Chapter 17
In Xiaoxiang Pavilion across the street from Zhangtai Pavilion, Yuxiao was sitting upstairs and dressing in front of the mirror.
"Miss, what are you thinking?" a young maid asked.
Yuxiao smiled slightly at herself in the mirror. She was a famous proofreader in Chang'an, with beautiful eyes and pink faces, tall figure, slender waist, and quite charming. She was originally a daughter of a family of officials, but later she suffered a change in her family and became a scholar.
In Pingkangfang, if you only have appearance, it is difficult to become the best among them. In addition to appearance, you must also have talent, understand silk and bamboo orchestra, and be good at singing and dancing.
However, there are not many people who are young, have good looks, are good at singing, are good at singing, are good at poetry, are good at understanding the past and the present, are good at dealing with each other, know how to create atmosphere, control the scene, and are able to host important banquets.
In Pingkangfang, Yuxiao people are called girls' school books. The school books are an official position in the Secretariat. The name of a girl is due to her talent and wisdom. Yuxiao can not only play music and sing, recite poems and paintings, but also be familiar with the anecdotes of celebrities from ancient and modern times. She talks elegantly and has a particularly noble and elegant temperament. When she appears, she always brings a spring breeze in the room, making every guest excited.
For a time, she was sought after by countless people, but she had a characteristic of hospitality. She was not very enthusiastic about the high-ranking officials and nobles, but was very courteous to literati. Therefore, the literati and famous people in Chang'an flocked to her, and many people in Chang'an were proud to be able to participate in the literary and wine meeting she hosted.
The jade flute's box was filled with poems and calligraphy and paintings of the guests.
However, although there are many beauties, they have never agreed to anyone. Only Yu Xiao's close maid knows that Yu Xiao has rolled in this world and has long seen through all kinds of men.
No matter what you say, who would really value them women?
She just wants to save enough money and redeem herself, wash away the dew and stay away from the prosperity of Chang'an. If she can find a loyal and reliable man to marry a wife, take care of her husband and children in a slit, cloth skirt, this life will be enough.
"Girl, I didn't expect that Qin Sanlang who often came actually rejected the Zheng girl of Xingyang. Do you think he is stupid?" The maid Luzhu chuckled and said, "I think Qin Sanlang must have liked you, a girl, so he would rather reject the Zheng girl of Xingyang for the sake of the girl."
Yu Xiao just smiled slightly, "A few young masters like Qin Sanlang, come to our Pingkangfang to have true feelings, but just come to find happiness. Today I am obsessed with this and that I will love the new and fond of the old. I am just a girl, so how can I compare with the high-ranking Zheng girl in Xingyang?"
While speaking, the voice of the slave Xiao Yi came from outside.
"Girl, Qin Sanlang has arrived in the yard."
Luzhu laughed, "Girl, look, isn't Qin Sanlang here?" As he said that, he was about to help Yuxiao get up to greet him.
"Luzhu, the makeup has not been finished yet." Yuxiao was not excited, but her two willow eyebrows were raised a little lightly.
Xiao Yi said, "Girl, Qin Sanlang didn't come to our Xiaoxiang Pavilion, he entered the Zhangtai Pavilion.
The maid Luzhu immediately said, "Miss, what you said is true. This man is indeed unfaithful. He has only been with our girl for several days. He turned around and went to Zhangtai House to find a record. Yu Youwei. I don't know what trick the bitch used, but he actually hooked away so quickly."
The jade flute sat down with a slightly slight brow.
Yu Youwei from Zhangtai Pavilion is known as the Recording Office. It is an official position. Yu Youwei is also called this in Pingkangfang. Similarly, there is Wei Tao and Wei Siniang, the leader of Hongxiu Pavilion.
The three of them were called the three famous artists in Pingkangfang. Yuxiao sat there in a daze.
"Girl, let's go to Zhangtai Pavilion to find that bitch Yu Xuanji."
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Zhangtai Pavilion.
The name of Zhangtai originated from the Zhangtai Palace in the State of Chu. During the Han Dynasty, there was Zhangtai Street in Chang'an. At that time, there were many brothels on Zhangtai Street, so Zhangtai pointed to chasing and buying laughter.
Yu Xuanji, the head of Zhangtai Pavilion, is named Youwei, and is known as the female recorder in Chang'an. She is also a young, beautiful and talented genius.
In the cabinet.
Yu Youwei, dressed in blue, went downstairs to greet her.
"Lao Jiu, you have a great face. Yu Xuanji, the recorder of the three famous scholars in Chang'an, doesn't even give you the face of the Qin County Magistrate, but you want to give you face."
Liu Jiu had a cold face, "I made the fish record famous in my hand, and even this Zhangtai Pavilion was once an industry under my name."
"Oh!" Wei Chang was surprised.
Qin Lang thought this was not a strange thing. After all, this brothel Chuguan is a half-black business, and not everyone can do it. Generally, it will definitely involve some people in the future.
Liu Jiu used to be known as the hero of Chang'an, but in fact, there must be some kind of nature behind the heroes.
"My dear to Kyuro."
In the tea room upstairs, Yu Youwei was very polite to her former boss.
"Youwei, I didn't expect that I could come out again. Let me introduce you to me. This is my noble man, Qin Sanlang."
Yu Youwei looked at Qin Lang, "I know, the third son of Duke Yi Guo's Mansion, I didn't expect that he had already been appointed as the county magistrate of Chang'an. However, I heard that Qin Sanlang seemed to have been driven out of the house by Duke Yi Guo."
Qin Lang didn't expect that Yu Xuanji was so well-informed.
"As sooner or later, we will have to start a business."
