When Yi Mu woke up, it felt like someone was hitting him hard with a small hammer inside his head, and he felt waves of pain.
He covered his head, put on his shoes, and went to the outer room.
There was a bamboo cage on the table, and next to it was a note left by Ziruo.
It took Yi Mu quite a while to recognize what the crooked words were.
I went to the academy, and there was food on the table.
Below the bamboo basket were two steamed buns and a bowl of porridge, which was still warm.
After eating breakfast, Yi Mucaocao boiled water, washed herself clean, and then went out to the brothel.
The brothel has been having a bad time lately. The madam always has a cold, sullen face, finds fault with everyone, and is quick to lose her temper.
An angry woman is unreasonable, and Yi Mu didn't want to provoke her.
Brothels only start doing business in the evening; you can hardly see anyone during the day.
When Yimu went inside, he saw only a few weary-looking ghost servants sweeping and scattering.
When the ghost servants saw him enter, they greeted him in twos and threes.
There was a sycophant who followed Yi Mu and said mysteriously, "Young master, something interesting happened last night, would you like to hear it?"
Yi Mu rubbed the back of his neck and said lazily, "Speak."
"The third young lady of the Ninghou Mansion came here dressed as a man to have some fun. She asked two girls, Chun and Xia, to accompany her. Later, the Sixth Prince came here and the two of them got into a fight. Several rooms were smashed. Wan Niang was so angry that she almost killed someone."
Yi Mu raised an eyebrow. "No compensation?"
The ghost slave heyed.
"The young lady of the Marquis's mansion was taken away on the spot, and the Sixth Prince left just as easily. With their status, who would dare to ask them for money? Would they risk their lives?"
Wan Niang must have been furious.
In the short term, life will be difficult for the young ladies, gentlemen, and servants in the building.
In the brothel, there were two top courtesans, Spring and Summer. One was as pure as a lotus, and the other was as passionate as fire. They were the most extreme contrasts, and most people came for them.
In addition, the young master Qingmo in the building, although he has only been here for a short time, has been appreciated by many people who understand music or are simply trying to appear sophisticated.
Yi Mu has a special music room on the second floor, where he keeps the famous zither "Kong Gu" that Wan Niang specially found for him.
This instrument was stored in the storeroom of Cixintang many years ago.
Once, when the corner of the table broke, his fellow apprentices took it out and used it as a prop, complaining that it wasn't stable enough.
Unexpectedly, many years later, Cixintang no longer existed, and this zither ended up in Yimu's hands.
As the hour of Si (9-11 AM) approached, the sleeping girls all got up.
Yi Mu wiped the empty valley clean, brewed a pot of tea, lit some calming incense, and sat down in front of the zither.
The girls stretched their beautiful waists and came to the music room in twos and threes to find seats.
Wan Niang has always had a sharp eye for choosing men; every girl and young master in the brothel is beautiful and refined.
But many of these people are all show and no substance.
As the largest brothel on West Street, Qiongyue Pavilion was frequented by many sons and gentlemen from wealthy and noble families.
Young masters from wealthy families who received a good education in secluded courtyards appreciate beautiful women and value the connection between mind and body.
It must be said that Wan Niang has a very keen business sense.
They seized upon Yi Mu, a man with some real skills, and made full use of his value.
He taught more than a dozen young ladies and gentlemen by himself, and only needed to pay them ten taels of silver a month.
This is much cheaper than hiring a tutor.
That is why Wan Niang was much more polite to Yi Mu than to others.
Spring Maiden didn't come to her piano lesson today; I heard she was terrified yesterday.
In front of everyone, Miss Xia mocked, "She wasn't scared, she was heartbroken."
Everyone in the building knows that Miss Chun likes the Sixth Prince.
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