"You two girls are exempt from the gift." Chu Bo said gently.
All the four people from Jin'an who left Moyun Mountain are here, but Wu Huaiqing is wearing a cloak to cover his face. The reason is, in his own words: he is old, and he is seen coming in and out of such a romantic place. The old man at the place was a little embarrassed.
"I've really worked hard for you all these years. Xiaoxian didn't treat you badly, right?" Chu Boping said seriously.
"Sir is very kind to us. We are willing to give everything for him, and he is very good to us." Lu Feidi leaned over and saluted again.
"Get up quickly, we are all our own people, no need for so many etiquettes." Chu Boping stepped forward to help Lu Feidi up.
Among the two girls, Lu Feidi is more outstanding in appearance and has a gentle and pleasant personality. Although Cheng Leer is slightly inferior to Lu Feidi, she has a bit more charming temperament and may still be more attractive to men than Lu Feidi. above.
"Young master, if you have any questions when you come to Ningguan Zhuangyuan Building today, just ask me. My husband once said that when you see the young master, you are like meeting your husband. You can control everything in the Zhuangyuan Building at will." It was still Lu Feidi who spoke. Cheng Leer just smiled politely and looked at it. It turns out that Lu Feidi is the real steward of the Zhuangyuan Building here.
Lu Feidi was born in Youzhou. Her family was originally well-off, but her family fortune was ruined by her gambling-addicted father. In the end, she even had to sell her wife and children. Lu Feidi was only a teenager. Unable to resist her fate, she lived in a brothel in a big city in Youzhou, where at a young age she saw all the ugliness of human nature.
When the hateful-looking old madam tried his best to force her to accept the client, and she was almost desperate, that man appeared. At that time, he was still a gentle and elegant young man, and he spent a lot of money to redeem her from the brothel and give her comfort. life, and taught her and a group of sisters to learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.
The man did not mention his name and just asked everyone to call him sir. During that period of time, life was full of laughter and laughter, making Lu Feidi almost forget the suffering he had experienced.
That day, the husband told them that the reason why he taught them these skills was because they needed them to become the top brass in the brothel. At this moment, Lu Feidi felt that her sky had fallen. The person who had been so kind to her was actually the one who wanted to kill her. The evil spirit pushing into the fire pit.
Just when she was heartbroken and falling into despair, her husband revealed his true purpose. This made it completely unimaginable for a woman whose family had fallen into decline that someone like her would one day become a secret agent.
The husband said that even though they were in a land of fireworks, they were not prostitutes, and whether they wanted to do that or not was entirely up to their own will. In his brothel, no one could force them.
These words made Lu Feidi completely relieved. The husband was indeed completely different from those despicable guys. This man was very kind to her. She was willing to do anything for him. Even if one day she really needed to betray herself, she would do it. Without hesitation.
In this way, she came to Ningguan City and became the Wen Zhuangyuan of the Zhuangyuan Building. On the surface, she was the oiran, but secretly she was the person in charge here. She could directly contact her husband and pass on information. After she came here, she I know that the gentleman’s name is Jia Xiaoxian.
This name alone allowed Lu Feidi, who had already seen a lot, to guess a lot of information, and as she gradually gained Jia Xiaoxian's trust, Jia Xiaoxian also told her a lot of things.
Cheng Leer is second only to Lu Feidi in terms of status here, and she was directly arranged to come here by her husband.
Cheng Le'er was also born in Youzhou. Unlike Lu Feidi's family, her family was not wealthy. She was just a poor farmer in a small mountain village. Although her life was difficult, her parents were loving and caring for her. This Make her childhood very happy.
Until that day, a group of bandits broke into the small mountain village. Mountain villages like this often experience this kind of thing. Under the organization of the old man in the village, the village gave some of their livestock and property to the bandits to help themselves. Guaranteed, under normal circumstances, bandits will leave satisfied with the harvest without any effort.
But that day was obviously not an ordinary day. The bandits were not satisfied with the items and began to rummage from house to house. Of course, the middle-aged men in the village were not happy and went up to argue with them. Unexpectedly, the bandits directly attacked them with swords. They faced each other and chopped them to the ground.
Many men picked up various weapons and began to resist, but they were no match for this group of bandits with strong martial arts skills. They were quickly slaughtered. This group seemed to be red-eyed and started killing people on sight. Cheng Leer witnessed it with his own eyes. His father and mother were killed by bandits.
Just when she fell into despair, an old man appeared out of thin air and killed all the bandits with almost no effort. He not only saved her but also avenged her.
The small mountain village that was slaughtered by the bandits was also very miserable. However, the old man seemed not to care about these people anymore and just wanted to leave. Cheng Leer mustered up the courage to chase after him and proposed to leave with the old man. The old man thought about it for a long time. Finally agreed to her request.
The old man once tested her martial arts talent. Seeing the old man shaking his head with a disappointed expression, Cheng Leer was heartbroken. After that, the old man handed her over to his husband. She studied with him for a while like Lu Feidi. , but no matter how hard she tried, she just couldn't get into piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.
