After being bored in the house for a few days, I really couldn't hold it in anymore, so I changed into men's clothes and took Ruan Qing and Chen Ke out for a walk. While drinking tea in the teahouse, I heard an interesting thing, the fragrance of Xiangsilou
The floating girl is doing the auction herself, and she will go with whoever pays the most money.
I have heard of this Xiangfu. She is a courteous woman. The Third Highness is her guest. Naturally, others do not dare to have her idea. And after the Third Highness was given the marriage, she came here like this. It seems that
My heart was broken by this man.
Before I could speak, Ruan Qing was beside me and encouraged me to go to Xiangsi House. I deliberately said in a tone that refused to laugh: "Your princess is a good girl, how could she go to Xiangsi House to do that?"
If Aunt Rong finds out about this shameful thing, she will talk about it for several days."
"Princess~" Ruan Qing naturally didn't believe it. He hugged my sleeves and shook me like a puppy. I was shaken so much that I lost my temper. I said funnyly: "It's okay to go and have a look, but you must not hit others."
Idea, your princess, I don’t have much money, so I can’t pay the bill for you.”
Ruan Qing smiled happily when I let go, and said obediently: "My whole heart is with Qiu Ju, how dare I look at other women."
"Pfft," I spit out all the tea in my mouthful and coughed for a long time before I regained my composure.
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After having dinner at Zuixiang Tower, I left some money with the waiter and asked him to go to the Princess's Mansion to get a message saying that we would go back later, so I went straight to Xiangsi Tower.
I have been to ancient Goulan several times. They are either luxuriously decorated or elegant and chic, but there is no difference in essence. They are all business. Xiangsilou is not low-grade. Even when entering, everyone has to pay five
taels of silver. In this world where prices are extremely low, silver is extremely scarce. An ordinary family with 5 taels of silver can't use it up in half a year, so the standard of guests at Xiangsi House has been accordingly raised.
Xiangfu has long been famous, and His Highness the Third Highness has such a noble status, so there are many people here today. All the boxes have been reserved. There are only a few seats in remote corners of the lobby. Ruan Qing holds my waist
Pai wanted to go to my mother and ask her to get a high-class box. I thought that he was just here in casual clothes to watch the fun, so there was no need to be so arrogant, so I raised my hand to stop him and sat directly in the corner.
The lobby also has the advantage of a lobby. It is very lively with people coming and going. Not many people can really afford the price. Most of them are here to watch the excitement like me, so the discussion started even before it started.
The mother, wearing a big red flower and a big red coat with her face painted like a female ghost, stepped onto the high platform and then became quiet.
My mother said a few words and then retreated. Soon a woman holding a pipa came up and sat in a corner on the side of the high platform. I leaned up from the stool and took a closer look at the woman.
Her appearance can only be considered delicate. She is not as good as the rough lady who serves tea and water in Xiangsi Tower, so she must not be Xiangfu.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for my guess to be confirmed. The woman played the pipa, and she was really good at it. The music was melodious and high, as if one was standing beside the flower tree under the moon. I was listening in rapt attention, and suddenly a woman in white came up.
Holding a long yarn in her hand, she danced to the music with agile steps, as ethereal as a fairy under the moon.
There was no sound of gasping or clapping around. Everyone was fascinated by what they were watching. It was so quiet that there was no sound. I pursed my lips and smiled. There were too many beautiful women in the brothel, but she did the opposite and acted on her own.
She studied etiquette and poetry in elementary school, and deliberately created an appearance that was pure and untainted. On the contrary, she won the favor of her patrons more than other women. In addition, she was a poor woman herself, and was sold to a wealthy family as a concubine.
It is definitely more cost-effective to have a few more children than to grow old and die here. The most important thing is to choose the right time. As soon as the Third Highness was given the marriage, she decided to leave. Who didn't know that she would be regarded as a bit of a martyr despite being deeply in love?
habits.
Warm applause came, and I came back from my thoughts. When I looked on the stage again, Xiangfu had disappeared. It turned out that she had finished dancing. Not long after, the mother came up again and said a lot of praises for Xiangfu.
Then the bidding started, with the lowest price being one thousand taels. As soon as I finished speaking, the long-lost gasp finally came on, and the people sitting around me began to whisper:
"One thousand taels, so expensive!"
"Yes, one thousand taels can buy ten husbands from Yihongyuan."
"Bah, can those crooked melons and cracked dates from Yihongyuan compare with the girls from Xiangfu? They are not of the same quality at all, okay?"
"That's true, but if I had a thousand taels, I wouldn't be willing to buy it, and I don't know which uncle would be willing to buy it."
"This is the lowest price. We don't know what price we will get later. Let's just watch the excitement."
After a messy meal, a man who looked like a paunchy uncle stood up and shouted: "I will give you one thousand two hundred taels."
Mother's face lit up with joy and she said loudly: "Member Zhao is out for one thousand two hundred taels. Is there anyone higher?"
"Five thousand taels." The window of a private room on the second floor was pushed open, and a boy stuck his head out, roared in a high voice, and explained: "My son's surname is Qian."
There are not many people with the surname Qian in Beijing, and there is only one well-known family, and that is Qian Yongjin, the Minister of Household Affairs. This young man must be Qian Yongjin's son. The smile on his mother's face is like a well-bloomed morning glory.
He nodded and bowed: "Yes, Master Qian has five thousand taels, is there anything higher? If not, the beauty in Master Qian's arms has returned."
"Five thousand taels just to win a beautiful woman? I'm underestimating the value of Xiangfu girl." A window on the third floor was pushed open, and a young man in purple clothes slowly walked to the window and said condescendingly:
"I'm offering you ten thousand taels, so what, Mr. Qian, do you dare to offer more? I went home carefully and was beaten by Qian Shangshu to the point of paralysis."
Mr. Qian suddenly stood up, poked his fat face out of the window, and cursed angrily: "Xiao, you, a businessman, dare to steal a woman from me, and you have made me angry."
, I asked my father to lead people to raid all your businesses and make you beg for food on the streets."
Mr. Xiao smiled nonchalantly and said: "Young Master Qian, just give it a try. Xiao has always been law-abiding. He carefully deducted monthly salary from his subordinates, paid taxes on time, and would not collude with high-ranking officials. I don't know what name Qian Shangshu should use to inspect it."
Woolen cloth?"
Mr. Qian closed the window angrily, and when he saw the beauty that Mr. Xiao was about to hug, suddenly a familiar voice rang out. Shen Nanfeng came out from the other side of the second floor and said with a smile: "I will give you fifteen thousand taels."