Chapter 490 Extra: The First Restaurant in Jiangnan (Part 4)

The man in black was about to say a few more words when he noticed that everyone who had been making a ruckus had suddenly fallen silent.

He looked over in the direction everyone was looking.

Then the little maid who had been carrying the zither for the courtesan came down.

Everyone was looking at the little maid.

Everyone looked at the little maid with expectant eyes.

The man in black also glanced at the little maid.

As expected of the courtesan's personal maid, she is well-mannered and has a pretty and charming appearance.

She's a very cute girl.

As everyone watched the little maid walk in one direction, a look of disappointment immediately appeared on the faces of those in the other places.

The man in black also wanted to see which young master would be chosen as the emperor's concubine...

No, it's a courtesan selection for a concubine!

As the young maidservant drew closer, the men around the man in black practically had their eyes gleaming with greed...

“It must be me! I painted a peach blossom picture last time, and Miss Qingyi must have seen it.”

The man who had just told the man in black that he didn't understand was now clutching the corner of his robe tightly.

The man in black glanced at the other man.

A little too thin...

This guy... he didn't even need to throw a punch; he could just raise his hand and block, sending him flying ten feet away...

So this is what courtesans like!

They're so sour and they all love to put on airs...

Before he could finish his internal monologue, the little maid suddenly stopped in front of him under everyone's gaze.

Everyone around was stunned.

How could it be such a guy?

This guy looks like a brute. Qingyi is proficient in all the arts, so why would she like such a guy?

Could it be that the maid went to the wrong place?

The man in black thought so too.

He looked around and realized he was the tallest person there. Could it be that he was blocking the view of the people behind him?

After thinking it over carefully, the man in black immediately smiled and apologized to the maid.

Then he moved to the back...

Unexpectedly, the little maid also moved forward two steps as he stepped back.

It stopped right in front of him.

"Young master, my young lady invites you to come up for a musical performance and tea! I wonder if you have the time?"

The young maid first bowed respectfully, and then asked the question sincerely.

The moment those two sentences were uttered, everyone in the lobby was stunned...

They waited for months, only to have it snatched away by this one person?

Who is this guy? He seems to be a martial artist!

They wanted to know exactly what Qingyi, the courtesan, saw in this young man.

But the little maid didn't even glance at them.

The man in black, under the envious gazes of everyone, began to feel somewhat at a loss.

"But... I left in a hurry today and didn't bring much silver with me," the man in black hurriedly said.

It wasn't that he didn't have any money with him.

Instead, when I went out today, I went to the home of one of my subordinates.

One of his subordinates broke his leg during a mission, so he gave all the silver notes he had to the subordinate's mother.

He only had less than twenty taels of silver on him at the moment...

Everyone says that the cost of a brothel is high.

The cost of just one table of food and wine was more than twenty taels of silver.

These days, listening to music and sipping tea—can you leave this house without spending several hundred taels of silver?

The man in black immediately felt a little embarrassed and wanted to turn around and leave.

How could the maidservant, who was eager to return to Wan Hua Lou as soon as possible, let him go so easily!

Her young lady has been waiting for months, and finally found someone she likes. This is her last chance!

If we let him leave today, Miss might pack her things and take her north...

"Young master, please wait!"

My young lady doesn't value gold and silver.

I simply wish to invite those who are destined to meet me to enjoy tea together.

"Miss said she invited you to have tea, and you don't need to pay a single penny, young master," the maid said with a smile.

The first thought of the man in black.

Did he fall victim to a honey trap?

"My friend, as I told you, what Miss Qingyi despises most are those vulgar things."

Just two days ago, a merchant sent a box of gold leaves to Miss Qingyi.

Miss Qingyi immediately had someone throw her out the window.

Saying that is an insult to Miss Qingyi.

It's also an insult to our standards.

"We've admired Miss Qingyi for so long, do you think we'd admire a courtesan who only cares about money?" the guy who had been teasing the man in black said sourly.

The people around immediately started talking all at once.

"Exactly! This guy only cares about gold and silver, he's utterly vulgar."

"Miss Qingyi must have been fooled by this guy's good looks!"

"Moms in the building, hurry up and ask this guy to leave!"

"Exactly! I hate it most when people use gold and silver to measure people. This person actually used gold and silver to measure my Miss Qingyi. It's absolutely ridiculous!"

......

As those people became increasingly offensive, the man in black suddenly laughed.

"Then please lead the way, young lady!"

I'm currently thirsty and tired; it wouldn't hurt to go upstairs and rest for a while!

There were still people around trying to cheer...