Three Kingdoms, at the beginning of the game, recognize the thief as the father, hit the spectacle,

And after those two people dispersed, not a moment later, two scholars met again to gamble, but this time the content of their competition was not chess skills, but bamboo flutes.

The crisp and melodious flute sounds sounded one after another. Qiao Ying has dabbled in this ancient musical instrument, so she naturally listened to it with gusto.But after a while, she discovered that this piece of music was actually another piece of music that she had never heard before, and the proficiency of the two people's proficiency in this piece was obviously different.

Not long after, one of them took the initiative to admit defeat to the other, and at the same time took a large glass of spirits and drank it as punishment for losing the fight.

Seeing that there were musical instruments familiar to him in the chaotic fight among many scholars, Qiao Ying suddenly felt a little itchy.

Among the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, Qiao Ying's calligraphy and painting skills are not bad, but it's a pity that because her brushwork is too soft and beautiful, people can see the strong feminine atmosphere between the calligraphy at a glance, so it is also It is rarely performed in such a gathering place.

As for Go, which is relatively less gender-intensive, although Qiao Ying can play two moves, her level is really not too high, so she rarely uses it for gambling.

Now that she finally saw a scholar among the crowd taking the lead in fighting music, her mind gradually became active.

Anyway, it's all here, so there's nothing wrong with playing a little bit.

Gently tugging on the sleeve of a scholar in front, Qiao Ying asked him about the rules of playing musical instruments in this side hall.After feeling that his robe was being pulled, the scholar in front looked back in confusion, and suddenly found that the person who was pulling him was actually a familiar face.

"Ah, you're not that... who's that?"

Looking at the figure in front of him in a daze, the scholar immediately slapped his forehead, looking quite impressed with Qiao Ying.Seeing the other party's appearance, Qiao Ying was immediately surprised, and at the same time secretly recalled it.

The person in front of me, if I really want to say it, I met him in a restaurant in Luoyang City in the days when I followed the envoy to Luoyang.

During that time, Qiaoying wandered around Luoyang City with her maid all day long, inquiring about Zhang Yan everywhere.At that time, in a restaurant near a scenic spot, Qiaoying saw that the scholar was carefree and relatively easy to talk, so she went up to talk to him and asked about Zhang Yan. Impressions in mind.

But at this moment, looking at Qiao Ying in front of him with dazed eyes, the scholar had drunk too much wine, so although Qiao Ying looked familiar to him, the three characters of Mr. Qiao seemed to be stuck in his throat. I can't say anything.

"You, who are you!"

Chapter 45 Fried Fish

In the end, he still couldn't call out Qiao Ying's name, and the scholar felt a little regretful.However, after recognizing that the person in front of him was the young man who asked him about Mr. Zhang Yan in Luoyang City that day, the scholar relaxed his expression, and at the same time he probably understood what Qiao Ying meant.

He still remembered that the short young man in front of him had only come to Luoyang not long ago, so he was still a little curious and didn't know much about many things.And after hearing that Qiao Ying took the initiative to talk about wanting to know the rules of gambling between them, she immediately introduced it to Qiao Ying enthusiastically.

Quietly stepping back half a step to avoid the saliva mixed with the smell of alcohol, although Qiao Ying can understand the behavior of these guys getting drunk at every turn, it is still a bit unacceptable.It's just that she didn't have the intention of discussing with the scholar in detail this time, so she just quickly backed away to the side after understanding the gameplay among the people as soon as possible.

Just now, from the few words of that scholar, she understood the rules of fighting among these people.

First of all, whether it is rhythm, calligraphy or painting skills, as long as it is not a game that can directly determine the winner or loser like Go, all the scholars present will be the judges to judge the next game between the two players.As for the competition items, the maids in the restaurant will draw lots to provide them.

After the two presented their works according to the topic provided by the maid, everyone present will put the copper coins provided by the restaurant into the copper pot in front of the player they support according to their own judgment, as a coin support meaning.

After the maid in charge of justice counts the number of copper coins obtained by the two parties, the party with more copper coins will be regarded as the loser and needs to accept a certain degree of punishment.

I don't know if it's because it's too vulgar to compete with a gentleman's fighting skills and family wealth. In this restaurant, unless it is a bet agreed by both parties, it will not be accepted by everyone under normal circumstances.

And since most of the family circumstances of the people here can only be said to be average, everyone naturally supports this regulation very much. At the same time, Zhang Yan came forward and chose a more elegant method as an alternative to the punishment of both parties.

That is wine and poetry.

Most of the losers of the two-person fighting skills were required to recite a poem on the topic on the spot, as a substitute for their own failure punishment.As for those scholars who are relatively idiots, unable to express themselves well and find suitable poems to recite on the spot, they must drink three bottles of sake in full view before being let go by everyone present.

