The news of Li Yi bringing his subordinates to visit the brothel in broad daylight quickly spread among those who were secretly paying attention to Li Yi. Pairs of malicious eyes became confused. Although there were rules in the imperial court that forbade officials from going to brothels to drink wine, under the wise leadership of the Emperor, who was proficient in taking care of women, those rules had become a piece of paper. Whether it was the imperial relatives or the small officials, they all followed the example of the current emperor, drinking and singing, hugging beautiful women, and regarded this as an elegant thing. From the original secret stealing to later traveling together, they were all very happy.
However, no official dared to bring so many subordinates to visit a brothel so openly.
There must be a problem. What was Li Yi trying to do? Everyone had a big question mark in their hearts, and they were puzzled.
Ten Thousand Miles, on the other hand, was covered in cold sweat. He paced back and forth in the room and said fiercely,"Why did Li Yi suddenly think of visiting a brothel?" Could it be that he had smelled something fishy? Shopkeeper Gu, could it be that your subordinate leaked some information? Li Yi already knew that we had hidden the food in that romantic place and was eyeing our food.”
Gu Baiguan stood respectfully at the side, his heart thumping. He had not even left when he came to see Old Master Wan. Why was there news that Li Yi had brought a large group of people to visit a brothel? Could it be that Gu San had leaked the news? No matter what, he was still his nephew. He should know how powerful it was and would not tell anyone. Li Yi was only going to visit the brothel now, so he might not think of that place. He still couldn't mess up.
"Lord Wan, you're worrying too much. Even if Li Yi went to a brothel, it might not have anything to do with us. After all, the place where we store food is different from a brothel. Why is Milord so worried?"
Ten Thousand Miles frowned and said,"You don't know how powerful this Li Yi is. Yesterday, he stirred up Ping Jin into a mess. Then, he released food to relieve the disaster. He did a lot of tricks." This lunatic even dared to touch the grain of the city treasury. What else did he not dare to do?
He's going crazy thinking about food now. If he finds out that we've hidden so much food in secret, he'll still be able to reason with us. He'll definitely use underhand means to wipe out the pot for us. At that time, he won't give us a single cent.”
Gu Baiguan said disapprovingly,"No way. Don't tell me he dares to snatch it by force. If he dares to mess around, I'll sue him together with the Shang family." Let him lose his reputation and never be an official again.”
Seeing that Gu Baiguan still hadn't realized the seriousness of the problem, Wan Liancheng smiled bitterly and said,"My Head Shopkeeper Gu, how can you sue him for stealing food?" Don't forget, those grains aren't in your granary. Even if he takes them away, what can you say?
When the yamen came to collect grain for disaster relief, you patted your chest and said that your Gu family's grain store only had three piculs of grain left. When Ma Zhiyao came to buy the seeds, you said that there was no stock left.
Now that Li Yi had found food, would Li Yi let Big Boss Gu claim it? He wouldn't let you sit back down after taking a dump. If you don't deal with that scoundrel, he might even bite you back and extort some money from you!”
Gu Baiguan gasped and pretended to be calm,"No way. Li Yi is a blockhead. Why would he be so ruthless?"”
Wan Li's mouth became even more bitter. In the past, he also thought that Li Yi was an indifferent blockhead who could only listen to the orders of officials like them. But ever since he released the grain to relieve the disaster, he realized that the old saying was right! "Only a dog that doesn't bark will bite!"
Even though Li Yi usually looked like a fool, if he really wanted to be ruthless, he would be blacker than anyone else. He actually had Hu He disrupt Ping Jin while releasing food to relieve the disaster, and at the same time, he secretly tampered with the granary. Until now, he still could not understand how Li Yi's subordinates had turned the food into nothing in front of the warehouse managers. A hundred dan of grain! Why was it gone? In the end, the Inspector Division and the City Treasury Division were so scared that they could only pretend that nothing had happened. They did not even dare to breathe loudly. They hid at home and let Li Yi continue making trouble. They had to rack their brains to think of a way to find an opportunity to make up for the missing food.
But he couldn't say these words to outsiders, and neither could Shopkeeper Gu. The only thing he could say was the final conclusion.
"If Li Yi really went to the brothel for the food in our hands, then we're in big trouble. If something really happens to these grains, how am I going to explain it to Eunuch Di?”
Gu Baiguan rolled his eyes and said,"Don't be anxious, sir. It's better to send someone to inform them so that our people can prepare early." Maybe Li Yi is not here for us. We have to calm down!”
"Yes, yes, calm down!" Wan Li nodded in agreement.
"How do you expect me to stay calm? Lord, I, Ouyang Bo, am a well-known man. You actually want me to accompany you to that kind of place. Please forgive this subordinate for not being able to comply.”Ouyang Bo's face turned ashen. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.
Originally, accompanying this lord to the brothel had already made him very disgusted. Fortunately, other than going to the street of prostitutes, he had bought a servant girl for the little dog. No matter which brothel Li Yi went to, he would just sit there and drink some wine. After listening to some songs, he would say that he did not find the beauty he wanted and leave. He did not do anything that was difficult for others to see.
