Yujing Fengyue Tower is the most extravagant and decadent place in the entire capital.
Romantic affairs are the greatest happiness in the world, but in fact, the whole building is not a place for such things.
Because most of the people who came and went were princes and officials appointed by the court, in addition to the ambiguity and warmth, the decorations also revealed a touch of elegance and looking back from afar, which gave birth to many popular poems.
There are famous prostitutes and there are also innocent prostitutes. They sell their art but not their bodies, accompany drinking and singing, pretend to be deaf, and earn the tips they deserve.
Rong Tang was tricked by Ke Hongxue to come here several times. At first, he didn't know what place it was. Later, he found out that although Master Ke said he was a romantic man, he was actually very chaste.
He had also had three rounds of drinks, smiling and asking his girlfriend if she wanted to go with him, whether it was true or false or teasing, refusing or agreeing, seemingly very romantic. But it was true that there was no female family member in the backyard of the Ke family, and it was also true that Ke Hongxue did not have a mistress.
After three or two times, Rong Tang knew it.
When Ke Hongxue said he came to have fun, he really meant it.
Listen to some music, drink some wine, and then act like a playboy and dandy in front of the outside world.
—He said in front of the emperor that he was a playboy. Who would believe him if he didn’t prove it
Besides, in a place like Fengyue Tower, after a few drinks, the scent of cosmetics fills the nose, and the bones become soft, so the guard is naturally not strong. There is no telling how much private matters Master Ke may have found out in just a few words, all of which can be used in the future.
Ke Hongxue is not a serious person, but he is not really a non-serious person after all.
So when he mentioned Fengyue Tower, Rong Tang hesitated for just a moment, then changed his clothes and followed him out.
In the carriage, Ke Hongxue asked in surprise: "Sir, aren't you afraid of being led astray by me?"
Rong Tang was feeling a little depressed at the time. It was dusk. He glanced at her and asked, "Aren't you afraid that the Dali Temple will come to investigate?"
The two of them knew exactly who was in the Dali Temple.
Ke Hongxue opened his mouth and laughed wantonly, lifting the curtains to let the early autumn breeze blow into the carriage, letting in the smell of city life. He watched for a moment before turning back and saying, "The Dali Temple doesn't bother with these things. Only those old guys in the Censorate would go and catch them whenever they have nothing to do."
Rong Tang: “…”
The Censorate, the old guy...
He raised his eyes and looked at Ke Hongxue quietly. Master Ke was not at all stage frightened. He looked at him with a faint smile on his lips, as if to say: I did it on purpose.
Rong Tang looked at it for two seconds and then looked away.
It can't be such a coincidence. Su Huaijing said he had a social engagement in the evening, and God knows when it will end.
Besides, even if the Censorate really went to Fengyue Tower to arrest someone, they would give the news in advance and never carry out surprise attacks.
Even if we take a step back and investigate the court officials, what does it have to do with him, the Prince of Ningxuan
Rong Tang prepared himself mentally and finally stepped into the door of this den of illicit sex when Fengyue Tower was at its peak of business.
Ke Hongxue ordered two pots of wine and called over a few waiters. He happened to meet a few colleagues, and they sat together.
Rong Tang was among them, looking calm on the outside but worried in his heart. His eyelids were twitching slightly as he sipped the peach blossom wine in small sips.
Ke Hongxue chatted with someone for a few words, then turned around casually and asked him, "Is there something on your mind, my Lord?"
Rong Tang shook his head: "No."
"Oh—" Master Ke nodded and smiled meaningfully.
Everyone sat on the ground. He leaned slightly, almost half of his body turned around, and whispered in Rong Tang's ear: "I thought... you came here to seek scriptures."
Rong Tang's hand holding the wine glass trembled slightly, and a few drops of wine spilled on the carpet. Seeing this, Ke Hongxue raised his eyebrows and smiled for a long time.
Rong Tang was shocked, but he pretended to be calm: "What are you talking about?"
Ke Hongxue: "Nothing, it's just that Lord Su came to chat with me after the court in the early morning. His face was unusually beautiful, as if he was in high spirits, or a peacock with its screen spread out, showing off to me -"
Rong Tang's heart was in his throat. He couldn't hear a word of what the people around him were talking about or what the courtesans were singing. His ears were red as he stared at Ke Hongxue. He swallowed unconsciously to relieve the tension in his heart: "What are you talking about?"
