Chapter 10: Leaving the gambling den and visiting a brothel

"Big brother, you're so handsome."

"You didn't see it just now, the way those bastards looked at you, they practically wanted to kneel down and worship you on the spot..."

After leaving the gambling den, Choi Shin-ki became even more attentive.

If calling Wei Shuyu "elder brother" before was out of coercion, now it is out of genuine feeling.

"It's just a minor skill," Wei Shuyu smiled.

"Then, brother, could you teach me your gambling skills?" Choi Shin-ki rubbed his hands together, his face full of flattery.

Wei Shuyu paused, giving Cui Shenji a serious look.

Choi Shin-ki quickly straightened his back and patted his chest loudly: "Brother, don't worry, I didn't learn gambling skills to make money, but to punish evil and promote good, and to save those gamblers from their misery."

"Yes." Wei Shuyu nodded.

"Then, brother..."

Choi Shin-ki bent over and rubbed his hands together, revealing a servile demeanor.

“You’re too incompetent to learn it,” Wei Shuyu said casually.

"..." Choi Shin-ki was dumbfounded: "No way, I have good aptitude. If you don't believe me, test me, brother."

"Can you hear what the people in this room are doing?" Wei Shuyu casually pointed to a room.

"ah?"

Choi Shin-ki immediately perked up his ears, but after listening for a while, all he heard were the sounds of people coming and going on the street, hawking their wares.

"How can I hear that?" Choi Shin-ki asked with a pained expression.

*Smack*

The familiar taste is back.

Choi Shin-ki received a hard thud on the forehead.

"You can't even hear such a loud noise? You want to learn how to listen to dice?"

"..." Choi Shin-ki looked extremely aggrieved: "Then tell me, what are they doing inside?"

“Poor hearing is understandable, but poor intelligence is beyond saving…” Wei Shuyu sighed and pointed to the plaque: “Craftsmanship Building, there are people selling tables and chairs at the door, of course they are making furniture by hammering and banging.”

Choi Shin-ki slapped his forehead, suddenly realizing what was going on.

Seeing that Wei Shuyu had already left, he hurriedly jogged after him.

"Big brother, wait for me! I can't hear because of the bandage..."

As soon as Choi Shin-ki finished speaking, Wei Shu-yu stopped.

Bang.

Without braking in time, Choi Shin-ki crashed into Wei Shu-yu's back.

Wei Shuyu turned around and saw Choi Sin-ki, who looked like a mummy, and was utterly speechless.

This person's intelligence is beyond saving.

"Big brother, actually I think I have pretty good talent," Choi Shin-ki said awkwardly as he stood up, patting his butt.

"Who is behind Huang Yunlou? Judging from Feng Chou's words, he's not even afraid of you?" Wei Shuyu changed the subject.

“Uh…” Choi Shin-ki hesitated.

*Smack*

The familiar formula is back.

"If you dare to dawdle again, next time it won't be your head that gets hit."

Choi Shin-ki immediately covered his buttocks.

It was a completely subconscious reaction.

Because his parents specifically catered to him there.

"He's one of the Crown Prince's men." This time, Choi Shin-ki answered readily.

Since I've already betrayed you once yesterday, it doesn't matter if I betray you again.

If the other party didn't have such a powerful background, which gambling den could win a single penny from him?

"Li Chengqian again?"

Wei Shuyu frowned. Was this a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road?

"Big brother, I'll tell you a secret."

Choi Shin-ki glanced furtively at the passersby, then whispered, "The Prince of Wei is deeply favored by His Majesty, and the Crown Prince feels threatened, so he's currently accumulating wealth to win over court officials."

King Wei? Li Tai?

The rule of honoring the eldest son over the youngest son is still upheld.

As long as Li Chengqian behaves himself, who can take his throne away?

Even if Li Shimin agreed, the civil and military officials would not.

"How incredibly stupid," Wei Shuyu muttered.

"What do you mean?"

"You wouldn't understand even if I told you."

