Chapter 168
Tao Tao had only been inside for a short while when someone immediately came to greet her.
When the man saw that it was an ordinary-looking woman, he was surprised, but he quickly composed himself and said with a charming smile, "Miss, which male prostitute are you two looking for?"
She said calmly, "I'm looking for Qinglin."
He paused for a moment, then subtly glanced at her up and down: "Miss, I'm so sorry, Qinglin is off today and is not receiving guests."
Tao Tao looked at him with a mocking gaze and said sarcastically, "Is he not receiving customers today, or is he never going to receive customers in his life? Or is it that he can avoid receiving customers because he pays enough money to Chu Feng Pavilion with other people's support?"
"Or is he being kept by some high-ranking official for a long time, which is why he doesn't need to entertain clients?"
He frowned, a hint of displeasure flashing in his eyes. His smile suddenly turned cold as he said, "Miss, it's not that I'm being blunt, but even if Qinglin is on duty today, he's our top performer, and his price is extremely high."
"How much? One hundred taels? Two hundred taels? Or one thousand taels?"
She took out a large stack of silver notes from her sleeve and threw them directly at him. Then she took off the pure gold bracelet with rubies from her wrist and handed it to him.
Sure enough, his expression changed instantly, his eyes lit up, and he immediately beamed with a warm and friendly smile.
Upon seeing her cold expression, he quickly said apologetically, "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry. I was blind and offended you unintentionally."
So money really is a wonderful thing.
"Enough with the nonsense, I want Qinglin to come out and meet the guests today."
Upon hearing this, his joy was short-lived, and he immediately became distressed. "Oh dear, it's not that I didn't want him to come out to see you, but the person he's currently receiving is no ordinary person, and we can't afford to offend him."
"Please, young lady, be magnanimous and spare Qinglin for now. Jin'an is also the top courtesan at Chufeng Pavilion. Why not have him keep you company?"
Tao Tao sneered at him: "Do you think I'm easy to fool? One minute you say he's on vacation, the next you say he's entertaining guests. Which of your words are true and which are false? Or are they all lies?"
"Is your Chu Feng Pavilion just a bunch of charlatans?"
She looked very angry, and he quickly apologized and made amends. Just then, someone came down the stairs and hurried over to her.
"What happened to this guest? We can discuss this properly."
Tao Tao looked at the man who was walking towards her and said, "Are you in charge? Why don't you ask him if I didn't speak properly, or if he's just making excuses for me?"
Teasing?
Xu He frowned, looked at the person beside him, and watched him hurriedly begin to explain.
Xu He quickly learned what had happened, glanced at the person beside him with displeasure, and turned to say apologetically, "Miss, it is indeed my fault, but Qing Lin is currently entertaining guests."
"Why don't you choose someone else? I'll waive today's expenses, or you can come again tomorrow, and I'll arrange a time for you to visit Qinglin."
"Who was he receiving? I wonder if he was of a higher status than me, the Princess of Huaimin County?"
As she spoke, Tao Tao took out a token from her bosom and showed it to the two of them.
Xu He took a closer look and was immediately shocked. Neither of them expected that the seemingly ordinary woman in front of them would actually be the county princess.
"Greetings, Princess Huaimin." The two hurriedly knelt down and bowed.
"Get up."
The two stood up. Although Xu He knew she was a county princess, the person inside was a head taller than her.
Xu He looked troubled and said, "Princess Huaimin, Qinglin is still unable to accompany you today. Please choose someone else."
This immediately piqued Tao Tao's curiosity. There were very few officials higher than her, a county magistrate. Who was in there?
"I won't make things difficult for you. I want to see Qinglin for myself to prove that you are not deceiving me, the county magistrate. Unless, your Chu Feng Pavilion wants me to punish you for a serious crime of disrespect. What he just said is clearly a mockery of me."
"this……"
Xu He frowned, a hint of hesitation on his face.
"I know that Chu Feng Pavilion values the privacy of its guests. I will only take a look and will not do anything."
After a while, he nodded: "Very well, Your Highness, please come with me. I hope you will not make a fuss."
"rest assured."
The three of them went up to the third floor, turned to the right, and came to a closed door.
Xu He knocked on the door, and after a short while, someone came to open it. Standing in front of the door, he was as upright as a pine or bamboo, and asked softly, "Manager Xu, is there anything I can help you with?"
Xu He stepped aside, and Tao Tao stepped out from behind him, taking the opportunity to look inside. The figure behind the screen was faintly visible, with a graceful figure. It was a woman, but she seemed somewhat familiar.
Less than two seconds later, she looked away, raised her head and smiled faintly: "I'll come see you again tomorrow."
As soon as she finished speaking, she turned and walked downstairs.
Xu He shook his head at Qing Lin's puzzled look, "Let's go in first."
Qing Lin closed the door, looking completely bewildered. Suddenly, a soft voice came from behind him: "Lin Lang, what's wrong? Who's outside?"
"Your Highness, it's nothing, you just went to the wrong door."
Tao Tao stood on the first floor, waiting for him to come down, and then asked, "Is that person the current Princess?"
Xu He looked at her in surprise. How could the county princess recognize her with just one glance? Or were they very familiar with each other, which was why she recognized her so easily?
"Yes, Your Highness."
She looked thoughtful, nodded, and then turned and walked out of Chu Feng Pavilion.
As the sun gradually set, a fiery sunset painted the horizon, creating a striking and dazzling scene.
"Leng Qiao, do you think someone who can even win over a princess would need the money of a commoner to make a living? He doesn't even want to entertain guests, isn't he happy to be doing so?"
Leng Qiao turned to look at her and said honestly, "I think it's unlikely."
"Right? You think it's impossible? How could Tu Miaoling be so easily fooled..."
"I thought..." Her expression showed a hint of surprise.
Tao Tao turned her head to look at her and laughed, "You think it's me? I heard Tu Miaoling say how beautiful I was, and I thought I was an absolute beauty. But now it seems I'm nothing special. Duan Gan is much better looking."
Master, how...does it look?
Leng Qiao slightly twitched the corner of her mouth, seemingly speechless.
In her mind, the horror of that face far outweighed its beauty; it was like a demon cloaked in the skin of a beautiful woman.
"Are you hungry? Let's go home and I'll cook for you myself to try my cooking."
Tao Tao walked ahead with light steps, and Leng Qiao quickly followed.
That evening, on a whim, she prepared a table of "delicacies" that looked appealing but actually tasted quite questionable.
She looked at everyone with a smile and said, "You're all eating, it looks pretty good, why isn't anyone touching their chopsticks?"
Xi Xin and Leng Qiao exchanged glances. Tao's mother gave a dry laugh. Only her younger brother, Tao Liang, took a bite and immediately vomited, his face contorted in pain as he shouted, "I don't want to eat junk!"
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