After all, it was in front of the Qiu Mansion, and many people just watched from a distance. Seeing the serious faces of the Qiu Mansion guards, no one dared to go up and inquire.

In the Chu Dynasty, if there were no crimes, the titles of the past generations could be inherited by the heirs of the family. Today's Marquis Shao Wu is able to manage the sects in the mountains of 100,000 in Beiliang Mansion thanks to the legacy of his ancestors.

Ye Chong has already begun to imagine Qinggu entering glory in his hands. Perhaps he has begun to look forward to this day after knowing the rumors about Ye Qinghuan in Kyoto.

Ye Qinghe gave her father a weak look. She would not contradict her father, but with Ye Qinghuan's temper, how could she do things for the Ye family who had refused to save him?

"Hey, hey, hey. You are so shameless." Yu Zhi rarely fails to be unreasonable, because it takes less effort to be reasonable than to use his fists. But in this case, Yu Zhi just wants to use his fists.

He turned around and pulled Ye Qinghuan towards the mansion, and casually ordered: "You two are guarding the entrance of Qiu Mansion, is this how you watch these people bullying us?"

The two guards immediately understood, and suddenly more than a dozen guards came out of the house, holding sticks and standing in front of Ye Zhong and others. "You guys have come from afar, don't make it difficult for us brothers to do our job."

Listening to the guard's words, Yu Zhi thought to himself that after all, he had studied for a few years and was polite before fighting.

...

During the day, I went to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and was met with disappointment and took on a dangerous job.

In the evening, Yu Zhi walked towards Yihong Tower alone again. After returning to Qiu Mansion, within just an hour, he had figured out what Mr. Jiang meant. So, he had to go to Yihong Tower to find out.

That uncle of my own.

Listening to the music in the hall, holding a wine glass in your hand, and having Wen Yu in your arms.

Only then did Yu Zhi understand why business in this gentle village in Kyoto was so prosperous.

He walked into Yihong Building, found a table in the corner, and sat quietly. Across the countless people in the front row, the music that Yu Zhi could hear was mixed with countless noises. Yu Zhi smiled bitterly, and he also

He wanted to find a good seat, but every seat in Yihong Building had a clearly marked price. Yu Zhi, who had no money and could not move around, had to huddle in a corner.

Those scantily clad shopkeepers would definitely not even look at him. There are not many handsome young men in Yihong Mansion. Unfortunately, without the money to reward them, it is of no use to be handsome.

Yu Zhihun didn't care, drinking free drinks and eating free peanuts, watching the beautiful waiters walking into the rooms with a forced smile accompanied by the men with big bellies or as thin as bamboo poles.

The evil money.

As a small person, Yu Zhi also envied the days of singing and dancing. Unfortunately, there were so many people who wanted to kill him. Yu Zhi thought of Ning Huan in the dangerous building, and the group of killers in the private school in the south of the city. He felt a little uncomfortable.

Understand why these people want to kill him, and what's wrong with Li Haomiao? That private school can be settled once and for all.

Suddenly, the tip of Yu Zhi's nose smelled the fragrance of powder, and then he saw a beautiful woman who still had charm.

"Why are you sitting here?" Liu Rushuang saw Yu Zhi inadvertently, thinking that this boy was the lover who came to see her.

Yu Zhi poured a free glass of wine for Liu Rushuang, then spread his hands and made a helpless gesture. "Aunt Liu, my nephew is a commoner. Even if you look at this nephew from the Gold Cave, you are afraid that you are missing some money.

"

Liu Rushuang laughed loudly, "You are the secretary of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, how can you call yourself a commoner?"

When talking about this, Yu Zhi felt a headache again. "As a junior official, I am so valued by my superiors that I got a big trouble before I took office. If I can resign and return to work, I also want to return to the academy every day.

No worries.”

"He has left." Liu Rushuang said with a rather disappointed tone.

Yu Zhi didn't have many surprises. Li Haomiao had told him to leave Kyoto. This time, Yu Zhi also came to try his luck.

"In that case, my nephew will leave first." Yu Zhi stood up and suddenly turned back and said, "Aunt Liu, I think my uncle will return to Kyoto soon, so you don't need to worry too much." After saying that, he revealed his face again.

An inexplicable smile.

Liu Rushuang had already passed the age of blushing, so she laughed and scolded: "You brat..."

Yu Zhi laughed, thinking that Li Haomiao's charm could make Liu Rushuang worried.

