Blackening starts from the golden years

Chapter 369: Oiran Zhang Haohao

Just when Zhao Pan'er took the initiative to serve Yuan Xudong, on the Imperial Street, Song Yinzhang, Sun Sanniang, and Yinping Yatou were strolling towards the direction of the imperial city. The scenery in this direction was beautiful, and there were many people and it was lively.

"These are the best medicinal herbs, sir, come and take a look."

"Pick whatever you want."

"Sir, take your pick. These are all herbs that nourish Yin and replenish Yang. You can buy some back for your wife at home."

"no, I'm fine."

"Okay, Sir, take care."

"Take a look, take a look."

……

The markets in Tokyo are bustling with people coming and going and the cries of street vendors can be heard one after another.

Song Yinzhang and his two daughters walked together, each holding a pink oil-paper umbrella, looking around at the new things in the market.

At this moment, the people on Imperial Street suddenly surged in one direction, and they all shouted:
"The Oiran is coming, the Oiran is coming!"

"Come and see, the Oiran is here!"

"It's Zhang Haohao, the head of Shuangxilou. She is the most popular lady in Tokyo this year. Her song of wild goose song won praises from the emperor and the ladies in the palace."

"Here she comes. She is so beautiful. She is worthy of being the most beautiful lady in Tokyo."

……

"Who is Zhang Haohao?"

Song Yinzhang murmured curiously. The Imperial Street was crowded with people, and from time to time someone ran past Song Yinzhang and his two daughters, almost bumping into them. At this moment, several people dressed as guards immediately surrounded them, and they surrounded Song Yinzhang and his two daughters in the middle to prevent them from being dispersed by the crowd.

These guards are naturally Yuan Xudong's subordinates. They are responsible for secretly protecting Song Yinzhang's three daughters.

After thanking the guards, Song Yinzhang and his two daughters followed the crowd curiously, wanting to see what kind of woman the Tokyo courtesan named Zhang Haohao was who could make so many people like her and want to see her beauty.

On the Imperial Street in front of the Imperial City, the surging crowd finally stopped. Song Yinzhang and his two daughters stood behind the crowd, standing on tiptoe to look inside.

In the middle of the Imperial Street, a beautiful young lady in colorful clothes was seen riding a snow-white horse.

Several young maids walked in front of her, scattering fresh flower petals along the way, and the one holding her horse was actually an official. Around her, there were dozens of young and beautiful musicians, all of whom were playing various orchestral instruments. The whole parade was centered on this beautiful courtesan, and on both sides were guarded by imperial guards. It was really impressive!
On both sides of the Imperial Street, people were scrambling to get a closer look at the courtesan. On ordinary days, ordinary people could not see the courtesan. Zhang Haohao was the head lady of Shuangxi Tower. If ordinary people wanted to see her, they had to wait for more than half a month and spend a coin to enter Shuangxi Tower.

If a guest wanted to hear her sing a song alone, it would cost several hundred strings of cash, which was not affordable for ordinary people. Moreover, if she herself was not willing, it would be difficult to invite her to sing a song even if a guest wanted to spend several hundred strings of cash.

Of course, if a noble really invited her to sing, that would be another matter. In front of ordinary people, she was the head lady of Shuangxi Tower, a famous courtesan, and rarely seen by ordinary people.

But in front of those dignitaries, she was just a courtesan with a more famous name. In a year at the shortest, or two or three years at the longest, a new oiran would appear to replace the previous Tokyo oiran.

Zhang Haohao replaced the previous courtesan, and she would naturally be replaced by the newcomer. If the current emperor and the empress in the palace did not like to listen to her singing, based on her reputation as the courtesan in Tokyo, those lustful officials and nobles would have taken her away long ago, or they would have kept her as a concubine in their private residences and played with her at will.

All the previous Tokyo courtesans had such an ending. The better ones were taken as concubines, while those with unfortunate luck were treated as forbidden delicacies and played with day and night. When they got tired of it, they would invite a few colleagues and friends to share it together. In the end, the endings of these courtesans were often very miserable.

