Southern Qi Fenghua Record

Xia Houshu lingered in front of the gate of Shuyu Pavilion for several times, and the gorgeous and magnificent Shuyu Pavilion was right in front of her eyes. The girl who greeted the guests at the door came over to say hello several times, but she still hadn't decided whether to enter or not.Compared to the last time when she pretended to be Papa Qiu's daughter and sneaked into the back kitchen with no psychological burden, she seemed very cautious this time.Go in, she's a girl after all, even if she's wearing men's clothing, she can't get over the hurdle in her heart; if you don't go in, you won't know who Xia Houyi is dating.

While hesitating, Xia Houshu deliberately walked further away, avoiding the girls who were looking at her like wolves and tigers.While slapping her palms with a folding fan to relieve her tension, she wandered around in circles, feeling that there were two villains fighting in her body, and the outcome was hard to tell.

One said: Isn't it a brothel?It's not that they haven't been in before, the girls are dressed a little cooler, and they are dressed a little more coquettishly. We are all women, so what's there to be shy about?

Another said: You only entered the back kitchen last time, which is quite different from this warm, fragrant and jade-filled front yard. You are a decent girl, and you dress up as a man to visit the brothel. Do you still have a reputation when it gets out?

After repeating this for several times, Xia Houshu finally took a deep breath, put his heart on the line, opened the folding fan with a "shua", and mustered up the courage to walk quickly to the gate of Shuyu Pavilion.

Shuyu Pavilion is composed of two giant octagonal attics. The attic on the street is the main body. As soon as you enter the door, you will find an empty hall. In the center is a small stage surrounded by a canal. Several lanterns keep spinning along the water flow.On the stage, there are a few maikos in cool clothes dancing, and the graceful dance poses are infinitely imaginative.Sitting behind the screen next to it is a musician playing the qin. The sound of the qin is melodious and melodious, blending with the dance, and the audience in the audience are mesmerized.A circle of tables are neatly arranged around the stage, and the guests seated there either drink wine and enjoy their lives happily, or hug left and right, flirting with the Yingying and Yanyan in red and green, without shy away from it.

A little further back, there are two escalators leading to the second floors of the two attics. The second floor is mainly private rooms, some of which are used by benefactors who pay more attention to face and privacy, and the other is the bedroom for the popular oiran to receive guests.It is said that the four seasons in the room are like spring, and the incense is lingering, making people happy to miss Shu. Many wanderers in Beijing often linger here.

The courtyard behind the main building is the living area and the back kitchen of the maids and servants. The entrance is blocked by a huge screen and guarded by four burly men. Outsiders are generally not allowed to enter, except for occasional maids serving drinks and dishes. Filed out from inside.

Between the main building and the backyard is an artificial pond, in which there are many lotus roots. At the right time, the lotus leaves are boundless in the sky, and the lotus flowers are red in the sun.Leading to the backyard is a wide wooden corridor, built along both sides of the pond, partly blocked by lotus leaves, people passing through it seem to be floating in the lotus pond, and a row of bamboos are planted against the wall, High stone walls hide it from the outside.

As the saying goes, a wife is not as good as a concubine, a concubine is not as good as a prostitute, and house flowers are not as fragrant as wild flowers.Xia Houshu didn't expect Xia Houyi's taste to be so different, so many noble ladies who missed him day and night would not even look at him, but they were fascinated by the vulgarity of Shuyu Pavilion.

Most importantly, it's still morning!Propagating obscenity during the day spreads out that the entire Yue government will lose face!There are still a large number of people in the same generation who are not married, and they will suffer a lot in marriage in the future!

Before Xia Houshu had time to observe carefully, two women with coquettish makeup greeted him enthusiastically, calling "Young Master" coquettishly, while twisting their waists, like water snakes, shaking people. dazzled.

Although Xia Houshu used to go out with Xia Houyi to fool around a lot in the past, he always went to leisurely and elegant places, where eating, drinking, listening to music and watching theaters were all harmless.But this was the first time she stepped into the field of fireworks, and she couldn't help feeling a little flustered. Seeing the two women getting closer, she had to close her fan quickly, trying to block those provocative jade wrists.

