To be honest, Li Ke really didn't know this.
"Ke'er, you always like to speak straightforwardly, and my mother will tell you the truth. Logically speaking, given your status, these brothel girls are not qualified to be concubines. At most, they are no different from those girls who fill houses. "
"But you have had good intentions since childhood, and these women are of good character and have never had any ambiguous relationships with other people. So if you want to give them the status of concubines, my mother, concubine, father and I will not I will object, but you can’t have them as your concubine.”
"Since they are willing to let their legitimate daughters be your concubines, why don't you take a few of them." Queen Changsun looked at Li Ke and said.
Li Ke was speechless, and he said helplessly: "Mother, aren't they very unruly? It is said that the five surnames and the seven kings do not intermarry with outsiders, they all intermarry with each other. Why did they come to me all of a sudden? , you don’t even seek the status of a legal wife?”
"Don't you have any idea why they are not being unruly?" Queen Changsun was a little confused about whether to laugh or cry.
"I don't want to. In fact, I don't want too many concubines. Although I am also a playboy and there must be many women, I feel that my energy is limited. I will take care of as many as I can." I don't want any more." Li Ke shook his head.
"So, they are looking for the queen mother and concubines. You can just refuse them. Just say that I am the one who makes the decision on this matter. Everyone in the Tang Dynasty knows the character of Er Chen. If I don't want to do something, it will be difficult for others. If you can force it, they will definitely not think that they are more powerful than their father."
Concubine Yang still couldn't hold it back, stretched out her hand and slapped him on the arm and said, "You have grown up now, and your wings have become stronger, right? Can't you help your father share his worries?"
Li Ke: "..."
He wanted to say, Mom, doesn’t this count as sharing my father’s worries?
"Mother, Aniang, this is actually a paradox." Li Ke said helplessly.
"What should I say?" Queen Changsun looked at him and asked.
"Actually, this is very similar to a social phenomenon. We have heard many such stories. It is an ordinary person who has been oppressed by powerful forces. The other party relies on wider connections and more money than you. Bullying you within the rules and making you powerless.”
"Until this ordinary person was bullied to the point where he couldn't bear it anymore, he became so angry that blood spattered five steps away. A tragedy happened. After the incident, many onlookers sympathized with this ordinary person and said, "Why do you have to do such extreme things when you have a good time?" , just be patient and it will pass."
"But, Queen Mother, Auntie, these powerful people are so unscrupulous precisely because they know you will endure it!"
"After such a life-and-death thing happened, will these powerful people regret it? Yes, they will have some regrets, but this is a paradox. Even if something similar happens next time, they will still mainly bully, at most Yeah, when I bully you, I'll leave you a way to survive, so that you don't die."
"So, I won't compromise. If I fall in love with a girl from one of their families, I can go to them personally to propose marriage. But at this time, I come here and want to do something through marriage. I would rather marry these girls from a brothel. Because my sons and ministers are everything to them, and they don't have that much trouble." Li Ke said seriously.
Empress Changsun thought for a moment, and Concubine Yang opened her mouth to say something but finally held back.
"Okay, then I'll leave this matter to the Queen Mother. I'll help you refuse. But if the matters between you and these maids are pregnant, you should handle it for me as soon as possible." Queen Changsun thought for a while, and then He spoke.
"Yes. I'm going to rest there." Li Ke quickly stood up and said.
"go Go."
Li Ke immediately ran away as if he were fleeing. Today he is not staying in the Forbidden Tower, but in the Emerica Courtyard.
Hey, maternal love is so confusing sometimes. I always miss my mother when I don't see her, and I always feel that she is nagging after I see her.
The next day, Li Ke accompanied Empress Changsun and the others to visit Qinwangzhuang during the day, especially after taking them to see the animals. In the afternoon, Li Ke ran away by himself. He was going to Chang'an City to inspect.
Speaking of which, Li Ke hasn't gone to Chang'an City to investigate related matters for a long time.
It has been more than a year, so I have to go and investigate and see if there is any progress in this industry.
Mingyue Tower, as one of the three major brothels in Chang'an City, was not originally the most popular. However, after Huiyue Tower was bought by His Highness King Qin, along with all the young ladies in it, Mingyue Tower and Tanchun Tower became even more popular. It became very popular, and naturally many old customers came to them.
With the series of operations carried out by His Highness King Qin, Chang'an City became more and more prosperous, and more and more merchants and missions from various countries came to Chang'an City.
With more of these people, the business of the brothel will naturally get better and better, so both Mingyue Tower and Tanchun Tower have recruited many women from other places, some are ordinary ones, and the most important thing is top-notch oiran-level girls with outstanding talents. Women are the key to attracting business.
Because of Datang's idea of a city that never sleeps, Datang has also made some changes to the curfew. After nightfall, people are not allowed to move between cities, but they can walk freely within cities. In other words, like In places like Pingkangfang, there are naturally more people.
Li Ke didn't know when these rules were changed in history, but the current Tang Dynasty did change because of him. In the first year of Zhenguan, these curfew measures were the most stringent, and they have gradually been relaxed over the years.
Today Li Ke deliberately dressed in a low-key manner, and no one on his side was recognized when he entered Mingyue Tower. The main reason was that Li Ke had not visited a brothel for more than a year or two, not to mention that Li Ke had just returned to Chang'an. Although Everyone knows it, but it is impossible for His Highness King Qin to appear here the next day.
So naturally I didn't expect Li Ke to come back.
As soon as he entered the hall, he heard a group of people at a table in the hall seeming to be quarreling?
"...Changsun Dalang, I heard that His Highness King Qin is back, hahaha, didn't His Highness beat you?" A strange voice sounded, and the tone of Tao Kan's words was obviously very strong.
Li Ke raised his eyebrows, who is this?
"Is that called beating? That's called competing in martial arts. Besides, even though I have been competing with His Highness the King of Qin for so many years, I have never flinched. No one like you has the courage to face His Highness the King of Qin." Changsun Chong's voice came over.
"Hahaha, that's true. We definitely wouldn't get close to him if we knew we were being beaten." The voice rang again.
Just as Changsun Chong was about to retort, a very familiar voice rang out that made his body tremble subconsciously: "...I want to hit someone, but since when have others come to me?"
The hall where there had been high-pitched conversation just now fell silent instantly.
