to the VIP seat in a small boat. When Wu Chunlai wanted to get up and accept the Oiran laurel crown for him, Liu Yiyi said something in public that made everyone stunned.
"Thanks to the praise of the judges, and the love of the adults, the slave family is judged to be the leader. However, the slave family did not dare to accept this crown of Oiran. I also ask for your forgiveness for the slaves' troubles. The slave family and Fengyue Lou are grateful to you for your love, so the slave family has come to thank you. The name of this Oiran will never dare to accept it. ”
"What?" Wu Chunlai, Shen Fang and others were stunned.
"Bastard, what's that? Didn't we come to Hangzhou to win the name of Oiran? Why do you want to give up the Oiran laurel? Are you crazy? Shen Fang scolded sharply, his face was a little angry, and his words were a little rude.
Shen Fang, the prefect of Jiangning, is a suave person, and he has a hot fight with famous prostitutes in Jiangning on weekdays, the relationship between Liu Yiyi and Shen Fang is very unusual, and the two are actually secretly lovers. Because of this, Shen Fang's tone of speech was also very polite, but it was not as polite as to the top brand of Qinglou, but a tone of reprimand for his own wayward concubine. In addition, he was indeed a little angry, so he was a little out of shape.
Liu Yiyi was aggrieved to death, how could she want to give up the name of this oiran. This Oiran is the southeast Oiran, the Oiran of the land of fireworks in the half of the Great Zhou, what a glory and affirmation, this is the prestige she dreamed of. But she didn't dare to ask for it. Not long ago, someone went to her Fengyue Lou Flower Boat and exposed the truth about her fraud in front of her, demanding that she must withdraw from the Oiran competition or the truth will be made public. Liu Yiyi didn't know the seriousness of the fraud in the performance, which was in front of more than 100,000 people, and also in front of the dignitaries from the capital of Liang Wangye and officials at all levels in the large and small prefectures and counties in the southeast. This incident was enough to destroy himself and Fengyue Tower, and even Shen Fang couldn't save himself after the matter was revealed.
For a long time, the stunt of the palm dance was just a gimmick for Fengyuelou to package itself. Although Liu Yiyi practiced her dancing skills hard, she couldn't practice the stunt of dancing in her palm after all. At most, you can only dance in a hard square inch. This is already an extremely rare skill, but it is impossible to win the Oiran with these alone. Originally, Liu Yiyi didn't think about taking risks this time, but after witnessing Feng Susu's stunt of rebounding the pipa, she was extremely competitive and finally decided to use fake means to blind everyone's ears and eyes. That's why there is a part where the palm is supported with a bracket, and the man pretends to be a woman to dance in the palm of his hand.
Although it took great pains and the effect of the performance was excellent, it was finally revealed, and the people of Qunfang Pavilion grabbed the handle and threatened him. At this time, she could only choose to give up, otherwise she knew that her fate and the fate of the entire Fengyue Tower would be miserable. And this move will also affect the reputation of Shen Zhifu and even the entire Jiangning Mansion. Needless to say, which is more important.
Seeing Liu Yiyi's sad and pitiful face, Shen Fang was even more puzzled, and suddenly he seemed to understand something, and shouted: "Liu Yiyi, you tell this mansion, is someone threatening you behind your back?" Don't be afraid, there is the head of the political affairs hall Wu here, and the mansion is also here, if someone uses some despicable means behind the scenes, we will naturally not sit idly by. Don't be afraid, but speak up, and we will not tolerate such things. Although this mansion is a scholar, there are still a few taels of hard bones, and this mansion is not afraid of those who are in high positions and positions. ”
Shen Fang deliberately amplified his voice when he said these words, and glanced at King Liang's father and son, intentionally or unintentionally. The meaning was obvious, he thought that the prince and his son had done something behind their backs, threatening Liu Yiyi and Fengyuelou, so that Liu Yiyi did not dare to accept this Oiran.