It's a pity that these courtesans have been raised in seclusion since childhood, and what they learn on a daily basis are skills to please men. In addition, the admiration of literati and the rewards from dignitaries have created an illusion for them that they are different from others. The previous courtesans had a miserable end, but they are different. Most of the previous courtesans thought so, and so does Zhang Haohao now. She is very proud and complacent about her identity as a courtesan, and looks down on ordinary girls from common families.

As a famous courtesan, she is sought after by thousands of people. She is served by maids and servants on a daily basis, and she wears gold and silver jewelry, silks and satins, as well as many rare treasures. How is she worse than those daughters of officials?
Zhang Haohao is so naive. She thinks she can be compared to those daughters of officials. However, she doesn't know that although she has fine clothes and delicious food and lives a luxurious life, her status and position are not as good as those girls from ordinary families.

No matter how popular she was, she was still a courtesan and had no freedom. Moreover, those who pursued her did not really love her. They only admired her title of the courtesan and her alluring body. She was an courtesan, not a daughter of an official family. The difference between the two was simply worlds apart. She was confused by the situation. Even an ordinary citizen could figure it out. How could the courtesan in Shuangxi Tower be compared with a daughter of an official family?

Back to the topic, Zhang Haohao was sitting on the imperial horse bestowed by the emperor and parading on the Imperial Street. She raised her chin slightly, with a smile on her face, and looked very proud of herself.

On the side of the Imperial Street, Song Yinzhang stood on tiptoe and looked up, and saw Zhang Haohao, who was enjoying the infinite glory in the center of the crowd. She smiled sweetly at the onlookers, and for a moment, she was so charming. Song Yinzhang was shocked. She didn't expect that in Tokyo, musicians were not only not discriminated against, but also so popular. Is this Tokyo?

Song Yinzhang stared at the glorious Zhang Haohao with infatuation until she disappeared.

Zhang Haohao's parade had passed by, and the people on the Imperial Street had dispersed. They were talking among themselves:

"You are worthy of being called the Oiran. Your smile is so charming."

"Of course not. Zhang Haohao is not only the headdress of Shuangxilou, but also the head of the music school. She is the most famous courtesan in Tokyo. Everyone knows that the songs she sings are like heavenly music. Her song has won the emperor and several ladies in the palace praise. If ordinary people like me want to listen to her songs, we have to spend a coin to drink tea on the painting boat of Shuangxilou, and we have to wait for more than half a month to have a chance to see the beauty of the courtesan."

"Today, the Eighth Prince celebrated his birthday. The Imperial Music Bureau was ordered to perform various kinds of singing and dancing in the south tower of the government office. Madam Zhang sang a song called "Goose Voice". The Emperor not only rewarded her with a colorful dress, but also allowed her to parade in the Imperial Street. Look, how beautiful she is. The gold hairpin on her head was a gift from the Eighth Prince. It would have been impossible to buy it without hundreds of strings of cash. It's really impressive."

"That's magnificent. The one holding her horse is Mr. Liu Jiu, the best composer of lyrics in the world."

"Mr. Liu Jiu?"

"Exactly."

"Why would he be willing to lead the horse for Zhang?"

"Yes, she is just a singing girl. Why would Mr. Liu Jiu lead her horse?"

"Hehe, a beauty is like a piece of top-grade jade. It's normal for a gentleman to like jade, isn't it?"

"That makes sense, that makes sense."

"Brother, what you said is absolutely right. Why don't we go to the painting boat in Shuangxi Tower and have a cup of Dragon and Phoenix tea?"

"Go together, go together."

……

The people around him gradually dispersed. Song Yinzhang looked at Sun Sanniang and Yinping Yatou beside him and said softly:

"Sister Sanniang, Yinping, I'm a little tired, let's go back to Sanyuan Inn."

"okay."

