There are two most leisurely places in the world, one is the capital, and the other is far away from the capital.

The majestic capital covers an area of more than 6,000 acres, divided into two cities, the outer city has 16 gates, the inner city has 10 gates, the center is the imperial palace, the south gate royal street runs through the inner and outer two cities bordering the imperial palace, the royal street is the widest and most complicated place in the capital; On both sides, all industries prevail, food and wine shops are everywhere, and the most luxurious of them is the alum building.

The rest of the industries revolve around the four streets inside and outside the capital, namely the east and west Wansheng, Xinzheng two streets, the north and south Chenqiao, Dailou two streets, the four streets and dozens of staggered and complex secondary streets, alleys, thousands of industries and hundreds of schools derived from them, all over the whole capital.

When it comes to singing and dancing; Leisure and entertainment people in the capital are quasi-directed to the West Street of the outer city. The food feast is on Waicheng South Street, the scholarly school is on Waicheng North Street, and the military drill is on Waicheng East Street.

As for the inner city, this is the residence of the bureaucrats in the court, the six departments of the three provinces, the Confucian Academy, the Heavenly Master's Mansion, the National Teacher's Mansion and other mansions and other mansions of the temples and three saints, and of course, there are also residences of nobles and wealthy merchants.

If you want to be parable; The outer city is a symbol of the identity of the people of the capital, the inner city is the leap of power and financial resources, and the imperial palace is the center of the top royal power.

Zhao Zhengli and his entourage entered the city from the Xinzheng Gate on the west side late at night, and there was less than a quarter of an hour left before the gate was closed at the end of the day.

The sky is dark through, the height of the city wall can not be seen clearly, it is estimated that more than ten zhang, each piece is repaired by a thousand catties of boulders, the quaint city gate is as thick as the gate of heaven, the outer city is noisy and noisy, the attic is red and bright, the street is crowded with a faction of prosperity, faintly smells the aroma of wine, the fragrance is overflowing.

Zhao Daochang is very obsessed with this fragrance, can't help but take a few deep breaths, follow the aroma and look, what catches his eye is a towering antique attic, the gorgeous woman at the door is holding a silk handkerchief and smiling, the enchanting and energetic posture makes the male salivate, sometimes there is an urgent hand to stop the waist and rush into the door, out of the pavilion is full of ecstasy and intoxication, and even more support the wall.

In short, the people who came in and out were all dressed in brocade clothes and carrying jade belts around their waists, and Zhao Daochang looked at the plaque, which read "Pinxiangyuan" three big characters, and the font curved beautifully, like three beauties with flavor.

Zhang Ziya's obsession when he saw the Taoist staring; Squeezed his eyebrows on the side: "Dao Chang also likes such tasteful hobbies?" ”

Zhao Zhengli retracted his gaze and coughed dryly: "When I first came to the capital, I was frightened by the prosperity here. ”

Zhang Ziya said silently: "It's nothing here, the really scary thing is to go to Miaoyin Pavilion, I heard that the top girl is better than the immortals, and the beauty is incredible." ”

Yu Xiaowei glanced at the two of them, she had the intention of taking a few guys back to Shangshu Mansion, but when she heard this, her eyes were a little indifferent, and she glared at the handsome boy next to the sedan chair and snorted coldly, and drove the sedan chair quickly towards the Shangshu Mansion in the inner city without any words, and Li Zhanyi was with her.

Zhang Ziya suddenly woke up, and hurriedly slapped his mouth with remorse; It seems that he was too professional just now, and he must have left a bad impression on Miss Zhan Yi!

The two sisters of the Bi family got out of the car at the gate of the city, and kept following the two of them, the two sisters were dazzled, and they didn't notice that Miss Yu drove away, and they were still sighing in their hearts that the capital was prosperous, and heaven on earth should be nothing more than that, right?

Half a day; The sisters who realized it later found that the only acquaintance in the capital was gone, leaving behind the four strangers who were at a loss.

The two women complained a few times, but they couldn't solve the problem.

The four of them walked around the city under the moonlight, because they were in the rain all day long, the mud stained with their clothes and skirts was particularly outstanding in the bustling capital, and they were carrying bags and burdens, and the clear-eyed people knew that the four had just entered Beijing.

Wandering around, I found that in addition to the green building or the green building, I occasionally met one or two wine shops, mansions, and I didn't find the inn when I went back and forth twice.

