The first time in history

The elegant room on the second floor was decorated in a warm and romantic way, with pink curtains and even bright red candles.

After the four of them sat down, the tall and thin young man instructed a maid, "Go and call the best girls here to come over and have a good meal with us tonight."

"Brother, what is your name?" Qian Mingduo bowed to the tall and thin young man.

"My surname is Bian, my given name is Jing, and my courtesy name is Hanyu." He smiled. "My courtesy name is the Bian in Bianjing minus the three drops of water. Jing is the Jing in the capital."

Qian Mingduo nodded, "Brother's handwriting is quite majestic!"

"Jieyuan," another person bowed, "My surname is Zheng, my name is Cai, and my courtesy name is Zhengju."

At this time, the sound of pearl curtains was heard, and several girls dressed like flowers came in. They lined up and bowed to the people.

"Who is the courtesan here?" Bian Hanyu glanced at the girls, "Does she have any guests tonight?"

"My lord," said a girl in a maroon dress, "the most beautiful lady in our Yihong Courtyard is Miss Ruyu, and she is not entertaining guests tonight."

"Oh?" Feng Yixuan became interested. "Since she is the most beautiful woman, she must have many customers. Is she just a name for nothing?"

"Sir, that's not the case. Our Miss Ruyu is selective about her guests. If she doesn't like a guest, she won't entertain him even if he pays a huge price!"

Zheng Cai gave the girl in the maroon dress a piece of silver and said, "Excuse me, young lady, what kind of person can be entertained by Miss Ruyu?"

The red-haired girl smiled and said, "Of course he is a handsome and talented young man."

Another said: "If our Miss Ruyu falls in love with that young man, she will not only not charge him a penny, but will also host a banquet in her own boudoir to entertain him, and..."

"And what?" Bian Jing couldn't help but ask.

"And I will enjoy the happiness with that young master till dawn!"

"Ha, ha, ha..." Zheng Cai laughed. "That would be great, but how can I make this beautiful girl like me?"

"If you are interested in meeting Miss Ruyu, I will tell her. She will then give you questions to test you. If any of you are lucky, or talented, you can become Miss Ruyu's lover!"

"Go and see Miss Ruyu quickly," Feng Yixuan said, "We are all candidates for this year's imperial examination. We are talented. Go quickly."

After a while, a very young girl, about thirteen or fourteen years old, without any makeup, very pretty and lovely, walked in with some papers.

"My daughter has come up with the first line of a couplet, and I'd like to ask you gentlemen to come up with the second line." As she said this, she placed the paper in front of everyone.

A line of beautiful small characters - the silk skirt flutters in the wind, the dancing sleeves flutter like a dream.

"Is this the first couplet that Miss Ruyu came up with?" Bian Jing asked.

"That's not difficult." Zheng Cai took a piece of paper and said, "Pen and ink are ready."

"The silk skirt flutters in the wind, the dancing sleeves flutter lightly, the rhythm is like a dream." Zheng Cai wrote the second couplet.

Bian Jing thought for a moment, "The ink pen spreads the emotions like smoke and the thoughts are endless."

Feng Yixuan walked to the window and wrote the second couplet on the windowsill.

"Brother Yixuan, are you afraid that we will see your masterpiece?" Zheng Cai said disdainfully, "Is there any need to hide it?"

"No, no." Feng Yixuan said embarrassedly: "I just found a hint of inspiration in front of the window. Oh, my second line is - the song is melodious and the spirit is like fog, thinking of Weiyang."