Although there are many cities in Daliang nowadays, there are still very obvious divisions according to the population. For example, the Bingshu City where Li Long Qianling and Shi Qing arrived yesterday is a relatively small city. Although Le'an City cannot be said to be It is small, but it can only be said to be at the mid-level level. Among the Daliang cities, there are actually only five cities with the most dense population and the most prosperous cities, namely Chang'an, Luoyang, Yangzhou, Jingzhou, and Jinling.
However, the city that Li Longqianling Shiqing arrived at today was one of the five major cities, Yangzhou City.
As one of the five major cities in Daliang, Yangzhou actually does not rely on military connections like other cities, but relies on its superior geographical location. Yangzhou is located in the Jianghuai Plain area, so it is a must-go place for grain delivery in Daliang. .And the Lianghuai Salt Transportation Department is also in Yangzhou. As the largest salt transportation distribution center in Daliang, how could Yangzhou not be developed? After all, the most profitable business in Daliang today is nothing more than salt and grain.
However, for Yangzhou, the most famous thing is not the salt and grain business, but the brothel flower wine that is much talked about. After all, the saying that fireworks fall in Yangzhou in March, and there is a brothel every ten steps in Yangzhou is not in vain. Yep, Yangzhou has produced many famous singing girls in all dynasties. Su Xiaoxiao, who was obsessed with countless poets at that time, "the little girl of the Su family is famous in the past, and there is no love before the willow wind", was born here. Yangzhou city is famous all over the world, so naturally you can't leave it behind when you go to Daliang.
Although Daliang has never had formal regulations on brothels, the brothels in Daliang are still very particular about naming. They are basically named according to their scale. The best ones are called pavilions, followed by pavilions, courtyards, and buildings. Among them, the best brothels in Daliang are the brothels that can be called pavilions. Basically, there are no more than ten. In Yangzhou alone, there are seven. From this point of view, it can be seen that the brothels in Yangzhou are in Daliang. It is so famous, so every time in March and April, I don’t know how many tourists come here not only for the misty rain in Yangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River, but also to take a look at the appearance of the brothel oiran.
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Since the city lords of Bingshu City had not received any news that Ling Shiqing would come, Ji Hean, the lord of Yangzhou City, would definitely not come out to greet them, so Ling Shiqing and others entered Yangzhou City in a relatively low-key manner.
Ling Shiqing has never traveled far, and naturally she has never been to the five major cities in Daliang. The same goes for Li Longqian, so as soon as they entered Yangzhou City, they were attracted by the rich Jiangnan style in the city. This Yangzhou The streets and shops in the city are really not comparable to Le'an City. After all, the name of these five cities is not in vain. Although it is almost sunset, the streets are still full of people asking and bargaining. Ling Ling After Shiqing entered the city, she looked around without caring about her image. After all, when she was in Le'an City, Ling Shiqing would be concerned about her special status, so she couldn't do things according to her own temperament, but not now. In Le'an City, no one knew her identity as the city lord's daughter, so at this time Ling Shiqing completely let go.
"This Yangzhou city is really different." Li Longqian followed Ling Shiqing and couldn't help but sigh.
"No, the new things here are all things I haven't seen in Le'an." Ling Shiqing looked at the new things on the stall and was very happy.
"The brothel here seems to be pretty good." Li Longqian glanced at the two women in front of the brothel across the street and nodded in comment.
"You thief, a dog's mouth can't spit out ivory." Ling Shiqing rolled her eyes, cursed softly, and then skipped forward.
Li Longqian looked at the two women in front of the door, and then followed Ling Shiqing's pace with a somewhat disappointed look.
Accompanied by their guards, the two of them wandered around the huge city of Yangzhou for more than an hour. Even though they didn't buy anything, Ling Shiqing still had an innocent smile on her face. When it was time for dinner, she naturally
I still found an inn to rest, but this time when I entered the inn, the guards and Li Longqian all agreed not to drink alcohol, because they knew that if they were drunk at this time, how could they drink the flower wine in the evening?
Ling Shiqing sat on the stool and looked at Li Longqian who was busy eating. He naturally knew in his heart what these people had paid attention to, otherwise they would not be able to drink without drinking.
After a while, Li Longqian put down the chopsticks in his hands, then looked at Ling Shiqing, bared his teeth, smiled, and said softly: "I'm full."
Ling Shiqing rolled her eyes at Li Longqian and said nothing.
"Are you full?" Li Longqian asked with a smile when Ling Shiqing didn't speak.
"Not yet." Ling Shiqing replied lightly, and then continued to chew slowly.
Li Longqian knew that if he wanted to go to this brothel today, he would have to pay money from the eldest daughter of the Ling family, so he did not dare to rush him and sat quietly waiting. The group of guards who were supposed to deal with it in twos and three also gave up their jobs.
