Chapter 156
"We'll drink upstairs," Yingning said with a smile, shaking her fan and turning to Yan Qizhen beside her.
"Let's have a good night's drink at Jiaohe Tower today, brother and I."
Yan Qizhen was slightly taken aback, watching her tease Aunt Li while fanning herself. She seemed to be quite at ease in this place of pleasure and romance.
"Young master, please don't cancel Li Niang's engagement." She was very happy to be coaxed by Ying Ning's sweet words, her face flushed slightly, and she looked up at Ying Ning with her eyes fixed on him.
"Li Niang, can't you really stay with me?" Ying Ning held her hand tightly, feeling the unusual softness on her fingertips. She thought that Jiao He Lou must have some secret recipe to keep Aunt Li's skin so tender and youthful at such an old age.
Delicate lotus, delicate lotus, a person like a delicate lotus.
This name is truly not aptly chosen.
“Young master, Li Niang is usually willing to keep you company, but today I need to arrange all the affairs of Jiao He Lou.”
"I really cannot agree to your request, young master."
"Later, Li Niang will have two beautiful young ladies keep the two gentlemen company." Li Niang covered her mouth and teased, patting Ying Ning's hand shyly as she spoke.
"It's such a pity. I was completely captivated by Li Niang the moment I saw her. Where in this Jiao He Lou is there anyone more beautiful than Li Niang?" Ying Ning said, then looked around the Jiao He Lou.
"She is the most beautiful, right before my eyes."
These words immediately made Aunt Li laugh heartily, and she covered her mouth with a smile:
“Of course there are even more beautiful ones, our Jiaohelou’s darlings are…” She seemed to think of something, but didn’t continue.
"Don't worry, young master, Li Niang will definitely find two outstanding women to accompany you." Li Niang instantly transformed back into her charming and alluring self, no longer mentioning the names from before.
But Yingning sensed something different and pretended to suddenly realize, "Jiao'er, who is she?"
Li Niang's expression froze for a moment. She hesitated for a moment, then leaned close to Ying Ning's ear and said only, "She's just a newcomer from our establishment. She's still immature. We'll train her properly before letting the young master have a good time with her."
"Oh, this young master would like to personally train him."
Aunt Li noticed that the young master in the black robe and white jade mask was actually waving a fan, and her interest was piqued by the "darling" she had mentioned: "Oh dear, oh dear young master, this darling is really no good."
Why?
"We have distinguished guests," Li Niang said quietly.
"What distinguished guest is this? How dare you disturb my pleasure? I am..." Ying Ning said loudly, acting as if she were using her power to intimidate others.
Aunt Li quickly covered Yingning's mouth, anxiously saying, "That's a very distinguished guest..."
"An exceptionally distinguished guest!"
Yan Qizhen's eyes darkened, as if he already knew who this so-called distinguished guest was.
Seeing that Yingning was no longer speaking, Aunt Li carefully released her hand and whispered:
"Young master, please don't say any more."
"We can't afford to offend any of them."
Yingning and Yan Qizhen exchanged a glance, and naturally guessed who the so-called "darling" was accompanied by.
"I was just joking, why are you so nervous, Li Niang? In my heart, no matter which other girl is more beautiful, none can compare to Li Niang." Ying Ning gently brushed a strand of hair behind Li Gu's ear and asked softly.
"Li Niang, how about spending a romantic night with me?"
Upon hearing Ying Ning's words, Aunt Li blushed slightly, but thinking of the distinguished guest, no matter how much she was captivated by the young nobleman in front of her, she had no choice but to refuse.
"It really won't work."
"Li Niang will accompany the young master another day."
Li Niang, accompanied by Ying Ning and Yan Qizhen, pushed open the door to a superior tea room. In front was a tea hall, and behind was a long, dark crimson gauze curtain that stretched for two or three meters.
After the veil is removed, there lies a place of carefree ease.
After making the arrangements, Aunt Li said in a sweet voice, "Young masters, please wait a moment while I arrange a girl for you."
Before she left, she flirtatiously tugged at the sash of Ying Ning's robe at the waist. Her beautiful, delicate eyes, when they moved, were like hooks, full of affection.
Just after Aunt Li from Jiaohe Tower left, Yan Qizhen coughed softly:
"Qizhen was unaware that... Her Highness the Princess was so familiar with this place."
"In the end, Jiaohe Tower is just a place for business. As long as you don't smash their shop, people will naturally greet you with smiles." Yingning didn't sit down, but opened the door of the room and glanced inside.
Yan Qizhen also came over and looked in the direction she was looking:
"If we find my third brother today, I will thank Your Highness the Princess." Yan Qizhen had almost calmed down by now and began to carefully consider the matter.
The prince's frequenting of Jiaohe Tower was a scandal.
If the nobleman accompanying that "darling" is indeed his third brother, then he has personally delivered a handle to him.
"No need to thank me."
“We are bound together by mutual interests. I’m sure that when the Fourth Prince’s power is even greater, he will help me treat A-Chu better.” Ying Ning closed the door, cutting off Yan Qizhen’s view.
"Your Highness, do you have any ideas?"
Just as they opened the door, they both noticed a large private room on the second floor. Not only was the door tightly closed, but the cubicles on both sides were also empty of guests.
Presumably, the Third Prince is in that private room.
Yan Qizhen removed his mask, revealing his handsome appearance.
“I have a plan, but first I need to confirm whether the person in that private room is my third brother,” he said.
Even though there was now a very high probability that the person in the private room was the Third Prince, Yan Qizhen still acted with great caution, afraid of making a wrong move.
"If we knew whether the person in that private room was the Third Prince, we would probably have to go and see for ourselves." Yingning suddenly shut her mouth upon hearing the voice at the door.
A sound was heard, and someone pushed open the door.
"Xing'er and Tao Rui greet the two young masters." The two from the outer gate bowed.
...
Yan Qizhen gently pulled his sandalwood-purple cicada-patterned dress over his body and covered his face with a light gauze with gold patterns, obscuring much of his handsome appearance.
The tall, graceful young woman beside him wore a long, vermilion dress. Her slender waist was cinched by an intricately embroidered corset, making her appear even more delicate and graceful.
“Zhao Ning”.
"Why do I have to wear such clothes?" Yan Qizhen frowned, looking at the outer robe he had just torn off from Xing'er and Tao'er.
"Although there was no one guarding the door to that private room."
“But look there.” Yingning looked towards the corner on the second floor, where several guards arranged by Jiaohe Tower stood in the shadows.
“If the two of us approach that private room as guests, we’ll probably be stopped.” Yingning didn’t continue, knowing that Yan Qizhen would understand.
Yan Qizhen then stopped hesitating.
He had crawled through mud to survive since childhood, experienced being naked, competing with dogs for food, and having to flatter and fawn to survive. In the end, wearing women's clothes was not an intolerable thing for him.
What does it matter if we suffer humiliation now, as long as we can kill our opponent in the future?
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