Chapter 1379 Hope and Disappointment
Chen Xi was about to take Zhu Houzhao into the gate of the Jiaofangsi when a man described as a despicable man suddenly appeared and stopped them, "Today there are distinguished guests, so please don't wait for them!"
This man was Gui Gong from the Jiaofangsi. He was ordered to receive the Governor and the guests who were invited here. Seeing that Chen Xi and the others were all half-year-old boys, he spoke very rudely.
The two guards following Chen Xi immediately pulled out the swords on their waists. Under the lights, the cold light shone. The Turtle Duke was so scared that his body shivered and asked quickly: "Are you... Are you distinguished guests from the Governor's Mansion?"
Chen Xi smiled and waved his hand: "Not a distinguished guest, today's Japanese officials are just here to enjoy a few things, so let's lead the way in front!"
Although Chen Xi was not wearing an official uniform, he was not angry and his aura could not be imitated by others. When he spoke, the Turtle Master knew that he was the head of the Jiaofangsi today. He quickly nodded and bowed in front of him to lead the way. Zhu Houzhao cursed in a low voice: "If something that is not open to the eyes, if it is in the capital, I will make someone pick his eyes out!"
Gui Gong didn't hear this, or pretended to be confused when he heard it, but Shen Yongqi could hear it clearly and understand Chen Xi and Yang Wenzhao. Chen Xi immediately frowned: "Don't make trouble everywhere, this will only cause trouble without any trouble... You are just an ordinary young man now, and it is not normal for others to despise you? Only when others know your true identity and deliberately seek trouble is called eye-opening. Do you understand?"
Zhu Houzhao didn't want to hear the truth at all. According to his previous personality, he would definitely argue with Chen Xi. But now Shen Xi takes him to the Jiaofangsi, which is the first time he has experienced his love and love in his life. He has no experience in dealing with it. Of course, he can only be whatever Chen Xi says.
There are many rockery pavilions and pavilions in Jiaofangsi. There are also some scenery under the red lanterns. The naughty children look around curiously, and everything is so novel.
Under the leadership of the Guigong, everyone came to a two-story wooden building built by the stream. From time to time, they could see dry bellybands, embroidered slings and other things about their daughter's house on the windowsill. The naughty child's eyes were straightened.
"Isn't this Mr. Chen?"
Just as Shen Xi was about to go upstairs, the door of the wing room next to the corridor opened, and Cuiyun walked out, looking swaying, but because of her old age and deterioration, she not only did not see the charm but frowned.
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but mutter: "Isn't the Jiaofangsi all this kind of thing?"
Zhu Houzhao had great expectations for this trip to the Jiaofangsi, but when he saw the old laobao bust, he felt disappointed.
Chen Xi did not care about details with an old woman like Cui Yun. Even if Cui Yun missed the matter, Chen Xi was confident that she could panic in front of Zhu Houzhao.
Zhu Houzhao's purpose is mainly to see the beauties in Huguang. If you look at each other, you will stay overnight. As long as Zhu Houzhao feels that the women in Jiaofangsi are all "small and jujubes", they will naturally lose interest.
No matter how good the palace maids in the palace are, they are the result of careful selection. There are thousands of palace maids and eunuchs in the palace of Daming, and all those who can be seen by Zhu Houzhao are all beautiful.
After all, there are few beautiful women in this world, and many of them are mediocre. Even if they are considered superior in the eyes of the world, they will not be able to catch Zhu Houzhao's wise and scheming skills.
They entered the banquet living room on the second floor of the main building of Jiaofangsi. Chen Xi said to Cuiyun: "Prepare the food and drinks, and invite a few musicians and dancers to come. I want to entertain guests here!"
Cuiyun looked at the people brought by Chen Xi, and there were only a few young men, even the Governor herself was a teenager. She didn't know which one was the distinguished guest invited by Chen Xi.
Xu Song, the headmaster of the guards, came from the Imperial Guards. He was used to being domineering and scolded impatiently: "What do you think? Is it my destiny? Why don't you go and prepare quickly?"
Chen Xi raised his hand and stopped him, "Xu Baihu, don't be rude to the people of Jiaofangsi. According to the rules, give the silver first... I will give out fifty taels of silver first. I think Jiaofangsi will naturally arrange the rest!"
