Chapter 30: Inquiring
The cold wind was howling, and the branches on the windowsill were only bare trunks. When Tang Yao got up from the quilt with sleepy eyes, her first reaction was that it was cold, and then she got into the quilt again. There was a knock on the door of the house, Tang Yao squinted, looked at the door under the covers, and did not plan to get up to open the door.
This is an extremely ordinary private house, located in the southwest corner of the capital, and it is a residence that Tang Yao spent two hundred taels to buy. Tang Yao thought about it carefully, she was studying in the academy, and she couldn't live in the inn all the time, so she couldn't live in a fixed place, so she gritted her teeth and bought such a house.
The house is not big or small, four side rooms, a guest room plus a living room, a kitchen, and a backyard are all prepared, and the cost of two hundred taels is also real. It is completely enough to live with her and Lan Xiang, and once she enters the court as an official in the future, she will inevitably find an old housekeeper and a guard with strong martial arts in her house.
In this way, it can be regarded as a settled residence in this capital, at least there is no need to worry about eating and sleeping.
"Childe, are you up?" Outside the house, Lanxiang's voice could be heard. When she bought this house, this little girl took her back from the Weichi Mansion. She still hasn't forgotten the appearance of the little girl coming back, looking at herself with a depressed face, and she almost burst into tears.
Seeing her like this, Tang Yao felt that it must be the Marquis of Wei Chi's Mansion who bullied her! Tang Yao was so angry that he was going to rush to the Marquis of Wei Chi's Mansion to find the theory of Yu Chi Chenfeng. Even if she gets the salary he gives now, she can't bully her like this.
Seeing that she was impulsive, Lan Xiang stopped Tang Yao, but said aggrievedly, "Childe, I thought you didn't want me when you entered the academy." Lan Xiang said this, which made Tang Yao cry and laugh, when she came to such a time and space, the first person she knew was a little girl, how could she not want her.
"Childe, are you up?" Her master is good at everything, even if she is dressed as a man, Lan Xiang thinks that her master is the best. But such a good first person, there is always an incomprehensible shortcoming, that is, her young lady... Oh no... It's her son-in-law who likes to sleep in.
Hearing the little girl's impatient tone, Tang Yao could only crawl out of the quilt lazily and replied, "What are you doing!" If there is no class today, can't you let me sleep a little longer? ”
Hearing the reply from the house, Lan Xiang pushed the door open and walked in. First opened the closed window in Tang Yao's house, and then raised the bed curtain. Seeing Tang Yao, who was leaning on the bed and hadn't woken up from her sleep, Lan Xiang smiled and said, "Childe, look at your appearance.... I don't even know what to say about you, but you're also a young lady from Shangshu Mansion.. Why don't you care about any of that? ”
Tang Yao stood up and let her take care of and dress herself. As soon as I heard the little girl say this, she quipped, "I just want to ask, little girl, am I a son or a young lady in your eyes?" ”
Who knew that Lan Xiang glanced at her and said, "If the master wants to be a miss, then a miss, and if he wants to be a son, then a son, what else can I do." ”
Since beating this girl and following her, she has become more and more polite. Rolling his eyes at Tang Yao at any time, disgusted, it is commonplace. Tang Yao sighed a little, who is this girl like hers, so.... Well..... There is personality! It is estimated that there is no one in the capital!
"Childe, what are you wearing today?" Lan Xiang asked.
Tang Yao squinted and looked at the two pieces of clothing in her hand, "It's still this pale cyan one!" Since he is a man, it is better to dress in this dress or something, which is simple and concise. Changing into clean clothes, Tang Yao sat in front of the bronze mirror and looked at himself in the mirror.
Tang Ziyao's beautiful appearance made her toss into a handsome boy. A good and beautiful girl like a flower doesn't do it, but she likes to be a shemale, Tang Yao actually admires herself.
"By the way, I remembered I had something for you."
"What's that?"
"When I went out this morning, a well-dressed young lady gave me a letter." As she spoke, Lan Xiang took out a letter from her arms and handed it to Tang Yao.
Tang Yao opened the envelope and couldn't help laughing. Immediately she stood up and was about to run outside the house, Lan Xiang hurriedly asked, "Childe, where are you going?" ”
"I'll go to Baohua Building!"
"Huh?" Lan Xiang had a stunned expression. Every once in a while, Tang Yao would go to Baohua Building, and Lan Xiang couldn't help but misunderstand whether her young lady had any special hobbies! Later, after Tang Yao's continuous explanation, she learned that Tang Yao had made a confidant in Baohua Building.
Over time, she became accustomed to her master going to Baohua Tower, but every time Tang Yao answered her, Lan Xiang would still not be able to come back to her senses for a few seconds.
Baohua Building.
