Chapter 223: The Beauty in the Palace
When Wang Xu arrived at Wenchenglou in Wang Qian's carriage, he learned that the so-called Wenchenglou was a place of wind and snow. It's not a brothel, but it's not that far off. To be precise, there is a group of women who can accompany you to eat, drink and have fun, enjoy flowers and poetry, play the piano and make ink. And in Wang Xu's opinion, these women are all good-looking, and they are also very decently dressed, which is quite pleasing to the literati. It can be seen that it should belong to a high-end place.
I think it's okay, after all, where Yuan Shao and Cao Cao can come, it won't be bad.
But no matter whether it is high-end or not, Wang Xu doesn't want to report his identity on this occasion, as soon as he was welcomed into the lobby, he directly asked the middle-aged woman who seemed to be in charge of this place: "Do you know where Yuan Shao, Yuan Gongzi and the others are?" ”
As soon as these words came out, the woman's eyes suddenly lit up and she stared at Wang Xu tightly. His hands were also quickly entangled: "Your Excellency is Wang Xu, the general of Pingnan?" I didn't expect the general to be so young and handsome, Yuan Gongzi had already ordered him to be received by the slave family!"
Where is this woman talking, that voice can completely tire people to death, and instantly made Wang Xu tremble, and goosebumps fell to the ground. But it doesn't matter, the most important thing is that the damn Yuan Shao has already exposed himself. He cursed in his heart, and immediately pulled out his hand from the woman's arms, and said with some embarrassment: "This! Where are they? ”
"On the second floor!" After speaking, the woman said coquettishly: "Don't worry, son! Do you want to choose a woman to be your companion? Our women here know how to read and dance, and they will definitely not disappoint their sons. And tonight, the night is soft, and there is a beautiful wine and beautiful woman to accompany you, wouldn't it be happy? ”
"Forget it, I look at the sky, it may rain later!" Wang Xu hesitated, but still shook his head, it's not that he is pretending to be serious, but that he is not suitable today.
When the woman heard this, she was slightly disappointed, but when she saw that Wang Xu was not good at this, she didn't dwell on it anymore. After straightening his clothes, he changed into a lady Qianqian, smiled and took Wang Xu upstairs in person.
This Wenchenglou is not small, and the dress is also very chic, although it is not luxurious, but it feels very comfortable. Moreover, it seems that business is also very good, and the road is already full of people, and there are countless maids and servants shuttling back and forth. The glasses of wine are staggered, the warblers are singing, and the sounds of teasing and laughing are also endless. Occasionally, you can hear the sound of the piano.
Coming to a row of rooms facing the street on the second floor, the woman walked to the very central door, and there were several young and beautiful women standing at the door. After a few people saluted Wang Xu, he turned around and smiled, patted the door, and said loudly: "Yuan Gongzi, General Wang is here!" ”
As he spoke, he pushed it lightly and opened the door. "General Wang, please come in!"
"Thank you!" smiled, Wang Xu didn't say much, and immediately walked in.
Everyone in the house also happened to look over at this time, and when they saw Wang Xu, they were immediately happy. In addition, after drinking some wine, the atmosphere was quite warm, and I immediately greeted him.
Seeing this, the woman couldn't help laughing and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, use it slowly, if you have any requirements, just give orders, there are people guarding outside, and the slave family will go down first." ”
"Hmmm! Go ahead! Yuan Shao didn't even look at it, and waved his hand directly.
And at this moment, Wang Xu felt lucky, fortunately, he didn't agree to call a woman to accompany him to the wine just now, because no one in the audience called.
But after sitting down, the next words of several people made him almost vomit blood. Cao Cao knocked on the table in front of him with a bronze wine glass, and laughed loudly: "Haha! Originally, the highway, Zhong Jian, the three of you can lose, Brother Wang didn't ask a woman to accompany you, how about it? It's time for a drink! ”
The three of them also laughed a few times, but they were willing to gamble and lose, even if they had to drink three cups in a row without stopping. However, after drinking, Yuan Shao still couldn't help but complain: "Brother Wang, are you not close to women?" Unimpressed? ”
As soon as these words came out, Wang Xu suddenly smiled bitterly. "Good! You're deliberately playing tricks on me and making bets on me! ”
"This is all Yuan Highway's idea, you look for him!" Cao Cao suddenly laughed.
