The flower boat in Huaichun Tower is very big, with two floors in total. After the three of us and those from the crowd got on the boat together, the guards were arranged on the lower floor, while Zhu Changli and Zhu Changyou, I, went up to the second floor.

On the second floor of the flower boat, I finally saw Shi Jie'er as I wished, and of course Shi Jie'er's mother and daughter came to kowtow and salute as soon as they saw me. Perhaps they were really grateful to me, the "life-savior". I also noticed that when Shi Jie'er saw me, a hint of sincere joy appeared in her originally gloomy eyes.

"Mr. Zhu, you are finally here. These days, we, mother and daughter, are looking forward to you to come to Chunmanlou again, so that we can kowtow to thank you!" The nanny stood up again and said gratefully to me. At the same time, she warmly greeted the three of us to sit down.

On the second floor of this flower boat, it is actually smaller than the first floor, but because it is full of lanterns, it looks very bright and spacious. In addition to Shi Jie'er and his daughter, there are two dressed brothel women on the second floor. It seems that they are all sisters who were sent to Chunmanlou to participate in the flower-winning imperial examination this time.

If we were to talk about appearance, Shi Jie'er, who had outstanding talents, probably was not as good as the other two women. Therefore, after Zhu Changli and Zhu Changyou glanced at Shi Jie'er, they finally turned their eyes to them. They also came forward with tactfulness to talk to Zhu Changli and Zhu Changyou.

I was so happy that I ignored them, so I asked Shi Jie'er, who was sitting beside me, "I heard you were hurt, right?"

"Xie Xianggong's concern is actually just the second day after my husband left, someone came to make a fuss, and I was accidentally pushed!" Shi Jie'er explained to me softly, wondering if it was because of my inquiry, the joy in her eyes became even more intense.

"It's fine!" I felt a little relieved, and looked at Zhu Changli and Zhu Changyou in a blink of an eye. Seeing that they had already teased the two sisters, I said to Shi Jie'er again: "These two are my cousins, you have to be a good person to serve them. Well, what happened to the flower-winning imperial examination?"

Shi Jie'er thought about it and said, "This flower-winning imperial examination is a grand event in the market. It is to let all brothels in Qinhuai River elect three women, and then outsiders will identify who is the top scorer this year, the second place and Tanhua. If the woman who can enter the top three will be worth in Qinhuai in the future, the future will be higher."

What Shi Jieer's words "the water rises and the boat rises" made me feel moved and asked again: "How did this flower pass the imperial examination? Who will evaluate it?"

Shi Jie'er smiled slightly and said, "Actually, this flower is about the imperial examination. When the selection begins, all the sisters will appear and accept donations from guests. The person who gets the most donations will become the top scorer that night. However, half of the donated silver must be taken out to open a porridge shop so that the poor people can have a full meal."

I heard this and suddenly realized that this so-called courtesan imperial examination was about which sister is the most valuable. No wonder she would say that her value will rise in the future. Just saying that she could make a "gift of a beauty" in such a night that everyone could see, wouldn't those men still be attracted to each other in the future? Although it was to accept donations from customers, I was afraid that some brothel leaders secretly invested money in order to make their sister's value rise.

As he was talking, the flower boat finally arrived near Confucius Temple. The vast open space on the shore was already crowded with people, probably all of whom came to see the lively event of the annual event. At the same time, the Qinhuai River was densely filled with flower boats from various brothels. Under the lights hanging on the bows, the cabin seemed to be shaking, which made people suddenly feel hot in their hearts. Speaking of which, the two-story flower boat in Huaichun Tower is quite luxurious. There are only a few large double-deckers on the entire river surface, and the rest are just small sampans.

The imperial examination in the flower finally began. With the shout of the nanny in charge, the sisters of each family stood up with the bow of the boat. Seeing this, the people and the good people on the shore all gave applause and colorful sounds. The scene was really more lively than the New Year.

The appearance of the sisters immediately attracted donations from their respective "supporters". The sound of donations came one after another, which really made people see the grandmothers who spent a lot of money on the Qinhuai River.

After a while, the sound gradually fell, and most of the people who should take action had already taken action. Perhaps the imperial examination was also "seven or eight" in the imperial examination. What remains was that each company counted its own number and then reported it to see who was the top scorer tonight, the second place and the Tanhua.

