After all, it was in front of the Qiu Mansion, and many people were just watching from a distance. Seeing the serious faces of the Qiu Mansion guards, no one dared to inquire.
In the Chu Dynasty, if there was no crime, the titles of the past dynasties could be inherited by the heirs of the family. Today's Shao Wuhou is able to manage the sects in the Shiwan Mountains in Beiliang Mansion thanks to the influence of his ancestors.
Ye Chong has already begun to imagine Qing Gu entering glory in his hands. Perhaps he had already begun to look forward to this day after learning about Ye Qinghuan's rumors in Kyoto.
Ye Qinghe glanced weakly at his father. She would not refute her father, but with Ye Qinghuan's temper, how could she do anything for the Ye family who refused to save him?
"Hey, hey, hey. You are so shameless." Yu Zhi was rarely unreasonable. Because it takes less effort to reason than to use fists. But in this situation, Yu Zhi just wanted to use his fists.
He turned around and pulled Ye Qinghuan towards the mansion, and casually ordered: "You two are guarding the entrance of Qiu Mansion, is this how you watch these people bullying us?"
The two guards immediately understood, and suddenly more than a dozen guards came out of the mansion and stood in front of Ye Zhong and others holding sticks. "You all have come from afar, don't make it difficult for us brothers to do our job."
Listening to the guard's words, Yu Zhi thought to himself that after all, he had studied for several years and was polite before fighting.
...
During the day, I went to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and got into trouble, and got a dangerous job.
At night, Yu Zhi walked towards Yihong Building alone again. After returning to Qiu Mansion, within just an hour, he had already figured out what Mr. Jiang meant. So, he had no choice but to go to Yihong Mansion to look for his uncle.
Listening to the piano music in the hall, holding a wine glass in his hand, and having Wen Yu in his arms.
Only then did Yu Zhi understand why business in this gentle village in Kyoto was so prosperous.
He walked into Yihong Building, found a table in the corner, and sat quietly. Across the countless people in the front row, Yu Zhi could hear the music mixed with countless noises. Yu Zhi smiled bitterly. He also wanted to find a good seat, but every seat in Yihong Tower had a clearly marked price. Yu Zhi, who had no money and could not move around, had to huddle in a corner.
Those scantily clad waiters would definitely not even look at him. There are no longer a handful of handsome young masters in Yihong Mansion. Unfortunately, without the money to reward them, no matter how good-looking they are, it is of no use.
Yu Zhihun didn't care, drinking free drinks and eating free peanuts, watching the beautiful waiters walking into the rooms with a forced smile accompanied by the men with big bellies or as thin as bamboo poles.
The evil money.
As a little person, Yu Zhi also envied the days when birds sang and danced every day. It's a pity that so many people want to kill him. Yu Zhi thought of Ning Huan in the dangerous building and the group of killers in the private school in the south of the city. He didn't understand why these people wanted to kill him, and why Li Haomiao was aggrieved to that private school once and for all.
Suddenly, Yu Zhi's nose smelled the aroma of powder, and then he saw a beautiful woman who still had charm.
"Why are you sitting here?" Liu Rushuang accidentally saw Yu Zhi, thinking that this boy was the lover who came to see her.
Yu Zhi poured a free drink for Liu Rushuang, then spread his hands and made a helpless gesture. "Aunt Liu, my nephew is a commoner. Even if I look at your nephew from the gold-selling cave, I am afraid that I am missing some money."
Liu Rushuang laughed loudly, "You are the secretary of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, how can you call yourself a commoner?"
When he talked about this, Yu Zhi felt a headache again. "As a junior official, I am so valued by my superiors that I got into a huge trouble before I even took office. If I can resign and return to work, I would also like to return to the academy and live a life without worries."
"He has left." Liu Rushuang said with a rather disappointed tone.
Yu Zhi didn't have many surprises. Li Haomiao once told him to leave Kyoto. This time, Yu Zhi also came to try his luck.
"In that case, my nephew will leave first." Yu Zhi stood up and suddenly turned back and said, "Aunt Liu, I think my uncle will return to Kyoto soon, so you don't need to worry too much." After that, he revealed his face again. An inexplicable smile.
Liu Rushuang had already passed the age of blushing, so she laughed and scolded: "You brat..."
Yu Zhi laughed, thinking that Li Haomiao's charm could make Liu Rushuang worried.