Yu Zhi just wanted to leave, but was pulled back by Liu Rushuang. "Since you are here, let's see it here tonight. Your appearance will definitely make many girls happy. Don't be able to stop the pink skeleton in the future."

"Aunt Liu, my nephew already has a sweetheart." Yu Zhi touched his nose and said with a smile.

Unexpectedly, Liu Rushuang said again: "You kid, you think Aunt Liu will give you a slave tonight and spend the night with you? I think your aunt will definitely not be able to spare you."

Yu Zhi was still a little afraid of Li Qingru. If Li Qingru knew that he was spending the night in Yihong Building, even if nothing happened, he would still "not escape death."

Seeing Yu Zhi's fleeting look of fear, Liu Rushuang explained: "I'll let you experience the flower picking at Yihong Mansion tonight."

With that said, Liu Rushuang pulled Yu Zhi up to the stands on the second floor.

The so-called flower picking is the job of the beauties in various brothels who bid for bed pleasure. The beauties are flowers, and they require a lot of money to pick.

Yihong Building is seven stories high, and the best place to watch flower picking is the stand on the second floor. Because Liu Rushuang led the way, Yu Zhi also enjoyed the life of a rich man and sat in the stand on the right side of the second floor.

Yu Zhi didn't know what Liu Rushuang's status was, but someone who could have a yard in Yihong Building obviously had some means.

"Tonight there will be oirans from Yihonglou." Liu Rushuang said, "The oirans picked tonight will take a flower boat and cruise on the Chu River in Kyoto, having a spring night."

Yu Zhi had also heard about it in Kyoto. However, he could not imagine spending thousands or even ten thousand dollars. After all, he was still the poor scholar who had just come down from the mountain.

"I heard that today's courtesan in Yihong Mansion attracts all the royal relatives and relatives. Even the current prince wants to take her into the East Palace. Is this true?"

Liu Rushuang smiled slightly and said, "Of course it's a lie. Even if the oiran of Yihong Mansion becomes the king, she and the prince are different in terms of hierarchy, and the great Chu etiquette will not allow such a thing to happen. However, Xiaoyu'er, if you can't stand the fire,

Aunt Liu can say something for you."

Yu Zhi's cheeks turned red, and Li Wantong's appearance appeared in his mind. He was really a charming little fairy.

Yu Zhi neither refused nor agreed. "Is this how Aunt Liu was deceived back then?"

Liu Rushuang knocked Yu Zhi on the forehead and said with a smile: "Just asking around." Then, she seemed to remember the grand event in Kyoto more than 20 years ago. There is no doubt that Li Haomiao rose to fame at that time.

In Kyoto, Liu Rushuang, the steward of Yihonglou at that time, also committed herself to him.

A young hero and a famous couple in Kyoto, they are undoubtedly the couple that everyone envies.

Yihong Building is a ring-shaped high-rise building. There is a stage in the center of the first floor, which is where the Qinghuan people usually perform. Because they are Qinghuan people who perform arts but not sell themselves, the stage is surrounded by screens embroidered with light gauze to block the view.

, to prevent those young men with big index fingers from doing the work of buying and selling by force, and at the same time, it adds a sense of mystery.

Liu Rushuang looked at Yu Zhi, who also worked as a Diaoyutai, and was amazed. She usually accompanied many famous young masters and young masters in Kyoto to watch picking flowers. Many people were curious about who was inside the screen that had not yet been removed. But Yu Zhi came from behind.

We have been eating since we sat down, good tea and good snacks.

Liu Rushuang really wanted to say, this is a brothel, not a restaurant. Do you think this is a restaurant?

"Xiao Yu'er, don't you want to know and take a look inside?"

"The mysterious oiran of Yihong Mansion?"

"Aunt Liu, I can guarantee that you want to take a second look at it after seeing it for the first time. With such a soft body, I can't guarantee that you won't want to go up and touch it." Liu Rushuang was tempting Yu Zhi, "Oh, no, no, what if you become too animalistic?

I have no money, so I have to stay in Yihong Tower to pinch the waists and beat the legs of all the girls."

Yu Zhi said with a dark face, "I'm not a lustful ghost." In fact, Yu Zhi was convinced that apart from Li Wantong, there would never be a woman who could make his heart beat.

"What's more, with a beauty like Aunt Liu sitting next to me, I can sit still without any worries, let alone other people."

Liu Rushuang teased, although Yu Zhi's words were a lie, how could he, a mature woman, compare to those young women, but it reached Liu Rushuang's heart.

