box of hearts

Chapter 172
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The princess regent died in early May, and according to the ceremonial system, the coffin was suspended for three months. During this period, common people were not allowed to marry, and banquet music was banned for half a year in Youjue's House. Therefore, there was a depression inside and outside the capital. The silk pipes are all silent.However, there is a misty land, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and brothels are still singing every night everywhere.

Yangzhou City is one of the best.

The world of fireworks cannot do without the young men of the prodigal, and the most popular young man in the brothels in the city recently is Mr. Chang.Mr. Chang is a native of Puzhou, Shanxi. He was born into a wealthy family. He didn’t want to study books after he became a child. Naturally, he went to tall buildings, fell in love with red sleeves, and made friends with three or four famous prostitutes in a row. Several months passed in a flash, until a letter from home said that the old lady had fallen ill, and then he packed up and prepared to return home.

The night before the departure, the clerk of the inn came in mysteriously, and threw out a decent mandarin: "Mr. Chang, you have visited all the troubled mansions in Yangzhou, but there is an extraordinary one." You have never been to a wonderful place."

Mr. Chang waved the carved feather fan in his hand twice, his face pale and red lips, "What wonderful place?"

The man covered his hands and listened to his ears, Master Chang frowned, "Shuyue Temple? I've never heard of it. Besides, I have never been interested in offering incense and worshiping Buddha, so I don't mind going."

The clerk chuckled, "My lord, I don't know. This Shuyue Nunnery is located in the western suburbs. It's small, shabby and not well-known, but it has been extremely popular in the past half month. Do you know why?"

"Oh why?"

"Hey, let me tell you, the current Prince Regent has a concubine who has committed a crime and is locked up in the nunnery to practice."

Mr. Chang stared wide-eyed, "Could it be that Duan Niangniang you're talking about?"

"That's right, that's her! Surnamed Duan!"

"It is said that the Duan empress committed adultery behind the regent's back, and disappeared after being kicked out. How did she end up here?"

"He was brought here as soon as something happened. He has been in Yangzhou for almost half a year. The aunts in the nunnery did not dare to leak the news because it was a top-secret matter. It was a layman who was sending offerings a while ago and overheard the nunnery master and The conversations of the people from the palace can only be passed on to ten or ten to a hundred."

"Is this true?" Mr. Chang was so excited that he tapped his feather fan on the table, "Whether it's true or not, I'm going to check it out, and I'll be there tomorrow!"

The buddy said again, "Young master, do you think you can see it after you go?"

Mr. Chang was stunned, "What do you mean? Could it be that you also need to spend money to make tea rounds like in a brothel?"

The man pouted his nose and snorted: "Playing tea circle? I'm afraid you spent more money for incense than arranging flowers and wine, and it's also a 'nun's head—not a single hair'. The little wife named Duan was originally Born as a famous courtesan in Beijing, she was born to be enchanting and incomparable, ecstasy, and can make a man's bone crisp. When she was favored that day, the regent prince even moved half of the palace to her, so there are quite a lot of good things. Dozens of bullock carts were used, and millions of taels of real gold and silver were all buried in the backyard of the nunnery. Many people who admired sex and money were all trying to trick her, and the buzzing buzzing almost broke through the threshold of Shuyue Nunnery Son. Think about it, such a living treasure, can the master hide it so hard? Go to a hundred people, but 99 of them will return without success."

"So, do you have a solution?"

Only then did we finally get to the point, and the clerk straightened his body, "Master, you are right. I have a nephew, who has been squatting on the mountain of Shuyue Nunnery day and night since he found out about it. Let him poke through a side door, and he can see the real Buddha."

Mr. Chang danced and danced, and said without hesitation: "That's very kind, you go and tell him quickly, tell him to come here to see me tomorrow, and take me with you."

The man put his hands on his stomach and swung it a few times, "That's easy to say, but my lord, I want to make it clear to you in advance that the reward is 100 taels of silver."

"How many?"

"100 taels."

Mr. Chang jumped up all over, "100 taels? I think you guys are robbing!"

The clerk immediately turned his face down, "Master, you can't say that. If it weren't for this rare opportunity, the woman that the Lord Regent hugs under the quilt every night, let alone 100 taels, would be 1 taels. Let's see you later. Now let me take a real look at you once. If you are lucky, maybe someone will catch a glimpse of you, Pian Pianjia, and you will return immediately and remarry with you with gold and silver. ? Think about it yourself, this lucrative business, with a cost of only 100 taels, is it worth it or not? Anyway, I won’t force you, you can watch it if you like it, and if you don’t like it, you’ll be ruined.”

It is said that Mr. Chang is a bachelor, with long pillars and short gates, he is just a decent and unscrupulous trash, how can he let go of such a spectacle?

"It's up to you to see, but your price is really outrageous, so please press it again."

