A Pingyao River runs through most of the capital, and this area in Xicheng is famous for its Fireworks Willow Alley. Every evening, red lights are hung up on every house, boats and boats go back and forth, and the shouts of various merchants are heard, which is far better than the Qinhuai Lane ten miles away.
scenery.
"There are many actors in the world, but there is a deep love for one place. The clothes in the house are all old and worn out. The stories of the underworld are endless..."
Zhao Guanren stood alone on the bow of a small boat, singing in a dramatic style like the ancients. Xie Yingying sat in the back and accompanied him obsessively. Dozens of wives, concubines and maids sat in two rows in the cabin, all holding their chins.
She became his little crush.
"Your Majesty is so handsome and talented..."
One palace maid had eyes full of little stars, and the other palace maids nodded in unison.
"Hiss~"
A former empress wiped her saliva and said in a daze: "Your Majesty must be a god descended to earth. How can there be such a handsome man in the world? Compared with him, the Emperor is simply..."
"Ugh~"
Several ladies opened their mouths and started laughing, and then they overturned the boatload of people, but suddenly they heard a woman calling from the riverside: "Master! Come on the big boat to have fun, you can come even if you don't want a girl."
Have a drink, how about I give you a pot of daughter's spring?"
"I want to find a girl and drink, but I don't have any money, what should I do..."
Zhao Guanren looked at the proprietress of Huafang coquettishly. The proprietress covered her mouth and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if you don't have money. The food and wine are enough. But girl, you have no choice. You have to spend a night with the slave family. I will pay for it tomorrow."
Yeah! Hee hee~"
"Haha~ It seems that handsome people can really be eaten. I will go back to your boat to listen to music..."
Zhao Guanren smiled and cupped his hands. Unexpectedly, when he opened his mouth, both sides of the Taiwan Strait became lively. A large number of girls rushed out and waved to him. They all shouted that they didn't need money, that they could eat, drink and sleep in vain.
"Oh~"
Qian Guibin stamped her feet angrily and said: "I just said you can't come to the land of fireworks. This place is full of shameless bees and butterflies. I don't want to let them tear up such a handsome man when he comes ashore."
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"Boatman! Don't dock, or your broken boat will be burned..."
The women threatened the boatman menacingly, but only Zhao Guanren understood that a handsome man could not be eaten in a land of fireworks. They were attracted by his arrogance. With a bright gold chain around his neck and a gold medal, he was a decent man.
The gold master of the Eight Classics.
"Sir! This way, this way..."
Song Chizhu was waving and shouting by the lake in front. Behind him was the famous Jialefang Main Square. It was a large courtyard with buildings and pavilions, and a wooden bridge and pier leading directly to the lake. At this time, there were already many dignitaries.
In and out.
"master!"
Bian Xianglan stood up and helped Zhao Guanren straighten his belt, and warned seriously: "If one person engages in prostitution, the whole family will suffer! You must be careful, you have everything at home, and you can do any tricks!"
"Master! It's dirty outside, so you can't mess around. Only what's clean at home..."
A group of wives and concubines came out to persuade, and Zhao Guanren said in a dumbfounded voice: "Have you ever seen a man with his whole family go out to find happiness? I will go out after having a meal with the emperor. You can take a boat to explore around, find a place and come over after dinner."
Pick me up!"
"Master! I just can't help but wear this, just to be prepared..."
Bian Xianglan stuffed him another small paper bag, which was the sheep intestine condom produced by her family. There were three in a bag. It seemed that she didn't believe in Zhao Guanren's character at all.
"Let me tell you, I have never looked for a lady in my life, no! I can't explain it to you..."
Zhao Guanren jumped up depressedly and jumped directly to the wooden bridge by the lake. Song Xie led him forward and said with a smile: "It will take a while for the emperor to arrive. The guards have already come to investigate secretly.
, let’s go in first to drink and listen to music!”
"My name is Wang Bifa now, just call me Wang Gongzi..."
Zhao Guanren walked towards the shore with his hands behind his back. The back door of the music studio was
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It is located by the lake. Entering the building is a three-story meander-shaped tube building. It is estimated that most guests enter through the back door. The dormitories on both sides have been turned into utility rooms. There are people at the door of the tube building specially checking the identity of the officials.