He brought his subordinates to visit all the brothels in Ping Jin. If he couldn't find the beauty, he could at least go home. He had just passed by a husband's hall, and he was in the mood to sit inside again.
What was there to sit in that kind of place? Just thinking about all the men pretending to be women and trying to please men made her feel nauseous. He could sympathize with a woman who had fallen into a brothel for a living. However, the man was willing to use his body to please others. He was willing to lie in the crotch of other men and let them do whatever they wanted. It was simply a disgrace to all men.
Li Yi saw that Ouyang Bo's reaction was so strong that he wanted to tease him. He smiled and said,"Ouyang, look at you. Why are you so serious?" Whether he was a man or a woman, as long as he could enjoy himself, why bother? Sigh, I've already visited all the brothels in Ping Jin, but I still haven't found the beauty that I've been dreaming of. Maybe the beauty I want to find is in the Hero Pavilion? The crowd searched for him thousands of times, but that person was in the dim light.”
"If Daren wants to search for him on Baidu and find that beautiful woman in the dim light, this subordinate can't control it. This subordinate will wait for Daren outside!”
Li Yi asked awkwardly,"Why don't you accompany me in? What if someone tries to assassinate me?" You promised me that you would protect me.”
Ouyang Bo said with a dark face," Then you'd better not go in. I won't go in such a place even if you beat me to death."”
"How can that do? If I don't find a beauty, I won't be able to sleep and eat in peace. Don't forget, you are my personal guard now. It is your duty to protect me. As a person, you have to keep your word and finish what you started. Since Ouyang has already accepted this task, you should do your best to protect me. Come, let's go to the Hero Pavilion."”
Li Yi brought his subordinates into the Hero's Pavilion. Ouyang Bo followed behind him helplessly like a little wife who had been bullied.
The brothel madame hurriedly came out to welcome him. Seeing a hint of panic flash across Li Yi's face, he raised his hand to stroke his sideburns and said with a fawning smile,"Aiyo, what's going on?" I can't believe you've blown my lord here. It's an honor for the Hero Pavilion to have my lord here!”
Li Yi sized up the brothel keeper and asked,"Do you know me?"”
The brothel madame waved her handkerchief, and a thick fragrance wafted out. She smiled and said,"Who in Pingjin doesn't know you?" If it wasn't for Daren's food relief, how could the people of Pingjin survive the food shortage? Yesterday, I also went to the drill ground and saw Daren's extraordinary might on the stage. It really made us admire him!”
The corner of Li Yi's mouth twitched as he asked,"Who is your most popular top card?"”
The brothel madame quickly introduced," Yingge is the most popular among us. Although he has just arrived, he is good at playing zither, chess, calligraphy, painting, blowing, playing, singing, and so on. But our Yingge is a good brother who only sells his skills and not his body.”
Li Yi asked curiously,"What is Brother You?"”
The brothel keeper smiled and said,"Well, you may not know." Our Hero's Pavilion is different from other places. We welcome all kinds of people.
Generally, those who received guests were called Lord Rabbit or a child. They were only good-looking and did not know the elegant things of zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting. They could only serve as entertainment for people.
The higher-level ones were called Qingguan. They knew how to play the zither, chess, calligraphy, painting, play, play, sing, and sleep with others. The price was twice as high as the average one.
The best headliners were all extremely beautiful. They knew how to play the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting. They were proficient in playing and singing. Those who were willing to sell their bodies were called nobles, and those who were unwilling to sell their bodies were called Brother You. Brother You would only accompany the guests to chat and drink, but he would never accompany them to sleep. Unless this customer could also satisfy Brother You and not talk about business, but only talk about heart to heart. Perhaps they could have the intention of going to Wushan together!”
Li Yi nodded and said,"Then I'll order this parrot."”
Smiling, the brothel madame retreated to the side, waved her handkerchief upstairs, and shouted in a long voice,"Yingge, someone has lifted the sign."”
Li Yi looked in the direction the brothel madame was shouting. This Hero's Pavilion had a total of three floors. The decoration was exquisite, and the curtains were layered with light gauze, making the entire vision blurry and adding a little hazy beauty. All kinds of lanterns were hung on the corridor, and each lamp had a bell tied to it. With a light shake, it would ring with a "ding dong" sound.
Before the brothel madame could finish her sentence, the door of a room on the second floor opened. A gust of wind caused the lantern to sway, and a string of melodious bells rang out.
A handsome man in his twenties, dressed in white, with a scarf on his head, walked out with steady steps. His eyes were bright and his expression was neither servile nor overbearing. Looking at the people sitting downstairs, just the movement of the corners of his mouth was already mesmerizing, making it difficult for people to look away.
He walked over steadily, his movements smooth as flowing water. His movements were graceful and elegant, and he was extraordinary. Judging from his temperament, he did not look like a male prostitute who entertained people with his beauty. Instead, he looked like an elegant young master with an extraordinary bearing.
Yingge came downstairs, looked around at the people who came, smiled, and asked loudly: I wonder which guest lifted Yingge's sign?”
Li Yi stared at this person for a moment and replied,"It's me."”
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