Speaking of Orchid from the Western Regions, Qin Shou'an remembered that night at Wangxie Fengyue Tower, Tang Wanrong was sitting on the bed, explaining to him this princess of the Beiyue clan who had a rough life and a rich background.
At that time, Tang Wanrong was wearing a Qin Jin Haiqing robe, and her two slender and warm-smelling feet were faintly visible at the hem of the robe.
When he spoke, he was sometimes cowardly, sometimes arrogant, and sometimes angry, explaining Qin Shou'an's doubts clearly.
Princess Beiyuezhi is probably far inferior to a woman like Tang Wanrong.
It's just that the emperor would leave the three thousand beauties in the harem behind to linger around the house, which is enough to show that men's pursuit of women is often: not to see whether they are beautiful or not, but only to smell the fragrance or not.
Wild flowers are naturally more fragrant than domestic flowers.
The chickens raised at home are cooked with various seasonings, but they are not as fragrant as the free-range chickens cooked in clear spring water.
"Why did Mr. Ming say this?" Qin Shou'an thought for a while and wanted to hear more news about Ming Shiyin.
"This starts with Wang Xie Fengyue Tower's unique Oiran Luck Wheel and Guan Pu."
Qin Shou'an, Han Xin and Yue Qing were all refreshed.
Wheel archery is a common gambling game in this era. The merchant divides the disk into areas of different sizes, with the name of the product written on each area. The customer spends a certain amount of money to buy an archery opportunity, which area to hit.
products can be taken away.
Of course, the value of goods is different. Goods in areas that are easy to shoot are cheaper, while goods in small areas are of higher value.
In addition to wheel-pulling archery, there is also a small game called Guan Pu, in which all goods of merchants can be sold or thrown. Sometimes the bet is very big.
Housekeepers, singers, and dancers are all here for a price."
Qin Shou'an played with these things when he was playing in the streets with three maids when he was a child. He often spent twelve or eighty taels of silver and got some small things that were not very valuable at all.
But they had a great time playing. They screamed as if they had made a fortune when they won. They often lost all their pocket money and didn't know it when they lost.
Huaiyu was the luckiest. Qin Shou'an remembered that she once spent ten coppers and won a hosta worth one tael of silver, which made the merchant feel very distressed. The four of them had obviously made him more than 10 taels of silver.
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"The oiran also uses fortune wheels and guanpu? No wonder my father also needs to spend a lot of money." Qin Shou'an nodded. This is the pattern. Even if it is his own building, he cannot directly occupy the oiran. He must participate equally with everyone. p>
"It still requires a little bit of luck." Ming Shiyin did not dare to say that the old prince was lucky. After all, in the end, the old prince lost his life because of the oiran's "quick wind".
Can this be called luck? Even a veteran like Ming Shiyin would not dare to say that in front of Qin Shouan.
I always feel that it's okay to say that the prince is a real dragon, but if I want to tease and ridicule the old prince, he knows that even if Shiyin doesn't get hit in the head, the two corners of his forehead will still be smoothed by Qin Shouan.
"The Orchid from the Western Regions is very beautiful. In the past three years, Wang Xie Fengyue Tower has not had a more attractive woman than her. With such an oiran, Wang Xie Fengyue Tower will naturally not be able to make a one-off business, but will drive the business of the entire building.
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As a personal follower of the old prince, Ming Shiyin had long known that Wang Xie Fengyue Tower was a business of the prince's palace. He turned his head and looked at the towering Wang Yue to Feng Lai Pavilion with admiration: "The princess personally instructs the people in the building for this matter."
Several shopkeepers decided on a strategy."
"The strategy is Lun Lun and Guan Pu?" Qin Shou'an thought of Tang Wanrong's bone-breaking and marrow-sucking operation method in the League of Legends.
"Yes. Guests who come to Wang Xie Fengyue Tower can get some lottery tickets through the Wheel of Fortune and Guan Po. Each lottery ticket is an opportunity to draw a girl."
"Ah?" Qin Shou'an couldn't help but be stunned. Drawing a girl? Doesn't it sound serious... Or is it similar to the kind of "drawing cards" he thought of?
I originally thought that Tang Wanrong would be able to earn enough by gambling on Yun Lun and Guan Pu, but in the end, this was just a chance?
After all, he is too small.
"The girls in Wang Xie Fengyue Tower are temporarily divided into four levels: Heaven, Earth, Xuan, and Huang. Every time you draw lots, you can get at least one opportunity for a Huang-level girl to accompany you for a drink. Yellow is the lowest level, and the Xuan level is above.
Earth level and heaven level."
Ming Shiyin talked about it with some relish, how interesting this was. The momentum created at that time could be called a grand event that had not been seen in the wind and moon world in Longyin City for decades.
Qin Shou'an controlled the muscles on his face to avoid distortion. Tang Wanrong is really... This aunt is really a talent. No wonder the palace and the palace are willing to hand over business, industry, and money to her to take care of the dividends.
