"Finally come out!"

Li Zhan walked out of the back door of Yunxiang Pavilion. At this time, it was already dark outside Yunxiang Pavilion, and candles were lit around him, and it was still illuminating Pingkangfang like daytime.

Just when Li Zhan was enjoying the night view of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty.

Cheng Chubi walked to Li Zhan and said, "Brother Zhan, it's almost a curfew. Let's go home together!"

Curfew Li Zhan nodded. In fact, the Tang Dynasty cannot come out at night. Chang'an, especially during the Zhenguan period, nightlife does not exist. If you are walking in Chang'an during the day, you may still be able to slowly sway along the way, looking at the beautiful scenery on the streets and feeling the prosperity and excitement of Chang'an. But if you are at night, you can't wander around the streets, especially the thirty-eight major streets.

Will there be any trouble when you look at the night view? Yes, and something big will happen. Because after a while, the sound of horse hooves falling to the ground will be heard on the street, not just a moment, but a lot of them. This is a team of Jinwu Guards responsible for patrol. When they encounter Jinwu Guards, they will inevitably be troubled. Better, they may just be beaten and driven away. Even if they are not lucky and are in a bad mood when they meet Jinwu Guards, they will inevitably be severely attacked.

So are they responsible for taking heavy measures? The result may be a little disappointing, at all, because they are performing official duties normally. After all, you shouldn't stay on the street because there is a curfew system.

The so-called curfew system means that no swaying outside at night. At dusk, the drum sounds will sound in Chengtian Gate. After four hundred drum sounds pass, the city gate will be closed. After another six hundred knocks, it will be time to close the gate. At the same time, there are no pedestrians on the road. The punishment of the offender is as we said above, but there are certain regulations on punishment, that is, to beat twenty times.

In general, these twenty strokes depend on whether the Jinwu Guards are serious or not. After all, it is not uncommon for those who learn martial arts to kill them. Among these urban management teams who arrested people, in addition to the Jinwu Guards in the open, there is also the Wuhou in the dark. Each of them has a Wuhou shop. In modern times, it is a police station. So you see, in ancient times, even if they hide, they didn’t know how to hide.

However, after the curfew moment, soon, when dawn breaks, you can see a very spectacular scene. If you ask what the scene is, it is the bell and drums that report dawn. In ancient times, people were accustomed to dividing the night into five updates, and the first update was divided into five points. The time for dawn was different in winter and summer. Although it was all at the fifth update, the points were different. Winter was at three o'clock and summer was at two o'clock. Why? It was naturally because it was dawn early in summer.

At the time, a drum sounds will sound on the city tower of Chengtian Gate, and then the drum towers on the north-south streets will also play drums. At the same time, the temples in the city will also ring the morning bells. Then you can see a spectacular scene. While the sun rises, the doors of each household and the shops are slowly opened.

As the sound of drums and bells interweaving, the streets gradually became lively. However, the streets were not as we imagined, with various small shops arranged in order to attract passers-by to see their shops, which were lively and prosperous. On the streets of Chang'an, there were trees on both sides, ditches beside the trees, and then there were high walls and various headdresses in the high walls.

Note that the officials here are still above the third rank. As for the remaining officials and ordinary people, their homes can only be opened in the yard. Stores cannot be opened on the streets. Once you walk on the street, it is really deserted.

Those small shops that everyone imagined are in a fixed area in Chang'an, which is the East and West cities of Chang'an's Central Business District. Therefore, it is impossible to think about spending a nightlife in Chang'an. However, no matter how strong the rules are, they are humane. That is, every Chinese New Year holiday, you can come out at night to see the stars and enjoy the moon. At this time, there is no Jinwu Guard to catch people.

"Ah!" Li Zhan, who was immersed in his fantasy, looked back at Cheng Chubi and said, "I don't think I have to go back to the Duke's Mansion. Just find an inn. I'll sleep for one night and I'll go back tomorrow."

But after Li Zhan finished speaking, Cheng Chubi's little head shook like a rattle: "No, Brother Zhan, my elder brother said, you are the closest brother of our Cheng family, our family is yours, how can you let your brother sleep in the inn?"

At this time, Niu Feng also smiled and said, "Don't worry, Cheng Mansion has many wing rooms, you just need to live in a side room."

After thinking for a while, Li Zhan smiled and nodded, "Okay, let's go back. If you don't go back, I'm afraid I won't be able to go back."

Finally, before the curfew, everyone set off for Duke Lu's mansion.

Huaidefang is next to the West City, and this is the residence of Duke Lu's Mansion. What surprised Li Zhan was that the Duke Lu's Mansion was also full of lights at this time. Li Zhan looked at Cheng Chubi next to him and said, "Chubi is here for your house today. I think I'll come back next time."

Cheng Chubi smiled and said with a giggle: "Brother Zhan has guests every day. My father doesn't find a few friends to come and drink every day, so he feels unhappy. Let's go and go to our wing room. Today you go to sleep in my brother's side room, and there will be no trouble."

In a state of half-suppression, Li Zhan still walked into Cheng Yaojin's home. In fact, Li Zhan did not want to enter the Duke's Mansion. Why did he have a certain prejudice in his identity in this era? Li Zhan was a commoner, and Cheng Chumo was willing to make friends with him, but it did not mean that his family was also willing.

Li Zhan doesn't want people to feel like he is leaning against the powerful. After all, he is a modern person and hates this feeling.

Fortunately, everything was the same as Cheng Chubi said. Li Zhan didn't need to meet anyone and was taken to the side room to sleep. Cheng Chubi also asked Li Zhan if he was hungry. If he was hungry, he could send someone some food.

Li Zhan shook his head. He had eaten too much just now, so he asked Cheng Chubi to prepare some bath water for himself. Li Zhan was ready to take a shower and went to bed directly.

However, what Li Zhan could not have imagined was that just after he entered the Cheng Mansion, the fate of a woman began to change by him

"I won't go what I do. I've heard that the so-called VIP who came here today is a civilian. My family still lives outside the city. I will never go there. Whoever you love will go."

The person who spoke was a maid from the Cheng family, who was about 15 years old.

What she said meant was actually very simple. During the Tang Dynasty, there were some bad habits left. When a wealthy family came to a distinguished guest, a maid must have a warm bed. The so-called warm bed is actually a sleeping service. If the distinguished guest is willing, the maid will follow the distinguished guest.

Of course, such seemingly unreasonable habits are an opportunity for carp to jump over the dragon gate in the eyes of many maids, especially the Duke's Mansion.

Tell me, how many distinguished guests in the Duke's Mansion can be either rich or noble, and you can escape the suffering by climbing one. Unfortunately, all the maids in the Duke's Mansion were disappointed today. Li Zhan was nothing, just a civilian. I heard that they had a good relationship with his son, that's all.

You said that any of the maids who stayed in the Duke's Mansion were not arrogant. They would fall in love with Li Zhan, a commoner. So when they heard that this person was going to bed, all the maids were unwilling to do so.
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