"You seized the opportunity yourself, what does it have to do with me? You had a grand slam tonight, making us a lot of money. We agreed to split it 50/50 before, come on, let's sit down and divide the spoils."
The group of girls approached, smiling.
Normally, they only receive a fixed salary per month in the brothel. Tonight, they haven't even done much selling yet, but they've already earned more than a month's salary. Everyone is beaming with joy.
Xu Yuehuai looked at Bai Ruiji.
"Take it off. It's your shame, but also your medal."
“A tall tree catches the wind,” Bai Ruiji removed her veil. “What happened back then still bothers me. Now… I’m afraid even you would find my face repulsive.”
Xu Yuehuai admires people who are striving and working hard.
As for Bai Ruiji, her tortuous story and experiences make people want to get closer to her, "look into my eyes."
Bai Ruiji could only look at Xu Yuehuai.
Xu Yuehuai reached out and touched the wound, saying decisively, "I'll have someone from the Imperial Hospital take a look at you tomorrow. Now that you're considered an employee of my shop, this is your perk."
"The Imperial Hospital?"
The girl was already heartbroken.
But these three words seemed to have a jolt to her, leaving her speechless.
It is said that the people enshrined in the Imperial Medical Academy all possess extraordinary abilities, and healing themselves does not seem to be a difficult task.
"Yes, there's no time to lose."
"That must cost a lot of money, right?" Bai Ruiji stood up, but Xu Yuehuai grabbed her hand. "Aren't you making money? Don't rush to give it to me. Maybe my favor won't even cost money."
The hotel opened much later than usual the following day.
Everyone was exhausted.
Seeing Xu Yuehuai send out twelve geishas with a beaming smile, Li Feng felt extremely agitated. He kicked an embroidered stool away, saying, "They really know how to cause trouble. I knew it couldn't be free. Now it seems they're charging for other things."
"As you instructed, sir, I went to investigate last night. A dance costs three hundred coins, and a bottle of strong liquor and Xie Chun rice wine costs five hundred coins."
"Why don't they just rob it? It's outrageous!"
Yesterday, their place was packed with guests, but today it's deserted.
A gust of wind blew in, sweeping away withered branches and fallen leaves that swirled around the doorway...
Zhou Wan and San Niang returned from grocery shopping and happened to see Li Feng standing at the door.
Third Sister, always one to stand up for herself rather than just steam buns, approached in a flamboyant manner, saying, "Isn't this Boss Li? You seem to have some free time today. I wish you many happy returns of the day!"
"Mountain bamboo shoots have sharp tips, thick skin, and hollow inside."
“Oh dear, what’s with all this formality?” Chun San Niang pretended not to understand. “I have no idea what you’re talking about. Anyway, you don’t have many days left to live. I’ll send you a nice gift to send you off.”
"you……"
Li Feng knew that women were all quick-witted and sharp-tongued, so he fell silent and stormed off.
After lunch, Xu Yuehuai was wondering where to find Qi Guze when Qi Guze arrived at the restaurant. Xu Yuehuai prepared some of her signature dishes for him.
"We need to innovate our menu. Brother Qi, how about you try these?"
Qi Guze looked at the delicious-looking food in front of him, tasted each dish, and quickly gave his suggestions and opinions. Xu Yuehuai asked Zhou Wan to take out a notebook and write them down.
After Zhou Wan left, Qi Guze finally spoke.
"You'll stop at nothing to make them feel ashamed."
"You've heard about it?"
Xu Yuehuai was surprised. She hadn't expected that he would know everything she had done even though he hadn't come last night. She looked at him and asked, "Do you have eyes that can see a thousand miles and ears that can hear the wind?"
Qi Guze laughed, "If you don't want people to know, then don't do it in the first place. Those pale-faced scholars and butchers were actors you arranged, weren't they?"
The two people who rushed to buy the drinks were obviously actors arranged by Xu Yuehuai in advance. This was a way to get the audience interested, and the effect last night was indeed very good, greatly boosting sales.
This secret was discussed and decided by the three of them; in other words, "only heaven, earth, and they know," but how did Qi Guze know it so clearly?
Xu Yuehuai clapped her hands. "Zhou Wan told you, didn't she?"
“Miss Zhou is very discreet and is in cahoots with you, so naturally she wouldn’t tell an outsider like me.” Xu Yuehuai’s heart raced upon hearing this. Could it be that Qi Guze had indeed predicted this?
That's incredible.
She paused for a moment, then said, "Bai Ruiji's cheek is injured. Although the arsonist has been brought to justice, I still want to restore her to her original state."
"Do you need me to find someone from the Imperial Medical Academy to help you recover?"
Xu Yuehuai hurriedly moved closer, grabbed Qi Guze's sleeve, and said coquettishly, "Brother Qi is so brave and kind. He has helped me many times in the capital. I am so grateful..."
Seeing that Xu Yuehuai clearly didn't know how to act cute but still insisted on imitating, Qi Guze couldn't help but laugh. He clenched his fist and was about to hit her, but Xu Yuehuai didn't dodge.
But at that moment, Xu Yuehuai lost her balance because she was too close to her son, and with a crash, she fell head over heels and landed on top of Qi Guze.
Unexpected.
Caught off guard.
Qi Guze was about to get up when, by chance, the ribbons of his clothes got caught on Xu Yuehuai's hairpin, and the two became entangled.
Hearing the commotion inside, Zhou Wan rushed in to check. What she saw shocked her. She never expected the two people inside to be so intimate, with one on top of the other and the other on the bottom.
Zhou Wan turned pale and fled in a panic.
Xu Yuehuai blushed deeply and sacrificed a pawn to save the chariot.
She hurriedly broke the hairpin before standing up. Qi Guze, on the other hand, was also a little stunned. The two looked at each other, and Xu Yuehuai pointed to the door, "She misunderstood me. I'm sorry about what happened just now."
"It's nothing." Qi Guze stood up. "I'll have the imperial physician come over this afternoon."
"I am deeply grateful, I am moved to tears, I cannot express my gratitude..." Xu Yuehuai was about to shower Qi Guze with compliments when Qi Guze frowned and waved his hand.
She quickly came out of the inner room and found Zhou Wan near the artificial rockery on the first floor.
Zhou Wan's blush hadn't faded yet, but upon seeing Xu Yuehuai arrive, she stammered awkwardly.
"I...I...I didn't see anything just now."
“You saw it clearly.” Xu Yuehuai gripped Zhou Wan’s hand. “It’s not what you think. I just fell down.”
“I saw it.” Zhou Wan was bound by feudal etiquette and often didn’t understand why Xu Yuehuai had become so carefree. Wasn’t it said that men and women should not touch each other?
Xu Yuehuai didn't care about anything else and continued to develop a seemingly ambiguous but actually pure friendship with Qi Guze.
The two often chatted in the house, occasionally bursting into loud laughter.
“Actually,” Zhou Wan looked steadily into Xu Yuehuai’s eyes, her gaze filled with encouraging energy, “you could give it a try too.”
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