Chapter 115 A Living Injustice

Zhuang Wan was stunned.

What kind of domineering statement was this? He said it in a gentle manner, which made her feel nauseous and had goose bumps.

It seems that Miss Ningyan's guest of honor tonight must be Pei Xingju.

She sat up straight and asked the woman next to her, "Do you know how much money the top person spent?"

The rankings were updated in real time, so the girls were naturally aware of them. She said, "A guest who played the tune 'Jiang Cheng Zi' has been at the top of the list for a long time and has spent a total of five thousand taels."

Five thousand taels!!!

Zhuang Wan's eyes widened. What did five thousand taels mean? It was enough for her to pay off Pei Xingju's debt.

Damn! These people are willing to spend so much money on prostitutes!

Zhuang Wan looked at Pei Xingju with righteous indignation. He actually wanted to buy the entire Zuishenglou. As expected, all men were the same. They were generous with their prostitutes, haggling over even her eight taels of monthly salary back home, yet here they were acting casually.

Pei Xingju was still lingering on the strange feeling he had just had. He noticed her glaring at him and asked blankly, "What's wrong?"

Zhuang Wan gave a forced smile: "Nothing."

At this time, a brocade screen, about half a person's height, was brought up from the platform. It was embroidered with a picture of a lady. The lady was graceful and exquisite, and she lowered her head slightly to smell the flowers. She looked very beautiful.

"Everyone knows that Miss Ningyan is exceptionally talented, whether it's playing the zither, chess, calligraphy, painting, or needlework, all of which she excels with ease." The person on the platform said, "This brocade screen was embroidered by Miss Ningyan, taking over a month to complete. Every stitch is painstakingly crafted, every thread expresses true love. Starting price: five hundred taels of silver."

Zhuang Wan gasped when she heard this.

Is it necessary? She had seen embroidered brocade screens before; she had one in her bedroom back in Muxiang Garden, and it was worth only twenty taels of silver at most. But here, it cost five hundred taels, and that was the starting price.

Suddenly, she looked at the guests as if they were seeing a field of green leeks, but the one sitting next to her was the thickest one of the night.

I couldn't help but feel a little sorry for the money.

"Um..." She asked Pei Xingju in a low voice: "Do I have to see Miss Ningyan tonight?"

"Hmm?" Pei Xingju squinted his eyes. His voice was lazy and soft, blending in with the bright lights and feasting in this place, very seductive.

Especially when he saw the inexplicable smile in her eyes, Zhuang Wan felt his scalp tingling.

She suggested, "Why don't we just quit? We don't want to be the top guy on the list. Five thousand taels is a lot of money."

Pei Xingju chuckled.

What are you laughing at? Zhuang Wan continued to persuade: "No matter how beautiful Miss Ningyan is, she only has two eyes and two ears. Can she grow four legs? Otherwise, how about I choose a beautiful girl for you?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhuang Wan was mercilessly slapped on the forehead.

Pei Xingju looked a little disgusted: "What are you thinking about?"

"What can you think?" Zhuang Wan covered her forehead and said angrily, "Why are you still so reserved in a place like this?"

Pei Xingju pressed his eyelids, a little helpless: "I told you, I didn't come here for what you thought."

"I know, it's business, but what business can there be in a brothel?"

“.......”

Zhuang Wan nodded suspiciously, taking what he said as the truth: "It will cost five thousand taels."

“Not much.”

“.........”

I could still vividly remember him settling accounts with her in the palace! Five thousand taels wasn't much!

Zhuang Wan had a smile on her face, but she felt uneasy inside!

In the end, Pei Xingju bought the brocade screen for 5,500 taels.

Others were bidding one hundred taels at a time, but Pei Xingju, perhaps finding it troublesome, directly bid up to five thousand five hundred taels.

This move caused an uproar in almost the entire hall. Everyone looked over, not out of jealousy or shock, but with a tacit understanding:

Look! There's a guy here with a lot of money!

Zhuang Wan followed him, surrounded by gazes from all directions. Dragged down by Pei Xingju, she also became one of the fools with a lot of money.

Only Pei Xingju was still lazily sipping his teacup nonchalantly. He had a graceful figure, a handsome face, and a slight curl at the corner of his lips, exuding a charming and elegant demeanor.