Looking at Ling Shiqing, Ling Shiqing seemed to not even know.
He continued to eat quietly for more than half an hour. In the meantime, Li Longqian went out for a trip. When he came back, he found that Ling Shiqing was still eating, so he asked impatiently.
: "Why don't I see you eating so slowly on weekdays? There are so many people waiting for you, are you embarrassed?"
"I didn't ask you to wait for me. If you don't want to wait for me, you don't have to wait." Ling Shiqing replied lightly.
"You..." Li Longqian pointed at Ling Shiqing and was silent for a moment, then slowly sat on the stool, and then waited. This was the first time that Li Longqian was speechless in front of Ling Shiqing.
, but considering the flower wine tonight, Li Longqia generally tolerated it with common sense.
I don't know how much time passed, but Ling Shiqing finally slowly put down the chopsticks in her hand, then looked at Li Longqian with a smile and asked, "Are you anxious?"
"What do you think?" Li Longqian replied speechlessly.
Ling Shiqing smiled, then looked at Lu Zhengyang beside her and said, "Chief Lu, go settle the bill."
"Okay, miss." Lu Zhengyang hurriedly ran to the inn's counter after hearing this.
When the guards saw Lu Zhengyang going to check out, they all stood up because they knew that after waiting for such a long time, the eldest lady was finally leaving. Everyone looked at Ling Shiqing with a somewhat excited expression.
Ling Shiqing looked at Li Longqian, then at the group of guards, and asked softly: "Are you in a hurry to go drink in that brothel?"
The guards were stunned when they heard this, and couldn't help but wonder if the young lady was going to change her mind, so no one dared to answer the question and all turned their attention to Li Longqian.
"Don't forget the bet this morning." Li Longqian looked at Ling Shiqing and whispered.
"Of course I won't forget the bet." Ling Shiqing stood up slowly, then looked at the guards and said, "Don't worry, everyone, I'm not like some villains who often go back on their word and admit defeat. I, Ling Shiqing, still do that.
Arrived."
When Ling Shiqing said this, she inadvertently glanced at Li Longqian who was standing aside, but Li Longqian acted as if he hadn't seen her at all.
"Since I promised you this morning to take you to the brothel to listen to music and drink, I will definitely be able to do it," Ling Shiqing continued.
When the guards heard this, they finally let go of their worries. Since their young lady had spoken, this matter must have gone away.
"But..." Ling Shiqing changed the subject, and Li Longqian on the side smiled helplessly. He knew that since Ling Shiqing said that, he would definitely not take them to the brothel happily.
There are requirements.
"But what?" Li Longqian asked.
Ling Shiqing smiled at Li Longqian, and then continued: "You can go, but no one is allowed to spend the night in that brothel today."
The guards were all stunned when they heard this. If they weren't allowed to spend the night in the brothel, what's the point of drinking wine? So these guards obviously didn't want to agree, but even if they didn't want to agree, they still had to look at it.
What does Li Longqian mean?
"If you don't want to spend the night, don't spend the night. It's good if you can drink. There's no need to spend the night there. After all, we have to be on our way tomorrow."
Li Longqian stood up and reassured the guards. Seeing that Li Longqian had agreed, the guards sighed with disappointment and said nothing more. After all, as Li Longqian said, being able to
Just a sip of flower wine is already good.
"Okay, I agree to your request, do you have anything else to say?" Li Longqian turned around and looked at Ling Shiqing and asked.
"If someone breaks this rule and doesn't come back before Zi Shi, what do you think should be done?" Ling Shiqing looked at Li Longqian and asked.
"I have no say in this matter. Leader Lu decides." Li Long replied with a slight smile.
When Lu Zhengyang heard this, he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, and cursed secretly in his heart: "If you two are fighting, what does it have to do with me, a bystander? Why is it that I am the one doing this offending thing?"
"Leader Lu, what do you think should be done?" Ling Shiqing turned around and looked at Lu Zhengyang and asked.
Lu Zhengyang originally didn't want to answer this offending question, but his own lady took the initiative to ask, so Lu Zhengyang had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Miss, if you follow the rules in our military camp, you should be honest.
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"Okay, then follow the rules of your military camp." Ling Shiqing nodded.
"Eighty is too much. We are guards and we are not really on the battlefield. Fifty is enough." Li Longqian shouted at the top of his lungs.
Hearing this, Ling Shiqing and Lu Zhengyang glared at Li Longqian almost at the same time. Why did this good man have all his good deeds and good words to him alone?
Li Longqian was startled when he looked at the two people's eyes, and then whispered: "Actually, eighty is fine, it won't hurt if you don't have it less, but you can be a ghost under the peonies, and if you really meet the girl you like, eighty will be the same."
Not much."
"Ha ha."
The guards burst out laughing when they heard Li Longqian's words, but Ling Shiqing and Lu Zhengyang were the only two who couldn't laugh.