Guo Bing listened to it sincerely, originally he was also puzzled about this matter, but seeing Shen Fang say such a thing at this moment, although Guo Bing was annoyed, he couldn't help muttering in his heart. He knew that it was possible for his son to do this, so he frowned and asked Guo Kundao in a low voice, "Kun'er, did you send someone to do it?" ”
Guo Kun cried and said in a low voice: "Wronged, father, the child didn't do anything, I thought it was your father's hands and feet." ”
Guo Bing rolled his eyes, nodded and said, "It's good if you don't do it, my father will naturally not do such a thing." But I don't know what's going on? It seems that Shen Fang recognized that we were doing something behind our backs. ”
Guo Kun snorted coldly: "So what? I'm afraid this Shen Fang is dizzy, even if we do something behind our backs, this guy's words are too presumptuous. It seems that my Liang Wangfu has long lost its majesty in the eyes of these officials. A small prefect still dares to point fingers at Sang and scold Huai, let alone those in the court. Very good, this Shen Fang, I made a note of him. ”
Guo Bing nodded slowly and said, "One day, let them know the consequences and costs of belittling this king." Not to mention that, what is going on in front of you? It's weird, too. ”
Guo Kun opened his mouth to speak, and suddenly glanced at Guo Caiwei who was smiling on the side, and his heart suddenly moved, and he whispered in Guo Caiwei's ear: "Sister, are you moving your hands and feet behind your back?" ”
Guo Caiwei pouted: "How could it be me?" Don't do my business. ”
"Then why did you beg us to stay, saying that there would be a surprise? Could it be that you knew this would be the result? Guo Kun frowned.
Guo Caiwei smiled but didn't answer, Guo Bing and his son glanced at each other, and a name flashed in their hearts at the same time. Lin Jue! This kid must have used some unknown means behind his back.
Over there, Liu Yiyi began to explain her behavior. Of course, she won't tell the truth, but said that after watching a few performances, she felt that the performances in Fengyue Tower were not as good as those in Qunfang Pavilion and Mingfeng Courtyard. The Oiran deserves to live in need, and they don't think they are better than them, so they feel guilty about this Oiran, so they can't accept the name of this Oiran with peace of mind.
This explanation is obviously far-fetched and untenable. For Liu Yiyi, this reason makes her appear above board. But because this result is the decision of the jury, this statement is a reflection of the unfairness of the judgment. Liu Yiyi can't care about these anymore, she just wants to get out.
Shen Fang was very angry, he still thought that someone was coercing and threatening Liu Yiyi behind his back. Wu Chunlai was even more angry, he did something in the judging group, asking several of them to give Hangzhou Qinglou a very low evaluation and lower the overall score. However, no one on the other side protested against this matter, but the Qinglou woman on her side reflected this matter with a big mouth, which is really unreasonable.
Shen Fang asked for the reason in every possible way, and persuaded Liu Yiyi not to do this, but Liu Yiyi had a hard time, but insisted on not being crowned with the laurel. Wu Chunlai was angry when he listened from the sidelines, and shouted: "Shen Zhifu, since she doesn't want to be this oiran, let her go." The name of the southeast Oiran is not her Fengyue Tower, why persuade her? Why don't you want to accept the verdict, but come to participate? Governor Shen, the next time you organize such a thing, it's better to choose the candidates for the contestants first. Don't look for such goods, are you here to entertain everyone? ”
Shen Fang repeatedly confessed, and he was also angry in his heart. At that moment, Zhao Zimo asked the members of the judging panel. The reply was that it was okay not to accept the verdict, but that he would not be eligible to participate in Oiran competitions in the future. As for who the Oiran falls this time, it depends on the ranking of the rest, and the one with the highest will be replaced.
The matter has come to this point, and Shen Fang is helpless. I had to decide to ask the reason afterwards, so I waved away Liu Yiyi and the others with a displeased face. Liu Yiyi retreated back to the boat with a pale face, knowing that it was useless to stay, so she ordered the Fengyue Lou Flower Boat to slowly leave its position and quietly leave the competition site.