Chapter 61
◎He was very pleased with this embrace.◎
Yichunlou's top performer...
Xu Qinghe now had some impression. It was rumored that Prince Wei had stayed overnight at Yichun Tower and ordered several girls to serve him, and this top girl should be among them.
"So, this person should be considered an acquaintance of yours?"
Wei Che drank a cup of tea half-covered, and said "hmm" reluctantly. As the scalding tea was about to go down his throat, he continued, "But there's nothing between her and me. There's nothing between me and the girls in Yichunlou or any girls in the whole capital!"
Xu Qinghe had never thought about this, but was just thinking about it.
Just when Wei Che was wondering if the girl was angry, she suddenly said, "Can you take me to see this girl?"
Wei Che was puzzled: "Why did you see her?"
Xu Qinghe said, "I'm just asking you, is it possible that this Miss Xunfang is related to Wei Si?"
The Wei family has a very upright family tradition, and almost none of their children are involved in brothels and gambling houses, but this fourth son of the Wei family is an exception.
After learning about this, Xu Qinghe wanted to break into Yichun Tower immediately to find out what was going on, capture Miss Xunfang, and interrogate her to find out if she knew anything about Wei Si.
Since Mr. Jiang asked her to draw portraits of these two people within two days, it must mean that Xunfang knew what Wei Si had done.
She suddenly looked at Wei Che, who had a hunch that something bad was going to happen.
"...You don't want me to take you to Yichun Tower right now, do you?"
Xu Qinghe: "Why not?"
Wei Che: "Of course not! Your husband has been running around outside in heavy armor all day and he's exhausted!"
After saying that, he lay down on the couch, closed his eyes and dozed off.
If he doesn't go, then Xu Qinghe will go by himself!
It’s just a brothel, what’s so scary about it!
Wei Che was still waiting with his eyes closed to hear the girl say something nice to beg him to go, but after waiting for a long time, he heard nothing and only heard the sound of someone changing clothes in the inner room.
"...Princess?" He stood up and looked towards the inner room.
Xu Qinghe pushed the door open and came out, dressed in men's clothes, with no makeup on her face, and even her hair was tied up high on her head with a jade crown.
She was already tall, and even in men's clothing she looked like a pretty young man, but...
Wei Che's gaze slowly shifted downwards, and he finally exposed her: "Princess... your waist... is too tight..."
Xu Qinghe's face froze, and he felt embarrassed.
She had Lin Xiao secretly order this dress. This little girl had disguised herself all the way to escape to the capital, so she must know something about disguising herself as a man.
Who would have known that the waist of this dress was as slender as a woman's.
Wei Che touched his nose: "Don't blame this dress..."
The implication is that she should blame herself for being too slim.
"Since Prince Wei is not going, don't block my way." Xu Qinghe walked closer to the couch, pushed Wei Che aside, and leaned over to take off the veil on the couch.
But Wei Che stopped her midway and asked, "How can someone wear men's clothing and a veiled hat?"
Xu Qinghe glared at him: "I am going to do this, what do you think?"
This demeanor really does resemble that of a pampered princess in her youth.
Wei Che's heart melted, and his voice softened. In just a few days, he could see more of his former self in her.
"Who said we won't go tonight? I'll shower, change clothes, and go with you."
As he spoke, he glanced at her charming outfit again, resisted the urge to hug her and kiss her, and added, "And Princess, you'd better change back into women's clothes. I have my own way to get you in."
The weather at the end of May has become hot. Prince Wei had been running all day in thick armor and was sweating all over. He only felt better after taking a comfortable hot bath.
Xu Qinghe had changed back into women's attire, but without any makeup, revealing her beauty like a lotus in clear water. Later, at Wei Che's urging, she covered her face with a veil.
The two of them took advantage of the night to leave the house through the corner gate in the backyard and headed towards Yichun Tower.
Prince Wei was once a famous figure who spent a lot of money in Yichunlou. When Mother Su at the door saw this distinguished guest who had not visited for a long time, she hurriedly came forward with a handkerchief.
In the blink of an eye, he saw Xu Qinghe with her face veiled, and was stunned.
She had been in Yichun Tower for many years and was best able to see the facial features and bone structure of these girls. She had met countless people over the years, but she had never seen a girl who was so beautiful without makeup.
Even if this girl only showed a pair of beautiful eyebrows and a smooth and full forehead.
If I could recruit this girl into Yichun Tower...
"What is Madam Su thinking about?" Wei Che asked with a smile. Although he was smiling, there was a hint of coldness in his eyes. The way this old madam looked at Xu Qinghe was too obvious and disgusting.
Mother Su suddenly came back to her senses and spoke to Prince Wei embarrassedly, "I wonder who this girl is..." There was obviously some temptation in her tone.
Wei Che reached out and held Xu Qinghe's waist: "What do you think?"
The latter immediately softened his body and took the initiative to move closer to act submissive.
Mother Su immediately smiled and said, "So she's the prince's confidante. No wonder she has such beautiful eyes and eyebrows."
Prince Wei's confidante changes almost every day, so it's no big deal if a beautiful unfamiliar girl comes along.
But seeing how the prince is caring about me, there are some things I can only think about but cannot do.
Xu Qinghe pinched the flesh on Wei Che's waist in the dark, urging him to ask to see Xun Fang as soon as possible.
Wei Che explained his purpose to Mother Su.
Mother Su just thought it was a coincidence today as Xunfang was entertaining a distinguished guest.
Wei Che expressed his dissatisfaction: "There are not many people in the capital who are more noble than this prince."
