It was his first time acting, and Yan Gui felt a little uncomfortable.
He suppressed his embarrassment and sat down. Looking at Jin Qiao, he tried his best to put on a calm smile: "Miss Jin Qiao, please dance for me with the Colorful Skirt and Feathered Coat."
As he spoke, he placed another ingot of gold on the table: "There will be a huge reward."
Tu Lanqin, who was drunk at the time, was holding a beautiful girl in his arms, but he didn't expect someone to interfere and dare to point fingers at his Jin Qiao. He couldn't help but say, "Where are you from? Who are you ordering around?"
Yan Gui seemed to have just noticed Tu Lanqin and smiled apologetically: "This gentleman has ordered the dances, and now it's my turn. I would like to ask Miss Jin Qiao to dance with me. Is there anything wrong with that?"
"Of course not!" Tu Lanqin snorted, "Jin Qiao is my person! I'm going to keep her today!"
Yan Gui nodded: "I understand."
Then he asked seriously, "Please name a price, sir. Miss Jin Qiao will be mine today."
This blatant provocation caused the guests at the surrounding tables to burst into laughter: "Master Tu, is someone trying to snatch someone from you?"
"Hey, did you know that Master Tu is the son of the Minister of Justice?"
"Oh, if Master Tu was robbed by some unknown nobody today, where would he put his face?"
Tu Lanqin was a little embarrassed and he cursed: "What do you mean! Do I need your little money?"
Yan Gui's ears hurt from being yelled at... He was a proper guard, so what kind of shady job was he doing? Why was the Marquis listening to Xue Zhiyi for no reason?
He endured it again and again, saying, "As the saying goes, if the song is wrong, Zhou Lang will look back. For a woman with superb dancing skills like Miss Jin Qiao, if you don't truly appreciate her but just have the intention of playing with her, then, if I may be frank, it's like a cow chewing on a peony."
Tu Lanqin, who was usually good at teasing cats and dogs and had no knowledge of the art, didn't react to Yan Gui's words for a moment, and then he heard Yan Gui laugh sarcastically: "If Master Tu really admired Miss Jin Qiao, why would he be so stingy?"
Tu Lanqin understood what was said. This guy was calling him stingy!
He didn't even care about Jin Qiao in his arms, and was about to punch Yangui.
Jin Qiao's face turned pale for a moment, and she quickly stopped him: "Master Tu! Master Tu, calm down!"
However, Yan Gui had no intention of quitting. Instead, he weighed the purse in his hand and said to Jin Qiao, "Miss Jin Qiao, you must think carefully. Don't waste your dancing skills."
Jin Qiao looked at him. To be honest, compared to Tu Lanqin, who was fat, big-eared and drunk, the young man in front of him could be described as elegant and handsome. Although his dress was ordinary, he was generous and might be a low-key nobleman.
Tu Lanqin cannot be offended, and I'm afraid the person in front of him cannot be offended either.
At this moment, a long "ouch" was heard, and a gorgeous woman with a peony on her head came twisting her waist. She was in her forties, but she had a frivolous air. She smiled sweetly and said, "Gentlemen, what's the matter? You're watching a dance for no reason, but you're getting angry? Didn't Jin Qiao serve you well?"
Seeing someone coming, Tu Lanqin calmed down a little, slamming the table and asking the woman, "Mrs. Tan, do you still want to open Chunfeng Tower?"
She quickly put on an apologetic smile and said, "Mr. Tu, what are you talking about? With a regular customer like you, Chunfenglou can't close even if we want to. I, Tan Yu Niang, am deeply grateful to you!"
"Okay!" Tu Lanqin said, "Then tell me clearly, do you still have any rules here? Jin Qiao was originally serving me, and this guy came up and tried to snatch her away. How can this be called nonsense!"
Yan Gui's scalp was numb. He could still beat up these people, but asking him to act was too difficult. He could only follow Xue Zhiyi's instructions and say, "So-called rules can be changed."
He poured a whole bag of gold ingots onto the table. The crisp sound of the gold ingots colliding was so pleasant and melodious that Tan Yu Niang couldn't help swallowing.
"For example, as long as I have enough money, I can redeem Jin Qiao, or I can buy Chunfeng Tower directly."
Yan Gui's arrogant appearance made Tan Yu Niang a little confused about his identity for a moment. After all, he even dared to offend the son of the Dali Temple Minister.
This is Huajing, full of royal nobles and relatives. Although the person in front of me looks ordinary, but... who knows?
Unable to fathom the true nature of the situation, Tan Yu Niang simply smiled and said, "What is this gentleman saying? Ultimately, it's this silly girl, Jin Qiao, who doesn't know how to serve others, that has actually angered both gentlemen."
After that, she scolded: "Jin Qiao, why don't you leave now!"
Jin Qiao raised her eyebrows, exchanged a quick glance with Tan Yu Niang, and then bowed and took her leave. When she left, her pitiful eyes lingered on Yan Gui's face for a while before she left reluctantly, which gave Yan Gui goose bumps.
Seeing Jin Qiao gone, how could Tu Lanqin give up? He yelled: "Who will accompany me now that Jin Qiao is gone? You!"
Tan Yu Niang forced a smile and said, "Sir, please stop teasing me."
As she spoke, she waved to the side, and several beautiful girls came up and held his arms tenderly and lovingly.
Tan Yu Niang said, "Today, these few of them will serve Master Tu. All of his expenses today will be paid for by our Chunfeng Tower. We guarantee that you will be served comfortably. Master is very generous, so we will just do this for Jin Qiao's sake, okay?"
Tu Lanqin finally calmed down a little and was helped by a group of gorgeous girls to go drink.
Only then did Tan Yu Niang whisper flatteringly to Yan Gui, "Isn't it just Jin Qiao? Why are you doing this? If you like it, why don't I stay here today and let Jin Qiao dance for you all night?"
Yan Gui's back teeth were sore from gritting their teeth, but he still had to pretend to be polite and said, "Then I'll have to trouble Madam Tan."
…
Watching Yang Gui being taken away, Huo Wuyou said in the corridor on the second floor, "Are you immoral for letting Yang Gui do this job?"
Xue Zhiyi smiled apologetically and said, "I'm afraid I'll have to trouble the host, Marquis Lin'an, to give him a raise when I get back."
As she spoke, she smiled at Huo Wuyou and said, "Next, it's our turn."
Seeing Xue Zhiyi acting mysteriously, Huo Wuyou followed him.
But at the corner of the corridor, Xue Zhiyi took out a piece of yellow silk from somewhere. Judging from the pattern, it seemed to be cut from the yellow dress she was wearing today.
I saw Xue Zhiyi tying the yellow silk to the railing.
"What is this for?"
Xue Zhiyi just chuckled: "Wait for the fish to take the bait."
…
On this side, Yan Gui, who was taken to the side room, did not stay there obediently and wait for Jin Qiao to come and serve him as Tan Yu Niang said, but came to the backyard of Chunfeng Tower away from everyone's sight.
He really didn't understand the purpose of Xue Zhiyi's trip, and he didn't know why a good marquis would listen to Xue Zhiyi's words and even let her stay in the Xue Mansion to protect Xue Zhiyi.
When he thought that Xue Zhiyi might become his mistress, he felt like the sky was falling.
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