Chapter 3: The Enigmatic "Gentleman"
(15 years later)
Yingfu, Xiaoxiang Courtyard, Huxin Pavilion.
With a click, a black Go was placed on the iron chessboard by a bony palm, and the white dragon was cut off from the middle by this chess, and the white chess pieces were withdrawn from the chessboard one after another, and then put into the chessboard on the side.
"I lost. Say, what do you want to do this time?" Yin Xulong, the seventh prince of Great Xia, clasped his hands behind his head, looking indifferent. Anyway, after losing so many times, at most, it is just to take some tribute from the palace and share the food.
Ying Taoguang smiled with his eyebrows: "Don't worry, don't dare to make any excessive requests." It's just that I want Your Highness to go with me to Yaxuan Pavilion tonight. ”
Yin Xulong's face stiffened, this Yaxuan Pavilion just heard the name, and thought it was a place where literati and elegant guests gathered. Of course, it's actually not bad, it's just a green building that has only opened in the capital in the last two years. Although it was first opened, it firmly occupied the name of the first green building in the capital.
"What, could it be that His Highness wants to regret it?"
"Well, naturally...... Nope!"
In the evening, at the entrance of Yaxuan Pavilion.
"Hey, isn't this Ying Gongzi? It's been a long time since you've been here, ah, and you've brought a friend! This son must have more cheers in the future, my girl is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and you're satisfied!" The old bustard, who was wearing heavy makeup, had sharp eyes, and at a glance saw Ying Taoguang, who was already a frequent visitor here, and hurriedly pulled his throat to greet him.
"Alright, don't scare anyone! go about your business, leave us alone. Ying Taoguang smiled and hugged Yin Xulong's shoulders and said to the old bustard.
Although Yin Xulong said that he was willing to gamble and lose, he still couldn't help but ask Ying Taoguang: "If you want to have fun, why do you want to come to Liuxiang in the city?
"No, no, no. Your Highness needs to know that this market is completely different from the Sect Workshop. In the land of the market, all living beings are in it, and there are many people who spend a lot of money...... And the sect priest, among them are some criminal officials and daughters, and in order to atone for their sins, they are all acting on the spot, and there is nothing interesting to say!"
When Ying Taoguang said this, he suddenly said to Yin Xulong mysteriously: "Also, I have news, tonight, the new top-brand peony girl in Yaxuan Pavilion will choose the guests who will enter the curtain with the word card." ”
Ying Taoguang took Yin Xulong and sat down directly on the first floor. Listening to the noise around him and watching the demons around him dance wildly, Yin Xulong asked again: "Why don't you go to the second floor to find a private room, just to see the various states of all beings, and it doesn't hinder you from being shortlisted with words, right?"
Ying Taoguang held his forehead with his hands. A helpless face: "The purpose of looking at all living beings is to integrate into them." If it's on the second floor, you can't help but have the illusion that everyone is drunk and I'm alone. It's also a pleasure in the Qinglou, why don't you blend in, is it because you are richer?
When Yin Xulong heard this, he was stunned for a moment: "Your crooked reasoning and heresy actually sound a little reasonable, if you are not a famous gentleman in the capital, I will believe it!"
Ying Taoguang smiled: "Your Highness, you and I both know each other, we know each other. ”
The two looked at each other and smiled, pushing the cup to change the lamp, so unexpected.
At this time, the woman who was singing and dancing on the high platform on the first floor had already retreated, and the old bustard did not know when she stepped onto the stage.
"Uncles, you must already know that our new top-brand peony girl in Yaxuan Pavilion will set a brand today to choose a guest to spend the night together!"
Suddenly a ghost cried wolf howl below, all of them as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, as if they were possessed by a word fairy, and stretched out their heads to poke their ears.
A curtain suddenly hung down on the second floor, and a seductive figure loomed behind the curtain, and the voice that could hook the soul sounded softly.
"Thanks to your love, today is the word card, whoever does the best word, then you can ...... with me tonight Let's spend the night together. ”
As soon as these words came out, the crowd below was like a fried pot, and it took a while to settle down. Looking forward to it.
"The name of the word card is 'Good Things Are Near.' If anyone can make a word that satisfies me, then they can ...... with me tonight Something good happens, hehe....... ”
(I can't write it myself, and I can't tell the high and low when I look it up on the Internet, so let's skip these irrelevant tricks.) Oh, no one looks like it's looking. )
"The spring road rain is the icing of flowers, and the flowers move a mountain of spring. Walking to the depths of the creek, there are thousands of orioles. Feiyun turned into a dragon and snake in front of him, and turned into a blue sky. Drunk lying in the shade of the ancient vines, I don't know the north and south. ”
Ying Taoguang slowly said this "Good Things in a Dream" from his previous life. Suddenly, the audience was in an uproar, but when they saw that the lyricist was a famous romantic talent in the capital, and he was also a gentleman with a thin "elegant name" in the capital, they all died down.
"In that case, then please Ying Gongzi go up to the private room on the second floor, the peony girl is waiting for you!" The old bustard announced the guest on the stage this time, and the turtle on the side rushed over with three steps and two steps, "Ying Gongzi, you please, you please." ”
Ying Taoguang arched his hand to Yin Xulong, and exchanged a look that all men understand, tacitly. "That being the case, Your Highness is here at will, and I will pay for all of Your Highness's expenses tonight. ”
Yin Xulong waved his hand: "Go quickly, you, the Spring Festival is worth a thousand gold, don't dare to delay." ”
Ying Taoguang laughed and followed Gui Gong to the private room on the second floor.
When he walked to the door, the turtle knocked lightly on the door, and the voice like a soul sounded again: "Is it Ying Gongzi who has arrived?
After pushing open the door, a woman who can definitely be called a sinking fish and a goose is sitting at the table, her skin is like clotted fat, her eyes are like autumn water, her facial features are exquisite, and her lips are red and her teeth are white. Lightly opened his red lips: "Ah Da, you go out and close the door." ”
A turtle named Ah Da left in response, leaving a lonely man and a widow in the same room.
The moment the door was closed, the Qinglou woman named Peony quickly knelt down: "Soul Killer Lou Tianzi No. 1 Killer Peony has seen the landlord!"
Ying Taoguang sat down carelessly, and a pair of Danfeng eyes narrowed slightly on his handsome face.
"Get up. In the future, in the capital, you don't have to do this to me. It's nothing to do this time, just come and have fun. ”
Peony stood up, her eyes were full of enthusiasm and gratitude, as well as unconcealed admiration, and asked in a low voice, "Isn't there anything the landlord wants to ask?"
Ying Taoguang turned a blind eye to this: "What can I ask, I believe in you." ”
He asked casually: "How is Youxuan doing in Jiangnan?"
Peony smiled: "The deputy landlord is very good in Jiangnan, and with the instructions of the landlord, all the affairs in the building are taken care of in an orderly manner." ”
"Well, that's good. Ying Taoguang fell silent, thinking of the stubborn woman who had left him not long ago, and couldn't help but smile. You don't think you have any value to me, which means you don't know yourself. Fool, as the person I like, you are the most valuable treasure around me.
And Yin Xulong downstairs also thought about it surrounded by beauties: "A person who is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry and songs, is called a gentleman because he likes to visit the Qinglou? Interesting, so interesting!"