Chapter 28, Making a Huge Profit
Liu's mother was almost in tears. She had only been in the private room for a short while, but outside it was already in complete chaos, with people shouting, cursing, and threatening that if she didn't perform the waterweed dance, they would overturn the table.
Jiang Ruanruan laughed as she listened to the commotion outside.
“But Aunt Liu, it’s not like we’re short of money. We came here today to have some fun, not to make others have fun…” Jiang Ruanruan frowned, seemingly somewhat dissatisfied.
"If you gentlemen didn't have a good time, that's our fault. All expenses for drinks and the private room are waived today. Please forgive us!" Madam Liu was determined to win over this young master, so she was being very polite.
"How could I possibly accept this? But I promised these girls a hundred taels each if they danced well. It's like all my efforts are going to benefit others...!" Jiang Ruanruan still seemed a little embarrassed, but her expression clearly softened.
"I'll pay, I'll pay. How could I let you, young master, spend so much? This is a good deal for our establishment, so of course I'll pay!" Madam Liu said with a smile, taking out silver notes and giving one hundred taels of silver to each of the girls.
The girls were beaming with joy.
"Thank you, Young Master Zhang..." they all said sweetly to Jiang Ruanruan.
Mrs. Liu's lips twitched. She was the one who gave the money, but it was this Mr. Zhang who was thanking her.
I lost money today, but I'll definitely have to earn it back later.
"Since Madam Liu is so sincere, we'll sell it for 2,000 taels. But we have to make this clear from the beginning."
"Tell us what you need, and our brothel will do its best to grant it!"
"I originally saw a relative of mine dance this dance, so please don't spread it around. Just say that your brothel choreographed and danced it themselves, otherwise it will damage my relative's reputation!"
Jiang Ruanruan accepted the 2,000 taels of silver with a beaming smile and solemnly explained it to Mama Liu.
"Young Master Zhang, don't worry, no matter who asks, it's all made up by the girls in our building. Don't worry, don't worry!" He took the lyrics from Jiang Ruanruan.
Mother Liu was overjoyed.
Jiang Ruanruan and the others took the money and went downstairs.
When I went downstairs, the guests were making a fuss about wanting to hear some girls sing and dance.
Jiang Ruanruan concealed her merits and fame, and left with her entourage.
Mother Liu arranged for the five girls to dance on the stage downstairs.
Looking up, I saw that Young Master Chen had come out of another private room.
I couldn't help but feel a little confused.
"Second Young Master, didn't you leave? Why..."
As she spoke, Madam Liu shut her mouth, remembering what that young master Zhang had said.
"Yes, I was originally going to leave, but I heard some noise downstairs and decided to join in the fun before leaving!" Chen Erlang was clearly a bit drunk.
They all have a lisp when they speak.
Mrs. Liu frowned. This person seemed to be able to be in two places at once; in just a short while, he had changed his clothes again.
"Ruan Ruan, what should we do now?" Chen Zihao was still a little unsatisfied.
"Are you stupid? Of course you should sneak home as fast as you can! What if your second brother gets home before you? Then things will get complicated!"
Jiang Ruanruan quickly offered advice.
“Yes, yes, yes…” Chen Zihao was starting to panic.
"Then I'll go back with him!" The 12th Prince glanced at Jiang Ruanruan. This guy clearly had a second half to his plan and didn't want to take them with him.
The group said their goodbyes.
Jiang Ruanruan whispered a few words in Jiang Huai'an's ear.
Jiang Huai'an looked at Jiang Ruanruan with a hint of admiration in his eyes.
"Leave it to me!"
Soon, Jiang Huai'an obtained the paper from his grandmother that Zhang had used to copy the legal code.
"Brother Pear, didn't you say you could imitate people's handwriting? Why don't you write a few words for me to see!" Jiang Ruanruan asked Li Yunzhi with a flattering smile, asking him to write Zhang's words.
"What do you want to write..." Li Yunzhi guessed roughly after seeing Zhang's handwriting.
But to my utter surprise, the content was so... overwhelming that I was sweating profusely as I wrote it.
