Five years later, the Rite Dynasty Kyoto Kiraku Building.

"Hey, have you heard? There is a new corner in that Mei Huan Yuan, and it is said that the chess skills are very good, and even His Royal Highness the Four Princes applauded! In the hall of the Joy Building, the guest sitting at the Huanghuali square table and his companion said, this guest was wearing a blue robe, and he looked dignified and graceful.

The friend of the man in blue was dressed in an ink-colored robe, his eyebrows were sparse, and he replied: "You don't want to spread rumors, like a character like an immortal on His Highness's side, gentle and elegant, how could he go to the land of fireworks!" The words of the man in ink were very protective of the four princes.

"You don't know that, do you? That Meihuan Garden is not an ordinary flower building, it is even more unique than other flower buildings! In this Meihuan Garden, there are not only vulgar fans, but half of the women in it are pure and innocent, singing operas and songs, and selling their art but not their bodies! The man in blue said as he scooped a piece of old tofu from the green glazed bowl and ate it with relish. Thinking that the food in this Xile Building is really fine, no wonder I can't book a seat in the private room every time.

The man in blue said half of the words, which really made the man in ink anxious, only to see him hurriedly say: "Hey you, say cut off half of it, don't eat it!" Hurry up and tell me what is so special about this Mei Huan Yuan, which actually made His Royal Highness the Four Princes cheer for it! ”

Not only the man in ink, but even the other people present who didn't know the details were listening, very curious about this Mei Huan Yuan.

The man in blue was not in a hurry, he ate the last bite of tofu before he said slowly: "This Mei Huan Yuan, famous in Tongzhou, was originally called Oiran Building." The original old mother of the Oiran Building was very bad, and she killed the girls and maids in the building at every turn. At that time, the top Moxi girl in the building couldn't look past it, and spent her life savings to buy the Oiran Building from the old mother. But later I learned that the accounts and money of this flower building had been swept away by the old mother, and there were still a lot of debts, so that every day there were creditors who came to the door to ask for money, and if they didn't give money, they would arrest the girls, and sell those girls into some low-grade brick kilns or rich merchants with quirks. The Oiran Building two years ago was really embarrassing! The Moxi girl really couldn't, so she held an Oiran banquet, and the winner could buy her for life, trying to turn the tide and keep the Oiran Building. At that time, it was called a risk, seeing that a rich businessman with a fat head and big ears who had a quirk of torturing girls was about to win the championship, but he didn't expect a man named "Wuda" to come out of nowhere, not only bought the life of the Moxi girl, but also bought the Oiran building with a lot of money, but still let the Moxi girl be the main Hualou business, but the name was changed to Mei Huanyuan. ”

"You know everything that is so far away from Tongzhou, it seems that the name of this "Bai Xiaosheng" is indeed amazing! The man in ink laughed.

"Hey, you stupid big guy doesn't know, who hasn't heard of Wuda Business in the Li Dynasty now? Don't worry, listen to my little brother and I'll take my time! The man in Tsing Yi took a sip of tea and continued: "That Wuda changed the Oiran Building to Mei Huan Yuan, recruited servants, and those who were unwilling to sell themselves could choose to sell their arts. He divided Meihuan Garden into five floors, and this floor coughed cough cough...... I don't need to say more! This second layer is divided into a red line area and a guessing area, there are heavy curtains in the red line area, and the red lines are placed on both sides of the curtains, and both sides pick up one end of the red line. Not to mention, such a mysterious and exciting way has attracted many people to find out, and it has also saved a lot of trouble, and there will be no problem of fighting for the same dusty woman. After speaking, the man in blue also analyzed the benefits of doing this, as if he was the one who thought of this good method!

The man in ink said to him with a disgusted face: "You know so clearly, shouldn't you go to that flower building often?" ”

"That's nature, this son of the world is determined to see all the beauties in the world, this Mei Huan Yuan is so famous, how can there be no me!" The man in blue said proudly, not ashamed at all.

"Okay, let's talk about the guessing area!" The man in ink interrupted his smugness.

"This guessing area, that's from the first level to the fifth level, as long as you break through the level to the end and guess all the riddles, you can spend the Spring Festival with the top girl."

"What if someone who has passed the level before leaks the mystery?" The man in ink asked.