Ke Hongxue asked softly, "Do you really want to listen?"
In an instant, it was like a volcano erupting and hitting his head. Rong Tang turned his head decisively, raised his wrist and drank a glass of wine directly, which made half of his tongue spicy.
Lord Ke smiled like a fox who had succeeded. He took the wine jug from the table and filled it up for him again. He said slowly, "I didn't say anything. I just thought that if you guys finished everything in such a short time in the morning, Lord Su might not be able to make it in time for the court, and you..."
He paused and laughed: "With a body that can't stand the wind and rain, how can you go out with me tonight?"
"… "
Rong Tang pinned this man to the ground and beat him eight hundred times in his heart, and said stubbornly: "Why can't he go to court?"
"Really?" Ke Hongxue took a sip of wine and said, "I'm sorry, but I didn't expect that the prince had such lofty ambitions and wanted to squeeze our Lord Su dry. I admire you."
Rong Tang: “?”
no…
Ke Hongxue: "Master Ke Su is still young after all. Even if he is mature and steady, he will probably be reckless and impulsive in bed. Even if the prince really has this idea, it is best not to tell him, otherwise you may be the one who suffers in the end."
Rong Tang: “?”
No, are you sick
What on earth has inspired you to say such nonsense
Rong Tang was dumbfounded. Just as he was about to refute his nonsense, a flash of electricity flashed through his mind, and the system said: [Tangtang, being stubborn is not civilized.]
Rong Tang: “…”
[You can't even get hard, how do you plan to prevent the villain from going to court? ]
The system was like a kid who sat on a small stool eating popsicles in the alley when he was a kid, both asking for a beating and being inexplicably sharp: [What Ke Hongxue said was not wrong, he was even trying to help you find a solution, and you didn't thank him, and you even wanted to scold him.]
[Tsk tsk, you two young couple... ]
[No one does human things.]
One was attacking him with nonsense in front of him, and the other was complaining in real time in his head. Rong Tang was stuck for a long time and lost the best opportunity to refute.
Master Ke has already made his conclusion: "So what do you want to learn, my Lord? The secrets of sex, the methods of making people happy, or do you want to ask the girls in the brothel how they keep their patrons?"
Ke Hongxue would not listen to him. She thought about it for a long time. Suddenly, she realized something. She looked at Rong Tang with a clear and sympathetic expression and asked in a low voice: "Don't you want to ask, if you can't get an erection, how can you consummate the marriage?"
System: [Oh wow~ I guessed it right, Tangtang~~~]
Rong Tang: “…”
Damn you guys.
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Su Huaijing had only been to Fengyue Tower once, but he had heard of this place when he was young. Usually his third brother would sneak out of the palace and hang out with a bunch of friends. They would drink all night and come back the next day, reeking of alcohol and being punished by their father to recite a text.
In the Shangshufang, the third prince knelt upright, speaking in a gentlemanly manner.
Outside the Shangshufang, the fourth princess took a peach or a sour date and said while eating, "Third brother, speak louder! Father said he can't hear you!"
The Seventh Prince looked around, but he didn't see his father or his eldest brother. He whispered to his fourth sister, "You lied to my third brother."
"He deserves it!" The fourth princess handed him a piece of sweet cake to win his heart, and said, "Who told him to go to Fengyue Tower without me?"
Su Huaijing was confused, but heard the princess whisper: "I want to see the beautiful sister, too."
Thus, Fengyue Tower became a synonym for fine wine and beautiful women in the young Seventh Prince's mind.
Until I grew up, a piece of drugged lotus cake and a thin chain shattered all my beautiful childhood imaginations.
He thought he would never come to this place again in his life.
Su Huaijing owned many properties in Beijing, but he had never been involved in brothels.
He felt disgusted.
The young and handsome man stood outside the building, looking up at the gold-painted plaque, his eyes dark and his emotions deeply hidden, like the midnight tide.
The prostitutes soliciting customers at the door didn't care about all this. When they saw his appearance and clothes, their eyes lit up and they crowded over to him, hoping to spend a night with the young man.