Yu Zhi's expression remained unchanged, but he was a little curious in his heart.

The popularity of the title of Yihonglou's Oiran is comparable to that of Yu Zhi's shame. However, Yihonglou released news of the Oiran three years ago.

Originally, the title of Oiran was selected by prestigious guests in Kyoto. They were proficient in poetry, etiquette, calligraphy, chess, calligraphy and painting, and the standards were extremely strict.

But this time, Yihonglou gave the title of Oiran to one person without authorization. Even after a year, the face of this Oiran was not seen, and even the name was not spread.

The more mysterious it is, the more people expect it.

Unexpectedly, Yu Zhi happened to catch up with tonight, the night when the mysterious oiran's veil was unveiled.

"Oh, what a pity. The young masters from other families gave me many treasures, but I didn't show them to them. I didn't expect that they were rejected by you." Liu Rushuang pretended to be disappointed and hid her face with regret.

"Aunt Liu, why don't you take me to see her?" Yu Zhi said.

"Didn't you say that your pregnancy will be calm?"

"It's only after we meet that I can verify that I am a person who is calm and stable."

"..."

The stand where Yu and Zhi were sitting had a very good view, and they could see the entire stage, including the guests in their direction.

Naturally Yu Zhi saw them, and they could naturally see Yu Zhi.

Xiao Jinghong was a frequent visitor to the streets of Kyoto, and he had a large number of officials and officials under his command. Xiao Jinghong's presence was indispensable on nights like this.

Ever since that self-directed and self-acted assassination, Jamel Xiao may not have been to such a romantic place for a long time. Given his status, someone has already reserved a place for him.

After all, the only royal family member who dares to wander around Yihong Mansion so blatantly is Xiao Jinghong. With Xiao Jinghong's name as Prince Zhao at the top, how many people dare to compete with him for position?

Xiao Jinghong saw Yu Zhi very early and was surprised that Yu Zhi was sitting with Liu Rushuang. He thought about it and walked in the direction of Yu Zhi.

Meng Duanzhang is still following Xiao Jinghong. Since that assassination, he has truly become Xiao Jinghong's confidant.

"The prince rashly went to see Yu Zhi in public. If the young prince heard about it, the prince's chance of surrender would be gone." Meng Duanzhang reminded.

Xiao Jinghong did not stop, with a smile on his face, and said calmly: "What does surrender have to do with Yu Zhi? If he likes me, why would he let me kill Yu Zhi? He, Xiang Jinghao, is just here

Yu Zhi is exhausted, let me

Go and vent his anger on him. He Xiang Jinghao is a good calculator, and I am not a fool. In my opinion, if Yu Zhi dies in my hands, the Qiu family will be against me, Prince Zhao's palace. And the Qiu family is in

We will definitely not be absent from this competition for storage space.”

Jamel Xiao sighed, "It's difficult. As a father, I let him take care of things a little bit, but as a son, I don't need to be careful about the facts."

Meng Duanzhang lowered his hands, folded his palms in front of him, and said: "The prince has a strategy and thinks everything through. The prince naturally does not have to worry."

When Xiao Jinghong came to Yu Zhi, Liu Rushuang was planning to take Yu Zhi to see it first.

"Your Majesty." When Liu Rushuang saw Xiao Jinghong, she hurriedly saluted. This was a distinguished guest of Yihong Mansion and a relative of the emperor, so he could not be neglected.

Yu Zhi didn't care, he still crossed his legs and had no idea of ​​getting up. "Hey, His Royal Highness is just recovering from his injury, so he came here to look for flowers and ask for willows."

Qiu Ruoruo and Yu Zhi told him that Xiao Jinghong had gone to Qiu Mansion to give a warning. But he had already left Kyoto at that time and was being chased by the three archers.

Is this a friendly reminder or does it have another purpose?

Yu Zhi couldn't see clearly the intentions of this idle prince, so he could keep his distance.

Xiao Jinghong didn't care, and sat on the chair next to Yu Zhi, saying: "It's not strange for me to come here, but I didn't expect that Brother Yu also likes the place of fireworks? He is so familiar with Mother Liu."

Yu Zhi shook his head and said: "No, no. I just happened to catch up with the flower picking thing. Aunt Liu is an old acquaintance of my elders, and I happened to be nagging her."

"Mother Liu has been in Yihong Mansion for many years. She should make good arrangements for Brother Yu tonight. Just put the expenses tonight on my account." Xiao Jinghong said grandly.