"Sanlang comes to me, aren't you afraid that the proofreader sister will get angry?" Yu Xuanji's eyes were big and watery, and there was a colorful ribbon wrapped around his slender waist. Yingying could only hold it, but there was an impressive flower room.
"What kind of proofreading book?" Qin Lang was puzzled.
Yu Xuanji smiled with a pursed lips, "Qin Sanlang is so bad, but I like it very much."
downstairs.
The madam already knew that it was Liu Jiu who brought Chang'an County Magistrate to drink. In amazement, he did not dare to neglect. He quickly asked someone to prepare a banquet and issued a sign that would not be entertained tonight.
The silk stringed girls and young dancers in Zhangtai Pavilion were also present.
"After I go in, the third brother and the others will still cover this place, right?" Lao Jiu asked.
"Lin Sanlang and the others have been taking care of their slave family."
Lao Jiu nodded with satisfaction, "You asked Xiaowu, that bastard, to go out and pass on a message to me, and then said that I am back and asked Lao San and the others to come and see me."
Lin Sanlang and Lin Shirong were gambling in a gambling house in Pingkangfang. Today, he was not very lucky. He lost thousands of dollars in less than a while. He pulled the collar of his clothes open, revealing the dark breast hair.
Countless gamblers in the shop were shouting and rushing to place bets. On the gambling table, the erotic bodies rolled, and the red eyes turned with each other.
Xiao Wu came in panting, looked around, and finally found Lin San in the crowd. He squeezed over and attached himself to his ear and said, "Jiu Master is here, let you go and see him."
Lin Sanyi didn't hear it clearly at first, and when he came to his senses, he immediately widened his eyes, "Who are you talking about?"
"Master Jiu, Master Jiu is here. He is in the museum at this moment. I will ask you to see him immediately."
"Brother Jiu escaped from prison?" Lin San's first report was that Liu Jiu was a death row prisoner locked in the dungeon. Usually they couldn't meet him, so they could only spend money to handle some prisoners and regularly give some food and food, but they couldn't see him.
"You will know when you go, you don't know if you escape from prison."
Lin Sangu didn't want to gamble anymore, so he grabbed the chips on the gambling table into Xiao Wu's hands, "You guys play a few games for me, if you lose, I'll leave first if you win."
At this time, the night had ended, and the gates of Pingkangfang were completely closed.
Pedestrians are prohibited in Fangwai Street, but you can walk inside the Fang, but you can no longer enter and exit the Fangmen.
Because there are Sanqu prostitutes in Pingkangfang, the nights here are actually more lively. The brothels and gambling houses attracted countless Chang'an heroes and rogues. At the same time, the scholars and officials from other places rented here are also more lively.
Lin San quickly rushed to Zhangtai Pavilion with his footsteps.
He was once a Ranger, but he was not Chang'an Xia Shao, but a Border Town, also known as the Frontier Ranger.
Generally speaking, the Renxia people in the Tang Dynasty were very popular, and the group of Rangers was also divided into three categories. One category was the powerful and noble young men represented by the children of the powerful and nobles in the capital. For example, Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, Chai Shaoshi, Wanbao, etc. were all representatives of the powerful and noble young men during the Sui Dynasty. They were the most prominent among Rangers, the so-called sons of famous fathers. Their Renxia was first to be friends and raising Rangers, and the other was to be extravagant and fashionable.
These people live in a pampered manner, have status, power and wealth. They like to be brave and determined, be willing to give money, make friends with heroes, etc., to gain fame as the rank of advancement, and also attract forces for their family. In addition, they also regard this kind of hero as a fashion symbol.
The second type of ranger is a wealthy young man. Their family is rich and mostly children of rich people in the market or local people. They are miscellaneous in business and business in the Tang Dynasty and are not allowed to be promoted to the ranks of scholars. Although these people are rich, they are not even qualified to serve in the army or take the imperial examination, so they can only live and wait for death and wander around.
Among these people, the young masters of Wuling around Chang'an were represented. Since the Han Dynasty, there have been many imperial tombs around Chang'an. All dynasties liked to move some powerful landlords from the local area to the tombs around Chang'an to strengthen control.
These young men in Wuling had a lot of wealth but had a low status, so they gradually became the main representatives of Chang'an Rangers. They were extremely active in Chang'an. They were generous and generous, good guests and friends, and they would save them in times of difficulty.
Compared with the prominent and wealthy Rangers and the richest Rangers of Wuling Rangers, the Rangers of the Frontier Rangers are brave and fierce.
Go out with a sword, and meet the lonely city, kill people on the Liao River, and return by horses on the Yuyang.
These frontier rangers are mostly children of border soldiers, and there are also many evil teenagers recruited by border soldiers. Most of the evil teenagers from border soldiers are willing to join the army. Their purpose is only one, one of the kings and princes in a hundred wars.
As some border troops were transferred back to Beijing, many border rangers from the children of border troops also returned to Chang'an, and they also became a special group of the three major rangers in Chang'an.
Of course, there is actually another type of ranger in Chang'an City, called the evil young man in the Fangli. These people can be called the scum among the ranger, and they are a kind of rogue.
They are also called unfilial sons or idle sons by people in Chang'an. These people like tattoos, do evil, steal, rob, and make gambling. In short, these people have no chivalrous spirit and only have evil deeds.
Lin San entered Zhangtai Pavilion from the back door. As soon as he entered the door, he found that several brothers had arrived long ago. They nodded to themselves and said excitedly, "Brother Jiu is on it."
Lin San nodded and went upstairs, and he knocked on the door.
"Is it the third brother?" The familiar voice came from the room.
"Brother Jiu, I am the third brother." Lin San said excitedly.
"Come in."
Lin San pushed open the door and saw the familiar brother sitting there, while a young official wearing an official robe and a sword sitting next to him. He immediately reached out to touch the sword.
Chapter completed!