But just after they took a few steps forward, before her hands could wrap around his arms, Su Huaijing lowered his eyes to take a look, and they all stopped in their tracks as if they were frozen by ice in the cold winter, not daring to take another step forward.
So he stepped forward and walked into the place of joy cleanly.
The warm tent was lit with red candles, and everywhere was the decadence of the world, but Su Huaijing only felt nauseous and sick.
Xing Feng had checked before coming and told him which room Rong Tang was in. He went straight up without looking around, but stopped on the stairs, lowered his head and looked down, memorizing the faces of the court officials in the hall on the first floor one by one.
According to the laws of Dayu, any official appointed by the imperial court who openly visits a prostitute shall be punished with 30 strokes of the cane and fined half a year's salary.
Su Huaijing thought that Ke Hongxue was giving him a chance to show his political achievements.
He withdrew his gaze and continued to go upstairs.
He was extremely anxious before coming here, but after stepping in, Su Huaijing was no longer panicked. He walked slowly from room to room. When passing by a room, he even stopped and called Guigong to prepare some things for him before walking towards the room where Rong Tang was again.
Before entering the door, I heard the sound of pipa coming from inside, a young boy singing, a beautiful woman smiling and urging people to drink, the air was filled with a cloying sweet fragrance, it was a very happy feeling.
Su Huaijing nodded and said softly, "No wonder you don't want to go home."
He stood at the door for a while, until the old man brought him what he wanted. Then Su Huaijing lowered his eyes, raised a smile at the corner of his lips, and pushed open the door.
Everyone thought that the nanny had sent someone in again. Their faces, flushed from the alcohol, sex and money, turned to the door and saw someone standing in the backlight. The person was beautiful, tall and slender, wearing a jade-white long gown, like a banished immortal.
Just as they were all moved at the same time, they quickly came to their senses. Someone immediately pushed the beauty away and called out in panic, "Master Su?"
Rong Tang was choked by Ke Hongxue at that time and was in a dilemma. He was holding the wine glass in his hand and was about to drink it, but he was stunned for half a second when he heard the words. He turned his head and saw the villain's smiling face.
Su Huaijing said, "I came here to find my husband. My Lords, please continue."
He walked up to Rong Tang with a smile, and said in a very gentle tone: "Tang Tang, can I have a word with you?"
Rong Tang was inexplicably panicked and put down the wine glass and was about to get up, but Su Huaijing bent down slightly, held him with one hand, and took the glass of wine with the other hand. The moment he stood up, he glanced at Ke Hongxue with a look that could freeze him to death.
Master Ke smiled indifferently, raised his glass towards him, and drank it all in one gulp.
[He doesn't know how to appreciate kindness. Ke Hongxue is clearly helping him.] System comments.
Rong Tang didn't want to listen to its nonsense. The moment Su Huaijing appeared, his heart beat so fast that it almost exploded.
He opened his mouth, wanting to explain.
Su Huaijing had already turned around and took him into another empty room.
There was no light in the room, only a few cigarettes were burning in the Boshan stove on the table.
The door closed behind him, Rong Tang found a way to breathe and said, "Huai Jing..."
"Tangtang." The villain interrupted him, took a step forward, pressed the man against the door, with his back against the dead object and a warm chest in front of him.
Su Huaijing raised his hand, looked at the wine glass with a picture of mandarin ducks embracing each other, and asked in a gentle voice, "Is the wine outside better than at home?"
"No-"
"You lied to me again." Su Huaijing smiled, leaned over and sniffed his neck: "You smell like alcohol."
He stepped back slightly, drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, then lowered his head and held Rong Tang's lips in the darkness. The cold wine slid down his throat, and the fragrance of peach blossoms entangled between their lips and tongues, intoxicating and seductive.
Rong Tang was almost out of breath when he suddenly heard a sound of metal collision in his ears.
“Click—”
The cold touch locked his wrist, and the villain stepped back a little, smiling slightly: "Tangtang, you are really not obedient at all."
Rong Tang lowered his head in confusion. A long and thin chain locked Su Huaijing at one end and himself at the other.
[Oh no—]The system said: [You are finished.]
(End of this chapter)