……

In the upper room on the top floor of Sanyuan Inn, Yuan Xudong got up and dressed. Zhao Pan'er wanted to get up and serve him, but her brows were slightly frowned and she groaned in pain.

Looking back at her, Yuan Xudong pushed her into the quilt and said with a smile:

"You have a good rest. I'll get you something to eat. What do you want to eat?"

Looking up at Yuan Xudong, Zhao Paner said shyly while lying in the quilt:

"Well, I want to eat the meatballs stuffed with flowers made by Sanniang."

"Okay, then I'll go find Sanniang and ask her to make you meatballs stuffed with fresh flowers."

Yuan Xudong smiled. He stretched out his right hand and gently stroked Zhao Paner's pretty face, and smiled softly:

"Pan'er, you are so beautiful, just like a fairy from heaven."

"No way, you just know how to coax me."

Zhao Pan'er was very shy. She gently clamped Yuan Xudong's right hand between her face and her exposed shoulders. Her face was full of coquettishness, like a woman who wanted to refuse but couldn't. Yuan Xudong was very excited. If he didn't pity her because she was just beginning to feel the love and couldn't bear the conquest, Yuan Xudong really wanted to favor her and make her even more charming and enchanting.

"Okay, I'll go find Sanniang to make you something to eat, you should have a good rest."

"Well, thank you, my husband, for your pity for me."

Zhao Pan'er said coquettishly, her eyes full of tenderness.

Looking at her, Yuan Xudong smiled evilly:

"When you have rested, I will pity you again."

"Ah."

Zhao Pan'er's pretty face flushed with shame. She hummed softly, hid under the quilt and timidly raised her eyes to look at Yuan Xudong, blushing and whispering shyly:

"Pan'er will listen to you, husband. When Pan'er recovers, everything will be up to you."

"it is good."

Yuan Xudong left the room with satisfaction. If he stayed any longer, he was afraid that he would not be able to control himself and take Zhao Pan'er. It would be bad if she was hurt. It would not be too late to favor her after she recovered.

When he walked out of the room, he happened to run into Song Yinzhang's three daughters who had returned. Yuan Xudong looked at Sun Sanniang and said with a smile:

"Sanniang, Pan'er wants to eat the meatballs stuffed with flowers that you made. Can you make them now?"

"sure."

Looking at Yuan Xudong, Sun Sanniang smiled and said:
"I'll go find the inn's proprietress and borrow her kitchen. If we have all the ingredients, we can make meatballs stuffed with fresh flowers in no time."

"Okay, then thank you, Sanniang."

"It's ok, I'll go to the kitchen then."

"Ah."

After watching Sun Sanniang leave, Yuan Xudong looked at Song Yinzhang and Yinping Yatou and asked with a smile:

"Yin Zhang, Yin Ping, how were you guys having fun? Did you have fun?"

"Yeah, I'm happy. Tokyo is really lively and there are many new things." Song Yinzhang said with a smile. After she finished speaking, the girl Yinping beside her also smiled and said:

"Sir, my lady, Sanniang and I went to see the courtesan. She rode a white horse through the streets, looking so magnificent."

"is it?"

Looking at the excited girl Yinping, Yuan Xudong asked with a smile:

"Is that courtesan pretty?"

"Beautiful, like a fairy."

"What's her name?"

"Zhang Haohao, she is the headmistress of Shuangxi Building."

"Zhang Haohao?"

"Ah."

Yuan Xudong seemed to be thinking about something. He secretly instructed his men through the system to find out the specific information about Zhang Haohao. He had no other intentions. He just wanted the body of the oiran. The word "oiran" alone was enough to make him very interested.

……

In Shuangxi Building, Zhang Haohao finished touring the Imperial Street. As soon as she came back, she threw aside the elegant posture she had maintained during the tour and said in a delicate voice:

"I'm exhausted."

As she spoke, she sighed and gently twisted her slender waist to stretch her muscles. For a moment, her body trembled and the room was filled with spring scenery.

