Chapter 334: Searching for Flowers and Willows (Part II)
When Han Jian saw this "Brother Gongzi", he couldn't help but laugh dumbly. He is very familiar with this person, and these days he has also deliberately sent Da Xiliu's people to look for it, it is Ke Qu'er, who appeared when Han Jian was assassinated more than half a month ago.
This time, Ke Qu'er appeared as usual as a handsome boy. As soon as it came out this time, it attracted a lot of attention, and it was almost fascinated by the girls on both sides of the river.
The boat slowly landed, and Ke Qu'er, who was dressed in men's clothes, also jumped ashore lightly, and his every move was elegant and extraordinary. The handsome boy who can write and martial arts is almost a perfect score in the girl's heart.
As soon as Ke Qu'er came ashore, the crowd moved closer to this side. Some of the men who were robbed of the limelight by Ke Qu'er were also a little angry and wanted to come over to compete.
But Ke Qu'er obviously didn't have much interest in these wild bees and butterflies, and when she got ashore, she walked towards Han Jian's side.
In this way, Han Jian and Ruan Ping have also become the target of public criticism. Because he was not as dazzling as Ke Qu'er's appearance, Han Jian looked much more simple in the night, so that Han Jian could not be the focus of attention.
"Master Han, it's been a long time."
Ke Qu'er held a feather fan in her hand, still clasped her fists and saluted, and behaved decently, but the more she looked at it, the more she looked like a man.
Han Jian had heard Ke Qu'er say before that when she walked the rivers and lakes, she mostly dressed up in men's clothes, so she also studied men's behavior a lot, and if she was not familiar with her, it was difficult to distinguish a woman from her men's appearance.
"Long time gone." Han Jian returned the salute and said with a smile.
Ruan Ping on the side was a little inexplicable. Although he had seen Ke Qu'er, he didn't know who it was.
"Where is Han Gongzi going?" Ke Qu'er saw that the people around her were looking at this side, intentionally or unintentionally, she was a little proud, and asked Han Jian with a smile.
"Look for flowers and ask willows. Do you want to go along? β
Han Jian's words made Ke Qu'er a little displeased.
Before, Han Jian ignored the injuries on her body and left her to see Gu Xin'er, which made her feel extremely embarrassed. But she didn't just know how to play with children's tempers, looking back, that day was the day of Han Jian and Gu Xin'er's wedding, and she was attacked by assassins again. Han Jian also knew that her martial arts skills were good and she would not be injured by the assassins, so he would go to see Gu Xin'er's condition. Didn't mean to leave her.
Today she came over. She wanted Han Jian to coax her, so she could take the opportunity to "forgive". Who knew that Han Jian had an aggressive tone, and when he came up, he asked Liu what to say in front of her. She thought to herself, this is simply not taking me seriously.
I was indignant. Ke Qu'er had a sneer on her face. Seems to be interested.
"Han Gongzi has always known that he has a love for beauty. This flower-seeking and questioning willow stealing incense and stealing jade, how can it be missing? β
Ke Qu'er spoke very loudly, almost for the onlookers to listen. It was as if she was deliberately trying to let the world know about it.
The onlookers heard that he likes to "look for flowers and ask willows to steal incense and steal jade". Men naturally think that there is nothing to compare, just a frivolous swinger, so what's the harm if he can be civil and martial? One by one, they boasted of being romantic and amorous, but they forgot which brothel they spent the night in yesterday.
When the woman heard Ke Qu'er's words, she would think that she was still an amorous and beautiful man. Those who were ashamed also remembered how they were "stolen and stolen". The woman's gaze was also a little more shy and happy. But it is also sneaky, covering his face with a small fan.
It's like hearing a faint joke, looking at the image of a lady and not wanting to laugh, but her face is red and her heart is happy tight.
"That'...... Your Excellency, please. Han Jian smiled and made a gesture of please.
"Han Gongzi, please."
Ke Qu'er didn't let in the slightest, saying that she was invited, but she was one step ahead of her.
Han Jian didn't care about her either. Looking at Ke Qu'er from behind, he also had a little more appreciation in his eyes, others looked at Ke Qu'er as a man, and she was more heroic than her literary style, but Han Jian looked at her as a beautiful woman in the city, and she looked at her with a snow-necked buttocks.
