My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

A poem written by Chang Yonghe? For a courtesan in a restaurant? And used as a roadblock?

Fang Yi frowned slightly, and then heard the maid say: "My dear, if you want to find Madam Su Meng, I can go down and ask her. If Madam Su Meng agrees, then you don't have to write poems."

This is already the best solution. Fang Yi nodded and said, "If she disagrees, I wonder if I can tell her that I am Chang Yonghe's friend and I want to ask her something."

Just watching the maid's end. After Su Meng finished playing a piece of music, the maid came forward and whispered a few words into Su Meng's ear, not forgetting to point out who it was.

Then Su Meng turned her eyes upstairs and looked at Fang Yi who was pointed at. He looked handsome, but she really didn't want to accompany this kind of boy today, so she shook her head slightly.

The maid shook her head after seeing something and said, "But that young man also said that he is a friend of Marquis Dingkang and has something to ask Madam Su Meng, and wants Madam Su Meng to give him some face."

At this time, Su Meng frowned slightly: Why haven't I seen Chang An have such a friend? And he said he had something to ask? Suddenly Su Meng was a little confused. Could it be that he had some ideas about Chang An?

After thinking about it for a while, she nodded and said, "In that case, let's meet later."

"Okay." The maid agreed and turned to go upstairs.

After conveying Su Meng's words to Fang Yi, the latter gave her a silver ingot and let her leave. Fang Yi himself sat upstairs, watching Su Meng leave the stage, smiling and agreeing to the drinkers. From time to time, he would stop, take the silver from the drinkers, and drink a glass with them.

Fang Yi watched Su Meng walk around downstairs for a long time before finally coming upstairs and sitting in front of him. Perhaps because she drank some wine, Su Meng's face was slightly red, which made her look even more charming.

"May I know the name of this gentleman?" Su Meng asked, holding the pipa in her arms. While asking, she gently plucked the pipa strings twice with her fingertips.

"My last name is Fang, and my name is Yi." Fang Yi replied.

"I have known Chang An for a long time. You said you were his friend, but I have never seen you." After saying that, Su Meng raised her eyes slightly and looked at Fang Yi.

Fang Yi was slightly startled, and quickly said: "Madam Su Meng, please don't misunderstand me. I just came here to ask some questions, and I have no ill intentions."

"Whatever you want to ask, feel free to ask, but I may not be able to answer."

"I want to ask about Chang Yonghe and his wife." Fang Yi said.

Su Meng narrowed her eyes slightly and said, "Why is this gentleman asking about this? Everyone in Chang'an City knows that the couple of Dingkanghou in Anrenfang are very affectionate and are a good story in every neighborhood."

Fang Yi said, "But why did Chang Yonghe have any contact with you?"

"Why not?" Su Meng smiled, "Not only do I have close ties with Chang An, but his wife also knows about our relationship and is very familiar with us."

Fang Yi was stunned for a moment, and asked in surprise: "Do you know Chang Yonghe's wife?"

"Chang'an's wife is named Gu Li. She and I are sworn sisters. She has even come to my Xinluan Restaurant several times with Chang'an." Su Meng said.

"Since Li'er knows about you and Chang'an, how could she tolerate it? How could she possibly become sworn sisters with you?" Fang Yi was a little uneasy.

"Why is this intolerable?" Su Meng felt a little amused at this moment, and said, "The relationship between me and Chang An is just a friend, and my relationship with him is innocent. How can such a relationship be unacceptable to her?"

"Ms. Su Meng and Chang Yonghe are just friends?" Fang Yi was a little surprised.

"Of course, since Mr. Fang came to me as soon as he arrived, he must have asked around. They should have just said that we are friends or confidants, right?" Su Meng said, "If Chang An and I are really like what Mr. Fang said, they should have changed their words and said that we are 'frequent guests'."

Fang Yi was stunned for a moment. At that time, the singer did say the word "friend". He didn't expect that it was really just a friend.

"What about now? Who are you, Mr. Fang? Why do you say you are Chang'an's friend? What do you want to ask?"

"I'm Li'er's childhood playmate, and I just returned to Beijing a few days ago."

Childhood playmate? Su Meng immediately became alert. Could it be that he wanted to take Li'er away from Chang'an? She looked at Fang Yi with vigilance, and even thought about going to talk to Chang'an about this matter tomorrow.

"But Li'er is now married to Chang Yonghe. I just want to ask: What kind of person is Chang Yonghe? Is he really as good to Li'er as rumors say?" Fang Yi asked.

Su Meng smiled and said, "I can't say what kind of person Chang An is, but what I know is that Chang An is really good to Li'er..."

