Chapter 189 Business

In fact, there is a clear distinction between Hong'en Yuan and Hong'en now. Sitting on the first floor were all big merchants from all walks of life, as well as chief officials of various local yamen or military ranks within the jurisdiction of Fengri City.

And the people sitting on the second floor are all the prominent figures in Fengri City, real power hundred households, deputy thousand households, and thousand households.

All the outstanding people from the local yamen came, and Xie Youlin, the chief officer of Fengri City, was present. However, not many bigwigs from Junwu and Xuanqingwei Qianhu Office came. For example, Wu Changhe, or Tang Qingyuan, they didn't come. They should have gone to their hometown during the holidays, after all their wives and children did not come to Fengsun City.

And there were not many people from the army.

Therefore, the courteous people on the scene accounted for the vast majority in Hong En Yuan.

After the short break, the interlude between Shen Hao and the elder brother was quickly replaced by the restarted singing and dancing, but it added a little more thought to the evening's "Dianhua".

Gan Lin and Zhang Qian were most in high spirits. Their favorite thing was to watch the excitement. Now that there is excitement to watch but also to participate in, it would be very interesting, especially to see those poor people suffering.

"Brother Shen, how are you doing? Are you sure?"

"I don't think the young masters from the four imperial cities are easy to get along with. Hurry up and come up with ideas first. It's enough to come out with a song later."

Anyway, Gan Lin and Zhang Qian are still not very optimistic about Shen Hao, mainly because the reputation of those four people is too high.

"Hehe, two big brothers, I have some confidence in my brothers, okay? Isn't it just writing poems? It's not difficult." Shen Hao was already thinking about which one to bring out for these people later. How about opening your eyes?

Seeing that Shen Hao was full of confidence, Zhang and Gan stopped talking, and the three of them continued to drink and toast each other. Time passed quickly, and it was evening in a blink of an eye.

On the third floor, the greenhouse.

On weekdays, this is the highest-grade warm pavilion in Hong'en Yuan, where the most prestigious dignitaries in Fengri City drink and have fun. Now it has been overall planned as a lounge for the singers participating in the oiran competition tonight.

The divas who were selected to participate in the oiran competition from these flower houses have already arrived in the waiting room since the dawn of today. Their preparations are equally complex and diverse.

It takes one or two hours just to set the makeup, and then to open the voice, choose clothes, cleanse the body, etc. Don't look at the seven or eight maids who serve, but it is also very time-consuming to finish the process of singers. physical.

As the organizer of the Blue Moon Meeting this time, Hong En Yuan introduced three singers. Apart from the headliner Lianxiang, there are two new faces, both of whom are tender faces. Whether it can reach the level of Lianxiang depends on whether it can make people's eyes shine today.

In addition to the three singers from Hong Enyuan, there are fifteen other singers from Hualou who will appear on stage tonight, and they are all nervously preparing in the wing room on the third floor.

"Miss, what are you doing?"

"Don't you think it looks better if I put a flower here?"

In the largest room, Lianxiang looked at her makeup from left to right in the mirror. In addition to the headdress that the maid gave her, there was also a delicate blue moon flower inserted on the left, which was particularly eye-catching.

"Yes, yes, this flower is so beautiful!"

"Of course it's beautiful. It's a gift from Master Shen. It's completely different from ordinary blue moon flowers, right?"

The two maids have long been used to playing with Lianxiang. And it was also the first time they saw someone send flowers to Lianxiang. Generally speaking, they would send some kind of rouge, gouache or all kinds of exquisite jewelry, flowers? Such a simple and unpretentious gift is probably only the very interesting Mr. Shen can get it?

But Lianxiang seems to like it. I kept holding it in my hand before, but now I plucked another flower and put it on my head. I even gave up a gold ornament and wanted to wear this flower.

"Bah! Are you two itchy again?" Lianxiang's pretty face flushed slightly, she reached out to pinch her maid's ear, but the latter ran away laughing. There are several other people in the room, and it is not easy for her to catch two naughty eggs.

But Lianxiang really liked that bouquet of flowers. Thinking about it carefully, it seemed that it was the first time someone gave her flowers.

"I just went out and heard a lot about Mr. Shen, miss, do you want to hear it?"

Lianxiang rolled her winking eyes, sat down angrily, and said dissatisfiedly: "Say it quickly!"

"Hehe, Mr. Shen came here at noon today. I heard that he was provoked by the slaves of Liu Hengyi's family when he was at the door. He slapped one person and killed another. He was so frightened that Mr. Shen apologized in public. But afterward, Mr. Shen seemed like He didn't intend to continue to pursue it, and had a drink and chat with Liu Hengyi for quite a long time.

Later, for some reason, Young Master Xiao who came over from the imperial city had a conflict with Mr. Shen, and Mr. Shen said that he couldn't get off the stage. In the end, Mr. Xie Youlin interceded to settle the matter.

Miss, why do you think Mr. Xiao and the others targeted Mr. Shen? "

Before Lianxiang could speak, another maid curled her lips and said: "Why else? How famous is the Seventh Young Master of the Imperial City? But last year, Master Shen's three games overwhelmed the limelight. They care about reputation the most. It's strange to be used to Master Shen.

I see, these people will jump out and trouble Mr. Shen when the flowers are ordered later. "

Lianxiang frowned slightly upon hearing this. The preferences of the two servant girls are all up to her. She doesn't like the seven princes of the imperial city. They are all old and always think that they are romantic and handsome. , Sometimes speaking is difficult to hear. Moreover, these people attach great importance to the control of poems, and they are not at all like Shen Hao's random gifts, which often require Hualou or singers to pay a corresponding price. The style behind the scenes is totally out of reach for the words "romantic and wanton".

"Xiao Qi? Why are they here?"

"It seems that the owner paid for them to come. It should be hoping that they can come up with two fine poems."

Lianxiang nodded and stopped talking. Apart from her two servant girls and other people present, she usually doesn't talk much on such occasions. But my heart is like a mirror.

Hualou relies on talents to make its singer famous, and talents also rely on Hualou to be famous secretly and earn money.

So don't think that if a talented person goes to a flower building, it means that he is not doing his job properly, or that he is a prodigal. They may make a lot of money without spending a penny.

In fact, in addition to witty scholars, "Hundred Flowers", which is at the upper reaches of the ecology in the diva circle, also sent people here. These people are more purely for making money than talented people from all walks of life. Of course, fishing for gold is also very tough. If the singer's level is not enough, spending money may not necessarily help you improve your level.

Time passed quickly, Lianxiang simply ate a little blue moon cake at night and began to dress, and finally everything was ready at the beginning of Xu.

The drums sounded outside, the musicians played grand tunes, and the most important oiran race began immediately.