Chapter 220: Stealing Business
"Your Highness, it's time to change the medicine." Inside the inn, the beauty took the tray from the maid, sat down beside the bed, and called softly.
Wei Mingliang sat up and turned his face to the side to make it easier for the beauty to apply the medicine on him.
After a few days, the scratches on his body no longer hurt, and some of them even had scabs falling off. In two days, he would be able to go out and see people.
He asked, "What is Yujin doing?"
"The princess listened to a story yesterday and cried for half the night. Her eyes were badly swollen and she was applying eye drops in the room." The beauty applied the ointment gently, as if she was worried about hurting Wei Mingliang.
Wei Mingliang also knew how much his sister, the emperor, could cry, so he felt helpless when he heard this. "Has she mastered the dance you taught her?"
"The princess is gifted and has mastered her skills since yesterday." The beauty put away the medicine and snuggled into his arms with a smile. "At the New Year's Eve banquet, the princess's dance will surely astonish everyone. Entering the palace will be a natural outcome."
"There must be no mistakes in this matter." Wei Mingliang pinched the chin of the person in his arms and looked into those watery eyes.
"I have done my best. How would you like to reward me, Your Highness?" The beauty raised her hands and put them around Wei Mingliang's neck, her red lips slightly pouted, and her posture of asking for reward was quite cute and naive.
Wei Mingliang raised his eyebrows and traced her red lips with his fingertips: "What reward do you want?"
"Of course..." The beauty leaned close to Wei Mingliang's ear and whispered something, then asked in a delicate voice, "Does Your Highness agree?"
Wei Mingliang didn't care: "If you have the ability, take it."
At the same time, Wei Ming Yu Jin, who was supposed to be applying eye mask in the house, jumped out of the back window with the help of a maid and sneaked out to see Yin Meizhen.
"My Second Brother asked me to dance at the New Year's Eve banquet, and then it's time to enter the palace." Wei Ming Yu Jin picked up a piece of phoenix tail cake and ate it. She turned to look at Yin Mei Zhen who was choosing clothes nearby. "When are you going to dance for my Second Brother?"
"New Year's Eve, in the palace." Yin Meizhen draped the pomegranate veil over her body and asked with a smile, "Does it look good?"
"It looks good." Wei Ming Yu Jin nodded and said seriously, "Second brother will definitely fall for you."
Hearing this, Yin Meizhen almost couldn't maintain the smile on her face.
In order to avoid being discovered by Wei Ming Yu Jin, she turned around and took off the pomegranate gauze, puffed out her cheeks and adjusted her expression. After she was no longer stiff, she turned around, walked to sit next to Wei Ming Yu Jin, and took the phoenix tail pastry to eat.
"Why New Year's Eve?" Wei Ming Yu Jin asked. "That night, all civil and military officials and envoys must enter the palace for the banquet. The palace has many rules and many eyes. What if we get discovered?"
Yin Meizhen looked at her and asked instead, "The Second Prince is still recovering from his injuries. If he's in the inn, how do you plan to trick him out?"
"Hmm..." Wei Ming Yu Jin ate the phoenix tail pastry and thought for a moment before saying, "You go to my room and dance. I can lie to my second brother that I'm sick, and he'll definitely come to see me. Once he's in the room, I'll lock him up and let him out after you finish dancing."
Yin Meizhen: “…”
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Wei Ming Yu Jin blinked and asked doubtfully, "Isn't this method possible?"
Yin Meizhen shook her head. "Let's not talk about whether the Second Prince believes it or not. If you lock him up with me, he will definitely be angry. He might even break out, and then everything will be ruined."
"Ah?" Wei Ming Yu Jin then remembered that his second brother was very skilled in martial arts and that one door could not be closed.
She frowned, "But the doors of the rooms in the palace seem to be similar to those in the posthouse. Second brother can also break through the door and get out."
"The Imperial Palace isn't an inn, so the Second Prince would be hesitant. Besides, I don't want the Third Prince to know." Yin Meizhen patted her head lovingly. "Most importantly, only in the Imperial Palace can I get the Second Prince to come to me on his own initiative."