The two women seemed to be used to such an inexperienced apprentice like her who insisted on pretending to be a master. After a while of teasing, they were even more interested in seeing her make a fool of themselves, and then someone reached out to pull her collar.

Xia Houshu was worried that the girls would accidentally touch something, so he hurriedly protected his chest again.The girls laughed more happily, attracting several other girls, and they worked harder.

"Stop, stop--" Xia Houshu was so startled that he screamed repeatedly, which attracted the attention of everyone around him. After those people saw what was going on, they laughed it off. .

Xia Houshu has grown up so much, he has experienced life and death several times, and he has never been so embarrassed that he was at a loss what to do. It is unbelievable that one day he will be molested by a bunch of women like this.She was angry and anxious, and was about to lose her temper when she heard a voice helping her out.

Seeing Xia Houshu's embarrassment, the old bustard who had been joking with the guests immediately came over with a smile, and dismissed the group of coquettish women, squinted her eyes and looked at her, saying: "This young man has a very good face. But this is the first time you come to our Shuyu Pavilion?" As he said that, he wanted to come and pull her.

Xia Houshu managed to get out of the clutches of the devil, and didn't want to put himself in danger again, so he took a step back without any trace, pretending to be calm and said: "Exactly."

The old bustard of Shuyu Pavilion, whose surname is Lu, is known as Aunt Lu. It is rumored that she is exquisite, has the right and wrong skills, and has a lot of tricks. Make the welcome and send business flourish.

Aunt Lu shyly withdrew her round jade wrist, immediately changed her face, and sneered in a low voice: "I said girl, what is the purpose of you coming to me dressed like this?"

Xia Houshu looked at Aunt Lu warily, was he recognized?

It's not been a day or two since Xia Houshu disguised herself as a man. Except for those who knew her well in the mansion, she had never been recognized by outsiders, but Aunt Lu who met her for the first time pointed it out.Unconvinced, she argued, "Whose girl are you calling?"

"Don't you see what kind of business I'm doing?" Aunt Lu rolled her eyes and laughed.Seeing that Xia Houshu was a little nervous, she looked around and saw that there were no other people around, and continued: "Don't say you are a little girl, you are this benefactor who comes and goes, I just need to take a look to know how heavy he is." A few taels, can't you tell if you are a man or a woman?"

It was only then that Xia Houshu realized that even if she deliberately changed into men's clothing, thickened her eyebrows, and darkened her face, she still couldn't escape Aunt Lu's dazzling eyes.But Aunt Lu didn't seem to want to expose her in public, and she didn't refute anymore, so she went down the donkey and praised: "Aunt Lu really has good eyesight."

"If I don't even have this bit of vision, can I still gain a foothold in this capital?" Aunt Lu smiled bluntly, "Now can I honestly explain your reason for coming?"

Xia Houshu managed to force a smile, then took out a piece of silver from his pocket, leaned close to Aunt Lu and stuffed it into her hand quietly, and said in a voice that only the other party could hear: "I heard that the second son of the Duke of Yue's mansion is here. Here, Auntie, please help me."

Aunt Lu weighed the money in her hand, raised her eyes and continued to stare at Xia Houshu, with a half-smile and said: "Just for this?"

"If not, why would a girl like me come to this place of fireworks?" Xia Houshu said sincerely.

"It's hard to say." Aunt Lu half-believingly said, "My Aunt Lu has been in business for so many years, have I never encountered any weird things? I don't say that you can meet people like you who dress up as men and visit brothels every day, but I can always meet three or four in a month. You guys, either the husbands and heirs of the family don’t stay at home all day, and they bring people to catch the rape when they can’t control them; or they fight with each other and deliberately make trouble. You are not afraid of these things when you open the door to welcome guests from all over the world." As she spoke, she glanced at Xia Houshu, and said, "I see that you are young and have a good temperament, and you don't seem to be in the same company. And you are looking for Yue Guo The Second Young Master of the Duke's Mansion, as far as I know, this Second Young Master has not yet married..."