Tang Yao often came over, and Mo Sanniang in the building had already become familiar with her. Seeing Tang Yao coming, Mo Sanniang directly raised her hand and greeted, "Tang Gongzi is here!" Miss Lingxuan was waiting in the house. Tang Yao bowed slightly, and then didn't stop, and ran directly to the second floor.
Bai Lingxuan was sitting in the room stroking the qin, and when she saw Tang Yao coming, she stood up and picked up a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from her forehead.
"Why are you here so dusty?" Bai Lingxuan asked.
Tang Yao poured herself a cup of tea and poured it down, then said with a smile, "It's not that you are in a hurry to find me!" ”
Bai Lingxuan smiled and said, "It is rumored that your first scholar in the capital is gentle and polite, and now for a woman in a dusty land, he lingers in Baohua Building all day long, you say that this will be passed out, but it will make others laugh!" ”
Tang Yao frowned slightly, and said dissatisfiedly, "It's someone else's business that others like to laugh, and I don't care about that." ”
Bai Lingxuan listened, but shook his head and persuaded, "After all, you are a man now, if you enter the court in the future, it will definitely have a certain impact, so it is better for you to come to this Baohua Building less." ”
Tang Yao was not happy to say this, and then she raised her hand and hooked Bai Lingxuan's chin, and said with a smile, "Then it's better to wait for me to become an official, and I will marry you, so as to help me hide my identity, Lingxuan, how about this idea?" ”
"Don't tease me, I'll tell you about it again."
"Hey, I know. I'm just kidding! ”
Bai Lingxuan looked at her stubborn nature, but she was helpless. The little girl who happened to be waiting walked in, saw Tang Yao, first owed a debt, and then walked to Bai Lingxuan's side and whispered a few words in her ear. Bai Lingxuan bowed slightly, then looked at Tang Yao and said, "Ah Yao, you want me to find someone, I already have a candidate, do you want to go with me to have a look?" ”
"Okay, let's go."
In the lobby on the first floor of the Baohua Building, in the middle is a circular stage made of powder. At this time, the crowd was all around, as if they were waiting for something. Not only that, but there are many people standing at the railings of each floor. This is a private room, and when you look through the light veil, you can just see the situation below.
Tang Yao retracted his gaze and asked Bai Lingxuan suspiciously, "Lingxuan, what are you going to do?" ”
Bai Lingxuan walked to her side, and looked at the circular stage downstairs with the same beautiful eyes, "A few days ago, there were a few good Qing officials in Baohua Building, and my mother wanted to take advantage of today's good days to set up a stage in the building and introduce the Qing officials one by one. ”
Pure Girl... Tang Yao suddenly understood something. Some of these so-called Qing officials entered this dusty place as a last resort, some were sold, and some were in the middle of the family, just like Lingxuan, who had to perform in Baohua Building.
"Then you said that the person you are looking for.... Could it be ....."
"You'll find out in a moment."
The crowd downstairs suddenly became agitated, and then Mo Sanniang walked up to the stands with a smile on her face. She is bewitching and graceful in red, and from the moment she came on stage, she attracted the attention of many men. She looked at the guests in the audience with charming eyes, and said with a smile, "Baohualou, thank you for coming, Sanniang will not be verbose today." Today, Baohua Lou came to a few good Qing officials, if you look at the uncle, make a price, keep you satisfied! ”
After speaking, Mo Sanniang clapped her hands, and a few small servants brought a few good-looking people up. Tang Yao squinted slightly, and then realized that there were not only women, but also men! It seems that Baohua Building is really a strange place, both men and women can eat it.
Looking closely at the man, he was dressed in dirty clothes and his hair was scattered, but he couldn't see his appearance clearly, and he couldn't even see his eyes. Of just a few, he was the only one who was tied up. Thinking that when he first arrived in this world, Tang Yao also experienced the scene of being tied up and given a sedan chair.
She felt a little more pity for the man.
The beauties in front of them had their own looks, and everyone applauded for a while. Only the dirty man, kneeling on the ground, swaying as if he was about to pass out. Such a dusty place should be a place for women, if a man is sold into such a place, wouldn't it be too shameless.
"How many people are there, I paid for it." Tang Yao said in a deep voice.
Bai Lingxuan naturally knew her thoughts, and then said a few words to Tinghe beside her. Tinghe nodded silently, and then walked out of the private room and walked to Mo Sanniang's side. Mo Sanniang heard her say a few words, and then turned her eyes to Tang Yao in the private room, and nodded as well.
By the time Tinghe came back, the dirty man had already been tied up by the little servant and sent up. Tang Yao was stunned, is this speed too fast!
"It's... Isn't that a bid? Tang Yao wondered.
"Mom said, such a dirty man, even if those few Qing officials are sold tonight, it is worth more than this. If Tang Gongzi wanted it, his mother said that as long as he had three cents, Gongzi would just take it. ”