After walking for a while, Ke Qu'er felt Han Jian's burning gaze behind her, turned her head, glanced at Han Jian dissatisfied, and said, "You lead the way." β
Han Jian smiled and said in his heart that this is the case. If you walk in front and don't even know where to go, isn't that taking the wrong road?
Taking advantage of the moment when the two bodies met, Han Jian leaned over and whispered, "Qu'er, it's getting more and more beautiful." β
As soon as the words fell, there was a pain on the instep of his foot, and he was stepped on by Ke Qu'er.
Han Jian was very free and easy, pretending to be nothing at all, leading the way. Not long after, the group turned two streets, and arrived at the meeting between Han Jian and Zhu Tongjing on the same day, and Zhu Tongjing said that he was going to open a shop pΓΉ store for a brothel.
The streets are still very busy, and people come and go. After only two streets, they gradually ceased to be in the limelight.
Ke Qu'er followed Han Jian's gaze, looked at a two-story small building with red lanterns and brilliant lights inside, and asked, "Is this here?" β
"You've been here?" Han Jian tilted his head to the side and asked.
"I have never had the pleasure of visiting." Ke Qu'er tilted her head and said in a cold tone.
This look seems to say, knowingly asking, how could I have been here?
"This is a brothel run by the people of Nanqi. There will be a lot of Nanqi people's eyeliner in it, Ke ...... Don't be too annoying when Childe goes in. Before visiting, Han Jian whispered.
When Ke Qu'er heard that it was related to the people of Nanqi, she knew that Han Jian was not entertaining her, and deliberately came to this kind of place after seeing her. But she was still angry, and she didn't know why, she also ate Gu Xin'er's vinegar, but she also understood that this vinegar was worthless. She had no choice but to completely transfer this hatred to Han Jian, blaming Han Jian for not understanding the amorous feelings.
Han Jian led Ke Qu'er and Ruan Ping to the door of the brothel with a few entourages.
When I looked up, I saw that the brothel did not have a plaque, which meant that it did not even have a decent name.
A brothel without a name is newly opened and has no "reputation", so it stands to reason that there are few customers. But this brothel is obviously unusually lively, and many customers come in an endless stream, which makes Han Jian quite puzzled.
Han Jian grabbed a hurried young guest at the door and asked, "This brother Ren." There was no brothel here before, why is it so lively? β
"Hey, bro. You still don't know, it doesn't cost money to find a girl here, and the girls are all smart, why don't you hurry up? This is the Shangyuan Festival, there are few people, usually, you wait to line up! β
After speaking. The guest rushed in. It seems that it is too late, and I don't even have to drink the soup.
Han Jianxin said that this Zhu Tongjing is really tricky, and he actually came to this trick for free. He had heard of tasting food and drinking before, but he had never heard of trying prostitution, and there was no need to spend money if the customer was not satisfied. Isn't everyone here to cheer?
Ke Qu'er on the side gloated a little and said, "Hmph." What's good. Thousands of pillows and 10,000 rides. You don't need to spend money, and you don't know how many people you want to do with after you enter the room! β
Han Jian frowned and glanced at Ke Qu'er, who also knew that what he had said was a little too much. But she's still angry. Naturally, he will not give in to Han Jian.
The soft screen in the back also muttered a little: "Young boy, this place is complicated...... Or, let's go? β
"What to go? If it doesn't cost money, it may not be bad, Ke Gongzi has a high vision, why don't you go in and evaluate it? Han Jian said with a bit of sarcasm in his tone.
"Tasting and commenting? That's good. Ke Qu'er said, taking a step now, she had already entered the inside.
But as soon as she entered, she wanted to quit. Because of the miasma of smoke and noise inside, there are people of all religions and nine streams, and it is not at all the elegant and quiet prostitute in her usual impression.
"This is a folk brothel, Gongzi Ke, let's go upstairs and see if we can find a seat to sit down." Han Jian said with a smile.
"Hmm." Hearing Han Jian say this, Ke Qu'er was no longer more willful.
She suddenly felt that it was actually good to come to such a strange and somewhat dangerous place to find a man as a backer, so that she could hide behind Han Fitness and watch the excitement without having to fight and kill.
This is also the reason why she fell in love with Han Jian at the beginning. Ke Qu'er is a prodigal son in the wind, but she herself desperately wants to settle down and be a little woman next to a man who knows how to love her. And on the side of Han Fitness, she can always find a sense of novelty.
