Hu Diquan sighed with emotion: "It's prosperous. This Qin Tower is one of the few first-class brothels in Suzhou City. It really brings together the prosperity of the world."
"Qin Tower?" Xie Fu heard this and looked towards the plaque. What was written was the word "Qin Tower" with dragons and phoenixes dancing in it.
Hu Diquan said: "Yes, Qin Tower. I heard that there are Qin Towers all over the Daguan Kingdom. I don't know who the owner behind it is and has such strong financial resources."
Xie Fu smiled and said: "Since it is a brothel, the owner behind it is naturally the imperial court."
Hu Diquan asked in confusion: "Imperial court? Is a brothel the same as this yamen?"
Xie Fu said with a smile: "It can be said that there are two types of brothels: official and private. The official brothels are directly managed by the Jiaofang Division."
Hu Diquan seemed to understand: "So that's it, this kind of place is actually a court institution."
Xie Fu said with a smile: "That's not necessarily the case. The brothel has developed so far and the number of people is so large that the Jiaofang Division can no longer directly manage it. In addition to many factors, except for routine inspections, most of the time, it no longer directly intervenes in the affairs of the brothel. Although the brothel has become an official It’s also private, even though private is also official, the boundary between official and private has become very general and blurred.”
Hu Diquan touched his head, "I'm a little confused by what you said."
This is indeed a bit complicated. Rules are dead, but people are alive and know how to work around the cracks. Xie Fu thought for a while and said with a smile: "If there is any difference between this brothel and a private brothel, it is probably an official license." .”
Hu Diquan smiled and said: "I understand when you say that. There is support from the imperial court behind you."
Xie Fu smiled and said: "You can also say that."
The two of them squatted and watched for a while, and suddenly heard a burst of noise in the Qin Tower hall. The guests stood up to greet them, as if some important person had appeared, and they seemed to be calling a name vaguely - Chen Douzhi.
Hu Diquan turned to look at Xie Fu and asked, "Xie Fu, do you know who Chen Douzhi is?"
Xie Fu smiled and said: "You don't even know, how could I know."
Hu Diquan turned his head to the other side and asked the two squatting men next to him: "Brother, what is the origin of this Chen Douzhi?"
When the two big men heard this, they looked at Hu Diquan without responding. Their eyes seemed to despise Hu Diquan's ignorance.
Xie Fu smiled and said: "As far as I know, everyone knows that it should be an identity."
Hu Diquan turned his head and asked, "What is your identity?"
Xie Fu said: "In the brothel, he should be the one hosting the poetry and wine party. He is the best among famous actors and the best among the best. Seeing how enthusiastic these guests are, this Chen Douzhi should be very popular."
At this time, a lady hurriedly walked out of Qin Tower and waved to Xie and Fu who were squatting in front of the door of Qin Tower.
Seeing that Fu Xie and Hu Diquan were motionless, the noble lady frowned and said, "What are you doing standing still? Go carry the sedan."
This...are you treating the two of them as bearers?
Hu Diquan reacted and spat on the ground, "Bah, who are you looking down on? Dog eyes look down on people."
The two big men beside Hu Diquan immediately stood up and rushed forward, but the lady waved her hand and said: "I want a four-person sedan, four people! Do you understand?"
The guests in the hall followed and rushed to the entrance hall, vying for the first place.
"Chen Douzhi, take my sedan chair——"
"Chen Douzhi, you'd better take my sedan. Brother Wang is a two-person sedan, and mine is a four-person sedan. Dejin—"
"Brother Lin, you're so embarrassed. Your four-person sedan chair is made up of four old, weak, sick and disabled people. Don't let one of you get weak halfway and throw Chen Duzhi down. You should be sitting in the sedan chair. My four-person sedan chair is so weird." The bearer is young and strong, his feet are so fast, he flies up happily——"
"Brother Qian, didn't you see that Chen Douzhi had drunk a lot of wine? If he was jolted too quickly, he would throw up. My four bearers are in their prime. They have been carrying sedans for twenty years and have rich experience. They should When it’s fast, it’s fast, and when it’s time, it’s slow. Make sure that Chen Duzhi can sit comfortably, which is no different from sitting on a meat chair——”
It can be seen from the conversation between the four young masters that they seem to know each other and their relationship should be good. However, in order to let Chen Douzhi sit in his sedan chair, they did not hesitate to harm each other.
A woman walked out like a star holding the moon. She was tall, wearing a lotus skirt, with black hair on her temples. Her skin was clean and elegant, and she looked quite heroic and beautiful. However, her cheeks were flushed at the moment, and her autumn eyes were slightly drunk.
Several young masters rushed out of the brothel court before Chen Douzhi, standing on the street and shouting loudly.
"sedan chair--"
"The bearer——"
"Wang Meng——"
"Thank you gangster——"
…
The bearer who was resting in the dark heard his master's call and immediately rushed over with the sedan.
In an instant, several sedan chairs appeared in front of the Qin Tower. Some young men came in carriages and sighed sadly. They didn't read the almanac when they went out today, so why did they come in carriages.
Hu Diquan was stunned. What a magic trick. Why did so many sedan chairs appear out of thin air?
Several young men gathered around Chen Douzhi, vying for the first place, "Chen Douzhi, sit on my sedan chair."
A nice and sweet voice came: "Young masters, I have no sedan to go back to. Qinglan is uneasy, afraid..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted: "It doesn't matter, I just like to walk home."
…
Chen Douzhi waited for all the young masters to finish explaining their reasons before speaking again, "Everyone knows that Qinglan never favors one over the other. I won't sit in anyone's sedan chair. Is that fair?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was silent, thinking that what they said was reasonable, but they were afraid that if someone sat in someone's sedan chair, others would be dissatisfied, and if anyone sat in someone's sedan chair, others would feel resentful.
Chen Douzhi smiled and said: "Then it's settled."
"Very good, very good -"
"Chen Douzhi has always been fair, so there's no need for us to argue—"
…
Everyone agreed.
Seeing that everyone was happy, Chen Douzhi smiled and walked over to Xie and Fu who were squatting on the ground, looking at them with beautiful eyes.
Hu Diquan suddenly turned to stone as if in a dream, and looked at it dreamily.
Chen Douzhi saw that the two of them were motionless, one smiling, the other stupid, with curiosity on their faces. This was definitely not a normal reaction.
The two big men around Hu Diquan reacted quickly and immediately stepped forward slightly, "Miss, please sit in our sedan."
Chen Douzhi smiled and nodded, and the two big men immediately carried the sedan in joy.
The noble lady came forward and advised: "Qinglan, you have drunk a lot of wine, it is better to sit in a four-person sedan to be more stable."
Chen Douzhi responded: "Mom, don't worry, get used to it."
The noble lady said to a maid next to Chen Douzhi: "Take good care of Miss."
Seeing Chen Douzhi getting on the sedan chair of the two men and leaving, Hu Diquan realized it later and beat his chest, "So she asked me to carry the sedan chair. Why didn't I react? It's worse than losing a hundred taels of silver." It feels so bad!”
Xie Fu smiled and comforted: "Where did we get the sedan from?"
"Yes, we don't have a sedan." Hu Diquan laughed, "You say that, and I feel much more comfortable."
Xie Fu said: "It's getting late, let's go back."
Hu Diquan looked at the sedan chair going away, reluctant to return home, and murmured: "Lan Ning, Miss Tantai, I now like Chen Douzhi again."
Xie Fu didn't know who Lan Ning was, so he laughed loudly: "You are quite carefree."
Hu Diquan said "cut" and asked: "Don't you care?"
Xie Fu narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly: "Although beauty is good, don't be greedy for too much."
