Sensing that Lin Ranyu's mood was a little low, Ye Yan did not continue to ask.
He also figured out that he couldn't just describe a person's life in hundreds or thousands of words. It was normal that he didn't know something about Lin Yuyu's mother during her lifetime.
Speaking of which, in the plot design of his novel, Lin Ranyu's life was actually greatly influenced by her mother.
If not for this, he wouldn't have asked about Lin Ranyu's late mother.
In silence, the two walked up to the third floor of the wooden boat.
There are two wooden ladders on the first and second floors of Huayuanfang, the outer ring and the inner ring. The outer ring wooden ladder is used to go upstairs, and the inner ring wooden ladder can go to the rooms of the girls in Huayuanfang.
The third floor has a similar design.
The difference is that there are fewer rooms on the third floor, and there are no outer wooden stairs, so the space on the third floor looks more spacious.
Therefore, in the center, there is a wide round wooden platform more than one meter high.
You can tell at a glance that the wooden stage is used for performances.
As soon as Ye Yan walked in, he immediately heard the quarrel.
I saw a group of men dressed as scholars gathered together in front of the wooden staircase in the inner ring, trying to walk up the wooden staircase.
This group of people shouted that they wanted to see Miss Qingchen.
An old woman who was still in her mid-teens but still had charm stood in front of everyone, with a smile on her face, comforting everyone.
"Masters, don't be anxious, Qing Chen drank some wine last night and she just woke up not long ago.
In order to see everyone better, she needs some time to freshen up.
Moreover, all the gentlemen should also know Qing Chen's character. It is impossible for her to meet everyone alone like this. If you want to meet her alone, you must come up with poems that can satisfy Qing Chen. "
Lin Ranyu's emotions came and went quickly, and by this time he had returned to his normal self.
She followed Ye Yan's line of sight, and when she heard what the old woman said, she smiled and said in Ye Yan's ear: "I can guarantee that Miss Qingchen is doing nothing in the room at this time, but she is definitely not dressing up."
Of course Ye Yan also knew this, and upon hearing this, he knew it was an excuse.
But in this case, wouldn't they also be blocked?
"What should we do? Do we have to wait until night? Then what's the point of coming so early."
"Have you seen the table over there?" Lin Yuanyu raised her white neck and gestured: "Actually, there is an unwritten rule in Huayuanfang. When the guests on the third floor spend more than a certain amount, For money, the girls on the third floor will appear on stage to perform a show.
So this is why Miss Qingchen mostly appears at night, because only at night can everyone spend enough money to let him perform on stage. "
Ye Yan understood that this was a means to stimulate consumption.
"How much money will it cost for Miss Qing Chen to come out?"
Lin Ranyu chuckled and said, "How much money did you bring?"
Ye Yan touched his pocket and felt a little embarrassed.
The amount of silver he brought was not small. The total amount of broken silver and banknotes amounted to more than one hundred taels of silver.
But think about it and you know that in a place like a brothel, more than one hundred taels of silver is really not much, and it is definitely not enough to invite Miss Qing Chen out.
He looked at Lin Ran and said, "Brother Lin, lend me the money you brought first, and I will pay you back in a few days."
As a prince, Ye Yan has no shortage of money as far as personal expenses are concerned.
It's just that the thrifty habit he has developed in the modern world for a long time makes him not like to spend a lot of money on himself, and he will feel distressed if he spends too much.
But now it was for planning, and he didn't really care about spending hundreds or thousands of taels of silver on Miss Qingchen, the courtesan.
After all, it is not normal to spend more on hiring the most popular celebrity as a model.
Of course, if it were more, he would have to think about it.
His money is not brought by the strong wind, so what he wants to do next will require a lot of money.
For example, open a hotpot restaurant.
Anyone with experience knows that hot pot restaurants make small profits but quick turnover, and only by opening branches can they make money.
But Ye Yan didn't know that the total of he and Lin Yuyu would not be enough, not to mention one thousand taels of silver, but even two hundred taels.
Faced with Ye Yan's move to borrow money, Lin Ranyu took off her purse without saying a word and handed it into Ye Yan's hands.
Because Ye Yan knew how much money he would make for Lin Yuyu in the future, he was not polite and opened his wallet directly.
But the result made him dumbfounded. He turned over Lin Ranyu's wallet and only got a dozen taels of silver.
"Brother Lin, are you kidding me?"
Lin Yuyu spread his hands and said, "Brother Liu, I didn't play tricks on you. This is all the money I have."
"Then you knew that it would cost a lot of money to see Miss Qingchen, why didn't you tell her?
If you don’t bring it, it’s fine if I do.
Besides, I asked Mingyu to give Xiaoxiao a lot of money to use at Dongzhen Restaurant. If you want it, I don’t believe the shopkeeper won’t give it to you. "
Ye Yan was speechless. He found that asking the female villain for help was a mistake, and everything would not go well.
"Then you didn't ask me?" Lin Ranyu heard the blame in Ye Yan's words, and snorted loudly: "You will also be cruel to me, and speak in front of Lin Xianyu They’re all soft-spoken.”
Ye Yan is the kind of person who loses his temper when facing acquaintances, but is very respectful when facing strangers.
His deference was not entirely polite, but also distant.
He knows that such a character is not good. It is very similar to the kind of person who is naturally rebellious. The closer you are to him, the more you will be affected by him, but he just can't change it.
This is why he is such a homebody.
He didn't want to get to know someone slowly, and then that person would slowly stay away from him because of his personality.
Of course, when facing Lin Xianyu and Lin Yuyu, it was not entirely because of familiarity or unfamiliarity.
If anything, he was familiar with both of them.
However, Lin Ranyu did have more contact with him.
Just now, Lin Ranyu did indeed suffer from some of his attitudes towards acquaintances.
Ye Yan had to admit this.
He sighed and said, "Sorry, I didn't mean to.
Since we can't see Miss Qing Chen, let's go back first. I'll come over alone in the evening.
If you never return to Taifu's Mansion, even if the eldest lady is there to help you, it will be inconvenient for you and not good for your reputation. "
With that said, Ye Yan was about to turn around and leave.
But the moment he turned around, Lin Ranyu reached out and grabbed his wrist.
"Why do you look so disappointed? I didn't say there was no other way."
Speaking of this, Lin Yuyu's attitude softened.
"I also want to apologize to you. I just wanted to tease you."