Xu Song reluctantly presented fifty taels of silver. Cuiyun went happily, but when she went downstairs, she felt confused: "Mr. Shen is respectful. I heard that he has a lot of wives and concubines at a young age. But this time he came to Huguang to take office, he did not bring his family by his side. I guess this is one of the reasons why he came here."
"Realistically speaking, he can be considered a veteran of the fun market. He should understand the rules. Why should he act as a sucker and give him fifty taels of silver..."
Cuiyun muttered, touching the five silver ingots in his arms, making him even more uneasy, "Don't have any conspiracy. I heard that Governor Chen is not easy to mess with. Whoever messes with him is not a problem of suffering, but is seeking death! Even if he is not serving him well today, he should have a banquet for Lord Shen. If Lord Shen is willing to protect the Jiaofangsi, who dares to cause trouble here?"
At this time, Cuiyun not only regarded Chen Xi as a money tree, but also as a big backer.
With Chen Xi's current status in Huguang, it has reached the point where one word determines life and death. As a person with both upper and lower ranks, Cui Yun also has beautiful resources that both men like, so he naturally knows the importance of power to people. It is completely reasonable for her to use Chen Xi as her backer.
There were four people left in the room, including Shen Xi, Zhu Houzhao, Yang Wenzhao and Shen Yongqi. Xu Song and another guard stood at the door. Chen Xi sat with the prince and asked Yang Wenzhao and Shen Yongqi to sit opposite him to avoid them being abrupt.
After waiting for a while, Zhu Houzhao couldn't wait to ask, "Mr. Chen, everyone has been gone for a while, why haven't anyone come yet?"
Chen Xi asked, "Are you here to see folk customs and increase your experience, or are you here to see people specifically?"
Zhu Houzhao was stunned, then scratched her head and said with a smile: "It's both!"
Chenxi Road: "In the folk, the Jiaofangsi is a place for banquets. Everyone in the rituals and music here is for entertainment. If you have other thoughts, don't go to such high-end places and go to private brothels!"
Zhu Houzhao nodded, but was thinking about something in her heart... Where is the private prostitute?
The naughty child was thinking secretly. When the door opened, several servants brought the wine and food in and respectfully delivered it to the two tables.
Chen Xi picked up the wine pot and filled the wine glass in front of him first. Zhu Hou took a look at Chen Xi and wanted Chen Xi to pour wine for him, but Chen Xi, as a gentleman, had no reason to pour wine for students. She put down the wine pot on her own, then picked up the wine glass and took a sip, smacking her lips, it looked very delicious.
The naughty child poured a glass of wine for himself in disappointment. Just as he was about to reach out to get it, Chen Xi moved his glass away, pointed to the teapot next to him, and said, "You guys have tea today!"
Shen Yongqi and Yang Wenzhao didn't know how to drink alcohol and wanted to drink tea, but Zhu Houzhao was a little dissatisfied and protested: "Sir, what are you doing? Everyone said that this is a place to entertain guests. It is not a common thing to have a few drinks for guests?"
Chen Xi smiled slightly: "You are my student, they are my disciples. When will they become guests? Besides, with your age, it is not suitable for drinking. If you want to stay, do what I said, otherwise you will go back now. Using tea instead of wine is also a kind of etiquette!"
Although Zhu Houzhao was very unwilling to give up, she finally accepted Chen Xi's arbitrary behavior, because for him, the most important thing was to see the girls here and appreciate the beauty of the romantic place. Whether or not to drink was actually irrelevant. The naughty child thought: "You can buy wine everywhere, and it will not be too late for me to drink again in the future, but there is only one chance to enter Jiaofangsi. After passing this village, there is no such store! I have to seize it!"
The wine was served on the table, and soon the door opened again. Several women standing outside with their heads lowered and holding musical instruments.
These women were all wearing silk skirts. They looked at each other and were very colorful. Zhu Houzhao kept rubbing her hands excitedly.
But when these women came into the room and showed their true faces under the candlelight, the smile on the naughty child's face froze quickly.
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ps: The emperor is still catching a severe cold and is powerless. Sorry!
Chapter completed!