Chapter 259 Taking You to a Brothel
Fan Yuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "So Master Zhuo is back. That's great. We are all friends. Miss Mo is new here, so I will treat you to a meal. Miss Mo, please don't be polite to me."
Shunzi immediately opened his mouth and his eyes sparkled.
Mo Yunzhu shook her head and laughed, "How can that be possible? You can't do business like this. If you have more friends, you will lose money."
Mo Yunzhu thought that if the younger one didn't go, the older one wouldn't come, so how could she be greedy for these small benefits?
Seeing that Mo Yunzhu insisted, Fan Yuan didn't say anything more. Instead, he sent up two more dishes and specifically instructed the cooking room to make the taste lighter.
Now Mo Yunzhu was completely satisfied and very happy.
After having dinner at the Flame Building, we walked around the night market to digest the food. We found that the night market here was much more lively. Many young men and women seemed to particularly enjoy walking around the night market, chatting and laughing. The local customs and practices were much more free and easy than those in Qingyun.
Of course, the nightlife will become more colorful.
"Miss, do you want to go and take a look at the largest brothel street? It's really awesome there." Shunzi suddenly had an idea.
"Shunzi, you are itching, right? You actually want to take a lady to a brothel. What's going on in your head?" Yuan Qing reached out and patted Shunzi on the head.
Shunzi immediately cried out, "Miss, I don't mean anything else. It's just that the place is the favorite place for the nobles in the imperial city to hang out. You can meet many important people there."
"Oh? Did anyone from the royal family go?" Mo Yunzhu asked curiously.
"Of course there are. The current Seventh Prince is the Emperor's half-brother. He is a playboy, uneducated and comes to brothels almost every day. However, his favorite place to go is Yueya Tower, where there are singing and dancing, and the courtesan is the Seventh Prince's favorite girl, Ying'er." Shunzi's face lit up when he talked about this.
"Shunzi, you seem to be quite familiar with these. It seems you have been here quite often." Yuan Qing asked, hugging his neck.
"Brother Yuanqing, even if I want to come, I don't have the money. The girls in there are not cheap. They are all rich people who come here to play. I just come here to get some information." Shunzi said with a wry smile.
"Really?" Yuan Qing didn't believe it. "Looking at you, I guess you've started playing with women at such a young age."
"Oh my god, Brother Yuanqing, please don't talk nonsense. I have never touched a woman, it's just..." Shunzi scratched his head.
"That's what?" Yuan Qing asked with a smile.
"There's a girl I like who works as a servant in Yueya Tower. I haven't seen her for a long time. I don't know how she is doing, so I thought I'd go and see her." Shunzi grinned.
Mo Yunzhu also laughed, and Yuan Qing patted his head again and said, "Who is following the Tao? I think we are the ones who follow your Tao."
"Okay, let's go and take a look. I'm curious about what kind of girl Shunzi likes." Mo Yunzhu naturally would not miss the opportunity to observe the places where royal relatives hang out.
Shunzi seemed a little embarrassed and said, "Miss, if you think it's too late, we can come again tomorrow."
"I asked you to come out and lead the way for me, but you ignored the girl you like. This is my fault. Anyway, I'm not sleepy now, so I just want to take a look."
Shunzi cried out, and then said anxiously, "Miss, please don't say that. If Master Zhuo knew that I was using my power for personal gain, he would give me a few slaps in the face."
"Hahaha, Young Master Zhuo doesn't seem to be that kind of person." Yuan Qing laughed. In his impression, Zhuo Yu was cold and steady, not the kind of person who would mess around with his subordinates.
"Master Zhuo is like my brother. If I do something wrong, he will teach me a lesson and make me behave properly." Shunzi said aggrievedly, "But Master Zhuo really has good things for me. I know that."
"Okay, okay, let's stop talking and go before it's too late." Mo Yunzhu smiled and shook her head.
The three of them walked through the streets and alleys, and when they walked out of a dark alley, a prosperous scene immediately appeared before their eyes.
The street was brightly lit, with noises rising and falling, and all kinds of coquettishness, teasing, and laughter could be heard everywhere.
Red lanterns are hung from one end of the street to the other, and in addition to the people soliciting customers from the shops on both sides of the street, there are also various horse-drawn carriages. But Shunzi is right, most of the people who come here are rich people, and you can tell by the luxury of the carriages.
The buildings here are mostly two- or three-storey, and all are made of wood with carved patterns. They are very large, because there are so many brothels, both large and small.
This results in a lot of men coming here, and scenes of men being pulled into sex by girls on the street are common.
Of course, we soon saw a scene where a tigress came to catch people at home, which was simply endless excitement.
Shunzi took Mo Yunzhu and Yuan Qing to avoid the crowd and looked around at the same time.
Mo Yunzhu was also impressed by the booming business here. It seemed like there was endless money to be made.
"Shunzi, what's the name of the girl you like?" Yuan Qing asked.
"Her name is Lixiang. She serves the girls in Yueya Tower and she just turned fourteen. She said she will not do it after this year because she is afraid that if she still works here when she grows up, it will give her a bad reputation." Shunzi scratched his head again when he mentioned Lixiang.
"Why do you have to come here to serve people?" Yuan Qing didn't want his daughter to work in such a place.
"Alas, Li Xiang's father died when she was ten years old. Her mother was in poor health and could not go out to work. She also had to take care of an eight-year-old brother. This place has a bad reputation, but the monthly salary is not bad. Li Xiang has been working here for more than three years, and the people in Yueyalou treat her well."
Yuan Qing felt sad instantly. It was really not easy for a child to earn money to support the family.
Mo Yunzhu smiled and asked, "Then how did you get to know Miss Lixiang?"
Shunzi said, "My family and hers are neighbors. My mother felt sorry for their family and said that she would marry Lixiang when she grew up. Lixiang's mother agreed, so Lixiang and I were engaged."
"That's Yueya Tower. It's indeed the largest one on this street." Yuan Qing looked ahead and saw a third-floor building with eight doors. The entrance was full of carriages and turtle slaves and girls soliciting customers.
"Yes, it's Yueya Tower. Look at that big carriage. The Seventh Prince is here again." Shunzi said excitedly, pointing at a vermilion carriage with carved patterns on the four corners and a small yellow lantern.
Mo Yunzhu also saw it. As soon as the carriage arrived, she moved closer and saw someone getting off the carriage.
Some slaves served as stepping stones, and everyone in the carriage stepped on the slaves' backs to get off the carriage.
The first one was a young man in a blue robe, holding a fan in his hand. He looked good and had a romantic vibe, but Mo Yunzhu felt that he was not the Seventh Prince.
After the young man got off the carriage, he turned around and smiled to look at another man who got off the carriage.
This man was wearing a dark purple brocade robe and had a purple-red hairpin on his head. He looked better than the first one, but his eyes seemed to be stuck on his forehead, and he looked down on everyone around him.
"Greetings to the Seventh Prince..." Many people bowed one after another. It went without saying that the man in the brocade robe was the Seventh Prince, Chen Nan.