On the bank of the mist-filled Yaojiang River, there is a majestic tall building, which seems to be a hundred feet high, reaching into the sky with a majestic momentum. The whole body of the building adopts the ancient craftsmanship of leach powder and gold, and the carvings are lifelike.
Every night at night, this building is lit up on time, ready to welcome guests. By then, the entire building will be resplendent and shining like a dazzling pearl, and people within a few miles will not need to burn plaster or light lamps. When tourists walk along the Yaojiang River, they can see the shimmering water and the golden tall buildings reflecting in the water.
The name of this building is "Chunxian Tower". In the past, the empress personally carried the plaque. It is the most prestigious building in the world and has the largest number of beauties.
Legend has it that the women in Chunxian Tower are as beautiful as gods. They were all fairies who were once famous. Not to mention their prominent status in the past, they were also extremely well-trained and were proficient in all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. In terms of talent and appearance, she is not inferior to the rich lady from a prominent family. She has a soft figure and has the reputation of "slim waist but light in the palm".
The prosperity of Chunxian Tower can be seen from the annual revision of the Beauty Review during the Jing Dynasty. Among the top 100 beauties in the world, Chunxian Tower occupies thirty places; among the top fifty beauties in the world, Chunxian Tower occupies twenty places; among the top ten beauties in the world, Chunxian Tower occupies only one place, but she is at the top of the list, that is, in the world The first stunning appearance.
In Chunxian Tower, squandering money and waste is just a trivial matter. Ordinary people definitely cannot afford the price of such fragrant and beautiful scenery, so most of the people who visit Chunxian Tower are court officials and children of wealthy families. Most of these people have a woman they love the most. Every time they come, they are familiar with the journey. After paying gold, they can't wait to go upstairs.
With the Chaotang as its backing, which towers over the Five Mountains and covers Chicheng, the Chunxian Tower is at the height of the sun and its momentum is frightening.
The reason why the court did not control Chunxian Tower but instead acted as its backer. The Queen even carried the plaque and mixed the incense herself. The reason was actually very simple.
Chunxian Tower continues to prosper, and the tax paid to the national treasury every year is a huge sum of money. The dynasty will use this money every year to build water conservancy projects, expand warehouses, dig canals and a series of other things that benefit people's livelihood.
Chunxian Tower gathers dandies, but rarely causes trouble. Everyone in the world doesn't know that the biggest trump card of Chunxian Tower is not the temple and the court, not the empress who is the mother of the world, but the romantic highness of the prince.
The name of the Plague Prince makes people change their color. In the past, a dandy from Longzhou provoked trouble in Chunxian Tower and threatened to smash the gilded plaque. All kinds of arbitrary insults disturbed the elegance of His Royal Highness. As a result, He was beaten with sticks by more than a dozen evil servants, and his legs were violently broken, with blood splattering on the spot.
The snow was thick at night, falling on the Yaojiang River, and the air was cold.
The capital city was like an ancient behemoth hibernating, dark and silent.
Only Chunxian Tower was bustling with activity. The sounds of gongs and cries, women's laughter, all kinds of sounds were mixed together, making it impossible to distinguish them carefully.
Under the vast snow, a young man wearing a white fox fur gradually walked up.
Behind him, dozens of servants carried him on their shoulders, struggling to walk in the snow. It can be seen that the carriage is very heavy and must be filled with something.
The young man was obviously an acquaintance of Chunxian Tower. As soon as he walked to the door, a beautiful woman with a good figure took off her snow-white fox fur and slowly gave him a graceful blessing.
He turned around and took a look, signaled the servant to put down his steps, and then walked towards Chunxian Tower.
"Hey, Mr. Zhuang, I haven't seen you for a few days."
A woman hurriedly came over to greet him. She was plump and charming, and it was easy to tell that she was an extremely beautiful woman when she was young.
The young man chuckled and said, "I haven't seen him for many days. The old master has been very strict with me these days. I am lucky to be able to come here quietly tonight. I don't know, I will have to catch him again soon."
The woman covered her mouth and smiled softly, and said in a gentle tone, "Okay, then you have to hurry up. You don't know something. Hongsu has been miserable these past few days. He doesn't think about food or tea every day, and he cries four or five times every day. , just looking forward to your coming."
"That little girl is like that, she's so clingy." The young man smiled, and then said softly: "Aunt Zhang, I'm not here today just for Hongsu."
The woman was stunned for a moment, then she smiled and said jokingly: "Master Zhuang is really heartless and unrighteous. If Hong Su knew about it, he would probably cry, make trouble, and hang himself. This matter requires me to be with you." Help you hide it."
"Then Aunt Zhang will be tired." The young man said with a smile.
Even though the man called her "Auntie", which seemed to be teasing, she didn't have any strange emotions. She was just stunned, never expecting that this would be the case, so she said cautiously: "Mr. Zhuang has a new love? Or maybe he wants to change his taste and try something different?"
The young man shook his head and said, "Aunt Zhang, you misunderstood. I came here today not for a night of love, but to redeem someone."
After saying that, he turned around and ordered: "Bring the things in the buchu over here."
Dozens of servants, each carrying a heavy and huge box on their shoulders, walked towards this side slowly and with difficulty.
The box fell heavily to the ground, making a huge dull sound, and even the woman's long skirt was almost lifted.
