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    Chapter 55 Chapter 55: Traveling to ancient times and becoming a queen (4) Brothel

    Fang Cheng just settled in this palace.

    In fact, it was pretty much what he expected. Life in this palace was like a complete retirement life for him.Except for the absence of electronic products such as mobile phones and computers and some other entertainment facilities, all other projects are based on the lifestyle of a high-end nursing home.

    And because there are no such electronic products, and there is no such thing as electricity at night, he no longer has the opportunity to stay up late, and leads a very regular life of going to bed early and getting up early every day.

    The food we eat is also more natural and has less seasoning.

    Although it is relatively not that delicious, I have to say that these foods are rich in variety, purely natural and pollution-free, and are still very healthy.

    After staying in the palace for only two days, Fang Cheng could clearly feel that his mental and physical conditions were much better. The dark circles under his eyes that had always been there had recently disappeared, and his skin was much better than before, and it felt much better to the touch than before.

    In the first two days, Zhou Yinli accumulated a lot of unresolved memorials because the wedding ceremony was too hasty.Although he had the emperor’s wedding leave, he still couldn’t rest normally and had to rush to work during the holidays.

    As an emperor, he must be diligent and caring for his people, so he should approve memorials every day.Fang Cheng didn’t use it.

    But except for meeting the Queen Mother on the first day, there was no one with a higher status than him in the palace, so there was no need for him to meet the Queen Mother.

    And because there were no other concubines in the harem, no one needed to come to see him.Therefore, in his idle state in the palace, he can be said to be the most idle person in the entire palace.

    After just lying down and resting for a few days, Fang Cheng, who was very good at lying down and doing nothing, began to feel a little bored. In the past few days, he spent half of his time lying in the imperial garden and basking in the sun, and the other half of his time wandering around the palace.

    Although the palace is very big, it takes only two days to wander around.

    When he started to get bored and was thinking of ways to entertain himself, Zhou Yinli finally finished his backlog of tasks and came over to see Fang Cheng.

    Fang Cheng couldn’t hold back his sarcasm and said to him: “The emperor is really busy with everything. He still works like this during the holidays and loves his people so much. I believe everyone in your country must be extremely happy.”

    These words obviously hit Zhou Yinli a bit. His expression suddenly changed, and he really began to think about whether his people’s lives would be better if he was so diligent.

    The answer appears to be negative, or a question mark is required.He thought for a while and asked Fang Cheng: “Do you think I shouldn’t spend too much time reviewing memorials?”

    Fang Cheng sneered: “I didn’t say that. But think about it for yourself, are the memorials you approved really that important? Are the things in them really related to the people? Will your approval be of any use to improving people’s livelihood, is it good or bad? Also, are the emperor’s decisions absolutely correct? The emperor cannot know everything, so how is it possible that he can point the local area in the right direction just by reading the memorials, without even going to the scene?”

    Zhou Yinli’s expression changed, and he suddenly looked at Fang Cheng intently, his eyes filled with the novelty and vague excitement of meeting a brand new person.

    “I understand.” He thought for a while and said to Fang Cheng: “I will decentralize some power in the future. These affairs will no longer be handled by me alone. I will hand over these powers to some institutions with specialized talents, and then assign some reliable people to supervise and inspect the area.”

    Fang Cheng wasn’t very interested in what he said, but it still sounded quite reliable.Fang Cheng nodded: “It’s up to you.”

    After saying that, he yawned out of boredom: “I feel that the palace is a bit too boring. Can you take me out for a walk? Does the emperor often pay private visits incognito? You can also take me out in private for a while.”

    This request was made with confidence, and it was as simple as drinking water and breathing with a private interview.

    Zhou Yinli’s first reaction was obviously rejection, but just as he was about to speak, he saw Fang Cheng blinking and staring at him, so his words became: “I will make arrangements.”

    Fang Cheng felt that there was something easy to arrange, so the two of them should change their clothes and go out directly.But Zhou Yinli said that it would definitely have to wait.

    Fang Cheng, who was a little bored even lying down, began to sigh again.

    Zhou Yinli had seen too many times when Fang Cheng was full of energy, and now he was dying, which made him a little confused about what to do.I had to quickly call someone to make arrangements.