Upstairs, every room is also overcrowded. Because it's free, there are a lot of people coming, and obviously there are not enough girls here.
Han Jian took a general look, there were probably a few girls in each room, and these girls were like little sheep, wrapping themselves very tightly, for fear that they would suffer. But in this kind of place, it is difficult for them not to suffer losses.
Han Jian had seen it, but he hadn't seen the people Zhu Tongjing had shown him before, including Yun Xiaoxiao, who had wanted to burn him to death in the Xie Mansion.
"This son, but you're looking for a good girl?" A mature and somewhat charming voice sounded from behind Han Fitness.
Han Jian turned his head and subconsciously called "Lan Niang?" "Look carefully, although the woman in front of me is a little similar to Lan Niang in Yuhualou in the capital, she is a little younger than Lan Niang, not as graceful as Lan Niang who knows how to attract men's attention, but I also see pity.
"What did Childe say?" The charming woman in front of her was slightly stunned, and her eyebrows were raised, as if her very smart eyes were talking.
"This is the bustard girl here?" Han Jian asked with a smile.
"The concubine body is exactly. The concubine is a mother, and she has seen her son. Saying that, the woman bowed her body and her demeanor was elegant, which made Ke Qu'er feel a little wary. Looking at Han Jian's eyes, there was also a bit of grievance, as if his man had been seduced.
"This Min Niang, we want to find a room to sit and talk, I wonder if there is any room available here?" Ke Qu'er couldn't help but interrupt the conversation between Han Jian and Min Niang and said.
Min Niang glanced at Ke Qu'er with a smile and said with a smile: "This son is so handsome, but he is really a little more beautiful than our daughter's family here." β
"What's the?" Ke Qu'er was dissatisfied, "Do you want to give a reward?" β
Han Jian said: "Gongzi Ke, you have seen something outside, have you forgotten the purpose of our visit?" β
To outsiders, they seem to be talking about Fengyue, and the purpose of coming to the brothel is naturally to find flowers and willows. But Han Jian reminded her before coming in that this is a brothel opened by the people of Nanqi, so she has to do "business" here.
"It's rude, please don't be surprised." Ke Qu'er said apologetically.
"What did Childe say? Childe's previous lesson is that to be a bustard mother like us is to accompany the guests' faces, and if the guests are not satisfied, we are not doing well. Min Niang looked very generous, and said leisurely, "There is a private room inside, but it is not easy to enter." You need to pass the exam questions of one of the girls we have here, and if you do, it depends on whether the girl appreciates her face. I wonder if the two sons are willing to give it a try? β
"So much trouble? Can't you give more silver? Ke Qu'er pointed at Han Jian and said, "My benevolent brother, there is not much else, he has silver." β
"I'm sorry." Min Niang said, "Our owner opened this brothel not to make money, if the two of you don't want to try, then the concubine has to ask others." β
Ke Qu'er heard this. And arrogance arose.
"Good. You say the exam questions. Let's see if we can handle it. β
Min Niang smiled: "The exam questions are very simple. Say, there is a star in nature, why is the star bright? β
"Are the stars bright? Isn't this nonsense? Are the stars still not bright? That's daytime, and the stars don't light up during the day. Ke Qu'er said.
Han Jian didn't think about such a nonsensical question. Say it's an exam question. It's not an exam question at all. Rather, it diverts his attention.
Min Niang's wrist suddenly raised her right hand, as if she wanted to caress her sideburns. But the hand was bright.
In an instant, Min Niang's hand stabbed Han Jian in the chest. Han Jian didn't think twice, and immediately pinched the silver needle in Min Niang's hand, and Min Niang also took two steps back and no longer moved forward.
The whole action happened so quickly that when Ke Qu'er reacted, she realized that Han Jian had noticed. Originally, she wanted to be angry and not help Han Jian, but she was reluctant, and in the end, Min Niang was forced to retreat, also because Ke Qu'er slashed it with a knife.
Because the small building was so lively, everyone came for the free brothel, and no one would notice the small details just now. Even when this happened, the scene was still very lively. Even if someone notices, they don't think something big is going on and will continue to do their own thing.
"The king of the east is really agile, and the concubine admires him." Min Niang smiled and bowed.
