"Are you going to Jiaofangsi?" Shen Yu raised her eyebrows, "Jiaofangsi is not a serious place. How can any serious person go to Jiaofangsi to discuss matters."
Jiaofangsi sounded serious. In the early days, it was indeed an elegant place for producing poetry and other elegant music. Now, it is just a brothel covered with an official coat, for the princes and nobles to pass the time.
"Listen to me." Xie Tingzhou laughed, "The little prince of Prince Cong's palace invited me to go. Aren't Ge Liangji's female relatives all in the Jiaofang Division? I just want to go and have a look."
Prince Cong is the younger brother of the current emperor, the seventh son of the late emperor, and the little prince is also the nephew of Emperor Tongxu.
"You're still grounded."
"Didn't you go out a few times?"
Shen Yu pursed her lips, "Then I'll go too."
"You don't trust me?" Xie Tingzhou laughed.
Shen Yu said: "You go and talk things over, and I'll go find Ge Liangji's daughter."
"no."
It's not unreasonable for Xie Tingzhou to be worried. There are many people in the Jiaofang department, so it's hard to guarantee that no one is keeping an eye on Ge Liangji's female family members. If Shen Yu is involved, he's afraid that he won't be able to protect her.
Shen Yu said angrily: "I'm not on duty tomorrow. It's my own time. You can't control me."
"Do you want to force your way into the Jiaofang Department?" Xie Tingzhou asked, "Or at night? Or..." His voice deepened, "Go to Pei Chunli again to take you in, right?"
Shen Yu was about to speak.
Xie Tingzhou blocked her path, "If he dares to take you on adventures again, I will break his legs."
"He is the young Marquis." Shen Yu raised her voice.
"What's wrong with the little marquis?" Xie Tingzhou raised his cold eyelids slightly, "The emperor's son can also be beaten without fail."
Shen Yu pointed her index finger at him, "You are so... you are so lawless!"
Xie Tingzhou smiled and held her fingertips, "I can't take risks. Everything else is up to you."
Shen Yu quickly took it back, feeling that this attitude was still not enough, so she turned sideways and gave him a side look, "You are too overbearing."
"Anyway, leave this matter to me." Xie Tingzhou poured her another cup of tea, "Some things can't be rushed, so it's better to be safe."
It seemed that he had made up his mind not to let her go.
Shen Yu glanced at him secretly. After thinking for a while, she sat up straight again, holding a cup of tea and drinking it, and raised her eyelids to look at him.
"But I want to go, wouldn't it be safe if you take me with you? I can dress up as a man and paint my face black or paint scars."
Xie Tingzhou looked at her with a pitiful look in his eyes, and his voice was low, as if he had been wronged a lot.
He eats this, but not at this time.
Thinking he was speechless, Xie Tingzhou opened his mouth and closed it again, avoiding her eyes, "Anyway, this matter is not negotiable."
Shen Yu stood up for a moment, looking as pitiful as before.
"What are you going for?" Xie Tingzhou asked.
"Go back to sleep!" After saying that, Shen Yu raised her feet and walked out the door.
Even though she was walking far away, she could still hear her deliberately heavy steps.
Xie Tingzhou listened to the sound gradually disappearing, smiled helplessly and shook his head.
Changliu was sitting under the tree playing with his turtle. When he heard the sound, he looked over and saw an angry figure. He opened his mouth and silently asked Xifeng: "Are you having a fight?"
Xi Feng glanced at him and heard Xie Tingzhou calling his name in the room, and hurried in.
"Your Highness."
"Shigure won't be on duty tomorrow, please give her a change."
Xi Feng responded and heard Xie Tingzhou say: "Find someone to keep an eye on her. Don't let her step out of the palace tomorrow."
Xie Tingzhou turned his eyes and saw a head lying on the window, "Come in."
Changliu chuckled, opened the window and jumped in, "Your Highness."
"It's up to you." Xie Tingzhou said, "If she goes out tomorrow, I'll stop your pocket money for half a year."
Staying for a long time was like a bolt from the blue, "How can I buy delicious food for my little turtle without pocket money."
