Chapter 358: Get Out (5)

"Sir?" Ji Yushu swallowed hard. "Sir, you're here to visit a brothel? This Guangwen Hall is said to be a place where all the nobles in the capital go. How can even a teacher be so immoral?"

"Why don't you say anything about your moral corruption when you visit brothels all day long?" Gao Yang asked Ji Yushu.

Ji Yushu retorted: "I don't teach students!"

"Shut up." Xie Jingxing said, "Such a big person is here, and you two didn't notice?"

"I don't know him either." Ji Yushu said aggrievedly: "There are so many people coming and going outside Baoxiang Tower, I only pay attention to the abnormal ones. This gentleman looks no different, how do I know he is still a gentleman?"

Gao Yang looked at Xie Jingxing: "You think there's something wrong with Pei Lang? But he's just a poor scholar."

"Chen Miao never does meaningless things. She must have a purpose for asking her men to find Liuying. I didn't understand it before, but I understand it when I see him." Xie Jingxing's eyes fell on Pei Lang in the distance.

"You mean..." Gao Yang seemed to be lost in thought: "This Shen Miao went through such a long detour, actually going after Pei Lang?"

Xie Jingxing raised his lips and smiled, his eyes seemed to carry a deep meaning. "I don't know why, but I always feel that Shen Miao values this Pei Lang particularly. Based on what I have found out, Pei Lang is just a poor scholar. There must be something wrong with this."

"That's easy!" Ji Yushu said, "I know the reason."

Gao Yang and Xie Jingxing both turned to stare at him.

Ji Yushu cleared his throat and said with a beaming expression, "It's so simple! From the look of his figure, I knew he must be handsome and elegant. Plus, he's a gentleman, so he must be well-educated. Miss Chen is still in her teens, and when such a girl meets a gentleman with both talent and beauty, she falls in love with him. But who would have thought that the gentleman is just a scoundrel inside, a hypocrite who visits brothels. Furious, Miss Chen simply had her men buy the courtesan's tag..."

"Wait," Gao Yang asked, "Why does Shen Miao like Pei Lang, but buys the Liuying brand?"

Ji Yushu pondered for a moment and replied, "Perhaps because Pei Lang couldn't afford the Liuying brand, Miss Chen had the servants buy it. Pei Lang couldn't even compete with a servant, so he must be furious. Miss Chen is trying to piss Pei Lang off to death!" Ji Yushu became increasingly excited, spitting profusely as he spoke, practically climbing onto the table. "Look! How badly Pei Lang hurt Miss Chen! A girl, actually spending a fortune on a beautiful woman!"

Gao Yang held his forehead with his hand in pain: "Ji Yushu, did you hear some weird play in the brothel again?"

"You guys have fun, I'm leaving first." Xie Jingxing stood up expressionlessly and glanced at Ji Yushu. "If you're bored and the tower prison is short of people, pack up and go over with Tieyi sometime."

Ji Yushu immediately wilted like an eggplant hit by frost and remained silent.

On the other side, in Liuying Cottage, Mo Qing was still sitting at the table drinking tea as usual.

Liuying had completely given up on Mo Qing. Previously, she had held onto some hope of conquering this man, but now she had no desire to do so at all. She had completely lost her temper. She hadn't even bothered with her makeup, so she walked over and leisurely picked up the silver ingot Mo Qing had placed on the table and put it in a box. Then, she sat down across from Mo Qing, poured herself a cup of tea, took a sip, and said indifferently, "Thank you, Mr. Mo, for your continued support of Liuying. It's saved Liuying from having to go hungry during these difficult economic times."

When all the other girls lost their regular customers to the new Persian dancer, Mo Qing remained as supportive as ever. The girls in the building were extremely envious of Liuying, but little did they know that in Liuying's eyes, Mo Qing was just a weirdo with some unknown quirks.