Yu Zhi just wanted to leave, but was held back by Liu Rushuang. "Since you're here, let's see it here tonight. Your appearance will definitely make many girls happy. Don't be able to stop the pink skull in the future."
"Aunt Liu, my nephew already has a sweetheart." Yu Zhi touched his nose and smiled.
Unexpectedly, Liu Rushuang said again: "You kid, do you think Aunt Liu will give you a slave tonight and spend the night with you? I think your aunt will definitely not be able to spare you."
Yu Zhi was still a little afraid of Li Qingru. If Li Qingru knew that he had spent the night in Yihong Building, even if nothing happened, he would still be "dead".
Seeing Yu Zhi's fleeting look of fear, Liu Rushuang explained: "I will let you experience the flower picking at Yihong Mansion tonight."
With that said, Liu Rushuang pulled Yu Zhi up to the stands on the second floor.
The so-called flower picking is a job that the prostitutes in various brothels do to bid for pleasure on the bed. Those red shepherds are flowers, flowers that require a lot of money to pluck.
Yihong Tower is seven stories high, and the best place to watch flower picking is the stand on the second floor. Because Liu Rushuang led the way, Yu Zhi also enjoyed the life of a rich man and sat in the stands on the right side of the second floor.
Yu Zhi didn't know what Liu Rushuang's status was, but someone who could have a yard in Yihong Building obviously had some means.
"Tonight there will be oirans from Yihonglou." Liu Rushuang said, "The oirans picked tonight will ride on a flower boat and cruise on the Chu River in Kyoto, having a spring night."
Yu Zhi also heard about it in Kyoto. However, he couldn't imagine spending thousands of dollars, or even ten thousand dollars. After all, he is still the poor scholar who just came down from the mountain.
"I heard that today's oiran in Yihong Mansion attracts all the royal relatives and relatives. Even the current prince wants to take her into the East Palace. Is this true?"
Liu Rushuang smiled slightly and said, "Of course it's a lie. Even if the oiran from Yihong Mansion becomes the king, she and the prince are different in terms of hierarchy, and the etiquette system of Dachu will not allow such a thing to happen. However, Xiaoyu'er, if you can't stand the fire, Aunt Liu can say something for you."
Yu Zhi's cheeks turned red, and Li Wantong's appearance appeared in his mind. What a charming little elf.
Yu Zhi neither refused nor agreed. "Is this how Aunt Liu was deceived in the first place?"
Liu Rushuang knocked on Yu Zhi's forehead and said with a smile: "Just asking around." Then, she seemed to remember the grand event in Kyoto more than twenty years ago. There is no doubt that Li Haomiao rose to prominence at that time and became famous in Kyoto. Liu Rushuang, the steward of Yihonglou at that time, also committed herself to him.
A young hero, a famous couple in Kyoto, undoubtedly a couple that everyone envies.
Yihong Building is a ring-shaped high-rise building. There is a stage in the center of the first floor, which is where people usually perform. Because he is a poor man who does not sell his body, so the stage is surrounded by screens embroidered with light gauze to block the view, so that those young men with big index fingers will not do the work of buying and selling by force, and at the same time, it adds a touch of mystery. Feel.
Liu Rushuang looked at Yu Zhi, who also worked as a Diaoyutai, and was amazed. Usually, she also accompanied many famous young masters and young masters in Kyoto to watch and pick flowers. Many people were curious about who was behind the screen that had not yet been removed. But Yu Zhi has been eating since he sat down, good tea and good snacks.
Liu Rushuang really wanted to say, this is a brothel, not a restaurant. Do you think this is a restaurant?
"Xiao Yu'er, don't you want to know and take a look inside?"
"The mysterious oiran from Yihong Mansion?"
"Aunt Liu can guarantee that you want to take a second look at it after seeing it for the first time. With such a soft body, there is no guarantee that you won't want to go up and touch it." Liu Rushuang was tempting Yu Zhi, "Oh, no, no, what if you become animalistic? I have no money, so I have to stay in Yihong Tower and help the girls pinch their waists and beat their legs."
Yu Zhi said with a dark face, "I'm not a lustful ghost." In fact, Yu Zhi was convinced that apart from Li Wantong, there would never be a woman who could make his heart beat.
"What's more, with a beauty like Aunt Liu sitting next to me, I can sit still without any worries, let alone other people."
Liu Rushuang teased, although Yu Zhi's words were a lie, how could he, a mature woman, compare to those young women, but it reached Liu Rushuang's heart.