    A lot of time has passed while waiting for someone to go back and forth.

    Fang Cheng finally understood why he was so unaccustomed to this ancient time.

    Because there is no communication equipment here, it is impossible to call someone over with a phone call, so you need to call someone to run errands every time. It takes a lot of time to run errands back and forth. The efficiency is really very low.The time is also very long. No wonder the ancient people obviously had no entertainment facilities and were not bored every day.Because time is spent here.

    On the one hand, Fang Cheng felt that these things were too inconvenient, but he could only complain about them.It’s impossible to ask Fang Fang to conjure a mobile phone out of thin air, and he doesn’t have the ability either.

    If you look at those Internet articles in the past, you can see that many of the protagonists have golden fingers and opportunities.There are always ways to make a lot of modern technology stuff.

    But Fang Cheng had also discovered it a long time ago. He said that doing those things was very idealistic, as if everything would go so smoothly. Someone wrote about time travel and felt that the progress made in those few years was greater than the progress in three hundred years.

    To make a product.Many things require some supporting facilities to produce them. It doesn’t mean that you can get whatever you want.

    So he gave up the idea of ​​making any modern technological inventions.Because the ideas you can think of have already been thought of by others, and they will only be more perfect and cheaper than you.

    It’s not like Fang Cheng hasn’t thought about making some inventions in the past few days. On the one hand, he would solve some of his boring problems and give these ancient people a bit of modern technology shock. However, after thinking about it, he found that he didn’t know anything. In the end, he just found someone to make a pair of mahjong for him.

    It’s just that the ancient labor cycle was too slow.I was told that it would take several days to do it well.

    I don’t know how many days it will take, but it should be almost done when I and Zhou Yinli come back.

    Not long after, Lin Er sent Fang Cheng a set of relatively ordinary-looking clothes.The colors are also relatively conservative, and even the fabrics are made of ordinary materials at average prices.

    This dress is not too ostentatious, and it is the kind that no one will take a second look in the crowd.

    After Fang Cheng changed his clothes, Zhou Yinli also came in.He also changed into regular clothes, which were almost the same style as Fang Cheng’s, but the colors were different.

    The two of them are close in height and look a bit similar. They look like brothers.

    Of course, this is what Fang Cheng thinks. He doesn’t want to admit that he and a man are wearing couple’s clothes.

    It’s a pity that Lin Er’s mouth is a bit too flattering and mean.

    Because he said: “Your Majesty, you and the Queen are dressed like this. They really look like husband and wife.”

    Zhou Yinli was too angry to say anything.Fang Cheng felt like he was going to be blown away.

    Later, after Zhou Yinli and several eunuchs gave Fang Cheng a long-winded lecture on the precautions for leaving the palace in private, Fang Cheng felt relieved and quickly poked Zhou Yinli: “Hurry up, hurry up. We are leaving the palace right away. If we don’t go out, it will be the New Year.”

    He was not in the mood to listen to these precautions at all, but he vaguely heard some words and sentences saying not to reveal his identity, not to argue with anyone, not to be discovered, and so on.

    Isn’t this all common sense?Why do you need to talk so much?But he still remembered it.

    Being poked and pushed out so unreasonably, Zhou Yinli didn’t get angry and led Fang Cheng out of the palace.

    Walking along the sparsely populated part of the palace, I really didn’t encounter many strange maids and eunuchs.Save a lot of experience of being saluted.Fang Cheng was very satisfied.

    Occasionally there were some patrolling soldiers on the road. When they saw Zhou Yinli and Fang Cheng, they were stunned and didn’t say anything when they recognized them.Obviously he knew what the emperor wanted to do.

    But when the biggest boss in the palace wants to leave the palace, no one dares to stop him.

    After Fang Cheng could finally bid farewell to this huge bird cage for a while and breathe some fresh air, Zhou Yinli’s expression softened a little.

    The day I came out today was chosen just right. It seemed to be a gathering day in the capital. It was very lively outside, with people coming and going.There are small toys and crafts selling everywhere.

    Because there were many people, Zhou Yinli came over and held Fang Cheng’s hand.I was afraid that he would be pushed away by the crowd.

