Chapter 147 Grievances
Yuyin Pavilion.
The music hall, which is usually almost full, seemed a little deserted today, with only a few guests.
"Pfft, what kind of crappy tea are you serving!"
"What tea? Is this swill?"
"Bah! The cakes are all rotten!"
"I spent money, and you guys feed me this pig food. Is there any law?"
"What the hell are you playing? I won't listen even if you give it to me for free!"
“Give me back!”
"Return the money quickly!"
…
Two tall and strong men leaned against the chairs with their legs on the table, commenting on the tea and cakes on the table with extremely arrogant expressions.
The few guests in the lobby just glanced at them, and one of them slammed the table and shouted angrily: "What are you looking at? Get out of here!"
Crash!
Several guests who saw them stood up in panic and ran out of Yuyin Pavilion.
Another sturdy man looked at the two female guests, a lewd smile appeared on his face, and said, "Girls, how about having a cup of tea with us brothers?"
The two women just came to listen to the music, but they didn't expect to encounter such a scoundrel. They were so scared that they screamed and left.
In an instant, even the few remaining guests ran away.
Several guests who were kicked out of Yuyin Pavilion looked back and sighed.
In Chang'an, if you want to do some small business, there is no threshold.
But if you want to expand your business, you must have a solid background.
This is especially true in highly profitable industries.
No matter how well a store does business and how much money it makes, it cannot beat a sentence from a rich and powerful son: "Father, I want this"...
Top-notch brothels and music houses are undoubtedly highly profitable businesses; as long as they are open for one day, money will flow in continuously.
How could those high-ranking officials let go of such a cash cow?
All the brothels in Chang'an that have a little fame have powerful backers.
Places like Lelai Tower and Tianyinyuan have even more powerful backgrounds.
Not to mention ordinary guests, even officials in the court and some minor dignitaries had to be respectful and extremely careful when meeting the managers of these places.
Yuyin Pavilion has been so popular these days that it even dares to interfere in matters like the selection of the most beautiful woman.
It is only a matter of time before you are targeted.
But before, due to the fact that he was the son of the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple, no one dared to act rashly.
That was for his own woman. Who would dare to go against this ruthless man who dared to kill the son of a first-class marquis?
Unexpectedly, the head of Yuyin Pavilion took the initiative to refute the rumors about her relationship with that big shot.
Isn't this clearly telling others that Yuyin Pavilion actually has no background?
After a careful investigation, those people found that Li Nuo indeed rarely came to Yuyin Pavilion.
He hasn't come once in more than a month.
According to reliable sources, the poems he gave to Phoenix were actually bought by Phoenix...
What is even more surprising is that Miss Phoenix is still a virgin.
All signs indicate that he has nothing to do with Yuyin Pavilion.
These days, they have been secretly trying to find out, such as hiring hooligans to cause trouble, poaching musicians from Yuyin Pavilion, etc.
In response to this, Yuyin Pavilion did not react at all.
This completely confirmed the matter.
Once you confirm this, there is nothing to worry about.
In just a few days, the two courtesans of Yuyin Pavilion were poached by Lelai Tower and Tianyin Courtyard respectively.
Some scoundrels also began to frequently cause trouble in Yuyin Pavilion.
Some guests would be forcibly driven away as soon as they approached the entrance of Yuyin Pavilion.
After these twists and turns, the daily number of visitors to Yuyin Pavilion dropped sharply.
I believe that it won’t be long before this place will change hands.
This kind of thing has happened too many times.
As for the head of Yuyin Pavilion, the famous beauty, her ending is of course predictable.
It was almost impossible for her to leave Chang'an safely.
A beauty whose name was recorded in history books, I wonder how many important figures were secretly eyeing her.
Li Nuo actually looked down upon such a beauty.
I really don't know what he likes...
Inside Yuyin Pavilion.
The sturdy man pointed at the tea and cakes on the table and said, "I'm here to spend money, but you're serving us broken things. What do you think we should do?"
Yuanyang looked at the two of them and said apologetically, "My two guests, I'm sorry, but we will refund you all the money you spent at Yuyin Pavilion today..."
Of course, there is no problem with Yuyin Pavilion's tea and pastries.
They use top-quality tea and their pastries are newly purchased every day.
But these two people, like the previous ones, were obviously here to cause trouble. Arguing with them would just fall into their trap.
However, the two were obviously not satisfied with the result.
It is impossible to be satisfied.
They came here to cause trouble, how could they be satisfied with such a small amount of money?
"You're giving alms to beggars. Do you think you can get rid of us with just this little money?"
"You have to pay ten times the compensation, right?"
Yuanyang was not angry. He forced a smile on his face and said calmly, "It's my duty."
