Hua Wushang's appearance was something Su Zhiyuan didn't expect. The most unexpected thing was that she dressed as a man and looked unique.

After a brief conversation, Su Zhiyuan also knew that Tang Jingyu had now walked out of the shadow of Yang'an City and Wushang Pavilion had returned to normal. However, because her former financial supporters did not participate in the competition for the courtesans, they did not spend all these days on her business. Some of them were even angry with her and turned to support other courtesans.

Hua Wushang looks very happy when dressed as a man, which is completely different from when she was in the yard. Although Su Zhiyuan didn't know what kind of mood Hua Wushang was, it was not convenient to ask about it.

The competition for the courtesan is cruel. Several women who failed to choose look forced and smile, but anyone can see the loss in their eyes.

Most brothel girls are trained from the bottom, and some start from the age of ten. Generally speaking, they can perform at the age of fifteen or even younger. Their careers are not long. Generally, they will definitely beat brothel girls at the age of thirty at the latest.

The older brothel girls who came to run for the election this time were still in their 25 or 26 years old. Unless brothels are kind-hearted, those bad grades will be sold. Good grades are granted to be concubines by wealthy families. This is the best destination for brothel girls. Many people in later generations say that brothel girls are not selling their own skills. In fact, after Su Zhiyuan came here, he realized that half of this was true and half false. However, it is also true that men who consume brothel girls yearn for love and freedom, but it is impossible to choose their own destination.

Before Su Zhiyuan left in the end, he saw some brothel mothers Sang sold a few women, just like selling animals. It can be seen that the scenery turned around and ended up like this. How big is the contrast?

Ancient people were used to these transactions long ago. Not everyone has human rights. Sales of their bodies determine that some people are property. Although Su Zhiyuan felt uncomfortable seeing it, he could not change anything. The entire Tang Dynasty was too big, let alone him, even the emperor could not change such things.

A shopkeeper who Su Zhiyuan knew also bought a brothel girl with a pretty good looks after the courtesan ended. She paid a full 200 taels of silver. The shopkeeper did not intend to give her a title, even if she had no title for her concubine, she could only be considered a maid.

Su Zhiyuan didn't know if Hua Wushang was afraid of ending like this, so he didn't dare to participate in the battle for the courtesans. However, in his opinion, Hua Wushang's appearance is at least the top three here, and his talent should be good, although he didn't know much.

Of course, there are also some literati and poets favored by brothel girls. Although many of them are poor and poor, they are indeed talented. Because of their unruly and unrestrainedness in the officialdom, they are not successful. Some even rely on brothel girls to help. Su Zhiyuan has to say that there is still true love in the world, but brothel girls do not have freedom and cannot control their own lives. It is often difficult to get together with the people they love.

When Su Zhiyuan left the venue, he saw a man hiding in the corner crying. He felt very strange. However, Hua Wushang looked at him for a few more times and said, "This person lives in Wushang Pavilion Villa."

Su Zhiyuan was very curious and showed a puzzled expression.

Hua Wushang smiled and explained, "Don't be surprised. You are not the first man to live in Wushang Pavilion, but you are the first man to live in our yard. This man lives in Dongyuan, and we don't often visit each other, so it's normal not to know during that period."

Hua Wushang and Su Zhiyuan went to a restaurant far away to find a seat and sat down. They ordered a few dishes, but did not order wine. After watching so many performances, they were hungry.

"That man is Liu Yong, and the owner of Dongyuan is Ying Zixuan. They are in love with each other. Sister Jingyu has acquiesced to this matter because Ying Zixuan has worked for Wushang Pavilion for so many years. Ying Zixuan also performed today. If I guess correctly, she should have a next home."

After listening to what Hua Wushang said, Su Zhiyuan understood the meaning of the next family. Ying Zixuan must be old and could not continue to stay in the brothel, so he sold it to someone else. Liu Yong lost his dear and lost his support for life, so he had the scene of crying just now.

"However, Liu Yong is still very talented. I have seen the poems he wrote before, which are indeed a masterpiece. Looking at Hangzhou, he will definitely be among the top three in terms of poetry." Hua Wushang commented on the side.