At this time, all the maids surrounding her bowed and congratulated in unison:
"Congratulations, Miss, on receiving God's grace."

Hearing this, Zhang Haohao was very proud. The corners of her mouth slightly raised. She looked at the maids who were congratulating her, waved her jade hand gently, and said with a sweet smile:

"Okay, okay, congratulations, let's all go ask the accountant for the reward."

"Thank you, miss!"

The maids immediately dispersed happily and ran to the accounting office to receive their rewards.

Zhang Haohao sat in front of the dressing table, looking at the beautiful lady in the bronze mirror. She raised her head and chest confidently, and asked a little maidservant beside her with a smile:

"am I pretty?"

"Well, the young lady is the most beautiful, just like a fairy from heaven."

Looking at her own mistress, the little maidservant both flattered her and spoke the truth. If she had not been born extremely beautiful, how could she have become the famous Tokyo courtesan?

"You have such a sweet mouth."

Zhang Haohao admired herself in the bronze mirror and said softly with a sweet smile:
"Your daughter is so beautiful, who knows which stinky man she will marry in the future."

Hearing Zhang Haohao say this, the little maid immediately laughed:

"Master Xiao, Master Qi, and that Chi Yanei, they all like you very much and want to pursue you. It depends on you, which one of them you like."

"Master Xiao, Master Qi, and Chi Yanei, your young lady knows her own limitations. None of them really wants to marry me. The Xiao family and the Qi family are both famous families in Tokyo. They will never agree to let their children marry a singing girl. As for Chi Yanei, although he is not a son of an official, he is very rich and is the head of the twelve trades in Tokyo. I am afraid he will not marry me either. In the final analysis, these stinky men covet my beauty but are unwilling to really marry me. It's really, forget it, it's better not to say anything."

Zhang Haohao sighed softly. Although she thought highly of herself, she also knew that she was of a lowly class. Those men would only pursue her but would not really be willing to marry her home. They probably just wanted to have fun with her.

"What about Mr. Liu?"

The little maid asked again, the young master Liu she mentioned was born in a poor family, and although he had some talent, his family had fallen on hard times, he was a poor scholar with little money, and no fame. Zhang Haohao looked down on such a man. He said he wanted to marry her, but probably it was because of her beauty and generous dowry.

Zhang Haohao knew several women who married poor scholars. After a few days of good life, those despicable men showed their true colors. They spent their women's dowries to have fun in Shuangxi Tower. Some were even more excessive. Not only did they cheat money and sex, they also gave their wives to dignitaries to play with them at will. The purpose was naturally to curry favor with the rich and powerful. Those women ended up miserably. They regretted their actions, but it was too late. Some gave up on themselves and some committed suicide. Zhang Haohao was scared just thinking about it. She didn't want to end up like this. She might as well stay in Shuangxi Tower.

However, Zhang Haohao has been a little worried recently. As her fame as a courtesan grows, more and more dignitaries are eyeing her, and their status is becoming more and more noble. She is afraid that one day, she will really have to sleep with those old princes and ministers, and force her to submit to their pleasure.

She was considering whether she should find a man of noble status to support her. There were many such ladies in the music school, and each of them had a man to support them.

However, this backer is not necessarily reliable. If they meet someone of higher status, the backers behind them will often force them to serve him actively. There is no way around it. This is the most humble aspect of women of low status. Their bodies do not belong to them.

If Zhang Haohao had not been so smart and had not won the praise and rewards of the current emperor and the ladies in the palace, and had not been able to speak a few words in front of them, she would have been taken into the rooms of those princes and ministers and become their beautiful bride to play with at will.

And with her current reputation, ordinary men cannot protect her. Take Chi Yanei for example. He is a scholar, farmer, merchant and artisan. Although he is rich, his status is not high. Any official in the court can make things difficult for him. He can't even protect himself, let alone her. Zhang Haohao is a little distressed. She doesn't know who can really protect her and is willing to protect her.

