Chapter 33: The Romantic Place Wuyinglou
Since he has acquired such a large wharf, Deng Youning has to manage it well.
She first tried her best to bring back all of Li's previous employees.
These people are veterans, experienced and capable.
My business has just started, and having their help can save me a lot of trouble.
It doesn’t matter if I’m afraid that they will miss their old master and won’t support me wholeheartedly.
Once the business is stable, if Deng Youning feels that these people are unreliable, he will replace them with his own people.
But now we cannot let them see that we have made this move, lest we discourage people from getting angry.
When Han Qiongyue learned that Deng Youning had built such a big business, she became more and more looking forward to her.
This time she finally understood why Deng Youning saved money!
Knowing that his granddaughter didn't know much about business and fearing that she would be fooled due to her young age, Han Qiongyue specially transferred a few reliable shopkeepers from the Han family's shop.
Recently, there seems to be a clue about Deng Ren’s case.
Nanny Dou often goes out.
Early yesterday morning, Han Qiongyue received a letter and went out in person.
After returning home, Deng Youning found that her grandmother's expression was not right, as if she had suffered a severe blow.
I haven't eaten for two meals in a row.
"Miss, please eat your lunch by yourself."
"The old lady said she couldn't eat."
Han Qiongyue didn't eat breakfast or yesterday's dinner, so she asked Nanny Dou to bring lunch directly to Deng Youning's Qiuyue Waterside Pavilion.
"Mammy, what happened to grandma?"
"I'll go see her."
Deng Youning was really worried.
Man is iron and rice is steel. No matter how worried you are, you can't go without food!
As soon as she took a step, Madam Dou reached out to stop her.
"Miss, please stay. The old lady said she won't see anyone."
Deng Youning was a little dazed.
"Is grandma okay now?"
She was so afraid that something would happen to her grandmother.
"I have been chanting in the Buddhist temple."
Nanny Dou sighed deeply, also looking worried.
"After hearing the truth, not to mention her, even I, a servant, was heartbroken!"
She said as she turned and left.
She wanted to talk to herself and reveal her thoughts, but when Deng Youning heard it, how could she not think too much?
Deng Youning couldn't eat lunch.
"Yingshi, go check where grandma went yesterday!"
Han Qiongyue herself was unwilling to say it.
Nanny Dou once again kept her mouth shut.
But besides them, you can also ask the coachman who drove the car yesterday.
Less than half an incense stick of time later, Yingshi came running back and said that the old lady had gone out again.
There was no choice but for them to secretly follow Han Qiongyue's carriage.
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"Wuyinglou?"
Deng Youning looked at the place where Han Qiongyue entered and felt it was very unfamiliar.
Yingshi didn't stick her head out to look, but just hearing these three words made her look shy, just like she looked when she was investigating Yilanxiang not long ago.
She leaned close to Deng Youning's ear and whispered:
"This Wuyinglou is the largest snowstorm venue in the city."
Deng Youning also suddenly realized.
It was mentioned before in a conversation between my grandmother and Madam Dou that there was a maid named Qingdai who was sold to Jingefang as a prostitute shortly after my uncle passed away.
Since Wuyinglou is the most prominent among the brothels and music schools in the capital, it is reasonable for my grandmother to ask them for information.
Visiting a brothel, luckily she was wearing men's clothes today.
Even in the daytime, Wuyinglou is still crowded with people coming and going.
That magnificent appearance looks so magnificent and golden, but it may not even be able to compare with the imperial palace.
As soon as I walked to the door, I heard the melodious sound of piano.
Going further in, the refreshing fragrance of flowers will penetrate the nostrils of visitors.
"Seal the Xue Dao, this incense is very special!"
Deng Youning reminded Ying Shi who was standing beside her.
Even if she didn't say it explicitly, Yingshi guessed that it might be some kind of intoxicating or aphrodisiac spice.
"Please come in, both of you!"
"You look unfamiliar, is this your first time here?"
The beautiful receptionist was dressed coolly and was holding a handkerchief soaked in special spices, which she kept sprinkling on Deng Youning and the others.
Ying Shi hurriedly blocked it for Deng Youning.
"This is indeed the first time my young master has come here."
"We can just go shopping by ourselves, you can do your thing."
She casually took out a piece of silver and gave it to the girl as a tip, and only then did she successfully sneak in.
But after being stopped by them, Deng Youning completely lost track of Han Qiongyue!
Wuying Studio is very big.
It is as high as five stories.
Even in the prosperous capital city, such tall buildings are rare.
The first and second floors are for watching performances.
People coming in and out of the third and fourth floors are pairs of men and women, or several women surrounding one man. Needless to say, you can tell what they are doing.
As for the fifth floor, Deng Youning hadn't seen anyone there yet.
"Go upstairs and take a look."
All the people who come to this place are men, so my grandmother and the others cannot do it openly.
Besides, the first to fourth floors are not places to talk.
Deng Youning felt that if her grandmother wanted to question someone, she could only go to the fifth floor!
Just as she and Yingshi stepped onto the stairs to the fifth floor, they were stopped from behind by a familiar voice.
"stop!"
"The fifth floor is our owner's private room. No one is allowed to enter without an invitation!"
Chunlan roared fiercely.
Yingshi turned around before Deng Youning. When she saw that it was Chunlan, whom she had just met a few days ago, she instantly became nervous.
"What a narrow road!"
Chunlan also recognized them.
"Gentlemen, if you have nothing else to do, please move on."
"What a coincidence that you guys came today. We have a rare competition at Wuying Studio!"
"There's still half a cup of tea left to start."
Since others have said so, Deng Youning and the others cannot force their way in.
The master and servant were sent back to the first floor by Chunlan.
As soon as I came down, I saw everyone in the building rushing to the platform in the middle of the first floor.
The competition Chunlan mentioned is about to begin.
After a period of commotion among the crowd, a girl in a bright red wedding dress appeared on the platform in the middle of the second floor.
She looks like she has just reached the age of 15.
"Tonight is Miss Xia Lu's grooming night."
"It's still the same old rules. Any man who wants to spend a night with Xia Lu can participate in the competition."
"As long as he can survive the hungry wolf's mouth for an incense stick of time, Xia Lu's virginity will belong to him."
Three or five men around were talking to each other about the rules of the game.
Deng Youning came over and listened to what was said.
The brothels compete for the night's attention based on the money they have.
It’s great here, it’s a life-threatening situation!
Hold out in the wolf's mouth for the time of an incense stick.
Not to mention these good-for-nothing uncles, even the martial artists are not very confident.
Deng Youning couldn't help but ask:
"What if I die in the mouth of a wolf?"
The man said indifferently:
"If you die, you die."
"It's just his bad luck!"
Deng Youning: …
She frowned and asked again:
"Won't their families come and cause trouble?"
The man looked at her as if she were a bumpkin and explained impatiently:
"Before going on stage, you have to sign a life and death agreement."
"And if you feel you can't hold on any longer, you can signal to stop the game at any time."
While they were chatting, the men participating in the competition had already entered the venue.
After the personnel were in position, a circle of iron fences automatically rose from the ground to enclose them.
The timing incense was lit, and the flower-shaped floor in the middle opened automatically, like a door built on the ground.
Following a wolf howl, a gray wolf slowly rose from the opened floor.
The gray wolf glared at everyone ferociously, opened its bloody mouth and revealed its sharp fangs.
“Oh my God!”
"This capital city really opened my eyes."
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