Chapter 106: Qiong Lou
Cao Xiu squinted his eyes and muttered for a while, secretly thinking about the places he was used to going to in Beijing, and finally clapped his hands lightly and said with a smile, "Since today is the evening drinking, it is naturally the best scenery in Feiqionglou in the south of the city." β
"The building there is high and has a wide view, and it is next to Yulin Lake, which is the most comfortable."
As he spoke, he patted the desk and called Cao Jun in, "You take two people and go to Feiqiong Building to book a private room, remember to ask for the location of the lake on the fifth floor, and it doesn't hurt to give more silver." β
Cao Yun watched Cao Jun take the order to go out, and smiled to comfort Cao Xiu, "It's still early, and the lunch has just passed, so it's not much of a problem to set up a private room in the evening." β
Cao Xiu thought about it, after all, Feiqionglou is in the southern suburbs, and the four most prosperous streets in the capital are quite far away, and those noble sons and officials who have run far away will not go there to join in the fun.
Especially at night in the cold winter months, aren't there fewer people?
There will never be a situation like in summer, when VIPs flock to the lake to enjoy the coolness, and it is difficult to find silver in the private room.
Cao Xiu was relieved here, and Cao Tang had already promised to follow him and his father to Jiangnan together, and sued Cao Yun.
Cao Yun breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and thought to himself, "No wonder you just said the big words of taking Qing'er to Jiangnan." β
"If it's an excuse to let Qing'er go to accompany Tang'er, it's reasonable, I guess if you can say that your ancestors can come forward, it can really be done."
"It's just that you can hide for a while, but you can't hide for a lifetime, the foundation of our family. There is also the foundation of the Cui family, but they are all in the capital, can you still leave and not come back? β
"When you go home in two or three years, Qing'er is just in time, and then the time has come to really worry."
After all, he is not as affectionate as Cao Xiu, so when he looks at the problem, he is not limited.
What Cao Yun thinks is far clearer and far-reaching than Cao Xiu's. But now is the time of day. Even if his heart is as clear as a mirror, he can only be secretly hidden in his heart, and he can't say it like this.
With Cao Xiu's intelligence, he didn't think of this. He just didn't want to let himself think about it. Self-deception is what he is talking about.
"Alas," Cao Yun sighed. Dajue God doesn't open his eyes, "It's really creation that makes people, and creation makes people."
Today. It was really the luck of the Cao Yun brothers, and the little guy sent out was in the household yamen and found Cui Changjian, who was rushing into the account book and working hard to do an errand in the yamen of the household department.
When Cui Changjian heard that Cao Xiu invited him to drink, his mind was already spinning, and the relationship between him and Cao Xiu in the early years was not only not close, but even hostile.
The bear child always has something to find fault with, at first Cui Changjian felt inexplicable, but later as he grew older, he learned more about Cui Cao's two families.
He vaguely guessed that this little genius in everyone's mouth was afraid that he was holding grievances for his aunt and cousin, but he was so good that he couldn't die, and he became the object of Cao Xiu's anger.
Then, with Cui Wanqing's change, this little girl who changed her original intention threaded the needle between Cui Cao's two families, playing a good role as a bridge, and the relationship between the two families finally broke the ice.
Later, under Cui Wanqing's accidental discovery, Cui Changjian and the ninth sister discovered the conspiracy of the Zhou family and the Xiang family, and the result seemed to be a big victory, but in fact they lost both.
In the end, Cao Xiu is just a poor person, no matter what, this cousin who is turning a corner still has to be friends.
The most important thing, isn't there Cao Yun?
Cui Changjian and Cao Xiu, although they are not very harmonious, but he and Cao Yun fell in love, and the two felt that their views and views on things were very similar from the beginning of their relationship.
There is a bit of sympathy, but now, it is two years younger, and it can be regarded as a pair of close friends.
As soon as he heard that Cao Yun was also going at night, he was already moved, but when this person was talking, it was obvious that Cao Xiu was the main and Cao Yun was the auxiliary, which was a bit strange, if it was the other way around, Cao Yun was the main and Cao Xiu was the auxiliary, but it would not arouse suspicion.
"Cao Xiu, this kid, is there something you want to find me?" Cui Changjian was thinking seriously, and suddenly, he smiled, "Hey, I really get along with a lot of people in the officialdom, and I have to think about everything I do." β
"Actually, whether it's Cao Yun or Cao Xiu, both of them are in-laws of the Cui family, no matter what, they are much stronger than others in the world, and they won't calculate with me for no reason."
"As for what the hell is going on, won't we know when we meet in the evening?" Since Cui Changjian decided to go to the banquet, he replied to Cao Jun: "You go back and tell Cousin SΓΉ Xiu, let him set a place, and send someone to say it, and then the three of us brothers will meet directly at the agreed territory, and it will save the trouble of the two of them running around." β
Cao Jun was overjoyed when he saw that Cui Changjian had agreed to go to the banquet in the evening, this errand was finally not done, and he would naturally be rewarded when he went home.
He respectfully followed Cui Changjian, saluted and retired, and then rushed back to the Ming'an Hou Mansion to tell his master the good news.
The brothers Cao Xiu and Cao Yun got Cui Changjian's happy words to meet at night, and immediately began to arrange.
Anyway, everything that should be said has already been said, and it is very boring to stay at home, so Cao Xiu simply pulled Cao Yun and set off immediately.
The two of them wore thick cranes with fox fur, abandoned their horses and rode in a car, and came to Feiqiong Tower in the south of the city.
The reason why Feiqiong Tower is famous is because of its geographical location, and the main building faces Yulin Lake upright.
And this Yulin Lake, originally belongs to the category of the royal garden, but the opposite side of the garden is not controlled, visitors can rely on the Feiqiong Tower, one-third of the lake to play.
Due to the excellent natural scenery of this area, it has developed into a prosperous place, not only teahouses, restaurants, but also several high-quality brothels have opened here.
Every night, there are painting boats swimming on the lake, although they can only lean on the north side, but the lights are flickering, and the beauties are coquettish, and they are also seductive.
Fortunately, Cao Xiu sent someone to come early and settled on the Chunshui Pavilion on the fifth floor, this house is against the lake and has an excellent view.
And because on the terrace under the window near the lake, three or four large copper stoves were lit, and the silver charcoal inside was burning, even if the window was open to watch the scenery, it would not make people feel cold.
As soon as the Cao Xiu brothers entered the door, they felt a faint fragrance coming to their noses, and on a carved wooden table in their eyes, an incense burner was placed, and the cigarette smoke was rising.
The walls on three sides are full of ink landscapes, poems and paintings, which make people feel like they are in the painting, and Cao Xiu, a model of a literati, suddenly feels comfortable. (To be continued......)