Zhao Zhengli's excellent appearance soon attracted a lot of attention, sword eyebrows and jade crowns, handsome face, directly disturbed the turtle bustard in the deep alleys of the small streets outside the city, looking at him wearing a green shirt, with a long sword, the more he looked at his heroic appearance, the more he looked at it, the more happy he became, and saw that he was followed by two sisters with lovely postures, and his eyes were even brighter.

Lianbu, a delicate woman holding an embroidered fan in one hand, moved lightly to block the side of the group: "Son, are you coming to the capital to join relatives or visit friends?" ”

The four people who turned around several times looked at the woman in the gauze skirt in front of them and were very surprised, she looked average, but she was dressed like a beauty, and the pair of half-exposed giant peaks were particularly attractive, white and tender, better than baby skin.

The Bi family sisters are ashamed of themselves.

Although Daochang Zhao has never been in the world, it doesn't mean that he doesn't understand, the woman in this Fengyue place is so huge, I don't know how many people help knead it, how can the two sisters compare to others with their own hands? What is inferiority?

The occasion is not right, and it is naturally not suitable for comfort, Zhao Daochang replied to the gorgeous woman first out of politeness: "Just go around and take a look at the night view of the capital!" ”

The woman shook the fan slightly, revealing a charming expression: "I saw that the son turned around several times, is he lost?" Looking for accommodation? ”

Zhang Ziya stared at others and replied with a smile: "I walked around two more times, and I found an inn by the way." ”

Zhao Daochang glanced at that guy, and he couldn't wait to bury his head in someone's chest.

Although the gorgeous woman was displeased, she didn't show it in the end, and said to the white-faced handsome brother with a smile: "A few of you might as well go upstairs to have a cup of tea, our Wanhualou's flower tea dance music is well-known in the capital, as long as the son appreciates his face, he won't charge you a penny." ”

Zhang Ziya accepted it with a smile when he heard that he didn't charge money, and said with a smile: "Wow, there is nothing to do, and it is also a great thing to listen to music by ticking the column!" ”

The Bi family sisters glanced at Zhang Ziya, whose eyes were about to stare out, with disgust: "Zhang Zhuangshi can go and have a cup of tea!" We still have something to do, so since we're in the capital, let's say goodbye. ”

The two sisters stepped forward and dragged Zhao Daochang to leave, when a melodious voice like a yellow warbler came from afar: "Childe, don't be deceived by her, our Yihong Courtyard not only has tea, but also qin, chess, and calligraphy, can Childe appreciate his face?" ”

The woman holding the fan frowned slightly: "Whose yellow warbler is calling, it turned out to be a meat bird in Yihong Courtyard!" ”

The woman's long figure was hot and graceful, and she shot back in a strange voice: "What's wrong with the meat bird?" You don't spend money and you can still enjoy happiness, unlike you, a plain bird, who cleans himself in front of people, and keeps the empty room alone every night, looking at your two big, maybe they will be quietly processed by a number of vulgar and reckless men! ”

The woman with the fan was angry: "You ......"

The scale of the two women's bickering really made the four of them drop their jaws.

"The two little birds made a lot of noise in the middle of the night, Yihong Courtyard bragged about the first place, the flower tea and tea were only of second-rate quality, and the qin, chess, calligraphy and painting were some of the clan maids who were expelled from the door to make a living. Childe is also a man of swords; Why don't you come to our Peach Blossom Pavilion and enjoy the sword dance of the Peach Blossom Girl? ”

It was a rouge old woman who was sharp and degraded the two families in front of her.

"Childe, our incense courtyard not only has a dancing sword, but also listens to music!"

"If you want to listen to music, who can compare to my Spring Manlou?"

……

In just a moment, five or six Qinglou all came around.

The four people trapped in the center of the siege were the only Zhang Ziya who was the most excited, Zhao Zhengli was a little confused, he didn't think that the first thing he would do when he entered the capital would be fought for by the Qinglou, the Bi family sisters had to protect him in the middle, the two of them had never seen this formation, they couldn't fight and couldn't fight, they couldn't walk away, they were both women, and they had never been so tired of women.

Five or six families didn't care whether Zhao Daochang agreed or not, and took the lead in launching a posture that was incompatible.

"Childe comes to Wanhualou, and I will pay five taels of silver."