Yu Zhi's expression remained unchanged, but he was a little curious in his heart.
The reputation of Yihonglou's oiran is comparable to that of Yu Zhi's shame. However, Yihonglou released the news about the oiran three years ago.
Originally, the title of Oiran was selected by the prestigious guests in Kyoto. He was proficient in poetry, calligraphy and etiquette, and had excellent skills in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. The standards were extremely strict.
But this time, Yihonglou gave the title of oiran to one person without permission. Even after a year, the oiran's face has not been seen, and even his name has not been spread.
The more mysterious it is, the more people expect it.
Unexpectedly, Yu Zhi happened to catch up with tonight, the night when the veil of the mysterious oiran was unveiled.
"Oh, what a pity. Young masters from other families gave me many treasures, but I didn't show them to them. I didn't expect that they would be rejected by you." Liu Rushuang pretended to be disappointed and hid her face with regret.
"Aunt Liu, why don't you take me to see her?" Yu Zhi said.
"Didn't you say that your pregnancy will be calm?"
"We can verify that I am a person who is calm and stable after meeting me in person."
"..."
The stand where Yu Zhi and the two were sitting had a very good view. They could see the entire stage, including the guests in their direction.
Naturally Yu Zhi saw them, and they could naturally see Yu Zhi.
Xiao Jinghong is a frequent visitor to the streets of Kyoto, and he has a large number of officials and officials under his command. Xiao Jinghong's presence is indispensable on nights like this.
Ever since that self-directed and self-acted assassination, Jamel Xiao may not have been to such a romantic place for a long time. Given his status, someone has already reserved a spot for him.
After all, Xiao Jinghong was the only royal family member who dared to wander around Yihong Mansion so blatantly. With Jamel Xiao and Prince Zhao’s name at the forefront, how many people dare to compete with him for the position?
Xiao Jinghong saw Yu Zhi very early and was surprised that Yu Zhi was sitting with Liu Rushuang. He thought about it and walked in the direction of Yu Zhi.
Meng Duanzhang is still following Jamel Xiao. Since that assassination, he has truly become Jamel Xiao's confidant.
"In public, the prince rashly went to see Yu Zhi. If the young prince heard about it, the prince's chance of surrender would be gone." Meng Duanzhang reminded.
Xiao Jinghong did not stop, with a smile on his face, and said calmly: "What does surrender have to do with Yu Zhi? If he likes me, why would he let me kill Yu Zhi? He, Xiang Jinghao, is just here Yu Zhi is frustrated, so he asked me to vent his anger. Xiang Jinghao is a good calculator, and I am not a fool. In my opinion, if Yu Zhi dies in my hands, the Qiu family will fight with me. The Zhao Palace is in opposition. The Qiu family will definitely not be absent from this competition for the reserve."
Jamel Xiao sighed, "It's difficult. As a father, I let him take care of things a little bit, but as a son, I don't need to be careful about the facts."
Meng Duanzhang lowered his hands, folded his palms in front of him, and said: "The prince has a strategy and thinks everything through. Naturally, the prince does not have to worry."
When Xiao Jinghong came to Yu Zhi, Liu Rushuang was planning to take Yu Zhi to have a preview.
"Your Majesty." When Liu Rushuang saw Xiao Jinghong, she hurriedly saluted. This was a distinguished guest of Yihong Mansion and a relative of the emperor, so he could not be neglected.
Yu Zhi didn't care, he still crossed his legs and had no idea of getting up. "Hey, His Highness the Crown Prince is just recovering from his injuries, so he came here to look for flowers and ask for willows."
Qiu Ruoruo and Yu Zhi told him that Xiao Jinghong had gone to Qiu Mansion to give a warning. But he had already left Kyoto and was being hunted by the three archers.
Is it a friendly reminder or does it have another purpose?
Yu Zhi couldn't see clearly the intentions of this idle prince, so he could keep his distance.
Xiao Jinghong didn't care, sat on the chair next to Yu Zhi, and said: "It's not strange for me to come here, but I didn't expect that Brother Yu also likes the land of fireworks? He is so familiar with Mother Liu."
Yu Zhi shook his head and said: "No, no. I just happened to catch up with the flower picking thing. Aunt Liu is an old acquaintance of my elders, and I happened to be nagging."
"Mother Liu has been in Yihong Mansion for many years. She should make good arrangements for Brother Yu tonight. Just put the expenses tonight on my account." Xiao Jinghong said grandly.
