A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television

The emperor of Song Dynasty, Zhao Ji, was not only a painter and calligrapher, but also a very enjoyable emperor. He was obsessed with sensual pleasures and was not satisfied with the three thousand beauties in the harem. He would often go on private visits and visit brothels.

There is a flower street in Kyoto, and the whole street is full of brothels. The Yuxianglou, located in the center of this street, is the largest and most famous brothel in Kyoto. One of the reasons is because of the two women in the Yuxianglou, Li Shishi and Zhao Yuannu.

These two women are not only the oirans of the Yuxianglou, famous prostitutes all over the world, but also the women of Song Huizong.

In order to make it easier for him to sneak out of the palace and visit women outside the palace, Song Huizong set up a special travel bureau to arrange his travel. Sometimes because of staying overnight, he missed the court, and the people in the travel bureau were also responsible for helping Song Huizong lie, either saying that the emperor was feasting in the palace and drank too much, or that he caught a cold.

Later, Song Huizong simply had someone dig a tunnel directly to the Imperial Fragrance Tower to facilitate his visit to the Imperial Fragrance Tower.

These things seemed to be done secretly, but some ministers in the court actually knew about it.

I don’t know whether it was for his own face or because he enjoyed this sneaky feeling, Song Huizong did not take Li Shishi and Zhao Yuannu into the palace, and even allowed them to perform in the Imperial Fragrance Tower without selling their bodies.

Of course, it is not so easy for ordinary people to see these two courtesans.

That evening, Lu Cheng brought Lai Fu to the Imperial Fragrance Tower and directly found Mother Li of the Imperial Fragrance Tower.

Lai Fu walked forward, took out a few gold leaves and handed them over: "Excuse me, Madam, my son wants to meet Miss Li Shishi."

Madam Li saw that Lu Cheng was extraordinary, dressed luxuriously, and generous, so she smiled and said: "This son should be here for the first time in Yuxiang Tower? Miss Li rarely sees outsiders. I can tell her for the son, but it is not certain whether Miss Li wants to see him."

Lu Cheng nodded: "Thank you, Madam. I am Lu Cheng from Yuncheng County. Here are some gifts for Miss Li. Please pass them on."

Lai Fu took out a brocade box and a music score and handed them to Madam Li.

"Please wait a moment, Madam. I will tell her right away."

Mother Li took the two gifts and went to the backyard. Lu Cheng also sat quietly by the side waiting.

As the largest brothel in Bianjing and even in the whole world, Yuxianglou occupies a large area. In addition to the two-story building facing the street, there are many buildings in the backyard, where many beautiful and talented women live, and there are more maids serving.

Mother Li walked to a relatively remote and quiet small building, came to the second floor, knocked on the door, and pushed the door open after hearing the response: "Miss Li, there is a man who claims to be Mr. Lu Cheng from Yuncheng County. He wants to see you and has sent two gifts. Please take a look."

Then Li Shishi first opened the scroll of music score, read it once, and immediately found that it was a new score. She read it again, walked to a guzheng nearby, and played it according to the score.

Before she knew it, the song was over. Li Shishi thought about it for a long time before she remembered something: "Mom, you said this was a gift from a young man? Where is he now?"

"He's in front."

"Please ask him to come over and have a chat."

"Miss, don't you want to see the other gift he gave?"

"Just this roll of music score is worth meeting this person."

"Yes, I'll go and ask that young man."

After Mama Li left, Li Shishi looked at the music score again, then took out another brocade box, opened it, and saw four bottles of perfume inside.

The perfume business in Yuncheng County has long been in Bianjing City, and this perfume is also deeply loved by brothel women, and has always been in short supply.

Of course, no matter how much the supply is in short supply, Li Shishi still has no worries about using it.

However, today, the four bottles of perfume are placed in beautifully shaped glass bottles, and they have four different scents. The four glass bottles have the words "Spring", "Summer", "Autumn" and "Winter" on them, and there are two lines of poetry on each, which looks quite unique.

