The top girls from each brothel appeared before everyone with light steps amid the cheers of the crowd, and they performed their talents in turn.
The performers would walk around on the long platform built in the lake above the viewing platform, and then dance on the platform after the guests on the passenger ship had a clear view of their faces.
The emperor, who often watched the singing girls playing the piano and dancing in the palace, found it a bit boring. Fortunately, the scene was lively and he suppressed the urge to get up and leave.
After watching several dances, the emperor and his companions finally heard someone calling "Yixinyuan". Everyone was alerted and sat up straight.
"Zheng——"
The sound of a piano rang out overhead.
Everyone looked towards the roof of the observation building. A woman in a white dress was walking down from the roof step by step on lotus steps without any support, and with each step she took, a glowing golden lotus would grow.
In the setting sun, the woman in white exuded a faint golden light all over her body. They seemed to see a fairy descending to earth, so beautiful that they dared not blink.
"Fairy, fairy, it's a fairy." someone shouted excitedly.
When the woman in white was still two meters away from the stage, she stopped dancing in the air. As she waved her hands and feet, many small golden butterflies flew out of her body. Everyone was stunned by this scene and was deeply attracted by the woman in white. Everyone in the audience was cheering for her.
The madam of Yixinyuan said to Mu Nanjin excitedly, "Girl, you are amazing. You can make Sijin appear as a fairy. Sijin must be the most popular courtesan tonight."
In fact, even if she didn't do the Flying Fairy Dance, she would have a 90% chance of becoming the most beautiful courtesan by making so much money.
However, once the 'fairy' appears, not only can she securely get the courtesan, but her net worth will also increase greatly. Tonight, she will definitely be able to suck away all the money from the rich.
The emperor recognized the woman in white as the princess of the Great Chen Kingdom. He murmured, "I regret it."
He regretted giving the princess of the Great Chen Kingdom to Mu Nanjin. If he had kept her, he would have enjoyed her all by himself.
The left prime minister comforted the emperor: "Beauty is a disaster and we must not keep her."
Before they came, the imperial teacher gave them a talisman that could prevent them from falling into the charm of the princess of the Great Chen Kingdom.
“…”
How could the emperor not know this truth? It was just that the beautiful thing in front of him was obviously his, but he gave it away with his own hands, so he couldn't help but feel regretful.
After the dance, the gold-sipping girl slowly landed on the stage, saluted everyone, and returned to the team of top performers.
Someone shouted: "This is wonderful."
“Pah, pah, pah—”
I don't know who started clapping their hands, and others followed suit.
“Pah, pah, pah—”
Everyone clapped excitedly, and the sound of high-fives echoed along the lakeshore.
The money-making company bows to everyone again.
The other top stars were very envious of her. She had attracted so many supporters before she even unveiled her face. If she took off her veil, wouldn't everyone go crazy for her? After the talent show, the next step was to throw golden flowers. The male turtles from each building carried large bamboo baskets and collected golden flowers everywhere.
At the same time, the passengers on the passenger ship wanted their favorite girl to be selected, so they all bought gold flowers from the ship's eunuch.
"I want a hundred golden flowers to throw to the gold-sucking girl."
"I want five hundred golden flowers to bet on the gold-sucking girl."
"I want a thousand golden flowers..."
The flower seller was grinning from ear to ear.
The madams of other brothels were furious. No matter whether they were regular customers or specially invited guests, they all donated the gold flowers they bought to the money-making Yi Xin Yuan.
Before the Oiran Banquet was over, other brothels had already anticipated that they had completely lost.
When the emperor saw that everyone had bought gold flowers, he also raised his hand.
But before he could say anything, the left prime minister pushed his hand back.
The emperor said angrily, "Left Prime Minister, what are you doing?"
The left prime minister said solemnly: "Your Majesty, please think about our treasury."
"..." The emperor was a little dissatisfied: "I have a private treasury."
The Right Prime Minister then said, "Those are for the ladies to be rewarded."
The emperor was speechless: "Can't you just let me have fun?"
"Your Majesty, you have enjoyed yourself very much." The left prime minister pointed in the direction of buying gold flowers and said, "Think about it, half of the money they use to buy the gold flowers will go into the national treasury. You should be very happy."
emperor:"……"
I should have known not to bring along these people to ruin the fun.
It really makes him angry.
In the end, the emperor could only watch as everyone kept throwing money into the golden flower.
He felt better when he thought that half of the money used to buy the gold flowers was his.
The game of throwing golden flowers ended in about half an hour.
The result is beyond doubt, and there is no need to count to tell that Xijin is this year's most beautiful woman from the dozens of frames of golden flowers placed in front of her.
