Yihong Courtyard is located beside the moat.
At night, red lanterns hang high in the moat area, and the sound of silk and bamboo strings is endless.
The wind by the river blew over, bringing with it the sweet fragrance of the woman.
Most of the people walking in the middle are men who are satisfied with the spring breeze.
Most of the brothels here are male businesses.
Of course, there was also a small shop in the corner not far away, and a few women clearly dressed as men could be seen hanging around.
Wu Weian got off the carriage first, and when he heard the movement behind him, he looked around and stretched out his hand, palm facing up, with slender fingers.
Baofu, who was waiting beside him, had never had a pair of eyes that could appreciate a man. Seeing this, he took a step ahead of her uncle and stretched out his hand to help Ji Yunxi down.
The hand stayed awkwardly in the air for a moment.
Wu Weian shook his head, sighed softly, and retracted his palm that no one cared about.
Yihong Courtyard is the largest brothel in the entire capital, and there are many famous prostitutes.
On weekdays, the Yihong Courtyard is very lively, but tonight, there is an endless stream of people.
In front of the courtyard, many servants were leading the horses, leading the splendid carriages of the distinguished guests to the stables at the back.
Seeing Ji Yunxi, the old bustard who greeted the distinguished guest at the door lit up and greeted her gracefully.
The old prostitute is getting old, and her face is full of wrinkles, but her charm is still there. You can see that she was a beauty when she was young: "What kind of wind is it tonight, it's blowing the three girls over."
Ji Yunxi chuckled: "Mother Liu, long time no see."
Liu's mother glanced at the man next to her, ignored him, and greeted Ji Yunxi intimately into the Yihong Courtyard.
The men nearby who had been staring at Ji Yunxi: "?"
what happened? You should know that as usual, this Yihong Court doesn't welcome female guests very much. After all, most of the female guests come to catch rape, and they usually come to make a scene.
But now, this mother Liu ignores the male guest, but is very attentive to the female guest
Look at the male guest, the expression on his face is not very good.
The male guest, Wu Weian, was raising his head with his hands behind his back, looking at the three big characters of "Yihongyuan" which were shining brightly above, and his steps were a little too slow.
In the early years, he walked the rivers and lakes, where did he not go
He knows the cost of this brothel best.
It was he who was careless.
He really did not expect that his wife came here for dinner.
If only you knew...
Ji Yunxi followed Mama Liu a few steps, but she didn't follow.
She blinked lightly, stopped specially, turned around, looked at him quietly with those clear and firm eyes, and waited for him.
Wu Weian stood in the crowd of people on the street, looking at the dimly lit place, turned his head to a woman with a bright but cold face, her eyebrows paused slightly, and her eyes were dark.
The next moment, the deepness faded, and he raised a slightly reluctant smile.
Wu Weian stepped forward and walked towards her step by step.
When Ji Yunxi saw him following, he went inside.
Liu's mother watched the dark tide between the two and said nothing. She introduced Ji Yunxi with a laugh: "These women were specially recruited from all over Jiangnan before me, and their brains are also smart."
Ji Yunxi snorted, and when she was chatting with Liu's mother, her expression was unexpectedly soft and smiling, which was different from in front of Wu Weian, or even in front of her brother: "Mother Liu has a good way, she can be famous in Jiangnan for many years, and she does not sell herself as an artist. All the Qinglian girls are invited into your Yihong Courtyard."
This Qinglian girl, but a long-known geisha in the south of the Yangtze River, is twenty-two this year, and in modern times, she is still at the age of just leaving the school. But in ancient times, among the young women in the brothel, they were not young. It can even be said that it is a little old.
But tonight, more than 90% of the people in Yihong Court came to her.
How many men want to buy the first night of this green curtain girl.
Without him, it's fresh.
"My mother is embarrassed by the praise of the third girl." Liu's mother smiled, "There is no way, as long as you are willing to invest the money, you can do it."
Ji Yunxi smiled and nodded, "Yes."
"I don't know if Miss Qinglian has the luck to make the three girls fall in love." Liu's mother said with emotion, "I often tell girls like me that their best destination is to be attracted by the three girls."
Ji Yunxi followed Mama Liu into the private room, with a smile on her face, but her smile was light: "Really? Speaking of which, I have always been interested in you, Mama Liu."