Wei Ming Yu Jin looked at her curiously: "What's the solution?"
"I can't tell you now." Yin Meizhen kept it a secret and smiled faintly, "You'll know on New Year's Eve."
*
At night, light the lamp.
The flower house opens its doors to welcome guests.
Wan Fang Lou's madam, Mama Wan, was greeting guests in the lobby. She would glance at the door from time to time, feeling strange.
Business was the best at this time of year in previous years. High-ranking officials and dignitaries loved to come to the building, and the seats were always packed. Even the private rooms were fully booked.
But something is wrong this year. For several days in a row, none of those familiar faces from the past have come to visit. Could it be that they have been tripped up by the female tiger in the house?
Tonight is the night for the courtesan that she has carefully prepared. If those dignitaries don’t come to support her, what will she earn?
Mother Wan was secretly anxious. She walked to the door and looked at the street. Suddenly, she saw Mother Feng, the madam of Chunmanyuan across the street, also looking at the street.
The two looked at each other, and sparks popped.
Mother Wan folded her arms and said, "Oh, isn't this Mother Feng from Spring Garden? You're usually the one reciting poems and making couplets, but you never come out to greet us. Why are you out today?"
She squinted her eyes at Chun Man Yuan and said, "Oh, why don't I see any customers? Could it be that Chun Man Yuan is closed down?"
She covered her mouth and laughed, showing no disguising her gloating, which made Feng's mother so angry that her nose became crooked.
She put her hands on her hips and cursed, "Wan, you old bastard, you can't spit out ivory from your dog's mouth! Believe it or not, I will tear your mouth apart!"
She was about to pounce, but the turtle man beside her hurriedly stopped her.
If these two start fighting in public, how can business be carried out?
Mother Wan made a face at her fearlessly: "Come here, come here, I will beat you to a pulp!"
Mother Feng was so angry that she kicked the turtle man who was blocking her way away and rushed over aggressively. Just as she was about to grab Mother Wan's hair, she suddenly caught sight of a thin figure.
Her eyes lit up, and she passed by Mama Wan, who had rolled up her sleeves, like a gust of wind. She stopped in front of the man, her face full of smiles: "Oh, isn't this Master Tao? You haven't been here for a while. We have opened a new wine in the building. You must try it today."
Now that the business in the building is slow, she doesn't care about the rule that one has to recite poems or compose couplets before entering the building. She just wants to pull people in first.
How could Mrs. Wan let her have her way? She ran over and grabbed Attendant Tao's sleeve, "Master Tao, Miss Xueheng from Chunmanyuan returned home last month. You won't find her if you go in. Why don't you come to our Wanfang Tower? Miss Bijian in our tower is also a very good zither player. I'm sure you won't be disappointed."
Mother Feng was so angry that her eyes almost burst into flames when someone stole her business right in front of her. However, because Attendant Tao was present, she could not lash out. She just snorted coldly, "Master Tao is used to drinking the fine wine of our Chun Man Yuan, but he can't drink the cheap wine of your Wan Fang Lou."
She grabbed the other sleeve of Tao Shidu and invited him with a smile: "Although Xueheng has returned home, Rouqing is still here. Today, I will take charge and ask that girl to serve you well. Please follow me in."
Tao Shidu staggered when she pulled him, shook off Wan Mama's hand, and followed her into Chunman Garden.
Mother Wan curled her lips, spat at the door of Chunmanyuan, and cursed the bad luck in her heart.
She was about to go back to the building when she suddenly saw a familiar face not far away. She immediately went to greet him with a smile, "Isn't this Lord Wang? It's been a while since you've been here. Tang'er was just thinking about you. Finally, you're here. Please come in."
"It's not convenient today." Censor Wang waved his hand, flicked his sleeves and left.
How could Mother Wan let the fat meat slip away? She quickly reached out and grabbed it, "Master Wang, today is the night of the Oiran, you..."
"ah!!!"
"Help!!!"
Suddenly, several screams were heard in Chunman Garden, startling the two people who were pulling each other. They turned their heads to look at Chunman Garden along with the people passing by on the street.
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