The man in Tsing Yi looked at the man in ink with a stupid expression and said, "Naturally, it will be replaced?" Do you think riddles can all be the same? ”

The man in ink realized that he had asked a very idiotic question, and he smiled awkwardly and asked, "What about the third floor?" ”

The man in Tsing Yi opened the black jade folding fan and said, "Are you interested now?" This third floor, known as the art music area, singing and dancing piano sounds, chimes and guzheng and even pipa and reed, as long as you can think of any musical instrument, there are highly skilled people to play for you; And this song and dance are all soft and hot, no matter what kind of style, they are all very graceful! The fourth floor is even more incredible, this fourth floor was named the chess community by the principal Wuda, where many women with outstanding chess skills and beautiful appearances were recruited. Don't underestimate their chess skills, these four princes only applauded them after playing against Linghua on the fourth floor! Since this has been praised by the four princes, the Linghua girl has doubled in value, and the prince who is currently going to play chess with her has been scheduled until the end of winter. ”

"Why the hassle of queuing? Redeem people! The man in ink said when he heard this.

"It's a pity that it's a pity here, the girls on the third and fourth floors are all selling their arts, and they will never accept customers unless they are willing. Two days ago, there was a dancing girl who wanted to insult the third floor in disregard of the rules, and was tied up by Mei Huanyuan's thugs and thrown directly on the street, but she lost her face. And because there are princes and princes going back and forth to Meihuanyuan, the rich son who was taught a lesson doesn't even dare to retaliate! It is said that some girls in this Meihuan Yuan are free, and some of them are talented and want to collect a monthly money for their families, so they are performing in it. Besides, even if Brother Gongzi helped the girl in the garden to redeem herself, the girl agreed, and the two had to go up to the fifth floor to be tested before leaving. The man in Tsing Yi said with a dry mouth, but fortunately, Xiao Er was diligent in adding tea, so he drank two more sips of tea.

"And what is the test on the fifth floor?" The man in ink asked.

"I don't know much about this, some of the sons who redeemed themselves in the garden said that they asked some questions, and some said that they painted a picture; But those who failed were silent and did not retaliate. The man in Tsing Yi frowned, curious about what he didn't know.

The man in ink sat down and said, "Don't you know if you go to redeem one?" "I didn't even frown when I came up with a bad idea.

"That's not good, if this girl really goes with me, I won't have to be broken by my old man!" The man in Tsing Yi hurriedly refused.

The man in ink was no longer entangled, and said with great interest: "Then this Mei Huan Yuan is really interesting." ”

"That's it! It's only been two years, and this Meihuan Garden has branches in almost all major states and counties, and the chief steward of this garden is the Moxi girl of Tongzhou Meihuan Garden, but it is actually a man named Wuda. However, this man is also very talented, and the Wuda business name under his name not only has this Meihuan Garden, but also the teahouse tavern silk and rouge, except for the lifeblood of salt and iron ore controlled by the imperial court, there is almost nothing he does not touch. And they also learned what kind of membership card this joy building made, and all the licensees of Wuda business can get a 20% discount! However, I also learned from the joy building to make a limited edition, and it is said that there are only 100 pieces of the Quanli Dynasty! The eyes of the boy in Tsing Yi were full of reverence for Wuda.

The man in ink also began to admire Wuda, but he still had questions: "Then they all know that they imitate the Xile Building to make a brand, and other flower buildings can also learn to operate like Mei Huan Yuan, Mei Huan Yuan is no longer unique, how can it be unique?" ”

The man in Tsing Yi smiled and pointed to the old tofu on the table that had already been eaten by him and said: "Wuda business is so famous, but the restaurant operation is not as good as this Xile Building, why do you think it is?" Not to mention that there is a pearl and jade in front of the wood, just the menu of this Xile Building, the song and dance of Mei Huan Yuan, it is not something that those people can easily imitate. ”

"The little one praised the owner Xie Luo Shizi, I don't know if the prince is still satisfied with today's dishes?" Xiao Er, who came to add tea again, just heard the praise of the boy in Tsing Yi, so he came to such a sentence.

"Okay, today's old tofu is like frost and snow, the bacon in it is salty and fragrant, and the taste is simply lovely!"

"As long as the son of the world eats happily, it is the honor of our joy building." Xiao Ergou's legs are neither humble nor arrogant, and his posture is just right.

At this time, the man in Tsing Yi and the man in ink both got up, only to see the little guy behind the man in Tsing Yi take out the money bag and take out the silver taels and hand them to Xiao Er to settle the bill, and heard the man in Tsing Yi say: "Next time, remember to help me reserve a place in a private room, so that I don't have to eat in the lobby every time!" If you have more than two pieces of silver, you will be a reward! ”

"Luo Shizi has a reward! Xie Luo Gongzi reward! Xiao Er's loud voice spread throughout the Joy Building.

When the other juniors in the Xile Building heard this, they shouted neatly: "Xie Luo Shizi reward!" ”

Yi Hanchen, who was sitting behind the counter, laughed, thinking that the eighth sister's trick really worked, and such a thank you made many diners reward them with money, and even let Xile Lou never have any account credit.

