Peng Qingying likes Qingxi Fang very much. It is the most popular place in Jinling. Just like she used to walk on the streets of Xizhou City when she had nothing to do, the thick smoke of fireworks and the sound of cars and horses gave her the same natural and real feeling. .
Moreover, in addition to teahouses and restaurants, Qingxi Square also has countless shops with a wide range of categories. It should be noted that the dazzling array of products is what women love most. This hobby may be rooted in women’s genes. There are thousands of years between ancient and modern times. Unable to change.
Although for Peng Qingying, most of the products here are ordinary products that are commonly seen, but she doesn't care. She bought a lot of clothes, jewelry, rouge, gouache, etc. Not only does she like it, but she is also planning to take it back to Langzhou to give to the other two sisters. one's gift.
The guards had to temporarily hire a large truck to follow behind them to collect the goods that Peng Qingying had purchased frantically. Li Yuan just put his hands behind his back the whole time and followed Peng Qingying from one street to another shopping street with a smile. Looking at the happy smile on her face, how could he have the heart to ask her to stop. It's rare for her to enjoy this kind of fun, so why not be a tolerant follower and let her enjoy this pleasure to the fullest.
An hour later, the carriage was packed with goods. Peng Qingying stopped shopping with a happy blush on her face, wiped the sweat from her face with a silk handkerchief, stood in the street with her arms crossed and sighed: "Now I really I really feel the prosperity of the capital, and I can’t finish shopping in just a short while, but I still have a lot of things I want to buy, what should I do?”
Li Yuan smiled bitterly and said: "You won't be able to buy all the things you want to buy here in ten and a half days, so why not take a rest first? We still have to stay in Jinling for a few days anyway. If you like, you can come and buy every day. Why rush in one day?" Let’s finish shopping.”
Peng Qingying stuck out her sweet tongue and said with a sweet smile: "Mr. Lang, am I too greedy? I want to buy all the good-looking and fun things I see."
Li Yuan chuckled and said: "Greedy is greedy, so what? Let's go and rest for a while. The streets over there are full of wine shops. Let's go in and have fun."
Peng Qingying nodded in agreement, and the two of them walked slowly to the southeast of Qingxi Fang, a street of wine shops by the Qinhuai River. It was much quieter here, and the people walking on the street were all well-dressed people, including young men wearing luxurious gowns and shaking folding fans. , wealthy businessmen and scribes with big bellies and gold bags hanging on their waists, and handsome young men riding white horses to call friends, all came to this place for drinking and having fun under the warm afternoon sun, and each went to their favorite place to hang out and spend their free time. afternoon time.
In the wine shops on both sides of the street, the slender and slender maids in gauze skirts and jade lotus feet came and went as lightly as swallows. Accompanied by the rhythmic sound of musical instruments, people felt a hazy feeling. It was an illusion, as if their every move was like dancing.
Li Yuan randomly found a wine shop with a crimson wine curtain and pointed to the door: "This is the only one. Let's go in and drink some wine to warm up and take a rest."
Peng Qingying suddenly turned her head and said with a joking smile: "Mr. Lang looks familiar. It seems like you come here often. Is this your favorite place for men to spend time?"
Li Yuan hurriedly said: "Don't think wrongly. This is a serious wine shop. It's just a place for drinking, listening to music and dancing. It's not the kind of place you imagined. What you want to talk about should be the cigarettes in the next street." Let’s go to Liu Guan.”
Peng Qingying curled her lips and said, "I don't know anything about smoke willows and fireworks."
Li Yuan smiled awkwardly and said: "Don't worry, the wine shop is a serious place for entertainment. Otherwise, how could I take you in? Besides, I swear to you, when I was on duty in Jinling, I never visited these wine shops once. I came in to have some fun. Although this is something I have always wanted to do, but I am busy with business... Today you will accompany me to fulfill this wish. How about we go in and take a walk?"
Seeing the serious look on her man's face, Peng Qingying nodded, and then couldn't help but laugh out loud. Li Yuan took Peng Qingying's hand and entered the wine shop. It was not surprising that a male customer came to the wine shop, but it was rare for a man to bring a woman to visit, which immediately attracted the surprised looks of several guests in the wine shop.
Li Yuanyuan found a seat and sat down, when he saw a girl with a curvy figure and a graceful figure approaching. She said with a strange accent and a smile: "Hello, what kind of wine are you having?"
Li Yuan smiled calmly and said, "What kind of wine are there?
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The Hu girl's blue eyes flickered for a few times and she said with a smile: "Dear guest, is this your first time here? Our wine shop is famous on the Qinhuai River. It specializes in exotic customs, so naturally we only sell wine from exotic countries. The specialty wines here are Gaochang "wine", one is Khotan's "small cellar juice", and one is Persia's "ambergris paste"... Which one do you want? "
Li Yuan smiled and said, "I can't remember these names, so I'll have a pot of each and try them all."
The Hu girl smiled and said, "Well, this is the first time I've seen something like this."
Peng Qingying felt a little unhappy when she saw the Hu girl flirting with Li Yuan and frowned. However, the Hu girl didn't care about Peng Qingying's expression at all, she still smiled and said: "After ordering the drinks, which country's beauty would your distinguished guest want to accompany you? In terms of drinking capacity, she is a Khitan woman, in terms of singing voice, she is a Goryeo woman, and in terms of dancing posture, she is the Khitan woman. It's a Khotan woman.
Whichever country your guest likes, I will call them over for you to accompany you. We have people from every country here. By the way, I am from Persia..."
