If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 118 Meeting old friends

Under the corridor opposite Yihongyuan.

Aunt Liu's face was full of relief. "I didn't expect so many nobles from the upper states to come this time. I almost made a big mistake last night. Fortunately, Master Gongsun has a unique taste."

"What do you mean? What mistake did you make?" Xiao Yu asked curiously.

Not only was she turned away, but before she could even talk to Lao Zou for a few words, the real "chief steward" inside sent someone to call Lao Zou back in.

"Master Gongsun is a nobleman from the upper state of Qin! When a nobleman comes to our Hongxiufang, of course we have to arrange the best girls to receive him.

Last night I was ready to ask someone to go to Tianbaoju in Houer Lane to look for peony.

As a result, Master Gongsun refused without hesitation. He only wanted Jinlian.

Fortunately, I didn't persist.

Fortunately, Master Gongsun was probably used to eating lavish meals, and his interest in "the most elegant prostitute in eastern Shu" was not as great as that in the attractive Jinlian, so he did not waste the peony in the end.

Of course, the nobles of the great nation of China are precious.

In the past, if Shaoyao could curry favor with anyone, it would be considered a blessing earned in ten lifetimes.

But this time there are one or two thousand people coming, and Master Gongsun is still valuable, but he is not necessarily the most valuable one.

Peony is our sect's 'heavenly card' and cannot be played away casually."

Xiao Yu was speechless at first, then asked in confusion: "Just now I asked Gongsun Gongzi's guard Lao Zou, he said that there were 700 to 800 people in their group, why did you say 1,000 to 2,000?"

"Master Gongsun's group may have seven or eight hundred people, but there are more than one group of nobles from the Great Qin coming from the east! The total number of people who will eventually arrive in the west may exceed ten thousand." Aunt Liu said.

Xiao Yu was surprised and asked, "Ten thousand. What is Da Qin going to do? How many people are there in the Fire Crow Army of Marquis Lieyang?"

Aunt Liu said with a complicated expression: "It's just another 'migration to the west'.

The royal families and great families of many vassal states in the West are descendants of nobles from upper states.

The rebellion of the Thirty-Six Kingdoms left many thrones and noble titles vacant."

Xiao Yu seemed to be thinking about something, and said, "No wonder Old Zou said he would escort Master Gongsun to Xisha to take up his post."

She glanced at Aunt Liu and saw that she looked gloomy. She smiled and said, "The people from the upper state Qin came to Xisha Territory to occupy high positions and become the superiors. Aunt Liu, are you not very satisfied?"

Aunt Liu's face turned pale, she looked around, lowered her voice and said angrily: "You want to kill me!"

She also stretched out her right hand and wanted to pinch Xiaoyu's cheek, but she dodged it by turning her head away.

"Aunt, what you are thinking is written on your face. If I don't ask you now, when I meet Master Gongsun later, he is so smart that he will definitely see it right away." Xiaoyu said with a smile.

Aunt Liu kept saying, "No, I'm absolutely not dissatisfied at all. I'm planning to introduce Shaoyao to Master Gongsun, so why can't I express my feelings?"

Xiao Yu chuckled and said, "You said it yourself, when you introduced Sister Shaoyao to Master Gongsun, you thought he was the only noble from the upper state who came from the west.

Today you heard more news, especially when you heard that a large number of nobles from the upper states entered the Xisha region, your mentality immediately changed, and you became wary and dissatisfied with outsiders like a local.

Even if the outsiders' target was not Western Shu, but the thirty-six countries that were once hostile to Western Shu.

Well, it's called 'the rabbit dies and the fox mourns'."

"You dead barbarian, you are talking shit and nonsense!" Aunt Liu said angrily.

Xiao Yu waved her hand and said, "Aunt, don't shout so loudly. We were just chatting casually in private, and no one else heard us. If you shout, you will attract everyone's attention."

Aunt Liu became even angrier and wanted to yell even louder.

Suddenly Xiao Yu raised her hand and called out, "Mr. Zou, this way!"

Aunt Liu's expression froze for a moment, then twisted and deformed. When she turned around, her face was filled with a gentle and kind smile.

"Miss Yu, Aunt Liu." Mr. Zou came over, bowed politely and gently, and said with a smile: "The young master has finished washing. If you two still want to see him, you can go in now."

Young Master Gongsun made Xiaoyu a little disappointed.

There was nothing to complain about his appearance. He was a handsome young man in his early twenties, tall and well-proportioned.

Compared with the handsome men Xiaoyu had met in Tianmen Town, he was handsome and elegant, a rare talent among men.

But he couldn't even make the Purple Mansion run at full power.

