Do you know: I am Xu Jiazi

Chapter 352: Wei Xingtou's First Night [Thank you all for your support! Goodbye! ]

"Danglang~"

In the private room allocated by Pan Lou for eight courtesans to dress up,

Yunniang, her chest heaving violently, kicked the copper basin that the maid brought to the side.
"Get out of here!"

The maid whose clothes were half wet quickly picked up the copper basin and stepped aside.

Yunniang took a few more steps in the room, panting heavily, and shouted at the little maid beside her:

"Tell me! Who is this vixen Fang Niang? What kind of despicable tricks did she use to seduce the Chai family? Why did she get so much reward?!"

The little maid lowered her head, holding the copper basin in her hand and whispered, "Slave, I don't know!"

Yunniang said to herself:
“I was the first one at the beginning.”

"This bitch!"

At this time, a respectful voice called out from outside the door: "Mother Ruan, you are here!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the door opened, and the charming Ruan Madam walked in, twisting her waist. She glanced at the little maid whose clothes were half wet, and said to Yunniang:
"what happened?"

The maid lowered her head and said nothing.

Mother Ruan continued, "Yunniang, why don't you hurry up and dress up and go thank the distinguished guests who paid for the gifts? Why are you going crazy here?"

Yunniang's chest heaved, and she said unhappily, "Mom, I don't accept it. It must be that Fangniang used some despicable trick!"

Mother Ruan glared and said:

"You're not convinced? Despicable tricks? Who are you looking down on?"

"If they really used such a despicable trick, would anyone still pay Fang Niang?"

Yunniang was hesitant to speak. Mother Ruan was right. If Fangniang really used her body to seduce someone and got deflowered, Mother Ruan would beat her to death, no matter what else.

Yunniang looked down at the water stains on the floor. The most she had done was to let Qiao Jiulang touch her little hand.

Looking at Yunniang's expression, Mother Ruan knew that she had figured it out, and continued:

"I wanted to support you, but no one can figure out what those rich and powerful young men and wealthy officials are thinking."

"Especially at the beginning, the young masters of the three noble families gave Fang Niang a reward of 300 strings of cash, which immediately attracted the attention of the people in the building."

What Mother Ruan said was what she was thinking. Not only was Fang Niang a little disobedient, but she was also somewhat taken care of by Wu Lang of the Yongyi Marquis family. In the future, she would definitely not be as easy to use as Yun Niang.

Mother Ruan continued:

"Besides, don't you see who are the people out there trying to compete with Chai's Dalang?"

"The Hat Tian family, the Big Bucket Zhang family, the Long-lived Wang family, the Wide Cloth Zhang family! Which one of them is not rich?"

Hearing this, Yunniang began to breathe harder and said angrily, "Originally, these young masters were giving me rewards at the beginning!"

Mother Ruan sighed and said:

"Who knows why these families chose this Fang Niang?"

"And the lavish way these families spend money doesn't seem like something their young masters would do."

Yunniang was stunned and asked in confusion: "Mom, what do you mean?"

Mother Ruan glanced at Yunniang and said:

"You have little knowledge! What I mean is that today the masters of the Tian and Zhang families are entertaining guests on the third floor."

"It's possible that Fang Niang has won the favor of these officials, so she gave the reward money."

"If the masters of these families really like it, they can spend money in a way that those young masters can't compare to."

Looking at Yunniang, Mother Ruan said again: "Hurry up! Don't keep the guests waiting for too long! Qiao Jiulang spent the most money on you tonight. It's good that you are familiar with him!"

After saying this, Mother Ruan left the room, and the maid in the room closed the door.

Mother Ruan outside the room quickly adjusted her expression, put on a smile, and walked towards Wei Fangzhi's room. She was going to Wei Fangzhi's room first.
But he heard the sound of breaking pots and bowls outside the door, so he went into Yunniang's room first.

After entering the room, Mother Ruan saw that Wei Fangzhi was almost done dressing up. When he saw Mother Ruan come in, Wei Fangzhi hurriedly stood up and bowed.

"Hurry up and sit down! Hurry up and sit down!"

Looking at Wei Fangzhi taking off her veil, although Mother Ruan has seen it several times, she is still amazed.

