Yingfeng Garden!
From the name, you can tell that it is a brothel.
From ancient times to the present, elegant and romantic places like brothels usually have names that are more meaningful, elegant and a little fresh, in order to cater to the inner yearning of literati and poets for the pursuit of literature and art.
For example, Qingfeng Tower, Yingfeng Garden, Yihong Baihua Qunfang Courtyard, etc.
After all, they believed that they went to brothels to recite poems, find soul mates, and liberate their bound souls... rather than simply to sleep with girls.
Of course, you can’t not sleep!
I've already paid the money, so I can't be taken advantage of by charging the same price for vegetarian food as for meat, right?
Of course, there are such suckers, such as the Prince of Lin!
When Qingfeng Tower was still in existence, there were rumors that the Prince of Lin spent a large sum of money to win the virginity of the courtesan Chen Yingying.
I heard that the madam of Qingfeng Tower had originally expected only two thousand taels of silver, but the Prince of Lin spent a huge sum of money, directly spending tens of thousands of taels of silver to win Chen Yingying.
Seriously disrupted the market price!
Driving up...what price is that!
As for what actually happened between the Prince Lin and Chen Yingying, and whether that night was worth the tens of thousands of taels of silver, there is no way to know.
After all, Chen Yingying is dead!
The entire Qingfeng Tower was ransacked, leaving no one unharmed. The ten thousand taels of silver that had been spent ended up back in the pockets of Prince Lin.
Therefore, many people in the community were discussing whether this was a conspiracy that the Prince Lin had planned long ago?
That bastard prince wanted to sleep with the courtesan, but didn't want to pay.
So they raided Qingfeng Tower under the pretext of catching an assassin and got back the money they had spent?
…
In Yingfeng Garden.
A private attic room on the third floor.
Lin Jiangnian looked around with interest, and finally his eyes fell on a "brother" dressed as a man opposite him.
Xu Lan!
Today, Xu Lan's clothing style remained the same as usual. With her hair tied up, she had a delicate face. Her androgynous robe and bare chest made it hard to tell she was a woman.
If others see this, they will probably sigh and say, "Why does this guy look so effeminate?"
"So, why did you bring me to this brothel for no reason?"
Lin Jiang was tapping the table, looking thoughtful.
Xu Lan glanced at Lin Jiangnian and raised her eyebrows: "Isn't this your favorite?"
"Not really."
Lin Jiangnian shook his head: "This prince is not interested in these vulgar women."
In terms of appearance, the maids and servants in Prince Lin's Mansion are all prettier than the girls in Yingfeng Garden. He really has no interest in them.
"Yeah?"
Xu Lan propped up her face and squinted her eyes. "But, Prince Lin used to be very fond of places like brothels. He often spent lavishly, spending huge sums of money. He was a regular at almost every brothel in Linjiang City, big and small."
"So, this is why you called me to a place like this today?"
"Of course not all..."
Xu Lan glanced at Lin Jiangnian and said, "A playboy who loves to hang out in the entertainment places suddenly stays at home to cultivate his character. Don't you think there's something wrong with that?"
Lin Jiangnian suddenly remembered that he hadn't left the house in the past two days, having been busy figuring out how to get into Ruyi Tower. Now that Xu Lan had reminded him, Lin Jiangnian suddenly remembered... if that meant he would have to go to brothels more often to chat with the girls in the future.
"Hmph, although I haven't exposed your identity, your maid has always been suspicious of you."
Xu Lan snorted lightly and added, "She came to see me that night!"
"Looking for you?!"
Lin Jiangnian's eyes fixed: "Which day?"
"That day!"
Xu Lan bit her lower lip lightly and glared at him hatefully.
Seeing her expression, Lin Jiangnian quickly realized, it was two days ago?
Did Zhiyuan go to find her?
...Is it that little traitor Xiaozhu?
Lin Jiangnian narrowed his eyes: "What does she want you to do?"
When Xu Lan mentioned this, her expression became slightly unnatural. She turned her head and snorted coldly, "She doubted your identity... and asked me if I noticed anything unusual about you!"
"Even though she didn't find out you were fake, she still felt like there was something wrong with you!"
Lin Jiangnian didn't say anything, but he knew what was going on.
From the first time she saw Zhiyuan, she had doubts about Lin Jiangnian's identity, and until now, her doubts have not been completely eliminated.
"So how did you answer her?"
Xu Lan gave him a hateful look and said unhappily, "I told her you were a fake and told her to arrest you right away... Humph!"