"This lottery girl...could it be that the odds of each level are different, and it is difficult to win one of the highest level or even one in a hundred draws every time?"
Qin Shouan thought of the damn card drawing game, the damn seal, the damn leopard-headed Lin Chong, and the immoral and retarded man who showed off his European style in the shipwreck post.
"As expected of the crown prince, he can draw inferences from one example. It is true." Ming Shiyin shook his folding fan, showing a hint of admiration, "It is easy to draw a girl at the heaven level and a girl at the yellow level. This is in itself.
An injustice."
"Mr. Ming, what level of girls should we be?" Han Xin asked curiously.
"Every girl can write poems and songs..." Yueqing is not very confident. She is relatively literate, but compared with those girls who can recite poems against talented literati, it is nothing.
"You are at the treasure level, and you are still above the heaven level. You are reserved so that no one can smoke you." Qin Shou'an found it funny, "What's the point of getting mixed up in this matter!"
Han Xin and Zhong Qing were a little embarrassed to be praised by the young prince in front of outsiders, so they huddled together and covered their mouths, laughing.
"There is indeed an Immortal level above the Heaven level. The Hu Ji from the Western Region is the Immortal level. There is only one. It is extremely difficult to draw her, even if you try your luck. How many times?
Thousands of taels of silver are thrown in and there is no sound." Ming Shiyin said and shook his head.
Of course he also went to support him, and he was very lucky. He spent more than a thousand taels of silver to win a prefecture-level girl... But that girl was Ming Shiyin's lover, and she came to Wang Xie Fengyue Tower on weekdays.
, and can’t spend so much money.
Even so, compared to the other red-eyed guests that day, Ming Shiyin still felt that he was extremely lucky. How many people were yellow-level girls in ten draws and hundreds of draws, and even Xuan-level girls were rare.
"She is immortal-level...restricted." Qin Shouan understood.
"Then some people draw yellow-level girls ten times. Does that mean he can ask ten yellow-level girls to drink with him at one time?" Yue Qing asked with concern.
"Theoretically, this is the case... but generally no one would do this. There are also regulations in the building. You can use these ten times to exchange for a chance to sleep with a girl. The other levels have rewards based on the number of draws, not just
After letting the guests really spend a lot of money, they can only drink here for the rest of their lives." Ming Shiyin said with a smile.
Drinking flower wine outside, no matter how big the age difference is, the beauty in your arms is still a lover.
Seeing these little girls in the palace, it feels like old and young are getting along with each other. Seeing their innocent and lively appearance, Ming Shiyin feels very cute.
"In the future, if our young prince has more women, we can do this." Han thought with an idea.
"Huh?" Qin Shouan frowned.
"At the beginning of the new year, prepare a lot of cards. Some cards can be used to sleep with. Let the princesses draw them. Each draw will cost ten taels or twenty taels of silver. If the one you draw wants to sleep with you, you can
Use one..." Han Xin hasn't thought it through yet, so he can only give a rough idea.
"It's...a lottery, right..." Qin Shou'an picked a flower branch and slapped Han Xin several times. She was so shocked that she hid behind Yue Qing, causing Yue Qing to suffer the same fate. After being hit several times together,
The two yelled and ran into the Weeping Flower Gate.
"The ideas of little girls are really interesting." Ming Shiyin stroked his beard and laughed.
"Little girl? Well, she looks like a little girl, but she is actually the mother of a child." Qin Shouan shook his head.
"I saw them in the outer courtyard. They looked honest and steady, no different from ordinary women. But when they returned to the young prince, they became as innocent and lively as girls."
Ming Shiyin said firmly: "This is also because the prince is not an ordinary person. It has been recorded in ancient books..."
Qin Shou'an felt that Ming Shiyin was going to talk about the "real dragon's appearance" again, so he quickly asked:
"In the end, this limited fairy-level card... no, the fairy-level oiran finally fell into the hands of the father. Did the Prince of Nanjun also participate that day?"
"Yes. This is the information that my subordinates have found out. The money spent by the Nanjun Prince on the girl at that time was enough to exchange for a heaven-level girl to sleep with him for a full three years. If it was usually used in Wang Xie Fengyue Tower, it would be enough for ten years without leaving the building, day and night.
Shengge." Ming Shiyin pointed to the Prime Minister's Mansion next door:
"It is said that that night, the prime minister's wife came to see the princess and wanted to use her family's cotton business and shares in the building to exchange Wang Xie's real shares in Fengyue Building."
"Agreed?" Qin Shou'an didn't know about this. Although he looked through the accounting room, he couldn't understand the details of these shares without looking carefully for a year and a half.
The cotton business is indeed very profitable. Cotton production in Xinqin is very rare and relies on imports all year round. In real terms, the profit will even exceed that of Red Poppy Grass Cream.
"No. The princess said that Mrs. Fang is too greedy. Fortunately, the prime minister is also very particular about others and has never thought about taking advantage of others. Business matters, success or failure, will not hurt the harmony." Ming Shiyin said with a smile. "Haha..." Qin Shou'an also smiled and nodded.
