After leaving Drunken Sky Restaurant, the five of them, along with Miao Xiaobai, headed up Vermilion Bird Street.
Li Yi observed as he walked and realized that the entire Vermilion Bird Avenue was extremely lively.
On both sides of the street were rows upon rows of shops and pavilions. In the middle of the Vermilion Bird Avenue, there were bustling pedestrians and endless carriages. It was a prosperous scene.
Chang 'an City under Li Shimin's rule had already shown signs of the Tang Empire's prosperity.
Fang Jun and the other three walked to the middle of Vermilion Bird Avenue, then led Li Yi into a slightly narrow street.
After turning a corner, a four-story-tall and extremely quiet pavilion appeared in Li Yi's sight.
Li Yi, Fang Jun, and the others walked in to take a look. The Phoebe Wood plaque at the entrance of the pavilion proved that the pavilion in front of them was the "Xiaoxiang Restaurant" that Fang Jun and the others wanted to bring Li Yi to.
At the entrance of Xiaoxiang Restaurant, there was no scene of a gorgeously dressed woman in revealing clothes, constantly flirting with the passersby by the roadside, trying to attract them in as Li Yi imagined.
Two young servants in green robes and small hats were guarding the entrance of Xiaoxiang Restaurant.
"Five young masters, please come in!"
Seeing Li Yi and the others walk over, the two young servants cupped their hands in welcome and pointed at the door.
However, when they saw Li Yi, they couldn't help but take a few more glances.
This was because it was the first time they had seen a monk visiting Xiaoxiang Restaurant openly.
"Alright."
Fang Jun and the others nodded and walked in without changing their expressions. Seeing how skilled they were, they probably came here often.
Li Yi followed behind Fang Jun and the others, entering the courtyard of Xiao Xiang Restaurant.
After entering the courtyard, Li Yi realized that the previously quiet Xiaoxiang Restaurant had become lively inside.
In the courtyard of Xiaoxiang Restaurant, fake mountains and flower beds could be seen everywhere.
From time to time, he could see a man and a woman chatting softly in the corner of the courtyard.
However, what made Li Yi feel strange was that the men and women in these courtyards were chatting, but they were only polite and passionate. They were not like the prostitutes in brothels who flirted with male guests in the courtyard.
Moreover, most of the girls in this courtyard were good-looking.
They walked past the courtyard and entered Xiaoxiang Restaurant.
Immediately, a beautiful middle-aged woman in a low-cut dress walked over with a smile on her face. She was not bad looking, but she was a little old. She was about 30 years old.
"Aiyo, it's Young Master Fang, Young Master Wei, Young Master Du, and Young Master Gao. You guys haven't been here for a long time.”
As soon as she walked in front of Li Yi and the others, the middle-aged woman pulled Fang Jun's arm and smiled.
"Mama Luo, we're here!”
Fang Jun opened the folding fan with his left hand and fanned it slightly, displaying the demeanor of a young master from an aristocratic family. His other hand calmly pinched the buttocks of that Mother Luo and smiled.
"Fang gongzi, you're really annoying."
Mother Luo pushed Fang Jun lightly, seemingly angry.
"Oh right, this duke…how should I address him?”
Then, Mother Luo turned her gaze to Li Yi, who was standing beside them. She did not know how to address Li Yi.
"This is Master Li Yi. Other than being a monk, he is also a very powerful storyteller. Recently, the strange storyteller that has spread throughout the entire capital is talking about him. He is our friend.”
Du He said.
"Of course."
Mama Luo smiled charmingly.
In the past two days, although Li Yi's reputation had spread rapidly in Chang 'an, it was mainly spread among the restaurants, not the brothels.
Therefore, although Mother Luo had heard of Li Yi from other customers, she did not know how powerful Li Yi was. Therefore, she did not think much of Li Yi's identity.
However, since Li Yi had come with Du He, Fang Jun, and the others, she naturally had to treat him well.
It was her first time seeing a monk visiting a brothel.
"So you're Master Li Yi. If there's a chance in the future, I must bring the girls to listen to your storytelling. I heard that your storytelling is very good.”
However, people like Mother Luo, who had been wandering among all kinds of guests all year round, had long reached the point where they would speak human words to everyone they met and speak nonsense to ghosts. Therefore, they flattered Li Yi without blushing or jumping.
Li Yi could hear the flattery in Mother Luo's words, but he couldn't be bothered. He just smiled calmly and didn't say anything.
At this moment, there was a faint noise coming from upstairs.
"Why is it so noisy upstairs?"
Wei Shuwan asked.
"Young Master Wei, have you forgotten? Today was Xiaoxiang Restaurant's " Incense Day ", which was held once every three months!”
Mother Luo reminded.
Wei Shuwan and the others knew that the so-called incense was referring to the girls in Xiaoxiang Restaurant.
In order to attract customers, Xiaoxiang Restaurant would hold an incense lighting event every three months. The day of the incense lighting event was known as the " incense lighting day."
And lighting incense was actually to select the five most beautiful girls in Xiaoxiang Restaurant and give a topic to each of these five girls, so that the guests who came and went to Xiaoxiang Restaurant could write poems and present them.
If the poem written by the guest was approved by the lady herself, this young master could spend a night with that lady.
Of course, what if he met a stubborn girl who refused to agree?
Of course, Xiao Xiang Restaurant would not leave such a big loophole. After all, those who could come to Xiao Xiang Restaurant to spend money were not ordinary people.
Xiaoxiang Restaurant couldn't take it when these customers made a fuss.
Therefore, if the girl from Xiao Xiang Restaurant still couldn't find the person she liked after receiving five poems, then the girl from Xiao Xiang Restaurant had to spend the night with the author of the sixth poem.
Wei Shuwan actually didn't care about this so-called " incense day."
Among the four, he, Fang Jun, and Gao Chunxing, because their fathers were still alive, they didn't dare to hang out with the girls in the brothels even though they usually walked chickens and fought dogs and went to brothels and taverns all day.
Only Du He, because his father, Du Ruhui, had passed away a few years ago, and his brother, Du Gou, could not control him, so he had a long-term lover in Xiaoxiang Restaurant.
"Where's Cui Er? Go and call Cui Er down!" Du He said at this time.
"Young Master Du, I'll find a place for you to rest first. As for Cui Er, I've already ordered someone to call her.”Hearing Du He mention Cui Er, a trace of obvious surprise flashed across Mother Luo's face as she forced a smile.
Du He saw Mother Luo's expression and had a bad feeling.
He thought about how today was the day of incense.
Swoosh!
His expression changed instantly.
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