The Sifang Building in Chang'an City moved from Wofeng District to No. 378 Zhuque Street.
This place also has another name, called Qidaoqiao - Xiushui River circles the imperial palace and passes through the city. There are four bridges connecting the imperial palace, and then along Zhuque Street, from south to north there are Wudaoqiao, Liudaoqiao, to Jiudaoqiao.
Qidao Bridge is at the north end of Zhuque Street. Across Qidao Bridge is the Never-Sleeping Market on Chang'an Street. There is no such thing as a curfew in Chang'an City, and Never-Sleeping Market, as the name suggests, is a market that never goes dark.
How did the residents of Chang'an spend their nights?
The nightlife of wealthy families is actually quite rich. Women will invite a few good friends to play mahjong at home, while men... mostly just drink and have tea in brothels.
Buyefang is the concentration of brothels that emerged in Chang'an City.
This location is also very good. It is connected to Zhuque Street through Qidao Bridge and is still a central location in Chang'an City.
The location of Sifanglou is of course better. It is right at the head of Qidao Bridge, facing the wide Zhuque Street and backed by Xiushui River. Standing on the third floor and looking towards Buyefang, you might even see a young lady who has come to the roof to relax and enjoy the fresh air.
If I had a telescope... maybe I could even peek at some beautiful spring flowers and autumn moons.
At this moment, Yan Xiwen and others were standing on the third floor of the Sifang Building.
This is the platform on the roof. It is very large and even has a rockery pavilion on it.
Standing on the platform, Yan Xiwen pointed to the brilliantly lit Never-Sleeping Market and said with a smile, "Look, such a large market, full of life and excitement. It's much more lively than the Qinhuai River in Jinling!"
As he said this, he turned to look at Qin Mowen, "Brother Mowen must have thought of diverting a branch of the Xiushui River to the Never-Sleeping Square when he built this Chang'an City. This is simply a stroke of genius!"
"You actually named that river Rouge River... Brother Mo Wen, weren't you the one who designed Nevernight Square as a gathering place for brothels?"
Qin Mowen laughed bitterly, "This wasn't my idea, it was His Majesty's. As for the Rouge River, I was the one who named it, but the original intention of building that river was not to accommodate those brothels' pleasure boats."
"What's that for?"
"Your Majesty said it's for fire prevention."
Yun Xiyan burst out laughing when he heard this. "Who could be so angry? With so many young ladies in Nevernight, can't they put out the fire?"
Of course, what he said was nonsense, but it made everyone laugh.
"I've been in Chang'an for half a year now, and I didn't expect to find out until today that there's such a great place right under our noses..." Yun Xiyan looked at Huo Huaijin, "Commander Huo, this is your territory. Tell us, brothers, which brothel is the most famous among the hundreds of brothels in Nevernight?"
Huo Huaijin glared at Yun Xiyan when he heard this: "You guys got here much earlier than me. Besides... I really don't believe that you, Minister Yun, have never been to Nevernight Market!"
Yun Xiyan spread his hands and said, "You're really wronging me. Since taking over the Ministry of Revenue, I've been really busy going back and forth between the two places. I've been so busy sorting out all the accounts after the merger of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Commerce. Otherwise, I probably wouldn't have the heart to come to this Sifang Building."
This is the truth. Whether it is Yan Xiwen, Ning Yuchun, Qin Mowen, etc., the new leadership team of Daxia is so busy that the brothels in the Never-Sleeping Street have not received many officials from Chang'an City so far.
So there were rumors that the Emperor of Daxia forbade officials to come to the Never-Sleeping Market, and there were also rumors that a new official would start with three major tasks, and since His Majesty was in Chang'an, how could they dare to go there.
The fact is that Fu Xiaoguan did not prohibit it, but these officials really did not have time.
I am tired like a dog during the day, my mind is full of court affairs. In addition, with the birth of a new power structure, officials from various departments need to coordinate and cooperate with each other. After work, I often visit the heads of various departments to facilitate the work of my own department.
This is temporary. When the new power structure of Daxia is functioning normally and everyone is familiar with their own positions, they will have free time and will naturally invite a few good friends to go to the Never-Sleeping Square for entertainment.
"I'm afraid we won't have time this year, but everything is getting back on track now. I guess next year... next year we'll have time to drink and listen to music."
Ning Yuchun looked at the place where singing and dancing were in full swing and smiled again, "I heard that both the National Beauty of Jinling and the Flowing Cloud Terrace of Guanyun City have invested huge sums of money to build their own brothels in the Never-Night Market. They say the facilities are first-class, and courtesans from all over the country gather here, and the winner has yet to be decided."
"I heard that the 380 brothels in the Nevernight Market have agreed to hold an Oiran competition on March 3rd of next year. I'm afraid it will be a grand event in Chang'an!"
Yan Xiwen's eyes lit up when he heard this. "That's great! If we have time, let's go and join in the fun."
Yun Xiyan said with a smile, "Once the top courtesan is chosen, her value will likely double, raising the value of the other girls as well. It seems... if you want to go to the Nevernight Market, you better hurry up, because the prices will probably go up next year."
Just as everyone was talking and laughing, Fu Xiaoguan brought Liu Jin and Ning Siyan, and the three of them walked into the square building and went up to the second floor.
The second floor was full of private rooms. Fu Xiaoguan didn't know which room Huo Huaijin and the others were in, so he sent Liu Jin to knock on each door one by one.
It was dinner time and the private rooms on the second floor were already full.
When Liu Jin knocked on the door of the fifth private room, looked inside, and politely apologized, a roar came from inside the door:
"Who the hell are you? You blind bastard!"
"...Ah, sir, I'm sorry for disturbing you!"
Just as Liu Jin was about to leave, Fu Xiaoguan heard another curse coming from inside: "You're looking for someone and you've come to my room? Do you know who's sitting here? Get out!"
Liu Jin really got out.
The man inside kicked Liu Jin in the abdomen and kicked him out of the door alive.
Liu Jin covered his stomach and started crying. He crawled to Fu Xiaoguan's side and hugged Fu Xiaoguan's thighs: "My lord, I have embarrassed you!"
When beating a dog, you have to consider the owner first. Are people nowadays so arrogant?
Ning Siyan glanced at Fu Xiaoguan's face, which looked a little dark.
He walked over to the door of the private room and kicked it.
"Bang……!"
The door was kicked to pieces by Ning Siyan. The people inside seemed to be startled, and then a voice suddenly rang out:
"Who are you? Are you trying to rebel? Come on, arrest him and beat him so hard that even his mother won't recognize him!"
Ning Siyan stood there calmly, only to discover that there were six extremely strong foreign men standing in this private room.
They are not Han people, but more like barbarians from Chi Lechuan or Xixia Autonomous Region.
The six men, with nine-ring broadswords hanging from their waists, strode towards Ning Siyan.
"Master Tuoba, forget it. This is Chang'an after all, under the feet of the emperor. It's better to avoid trouble."
"So what if I'm under the Emperor's feet? I'm the son of the Governor of the Xixia Autonomous Region. These untouchables keep bothering me. If they were in Xixia, I would have chopped them off long ago!"
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