    Fang Cheng didn’t feel uncomfortable having his hand held, so he just let him hold his hand.

    He looked everywhere on the street, just like a curious baby, looking around, touching, and looking very excited and surprised.

    He found that the products sold by these vendors were all handmade products.After all, there are no machines in this era, only human labor.

    After carefully observing some of these small handicrafts, I found that some are quite exquisite. This is the wisdom of the working people.After all, everyone knows how to do it themselves, so anything that can be sold must be very well made.

    Fang Cheng took a fancy to a lot of gadgets. After taking a fancy, he immediately stared at Zhou Yinli and asked him to pay.

    Isn’t this certain?When the queen and the emperor go out to buy things, the queen can’t pay for them.

    Fang Cheng said it was reasonable.

    Zhou Yinli also seemed very traditional: “Indeed, I should pay.”

    I bought big and small bags of stuff and ate some food from the restaurants here.In the end, it gave Fangcheng the feeling that it was like going to that kind of man-made ancient town in modern society, and the experience of strolling there for a day was almost the same.

    You definitely can’t say this to Zhou Yinli, he won’t understand it even if you say it.

    After shopping, Fang Cheng always wanted to go in a certain direction. He had already asked for the address of that place when he was chatting with people just now.The goal is now very clear.

    He just wants to go.

    Zhou Yinli really didn’t know where he was going at first. Even after he found that the place Fang Cheng was leaving for was far away from the center of the gathering, he didn’t think too much about it when he headed towards a special neighborhood.

    Wait until three big characters appear in front of you, Yihongyuan, after.

    Zhou Yinli finally couldn’t bear it anymore.He stared at Fang Cheng angrily: “What are you doing? Why do you come to a place like this?!”

    Fang Cheng looked innocent: “What’s wrong with a place like this? Why can’t I come? Didn’t you say you love the people like your own children? Do you still love the people of this place?”

    Zhou Yinli fell silent.I feel that Fang Cheng is making excuses.Can these be the same?

    What’s going on with the queen? Do you still want to love a brothel girl?

    The more he thought about it, the more angry he became. Why was he, the queen, like this?

    His body was still standing at the door, blocking half of Fang Cheng’s sight, with a sense of protection and obstruction.

    Fang Cheng didn’t bother to care about what he was thinking. He had made plans to go into the brothel and see the world. Even if he didn’t succeed this time, he would find a way this time. Even if he didn’t go there next time, there would be a next time.

    A time-travelling person, regardless of male or female, will not enter a brothel once, whether to look at it or join it.In short, as long as you don’t come to the brothel, it’s like traveling through time in vain.

    So Fang Cheng didn’t care what Zhou Yinli thought, he had to go in anyway.

    The two people were in a stalemate at the door of the brothel.

    Zhou Yinli insisted: “You can’t go in.”

    Fang Cheng: “I’m going in. I won’t do anything. I just want to take a look.”

    Zhou Yinli said: “It won’t work even if you look at it.”

    Fang Cheng looked at him angrily: “Don’t make trouble unreasonably. I really just want to see. You are too overbearing if you don’t even let me do this.”

    Zhou Yinli said: “I am just domineering. What’s wrong?”

    Fang Cheng said angrily: “Childish!” Sure enough, the old man was pretending, but in fact he was just a childish kid at heart.

    Zhou Yinli stopped talking.I don’t know if I was right.

    Fang Cheng thought for a while and saw that Zhou Yinli’s bad temper obviously didn’t make sense. Generally, people like this would be tough and not take advantage of the soft.Trying hard just now obviously won’t work.Then try something soft.

    “Your Majesty, I just want to go in and see the world. I really can’t do anything. Don’t worry, I will be with you from beginning to end. If you tell me to go east, I will never go west. Just let me in. I will listen to you in everything after I go back.”

    As he spoke, he shook Zhou Yinli’s arm with his hand.It was exactly the same as the little girl he saw acting coquettishly with her boyfriend on the street.

    Although this posture was a bit strange for him to make, he didn’t find it embarrassing and did it very naturally.

    Zhou Yinli felt half of his body numb and stiff because he was shaking his arms like this, and he didn’t know where to place his hands and feet.His face also became very embarrassed and complicated.

