"Stupid girl, why didn't you tell me such an important thing earlier?" As soon as the two returned to the Jade Courtyard and closed the door, Zeng Zuimo slapped Xiao Cui's butt hard.
Xiao Cui covered her butt and said pitifully, "I was worried that Miss wouldn't agree …"
She secretly stuck out her tongue and didn't care at all. Who asked them to gossip all day long. This time, she finally shut everyone's mouth.
"Don't make your own decisions in the future." Zeng Zuimo glared at her angrily.
At this moment, she secretly rejoiced in her heart. Fortunately, she had redeemed her freedom before this. If it had been a few hours later, her mother wouldn't have agreed to let her leave.
"Miss, what should we do now?" Xiao Cui rubbed her butt and asked.
"What else can we do?" Zeng Zuimo glared at her and said, "Hurry up and pack up. We'll leave from the back door …"
"Where to?" Xiao Cui asked doubtfully.
"Let's get out of here first!"
Zeng Zuimo replied and began to pack up.
She was entangled by those people and didn't rush back until the end of the banquet. She had to leave as soon as possible. Otherwise, when tonight's events spread, she wouldn't be able to leave even if she wanted to.
During the Top Beauty Competition, such information was extremely sensitive. A certain scholar offered a poem to the top girl, a certain young man spent a lot of money to win a beauty's smile. The news spread so fast that it was hard to imagine. Within an hour, even a notice might be posted …
Seeing Xiao Cui carry out a big box, Zeng Zuimo said grumpily, "Pick something valuable. Don't bring anything worthless. Remember, don't forget your secret stash of money hidden under the bed …"
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At this time, in a certain room in the attic, the madam of the Jade Courtyard was counting her little treasury. Each piece of jewelry shone with a charming radiance under the light. She counted and wiped the silver, and the smile on her old face never stopped.
When Miaomiao won the title of Top Beauty, the future wealth would come rolling in …
"Mom, mom …"
Suddenly, an anxious voice came from outside the door. The madam's expression changed. She hurriedly covered the things on the bed with a blanket and walked over to open the door. She frowned and asked, "Why are you panicking? Have you forgotten the rules I taught you?"
"Mom, there … there are a lot of people at the entrance of our Jade Courtyard," the woman outside said breathlessly.
"Many people?" The Madam locked the door from the outside and followed her downstairs. From afar, she could hear a commotion outside the door.
A few servants blocked the door from the inside, and a series of knocking sounds came from the outside.
"Are these people Miao Miao's admirers?"
The madam murmured. She could only think of this possibility. She strode over and said, "Hurry up and open the door. We're doing business. How can we lock our customers outside?"
He kicked the legs of the servants a few times and opened the door. After taking a look outside, he immediately closed the door and hurriedly said, "Quick, quickly close the door, don't let them in!"
Seeing the dense crowd outside, the brothel keeper's face turned pale. How could this be considered a customer? If so many people rushed in at once, it would be more than enough to tear down the Jadeite Courtyard!
Huala!
Everyone was originally crowded at the door. Seeing the closed door suddenly open, how could they let it be closed again? With a crash, they all rushed inside.
Before they rushed in, the brothel keeper had already scrambled up the stairs. Her forehead was covered in cold sweat. Were these people really here to tear down the Jadeite Courtyard?
Where were the officials? Why hadn't the damn officials come yet?
As if hearing the call of the brothel keeper, a sudden shout came from outside the door. More than ten bailiffs all unsheathed their weapons and blocked more people outside.
Liu Yiyi walked in with his waist saber in hand. He frowned and asked, "What's going on? Why are they all here?"
Ever since he heard from his subordinates that there were hundreds of people blocking the entrance of the Jadeite Courtyard, Liu Yiyi hurried over, thinking that there was a riot. He even sent someone to inform the soldiers stationed in the city. However, when he came here, he found that things didn't seem to be what he thought.
"I heard that Miss Zui Mo of the Jadeite Courtyard is devastatingly beautiful. She is a rare beauty in the world. Madam, why don't you invite her out and let us have a look!"
Someone in the crowd said loudly. Immediately, the majority of the people in the crowd agreed with him.
"We came here because of her reputation. We want to see what the 'Jade Pool Fairy' looks like!"
"Nonsense, she is obviously the 'Luo Shui Fairy'!"
"If there really is such a wonderful person in the world, of course we have to see her!"
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The bailiffs' faces were filled with astonishment. Motherf * cker! So many people had made such a scene just to see a woman?
"My lord is really clever. He even predicted this kind of thing!" Thinking of what the County Commandant said to him before he left, Liu Yiyi's heart suddenly had more respect for him.
"Zui Mo … Jade Pool Fairy, Luo Shui Fairy?" The brothel keeper of the Jadeite Courtyard, who didn't know what happened, looked confused. She was the one who asked Zui Mo to attend the banquet tonight. Could it be that something happened at the banquet?
"Go and ask Zui Mo to come out!"
Now was not the time to be curious. The brothel keeper hurriedly ordered a servant.
If Zui Mo didn't come out, the Jadeite Courtyard might really be destroyed by them!
The servant hurriedly ran to the backyard. After a while, he ran back with a pale face and said in a trembling voice, "Miss Zui Mo … Gone, gone!"
"Gone?" The brothel keeper murmured. Seeing that the people below had gradually retreated from the hall under the persuasion of the officials, she couldn't help but feel a little relieved.
Zui Mo had already redeemed herself. She could leave whenever she wanted. The first thing now was to figure out what happened. If these people came every day, how could they do business?
Seeing Chen Miaomiao coming in from outside, the brothel keeper hurriedly greeted her.
After a while, after Chen Miaomiao told the cause and effect of the matter, the brothel keeper looked dull, her old face was pale, and her legs were weak. She held on to the wall to barely stand.
"In other words, they really just wanted to see Zui Mo?"
"Someone wrote more than ten excellent poems for Zui Mo?"
"If she goes to compete for the top spot now, the probability of success is more than fifty percent!"
The brothel keeper closed her eyes and murmured, "Just now, she used a thousand taels to redeem herself … Oh my god, what sin have I committed!"
She seemed to see a huge mountain of gold gradually leaving her.
She wanted to use a knife to cut off a piece of her heart. She was filled with regret and then — she fainted.
"Zui Mo redeemed herself?" Hearing this news, Chen Miaomiao's face immediately filled with ecstasy. Since she no longer belonged to this line of work, no matter how famous she was, she had no right to compete for the top courtesan. On the contrary, because of her, the Jadeite Courtyard became more famous. Perhaps, she could also benefit a little …
Tonight, the Jadeite Courtyard was destined to be the liveliest place in Qing 'an Prefecture. No one knew that just as the gate of the Jadeite Courtyard was blocked so tightly that not even a drop of water could trickle through, two handsome young masters carrying bags walked out from the back door of the Jadeite Courtyard. They went around to the front door and swaggered past the crowd …
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