The courtesan dances
"Since the Crown Prince wants to dine at Zuixianlou, let him eat! There's no need for him to pay."
Long Qian: "..."
"The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden is absolutely right. Thank you for speaking well of me!" The eldest prince laughed heartily, very pleased.
At this moment, Xu Zhixun asked Long Qian with a smile, "Does the First Prince also own quite a few shops?"
"Tonight, let's go to the Crown Prince's shop and see what good things he has. You can ask him to give them all to you."
The eldest prince: "???"
Long Qian burst out laughing: "My eldest brother owns the most famous brothel in the entire capital, 'Wan Hua Lou'."
Xu Zhixun was very satisfied: "Great, let's go to the Wan Hua Lou tonight and have some fun!"
At this point, Xu Zhixun looked at Long Yege: "Yege, don't you like beautiful women?"
"In a little while, we'll ask the most beautiful courtesan from Wan Hua Lou to sing us a little song."
"Oh, right, you can also ask the Crown Prince to give you the courtesan and make her your concubine."
Long Yege burst into laughter: "The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden is absolutely right. I also want the courtesan to be my concubine."
Xu Zhixun said slowly and deliberately, "Also, there are several hundred guards in the Sixth Prince's residence."
"Your Highness, you must send several hundred beauties from the brothel to the Sixth Prince later!"
"In this way, the Sixth Prince can send a beautiful woman to each of his guards."
The eldest prince's face immediately turned a deep shade of liver:
“Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, I cannot give the top courtesan of the Myriad Flowers Pavilion and hundreds of beauties to my fifth and sixth brothers.”
"Otherwise, Wan Hua Lou's business will be impossible to continue!"
Xu Zhixun said slowly, "Oh dear, Your Highness, don't be so stingy!"
"You're family with the Fifth and Sixth Princes, so don't be so petty!"
Long Qian was practically dying of laughter: "Hahahaha, eldest brother, the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden is right. You'll send me hundreds of beauties later!"
Upon hearing this, the eldest prince finally understood that Xu Zhixun was trying to retaliate and force him to pay for the meal!
The eldest prince was both shocked and furious.
However, he quickly calmed down and laughed:
"Sixth Brother, you must be joking. If I were to give you hundreds of beauties, my brothel, Wan Hua Lou, would go bankrupt!"
After speaking, the eldest prince looked at Manager Fang:
"Manager Fang, you just said how much my meal cost?"
Shopkeeper Fang beamed with delight: "Your Highness, your meal just now cost 1,000 taels of silver."
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhixun immediately did the math—
In China, one tael of silver is equivalent to 1,000 coins.
One coin has the purchasing power equivalent to one yuan in RMB.
Manager Fang said that the eldest prince spent 1,000 taels of silver on one meal.
In other words, the Crown Prince spent 1 million RMB on one meal!
Extravagant! Too extravagant!
The eldest prince is so extravagant, he actually wants to eat for free and doesn't want to give Manager Fang a single penny.
The eldest prince has such a thick skin!
Now, when the eldest prince heard that his meal would cost 1,000 taels of silver, his face immediately turned very ugly.
However, he still instructed the head eunuch beside him to hand a 1,000-tael silver note to Manager Fang.
Manager Fang was overjoyed when he received the silver notes:
"Thank you, Your Highness, and thank you, Mystic Maiden of the Nine Heavens!"
The eldest prince felt very aggrieved, but still bid farewell to Xu Zhixun and the others:
"Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, Fifth Imperial Brother, Sixth Imperial Brother, then I shall take my leave first, farewell!"
After saying that, the eldest prince led a group of officials away in a huff.
Seeing the eldest prince humiliated, Long Qian burst into laughter:
"Zhi Xun, you're amazing! You got the Crown Prince to spend money with just a few words!"
Xu Zhixun said with a grin, "Let me tell you, the way to deal with this kind of scoundrel is to fight fire with fire and use magic to defeat magic!"
"We will take the path of scoundrels, leaving scoundrels with nowhere to go!"
Long Yege burst into laughter: "Zhi Xun, you're really funny!"
Long Qian smiled and said, "Yes, let's go, let's go to the upper room for dinner."
Xu Zhixun countered, "Why should we eat at Zuixianlou?"
"Of course we're going to eat at the Crown Prince's Wan Hua Lou restaurant, and then we won't pay after we finish our meal!"
Long Qian: "..."
Long Yege: "Hahahaha!"
Long Yege laughed so hard he almost fell over.
Jing Zhan couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, you are a young lady, you shouldn't go to brothels, it will damage your reputation."
Xu Zhixun said nonchalantly:
"No way! Brothels are a must-visit for fairies descending to earth. If I don't go to a brothel, then my trip to the mortal world would be in vain!"
"What does 'checking in' mean?" Long Qian frowned slightly.
Xu Zhixun explained, "It means going to a famous place and then announcing to others that you have been there."
Long Qian was somewhat puzzled: "Do all the fairies in your Heavenly Court have to go to brothels to 'check in'?"
Xu Zhixun: "Yeah, because there are lots of beautiful women in brothels, so it's more fun!"
Jing Zhan asked doubtfully, "Won't the celestial men mind if you fairies go to brothels?"
Xu Zhixun: "If a fairy goes to a brothel in the mortal world, the fairy man probably won't mind, because brothels in the mortal world are mostly filled with women."
"However, there are many handsome men in the brothels of Heaven."
"When fairies go to the brothels in Heaven, they usually ask handsome men to accompany them, and the celestial men might mind."
"But as long as you don't go around telling everyone that you went to a brothel to find handsome men, no one will know that you went."
Long Qianjun's face turned ashen: "You fairies go to brothels and need handsome men to accompany you?"
