The Son of Heaven is still in power, and the open and secret battles are hidden under the calm and calm. The topics in Beijing seem to revolve around the emperor and grandson, and the civil and military officials talk about God blessing Dazheng, descending the emperor and grandson, and the national foundation is stable; Ordinary people are interested in the fact that when the emperor and grandson "wash three", they will distribute "washing money", and who will get more than three or two yuan.

Xiuzhenfang is in the upper left corner of the capital, but it is the place where the princes and nobles of the capital live, the former Wenguo Mansion is now the Wenhua Marquis Mansion is located in the East Street, the Son of Heaven will Wen Guogong to Wen Huahou, thinking of the old love still let Cheng Xi live in the old mansion.

The death of Wen Guogong made the once beautiful Cheng Houye taste the warmth and coldness of human affection, and he was slapped in the face several times, making him realize that people are in human affection, and he, the countryman who took the throne, could not eat in Beijing. Wen Huahou Cheng Xiquan, who recognized the situation, was no longer arrogant, and he nested in the house to listen to songs and dances, drink wine, appreciate flowers and plants, and tease fish and insects.

Early in the morning, Jin Meilou's bustard Yun Niang came to the house to meet Cheng Houye, Jin Meilou is the Cheng family's property, Yun Niang was the family's courtesan, very familiar with this luxurious mansion, twisted his waist and followed the housekeeper Cheng Yougui to Yuhua Hall. The promenade is still like a belt, the scenery is still picturesque, Yun Niang is keenly aware of the atmosphere of decay, the flowers and plants on the side of the promenade are listless, the dead leaves are falling on the road, and even the top of the rockery has withered grass fluttering in the wind, the grandfather is gone, and the scenery of this mansion is no more.

As a kabuki in the house, Yun Niang naturally can't escape the clutches of Cheng Xiquan, Yun Niang's background is pitiful, she was sold to Qinglou by her parents when she was young, and she fell into the Wenguo Mansion after several tosses. Perhaps it was Qu Yifeng who catered to Cheng Xiquan's wishes, and Yun Niang was sent to Jinmei Building to take care of business. Yun Niang does her best, Jin Meilou ranks among the top ten green buildings in the capital under her management, and the red building, Manchun Courtyard, Dingfang Pavilion, Huancai Pavilion and so on side by side, every year in September Oiran will always fold one or two flower names back.

The Oiran will seem to be just a group of people competing for beauty, in fact, it is also a competition of forces behind it, please ask the celebrity to compose lyrics and write music for the girl in the building not only to have silver but also face, most of the high-rollers who spend a lot of money when competing for the Oiran have another purpose, after the death of Wen Guogong, the strength of Jin Meilou has been greatly reduced, and no one has taken off the flower name for three consecutive years.

Cheng Xiquan grew a short beard, looked much more stable, and motioned for Yun Niang to sit down on the side. Yun Niang has a deep understanding of the obedient temperament of this former young prince, and sits down with half of her ass in fear.

"Yun Niang, I came to you for the Oiran meeting on the 16th, no one in our building has won the flower name for three years, how about this year?"

Yun Niang trembled in her heart, and said with a flattering smile on her face: "Master Hou, the slave maid has gone to Jiangnan to find a few women in the past two years, and she has almost been trained, and this year's Oiran Club is expected to win one or two flower names and revitalize the reputation of Jinmeilou." But Master Hou, you know, Oiran knows kung fu behind the scenes, there are no good lyrics and songs, no mansion to cheer up, no matter how capable the girls are, it is useless. ”

Cheng Xiquan was a little trance-like, Yun Niang replied timidly, and straightened her upper body intentionally or unintentionally, the two peaks and peaks seemed to be about to break free from the shackles in the silk clothes, and her lower abdomen couldn't help but get hot, remembering that when she was happy with Yun Niang for the first time, the pink and delicate carcass struggled under her body, and the sound of crying was soul-seeking.

Seeing Hou Ye's eyes fall on his chest, Yun Niang deliberately clenched up, her chest trembled beautifully, and sure enough, she saw Cheng Xiquan swallowing her saliva. Yun Niang was secretly proud, if there was no such sultry kung fu, the old lady herself would be able to stand out from the courtesans and become the bustard of Jin Meilou.

Cheng Xiquan took a sip of tea and calmed down, Yun Niang is a plaything in her palm, don't be in a hurry, wait until she finishes talking about business and then leave her.

"Yesterday, the prince of Ningling County sent a post, saying that the emperor and grandson came to the world to celebrate together, and this year's Oiran will might as well be more lively and pray for the emperor and grandson. This year is different from previous years, Shizi said that not only the girls in the building in Beijing are running for Oiran, but he also scattered posts to the singing and dancing teams in several nearby states, preparing to be lively for six days from the 10th. ”

The annual Oiran will be a grand event in Beijing, in fact, these famous green buildings are organized to make a name for the girls in the building, and the value of the girl who won the name of the flower has doubled. As for the leader of the flowers, the daughter has to be entangled all night** It depends on the girl's mood, the boss behind the Qinglou naturally makes money every day, and he earns back what he spends. Occasionally, a woman from a small green building pops up, and even the business of the green building where she is located is also very hot, so in addition to the well-known green building, those small green buildings in Beijing are also looking forward to this event.

Yun Niang heard that it was going to be held for six days, her face flashed with joy, you can imagine how hot the building will be during this time, and the silver will really flow into a river and accumulate into a lake and a sea.

"Which girls have any hopes of winning this year?" Cheng Xiquan has been wandering among the flowers for the past two years, and he is not even familiar with the situation of the woman in the Qinglou.