Han Jian looked at the silver needle in his hand, it was just an ordinary needle, and it was not even quenched with poison. If Min Niang had intended to assassinate him, she would not have been so clumsy at all.
"Min Niang doesn't need to pretend, what to do, let's get straight to the point!" Han Jian said coldly.
Although Han Jian noticed Min Niang's abnormality, he didn't expect that this woman who seemed to have excellent charm would have such good skills. The so-called real person does not show his face, even if Ke Qu'er mainly practices internal skills, there will be rough calluses on his hands. But this Min Niang is weak, and her skin seems to have never seen the sun.
"King Dong, please."
Min Niang said with a smile and led the way.
Han Jian was about to go up, but Ruan Ping pulled him and said, "Young boy, it's too dangerous." Do you want to go back and inform the princess? β
"No, but you go and guard at the same time, mobilize more people to come over, I'm going to seal this place!"
"Okay, okay." Ruan Ping said, and hurried downstairs.
Then, Han Jian and Ke Qu'er followed behind Min Niang and went to a room in the corner of the second floor. The room was freshly partitioned, and it was still very new, and the paint on it hadn't even dried.
"Please." Min Niang turned around and smiled.
Han Jian entered the house under the guidance of Min Niang.
Although the room has been renovated, it is a new room after all, and many of the furnishings in it are not perfect.
In the middle of the place, there is a mat with sandalwood, and although there is no brazier, the temperature is also very high. Han Jian guessed that the house should be heated by water vapor, which is also the usual way to keep warm in some buildings in the south today.
There is an octagonal table on the mat, with melons and fruit snacks and tea on it.
Han Jian and Ke Qu'er were not polite and sat down directly, while Min Niang also stepped forward, but took off her cloth shoes and went to the ground. She didn't wear socks, and inside was a pair of small feet, which were simply three-inch golden lotus, so Ke Qu'er couldn't help but look at it, so a pair of small feet were wrapped in feet. As a woman, Ke Qu'er has naturally heard of foot binding, but this is the first time she has seen the appearance of foot binding.
The boy smiled. Min Niang saw that Ke Qu'er had been staring at her feet, and said with a smile, "The concubine is a southerner, and she has to bind her feet at the age of five or six, unlike the female babies in the north, and even the young ladies of large families rarely have such habits." The woman with her feet wrapped seemed to be in chains. After all, we are not here to be appreciated by men like the two sons? β
When Han Jian heard this, he obviously meant something else. Han Jian guessed that with this Min Niang's skills just now, she must not be weak. A woman with bound feet, but she practices martial arts well, which means that her life experience is very bumpy, otherwise it will really be as she said, wrapped her feet seem to be in shackles, how can she come out to walk the rivers and lakes?
"Min Niang doesn't wear socks in winter, and she's not afraid of freezing?" Han Jian asked with a smile.
Min Niang sat on her knees, hid her feet in her dress, and said with a smile: "The East King said that he was laughing." We southerners, there is no such thing as winter. The woman is in the boudoir all the year round, how can she know the bitter cold outside? β
"That's a good point." Han Jian smiled and grabbed Ke Qu'er's waist and said, "A woman should be in the boudoir, and she should be happy and happy." Qu'er, what do you think? β
"You!" Ke Qu'er took great precautions against Min Niang, but she didn't expect Han Jian to come to this point.
was suddenly hugged by Han Jian, although she was ashamed in her heart, she just stared at Han Jian and did not push away.
Min Niang saw that Han Jian seemed to be smiling and smiling, while Ke Qu'er wanted to refuse and welcome, so she couldn't help but smile. Han Jian also laughed, but Ke Qu'er secretly pinched it after Han Fitness, as if when the two first met, although they hugged each other, they were making small movements.
"Dongwang wait a moment, the person you want to see will come over soon." Min Niang smiled charmingly.
"Who I want to meet? Min Niang confused me. β
"Isn't the King of the East here for Miss Xiao Xiao?" Min Niang was a little surprised, "Before Master Zhu left, he explained to the concubine, saying that the East King would definitely come, and it was for Miss Xiao Xiao." also let the concubine entertain the king of the east well. β
Han Jian smiled: "There is a stunning beauty like Min Niang, how can I remember Miss Xiao Xiao." It's better to be accompanied by Min Niang today, I don't know how? (To be continued......)