At this point, Su Meng suddenly lost consciousness and said, "Tell me, a person who is drunk to the point where he can't see the person in front of him clearly, but can still remember what the other person likes to eat. Can this be proved?"

"That was just one time. What if it's not like this on normal days?" Fang Yi asked.

"You should ask Li'er about this matter. Given her personality, she will definitely praise Chang'an to the skies, and she will try to make up for every good thing about him." Su Meng said with a smile.

Fang Yi's body collapsed slightly, and then he asked, "I want to ask one more thing, that is, on the day Li'er got married, did she smile?"

Su Meng shook her head and replied, "I don't know about this. I didn't attend Chang'an's wedding at that time. So, I can't answer this question."

Fang Yi did not force it, and took out a bulging purse and put it on the table, saying, "Thank you, goodbye."

Su Meng stopped him and said, "Mr. Fang, why are you in such a hurry? You called me to this table in front of everyone. Don't you want to drink a few cups with me?"

Fang Yi looked at the sky outside and it was obviously still early. He then looked at the food and wine he ordered, thought for a while, and then sat down.

"A wise choice." Su Meng smiled, then took the wine glass and filled both herself and Fang Yi with wine.

The two raised their glasses, clinked them together, and drank them all. But just after they finished drinking this cup, a maid came forward and said:

"Madam Su Meng, someone wants to invite you to drink."

"Then go and tell those guests that I will be back later and ask them to be patient." Su Meng said.

"Yes."

Fang Yi also asked: "Madam Su Meng is still so popular."

"After all, I am an oiran, how could no one pursue me?" Su Meng said with a smile.

"I wonder if Mr. Fang would like to listen to a song?"

"Sure. I'm all ears."

So, Su Meng started playing the song "Spring River Moon Night".

She touched the strings lightly, and the arpeggio flowed out like a gurgling stream. As the melody rose and fell, Su Meng's fingers fluttered on the strings of the pipa like a dancing butterfly. Her eyes were full of affection, as if she had fallen into the music.

Fang Yi drank the wine and seemed to be immersed in the music, enjoying it carefully.

After the song ended, Fang Yi felt a little unsatisfied and asked, "Good song, well played."

"Thanks for the compliment."

"What's the name of this song?" Fang Yi asked.

""Moonlight Night on the Spring River"."

"What a good name! Who came up with the title?" Fang Yi asked, "Could it be Chang Yonghe?"

Su Meng smiled and said, "Half of it, but "Spring River Moonlit Night" is a poem written by Mr. Zhang Ruoxu, and Chang An just used it to name it."

Fang Yi nodded, then picked up the wine glass and took another sip.

The two of them toasted each other, and after three rounds of drinking, Su Meng suddenly asked, "Mr. Fang, do you like our Li'er?"

Fang Yi smiled and said, "Yes, Madam Su Meng has a good eye."

"To be honest, Mr. Fang, I once liked Chang'an." Su Meng filled their glasses again. "I wrote poems and songs with him, and we encouraged each other for a long time. In the end, we became close friends..."

"What happened next?" Fang Yi picked up the wine glass and asked.

Su Meng drank the wine in the glass, smiled and said, "What else can I do? It wasn't until I met Li'er that I felt that everything before was just my wishful thinking."

"Mr. Fang should know the poem that Chang An wrote for me that blocked my way."

Fang Yi nodded, poured wine for the two, and then said, "I know, but I don't know the content."

"The content of the poem is a quatrain..." Su Meng drank the wine and recited the poem "Improvisational Poem for the Guests of Yaxinluan".

"You are such a beauty, I don't know myself." Fang Yi smiled, "Madam Su Meng, I respect you."

The two drank again, and then Fang Yi smiled bitterly and said, "Li'er and I were childhood sweethearts, and I liked her. But later I followed my father to Yangzhou, and since then we have only kept in touch through letters. When I came back again, I found that she was already married."

"Originally, I came back this time to marry Li'er, but she was married. I also thought about snatching her away, but she was devoted to Chang Yonghe and was pregnant. I wanted to snatch her away but couldn't bear to let her go..."

Su Meng also asked with great interest: "So what does Mr. Fang plan to do next?"

"I want to know whether Li'er was smiling on the day she got married. I also want to see... see if Chang Yonghe can give her happiness." Fang Yi replied.

"If she had cried when she got married, or if Chang Yonghe was incapable of making her live happily for the rest of her life, I would have taken Li'er away. She shouldn't have suffered such an injustice."

Su Meng nodded, and then the two people with similar experiences clinked glasses again.