Chapter 28 Visiting a Brothel
"Waiting one more day means he can enjoy another day of carefree pleasure."
Jiang Wan Ning's meaning was very clear: if she hadn't been busy with other matters a couple of days ago, she would have already gone to kill them after leaving the Zhou residence that day.
Shen Ruzhi slammed her hand on the table, "As expected of my good sister, we're on the same page."
"What are you still sitting there for? Hurry up and come on!"
Shen Ruzhi walked halfway before realizing that Jiang Wanning hadn't followed.
“Miss Shen, my mistress has already sent me to investigate. Sun Gui is not in the yamen.”
Shen Ruzhi looked out the window and asked, "Since when did officials in Dongling Kingdom stop working when it rains?"
Haitang chuckled and lowered her head, "Sun Gui is in a brothel right now."
After Haitang finished speaking, Shaoyao had already taken out two bundles.
Shen Ruzhi saw the men's clothing inside clearly, and her eyes gleamed with a roguish light. "I've wanted to visit a brothel for a long time."
“You used to be so serious and unwilling to go with me.”
As she spoke, she began to change her clothes, saying, "You seem like a completely different person now."
Jiang Wan Ning laughed and said, "Then we're not going?"
"Go away, go away." Shen Ruzhi quickly said, "Okay Ningning, I was too talkative."
The four of them changed back into men's clothing.
The teahouse and Zuixianlou were not far apart, and the four of them arrived at Zuixianlou, the most famous brothel in the capital, in the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.
"Oh my, gentlemen, you look unfamiliar. Is this your first time here?" The madam said with a smile.
His eyes swept over the four of them from head to toe.
Jiang Wan Ning specially bought men's clothing made of the finest materials, and even stole her father's jade pendant to hang on her waist.
"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and call all the girls here over for me."
Shen Ruzhi touched his fake beard.
"Oh, sir, you seem to be in such a hurry?" the madam said. "I wonder if this young master has someone in mind?"
Jiang Wan Ning glanced sideways, and Hai Tang took out two taels of silver and placed it in the madam's hand.
"Mom, just give us a nice guest room and find a few pretty girls."
"As long as you serve our young master well, you'll be well paid."
The madam looked at the heavy purse in Haitang's hand, her mouth almost stretching to her ears in a wide grin. "Don't worry, gentlemen."
"Of all the girls in the capital, those from our area are the most beautiful."
The madam then had someone lead Jiang Wan Ning and Shen Ru Zhi into the best guest room.
He personally led five or six women of varying shapes and sizes into the room.
Shen Ruzhi leaned back lazily in her chair, looking at the girl in front of her with a look of disgust.
Jiang Wan Ning didn't even glance at it.
"Mom, are you worried we won't be able to pay?"
The madam said cautiously, "If you two young masters are not satisfied, I have more here. Please rest for a moment."
He then gave a wink, and the girls immediately lined up and walked out.
Then two or three more groups of girls came in, and both men looked disgusted.
"If you don't have it here, we'll go somewhere else." Shen Ruzhi stood up. "You've wasted so much of our time."
"It seems that this Drunken Immortal Pavilion is nothing special."
"Wait, wait," the madam said, extending her hand. "Gentlemen...why don't you tell me which one you'd like?"
"So I can find some for you, right?"
Jiang Wan Ning glanced at Chen Ru Zhi and placed a one-hundred-tael silver note in the madam's hand, saying, "I won't go into details."
“My friend here,” Jiang Wan Ning pointed to the roof, “has quite a home.”
"I've seen plenty of beautiful women. I've heard that the most beautiful courtesan at Zuixianlou is very graceful and has a unique charm."
The madam looked up at the roof and then heard that she had seen many beautiful women.
"This young master is Gong..."
"It's good that Mom knows." Jiang Wan Ning winked. "We didn't sneak out; we didn't want anyone to find out."
The madam immediately nodded. It was related to the palace; she wondered which prince's son or which prince he was.
After all, the current emperor has many brothers and uncles, so naturally there are many princes as well.
However, some of them went to their fiefdoms much earlier.
"Why haven't you brought the person over yet?"
The madam hesitated, "This... to be honest..."
"Little Peach Blossom is currently entertaining guests, and we don't have the right to ask guests to change partners midway through their stay..."
"Perhaps you two gentlemen could wait a moment?"
"Wait?" Shen Ruzhi roared, "You want me to wait?"
"There aren't many people in this world who dare to make me wait... I'd like to see who dares to make me wait!"
As Shen Ruzhi was about to rush out, the madam quickly stopped her so as not to affect business.
Seeing this, Jiang Wan Ning tried to smooth things over, saying, "Well, I know that if Mom can say that, it means the other party isn't someone to mess with."
"Since they are all important people, we must know them. Why don't Mom take us there and we can talk to him ourselves?"
The madam was still hesitant, but seeing Shen Ruzhi's angry expression, she dared not provoke either of them.
In the end, they could only agree to Jiang Wan Ning's suggestion, "Then it's settled, we absolutely mustn't start arguing."
"The other party is, after all, a prefect."
"The prefect? That's Sun Gui, I know him very well." Jiang Wan Ning continued, "Don't worry."
Upon hearing this tone, the madam assumed that the two were neither friends nor enemies.
There shouldn't be any problems.
They then led the two to Sun Gui's room.
Once inside, he bolted the door from the inside, preventing the madam from following him in.
Sun Gui was listening to the music with his eyes closed and head swaying, his hands tapping out rhythms on the table.
"Why did it stop?" Sun Gui opened his eyes.
Seeing Shen Ruzhi flirting with Xiao Taohong with her arm around her shoulder, he angrily asked, "Who are you?"
"How dare you trespass?"
"Lord Sun, it's been so long, don't you recognize me?"
Sun Gui narrowed his small eyes slightly and looked Jiang Wan Ning up and down. "Who are you?"
“I am your creditor, sir, have you forgotten? Those vendors and Liu Zhuang’s.”
Sun Gui's eyes changed slightly. "Was it you who instigated those lowly people to cause trouble at the government office that day?"
"And she even claims to be the daughter of a princess and the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review?"
"Enough with the nonsense." Jiang Wan Ning scoffed coldly. "I'll only ask you one question: are you going to give me the money or not?"
He then pulled out a dagger and threw it on the table.
Little Peach Blossom was so frightened that she opened her mouth, but before she could make a sound, Haitang slapped her unconscious with a chop to the neck.
"Hmph." Sun Gui wasn't afraid at all. "What can you do to me if I don't give it to you?"
"Don't even mention the Princess Consort, I wouldn't give her to the Prince of Langya even if he came."
"You two women came to this Drunken Immortal Pavilion just for this? Or is it just an excuse to try it out?"
Jiang Wan Ning had long known that Sun Gui wouldn't easily reveal the truth, but she never expected him to be so audacious. Behind Sun Gui was the Emperor's most beloved Consort Chun.
Sun Gui was Consort Chun's maternal uncle, and Consort Chun was merely a pretty face.
She practiced nepotism and wished that all the officials in the entire Dongling Kingdom were her relatives.
"To tell you the truth, His Majesty knows everything I've done."
"I advise you to mind your own business, lest you implicate others."
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