After coming in, after just a few glances and listening to a few words, Li Xuan concluded that the operation of this painting house was obviously hard work, and he knew how to highlight his market competitiveness and maintain differentiated competition with other painting boats.
The service industry in Qinhuai River is worthy of being the vanguard of the service industry in various regions of the Tang Dynasty!
This business philosophy and service attitude are absolutely leading in the world!
Under the guidance of the oval-faced woman, he began to sit down. After sitting down, without waiting for Li Xuan to speak or take action, the four women also sat down on both sides. At this time, his mother and Li Xuan's entourage also sat down.
He went out and did not follow him in. Only one of Li Xuan's personal bodyguards was left behind.
At this time, no one wants to be an eyesore inside, not to mention that the previous preparations have been made, so there is no need to worry about safety, but even so, the personal female guard will not go out.
However, this female personal guard has undergone strict training. Standing in the corner at this time, no one will feel her presence if she is not paying attention.
The oval-faced woman next to him also started to pour wine for Li Xuan at this time. She poured the rice wine that was the favorite of literati. With such a small pot, Li Xuan said that he could drink it all without gasping for breath.
Rice wine has a very low alcohol content. It is said to be wine, but in fact it is more like a drink. Otherwise, the term "you will not get drunk after a thousand cups" would not have appeared. There is a huge difference between white wine, shochu and so on.
But in such an elegant occasion today, it is so shameful to drink liquor, soju, etc.
Soju has also appeared among the people these days, but it is only drunk by the poor people who cannot afford rice wine. Its main function is to keep out the cold. People with a little money in their pockets don't bother to drink white wine, soju or anything like that.
Not to mention the literati, who would rather drink rice wine with their chopsticks than drink white wine. They really can't afford to lose face.
So if you want to buy high-precision liquor these days, don’t expect to get into any elegant hall.
I picked up a glass of rice wine and took a sip. It was sweet and felt good!
At this time, the oval-faced woman next to Li Xuan also sat closer and said in a soft and fragrant tone: "I wonder what I call the young master?"
Li Xuan said casually: "My surname is Yu, and my single name is De."
Naturally, he couldn't use his real name in this kind of situation, so he directly used the name of the Director of the Secretariat, Yu De. It was simple and easy to remember, and he was afraid of forgetting it if he made it up temporarily.
Then he tilted his head slightly and asked, "What do you call Miss?"
The oval-faced woman revealed her two sweet dimples and said, "My name is Xiang'er!"
"Fragrant? As the name suggests, it really smells good!" As he said that, Li Xuan took a breath!
"Young Master is good or bad..."
"Ha ha!"
At this time, Yu De and the old driver and the young secretary outside were also sitting on the table outside. They did not drink or eat, just a cup of tea each. However, the more than ten guards were still standing. Seeing their concentration, they
You should always pay attention to the sounds coming from inside. If anything goes wrong, they will break in immediately.
However, these two secretaries and a dozen guards were all talking. No one said anything, and no other expressions could be seen on their faces.
Occasionally, laughter and laughter came from inside, but they all pretended not to hear it.
As the secretaries and guards around His Majesty, it is very important to listen, speak and watch. Due to the nature of their work, they are closer to Li Xuan's private life than ordinary officials, and they also see and hear what many outsiders say.
Something that cannot be seen.
At this time, we need to have the awareness to go in from the left and go out from the right.
Otherwise, it will be easy to cause trouble.
In the room, Li Xuan continued to drink wine and occasionally eat some side dishes. At this time, the petite oval-faced woman had already begun to dance gracefully, and another woman was playing a pipa in her arms to accompany her.
In Li Xuan's opinion, to be honest, the piano playing skills and dancing skills are far less outstanding than those of the members of the palace dance troupe. However, no matter how outstanding the dancing and music are, after listening to and watching them every day for the past three days, he is a little bored. He occasionally listens to this
Original music and dance can better cultivate sentiments.
However, Li Xuan soon started to coach their dance skills with a coaching mentality, and persuaded them earnestly that when dancing, wearing too much would have a great impact on their movements and affect their artistic sense, so that they could
Wear less appropriately and release the beauty of your body, so that your dance skills can reach a higher level!
At first, he only guided the dance skills of one person, then two people, and then three people. However, Li Xuan has always been a philanthropic person, and the reputation of the Holy Emperor was not bragging. Naturally, he would not forget the woman accompanying him, so
Soon he kindly gave guidance on the piano skills of the oval-faced and smaller woman who was accompanying everyone with the pipa in her arms.
