Luo Jiancang, who was playing around, was unaware that his dear older brother was adding some brand-new test papers for him, and was still enjoying himself.
Life at Bailu Academy was easier than Qingyin had imagined. With the presence of the brother-obsessed Luo Jiancang and those exceptionally enthusiastic students, Qingyin managed to supervise her younger brother's studies in an unusually harmonious manner every day, and incidentally included Cheng Fugui in the learning process as well.
Whether you're herding one sheep or two, it's all the same, so what's one more?
Perhaps because she was far away from the female lead and the plot, Qingyin stayed at the academy for two months without encountering any of the male leads from the mission world.
Qingyin touched his smooth chin. It didn't matter that he couldn't see it. He was just a little curious about what the male lead who agreed to form a multi-family relationship looked like. He couldn't see it now, but he would see it sooner or later in the imperial court.
But by now, the female lead has already started her adventures in the martial arts world, right?
Just as Qingyin had thought, the female protagonist, Lin Congyu, was feeling somewhat dejected because her beloved Qin Shaohuai and her suitors had all returned to the academy.
"Sigh, everything was great in ancient times, except there was no internet, no novels, no television, it was so hard to get through!" Lin Congyu lay on an exquisite rosewood table, her round cheeks pressed against the surface.
Seeing her young mistress looking bored, Lin Congyu's maid, Xiao Cui, suggested, "Miss, why don't you go out for a stroll? The shops near our master's place are doing really well lately! Several of them have even expanded."
"What's so interesting about that? It's just selling some food." Accustomed to the booming small shops of modern times, and with the help of the various male protagonists, Lin Congyu's business path has been extremely smooth.
This also diminished Lin Congyu's joy at the store's success. Her eyes lit up, "Oh, right! She can go somewhere else."
Hearing her mistress's sudden excitement, Xiao Cui felt inexplicably uneasy. She was the maid that the mistress had been assigned to serve as her personal maid by the madam. She didn't know what crime the previous maid had committed to be sold off by the madam.
Thinking of the somewhat harsh-looking lady, Xiao Cui felt a chill run down her spine.
Xiao Cui, who had been urging her mistress to go out and check the shop, hesitated. "How about we wait until Young Master Gao and the others come out before you go out to play?"
Lin Congyu, who was used to being favored in ancient times, became somewhat impatient, and her tone became slightly stiff: "Why wait for them! I'm not alone."
Seeing the determination in her mistress's eyes, Xiao Cui knew she couldn't change her mind, so she stammered, "Yes."
After speaking with Xiao Cui, Lin Congyu instructed another maid, Liu Hua, who was with her, to pretend that she was still sleeping at home. Then, Lin Congyu directed Xiao Cui to sneak out through the dog hole with her.
Lin Congyu learned about the dog hole from reading countless novels, and unexpectedly, she actually found one in the Lin family mansion. After asking about it, Lin Congyu threatened all the maids who knew about it until they behaved themselves, and then she had the servants block it with a flower bed.
The Lin family was a scholarly family, and the biological father of this body was a stubborn person who always prevented his daughter from going out. If it weren't for her mother's help, she would have been scolded by her father a while ago.
Remembering the hardships of her journey and the place she was going to, Lin Congyu subconsciously told someone to stay in the mansion while she secretly slipped out. After all, she left early and would be back soon.
Holding onto this hopeful thought, Lin Congyu slipped out the door and went straight to a clothing store she knew.
After a difficult decision in the store, Lin Congyu hugged her clothes.
Xiao Cui followed behind her, pointing to a page's robe, "Miss, why are we wearing this?"
Lin Congyu impatiently nudged Xiao Cui: "I told you to change it, you'll see in a bit."
In a short while, Lin Congyu changed into a white men's robe. Looking at her deliberately blackened face and the fake mustache, she smiled with satisfaction.
Xiao Cui, on the other hand, was not prepared in any way. She was dressed in a servant's clothes that were a size too big, like a child who had stolen an adult's clothes. Fortunately, she was still young and had not developed much, so she looked somewhat like a young and handsome servant.
She walked out awkwardly.
Seeing her overly timid posture, Lin Congyu frowned. "Take bigger steps, be a man, don't be so stingy, okay?"
Xiao Cui obediently did as she was told, but her movements were even more appalling, like a toddler just learning to walk, full of strangeness and awkwardness.
As expected, Lin Congyu's expression became even more dissatisfied. Anyway, people would look at her first, and she probably wouldn't care about a mere pageboy. "Fine, just do it the way you did before."
Let's go.
Hearing her mistress's words, Xiao Cui relaxed with a sigh of relief. She really couldn't act like a man; she had been tense all over.
After traveling for a while, Xiao Cui saw a beautiful building that exuded a strange fragrance in front of her. Her face turned red, and she whispered, "Miss! How could you come to such a filthy place? If the master and mistress find out, they will definitely beat us to death!"
Lin Congyu frowned, but said nonchalantly, "I didn't let anyone know when I came out. I was just looking around for a while. We came out right away after we went in. What are you afraid of?"
Xiao Cui was speechless. Seeing the undisguised excitement on her young lady's face and her immediate greeting to the woman dressed too scantily, she helplessly followed.
If she doesn't go, the young lady might not know what to do. It's better to go with her; I'll feel more at ease that way.
The scene that appears is Lin Congyu surrounded by a group of girls, and her pageboy, who is sitting behind her with a flushed face and doesn't dare to look anywhere.
This brothel is called Baihualou, the largest brothel in the capital. As a notorious den of iniquity in the capital, the madam of Baihualou is naturally a shrewd and cunning person. Xiangniang is the apparent owner of Baihualou.
Because it was daytime, there were relatively few customers in the brothel, which made Lin Congyu, who had just been ushered in, even more noticeable.
Xiangniang swayed her serpentine body and immediately came forward. Her alluring makeup, sheer clothing, and stunning figure immediately made Lin Congyu blush.
"Oh my, which beauty does this young master intend to invite? I have all kinds of beauties."
The Moon Maiden held a folding fan embroidered with a romantic scene in her left hand, covering half of her face as she smiled, also obscuring her thoughtful eyes.
The "young master" in front of me is clearly a woman, and judging from the person behind her, she is probably her maid. I wonder which young lady is so bold as to find pleasure in a brothel.
Looking at the alluring madam, Lin Congyu's previous arrogance vanished. This madam was a mature and beautiful older sister, and her charm was even more captivating than the women she had seen on the street. Lin Congyu, somewhat unable to resist, blushed and deliberately raised her voice:
"Well, I just want to find a beautiful woman to play the zither for me. She has to be skilled. Money is no object."
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