Except for Shi Jie'er, the other two of the three women in our boat seem to be not very popular, so their gains can only be considered mediocre. However, even Shi Jie'er probably because she is not selling her skills, and she seems to have no chance of being with the Three A.

At this moment, I suddenly heard a man shouting in a double-decker boat not far away: "Miss Li Yunyun, I will pay a thousand taels."

"Wow"

In comparison, this is really called spending a lot of money. The people in the past only donated 100 taels at most. Compared with the one thousand taels at this time, it was really one in the sky and the other in the earth.

"It seems that Li Yunyun won tonight!" Shi Jie'er said with some envy, saying, "Then Li Yunyun is from Xi Yunxuan. I heard that Xi Yunxuan's boss is from the Sichuan Gang, and he is rich and powerful. Don't be afraid of fighting them."

Zhu Changli and Zhu Changyou were also listening to our words. When Zhu Changli heard the word "Chuan Gang", he immediately slapped and said annoyed: "Last time in Chengdu, I asked the people from the Sichuan Gang to suppress it. This time it was a coincidence." After that, he stood up and walked outside the door and shouted loudly: "I will give two thousand taels to Miss Shi Jie'er in Huaichun Tower."

Amid the uproar that sounded again outside, Zhu Changli walked in with a chuckle and said, "The road to enemies is narrow, hey, the road to enemies is narrow! I will destroy the might of their Sichuan Gang no matter what, so that I can exude my anger."

I could see that Zhu Changli seemed to hate the Chuan Gang in his heart, and he didn't know what happened in Chengdu before, which made him act so aggressively.

"I'll add two thousand taels, a total of three thousand taels!" After a while, a person finally walked out of the bow of the boat. He turned out to be a very handsome scholar in gorgeous clothes.

"Why is it a female?" I felt a little moved in my heart and immediately realized that the scholar was actually a woman. I imagined that the woman took off her scholar's uniform and changed to her daughter's outfit. She looked like she was really a stunning beauty.

"I'll add two thousand taels!" Zhu Changyou also began to challenge the other party as a substitute Zhu Changli. Not to mention the previous one, it was just a few tricks from both sides. Li Yunyun's name had already reached three thousand taels, and Shi Jie'er's name was also increased to four thousand taels.

"I'll add another three thousand taels!"

At this time, the river was already silent, and everyone was watching the constant betting battles on these two big ships. Perhaps under the influence of the woman's increase in price, the Huazhang Imperial Examination tonight was pushed to a climax again.

"Li Yunyun's name has reached 6,000 taels!"

Although it was a battle between face and intention, the other party frequently added silver, and thousands of taels of silver was not a small matter. Zhu Changli and Zhu Changyou's expressions changed when they heard this.

"I..." I slowly stood out of the boat, stared at the woman tightly across several boats, and then said word by word under the expectation: "I'll give thirty taels, gold!"

You should know that one tael of gold can be exchanged for about eighty taels of silver. I suddenly gave out thirty taels of gold, which was equivalent to about two thousand five hundred taels of silver. Therefore, just in this moment, it immediately exceeded the other party's bet, and made the four-way moment so quiet that even the sound of a needle falling down could be heard.

In fact, when it comes to silver, the emperor's grandfather and grandmother gave me a lot over the years, and I don't have any "bad habits" on weekdays, so the silver has always been in my hands and not much spent. At this time, the reason I came out to increase my investment was to make Zhu Changli and Zhu Changyou's face, which made them grateful to me, and to myself, because since I saw that the scholar was behind my daughter, I suddenly had some thoughts of competing with her.

The woman stood at the bow of the ship opposite, looked at me deeply, and finally stomped her feet and asked, "What's your name?"

"I'm Zhu Shiqi!" I responded with a smile.

After the woman murmured and repeated "Zhu Shiqi" several times, she left a sentence "Let's go and see", and then returned to the cabin and ordered people to drive the boat and leave.

After such a fuss, there is no need to watch it. Shi Jie'er on our side has become the top scorer of the flowers this year, while Li Yunyun ranked second. Zhu Changli and Zhu Changyou walked closer to me and praised me with a smile: "Brother Changluo, it's true that my good brother, this time I came to Beijing, my brother did not bring too much money on him. It's really thanks to you that we let out this anger."

"Two brothers, what kind of ties do you have with the Chuan Gang?" Taking advantage of this, I couldn't help asking them. Zhu Changli sighed softly and told him about his "grudges" with the Chuan Gang.
Chapter completed!