Chastity Layman

In the Xiaoxiang Pavilion across the street from Zhangtai Pavilion, Yuxiao was sitting on the upper floor facing the mirror to do her makeup.

"Girl, what are you thinking about?" A young maid asked beside her.

Yuxiao smiled slightly at herself in the mirror. In the mirror was a famous school book in Chang'an, with beautiful eyes, pink dimples, tall figure, slender waist, quite charming. She was originally the daughter of a family of officials and officials, but later the family suffered a change and was reduced to a teaching workshop.

In Pingkangfang, in fact, it is difficult to be the best if only appearance is the only one. In addition to appearance, one must also have talent, understand silk and bamboo orchestra, and be good at singing and dancing.

But there are not many people who are young, good-looking, good at singing and dancing, especially good at speaking and singing, good at poetry and prose, able to learn about the past and present, know how to deal with people, know how to create atmosphere, control the scene, and can host important banquets.

In Pingkangfang, Yuxiao is called Girl's School Book, which is an official position in the Secretary's Ministry. A prostitute can get this title because of her talent and wisdom. Yuxiao can not only play music, sing, recite poems and paint, but also Familiar with the anecdotes of ancient and modern celebrities, her conversation is elegant and interesting, and her temperament is particularly noble and elegant. When she appears on the stage, she always brings a spring breeze to the room and makes every guest full of interest.

For a while, she was sought after by countless people, but she had a special feature in hospitality. She was not very enthusiastic about those dignitaries, but she was very courteous to literati and scholars. Therefore, literati and celebrities in Chang'an flocked to her. It is an honor to participate in the wine and wine meeting hosted by her.

The cage of Yuxiao is full of poems, notes, calligraphy and paintings of those guests.

But although there are so many charming guests, she has never made a promise to anyone. Only Yuxiao's personal maid knows that, in fact, Yuxiao has seen through all kinds of men since she was rolling in the world of mortals.

Ren said it nicely, but who would really value these women.

She just wanted to save enough money to redeem herself, wash away the lead and stay away from the prosperity of Chang'an. If you can find a loyal and reliable man to marry and be a wife, with a cloth skirt to support your husband and teach your children, this life is enough.

"Girl, I didn't expect that Qin Sanlang, who came here often, rejected the daughter of the Zheng family in Xingyang. Do you think he is stupid?" The maid Luzhu said with a light smile, "I think Qin Sanlang must have taken a fancy to you, girl, so for the girl I would rather reject the daughter of the Zheng family in Xingyang."

Yuxiao just smiled slightly, "Young disciples like Qin Sanlang, some of them come to our Pingkang workshop for real reasons, but just to have fun. If you fall in love with this one today, you will fall in love with that one tomorrow. After all, you will like the new and hate the old." Yes, I am just a prostitute, so how can I compare with the high-ranking daughter of the Zheng family in Xingyang."

While speaking, the voice of servant Xiaoyi came from outside.

"Girl, Qin Sanlang has arrived in the workshop."

Lvzhu giggled, "Look, girl, isn't Qin Sanlang here?" As she spoke, she was about to help Yuxiao get up to greet her.

"Green Pearl, you haven't put on your makeup yet." Yu Xiao wasn't excited, but her two willow eyebrows were slightly raised.

Xiao Yi said, "Girl, Qin Sanlang didn't come to our Xiaoxiang Pavilion, he went to Zhangtai Pavilion.

The maidservant Luzhu immediately said, "Girl, what you said is indeed true, this man is indeed a heartless person, he has only been with our girl for a few days, and then he turned around and went to the Zhangtai Hall to find Yu Youwei, the recorder. I don't know what kind of tricks that bitch used to hook people away so quickly."

Yu Xiao sat down, frowning slightly.

Yu Youwei in Zhangtai Pavilion is called Recorder, and Recorder is originally an official position. In Pingkang Fang, Yu Youwei is the only one who has this title, and Wei Tao and Wei Siniang, the head of Hongxiu Pavilion, are equivalent to her.

The three are known as the three famous performers of Pingkangfang. Yu Xiao sat there in a daze.

"Girl, let's go to Zhangtai Pavilion to find that bitch Yu Xuanji."

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Zhangtai Pavilion.

The name Zhangtai originated from the Zhangtai Palace in Chu State. In the Han Dynasty, there was Zhangtai Street in Chang’an. At that time, there were many prostitutes on Zhangtai Street.

The head girl of Zhangtai Pavilion, Yu Xuanji, whose name is Youwei, is known as a female recorder in Chang'an. She is also a young, beautiful and talented prostitute.

Inside the cabinet.

The young fish Wei in Tsing Yi went downstairs to greet her.

"Old Jiu, you really have a lot of face. Yu Xuanji, the official recorder of the three famous performers in Chang'an, doesn't even give face to County Captain Qin, but wants to give face to you."

Liu Jiu put on a cold face, "Yu Lushi was the one that made me popular in the first place, and even this Zhangtai Pavilion used to be my property."

"Oh!" Wei Chang was surprised.

Qin Lang didn't think it was a strange thing, after all, the brothel Chuguan was a half-black business, not just anyone could do it, and usually it would involve some Jianghu society and the like.

And this Liu Jiu used to be known as the hero of Chang'an, but in fact, there must be something of that nature behind him.

"Xuanji pays homage to Jiulang."

In the tea room upstairs, Yu Youwei was very polite to her former boss.

"Youwei, I never thought I would come out again, let me introduce you, this is my nobleman, Qin Sanlang."

Yu Youwei took a look at Qin Lang, "I know, the third son of Duke Yi's mansion, unexpectedly, Shi Brown has become the county captain of Chang'an, but it seems that Qin Sanlang was kicked out of the house by Duke Yi from the rumors."

