Chapter 5 Liaozhai Xiaocui
It has been nearly three hundred years since the Dagan Dynasty established its capital in Beijing. As a country above the Celestial Empire, all countries have come to the dynasty, and Dagan has a vast territory with a population of 40 million. Even the King of Qi was in chaos a few years ago, but the entire capital is still a prosperous era with flowers and bright fire.
The canal is smooth, the roads are open, and the money and goods of all nations are all here. At night, there are always constant horse-drawn carriages on the road, and the beacons on the streets have glass lampshades, which can be bright all night. Only in strong winds and rains, the capital will be a little quieter.
Su Yang sat in the carriage, came out of the Jin Shilang's mansion, and drove in the capital at that night.
"Young Master."
The adopted son knew Su Yang's background. At this time, he sat in front of the carriage and said to Su Yang: "You have lived in the mansion for a long time and don't go out much. You may not know much about the capital. The Xiaoyongfang where we are located is the place where the officials of the Dagan Dynasty live the most. Even in this alley, most of the people living in court officials, and the rest are sent to other places, and their families live here."
Su Yang lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and looked at the left and right, the Zhuhong Mansion gate, the stone sculptures in front of the door, and every household was guarded by the servants. Looking around, many people guarded the door had a martial arts foundation, with stable lower plates and sharp eyes.
"Yuanfeng, you should hurry up..."
"Xiao Cui, wait for me."
A woman's voice was pretty and bright, calling out to the man behind, while the man behind was laughing and not very smart. Following the woman in front, the two of them talked and laughed and walked towards a mansion.
Yuanfeng, Xiaocui.
Su Yang's eyes followed the two of them and turned into a mansion.
"Which is this family?"
Su Yang asked the butler of the Minister Jin's house.
The housekeeper of the Minister of Jin's mansion was given the surname Jin and named Shi Yu. Tonight, Su Yang went out, and he followed Su Yang, and there were eight servants around the carriage, all of whom were good at training for the prince. He followed Su Yang and wanted to ensure that the prince was foolproof.
When Jin Shiyu heard Su Yang's question, he quickly answered and said, "Young Master, this is Yuanfeng, the son of the Wang family of Dachang Temple Minister Wang. He is by his side, Xiao Cui, the wife of Yuanfeng."
The Jin family and the Wang family are both in the same alley and are officials in the same dynasty, so they know the roots and bottoms.
As expected...
Su Yang nodded slightly, but unexpectedly, he met a well-known vixen as soon as he arrived in the capital.
"Xiao Cui" in a Chinese Studio tells the story of the Wang family saving a fox when he was a teenager. The fox repaid the kindness of the Wang family. Therefore, he promised his daughter Xiao Cui to the Wang family's stupid son Yuanfeng. Xiao Cui treated Yuanfeng's dementia and blocked several disasters for the Wang family. Later, he escaped and left.
Xiao Cui is a kind-hearted fox, and there is nothing wrong with Wang Yuanfeng. Later, Xiao Cui once left the Wang family, because the Wang family was too harsh on Xiao Cui's daughter-in-law. Now there are no comrades from the Women's Federation these days, so Su Yang naturally would not point fingers at other people's family affairs. Knowing that Xiao Cui was on his side, he was just a neighbor and had no intention of interfering in the Wang family affairs.
However, seeing Xiao Cui was a little more confirmed that the charm of ghosts and foxes in the capital had never been swept away by the Taoists in the Imperial Heaven Prison.
"Is there any legend about vixen in the capital now?"
Su Yang asked with a smile.
Jin Shiyu immediately replied when he heard Su Yang's words: "After the Taoist priests from the Imperial Heavenly Prison in the capital came, the ghostly saying really stopped. Just as there was a few days ago, it was said that there was a house in the west of the capital. The inner guards went there to check it out. It turned out that a scholar and a widow had an affair. The widow lied to be a vixen because she was afraid that her reputation would be damaged. This was a joke in the capital. Prince Qi heard about this in the palace, and the widow also committed suicide because of this."
It is also a way to pretend to be a fox. I think there are many people who make trouble in this world.
Su Yang was sitting in the carriage, with his adopted son and Jin Shiyu on the side. On this night, he looked around and chatted with them. He knew more about the situation of the B&B in the capital.
As a country of great sects, the capital is also the center of the upper state of the Celestial Empire. All the powerful people are here. The power is concentrated here and distributed to them. Foreign countries come here to pay tribute, which makes the capital densely populated, even more than Jinling, and the prices in this capital are much higher than those in Jinling. In addition to the court officials who have been here all year round, some officials come to the capital, but they have to go down after a few years of work. Therefore, they cannot afford to buy a house in this capital and can only rent it. There are also many such officials.
"Young Master, there is Sanhua Building in front of you."
While talking and walking here, Su Yang also came to the destination of this trip.
It is said that Su Ming is good at fishing. In addition to studying, he mostly lives in the flower building. In this Sanhua Building, there is also a girl he likes, who is said to be a beautiful city in the capital. Just tonight, Su Ming wants to treat guests in the Sanhua Building. The people he invites are all scholars in the capital. The news has spread, so there are many officials in the capital, and they often want to get to know these scholars.
