Chapter 431 One Night of Fish and Dragon Dance

Although the east and west gates of the imperial city belong to two different parties and are not close to each other. However, with the great official's full strength, he rushed all the way and soon reached the high wall of the Imperial Fragrance Tower.

Shi Qian's light body skills may be unique, but the great official is not bad either. He is also proficient in sneaking through doors and picking locks. The high wall of several feet could not stop the great official's footsteps at all. With just one kick on the ground, the wall borrowed the force of his foot, and his body rose from the ground. He didn't even use his hands and squatted on the top of the wall lightly. Then he looked at the direction and jumped down directly, hiding his body and groping in the dark, heading towards the destination.

He stayed in the Imperial Fragrance Tower for one night last night. Of course, he didn't just meet the courtesan. At the same time, he also learned about the layout of the Imperial Fragrance Tower by walking around and asking questions. The most important thing was to find out where Li Shishi was. It was a two-story building that lived alone in the building complex. The location was a bit remote, which of course matched her identity and status as the emperor's forbidden delicacy and the pillar of the Imperial Fragrance Tower. Not lively, not deserted, no strangers.

Although it was late at night, the Yuxiang Tower was still brightly lit and just as lively. Some people were asleep, some were tossing and turning, some were singing and drinking, some were unrestrained, some were roaring like beasts, and some were cheering with their heads raised.

Nightlife cannot only have girls, but also poetry and wine. There is no shortage of night owls, and the romantic talents and beauties obviously show their true selves in the long night.

Wang Yan hid in a place where the light of the lantern could not reach, and heard a lot of noise along the way, and then he came to the secluded place where Li Shishi lived.

Of course, there are people defending here, but relatively speaking, the defense force and patrol density here are really far behind. After all, according to the play, Chai Jin and others can sneak into Zhao Ji's desk, which is already the most strict place in the world. What else can be said about a brothel like Yuxiang Tower.

Without hesitation, he climbed the pillars of the corridor bridge and went upstairs in no time. He touched a window and tried to push it open. After finding that it could be pushed open, he didn't care whose room it was, and just pushed the window open and climbed in.

The cold wind blew in, and the woman's mumbling came from the bed, and he subconsciously wrapped the quilt tightly. Without waiting for more actions, Wang Yan quickly and lightly closed the window. Then he walked towards the bed to see if it was the owner.

After all, he only knew that Li Shishi was here, but he had no idea which of the many rooms was it, so he had to feel it out.

When he got closer, he found that it was just a little maid who looked pretty good. He pressed her acupuncture points a few times, of course not to take advantage, but just to make her sleep deeper.

After doing this, Wang Yan went out and explored one room after another. Of course, it was not a blind touch. Most of the people who live in sunny places are like this. So he only checked the rooms on the second floor and the south side.

There were not many rooms in total, and soon he touched the last room on the east side.

He gently pushed the door open, then turned around and closed it, took a quick glance, and walked a few steps to the little maid who was dozing on the table, making her sleep even deeper.

This space is very large, and there are maids guarding it. There is no other place except here.

He found the bedroom, and this time he did not hide, but opened the door normally to go in. However, the sound of opening and closing the door did not surprise the beauty sleeping on the bed.

He walked a few steps to the bed and looked at the beauty who was curled up on the bed with her shoulders half exposed. She frowned slightly in her sleep, as if she was unhappy in her dream. But even if she frowned, she was still so beautiful in her sleep.

Seeing her like this, the official sat by the bed, without any movement, just watching her quietly.

When people are being watched, they feel it, even in their dreams, they will feel uncomfortable. Li Shishi felt that she was being watched and woke up from her sleep, but she did not open her eyes, because she already felt someone around her. She was thinking about who the person was, what he was going to do, why he didn't take action, and whether he was targeting Zhao Ji. At the same time, she was also recalling whether she had provoked anyone recently, so as to provoke a strong man.

Her heart inevitably beat faster.

Wang Yan certainly sensed it. He was very alert and had enough brains. He whispered: "Get up when you wake up."

A voice suddenly came out in the quiet room. Li Shishi shuddered slightly, opened her bright eyes, and looked at the figure with the light in the dark. When the candlelight flickered, she looked at the black bear fur robe in the dim light and met the deep eyes. She opened her mouth wide, but did not shout out in the end. Her big eyes were full of doubt: "Is it you?"

"Do you know me? Did the official tell you?" The words were questioning, but the tone was firm.

"Yes." Li Shishi sat up with the quilt in her arms, not letting someone see her beauty: "I have never had any contact with the great official, why did the great official come here so late at night?"

"My wife is beautiful, Wang Yan couldn't sleep at night, so he came here."

... This was too direct, and Li Shishi didn't know what to say for a moment. After pondering for a long time, she opened her lips and teeth: "I am the official's woman, are you not afraid that the official will know?"

"Will the lady tell the official?"

