Mom asked someone to get paper and pen. Hua Xiyu was thinking about the music score. He originally wanted to write in five-line notation, but it was too troublesome to draw lines with a brush. Finally, he felt kind and decided to write in simplified notation. In the era of Gongshang Jiao Zhengyu, it was impossible for anyone to know simplified notation, unless they had traveled from the modern era like him.

Hua Xiyu completely ignored their shouting, slowly finished the music score, and then went to pack up his things. The girl who played with the gun had already gotten tired of it and threw the gun aside. Hua Xiyu glared at her fiercely and said, "If you dare to touch my things again, I'll chop off your hands." The girl was frightened by her fierce look and ran away quickly.

There were almost no people in the room. The thugs stood there blankly as if doing their routine. Xiangmei had already given the music score to Miss Yanzhi. While Hua Xiyu was packing things into his bag, he was estimating when Ah Tu would wake up.

When Jie'an and Yiqi arrived, Hua Xiyu was being dressed up. She was wearing gorgeous clothes, gaudy and beautiful, and a gorgeous lady's headdress covered her short hair tightly. Ah Tu was tied up and thrown on the ground.

Mom sat on a chair, waving a peony-shaped fan, fanning her greasy round face, smiling in an extremely ambiguous and loving manner, and muttering to herself, talking to A-Tu, to everyone, and even more to herself.

"When your sister makes enough money and pays off the debt you owe today, I will let you go. You have to pay your debts. Don't you think this makes sense? Mom, I will never force you. I'm running a business, and I don't let people eat for free."

She looked at Hua Xiyu's face. Even without any makeup, she was more delicate and beautiful than all the girls in her yard. Her skin was fair and tender, as if it were a stream of water. Her figure was tall and well-proportioned. Just standing there, she looked like a fairy who had descended to earth.

The more my mother looked at them, the more proud she felt. At first, she thought they were two rich men, but they turned out to be two poor boys. There was also a tomboy. Two young men who had no experience in the underworld. They even carried tokens when they went out. Their clothes were not ordinary. I guess they were servants of a wealthy family. As long as they were not the master, it would be easy to deal with. Thinking of the proud things, my mother couldn't help but laugh out loud.

In Lingyun Pavilion, Yanzhi held the music score in her hand, looking at it left and right, but she really couldn't understand it. She was not convinced. How could this be a music score? It was clearly written randomly. But looking at the characters and the lines, they were all neat and tidy. Could it be a heavenly book? Reluctantly, she tried to recall the song she had heard before, and slowly figured it out by herself. Maybe she could figure out the pattern.

Then, she heard the intermittent sound of Miss Yanzhi's piano coming from Lingyun Pavilion. The tune was not a complete song and the melody was not in tune. Yanzhi was extremely embarrassed and angry, but when she thought of those eyes, she could not hate them.

"Xiangmei" Yanzhi called out, but no one answered, so she called out again, "Xiangmei"

A little maid came in quickly from outside the door and said, "Miss, is there something wrong?"

"Who are you? Where is Xiangmei?" She regretted asking the question as soon as she realized belatedly that Xiangmei had been transferred to serve the new girl Yuanmeng.

"My name is Xianglan. Sister Xiangmei has gone to Lingxiao Pavilion to serve Miss Yuanmeng." Xianglan stood aside waiting for instructions from the superior.

Yes, Xiangmei is the most intelligent and steady person, and is the most suitable person to lead the newcomer. However, newcomers are introduced from time to time in this building, and Hua Mama never paid so much attention to her before. What is so special about that Yuanmeng girl that she actually wants Xiangmei to take her away?

"Have you seen the girl from Yuanmeng?"

"I have seen it," Xianglan answered carefully. She had just been sold here for less than a month and did not fully understand the place. Her only goal was to avoid making mistakes, serve every girl carefully, and then wait for her parents to redeem her, and then go to a place where no one knew her and start her life again.

In the eyes of the world, a woman who entered a brothel was dirty, even though she was just a maid who served tea, poured water, and did laundry.

"Oh, tell me, what does she look like?"

"I just followed my sisters and took a look. Miss Yuanmeng was still wearing men's clothes at that time. Oh, by the way, wasn't she talking to the girl just now?" Xianglan remembered that the girl was holding the girl's chin while talking.

"Clothes like a man? Talking to me?" Yanzhi's brain exploded. No way.

When Jie'an and Yiqi arrived at Liaozhai, Hua Xiyu, who was wearing half-made-up, looked at them without any surprise. Instead, she looked a little disgusted. She thought to herself, "It's not like I can't save myself. You're coming here to ruin my good things. It won't be too late to come back after I've cheated you out of some money. Really."

Yiqi and Jie'an had never seen Hua Xiyu's true face. Judging from his figure and height, they felt that it should be Lin Da, but looking at his face, they dared not confirm it. If this was the person that Ye brought back, then all of Ye's strange behavior would make sense.

No wonder I wanted to trick her back to the palace, no wonder I didn’t let her leave the palace, no wonder I was so nervous when I heard that she was going to be listed, it turns out that she is a beautiful woman, not only beautiful, but also so beautiful, is this really Lin Da?