"After all, it's a man, and it's not that he can't lift his hands or shoulders. If someone has a beloved, why don't he redeem her for her? Instead, he wants her to raise her. This behavior makes me puzzled. And I think this man is not a man. Saying that he loves Ying Zixuan is also an insult to the word love. What can you do if you have talent? I deceive a woman's heart and only give for herself, but she doesn't want to give. She just wants to be supported by a weak woman. Does it make sense?" Su Zhiyuan said a little angrily, and was also a little excited.

In the eyes of others, Su Zhiyuan's speech is not as literati as a literati, but has more sentimentality, and his words are not like what people of that era said. In short, he has more thoughtfulness and less hypocrisy.

Hua Wushang smiled and said, "My relationship with Ying Zixuan is OK. If she is still in Wushang Pavilion today, we will go and see her later."

Su Zhiyuan nodded: "Yes."

Su Zhiyuan always has sympathy for such a woman.

On the way back, Su Zhiyuan also learned some things. It turned out that Liu Yong spent all his savings to go to Beijing to take the exam, but he did not lose any title. After all, he failed the exam. In this way, he lost his confidence and gradually gave up his career in the imperial examination and made a living by selling calligraphy and paintings.

Liu Yong's calligraphy and paintings are still OK, and he is more than enough to support himself, not to mention that in such a rich area, there are many people with art and elegance, so he is not short of food and clothing.

When he had some money, he wanted to go to a brothel. Liu Yong was disdainful of the brothel. After a while, he spent all his savings in Wushang Pavilion. However, his talent was appreciated by Ying Zixuan, and gradually, the two became familiar with each other.

The two people behind are talking about writing, and there is no need to mention the words "Flower in the Moon" as well. That is their private matter. It also requires money to fall in love. Even Ying Zixuan can't find anything left for him.

In fact, the two of them knew that it would be difficult to be together in the end with their identities, but Ying Zixuan was a brothel girl. She didn't dare to think too much, and was afraid that the happiness in front of her would disappear, so she didn't say anything, but left Liu Yong by her side. Liu Yong also had this idea and had thought of redeeming Ying Zixuan, but hundreds of taels of silver was a gap that he could not cross. He didn't dare to think about it at all. It was not that he had thought of going to the imperial examination again to take the imperial examination, so that he could get the person he loved the most, but Ying Zixuan understood his past and did not allow him to go because she just wanted to enjoy the short-term happiness of the current. The result of the imperial examination would not be good anyway, so Ying Zixuan stopped him.

If you fail the exam, Liu Yong will blame himself. Once you enter the imperial examination, you will be as deep as the sea. I don’t know if you can see you again for many years. Ying Zixuan has seen through life, so he naturally will not believe in the illusory waiting. If you pass the exam, you will be the imperial official. If the imperial official is hanged with the brothel girl, how can Liu Yong’s career continue? This period of history will become a stain on him, so what happened later.

Su Zhiyuan felt helpless when he knew about it. What is the difference between this and the story of an ordinary poor boy falling in love with a beautiful anchor? Anyway, there is no good result.

"Will you really redeem a brothel girl you love?" Hua Wushang asked on the way to Wushang Pavilion.

Su Zhiyuan nodded: "Of course it will! As long as I love her, don't you know what I'm going to do to redeem a woman?"

Hua Wushang had never been to Su Zhiyuan's store. How could she know that Su Zhiyuan was still redeeming Sequoia? She didn't even know that this woman existed.

Of course, Hua Wushang didn't have any other feelings for Su Zhiyuan. She just asked this question, and after hearing the definite answer, she continued: "Do you love that woman? Where is she from?"

"She is an actor in Liyuan, but I think the word actor is a bit insulting, so I won't say that. She is a woman in Liyuan. It's not that I like her for redeeming her, but that I need an employee, so I redeem her for directly."

Hua Wushang was surprised at this answer: "That's all?"

Su Zhiyuan smiled: "That's all!"

(To be continued)46
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