    As for the specific mood, Fang Cheng didn’t care, as long as he achieved his goal.

    Looking at Zhou Yinli now, it does seem that his attitude has relaxed.

    Fang Cheng continued: “Just let me in? I just want to take a look? I really don’t know how to do anything. This man is very virtuous and has married you to be your queen. I will definitely do it well. I will never cuckold you. Don’t worry, I just want to see what it’s like inside the brothel.”

    Zhou Yinli finally relented: “Okay, you can go in. But you must follow me. You are not allowed to leave or talk to the people inside.”

    Fang Cheng quickly agreed. He agreed to go in first and then talk. If he didn’t say anything after going in, it wasn’t up to him. Zhou Yinli couldn’t stop him from talking because of such a trivial matter.

    Entered the brothel.Fang Cheng looked around curiously.I found that the decoration inside is still not as beautiful as in the TV series. It is relatively simple, but there are a lot of gauze and other things installed in many places, which looks a bit fairy-like.

    Look at the woman sitting below and some of the men they are serving.If you take a closer look at the appearance of this woman from Yihong Courtyard, you will see that there is nothing special about her appearance. It’s just that the clothes she wears are more fashionable and revealing compared to the outside.It’s not particularly exaggerated.

    A pretty girl was playing the piano on the stage, but Fang Cheng didn’t know much about music. He didn’t even know what the music was. Anyway, he only knew it was soft and not exciting.

    Compared with modern people, the degree of exposure of clothes worn like this is really nothing.But it has become a symbol of immorality in ancient times.

    Fang Cheng asked Zhou Yinli curiously: “Do you know any of these men who come to the brothel? Are they officials in your court?”

    Zhou Yinli immediately shook his head: “How is it possible? Our court prohibits officials from soliciting prostitution. There can be no people from the court here.”

    What he said was quite convincing.Fang Cheng didn’t believe it, pointed to a man in the corner and said, “Isn’t that right?” He had met several officials a few days ago and knew that the officials all wore official boots.

    Zhou Yinli saw a drunk man wearing official boots in the corner.He also said calmly: “It’s impossible.”

    Fang Cheng said: “Then let’s make a bet. If I am your court official, I can come to the brothel as many times as I want and you are not allowed to stop me.”

    Zhou Yinli said yes.

    Fang Cheng walked to the man with him.

    He does look like a drunkard.

    In the end, no obvious conclusion was drawn. Fang Cheng kicked the man awake and asked, “Are you an official of the imperial court?”

    The man opened his eyes and looked at Fang Cheng and the two of them: “No, no, no, no, no, little one.”

    Fang Cheng asked: “You wear official boots, how could you not? Where did your shoes come from?”

    The man said: “I picked it up.”

    Fang Cheng was a little disappointed, but he also felt that he was willing to admit defeat, so he didn’t stay in the brothel any longer.

    Of course, it was really because I felt that the brothel was quite boring and there was really nothing interesting to see.He just thought he had found a step for himself.

    “Okay then. Let’s go back.” Fang Cheng cleared his throat.

    “Will you never come to a brothel again?” Zhou Yinli asked insistently.

    Fang Cheng nodded: “Isn’t there some gentleman who can’t be chased even after his word? I am a person who keeps his word, and I will never come here again.”

    Zhou Yinli was now somewhat satisfied: “Then let’s go.”

    After leaving the brothel, Fang Cheng was also a little curious: “How do you know that person is not an official?”

    Zhou Yinli said: “I know you are interested in his official boots. But in fact, you didn’t look carefully. Those shoes don’t fit your feet. Moreover, there are actually many people who imitate official boots to wear.”

    Of course, the most important reason was that he didn’t tell Fang Cheng.That is, even if officials do come to this brothel.It must be in a small private room, rather than in a hall like this in front of everyone.

    However, neither of them paid much attention to this matter. After all, one didn’t want the other to come to a place like the brothel. After the other came in, he found that there was nothing special about the brothel and didn’t want to come back again.That’s how we hit it off.

    After going out, Fang Cheng said: “Don’t come out anymore. When you return to the palace, let’s find a few people to play mahjong together.”

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