Liu Rushuang glanced at Yu Zhi and nodded in agreement.
Yu Zhi frowned, he didn't want to get involved with Jamel Xiao, nor did he want to inherit a meaningless friendship. "Your Majesty, we haven't gotten to know each other well enough for you to treat me to wine."
Liu Rushuang was startled and kept looking at Yu Zhi. How can this child talk? The other party is the eldest son of Prince Zhao's palace, and there are many people waiting to fawn over him. Now Fang Yuzun deigns to treat you with wine and still doesn’t give you face?
Jamel Xiao was dumbfounded, then smiled and said: "It's always a good thing to have many friends."
Yu Zhi's eyes were calm and he did not respond immediately. After thinking for a while, he said: "Tell me who sent the guy who chased me that day."
Friends are meant to be used at your own expense.
Yu Zhi has a very clear understanding of this point. Those who can call themselves brothers by drinking flower wine are just fair-weather friends.
Xiao Jinghong was in a dilemma. He could tell Xiang Jinghao's instigation. Of course, he also thought that the assassination of Yu Zhi came from Xiang Jinghao.
Jamel Xiao looked at Yu Zhi who insisted on his attitude with a wry smile. "This makes me very embarrassed. I said it just to offend the other party. It's hard to be a good person in the world."
"One end, or the other. The Crown Prince should always choose one side. You can't just be a faggot and try to please both sides."
"This is natural." Xiao Jinghong said, "However, Brother Yu knows that in the Chu Dynasty, there are only a handful of people who I dare not offend... Having said this, I really want to cross paths with Yu. Brother, this friend."
Yu Zhi looked at Jamel Xiao's leaving figure, with an inexplicable emotion flashing in his eyes.
"I didn't expect you to be able to get Prince Zhao to come and invite you. In just a few days, you have become a well-known young master in Kyoto." Liu Rushuang didn't speak until Xiao Jinghong left, and she took a breath. . She knew that there was a difference between superiority and inferiority. If these young masters and princes came from noble families, they would not mind teasing a little if they followed the other's wishes. But if they disobeyed the other's wishes, they would be beheaded.
Although he had been hanging out in the Land of Fengyue Fireworks for many years and had learned some knowledge, Liu Rushuang still treated these figures in Kyoto with respect. To use Yu Zhi's words - if you have a good father, you can't afford to offend him.
"What, now I am also a well-known figure in Kyoto." Yu Zhi said proudly.
I don’t know what Jamel Xiao is hiding. Indeed, as Xiao Jamhong said, there are only two or three people in Prince Zhao’s palace that he can’t afford to offend.
Could it be that he is the current His Majesty?
Yu Zhi smiled blankly, feeling ridiculous for his idea. If the Emperor of Dachu really wanted to kill Yu Zhi, Yu Zhi would have died thousands of times, and there would be no need to resort to assassination.
Furthermore, the present His Majesty is known for his bravery, and before he became emperor, he held the throne with numerous corpses piled up.
Since he would not be the current His Majesty, Yu Zhi did not understand Xiao Jinghong's caution. King Zhao is the emperor's younger brother. He has been cared for by the emperor since he was a child. Although he has no real power, he is really regarded as one person below ten thousand people.
So, who else can threaten Jamel Xiao?
Whether Yu knew it or not, he looked at Xiao Jinghong who had returned to the main seat and was waiting to start picking flowers, with some doubts in his eyes, and then there was a smile on his face.
"Aunt Liu, just now the prince said that all the expenses for arranging a servant for me tonight can be recorded in his account. How much do you believe this?" Yu Zhi smiled mischievously.
Liu Rushuang said without thinking: "Prince Zhao has always had a good reputation. It is common to pay for others in Yihong Mansion. If you want it, Aunt Liu will find a baby for you." Liu Rushuang also smiled and thought to herself It is the time when young people are in love with spring.
"I'm still worried. What if he defaults on his debt?" Yu Zhi worriedly asked.
Liu Rushuang rolled her eyes and said angrily: "Prince Zhao, there is no need to ruin his reputation just for your money to drink wine."
"No, no, no, people's hearts are separated from each other. How many brothers turned against each other for this little money. I'd better go and ask him for a letter." Yu Zhi was serious and cautious. He didn't have the money to drink wine, and he was worried about being detained in Yihong Building.
Liu Rushuang did not stop Yu Zhi from doing this despicable thing.