Hearing the bet, Qiao Ying, who was quite confident in her piano skills, sat down on a piano platform with relatively few people.

Under normal circumstances, most of the scholars who dared to play music at this banquet would use the piccolo and hole flute they carried with them as instruments for on-the-spot performance, in case they made mistakes on the spot and lost face in front of everyone.And Qiao Ying, who came here empty-handed today, can only choose to use the public musical instrument provided by the owner of the restaurant.

After five times and three times of thinking, Qiao Ying still chose the lyre she is most familiar with as the instrument, and just sat near the qin platform and waited for everyone's challenge.

What Qiao Ying didn't expect was that her first opponent was the person who explained the rules of gambling to her earlier.

"Young Master Qiao—hiccup, hey, I finally remembered, you are the Jiangdong gentleman who asked me about Mr. Zhang Yan in Wangjiang Tower a few days ago?"

"Although I have always heard that Jiangdong's generation is located in Chu, there are many capable people and strange people who were born in the line of rhythm... But we, Luoyang scholars, are not vegetarians in this regard!"

Sitting unsteadily near the Qintai not far from Qiao Ying, although the scholar looked drunk, he was still the first one to come forward to fight with Qiao Ying confidently.It's just a pity that although he speaks well, he still hasn't escaped the fate of being sanctioned by Qiao Ying.

As soon as the song was over, the scholar blushed and drank three glasses of wine, and left the side hall where everyone used to compete in rhythm as if fleeing, and rushed to a nearby place that was hidden by layers of screens. , I don't know what purpose it is in a small room.

"No comparison, no comparison, I thought you were attending this banquet for the first time, just for fun, I didn't expect you... oh, you came here to 'fry fish'..."

The intermittent voice moved away from her direction in this way, Qiao Ying pursed her lips and smiled happily when she saw the other party's embarrassed look.She had never tried such a method of gambling with musical instruments, so she naturally felt a trace of joy and joy from the bottom of her heart.

Accompanied by the high-pitched voice of the maid on the side, Qiao Ying also ushered in her first gambling victory in her life.

……

"Gambling topic: Four Seasons!"

"Both sides in the fight: Mr. Fufeng Li, Mr. Lujiang Bridge!"

"The gambling fight begins!"

……

"Young Master Bridge wins!"

……

"Gambling topic: Bright Moon!"

"Both sides in the fight: Mr. Chen from Henan, Mr. Lujiang Bridge!"

"The gambling fight begins!"

……

"Young Master Bridge wins!"

……

"Gambling topic: Hometown!"

"Both sides in the fight: Mr. Hongnong Zhao, Mr. Lujiang Bridge!"

"The gambling fight begins!"

……

"Young Master Zhao abstains, Young Master Qiao wins!"

……

The desire to play was as out of control as the water breaking through the embankment. In just an hour or so, Qiao Ying used this guqin to kill all the scholars present who were somewhat confident in the rhythm.At the very beginning, everyone still had the idea of ​​seeking help from acquaintances when they were "bullied" by outsiders. They didn't want to lose face in front of everyone, so they dragged their friends to die one after another.

But when everyone realized that something was wrong, they found that almost all the humble scholars in the entire Sili land had been killed by this Mr. Qiao, so they refused to compete with him no matter what they said, so they left His group of drunken friends who were drunk by three bottles of strong liquor escaped from the restaurant in desperation.

After a long while, seeing that there were no more scholars coming to play with her, Qiao Ying picked up the guqin with some unsatisfactory intentions, and caressed it by herself.

Around her, there is now a large circle of Luoyang scholars, nine out of ten were defeated in the competition with her, so they were poured unconscious by everyone.Sitting in the center of the crowd, Qiao Ying's cheeks were slightly flushed, with an expression after playing around, and a little bit of excitement after willfulness in her heart.

She had never played so happily like today before, so it was rare that she also called a maid to fetch a wine glass for herself after seeing that there was no one standing in the side hall except Qiao Jin , Just like this, I put a cup of sweet plum wine beside me, and entertained myself with the guqin in my arms.

"Hmm... so happy."

Chapter 46 First contact

Ignoring her maid's worried expression, Qiao Ying just played the piano on her own, taking a sip from the wine bottle from time to time.After all, she is still young, so it is inevitable that she has a child's heart. After experiencing the playfulness just now, Qiao Ying's heart is no longer as anxious as it was at the beginning, and she no longer has the kind of anxiety when facing Zhang Yan. Feelings of worry and fear.

Inexplicably, after crushing many Luoyang scholars with her best piano skills, Qiao Ying's heart was filled with a confidence like a child king, which made her want to show it in front of Zhang Yan. some thoughts.