"I'm really quite talented."

"It's no longer a matter of qualifications."

"What's that?"

"I'm afraid I'll raise an ungrateful child."

"What does this mean?"

"Did I ask you why the Crown Prince was accumulating wealth? You betrayed him so readily."

"..."

Seeing Wei Shuyu leave, Cui Shenji hurriedly chased after him and shouted, "I was just showing you my loyalty..."

After wandering around for a while, Wei Shuyu felt quite bored.

Aside from the novelty of having just traveled to the Tang Dynasty, there's really nothing worth visiting.

"Big brother, how about I take you to a fun place?"

As if sensing Wei Shuyu's low spirits, Cui Shenji said slyly.

"You have a good place?" Wei Shuyu raised an eyebrow, seemingly guessing something.

"hey-hey……"

Choi Shin-ki chuckled slyly and pulled Wei Shu-yu away.

After walking around a street, the two arrived at a magnificent attic.

The plaque has three large characters: Wanhua Pavilion.

Looking at the men coming and going, Wei Shuyu's eyes twitched. He was right; it was a brothel.

"Brother, you must be tired. We made so much money today, shouldn't we relax a bit?"

As he spoke, Choi Shin-ki revealed a sly look: "I'll let you in on a secret, the service from Cui Xiang and Qing Lian inside is amazing, and you can call both of them at the same time."

"..." Wei Shuyu's eyes twitched as he listened. He glanced at Cui Shenji and said, "You seem to be only eleven years old, right?"

"yes."

"Visiting brothels at the age of eleven?"

"Is there a problem?"

"Is everything alright?"

"What's so special about that? My dad took me to brothels when I was three years old."

Okay.

Wei Shuyu was completely convinced.

"Oh my, isn't this Young Master Cui? It's been two days since you last visited our Wan Hua Pavilion. Cui Xiang and Xiao Lian have been missing you terribly these past few days..."

The two were whispering to each other at the door when the madam immediately came out to greet them, swaying her large buttocks.

He wiped Choi Shin-ki's face with a handkerchief, and an extremely strong fragrance wafted out.

"Get lost... stay away from me." Choi Shin-ki pinched his nose, his face full of disgust.

The madam wasn't annoyed and continued to tease, "You're so unromantic! Back in the day, I was the most beautiful woman in Chang'an. Countless romantic men fell at my feet. Even your father had his eye on me..."

Holy crap.

Are you really that uninhibited?

Is this something you can just say casually?

Wei Shuyu's eyes widened immediately.

"Don't try to curry favor with me. Hurry up and call up all the best girls in the pavilion. My elder brother is here today. If you don't serve him well, I'll smash up your Wan Hua Pavilion!" Cui Shenji said arrogantly.

Big brother?

The madam immediately turned her gaze to Wei Shuyu.

Wei Shuyu was dressed rather shabbily, so she thought he was just a page or servant, but she didn't expect him to be someone of great importance.

"I was wondering why this young master was so imposing; it turns out he's Young Master Cui's elder brother..." The madam launched into another round of flattery.

"Stop talking nonsense and lead the way," Choi Shin-ki urged.

"Okay."

The madam swayed her large buttocks as she entered the brothel.

Wei Shuyu hesitated for a moment, then followed him inside.

For no other reason than that he was a man and quite curious about brothels in ancient times.

The first floor of Wanhuage is similar to an ordinary restaurant, except that there is a large stage in the middle for guests to enjoy dances.

At this moment, many well-dressed men were indulging in pleasure, drinking fine wine and reciting poetry...

As for the content of the poems, it was utterly unbearable to listen to.

Beside them, women dressed in flamboyant attire were eagerly serving them drinks.

The men took advantage of the situation from time to time, thoroughly enjoying themselves.

When the mood struck, uh... I just carried him up to the second floor.

"Choi Shin-ki, you're barely grown up and you dare to visit a brothel?"

Just then, a teasing voice reached my ears...