Mother Su immediately flattered him, "That's what I said, but please bear with me, my lord. He is the younger brother of the current top scholar. Xunfang has already entered his room, so it's not easy for me to go in and ask for her."
Wei Che understood.
Xu Qinghe was puzzled.
The current top scholar?
Wei Che lowered his head and saw her puzzled look, and he felt relieved.
The current third place winner is none other than Wei Ming.
The entire Wei family and even Kyoto thought that the eldest son of Wei would definitely be at the top of the list this time and would definitely win the title of No. 1 Scholar. However, they did not expect that he could only be ranked No. 3 in the end, while a young man from a poor family won the title of No. 1 Scholar.
The younger brother of the third place winner mentioned by Mother Su is most likely Wei Si.
"Forget it. Tell someone to clean up my room. I'm going to stay here tonight."
After saying that, he hugged Xu Qinghe and went upstairs.
Xu Qinghe had never been to such a place before. After entering, he was shocked by the sight of pink peach blossoms and green willows, the sounds of stringed instruments, bamboo, zither and harp rising and falling in a rhythm of their own, and beautiful dancers in cool clothes twisting their bodies on the round platform in the hall.
Many men were drinking and watching the dance, or listening to the music with their eyes closed, or embracing beautiful women. In short, everyone had his own fun.
"Why don't you let me change into men's clothes and come in? It would be more reasonable for Prince Wei to come here with all his friends or servants." She asked as she went upstairs.
Bringing a so-called confidante to Yichunlou to seek company from a girl seems strange no matter how you look at it.
Wei Che knew what she was thinking, so he just lowered his head and whispered, "As long as the person who came with me is not the Crown Prince's wife, then it won't be strange."
Xu Qinghe could tell that his voice was full of laughter.
After going up to the second floor and passing by a room with a half-closed door, Xu Qinghe could faintly hear laughter and humming coming from inside. Only then did he finally understand why he said it was not strange.
It was clear that there was a man who had called two or three women to accompany him.
Wei Che looked at her red ears and couldn't help laughing: "Now you understand why it's not strange, right?"
These men in Beijing have many tricks up their sleeves, so what's the big deal about hiring two girls to serve them?
The reason why Wei Che said he wanted to stay here was because he knew that Wei Sizhi was not far from his room.
Under Mother Su's eager gaze, Wei Che threw a silver ingot to her from his arms, then carried the beauty inside and closed the door heavily.
Soon, the sounds of men and women playing and fighting were heard from inside the door.
Mother Su went downstairs with the silver ingot in her hand, feeling satisfied.
Inside the room, Xu Qinghe pushed Wei Che away and quickly pulled out the red jade hairpin from her bun: "If you do that again, I'll poke your eyes out."
Wei Che took a few steps back and said, "I was just acting. I didn't mean anything else."
Regardless of whether there was any, he did not miss out on any opportunity.
Business was more important, so Xu Qinghe took back the hairpin. The two of them reached a silent consensus and pushed open the door together to go out.
Until I arrived at Wei Si's room.
Xu Qinghe pulled out the hairpin again. Wei Che subconsciously took a few steps back, but saw that she had only used it to poke a small hole in the window.
After leaning over and taking a few glances, Xu Qinghe immediately covered his eyes and stepped back.
Wei Che leaned over to take a look, and saw a pair of mandarin ducks lying neck to neck. The male mandarin duck was pressed against the female duck's back, as if he wanted to shove himself completely inside, making the bed creak constantly.
With such an intimate posture, it's no wonder that the princess is so shy. She probably doesn't even dare to look at the person's face clearly.
But Wei Che could see clearly that it was Wei Si and Xun Fang inside.
But the two of them were in high spirits now, calling each other "Silang" and "Niangzi" non-stop, and the sound of water that made people blush made Xu Qinghe wish he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
She didn't expect that before she had time to find a crack in the ground to crawl into, she had to rush into Wei Che's arms.
Wei Che: ...
He was very pleased with this sudden embrace.
"It was the princess who came up to him on her own initiative." He couldn't suppress the smile on his face, and he just stretched out his arms contentedly and held the person in his arms.
"What did you see that made the princess take the initiative like this?" She was clearly facing the downstairs just now. I don't know what she saw that made her rush into his arms with such a frightened look.
Xu Qinghe saw a female painter whom he had met in Zhuming Pavilion.
Those who are good at painting have the sharpest observation skills. The other party is a woman, and Xu Qinghe is now covering half of her face like that day. It is hard not to worry about being recognized.
But she couldn't explain this to Wei Che in detail, so she just told him to shut up and not move.
Wei Che naturally did as he was told.
After the crisis on her side was averted, the noise in the room finally stopped.
Miss Xunfang leaned in Wei Si's arms and said coquettishly, "Silang, you haven't come to see me for more than half a month."
Wei Si said, "I've been so bothered by trivial matters lately that I'm really annoyed."
Xun Fang smiled and said, "Who in Yichun Tower doesn't know that Brother Silang has won the third place in the imperial examination? I guess too many people came to give him gifts."
Wei Si's expression was slightly cold: "What do you mean by 'Tanhua'? With my elder brother's talent, he should have won the first place. How could he lose to a country bumpkin from a poor place?"
Seeing that he was angry, Xunfang naturally didn't dare to say much.
I don't know what Wei Si was thinking about, but he suddenly sneered, "So what if he's the top scholar? He has no parents, and now he doesn't even have a brother from the same mother. He's all alone, and sooner or later he'll be unable to hold his head up in the officialdom."
As soon as he finished speaking, he embraced the beauty in his arms and became intimate with her again.
Outside the house, Wei Che and Xu Qinghe left.
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