The Chen Guogong Mansion was located in Jinling City, a place blessed with natural beauty and outstanding talents. With the nation now thriving, the entire city was flourishing and vibrant, in no way inferior to the capital.
At this moment, Chen Fan was walking down the street with two little girls as the sky gradually darkened and the lights of countless households began to glow.
Yet, for a moment, Chen Fan had no idea where to go next.
After all, ever since transmigrating, he had been the third young master of the Chen Guogong Mansion, living in luxury. He had never imagined finding himself in such a predicament today.
Though many ideas swirled in his mind, having just been expelled from the Guogong Mansion, he was penniless!
What could he do?
As a transmigrator, he couldn’t possibly spend his first night sleeping on the streets with two little girls.
But just then, a chorus of flirtatious calls suddenly reached his ears.
“Sir! Come on up and have some fun!”
“Come up and play for a while!”
“Sir, come and enjoy yourself!”
Hearing this, Chen Fan frowned slightly. A brothel?
Although he had transmigrated three years ago, due to his engagement with the Female Emperor, he had never visited such a place.
And having transmigrated with great difficulty, he couldn’t help but feel a genuine curiosity.
Looking at the name of the brothel—Qingyin Pavilion.
Wasn’t this the place his so-called friends often talked about?
He had heard that Qingyin Pavilion had recently welcomed a new courtesan named Lian Yue, whose beauty could topple cities and kingdoms. She was exceptionally skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. A single song from her cost a thousand taels, and a dance, ten thousand taels. However, she never entertained guests, claiming that only someone who could write a poem that moved her heart could become her guest of honor.
For three consecutive months, no one had managed to write a poem that met her standards.
And tonight, he happened to have nowhere to stay.
Yes! That’s it!
Having transmigrated with such effort, why not go in and see what it’s like!
With this thought, Chen Fan directly pulled Xiao Ke and Xiao Ai toward Qingyin Pavilion.
But when Xiao Ke and Xiao Ai saw this, their expressions suddenly changed. Their adorable faces widened in shock, their eyes nearly popping out!
“Young Master! This… this is a brothel!”
“W-what are we going there for?”
Chen Fan, however, smiled faintly. “Don’t be afraid. I’ve just never been inside before and want to take a look! And maybe find a way to solve our accommodation for tonight!”
With that, he pulled the two little girls into Qingyin Pavilion.
The two girls were utterly confused. They had no money, and neither did Chen Fan. How could they possibly solve their accommodation problem?
“Young Master, please come in!”
“Young Master, right this way!”
As soon as Chen Fan and the two girls reached the entrance, several gaudily dressed young women immediately greeted them.
Though they noticed Chen Fan was accompanied by two exquisitely delicate little girls, no one said anything. After all, this was a brothel, and some guests enjoyed unconventional tastes.
Entering the brothel, Chen Fan looked around curiously at the scene of revelry, with its dazzling lights, wine, and women of all shapes and sizes. It was a world of indulgence and extravagance.
But Xiao Ke and Xiao Ai were timid, clinging tightly to Chen Fan’s sleeves, heads bowed, following him closely, not daring to look anywhere else.
“Tsk, tsk!”
“Isn’t this the third young master of the Chen Guogong Mansion? What brings you to Qingyin Pavilion today?”
Chen Fan had only walked a short distance when a voice suddenly called out. Looking over, he saw Lin Feng, one of his so-called friends.
But before Chen Fan could even greet him, Lin Feng sneered disdainfully, “Oh, right! I almost forgot—you’ve been kicked out of the Chen Guogong Mansion and turned into a stray dog! Haha!”
Hearing this, Chen Fan’s expression suddenly changed.
But Lin Feng walked directly towards him, sneering mockingly, “Truly worthy of being a waste more dissolute than even me! Just been expelled from home, yet still coming to a brothel for pleasure. Admirable, admirable!
I just wonder if you still have money to play now!”
Upon hearing these words, the courtesans, the madam, and all the guests in the hall turned their eyes toward Chen Fan, clearly unaware that he had been expelled from his home.
