Chapter 74 Wanhua Tower

It is midwinter and the dry leaves on the branches sway in the wind.

During this period, apart from attending a social event hosted by the magistrate of Lin'an County, An Xin just lay down at home, regardless of who in the literary circle of Lin'an County sent him any invitations.

If you ask, he's not here.

That day, An Xin was curled up in the warm room when Mingyue came in rubbing her hands.

Seeing her like this, An Xin said frivolously, "Come, come, stretch out your little tender hand, and your master will warm it up for you."

Qingfeng, who was sitting on the embroidery bench by the window making thick robes for An Xin, smiled as she watched An Xin and Mingyue, whose cheeks were slightly red, joking with each other. She thought that if the master was a man, it would not be bad for her and Mingyue to be her maids.

Qingfeng realized what she was thinking, her fair cheeks turned red, and she looked at her master with regret, it was a pity that she was not a man.

Qingfeng and Mingyue still had the same views, so he sighed secretly and continued to embroider exquisite and thoughtful floral patterns on the cuffs of the green robe in his hands.

Mingyue pretended to be angry and pursed her lips: "Master, you are bored and are making fun of me again."

Although An Xin did not actually warm Mingyue's hands, he still sent her his hand warmer.

Thinking of the important matter, Mingyue reported in a serious tone: "Mr. Kong is here and is now in the front hall. Does the master want to go and see him?"

An Xin paused, leaned back on the couch and sighed.

Since the incident at the dock, Kong Xun came a few times, but he never brought that servant with him again.

I don't know how he has time to come to her when it's almost New Year. "Let's go to the front hall."

Kong Xun was sitting in the reception hall. An Rui was accompanying him. When he saw An Xin come in, he quickly stood up and bowed.

"No need to be polite." An Xin walked to the main seat in the hall and sat down. "Mr. Kong, what is the matter with you today?"

Kong Xun's eyes darkened. Ever since the time when the servant beside him had offended her maid, he had become estranged from the woman in front of him.

Kong Xun felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. He didn't want to be so distant from An Xin.

An Xin met Kong Xun's aggrieved look and couldn't help but smile, "What's wrong? Who bullied you?"

"You!" Kong Xun replied subconsciously.

When she realized what she had said, her fair, jade-like face turned red and she stammered, "No... No..."

Anxious Kong Xun didn't know what he wanted to say for a moment.

An Xin was stunned and touched his chin. It seemed that during this period of time, he really took his anger out on him because of the servant beside him.

An Xin, who had a rare moment of conscience, said, "Okay, don't feel wronged. Stay for dinner today."

He turned to the bored An Rui and said, "Tell someone to ask your brothers. It's cold today, and I'm going to roast the deer I hunted a few days ago. Ask them if they want to come and eat it?"

"Okay, come on, I'll go right away!" An Rui was worried about being bored at home being forced to read books by his father every day, so how could he not want to have everyone get together and have some fun?

Kong Xun raised the corners of his pretty mouth. An Xin was willing to keep him for dinner. Did that mean she forgave him?

Although he didn't do the crime, Jixiang was a servant by his side, and he, as the master, was at fault for not managing and disciplining him well.

If his mother had not insisted on keeping Jixiang that time, he would have arranged for him to return to Beijing to deliver New Year gifts and not let him come back.

When An Xin saw Leng Xiangbai coming in, he knew that he was here at the request of An Rui.

"Xiang Bai is here just in time. Please stay with Kong Xun for a while. I'll go tell the kitchen to prepare some ingredients for our barbecue this afternoon."

Leng Xiangbai, who was very cold to everyone except those he identified with in the academy, nodded gently to An Xin: "Okay!"

An Xin looked at the student who was always blurting out words and shook his head helplessly. He was used to it anyway.

The academy was about ten minutes away from the county town by horse carriage. When An Xin went to the kitchen to arrange the ingredients and came back, she saw Li Ziyu and Zhu Shijing already sitting in the living room.

It is obvious that the two people were not notified by An Rui.

An Xin: "Didn't you two meet An Rui on the way to inform him to come for barbecue this afternoon?"

"No." Zhu Shijing: "Someone came from the Cao family. My cousin and I were driven out by our mother to avoid the idleness, so we came to the academy."

The corner of An Xin's mouth twitched. It turned out that the academy had this function.

"Not good." Mingyue lifted the door curtain and walked in to report: "Master, Dazhuang sent someone back to report that Master Rui and Student Jiang went to look for Student Liu.

On the way, I ran into the county magistrate's brother-in-law and Zhao Kui and his gang. I don't know how I got entangled with them and ended up in that place. "

An Xin stood up immediately and said, "Where is it? Take me there quickly."

Li Ziyu, Kong Xun, Leng Xiangbai and Zhu Shijing saw An Xin looking anxious and followed her out.

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The reason why An Xin was anxious was because she remembered that the system had reminded her that Jiang Zhou had an argument with someone and was stabbed to death during the dispute.

Where is the place most likely to get into a dispute with someone, and where some people would instigate and hinder it, there is no place more suitable than a brothel.

He hurriedly got on the carriage of Li Ziyu and Kong Xun, and followed the person who Da Zhuang found to report the news, all the way to the South Street of the county town.

An Xin and his companions got off the carriage and looked at the exquisite two-story building with an ancient charm in front of them.

In such a cold winter, if a man who has nothing to do and has two men with a lot of money wants to go, the place he likes most is a brothel with warm tents and fragrant smells.

Standing at the door, you can hear the seductive music coming from inside, as well as the voices of women singing and dancing, and greeting guests with tender words.

An Xin was tall and slender, wearing a moon-white round-necked silk brocade robe with a dark pattern of winding branches, and a green cloak that was blown up by the wind.

He looked back at Li Ziyu who still had no expression on his face, and Zhu Shijing who didn't seem curious about this place. He had taken over the family business since he was a child, so it was not uncommon for him to come to such a place to discuss business with others.

The only one who was not at home very much was Kong Xun, who blushed on his fair and handsome face when he found out where this place was.

"Do you want to go in?"

Li Ziyu raised the corner of his mouth: "Why not."

Although Zhu Shijing didn't say anything, his expression said it all.

"I...I can do it too." Kong Xun said nervously.

An Xin no longer hesitated and walked towards Wanhua Tower without any hesitation.

The madam who was greeting customers' eyes lit up when she saw An Xin and the others. With their extraordinary looks and demeanor, it was clear that even if they didn't pay for prostitution, the girls in the building would probably be eager to serve them.

However, as the madam approached, her eyes flashed when she looked at An Xin.

The madam, who had seen countless women, had already seen that An Xin was a woman. She glanced at the girls in the building who were ready to pounce on An Xin and the others, and said through gritted teeth, "Can't you be a little more reserved?"

Hearing such lewd words, An Xin touched her nose and pursed the corners of her mouth. She usually didn't laugh unless she couldn't help it.

Madam, you have to think carefully, is this something you can say?

(End of this chapter)