Walking up to Wei Fangzhi, Mother Ruan held Wei Fangzhi's slender hand with calluses on it and said, "After we thank the distinguished guest who gave you the money, the Chai family's carriage will take you away."

Wei Fangzhi lowered his head and nodded.

"Once you enter this industry, you have to overcome this hurdle."

“However, with what you’ve gained tonight, your life won’t be too difficult in the future!”

Wei Fangzhi said softly: "Thank you for your enlightenment, mother. I know."

Listening to Wei Fangzhi's voice, Mother Ruan, as a woman, felt her heart soften and she found it comfortable. If she sang a few more times or whispered a few words to comfort him, no man would be able to resist.

Thinking of this, Mother Ruan patted the back of Wei Fangzhi's hand and said, "That's good! I'll have someone accompany you to thank the distinguished guests later."

"Yes."

Mother Ruan smiled and nodded, then left the room.

Today's game,
Eight courtesans came on stage to show their talents. Yunniang and Fangniang, two of Ruan Mama's servants, took the first two spots. The third was a girl from Yunchao Pavilion.

This kind of "achievement" once again made Mother Ruan's reputation as a good prostitute.

Mother Ruan went into the room of the girl playing the flute and comforted her, then she went into a room on the first floor holding a handkerchief.

There were six or seven young girls in the room.

Mother Ruan smiled at the group of little girls and said, "You all saw what happened outside just now. From now on, just follow me."

On the wooden stage in the middle of Pan Building, ordinary singing and dancing have begun.

In the screen room where Xu Zaijing was, everyone was drinking tea and occasionally teasing Qiao Jiulang who had gotten what he wanted.

Qiao Jiulang's eyes were fixed on the stairs leading to the second floor.

When he saw the prostitutes who had changed their clothes starting to go upstairs to express their gratitude, Qiao Jiulang stood up and said, "It's started, Yunniang is coming!"

Looking at Qiao Jiulang's appearance, Xu Zaijing and others shook their heads helplessly.

Because Xu Zaijing's compartment was only rewarded with 300 strings of cash at the beginning,

Fang Niang expressed her gratitude based on the amount of reward money given, so Fang Niang and Wei Fangzhi did not come here first, but went to the third floor.

At the shouts of the maid beside Wei Fangzhi, many private rooms opened their doors.

On that day, the third floor of Panlou was occupied by the masters of most of the richest families in Bianjing who were having banquets. Just now, Wei Fangzhi was sitting on the wooden platform and was a little far away, so he couldn't see clearly.

At this time, he came to the door to thank him in person. He was close to them, so the officials could see and hear Wei Fangzhi's figure and voice much more clearly.

Many of the masters of the wealthy families in the private rooms on the third floor were attracted by Wei Fangzhi's soft voice when she thanked them, and watched her graceful and beautiful figure walk away with fondness.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, it's really top-notch!"

"Brother Tian is right!"

Then, they looked at each other with regretful expressions as if they should have given more reward.

Go down to the second floor of Pan Building.

The maid said attentively, "These are the sons of the dukes and marquises."

Wei Fang nodded and said softly, "I am here to thank you gentlemen."

In the screen compartment, the sons of dukes and marquises such as Duke Hanguo, Duke Lingguo, Duke Anguo, and Marquis Jinxiang, who had conflicts with Xu Zaijing, had the screen moved away after hearing Wei Fangzhi's voice.

Then he kept looking at Wei Fangzhi. He remained polite on the surface, but his eyes seemed to want to strip her clothes off.

When Wei Fangzhi turned around to say goodbye, he heard someone say, "After Chai Jin has enjoyed herself, I will invite her to my house."

"Brother Qi, why did you invite Fang Niang to the Fu'an Marquis's residence?"

"Learn to play the Pipa!"

"Hahahaha!"

Hearing this, Wei Fangzhi in the corridor looked sad and continued walking with his head down.

Arriving at the door of the compartments of several officials' sons, Wei Fangzhi said softly, feeling the constant gazes looking behind her veil and into her chest:

"I would like to thank you all for your reward."