And to think they had received and entertained him so well—what if he had no money?
“Whether I have money or not is none of your business! If I have no money, at worst I’ll stay here and wash their bedsheets! Is that not allowed?”
Chen Fan, however, wore a cold expression, truly unwilling to bother with such scum.
When he had money and power, they were good brothers!
Now that he had neither money nor power, he was treated like a stray dog!
He really didn’t know how he used to associate with such scum in the past!
Hearing this, Lin Feng was left speechless, unsure of what to say.
After all, Chen Fan had already said that if he had no money, he was willing to stay and wash bedsheets!
“One private booth and a table of premium banquet!” Chen Fan added.
Hearing this, the madam of Qingyin Pavilion looked doubtful. She truly couldn’t tell whether Chen Fan had money or not, but considering that Chen Fan was, after all, the third young master of Chen Guogong Mansion in the past, and given that no one dared to dine and dash at their Qingyin Pavilion, she made the arrangements directly.
And so, Chen Fan led Xiao Ke and Xiao Ai to a private booth.
Chen Fan appeared quite composed, but the two young girls were not as calm as he was, both wearing worried expressions.
“Young master, we have no money now!” Xiao Ke whispered to Chen Fan.
“It’s fine! Your young master has money!” Chen Fan replied.
Hearing this, the two looked puzzled. Chen Fan, who never carried money, had just been expelled from home today—how could he have money?
If he had money, would he have been wandering around with them all this time?
But since Chen Fan had said so, they didn’t press further and quietly sat beside him.
Meanwhile, in a room at another tavern.
Female Emperor Ji Qianxue, upon hearing Xue Ying’s words, suddenly looked somewhat displeased and surprised.
“What did you say? He went to a brothel?”
“Yes, Female Emperor! I saw it with my own eyes!”
Xue Ying spoke with a look of disdain, adding, “A dissolute is a dissolute. Just expelled from home for being dissolute, and he immediately goes to a brothel! And he even brought those two young girls along! He’s simply scum, a degenerate!”
But Ji Qianxue frowned slightly.
She couldn’t understand how someone who could write “Remember the lofty aspirations of youth, once vowed to be the best in the world” would immediately go to a place like a brothel.
Could he truly be a dissolute?
Had she misjudged him today?
But the light in Chen Fan’s eyes couldn’t lie!
“Go and investigate again!” Ji Qianxue said after a moment’s thought.
Hearing this, although unwilling, Xue Ying could only agree.
Meanwhile, back at Qingyin Pavilion, Chen Fan was coaxing the two young girls to relax and eat something.
Suddenly, the main hall became extremely lively, filled with cheers and whistles!
“Lian Yue!”
“Lian Yue!”
In an instant, almost everyone in the brothel turned their gaze toward the stage, including Chen Fan and the two young girls.
A woman walked gracefully onto the stage, holding a pipa in her arms.
“So beautiful!”
Xiao Ke and Xiao Ai couldn’t help but exclaim just from looking at her.
But this was hardly their fault—she was truly breathtakingly beautiful. Chen Fan had never seen such a beautiful woman before.
At first glance, she gave him two words: perfection!
From her face to her figure, and even her makeup, he could find not a single flaw.
Coupled with her current posture of holding a pipa, she appeared both aloof and delicate, making one feel that such a woman could only exist in heaven.
At that moment, Lian Yue on the stage, with a cool and detached expression, gave a slight bow to the audience. After speaking, she sat down directly, her fingers lightly plucking the strings, and the pipa emitted a sorrowful, melancholic melody.
“The rules remain the same. After the song, whoever can write a poem that captures Lian Yue’s heart will become her guest of honor tonight, free of charge.
If no one succeeds, and you still wish to continue, the old rules apply: one thousand taels for a song, ten thousand taels for a dance!”
After speaking, the madam looked at the crowd and stepped aside, while attendants began distributing brushes and ink.
Chen Fan also received a set.
Chen Fan paid it no mind, simply gazing at Lian Yue on the stage.
She truly was a great beauty. Chen Fan couldn’t even imagine how comfortable it would be to hold her while sleeping!