Qin Lang didn't expect that Yu Xuanji was so well informed.

"Sooner or later, I will come out and set up my own family."

"Sanlang comes to me, aren't you afraid that the school secretary will be angry?" Yu Xuanji's eyes are big and watery, and a multicolored ribbon is wrapped around her slender waist.

"What school book?" Qin Lang was puzzled.

Yu Xuanji pursed his lips and smiled, "Qin Sanlang is good or bad, but I really like it."

downstairs.

The old bustard already knew that Liu Jiu had brought the Chang'an county captain to drink, so she was surprised and didn't dare to neglect, so she hurriedly asked people to prepare a banquet, and put up a sign saying that she would no longer entertain guests tonight.

The silk string musicians and young dancers in Zhangtai Pavilion also came on stage.

"After I go in, will Lao San and the others still guard this place?" Lao Jiu asked.

"Lin Sanlang and the others have been taking care of the slave family."

Lao Jiu nodded in satisfaction, "You let Xiao Wu, that bastard, go out and pass a message to me, saying that I'm back again, and let Lao San and the others come see me."

Lin Sanlang Lin Shirong was gambling in a gambling shop in Pingkangfang at this time, his luck was not very good today, he had already lost thousands of dollars in less time, he tore off the collar of his shirt, revealing the dark chest hair.

Countless gamblers in the workshop are yelling and scrambling to place bets. On the gaming table, the dice are rolling, and pairs of red eyes are rolling with it.

Xiao Wu came in panting heavily, looked around, and finally found Lin San in the crowd, he squeezed past, whispered in his ear, "Master Jiu is here, I want you to see him."

Lin Sanyi didn't hear clearly at first, but when he came back to his senses, his eyes widened immediately, "Who are you talking about?"

"Jiu Ye, Jiu Ye is here, he is in the museum right now, I want you to see him immediately."

"Brother Jiu escaped from prison?" Lin San was the first to reflect that Liu Jiu was a death row prisoner locked up in a dungeon. Normally, they couldn't see each other even if they wanted to. less than.

"You'll know when you go, you didn't escape from prison."

Lin San didn't care about gambling any more, and grabbed the chips on the gaming table into Xiao Wu's hands, "You kid will play a few games for me. If you lose, it's mine. If you win, it's yours. I'll go first."

At this time, the night was over, and the gate of Pingkangfang was completely closed.

Pedestrians have been banned in the streets outside the square, but they can walk inside the square, that is, they can no longer enter and exit the square gate.

Because there are Sanqu prostitutes in Pingkangfang, the night here is actually more lively. Brothels and gambling houses have attracted countless Chang'an chivalrous men and scoundrels. The nightlife is more lively.

Lin San's footsteps were flying, and he quickly arrived at Zhangtai Pavilion.

He used to be a knight-errant, but he was not a knight-errant in Chang'an, but a knight-errant from the border city, also known as a knight-errant in the frontier fortress.

Generally speaking, the Tang Dynasty has a strong atmosphere of being a chivalrous man. The group of knight-errants is also divided into three categories. One is the powerful young knight-errants represented by the children of the nobles and nobles in the capital, such as Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, Chai Shao, Shi Wanbao, etc. in the Sui Dynasty. They were all once the representatives of powerful young knight-errants. They were the most prominent type of knight-errants, sons of so-called famous fathers.

These people are pampered, have status, power and wealth. They like to gain fame through acts of bravery, despise wealth, and making friends with heroes. Ren Xia is regarded as a fashion symbol.

The second type of knight-errants is the young knight-errants of the rich. Their families are rich in wealth, and most of them are the sons of rich people in the market or local people. They are miscellaneous businessmen in the Tang Dynasty. He is not qualified for the imperial examination, so he can only eat and wait to die, wandering as a chivalrous man.

These people are represented by Wuling Xiashao around Chang'an. Since the Han Dynasty, there have been many imperial tombs around Chang'an, and all dynasties have liked to forcefully relocate some powerful local landlords to the mausoleum areas around Chang'an to strengthen their lives. control.

These Wuling youths have a lot of wealth but a low status, so they gradually become the main representatives of Chang'an rangers, and they are very active in Chang'an.

Compared with the illustriousness of the rich and powerful rangers, and the rich and powerful of the Wuling rangers, the frontier rangers are brave and fierce.

Going out with a sword, the lonely city is surrounded, killing people on the Liao River, and returning to Yuyang on horseback.

Most of these frontier rangers are the children of the frontier soldiers, and there are also many evil youths recruited by the frontier army. Most of the evil youths on the frontier are willing to enlist in the army. .

As some frontier soldiers were transferred back to Beijing, many frontier rangers who were children of the frontier army also returned to Chang'an, and they became a special group among the three ranger groups in Chang'an.

Of course, there is actually another type of ranger in Chang'an City, known as the evil youth in the workshop. These people can be called the scum of the ranger, and they belong to a type of local ruffian.

They are also called unworthy sons or idle sons by Chang'an people. These people like to get tattoos, do evil in leisure, steal, rob and set up gambling. In short, these people have no chivalry, only evil deeds.

Lin San entered Zhangtai Pavilion through the back door, and as soon as he entered, he found that several brothers had already arrived. They nodded to themselves, and said excitedly, "Ninth Brother is up there."

Lin San nodded, went upstairs, he knocked on the door.

"Is it the third child?" A familiar voice came from the room.

"Ninth brother, I'm the third child." Lin San said excitedly.

"come in."

Lin San pushed open the door, and saw his familiar brother sitting there, but beside him sat a young official wearing an official robe and carrying a knife, and immediately reached out to touch the knife.

"Third brother, this is my benefactor, why don't you come over to see me?" Liu Jiu stopped him.