The person who hosted the Oiran Banquet announced loudly: "This year's Oiran is from Yixinyuan - she is the money-maker. Let's all congratulate her."
Everyone cheered for the money-making, and most of the men went into a frenzy.
"Sucking money, sucking money——"
Everyone shouted excitedly, and some even wanted to rush onto the stage.
The crazy behavior scared the top girls in other brothels, and they quickly stepped down and returned to the observation building.
The host of the courtesan banquet said, "Now it's your chance to compete for a chance to spend a night with the courtesan. Whoever offers the highest price can drink tea and admire the moon with the courtesan. The minimum bid is the same as before, one thousand taels of gold, and each bid must not be less than one tael of gold."
As soon as he finished speaking, the people on the third boat in the third row couldn't wait to shout, "One thousand and ten taels of gold."
The man on the second boat in the third row sneered, "Only ten taels of gold? If you don't have silver, don't come here and embarrass yourself. I'll give you two thousand taels of gold."
The man on the third floor of the first row of the first boat also shouted, "Five thousand taels of gold."
This number immediately shut up the people on the second and third ships.
They couldn't even bid, and the people on the boat behind them were even less able to offer.
The man on the third floor of the second boat in the second row shouted, "Seven thousand taels of gold..."
【Only seven thousand taels? 】
Mu Nanjin looked towards the emperor's seat on the third ship in the first row.
[Old Emperor, it's time for you to show up. Raise your price as much as you can.]
The emperor stood up, straightened his clothes, and said to the left and right prime ministers: "She asked me to bid."
Left Prime Minister, Right Prime Minister: "..."
The emperor said to the people on the stage: "Ten thousand taels of gold."
Everyone gasped.
The left and right prime ministers thought at the same time: Ten thousand taels of gold can buy an elixir.
The man on the first boat in the first row shouted, "Twelve thousand taels."
The emperor sneered, "You dare to bid with me? You must be tired of living."
"Fifteen thousand taels."
The other party refused to admit defeat: "Twenty thousand taels."
The emperor turned to the left prime minister and the others and said, "Are the people so rich nowadays?"
The left prime minister frowned and said, "Only a few are rich. The majority of people in Daqian are still too poor to make ends meet."
The emperor shouted again: "Twenty-five thousand taels."
The person bidding against the emperor finally hesitated.
The left and right prime ministers were very worried that the other party would not bid again.
The person who hosted the courtesan banquet asked, "Twenty-five thousand taels, the bid has been raised to twenty-five thousand taels, who can offer a higher price than this?"
No one said anything.
That’s 25,000 taels of gold.
Anyone who can afford so much money must be either rich or noble.
The people on the first boat gritted their teeth and said, "30,000 taels."
In the past, the highest reward for a courtesan banquet was two thousand taels of gold.
Now it is 30,000 taels.
If it was auctioning the virginity of an oiran, it would be understandable, but now it's just bidding to talk to an oiran for a night, isn't it too much?
All I can say is these people are crazy.
【30,000 taels is the other party's bottom line. Old Emperor, please don't bargain any further, or you will bleed heavily.】
[If you are able to take a photo of someone making money, then I can only say that you are a cheap person. ]
The emperor was so angry that his beard became crooked.
How come he is cheap? [She can become your concubine for free, but you have to spend a lot of money just to chat with her for one night. Tell me, are you cheap? ]
emperor:"……"
At this time, the people on the first boat shouted arrogantly: "Do you dare to bid any more on the third boat? If you don't bid any more, the Oiran will be mine."
"fart."
The emperor couldn't help but swear: "She was obviously mine, how did she become yours? I... um..."
Just as he was about to bid, the left and right prime ministers covered his mouth.
“Mmmmm…”
The emperor glared at the left and right prime ministers.
The left and right ministers said at the same time: "I'm sorry, Your Majesty."
The imperial commander next to him pretended not to see this scene and stared straight ahead.
"30,000 taels per time."
"32,000 two times"
The host of the courtesan banquet asked again, "Still no one is bidding? Then the third time, congratulations to the distinguished guest on the first row and first boat. I will arrange for you to meet the courtesan."
The person in the first boat in the first row immediately congratulated the successful bidder.
The left and right prime ministers let go.
"You, you..." The emperor really didn't know what to say to them, and he was so angry that he threw his sleeves and left the passenger ship.
The left prime minister and the right prime minister hurriedly chased after him.
The doorman standing on the terrace of another boat hesitated for a moment, then went off the boat to find the madam of Yixinyuan.
"Madam, where is Miss Fushan?"
When the madam saw the doorman, her eyes lit up: "Aren't you Mr. Ji? You are here to attend the courtesan banquet too? It's a pity that Fushan is not the courtesan this year."
