Tough Princess : Once Upon A Brothel

“Did Master Yang rest?” Shuo Ling asked.

“I just pa.s.sed by the courtyard of Master Yang and saw that the lights were still on. I think he has not rested yet.” Mo Li replied.

Shuo Ling said in a clear and cold voice, “Take the meal to Master Yang"s room. I"ll dine there tonight.”

Shuo Ling stepped out of the bathtub and dressed.

Yang Zijin felt relaxed after having a bath. She was about to lie down and have a good rest. Suddenly, there was a voice of Mo Li coming from the outside, “Did Master Yang sleep?”

“No, what can I do for you?” Yang Zijin asked.

“My Lord ordered me to send the food here. He will come to dine with you later.” When Mo Li talked about dinner, Yang Zijin remembered that she hadn"t eaten yet.

Yang Zijin looked at the food on the table and swallowed saliva. She picked up her chopsticks and put them down again, muttering, “That"s all. Who let me have a good-natured. I"ll wait for you for the sake of helping me once today.”

When she heard a sound outside, Yang Zijin hastened to take her seat. Shuo Ling wore a dark blue robe, his lapel and cuffs all embroidered with clouds and cranes by delicate silver threads, and his waist tied with a hollowed-out gold belt, decorated with a turquoise jade pendant. It made him dashing and unparalleled in style.

Yang Zijin was a bit stunned. She had never looked at him so carefully because she had always been bullied by Shuo Ling before. But, she didn"t know whether it was because Shuo Ling had helped her today, and he looked very pleasing to the eyes.

“Well, the meal is going to get cold. My Lord, please sit down for dinner first.” Yang Zijin thought that there was nothing she could do to repay this favor, so she might as well please Shuo Ling with the meal.

Shuo Ling was delighted with Yang Zijin"s reaction and walked over to the table to sit down.

“I wonder when the mansion will be completed? Have those girls been trained well by Maid-in-Charge of Rites Li?” Shuo Ling asked in earnest.

“When it is completed, I will let you be the first one to visit there. Please wait, My Lord.” As she spoke, Yang Zijin didn"t forget to eat. She was starving.

The more Shuo Ling looked at Yang Zijin, the more he liked her.

“Then would Master Yang be willing to let me join? After all, there are so many people who know that Marquis Shuo bought the mansion today.” Shuo Ling looked at her with spoiled eyes.

Yang Zijin was eating when she heard the words. And she was choked to cough.

What bad luck did she have today? One wanted to take back the house, and the other wanted to get a piece of the pie, but she didn"t want either.

Yang Zijin put down the bowl and chopsticks and looked at Shuo Ling in a serious manner, “Nice try!”

Before Shuo Ling reacted, Yang Zijin got up and ran away.

During this time, Yang Zijin ran to the new mansion every day, watching Maid-in-Charge of Rites Li teach girls. And those girls knew more and more about the rules. Looking at the mansion to be completed soon, Yang Zijin showed a smile on her face.

With the store opening soon, a lot of things needed to be done by herself. Yang Zijin felt a little strange in her body, but she didn"t care and just felt that it was overworked these days.

Yang Zijin asked Xian to buy a large number of red cloths and hung them all over the Blossoming Peach. From a distance, it seemed like a pink peach blossom forest, which was conspicuous but not conflicted. It was the effect that Yang Zijin wanted. She wanted to attract more people to visit and let them know how different the Blossom Peach was. On the one hand, those girls could have a place to stay; On the other hand, it could attract more people and grab more business opportunities.

Yang Zijin had prepared all.

On the opening day, there were full of people out of the door. They were waiting for the opening with curiosity and questions. And they wondered what kind of store was opening with such a big occasion.

Yang Zijin was very satisfied to see the situation.

When the auspicious time came, those girls came out with Yang Zijin and Madam Yang. Amid the sound of firecrackers, Yang Zijin pulled down the red cloth on the plaque.

The words “Blossoming Peach” came into people"s eyes.

Everyone was stunned. Didn"t those people of Spring Breeze burn to ashes that night? They heard that none of them were spared except for Master Yang, and they wanted to see what the h.e.l.l this Young Master was up to. After seeing these girls, someone in the crowd sneered, “So, the Young Master is planning to reopen the Spring Breeze.”

Yang Zijin took a few steps forward and spoke loudly to the crowd, “Listen to me, everyone. That"s right, the people of Spring Breeze have disappeared with the fire. And the people who are standing here are those who want to start over. They"re no longer the women of the old place. They will make money on their ability, not steal, not rob, not gamble, not cheat, so please show them a little more respect.”

When the crowd heard Yang Zijin say this, the mockery in their eyes gradually dissipated.

Yang Zijin knew that she had spoken to everyone"s hearts, and it was up to the girls to get their dignity back. Yang Zijin winked at Xian, and then Xian took the girls down to prepare.

“Today is the opening day of the Blossoming Peach. Everyone can visit free. Twenty people enter at once, and you can stay inside for half an hour. After half an hour, the next group starts to prepare. Please follow the rules.” Yang Zijin continued.

When people heard the words, they were curious about the Blossoming Peach once again.

