super concubine

Chapter 62
"My lord, are you interested in taking a walk by the river?"

Zhilan invited Xiao Mo suddenly, Xiao Mo was a little surprised, he was thinking about Hu Yunxue, and he didn't come to his senses for a while.

However, Xiao Mo would not refuse the invitation from a beautiful woman.

Walking along the Xiaoyaojin River with Zhilan, feeling the breath of late spring, Xiao Mo walked and chatted with Zhilan by the river like this.

"What? Let me be the judge of this poetry meeting?" Xiao Mo was a little surprised, but more of a rejection.

Xiao Mo didn't want to participate in such an occasion, he came to Luzhou this time just to watch the excitement, and to talk to Zhou Chang about Lime by the way, but he didn't think about being a judge of any poetry festival.

Of course Zhilan understood Xiao Mo's reaction, and said, "I just want to recommend you, if you don't want to be the judge, then let it go!"

"En!" Xiao Mo nodded, rejected Zhilan's proposal without hesitation, just kidding, what can I do?Even if he agreed, would Zhou Chang and his group of bigwigs and scholars think highly of him?
So Xiao Mo said: "It's not that I don't want to, it's just that this time Xiao Mo came to participate in the poetry meeting on behalf of the head of Shen County. If he is the judge, I'm afraid he won't be able to convince the public."

This meant to avoid suspicion, Zhilan remembered that Xiao Mo was acting as Zhu Yongping's agent, and she couldn't help laughing at herself: "It's my family's troubles!"

Saying this, Zhilan was thinking about how to deal with Zhao He later. Just now, on a whim, she actually wanted to recommend Xiao Mo to Zhao He. Now that Xiao Mo is not qualified for this judgment, Zhilan naturally cannot Let's play Xiao Mo's idea again.

But even if Zhao He asked, Zhilan was just evasive, so Zhilan returned to the conversation with Xiao Mo without thinking too much.

"I don't know what the adults think of Jiang Ning?"

Zhilan put on a veil, looked at the lake leisurely, and asked a question intentionally or unintentionally.

"Jiangning?" Xiao Mo thought for a while and said, "Jiangning is the southern capital of the country. It has been prosperous since ancient times. The Qinhuai River is famous all over the world. It is a place that students all over the world yearn for. Of course it is the holy place in countless people's dreams!"

"Is it also the holy place in your dream?" Zhilan asked, "Will your lord go to Jiangning in the future?"

"Uh...maybe!" Xiao Mo asked puzzledly, "Why does the girl ask such a question?"

Zhilan turned around, turned her back to Xiao Mo and said in a low voice: "My family may be going to Jiangning at the beginning of next month..."

"Oh!" Xiao Mo seemed to understand that Zhilan was going to leave Luzhou and go to Jiangning, but Xiao Mo didn't think he was very familiar with Zhilan, so he didn't know much about it.

But Zhilan said: "Sir, don't you want to ask why the slave family went to Jiangning?"

"Uh, why?" Xiao Mo asked reluctantly, and told Xiao Mo intuitively that Zhilan must have some intentions to chat with her so actively.

Zhilan said: "My lord, do you know the surname of the slave family?"

Xiao Mo shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

"My family's surname is Xu!" She glanced at Xiao Mo, and seeing that Xiao Mo didn't respond, Zhi Lan continued, "Xu Qingyuan's Xu!"

"Xu Qingyuan?" Xiao Mo was a little shocked when he heard the words. Xiao Mo heard the name Xu Qingyuan from Yang Yanqi. He remembered that Xu Qingyuan seemed to be the magistrate of Taiyuan Prefecture when the An Dynasty fought the Liao Army a few years ago, and later fought against the Liao Army. Failed, Xu Qingyuan was also convicted and sent to Lingnan.

Since Zhilan can say Xu Qingyuan's name, I'm afraid she has a great relationship with Xu Qingyuan, but she didn't say it clearly.

In fact, Miss Zhilan is Xu Qingyuan's daughter. After Xu Qingyuan was convicted, she was dispatched to Lingnan. Among the family members, because Xu Qingyuan's wife died young and there was only one daughter, Xu Zhilan was even sitting in a row and was sent to Jiaofang Division. Geisha!

"So it's Miss Xu!" Xiao Mo bowed to Xu Zhilan.

Zhilan originally had a nervous expression on her face, after all, she and Xiao Mo had only met twice, and she rashly told her about her identity, wondering if Xiao Mo would alienate her because her father was a guilty subject.But seeing Xiao Mo's reaction like this, she felt relieved.

In fact, Zhilan was too worried, with Xiao Mo's personality, of course he would not look down on Zhilan's background because of this reason.Besides, Xiao Mo belonged to the bottom of the society. His personality dictated that Xiao Mo would not be afraid of the strong, and of course he would not look down on the weak. Besides, Xiao Mo was never the kind of person who looked at people with colored eyes!

