HCB Chapter 365: Opening of the Martial Arts School (1)
Chapter 365: Opening of the Martial Arts School (1)
The study room of Prince Zhuo’s mansion.
"Your Majesty, Guard Cang has taken the princess out."
"Got it. Let everyone on the road get ready so that the princess doesn't find out."
"Yes!"
After the secret guards left, Fu Yunxiu glanced at the people by the window and couldn't help but complain, "I say, you obviously didn't really mean to stop the princess from going out, so why did you go through so much trouble and let a bunch of people act with you? Aren't you bored?"
Lu Ying stood with his hands behind his back, looking at where Shen Yu was going. After a while, he said, "It's normal for you, a single dog, not to understand the romance between husband and wife."
"Lu Yingxing!!! Do you think I don't dare to hit you?"
Glancing back at his irritable friend, he explained in a good mood, "Madam has been too suppressed since coming to Zhuocheng, so let her have fun. We have to take action here too. Mr. Wu, have you caught the tail?"
Wu Zhong, who had been writing and drawing with his head down, wrote the last stroke, blew away the half-dried ink, and stood up and said, "Your Highness, it has been confirmed that the Huang family and the Qi family are the direct bloodline branches of the Ou family, and the Zhou family is the direct bloodline branch of the Yun family in Zhuocheng, and is also the most hidden. Yun Hao is just a cover-up they put on the surface. The Zhou family seems to have gained power by clinging to the Tan family, but in fact it is the Yun family who are exerting the power. The second son of the Zhou family patriarch is now the magistrate of Dong County. In addition..."
He glanced at Fu Yunxiu and said, "The Song family is actually a branch of the Fu family. Madam Fu is ostensibly a cousin of the Song family, but in fact she is a direct descendant."
Lu Yingxing raised his eyes slightly, "Transfer the legitimate daughter to a side branch, and then change her surname to marry into the Fu family as the head lady? Interesting..."
Fu Yunxiu stared at the relationship map, his face sullen and silent, then turned and left.
"This..." It was rare to see Shopkeeper Fu, who was usually very frivolous but very well-mannered, being so rude. Wu Zhong didn't know how to start talking for a moment.
Everyone knows that the eldest son of the Fu family is dissatisfied with his father's favoritism towards his stepmother and stepson. He would rather give up literature and go into business than to sever ties with them. Now it seems that he still cares about the Fu family.
Lu Yingxing shook his head, "It's okay!"
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Compared with the warm weather in the south, the autumn wind has already begun to blow in Zhuocheng in mid-August.
As the largest city in the north, Bei County's planning is indeed quite casual. Shen Yu, who thinks he has gotten rid of Lu Yingxing, is happily enjoying the long-lost "free" time.
I thought Zhuocheng was a general term for the entire territory, and the main city should have its own name, but... it doesn't.
Zhuocheng is its full name and Beixian is the name of the territory.
It is not divided into four parts like Luo City, but at least there is an east, south, west and north area. The people of Zhuo City just habitually call the area near Zhuo Wangfu the main city. There is neither a city wall nor a clear boundary. Anyway, the area around ten miles in radius is the main city... very good and powerful.
Perhaps Zhuo City was a temporary settlement when the country was founded? The first to arrive were the noble families of the previous dynasty, and then the first generation of Zhuo King was enfeoffed to garrison here. Shen Yu couldn't understand why successive Zhuo Kings would let it grow freely.
Zhuocheng was not as depressed as she had originally thought, but the messy urban planning did look like a slum.
According to Shen Yu's understanding, the Zhuocheng government did not take the initiative to repair the streets. The reason why the area around Zhuo Wangfu is clean is entirely because those living around it are all powerful and wealthy. From the different stones used to pave the road, it can be seen that most of these roads were built by each family in order to make their own doorsteps cleaner.
Therefore, once you leave the palace, the city is visually very well-developed. No wonder people outside are saying that Luo City is poor. The root cause is probably here.
In the darkness of the night, Shen Yu walked while "modeling" in his mind, and finally had a rough idea of his future plans.
Cang Yu followed the "young master" who had changed his clothes again. He saw that whenever the crowd in front was about to catch up with him, they would be separated intentionally or unintentionally. He nodded to the person closest to him and continued to follow her leisurely through the streets filled with the fragrance of cosmetics.
There are shops lining both sides, lights flickering, and noise coming from all directions. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Zhuocheng has added a bit of the flavor of life.
The brothel in Luocheng originally belonged to Xu Yaying, but later he traded it with her for three shops with similar total prices. It is said that her tea shop has already opened and the tea shop is also very popular. Looking at the monotonous shop categories in front of him, Shen Yu felt that he had a long way to go and missed the modern snack street very much! !
With the three of them, they finally arrived at the busiest street. Under the night sky, circles of people gathered in front of the red pavilion. A piece of red cloth was hung on the door plaque, and large characters written in a flamboyant style were faintly visible under the cloth, as if the small building was also shouting for its own new life!
Seeing Cang Yu looking at him with a hard time describing what he was saying, Shen Yu raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Why? You have never been to a brothel?"
Cangyu glanced at her unhappily, "...Have you been there?"
He thought she just wanted to sneak out to see the lanterns, but it turned out that she wanted to sneak into the brothel while pregnant... His master was really worrying, no wonder King Zhuo secretly sent dozens of people to guard her.
"Haha! Guess!" Shen Yu opened the folding fan in his hand and smiled gracefully, and a scream suddenly sounded behind him.
Looking back, he saw a group of little girls looking at him shyly. Shen Yu waved to them enthusiastically and stepped into the "Drunk Red House" with a smile.
The present "Zuihonglou" has been completely renovated. The former luxurious decoration is gone, replaced by a huge three-story-high banner on the wall, with black characters on a white background, all of which are famous quotes about knights from ancient times.
As the former No. 1 brothel in the north, the "Zuihonglou" certainly has outstanding interior architecture. The three-story building is hollow inside. The large stage in the middle that was originally used for singing and dancing is still there, but it has become a place for martial arts competitions, with a big drum on the stage.
All the tables and chairs on the first floor have been removed, and once the doors are opened, this will become the viewing area for the general public, with standing room only and admission tickets costing one or two taels.
There are a dozen or so small private rooms on the second floor, all of whose windows have been removed. It will be the contestants' lounge. When someone's name is called, the contestant who is good at light work can leap down from the second floor, creating a great atmosphere!
Going up, the third floor is the VIP viewing area. The independent rooms are not open to the public. Only the fairies of "Yuyifang" and the VIPs of "Zhenbaozhai" can make reservations.
That's right, Shen Yu opened a 'Yuyifang' in Zhuocheng in one afternoon and one evening. The owner was none other than Ye Muan. In order to make her afternoon trip to the brothel more legitimate, now even 'Zuihonglou' was registered under her name.
In order to cooperate with Wu Chen's plan, she had already released the news that the "Zui Hong Lou" had changed its owner a long time ago in the afternoon. Ye Xiuyong and his sister came to inspect the progress of the renovation in the afternoon, and only then did they reveal this surprise tonight in advance.