After Li Shishi finished the small glass bottle and smelled the fragrance, she suddenly remembered that the name Lu Cheng sounded familiar. Combined with the perfume in front of her, she immediately matched the name. Lu Daguanren from Yuncheng County, the inventor of perfume, was known as the Tiger Subduing God in the Jianghu.

Not long after, Li Shishi saw Mother Li leading a tall, upright, handsome, and extraordinary young man into the house.

The moment the two met, they were both attracted by each other's

Appearance and temperament are attractive.

I saw that Li Shishi: eyebrows like early spring willow leaves, eyes like autumn water, face like March peach blossoms, skin like white jade, delicate and beautiful features, quiet and gentle temperament, sitting there is the most beautiful scenery, a most perfect picture of ancient costume ladies.

Li Shishi

However, Lu Cheng only admired it for a moment and then came back to his senses. After all, he was Lu Daguanren, who had experienced many reincarnations and seen countless top beauties, so he was not so fascinated by Li Shishi's beauty.

On the contrary, Li Shishi, although she had seen many young heroes and romantic young men in this Yuxiang Tower, had never seen a person with such extraordinary appearance and temperament as Lu Cheng, even the emperor seemed to be much worse.

"Lu Cheng, Lu Shouxin, meet Miss Li."

Only after hearing Lu Cheng's voice did Li Shishi come back to her senses and stood up and bowed: "Meet Mr. Lu. I have heard of Mr. Lu's great name, the Tiger Subduing God. Today, I see that he is indeed extraordinary."

"Miss Li's name is known all over the world. She is indeed beautiful and charming."

"Mr. Lu, please sit down."

The word "Shouxin" was chosen by Lu Cheng himself. He has no parents or elders in his family, nor any teachers. Now that he has reached adulthood, he just gave himself a name to avoid any teacher from giving him a random name in the future.

"Shishi seems to have never seen the music sheet sent by Mr. Lu. I wonder which master wrote it?"

"I am the humblest one."

"Oh? Mr. Lu is also proficient in music? I am not familiar with this piece of music. I wonder if Mr. Lu can play it for me?"

"Of course."

Lu Cheng walked to the guzheng, with a leisurely posture, like a hermit in the mountains, and plucked the strings casually, and a song "Fisherman's Song at Dusk" resounded in the small building.

The sound of the song is melodious and smooth, making people feel as if they are in the water town of Jiangnan, rowing a small boat under the sunset, watching the fishing boats return late, and listening to the singing.

Once an expert makes a move, he will know whether it is good or not.

Li Shishi didn't believe that this song was made by Lu Cheng at first, but after hearing Lu Cheng's exquisite and lingering performance, Li Shishi believed it.

With an instrumental level close to level 8, she is already a true instrumental master. Even a famous prostitute like Li Shishi, who is proficient in music, is far inferior to her.

As the melodious music spread, the area around the small building became quiet, and the women in the small buildings next to it also opened their windows to listen to the heavenly performance.

In the small building next door, a beautiful woman who looked as beautiful as Li Shishi summoned her personal maid and told her, "Go ask Madam Li if there is a guest in Li Shishi's room."

"Yes, young lady."

Soon, the little girl came over to report, "Miss, there is indeed a guest in Miss Li's room. I heard that he is from Yuncheng County, and his name is Lu Cheng."

The girl inadvertently glanced at the perfume in front of her and immediately remembered the name: "I remember that the person who invented perfume is from Yuncheng County, and his name is Lu Cheng?"

"It seems so, young lady."

"Humph! When you come to Yuxiang Tower, you visit Li Shishi first, and don't come to see me. Is my reputation worse than hers?"

After a pause, the young lady said, "You go and keep an eye on it and see when that Mr. Lu leaves. Then invite him to come and sit down."

"Yes, young lady."

The one who can live side by side with Li Shishi is naturally another woman of Song Huizong, Zhao Yuannu...