Su Yang walked off the carriage. Tonight he was wearing a black long gown, with red lines on his cuffs and collars. He was wearing a jade pendant around his waist and a folding fan in his hand. At this time, he walked to the front of the flower building and looked like an official. He was greeting the guests in front of the flower building and quickly invited Su Yang to enter.
After nearly three hundred years of the Dagan Dynasty, many of the earliest rules have been abandoned, such as clothes. In addition to official uniforms, clothes are now diversified. Su Yang walked into this flower building and the girl he saw was dressed like this.
"Young Master, you are so close. It's probably the first time you've been here."
The welcomer saw Su Yang and bowed to ask.
"This is my master's distant relative, who came to the capital for scientific research."
Jin Shiyu said in front of him: "Prepare a room for our young master." While speaking, Jin Shiyu handed over the silver.
Silver and money have been a magical artifact that has been pioneering the way since ancient times. With this silver and money in front, the people who welcomed guests smiled and walked to the third floor with Su Yang. They prepared a room for Su Yang in a corner west of the third floor. Then they told Su Yang about the famous masters that the literati and his sons liked in this Sanhua Building.
"Young Master, now in our Sanhua Building, only Yuxiang has not accepted the appointment. Do you want Yuxiang to come here to serve you?"
Another man in his twenties came to the room. He looked very clever and said to Su Yang.
"Ming Yuxiang?"
Su Yang asked.
When Su Yang came to Sanhua Building, he learned that there were eight famous artists in this Sanhua Building, namely Gong Yuxiang, Wang Xiaoqiu, Wu Yuling, Liu Erjie, Lu Suyue, Chaoxia, Wen Xin and Yuzhen, all of whom are proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, songs, and essays. They are all beautiful in the capital, and Qin Xin is very proud of their mouths. Many people want to be their guests, but these eight people are obviously not at this time, they are just selling their skills and never selling themselves.
"Everyone of Su Yue has been decided by Mr. Su, and the remaining few have their own masters tonight..."
The visitor said.
The woman Su Ming likes is Lu Suyue. It is said that she is elegant and charming. If she plays a piano, it can make people's souls leaps. However, there is another praise in the capital, which starts from Su Ming. According to Su Ming, "Lu Suyue's whole body posture is beyond everyone, and the most outstanding thing in this whole body is the double hooks under the skirt."
In other words, the most fascinating woman Lu Suyue is her feet.
"Then let Gong Yuxiang come."
Su Yang said that when he came here tonight, he mainly wanted to meet Su Ming. Apart from that, Su Yang had nothing to do. If Gong Yuxiang came here, he could just chat and talk a few words.
When the man heard Gong Yuxiang slit, he hurriedly stepped down and asked Gong Yuxiang everyone to prepare and go to Su Yang's room.
Su Yang sat upright in this room. It was cold outside and the doors and windows were naturally closed. Not long after Su Yang was in this room, he heard the sound outside. Then everyone named Gong Yuxiang pushed the door and came in.
The woman was slender and quiet, with her eyebrows slightly frowned. She was wearing a palace outfit and came in a whisper. When she arrived in front of Su Yang, she naturally bowed to Su Yang. Su Yang looked at her for a moment and felt that this woman really looked like a painting and a moon.
"Please sit."
Su Yang signaled Gong Yuxiang to sit down, and the two of them sat opposite each other. Gong Yuxiang took the hairpin and picked up the lanterns on the table. The beauty under the lamp was unique.
"I saw that the girl frowned slightly, but was there something in her heart?"
Su Yang's vision has opened up in terms of female beauty, so Su Yang treats Gong Yuxiang as beautiful as her. When she sees her, she just treats her as an ordinary friend and comes here to chat.
Gong Yuxiang didn't want Su Yang to enter the room, and actually talked about this. Yinya bit her and said, "I have really hated me recently. I'm so resentful. Once I think about it, I want to bite the person who did this!"
"oh?"
Su Yang was surprised and asked, "What made the girl so angry?"
Gong Yuxiang saw Su Yang chatting with her and responded naturally, saying: "Of course, it was the book "Red House" published in Hangzhou. The writer clearly knew the follow-up, but he only wrote eighty chapters. How can this not make people angry? The annotated book of Talent Girl Baozhu, the scales and half claws exposed in it make people hate this writer even more!"
“…”
The eunuch's unfinished ending is indeed hateful...
As the person involved, Su Yang was not only not ashamed when he heard this, but was secretly relieved and said, "I have read the book of Red Mansions, this person is indeed hateful!"
With this alone, the two quickly found a common topic.
"Young Master Su Ming is here!"
There was a cry outside, and Su Yang opened his eyes and never opened the window. He saw a graceful young man outside the room, with a beautiful appearance as a god. He was walking into the Sanhua Building, walking in the dragon and tiger, and was very energetic.
"Young Master Su, you are here too."
A window on the second floor opened, and there was a thick man inside. He saw Su Ming and grinned.
Su Yang knew about this person, and he had a portrait of this person very early. This person took over as the inner guard after Xingyun of the Chuhu Palace. As the personal guard of the King of Qi, he was also the most domineering master in the capital, Chen Xiaotian!
Chapter completed!