Chapter 140 Spent
Su Qingqing and Jixiang left the meeting room and went straight out of the county government office.
There was a famine outside and people in the county were in panic, but because Zhao Bingchun had ordered the city gates to be blocked early in the morning and no disaster victims were allowed to come in, the entire Nanchong County was doing okay except for the inn where business was deserted.
There are even many children laughing and playing in the streets .
The master and servant wandered around the streets, buying anything delicious or fun they saw lavishly. They played until sunset, when the brothels were at their peak of customer service. Without any hesitation, the master and servant went straight to the largest brothel in the area, Qiuxiangyuan.
In autumn, the scent of cosmetics mixes with the fragrance of osmanthus, and the aroma fills people's heads and faces.
Su Qingqing and Jixiang were each dressed in men's clothing, their clothes were made of fine materials and their postures were elegant. Anyone could tell at a glance that they were wealthy guests.
What's more, the news that the prince was ordered to come to Nanchong County to provide disaster relief had already spread. Seeing the arrival of two unfamiliar guests, the entire Qiuxiang Courtyard was in an uproar.
Even if this noble young man is not the crown prince, he is still a high-ranking official in Kyoto.
The madam of Qiuxiangyuan greeted Su Qingqing and Jixiang with a smile on her face. She almost threw herself on Su Qingqing while talking. "My two gentlemen, what kind of girls do you like? Even though the girls in our Qiuxiangyuan are not as good as those girls in Jinling, they are not much worse. They all have their own characteristics."
Su Qingqing used her fan to push the madam away a little, then waved her folding fan, looking both noble and romantic, "I want a good dancer, with a slim waist and long legs. Do you have a private room?"
The madam smiled happily, "Whether others have come or not, how can you not be here? Even if you haven't come, I will vacate my room for you."
Su Qingqing laughed and cursed, "What do I need your house for? Can I chew it?"
This obscene remark made the madam laugh so hard that she couldn't stop. She slapped herself three times in a row and said, "The girls here are all very tender and tender. Many of the good dancers haven't even opened their virginity yet. I am their benefactor. It is a great blessing for them to be rewarded with a winter plum and snow."
Wintersweet drinks snow, look at this metaphor, isn't it talking about the girl's first night?
Su Qingqing smiled and said nothing more, just followed the old procuress upstairs.
Side dishes and drinks were served in a stream. The madam had already brought ten girls of different looks and stood in a row, barefoot, for Su Qingqing to choose.
"All of you stay."
After Su Qingqing looked around at the people, Jixiang threw a gold ingot to the old procuress as soon as she said this. The old procuress, who was fifty years old, was still so agile that she caught it steadily, said a lot of auspicious words, and then retreated.
Su Qingqing half leaned on the soft couch and asked the girls on the floor, "Can you all dance?"
Several girls nodded. They were all virgins and could not be as wild as those girls who were used to seeing customers. They all lowered their heads, blushed, and responded in voices as soft as mosquitoes.
Su Qingqing didn't care and waved her hand, "Dance, from left to right, one by one."
As he spoke, he glanced at the door. A figure flashed past the door. Su Qingqing pretended not to see it and smiled slowly, "I'm in a good mood today. I'll pick five of you out of the ten. You know who I am, right? If you want to leave, behave yourself."
As soon as these words were spoken, before the girl inside could express her surprise and joy, a sound of something falling to the ground was heard outside.
Jixiang immediately looked at Su Qingqing, but Su Qingqing ignored him, so Jixiang pretended to be deaf and didn't hear anything.
The ten girls inside began to perform with all their might.
She said she would take five away, but two hours later, Su Qingqing came out of the private room drunk and said to the old procuress who greeted her, "I'll take all ten. Name your price."
The old madam's mouth was almost crooked from laughing.
After so many years in the secular world, she had seen all kinds of wealthy people, but the richest one only kept two or three girls, and bought ten at once...
The madam's mind was full of money, and she wanted to take advantage of the fact that the gentleman was drunk and ask for more.
Before the madam could speak, Su Qingqing became impatient and grabbed the madam's collar with a drunken breath, "Three hundred thousand taels, is that enough?"
The madam's fear, which had not yet risen in her heart, was instantly overwhelmed by the shock of this number.
How many?
Three hundred thousand?
Ten people, three hundred thousand?
Three hundred thousand could buy not only ten people, but even her entire Qiuxiangyuan!
With greedy eyes, the madam couldn't help licking her lips, "These are ten girls after all, all the best among us, and all of them are buds that have not yet opened..."
Su Qingqing pushed her away and said, "Five hundred thousand taels, if you say one more word, I will..."
Before Su Qingqing's father finished speaking, the madam was afraid that the gentleman would say he didn't want it, so she hurriedly replied, "Five hundred thousand taels, that's five hundred thousand taels."
My heart is pounding!
Oh shit!
When she was young, her heart never beat so fast when she saw a handsome scholar.
Five hundred thousand taels, what does this mean? She wouldn't be able to earn that much money in three lifetimes.
The guy from Kyoto is rich.
Su Qingqing waved her folding fan and raised the madam's chin, "I'll take the girl away. You can ask Zhao Bingchun for the money tomorrow morning."
He pronounced Magistrate Zhao's name as if he was calling a dog. The old brothel owner was puzzled as to how he emphasized it so well and how he could give people such an illusion.
However, with the huge sum of 500,000 taels on her chest, she had no time to think about anything else. She immediately said, "Send it to your house?"
Su Qingqing shook her head, "Master, take it away yourself."
As she spoke, she walked downstairs and out in a drunken manner.
The ten girls at the back covered their chests and still couldn’t believe that they had escaped from this prison just like that?
They followed the financial sponsor in front of them with fear and excitement, fearing that if they walked too slowly they would anger the financial sponsor and then abandon them.
Su Qingqing led her men, swaggering along the streets of the county town at night, all the way back to the county government office from Qiuxiangyuan.
In another corner of the county government office, Zhao Bingchun was looking at several of his colleagues with his jaw dropped in shock.
In just a blink of an eye, the Crown Princess spent five hundred thousand taels?
Buy ten prostitutes from a brothel?
Why did she?
What is she going to do!
Several people gathered together and pondered for a whole night but still could not figure out what the Crown Princess was going to do. However, at dawn, the madam of Qiuxiangyuan came to ask for money.
Zhao Bingchun was extremely worried.
Five hundred thousand taels!
Where the hell is he going to get the money?
Can you not give it to me?
cannot!
Everyone knows that the owner behind Qiuxiangyuan is the second son of the prefect of the county, and the second son is the godson adopted by the old lady of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
Can he afford to offend?
Can't afford to offend!
Unable to afford to offend Qiuxiangyuan, Zhao Bingchun asked someone to accompany the brothel owner who came to collect the debt, and he went to Su Qingqing himself.
She drank some wine yesterday, and although she pretended to be drunk, Su Qingqing still felt a little dizzy when she woke up. She was drinking the honey water prepared by Jixiang when the maid outside reported that Zhao Bingchun was here.
Su Qingqing smiled and said to Jixiang: "Go and stretch your arms and legs."