"I'll pay ten taels of silver from Yihong Courtyard!"

"Fifty taels out of Peach Blossom Pavilion!"

"I'll sell a hundred taels of incense!"

"I'm out of five hundred taels in the spring!"

……

They all competed for red eyes, and it was not that several Qinglou were sick, they all valued the appearance of this handsome boy, as long as they left it in the attic for a day, and then spread the news; Those ladies and ladies in the capital still haven't broken the threshold?

If they can stay a few more days, it will be better than a cash cow, which is why they would rather pay backwards, which is a common occurrence in the industry. It is also a good means to attract 'talents'.

Qinglou is not just a simple place to enjoy fish, there are also talents who sell art but not body, the meat seller is 'meat', and the opposite is 'vegetarian', earlier the two women scolded 'meat bird' and 'vegetarian bird' is a derogatory term for scolding people in the industry.

Plain prostitutes are also known as talented prostitutes; For example, the ability of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, outstanding blowing, playing and singing, beautiful and moving sword dancing, etc., these are basically attracted to males.

And really make a big deal; The one who invests in a thousand dollars is still a rich lady, and the only people who attract them are good-looking and beautiful men, and those who have talent are even more scarce boutiques, and the degree of obsession is better than that of a gentleman.

Miaoyin Pavilion, the highest on West Street, is one of them, which has been open for less than three years, and directly sucks away most of the upper floors of the Qinglou in the capital.

Miaoyin Pavilion relied on these two cash cows to directly tie the heart of Miss Kuotai's son, and now that he meets a son-in-law brother who is more handsome than Tian Jing, how can he let it go?

This is really not understood by the four uninformed people, can you still make money by visiting the Qinglou?

Especially Zhang Ziya, his eyes were bigger than his fists, and it was the first time he heard that Qinglou had paid someone to come in after living for thirty years.

The Bi sisters have always felt that there is a cat, where is there a pie in the world, there may be some big trap waiting for it.

The party Zhao Daochang began to be moved, this damn capital is different, even the Qinglou is so competitive, if he really pays five hundred taels, he doesn't mind going in and walking...... After all, who can't get along with money?

"My Miaoyin Pavilion is a thousand taels ......"

Everyone brushed and looked over, only to see a black gauze long skirt lotus step lightly moved, tall and tall like a nine-day fairy, extravagant out of the dust, a light black belt tied her delicate waist, highlighting the proud peak, three thousand green silk was gently tied by streamers, lazy and charming, smiling willow eyebrows and apricot eyes curved like a crescent moon, pretty nose and white like jade; The slightly raised cherry mouth reveals a few white teeth, the smooth arms are as white as clotted fat, and the slender jade fingers are shaking a silk embroidered folding fan unhurriedly.

Her appearance made everything around him dim, Zhao Zhengli watched quietly, this is the first woman he can't find flaws, he can't see the specific age, he is ignored by her appearance, he can't dream of being so perfect, sometimes Zhao Daochang himself has thought about it, if he is a woman, will he become a goblin in the cholera world, after all, he has not seen a few women who are better than him in appearance, and now compared with this woman, he seems to be too narcissistic.

The Bijia sisters, who are also women, looked at the dementia, there was no jealousy in their eyes, some were just envy, and there was appreciation, because the two sisters knew that no matter how much they changed, they could not reach her perfection, and their skin might be able to be maintained and changed, but it was really difficult to take out their hands on their half-sized breasts, and there was no plump ass of others, and the pair of straight long legs could be seen through the gauze skirt, in short, there was no comparison.

Zhao Zhengli inadvertently kicked Zhang Ziya with his foot, because that guy was drooling, which was really embarrassing for him.

The four or five Qinglou realized that the people who came instantly lost their temper, and they didn't fight or grab, and they were all surprisingly consistent with the outside world.

"Miss Ji, this is not going to give us old women a way to live!"

"How long has it been since Miaoyin Pavilion has come to compete for business with us small households?"

"How long has it been since the first Oiran has learned to show up like me and go out on the street to solicit customers?"

As the night deepens, the West Street of the Outer City causes congestion of onlookers, and most of the people who wander the West Street late at night are looking for flowers and asking willows. For each green building, he quickly recognized the beautiful woman in the gauze skirt.