When Yuan Shu heard this, he immediately stopped, his eyes widened and he smiled: "Meng De, what are you talking about, it is obvious that you induced me to say it." ”
"Inducement? Do you have the credentials for this? Cao Cao smiled narrowly.
"This ......" Since it was an inducement, where could there be any credentials, Yuan Shu suddenly had nothing to say, and was sullen.
Seeing Yuan Shu being teased by Cao Cao, everyone immediately laughed......
The first half of the night was very happy, everyone drank wine, played and played, and the atmosphere was quite lively. But the second half is not very good, I don't know who started to pull the topic to current politics, and differences came out, often fighting for fame.
Wang Xu was reluctant to get involved in that kind of useless argument, but just listened quietly, and occasionally saw that the argument was fierce, so he opened his mouth to persuade him. However, when it comes to these conversations involving state affairs, I also have a faint sense that the people today have changed a lot from four years ago. At least, from Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, they can no longer feel that fearless chivalry. Chun Yuqiong is not as stable as she was at the beginning, and she is always a little proud and vain. And Cao Cao has also changed a lot, he has lost some of his original straightforwardness, and the city government has become deeper. It's that Xu Yu doesn't know much about his past, so he just thinks he's very talented.
In this regard, Wang Xu also sighed slightly in his heart, in fact, the memories of fighting side by side together back then are still good. It's a pity that history is still developing according to its own trajectory, and no one can change it. As the environment changes and the behavior of the person himself, everything changes. And in the near future, they who have now devoted their brains to the revitalization of the Han family will embark on their own heroic paths.
But now, the people were still drunk, and although there were many disputes about things, they were only friends and friends, and in the end they were all taken home by the servants drunk. Wang Xu was sent back by Cao Cao, and Cao Cao refused to take the carriage and walked with Wang Xu for a long time.
Under the night, Cao Cao, who was slightly drunk, pulled Wang Xu, far away from the servants who were following behind him, and walked on the empty avenue, saying a lot. Talk about his ideals, talk about his statecraft, and talk about his intention to support the Han family!
Wang Xu listened with a smile, in fact, Cao Cao was a good friend. It's just that he will eventually choose the path of the hegemon, so many things are already doomed! But now, he is still a loyal person to the Han family, and he is clear and capable, and he just wants to show his talent. If Cao Cao's change should be after he fled from Luoyang and failed to raise troops against Dong, he saw the chaos of the current situation, which gradually saw through the essence of the decline of the Han Dynasty and raised his ambition.
Because walking was quite time-consuming, and the two of them were staggering and walking slowly, when they returned to the front of the post house, Cao Cao's drunkenness had all dissipated. With a smile and a confession, he laughed and left......
When he returned to the post house, he saw Dian Wei drinking alone in the courtyard. After inquiring, he learned that he was very worried when he saw that Wang Xu had not come back so late, and he was anxious and couldn't think of a way, so he could only sit and drink. Anyway, what does this post house want, as long as you give it an order, it will be there immediately!
In this regard, Wang Xu also felt a little apologetic in his heart, and comforted Dian Wei well, before instructing the servants of the post house to prepare hot water, wash up, and go to bed to rest.
Early the next morning, Wang Xu had just gotten up and had not had time to freshen up, but outside the courtyard, he suddenly remembered the sound of dense footsteps. Passing through the window of the room, I suddenly saw many palace guards trotting into the courtyard, lined up on both sides.
Curious, Wang Xu couldn't help but walk out of the door, and after a little look at their clothes and armor, he had confirmed that they were palace guards. I was about to ask why, but I suddenly caught a glimpse of several palace maids also surrounding a female official, and slowly walked in from the gate of the courtyard.
