Inside the Cuihong Tower, Liu Hong looked up at the rows of tightly closed doors on the second floor. Listening to the faint sounds of a zither, a strange smile appeared on Liu Hong's lips.

Then Liu Hong turned to look at Xi Zhicai beside him and asked with a smile:

"Zhicai, would you like to come up and take a look with me?"

"Uh... young master, this isn't a good idea! If someone finds out... that would be troublesome. Let's go..."

Seeing the emperor intending to go upstairs, Xi Zhicai glanced at the second floor and then hesitated before advising him against it.

"Hey, we're just listening to some music, we're not doing anything else, what's there to be afraid of? Besides, who would dare to go around talking about this?"

As he spoke, Liu Hong's sharp gaze swept over Wang Yue, Jian Shuo, and the others beside him. Sensing Liu Hong's gaze, the group quickly lowered their heads, pretending not to know or hear anything.

Then Liu Hong turned his head, blinked, looked at Xi Zhicai, and asked with a laugh:

"Could it be that Zhicai has other ideas?"

"No...no, this is a place for listening to music..."

Upon noticing the emperor looking at him with a mischievous grin, Xi Zhicai quickly waved his hand and shook his head in denial.

"That's settled then, let's go upstairs!"

As he spoke, Liu Hong lifted his leg and walked upstairs. Seeing this, Xi Zhicai had no choice but to quickly follow.

As soon as the group arrived on the second floor, a middle-aged woman in charge of receiving guests on the second floor led two servants over. Each servant carried a tray with more than a dozen exquisite wooden plaques on it.

Upon seeing the woman approaching, Xi Zhicai quickly turned around and raised his hand to cover half of his face, as if afraid of being recognized.

However, the woman had sharp eyes and recognized Xi Zhicai at a glance. Her face immediately lit up with a smile, and she hurried over to Liu Hong and Xi Zhicai, bowing to them.

"Greetings, Young Master Xu! It's been quite a while since you last visited. Miss Xinyue has been thinking of you every day!"

"Ahem~, I've been pretty busy lately...!"

Upon being recognized, Xi Zhicai could only cover his mouth and cough lightly twice to give a perfunctory reply, while cautiously glancing at Liu Hong beside him.

"Miss Xinyue?? I didn't realize you were so charming..."

Liu Hong, standing to the side, smiled and gave Xi Zhicai a meaningful look.

Xi Zhicai said awkwardly, "Young master, I've only come by a few times occasionally and exchanged a few words with Miss Xinyue. We just happened to have a lot in common..."

"Heh~, so you just have a lot in common?"

Liu Hong chuckled and looked at Xi Zhicai with a suspicious expression.

Xi Zhicai quickly nodded, "Really...really!!"

Seeing that the renowned Young Master Xu was somewhat at a loss for words because of Liu Hong, the woman couldn't help but look at Liu Hong with curiosity.

"May I ask who this young master is...?"

"Our young master's surname is Wang..."

Seeing this, Xi Zhicai quickly stepped forward to introduce the woman, attempting to change the subject.

"Greetings, Young Master Wang. May I ask if you have a lady of your liking?"

The woman quickly bowed to Liu Hong, then looked at him with a smile.

Liu Hong smiled, glanced at Xi Zhicai indifferently, and then said:

"This is my first time here, and I'm not familiar with the girls here. Perhaps you should call over that... Miss Xinyue!"

"Young masters, are you only calling for Miss Xinyue?"

The woman paused for a moment, then looked at Liu Hong with some confusion.

"Of course, we're just here to listen to some music. What's the point of having so many people? Is there a problem?"

"Oh, no problem, please follow me!"

The woman smiled and shook her head, then led Liu Hong, Xi Zhicai, and the others into the house.

The ten guards remained outside, while Wang Yue, Shi A, and Jian Shuo stayed close to Liu Hong.

Upon seeing this, a strange light flashed in the woman's eyes, further confirming Liu Hong's extraordinary nature.

"Gentlemen, please wait a moment, Miss Xinyue will be here shortly!"

"good!!"

Liu Hong smiled and nodded, and the woman bowed and withdrew.

After the woman left, Liu Hong began to examine the furnishings inside the room.

Four tables are placed in the center on both sides, and in the middle of the four tables is a wooden frame, which looks like it is used to hold a guqin (a traditional Chinese stringed instrument).

The furnishings inside were very simple; there were no beds or similar items as one might expect.

Could this brothel really just be a place to listen to music? This made Liu Hong's brow furrow.

Then Liu Hong sat down at a table and looked at Xi Zhicai with a smile.

"Zhicai, tell me honestly, how many times have you been here?"

Xi Zhicai said weakly, "Young master, I've only been here five or six times..."

"Five or six times?? Did you forget to add ten? It should be fifty or sixty times, right?"

Seeing Xi Zhicai's expression, Liu Hong's face was filled with disbelief.

"Uh, no... not that many...!"

Xi Zhicai quickly shook his head in denial.

Liu Hong couldn't help but laugh and asked, "No wonder you always find ways to freeload meals. Is that all the money you spend here?"

"Young master, I...!"

Upon hearing Liu Hong's question, Xi Zhicai lowered his head and did not deny it.

"Hey, Zhicai, how can you spend all your money on things like this? If you run out of money, how will you get married?"

Seeing Xi Zhicai's appearance, Liu Hong shook his head helplessly, but a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes. In his eyes, although Xi Zhicai was carefree by nature, he was definitely not someone who didn't know his place.

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