Liu's mother swept Ji Yunxi with the handkerchief, and the smell was fragrant: "If mother, I am a few decades younger, then I will definitely accept it. I can't afford to toss with my old bones, so just guard my Yihong. Let's live in the courtyard. A good home is still reserved for these young girls."
Liu's mother took people to the best private room. Before leaving, she glanced at Wu Weian, who was silent, and closed the door for them and left.
Ji Yunxi walked in and sat down in the main seat.
This private room has an excellent view, and the window is open, facing the stage below.
After a while, this batch of new girls from Yihong Court will be singing or dancing above.
Those who have the highest price at the beginning of the night will get it. If they want to buy someone, they have to ask Liu's mother for the price.
Wu Weian sat down next to Ji Yunxi, and the first question was, "Do you need extra money for this private room?"
Ji Yunxi glanced at Baofu.
Only then did Baofu speak, with a cunning look on his face: "You don't need the tea, wine, and dishes if you reach 100 taels."
Wu Weian continued to ask with a good attitude: "What if it is not full?"
Baofu held his hands in front of his lower abdomen, and his hanging eyebrows were full of contempt: "If it's not full, add 10 taels."
Wu Weian fell into deep thought.
Ji Yunxi glanced at him, then glanced at him again, unable to hold back, her eyebrows rolled down.
Wu Weian also looked at her, his eyes full of sincerity, as if he wanted her to ask something.
As long as she speaks, he has a way to push this meal out.
But Ji Yunxi didn't say anything, she quickly suppressed her smile and leaned back in the chair quite comfortably, playing with her water-yellow nails that she had just dyed.
Wu Weian tapped the table with his fingertips: "It seems a bit expensive..."
Ji Yunxi frowned frivolously, and said softly, "Yes, I would like to thank An Lang."
Wu Weian: "..."
The door was pushed open, and the clerk from Yihong Court walked in quickly with a pen and paper: "Three girls, my lord, what can you two use?"
Wu Weian said casually: "Do you have a menu here?"
The guy was stunned for a moment, and said hurriedly: "There are some."
He handed over a piece of paper, looked at the three girls in the main seat, and then looked at the adult who was looking at the menu with frowning.
This is the third girl, the man is familiar. The one that the three girls took is probably the legendary Tanhua Lang.
This Tanhualang is really a scholar who is full of duties, and there is no place on his body for their Yihongyuan.
When Liu's mother took them upstairs just now, the guy found out.
Other men stared at the low necklines and snow-white skin of the girls in the building. And this one is staring at the wine and food on the table, and the golden bottle of jade beside him.
It seems that this Tanhualang did not have a lot of money at home before. The guy was running errands in this Yihong Courtyard, and his family was also poor, so he immediately had a good impression of Tanhua Lang, who was a thrifty housekeeper who accompanied his wife.
Therefore, when the other party asked how many silver taels for the wine and food, the guys answered patiently.
After all, Yihongyuan's menu never mentions the price.
If it was other guests, he would not answer.
I came to Yihong Courtyard, and I asked how much silver taels for wine and food
Since I have no money, why should I come to Yihong Court
After asking, and having a general understanding of the price of food and wine in Yihong Courtyard, Wu Weian didn't ask Ji Yunxi what he wanted to eat, and ordered one vegetable, one meat and one soup for himself: "Fried mao mao cai, fish-flavored. Shredded pork, tomato egg drop soup, two bowls of white rice."
Adding up the four, it is exactly eight or two.
Plus the private room fee, the final price is 1826.
I have to say that the rice and dishes sold by Yihongyuan are not made of gold.
Is the money so good
The first time the guy met the distinguished guests in the elegant room, he ordered these.
He subconsciously looked at Ji Yunxi.
Wu Weian handed back the menu paper: "Okay, that's all, you can go."
"Wait." Ji Yunxi glanced at the person next to him, lowered his eyes, and said lightly, "Add a pot of Jiannanchun."
Buddy: "Okay—"
Wu Weian interrupted the man: "You wait."
Then he turned to Ji Yunxi: "Do you want to drink?"
Ji Yunxi: "Well, can't you?"
Wu Weian looked serious: "I still have the best sweet-scented osmanthus wine."
Ji Yunxi: "I just want to drink Jian Nanchun."
Wu Weian snorted: "But according to your alcohol capacity, you are not afraid to drink a glass and pour it? Then what do you think of the girl next?"