When Yi Xiangxiang set this reward, she actually just wanted to make the diners happy, not only thanks, but even the welcome to the door she took into account, as long as the little two who welcomed the guests at the door said welcome, the little two who were busy in the hall wanted to shout welcome in unison, and they never thought that they had no intention of inserting willows into the shade.

......

There are three men in the green bamboo private room on the second floor of the Joy Building, the man sitting on the main seat is dressed in a black brocade robe, the tiger stripes between the sleeves are lifelike, and the black hair like silk is raised high, fixed with a crown of blue gilt; His nose is straight and his lips are thin, his black eyes are shining and beautiful, and his cold eyes make him even more beautiful.

The man standing by the window is also outstanding, although he is not as amazing as the man on the main seat, but he has a temperament like an orchid, and he is even more gentle and elegant. I saw that he was dressed in white and shengxue, and under the sword eyebrows were narrow eyes, if the man on the main seat was cold and arrogant, then he was so warm that people were like a spring breeze.

The man sitting on the right hand side of the main seat was wearing a brocade robe, his heroic facial features were clear and three-dimensional, and a righteous qi overflowed from between his eyebrows, he was a heroic man.

The entourage of these three people was divided into three directions in the green bamboo room, and there was no joy, anger or sadness on their faces, and they did not say a word.

The man in white watched the people downstairs come out of the hall, and then he personally closed the window facing the hall of the Xile Building and said: "The person who just talked to is Luo Baohua, the son of Luojiang, the king of Huaihai, and Sheng Changhong, the son of Sheng Guonian, the left deputy of the Imperial Palace, that Sheng Changhong is the sub-yuan of this autumn festival, ranking sixth. I don't know why, I became friends with Luo Baohua, who didn't learn or knew anything, and they also ate wine together. ”

Huaihai Wang Luojiang is the only prince with a different surname in the Li Dynasty, his ancestors were awarded the honor of the prince for the founding of the country, and he himself is also a rescuer, which is very respected by today's saints. However, his son is not like him, he generally has the ability to do so, and his son Luo Baohua calls himself "Kyoto Bai Xiaosheng", who knows all about fun, and is a well-known gentleman.

And Sheng Changhong, the son of Sheng Guonian, the left deputy of the Imperial Palace, is a talent, not to mention his excellent poetry and writing, he has been promoted at a young age, and he is also frank and upright, and Luo Baohua is completely two kinds of people.

The examination system of the Li Dynasty is somewhat similar to that of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and is divided into four levels: the hospital examination, the township examination, the meeting examination, and the palace examination; The examination date of the autumn festival is also in August, also known as the township examination, which is held every three years in various state cities. The first name of the person is Xie Yuan, and the second to ten names are Yayuan. Sheng Changhong is the sub-yuan of this year's Jindu Qiuqiu, needless to say Luo Baohua, he didn't even go to the Xiucai exam; Not to mention that Luo Baohua doesn't like poetry and books, people like him who don't like officialdom and have family inheritance and protection don't care about scientific research at all.

"This year's candidates have great respect for the fourth brother." The man on the throne said.

The sentence "fourth brother" shows the identity of the man's royal family, and this person is Zhao Ziqian, the son of Concubine Rong, the seventh son of the current saint.

"Concubine De's name comes from Tongzhou Lusheng College, and the four princes boast that they cherish their talents, and treat people like a spring breeze, I heard that he personally went down to encourage him in this township test, and he has gained the support of many readers." The man in white sat down on Zhao Ziqian's left side, he was Kang Rui, the prince of the Yongxing Marquis Mansion.

"Has Mei Huanyuan checked? Is there a relationship between Wuda and the fourth brother? Zhao Ziqian suspected that his fourth brother Zhao Zixiu was the driving force behind that Mei Huanyuan.

"Mei Huan Yuan is famous in Tongzhou, the four princes did go to Tongzhou a few years ago, but it has been four years since Mei Huan Yuan's development, and it will not be his handiwork. And the secret guard visited privately, and the four princes entered Meihuanyuan only when they heard the performance of the Lingren that day, and later heard that there was a chess club to play against the Linghua girl. I sent someone to test it, that Linghua is indeed an extraordinary chess skill, I don't think it's that the four princes deliberately helped her cheer for the benefit of Mei Huanyuan. Kang Rui said with certainty after synthesizing the evidence.

"I guess it's not the Fourth Prince, he has always advertised himself as gentle and elegant, and he uses endless means with a shell that he wants nothing for, if Mei Huanyuan is his, he will definitely not be so high-profile!" It was Xiong Wei, a heroic man on Zhao Ziqian's right, who was the son of General Zhenguo.

