Tian Zi Third Class.
Chen Liangyu was murmuring at her desk:
"How could this be? How could this be?"
"Liangyu! Liangyu! Something terrible has happened!"
Li Xiqin rushed into the class but found Chen Liangyu not paying attention to her. She tugged at his sleeve:
"Liangyu! Liangyu, did you hear me!"
Chen Liangyu forcefully shook off her hand and shouted:
"Don't pull me!"
This was the first time Li Xiqin had seen Chen Liangyu so angry. She was stunned at first:
"Liangyu..."
At this moment, Li Jing and a group of people arrived and surrounded Chen Liangyu, holding out their hands:
"Quick, hand over the money."
Chen Liangyu frowned, looking confused.
"Huh? You don't know yet? We won, and the top three in the academy, the top scholar is our Jiaojiao!"
Seeing that Chen Liangyu still didn't believe her, Li Jing took the top scholar token from Nian Jiaojiao's hand and presented it to Chen Liangyu, grinning:
"Here! See for yourself! The token can't be fake, right?"
Chen Liangyu suddenly stood up, her eyes filled with shock as she looked at Nian Jiaojiao.
"Pay up, pay up!"
The others continued to urge.
"Don't bully us too much!"
"Yes! Don't bully people!"
At this moment, some classmates from the Hanmen sect finally stood up to defend Chen Liangyu.
"Who is bullying anyone? Debts must be repaid; it's only natural! I believe that Chen Tongshou, oh no, you should be called Chen Xiucai now, Chen Xiucai, you won't go back on your word and try to renege, will you?"
Li Jing said with a half-smile.
Chen Liangyu, with a grim expression, took out bank notes from her怀 and said:
"Don't worry, I, Chen Liangyu, will never renege on my debt!"
After speaking, she put down the bank notes and turned to leave the academy.
Li Jing picked up the bank notes and said to everyone with a beaming face:
"Nuancao Pavilion, let's go!"
Nian Jiaojiao: ???
"Oh!!!"
"Jing jie, you're amazing!!!"
Cheers erupted from all around. After the stress of the exam and the "singing of the list," everyone was eager to relax.
Nian Jiaojiao quickly shook her head:
"You guys go ahead, I won't."
"No way, Nian Anshou, if you don't go, what's the point of us going?"
"Exactly, exactly, you are our great benefactor. If you don't go, what are we going for?"
Boos echoed from the surroundings.
Li Jing also persuaded:
"Jiaojiao, please go! I know your family is strict, and you are somewhat afraid of your wife. But how can we, as dignified young women, be controlled by a mere man at home? You must stand up for yourself!"
The people around also chimed in.
"Yes, yes, Nian Anshou, this won't do!"
"Nian Anshou, where is your dignity as the head of the household? You can't let a man oppress you! I have a book called 'Eighteen Ways to Train,' I'll bring it to you later!"
Nian Jiaojiao: ...
...
Outside Nuancao Pavilion.
They were too hospitable to refuse.
Nian Jiaojiao stood at the entrance with a complicated expression.
She never expected to visit a brothel for the second time, and not even the same one.
As soon as Nian Jiaojiao sat down, Li Jing summoned a group of alluring men dressed scantily.
Dodging the touch of the man beside her, Nian Jiaojiao's mouth twitched slightly and she said:
"Uh, Jing jie, last time we went to Baicao Pavilion, you didn't call for these young gentlemen..."
Li Jing waved her hand:
"Ah! This is something you don't know about!"
As she spoke, Li Jing naturally tilted her head back and drank the wine offered by the scantily clad man beside her, saying:
"Different brothels have different characteristics. Like Baicao Pavilion, which we went to before, the key was 'appreciation,' so of course, they wouldn't call for male escorts!
But Nuancao Pavilion is different. The focus is on the charm and physique of the young gentlemen. Heh heh... it's a great place for us to relax when we're under too much pressure!"
Nian Jiaojiao was speechless.
She never expected people in this city to be so lively!
Li Jing, seeing that Nian Jiaojiao was ignoring the men around her, naturally assumed that Nian Jiaojiao was not interested in the men's looks.
Therefore, she clapped her hands heavily three times. The male madam immediately pushed the door open, her smile so wide that the thick powder on her face began to fall off.
"Miss! Is there anything unsatisfactory with our service?"
"Call your top courtesan over. How can my sister be interested in these commoners?"
Li Jing said, slapping a stack of 1,000 taels of silver onto the table with a "snap," saying:
"Today, you will entertain my sisters according to the price on this silver note. Take whatever you can!"
The madam's eyes widened when she saw the denomination, but she looked a little troubled:
"We only have two top courtesans in our establishment, but they are both entertaining guests!"
The two top courtesans were entertaining officials, and they were regular customers. Although they weren't as generous as Li Jing, the madam dared not offend them!
So, after much thought, the madam said:
"How about this, the gentleman I call over, although he is not a top courtesan, his appearance is also top-notch, and he possesses 'special skills.' His popularity is no less than that of the two top courtesans. I wonder..."
Li Jing's eyes lit up when she heard about "special skills" and immediately arranged:
"Good! It'll be him. Hurry and call him over!"
She thought that her friend Nian was clearly a novice, so it was a good opportunity to find a gentleman with "special skills" to train her.
Li Jing thought this way.