Facing the great official's admiring eyes, Li Shishi really couldn't say what she would say, and she was silent for a moment: "What do you think?"

"Why don't you call me great official?"

Li Shishi didn't say anything, but she held the quilt to block her beauty, and tightened it a little.

The great official shook his head and smiled: "My wife, don't be nervous. It's true that I covet your beauty, but Wang is not a lecher and has no intention of taking you by force. You can rest assured. I came here tonight just to meet you and chat."

"Is Huamei okay?" Seeing the puzzled expression on the face of the senior official, Li Shishi pointed outside the door: "It's that maid, her name is Huamei."

"Nothing, just sleeping a little deeper." While speaking, Wang Yan got up and went out with a kettle and a cup, poured her a cup, and then sat aside to drink water.

Li Shishi took a sip of water, looked down at the ripples in the cup, and said, "Are you going to marry?"

"I have only one concubine, and we have a son who is less than one year old."

"Concubine?"

"She was originally a maid in a wealthy family."

During the question and answer, Li Shishi was relieved. She asked, "How is her appearance compared to mine?"

"Not worse than my wife, but she has never studied and is illiterate, so she is three points less charming than my wife." Mr. Wang told the truth: "It was because I heard about her beauty that I took her as a concubine."

"You are different from those scholars."

"Because I tell the truth?"

"And I am so bold!"

"To tell the truth is that I disdain to lie. To be so bold is that I believe in myself and you."

Li Shishi wanted to laugh at him for bragging, but seeing that he didn't mean to joke at all, she thought that she really wouldn't tell anyone about this kind of thing. After all, it was the middle of the night, and if she told others that a man broke in at night, no matter what happened or not, no one would believe it. Although she was a prostitute, she was willing and unwilling, which was a different matter.

She was still raised by Zhao Ji, but she was not born well and could not enter the palace. Otherwise, she would have been a concubine, which was different. Of course, she knew that this was what Zhao Ji liked now, and he wanted a different feeling from those women in the harem.

"How did you make all those things?"

This was speechless, but Wang Yan still patiently explained the mess to her so that she could understand.

After chatting for half a night, Wang Yan got up and approached her, stretched out his hand to lift her chin: "It's getting light, I should go, my lady, have a good rest, see you tonight." After that, he stroked her face gently, then turned around, opened the window and went out, and then closed the window intimately...

"Wang Yan..."

Seeing that the person had left, Li Shishi breathed a sigh of relief, lay on the bed, and chanted the name of the official.

He was really different from the men she had met before. In his eyes, she always saw appreciation. Even when he openly said that he coveted beauty, his eyes were clear and not obscene. Of course, he could be called a lecher, but she knew that he was really frank.

Moreover, he was humorous, knowledgeable, and a first-class storyteller. He was talking about his history of making a fortune, and the stories were even more thrilling. The domineering confidence revealed in his conversation was really a good man.

With such messy thoughts, she fell asleep with sleepiness that she had not felt before...

Lady Li of Yuxianglou was sick. She was drowsy and had no energy all day long, and had a poor appetite. The people in Yuxianglou were so anxious that they hurried to find a doctor for treatment, but they could not diagnose any disease. They just told her to have a good rest.

Zhao Ji heard the news and came to see him once. He said some caring words and left. It was the end of the year. Even if he was not doing his job, he was still an emperor. He had to take care of the boss's territory. There were many things to do at this time. Besides, he was comfortable with women, not here to make trouble. Li Shishi looked like she couldn't wake up, so how could he have the heart to enjoy the flowers and moonlight.

The cause of Li Shishi's illness was, of course, because she was confused about day and night.

Wang Yan would go to chat with Li Shishi every night to get closer to her. It can't be said to be licking, after all, it's okay if he just went straight. But he didn't want to be ruthless, and there was still the future, so he had to be sincere.

Of course, there were only a few days in total. He set out from Yanggu on the fifth day of the first lunar month, arrived in Bianjing on the eighth day of the first lunar month, met Yang Jian on the ninth day of the first lunar month, and met Zhao Ji in the palace on the tenth day. He visited the brothel that night and touched the place. On the eleventh day, it was his first time to enter Li Shishi's boudoir at night.

It was only a few days, and it was a beautiful woman again, so he still had this little patience.

Soon, after a few days of getting familiar with each other, it was the fifteenth day, the Lantern Festival.

This is the most lively festival of the year. The lanterns were lit yesterday and the lantern market was opened. Women went out to the streets from night to dawn, and men and women mixed together. It was a carnival for people of this era.

Since they were all here for the first time, Wang Yan did not ask for his attendants to accompany them. He gave them a holiday, distributed silver, and let them go out and have fun on their own. He was the same as always, with his hands behind his back, and was carried around by the crowd. There were really too many people. Basically, everyone in Bianjing came out. There were lights everywhere, and it was very lively. If there were satellites taking pictures at this time, the only light spot on the earth would be here.

