There are so many brothels in Bianliang that most of the brothels in Maxing Street are covered with brothels. The remaining teahouses and foot shops also rely on these brothels to survive.
Of course, the teahouse where Commander Liu stayed was not included, as it was the property of the Imperial City Division.
Baihua Building is located in the best location on Ma Xing Street. It occupies a huge area and has numerous overlapping doors.
There is a saying that there are more than a hundred rooms in Baihua Building, but if it were in Bianliang, people would definitely make fun of it. Because Baihua Building has more than a hundred rooms and a hundred girls?
Among the brothels in Bianliang, Baihualou is definitely a unique place.
Because you may not be able to get in even if you have money.
Ximen Qing specifically learned that Baihua Building is a bit like a high-end club in later generations. All members are members. In other words, you must be a member before you can enter; if you are not a member, you need to be invited by a member.
Before, Lu Qian was able to step into the gate of Baihua Tower because of Gao Yanei's glory.
As for why Gao Yanei, a guy who only likes mature women, went to Baihualou, all Ximen Qing could think of was that he came with someone else.
Being able to have Gao Yanei as his companion is naturally not a casual role.
Perhaps, these are the "mysterious figures" that Miss Zixuan calls.
The next night when the lights were on, a sedan stopped at the door of Ximen's mansion.
The sedan is very ordinary, just the ordinary green cloth sedan on the street, the kind you can see casually hugging on the street.
But the bearer is not an ordinary person. He looks like a martial arts practitioner at first glance. His actions and behavior are very precise. He is obviously not the ordinary bearer on the street.
"Lord Ximen, please get on the sedan chair."
One of the bearers bowed and saluted. Although his words were simple, the angle of his bow and the pitch of his voice showed that he had received strict training.
No matter who is the boss behind Baihualou, he is at least a person who knows a lot about management. Although Ximen Qing doesn't know whether this person will show up, he has great expectations for tonight's trip.
Ximen Qing did not bring anyone else, but called the prodigal Yan Qing.
Only Yan Qing, the prodigal son, has the most experience in entering and exiting places like Baihua Building, so he can handle it if any situation arises.
Yan Qing's behavior in the Li family brothel last time completely proved that he was worthy of the word "prodigal son".
Only when Ximen Qing got on the sedan did he realize that although the sedan looked very ordinary from the outside, it was very extraordinary inside.
In the words of later generations, it is...low-key luxury.
First of all, only when you go inside do you realize that the interior space of this sedan is nearly one-third larger than that of an ordinary sedan.
Secondly, judging from Ximen Qing's knowledge, what he felt were the highest-end products on the market. Take the cushion on the seat, for example, it was half a piece of white fox fur.
This kind of white fox fur definitely came from the Liao and Jin Dynasties. It was extremely precious in the Song Dynasty. If a woman could own a white fox fur coat, she would love it so much that she would vomit blood.
But here, it is just used as a mat.
What interests Ximen Qing even more is that there is a glass lamp inside the sedan, which emits just the right amount of light.
There was also an exquisite small wooden box at hand, and Ximen Qing found a small bottle of wine and some dried meat inside.
Opening the small jade bottle, a familiar smell came out.
It's Jingyangchun.
Obviously, Jing Yangchun was also recognized by Baihua Tower and became part of the luxury.
Baihualou can put so much thought into a sedan, giving guests a different experience on the way to Baihualou. People can't help but imagine what kind of enjoyment they will have after arriving at Baihualou.
As the sedan chair sank slightly, Ximen Qing finally realized that he had arrived at the right place.
The two bearers carried the sedan chair steadily and quickly along the way, and it actually took less time than Ximen Qing estimated.
"Lord Ximen, you are here!"
Miss Zixuan's voice came from outside the sedan.
When Ximen Qing got out of the sedan, he realized that he was not on Ma Xing Street.
Perhaps seeing Ximen Qing's doubts, Miss Zixuan explained: "This is a place specially for distinguished guests. The place on Maxing Street is for ordinary guests."
It turns out that members also have levels. Obviously this is the so-called VIP channel.
Ximen Qing smiled slightly: "Miss Zixuan, please lead the way."
"Sir, please come with me." Zixuan walked in with Ximen Qing and Yan Qing, and seemed to glance at Yan Qing intentionally or unintentionally.
Yan Qing smiled back, while Zixuan looked a little embarrassed and coughed: "Master Ximen, there is a girl in front of you to take you to the front seat, and Zixuan was sent here."
When Zixuan heard the words "Brother Xiao Yi", her face moved slightly, and she immediately turned around to cover it up.
"Brother Xiao Yi, do you know this Zixuan?" Ximen Qing couldn't help but ask, "I see she has been staring at you for a long time."
The prodigal Yan Qing thought about it seriously, shook his head and said, "I don't know you at all. Brother Ximen, Xiao Yi is not bragging. Xiao Yi can remember even the people he passed by on the street a few years ago. This woman is completely
No impact."
"It's just a little strange." Ximen Qing said with a smile: "Forget it, let's just see the activities of Baihua Tower tonight."
"For activities like this before Chinese Valentine's Day, most of them invite literati to enjoy singing and dancing, reciting poems and writing poems, which makes them appear elegant." Yan Qing is well aware of this kind of activity: "In addition, there may be new people in the industry.
First, I would like to come out and introduce you to our distinguished guests..."