"Men! This is Wang Bifa, a fellow from Ningzhou. I want him to listen to music..."
Song Chizhu walked to the door in a swagger. The doorman stood up and called Mr. Song flatteringly, wrote down his name and official position in the register, and added a sentence at the bottom to have a banquet with his fellow countryman "Wang Bifa".
"You can play here by paying money, but you still need to have a certain relationship..."
Zhao Guanren curiously walked into the building. There was no smoky atmosphere in the building that is common in brothels. The third floor looked like a dormitory for official prostitutes, and the two floors below were all private rooms. Basically, they were all open for elegant banquets. There was also a hall in the middle.
Someone is babbling and singing.
"You can play in the music studio in our state capital for free, and even if you don't have an official position, you can enter through the back door..."
Song Chizhu said in a low voice: "But you have to go to the Ministry of Etiquette here. If you don't have a strong relationship, they won't even let you touch them. At least you need the minister to nod. You don't know how many people asked me to open the back door, but Master Shangshu checked again and again.
Pressure, when I first took office, I only dared to play secretly by myself!"
"I forgot that you are the Minister of Etiquette, and the music studio is under the control of the Ministry of Etiquette..."
Zhao Guanren put his hands behind his back and looked around. As expected, the geishas were not even allowed to touch their hands. The officials also consciously kept their distance. They were basically visiting the brothel in a civilized manner. However, the geishas were really talented and could play various musical instruments.
"It's not fun here. It's full of vulgar fans. Let's go to Zhenle Pavilion in the back..."
Song Chizhu dragged him out the back door. Outside the back door was a small garden. There were many girls practicing piano and singing behind the rockery. There were also some men wearing green headscarves, serving food and tea with their waists raised.
He was also wearing strange flesh-colored leather boots.
"Um?"
Zhao Guanren asked in surprise: "What kind of habit is this? I put a cuckold on my head when I have nothing to do. Is this because I am afraid that my wife will not steal someone?"
"Green scarf turtle slaves, cuckolds come from them..."
Song Chizhu said with no surprise: "The wives and concubines of these people are all official prostitutes. They have to wear green headscarves and pigskin boots. The wives have to guard outside the door when letting people play with them. When they are done, they have to come in and help people carry the clothes."
Pants, but you can’t see them here anymore, you have to go to the Prefectural Music School to get them!”
"ah?"
Zhao Guanren was surprised and said: "Isn't this intentionally insulting? Isn't it too perverted?"
"The original intention of establishing the music studio is to let people know the price of breaking the law..."
Song Chizhu said: "When new officials take office, they have to come here to show them the fate of corrupt officials. Don't look at these ladies. They are very beautiful. If they go out, they must wear blue cloth and tie a green silk around their waists."
You can only walk on both sides of the aisle. If you dare to pass in front of a wealthy family, they will splash urine on you!"
Zhao Guanren said seriously: "But isn't it still greed that deserves to be greedy? It's not bad at all, isn't it?"
"Human!"
Song Chizhu smiled bitterly and said: "I'm holding on to luck in my heart. Besides, as long as I don't make a big mistake and am greedy for a little money, I won't put it into Jiao Lefang. The richest county magistrate can have tens of thousands of taels of silver at most. It's nothing in the capital."
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"No! What's wrong is that what goes up and what goes down takes effect. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam is crooked..."
Zhao Guanren shook his head and walked through the garden. Several small buildings were scattered in the garden. There were already many people with knives patrolling the garden. Song Chizhu went straight to the attic near the lake. He came to the second floor with familiarity.
Outside the door of the wing of the building.
"Master Song! You are finally here. I have been waiting for you for a long time..."
A ninth-grade petty official had already been waiting outside the door. His chubby figure was fatter than Song Chizhu. Song Chizhu pointed at him and introduced: "Young Master Wang! This is Feng Luan of Jiaoyuefang. This place belongs to
He'll take care of it. He'll bring out the Jimei Lu later and you can choose whatever you want!"
"Sir! You can defeat this official, you are the real master..."
Fat Fengluan led the two people in flatteringly. Four geishas were already waiting for them.