The young man knelt down and opened one of the boxes. The next second, the woman was more than surprised.
A box was neatly filled with gold ingots, their luster flowing and shining.
Or to show sincerity, the young man opened all the boxes himself. All I saw were gold ingots, which were even more dazzling under the light.
"Aunt Zhang, in order to get these thousand taels of gold, I stole more than a dozen boxes of gold ingots from my father. When my father finds out, he will definitely give me a severe beating, and he may even maim me. The reason why I, Zhuang Zimo, am willing to pay Such a big price is not for anything else but to redeem someone from you."
The young man looked at the woman and said, "Aunt Zhang must have known who she is. Who among the beauties in the world is worthy of this thousand taels of gold?"
A sigh suddenly sounded. The woman looked at the gold everywhere, shook her head, and said softly: "Mr. Zhuang, please take these thousand taels of gold back."
The young man suddenly frowned.
"Mr. Zhuang, you don't know the rules of Chunxian Tower. Miss Bai never serves any guests, let alone shows up casually. She only dances a tune during the Lantern Festival every year." At this point, the woman smiled and said softly. He said: "It would be a bit cliché to weigh the most beautiful woman in the world with money."
"If Mr. Zhuang feels sorry for you, I will treat you as my concubine tonight. You can choose the oiran on the fourth floor."
The young man suddenly sneered, looked up at the illusory fifth floor, and said in a sarcastic tone, "It is said that the one who brought disaster to the country and the people has been hiding on the top floor of Chunxian Tower, but no one has ever been able to see it with his own eyes. Since his appearance is the best in the world. , why should we cover up? The most beautiful woman in the world is in front of her, with cold sleeves in the dance hall, a sword dance, the viewer is as depressed as the mountains, the heaven and the earth are bowed for a long time, the world only knows that there are fairies in the world when they see her stunning appearance. This white girl never wants to be seen in public, why is that? In my opinion, the title of the most beautiful woman in the world is very exaggerated, and it seems that it is nothing."
After listening quietly, the woman smiled slightly, her manners becoming more and more graceful, "Young Master Zhuang is overly worried. This beauty review is always reviewed by the Queen herself."
Her tone suddenly turned cold, "Or, Mr. Zhuang, are you questioning the Queen's authority?"
The young man burst out laughing and burst into tears. "No way, Mrs. Zhang, please don't talk nonsense. The Queen is the mother of a country. I, Zhuangzi Mo, am not convinced enough, so how can I dare to disobey? If the Queen hears such unintentional words, what if I can't explain it clearly? , am I going to lose my head?”
After that, he laughed again.
The woman also covered her mouth and chuckled.
"Okay, I'm going to take a look at Hongsu. There are so many gold ingots, so you can take a box and be the compensation for Zhuang Zimo's disrespect today."
The woman smiled slightly and said, "Then I am more respectful than obedient."
The young man smiled and nodded and walked towards the third floor.
Chunxian Pavilion is divided into different ranks. On the fourth floor are the courtesans who are famous all over the world. There are eight of them in total. They are all of national beauty and fragrant. Each of them has his or her own name. The third floor is a little bit second, and the prices are not as high as the fourth floor, so most dandy kids go to this floor. The second floor is a little behind, and most of them are court officials looking for flowers and willows, listening to the piano and drinking. As for the fifth floor, all guests are prohibited from entering, even the few high-ranking officials and ministers in the court, and even the noble Prince, are not allowed to enter.
The fifth floor is the Chunxian Tower, which is the private place of the most beautiful woman in the world.
No one is allowed to set foot except the Queen.
Looking at Zhuang Zimo's back, the woman's eyes were dark.
The Queen had issued a secret order not to allow anyone to have any involvement with the people on the fifth floor.
Even if you are Zhuang Zimo, your status as a banker is below that one person and above ten thousand people.
Yaojiang River is shrouded in mist.
The woman carried a stove and did not hold an umbrella, letting the heavy snow hit her. She walked slowly along the river and hummed a tune softly. Her voice was soft and sweet, and it was very beautiful.
"The smoke is in the cold water, the moon is in the sand, and I spend the night in the Yao River near the restaurant..."
The color of the water is rippling, and it follows the waves for thousands of miles.
She walked for a long time and suddenly stopped.
The next second, her soft singing also stopped.
She walked under the tree, gently brushed away a layer of snow, and immediately widened her seductive, moist eyes, letting out a slight surprise.
It turned out to be a man covered in snow, and he seemed to have fallen asleep.
She blinked. The man in front of her had long white hair and was pretty good-looking.
After a moment of hesitation, she took out a few sleeve needles from her sleeves and gently inserted them into several of his important acupuncture points. Then she leaned slightly closer and breathed out a cloud of golden mist.
The golden mist containing pure life energy entered his body through the silver needle, flowed through his limbs and bones, and generated a small stream of fire.
The fire flow was like a snake, moving back and forth, forcing the cold air out of the internal organs. Not only that, the meridians and internal organs damaged by cold air are warmed and nourished by a mustard seed spark. The mustard seed contains Sumeru, which seems to contain countless hot breaths, eroding away all the cold air.
The ice and snow covering the man's body gradually melted, and the water flowed.
Only then did she see clearly that there were dark red blood stains on the man's chest. It was a very serious injury.
The woman was suddenly stunned. Where had she seen the person in front of her?