The words "first night right auction" suddenly popped up in Ximen Qing's mind, and he had a lingering feeling: "There are many such activities in Daming Mansion in Beijing, right?"
"When Xiao Yi was hanging out in the brothels, he often participated in it." Yan Qing seemed to recall something: "There were a lot of brothels in Daming Mansion. To be honest, Xiao Yi was still a hot commodity at that time and wanted to go to many places.
Let Xiao Yi go and cheer for you."
The two of them walked slowly along the corridor, with a soft Persian blanket under their feet, which was very useful.
"But compared to Daming Mansion, the decoration here is simply heaven and earth." The prodigal Yan Qing showed Ximen Qing with his fingers: "Look, the glazed lanterns here are different. None of them are the same. It's really amazing.
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Speaking of this, Ximen Qing looked at each one with great interest. As expected, the patterns on them were all different. Some of them could be vaguely recognized as ancient myths, and some were rare birds and animals...
"Hey...Xiao Yi, look at the glazed lamp in front of you, it actually seems to be engraved with a picture of an erotic palace!" Ximen Qing seemed to have discovered a new world.
Yan Qing smiled and looked in the direction of Ximen Qing's finger, and said: "Actually, this kind of pattern can be found everywhere in brothels. It's not surprising..."
At this moment, a woman's figure appeared under the glazed lamp in the distance, seeming to be looking this way.
"Oh, is that the girl who came to pick us up?" Ximen Qing waved slightly, but found that the woman looked familiar.
Moreover, the woman seemed to look a little panicked after seeing Ximen Qing and Yan Qing.
"What does this mean?"
Ximen Qing turned around and saw Yan Qing's expression suddenly changed.
Immediately afterwards, Yan Qing, the prodigal son, rushed over without saying hello!
The woman let out a cry of surprise, twisted her body and disappeared.
"Brother Xiaoyi, what's going on?"
Ximen Qing took two steps to catch up and found that the blanket was too soft and he couldn't run at all.
But this did not affect the pace of Yan Qing's attack at all. Ximen Qing watched Yan Qing rush under the glazed lamp, twisted his body, and disappeared!
Ximen Qing's heart skipped a beat, where could he actually see a ghost?
But what's going on with Yan Qing's expression?
Ximen Qing walked closer and realized that he was overthinking it.
There happened to be a fork in the road under the glazed lamp. The woman and Yan Qing both turned to the fork and disappeared naturally.
But if you don't get closer, you really can't find this fork in the road.
Ximen Qing took two steps into the fork in the road and saw Yan Qing coming towards him with a nervous expression.
Obviously, this place is connected in all directions, and Yan Qing was unable to catch up with the woman.
"What's going on?"
Ximen Qing couldn't help but ask.
"It's Jia." Yan Qing replied, "Why is she here?"
Jia family?
Ximen Qing suddenly remembered the woman who was let go by Yan Qing in Daming Mansion, Jade Qilin Lu Junyi's wife, Jia Shi.
The last time we met, Jia was sitting naked on the ground. No wonder she didn't recognize her at first sight.
Not only that, Ximen Qing also thought of the Baihualou woman who claimed to know him.
Zixuan said that the woman's name was Mengqing.
Mengqing?
Ximen Qing smiled slightly, isn't Meng Qing the Jia family?
This name is enough to show that Jia has always had a prodigal son, Yan Qing, in his heart, but he is just out of reach.
The woman who appeared just now is Meng Qing, also from the Jia family.
"Everything in the world is unpredictable, and nothing is impossible." Ximen Qing said to Yan Qing: "Jia is free after she left the Lu Mansion. It is possible for her to appear anywhere."
Yan Qing clenched her fists, her eyes seeming helpless: "Anywhere is fine...but why here?"
"Some things are difficult to explain clearly, so why bother?" Ximen Qing comforted: "Jia is here, so she has her reasons..."
Before Ximen Qing finished speaking, a voice came from behind.
"Lord Ximen, you are here."
What appeared was a young woman wearing a light crimson skirt, who bowed and saluted: "It was supposed to be Miss Mengqing who came to take you to the table... but the Lord has not arrived for a long time, so we arranged for the servants to come out to greet you."
Ximen Qing saw that the woman had fair skin, and after asking her name, he found out that she was called "Jiangzhu".
The name Jiangzhu sounded familiar to Ximen Qing. After walking a few steps, he remembered that Lin Daiyu was the reincarnation of the Jiangzhu fairy grass in Dream of Red Mansions, and he couldn't help but smile.
The prodigal son Yan Qing is obviously still a little distracted, thinking about Jia's affairs.
Asking Mrs. Jia, that is, Meng Qing, to come out to greet her might have been Zixuan's deliberate arrangement.
Ximen Qing and the prodigal son Yan Qing walked around seven times under the leadership of Miss Jiangzhu, but in front of them was a mahogany staircase.
After climbing the stairs, which seemed to be on the third floor, my eyes suddenly opened up.
There were already quite a few people at the head table. Although it was called the head table, it was actually a large room with tables and tables surrounding it.
Ximen Qing was led into the banquet by Jiangzhu and sat down. Yan Qing sat behind Ximen Qing to serve him.
Immediately, seven or eight pairs of eyes on the table came to look at him. The owner of one pair of eyes said "Ah" when he saw Ximen Qing, stood up and was about to leave!