Yesterday, the performance by He Yunxiao, Chu Fan, and Yang Zhe truly elevated the reputation of Chunfeng Tower to a new level, subtly giving it the air of "the tower overshadowing all others with its spring breeze."
Today, an even more explosive piece of news suddenly broke: Du Yinyun, who made her debut as a courtesan yesterday, has been redeemed!
That's a bit outrageous.
Yesterday was her debut, today she redeemed herself.
This was a rare occurrence even within the entire entertainment industry of the Qi Kingdom.
Of course, He Yunxiao was not surprised to hear the rumors, because it was exactly what he had instructed.
Dean Fan Yu of Deer Horn Academy, or rather, General Fan Yu, who was once Chu Tianzhu's top general, had long ago come into contact with Du Yinyun, the only surviving member of the Du family.
Previously, Du Yinyun had given up on herself and refused Fan Yu's offer to redeem her. But now, encouraged by He Yunxiao, she has decided to "serve" the Great Qi. Therefore, she accepted Fan Yu's offer to redeem her and packed her things the next day to go to the Deer Horn Academy.
In fact, anyone with a basic understanding of the situation back then would have guessed that Du Yinyun was able to be rescued from the Jiaofangsi by the owner of Chunfenglou because of the secret efforts of the former Chu family army.
The decision by Chunfenglou to keep Du Yinyun hidden was likely also for the purpose of protection.
In any case, the courtesan Du Yinyun is gone, and will instead become a teacher at the Deer Antler Academy.
With Du Yinyun's mastery of phonetics, he is more than capable of teaching ordinary students.
The biggest concern is that every class will be packed with students, and they might fight over seats, disrupting the teaching order of the Deer Horn Academy. That would be a real problem.
Before leaving, Du Yinyun had to fulfill a promise she made to Jiang Wuyou.
That is "talking all night long".
Du Yinyun also felt a little reluctant to part with Jiang Wuyou.
This Sister Jiang is truly beautiful inside and out. Yesterday, in the chaotic fight between He Yunxiao and Chu Fan, if she hadn't stepped in to stabilize the situation, the day of the courtesan's debut would almost have been ruined.
Night fell over the entire city of Yinjing, and Du Yinyun's luggage in her room was basically packed.
Only a pot of orchids remains by the window, sitting there all alone.
"When we go to Sister Jiang's place later, take this pot of orchids with you," Du Yinyun said to the maid.
The maidservant responded, but she knew that Du, the courtesan, would be leaving Chunfeng Tower the next day, so she was feeling down. A girl as beautiful, kind-hearted, and easy to serve as Du Yinyun was hard to find.
Seeing the little maid's state, Du Yinyun kindly said, "I'll talk to Sister Jiang later and ask her to let you work for her. Is that alright?"
With Du Yinyun gone, no one in the entire Chunfeng Tower will be able to rival Jiang Wuyou in terms of attention. Going to her place would be the best outcome.
The maidservant immediately kowtowed to thank her young mistress.
Du Yinyun felt uncomfortable accepting such a grand gesture and quickly pulled her maid to her feet. The two exchanged a few words, and as it approached 9 PM, Du Yinyun finally rose to keep her appointment.
Hai Shi (亥时) is the time period from 9 PM to 10 PM.
Modern young people rarely sleep at this time. But in ancient times, entertainment was scarce, so most people went to bed early. Moreover, some poor families went to bed early to save on lamp oil.
The master and servant arrived at the door of Jiang Wuyou's room and knocked gently. Before long, Jiang Wuyou, dressed in a moon-white nightgown, came to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, Jiang Wuyou warmly took Du Yinyun's hand and said, "It's chilly at night, little sister, come in quickly."
Du Yinyun was pulled into the house and said, "Thank you for your help yesterday, sister. I don't have much to give you, except this orchid that I raised myself. Now that I'm leaving, I'll leave this flower as a memento for you."
Seeing the orchids held by the maid, Jiang Wuyou thought to himself: Du Yinyun truly deserves the title of "Spring Orchid," cultivating these orchids so well, with lush branches and leaves, full of vitality.
Du Yinyun continued, "Place the orchids outside the door, and then you can go back now."
Upon hearing that the orchid was to be placed outside the door, Jiang Wuyou immediately became restless.
Sister Jiang knew perfectly well that the agreement she made with He Yunxiao yesterday was to "place a potted plant at the door." If this orchid was placed at the door, it would be a way of saying to He Yunxiao, "Come in, I'll give you money tonight."
However, we must not act in this way before we have figured out Du Yinyun's attitude towards He Yunxiao.
Otherwise, it might ruin Miss Du's life.
Giving money is something that can only be added to something already good, not something that can be forced upon someone.
Seeing Du Yinyun's maid go out to put away the potted plants, Jiang Wuyou was eager to know Du Yinyun's attitude towards He Yunxiao. So, she grabbed Du Yinyun's hand rather hastily and said, "Sister, it's getting late. It's always cold sitting outside. Let's go to the bed and talk in detail."
Girls' "heart-to-heart talks" are usually like this, so Du Yinyun didn't find it strange and followed Jiang Wuyou to the inner room to change clothes.
It's already past 10 PM, roughly half past 10 PM. There's only half an hour left until the agreed-upon time with He Yunxiao, which is 11 PM.
Jiang Wuyou was getting a little anxious before he could even start trying to get information out of Du Yinyun.
If Du Yinyun doesn't like He Yunxiao, then she'll have to find a way to move the orchids by the door so He Yunxiao can get lost and not come in. If Du Yinyun likes He Yunxiao, then she'll have to find a way to slip away and let He Yunxiao come in instead, thus making their relationship work out.
The only thing that can't be like this—neither moving the orchids nor running away herself. If He Yunxiao comes as promised, are we going to offer him a buy-one-get-one-free deal, letting him off easy?
Seeing Du Yinyun slowly taking off her outer clothes, she took it upon herself to say, "Little sister, let me help you."
After saying that, without waiting for Du Yinyun's consent, he reached out to help her.
In the pursuit of speed, the actions are inevitably somewhat rough.
Du Yinyun found it strange; she didn't understand why Sister Jiang was in such a hurry.
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