Yun Niang said with a smile: "Rong Rong in our building is good at singing and dancing, Qiulan plays a good piano, and they are expected to win the flower name, but it is a little difficult to win the Oiran, this year's highest call for winning the championship is the Zhuxi girl of Dingfang Pavilion, this woman looks like a disaster, I heard that Li Jingxuan, the grandson of the former prince, and Xiong Yi'an, the brother of the crown princess, were fascinated by her. There are also Chunniang of Huancai Pavilion and Ling'er of the Red Mansion......"

There are talents in the country, and so is the Jingzhong gentlemen, Cheng Xiquan secretly sighed in his heart that he has been replaced by newcomers such as Li Jingxuan and Xiong Yi'an. Waving his hand to interrupt Yun Niang's words, Cheng Xi said wholeheartedly: "This year's Oiran will Jin Meilou must win a flower name, otherwise the brand of Jin Meilou will be finished." After the silver is spent, he earns it back, and he asks Li Cixian to write a few good lyrics, and the Oiran will invite a few friends to come to the party, saying that he will use the silver to smash out the name. ”

Yun Niang smiled: "With Hou Ye's words, everything is fine." However, Li Cixian is already old and confused, and he has not written words with anyone for a long time, if he can invite Jiang Cixian......"

Seeing that Cheng Xiquan's face changed, Yun Niang hurriedly changed her words: "At present, the most proud director of the Ministry of Rites in Beijing who writes lyrics and songs, and Fang Zhiyi, the eye of the current science list, sings the lotus poems written by the Chu'an Palace, and the director Fang is Rong Rong's minister under the skirt, and the slave maid must be willing to ask him to write a few tunes for Rong Rong." ”

"He should give him his silver", Cheng Xiquan had heard of Fang Zhiyi's reputation, and knew that this person was greedy for money and lustful, "This Hou Ye doesn't want others to think that he is so stingy that he is reluctant to spend a few hundred taels of pen. ”

Wenguo Mansion covers an area of 100 acres, but it is not the largest house in Xiuzhenfang, Ningling County Wangfu is three points larger than Wenguo Mansion, the building inside is even more exquisite, there is a thin lake in the back garden, it is artificially excavated, but it is the living water of Tang River.

The lake water is clear, the lake is calm with lotus pots, lotus leaf fields, rare birds playing in the water on the lake, golden carp swimming in the water, a painting boat gently rows over the lake, rippling. The painting boat is a two-story structure, the decoration is gorgeous, hanging lanterns, there are women in Luo Yi holding silk and bamboo all around, are playing and singing softly and slowly, the second floor of the painting boat is open window, several people listen to the music and drink slowly, there is a fat man leaning on the soft couch in the middle, with his eyes closed, his fingers gently tapping the couch and the sound of the piano, he is comfortable.

"Father, this time the Oiran will be wantonly manipulating, will it cause something wrong, but those dogs in the Imperial Observatory want to bite people twice?" Ningling County Wang Shizi Shifang? Put down the cup in his hand, turned sideways and asked the fat man on the soft couch, this justice is the uncle of today's son, Shi Qingguang, the king of Ningling County.

"What is non? As long as the Son of Heaven and the Crown Prince are happy, others don't care what he does. Shi Qingguang didn't open his eyes, and said in a rambling voice: "If we don't often make small mistakes, how can we rest assured." ”

"Grandpa, last time the emperor and grandson 'washed three', you were really generous, the shot was 100,000 taels, and your grandson wanted 2,000 taels, and you were still reluctant, didn't you turn your arms out." Stonework? 's eldest son, Shi Chonghao, complained.

Shi Qingguang opened his eyes and glanced at Shi Chonghao, and snorted coldly: "What does the little doll know, if the Son of Heaven is willing to accept it, grandpa can't wait to move the entire palace to him." Don't think that you and the Son of Heaven have the same surname as Shi, they are a family, they are the Son of Heaven, you are a minister, if you don't understand this rule, you can give me to the fief as soon as possible. ”

Shi Chonghao didn't dare to make a sound, picked up the wine glass on the table and drank it all.

"I heard that the kid from the Li family who was driven away by you has returned to Beijing again." Shi Qingguang asked Shi Fang? Road.

Stonework? Ying said: "Yes, Jiang Anyi, the young Zhan of the East Palace, went to the Li family to visit relatives, and selected two subordinates to help with sundries, and that Li Donghong was favored by him and brought to Beijing again." ”

"Jiang Anyi? But that Huazhou assassin history, he went to the East Palace to do Shao Zhan's business, long live the prince really values the prince, desperately stuffing people into the East Palace, Shi Chongjie's kid can't compare. Shi Qingguang closed his eyes and smiled gloatingly.

Shi Chonghao said hatefully: "The people who drove us out of Beijing didn't even dare to stop Li Mingxing, so Jiang Anyi actually dared to accept him back to Beijing, so bold, my lord will come to him tomorrow to settle accounts." ”

"Slap", a slap sounded, Shi Chonghao covered his face and asked in surprise: "Dad, what are you doing to beat me?" ”

"Idiot, if you talk nonsense again, you will immediately go to the Qizhou fiefdom." Stonework? scolded: "You can see who it is if you cause trouble, the Li family is in decline, and the Son of Heaven intends to suppress us, and it doesn't hurt to take advantage of the situation, Jiang Anyi is also something you can provoke?" When you entered Beijing, the prince personally greeted him at the Long Bridge, haven't you heard? The recent rise in the prince's reputation is this person's operation behind the scenes, where is the face of the prince you slapped him, not to mention that it is up to you to clean him up, I am afraid that it will be you who will be cleaned up in the end, and I will not wipe your ass for you at that time. ”

Shi Chonghao lowered his head and covered his face, his eyes full of resentment.