53. Favoring Concubines
◎Master, where did you go yesterday?◎
Chapter 53
Huaixi was located west of Huaishan Mountain in the Jin State, bordering the Li State. Before the split of the Jin State and the establishment of the Li State, Huaixi was located in the central and western part of the country and was the only way to the Western Regions, making it a well-connected transportation fortress.
This geographical advantage led to a prosperous foreign trade economy, but it also suffered from frequent wars. Because of the influx of people from various countries and its distance from the central government, the area was a mixed bag.
After entering Huaixi, Ji Ci changed his name to Ning Jiu and bought a house with an excellent location and high price in a very high-profile manner. The pavilions and waterside terraces in the courtyard were comparable to the Prince Qi's Mansion except for the area.
He then hired more than fifty servants and maids to serve him. On weekdays, he traveled with a group of more than twenty guards dressed as servants, and walked through the streets and alleys, quickly attracting the attention of everyone in Huaixi. They only knew that a rich young man had come, but they did not know his identity.
Then, he took Jiang Qiuye to buy a lot of jewelry and clothes. Because she loved pearls, he bought all the more than 300 small pink pearls in the shop and put them in her purse for her to play with.
This kind of behavior is really unlike the stingy Ji Ci in daily life.
The two of them, accompanied by a large group of servants, had just finished strolling around the market and were returning to their house when the two sisters who lived across the street immediately came to visit them with two boxes of Snow Rong Su.
The two sisters looked very similar, but their temperaments were completely different: one was sweet and charming, the other was beautiful and cold. But what they had in common was the fire in their eyes, staring at Ji Ci as if he were some kind of delicacy on the plate in front of them.
"How come this young man just moved in? We live across the street. My name is Pan Mei, and my sister is Pan Lian. That restaurant belongs to our family. We will all be neighbors in the future, so we brought some desserts and came over."
The one who spoke was a sweet and lovely sister. She was really sweet, but compared to her, she was still far behind. Jiang Qiuye felt disdainful in her heart.
Ji Ci smiled gracefully, bowed and said, "My name is Ning Jiu, I came from Jiangnan. My family runs a jewelry business, so I wanted to come to Huaixi to look for more business. I'd like to meet you two ladies."
Ji Ci smiled and killed Baili Fengdie. The two sisters seemed dizzy and could not move.
Jiang Qiuye suddenly came out from behind Ji Ci, hugged his arm, and said jokingly, "I'm so tired after walking around the streets all day."
The two sisters only then noticed Jiang Qiuye, and their eyes immediately filled with hostility. They had been far away, so they hadn't seen the woman clearly. Later, she had been hiding behind Ning Jiu, thinking she was afraid to see anyone.
I thought these sisters were already very beautiful, one pure and the other lustful, but I never thought that there was someone in the world who could combine these two completely different styles just right.
The beautiful and cold sister froze and asked, "Master Ning, who is this?"
"This is Nei..."
"I am the young master's concubine, my name is Qiu Ye."
Jiang Qiuye interrupted Ji Ci directly. He looked at her, puzzled, frowned slightly, but did not refute.
"Is that so?" The beautiful and cold sister smiled. Fortunately, she was just a concubine.
Now that you have such a concubine, how can you still be interested in other women?
He accepted the Xuerongsu and sent the two sisters away.
Ji Ci asked in confusion, "Why do you want to be a concubine?"
Jiang Qiuye smiled indifferently and said in a low voice, "My husband's appearance in Huaixi is just a performance. Acting is such a fun thing, so naturally he has to play a role that is different from the usual ones. Besides, what rich and dandy man doesn't have three or four concubines?"
After saying this, she turned her head away, her eyes somewhat dim. That was true. But perhaps, she never felt that she was worthy of being his wife.
After hearing this, Ji Ci no longer doubted her and said, "You will stay in the house obediently for the next few days. I will have the secret guards protect you. Don't go out alone and don't talk to the two sisters across the street. Understand?"