Use the woman's body as a harp, her skin as a string, and teach her with your ten fingers!
Soon, the woman benefited a lot, and she seemed to be very excited. Even her words of thanks were not coherent, and she could only say "um um ah ah ah" in gratitude.
It seems that the guidance given to her by the Holy Emperor has brought her considerable help!
In the evening, the Holy Emperor came out of the boat with his entourage. Then he had no interest in visiting the boat to guide the work. He calculated that the time was almost up and it was time to go back. Otherwise, it would be easy to go back too late.
cause trouble.
Although his private visit incognito is not a secret, not many people know about it. If the information is made public on a large scale, it will easily cause unnecessary trouble.
Although Li Xuan actually doesn't care about many things, it doesn't mean that he is willing to cause unnecessary trouble for himself.
Of course, although the others have left, the follow-up matters are not yet finished!
Naturally, a woman who had been favored by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty could not continue to stay in a place like this. There are no protection measures these days. If she wins the bid, some royal blood will be lost, and it will be lost in the land of fireworks. Wouldn't it be wrong?
To become an eternal joke!
Therefore, although Li Xuan had already left with others, the old driver and young secretary in the secretariat did not leave. He threw a thick stack of banknotes directly at Huafang's mother, and then said:
"Young master is very satisfied, this is the betrothal gift for them!"
Although the Tang Dynasty clearly banned human trafficking, there were policies from above and countermeasures from below. Naturally, many mothers did not want their 'daughters' who they had cultivated for several years or even more than ten years to just leave. So most of them
Will other methods be used, such as signing a loan agreement or something, so that the girls are bound by debts? Some even simply adopt them and become legal parents, forcing these girls to continue working for them and be their cash cows.
Although the method is no longer as naked as before, to be honest, it is still a bit dark. Now the Datang Patrol Department is rectifying this illegal behavior, but it has been long-standing, and it is still difficult to eradicate it completely.
quite difficult.
The four girls in Huafang all have formal legal adoption relationships with Huafang's mother. Although there is no legal problem with taking people away directly, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, the young secretary still
A more moderate approach was adopted: just throwing money at it.
This kind of girl on the boat, who is a prostitute, does business under the guise of being a prostitute. Once she is exposed by a customer, she basically cannot continue to work, so most of them need to make sure that someone has spent a lot of money before they become exposed.
, there would naturally be no mistakes in the secretariat's work before, and it was made clear on the spot that money is not an issue, and the young master's satisfaction is the key.
Now that the young master was satisfied and the money was sufficient, the mother did not complain about her unwillingness, but happily accepted the money, and then personally packed things for her four daughters, and even returned the money.
Out of kindness, he asked the four girls to take away some of his personal money and jewelry, and also told them to serve the young master and live a good life in the future.
Of course, at this moment, they would never know that it was not Mr. Yu who danced and sang with them just now, but the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
The place they will go to in the future will not be some remote house, but a palace.
Of course, it would be impossible to directly bring them into the palace today, and some procedural processing would have to be done.
They will be sent to Wang Wenhua first, and then recruited into the palace dance troupe in the name of dancers and musicians, and then they will enter the palace openly.
As for what their fate will be after entering the palace, the people in the secretariat don't care. Their task is to send these women to the palace properly without forgetting that other people know the details of the matter.
On the contrary, Li Xuan was still thinking about these people on his way back, otherwise he wouldn't have specifically ordered them to be taken away before leaving.
Four people, no, five people, Li Xuan, have tried it, and more have tried it, but today the feeling for him is different!
There are even some sighs. As expected, he has been raised and received professional training since he was a child. No matter how good his skills and attitude are, they are all top-notch.
It's a pity that except for Xiang'er, who has an oval face and is tall and slender, the other three are all in the contemporary delicate style. Their figures are slightly worse, but their freshness is good, so Li Xuan doesn't
Why do you care?
All the way back to the Royal Courtyard, the lanterns were already high. At this time, Li Xuan pretended to be busy in the front hall and returned to the harem. However, he had just had fun in broad daylight, so he did not recruit any other concubines that night.
He went to bed with the concubine, but had a good sleep alone.
I woke up the next morning feeling refreshed and started another busy day of work!
At this time, the ministers did not care where His Majesty went during the day yesterday. Now they are also busy paying attention to the examination. The examination cannot be completed in one day, but takes two consecutive days.
Today, the examination will officially end, and then the marking work will begin!