The Legend of the White Snake

Chapter 12: Uninvited guests appear in the brothel

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It was dusk when Xiaoqing and the others left Wuyou Pavilion. Xiaoqing had a place to stay in Qiantang County temporarily, but it was inconvenient for Ao Yufeng to move in with her. After all, she was now living with Bai Suzhen, and it would be a gossip for two women to stay with a man. After leaving Wuyou Pavilion, Xiaoqing pulled Ao Yufeng aside and told him to pay attention to the situation in Wuyou Pavilion secretly and not to let Feng Qinghuan make any mistakes. After giving some instructions, she wrote down the inn where Ao Yufeng stayed in Qiantang County and sent him away.

Xiaoqing and Bai Suzhen returned to their residence side by side. Xiaoqing remained silent all the way, and seemed to be worried. Bai Suzhen saw this and frowned, but did not say anything. The two had just walked out of Wuyou Pavilion and passed by a man in black robes. Xiaoqing did not notice it, but Bai Suzhen noticed that the other person had a murderous aura. When she turned around to take a closer look, the man in black robes had already stepped into Wuyou Pavilion. Bai Suzhen took a deep look at Wuyou Pavilion, and a trace of uneasiness flashed in her eyes. She was about to turn around and call Xiaoqing, but she saw that Xiaoqing had turned the corner. She sighed, hesitated for a moment, raised her hand to set up a barrier outside Wuyou Pavilion, and then turned and walked quickly towards Xiaoqing.

When the lights were dimming, it was the time for guests to come to the brothel. Because of what happened before, Xu Niang did not dare to take it lightly again and stayed in the lobby to take charge. When Feng Qinghuan and Xiaoqing and others were gathering on the second floor, Xu Niang was busy downstairs. On the one hand, she ordered people to escort Li Yao back to the mansion, and on the other hand, she apologized and toasted to the guests. With her eloquent tongue, she made the atmosphere, which was originally a bit cold, lively again. This Wuyou Pavilion is the life's work of Xu Niang. It cannot be destroyed or ignored. That Mr. Li was definitely offended, but without the money of his Li family, her business of Wuyou Pavilion had to go on as usual. After Xiaoqing and others left, Xu Niang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as if she had sent away the evil spirit. After Feng Qinghuan sent Xiaoqing and others away, she turned around and went straight to her boudoir.

Seeing this, Xu Niang naturally refused to give in. She held Feng Qinghuan and said with a smile, "My dear young lady, you caused trouble, and I, Xu Niang, will clean up the mess for you. In terms of benevolence and righteousness, I, Xu Niang, am not unreasonable. Now all the distinguished guests in my room are eagerly waiting for you to play the piano and music. You can't just abandon the responsibility like this!"

Feng Qinghuan frowned slightly, as if impatient. Xu Niang pretended not to notice and just kept saying, "Piao Miao, we have an agreement. Three songs a day, morning, noon and evening. You increase the number of guests for my Wuyou Pavilion, and I let you stay in Wuyou Pavilion. These are all agreed in advance. We must abide by our respective agreements!" In recent days, most of the people in Wuyou Pavilion came for her treasure, the courtesan Piao Miao. If she Piao Miao left the guests alone, wouldn't everyone be in an uproar? I'm afraid that someone might tear down her Wuyou Pavilion.

"Piao Miao certainly remembers what she promised mother, but today Piao Miao is not feeling well, and I'm afraid she can't play anymore. Please forgive me, mother." This Xu Niang was a fierce character. Normally, she was rarely friendly to the women in the Wuyou Pavilion, but Feng Qinghuan had never seen her ordering her around like she treated the other women in the pavilion. It was also because of this that Feng Qinghuan could usually patiently deal with this Xu Niang, but today she was really tired and exhausted, and really didn't want to deal with this Xu Niang anymore, so after saying this, she left Xu Niang alone where she was and went back to her room.

"Piao Miao, Piao Miao..." Xu Niang shouted several times at Feng Qing Huan's back, until she could no longer see Feng Qing Huan. Then she stamped her feet unwillingly and frowned in worry. Before she could figure out how to explain to everyone later, she heard someone outside the door announce, "Master Zhao is here."

"Oh, it's Master Zhao, please come in." When Xu Niang heard the name Master Zhao, she was delighted, thinking that the God of Wealth had come to deliver money. She swept away her previous melancholy, showed a charming smile on her face, twisted her waist, and walked gracefully to greet the person who was walking in.

The man called Master Zhao was the black-robed man who had just passed by Xiao Qing and Bai Suzhen. The black-robed man was tall and slender, with deep facial features, deep eyes and a cold expression. Although Xu Niang had met him once before, she was now firmly shrouded by the strong and oppressive aura emanating from him. Xu Niang had been in this romantic world for many years and had developed a pair of sharp eyes. When she first saw Master Zhao, her intuition told her that this man was dangerous. However, even if he was dangerous, if she could afford the money, she would not mind dancing with the wolf!

"Master Zhao, which girl do you want to accompany you today?" Facing the God of Wealth, Xu Niang smiled attentively. Last time, Master Zhao was very generous, which was why Xu Niang still had an impression of him even though it had been so long and he had only come to Wuyou Pavilion once.

Mr. Zhao didn't say anything. He just reached out and took out a gold ingot from his pocket and threw it on the table.

Xu Niang's eyes lit up and she smiled happily: "Oh, Master Zhao is so generous. No wonder Rumei was willing to accompany you last time..." At this point, she seemed to remember something suddenly, her smile froze, and she muttered unluckyly, "Bah, bah, bah, why did I think of that dead girl? It's so unlucky." Shaking her head, she smiled awkwardly at Master Zhao and said, "Well... I won't say much polite words. Master Zhao, please go upstairs. I will arrange the most beautiful girl in our Wuyou Pavilion for you." Xu Niang reached out and grabbed the gold on the table, put it in her arms with a smile, turned around and led Master Zhao to the private room on the second floor.

The turtle slave Erbaozi shook his head and sighed regretfully: "Sister Rumei, that Mr. Zhao from last time is here again. It's a pity that you died suddenly, otherwise you could have made a lot of money all at once."

As the night deepened, the outside was still bustling with noise. She closed her eyes and stood in front of the window, hearing the chirping of the sweethearts. Feng Qinghuan frowned slightly, and found that she could not fall asleep as easily as usual tonight. She sighed softly, opened her eyes, and looked up through the finely carved window at the night sky outside the window. The starry night sky was beautiful and mysterious, and people could not help but be fascinated.

Xiaoqing. Feng Qinghuan whispered this name in her heart, looking at the stars in the night sky, thinking about that delicate and flawless face, and felt inexplicably melancholy.

"I miss you when I'm not seeing you, and I feel melancholy when I miss you. Xiaoqing, what's wrong with me?" She murmured to herself, with a confused look and incoherent emotions.

Suddenly, the wind blew outside the house, and the wind blew into the house through the window. Feng Qinghuan shivered slightly with a hint of coldness. His mind became clear because of the coldness. He shook his head, shook off the figure in his mind, and stretched out his hand to close the window, but his fingers stopped just when they touched the window frame. The slightly damp wind seemed to be mixed with a little bloody smell, which made Feng Qinghuan look stern! He suddenly felt an ominous feeling in his heart!