Thinking of himself who was drunk that night, Ji Yunxi said, "..."
Ji Yunxi twitched the corners of his mouth and snorted softly, "Yes, then bring a pot of Mingqian Longjing."
Buddy: "Okay—"
"Wait." Wu Weian interrupted the man and said to Ji Yunxi, "Don't you have the tea from Mingqian Longjing? The Mingqian Longjing in your hand is the most authentic, and the Mingqian Longjing outside has some times. already."
The guy disagreed: "Sir, the Mingqian Longjing of our Yihong Courtyard, that's the best—"
Wu Weian smiled: "But the Mingqian Longjing of my wife's house was given by His Royal Highness today. Is it possible that the Mingqian Longjing of your Yihong Courtyard is better than that of His Royal Highness?"
The man dared to speak, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said hurriedly: "Don't dare, of course, it is much better for His Royal Highness."
Wu Weian smiled at Ji Yunxi: "Look."
Ji Yunxi's face was cold and unmoved: "Just add a pot of Mingqian Longjing, I want it now."
Wu Weian sighed helplessly, and he got up: "In this way, I will go to the carriage to get the tea set and tea, and I will make it for you by myself. Do you think so?"
Ji Yunxi raised her head to look at him, her red lips lightly parted: "Also."
Wu Weian walked out of the private room, and he took the guy away without hesitation.
Baofu was stunned, and after seeing the uncle left, she cried out to Ji Yunxi, "Miss, look at the uncle! He will give you these things!"
Ji Yunxi sat in the main seat, flicked her fingernails lightly, and said unhurriedly: "Baofu, go to the buddy and add two dishes for me. Just—" She thought for a while, and he held it in his hand. It should be fifty taels, "Crucian carp tofu soup, braised pork ribs."
Baofu: "Okay! Miss!!"
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Wu Wei quietly looked at the crucian carp tofu soup and braised pork ribs in front of him.
Then he looked at Ji Yunxi who was beside him.
Ji Yunxi held the tea cup and looked at the stage in front of her calmly.
She took a sip of the good Mingqian Longjing, and watched the woman on the stage singing with tears in her eyes. Her voice was full of tears, sad and mournful, and I felt pity.
But until the song was sung and someone made a bid, Ji Yunxi remained unmoved.
This crucian carp tofu soup went from steaming hot to cold, and Wu Weian never saw Ji Yunxi take a few bites.
She is a person, her mouth is raised.
The expensive crucian carp bean curd soup at Yihong Courtyard is just so-so.
And she not only picks her mouth, but also picks her eyes.
The crucian carp tofu soup was cold, so she also bought three girls.
Those who can enter the Yihong Courtyard will not be bad in appearance or figure. But standing on this stage, everyone's performance is different.
Some were weeping, sang intermittently, and flinched in fear. Ji Yunxi doesn't want any of this.
Some have already accepted their fate, and there is no brilliance in their eyes. Ji Yunxi didn't want it either.
There is triumphant, enchanting and charming. Ji Yunxi didn't even care.
The three girls she bought were all standing upright on the stage, just like the others, dancing and singing, but their eyes were full of unwillingness and flames.
Maybe as long as you give grass, you can start a prairie fire.
The last one, of course, is the girl with the green curtain that everyone is looking forward to.
Wu Weian met in Jiangnan in his early years.
Wandering among a group of men, affectionate and sweet, using strength to fight, but still able to keep his innocence.
is a smart guy.
It's just that the balance will eventually be broken, and no matter how cunning the rabbit is, the hunters will join hands to divide it up.
Wu Weian guessed that she would last at most three years, but she never thought that she would last five years.
Five years have passed, and Jiangnan is afraid that there is no place for her to stand. She is also smart, she simply came to the capital, at least there is still a chance of life.
Wu Weian looked at Ji Yunxi.
As expected, Ji Yunxi whispered in Baofu's ear.
Qinglian was the last person, and the excitement was coming to an end.
Wu Weian lowered his eyes and gently put down the chopsticks in his hand. Just as he was about to stand up, a hand suddenly stretched out and grabbed his cuff directly.
The fingers of that hand were as smooth as jade, and the nails were slightly long and dyed aqua yellow.
The day before yesterday, he saw with his own eyes that her maids had dyed her, and she was leaning lazily on the beauty's couch, drowsy.