"My beloved, since our parting, I have longed for you day and night, yet I cannot see you. I can only place this jade pendant by my bedside to ease my sorrow. In my illness, I am delirious, and in my dreams at night, you are there, holding my hand and calling my name..."
Jiang Huai'an... This was written for Xia Tan.
"Why are you looking at me like that? Hurry up and write!" Jiang Ruanruan said speechlessly.
“Zhang wrote to her cousin Xia Tan, Ruan Ruan, you are truly your father’s most filial daughter, putting a green hat on your own father.” Li Yunzhi laughed.
"Brother Pear, I didn't put this green hat on you, just you wait and see!"
Jiang Ruanruan was acting mysteriously.
At night, Lord Jiang still looked unwell. Zhang finally woke up from her deep sleep and came to see Lord Jiang.
"My lord, I don't know what happened to me yesterday. The doctor said I have sleepwalking disorder. I have no idea what happened. The servants in the manor won't tell me. Please tell me, my lord!"
As she spoke, Zhang nestled affectionately into Jiang Hou's arms.
Jiang Hou thought of the indescribable scene in his dream where Zhang was with other men.
He felt nauseous and vomited up the bowl of porridge that Liu had managed to feed him.
[Ding dong, congratulations to the host for obtaining 100 points for the debt collector that Lord Jiang finds disgusting, balance 100100 points]
Jiang Ruanruan, wow, Daddy's finally awake! What a kind person, he gives you points as soon as he wakes up!
"Oh dear, my lord, what's wrong with you? Imperial physician, imperial physician, come and see!" Zhang screamed, her voice shrill.
Jiang Hou recalled the laughter of the adulterous couple as they whipped him, a sound that was truly grating.
"I am not feeling well, everyone else get out!" Even though he knew it was just a dream, Jiang Hou couldn't help but think of Zhang Shi whenever he saw her, and his disgust kept spreading.
[Ding dong, congratulations to the host for gaining 100 points for the debt collector that Lord Jiang finds increasingly annoying, with a total of 10200 points remaining.]
Jiang Ruanruan, hehe, you two have already grown tired of each other so quickly!
"Then my lord, please rest well... I'm leaving!" Zhang said, feeling very aggrieved, and glared at Liu.
It must be that Lady Liu whispering sweet nothings in the Marquis's ear.
Late at night, in a brothel.
The house next to the Jiang residence is the Ning Prince's residence. Today, the Ning Prince is in the mood to visit a brothel.
As a result, I was stunned by the new waterweed dance that came out today, and I couldn't help but tell my colleagues about what I had seen and heard last night.
"Yesterday I was saying that the dance performed by Jiang Hou's new wife was so captivating, I never imagined that the dance came from a brothel."
Then she described what she saw on the wall of the Jiang family, such as Zhang's half-transparent clothes, standing in the water, waving her bellyband. The scene was even more beautiful than the songs sung by girls in brothels.
After a group of people laughed, they began to talk about what they had seen. Many of them even claimed to have climbed over the wall to see it, in order to prove the truth of their story.
That night, many people lay on the walls of the Jiang residence.
Jiang Ruanruan, of course, did not let this opportunity pass. In the middle of the night, she had Leng Dong steal the black dreamcatcher and place it on Zhang's window curtain.
In the middle of the night, at the Jiang residence, a water plant party indeed began.
A group of maids and servants jumped up with Zhang.
When the background music from the loudspeaker starts, everyone gets hyped.
Even Madam Jiang, having heard about this during the day, deliberately refrained from taking sleeping pills at night in order to witness it firsthand.
I just happened to witness all this excitement.
Seeing a crowd of onlookers on the wall, the old butler couldn't help but ask, "Madam, should we chase those people away..."
"No need, there's no one to watch this commotion, so how can it be lively... Let them be!"
The old lady smiled as she watched Zhang jump around happily, completely unaware of what was happening.
Jiang Hou got up and took a look.
But there was no intention to stop it; if it couldn't be stopped yesterday, it will likely be the same today.
[Ding dong, congratulations to the host for obtaining 500 points for "Lord Jiang is angry, he is making a fool of himself again" in the debt collection section, with a balance of 10700 points]
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