Chapter 188: No Reception
Sima Yu shouted: "Why are you Miss Lin, who actually put my young son's safety at risk, what is your intention?" β
Huang Lie continued to cry out for wrongdoing, and said, "I'...... I don't care about it......"
"You don't have any intentions? So where did you lose the stack of silver tickets on your body? Couldn't it have been blown away by a strong wind? Sima continued to be aggressive.
Huang Lie looked embarrassed and said, "This ...... I can't say it, I can't say it, Brother Han, I should beg you this time, no matter what, I want to go down to Yuhualou, and I will go down to ...... I don't want to go back empty-handed, and marry Miss Lin before I go down......"
Han Jian glanced at Huang Lie's bitter appearance, Huang Lie was also helpless, and finally simply begged softly, where is this still the gentleman who fought to grab a seat? Han Jian didn't want to go, but seeing Huang Lie's sincere appearance, he felt that he should sell a friendship once he was fulfilled.
According to Huang Lie's meaning, it was "Miss Lin" who instructed this matter, that is, Yi Die, the hostess of the Flower and Butterfly Embroidery Workshop, this woman is the eyeliner of both the chaotic party and the imperial court. Before, Yi Die asked Han Jian to bring the empress to her, and Han Jian felt that this woman was very powerful, just to deal with Huang Lie's hand, Han Jian wanted to praise her, she made good use of Huang Lie's psychological weaknesses.
"In that case, it doesn't hurt to go and see it." Han Jian suddenly said indifferently.
"Young boy, don't listen to the long-winded surname Huang, this Yuhualou can't go." Sima Yi said anxiously on the side.
Huang Lie hurriedly said: "A good place like Yuhualou, even if it can't be full of warm fragrance. You can also have a glass of wine and watch the show at ease, what's there to go? β
"Don't talk nonsense." Han Jian said, "Huang Gongzi, we can go, but the conditions must be good." If you don't comply, you won't have such a good patience in the future, just to accompany you to please Miss Lin. β
Huang Lie asked nervously, "...... What are the conditions? β
Han Jian beckoned Huang Lie over, and when he whispered, Huang Lie was taken aback and seemed to be very embarrassed. But there seems to be no way to refuse.
"Brother Han. You...... Aren't you embarrassed for me? But...... Sacrificing his life to accompany the gentleman, it's decided, Brother Han, wait to see Miss Lin. Don't just say it's about me. Huang Lie said with a bitter face.
Han Jian smiled and nodded. Agreed. Listened to Han Jian's conditions. Even Sima Yu, who had a lot of opinions before, laughed with relief.
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Approaching dusk, a group of several people also set off from Qingxu Yashe to Yuhua Building.
Han Jian walked on the road. Looking at the bustling pedestrians, I also have a lot of emotion in my heart. I think the first time I went to Yuhualou, Yang Xi and Lin Zhan were also traveling together, and now one of the two is in the south to envoy the Qi Dynasty, while the other is busy with official business and has no time to separate.
After the rebellion of the Northern King temporarily subsided, Yang Xi's envoy continued, and the Tingwei Mansion changed again. Lu Fengning, the original Shaofu of the Tingwei Mansion, was removed from his post and investigated, which was an after-the-fact compensation for the empress's "special operation" against Han Jian. Because Han Jian detained Lu Fengning during the night's operation, if Lu Fengning remained in office afterwards, it would mean that Han Jian's action was "illegal". Although the empress seems to have punished Lu Fengning for the time being, she only dismissed Lu Fengning from her post, the reason is that Lu Fengning is ineffective, and as for how "ineffective" it is, it is left to the world to think for themselves. The Tingwei Mansion has changed several Shaofu within a year, and the official affairs are a little messy, and now it is rumored that the empress should not "parachute" into the past of the Shaofu again, but will be promoted from the officials below the Tingwei Mansion, and Lin Zhan, the second in command of the Tingwei Mansion, is the most likely person to take over as the next Tingwei Shaofu.
Lin Zhan went from being a court lieutenant to a candidate for the court lieutenant mansion now, and it was only two months in between. Lin Zhan is working hard now, to the point that he has no distractions, Han Jian knows that he is going to "look for flowers and ask willows" now, and calling Lin Zhan is like disturbing his promotion.
As we walked along the road, it was getting dark, and the shops on the side of the road began to hang lanterns to light up the market. This is also a scene of Luoyang City, in a small local prefecture and county city, the night club pΓΉ has long been closed, and there is rarely a night market.
Huang Lie on the road seemed to sweep away the haze in his heart before, talking and laughing, and talking about three sentences without leaving Fengyue. Because of the recent changes in the officialdom of Luoyang City, even the Fengyue Field in Luoyang City has been affected. Before Yuhualou was nominally an official brothel, but in fact, the owner behind the scenes was Li Wei, the servant of the Criminal Department, and now Li Wei is dead, and it was found to be related to the Northern King Party, Yuhualou has been completely taken over by the imperial court, and now it is the Taile Department of the Ministry of Rites, Taichang Temple, the original bustard Niang Lan Niang, who was originally driven out of Yuhualou because of Li Wei's death, now also returns to Yuhualou to continue to be her bustard. Because now Yuhualou has less restrictions from the proprietor behind the scenes, coupled with the fact that the Taile Department will send a group of out-of-fashion singers to Yuhualou, so that Yuhualou's business is very good now, according to Huang Lie's words, it is full of friends, and there is an endless stream of guests every day.
