"This name sounds good." "Where is Rouge Pavilion?" Man Luo asked with a smile. It can't be here, right?"
"Of course not here. Rouge Restaurant was located on Vermilion Bird Street in Qianmen, and it was still under renovation. This is my Forgotten Dust Residence. There are three entrances to the courtyard. In front is the dining room and the servant room. In the future, the eight little maids will live in front. In the middle, there are five guest rooms. Yingluo has one room, Jiangsha has one room, Xuerong Xuesu has one room, Ye Lu and Ye Wen have one room. Tan Xin and Man Luo will live in the backyard with me.”
"Can I share a room with my sister?" Xue Su asked timidly.
"Sure. Suit yourself." I took the contract that the crimson muslin had copied and looked at it. En, the handwriting was not bad. I signed Qin Jinse's name at the bottom and gave the rest to them to sign one by one. I gave it to Siyue and kept it.
During dinner, I set up two tables in the front hall and personally cooked a few dishes. After dinner, I told them to rest well. Tomorrow, I want them to show me their talents so that I can tailor the rehearsal schedule for them.
Back in the room, Nian Yue had already heated up the bed for me. Siyue helped me take off my clothes. I took off the jade fragrance pouch on my waist and sat on the bed for a long time, thinking about a lot…
"…Miss…Be careful not to catch a cold.”
In a trance, someone called me. I grabbed her hand and cried out in surprise,"New Moon!"
"It's me, Siyue!" "Miss, what's wrong?" Siyue looked at me worriedly.”
"It's Siyue!" I stared blankly at her face that was inches away from me."Don't call me Miss in the future, just call me Madam. In this world, only Xin Yue can call me Miss. Now that she's gone, there won't be a second her…Alright, it's night, you should go to sleep.”
Si Yue nodded and gently closed the door before leaving. I blew out the lights. This was the first time I had insomnia since I came out of the Imperial Residence…
The next morning, Nian Yue excitedly came over to help me wake up. I curiously asked her what was wrong and why Siyue didn't come. "It's snowing outside," she said with a smile."Sister was afraid that Madam would be cold, so she went to the front hall to burn a charcoal basin."”
"Is it snowing?" "No wonder it's so cold…" I muttered.
After breakfast, I asked them to show me the talent show they had prepared while everyone was around. After some pushing, Man Luo jumped out and said,""I'll go first! I can ride a horse, shoot arrows, and dance with swords…"
"Did I ask you to go to war?”I interrupted her and she pouted unhappily. I held back my laughter and lightly said,"Then you can dance a sword and see!"”
Man Luo's eyes lit up. She took a short sword from Si Yue and started to dance. As expected, she was fierce and vigorous, but unfortunately, she lacked some gentleness. After the dance, Manluo looked at me coldly and proudly. I smiled and took off my robe. I took her short sword and began to dance. Lowering my waist, turning, splitting, turning sideways... I haven't danced for a long time, but my waist is still so soft. This is thanks to Sonya's young body and my persistent practice every morning.
After the dance, Man Luo looked at the four people who were clapping and cheering. She lowered her head and said,""What's so great about it? Isn't she just a little softer than me? You can't even kill a chicken."
I looked at her in anger and amusement."Then I'll let you perform killing chickens in public, okay?”
" I..." Man Luo had nothing to say. She sat down in a huff.
"Alright, you danced well." I patted her shoulder comfortingly. From tomorrow onwards, you will practice with me. Your foundation is so good, you will definitely dance better than me in less than ten days!”
"Is that so?" Man Luo is only a 17-year-old child. She was happy to hear what I said. He quickly turned to Tan Xin and patted her,"It's your turn. Sing a song!”
"I'm…scared." Tan Xin lowered her head, her face flushed red. Looking at that face that was similar to mine, I felt pity in my heart, but my face was still cold."We're all sisters. What's there to be afraid of? Wouldn't you faint in front of a room full of men in the future? If you really faint, I'll throw you to them and let them do whatever they want. By then, the problem won't be solved just by blushing and fainting!”
"Why…do you have to do this?" "I was born timid, so I'm afraid of strangers…" Tan Xin questioned me with tears in her eyes.
"Tan Xin!" I sighed,"Don't blame me for ** you." In the past, you were a young lady of an official family. Your family protected you. At home, you relied on your mother. When you got married, you relied on your husband. But have you thought about it? Ever since your Amma was convicted, you've become an ordinary person. You're even worse than an ordinary person! Girls from ordinary families can support themselves, what about you? Other than singing and playing the zither, what else can you do? Even if you marry someone, what if your husband doesn't like you? Even if your husband likes you, how many years can his love last? Haven't you thought about this?"
" Rely on yourself…" Not only Tan Xin, but Yingluo, Manluo, and the twins were also deep in thought. Yingluo was the first to come back to her senses. She sat at the table and greeted Tan Xin."Sister Tanxin, I'll play the zither and you sing. How about it?”
