As soon as they entered, the waiter immediately came to greet them and treated them politely. Gan Qiongying was attracted by a burst of cheers in the lobby and saw a huge platform set up in the center of the Phoenix Tower's lobby.

Standing on the high platform was an ordinary-looking old man. He raised his spotted hand and lightly covered his mouth. As the cheers subsided, Gan Qiongying heard a burst of cheerful birdsong.

Where did the birdsong come from in the middle of the night amidst all this noise?

A moment later, Gan Qiongying understood that the sound came from the old man in Taichung, because the bird song quickly turned into a dog bark, then into a horse neighing, and finally into a wolf howl.

Gan Qiongying opened her eyes wide in amazement. Manyue had already made arrangements with the waiter, who ran off to inform the accountant.

"Here! Here!" Manyue was even more excited than Gan Qiongying. She immediately moved closer to Gan Qiongying and said, "The prince consort is right here. He's in the back doing accounts with the accountant. I'll take the princess to her private room on the second floor first, and then I'll go to the carriage to get the ginseng soup!"

Gan Qiongying was overjoyed to hear this, finally she didn't have to run around anymore. She nodded and, supported by Manyue and led by another waiter, walked towards a private room on the second floor.

But her eyes never left the old man in Taichung. The old man's wolf howl changed again, this time turning into the sound of a monkey.

The cheers from the audience rose in waves, and some people threw silver coins onto the stage and then requested various animal sounds. Each time, the old man could quickly change the animal sound according to who threw the most silver coins.

As a large silver ingot was thrown onto the stage with a clang, a still-childish voice spoke up: "Teach me the voice of Wan Niang, the courtesan of Qiuyue Pavilion!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone burst into laughter, accompanied by whistles and jeering.

Gan Qiongying had just reached the corner on the second floor when she turned around and looked into the arena. She saw the man who had stood up from his seat in the main hall, throwing silver ingots at the old man and asking him to imitate the courtesan's voice.

Gan Qiongying narrowed her eyes and saw the dark patterns floating on his python robe. She was immediately shocked—wasn't this Gan Li?!

The old man in the arena was clearly stunned, staring at the large silver ingot on the ground without making a move. The noise from the crowd below was all jeering, while Gan Li, with his thoroughly spoiled attitude, kept adding to the stakes, "clanging" as he threw silver ingots one after another onto the stage.

It's huge!

Gan Li, that spendthrift brat, made Gan Qiongying's eyelids twitch. She wished she could take his place and imitate the voice of the head courtesan of Qiuyue Tower.

As expected, the old man couldn't withstand the barrage of money. He paused for a moment and then covered his mouth again. Then, a voice that sounded both delicate and charming came from the stage.

"Distinguished guests, I, your humble servant, greet you."

As soon as the voice fell, the entire hall erupted in cheers, one wave after another.

A group of people transformed into monkeys on the spot, laughing and pounding their chests.

"Princess?"

Gan Qiongying, whose steps had involuntarily stopped, was nudged twice by Manyue before continuing to walk upwards.

Even after entering the private room, Gan Qiongying was still marveling at the performance in the lobby.

Then there's Gan Li, who should be the most innocent and youngest male protagonist in the story, and one of the male leads who rose to power because of his cute and innocent personality. According to the plot, at this point, he should be trying every means to get close to Wen Xueling, calling her "sister" for two years, and then taking advantage of her vulnerability after Wen Xueling was truly hurt by Zhong Li.

How could he be so dissolute here, and even know anything about the maidservant at Qiuyue Tower?

"Chen Wa is right at the entrance. Princess, please wait here for a moment. The Prince Consort is in the backyard. The waiter has already gone to inform him, and he should be here soon. This servant will go to the carriage to fetch the ginseng soup!"

Man Yue was overjoyed, as if she could already see her monthly income double.

Gan Qiongying nodded, and Manyue practically rushed out of the house, as if she had grown superhuman speed.

The door to the private room closed. Gan Qiongying should have been thinking about how to appease the God of Wealth, but her mind kept drifting back to the old man on the stage earlier.

Gan Qiongying was not surprised by the old man's abilities. She came from the 21st century, a time of internet explosion, and had seen many max-level humans.

But this is the first time I've seen such a talented person in ancient times. It's true that whether in ancient or modern times, there are always hidden masters among the common people.

This old man could not only imitate animal sounds, but he could even imitate human sounds...

Gan Qiongying sat in her seat for only a short while before getting up and going to the door. Chen Wa was standing at the door, and as soon as he saw Gan Qiongying come out, he immediately bowed and clasped his hands in greeting.

Gan Qiongying beckoned to Chen Wa with her finger, and Chen Wa followed Gan Qiongying into the house.

As soon as the door closed, Gan Qiongying whispered, "Send a guard with some money to politely approach the old man who performed the ventriloquism on stage after the performance and find out all about his background."

Chen Wa didn't understand why Gan Qiongying would be interested in an old man. Just now, when they were going upstairs, Chen Wa followed behind Gan Qiongying and naturally saw the old man's performance.

However, this kind of ventriloquism is not very rare; many performing troupes that come to Yindu have members who can imitate animal sounds.

Those were all handsome young men, some of whom were specially trained to develop such abilities, naturally for use in bed.

Chen Wa thought Gan Qiongying was going to collect young masters from the backyard again, but when he thought of that twitching old face on the stage, his eyelids twitched.

However, Chen Wa did not question any of Gan Qiongying's decisions, and immediately nodded and went out to give instructions.

Being good at imitating animal sounds is not unusual, but being able to imitate the voice of a specific person, if anyone could do it, would be of great use.

As Gan Qiongying sat at the table deep in thought, Manyue quickly returned with a food box, put it on the table, and then rushed over to pour tea for Gan Qiongying.

"Princess, on my way back I ran into the waiter who was on his way to deliver a message to the Prince Consort. He said he was still working on the accounts and asked the princess to wait a moment while he finished. He will come over when he is done."

Gan Qiongying hummed in response, then picked up her teacup, drank some water, and said, "Okay."

However, even after Gan Qiongying had almost finished drinking a teapot, her bottom was numb from sitting so long, and her stomach was full, Li Hua still hadn't come over.

Manyue suggested that Gan Qiongying go directly to the prince consort, but Gan Qiongying shook her head and said to him, "No one should disturb anyone when they are doing their work."

Especially since the prince consort's job is just like that of a modern domineering CEO, where he can make "hundreds of millions" with a flick of his finger, no matter how clueless Gan Qiongying is, she wouldn't go to talk nonsense to Li Hua, the domineering CEO, when he's "holding a meeting".

No rush, just wait.

The performance in the hall had ended, and it was past dusk. Many people headed out of the Phoenix Tower. The noise subsided, and most of the guests returned upstairs.

Li Hua still hasn't arrived at this hour!