female concubine

In the study room of Prince Chu's Mansion, the green smoke slowly rising from the incense burner floated to the desk, wrapped around the pen holder's hand, and dissipated with the breeze blowing in from the window.

The servant at the side couldn't help admiring: "The cats drawn by Alang are becoming more and more similar, they are almost alike."

The painter focused his eyes on the paper, and suddenly remembered that he hadn't seen her since morning, so he asked, "Where is the princess?"

The little six sons were stunned: "The eldest lady has returned to her mother's house early this morning, doesn't the prince know?"

The last stroke of the cat's whiskers was drawn from heavy to light, and the pen tip left the paper. Wei Huan raised his head and said in a daze, "She never told me."

"Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and after that will be New Year's Eve. Madam probably knows that you don't like this kind of scene, Alang."

"Really…"

"Reporting to my lord, there is a disciple outside the gate asking for an audience, and asked my subordinates to give this to you." The guard of the palace knocked on the door and entered to announce.

Little Six took over the document and forwarded it.

"A child?"

"It's from Jiangling."

Wei Huan hovered his hand, raised his head and looked at Fuwei, originally wanted to dismiss it, but after hearing the place name of Jiangling, he put down the ink pen in his hand, took the paperwork in Xiao Liuzi's hand and opened it to take a look.

The content is a policy theory on the governance of the country in a hand-made regular script. It has a thorough analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of the country, and the treatment method is just right. It is the best solution to the current national conditions.

It's just that today's emperor is stubborn and blindly respects the military, which makes the Korean and Chinese military unbalanced. The military generals hold great power and station troops on the border to threaten the central government.

Wei Huan didn't understand the military and politics, but he felt that this theory was excellent. If it could be adopted by the rulers, given time, it would surely be a prosperous age for thousands of years.

"Let him come to the study to see me."

"Yes."

The scholar walked into the study very calmly, stretched out his sleeves, bowed and said, "Your Majesty Liang Wenbo, I pay my respects to the King of Chu."

Little Six was shocked, "It's you?"

"Six, you go down first."

"Yes."

After the six sons closed the door, Wei Huan got up from his seat, pointed at the policy statement and asked doubtfully, "You wrote it?"

"It's not good to be an official."

"This prince is a prince who does not participate in politics. You should hand over this strategy to His Majesty after high school. Maybe you can seek high officials."

"King Chu, I don't want to participate in politics, but at the moment, King Chu is still young, I believe that there will be a day when His Majesty will discover that his youngest son is the most intelligent and suitable one among all the sons."

Wei Huan lowered his face and stared at him coldly, "My lord, I don't want to."

"My lord, in your current situation, why don't you still want to say the word?" Liang Wenbo cupped his hands further and said, "I was only entrusted by someone to come to assist my lord."

"With his ability, he will definitely be able to assist Liu Lang well in the future." Wei Huan regained his composure and softened his gaze, "Is it Sister Liu?"

Liang Wenbo remained silent.

"His Royal Highness is the Crown Prince."

"Deputy Chu, you are not yet a king. Abandonment and establishment are only between the king's thoughts, and it is also between victory and defeat."

Liang Wenbo then approached her and lowered his voice, "To tell you the truth, this officer was appointed by His Highness the Crown Prince, with the intention of lurking. His Highness the Crown Prince wants to see if the Prince of Chu wants to fight for the throne."

"So this theory is intended to be told by the king to His Majesty in court, so that His Majesty will be furious and alienated from me. It is not because the strategy theory violates His Majesty's way of governing the country, but because it is the governance of the country presented to Taizong by the abolished prince of the previous dynasty. Argument!"

Not only was Liang Wenbo not surprised when he heard this, but he just smiled lightly, folded his sleeves and bowed in admiration: "King Chu, you are really smart."

"Since you know, this king understands everything, why come to test?"

"The lower official belongs to the crown prince, but the prince is the lower official's benefactor."

"When has this king been kind to you?"

"If the winter five years ago hadn't been for the prince, Xiaguan and her, I'm afraid we wouldn't be where we are today."

Five years ago, she had just opened the mansion and moved away from Da Nei, but because the hidden mansion was not completed, she lived in the Li Mansion that had already been deposed. The Li Mansion was in Xincheng, not far from the Feng Mansion.

The cold wind blowing in the winter night was as painful as a knife, and it blew on the faces of the two young men and women one after another.

On such a cold night, the woman was dressed thinly, looked flustered, and had several bright red scars on her body.

"I will definitely take you away, don't be afraid..."

"It's night now, the city gate is closed, brother Bo, we can't leave."

"There, run after them, don't let them get away!"