"I can't press it," the buddy said with a non-negotiable air, "it's the last few days, and more people are looking back. If the nunnery finds out, I'm afraid I won't have this chance again. Anyway, my nephew has this kind of connection. That’s the price, not even a penny less.”

Although Mr. Chang cherished the money and was heartbroken, he thought about it and patted his thigh twice, "100 taels is 100 taels!"

The clerk smiled happily, "Young master is indeed a straightforward person, then please pay half of the deposit first, and pay the remaining half after seeing it."

Mr. Chang summoned his servant to take a bank note and handed it to the man, still a little worried, "Can you really see it tomorrow?"

The clerk put the banknote into his pocket, and his chest thumped loudly, "I promise you will feast your eyes."

With these words, Mr. Chang couldn't help but feel emotional.I simply called a good friend from the brothel, while daydreaming about the delicate figure of that lady, while flirting with the beautiful woman in front of me, shyly exchanging gold buckles and smiling with silver lanterns.

Woke up early the next day, and sure enough the clerk was waiting downstairs with a carriage. After a few words of advice, he asked the coachman to take Mr. Chang to the outskirts of the city.

It was sunny on this day, and the heat was so hot that it was so boring that people almost fainted, and the car just stopped.Mr. Chang got off the car and saw a wild mountain. At the foot of the mountain stood a small, skinny man. Behind him was a dozen or so men of various ages. Eager to try.

Lai Pi stopped the commotion of the crowd, spit on the ground, and rubbed the soles of his feet, "Okay, everything is here, listen to me first. Chew, when someone comes, everyone just stare and look at it. It doesn't matter if you fall to the ground, it doesn't matter if you are willing to say a few warm words, but you must not do anything. There are people from the Beijing City King's Mansion nearby, and they have to go to the nunnery every other month to inquire about the situation. Things that go beyond the limits will definitely be investigated, and at that time it will be a great crime. If you still want to keep your head on your neck, please remember it firmly, a gentleman uses his words but not his hands."

"We understand it, take us there quickly, are you here to see the beauty, or to listen to your long-winded talk?"

Someone yelled twice, and Lai Pi waved his hand, "Come on, follow me, don't fall behind, remember to only look, not touch!"

Mr. Chang originally thought it was in the Zen room in the nunnery, with fragrant dew and fragrant tea, but unexpectedly he was climbing up and down the mountains, and he was so tired that he came to a path full of weeds.The path is a mountain ladder made of stone slabs, and each stone slab has been worn out with deep indentations. Looking around, there are no less than hundreds of steps, and there is a platform for resting every ten or so steps. It is the sidewalk for entering and exiting the back door of the nunnery.

"It's here, everyone just wait." Lai Pi wiped his back with his hand, then took out a pipe of dry tobacco tucked in the black cloth belt, and started to smack.

There is no shelter on all sides, a scorching sun, and no clouds for thousands of miles.Some people squatted in the grass nest, some sat on the stone steps, and a few people seemed to know each other well, and they actually took out a deck of cards and started fighting.Mr. Chang disdained to be with this group of miscellaneous people, he helped the four tiled jade pot towels on his head, shook the fish-belly white lake gauze robe on his body, and lightly shook a folding fan of merlu bamboo with one side of mountains and rivers and one side of lower script , standing alone.After a while, Lai Pi suddenly pulled out the cigarette pouch from his mouth, and slammed forward, "Here she is, just look!"

Mr. Chang hurriedly stretched his head along with the others, and saw a slender jade figure coming out from the corner of the stone steps below, carrying a large bundle of firewood half a person's height across his back, holding the rope tightly in front of his shoulders with both hands, His steps were heavy and slow, but he walked straight without stopping.The closer you get, the clearer your face becomes. She is indeed a genuine little nun: Qingyinyin's scalp, a small egg face, two sparse and long eyebrows, and her eyes are dark and heavy like quilts. Her eyelashes are too heavy to lift, she only stares straight at her feet, under her straight nose is her cherry red lips, the line of her lips is a little fuzzy, like a halo of rouge cream—kissed open , there is a subtle temptation.What is straightforward and provocative is the pair of bulging breasts under the smoky black clothes, trembling slightly with every step, which makes Mr. Chang feel parched and heartbroken. The deer, who is flying like a celestial being, has already heard the heroes from all walks of life yelling vulgar words:
"I said wonderful man, your pitiful appearance makes people's hearts sore, now go with my house, sir, I will love you very much."

"My heart still recognizes me? I opened your plate once in Huai Yatang. I heard that you worked so hard to find me here. I miss you every day and I feel sick. You are a monk who is compassionate and kind. Help."

"Sister, hey, don't go, sister, you don't know how much my brother has fired the pistol behind his back for you!"

(End of this chapter)