Along the way, Zhou Ruyu could find that many men here basically wore masks and accompanied their female companions. Most of the female companions wore light and luxurious clothes, like canaries raised in the hands of others.
When she was looking at the people passing by, the people passing by seemed to be looking at her as if they were there.
That kind of observation was like a hunter hiding in the dark staring at the prey running in the jungle, and she had nowhere to escape.
Their gazes were wanton and arrogant, which made her feel uncomfortable all over.
Zhou Ruyu vaguely felt something was wrong at the moment, but she had come and she couldn't give up halfway.
But she was still very curious about what kind of place this was.
And what happened to the girl Jasmine that the man mentioned just now?
Curious in her heart, she couldn't help but ask the second young master of the Xi family, "Second young master Xi, what on earth is this place?"
When the second young master of the Xi family heard this, he just smiled and said, "Just follow me and keep going. Don't worry, I won't sell you out."
After hearing the words of the second young master of the Xi family, Zhou Ruyu seemed to have calmed down a little at this moment. She walked behind the other party, no longer interested in admiring the scenery like a palace in the sky.
Fortunately, no matter how long the journey is, it will end when Zhou Ruyu and the second young master of the Xi family came to the hall. There are already many people in the hall.
People stood around talking and laughing, and the second son of the Xi family naturally took the initiative to blend into the crowd. People seemed to be very familiar with the second son of the Xi family, and he blended into the crowd almost quickly.
There were even several women present who also wore masks and took the initiative to greet the second young master of the Xi family.
The second young master of the Xi family was like a fish in water in such an occasion.
Zhou Ruyu could vaguely feel that these people were either officials or nobles. It would be great if she could get to know these people.
But she could also feel that there was a circle among them, and this circle had walls.
As an outsider, she couldn't fit in. If she spoke, they would think she was rude and everyone would ignore her collectively.
Therefore, she could only appear as a vase beside the second young master of the Xi family at this time.
When everyone looked over, Zhou Ruyu only had to smile.
Fortunately, the second young master of the Xi family did not always ask Zhou Ruyu to make a vase that could not speak. He just took Zhou Ruyu to another small private room after that.
There were several other female guests sitting in that small private room.
Although none of them were wearing masks at the moment, they all held masks in their hands.
And this mask seems to have become their best status symbol here.
Their clothes look much more normal than those of the unmasked female companions.
They were well-dressed and comfortable, and even though they were not decked out in expensive jewelry, Zhou Ruyu could sense a bottom-up lazy arrogance from their expressions.
It seems that their identity does not need those flashy and luxurious jewelry to prove their identity.
At this moment, Zhou Ruyu stood in front of them, feeling truly ashamed.
After seeing these people, Mr. Xi took the initiative to take off the mask covering his eyes.
He smiled and greeted the women.
Naturally, those women only responded to Mr. Xi with a smile.
They seemed to be much friendlier than the people outside. When they saw Zhou Ruyu next to Mr. Xi, they just smiled and praised Zhou Ruyu directly, "This girl is so beautiful."
"What's the girl's name?"
Seeing that they finally no longer ignored him and greeted him with a smile, Zhou Ruyu naturally took the initiative to introduce himself, "My name is Zhou Ruyu."
When they heard each other's name, the women just smiled and praised Zhou Ruyu and said, "Oh my, that's a good name. As soon as you hear it, you know the name."
Zhou Ruyu heard this and immediately said, "Thank you for your praise."
Later, one of the women even took the initiative to pull Zhou Ruyu
Talk to them.
Not long after Zhou Ruyu left, Young Master Xi suddenly took the initiative to sit next to an elegant woman wearing a long skirt, a pearl blouse, and a lotus crown on her head. Then he just He whispered a few words to the woman in a low voice, biting his ears.
Seeing the two of them being so close, Zhou Ruyu was naturally very dissatisfied, but with dissatisfaction in her eyes, she also knew that she couldn't show that she cared.
Fortunately, Mr. Xi didn't talk to the woman for too long. After that, he suddenly stood up.
Then he took the initiative to walk up to Zhou Ruyu and said, "Ruyu, come with me first."
Hearing what Mr. Xi said, the women who had originally pulled Zhou Ruyu to inquire naturally let go of Zhou Ruyu's hand.
Then Mr. Xi only said to Zhou Ruyu, "Ruyu, I still have some things to deal with. How about you wait here for me first?".
Facing Young Master Xi's question, Zhou Ruyu naturally chose to nod cooperatively. After all, the women here seemed to be either rich or noble, so they were naturally worth socializing with.
So Zhou Ruyu should naturally be fine.
Seeing that Zhou Ruyu agreed to his request, Mr. Xi only took Zhou Ruyu to the young woman with whom he had been intimate just now.
As soon as he saw the other party, Zhou Ruyu's alarm system immediately activated.