The husband found her and told her that he could give her some money and live a normal life, but she was unwilling. Her life belonged to the old man who had been so kind to her, and she wanted to repay him.
The husband gave another way. At first, when she heard what the husband said, her face flushed, but then she returned to normal.
She agreed to this path. First of all, she was willing to sacrifice everything for the old man, including her own life. Secondly, she actually didn't think there was anything unacceptable about it.
Then the husband took her to another place. Here, there were many women who did not look like serious families. These women were quite old. Some of them had already faded away, and some were still middle-aged beauties.
There were also many girls here, who seemed to have made the same choice as her. In the days that followed, they learned various embarrassing techniques from these women. The number of tricks was staggering, and the movements were so difficult that they could only Grit your teeth and persist.
It is not easy to do anything well. In the end, they finally completed their studies and were scattered to various places, and she came to Ningguan City. The two women who were given the same mission but had a miserable fate became best friends and brought them together. This Zhuangyuan Building is run very well, and there is nothing to be picky about in terms of business or tasks.
Chu Boping, the cronies and spies arranged by Jia Shanchang, knew this. Especially before going to Moyun Mountain, he had an in-depth understanding of the spies in several surrounding cities.
"I'm here today to wait for someone, and I need your cooperation. I'd like to trouble you two girls." Chu Boping said politely.
"Young master, you're welcome. Just tell me how to do it. We will do our best." Lu Feidi said respectfully.
"Actually, the thing is very simple, we just need to..." Chu Boping said mysteriously.
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Gu Xifeng came to the door of Zhuangyuan Building in an anxious mood. A middle-aged woman who looked like an old bustard came out and dragged Gu Xifeng in naturally.
"This young master looks unfamiliar. It's your first time in Zhuangyuan Building. Please come in quickly. I'll make sure the young master has a great time." The old madam pulled Gu Xifeng and didn't forget to eat tofu on him. This made Gu Xifeng feel like Facing a formidable enemy, I can't wait to break out and fight this old bustard immediately.
Fortunately, Gu Xifeng was disguised like a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old, otherwise it would have been even more embarrassing.
There is a high platform in the lobby on the first floor of Zhuangyuan Building, which seems to be used for daily performances. However, at this time, there is no one on it.
There are many tables and chairs placed under the stage, which are not much different from those in restaurants, except that the materials and craftsmanship are much better.
Since the other party didn't say much, Gu Xifeng naturally did not choose to go upstairs, but chose to sit down in a corner of the lobby. He ordered a table of food, and did not call the girl, but told the old madam that he had to wait for his friend. Let her go to work first.
Just after Gu Xifeng took his seat, a figure saw him in a secret place on the second floor, smiled, and turned to leave.
After a while, a young man who looked like Xiao Si walked up to Gu Xifeng and handed him a note without saying anything.
After arriving, Gu Xifeng became energetic and quickly opened the note.
It read: "If you want to return to Xiaoying, you can just pass the test and enter the boudoir of Dewen No. 1 Scholar."
After Gu Xifeng read the content on this note, Gu Xifeng's face was full of doubts. He didn't understand the meaning of the second half of the sentence at all.
After a while, the lobby was almost full of people. Many young and beautiful girls were waiting for the men at each table to drink and eat. The men looked enjoying themselves, but Gu Xifeng could only feel embarrassed.
Gu Xifeng noticed a very outstanding-looking woman suddenly walking up to the high platform.
"Dear gentlemen and masters, it's time for today's No. 1 Scholar to meet friends through literature. Miss Lu will personally pose the questions. Please write your answers on the post being circulated. I will let you know in a moment whether anyone has passed the exam."
The woman's words were clear and loud. If she wasn't Lian Jiazi, she must have deliberately learned a method similar to the lion's roar technique. Even Gu Xifeng, the person sitting in the corner, could hear it clearly.
As the woman spoke, many Xiaosi distributed posts and pens to each guest.
As soon as the woman finished speaking, the audience immediately became excited. Many people were cheering and shouting. The scene was a bit chaotic. However, as a beautiful post floated down from the air and was caught by the woman on the stage, the scene suddenly became quiet.
This must be the use of some kind of mechanism to deliver the post to the woman on the stage so accurately.
"Well, Miss Lu's topic today has come out, let me take a look first." The woman on the stage paused and started selling the lawsuit, and there was immediately some commotion in the audience.
"Today's topic is a couplet, and the title is: The Talented Lingyun's Poems and Praise for Snow." Seeing this, the woman did not dare to delay any longer and said straight to the point.
At this moment, Gu Xifeng also understood what the other party meant. It should be to let him complete this test and stand out among the many guests. Then he didn't quite understand what it meant. Why go to someone else's boudoir? Have a meal?
Gu Xifeng felt a little sad when he heard that the title was couplets. Although he had studied poetry and articles with Uncle Sun for two years, he had memorized a lot of things with his strong memory, but he had never heard of these couplets, let alone memorized them. Living.
Now he can only bite the bullet and write it himself. He feels that Xiaoyingye is dead now...
