At this moment, a handsome man finally walked onto the stage.
"It has begun!" the Fourth Princess announced.
"What started?" Wei Wangqing asked, puzzled. What was going on?
"Ah! Didn't I tell you? It's about electing the top courtesan! Otherwise, why would I have brought you here!"
"What about the rules?"
"The men in this brothel can participate as long as they have a skill, whether it's playing the zither, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, wine, tea, or dancing. As for the judges... well, look." He glanced downstairs with his mouth.
"The guests downstairs?"
"Yes, each guest has a flower in their hand, which they can give to the person they like. As for the people in these private rooms upstairs, they have ten flowers."
Wei Wangqing nodded to indicate that he understood; class privileges exist everywhere.
A line of men had already gone up on stage; each one was different, but overall they were pleasing to the eye.
At this moment, people started moving things onto the stage again.
Everyone started; some played the piano, some danced, and some painted.
Looking at this scene, Wei Wangqing had the illusion that he was the emperor and the men below were holding a beauty pageant.
No wonder these women like to come to brothels; they really do give women a sense of female empowerment.
Wei Qingye had already dismissed those people and stepped forward to watch the performance.
"Tsk tsk, these handsome men are all so unique, it's hard to choose. Sixth Sister, which one do you think I should choose?" Wei Qingye asked casually.
"The one who plays the piano."
Wei Qingye was surprised: "Why?" She asked casually and did not expect Wei Wangqing to give an answer.
"intuition."
Wei Qingye was both amused and exasperated; what kind of answer was this?
"Don't you think he has an extraordinary temperament, especially when he plays the piano? He's like a breath of fresh air among these people."
Well, she didn't think so when Wei Wangqing didn't say it, but once he did, she realized it was true.
Wei Qingye had no choice but to admit, "You have a very discerning eye."
I felt a little frustrated at first, but then I thought that this only proved that I had good taste and discovered this good friend in no time.
Wei Wangqing was unaware that he had been labeled as just as philandering and lustful as Wei Qingye without his knowledge.
But this is also the result of her hard work.
Wei Qingye thought for a moment and asked, "Sixth Sister, do you like this man?"
"I...like it." Wei Wangqing was about to deny it, but then suddenly remembered the purpose of his trip and agreed.
Wei Wangqing wasn't afraid of losing face, because this man was clearly proud and unyielding, and would definitely not succumb to power. Such a person would surely submit willingly. One could tell from his music.
This way, he could cultivate a reputation for being a charming and philandering womanizer without actually having anything happen between him and the other woman. Killing two birds with one stone, Wei Wangqing thought he was extremely clever.
Upon hearing this, Wei Qingye immediately thought, "Women are all the same! They don't cheat because they haven't met anyone good enough. I was just worried about the people in the manor being jealous, but look, they've already forgotten all about it!"
Wei Qingye then turned and ordered someone to transfer the flowers to that man's name.
Before long, everyone had finished their performances.
The same man from before came up again to tally the flowers that everyone had received.
Everyone in the audience was cheering for their favorite young master, creating a scene reminiscent of a fan meeting.
"Please be quiet, everyone. The results are in. The winner of the first Flower Queen Contest at Flower Pavilion is—Young Master Liufeng."
A cheer immediately erupted from the crowd below.
It turns out that the young man playing the zither was named Liu Feng.
"Now, we will begin the auction for Young Master Liufeng's first night, starting at 100,000 taels."
As expected, the young master Liufeng immediately showed a humiliated expression upon hearing this.
However, this price is truly astronomical!
Liu Feng felt an overwhelming sense of humiliation. If it weren't for... he wouldn't have stayed here, letting these people look him up and down like a commodity.
No one below raised the price, not because they didn't want to, but because they couldn't afford to!
At this moment, someone in the private room finally made a move!
"Well, Sixth Sister, are you going to take a picture of this person? If you don't act soon, they'll get their hands on him," the Fourth Princess teased.
Wei Wangqing looked ashamed: "This... it's not that I don't want to film, it's just that I'm short of money!"
Wei Wangqing wasn't lying. Everything was ready, but he really didn't expect it to be so expensive!
How could she possibly bear this!
Although she never interfered in the household affairs, she knew that as an unfavored princess without a father's family, she probably didn't have much property. It was just a few estates and shops that the Empress gave her when she first returned!
This further strengthened Wei Wangqing's belief in making money! Without money, it's impossible to do anything!
The fourth princess was taken aback, then laughed and said, "Haha, sixth sister, you should have said so earlier! When your older sister invites you to a brothel, how could I let you pay?" Wei Qingye could understand her situation.
The competition has now reached a fever pitch, and Wei Qingye directly had someone hold up a sign saying, "One million."
Wei Wangqing couldn't help but exclaim: What a tycoon!
For a moment, the arena fell silent.
Then there was an uproar. One million! The rich really spend money like water! Many people can't earn that much money in a lifetime.
Finally, with no one left to compete, Wei Qingye won without any doubt.
Hua Manlou's father was about to lead Liu Feng down from the stage towards the private room.
Unexpectedly, Liu Feng broke free from her father's hand and said, "I don't want to."
Wei Wangqing smiled.
Father's face immediately turned extremely ugly. "What did you say?"
"I refuse," Liu Feng said arrogantly.
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