Looking at Wei Fangzhi's beautiful eyes and straight nose behind the veil, someone bowed and said:
"You're welcome, Fangniang!"

"When you have time in the future, please ask Fangniang to play a song for me alone."

"Please show me your favor then, Madam Fang."

Wei Fangzhi said softly, "Thank you very much for your favor, Young Master. I will prepare a bed for you when the time comes."

The officials' sons hurriedly said with a smile: "Okay, okay, I must write a new poem for Fang Niang for this purpose."

"Me too!"

"Fang Niang, please give me the same favor!"

"Don't worry, I will definitely order more wine for you to drink!"

After Wei Fangzhi thanked him, he left gracefully with a few officials' children looking at his waist and hips.

As they continued walking forward, the maidservant beside Wei Fangzhi said, "From now on, Fangniang, if you build good relationships with these young masters, no one will dare to bully you!"

Wei Fangzhi nodded.

After walking a little further forward and thanking the few young men from the lesser-known royal families who had gathered together, the little maid beside Wei Fangzhi said:

"Miss Fang, the compartment in front is where Qiao Jiulang, who gave Miss Yun the most money just now, is."

"The young master of the Duke of Qi, the second son of the Ningyuan Marquis, and the sixth son of the Yongchang Marquis are all inside."

Wei Fang nodded and asked softly, "Didn't the brother of Xu family, the Marquis of Yongyi, come?"

The young maid hesitated and said, "They probably didn't come. I didn't hear any of the eight courtesans who came on stage asking how much money the Xu family's brother wanted to give them."

Wei Fangzhi sighed deeply and said, "Yeah!"

As he spoke, Wei Fangzhi raised his head and walked forward. When he saw the servants beside the screen, a look of surprise flashed across his eyes, and he hurriedly looked at his clothes.

Buwei, who was standing outside the screen and looking sideways, tugged at Qingyun's sleeve and said, "Brother Qingyun, look, Fangniang is looking at you!"

At this time, Wei Fangzhi had just looked at his clothes, and when he raised his head, he saw Qingyun's eyes looking at him.

As he approached, Wei Fangzhi bowed to Qingyun and whispered, "Thank you for your help during the Lantern Festival."

Qingyun smiled and nodded, saying, "That's what you meant, young master."

Wei Fangzhi bowed again and walked into the screen compartment. She had seen everyone behind the screen before. She squatted for a moment and said:
"I want to thank you all for your generosity and help at the beginning. I will never forget your kindness!"

While speaking, Wei Fangzhi's eyes were looking at Liang Han and Gu Tingye, but her attention was on Xu Zaijing who was eating pumpkin seeds nearby.

Judging from appearance alone, Xu Zaijing is the most handsome one among all the young men.

The only person who can compare with him in terms of temperament after years of training is Gu Tingye, who also exercises regularly.

Gu Tingye looked at Wei Fang in surprise and said, "Mother Fang, I haven't seen you for a long time. How come your voice has changed so much? It sounds so good now!"

After listening to Gu Tingye, Liang Han and Qiao Jiulang nodded in agreement.

Wei Fangzhi smiled and glanced at everyone in the compartment, then said, "I don't know either. Maybe it became like this after the Lantern Festival."

Qiao Jiulang on the side said: "Fang Niang, no matter how beautiful your voice is, I still like Yun Niang, huh!"

Seeing Xu Zaijing looking at her with the same surprise and admiration, Wei Fangzhi bowed again and said:
"If you have any banquets or poetry gatherings in the future, please don't forget me."

"Naturally!"

"sure!"

Afterwards, Wei Fang bowed his head and left the compartment.

Listening to Liang Han's words in the compartment, "Knowing that Fang Niang speaks so nicely, I will definitely give her a lot of money",

Wei Fang tilted her head and smiled at someone behind the screen, but she didn't care that Xu Zaijing couldn't see it.

Afterwards, Wei Fang walked straight down the second floor and came to the wooden stage. He bowed to his master Tang Dajia, the front leader Yang Luoyou, and the musicians Xiao Zhiyue who played the drums, and said with a smile:

"Sorry to bother you all tonight!"

Musicians including Tang Dajia and Yang Luoyou returned the greeting with a slight smile on their faces.

