Do you know: I should be fat and you should be thin!

As the polo match drew to a close, Gu Tingye kept his promise and insisted on treating everyone to a meal at Guangyuntai.

Qi Heng declined the invitation, bid farewell to the women of the Sheng family, and returned home.

Princess Pingning keeps a close eye on him. He can relax occasionally while playing polo, but he absolutely cannot go to Guangyuntai!

Seeing that everyone had left, Gu Tingye, thinking about having to study again tomorrow, decided to go to Guangyuntai to relax.

But when he arrived, he learned that Wei, the head of the brothel, had been assigned to accompany him that afternoon and hadn't been available since.

"Is this true? Go quickly and find Head Wei. Tell her that Second Master Gu has arrived and ask her to set the questions according to the rules!" Gu Tingye instructed.

This is the second rule of Wei Hangshou: if the time spent accompanying someone exceeds one hour.

If someone calls on her again and answers the question correctly, she can switch to another person to accompany her.

After all, if someone is lucky enough to be chosen by a woman, and is also quite wealthy, and refuses to leave, wouldn't that mean monopolizing her... ugh, monopolizing the courtesan?

The maid recognized Gu Tingye; he was a regular customer. She headed straight for Tinglian Pavilion!

"Gu Erlang? Is it Gu Erlang from the Ningyuan Marquis's family? Good sister, what time is it?" Zhou Ning asked, swaying as she spoke, slightly drunk.

Wei Xingshou naturally went up to help him tidy up, saying, "Look, it's almost past 5 PM."

"The hour of You (5-7 PM)? That's still early. Why did you come in to disturb us?" Zhou Ning looked at the maid, her tone displeased.

The maid looked at Wei Xingshou, not daring to respond.

Wei, the head of the business, hurriedly explained, "Please don't be offended, Ning Lang. This is because I was afraid that others would linger and refuse to leave, so I arranged for someone to take over later..."

After explaining, she said to the maid, "Go and tell him that I am too busy to see him today."

Upon receiving the news, the maid immediately closed the door and left.

Zhou Ning bowed and said softly, "How could I blame you, sister? It was my fault for refusing to leave. I will have someone send the ransom money tomorrow. Please keep it for now and redeem yourself when the time is right. As for the official documents, I will definitely get them."

When Wei Xingshou saw that Zhou Ning, even when drunk, remained true to himself and was still thinking about redeeming him, he was even more delighted.

She gently rested her head against his chest, took out a worn embroidered handkerchief from her body, and gently tucked it into his bosom.

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, a worn-out handkerchief worn close to the body is an extremely private item. When Wei, the head of the guild, gave the handkerchief to Zhou Ning, it was a manifestation of her deep affection.

"My heart is not a stone, it cannot be turned..." Wei Xingshou said softly.

"What do you mean by 'turn'? I didn't hear you clearly. Oh, right, the couplets and poems that my sister gave me were too simple. Even some quick-witted scholars could barely answer them. I'll save some for you, so my sister can have plenty of time to rest. Quick, bring me pen and ink!" Zhou Ning said excitedly.

A moment later, Zhou Ning was helped downstairs by a maid.

"Pengqi? Didn't you go back to study early? Why did you come here behind my back?" Gu Tingye, who was drinking alone downstairs, noticed Zhou Ning and rushed over to talk to her.

It turned out that he was in a bad mood after being refused an audience by Wei Xingshou.

But since they were already there, they decided to hire a beautiful courtesan on the first floor and drink alone together.

Who knew I'd run into a classmate here!

It's Zhou Ning, who's usually even more serious than Sheng Changbai!

"Is that Second Brother Gu? Haha, I only remembered after I got back that you were going to invite us to Guangyuntai today. I didn't expect to arrive so early. Hmm~ It's getting late, and I still have to go back to study. You, you go find my Second Brother Gu to settle the bill, go find him!" Zhou Ning pulled Gu Tingye aside, and then instructed the maid beside him.

Gu Tingye didn't care about the money. Seeing that Zhou Ning was not even speaking coherently and was obviously drunk, he planned to make fun of him again tomorrow and readily agreed.

Seeing Zhou Ning emerge, Li Tou staggered out. After finishing her bun, she quickly reached out to support him with one hand, while using the other to lift a large bag of buns, asking, "Young Master, you've finally come out! Would you like some buns? I just bought them; if you buy fifteen, they'll give me one free!"

"You eat by yourself, I have a bit of a headache. Oh, and remember something for me, I'm afraid I'll forget it tomorrow!" Zhou Ning said, rubbing his head.

Pear Head chuckled sheepishly and scratched his head: "Can you make it simpler? I'm afraid I'll forget."

"Then just remember two words: send money! Hurry up and help me into the car!" Zhou Ning said irritably.

"Give money? I'll remember that, give money, give money, give money!" Pear Head muttered repeatedly.

Once inside the carriage, Zhou Ning quickly lay down and fell asleep, completely forgetting that the old man had invited him to meet at Fanlou!

......

"Eighty-five taels?"

Gu Tingye was dumbfounded!

It wasn't that he thought it was too expensive; even 850 taels was a small amount of money for him.

But this account doesn't seem right.

Although Guangyuntai is known as a den of iniquity, apart from the head courtesan Wei, even if the other courtesans went to great lengths, they would only charge twenty taels of silver. He was an expert!

Besides, if Wei, the head of the brothel, were chosen, the amount would be far more than this!

Could it be that Zhou Ning, at such a young age, is playing with three at once?

Gu Tingye simply couldn't reconcile the image of Zhao Zilong under the peony blossoms with that of Zhou Ning from the daily school day.

The maid examined the list carefully and confirmed, "That's right. That young master ordered Wei, the head of the brothel, to accompany him. They used Tinglian Pavilion for two full hours, and ate and drank quite a lot of food and wine. Wei has already waived his share, so it only costs eighty-five taels."

"Take it! Go find Wei, the head of the restaurant, and tell her that Gu Tingye wants to see her!" Gu Tingye signed the bill and urged.

When the maid returned and handed him two pieces of paper, Gu Tingye couldn't help but smile.

Wei Xingshou was well aware of his talent, and the two considered each other close friends, so they had long since stopped using such formalities. He never expected that Wei Xingshou would test him again today.

The first line reads: "The lotus flowers in the painting are painted by a monk!"

"This...this..." Gu Tingye was stunned. Who could come up with a matching couplet?

See the poem above again: Peach Blossom Hermitage in Peach Blossom Valley, Peach Blossom Immortal in Peach Blossom Hermitage.

"Peach... Peach Blossom Fairy..." Gu Tingye murmured for a long time before settling the bill and leaving, clearly having given up.

When Wei, the head of the business, learned that Gu Tingye had left, he was secretly pleased.

A true soulmate is hard to find, but a lover is even more precious.

"Ning Lang..."

......

Fanlou! Elegant and refined rooms!

The hour of Xu (7-9 PM) has passed!

The hour of Hai (9-11 PM) has passed!

"Good, very good, excellent!" Grand Tutor Yu laughed heartily.

He truly hadn't expected Zhou Ning to not come at all!

Knowing full well that he came from a polo club and was either from a noble family or a member of an official's family, he showed no sign of flattery or fawning, and regarded the opportunity as nothing.

It is extremely rare for a young person to have such integrity!

Zhou Ning: "???"

"Go! Bring me pen and ink; I want to write a few words for him!"

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