"Alright." Tan Xin wiped her tears and smiled shyly. She sang along with the zither, The red sun was already thirty feet high, and the golden furnace was filled with fragrant beasts one after another. The red brocade lichen wrinkled with each step.
Beautiful women dance with gold hairpins, when the wine is bad, they pick up the stamen to smell, and in the other hall, they can hear the flute and drum playing from afar.
"Good!" I clapped hard. Is this Li Houzhu's "Huanxi Sand"? You sang well." I looked at Tan Xin again. Her voice was so similar to mine! However, his energy was a little lacking. Yingluo's playing of the zither is also not bad, and her fingering is skilled, even surpassing mine.
The remaining twin sisters, Xuerong and Xuesu, knew that it was their turn. They walked forward and bowed. Xuerong asked Yingluo to play the song " High Mountains and Flowing Water." The two sisters danced to the sound of the piano. Although her dance was not bad, it was still a far cry from Man Luo's. It seemed that they needed to be taught the most. In order not to hurt their self-esteem, I still praised them a few times and told them to go back and rest. They will focus on training tomorrow.
After dinner, Gu Yunhe arrived. Today, the craftsmen have already started working. The original cook and waiter have also returned. The tableware that needs to be designed has also been found by the craftsmen. Because of the snow, the exterior renovation might be delayed for a few days, but the overall project should be completed before the new year. I praised his ability to do things. He said embarrassedly,"I'm also a shareholder. It's only right for me to contribute a little. But why was the brothel designed to look like a restaurant?”
"I didn't open a real brothel!”I shook my head and sighed." You still don't understand. The so-called restaurant is a place to eat, while the brothel is a place for men to have fun." Men are most willing to spend money on brothels and restaurants, but the girls in my brothels can only be seen but not eaten. Men's thoughts are that wives are inferior to concubines, concubines are inferior to stealing, and stealing is inferior to not being able to steal. In this way, business will naturally be better. Do you understand what I'm saying?”
"Madam is indeed a genius!" "My wife asked me to ask if you've thought of a name for the brothel." Gu Yunhe bowed deeply.”
"Rouge Pavilion." I picked up a pen and paper and wrote down these three words for him."Take it and carve a plaque with red characters on a black background. Don't forget it when the time comes.”
After sending Gu Yunhe off, he returned to the front hall. Yingluo, Tan Xin, and Man Luo were all sitting in the hall by the fire. Xue Rong and Xue Su also sat together.
"Sister, we don't have winter clothes. We're freezing to death!”Yingluo complained. I glanced at her from the corner of my eyes." You just came yesterday. It's too late to do it now!"”
" Madam," Si Yue reported from outside,""The masters of the Brocade Workshop have already arrived and are waiting to measure the ladies.”
"Yes." I glanced at Yingluo who was laughing secretly and said to Siyue,"Masters, please warm yourself up by the fire first. We'll go over now.”
The Brocade Workshop is made by Master Hu and Master Lu, who are the best tailors in the capital. There is a long line of noble ladies who ask them to make clothes. Although there is a big boss, my future uncle Liu Kai, I don't dare to let them wait for long. They don't know my identity. They only know that I'm related to their boss. He was still polite when he saw me. After measuring the girls, I said,"Each person has three sets of winter clothes, two sets of cotton robes, one fur robe, and one cloak. Finish it in three days. They are all waiting to wear it. As for the other underwear accessories, your clothing workshop will send them over.”
"Three days is a bit rushed!" Master Lu stroked the few strands of beard on his chin." There's so much. It's impossible to finish it in three days…"
"Master Lu, you don't have to make these clothes yourself.”I glanced at the chattering girls behind me."Let your disciple do it. These are the clothes that you really need to make a move on.”After saying that, I handed over a few blueprints.
"What…what kind of clothes are these?" Master Lu was dumbfounded, and Master Hu was also tongue-tied. "It's a costume!" I said proudly. That's the general style. I'll tell you the rest in detail. As for you guys…"I said fiercely to Yingluo and Man Luo, who had come up to look at the drawings."Go back and prepare for the rehearsal starting tomorrow! The money for making winter clothes will also be deducted from your two-cent interest!”
"No way! Why are you so stingy?" Yingluo mumbled and took the lead to leave.
I sat down and took a sip of tea. I spread out the blueprints and told the two masters the colors, materials, styles, and accessories of these clothes. They looked at each other and nodded to show that they understood. Before leaving, Master Hu couldn't help but ask,"Madam Qin, are these clothes for those girls to wear?"”
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
"But, this doesn't seem like an ordinary dress…"
"That's right!" I blinked my big eyes innocently and saw Master Hu's face twitch in satisfaction."They are flower girls, so of course they have to dress differently!”
" Hua…Hua Niang…" Master Hu's face twitched again. Master Lu rolled his eyes. I chuckled as I walked out of the side hall.
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