Liu Rushuang glanced at Yu Zhi and nodded in agreement.

But Yu Zhi frowned. He didn't want to get involved with Jamel Xiao, nor did he want to inherit a meaningless friendship. "Your Majesty, we haven't gotten to know each other well enough that you can treat me to a drink of flowers and wine."

Liu Rushuang was startled and kept looking at Yu Zhi. How can this child talk? He is the heir apparent of Prince Zhao's palace. How many people are waiting to fawn over him? Now that he has condescended to treat you to a drink of wine, he still doesn't give you face?

Jamel Xiao was dumbfounded, then smiled and said: "It's always a good thing to have many friends."

Yu Zhi's eyes were calm and he did not respond immediately. After thinking for a while, he said: "Tell me who sent the guy who chased me that day."

Friends are meant to be used at your own expense.

Yu Zhi has a very clear understanding of this point. Those who can call themselves brothers by drinking flower wine are just fair-weather friends.

Xiao Jinghong was in a dilemma. He could tell Xiang Jinghao's instigation. Of course, he also thought that the assassination of Yu Zhi came from Xiang Jinghao.

Jamel Xiao looked at Yu Zhi who insisted on his attitude with a wry smile. "This makes me very embarrassed. I said it just to offend the other party. It's hard to be a good person in the world."

"One end, or the other. The Crown Prince should always choose one side. You can't just be a faggot and try to please both sides."

"This is natural." Xiao Jinghong said, "However, Brother Yu knows that in the Great Chu Dynasty, there are only a handful of people who I dare not offend... Let's just say this, I really want to make friends with Yu.

Brother, this friend."

Yu Zhi looked at Jamel Xiao's leaving figure, with an inexplicable emotion flashing in his eyes.

"I didn't expect that you could actually get Prince Zhao to come and invite you. In just a few days, I see that you are also a well-known young master in Kyoto." Liu Rushuang didn't speak until Xiao Jinghong left, and she took a breath.

. She knows that there is a difference between superiority and inferiority. If these young masters and princes come from noble families, they don’t mind teasing them a little if they follow the other person’s wishes. But if they disobey the other person’s wishes, they will be beheaded.

Although she has been hanging out in the Land of Fengyue and Fireworks for many years and has learned some knowledge, Liu Rushuang is still respectful to these figures in Kyoto. To use Yu Zhi's words - if you have a good father, you can't afford to offend him.

"What, now I am also a well-known figure in Kyoto." Yu Zhi said proudly.

I don’t know what Xiao Jinghong is hiding, but as Xiao Jinghong said, there are only two or three people in Prince Zhao’s palace that he can’t afford to offend.

Could it be that he is the current His Majesty?

Yu Zhi smiled blankly, feeling ridiculous for his idea. If the Emperor of Chu really wanted to kill Yu Zhi, Yu Zhi would have died thousands of times, and there would be no need to resort to assassination.

Furthermore, the current His Majesty is known for his bravery, and before he became emperor, he was made of numerous corpses and bones.

Since he would not be the current majesty, Yu Zhi did not understand Xiao Jinghong's caution. King Zhao was the emperor's younger brother. He had been cared for by the emperor since he was a child. Although he had no real power, he was really considered to be one person below ten thousand people.

So, who else can threaten Jamel Xiao?

Yu Zhi didn't understand. He looked at Xiao Jinghong who had returned to the main seat and was waiting to start picking flowers. He had some doubts in his eyes, and then there was a smile on his face.

"Aunt Liu, just now the prince said that all the expenses for arranging a servant for me tonight can be recorded in his account. How much do you believe this?" Yu Zhi smiled mischievously.

Liu Rushuang said without thinking: "Prince Zhao has always had a good reputation. It is common for him to pay for others in Yihong Mansion. If you want it, Aunt Liu will find a baby for you." Liu Rushuang also smiled and thought to herself.

It is the time when young people are in the bloom of spring.

"I'm still worried. What if he defaults on the bill?" Yu Zhi worriedly asked.

Liu Rushuang rolled her eyes and said angrily: "Prince Zhao, there is no need to ruin his reputation just for your money to drink wine."

"No, no, no, people's hearts are separated from each other. How many brothers turned against each other for this little money. I'd better go and ask him for a letter." Yu Zhi was serious and cautious. He didn't have the money to drink wine, and he was worried about being detained in Yihong Building.

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