"Excluding all the forces in Kyoto, the Takeda Sho may really be an ordinary person with extraordinary talents, and if it can be used by us, it will be like a tiger with wings. It's just that this person is very mysterious, except for the proprietress Moxi in Tongzhou Meihuan Garden, no one has seen his true face. I heard that they are about to open a tavern of the martial arts firm in Kyoto, called the Forget Worry Tavern, but I don't know if this martial arts conference will appear. Kang Rui said as he reached for a piece of chestnut cake, he really felt a little hungry. However, his eating movements are the same as his own, and they are a unique sight.

Xiong Wei was surprised when he heard Kang Rui's words: "Eh, you're still very bold!" Isn't this a fight with our Lethe Teahouse! ”

"If you are talented, then you are not an ordinary person, so let's check!" Zhao Ziqian's words ended the discussion of the Wuda firm.

Xiong Wei looked at the carp carving in the Qingyu teacup, and spoke again very arrogantly: "Kang Rui, can you do it, this has been investigated for two years and there has been no progress, and people have opened one business after another, but you haven't even found out what people look like!" I think it's time for you, the Shadow Intelligence Chief, to be in the spotlight! ”

"Are you going to come?" Kang Rui glanced at Xiong Wei and resisted the urge to smash people with a cup, but Xiong Wei hurriedly excused himself after hearing this. Come on! I don't want to even have to listen to the corners of the wall to collect information on which adults in Kyoto have taken a few concubines! What's the difference between this and a perversion? Xiong Wei thought.

Kang Rui successfully made Xiong Wei shut up and began to say this Xile Building: "I always feel that the business style of this Wuhan University is somewhat similar to the Xile Building, but I can't find the real connection between the two. ”

"What's the origin of this Joy Building?" Zhao Ziqian didn't care about the lawsuit between the two, and only cared about business.

"In fact, there is nothing special about this Xile Building, it is the property in the name of Yi Xixi, the current governor of Tongzhou, and the person who manages it is said to be his wife, because Mrs. Yi has been in the house for a long time, and the affairs in the restaurant are now managed by Yi Xixi's nephew Yi Hanxi. The first restaurant of Xile Building was opened in a place called Centennial County in Tongzhou, the latter two are in Tongzhou City, and this one in Kyoto is the fourth. It is said that this Lord Yi is also a governor, and he knows the truth of the tree, and after the Xile Building was opened to the fourth house, it was not opened again. Kang Rui's eyes are full of appreciation for Yixi Lake. knows that he will accept it when he sees it, such a smart person has always made Kang Rui admire.

"Mrs. Yi? The proprietress of Mei Huanyuan is also a woman......" Zhao Ziqian said with a frown.

"I have people follow and monitor Na Yi Mansion, and I have never seen Mrs. Yi Lin and Na Moxi, Na Lin live in a simple house, except for participating in the banquet of the ladies of Tongzhou, almost without leaving home." Kang Rui knew what Zhao Ziqian's question was, so he spoke out to report what he had found.

Xiong Wei didn't think so, he didn't think that the woman in the back house could make any waves: "I think it's Mrs. Yi who is idle and bored to earn some pocket money, I heard that the Yixi Lake official is good, and honest officials are generally not corrupt, so the people of Nayi Mansion may live a tight life!" ”

"Oh? How do you know this? Kang Rui asked with interest. Xiong Wei has always cared about intelligence, and it was Kang Rui who asked this question.

"A few days ago, my cousin brought me to Xile Lou and talked about the Yi family, and my cousin's guy had a membership card of Xile Lou and showed it off in front of me. I said I'll get a piece of Ming'er too, but he said that his is different, his is a VIP-level wooden card, which makes me angry enough! I say to you, my cousin ......"

"Okay, there's no problem with the Joy Building, next!" Zhao Ziqian interrupted Xiong Wei's eloquent talk, because everyone present knew that if Xiong Wei was allowed to continue, he might sue until tomorrow morning. However, Zhao Ziqian didn't know at the moment, because of his interruption, he missed the information closest to the answer.

Kang Rui lowered his voice funny, and after calming down, he continued to say seriously: "It's also strange to say, the person who let the dark guard stare at last time is now stopped in Tongzhou. And Concubine De said to the saint a few days ago that she had a big birthday in the third month of her mentor in Lusheng Academy, and wanted the fourth prince to celebrate her birthday on her behalf. Want to come to this Concubine De Niangniang as one of the four concubines in the harem, what kind of teacher can let her send her son to celebrate her birthday? I think it's a drunkard's intention to stop drinking! ”

"Tongzhou...... Interesting......" Zhao Ziqian knocked on the rosewood drum leg bulging table and said slowly.