Harem: Biography of Concubine Qin

Chapter 114 Red Willow
The dragon boat passed Qingjiangpu and Huai'an Mansion, and within a few days, it arrived in Yangzhou.

There is a saying in ancient poems, the old man left the Yellow Crane Tower in the west, and the fireworks went down to Yangzhou in March.

Yangzhou in spring is the most beautiful scenery, willows are like smoke, flowers are like brocade, and spring is intoxicating.

Chen Wenxin was half lying on the imperial concubine's couch, and Bai Lu used a small silver spoon to dig salted duck eggs for her to eat.

They passed through Gaoyou a few days ago, where the salted duck eggs are the sweetest.Egg yolk has a lot of oil and is just right for saltiness.

She just ate it like this, and ate several egg yolks.

When Xiao Lizi came in, he saw several salted duck egg shells with egg whites rolling on the low table.

Chen Wenxin hurriedly greeted him, "It's just in time for you to come. I'll send someone to Gaoyou to get some salted duck eggs and come back. I'll keep it for breakfast with white porridge."

This is easy, Xiao Lizi quickly said "yes".

He said again: "Your Majesty, the emperor said that Yangzhou is beautiful. If you like it, you can get off the boat and have a look."

She said casually: "Yangzhou is naturally beautiful, and the beauties are also beautiful, so I must go and see it."

I don't know if it means that the emperor wants to see the beauty, or that she wants to see the beauty herself.

Xiao Lizi couldn't figure it out for a while, so he said: "The servant will report to the emperor, the empress is going to clean up soon, prepare to stay in Yangzhou at night."

He looked at Bai Lu for the second half of the sentence, and Bai Lu nodded at him, continuing to dig salted egg yolks for Chen Wenxin.

"Master, why don't you eat this after eating?"

I have eaten four salted egg yolks for nothing, isn't the master too salty?

Seeing her look of disgust, Chen Wenxin gave her a blank look, "Then you should try one."

She has a long-standing habit of giving one to the servant next to her when she eats.Bai Lu didn't refuse, so she took a salted duck egg and cracked it open.

The egg whites are a little salty and rotten, so it's not good or bad.

The egg yolk is shiny, soft and delicate in the mouth, sweet and delicious, and melts quickly.

Chen Wenxin watched her expression change, and said proudly: "How is it, isn't it delicious?"

"Delicious..." Bai Lu blurted out.

"It's delicious, but you can't eat too much!"

She realized that she had said something wrong, and hurriedly rounded it up.

Seeing that Bailu wouldn't enter, Chen Wenxin slumped on the couch, gritted his teeth fiercely and said, "You're the only one who has a lot to do!"

It doesn't matter if you don't let her eat salted duck eggs. I heard that there is a special product in Yangzhou called Jieshou dried tea.

It is said that the meat is tender and yellow, with a sauce red color, resembling chicken breast.Fragrant and delicious, delicious and mellow...

When she lands, she must have a good meal.

With a lift of her little hand, she took away the half-eaten salted duck egg from Bai Lu's hand.

"Go, go, pack up and go."

She thought to herself, if you tell me not to let me eat salted duck eggs, I won't let you eat either, hum!

Bai Lu stared at the salted duck egg unsatisfactorily, deeply feeling that her master really has a temperament of revenge.

Later, she also asked Xiao Lizi to get some, and hid in her cabin to eat quietly...

Not long after, the dragon boat docked, and the local officials welcomed the emperor to the post station.

The emperor, Chen Wenxin and others entered the post station with their front feet, then they disguised themselves and slipped out from the back door of the post station.

Not even supper.

Chen Wenxin said that it was interesting to eat outside, but in fact, she ate too much salted egg yolk on the dragon boat, and she was not hungry at the moment.

Anyway, with Li Dequan bringing his precious silver needles and silver bowls, it doesn't matter where he eats.

Chen Wenxin was wearing a man's royal blue straight gown, a melon cap with a thick braid on the back.

