Whether it is Huo Xiaoyu from Luoyang, Xue Chuer, Du Qiuniang or Yan Lingbin, they are all extremely talented and extraordinary women trained by aristocratic families. Each one of them is ice-smart and exquisite, otherwise they would not be the best in Chang'an Flower House.
Beauty fades away quickly, and beauty ages quickly. Life is short, and everything goes through vicissitudes of life. Everything is like passing smoke and clouds, and the world is changing, and prosperity and wealth are ever-changing. Why don't the four women sigh in their hearts about their own destiny
But as the people in Fireworks Alley and Liu Di, they have no control over themselves. Even if they have saved enough money to redeem their lives, they are afraid that they will not be able to escape the control of these aristocratic families. Moreover, they also know that in the flower shop, they are only earning money for others. Tools of money.
We can only hope that these aristocratic families, when their appearance is fading, can let themselves redeem themselves and leave, find a good family to live in, but such a life is extremely difficult for them.
For them, the most likely encounter is that the family has taken advantage of the fact that no new people have emerged in the past few years to use them to make more money. When new people appear, they will become the private playthings of the family. With luck, maybe the aristocratic family will keep her in the house until she becomes an old woman and an old maid of the aristocratic family.
If you are unlucky, you can only be favored by friends of the aristocratic family during banquets and social gatherings, and then give it to your friends. Then it will start to wander around and be passed around among them like objects, being given back and forth. Life, until one day their former fancy names no longer arouse anyone's interest, and they are like wild dogs and cats wandering the streets, abandoned by others and left to fend for themselves.
Li Hong accepted their gifts naturally. There was no one in the world who couldn't bear their gifts. So when he saw the four women kneeling down to salute him, Li Hong smiled and didn't think it was a big deal. Something is wrong.
What's more, in this world, the social ties between literati and famous actresses and prostitutes are assisted by this romantic talent. It doesn't make people feel that there is anything wrong with the four girls being impressed by a poem, but what is shocking is that , a poem actually impressed the four great courtesans!
This made the scholars in the audience feel deeply jealous and envious. How great it would be if they could compose such a poem! Wouldn't he be able to smile and lift up those beauties one by one who could make people's hearts enchanted, and even gain their secret approval? Then, would he be like Li Yaxian and Zheng Yuanhe? His deeds were ordinary and became a good story in Chang'an City.
In addition to the wide-eyed and envious scholars in the audience, Zheng Xingtai and Lu Ao were also shocked in their hearts. However, these two people did not think so. The poem is a good poem, an absolute masterpiece, absolutely. A masterpiece that can be passed down through the ages!
But what is the purpose of writing such a poem in front of the four great courtesans in their prime? Are you here to instigate rebellion? Are you trying to sow discord? It turned out that each of these women with both talent and beauty was their own Xiao Jiujiu, wishing they could escape from this land of fireworks and willows as soon as possible and be like Li Yaxian.
Zheng Xingtai and Lu Ao glared at Li Hong, who was calm and composed on the stage. Even if they were poaching, they were not as obvious as you. A poem awakened the four great courtesans. If because of your poem, they all became willing to redeem themselves. Thoughts, what else can support our flower shop? How else do we make money? Does it have to be reduced to a second-rate flower shop
The two people who were glaring at each other had no intention of going on stage to argue with Li Hong, but when they heard Pei Wanying's words next to them, they couldn't calm down at all and rushed to the stage.
Pei Wanying turned her head and glanced at Yang Wu who was standing there, and asked with a faint smile: "Your young master is really talented and courageous. Are you trying to take over the four famous courtesans in Chang'an?" ? The song "Sorrow for the White-headed Man" impressed and fell in love with the four great courtesan. It seems that your son would redeem himself for one of them, otherwise he would never have composed such a gorgeous and philosophical song. Poetry, do you have enough money? The ransom fee for any of these is sky-high for ordinary people."
Yang Wu glanced at Pei Wanying. Of course he knew who His Highness was here for today, but when he heard Miss Pei say that His Highness might redeem himself for the beauties on the stage, he thought that His Highness would do what Miss Pei said for them. Redeem yourself.
After thinking for a moment, he bowed respectfully to Pei Wanying, and then said: "Go back to the lady, the old slave has brought enough money. If the lady wants them to serve the young master, the money the old slave has can be used to redeem the lives of the four of them." "
The palace idea of Yangwu was actually the same as everyone's idea in this period of the Tang Dynasty. In their view, it was perfectly normal for the young lady to want to find some beauties to serve the young master.
Not to mention His Royal Highness, it is a normal wealthy family in Chang'an City. If the husband of the family likes a girl from a certain family, it is normal for the wife to help marry another one.
Pei Wanying was shocked involuntarily after hearing Yang Wu's words. This slave had such a loud tone! However, I was a bit surprised by Yang Wu's respectful attitude towards me, especially Yang Wu's respectful salute, which seemed to be full of nobility, not like an ordinary servant.
Zheng Xingtai and Lu Ao almost spit out a mouthful of blood after hearing the conversation between the two! Such a loud tone, and he actually dared to overestimate his ability and guarantee that there would be no problem in redeeming the lives of those four people!