"Those two sisters seem like nice people. They even gave us some snowy pastries. Why can't we ask them for help?"
Ji Ci hesitated for a moment, "Huaixi is different from Shengjing. If I tell you not to look for it, then don't look for it. Why are there so many?"
Jiang Qiuye glanced at the restaurant across the street and joked, "Those two sisters, one sweet and the other voluptuous, look at their eyes and they must be eyeing this piece of fat meat, my husband. Wouldn't you like to take them both in and enjoy the blessing of having two wives?"
Ji Ci didn't understand why she suddenly said such words in such a sarcastic tone. After a pause, he realized that this stingy girl might be jealous.
He was overjoyed and had the idea of amusing himself, but his expression was completely different from indifference. He touched his chin and said, "You may be right. When our trip is over, let's see if we should take it with us when we return to Shengjing."
After saying that, he turned and went into the house, leaving Jiang Qiuye alone at the door with his eyes wide open.
"..." She stamped her feet in disbelief.
How could he suddenly have such an idea?
Because it was too high-profile, it aroused a lot of people's attention and curiosity. The next day, he received invitations from different people, including to plum blossom viewing banquets, restaurants, and even brothels.
For the next three days, Ji Ci took Tian with him every day, and the two of them attended various banquets, leaving Jiang Qiuye alone in the courtyard. During this period, the two sisters from the Pan family across the street came many times, but were turned away every time.
It was not until the third night that Tian Qu dragged the drunk Ji Ci back home. Jiang Qiuye immediately went to the gate to welcome him back. She saw that he could not even walk normally and had a strong scent of powder on his body.
She asked anxiously, "Why did the young master drink so much?"
She helped Tian drag the unconscious Ji Ci all the way back to the bed in the dormitory. When she was removing his shoes and socks, he turned over and pressed Jiang Qiuye under him. The smell of powder hit her nose. She frowned in disgust and wanted to push him away.
Suddenly he whispered in my ear: "Someone is watching."
Jiang Qiuye was startled, stopped, and blinked. There were so many new servants and maids in the mansion that she hadn't noticed the outsider's surveillance.
She nodded gently, raised her hands to hook Ji Ci's neck, and called softly, "Master."
The voice was too tempting. Ji Ci propped himself up, swallowed his saliva, leaned over and kissed her. The kiss was like a storm, his tongue sweeping over her, sucking her whole body soft and making her moan unconsciously.
As he kissed her, he seemed impatient to untie the laces on her skirt, but he did not take any further action. He had read too many sage books, so it was difficult for him to do something like playing in the water in the mandarin duck tent in front of outsiders.
After kissing for a while, he fell asleep on top of her in a proper manner.
Jiang Qiuye inhaled his rich, tangy fragrance, which overshadowed his usual bergamot scent, and she felt even more displeased. She was very familiar with Huaixi, having been there many times on missions. And this fragrance was also familiar to her; it was the unique aroma of the brothel, Wangyoulou.
The incense in Wangyou Tower has special effects and is used to liven up the atmosphere for the guests in the tower. Fortunately, Ji Ci is so able to hold it back that he can control himself even when he is home, which makes her feel distracted.
After pushing Ji Ci away and letting him lie flat on the bed, she asked the maid to bring hot water, soaked a handkerchief herself, wiped his face and body, and changed him into clean pajamas.
However, the man on the roof had not left and was still peeping. Jiang Qiuye had no choice but to put out the candle, climb onto the side of the bed, and snuggle into his arms to fall asleep.
The whole house was so quiet at night. The surveillance man kept an eye on the house until the second half of the night, but when he saw no further movement, he suppressed the spring in his heart and left in a hurry.
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"Are you sure you saw it clearly? Is that woman really his favorite concubine?"
"Yes, I saw it clearly. Ning Jiu was indifferent to so many beauties and aphrodisiac incense in Wangyou Tower. He had indeed gone back to look for his concubine. However, he drank too much and fell asleep halfway through the process."
"Is that concubine so alluring? Could she make him let go of so many beauties?"