Li Yuan was very surprised. He didn't expect that the wine shop in Qingxifang would be open to such an extent. He could order beauties from all over the world to accompany him alone. How could this not be reminiscent of those packages in some business places in later generations? The style of the room...
Li Yuan even began to doubt his knowledge of these wine shops. Maybe this place was not as simple as he imagined. Wouldn't this kind of frenzied probing on the edge definitely lead to skin trading?
Li Yuan glanced at Peng Qingying and regretted that he had taken the initiative to bring her in without clarifying the situation. If he caused trouble for his wife, wasn't he just causing trouble for himself? As expected, Peng Qingying looked at Li Yuan angrily.
Li Yuan swallowed and whispered, "Don't get me wrong, this is really my first time here... Don't worry, I won't ask for an escort."
Peng Qingying snorted and said, "Why not? You want all the people from the three countries you mentioned just now, including Khitan, Goryeo, and Khotan. Call them all to come and drink, sing and dance with my husband."
"What, you want three?" The Hu girl was stunned for a moment, then asked in surprise again: "Are you here to have fun together as a couple?"
Peng Qingying tried her best to smile and said, "Don't you understand? Call all three."
Regardless of the surprise in her heart, the Hu girl nodded quickly, turned around and went to the counter. Birds were singing. After a while, three Hu girls in long skirts filed out from the small curtain behind the counter. They were led by the Persian Hu girl. Then he came to Li Yuan's seat.
The three Hu girls, all with gorgeous looks and tall figures, exuding wild charm, stepped forward to salute Li Yuan and Peng Qingying respectively. Peng Qingying commanded the three Hu girls in a stylish manner. One poured wine to accompany the wine, one opened her singing voice, and the other barefoot picked up a tambourine and danced.
The wine is good wine, the song is good song, and the dance is good dance. The melodious exotic songs, the whirling scarlet skirt, the slender and fair waist with the navel exposed, the hair flying in the wind, and the graceful and enchanting eyes, this wine shop specializing in exotic styles truly deserves its reputation.
But at this moment, Li Yuan had no intention of admiring it. In front of Peng Qingying, Li Yuan could only remain reserved and sit upright. There was no fun at all. Moreover, he had completely made a mistake. In this situation, it was still a case of cheating. place.
As Li Taibai said in the poem "Youth Journey": "When I was young in Wuling, I was in the east of the gold market, and I rode the spring breeze with a white horse with a silver saddle. Wherever I traveled, I laughed into the Orchid wine shop." This situation is obviously not fictitious, but That kind of scene is only suitable for a single and wealthy young man to have fun, not for himself who comes with a concubine.
Li Yuan had no choice but to drink cup after cup. Fortunately, the wine was sweet and delicious, the cellar liquor was mellow and long-lasting, and the ambergris paste was fresh and elegant, so a trip to the wine shop was not in vain.
I don't know how much time passed, but the three wine bottles were mostly empty. The dancing Hu Nu also let out a slight gasp, and glistening beads of sweat could be seen on her smooth forehead. Suddenly, a series of noisy songs sounded on the porch of the wine shop. Footsteps.
Li Yuan put down the wine cup and looked around in surprise, but saw a middle-aged man wearing the uniform of a palace servant showing up in front of the wine shop. He then carefully patrolled the wine shop. When he saw Li Yuan and Peng Qingying, The waiter immediately walked towards Li Yuan with a smile on his face.
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The sound of footsteps was heard, and several Wuping Army guards who were guarding the outside flew in from outside the door of the wine shop, stepped on the table and jumped in front of the waiter, blocking the waiter's way.
There was a commotion in the wine shop, and the sound of musical instruments suddenly stopped. The dancing and singing Hu girls were frightened to stop and stared at everything. Several guests were so frightened that they hid in the corner and trembled. In the moment of panic, several wine cups and flasks fell to the ground, and the silver tin jugs fell to the floor with a "clang" sound. The fragrant wine flowed freely from the spout to the floor, staining the crimson carpet on the ground.
"Don't, don't do it! Dare I ask, but Governor Li?" The chamberlain was blocked by several personal guards, and his face suddenly turned pale. He was obviously frightened by these dazzling swords, but he still managed to squeeze out a smile. , shakily saluted Li Yuan respectfully through the guards.
Li Yuan slowly stood up, drank the wine in his cup, and asked in a deep voice, "Who are you?"
"Go back to Governor Li. I am Wang Shoucheng from Prince Yan's Mansion. I am working with His Highness. Governor Li, I have been looking for you all morning, but I have finally found you." The chamberlain was delighted. road.
"Have you been searching all morning?" Li Yuan said quietly, "Oh? What are you doing?"
"Captain Li, His Highness the Prince of Yan has invited you to meet him. Oh, and Duke Peng Guo of Dongxi is also waiting to see his sister. That's why I ordered this villain to invite Governor Li, please." Governor Li took his wife and I along with me to see His Highness King Yan." The chamberlain explained quickly.
Li Yuan nodded, glanced at Peng Qingying, who was slowly getting up next to him, and said with a smile: "Qingying, what I said is right, your eldest brother came to see you on his own initiative."
Peng Qingying said repeatedly: "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go see big brother now."
Li Yuan smiled and said, "I haven't finished the wine yet, it's all good wine."
Peng Qingying muttered: "What else are you drinking? Okay, next time I will allow you to come here alone to drink, are you satisfied? Let's go quickly..."