The beauty turned into Mr. Pianpian, still magnificent.

She was dressed in men's clothing, and standing next to Chen Wenyi, they were really twin brothers, it was hard to tell them apart.

The emperor asked the two of them to stand together, and compared them several times, "Like, this is really similar. It's just that they are a little different in size."

This means that Chen Wen's heart is short.

She stood on her heels unconvinced, "It's not that far behind, I'm already on my second brother's neck!"

The emperor nodded, yes, standing on tiptoe can indeed reach Chen Wenyi's neck.

The three of them took Li Dequan out, while Wang Xi and the others were left in the station to deal with the visiting officials.

The soldiers protecting them also changed into plain clothes and followed in secret without showing any trace.

The streets of Yangzhou are very lively at the beginning of night, and the streets are filled with an attractive fragrance of stew.

Following the scent, Chen Wenxin saw a small restaurant with Chen Xilou dried tea hanging on the signboard.

Isn't this the tea she wants to eat?
Before Li Dequan had time to use the silver needle to test the poison, Chen Wenxin had already asked Xiao Er to pack a bag, and took a bite out of the kraft paper bag.

"It's so fragrant!"

She ate a mouthful and wanted to share it with the emperor, but she found Li Dequan's expression was very strange, and then she remembered his silver needle.

She immediately turned around and handed the paper bag to Chen Wenyi, "Second brother, eat!"

The emperor glanced at Li Dequan in embarrassment, and Li Dequan hurriedly told the waiter, "I want another dish to come to this table."

"Okay!"

Xiao Er seemed to be able to see that the identity of this pedestrian was different.

Only the handsome short man eats out of a paper bag like ordinary people, regardless of trifles.

What a pity.

Xiao Er looked at the tall man who was almost exactly the same as him, and sighed inwardly.

The two brothers of this compatriot are equally handsome.The tall one looked at the jade tree facing the wind, looking suave and suave.

This short one...

It looks like a lady with a good face, she looks feminine.

How did the crowd know what the little girl was thinking, they sat at the table and ate dried tea with clear tea.

Although this clear tea is light, it is just right when it is dry with the fragrance of marinade.

At this time, a sedan chair with light red soft gauze stopped beside the small restaurant.

A flamboyantly dressed woman got out of the sedan chair. She was wearing a light gauze, revealing a large area of ​​skin on her arms and chest.
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With this attire, she is obviously a brothel girl.

The girl was followed by a little maid, who went up to buy dry tea from the little girl.She herself stood there, squinting at them.

Seeing this, Chen Wenxin chuckled, "Guess, does she have a crush on someone here?"

The emperor has an extraordinary bearing, Chen Wenyi is handsome and unrestrained, and Chen Wenxin is delicate and elegant.

Who is that squinting brothel woman looking at?
Li Dequan also looked at the woman, although he knew she was definitely not looking at him.

There is a special feature here in Yangzhou, which is called Yangzhou Shouma.

The old procuress first paid for the good-looking girls from poor families to buy back and train them, taught them singing and dancing, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and sold them as concubines to rich people or entered the Qinlou Chu Pavilion to make profits from them.

Because poor women are often thin and weak, the name "thin horse" comes from this.

The woman in front of her is obviously one of Yangzhou's local specialties.

The woman seemed to sense that everyone was paying attention to her, and she lowered her head shyly.Then he lifted it up quickly, throwing a charming and seductive look.

The most difficult thing to bear is the beauty's kindness, Chen Wenxin smiled and said: "What should I do, the beauty is so affectionate, should I just turn a blind eye?"

The emperor gave her a blank look, and calmly drank his tea, "Of course not, why don't you go?"

She was at a loss for words.

Sitting and watching, she is a thinner white-faced niche, and a bit handsome.

As soon as she stood up, the girl probably looked down on her.

Her height is considered medium among women, but extremely short among men.
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Especially against the backdrop of the emperor and Chen Wenyi.