"Today is really unlucky. That woman hasn't earned us back the money to buy her. Her mother ran away with the man as soon as her mother died. Let's see if I catch her and fix her up!" A woman in her forties , with a group of servants, with a look of resentment.

"Mom, don't be angry. It's very cold in Tokyo at night. They won't be able to escape when the city gate is closed. They might freeze to death!"

"Don't freeze to death for me. Her face is naturally vicious. I'm still waiting for her to earn money for me. If she can hook up with a prince or something, we will have a lot of big backers in Lanyuelou , it will be much more convenient to do things in the future.”

"My mother is still thoughtful."

The guy in Lanyue Building held a stick, as if he was chasing a fleeing piano prostitute.

"My cousin just came out of the university, and I probably haven't been to Wazi in Tokyo. Let me tell you that it's fun there. Unfortunately, I'm a woman, and Weng Weng won't let me go out."

The young man looked at all kinds of lanterns on the street. Some of the lanterns in front of the tea houses were covered with something. Although it is night, there are still many people coming and going on the street. "This is what the poem says Yes, cars are like flowing water and horses are like dragons.”

"In the future, if my cousin wants to come out, call Linxuan. At least I am very familiar with Kaifeng Mansion."

"It was obviously Miss Xuan'er who wanted to come out to play, but she was afraid that Li Yuanwai would not agree, so she dragged Liu Wang..."

"Six sons!"

"Yes, slaves talk too much."

There was a lot of noise not far ahead, disrupting the original order of Kaifeng Mansion, "Quick, where are they, don't let them run away!"

"What happened up front?"

Little Six was shocked and walked up to Wei Huan to protect him. "Could it be that some robbers and snitches appeared?"

"It shouldn't be, Kaifeng is the capital, and it has always been peaceful." The girl was wondering.

The group of people chased after them, and two young men in ragged clothes ran in front.

A man and a woman, the man's face is thin and haggard, while the woman's face is a little pale, but her facial features are extremely delicate, her skin is fair, and several scars make her look even more pitiful.

When he raised his head, he inadvertently glanced at it, leaving the young man stunned.

"These... are people from Lanyue Building!" Li Linxuan explained his doubts.

"What is Lanyue Building?"

"It's the biggest Goulan in the new city. Weng Weng has to deal with the people here after starting a business. The girl in the building must have run away, and they are chasing her."

As soon as Qi Liu heard this, he pulled Wei Huan back, "Let's go back, Six Kings, if Concubine De finds out, it's over."

"Six kings!" Seeing that the little six couldn't move, he looked back and said, "You?"

The boy was staring at the eyes, and immediately opened his hand, and walked straight forward.

"Cousin, let's go back. Weng Weng said that the women in the Goulan are all seductive goblins, and they are very powerful. Don't get involved in such things."

"It's all here, you can't watch a group of big men bullying two weak people."

"Oh, Liu Wang is kind and merciful, but if this kind of gossip is spread, you will have a bad reputation." The six sons followed her since childhood, learned etiquette, and knew that prostitutes and criminals have the same status. Be punished by patriarchal law.

"Fame, can it compare to human life?" The young man looked at Little Six meaningfully, "Come up later, you just report my identity."

"Ah?" The little six son was shocked, "If the six kings do this, the world will know it tomorrow."

"All I want is for everyone to know!"

Little Six had no choice but to follow closely.

The mother roared, "Separate them!" Then she walked up to the woman, her eyes full of teasing, "Run, you should run for me!"

Wanting to raise the whip rope in his hand to whip.

"stop!"

Everyone looked back in shock, but only saw a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy approaching.

The young man lowered his head, seeing the wound on the woman's body, he felt very sorry, "What crime did she commit, that you want to abuse her like this?"

"Little official, seeing that you are dressed in extraordinary clothes, we should not offend you. This is my own business in Lanyuelou. This woman has already been sold in the building. The government also has rules. It is up to me to deal with untouchables."

"Then what do I have to do today?" The boy approached the woman, trying to protect her behind him.

Immediately, two servants stepped forward to stop her.

"If you have to meddle in other people's business, don't blame me for not being sympathetic, no matter which family's yamen son you are!"

"Presumptuous!" The little six hurried forward, "How dare you be rude in front of my six kings, even a small Lanyue Tower?"

"Six...six kings?"

The mother was startled, and the woman who fell on the ground was also startled, and the two servants who stopped her were so frightened that their legs went limp.

My mother pretended to be calm, "It's nonsense, the six princes of the official family are underage, and the underage princes are all in the palace, so how could they appear in Kaifeng Mansion and pretend to be the prince, what should you do?"

"Didn't any of you read the mansion newspaper a while ago!" Little Six protected the boy.

