That night, in an elegant restaurant in Dengzhou, Xie Sanbin hosted a banquet to entertain Xia Nan and his entourage, accompanied by high-ranking officials such as the prefect of Dengzhou, Tongzhi, Tongju, and Liaohai Jianjundao. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Xie Sanbin wanted to find a few outstanding girls from the local Qinglou to sing music to help the fun, but Xia Nan refused politely, and said with a smile: "Futai, why bother to seek the near and far, there are two talented girls in front of you, you might as well let them play a song together." ”

As soon as Dong Xiaowan and Li Xiangjun appeared, they immediately attracted the attention of the audience, and the officials exchanged their heads and exclaimed. Xie Sanbin asked Xia Nan in a low voice: "What are these two coming from?" ”

"The two of them, the graceful one is named Dong Xiaowan, and the small one is named Li Xiangjun, they are both top famous prostitutes on the Qinhuai River, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and they are no less than scholars who read poetry and books."

Xie Sanbin showed a look of sudden realization: "No wonder he has such a temperament and appearance." ”

At this time, Li Xiangjun's fingers were plucked, and the crisp pipa sound like a jade bead walking plate sounded, Dong Xiaowan chanted and sang in a low voice, and the audience was suddenly silent, and everyone listened attentively to the two of them.

The two collaborated on Li Xiangjun's famous song and presented a two-person version of "The Pipa Story". From Xie Sanbin to Jian Jundao and other officials at all levels, they were all fascinated by the listen, and when the song ended, the audience applauded.

Dong and Li Ernu hired Tingting to greet everyone, and then returned to their seats. Lin Weiye was excited, his face was full of red light, and he shouted loudly in his heart: Such an outstanding girl is my woman! He completely forgot that so far, he hadn't even held Li Xiangjun's hand.

Xie Sanbin was also amazed, and asked tentatively, "Who are the two of them now?" ”

Xia Nan said with a smile: "Li Xiangjun was bought back by my brother Lin Weiye as a concubine, as for Dong Xiaowan...... he was thinking about how to define Dong Xiaowan's identity, whether it was a maid or a future concubine, and suddenly felt alert in his heart, but in front of him was his future father-in-law, talking about concubines in front of him, wasn't it boring to talk about concubines?

Hearing that Li Xiangjun was already someone's concubine, Xie Sanbin was a little regretful: "The gentleman doesn't take the favor of others, since the Xiangjun girl is already famous, then give up." Hey, I'm an official here, Wenjun's mother serves her parents at home, can't be by my side, after dealing with official business every day, I return to the house, and I stay alone in the empty room, lonely and unbearable......"

Xia Nan understood that this was asking for Dong Xiaowan from herself in disguise. The subtext of this sentence is: There is a lack of a woman with a warm bed by the old man's side, since you kid has such a superlative, why don't you hurry up and offer it with both hands?

Dong Xiaowan was sitting beside Xia Nan, and vaguely heard Xie Sanbin's words on the other side, and her heart became nervous, and she couldn't help grabbing Xia Nan's arm. Xia Nan turned his head and looked, Dong Xiaowan had a pleading look in his eyes, and shook his head gently. And Xia Nan could feel that her hands were trembling slightly when she grabbed her, which showed the level of nervousness and fear in her heart.

is the so-called "heroes are sad to pass the beauty pass", throughout the ages, no matter what kind of man, they have eaten women's sets, not to mention that Dong Xiaowan is a dish in the south of the summer. Dong Xiaowan's eyes successfully stimulated the male hormones in Xia Nan's body, and the original hesitation disappeared without a trace, replaced by possessiveness and protection. He sighed and said to Xie Sanbin: "Futai, Dong Xiaowan...... It's my new concubine......"

Xie Sanbin was stunned for a moment, and there was a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

Seeing this, Xia Nan hurriedly remedied: "If Futai likes this type of woman, I will send someone to Nanjing to buy Liu Ru and give it to Futai." This woman is known as the best in talent and learning, and her attainments in poetry, calligraphy and painting, even the students of the Fushe are ashamed of themselves ......"

Xie Sanbin turned his worries into joy, smiled again, and said: "The reputation of Hedong Jun, I have heard about it in the capital, and it is naturally excellent to have this woman by her side, write poems against each other, and sing harmony with each other. However, she is worth a lot of money, and if she doesn't have a few thousand taels of silver, she won't let her go, so how can she break the bank? ”

Xia Nan's hanging heart relaxed, patted his chest and said: "It's just a few thousand taels, it's nothing, as long as Futai is happy, this matter is on me." Besides, filial piety to Lord Taishan, no matter how much it costs, is due. ”

Xie Sanbin smiled even more, raised his wine glass, and gestured for a toast: "Since you regard me as an old man, do you have to change this title?" One bite at a time, listen to the ......"

Xia Nan raised his glass and drank it all, and said, "Yes, uncle." ”

As soon as the title was changed, the relationship between the two sides became much closer, and Xie Sanbin asked: "Does Tiannan have a table?" ”

Xia Nan recalled and replied: "Master Mu took the table word for me, the name Zhiwen, which is taken from Guan Yunchang's meaning of 'God is powerful and can fight hard, and elegance is more knowledgeable'. ”

Xie Sanbin asked with a smile: "Zhiwen, now that you have become famous, is it time to consider getting married?" Now that you are an earl, and if you go one step further in the future, I am afraid that the little girl will not be worthy of you......"

This is the rhythm of urging marriage! Xia Nan sat next to his future father-in-law with a "concubine", and he was already at a loss, so how could he be embarrassed to shirk it? However, marrying Xie Wenjun was originally planned, and it was not abrupt, he immediately said: "Uncle rest assured, this time I will return to Guangdong, immediately prepare for the marriage, and marry Wenjun in a beautiful way." ”

"That's great!" Xie Sanbin was very satisfied with this answer, and picked up his wine glass, "Drink this cup together, and you won't get drunk tonight." ”

Xia Nan hurriedly raised a glass to accompany him. In fact, there is one thing in his heart that he doesn't understand, Xie Sanbin cares about his daughter's marriage, why is he indifferent to his concubine?

In fact, this is the habitual thinking of modern people, it is very common for the ancients to have a group of wives and concubines, especially the successful official eunuchs, even the famous Hai Rui Du concubine, not to mention the rich and rival country, the military power of Ping Nanbo? Xie Sanbin stands in the position of a man, so he can naturally understand his future son-in-law, and as long as his daughter has the status of a wife, what does it matter if he has more or fewer concubines? The status of wives and concubines in feudal society is very different, and in front of wives, there is no difference between concubines and slaves, and naturally there will not be much threat.

The banquet entered a climax, and officials at all levels in Dengzhou came to toast Xia Nan one by one according to the size of their official positions. They are all very well-informed, this is not only the freshly baked Ping Nanbo, but also the future Chenglong fast son-in-law of Futai, if you are not attentive at this time, when will you wait?

Half a month of sea travel, coupled with the toasts at the banquet, with the amount of alcohol in the south of the summer, it couldn't hold on, and after two rounds, he was defeated and sent to the inner courtyard of the governor's yamen to rest, Dong Xiaowan served as a "concubine" recognized by the future eldest woman's mother's family. It's just that Nanyi can't get drunk in the summer, and nothing happened that night.