He somewhat understood that Tang Wanrong was really not easy.
The Prime Minister's Mansion next door is a very particular family, and Fang Duwei and Fang Zhishan and his son don't seem to have the temperament to take advantage of others... at least they won't have no bottom line and look ugly.
But Mrs. Fang may not be so. Women at this time often have the idea that the men in the family want face, but what kind of face do I, a woman, want?
If Mrs. Fang had taken advantage of her by clever means, and if she was not careful, would Fang Duwei have done anything to Mrs. Fang?
Show off the virtues of ancient sages, deal with your wife harshly, and return all your property and wealth?
This is the Prime Minister's Office with a reputation for character and virtue. What about the others?
There are many rich and powerful people in Longyin City who have no bottom line and look ugly - such as Rong Qingshu who was just taken care of by Qin Shouan.
Even his father, Qin Heng, took a roundabout route: Son, we can't rob him. If you marry Tang Wanrong, you will get both people and wealth.
Since ancient times, wealth has attracted people's hearts, and Tang Wanrong is guarding such a huge wealth. No wonder that even though she has no romantic relationship with the old prince, she has to use her status as "princess" to tightly bind herself to the Langya Palace.
Tang Wanrong was able to have the confidence to reject the "fair" replacement proposed by Mrs. Fang without hesitation because she was Princess Langya and not a helpless widow.
It's no wonder that she is wary and wary of Qin Shou'an's return, cautious but anxious.
She not only needs Qin Shou'an to inherit the throne and maintain the existence of Langya Palace as a strong support, but she is also worried that Qin Shou'an will eat her in turn.
"Prince Nanjun spent so much money to go out, but he never had the chance to kiss her. Instead, the old prince who had suffered a loss for him in the past got the beauty. He has always been jealous." Ming Shiyin continued:
"When something happens to the old prince, there are countless people who take pleasure in his misfortune, but the one who has the most motive to add insult to injury is definitely Prince Nanjun."
"I can't ask others to feel the same way as me. Even if I gloat in my stomach, I can't care about it." Qin Shou'an sneered, "Since he still misses the Orchid from the Western Regions, I can't let him get his wish." There is no saying that a woman in a brothel belongs to a certain person. Under normal circumstances, customers often go to the brothel and only choose a certain girl. If things go on like this, this girl is regarded as the customer's sweetheart.
Only in this case, the two lovers will temporarily form a relationship that is not very strong. The girl will not receive other guests, and the guest will not order other girls, until one party decides to terminate this relationship.
A good relationship makes it easier for both parties to get together and part ways.
The relationship between Hu Ji from the Western Region and the old prince is even more special. After she was selected by the old prince, she has only served the old prince. She is regarded as the woman who was raised by the old prince in Wangxie Fengyue Tower. The king of Nanjun now covets her. Qin
Shuan is intolerable.
"That's how it should be." Ming Shiyin came to test Qin Shou'an's attitude and was very happy to hear this. As the old prince Qin Heng's former romantic partner, he definitely didn't want to see Qin Heng's woman being touched by others again:
"Then Hu Ji from the Western Region is currently in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. Prince Nanjun has no one available in the Ministry of Punishment, let alone a major case involved?"
"The Prince of Nanjun ordered Zongzheng Temple to delay my succession. He originally wanted to make a deal with me. He allowed me to successfully succeed to the throne. Should I bring out the Orchid Girl and give it to him?" Qin Shou'an sneered, "Take what originally belongs to me.
It’s really a good idea to use things as bargaining chips.”
This is a typical gangster method. He first comes to your door to poop and pee, which is disgusting, and then uses "I will not poop or pee in front of your door from now on" as a trading condition to ask others to give him benefits.
"We can't let him get what he wants." Ming Shiyin nodded.
"Logically speaking, the Langya Palace has no connections in the court... Why does Prince Nanjun think I can do this?" Qin Shou'an had a vague understanding, but still wanted to ask Ming Shiyin to confirm himself.
ideas.
He does not want to play an omniscient and omnipotent image in front of his subordinates and advisers, and it is better for Fu Na to speak out than to think blindly and end up messing up things.
"Because this is what happened with your decree, little prince." Ming Shiyin said with a smile, "Of course, it refers to after you become the prince of Jiuzhou Prefecture."
"Oh, probably the Ministry of Punishment and Jiuzhou Prefecture often cooperate in handling cases, so some prisoners can be detained in the Ministry of Punishment or Jiuzhou Prefecture." Qin Shouan understood:
"The case of Orchid from the Western Regions is related to my father. In addition, since I have taken office as a new official, in order to facilitate joint handling of cases in the future, the Ministry of Punishment will also give me more face. Transferring a prisoner who cannot be retried to me is nothing at all." "Yes, in the eyes of the Ministry of Punishments, that Orchid from the Western Regions is also a hot potato."