"Mom, the sixth prince of the official family was born in the second year of Daye. He should be 12 years old now. Look at that young man's temperament... and a while ago, there was indeed a report from the mansion that the sixth prince was conferred the title of King of Chengdu and established a mansion."

Si'er's words made her mother even more frightened, "This... offends the prince."

Seeing them muttering again, as if they didn't believe it, Little Six turned around and asked, "Where is the golden talisman of the Six Kings?"

The young man touched the goldfish bag tied on the leather belt on the right side of the waist inside the cloak, and took out the gold talisman inside, "Here."

Xiao Liuzi showed a golden talisman in the shape of a carp, "You don't know my county king, and you don't have the status to see it, but this thing is known to everyone in the Wei and Song Dynasties, who dares to fake it!"

My mother has been running Lanyue Building for many years. Although there are few people from the clan in the building, there are many high-ranking officials who come here often, and they have seen the world, so their attitude changed suddenly, "The sixth prince... the little one has eyes but no eyes, and he offended the prince. Please forgive me, my lord!"

Everyone knelt down and begged for mercy, and the entire Lanyue Tower could be flattened just by the surname of the person in front of them. How could they not be afraid, "You see, there are a lot of adults without the villain's knowledge and hands. Little man."

The boy didn't speak, and the two servants didn't dare to continue to stop him, so they knelt and crawled aside.

The boy helped the girl up, took off his cloak and put it on the girl, "My sister's hands are so cold..."

"The king of the county..." The person being helped was at a loss for a while, "My slave..."

"My sister is injured."

The boy is only 12 years old, but he is rarely calm, "I'm not in the way, does the county king call all girls sisters?"

"No, it's just the first time I saw my sister, I wanted to say that." The young man smiled slightly, and after putting on a cloak for her, he turned around, "This person?"

"Forgive me, the king of the county. This girl was bought by Lanyuelou at a high price. The king of the county is so kind and pity us. We low-class people rely on this for food. If the king of the county takes away our jobs, we will starve Dead on the street."

The government has rules, even if she is the king of the county, if she wants to take someone away by force, she has to follow the rules.

"six…"

"Liu Zi has no money, you just came out of the palace not long ago, and you haven't received your salary yet." Little Liu Zi raised his hands, although he had never been out of the palace, he knew from hearsay that the ladies in the brothel were of high social status.

"Your Majesty, the servants are fine, I just ask you to let them release Brother Bo."

"it is good."

Before the boy could speak, his mother shouted in a very quick reaction: "Let him go!"

"The great kindness of the county king, Liang Wenbo, will never be forgotten!"

"Look at you, you are a scholar. If you want to take someone away, you have to be capable." The boy pulled Xiao Liuzi and took out a bag of money from his arms, "Go back and study hard, and you will get fame in the future." , come here again to redeem people.”

"I..." The scholar looked at the woman, and immediately bowed down to the young man.

"Man, you can take it back, but today the king put the words here, don't force her to do what she doesn't want to do, money, I will send someone to send it over later."

"Yes, yes, the young one will do what the king of the county says."

The boy approached the woman again and said, "Sister, go back and recuperate, and I will visit you."

"It's a great kindness for the king to save me, but it's just a cold place like Lanyue Tower, how can a prostitute like this slave let the king..."

"My sister's heart is cleaner than theirs."

After the young man finished speaking, he turned around and walked to his mother, "This king will come here often. If she is found to be injured in the slightest, there is no need for Lanyue Tower to continue to exist in Tokyo."

Although the young man is not very old, he speaks very aggressively, which makes his mother startled, and hurriedly bowed and nodded in response, "Yes, yes, yes, I will remember."

"Liang Wenbo, didn't you hear what the county king said just now, get out!"

Afterwards, the young man and his servants left one after another. Not only did the warning not worry my mother, but it made her secretly happy, and said with a smile: "Si Niang, today you met a noble person, the eyes of the little county king, It's clearly intentional, so you can stay in Lanyue Tower with peace of mind, and wait for the great wealth in the future!"

"Si Niang will go back with mom, please don't make things difficult for Brother Bo."

"Si Niang, you wait for me. What the county king said just now is right. I just have to go back and study hard. I will marry you when I get my name on the gold list!"

"Okay, it's a long way back to Jiangling, Bogo, take care."

After the young man left, the mother shook her head and sighed, "No matter how big the official is, how can he compare with the son of a phoenix and the grandson of a dragon?" The mother looked at the young man who had gone away, "This little county king will definitely be a prince in the future. , although the prince cannot be hereditary, but if he is relegated to inherit the twelve nobles, it is still worth twelve generations, how long will this be!"

The woman touched the cloak she was wearing, the silk she used was tribute brocade from the middle of Sichuan, a piece of silk was worth two silver coins, and it cost them more than half a month, but she just shook her head lightly and smiled.