Perhaps it was because he was so generous that it was hard to surpass him. Soon, a maid came over with a mahogany lacquer tray, on which was placed a purple glazed token.

"Master Shen," the maid said, "my lady invites you to the second floor for tea."

I'm afraid this is the fastest guest to get a token in the history of Biyue Tower.

So, under everyone's gaze, Zhuang Wan stood up with Pei Xingju, left the super VIP seat, and went up to the second floor surrounded by six beautiful maids.

Zhuang Wan sighed, the number one brother on the list is the number one brother on the list, and the treatment is indeed different.

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The second floor was a completely different scene, devoid of the hustle and bustle of the first floor, but rather a quiet and elegant one. The singing and dancing were cut off from the outside, leaving only the melodious sound of the zither and the wisps of smoke from the incense burner.

Zhuang Wan entered the room and observed it quietly. The setting was richly atmospheric. The pale pink curtains were charming, and the maids serving tea were dressed in thin, cicada-wing clothing, their arms and slender waists faintly visible through them, inviting a reverie.

The lingering piano music combined with the dim night perfectly exaggerates the mysterious feeling of taboo.

I have to say that the owner of Zuishenglou really knows how to do business. This scene is extremely erotic, and it makes people want to spend money to become Miss Ningyan's guest.

After Pei Xingju went upstairs, he remained as calm and composed as if he were sitting at home. After the beautiful maid brought him tea, he nodded in thanks, then closed his eyes slightly, as if listening attentively to the music.

Zhuang Wan felt that he was most likely pretending. He was willing to spend five thousand taels to go upstairs, so she didn't believe that he would still be so confident when he saw Miss Ningyan.

Soon, the other nine people also came upstairs one after another. Like Zhuang Wan, they were surprised by the layout of the second floor, but then they were secretly delighted and eager to make their own move.

"Where's Miss Ningyan? Why isn't she showing up?" At this time, a young man began to shout, "Hurry up and let her come out! I want to see her!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a maid opened the curtain and came in. "Please be patient, Master Duan. According to the rules of our Biyue Tower, you must pass a test before you can see Miss Ningyan."

"Tell me what the test is, and don't delay my work tonight."

The others smiled ambiguously.

The maidservant said, "The test is quite simple. There are two parts in total. Those who pass both will have the opportunity to meet Miss Ningyan."

"Then tell me quickly!"

The maid smiled, "Don't be anxious, sir."

She clapped her hands. The next moment, two more maids came in carrying something about three feet long and two feet wide. It was covered with silk, so it was impossible to tell what it was.

Soon, the maid uncovered the silk cloth, revealing its true appearance. It turned out to be a piece of calligraphy with a few words written on it.

"We met in the dream as if we were old friends,

The difficulty of leaving the soul on the pillow,

There is no way to comfort the lonely dwelling,

A wisp of smoke remains.

Stand still,

Stand still,

The morning dew on Wushan Mountain is desolate.

The maidservant said, "This is a poem our young lady wrote two days ago. However, she was interrupted when she finished the first stanza, so the second stanza is missing. If anyone here can finish the second stanza, they will win the game."

After these words were spoken, everyone looked at each other in surprise.

"This... isn't this asking too much?"

The person speaking was Mr. Duan from earlier. He was rich, but he was completely uneducated. He'd spent thousands of dollars to get here, and now this talented woman was putting him through this. Who would have liked that? What a complete traitor!

The big enemy was not happy and immediately refused: "We are here to have fun, not to take the imperial examination. What are you talking about being noble? Even if you have some talent, it is not worth showing off like this!"

Zhuang Wan actually thought he had a point. A brothel should behave like a brothel. This kind of behavior is like Pinduoduo cutting the price by 99 bucks and then saying you're not qualified. Isn't that just teasing?

The maidservant was not angry, and continued to smile: "If Master Duan can't finish the second stanza, there are other ways to make up for it."

"What method?"

"If Master Duan can buy this poem for twenty thousand, he'll be considered the winner." The maid continued, "Those who come to Biyue Tower are either talented or wealthy. In either case, it all comes down to ability. Do you agree?"

Zhuang Wan was secretly shocked!

Twenty thousand, this is a blatant way of cutting leeks!

But Pei Da Jiucai nodded slowly and said, "That's right."