"Flower Scattering Brothel, Princess Zhennan's invitation? The most talented lady of Yujing City, Su Mu, will be having a meeting to discuss metaphysics and poetry... "
When Hong Yi heard this invitation, he frowned and a strange feeling arose in his heart. This feeling was caused by the title of "the most talented lady of Yujing City".
"My mother was also the most talented lady of Yujing City 18 years ago. But what's the use of this? Isn't she still a lowly person? After marrying, she would be worse off than a commoner. "
Hearing this invitation, his heart was filled with endless melancholy. In fact, there was even an inexplicable anger in his heart.
Hong Yi did not know where this anger came from. It was probably because of the unfairness of his mother's situation.
"Should I attend or not? If father finds out that I am going to such a place, it would be terrible. But I owe Luo Yun a favor. It doesn't seem appropriate to reject her meeting like this. Anyway, it's not a big deal to go there and see what the most talented lady of Yujing City looks like. "
Marquis Wu Wen's family rules were strict. The children of the family were forbidden from entering such places of pleasure.
Although this couldn't be banned, if Hong Xuanji were to find out, he wouldn't be spared a good beating.
However, since Hong Yi did not follow the rules, he could only harden his heart.
In fact, he knew that he was not going to Flower Scattering Brothel for the pleasure of seeing a talented lady. More importantly, it was to reminisce about his mother.
"Go back and report to the princess. I will pack up and come over immediately."
Hong Yi received the invitation and kept it in his sleeve. He got up and tidied up his clothes. He put on a set of silk brocade clothes that he had just sewn, changed into a new pair of thin bottomed deerskin boots, and neatly trimmed his clothes before going out.
Now that he had money, his attire was exquisite and not flashy. He was the standard son of a scholarly official.
This was the attire he had prepared for himself when he became a Juren. Since he was attending the princess's meeting and he wanted to reminisce about his mother, he could not dress too shabbily.
Seeing Hong Yi pick up the invitation and go out, Hong Yu and Huang Yu exchanged glances. One of them hurriedly walked towards the main residence, obviously to report to Madam Zhao.
The 'Scattering Flower Building' was located in the east of Yujing City. It was not really a building, but it covered an area of tens of acres. It was built with jade and carved balustrades. There were five storeys of the building. In front of the door, there were servants dressed in bright clothes. Behind the door was a long and deep flower hall.
At the entrance, there were many bright-colored carriages, green nun sedan chairs, pink and gold painted small sedan chairs, and so on. Under the guidance of the servants, they were all moving in an orderly manner, without the slightest sign of panic.
This kind of decoration and grandeur was enough to make ordinary commoners and even wealthy families flinch at the sight of it.
Indeed, 'Flower Scattering Brothel' would cost several hundred taels of silver at the very least. It was a classic money-squandering establishment. Who asked Scattering Flower Brothel to be the number one brothel in Jade Capital?
Hong Yi looked at the row of exquisite pavilions, as well as the faintly discernible pink teepees on top of the pavilions. There was also a faint fragrance. Before he even entered, he could already smell the warm fragrance of soft jade. The decadent sounds could make one's root rot.
"Even though Scattering Flower Brothel is a brothel, all of them are upright officials. They only sell their skills and not their bodies. All of the women inside are proficient in the four arts. They are also extremely talented in poetry and songs. When the nobles, civil and military officials of Jade Capital hold a meeting, they would not hesitate to spend a lot of money to invite these upright officials. It is an elegant brothel, but it is very different from the usual brothels that deal in the flesh."
Hong Yi knew that the management of this' Scattering Flower Brothel 'was the most elegant brothel. It did not deal in the flesh.
However, this kind of place was much more profitable than the brothels that deal in the flesh.
In the Jade Capital, some of the nobles, scholar-officials, civil and military officials who had nothing to do would call their friends to hold a small gathering every few days. They would drink and have fun, talk about poetry, appreciate paintings, and so on.
At this time, they needed the company of a woman to appear romantic, especially an elegant woman. Of course, the maids, concubines, wives, and tigress were not suitable.
Of course, the most suitable candidates were these upright officials.
Every meeting, to invite these upright officials, even the coldest one would need a few hundred taels of silver. It was not rare for those who were famous to cost up to a thousand taels of silver, not to mention the number one talented girl in Jade Capital.
Of course, in Marquis Wu Wen's mansion, there had never been such a meeting. Hong Xuanji had even written several memorials in the imperial court, suggesting the imperial court to ban brothels like Scattering Flower Brothel in order to prevent chaos in the officialdom.
However, these memorials met with strong opposition. In addition, brothels like Scattering Flower Brothel paid a large amount of taxes to the imperial court every year. Their relationships were even more complicated. Even a powerful figure like Marquis Wu Wen couldn't get rid of them.
When Hong Yi arrived at the door of Scattering Flower Brothel, there were immediately two servants who came to greet him and looked him up and down.
Usually, people who came to Scattering Flower Brothel would come in a sedan or carriage. There was almost no one who came on foot like Hong Yi.
However, Hong Yi was dressed brightly and had the temperament of a scholar. It was not good for the servants to ask him to leave. However, when Hong Yi took out the invitation from Princess Zhennan's Luo Yun Hall, their faces immediately changed and were filled with smiles.
When Hong Yi gave each of them two taels of silver as a tip, the two servants smiled until their eyes were squinted and their backs were bent. They quickly invited Hong Yi inside.
"No matter where I go, I still have to pay attention to the rules."
Although Hong Yi only had a few hundred taels of silver on him, he felt his heart ache when he received four taels of silver in one go. However, he understood that wherever he went, there would be rules. The rule of Scattering Flower Brothel was to throw away a thousand taels of silver in one go. When it was time to tip, one should tip. Otherwise, there would be many obstacles waiting for him.
Inside, there were many long corridors, pavilions, gardens, ponds, and many other rooms. The decorations were even more extravagant than those of a wealthy family.
After a few turns, a spacious reception hall appeared in front of him. It was like the main courtyard of a wealthy family. The pavilions were bright and the courtyard was spacious. There were many young people gathered here.
Hong Yi immediately saw Luo Yun, who was dressed like a young master. She held a folding fan in her hand and had a jade pendant hanging from her waist.
At this moment, she was surrounded by a group of nobles and nobles.
"Why hasn't Miss Su Mu come out yet? We've been waiting for two hours already. "
"Today is an invitation from Princess Zhennan. Is Miss Su Mu still so arrogant?"
At this moment, a group of nobles and nobles were making a ruckus. Beside them, there were a few beautiful women wearing jewelry and a few servants chatting with them. "Miss Su Mu is meeting an important guest. She'll be here in a while. "
"What important guest? More important than Princess Zhennan? Let's go and take a look. "The group of people started to make a ruckus again.
"You guys are too noisy. Isn't the Da Qian Dynasty the most cultured?" Luo Yun waved her folding fan and shook her head. These people immediately quieted down. At the same time, she saw Hong Yi. Her eyes lit up and she walked up to him.
At the same time.
East of Scattering Flower Brothel, in a secluded room on the fifth floor.
An outstanding beauty with an ethereal aura was sitting quietly in the room.
Opposite her was a middle-aged man in brocade robes. It was Hong Xuanji.
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