At the moment when Wang Xu turned his head suspiciously and set his eyes on them, he was greatly surprised. The female official at the head is really beautiful, although she is only fifteen or sixteen years old, but her face is beautiful and incomparable, which can be called peerless. And the well-cut gorgeous palace costume, which sets off the graceful and delicate body, is very eye-catching, even with Wang Xu's concentration, it took a while to react.
Just when Wang Xu didn't know why, he was a little stunned by this sudden situation. After this group of palace maids, one person had already jumped in quickly, and quickly crossed them and walked in front of Wang Xu. "General Wang, I was ordered to come to give the general a court dress and a crown, and welcome the general into the palace."
"Hmmm! It's hard work. "I thought it was something, but it turned out to be like this. However, Wang Xu also pretended to know and nodded lightly.
"No!" The guard arched his hand, but he didn't say much, and when he turned around and ran to the gate of the courtyard, he held the waist knife with one hand and guarded the door.
At this moment, Wang Xucai turned his head with a smile, looked at the female official at the head and said, "This general has never been to the Hajj, I don't know how to dress?" ”
But as his words fell, the female officer didn't speak, just looked at Wang Xu blankly, and a trace of confusion flashed in her big charming eyes.
Although Wang Xu saw it, he didn't think that he had so much charm, so that this beautiful female official couldn't help but just look at him. Immediately, he couldn't help but look down at his clothes, and shook his head suspiciously: "This female officer, but what's wrong with this general?" ”
"Huh?" When Wang Xu asked, the female officer also reacted quickly. Facing Wang Xu's gaze, he lowered his head in some panic and said hurriedly: "Oh! No, no! ”
As he spoke, he turned around in a hurry, and said to the two palace maids holding the tray behind him: "General, the court clothes for entering the court are very different from the official palace, this is Your Excellency's court clothes and crown, and it was made by the Weaver Girl in the palace overnight. But her voice was visibly trembling, showing her inner nervousness.
Although it was very strange, Wang Xu didn't care, and immediately nodded and opened the door: "Thank you, then bother the two of you to help me put it in the house!" ”
"No!" The two palace maids bowed slightly and answered softly. Then he stepped on a small step and slowly walked into Wang Xu's room.
Wang Xu wanted to talk to the beautiful female official, but seeing that he kept his head down and didn't care about himself, he couldn't help but shrug his shoulders and gave up. Seeing that the two palace maids had already put away their court clothes and left the room, they immediately stopped hesitating, turned around and walked into the room, closed the doors and windows, and quickly changed them. It's just that this court dress is extremely inconvenient to wear, going around, very cumbersome, and it took a long time to put it on.
But when Wang Xu opened the door with a stern face and appeared in front of everyone, the group of palace maids instantly widened their eyes, and then several people turned sideways slightly, and couldn't stop covering their mouths and snickering.
"What's wrong? But what's wrong? Seeing this scene, Wang Xu couldn't help but raise his hand and looked at himself suspiciously.
The female officer who was the leader was nothing, but when she saw his actions, she couldn't help but laugh. He said softly: "The general's crown is worn backwards, and the belt should be buckled behind the back, not in front." ”
As soon as these words came out, Wang Xu's old face turned red, and he immediately smiled a little embarrassedly, and quickly reached out to take the crown.
At this moment, the female officer didn't seem to be as nervous as just now, smiled slightly, and said softly: "General! It's cumbersome to dress, or the slave will help you! ”
"This ...... It's not right! Wang Xu hesitated a little, she was a female official in the palace, and it was not in accordance with the rules to dress the courtiers.
"It's okay, it's just to help put on the crown and buckle the belt, there's nothing wrong with it." smiled charmingly, but the female official had already taken a step forward and stretched out her hand to dress Wang Xu.
At this moment, not only Wang Xu was strange, but even those palace maids looked at each other and looked very surprised.
But since the beauty takes the initiative, what else is there to say, of course, she is happy to accept it. Especially looking at her closely, the shock is even greater, and there is hardly a single blemish visible on the pink cheeks, although it is slightly powdered, it can also be seen that she is completely natural beauty. Especially the faint fragrance on his body, even Wang Xu was a little uneasy.