"Aunt Lu really has good eyesight!" Xia Houshu couldn't help but praised.Seeing that Aunt Lu was still in doubt, she dragged her to the corner for a while, avoiding the people around her, and said cautiously: "Duke Yue and Princess Xuanhe have only one young master under their knees now." , the duke and princess have always been worried about his marriage. This is about to discuss marriage. If people know that he often visits Shuyu Pavilion, it will inevitably be difficult to talk about the marriage. Everyone should be decent, we I don't want to make things too big and ugly, so I asked Aunt Lu to make things easier."

I don't know if it's because Xia Houshu's tone of voice is too sincere, or Shuyu Pavilion is not afraid of trouble at all, Aunt Lu quickly changed her attitude.

"You don't need to say more. No matter what you say is true or not, I will believe you for once." Aunt Lu sighed and said, "I really feel sorry for the parents of the world, the princess Xuanhe is like a fairy, There will be such a day."

Aunt Lu was melancholy for a while, then she turned her eyes to Xia Houshu again, and warned: "But I have something to say first, I open the door to do business, and I don't want anyone to spoil the situation."

"You've given me convenience, and I'm not the kind of person who doesn't know what to do, so just keep your heart in your stomach." Xia Houshu quickly gave Aunt Lu a reassurance, "Besides, I'm also following orders, so I'll go in and have a look , so you can report back to the master, and promise not to cause trouble, let alone hinder your business." As Xia Houshu said, he pointed to the guards scattered in every corner of the pavilion, "Besides, these guards of yours It's not easy to deal with, is it?"

Aunt Lu followed Xia Houshu's line of sight to look at the guards who were watching the movement in the pavilion expressionlessly, smiled knowingly with satisfaction, and waved for Xia Houshu to follow her upstairs.

Xia Houshu followed closely behind, looked left and right for a while, and found that although the girls who stayed in the hall on the first floor to accompany the guests were good-looking and graceful, they lost in their vulgar temperament.Such a brothel girl, she Xia Houshu can't even look down on a woman, let alone Xia Houyi.So she couldn't help but asked again: "Which girl is my son meeting today?"

"Of course it's the new Yingyue girl." Aunt Lu looked proud, as if that Yingyue girl was extremely noble, and she couldn't help but say a few more words, "Yingyue girl is our current Shuyu Pavilion's oiran lady, Not only does she look beautiful, but her piano skills are also outstanding."

Xia Houshu is also a person who is good at playing the qin. When it comes to the qin, he naturally has a somewhat pretentious aura. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would naturally not admit that others are better than himself. Quite interested, he said: "Since you praise her so much, then she must not live up to your expectations. I will definitely meet her."

Aunt Lu was quite disdainful, and said with a smile: "It's not that I'm talking big, the girls in Shuyu Pavilion, whether it's piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, female celebrity cooking skills, or talent and appearance, are absolutely unique in the capital, even if they are dukes. I'm afraid the girls in the mansion can't compare to her." He glanced at her, and deliberately emphasized his tone, "Otherwise, how did your young master get here?"

Xia Houshu curled his lips, feeling displeased, but said: "Of course my aunt taught me well."

Aunt Lu's lips twitched slightly when she heard the words.

Taking advantage of her good mood, Xia Houshu hurriedly said: "In this case, Aunt Lu might as well inform the identity of the person who is traveling with my young master in advance. Otherwise, I will rush in recklessly, and it would be bad to offend people."

Aunt Lu suddenly stopped, and turned to look at Xia Houshu in surprise: "You have followed all the way, you really don't know him?"

"Should I know him?" Xia Houshu frowned.Although she knew something about Xia Houyi's social network, because she was a daughter, most of them only knew his name and never met him.

Aunt Lu shook her head indifferently, and continued to walk up the stairs, as if she casually said, "Have you heard of Prince Ling?"

Just hearing the name Xia Houshu felt suffocated.This is probably the third thunder she received today, Yu Wenke, the heir of King Ling, is a master of love and moon in the capital!

When did the two of them mingle together?