“Your Highness,” Magpie looked at Lu Qingyan with an innocent expression, “Your Highness is already very capable.”
Lu Qingyan smiled and ruffled the magpie's fluffy head. This little girl is a bit silly; she believes any story that's just made up.
"Your Highness, you're so amazing, can you teach me?" Magpie looked at Lu Qingyan with bright, sparkling eyes.
"Unfortunately, I accidentally threw that manual into the fire pit. I'm only a half-baked expert myself now, so I can't teach you." Lu Qingyan sighed and shook her head, thus bringing up the topic.
As they talked, they arrived at the Yichun Courtyard.
Magpie looked at the signboard with a long face: "Young master, if you want to go shopping, let's go somewhere else, okay? This kind of place is not for us."
What was the princess, a frail woman, doing bringing her to such a brothel? Could she be thinking of doing something drastic? Magpie's mind was in turmoil.
"Your Highness, it's getting late, let's head back now."
"What are you thinking about?" Lu Qingyan tapped the magpie's forehead: "We're here on serious business. We brought you here so you can keep watch."
Magpie: Then... can you hide me inside too? What if their queen is discovered? What will she do?
She's just fallen for a young guard from Prince De's mansion.
"Changxi," Lu Qingyan looked back at the magpie ahead and said with a sly smile, "If you don't leave now, I'll leave you there all alone."
"This servant will come right away." Magpie obediently followed Lu Qingyan.
Although the name "Yichun Courtyard" is a bit vulgar, it is extremely famous in this alley, and there are many people coming here right now.
Fortunately, the place is big enough that it doesn't feel too crowded.
"Oh, sir, you've arrived." The madam saw Lu Qingyan enter. With her sharp eyes, she had seen all kinds of women in this brothel over the years. She immediately recognized that the newcomer was not a gentleman, but a beautiful young woman. It was just that her makeup was too good for her to see what she originally looked like.
Ahem, their Yichun Courtyard isn't an ordinary place; it also caters to female customers.
"Sir, would you like to go to the fifth floor, or to—" the madam said, revealing the token at her waist.
The token is exquisitely carved; if an ordinary person did not know its origin, they might mistake it for a common ornament.
If you don't know what the madam really means, you won't take her action to heart.
Lu Qingyan raised her hands from behind her back and smiled, "Aunt Jin, this little thing you're wearing is really exquisite. Why don't you ask Aunt Jin to carve one for me too?"
Mrs. Jin's old face was wrinkled like a chrysanthemum. This business was much more profitable than those women making money off men. Sometimes, just one transaction could cover two or three years' expenses.
"This way, please, sir." Madam Jin smiled and led Lu Qingyan to the backyard. Compared to the exquisite front yard, the backyard looked like a woodshed. Madam Jin led Lu Qingyan into a dilapidated-looking room and turned around an inconspicuous candlestick inside.
"Sir, this way." Madam Jin had dropped her usual welcoming smile and now gave off a rare serious air. Having come this far, she hadn't exposed Lu Qingyan's deliberate disguise as a man.
"Judging from your practiced manner, it doesn't seem like you're a first-timer. May I ask who you wish to employ this time?"
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