"Then keep an eye on her and don't let her leave your sight for even a step." Xie Tingzhou said.
The long-lasting kung fu is not very good, but the light kung fu is good, chasing and escaping are excellent, and the entangling kung fu is also good.
Changliu looked sad and muttered: "I still want to save two months to build a wedding bed for them so that they can get married."
Xifeng closed his eyes, feeling that he was really blind, and couldn't help but said: "Your two turtles are both male, how can we get married?"
"Why not?" Changliu said innocently: "Then His Highness and Shigure, aren't they also male?"
There was a sudden silence in the room.
Changliu slowed down, reacted immediately, and ran away with his feet still on the spot, his voice still lingering on the spot.
"I'll definitely be optimistic about Shigure tomorrow!"
Xie Tingzhou held his forehead and pressed his breath, "I asked you to teach him more. What did you teach him?"
Xi Feng was very troubled. It was obvious that this was not taught by him, but by following His Highness.
But isn’t the purpose of the guards just to share the worries of the master? This isn't the first time I've taken the blame.
Xi Feng knows that practice makes perfect, "I will teach you well later."
……
The curfew in Shengjing has not yet been lifted, and no one is allowed to walk on the streets at night.
But the Qinglou Chuguan and the Jiaofangsi in Shengjing were still very lively, and the sound of silk and bamboo could be faintly heard for half the street.
A dark shadow flashed across the roof and disappeared into the night in a blink of an eye.
Shen Yu jumped into the room and gently closed the window.
The room was brightly lit, but there was not a single soul in sight. This was the case with Jiaofang Si. Even in an empty room, lights had to be lit to create a lively scene.
She came late tonight, and Changliu was really pestering her, crying, making trouble, and hanging herself.
She said that if she went out, the little turtle would starve to death. If the turtle starved to death, he would also die. If he died, both Xifeng and Uncle Zhong would be heartbroken. He gave her a high hat and said that five lives were in her hands, and asked She couldn't bear it.
In the end, she was allowed to run out, and two pieces of snack medicine were taken care of. It was simple, crude and easy to use.
There are people coming and going outside the room. Jiaofangsi is not an ordinary brothel. The guests coming and going are all familiar faces. Someone will definitely notice her as an unfamiliar face.
But the situation is different for women. A new group of official prostitutes have been introduced, and their faces may not even be familiar to them yet.
After a while, Shen Yu looked at herself with her hands on her hips and felt a little embarrassed about her outfit.
It’s been a long time since I’ve worn women’s clothing, and besides, it’s still made of tulle, so I’m afraid it will tear if I move too much.
Shen Yu gritted her teeth, opened the door, and stepped out with a small step.
Jiaofangsi is divided into front and back yards, and the back yard faces the waterside pavilion. It is the most noble area in Jiaofangsi, and no one can enter it.
The room was filled with silk and bamboo, and bursts of laughter occasionally.
Xie Tingzhou leaned on the soft pillow, leaning on his elbows, holding the folding fan in one hand and beating time. He really looked like a swinger.
The prostitute was sitting on her knees on the hut, with no shoes or stockings on her feet, only a bunch of bells hanging on them.
"Your Highness, I'll give you some wine."
Xie Tingzhou slowly opened his eyes, raised his glass to drink, but slightly raised his eyes to look at the prostitute.
As if he was in a mood, Xie Tingzhou put down the cup, picked up the prostitute's chin with a folding fan, and raised it, "New here?"
The young prince's name was Li Chang. He smiled knowingly and said, "I know you are picky, so of course what I want today is fresh and clean."
"what is it call?"
The prostitute only glanced up and then lowered her eyes, feeling that even looking at those features would be blasphemy.
"My name is Fuying." The prostitute whispered softly.
"Fuying..." Xie Tingzhou read it again, "It sounds like a romantic name. What was it originally? What is it called?"
Fuying said softly: "I forgot."
Xie Tingzhou glanced in surprise.
Fu Ying explained: "After changing places, there is a new life. The birds fall into the mortal world, and the past is gone. I have forgotten it."