Seeing her face full of anger, Lin Jiangnian naturally saw that it was just a rant. That's right, if she really had betrayed him, Lin Jiangnian wouldn't be able to sit here peacefully.
"Other than that, nothing else?"
“Gone!”
Lin Jiangnian glanced at her, seeming to be thinking about something.
Zhiyuan went to see her specially just to ask this?
Not likely!
I'm afraid there are other reasons?
However, Xu Lan didn't say anything, and Lin Jiangnian didn't ask again.
"So, I should thank you for helping me conceal my identity?" Lin Jiangnian looked up at Xu Lan in front of him.
Just two days ago, Lin Jiangnian was still thinking about how to kill her, and the situation between the two was tense and dangerous.
Now, the two of them are sitting together again, and their relationship seems to have eased a lot.
Xu Lan suddenly heard Lin Jiangnian's words, and for a moment she felt dazed...
Two days ago, this guy almost killed her with that ferocious look and momentum. Is it still vivid in her mind?
Looking at Lin Jiangnian's calm and gentle words and his gentle and elegant appearance, he is completely different from the guy who ferociously strangled him two days ago!
The strong contrast made her dazed.
For some reason, Xu Lan had a strange feeling in her heart.
Her face felt slightly hot, and she subconsciously turned her head away, snorting softly, "No need... Anyway, you have something on me now, so we're even. From now on, we won't interfere with each other and won't betray each other. How about that?"
"That won't do." Lin Jiangnian shook his head.
Xu Lan's heart sank. She suddenly turned around and stared at him, her voice a little nervous: "Why, why?"
"The secret between you and me is even, but..."
Lin Jiangnian pointed to his chest, which still ached slightly. "How are you going to settle the score for those two slaps you gave me?"
Xu Lan: “…”
He suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. Then, Xu Lan thought of something else, and her face flushed. She quickly revealed an angry expression: "You deserve it. Who told you... who told you..."
Thinking about what happened between them that day, she was a little speechless.
In the end, I could only glare at him and say, "You deserve it!"
"You were the one who threatened me first, weren't you?"
Lin Jiangnian sneered: "If you didn't threaten me, would I resort to such a desperate measure? Do you think I would?"
Xu Lan was silent.
It seems... is it really like this?
"So what do you want?"
After a moment of silence, Xu Lan snorted softly.
"What do you think?" Lin Jiangnian narrowed his eyes. "You made me vomit blood. How do you want to compensate me?"
He remembered the healing medicine Xu Lan had given him that day. He wondered if she still had it and if he could extort more from her...
Xu Lan curled his lips, puffed out his chest, and looked determined: "What's the worst that can happen? I'll let you clap twice too?"
Lin Jiangnian glanced at him.
Xu Lan immediately realized something and quickly arched his body as if he had received an electric shock. His face flushed red as he gritted his teeth and shouted angrily, "You hooligan!"
Lin Jiangnian: “?”
She puffed her chest out and yet she scolded him?
Are you sick?
Lin Jiangnian glanced at her and sneered, "You wishful thinking? Just slap you twice and it's over? What if you... scratch my hand?"
Xu Lan didn't react for a while, and when he realized something was wrong, his face turned red.
She glared at him angrily: "You rascal, you lecher...you wish!"
“…”
Lin Jiangnian didn’t know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that something was wrong with Xu Lan today.
She is still the same as before, but seems a little different.
It seems that the relationship has become different since they have found something wrong with each other?
Before, Lin Jiangnian had acted cautiously and prudently in front of her. But now that his identity was exposed, he became somewhat casual and unscrupulous in front of her.
As for her...is it the same?
"Then tell me, what do you want?"
Xu Lan, with a flushed face, glared at him fiercely and snorted in indignation.
"Two conditions!"
Lin Jiangnian held up two fingers and narrowed his eyes. "First, you injured me, and my injuries haven't healed yet. You have to be responsible for healing me... Do you still have the healing medicine you gave me last time?"
Xu Lan took out a porcelain bottle from her arms and threw it to him: "I only brought two today, I'll give them all to you!"
Lin Jiangnian didn't hesitate to take the porcelain bottle, poured out a pill and swallowed it. Soon, he felt a refreshing and unobstructed feeling in his chest, and the vague pain seemed to dissipate.
Carefully putting away the remaining pill, Lin Jiangnian looked at Xu Lan and put forward the second condition.
"I want you to..."
"Teach me martial arts!"
“…”