"Will she still be the top star in the future?"
"Someone has already taken her place. She will no longer be the top prostitute..." The madam said with a smile, "And she has saved enough money to redeem herself. She will be able to become a good woman in the future. She will no longer be a girl of Yi Xin Yuan."
"real?"
Being able to become a good person means being able to escape from lowly status.
There was a flash of joy in Mendu's eyes, but it only lasted for a moment, and his heart sank instantly.
It is not easy for a girl in a brothel to escape from her status as a prostitute, unless someone helps her or she marries a decent person. Generally, the person who can help her must have some intentions towards her, and no matter what, it is a result he does not want to see.
"Of course it's true. It couldn't be more true. If you don't believe it, go ask her yourself."
The madam pointed at the viewing tower and said, "She is in the building now to collect money. You can go over and ask her in person."
The gatekeeper walked towards the observation tower.
Inside the building, Fushan was chatting with Xijin. It was unknown what they were talking about but they were laughing so happily.
Xijin soon noticed someone was looking at them and asked, "Fushan, is that someone you know?"
Fushan looked back, her eyes lit up, as if she had seen her lover, her eyes were full of joy: "It's Master Ji, Sister Jin, I'll be back soon."
Xijin looked at her back with envy in his eyes.
"Master Ji." Fushan came in front of the gate supervisor.
The gatekeeper looked at her smile and couldn't help but smile himself: "I heard from the madam that you were here, so I came to see you."
When Fushan heard that he came for her, her smile got bigger.
"I also heard..." Mendu asked hesitantly, "You are ready to become a good person."
Fushan nodded excitedly: "Yes, I can finally be a good citizen again."
"Congratulations." The gatekeeper suppressed his disappointment and asked, "Which family is the one who married you?"
"Ah? Marry me?" Fushan was slightly stunned: "I'm not getting married."
The gatekeeper's heart leaped with joy again, and he asked with a smile, "Then how do you become a good person?"
Fushan said happily: "Our host said that if anyone saves enough money to redeem himself, she can help us change our nationality."
"Is there such a good thing?" Mendu didn't quite trust her boss and thought that her boss might be plotting against her.
Fushan nodded: "Our new owner is very good."
"Your boss is..."
Before the doorman finished his question, he heard Mu Nanjin's voice again.
[It costs silver to talk to our top performer. One sentence costs one tael of silver. How many sentences did the door supervisor talk to my top performer? Never mind. I'll just take fifty taels from him.]
[Alas, Fushan is going to become a good woman. From now on, Yixinyuan will lose a beautiful girl. It's really a big loss. I have to find another beautiful one to replace her. Who should I find? ]
[Princess Rongyue is a good candidate, but I can only think about it. If I really bring her to the building, the emperor will probably bring 100,000 soldiers to attack the building. It's not worth it.]
Gatekeeper: “…”
Mu Nanjin is actually the owner of Yixinyuan?
No wonder she had Fushan’s indenture contract in her hand.
Fushan said: "The madams call her Miss Mu, but her real name and identity are unknown."
The gatekeeper smiled and said, "You followed a good boss."
With Mu Nanjin around, Fushan will definitely be treated well.
Moreover, with her around, changing nationality is easy.
The Jingzhao Yin should not dare to make things difficult for Mu Nanjin. If he does, he will probably end up in trouble.
Fu Shan was curious: "Master Ji knows our boss?"
Mendu nodded: "She knows me. She invited me here today."
"Then... then you and Miss Mu..." Fushan tightened her handkerchief, not knowing whether she should ask the following question.
Mentu thought she must have misunderstood, and quickly explained: "She and I are colleagues."
Fu Shan's eyes widened: "Master Ji is an official? Miss Mu is also an official? Is Miss Mu the only female official in the world today?"
"Yes, it's her. There are some things that are inconvenient to talk about here. I'll tell you later."
Fushan nodded.
【After saying so much, it’s all just a bunch of nonsense. 】
Gatekeeper: “…”
[Let's get straight to the point. If you like her, confess to her right away. Don't wait until someone else snatches her away before you regret it. Ouch, this makes me anxious. ]
Gatekeeper: “…”
He wanted to confess his feelings, but he couldn't do it in front of so many people, right?
What's more, Mu Nanjin kept staring at him, so there were some things he couldn't say.
[It's so nagging, it makes me tired, I won't watch it anymore. ]
Early the next morning, the governor received the debt owed by Yixinyuan on his desk.
He chatted with Fushan for two quarters of an hour and received two hundred taels of silver from him.
The gatekeeper was angry and amused: "This is blackmail." (End of this chapter)