What puzzled Xiao Mo was, even though Zhilan was Xu Qingyuan's relative, what did it have to do with her going to Jiangning?
Seeing that Xiao Mo didn't alienate herself because of Xu Qingyuan's relationship, Zhilan felt that she had read the right person, so she continued: "Maybe the adults think it's ridiculous, Zhilan's dream in the past few years is to earn a lot of money, and then Redeem yourself, but you are unwilling to show your face, and you are not willing to sell your body in exchange for those jewels!"

Zhilan said with a self-deprecating smile while talking, "My lord, is Zhilan stupid?"

Xiao Mo shook his head. In fact, there are many women like Zhilan in history. Although they unfortunately fell into a brothel, they have always guarded their lives like jade.

Of course, no matter how chaste you are as a woman in a brothel, you can't help but obey when you meet a cruel bustard or boss!
Next, Zhilan told Xiao Mo a lot about her own experiences. After an accident happened at home, Xu Zhilan herself was assigned to the Jiaofang Secretary. The Jinshi of the same year have now become the mainstay of the imperial court, and they have secretly taken care of Xu Zhilan; moreover, Xu Qingyuan was only dispatched and not executed, so there may be a chance for a comeback, so Ruanxiang Pavilion has no chance for Zhilan. overly forceful.

In fact, Zhilan is relatively lucky, but for a lady who has been well-versed in books since she was a child, and is familiar with "Women's Commandments" and "Women's Training", being in a brothel is a shame in itself.

So Xu Zhilan must be desperately trying to redeem herself, but how much money can she earn by performing arts without selling herself?Except for those who handed over to the Ruanxiang Pavilion, the money that Zhilan had saved in the past few years was only a thousand taels of silver, which was a thousand miles away from her ten thousand taels of redemption fee.

Fortunately, this time, Ruanxiangge's owner has spoken and asked Xu Zhilan to go to Jiangning, because Ruanxiangge had saved enough money at the head of Qinhuai to redeem herself, so Ruanxiangge urgently needs a girl with both talents and looks to replace.

With Xu Zhilan's conditions, it is more than enough to replace this leader, but what really makes Xu Zhilan happy is that the Qinhuai River's annual oiran meeting will be held in Jiangning soon!
If he can become a blockbuster at the Oiran Conference, then he will definitely earn a lot of money. With money, it will not be difficult to redeem himself!

However, ten miles away from the Qinhuai River, the wind and the moon are boundless, and I am a newcomer, how can I win the favor of those talents, so as to win the first prize in the oiran meeting in one fell swoop?

As a geisha, what do you need most?
The answer is excellent lyrics, of course Xu Zhilan knows it too.

But how rare is a good poem?Zhilan stayed in Ruanxiang Pavilion in Luzhou for a few years, but she still couldn't hear any poems that could move her heart from those talented scholars, except this time in Li's Mansion in Shen County.

"A confidant in the sea, like a neighbor at the end of the world" can write such a magnificent and artistic poem, which of course surprised Xu Zhilan, but after being surprised, Xu Zhilan thought of Xiao Mo. For the Oiran Conference, Zhilan had to let go of her reserve and ask Xiao Mo!
"Miss Zhilan has said so much, so she wants to write a poem next?" Xiao Mo was surprised and amused when he heard Zhilan's request.

When it comes to poetry, it is extremely difficult to write a work with excellent artistic conception and exquisite diction. How come Zhilan's tone seems to be that she can write it at her fingertips?

Although there are many poems in Xiao Mo's stomach that have not appeared in this era, and each capital is a masterpiece, but this secret, Xiao Mo will definitely not tell others.

Zhilan nodded, and looked at Xiao Mo pitifully, hoping to get the answer she wanted.

Xiao Mo spread his hands and said, "I said before that I'm really not good at poetry!"

"Then last time in the Li Mansion..."

"That time was an accident!"

"..." Zhilan felt a little aggrieved when she heard the words, she could write poems like 'a confidant in the sea, a neighbor in the world', and she also said that she is not good at poetry, Xiao Mo is clearly refusing.

Seeing Zhilan's lonely face, Xiao Mo sighed in his heart, and felt compassion.

After all, it would be cruel for such a delicate beauty to disappoint her.

Xiao Mo had no choice but to say: "Well, I will do my best, but I can't guarantee that the writing will be good. Of course, it will take a certain amount of time. Anyway, Xiao Mo will definitely give the girl an answer before he leaves Luzhou!"

Hearing Xiao Mo's words, Zhilan nodded and then smiled.

(End of this chapter)