Zi Fu only made a slight deduction and then gave a method to kill directly.

A noble man from a high position in the country, is this all?
In addition, although Master Gongsun does not have the temperament of a vulgar and dandy, his words and deeds reveal a bit of frivolity.

He and Jinlian got up late, and had breakfast and dinner together. Of course, Hongxiufang was very attentive to the nobles of Shangbang.

The dishes served were not only several times more sumptuous than usual, but were almost the highest-end feast in Hongxiufang.

The plates and bowls are large and the portions are quite large. Every time something is cooked, it is brought over while it is hot as soon as possible - compared to putting it in the food box and bringing it over together, this is obviously more labor-intensive and time-consuming in the kitchen.

A brothel is not a restaurant. Every dish in a restaurant has a clearly marked price.

What brothels sell is not food, but service.

Food and drinks are just one element of the service.

Generally speaking, the cost of drinks and overnight accommodation is included in the price of ordering a girl.

For example, a patron took a fancy to Jinlian and paid 50 taels of silver for her overnight stay. There were fixed rules for the wine he drank, the food he ate, the bed he slept on, and the breakfast he had the next day.

The style and taste may vary, but the value and grade are almost fixed, and the portion size can be as small as possible.

If a patron gave Jinlian extra money as a reward, Jinlian would get a certain commission. She would be so happy that she would pay for the kitchen to add another dish to please the patron and get more rewards.

In short, Hongxiufang sells goods just like a supermarket, and the prices are relatively transparent and fixed. They will not raise the price of girls a little bit extra just because a rich Goth is wealthy.

Unlike supermarkets, a large part of Hongxiufang's turnover comes from tips from customers.

Master Gongsun chose Jinlian. In theory, the money he paid for prostitution and the meals provided by Hongxiufang were all set.

But now Jinlian obviously did not have any extra meals (she had to pay for it herself), but Hongxiufang took the initiative to provide the most sumptuous banquet to entertain the nobles from Shangbang.

Hongxiufang is attentive, and Jinlian is even more attentive.

When talking to Xiaoyu and Aunt Liu, Master Gongsun sat upright, with a calm demeanor and a smile on his face. His eyes and expression showed patience and gentleness.

Jinlian was like a boneless water snake, and she wanted to wrap herself around him.

There was no need for Master Gongsun to pick up his chopsticks himself. Jinlian took the initiative to put her face close to his and put the wine glass to his mouth. "You take a sip, and I'll stick out my tongue to smash it."

Jinlian picked up a piece of steamed fish with chopsticks, picked out a few big bones with her mouth, and handed it to Gongsun Gongzi's lips.

Gongsun Gongzi chewed slowly, his face full of enjoyment, and nodded gently. Facing Jinlian's flirting, he accepted all of it and gave Jinlian a positive response, not caring about the other people in the room.

Aunt Liu also praised Master Gongsun for his open-mindedness, unrestrainedness and romanticism, but Xiaoyu felt that he was a complete fool.

If he had the strength of a human immortal, or if he allowed her Purple Palace to function for a little longer and deduce at least one "sword intent to defeat the enemy", she might be able to reluctantly agree with his evaluation of Feng Liubuji.

But she already knew his true colors.

He is a bad guy but still likes to play. What the hell is he if not a fool?

You have to know that Aunt Liu, who felt "the fox mourns the death of the rabbit", was just a Shu person and had no direct conflict of interest with the Qin people who "crossed the river to the west with their elegant clothes".

The real trouble for the Qin people crossing the river to the west, or even a life-and-death crisis, lies in the western countries where they are about to occupy a high position!

"I may have misjudged that Gongsun Gongzi. He is not completely useless. At least he is very self-aware." A few days later, Xiao Yu complained to Hong Qi: "He knew that his strength was low. After crossing the Liusha River, he did not dare to go west at all.

I have been hiding in Yihong Courtyard enjoying fine wine and beautiful women. At least my life is saved."

Tianmen Town has been unusually lively these days.

Even though Xiaoyu stayed in Hongxiufang and did not go out, she heard a lot of news about the nobleman from other girls and neighbors in Jiangyou Lane.

The vast majority of news is positive.

How elegant and refined the bearing of the nobles in the upper states is, how graceful and elegant their etiquette is, and how outstanding their literary talent is.
However, the nobleman from Shangbang did not stay in the prosperous Tianmen Town for too long.

Even if they stopped for a short time, they would attend various high-end banquets, drink and recite poetry with the noble families, or compete in martial arts.

Xiaoyu wanted to go out and see some Chinese martial arts, but her "big sister" Jinlian was already taken.

Besides, the people they invited were all the highest-class "famous prostitutes from East Shu".