After Ji Yunxi explained Baofu, she turned her head and looked at him meaningfully.
Wu Weian was not in a hurry, and his tone was slightly puzzled: "Mother Yun, what's wrong?"
Ji Yunxi loosened his cuffs: "It's almost over, we can go."
Wu Weian snorted and got up from the table: "You wait for me for a while, I just drank too much tea, I'll come when I go."
Ji Yunxi followed and got up: "Just right, let's go together. I also drank a lot of tea."
Wu Weian smiled slightly.
Ji Yunxi followed Wu Weian without leaving an inch.
Even if Wu Weian went to the toilet, she was waiting at the door.
The latrines in Yihong Courtyard were also resplendently repaired, but the windows were locked. Maybe it was because the girl from Yihong Courtyard ran out.
In the end, when the two stepped out of the gate of Yihong Courtyard.
Ji Yunxi bought four girls and spent a full 10,000 taels.
Wu Weian invited his wife to dinner, and spent a full forty-eight twenty-six.
Ji Yunxi took the four girls and went to a house before returning to Wu's house.
The yard is not big or small, and it is also the house in her hands.
After Ji Yunxi and Wu Weian got out of the car, the four newly bought girls got out of the car long ago and waited with their heads lowered.
At this moment, they still don't know who their customers are, and they don't know what they will face next.
Even so, the performance of the four was still stable, there were no tears in their eyes, and there was no delusional attempt to escape, but chose to wait and see.
Qinglian has experienced strong winds and waves, and is the oldest in the four-person room.
She has excellent etiquette. When she heard someone got off the carriage, she was blessed first, and she kept her eyes on the ground, without even looking up.
Ji Yunxi looked at them one by one, said nothing, and headed towards the gate.
During the walk, the skirt flew, and the faint scent of pine resin came.
Everyone was stunned, except for Qing Lian, the other three raised their heads in amazement.
Ahead, Ji Yunxi stepped up step by step, walking extremely steadily.
Wu Weian was accompanied by one side, feeling the brocade bag around his waist from time to time, a little absent-minded.
When entering the main hall, the absent-minded Wu Weian suddenly returned to his senses.
In the hall, there are four men waiting, each of them is of a superior posture, especially the one on the far left, who has a good face, a temperament like a cloud, and smiles with an affectionate expression on his face.
At first glance, it is a woman's favorite appearance.
Although Wu Weian has never seen this person, he has heard of it.
This is on the same street as Yihong Courtyard, the big red sign of the small shopkeeper's shop at the corner of the street, Mr. Yuyue.
The four Yu Yue greeted Ji Yunxi with a clear voice, with the flavor of a young man: "I have seen three girls."
Ji Yunxi smiled slightly: "Don't be too polite."
Wu Weian suddenly looked at Ji Yunxi, and there were accusations in those eyes.
Ji Yunxi ignored him and turned to look at the four girls who followed behind.
Qing Lian has also raised her head. She is very careful about her proportions. Instead of looking directly at Ji Yunxi, she avoids a little, and out of the corner of the eye, she inadvertently glances at the person next to her.
She couldn't help but stare, her expression slightly stunned.
Wu Weian lowered his eyebrows and played with the brocade bag around his waist, but did not respond.
Ji Yunxi's eyebrows moved slightly, and she looked at Wu Weian in the direction of the green curtain.
Baofu came in from the outside, holding eight people's deeds of betrayal, and she handed the deeds of deeds to Ji Yunxi.
Ji Yunxi took it, looked away, walked to the side and sat down.
Wu Weian followed and sat down, Qing Lian couldn't help but follow her eyes for a while, realized something, and immediately took it back.
Back then in Jiangnan, she was seventeen, and this one was four years younger, thirteen.
Qinglian saw him kill with his own eyes, and accidentally saw his appearance after the mask slipped. If it wasn't for her quick reaction, relying on betraying the news of several adults in the city, and swearing a poisonous oath to Yue, she would have been killed.
At the beginning, Qing Lian was actually bold, relying on her youth, beauty, and talent, she wanted to take her away and give her a place to live.
Even today, Qinglian can still remember the scene from that day.
She grew up in Lefang and was born in Lefang, but she doesn't want to be in Lefang all her life for people to have fun.
Although Qing Lian was afraid at the time, she was not an ordinary woman, and she faintly felt that the person in front of her was definitely capable of taking her away.
