Chapter 24: Finding the Miraculous Healer's Granddaughter
Chen Shuwei knew that there were many girls in Yunxiu Tower, and it would take forever to find one if he searched for them one by one, so as soon as he entered the tower, he pretended to be a local tycoon and asked someone to call the madam.
Yunniang had been in this building for five years and had long since developed a pair of sharp eyes. She looked at Shen Shuwei from head to toe, and finally stopped at her throat which was covered by her collar.
Yunniang smiled with eyes that curved in color, and said eagerly, "Young Master, you are so rich and powerful, but you are looking for Miss Lianshui from our building. If you are looking for her, it would be really unfortunate. A noble person took her away early this morning."
In her previous life, Chen Shuwei had heard of this Lianshui girl. She was 28 years old, good at dancing, and the top performer in Yunxiu Tower. She was not the one she was looking for.
The miracle doctor's granddaughter is only fourteen or fifteen years old now. There is a red spot the size of a fingernail under her right eye, which is said to be a birthmark.
Chen Shu smiled, found a spacious place to sit down, pulled Qingdai, who was standing restlessly, to sit down with him, and raised his hand to throw a thick stack of silver bills on the table.
"Please call all the girls in the building and give them five taels for each dance."
Looking at the banknotes flying on the table like snowflakes, not to mention Yunniang, all the girls nearby were staring with their eyes fixed on Chen Shuwei, as if they saw the God of Wealth descending to earth.
Even though Yunxiu Tower is one of the best brothels in Beijing, the ones who make money are the top prostitutes. Those of the lower class may not even earn a few taels of silver after drinking with customers all day. If they meet a difficult one, they may not even give them a few cents.
Yun Niang was also startled, the smile on her face froze for a moment, and she looked at Shen Shuwei from head to toe again, "Sir, are you serious about what you said?"
Could it be that she was mistaken? The man who called so many girls at once was really a young man who came here for pleasure?
Chen Shu smiled without changing his expression, "Of course it's true, but I only want young ones."
It was also thanks to the families who came to her house one after another to give gifts, as well as the rewards brought in from the palace, otherwise she would not have the confidence to be so generous.
Yunniang looked at Chen Shuwei with a subtle look. It was just a rich young man's habit, and she could understand it.
For a moment, all kinds of girls surrounded Chen Shuwei's seat. Various low-grade sweet fragrances intertwined and mixed together, making Chen Shuwei squint his eyes and carefully glance at the faces of every dancing girl.
None of these.
Suddenly, a crisp golden bell rang, and a young girl in a crimson dance dress, showing her white and tender waist, swirled and danced in front of Shen Shuwei, biting a small silver cup with wine in her teeth.
Chen Shuwei was caught off guard and asked the silver cup to touch her lips. She raised her eyes to meet the brown eyes that were so close to her. Seeing the shy invitation in the eyes, she was stunned.
How is this played?
In the private room on the second floor, a young man sitting by the railing glimpsed the scene below and suddenly chuckled.
Xiao Chengming, who was sitting across from him in a luxurious purple robe, raised an eyebrow when he heard the laughter. "What are you laughing at, Your Highness? But what did I say that went wrong just now?"
Zhao Yun turned around and said in a cold yet gentle voice, "I just saw a cat. It has nothing to do with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Xiao Chengming raised his eyebrows and looked down along his line of sight. He saw a corner surrounded by dancing girls, with two young men sitting in the middle.
Where did the cat come from?
He turned back to look at Zhao Yun, who had been wearing a veil from the beginning, hiding her true face from the public, and jokingly said, "Why is the Crown Prince wearing a veil? He's even more shy than some of the girls in the capital."
None of him and his brothers knew what Zhao Yun looked like, and even the spies they sent to gather information had inexplicably lost contact.
This made Xiao Chengming feel a little wary of Zhao Yun.
A hand as cold and white as jade emerged from beneath the sleeve of his moon-white robe, gently stroking the wine cup on the table. "I had a bad experience with the climate when I arrived in Beijing, and I developed a rash on my face. I didn't want to scare others, so I covered my face just now."
Xiao Chengming laughed heartily a few times, "It's okay, the prince and I are both men, so we don't mind. Prince, you might as well take off your veil, so you can drink more freely."
"I do mind."
Xiao Chengming's eyes darkened and he looked at Zhao Yun without saying a word.
In his opinion, all rashes were fake; Zhao Yun simply didn't want anyone to see his face.
His biological mother was Princess Duanhua of the previous dynasty, and even he had heard of her celestial beauty. As her son, how could Zhao Yun's face be so ugly? Why would he be so secretive?
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In the lobby on the first floor, Chen Shuwei turned his head away to avoid the wine brought by the dancer, and gave her five taels of silver in the other's affectionate gaze, and then happily sent her away.
Qing Dai looked at the half-missing banknotes on the table, frowned, and whispered softly, "Sir, almost all the girls in the building are here, and I haven't seen any of them with the red spots under their eyes you mentioned."
Chen Shuwei bent his knuckles and tapped the table lightly, his eyes sweeping over the few remaining girls one by one, and suddenly his attention was attracted by a tea-serving maid nearby.
How could she forget that in addition to the girls performing in this building, there were also maids serving tea, pouring wine, and cleaning.
Brothels have always liked to employ young girls as maids, and when they grow up they will select those with outstanding looks to accompany guests.
The granddaughter of the miracle doctor might not be among the group of dancers just now, and the maid couldn't say for sure.
Just as Shen Shuwei was considering whether he had enough remaining banknotes to call out all the maids in the building, a woman's scream came from the corner of a platform not far away.
Chen Shuwei looked up and saw a thin maid being taken into the arms of a drunken young man. This was not a common occurrence in a brothel.
The brothel girl closest to Chen Shuwei took a look and said quickly, "It's that Yan'er again. This is the nth time this month that a customer has taken a fancy to her."
Another girl next to her said, "She's very pretty, and a customer has already asked for her. If it weren't for Miss Lianshui defending her, saying she was young and needed a few more years of care, and if she hadn't had a red spot under her eye, Aunt Yun would have let her perform on stage long ago."
"Lianshui isn't protecting her, she's clearly afraid that Yan'er will steal her limelight and steal her customers."
The girls next to him were jealous, but Chen Shuwei raised his eyebrows subtly.
What a coincidence, the granddaughter of the miracle doctor was found by her.
The man holding Yan'er in his arms was Sun Yuan, the eldest son of the Sun family, the chief clerk of the Ministry of War. He was a womanizer and a playboy, spending more than twenty days a month in the beds of brothels and the remaining ten or so days kneeling in the family ancestral hall to receive family punishment.
Sun Yuan was just worried that Miss Lianshui wasn't here today, so no one would perform on stage. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of a tea-serving maid standing out, and, unable to contain his excitement, he took advantage of his drunken stupor and embraced her, ready to kiss her.
The girl in his arms struggled violently, kicking and hitting him several times. Sun Yuan was in great pain and began to feel angry. He shoved her hard towards the stage.
Except for those girls with names, all the other girls in the brothels in Beijing obey his orders. He says go east and they dare not go west. This little maid who serves tea actually dared to punch and kick him. She is really rebellious.
Sun Yuan, under the influence of alcohol, rolled up his sleeves and spit out dirty words, determined to teach this maid a lesson.
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