The court singer belongs to the national singer of this era, but no matter how good the singer is, she will have a bad day. Some singers can take advantage of their own value to save up the money for redemption, redeem their membership from the Taile Department, and find a businessman or a common man to marry in the future, and they will be settled for the rest of their lives. But there are still many singers who can't redeem their membership, and when they reach a certain age, they will be assigned outside, such as Yuhualou. These women are distributed, which is not necessarily a bad thing, because although they are "cheap", they are "happy", and they live by their talents and do not need to sell their hue, of course, this is just a public statement, and in private they will be forced to sell their hue in order to survive, even if they don't accompany the night they will accompany the guests to drink a glass of wine and hug each other. It is difficult for ordinary talented women in the court to be rewarded and redeemed, and only when they go outside, they have more opportunities to make money and have more access to some dignitaries. As long as he is favored by a certain dignitary or a wealthy family, and is redeemed and returned to be a concubine, he will not be old and decrepit and live on the streets in the future.
ββ¦β¦ Brother Han, you don't know, the strangest thing is that the two women of the Jiang family, originally a few days ago, they were actually ransomed, but I didn't expect that a few days later, they came back. But I heard that I am looking for death and life now, and I refuse to come out to meet the guests......"
Sima Yi posted on the side: "You don't want to have something happen to those two women, do you?" β
Huang Lie was a little dissatisfied: "Am I that kind of person? I am the only one in my heart now...... Besides, didn't I say that the two women of the Jiang family are not coming out to meet guests now, how can it happen...... What's up? β
Han Jian couldn't help but smile when he heard this, Huang Lie's taste has always been very "unique", he was originally very interested in the Jiang family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, but unfortunately he missed the opportunity twice and couldn't let him get his wish. In the past, he had silver, and he could get his wish as long as he had the opportunity, but now that he has no silver, even if the Jiang family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law come out to meet guests, he can't help it.
"Then you asked Miss Lin to meet and talk about things in places like Yuhualou, and she didn't have any opinions?" Han Jian asked.
"Opinions?" Huang Lie thought for a moment and said, "It's still ...... I really didn't say it, I said Yuhualou, I am familiar with that place, as long as I find a private room, it is very convenient to talk behind closed doors, she said okay, let me tell Brother Han, I will come to Brother Han to talk. When I went back and told her to meet tonight, she said she would come on time and then ...... I was kicked out, Brother Han, you say...... If you don't go, how will I ever see Miss Lin again? β
Hearing this, Han Jian felt that Huang Lie was "hard" enough, and after being used, he was still kicked out of the door, and he was still looking to pursue Yi Die. So easy to pursue?
Since Huang Lie has such a "good wish", Han Jian can't bear to break him, if he tells Huang Lie Yi Die's true identity, Huang Lie can't vomit blood angrily. Originally, Huang Lie's life was full of "ups and downs", and he was despised by his cousin Yang Li'er, but now he finally has a direction in life, just like a dog's tail grass has a spring.
Qingxu Yashe is not far from Yuhualou, and the group walked like a walk, and it took half an hour to walk to the place. Outside the Qingliu Alley where Yuhualou was located, Huang Lie couldn't help but feel a little excited in his heart and wanted to speed up his pace.
"What's the hurry?" Sima Yi on the side said dissatisfiedly, "Since Miss Lin said that she would come, are you still afraid that people will run away?" β
Huang Lie said with a bitter face: "I'm really afraid that people will run away, Brother Sima, you don't know, Miss Lin only has a good face for me, because she approached Brother Han to help Miss He's family, if I don't do well, she won't see me." β
Han Jian smiled and said, "Aren't I here now?" β
"Miss Lin doesn't know, she thinks I'm talking big, and if she can't wait for someone for a long time, she might leave." Huang Lie urged, "Brother Han, Brother Sima, you guys will give you face in the next place, take a few steps quickly, okay?" β
This time, even Han Jian smiled a little bitterly, this Huang Lie is really confused, what kind of ability does Yi Die have to make Huang Lie so fascinated. Based on Han Jian's previous attitude towards men, he was very polite, could it be that the more he rejected a woman thousands of miles away, the more he could attract the attention of a man like Huang Lie? If this is the case, why didn't Huang Lie simply pursue Yang Li'er with all his heart, but to pursue a secret agent of the Imperial Court's Punishment Division?
"Here we are."
Several people finally arrived at the gate of Yuhualou, at this time the gate of Yuhualou was bustling with pedestrians, because the war in the north subsided, the dignitaries and dignitaries of Luoyang City had to come out to "relax", and Yuhualou, as a "large state-owned entertainment enterprise", was naturally the first choice of dignitaries.
When he arrived at the door, Huang Liexing rushed inside, but the acquaintance at the door stopped him. This acquaintance obviously just arrived, and he didn't know Huang Lie, Han Jian and others.
"How many, do you have an appointment?" Zhike asked.
"Appointment?" Huang Lie glanced at Han Jian, "Brother Han, have you come to inform me before?" β
Han Jian smiled and shook his head, Huang Lie was taken aback and said, "Didn't Brother Han say that you will be the east tonight, and you will be responsible for everything?" β
Sima Yu said dissatisfiedly: "It's not the first time we've come to this place, when did we make an appointment when we came?" β
Zhike only thinks these are "first brothers", and he doesn't understand the rules of the official prostitution, and said with a smile: "Few, if you don't have an appointment, please go back, we only accept regular customers and guests with reservations, the location is hard to find, tell you in advance, please come three days in advance to make an appointment, otherwise you will not be accepted." (To be continued......)