"You probably don't understand. Since ancient times, there have been many beauties in the countryside. Even though this place is a bit remote, what if there really is an outstanding beauty? There's no harm in taking a look." Xue Pan's tone was filled with excitement.
"Not interested." The current Song Qingshu wouldn't be interested in the courtesan of a brothel.
"Let's go, I've been bored out of my mind." Xue Pan tried to pull him, but how could he move?
Xue Pan suddenly said, "Eh, this isn't like you. In the past, when you heard of such an interesting woman, you would definitely go for her immediately."
Song Qingshu's heart skipped a beat. He had unintentionally revealed his true emotions and forgot about Jia Baoyu's instinctive reaction in this kind of environment.
Fortunately, the other young masters were all rushing towards the bustling area. The officials from the Ministry of Rites couldn't stop them and could only follow helplessly. Song Qingshu took advantage of the situation and followed the others.
Since it was the courtesan of the House of Red Sleeves, the most bustling place would be the House of Red Sleeves. However, even though there was a sea of people outside, the House of Red Sleeves was expensive and this was a remote town. Thus, ordinary people couldn't afford it and could only watch from the outside.
Even though the group of young masters arrived late, they were all of high status and had many guards under them. Soon, they squeezed through the crowd and entered the House of Red Sleeves.
Even though there weren't as many people as outside, the House of Red Sleeves was basically full. Of course, this couldn't stop the group of young masters. With money and their subordinates, a few tables were quickly emptied.
Before Song Qingshu could say anything, Xue Pan had already sent someone to clear out a table at the front.
"Baoyu, come and sit with us." He pulled Song Qingshu over and sat down.
Xue Baochai frowned and glared at her brother, "You're messing around here again. If father finds out, he'll beat you to death."
Xue Pan curled his lips, "You don't need to use father to pressure me. We've been traveling for so long, what's wrong with coming here to rest? Moreover, those people are coming. It's not good for us to act alone. "
Xue Baochai stomped her feet angrily when she heard his eloquent words. She had no choice but to turn around and warn Song QingShu, "Baoyu, don't be led astray by him. This place …" She opened her mouth but did not know how to explain.
"Don't worry, I'm just looking around. I won't do anything." Song Qingshu smiled. Since he was already here, he might as well watch the fun. While sipping his tea, he looked around and soon shook his head. This was not a brothel branch set up by He Tieshou. Song Qingshu did not know who the boss behind the scenes was. He had actually built such a magnificent place in this remote town. Was it really not a loss?
Suddenly, the tip of his nose smelled a delicate fragrance that was so simple and elegant that it was almost negligible. If it weren't for his outstanding six senses, he probably wouldn't have been able to smell it. Subconsciously turning his head to look, he found that the yellow-robed woman was also sitting at this table.
"She's also interested in Oiran?"
Song Qingshu was a little amused. There were four people sitting at this table, but two of them were women dressed as men and one was a fake. Perhaps only Xue Pan had the intention of chasing after women.
In the House of Red Sleeves, some gorgeously dressed girls came out to perform. However, no one bought it and they all shouted,
"We're not here to watch this."
"Oiran, come out!"
"Miss Hua, I've admired you for a long time!"
"Miss Yuyan, come out quickly and let us see your beautiful face!"
…
Hearing the continuous howls around him, Song Qingshu was dumbfounded. At first, when he heard people calling him Miss Hua, he thought that the devil had entered the village. There was also someone calling for Yu Yan. After a long time, he found out that the name of Oiran was Hua Yuyan and not Yu Yan.
At this moment, Xue Pan was also shouting along with everyone. Xue Baochai, who was at the side, couldn't help but move to the side, afraid that others would know about their relationship and feel embarrassed. She turned to look at Song Qingshu and saw that his expression was normal and his eyes were clear. She couldn't help but secretly let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Baochai wasn't like other men.