Do you think your home is the Royal Bank? The money was made by your young master! Redeem the lives of four people together? If you pick any one of these four people out at random, their high worth will scare you to death! Otherwise, can they be called known to all? Can be regarded as one of the four great courtesans!
You should be the ordinary top girl from those ordinary flower shops in Pingkangfang! It’s really overestimating one’s abilities!
Although the two of them thought so in their hearts, when they took a look at the serious Yang Wu, they didn't look like he was the arrogant one who told lies and lies.
Angrily, they turned to look at the stage again. Zheng Xingtai and Lu Ao's eyes almost fell out! what's the situation! At this short time, the boy was holding Yan Lingbin's cheeks and caressing them, and even whispering softly. Yan Lingbin let out a soft chuckle from time to time, and his whole body laughed. The flower branches were trembling wildly, and she didn't care that the boy's hands were resting on her soft and delicate waist.
What was even more unexpected next was that Xue Chuer actually took the initiative to come up to him and saluted the disciple first? Everyone in the audience, whether it was Zheng Xingtai, Lu Ao or the many literati, were dumbfounded looking at the scene on the stage!
What happened to this world? Did a very talented poem make the four courtesans fall in love so easily
What they couldn't accept the most was that the four beauties on the stage, who had always prided themselves on being pure and clean, and who did not sell their bodies while performing arts, actually allowed that slut to hold their arms around their waists.
"What? You also want to hear a story? Okay, how about I tell you another story that is worse than an animal?" The disciples on the stage hugged each other, looking at Xue Chuer's cheeks that could be broken by blows, and her lips were tight He said it as if he was biting someone's ear. The other hand was stroking Yan Lingbin's soft and delicate waist at the same time and said easily.
Du Qiuniang stood beside her, lightly frowning and murmuring: "Young Master's song "Sorrow for the White-headed Man" is enough to make the servants enlightened. Their eyes suddenly become clear, and they know that in these beautiful years, they should make plans for the future. They must not If we continue to waste our time and beautiful scenery like this, as the years go by, we just don’t know what this story of being inferior to an animal can inspire the Nu family and others.”
"Oh, this story is amazing. I can tell you, just pursue what you want boldly? Life is as short as a fleeting moment. If you keep looking forward and backward, fearing wolves and tigers behind, when you get old, your hair will He has turned gray, his teeth have fallen out, his face is wrinkled, and his body has become stooped. At that time, it will be too late to regret it," Deng Tuzi said, enjoying the blessing of the whole family.
Women are all lovers of beauty, especially the four famous oirans in Chang'an, who rely on their looks to make a living. When they heard Li Hong talk about how old they were, they all involuntarily showed fear, trembling, and disgust. look.
"Then please teach me, sir." Huo Xiaoyu bowed again. The girls were completely impressed by Li Hong's poem "Sorrow for the White-headed Man". There was nothing they could do about it. This poem was simply tailor-made for them. They wanted to It’s hard not to impress them.
"Okay, since your thirst for knowledge is so strong, let me tell you, listen up: It is said that there is a scholar who is going to the capital to take the exam, and traveling with him is a confidante who admires him. The two of them traveled along the way. They all treated each other with respect and never overstepped the boundaries between men and women. One day, there was a heavy downpour on the road, so he hurriedly found an inn to stay..." Li Hong was telling the story while looking at the audience, not really understanding what he had just said. The scholar who read the poem couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
Do these scholars really just think that the poem they recited is to warn these women in the fireworks alley, and has no intention of warning them? Looking at a scholar looking at him with envy and hatred, Li Hong felt that none of these people had passed the imperial examination, otherwise the disaster would not only be on him, but on the entire Tang Dynasty.
"Speak quickly, why don't you say anything?" Yan Lingbin, who was being stroked on the waist, urged in Li Hong's ear.
"Oh, after two people complained to an inn, but there was only one room left, what should they do? So the two of them had to spend the night. Besides, the scholar was very polite to the woman along the way, so that night The woman let him sleep with her in the same bed, but... "
"But what?" Xue Chuer asked hurriedly.
Although they all said they were keeping their bodies to themselves, after all, they were immersed in the land of fireworks all day long. Compared with the Tang Dynasty's custom of men and women, their minds were more open to it, so they didn't think there was anything wrong with sleeping in the same bed.
"However, the woman and the man made a three-part agreement, and they were afraid that they would go beyond the rules of etiquette at night, so the woman put a piece of paper between the two of them with the word beast written on it, and told the scholar that if they crossed the line at night, you would be a beast."
"It's all in line with etiquette. Whether it's the scholar or the woman, they are all people we admire. What's next?" Xue Chuer turned around and asked.
"When I woke up early the next morning, the woman saw that the note was just like the note she had left last night. It had not been touched at all, so she was furious!"
"Why are you so angry?"
"You are really worse than a beast! Then the woman walked away without accompanying the scholar to take the exam."
"… Well… ."
"this… ."
"Isn't it funny?" Someone is a little silly, why don't they laugh
"Hmph, beasts don't..."
(End of chapter)