Chapter Twenty-Nine: Qinglou Buys Laughter
Back in Chenji Palace, Qingge had already warmed the fire cage in the dormitory, as soon as I entered, she came over and took my big coat to the side, and asked, "Where did you go?" ”
I replied with a smile: "I just stepped on the snow to find plum blossoms, and the plum blossoms are in full bloom at this time, eh?" Qingge, isn't this plum blossom blooming at the end of winter? Why did the palace open so early? ”
Qingge said with a smile: "The season in Beijing is always warmer than elsewhere, even the coldest in winter is not cold. ”
I thought about it for a moment and said, "I think it's much warmer than my house." ”
Qingge hugged a quilt and pressed it to my bed, and said while laying it: "It's snowing heavily, just now the tenth prince sent a palace person to send a cup of rock sugar bird's nest, I took a look, it's still blood swallow." ”
I muttered in disgust, "Who wants to eat the swallow's saliva." So he said to Qingge: "Qingge, do you like to eat bird's nest?" If you like it, take it and eat it, I don't like it. ”
Qingge had already brought it and asked, "You still have to eat, Chu Xi, this is extremely nourishing, and it is good for your wounds." ”
I shook my head, didn't look at it, and said, "Qingge, I really don't like it, you can take it down." ”
Qingge didn't force it anymore and took it, and said, "Then you go to sleep first, I'll go down first." ”
I said, "You should also rest early, keep the house cage warmer, and don't get into the cold." ”
Qingge smiled: "Got it, go to sleep." ”
I saw that Qingge was gone and got into the quilt, it was warm, but my foot touched something, I was wondering what it was, so I stretched out my hand and touched it.
As soon as I saw that it was the Buddhist scripture, I remembered Ah Han, and I began to think, shouldn't I hide this from Ah Han like this? So I hugged my legs on the bed and began to think crankily again, thinking that I was really tired, so I fell asleep.
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This has been a few days, the snow has not melted, Qi Qing comes every day, zuihou is really uncomfortable in the palace, so he made me and Qi Yue go out of the palace, the two of us can't resist him, so we pick a day out of the palace to play.
Winter is approaching the New Year, and the Beijing is full of winter utensils, and the streets are full of people who don't come out for a long time.
Qi Yue smiled: "You shouldn't have brought this little guy out." ”
I shook the folding fan in my hand and smiled: "Yes, usually Ah Yue, you can go wherever you want freely, but now there is Ah Qing, is it holding you back?" ”
Qi Yue pretended to ask me, "Childe, what do you say?" ”
I covered it with a paper fan and said softly, "Qinglou." ”
Qi Yue glanced at me in surprise and said, "Chuxi, I just thought you were as playful as Ah Qing, and I didn't want you-" As he spoke, he pointed a fan at me.
I knocked off his fan, cleared my throat and said, "Ahem, Ah Yue, take this girl - no, this son will go to the Qinglou for a walk." ”
Qingqing just ran over and asked in a tender voice, "Chu Xi, what is the Qinglou?" ”
Qi Yue hurriedly grabbed me and said, "Chuxi, Ah Qing is still young. ”
I lowered my head and said to Qi Qing: "It's your fifth brother's favorite place to go." ”
Qi Qing suddenly realized: "It must be a house full of beauties, and she also captivates the country and the city, and looks like the moon." ”
Qi Yue took the fan and slapped Qi Qing, and said hatefully: "You little guy, you know again!" ”
I protected Qi Qing and said to Qi Yue: "Okay, hurry up and lead the way." ”
Seeing that Boss Qi Yue was reluctant, I smiled narrowly: "Ah Yue, aren't you afraid that this son will be too handsome and rob you of those old looks, okay?" ”
Qi Yue glanced at me and said, "That's it, I'll take you there, you're a girl's family, what kind of system do you go to?" ”
I smiled and said, "Remember, it's Childe." ”
Qi Yue stretched out his hand and asked, "Come on, Son." ”
Seeing that Qi Yue had already left, Qi Qing and I followed.
Qinglou is on the most prosperous street, the lanterns are decorated in front of the door, and from time to time there are women dressed or colorful or elegant passing through the lobby, and there are well-dressed dignitaries and nobles, as well as farmers in coarse cloth and short jackets.
I went in with a smile on my face, and a woman hurriedly came over to greet her, and when I saw Ah Yue, she smiled and said, "The fifth master is here!" The seat is still there today. ”
I poked Qi Yue and said with a smile: "It turns out that you are still a regular customer!" ”
Qi Yue coughed unnaturally, but Qi Qing smiled and said, "Please ask the girl to take us over." ”
The woman was stunned for a moment when she saw Qi Qing, and hurriedly invited us over and said, "I haven't seen these two sons," she said, looking at me, and said, "This son is very delicate, and he deserves a beautiful woman." ”
I smiled and shook the folding fan and said, "Exactly, find a peerless beauty for this son." ”
Qi Yue slapped me hard from behind, I still had to shake the folding fan, and the woman said: "Today is the selection of the Oiran, a few people might as well go and have a look, there is a match for the eyes to come, wouldn't it be both?" ”
As soon as I heard about the Oiran, I smiled and said, "Okay, let's see." ”
Rushed to the table of the selection of the Oiran, there were still guests who did not sit down, the selection of the Oiran has not yet begun, I and Qi Yue, Qi Qing also sat down, the bottom of the commotion, I saw such a scene for the first time, so I shook the fan with great interest and watched.
After a long time, I smiled and teased Qi Yue: "Ah Yue, let's see if there are any old acquaintances?" ”
Qi Qing drank tea and said: "The fifth brother has known each other all over the world, how can there be none?" ”
Qi Yue regained his amorous appearance and said with a smile: "The newcomer is always better than the old. ”
I nodded and said with a smile: "My son agrees with this sentence, newcomers are always the most haode, and old people are like old times, don't worry about it." ”
Qi Qing was dissatisfied: "Chu Xi's words are like a playboy!" ”
I smiled and said, "Ah Qing, where am I talking here, I'm not your fifth brother." ”
It was while he was talking, and after a while, a half-old came to the stage and smiled like a flower: "Ladies and gentlemen!" Our selection of Oiran will begin immediately, and we will invite all the guest officials and sons to cheer us up. ”
The people below had already begun to coax, and I quietly asked Qi Yue: "How to choose this Oiran?" ”
Qi Yue said: "It's nothing more than the best of color and art, first look at the face, then look at the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, blowing, playing and singing." ”
I nodded and said, "I see, so what kind of reward will this Oiran have?" ”
Qi Yue asked me rhetorically, "Isn't fame the most reward?" Kyochu Oiran, a generation of famous prostitutes. ”