diskusbooks Chapter 39: Longyue Tower
Chapter 39: Longyue Tower
Brothel?
Could it be the kind of brothel she thought it was, where people would indulge in wine and sleep with beautiful women?
A prince inviting her to a brothel for drinks in broad daylight? It was truly a novelty. Wouldn't it be a shame for her not to go?
I might as well go and broaden my horizons. I'm bored anyway.
Qi Lie saw that she was considering this and hurriedly urged her, "Let's go, Miss Mu. Our carriage is parked on the roadside not far ahead."
They had gone out in a carriage, and two soldiers were guarding the carriage.
She followed them into the carriage.
Qi Lie didn't know whether it was to ease the awkwardness, but he always found topics to talk to her about.
"Miss Mu, you are not from Tucheng, are you?"
"No."
"Where do you live?"
"My hometown is far away."
"Where do you live in Tucheng?"
“No fixed residence.”
"So where are you staying tonight?"
"Inn."
"Which inn?"
Qi Lie asked too many detailed questions, and she didn't want to answer anymore, so she frowned.
Seeing that she was a little impatient, Qi Lie apologized: "Sorry, I didn't mean to pry into your privacy. I just wanted to get to know you better."
"Ms. Mu, I can see that my brother wants to be friends with you. Please don't be offended." Qi Min explained for Qi Lie.
She waved her hands sheepishly, "I don't mean to blame the Third Prince. It's just... I'm a stranger, so I won't stay here for long."
"Miss Mu does not look like someone from my country Xiwa." Qi Min nodded.
Qi Lie said, "Miss Mu, you can move to my house tonight. You don't have to stay at the inn anymore. I'll send someone to arrange a guest room for you."
Um, do you have to be so polite?
She had accepted Qi Lie's cloak last time, but she couldn't accept his invitation to his house this time.
"Third Prince, you are too polite. I am fine staying in the inn, there is no need to trouble you." She refused firmly.
Qi Lie said "oh" with a little disappointment, and couldn't think of any excuse to ask her to agree.
Qi Min looked at Qi Lie and understood a little bit.
He smiled and said, "Miss Mu is truly extraordinary. She won't change her mind easily. She's so beautiful, and she has the ability to fight monsters. No wonder some of the guys fell in love with her at first sight."
"..."Mu Shuiqi didn't understand what she meant. Who was the wooden lump?
When she looked up, she saw Qi Lie's face flushed with embarrassment. She seemed to understand what Qi Min said.
Qi Lie fell in love with her at first sight?
Incredible.
She only got the demon pill by chance and unlocked the Three Absolute Fires skill. Otherwise, she would have been eaten by the demon long ago. How could she have killed the demon and become the hero people say she was?
"I'm actually just an ordinary person, a very ordinary one. Princess, thank you for your kind words." She was also embarrassed.
The brother and sister were chatting with her from behind, and she responded incoherently while lifting the small curtain to look out.
Inadvertently, I seemed to see Yi Yao on the street.
Looking closely, Yi Yao and a strong man with a beard were walking on Frost Flower Street.
Who is this strong man and why is Yi Yao with him?
It's strange to say, she always felt that this strong man had nothing to do with Bingyou except for his appearance, but their temperament was extremely similar.
Why did Yi Yao appear in Tucheng instead of staying in Bingling?
Bingyou was left alone in the ice tomb?
There are a lot of little question marks in my head.
The eldest princess' carriage was tall and magnificent, and wherever it went, common people would come to watch. Everyone knew it was a carriage for a noble, but they didn't know the identity of the people in it.
When the carriage approached Yi Yao and the others, she wanted to call out Yi Yao, but the words stopped at her lips.
If Yi Yao knew that she had come to Xuanyu, he would probably tell Bingyou.
For some reason, she didn't want Bingyou to know she was coming.
She thought Bingyou wouldn't care about such a small matter.
To the immortal who had lived for more than 20,000 years, she was just an ignorant child and had no sense of existence at all.
It’s better not to disturb others, so as not to annoy them.
Thinking of this, she lowered the curtain.
Hearing the sound of wheels, Yi Yao was about to look back at the carriage when he saw her lowering the curtain.
"Hey, I think I saw Mu Shuiqi." Yi Yao said to Bing You.
Bing You was slightly startled, looked around, and asked, "Where?"
"It seems to be on a carriage." Yi Yao pointed at the carriage that had already passed by.
"That's the royal carriage." Bingyou recognized it from the decorations on the roof of the carriage.
Although I don’t know who is sitting in the car, he must be a member of the royal family.
The jewel on the roof of the royal carriage is red.
Yi Yao said, "Maybe I saw it wrong. How could she possibly know someone from the royal family?"
"Go back to Bingling." Bingyou walked in front.
Yi Yao sighed silently, wishing he could play for two more days.
The happy holiday comes and goes quickly.
The best brothel in Tucheng is called Longyue Tower.
Mu Shuiqi followed Qi Lie and the others into the magnificent building.
Unlike what she had imagined, the flower house was not a brothel.
It's a club for talent shows.
People with talents can show their talents here and receive remuneration from Longyue Tower without having to drink with guests.
Because the performers do not belong to Longyue Tower, they are here as part-time workers.
If you don’t want to reveal your identity, you can also perform wearing a mask.
Mu Shuiqi thought that if she ran out of money in Xuanyu, she could come here for an interview. Maybe she could perform a talent and earn some money to support herself.
She can sing and dance, play the erhu, and compose poems and couplets. She can learn them easily from the Internet.
Qi Lie is a frequent visitor to Longyue Tower and should be a supreme VIP customer, with a fixed private room to enjoy.
As soon as the waiter saw him, he bowed and led them to the private room on the second floor to sit down.
After a while, the best tea and snacks were served.
She tried these exquisite snacks that she had never seen before and they tasted really good.
It's all sweet.
She looked down at the osmanthus nut cake in her hand. It had a completely different taste from the osmanthus rice cake.
I was also very curious, and my first reaction was to buy it back and let Bingyou try it.
Ha ha.
She immediately dismissed the idea.
Qi Lie saw her staring at the osmanthus nut cake and asked, "Do you like this cake?"
"Fortunately."
"Someone, bring two more plates of osmanthus cake." Qi Lie said to the waiter at Longyue Tower.
After a while, the osmanthus cake was delivered.
But she didn't eat anymore. She just drank tea and watched the person playing the guzheng on the middle stage downstairs.
It was a man who was performing. He played beautifully, and the audience cheered for him.
She didn't understand the song he played, but she thought it was pleasant to the ears and suited the current spring scenery very well.
The man was very handsome, as pretty as a woman, and he was dressed beautifully, in bright and eye-catching colors.
Like a spotted fox.
Judging from other people’s reactions, he must perform his talents here frequently and is quite well-known.
The audience liked him not only for his musical skills, but also for his looks.
Just then, a woman called his name from the next room, ignoring the gazes of others.
"Chen Ze—Chen Ze—" The woman threw the hairpin towards the stage downstairs.
She chuckled, leaned over and said to the woman, "Beautiful girl, just say it directly. Tell him that you like him. He won't pay attention to you just calling his name."