Gao Guancha was a royal relative and had a high status, but he was too old. He once hinted to Zhang Haohao that he hoped she could go to his house and offer herself to him, but Zhang Haohao was not willing to serve an old man. Fortunately, Gao Guancha was proud of his status and did not force Zhang Haohao, otherwise, she would have had to surrender. How could she fight against a royal relative?
"Miss, ma'am?"

The maid's call pulled Zhang Haohao back from her chaotic thoughts. She sighed softly, looked at the beautiful lady in the bronze mirror, and said to herself with pity:

"Such a beautiful woman who I love so much, is she really only allowed to be ruined by those old men?"

"Miss, what did you say?"

The little maid asked, she didn't hear clearly what Zhang Haohao said.

"Nothing, I just want to rest for a while, you go down first."

"Oh."

The little maid respectfully left the room. After she left, Zhang Haohao looked at himself in the bronze mirror and muttered to himself:

"Oh my God, who can come and save me? Who will be my future husband?"

……

On the other side, in the upper room on the top floor of Sanyuan Inn, Yuan Xudong was feeding Zhao Pan'er, who was sitting on the bed, the dumplings stuffed with fresh flowers that Sun Sanniang had just made. At this moment, the system screen in his field of vision refreshed.

[Task: Ouyang, why haven't you come back yet? ]

[Task completed, reward 100 points]

……

【Character: Zhang Haohao】

[Alignment: Neutral (White)]

[Skills: serving tea, business management, singing and dancing, and seducing men. ]

[Mission: Protect the Oiran and capture her heart. ]

[Mission description: Many dignitaries attempt to defile the virginity of the courtesan. Protect the courtesan, capture her heart, take her into your room, and possess her forcefully.]

[Advance reward: a set of peach blossom courtyard in the palace, several servants, shops in Tokyo, and several gardens.]

[Additional explanation: Unlock a new identity, the prince of the Song Dynasty, the uncle of the current official, who wants to rebel and become the emperor. This time he went to the south of the Yangtze River to get the "Night Banquet" and wanted to stab his nephew in the back.]

[System Quotes: A prince who doesn't want to be an emperor is not a good prince, and an uncle who doesn't want to bully his nephew is not a good uncle. ]

……

Yuan Xudong frowned. There was an extra token of the prince in his system space. Looking at him, Zhao Paner asked in confusion:

"Husband, what's wrong with you?"

"It's okay. Come on, open your mouth and eat another flower-filled dumpling."

"Hmm, ah~~"

Looking at the well-behaved and obedient Zhao Pan'er, Yuan Xudong sighed inwardly that his good nephew married a woman of lowly origin as his queen, and he was also planning to marry one. Could this be called a common interest?
Also, strictly speaking, the royal family is the murderer of Zhao Paner's father, and they also killed her entire family. Yuan Xudong was ashamed. The identity arranged by the system was a slap in his face. He had said before that Gu Qianfan was the son of Xiao Qinyan, the murderer of Zhao Paner's father. In the end, what goes around comes around. Who can escape this fate?

To avenge his wife, he wants to rebel. My dear nephew, I am sorry for you.

After feeding Zhao Pan'er the flower-filled dumplings, Yuan Xudong stood up and put the empty plate and chopsticks on the table. Then, he walked back to the bed and sat down. He stretched out his right hand and gently stroked Zhao Pan'er's pretty face and said with a smile:

"Ma'am, have you rested well?"

"Hmm~"

Zhao Pan'er hummed shyly, then raised her eyes to look at Yuan Xudong and said with a blushing face:

"I am weak, I hope you can have mercy on me."

"it is good."

As he spoke, Yuan Xudong reached out and unbuttoned the collar of Zhao Pan'er's shirt. He gently pressed down on her soft body and leaned over.

"Hmm~~ Husband~~"

……

PS:

It is a fictional world view, and the main theme is to promote women. Please don't worry about real history.

(End of this chapter)