"That concubine... is very alluring..." He thought of the scene he had seen on the rooftop. He had indeed never seen such a beauty before. Her soft moaning made him react immediately, and he wanted to fly down and replace Ning Jiu. "I dare say that no one in Wangyou Tower can compare to this concubine."
"To be honest...it makes me curious. Can't even compare to Youniang?"
"...Yes, not as good as it."
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The next morning, Ji Ci, hungover from the previous night, had a terrible headache and abdominal pain after lingering on that aphrodisiac scent for so long and having nowhere to release it. The bed next to him was empty.
He looked around, put on his clothes, walked out of the bedroom, and asked a random servant, "Where is my aunt?"
"Greetings, Master. Auntie is in the small kitchen."
After hearing this, he walked towards the small kitchen. Before he even reached there, he saw a group of maids coming out of the small kitchen carrying many exquisite dishes.
Jiang Qiuye followed closely behind. The moment he saw Ji Ci, his eyes lit up and he immediately ran to his side. "Master, you're awake. It's already noon. Let's have lunch right away."
"Um."
Ji Ci was led by Jiang Qiuye's hand to sit in front of the food table. As usual, she first served him the appetizer her own medicinal food, and after he took it, she started to eat the lunch prepared by the chef.
While eating, Jiang Qiuye observed Ji Ci and suddenly asked, "Master, where did you go yesterday?"
Ji Ci pursed his lips, did not answer, but waved his hand to let all the servants in the room leave.
After confirming that no one was around, he explained, "Yesterday... I went to do some official business."
"Oh." Jiang Qiuye ate his rice listlessly, seemingly dissatisfied with his answer.
Ji Ci didn't know how to talk to her.
At this time, Tian Qu walked in, bowed to Ji Ci, and whispered, "Your Highness, I've investigated and found that the owner of Wangyou Tower is not County Magistrate Liu. The person behind the scenes is very well hidden, and County Magistrate Liu is just a link in the chain."
Tian Qu glanced at Jiang Qiuye who was sitting beside him and continued, "County Magistrate Liu sent another invitation today, inviting you to Wangyou Tower tonight, and..."
"What else?"
"The princess of the county was also invited."
Tian Qu immediately shut up after he finished speaking, and saw that Ji Ci's face had turned completely dark as expected.
Inviting a concubine to a brothel, the intention is clear.
He slammed his chopsticks on the table in anger and said, "This villain, he's dreaming!"
When Jiang Qiuye heard this, her eyes turned, and she immediately pulled up Ji Ci's sleeve and said softly, "Husband, please take me there."
Ji Ci frowned and said seriously, "This is not a joke. It's very dangerous. You shouldn't go to that kind of place. Stay at home."
Jiang Qiuye immediately threw away Ji Ci's sleeve, turned away from her, and said angrily, "Then can my husband go? Yesterday, my husband came back with a strong fragrance on his body. I didn't expect that my husband would go to that kind of place. Who knows if you... Humph!"
Ji Ci touched his nose and asked, "Do you know whether I have it or not?"
"Since you're going, I'm going too! I've been bored at home all day, and I want to help my husband. Besides, they've invited me, so how can you explain it if you don't take me? Besides, with my husband's abilities, how could he not protect me?"
"But......"
She turned back to look at him again, her peach blossom eyes full of spring, her red lips pouting, her dimples shallow, she was really cute and lovely, "If my husband doesn't take me with him, then my husband shouldn't go either, otherwise I will..."
Ji Ci couldn't help but smile, "What else would you do?"
"Otherwise I'll go by myself! Unless you tie me up with chains, I'll definitely escape even if I have to."
"Nonsense! How could you go to that place alone?" The smile on Ji Ci's face disappeared.
"Then my husband, please take me there." Jiang Qiuye jumped up and hugged his waist. She raised her head and stared at him, her face full of grievance and pleading. Her voice was soft and seductive, "Brother Jian Xi."
"......good."
Forget it, she is so curious, it is better to take her to that kind of place than for her to go alone.
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