"Zhiyue, you play the drums very well! Let's play on the same stage together someday!"

Hearing Wei Fangzhi's praise, Yang Zhiyue smiled shyly and nodded heavily.

After changing her clothes, Yunniang went to the third floor first, and then came to the second floor to express her gratitude.

In the compartment where the Korean couple were, Yunniang thanked them.

Seeing that the son of the Duke of Lingguo, Lu, wanted to hold her hand, Yunniang turned around lightly and said with a tearful look on her face:

"Brother Lang, I am Jiulang's man tonight. If you miss me, wait until tomorrow."

After saying that, Yunniang turned around and walked a few steps, looked back at Lu Sanlang "affectionately", and then walked towards the compartment where Xu Zaijing and others were.

Looking at Yunniang walking away, Lu Sanlang said after a few clicks of his tongue: "This little girl is really seductive! If I had four thousand strings of cash."

Han Chengyun said: "She is Qiao Jiulang's beloved one!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the compartment burst into laughter.

At Xu Zaijing's place,

After finishing her work, Mother Ruan walked over with her waist twisted, bowed to everyone in the compartment and said:
"My lords, Yunniang has already expressed her gratitude. Now please invite Jiulang to come over."

Qiao Jiulang’s wish was fulfilled. He smiled, took a deep breath, and walked towards Ruan’s mother.

When he reached the screen, Qiao Jiulang stopped, bowed to Xu Zaijing who was looking at him with a smile, and said:
"Brother Jing, before you go find Yunniang, I have something to say to you. If I don't, I won't be able to understand."

Xu Zaijing asked doubtfully: "Jiulang, just tell me!"

Qiao Jiulang bowed and said, "I'm really sorry, Brother Jing, the big sword you gave me on credit has been pawned by me in the pawn shop!"

"Ashamed!"

Having said that, Qiao Jiulang hurriedly covered his face and walked away, leaving everyone in the compartment looking at each other in bewilderment.

Xu Zaijing shook his head in disbelief, looked at Liang Han who was also surprised, and asked: "Liulang, do you know whose pawnshop Jiulang pawned the sword to?"

Liang Han: "Well, of course the one who bids the highest."

On the evening of Dragon Boat Festival,

The temperature is pleasant.

The north-facing street of Panlou Street is very busy.
The hawking and shouting continued.

The sound of cars rumbles.

In the dark carriage,

The curtains were blown by the evening breeze, and the light from the lanterns on the roadside was blown into the carriage from time to time.

Wei Fangzhi in the car was wearing a veil and holding a pipa, her face appearing and disappearing in the light and shadow.

Wei Fangzhi kept taking deep breaths, and his mind couldn't help but think about the situation he might encounter later.

There are some things that both Mother Ruan and Mr. Tang have told her.

But today she still has to face it herself.

Wei Fang looked at you, the little maid accompanying her in the carriage, and said:

"What's wrong? Looking at me like this?"

"Miss Fang, you, you are so beautiful."

Wei Fangzhi forced a smile.

The maid continued, "I have heard about the Chai family's young master several times in Panlou before. I heard from Min Ge'er, the waiter in Panlou, that Chai Dalang is very handsome!"

Wei Fang nodded and said, "Thank you."

The carriage fell into silence.

I don’t know how long I’ve been gone,

"Oh~~~"

The driver's voice came, and the little maid asked, "Uncle driver, are we here yet?"

“Yes, here we are!”

Hearing this, Wei Fang stood up, held the pipa in her arms and walked out of the carriage with her head down. After getting off the carriage by stepping on the stool, she found herself in a dark and deserted alley.

There are several lanterns hanging in the alley, surrounded by tall and neat walls.

There was a small dark door on the courtyard wall, and four women were standing there.

Seeing Wei Fang coming over, one of the women said, "Miss Wei, please come this way."

in the yard,
After a very careful physical examination and bath,

After changing her clothes and still wearing a veil, Wei Fangzhi was led by someone holding a lantern, turning countless corners and passing through several doors, and finally arrived at an exquisite garden.

Wei Fangzhi looked through the extremely thin window screen.
In the candlelit room, there stood a puppet in armor.

(End of this chapter)