Chapter 345 The one who knows me is the princess
"Brother is the best!"
Song Wan'er took the token from Song Anlan's hand with one hand, and continued to walk out with Huo Yanran in the other hand.
The Thirteenth Princess nodded slightly to Song Anlan, then ran out with Song Wan'er. The wind blew through the corridor, making their sleeves flutter and their hair fly. They walked faster and faster, left the Song residence, and got on the carriage.
"Let me think about where to go first."
Song Wan'er played with the Song family token in her hand and said with seven parts excitement and three parts distress.
There were so many places she wanted to go.
"Let's go to Yicui Pavilion first!"
Huo Yanran smiled and chose the first place for her.
Yicui Pavilion is the largest brothel in the capital, where handsome men gather, each with his own specialties, including those who are good at singing, dancing, playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Half of the male favorites in Princess Anyang's mansion come from here.
To be honest, this place was what Song Wan'er was most interested in after coming to the capital.
Unfortunately, no matter how much her brother dotes on her, he would not allow her to go to places like Yicui Pavilion. Her sister would take her shopping, listening to music and watching operas, but she would never take her there.
Even if the Thirteenth Princess came to the Song residence in person to pick her up to play today, Song Wan'er would not dare to ask to go to Yicui Pavilion.
But Huo Yanran brought it up first.
Song Wan'er smiled and fell on Huo Yanran, "The one who knows me is the princess."
"That's natural."
Huo Yanran raised her chin slightly, feeling very proud of herself for understanding the other person's thoughts.
"It's just..." Song Wan'er lifted the curtain and looked out. "It's still daylight. Wouldn't it be too conspicuous for us to go to Yicui Pavilion now?"
The place where fireworks are displayed is always lively only at night.
Huo Yanran said disapprovingly, "What are you afraid of? You have money and I have power. Do you think you have to look at other people's faces when you come out to have fun?"
Princess Xiling was so notorious, but she could still marry whomever she wanted when she came to Daxing for marriage. So, as a princess of Daxing, couldn't she enjoy herself while she could?
"The princess is right!"
Song Wan'er suddenly felt that going to Yicui Pavilion during the day was no big deal.
The two of them took a carriage and went straight to Yicui Pavilion with their maids and palace servants. At this time, the sun was setting in the west, and the people in the brothel were still lazy, tuning their instruments and dressing up.
The burly man guarding the door saw two young girls who hadn't yet married get off the carriage and head straight for Yicui Pavilion. He quickly reached out to stop them and said, "Ladies, please stay. This is not the place for you!"
"Stop talking nonsense!" Song Wan'er showed the Song family token. "I have plenty of money. Call out all the top performers in Yicui Pavilion!"
The gatekeepers did not recognize the Song family's token, nor did they know Miss Song, and were about to kick them out when the madam inside happened to see this scene. She hurried out and scolded the two gatekeepers, then welcomed Song Wan'er and Huo Yanran in with a smile on her face.
The madam tried to please the two of them while having them served with delicious food and wine. Soon she called several of the most popular people in the pavilion to the private room for them to choose from.
The people who make a living in the brothels put on makeup and dress up with slicked-back hair and powder. They were originally quite handsome, but the makeup made them look vulgar.
Huo Yanran and Song Wan'er had both seen truly handsome men, so they simply couldn't bear to look at these vulgar women.
The two asked the madam to change batch after batch, but they couldn't find any that were pleasing to their eyes.
The madam could no longer hold back her smile and could only say that the two top performers had been invited to Princess Anyang's house. She advised them to pick two decent ones from the remaining ones, saying that they looked average but would become more beautiful when they started playing music, dancing, playing the piano and singing.
Huo Yanran and Song Wan'er looked at each other.
The former said: "I am here now."
The latter replied, "Then let's see. Let them all stay and play music and dance."
"Okay." The madam made arrangements immediately.