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Three rooms form a large wing, a bedroom, a restaurant, and a singing and dancing room. A large row of bright windows face Pingyao Lake directly, and you can see Zhao's small boat swimming on the lake.
"Two adults, please read Jimei Lu..."
Fat Fengluan came across a picture album and said with a smile: "Sir Song! The Wang family misses you so much. Last time she kept saying that you are a real man. Her prefect Wang is nothing. He just wiped the dishes.
You are very bright, and the little one is also dressed up, ready to give you a good start!"
"I am hosting a banquet for my fellow villager today. It all depends on his preference..."
Song Chizhu picked up the tea cup with a smile. Zhao Guanren flipped through the picture album of the geishas, put it down and said: "Dong Siyun called over to play music, the Hu family's wife and daughter were called over to accompany the wine, and the Wang Zhifu's wife and daughter were also called over.
I think we had a chance encounter at the beginning!"
"so much?"
Fat Fengluan was stunned for a moment, then hesitantly said: "Sir! The other girls are easy to talk to, but Qingtian Guanwu Jijiu and his party were on the opposite side. Both the Hu family's mother and daughter were ordered, and they also brought a young man with a good background.
, saying that the jackpot for the little girl of the Hu family will be drawn tonight!"
"What the hell is Qingtian Temple? Is it a Taoist temple..."
Zhao Guanren's face was full of questions, and Song Chizhu said: "The yamen that specializes in offering sacrifices to heaven and gods was once a Qingshui yamen, but recently the gods have appeared, and they have become very popular. Our etiquette department often invites them to open altars, so naturally we want to
Give me some thin noodles!”
"Oh! The official superstition office..."
Zhao Guanren raised his head and said: "Pang Dun! Go and tell them that Mr. Song has ordered their girl's table, and we will pay for the table for them. Let the two girls come over!"
"Go! What are you doing? You're not a girl..."
Song Chizhu waved his hand impatiently, and Fat Fengluan had no choice but to go out hesitantly. Soon Dong Siyun, one of the four famous prostitutes, came in, followed by a six-person singing and dancing troupe, who bowed respectfully.
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"Hey? Miss Dong, have we met somewhere?"
Zhao Guanren looked at Dong Siyun in confusion. Dong Siyun is definitely the best choice for a mate at the moment. She is beautiful and plump. She is in her early twenties and is over 1.65 meters tall. She is wearing a pink gauze skirt that is elegant and majestic.
"Haha~"
Dong Siyun covered her mouth and said with a smile: "I'm afraid you have seen Nujia in your dream. Nujia hears these words several times every day. Sir, don't be impatient and allow Nujia to play the flute for you first!"
"Isn't it too direct? There are so many people..."
Zhao Guanren was suddenly startled. Who would have thought that someone actually took out a flute and sat down on the singing stage in the back room to start preparing. However, someone suddenly started shouting outside the building and ran upstairs cursing.
"Yo~ I encountered a tough problem..."
Zhao Guanren smiled and picked up the tea bowl. As expected, the door was kicked open, and a young man in his thirties rushed in. He shouted drunkenly: "Song eats pigs! You fucking dare to rob me of my women."
, you don’t want to live anymore?”
"Who the hell are you, get out..."
Song Chizhu slapped the table angrily and stood up. Unexpectedly, the other party rushed over. Zhao Guanren immediately jumped to the window and grabbed Song Chizhu by the way.
"Bang~"
The young master overturned the table like a crazy pig, spilling tea, wine and snacks all over the floor. He pointed at Song Chizhu and howled angrily: "You don't even know me, what kind of imperial official do you think your mother is? Kneel down immediately."
Apologize to me, I will spare your life!"
"Who?"
Song Chizhu subconsciously looked at Dong Siyun. Dong Siyun raised her thumb to the sky, stuck out her tongue playfully, and said, "Sir! I'm older than you!"
"What? Bigger than my official..."
Song Chizhu looked at Zhao Guanren in surprise, and Zhao Guanren also had a puzzled look on his face. Song Chizhu had already become a third-rank official, followed by ministers and cabinet members, but they all recognized these people, not to mention the princes and grandsons.