At this moment, a beautiful figure walked out from the second floor, instantly attracting the gazes of all the men present. The girl was petite and beautiful. Her jet-black hair hung behind her shoulders. She had an exquisite figure and snow-white skin. She smiled sweetly at the crowd, revealing her pearly white teeth. She was extremely enchanting.
What left a deep impression was that when she looked around with her beautiful eyes, she had a romantic attitude. She was charming but not vulgar, emitting an incomparable charm.
Song Qingshu was a little surprised. How could such a beautiful girl exist in such a remote town? Although she wasn't the unparalleled beauty that people claimed, she was still an outstanding beauty.
Soon, waves of regretful sighs sounded in the surroundings. It turned out that Hua Kui had only taken a glimpse of her before returning to the door curtain. They could only vaguely see the outline of her figure.
Song Qingshu couldn't help but laugh. She came out to let everyone inspect the goods first so that these men would be willing to pay for it later.
As expected, very soon, a young girl dressed like a servant girl walked out. She smiled sweetly and bowed to everyone, then continued, "Our young miss is only one person and can't split herself into two. If we were to receive everyone, I'm afraid that it would be inconsiderate to all the young masters and masters. Therefore, we can only choose a few to meet. Please forgive us."
Song Qingshu curled his lips. It sounded so nice, but it was all just a routine.
"That's natural. Miss Yuyan's body is delicate, how can she be tainted by vulgar things?" This was a typical bootlicker.
"Just say it. How are we going to choose people? Master, I have plenty of money. "As he spoke, he took out a bag of silver and slammed it on the table.
The young masters from Lin 'an secretly curled their lips and said, "Nouveau riche, disgraceful." They were all from aristocratic families, so they naturally looked down on this kind of people.
The little servant girl pursed her lips and smiled, "Our young miss said that she wants to find a good man to entrust her to, but after all, the contact time is too short to really understand a person. Therefore, we have to set up two tests to choose the fated person. Those who pass the two tests can come to the room and be personally received by our young miss."
Although she said it vaguely, all the people present were experienced and had long been used to these tricks. Naturally, they understood that the young miss's personal reception was the third test. At the level of Hua Kui, she also had the right to choose guests. At that time, she would definitely choose someone who was pleasing to the eye as the guest behind the curtain.
"Which two tests are it? Tell us quickly. We are so anxious!"
The little servant girl replied softly, "As the saying goes, a talented man and a beautiful woman. Naturally, it is to test your talents. Of course, this is divided into two types. One is wealth, and the other is literary talent. Both of these can prove your strength to a certain extent, so that our young miss won't entrust her to the wrong person … "
Very soon, everyone understood the rules. To pass the first test, they had to pay five hundred taels of silver as an admission ticket. Although the Southern Song Dynasty was rich, an ordinary family would hesitate to spend five hundred taels of silver on a brothel. Moreover, it was only an admission ticket. Therefore, this test directly eliminated half of the people.
However, this was naturally not a problem for Song Qingshu and his group. These people were all from rich and noble families. A mere five hundred taels of silver was nothing to them.
Before Song Qingshu could speak, Xue Pan directly waved his hand and paid the money for him. The Xue family was born as a royal merchant and was an existence that was originally the wealthiest in the world. He even paid the money for the yellow-robed girl in order to curry favor with her.
The yellow-robed girl raised her eyebrows as if she was about to explode, but in the end, she did not say anything.
Seeing that the other party was unexpectedly not angry, Xue Pan smiled foolishly, feeling that the money he spent was worth it.
On the side, Song Qingshu suddenly became very suspicious of Xue Pan's sexual orientation and considered whether or not he should stay away from him.
Seeing them flirt with each other, Xue Baochai was extremely angry and simply spent five hundred taels of silver to buy an admission ticket.
At this time, the little servant girl spoke again. Perhaps it was because she had received a lot of money, but her smile was also a little sweeter than before. "Next is the second test. May the young master who has just passed use 'one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine' as the topic? You can write a poem or a song and let our young miss judge."
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