Xu Zhixun: "Yes!"
Long Qian stared intently at Xu Zhixun: "Have you ever ordered handsome men to accompany you?"
Xu Zhixun: "No, I used to have a boyfriend. I don't need to go to brothels to find handsome men!"
The "Heavenly Brothel" that Xu Zhixun mentioned refers to modern entertainment venues, bars, KTVs, and similar places.
In those entertainment venues, women can request handsome male models...
"Zhi Xun, please don't go to the brothels in Heaven and hire handsome men to keep you company, okay?" Long Qian took Xu Zhi Xun's small hand and said softly.
"If you feel lonely, I can keep you company often!"
Xu Zhixun thought for a moment and said, "Okay, then you have to spend time with me often!"
Long Qian breathed a sigh of relief: "I'll definitely spend more time with you!"
Long Yege sighed with emotion: "The Heavenly Court is truly a wondrous place. Fairies and mortal women are indeed different."
Jing Zhan: "Yes, most women in the mortal world dare not go to brothels, for fear of damaging their reputation."
Only a few women dared to go to brothels.
Xu Zhixun: "Hey, let's not say any more. Let's go to Wan Hua Lou and have a free dinner!"
Long Qian laughed heartily: "Alright, let's go! Tonight we'll make the Crown Prince lose money."
Xu Zhixun: "The eldest prince can bring thirty people to Zuixianlou for free twice a month."
"Then we'll take thirty people to Wan Hua Lou twice a month for a free meal, and we can also have the courtesan keep us company."
"Hahaha, the Crown Prince would be furious!" Long Qian found it very funny.
Xu Zhixun snorted coldly: "We're going to make him so angry that he won't keep coming to Zuixianlou to freeload!"
After saying that, Xu Zhixun said to the jade hairpin:
“Yu Zan, we only have five people now. Go back to the Sixth Prince’s residence immediately and find twenty-five more guards.”
"That way, we can gather thirty people to go to Wanhualou for dinner."
Everyone: "Hahahaha!"
Yu Zan laughed incessantly: "Alright, this servant will go back to the Sixth Prince's residence now and find twenty-five guards."
Shopkeeper Fang felt very relieved and couldn't help but smile broadly: "Miss Yuzan, let me take you back to the Sixth Prince's residence by carriage!"
And so, Manager Fang delivered the jade hairpin back to the Sixth Prince's residence.
Xu Zhixun, Long Qian, and the others left Zuixianlou and headed to Wanhualou.
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Wanhualou is one of the four most famous brothels in the capital of the Dragon Kingdom.
At 6:30 p.m., Xu Zhixun and her group arrived at Wanhua Tower.
Because Wan Hua Lou is very expensive, it doesn't have many customers.
The customers were mostly wealthy officials, scholars, and heroes.
There are also poor men who work hard to save money for one or two years, just to come to Wan Hua Lou for one night of pleasure.
After Xu Zhixun entered Wanhua Tower, she saw that it was decorated with carved railings and jade steps, and was magnificent and resplendent.
At this moment, the madam, all smiles, quickly came forward to greet them.
The term "brothel madam" refers to the proprietress of a brothel.
Since the Wan Hua Lou was run by the eldest prince, the madam knew Long Qian and the others.
Because Long Qian, Long Yege, and Jing Zhan had visited Wan Hua Lou before.
However, Long Qian and Jing Zhan came only to watch the beauties play the zither and sing.
Long Yege, however, came to sleep with the courtesan and other girls.
Now, the madam greeted Xu Zhixun and her group with a smile:
"Oh, Fifth Young Master, Sixth Young Master, Young Master Jing, please come in, please come in..."
Just as the madam finished speaking, she saw Xu Zhixun.
Xu Zhixun wore a snow-white gauze dress and a snow-white hooded cape.
The cloak was exquisite and gorgeous, and the rabbit fur along the edge of the hood made Xu Zhixun's small face look delicate, fair, and flawless.
The dress Xu Zhixun is wearing was a gift from the Empress to Xu Zhixun upon their first meeting, and it is quite valuable.
The madam had a particularly sharp eye; she could tell at a glance that Xu Zhixun's clothes were exceptionally expensive.
Therefore, the madam subconsciously looked at Long Qian and asked with a smile:
"Sixth Young Master, how should I address this young lady?"
Long Qian said calmly, "This is Miss Xu."
The madam was taken aback and immediately guessed that Xu Zhixun was a celestial maiden descended to earth!
So the madam immediately said respectfully:
"So it's Miss Xu, Miss Xu, please come in!"
"Your presence at our Wanhua Pavilion is truly an honor for us!"
Xu Zhixun smiled slightly at the madam: "What's fun to do in the Wan Hua Lou?"
After hearing Xu Zhixun's words, the madam smiled and said:
"Miss Xu, what perfect timing for you today!"
"Our most beautiful courtesan at the Wan Hua Lou will be dancing later. You are welcome to watch her dance!"
"Okay then! Where should we sit?" Xu Zhixun asked casually.
Long Qian thought for a moment, then said casually:
"Let's sit on the first floor. It's closer to the stage, so we can see the courtesan more clearly."
“Okay!” Xu Zhixun agreed to Long Qian’s suggestion.
Next, the madam arranged for Xu Zhixun and the others to sit at a table on the right side of the lobby on the first floor.
Then, the waiter brought out the menu and let everyone order.
The group ordered a huge amount of delicacies, and then ate dinner while waiting for the courtesan to appear.
An hour later, everyone had finished eating, but the courtesan still hadn't appeared.
"Hey, when is the courtesan going to dance?" Xu Zhixun got impatient and stood up from the stool.
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