She was about to say that the emperor is a married man, and asked the single Chen Wenyi to greet the girl.

Unexpectedly, the girl walked towards the place where they were sitting by herself.

"My slave's Hongliu, I greet all the young masters."

The woman who claimed to be Hongliu had a slim figure that she always had, and her plump red lips were alluring.

She gracefully stepped forward to give a blessing, stood up together, her eyes circled around the crowd, and finally landed on the emperor.

"You young masters have very sharp eyes, I'm afraid they are not natives of Yangzhou?"

Li Dequan replied: "My master is from the capital, and he is going to sell goods in the south of the Yangtze River."

He said Xing Xing stood up and gave up his seat, "Miss, please sit down."

The woman nodded slightly and sat on Li Dequan's seat, showing a little shyness, "Hongliu and the young masters hit it off right away, so I took the liberty to step forward, please forgive me, young masters."

She was talking about the young masters, but she kept looking at the emperor when she was talking.

It can be seen that most women in brothels are materialistic. They care more about which man has the right and wealth than which man is good-looking.

The emperor has an aura of "I am number one in the world" all over his body, and even the fat thief knows that he wants to curry favor with the emperor.

This Hongliu is a brothel girl who knows how to read words and expressions, so it is not surprising that the emperor is the leader of them all.

The emperor smiled faintly, "It's okay. My little brother appreciates the girl's demeanor very much."

When he spoke, he pointed at Chen Wenxin, catching her off guard.

How can she appreciate it very much?

Although this red willow is enchanting and charming, its appearance is not as good as Ding Chang's.

She wasn't appreciative, just curious.

Hongliu looked at Chen Wenxin, stretched out her fingers dyed with beautiful impatiens, and covered her mouth with her hands and smiled.

"This girl pretended to be a man, and she almost fooled Hongliu."

Chen Wenxin couldn't help wondering, "How did Miss Hongliu know?"

Hong Liu smiled and said: "My concubine's family is in the Yanyun Pavilion by the Qinhuai River. Since I was 14 years old, I have seen a lot of people and things."

"Young lady and this young man beside me," she pointed at Chen Wenyi, "the appearance is similar, and the charm is similar. Others can tell at a glance that they are members of the same family."

"However, among the twin brothers, there has never been one who is handsome and handsome, and the other is so short and thin. After thinking about it, I can only think that you are a woman."

Chen Wenxin thought of the look of regret that the little girl had just looked at her.

If that Xiaoer heard Hongliu's words, he would be ashamed.

Hongliu said: "My concubine looks contemptuous, how dare I let the girl appreciate it. What this young master said just now is clearly coaxing me!"

The emperor heard her talk interesting, and also smiled and said: "I'm sorry."

Hongliu's beautiful eyes turned, and she looked between Chen Wenxin and the emperor, "I don't know what kind of relationship you have? I'm afraid I'll offend you."

The emperor said indifferently: "I'm the third gentleman, the inferior Cheng family, and the second brother Cheng."

He introduced the three people with the simplest words, title and relationship.

At that time, people often used the name after their surname, plus their ranking at home as a title.The emperor gave himself the surname Jun, and changed the surnames of Chen Wenxin and Chen Wenxin to the homophonic Cheng to avoid people's eyes and ears.

Hongliu was surprised, the third son of the king called this woman "Jie Nei", which means housewife.

Since ancient times, wives stay at home and concubines stay with them.Is this woman dressed in men's clothing so unseemly, is she actually the first wife of a wealthy businessman's family?
Hongliu looked at Chen Wenxin with a little more respect, "It's Mrs. Jun, I'm so offended."

Chen Wenxin smiled at her and didn't say much.

Hongliu said: "A few of you are new to Yangzhou. I don't know if Hongliu has such an honor. How many of you are invited to go on a painting boat?"

"Although Hongliu is clumsy, there is still a pipa to listen to. If you appreciate your face, please allow Hongliu to show her shame."

(End of this chapter)