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During the Heian Dynasty, in the Kyoto area, there was a famous prostitute who was very beautiful, and her name was Koharu. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Every day, Koharu's brothel is full of people, who want to get to know her at all costs. Xiaochun's worth is also rising under this kind of starry moon.

Koharu is a very high-spirited person, and he is very strict with his guests who are willing to dedicate themselves to serving. Countless sons, kings, grandsons, and wealthy businessmen did not make Xiaochun tempted.

However, to her great surprise, she ended up falling in love with Jibei, the owner of a washi paper shop near the brothel.

Zhibingwei's family background can only be said to be below average, he looks very elegant, and he also knows how to be gentle, he has married a wife, his wife's name is Ah San, and there are two children, and the family life is also well-off and happy.

Once he and Koharu met by chance on the street, their eyes met, and they immediately fell in love with each other.

After Jibei went home, he didn't think about tea or food, and he only thought about meeting Koharu again.

After suffering like this for a while, he finally couldn't resist that desire, so he ruthlessly took out his little savings and went to a brothel.

The two sides met again. At first sight, Zhibei was pleasantly surprised to find that Koharu was also lovesick for him!

So, the fire dried up, and the two fell in love.

Since then, Zhibei has no intention of business, so he simply handed over all the washi paper shops to his wife Ah San to take care of, and he did everything he had all day long, soaking in Koharu's side.

And so, almost two years passed.

In the past two years, Ah San has never been close to her husband's pillow, and she takes care of the children and business alone, and the little money she has earned has just arrived, so she has been searched by the guards, and she can't make ends meet to support her two children, and the family is in debt.

Ah San was physically and mentally exhausted and fell into despair.

(b)

Finally one day, Ah San plucked up the courage and wrote a letter to Koharu.

The letter recounted the family's distress in the past two years, and she whispered and implored Koharu to be sympathetic to the children's plight and persuade the prodigal son of Zhibei to turn back and fulfill his responsibilities as a father.

After Koharu read Ah San's letter, his heart was moved.

was silent for a few days, and just when Ah San had lost hope for a reply, Koharu's reply was sent over.

Koharu said in the letter: "Although I like Master Zhibei very much, I understand your feelings as a wife and mother. ”

Xiaochun said: "I think although I am young and beautiful, and I am also popular now, when it comes to identity, I am just a lowly prostitute." If a woman like me marries the lord in the future, she will only bring shame to the lord's court and children. ”

Xiaochun said: "With my lowly status, I can get the affectionate favor of the master for two years, and I am already very content, and I dare not be insatiable." ”

She expressed her willingness to give up her love for the lord and try to get him back into the family.

Since then, Koharu has gradually become indifferent to the management of the guards.

Soon after, she took another powerful young nobleman, Taibei.

Taibei is not only powerful and rich, but also handsome, suave, good at words, and knows how to coax women.

When Zhibei saw it, he was immediately ashamed of himself.

Koharu also seems to be deeply attracted by Taibingwei, and his enthusiasm for him is growing, and his infatuation is deepening, and he often hangs the guards aside, and he goes in and out with Taibingwei, swaggering through the market.

As a result, Zhibei became depressed and bedridden.

Soon after, rumors began to circulate that Koharu was considering asking a guest to help her redeem herself.

When the elder brother of the samurai of Jibei heard this, he was worried that his younger brother was obsessed with marrying this lowly woman into the house. So, he pretended to be a prostitute and infiltrated the brothel, and after seeing Xiaochun, he pretended that he wanted to redeem her.

Koharu told him that someone was ready to redeem her.

Sun Youemon inquired about the name of the guest, and Koharu said that it was Taibei-sama.

Sun Youemon then tested Koharu's intentions for Jibei and told Koharu that Jibei was now lovesick and was about to die.

Sun Emon said, "You used to be so loving, if he died, would you grieve for him?" ”

Xiaochun shook the gold-sprinkled paper fan in his hand and said coldly: "The past feelings have passed. He was depressed in his heart, and he became sick with lovesickness, which was nothing more than asking for trouble. He'd better get better on his own than die. If he dies of illness, no one will shed tears for him. ”

Koharu said: "As a woman in our business, if you shed tears for every guest you have interacted with, won't there be no time to be happy?" ”

Before the words fell, the paper door of Koharu's room was kicked open from the outside.

Koharu was shocked to see the sick guard standing at the door, his face full of grief and indignation.

It turned out that after hearing the rumors of redemption, Jibei could no longer lie down on the bed, and struggled to get up, wanting to ask Koharu what was going on, but he didn't expect to hear Koharu say such a thing.

Jibei rushed through the door, grabbed a paper cutter, and began chasing Koharu around the room, trying to kill her. 、

Sun Youemon was afraid that he would kill people and eat a lawsuit, so he threw himself over, hugged him tightly, and wanted to snatch the paper knife from his hand.

So, the three of them rolled together, and the house was in chaos.

The whole brothel was boiling.

(c)

At this time, Taibei appeared in the brothel.

When he learned of what had happened, he became angry and ordered his followers to rush up, and subdued the guards with three strikes and five divisions, and took both the guards and Sun Youemon to the courtyard, and beat them so hard that the two brothers were bruised and bleeding all over the ground.

Koharu watched thrilling from the side, couldn't hold back her tears, and knelt down to plead with Taibei.

Taibei then said coldly to Koharu: "It seems that you and this person are still in old love." Since you have expressed your willingness to let me redeem myself and be my concubine, you must make a clear decision about these previous things, and do not cause scandal and gossip for me. If I ever see you with this man again, I will kill him. And you don't have to think about having such a beautiful face to confuse men. ”

After saying that, Taibei called the owner of the brothel, paid a deposit for Koharu's redemption on the spot, and explained that the brothel owner was not allowed to let Koharu receive any more guests from today, and two days later, he would send someone to pick up Koharu through the door.

The attendants dragged the two brothers out of the brothel, threw them on the street, laughed and insulted them, and then followed the sedan chair of the guard.

Sun Youemon gritted his teeth and stood up in pain, kicked Zhibei fiercely, spat him, and said disdainfully: "It's all because of you who are unscrupulous that our family is so embarrassed!" From now on, I will no longer have the face to be an upright samurai. I don't want a brother like you anymore! ”

After saying that, Sun Youemon didn't care about the bruises all over the body, and left angrily.