"Oh my God! I saw Miaoyin Pavilion Ji Yanyu? You may not be able to take a look at it when you spend money on weekdays! Take a look. ”

"It's over, it's another sleepless night tonight."

"What are you afraid of? Remember to invest in your dreams, after all, you don't see them very often! ”

“……”

The first Oiran didn't pay any attention, still looking at Zhao Zhengli with a smile, as if any gossip was like air.

Her words were as pleasant as silver bells, and she asked again, "Can Childe think about it?" ”

Zhao Zhengli paused, this transaction has to be done to pay for it, with such a beauty as a companion, not to mention earning a thousand taels, ordinary people can't have a huge amount of money in a lifetime, when they went down the mountain to suppress bandits in Shu County, they didn't get this price, and now they can easily get it when they go to Qinglou, and they know that they can come directly to the capital, and it is really what the people in the rivers and lakes say, the gold everywhere in the capital. The Taoist chief responded decisively: "I want to take the money first!" I'll go with you again! ”

Ji Yanyu smiled slightly, flattering, and took out a silver ticket from the silk belt and handed it to him.

The onlookers almost vomited blood when they saw this.

"What! Miaoyin Pavilion is pouring money to invite people into the cabinet? It's still Ji Yanyu who comes forward! Who is this guy? ”

"Covered in mud and carrying a burden, I must have just come to the capital."

"There is one more prostitute in the capital. Man! ”

……

The other four or five Qinglou also expected this result, and they dispersed in a huff.

The Bi family sisters surprisingly did not object, nor did they have the slightest displeasure, and followed Zhao Daochang to the center of the outer city with the first Oiran.

Zhang Ziya's face had already smiled badly, the first Oiran was much more beautiful than the portrait he bought in Zitong Qiqu Peak, recalling those lonely and sleepless nights that it gave him happiness, and now he was fortunate to see the living, he didn't faint on the spot.

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Inner City.

The Mansion of the Ministry of War.

The middle-aged man sat on a Nanmu chair, wearing a Confucian robe, a half-armed tiger skin jacket, leaning on a few cases of solid wood huanghuali, and holding a purple sand cup to taste tea.

The maid reported the good news and said, "Master, the third lady is back home."

When the middle-aged heard the news that her baby daughter who had been going south for several months came back, she immediately dropped the purple sand teacup and went to the outside of the house, and the ribbon tied on her head fluttered in the wind, as if she was happier than its owner.

This person is Yu Bin, the secretary of the military department, although he is past the middle of the year, he is still dignified, his demeanor is luxuriant, he has more than seven feet of height and appearance, and he is also a standing out in the group, and he has a good-looking beard, which is deeply liked by the old emperor, and sometimes makes fun of him, saying that if the old emperor can take half of the country to exchange his body, I can imagine what the old emperor is jealous of.

Yu Shangshu was still in the inner courtyard and shouted again: "Wei'er! Is Vile back? ”

Yu Xiaowei changed her coldness outside, and responded in a coquettish tone: "Daddy! It's the daughter who is back. ”

Yu Shangshu walked to the front yard and looked left and right, only Li Zhanyi and Yu Xiaowei were puzzled: "Just the two of you?" ”

Yu Xiaowei was stunned: "Otherwise? ”

Yu Shangshu asked: "What about the trail chief of Qingcheng Mountain?" ”

Yu Xiaowei replied casually: "Still on the road!" ”

Yu Bin is obviously angry, but he still educates his baby daughter very gently: "Why don't you lead him to the house, people come all the way to the capital and are not familiar with life, where to go in the middle of the night?" ”

Yu Xiaowei muttered slightly: "An old color blank, a small color blank, I'm afraid that I will come to defile the mansion!" ”

Although she muttered, her tone was weak, and it was obvious that she had ignored that it was the first time for her to come to the capital.

Li Zhanyi hurriedly said, "Lord Shangshu, Miss, I'll go and invite them." ”

Yu Bin hurriedly said: "Be quick, don't let people wait for a long time, and apologize for me by the way!" ”

Yu Xiaowei saw her father's tone, and then remembered that the Taoist priest was an official in Beijing, or one of the three saints of the temple, and the Heavenly Master's Mansion, understanding that the situation was serious, she frowned and said: "Forget it, I'll go too, where can I make my father apologize for what I did wrong, I'll apologize in person!" ”

After speaking, Li Zhanyi left the mansion again and rushed towards the West Street of the outer city.