She took out two silver notes of 100 taels and handed them to the two people, saying, "It is our fault for not treating you well. Please calm down. The extra money can be regarded as treating you two to a meal..."
When a sturdy man took the banknote, he tried to hold Yuanyang's hand, but Yuanyang dodged it nimbly.
The two looked at each other, then suddenly overturned the table, and tea and cakes scattered all over the floor.
"They sell such expensive things, and they serve broken things to customers. What a shady shop!"
"Smash this shady shop!"
Furious looks appeared on the two men's faces, and when they were about to overturn the second table, their bodies suddenly became unable to move.
Not only could the body not move, but even opening the mouth and making any sound became extremely difficult.
They felt a pain that penetrated their bones, as if someone was whipping them with a whip, but they could not see the whip. This extreme pain came from the inside out, from the flesh to the soul. After only a few hits, the two of them fainted from the pain...
Yuyin Pavilion, second floor.
A middle-aged woman sat on a chair, took a sip of tea, looked at Fenghuang standing there, and asked, "What's wrong? Have you made up your mind?"
Fenghuang looked at her and said coldly: "One thousand taels of silver, you might as well just rob it!"
Under normal circumstances, Yuyin Pavilion’s daily profit is far more than one thousand taels.
The middle-aged woman smiled and said, "One thousand taels is not a small amount. If you spend it frugally, it will be enough for you to live a good life for the rest of your life."
Phoenix lowered his head and said nothing.
The middle-aged woman continued, "I have seen countless women like you. Do you know what happened to them? No matter how tough and noble they were, they still had to serve customers obediently in the end, right?"
She looked at Fenghuang and said, "If it were up to me, you should just come to our Lelai Tower. Within three months, I can make you the number one courtesan in Chang'an... No, the number one courtesan in Daxia. By then, you can even get in touch with those real princes and nobles..."
Phoenix asked, "What if I don't agree?"
The middle-aged woman laughed sarcastically and asked, "This is Chang'an, do you think you still have a choice?"
Fenghuang raised her head and bit her lip and said, "Chang'an, is there no law in Chang'an?"
The middle-aged woman laughed and said, "Wang Fa, in Chang'an, we are Wang Fa. You don't think that Lelai Tower belongs to me alone, right? Let me tell you, don't say that the person behind you is not that surnamed Li. Even if it is, he can't afford to offend Lelai Tower..."
As soon as she finished speaking, a figure pushed the door open and asked, "Really?"
The middle-aged woman frowned and asked, "Who are you and who let you in?"
The young man looked at her and said, "I am the Li you mentioned."
The middle-aged woman was stunned. He was Li Nuo, the son of the Dali Temple Minister?
She was not afraid of Li Nuo's identity.
Before doing this, she specifically asked for instructions from her superiors and got permission.
He was just afraid that he would go crazy again like last time, and kill her on impulse like he killed Li Yuan.
She was on guard, so she took two steps back, forced a stiff smile, and asked, "Mr. Li, why are you here?"
Li Nuo said: "Miss Fenghuang is my friend. I come to see my friend, is that not okay?"
The middle-aged woman was surprised and asked, "You, you are friends?"
Li Nuo glanced at her and said, "You people are dirty at heart, and everything you see is dirty. Does the relationship between men and women have to be that kind of relationship?"
The middle-aged woman came to her senses and did not have time to think about it. She bowed to Li Nuo and said, "I am the shopkeeper of Lelai Tower. I came to discuss some things with Miss Fenghuang. Since Mr. Li is here, I will take my leave first..."
Li Nuo asked, "Leaving now?"
The middle-aged woman's eyelids twitched, and she said, "I still have some things to do in Lelai Building, I'll go back first..."
She lowered her head and left in a hurry, and Li Nuo did not stop her.
He walked straight to Fenghuang and asked, "Why didn't you tell me this happened..."
Wow!
Fenghuang said nothing, but threw herself on Li Nuo's shoulder and started crying in grievance.
She cried very sadly, her body trembling constantly, as if she wanted to vent all the grievances she had suffered in the past few days with tears...
Although his shoulders were soon wet with tears, this time, Li Nuo did not push her away like he did last time.
After witnessing what had just happened, he finally understood why she spread rumors and tarnished her own innocence.
The water in this area was much deeper than he had imagined.
It was indeed not easy for her, a weak woman, to gain a foothold in Chang'an with a group of weak women.
Regarding that incident, the last trace of unhappiness in Li Nuo's heart also completely disappeared.
He even felt a little guilty.
Has he been a little too harsh on Fenghuang these days?
Considering his attitude towards her these days...
Li Nuo sighed in self-blame, patted Fenghuang's shoulder gently, and said: "I'm sorry, I was too harsh on you before. Don't worry, Yuyin Pavilion will be fine. Leave the next thing to me..."
(End of this chapter)
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