Chapter 14 Only Handsome Men
In any case, the show of force must be put on.
There's no main hall here, so the more people who know about it, the better.
The shopkeeper quickly agreed and went to make the arrangements.
Mu Xi's thirst was not quenched by a cup of tea, so she poured herself another cup and drank it down, which finally quenched her thirst a little.
She glanced up and saw Mu Xun standing in the doorway: "Aren't you going to sit down?"
As Mu Xun entered, he kept a close eye on his surroundings. Once inside, he stood by the door, seemingly determined to be a dutiful bodyguard.
Now, he simply shakes his head slightly, his face devoid of any other expression.
Mu Xi poured herself a third cup of tea, sipped it slowly, and asked casually, "What did you and the shopkeeper talk about just now?"
Mu Xun answered directly: "I said I wanted to book this place and asked him to make proper arrangements. I told him that the young master's status is noble and asked him not to spread rumors."
"Oh." That makes sense, but it's a bit of a delay.
Fortunately, Mu Xi had seen through Mu Xun's scheme. Although this place was quiet and elegant, it didn't stop her from spreading the news that "Prince Jin Fang had been resurrected."
The two, one sitting and one standing, listened to the music in silence.
Before long, the innkeeper returned with his men, bringing a table of food and wine. He then poured Mu Xi a cup of indigo-colored wine: "Young Master, this is our shop's signature 'Green Wine,' brewed from dozens of kinds of fruit, and named for its color."
Isn't this just an ancient version of the Blue Margaret?
As soon as the aroma of the wine wafted into her nose, Mu Xi tilted her head back and downed a glass in one gulp: "Very good."
The shopkeeper quickly refilled the cup, not without pride: "Your Highness, this is our shop's exclusive treasure. If anyone else wants to order this wine, they'll have to make a reservation in advance."
"Hmm..." Mu Xi couldn't really tell the quality of the wine. It just tasted like a mixture of various fruits and seemed to have a low alcohol content. It was probably not much different from the cocktails she had in her previous life.
The saying goes, "drowning one's sorrows in alcohol," but tonight's other purpose is precisely to "get drunk."
So I drank another glass.
Immediately afterwards, without waiting for the shopkeeper to pour more wine, he took the whole pot himself and poured and drank it by himself.
The shopkeeper, now empty-handed, turned around and beckoned, bringing in three pretty young women: "Young Master, do you find any of these three ladies pleasing to the eye?"
Mu Xi glanced at him, then continued drinking.
The shopkeeper immediately understood and beckoned in three more young ladies: "Young Master, take another look at these three young ladies. Is there anyone you like?"
"Your green wine is missing something." Mu Xi felt it wasn't enough after the third cup.
The shopkeeper, puzzled, asked, "What is it?"
"Ice." When Mu Xi took the first sip, it was sweet with a hint of alcohol, but after drinking too much, it just became ordinary fruit wine and lost its appeal. Now, feeling restless, she needed something cool and thirst-quenching, so she thought of adding ice to the wine.
The shopkeeper's face showed exaggerated admiration: "Oh my, yes, yes... the Marquis's heir is indeed the Marquis's heir..."
"Do you have ice?" Mu Xi was too lazy to listen to the shopkeeper's nonsense. "If you do, bring more. This little bit of wine isn't enough besides ice. Bring two more jars here."
"Yes, we do..." The shopkeeper turned his head and began to feign difficulty, "but ice is something that has always been transported from the Nine Realms by sea. It's a very rare commodity in our Yan Sheng Continent..."
"You want money, right? Go find him." Mu Xi raised her eyelids and pointed at Mu Xun, who was still standing by the door, occasionally looking out.
Mu Xi was dressed in his burial clothes, while Mu Xun hadn't changed yet and was dressed in plain white clothes. At first glance, the two didn't look like brothers, but rather like master and servant.
Upon hearing this, Mu Xun did not hesitate at all, and took out a silver note from his pocket and handed it to the shopkeeper: "Whatever the young master wants, just bring him the best."
"Alright, don't worry." The shopkeeper happily took the silver notes and instructed someone to fetch them.
Turning back, he called in three more women: "Young Master, these are the best flower cards we have here. They are all guaranteed to be under fourteen years old and of good character. Would you like to choose one or two to serve you while you enjoy wine and music?"
"You're all underage virgins..." Mu Xi's anger flared up at the sight of perfectly normal girls in this kind of place. She had originally planned to put on an act and let it go, but now she couldn't hold back her anger. "Don't you have any male prostitutes here?"
"Huh?" The turn of events was so sudden that the shopkeeper didn't react for a moment.
"Entertainers, male concubines, male lovers... Don't understand? You don't have any? You don't even have these here, do you?" Mu Xi became increasingly impatient.
The shopkeeper suddenly realized: "Ah...yes, yes...we have whatever our customers need..."
"Then go quickly." Mu Xi downed another glass of wine.
"Yes, yes..." The shopkeeper hurriedly sent the girls away, then stole a glance at Mu Xun at the door before retreating.
Mu Xi finished a pot of wine and ate a couple of bites of food, but the handsome man didn't come. Hearing the loud music, she became increasingly irritated: "You can all go down now. There's no need to play anymore."
"Yes." The two musicians withdrew as instructed.
The room fell silent for a moment.
After taking another sip of green wine, Mu Xi began to feel unsteady on her feet.
She's reached a slightly tipsy state.
Mu Xi knew perfectly well, but just as she was in a daze, a seductive yet slightly manic voice suddenly popped into her mind: "Don't worry about it, it's all that irritable maniac's fault, we didn't kill that person."
"Who?" The voice was initially indistinguishable between male and female. Mu Xi, having learned from experience this time, noticed that this one was vastly different from the previous violent and manic one. "Are you the new personality?"
Before the new personality could answer, the irritable man's voice rang out: "What's the difference between me killing and you killing? You coward, you don't dare to show your face normally, you only dare to show your face when you're drunk, you have no right to speak here."
"Drunken madness? Who's drunk madness?" The new voice suddenly rose eight octaves.
Mu Xi recognized the voice this time; it was a man's voice, but with a feminine softness, very similar to the original owner of her body's voice, only with an added touch of drunken allure.
The hot-tempered man spoke with obvious disdain for the voice: "I'm talking to you, so what?"
The two voices were about to start arguing.
Mu Xi seized the opportunity to "introspect," wanting to see what these personalities were really like.
Just then, the door creaked open, and the innkeeper brought people in again.
The two voices stopped abruptly as Mu Xi's attention shifted.
The shopkeeper, along with his assistant, brought over two more jars of wine and placed them on the table, and also filled a pot with new wine.
"Where's the ice?" Mu Xi wasn't sure if she was hallucinating from being drunk, but she was genuinely feeling restless and wanted to drink. She picked up the wine jug herself, but didn't see the ice.
"Please wait a moment, Your Highness. Ice is such a precious item that our shop doesn't use often. Our owner is personally leading people to fetch it from the ice cellar." The shopkeeper said with a smile, then stepped aside to reveal three men dressed in matching light green robes behind him. "Your Highness, please take another look. Is there anyone who catches your eye?"
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