The sun sets over the western mountains and night falls quietly. The entire Yicui Pavilion is decorated with lights and all the young men gather in the largest private room. Some play the piano, some play the flute, some dance, and some paint.
At first glance, it looks quite elegant.
But you can't look closely.
After looking around, Song Wan'er was disappointed. "This Yicui Pavilion is completely different from what I thought."
Huo Yanran watched these young men singing and dancing and found it noisy. After a while, she felt overwhelmed and said with emotion, "All these people put together are not as good as one finger of Liu Tanhua."
Song Wan'er held her chin in her hand. "As for that sword dancer, the madam said he was one of the most handsome men in Yicui Pavilion. But from my perspective, he's not even as good as Jiang San. Should I pay to see them, or should I pay them to see me?"
Even the drinks and dishes were nothing special.
Huo Yanran couldn't help but burst out laughing when she heard Song Wan'er say this. "Now that you put it that way, it's really a loss."
The princess knew that Miss Song had always looked down on Jiang San. The fact that she said today that these people were not as good as Jiang San showed that she was extremely disappointed with Yicui Pavilion.
"Then let's go somewhere else." Song Wan'er stood up. "The money has been spent, but it's a rare opportunity for us to go out and have fun. We can't waste our time here."
Huo Yanran stood up and walked out with her.
The madam, who was carrying cakes in, saw this and asked anxiously, "Are you leaving now, our distinguished guest?"
"Let's go. Your Yicui Pavilion is not as good as its reputation."
Song Wan'er said as she pulled Huo Yanran downstairs and passed through the noisy crowd.
"Ah..." The madam chased after them for a few steps, but no matter how she tried to persuade them, she couldn't stop them. She cried out with a sad face, "Oh my God of Wealth, why did you leave like this?"
Huo Yanran and Song Wan'er left Yicui Pavilion and got on the carriage again.
Jinshu Luoshang and two palace maids hurriedly followed and got on the carriage together. They were all afraid that the two of them would do something unorthodox and make the whole city know about it. Fortunately, both of them had good taste and looked down on the vulgar stuff in Yicui Pavilion, so they left after staying for a while.
After settling down in the carriage, the princess asked Miss Song, "Where are we going next?"
Song Wan'er thought about it carefully and said, "Let's go to Zhaixing Tower!"
The Zhaixing Tower is the tallest tower in the entire capital. Its name is derived from the meaning of "you can pick stars with your hands". However, this place is for the royal family only. It is only open on New Year's Eve, Lantern Festival and August 15th every year. People can guess the riddles and immediately climb to the next floor to have fun together with the people.
On the day the building was opened, the surrounding streets were packed with people. Not many people could actually participate in the riddle guessing game, and even fewer people could guess every riddle correctly and go up to the building.
Song Wan'er didn't have the ability to squeeze in, and she couldn't guarantee that she would guess every puzzle correctly, so she could only rely on the help of Princess Thirteen.
Seeing Song Wan'er's expression that said, "I'm going to take advantage of you," Huo Yanran couldn't help but laugh and said, "Are you so sure that I can take you to Zhaixing Tower?"
"Can't?" Song Wan'er tilted her head, her eyes bright as she smiled, "I think the princess can definitely do it."
"Since you said so, I have to do it even if I can't." Huo Yanran laughed and then ordered the driver outside, "Go to Zhaixing Tower."
Night fell over the entire city, and lanterns were hung on all the streets.
No one had been to the Zhaixing Tower for a long time. It was pitch black, with only a few soldiers guarding the front of the tower.
Huo Yanran showed the princess' token and ordered everyone, "Open the door and turn on the lights."
The guard nodded "yes" and immediately did as he was told.
The lights started to light up from the first floor, then the second, third... until the ninth floor, when the entire building was lit up. Song Wan'er followed the Thirteenth Princess up the building step by step, and stood at the top, looking up at the bright moon hanging high in the sky and the stars scattered all over the place.
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