People watched lanterns, guessed lantern riddles, and bought food from the night market. It was a veritable early shopping and eating. Families with status and wealth invited young talents to organize poetry meetings, where everyone drank and wrote poems and talked about world affairs. The palace was no exception. Zhao Ji gave a banquet to all the ministers to enjoy the lanterns together and have fun with the people.

Of course, there must be crimes under such a lively atmosphere. There were petty thieves, beggars, kidnapped children, and those who took advantage of women and molested them. Similarly, safety accidents were inevitable. The walls of current buildings are made of stone, and the rest are all made of wood. At this time, everyone in the city was playing with fire, and it was inevitable that there would be fire.

Mr. Wang walked leisurely along the way. He guessed a riddle and made a lantern to hold, broke the hands of four thieves who were about to steal from him, killed two people who abducted children in front of him, witnessed a fire in the Song Dynasty, saw the style of the Song Dynasty Fire Brigade, watched a street fight in which men were angry because a woman was molested, and mixed in the crowd to watch the hooligans making trouble and overturning stalls.

It was such a fulfilling stroll until midnight, but there were no shortage of people at all. This shows how crazy people were when there were large-scale gatherings in an era without entertainment life.

Wandering all the way to Xihua Gate, he casually handed the lamp in his hand to a cute little girl who was being led away by her parents. The official concealed himself and climbed over the wall into Yuxiang Tower when no one was paying attention. The people who were walking around the wall came into Master Li's boudoir with familiarity.

"You're here……"

In the darkness, the beauty, who was neatly dressed and lying on the bed with her mind wandering, saw the high-ranking official turning over lightly and came in, and gave a habitual greeting. Yes, it had only been four days, and she had already gotten used to it.

After closing the window and walking to the couch, Wang Yan asked, "Is your maid asleep?"

"Um."

Nodding, Wang Yan leaned against the door and listened for a moment, then opened the door and went out. As usual, he nodded a few times on the little maid lying on the table to make her fall asleep. Then he closed the door and walked back to sit down.

"Going to the lantern market?" She heard about it yesterday and wanted to see the lanterns because it was her first time in Bianjing. At this time in previous years, she would also go to the lobby to participate in the poetry meeting, but she didn't go this year.

"went."

"How about it?"

"Of course it's prosperous. How can a place as small as Yanggu County have such a scene?"

"I heard from an official before that you wrote a limerick about snow. Today is such a beautiful scene, why not write a poem?"

Wang Yan nodded and smiled: "I really have some ideas, please listen to them."

At this time, women are all doing the same thing. It just so happens that today is the New Year's Eve, so just copy what's available. As for the original owner of the delayed poem, if nothing else happens, he can see it.

"The east wind blows thousands of flowers and trees at night. Even more, the stars are falling like rain. The fragrance of BMWs and carved cars fills the road. The sound of phoenix flutes moves, the light of jade pots turns, and fish and dragons dance all night. Moths are like snow and willows are covered with golden wisps. Laughter is full of hidden fragrance. People look for him thousands of Baidu……"

Master Li is very capable, so he can naturally understand this word. In her unexpected surprise and expectant eyes, the official slowly said: "Suddenly looking back, that person is there, in the dim light."

"Looking back at dusk, there was that person, in the dimly lit place..." Master Li muttered the last sentence to herself, then raised her head to look at the smiling official. Her eyes were filled with light, and she stretched out her hands. , slender jade fingers caressed his face that was not rough, he opened his mouth lightly, and exhaled like a orchid: "Officer..."

This official call, "turn around, turn around, turn around," the signal is self-evident.

How can any woman endure such a confession...

Lying contentedly in the strong arms, the beauty with the blush on her face said: "My lord."

"Um?"

"Are you leaving tomorrow?"

"Then the day after tomorrow."

The meaning of this was that he wanted him to stay for another two days. He directly omitted the answer in the middle and directly replied with the result.

Should I say it or not, this time Zhao Ji was blocked. It’s quite interesting to think about it. It’s all thanks to him being an emperor. And although his surname is Wang, to be honest, he hasn’t done this for a long time...

"Can't it be later?"

"We are busy with business. It's been half a month since we came back. There must be a lot of business backlogged. I can't do it without leaving."

"It's still early. The slave family is much better. Let's serve the officials again..."

After another long while, Master Li, who was paralyzed on the bed, looked at the senior official in clothes with blurred eyes: "Official."

"Um?"

"Although the slave's body is dirty, his sincerity is still there. Entering the fence is not a last resort..."

"In life, there are many things you can't control. You are like this, and so am I." Wang Yan leaned over and touched her face, interrupting her: "I know your thoughts, and I have never disliked your origin. Beauty is what makes a person beautiful. Desire is my nature. But although I love you sincerely, I will never be a heartless person. Take care of yourself and don't do stupid things. See you again tomorrow."

Master Li hummed and stopped talking. He watched the high-ranking officials dressed neatly and leaving through the window...

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