However, facing Zhou Ruyu's formidable enemy, the woman just smiled and said, "Girl, don't be so nervous. Mr. Xi and I are just friends."
Xi Wanjin also said at this time, "Ruyu, this is Zhang Rumei, a famous and talented woman in our capital. She is Jin Hanlin's concubine. She often communicates with all the talented people."
Zhou Ruyu was also shocked when he heard Xi Wanjin's words.
Naturally, she had heard of Zhang Rumei's name. This woman was famous for her talent. Even though she couldn't read her poems, she still knew that Zhang Rumei was a talented woman.
Back then, my ex-husband, the eldest son of the Zhu family, yearned for this plum blossom.
It's a pity that they are too far away from the capital, so the arty young master of the Zhu family has never seen Zhang Rumei's true face until now.
Zhou Ruyu felt a little confused when she thought that she had met the talented woman he mentioned earlier than the eldest young master of the Zhu family.
There is even a bit of vigilance in this subtlety.
After all, when the eldest young master of the Zhu family disliked him in the later period, he made himself more literate and imitated Zhang Rumei.
It was also at that time that she felt a sense of crisis towards Zhang Rumei, her imaginary enemy.
Although she no longer has anything to do with the eldest young master of the Zhu family.
But she was still worried that Zhang Rumei would be a stumbling block in her pursuit of Xi Wanjin.
After all, although she was Jin Hanlin's concubine, she had also heard that Jin Hanlin's head wife could not tolerate her.
So now she has actually left the Jin family a long time ago and is only placed in a Shuiyue Nunnery on Hanshan Temple.
Although that place was a monastery, it was not a clean place, and her reputation was well-known far and wide.
And the people who interacted with her were wealthy young men and talented scholars.
So how could she rest assured about such a person?
Zhang Rumei didn't know what Zhou Ruyu was worried about. After that, she waved to Zhou Ruyu as if nothing had happened and said, "Miss Ruyu, come and sit down. Standing is so restrictive."
After hearing Zhang Rumei's words, Zhou Ruyu naturally sat down finally.
Then Zhang Rumei took the initiative and said to Zhou Ruyu, "Ruyu, let me ask you, who arranged for you to come here?"
Facing Zhang Rumei's question, Zhou Ruyu only said softly, "Of course Mr. Xi brought me here."
"Then do you know where this place is?" Zhang Rumei continued to ask.
Zhou Ruyu naturally shook his head, and Zhang Rumei just chuckled, "I don't think he would tell you, otherwise you probably wouldn't be willing to come over."
However, when Zhou Ruyu heard this, she just said softly, "That's not necessarily the case."
Faced with Zhou Ruyu's argument, Zhang Rumei didn't care much. She just whispered, "This is an auction."
A place for flower girls. "
"Auction of flower girls?" It was obviously the first time Zhou Ruyu had heard of such a place.
Seeing her confused look, Zhang Rumei became even more convinced that Zhou Ruyu was unaware.
She looked at the woman with some sympathy.
"There are only two types of people who can appear here, one is the auctioneer, and the other is the person being auctioned. The auctioneers have masks to hide their faces, while the flower girls are the ones who reveal their faces."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ruyu immediately became a little nervous, because she suddenly remembered that she did not have a mask, so she was the one being auctioned.
Zhang Rumei seemed to know what Zhou Ruyu was worried about, so she just laughed softly and said, "But girl, you don't have to worry so much. You came here with Mr. Xi, so people will only think that you have a master, and most people won't dare." Touch you. But you also need to pay attention to some safety issues here. We know who you are here and we will naturally not touch you, but you'd better not go out. If you go out, you don't have this It’s hard to say anything about identity documents.”
Faced with Zhang Rumei's reminder, Zhou Ruyu nodded gratefully.
I didn't expect this Rumei to be kind.
Just waiting here for a while, she felt a little bored.
However, Xi Wanjin did not show up, so later she took the initiative to ask Zhang Rumei, "Sister Rumei, where did Mr. Xi go? Why hasn't he come back yet?"
Faced with Zhou Ruyu's words, Zhang Rumei just sighed and said, "I'm afraid Second Young Master Xi is sitting at the auction seat waiting for the auction."
As soon as he heard this, Zhou Ruyu couldn't sit still. "Auction? What is he auctioning?"
When a female family member heard this, she just chuckled and whispered, "Of course she is the auction flower girl."
For some reason, after hearing this, Zhou Ruyu suddenly remembered a name she had heard before, "Is the flower girl you are talking about Jasmine?"
Upon hearing this name, the woman immediately laughed and said, "The girl actually knows Jasmine. It seems that the girl knows a lot."
And as the woman chuckled, the other women also laughed. Then the woman had laughed enough, and she just raised her head and said to Zhou Ruyu, "If you are curious, sister, I can take you there."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Rumei immediately stopped her and said, "How to do it?"