Mu Yunong had long known that Yang Zijin was preparing for the opening. Early in the morning, she learned Yang Zijin to dress like a man and came to see what happened. She was afraid that Yang Zijin would recognize her and had been standing in the corner. She found that these girls were the former staff of Spring Breeze and felt that Yang Zijin played her. Suddenly, she was enraged and pushed hard from the crowd to the front.

Mu Yunong shouted at Yang Zijin, “Yang Zijin, how dare you are! You even dare to cheat the money of the mansion of Duke Mu! Take out the money quickly, and I will let my father forgive you!”

When she spoke, everyone looked Yang Zijin and Mu Yunong up and down. They guessed whether Mu Yunong"s words were real or not. If they were real, this Master Yang was really bold. There were more and more people to see the fun.

Yang Zijin looked at Mu Yunong with a slightly sullen expression, “This Young Master, I have never heard that Lord Protector has a son of your age. Instead, it will be decapitated to pretend to be a relative of the royal family. You should mind your words.”

When Yang Zijin said this, the crowd began to discuss.

“The a.n.a.lysis of Master Yang is very reasonable.”

“Yeah, yeah, I never heard that Lord Protector has such a son of his age.”

“This man must be here to make trouble.”

It was the first time for Mu Yunong to suffer such a grievance. She was so angry that she forgot about her appearance as a lady of a n.o.ble family. And she shouted at the crowd, “You unruly people! Wait for my dad to fix you.”

When Mu Yunong said this, the crowd was convinced that she came to make trouble. They looked at Mu Yunong and urged her to get out of the way.

Mu Yunong forgot that she was dressed as a man now. She was unable to defend herself and pointed at Yang Zijin angrily, “You…”

“Lu"an, Wufu, please get this gentleman out.” Yang Zijin"s eyes were grave.

As soon as Mu Yunong left, the scene returned to calm.

Yang Zijin said to the crowd, “It"s time for everyone. Now you can proceed as I have just said.”

The first twenty people entered the courtyard successively, and what caught their eyes was a huge peach tree. It estimated that two adult men couldn"t hug around the tree. It was said that the peach tree had already existed before the courtyard was built. The owner didn"t want to move the tree and left it, which was at least for a hundred years. Next to the tree were four paths, which eventually led to the same place. Many flowers were planted on both sides of the path. It was spring, and those flowers bloomed luxuriantly.

Walking forward, they could see many houses lined up in a row, well-arranged. Each door hung up a sign, such as Psaltery and Harp, Chess Room, Calligraphy Pavilion, Drawing Garden, Poetry Room, and Painting Hall… Looking closely at the sign, they could see that there were the names of the girls written below.

People walked into Wen Lan"s Painting Garden first. The room was elegantly decorated, with several famous paintings hanging on the walls, and those who knew about paintings had already come to observe them.

Wen Lan was painting at the moment, focused and not disturbed by those who came at all. She wore a triple curving-front robe with an emerald-colored daffodil collar, revealing the pale pink neckline inside and the pastel pink floor-length skirt. A simple hair bun on her head, she wore a white jade hairpin, black hair hanging down. She looked gorgeous and attractive, holding the brush, and carefully outlined on the rice paper.

Because of the time constraint, people didn"t dare to linger. Otherwise, there would have been a few people left to compete with Wen Lan.

As people observed, they found that each room was different in style. The interior decorations were simple and straightforward according to personal preference, but there was no lack of personality. The talent of each girl was different, and some literati even felt that several girls" skills were still above them.

Before the people came, there were still some doubts in their minds. What kind of business would a woman from brothel do, except to serve a man?

Until they found those girls were elegant in demeanor. They were no longer the seductress in Spring Breeze. Maybe they were forced to sell their bodies before, so those people could not help but pity these girls.

Walking further, everyone was stunned and attracted by Fun Garden on this sign. They had never seen a house built with colored glaze, which was full of parrots and sunshine. It looked fascinating.

Next to Fun Garden was a large garden, with lush trees and types of flowers and plants. Many of them were varieties that had never been seen before. The people walked along the garden path in turn, and each step startled the b.u.t.terflies that stopped on the flowers. In a flash, the b.u.t.terflies fluttered, and the scene was stunning.

It was really cozy with those rockeries and water.

There was also a large pond in the garden, filled with lotus. Although it was not yet the season for lotus, everyone could imagine the magnificent sight of the lotus blooming in the pond.

A three-story height pavilion situated on the west side of the pond, and there were already some people walking towards the building.

Looking down, they could have a panoramic view of the whole garden. At this time, it would be excellent with a cup of wine or a pot of tea.

On the way, they saw that the garden had refreshment rooms, tea rooms, and drinking pavilions. They would definitely come back to the Blossoming Peach and drink tea and wine here in the future.

Time pa.s.sed quickly, the people didn"t want to leave, but they had to go out with Xian. Some people thought that it would be great to take wife and children to come as a good place. So, they asked Xian, whether the Blossoming Peach opened to women.

“Of course, it"s just that we"re limited to a hundred people a day, and those who want to bring wife and children have to line up early.” Xian replied.