After crossing, I was miserable.

Chapter 457 High-end places

"Mr. Lu, you understand women's minds so well, don't you know what Miss Bai means? It's just a child's curiosity."

The person who spoke at this time was Lu Shaoxuan's confidante, the top courtesan in the famous "Bai Xiang Lou", Miss Miaomiao, who was nicknamed "Lark".

This Miaomiao girl was born with a beauty that could shame the moon and flowers, with eyebrows like distant ink, eyes like autumn waves, lips that were naturally red, skin whiter than snow, and a graceful figure. When she walked, she was like a willow swaying in the wind. Her every frown and smile was captivating.

Not only that, she also has a voice like the sound of nature. Her singing is melodious and graceful, like a yellow oriole singing out of a valley, with the lingering sound lingering in the air, making people intoxicated and unable to extricate themselves.

It is for this reason that she is called "Lark" and becomes the dream woman of many men.

"Isn't this nonsense? Why is a little girl so curious? Why doesn't she go home? Is this a place she can come to? If her brother and her future sister-in-law knew about this, they would definitely skin me alive."

Miss Miaomiao didn't say anything, but continued to massage Lu Shaoxuan quietly.

Although he was smiling on the surface, he was extremely sad inside.

After all, she is a girl from an aristocratic family, different from prostitutes like them.

I guess even standing here would tarnish their identities.

Lu Shaoxuan did not hear Miaomiao's response.

"Back off and keep an eye on it. If it doesn't work, just capture them and send them back to the Bai Mansion."

"Yes, Master."

Lu Shaoxuan took Miaomiao's wrist away and gently pulled Miaomiao into his arms.

"What's wrong? Did you eat something wrong?"

"I dare not. I am just a prostitute. How can I be jealous of Master Lu? I will be crushed to death if I do that."

"You," Lu Shaoxuan dotingly hooked her nose with his finger.

"Any news lately?"

Hearing this, Miaomiao's expression became serious.

"It's still the same, nothing wrong."

"Well, I heard that there is a young master who is willing to pay a higher price just to have a meal with you? Should I also have a meal with you?"

"Then Mr. Lu, can you do it?"

The two of them switched to teasing mode in a second.

"Miss, Master Lu, I've brought you the latest tea from our store."

"Get lost! You have no sense, can't you see that I am with your daughter?" Lu Shaoxuan impatiently threw the teacup over, hitting the maid's forehead, and the maid's forehead immediately bled...

"Someone, take him out."

"Yes!"

A man who looked like a guard came in, covered the maid's mouth, and dragged her out.

"Master Lu, don't be angry. The maid is new and doesn't know the rules. Let me make you a pot of tea so you can calm down."

"That's more like it. Go ahead!"

Miss Miaomiao immediately got up from Lu Shaoxuan's body and went to make tea for Lu Shaoxuan.

Lu Shaoxuan stared at the door with a gloomy look in his eyes.

The servant who was staring at Lu Shaoxuan looked up at the sky. It was getting dark, and he thought that Young Master Lu would not leave, so he hurried back to report the news.

Bai Ningning didn't wait in the teahouse for long. She first let Lu Shaoxuan's servant go, then waited for her own servant to arrive. After confirming the location, she went home.

The person who was staring at Bai Ningning saw Bai Ningning enter the mansion with his own eyes, and then went back to report.

After Lu Shaoxuan received the news, he also quietly left Miss Miaomiao's place. Except for his personal guards, he did not bring anyone with him, and the servant was still guarding the door.

Then after Bai Ningning returned home, she calculated the time, changed into a maid's clothes, tidied herself up, and pretended to be a servant to go out of the house to buy something.

Of course she knew that a woman dressed as a man during the day would be easily spotted.

Because apart from changing her clothes, there was no sign of concealing her exquisite makeup and graceful figure.

Whether it is her willow-like curved eyebrows, the bright lipstick on her cherry lips, or her slender and soft waist and long and straight legs, all of them show the unique charm of women.

Not to mention a normal person, even a half-blind person with poor eyesight who can only see half of the scene would be able to easily see that she is a woman dressed as a man.

The customs of the people in the Great Chu Dynasty were relatively open, and there was no such thing as a curfew.

So, even in the evening, many places are still very lively.

Bai Ningning brought two servants with her, one of whom was the servant who went for "reconnaissance" during the day.

Then he pretended to be familiar with the place and went to Baixianglou.

Unexpectedly, I was stopped just as I reached the door.

"Stop, please show your name." Two burly men stopped Bai Ningning at the door.

Bai Ningning was about to ask something when a servant behind her quietly came up and told her "money".

Then Bai Ningning took out a purse from her waist and threw it over.

One of the big men took it and opened it to see that there was one thousand and two silver notes inside. He was so scared that he quickly tied the purse and then respectfully handed it back with both hands.

Bai Ningning snorted in disdain and opened the fan very casually. The servant behind her immediately stepped forward to take back the purse.

They came to "Baihualou", which, despite its ordinary name, was not a vulgar brothel. The ladies who accompanied guests here were all proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and it was a brothel favored by literati and businessmen.

This is a high-end place for those who like to show off their elegance. The women here are not only proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but they can also recite ordinary articles at will.

She was not as fawning and flattering as the other brothel girls, but rather graceful and generous. Therefore, in the eyes of these talented men and princes and nobles, she was simply the dream lover, so spending a lot of money on her was normal for her.

In that bustling and bustling brothel with revelry every night, in order to ensure its own quality and grade, some measures had to be taken to deal with those inferior people who tried to sneak in.

Therefore, the brothel set a minimum consumption standard - at least thirty taels of silver!

This move may seem harsh, but it is also a helpless move.

After all, if those who have no purchasing power or have bad intentions are allowed to enter at will, it will not only affect the experience of other guests, but may also cause a lot of trouble to the brothel.

However, simply setting a minimum consumption requirement is not enough.

In order to completely prevent anyone from trying to cheat and take advantage of the situation, brothels even arranged someone to verify the capital at the door.

These capital verifiers have sharp eyes and rich experience. They can roughly judge whether the other party really has sufficient financial resources by observing the visitor's clothing, behavior, and the property he carries.

Only when they are sure that the visitor has enough money to cover the minimum consumption will they nod and let him in.

In this way, those bad guys who just wanted to eat and drink for free or had ulterior motives were effectively filtered out, ensuring the order and tranquility inside the brothel.

But if someone is particularly talented but has no money and wants to come in, he can write a poem, and as long as he gets the approval of half of the people, he will be accepted.

Therefore, in addition to princes and nobles, this place is also a place that some talented people yearn for.