Such as Shaoyao, Hongwei and other talented and beautiful prostitutes.

Of course, most of the nobles from the upper states did not stay at all. They hired a carriage that day and went west to Luodu with their entourage and gifts.

It is said that they will wait for the imperial envoy from Qin to arrive in Luodu.

Then we will go to Western countries together to quell the unrest and stabilize the people's hearts.

Only Master Gongsun didn't make any movement.

"The people of the Great Jin Dynasty are loyal and courageous, able to distinguish right from wrong, and proud and unyielding. We will never let the tyrannical Qin thieves get what they want!" Hong Ju gritted her teeth and cursed.

She has been feeling very uncomfortable these past few days.

Western Shu is "one of Qin's own", and the status of the Li royal family is extremely stable. No nobles from higher states will come to seize power.

But other Western countries, especially Hongqi’s motherland, Xilu, were in a miserable situation.

The Ji clan, the royal family of Xilu, was almost completely massacred.

Moreover, in the "Jinyang Blood Case", not only the royal family of the Ji family died, but also many Western Lu nobles who were related to the country.

For example, the eight major families, including the Kong family, were all brutally purged.

Now, the positions they have vacated will definitely be replaced by the nobles from the Great Qin who will come from the west.

He was clearly resisting the Qin Dynasty, but in the end his entire family was wiped out, and his property and children were all taken away by the Qin people. It's no wonder that Hongqiu was sad and angry.

"You can look at this problem from a higher perspective."

Xiao Yu advised: "First of all, haven't the Western countries been plagued by monsters in recent years?

Now that a noble from the Great Qin has taken the throne, it concerns their own lives and property. How can they not work hard to change the situation?
After the evil is eliminated, the people who benefit the most are the common people.

Secondly, before crossing the river to the west, they were nobles of the upper state. After crossing the river to the west, they were still nobles, but they were no longer nobles of the upper state.

Because they will stay in the Xisha region forever, just like the royal family of Shu today, and become local nobles.

With a different identity, the position changes immediately, and the attitude towards Western countries will definitely be different.

Marquis Lieyang will raise his butcher knife and kill, kill, kill.

They will work hard to win the hearts of the people, treat the common people well, and make friends with the remaining local tyrants.

In general, they will speed up the healing of the trauma brought to the Xisha region by the Thirty-Six Kingdoms Rebellion. "

Hong Qi said coldly: "If they want to occupy the northern wilderness of your Sand Barbarians and become the king of the Sand Barbarians, do you think so too?"

Xiao Yu said speechlessly: "Are you so angry that you are confused? If they are willing to go to the Northern Wilderness to educate the Shaman, the Shaman will only be grateful."

"Fengxian, little Fengxian, come out and meet the guests!"

Aunt Liu's howling like a pig being slaughtered spread across the wall into the courtyard. After a while, there was the sound of intense banging on the door.

"Xiao Fengxian, you little bitch, come out quickly, your blessing is here!"

Hong Qi's face changed, and she said angrily: "What's wrong with Liu Sanya? How old are you? You are allowed to meet guests, and you are still lucky!"

Liu Sanya is not Aunt Liu's name.

She is the third child in the family and was called "San Yatou" by her parents when she was a child.

When it was sold to Qingshui Bay, it had no name at all and was always called "Liu San Liu San".

It was not until Liu San grew older and grew up that the ugly duckling turned into a little swan and became a daughter with a "stage name".

Aunt Liu’s “stage name” is quite nice, Liu Ruyi.

Only the older aunts knew the name "Liu San Ya", but they didn't dare to call her that.

It was because Xiaoyu was curious about why Mrs. Huo and Mr. Du both called Aunt Liu "Liu San" that she found out the old name "Liu Sanya".

Xiaoyu knew about it, and Hongju, Ziying and several other girls who were close to her knew about it too.

"To make my aunt so excited, he must be a great nobleman. Maybe he is a nobleman from a high country whose value has depreciated greatly recently."

Xiaoyu's reaction was calm. She didn't have a haircut yet, and the reason for meeting her was mostly for kendo.

"Aunt, where is my blessing?"

"He is a young Taoist priest with red lips, white teeth, and handsome eyebrows and eyes. But don't underestimate him. The official of the Prince of Qinghe's mansion, Sui Yuanzi, bows and scrapes to him and tries his best to please him. He is probably a 'real noble'."

Well, there have been too many noblemen from the Great Qin crossing the sea to the west recently, and the nobles in the upper states have begun to distinguish between the "real" and the "fake".

"Could the little Taoist priest be the Qingsong Patriarch? Hasn't he returned to Daqin yet?" Xiao Yu asked in surprise.

(End of this chapter)