Opportunities are always fleeting, Qing Lian will try to seize every opportunity, she knelt down to him, with tears in her eyes: "This son, please take Qing Lian out of here."
The young man stood in the shade of the trees, the moonlight sprinkled from above and fell on the bloody knife in his hand.
He tilted his head: "Benefits?"
At that time, Qinglian really didn't expect him to ask this question.
benefit
How many sons and young masters in Jiangnan want to get her.
Qing Lian said softly: "Qing Lian is willing to promise each other, and it will be yours from now on."
He immediately smiled: "I prefer money."
Qinglian responded quickly: "Qinglian has a thousand taels on hand, and I still have a lot of jewelry. I can go out and be a good one, and I can also be a little..."
The young man sighed lightly: "It's not enough, if you use it, it will be gone, so what's the use."
After that, he paused and said, "You are a smart person." Without giving her any chance to speak, he left.
Qing Lian is indeed a smart person. She has always cherished her life, and she knows that the other party is willing to let her go because she is sure that she will not say anything.
She also knows that this kind of thing can only be rotten in her heart, and she has never mentioned it in all these years.
She never thought that she would still be able to see him here in Beijing.
"This is your contract of betrayal." Ji Yunxi read them one by one, then threw them on the table to the side, looking at the people standing in the hall, "From now on, you are my people."
Young Master Yu Yue has been in the capital for the longest time, and he knows who Ji Yunxi is.
He also knows that the people who are in charge of purchasing treasures from various places in Kaitai Village now go out from their small shop.
In the beginning, the senior was responsible for explaining the auction on the stage.
At that time, many young ladies came for that senior, and they brought the popularity of Kaitai Village abruptly.
Later, the development of Kaitai Village became better and better, and it was no longer necessary to rely on beautiful men and women to attract customers.
Now, that one has married a wife, gave birth to a son and a daughter, and lived a peaceful and beautiful life.
Yu Yue concealed his inner emotions and bowed respectfully: "Yes, Yu Yue listened to the three girls' orders."
Among the other seven people, a few people knew about these things and immediately followed suit.
Qing Lian also vibrated inwardly.
She arrived in Shangjing not long ago, but she has always planned for herself.
She and Liu's mother in Yihongyuan have been getting along well these days. Liu's mother often said that many of her girls in Yihongyuan were redeemed, but the best place to go is to be the third girl. redeemed.
Afterwards, Qinglian went to get to know the three girls specially, and knew that the other party was the younger sister of Hou Qingyuan, who had a prominent family background, and that Kaiyun Pawnshop and Kaitai Village were both the property of the Ji family.
This pawnshop and Kaitai Village have branches all over Jiangnan.
"I recently opened four cloth shops, and each of them still lacks a man and a woman to help me attract business. In fact, it's not much different from the first one. It depends on your looks to attract people." Ji Yunxi was not worried. Don't speak slowly, "Are you willing?"
Qing Lian raised her head abruptly. She looked at each other with a few girls and young masters nearby, and everyone knelt on their knees without saying a word.
These people, what they want all their lives, is to leave those extravagant places and live a normal life.
What Ji Yunxi gave was exactly what they could hope for and out of reach.
Although it is said that it depends on the face, the brothel and the cloth village are completely different.
"Okay, someone will tell you the specifics." Ji Yunxi motioned for Baofu to put away the deed of betrayal, got up from the chair, and left a sentence, "It depends on your own abilities which step you can take."
The two walked out.
Wu Weian tasted her hand and praised: "Yunniang really knows how to calculate people's hearts."
Those young ladies from your family have long wanted to see the rumored Young Master Yu Yue.
But they all love face, and it is impossible for Duan Duan to go to the small shop. As a result, Ji Yunxi directly invited people to his cloth house.
As for Miss Qinglian, many young masters have long heard of her name in Jiangnan and would like to meet her.
The most important thing is that these two people, who have been in the fun field for so long, are the most able to play with people's hearts and eat people without spitting bones.
Those young ladies entered the cloth village, and their money bags might be in danger.
"Not better than An Lang." Ji Yunxi glanced at him, "It's the first time I've seen Qinglian, you seem to have seen it before."
"Yeah." Wu Weian touched the brocade bag and sighed, "That's the first time I've seen Mr. Yuyue. You don't know when, Niang Yun, you already bought it and hid it outside."
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