"Haha, you are so funny. There is a curfew at night. How do you tell me how to get home after going there?" Cheng Chumo laughed so hard that he almost died.
Lin Xuan secretly cursed himself for being stupid for forgetting the ancient curfew system.
The curfew only restricted walking on the streets. Once the curfew started, those who had not yet returned home would have to spend the night in a brothel. Cheng Chumo and the others did not dare to spend the night in a brothel.
They usually go there during the day and leave before curfew.
"Then go ahead."
Lin Xuan had rejected them several times, but this time he did not refuse again. In addition, he was also curious about ancient brothels, so he agreed.
All the brothels in Chang'an are gathered in Pingkangfang, and Mingyue Pavilion is certainly no exception.
The carriage stopped at the entrance of Mingyue Pavilion, and Lin Xuan and others got off the carriage.
Lin Xuan looked at the pedestrians around him, and he breathed a sigh of relief when no one looked at them strangely.
What surprised him was that all the people passing by on the street were men and not a single woman.
Later, Lin Xuan found out that the entire Pingkangfang was a brothel, and everyone had the same purpose. Of course, no one would look at them differently.
"Let's go in." Cheng Chumo looked impatient.
There wasn't much to see outside, but once inside, there was a lot of people, singing and talking, and it was very lively.
Lin Xuan had been looking at it curiously, and he found that it was different from the brothel he imagined. Those people were chatting seriously with the girls around them, and they were not as promiscuous as he thought.
The stewards of Mingyue Pavilion's eyes lit up when they saw Cheng Chumo and the others. These guys are bosses who are not short of money.
"You guys haven't been here for a long time. Which girls are you looking for?" Manager Qian said with a charming look on his face.
He knew the identities of Cheng Chumo and others, but he didn't tell them.
"Well, prepare a private room for us and call your best girl over." Cheng Chumo said.
"Okay, let's go to the private room first. The girls will be there in a moment." Manager Qian said with a smile.
After calling a waiter and telling him to take a few people to a private room, Manager Qian went to arrange girls for them.
The four of them followed the waiter to the private room upstairs.
Not long after Lin Xuan and others sat down, Manager Qian came over with four girls.
"Gentlemen, I wonder if these girls are satisfied with it. If not, I will change it for you." Manager Qian said with a smile.
"Just these few, the girl stays here, you can go out first." Cheng Chumo looked at them and said with satisfaction.
Lin Xuan took a look and found that he looked really good, probably with a score of 90.
Chang'an's No. 1 brothel truly deserves its reputation.
"Then I'll take my leave first. If you have any orders, just say hello." After speaking, Manager Qian closed the door and exited the room.
After Manager Qian left, no one needed to greet him. The girls with graceful postures said a sweet blessing, and then sat down next to everyone in turn.
A beautiful girl, carrying a gust of fragrance, sat down next to Lin Xuan.
Lin Xuan's old face turned red and he was very nervous. Regardless of his past life or this life, this was his first time coming to a brothel.
"Ah Luo, how do you call the young master?" Ah Luo poured a glass of wine for Lin Xuan, brought it to Lin Xuan, and asked with a blue breath.
Lin Xuan coughed dryly and said, "My surname is Lin."
Ah Luo saw that Lin Xuan was a little nervous and couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.
This was the first time he saw a man visiting a brothel, and he was so nervous.
Lin Xuan was a little embarrassed. He turned his attention away from A Luo and looked at Cheng Chumo and the others.
I saw Cheng Chumo and the others drinking wine and chatting animatedly with the girl next to them.
I didn't go up and do anything as I imagined.
"Hey, why are they so serious?" Lin Xuan muttered in his heart.
Logically speaking, they should not be so honest if they are so impatient.
Seeing that everyone was so honest, Lin Xuan sat up tight and did not dare to move.
After all, it's his first time here, so it's better not to make any jokes.
Ah Luo helped Lin Xuan pour wine and found a topic to chat with Lin Xuan.
As they chatted, Lin Xuan slowly relaxed.
He did not expect that A Luo, a promiscuous woman, actually knew a lot, including playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting.
It's not like the brothel girl he imagined, who can only laugh and sell meat.
In fact, Lin Xuan was wrong. The brothels of the Tang Dynasty were not what people thought.
Brothels in the Tang Dynasty generally refer to places that provide singing and display of talents. The women in them are all performers rather than prostitutes. As for why brothels gradually became the places that everyone thinks of, that is a matter for the future.
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Of course, it is not impossible for a woman in a brothel in the Tang Dynasty to do some shameful things, provided that you can attract her and make her show up voluntarily.
Lin Xuan didn't know this. He drank flower wine for the first time in his life and spent it in a state of nervousness.
In the end nothing was done.
It's not that he didn't do anything, at least he was drunk, and he didn't know how he got back in the end.
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Lin Xuan and others were drinking wine at Mingyue Tower, not knowing that what happened at the Furong Garden Poetry Club today had been spread.
East Palace
Li Chengqian put down the pen in his hand and praised: "A good poem seems to be about snow, but it is actually about admiring the purity of plum blossoms."
Li Tai held poetry gatherings just to attract talents, and he knew this.
Every time Li Tai held a poetry meeting, he would send someone to keep an eye on it. After the poetry meeting was over, someone would come to report to him.
When he first heard Lin Xuan's name, he thought it was the same person. After describing it, he realized that he was the same person.
He met Lin Xuan twice, but he didn't expect Lin Xuan to be so talented.
The words that his father couldn't put down lately were actually written by Lin Xuan.
He was a little worried when he heard that Li Tai was wooing Lin Xuan, but he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Lin Xuan refused.
He hated Li Tai very much. He was his brother from the same mother, and he actually wanted to compete with him for the crown prince position.
Although Li Tai didn't express it, his actions were already obvious.
Isn't it just to build your own team when you apply to leave the palace early?
He didn't know why his father agreed. Could it be that his father couldn't see Li Tai's intentions?
Li Shimin doted on Li Tai so much that Li Chengqian felt very insecure.
Li Shimin's behavior made Li Chengqian feel dissatisfied with him.
For Lin Xuan, Li Chengqian felt a little grateful.
Because of his reminder, Li Shimin has declared to the world that marriage between close relatives is prohibited.
The marriage between Li Lizhi and Changsun Chong naturally ended without any problems.
Li Lizhi was very happy when she got the news, and a smile bloomed on her depressed face.
"In that case, why don't I help you?" Li Chengqian chuckled, stood up, picked up the poem he had just written on the table, and left the East Palace.
He was grateful to Lin Xuan and Lin Xuan refused Li Tai's solicitation, so he decided to help Lin Xuan.
As for whether it can be done, it still depends on Li Lizhi's own thoughts.