And just after she played another song with this thought in mind, a crisp sound of clapping hands reached her ears.

"Clap clap clap."

When the crisp sound of clapping hands came, Qiao Ying looked back in surprise.But when she saw the man who was looking at her with a smile at the moment, she couldn't help becoming nervous all of a sudden.

"belch--"

Not far away, a suppressed and extremely low belching sound made her face turn red instantly.

"Jin'er!"

She secretly scolded her shameful maid in her heart, and before Qiao Ying had time to feel ashamed, she saw the man across from her take the initiative to chat with her.

"It sounds good, it really sounds good. Your Excellency's piano skills can also be called a masterpiece, and it is not wronged for the loss of the scholars all over the place."

"It's just that although this fruit wine is sweet, it is still alcohol after all. Drinking too much will inevitably be bad for your health. Children should not drink too much."

Walking through the sea of ​​drunken scholars on the ground, Zhang Yan reached out to take the wine bottle in the opponent's hand, casually put the wine bottle on the table beside him, turned around and said to the two people in front of him with a smile.

……

Just now, Zhang Yan was still leaning in the corner of the hall, checking all kinds of information pushed to him by the system today.But he didn't think that he had just finished checking, and before he had time to put away the blueprint in his hand, he found his friend Cao Cao standing in front of him and looking at him with a complicated face.

"Well—"

Arching his lips towards the side hall not far away, Cao Cao gestured to Zhang Yan, then turned his head and walked out of the restaurant with a sigh.And when Zhang Yan followed the other party's eyes and looked into the side hall used for entertainment in the banquet, he suddenly became uncomfortable.

In this short period of less than half an hour, all the scholars who had covered the entire banquet hall like a dark cloud before had dispersed.And those few people who didn't disperse, all of them seemed to be beaten to death at this moment, and they just lay down on the floor of the living room in a disorderly manner, with a look of unconsciousness.

Just looking at it, Zhang Yan's heart suddenly tensed up.

"Hey, it's not like someone is taking advantage of the drunkenness to make trouble in this restaurant while I'm in a daze to check the system?"

Guessing somewhat worriedly, Zhang Yan stood up nervously, put away the blueprint exchanged by the system, and walked quickly towards the side hall.You must know that this restaurant is owned by Zhang Yan, and this is something that the entire group of scholars in Luoyang know.If someone really made trouble in his territory today and left without hesitation, the blow to Zhang Yan's reputation would definitely be so serious that he would hardly accept it.

"What's the matter with Meng De? He just winked and walked away without explaining the matter..."

Secretly slandering his good friend Cao Cao, Zhang Yan hurried into the side banquet hall.

But just as soon as he entered the door, before Zhang Yan had time to look at the specific situation in the hall, he was suffocated by a strong smell of alcohol, making it difficult to breathe.

"vomit--"

Slightly retching, Zhang Yan first toasted with the group of scholars today, but he himself drank a lot.Afterwards, due to the successive questions from Zhang Rang and Liu Hong, he never had a chance to eat something to suppress the overwhelming alcohol in his belly.

Now that he was only smothered by the smell of alcohol, he almost couldn't help but vomited out on the spot.

Quickly took two steps back and took a deep breath. After suppressing the discomfort in his abdomen, Zhang Yan stood at the door and looked at the situation in the side hall from a distance.

Looking around, Zhang Yan only saw a lot of scholars lying here and there in this side hall, and in the center surrounded by the scholars, there was a somewhat thin figure sitting near the piano platform, Immersed in the musical fantasy weaved by myself.

Just looking at the figure, Zhang Yan seemed to have his eyes on the other person, and couldn't help but feel a little amazed.

At a glance, Zhang Yan only saw the figure with legs bent, kneeling on the blanket on the ground playing the piano, no different from a normal scholar.But when Zhang Yan's gaze passed between the opponent's brows and eyes, that weird feeling lingered in Zhang Yan's heart all the time.

"This, is this a girl?"

Under those twinkling eyes like the sea of ​​stars, the extremely soft facial lines made Zhang Yan's movements stagnate, and at the same time, a sense of curiosity arose in his heart.And when he repeatedly checked the other party's neck several times, and confirmed that the other party did not have an Adam's apple, Zhang Yan finally confirmed that the figure playing the familiar music in front of him was most likely a woman disguised as a man, mixed in with what he did today. In the banquet held to celebrate the victory.

It's a pity that it's too late now, and the person in charge of the restaurant has already gone to sleep.Otherwise, Zhang Yan could recruit the other party and ask the person in charge what the situation of the "girl" in front of him is.

As early as in his last life, Zhang Yan learned about the existence of a large number of stories containing cross-dressing elements from textbooks, books, and a series of second-generation video works. He reacted quickly.