The two were a little uncertain for a moment, but looking at Ah Tu who was tied up on the ground, Jie'an suddenly remembered what the prince said, "It was the future princess who saved you." Then it was certain that it was Lin Da, so they should save her first, and send her back if they saved the wrong person. She is the prince's woman, and she cannot be tainted by any stigma.

Judging from the girl's expression, she seems to be very happy to be here. What is going on?

A group of thugs came over and surrounded Yiqi and Jie'an. My mother calmly pushed through the crowd, fanning herself with a fan.

"Hey, two gentlemen, you have come to our brothel to snatch the girl." Mom's voice was melodious, sweet, and very penetrating. The whole room instantly became quiet, and countless eyes were looking upstairs.

My mother paused for a moment and continued, "It has always been women who come here to find their own men. This is the first time I've heard of someone coming here to snatch a girl. If they snatch her like this, can we still call this brothel a brothel?"

Haha, isn’t it a daily occurrence for men to snatch girls from brothels? The only difference is that they don’t snatch girls from outside.

Ji'an and Yiqi were extremely embarrassed and didn't know how to respond for a moment. They were experts in murder and arson, but this was their first time dealing with a woman. They didn't have time to care about anything else but to complete the task. They both looked at Hua Xiyu intently, wanting to step forward and grab the person.

The thugs surrounded them in a circle, and at a wink from their mother, the girls quickly came over and surrounded Jie'an and Yiqi. The fragrant breeze made them feel a little dizzy. Jie'an and Yiqi said they couldn't bear it anymore. The smell of powder was too strong and made them want to cough.

They were not afraid of a fight, as even if a hundred or eighty of these people came, they would not be a match for the two of them. However, they were afraid that this brothel would be destroyed today. If the matter got out of hand, it would be bad for Lin Da's reputation and the prince's reputation. Yiqi saw that Ji'an could not bear it any longer, so he shook his head and told him not to do it.

Ji'an withdrew his inner strength in frustration and looked at Hua Xiyu with anger. What was Lin Da trying to do? Wasn't she a female doctor? With her miraculous medical skills, why did she degenerate and come to this teasing studio?

At this time, my mother's voice was neither positive nor negative: "Yuan Meng, do you know these two gentlemen?"

"I don't know him." Hua Xiyu answered decisively without thinking. I haven't received my sister's money yet, so of course I don't know him.

"Listen, listen, I don't know you. You kidnapped women and brought them to the brothel. Do you still want the law?" The voice became more and more arrogant.

Yiqi and Jie'an, both with gloomy faces, felt that the mission could not be accomplished. There were more and more people watching upstairs and downstairs, and it would not be good if the news became known to everyone. Lin Da refused to cooperate, and Ah Tu was still drunk. The two looked at each other and decided that one of them would go back to inform the others, while the other would stay behind to guard.

There was no more excitement, so people gradually dispersed. Those who should have fun had their fun, and those who should have enjoyed themselves had their fun. As the night slowly fell, the lobby was already set up, and the girls were about to make their debut.

Xiangmei and Tinglan, who were dressing Hua Xiyu, turned a blind eye to what had just happened. The drama of snatching girls and men was played out several times a day in the brothel, and they were used to it. The two of them were dressing Hua Xiyu calmly, but they couldn't help asking her about her short hair, "Girl, your short hair..."

"What's wrong? Short hair is so convenient. It's easy to wash and comb it. It's a pity that you don't have a barber shop here, otherwise I would have gone to get a haircut a long time ago. Now my hair is neither long nor short, and I don't have a hairstyle. It's painful to look at it."

"Uh," forget it, blame me for being too talkative, Xiangmei shut up in time. There were all kinds of hair crowns in the brothel. Lan Ting brought over several hair crowns, and Hua Xiyu chose the lightest one and put it on.

From time to time, new people will be introduced in Liaozhai. According to the convention, the new people who will be listed that night will first perform their talents in the hall, and then the customers will bid for them, and the highest bidder will win. There were originally two people tonight, and Hua Xiyu was an accident who barged in by herself. Hua Mama arranged her to be the last one to appear. With her beauty, she will definitely be able to fetch a sky-high price.

Since it was a pastime, of course there was singing and dancing as the prelude, and the climax was at night. One girl played the piano and another girl danced, both of which won cheers. The dance was difficult to understand, but the girls had flexible figures and graceful dancing. Because they were wearing veils, their looks could not be seen, but the dancing and figure alone were enough to make men crazy.

The guqin is just average, mainly because the music is just average. Ancient music only has five notes, and the guqin only has five strings, with no distinction between high and low notes. It certainly cannot be compared with modern music, so it's really hard to say whether it's played well or not.

Accompanied by Yiqi, Liu Jingcheng stepped into the door of Liaozhai in a low-key manner. At this time, everyone's eyes were all focused on the girl Yuanmeng who had just appeared on the stage. She was wearing a veil and had a tall figure. There was almost no girl as tall as her in the whole Nanyue Kingdom. Compared with the maid serving beside her, the advantage of her tall stature was highlighted to the fullest. She was wearing a pink dress, white silk ribbon, and her sleeves fluttered, and a fairy air came over her.

It was the first time that Liu Jingcheng saw her wearing women's clothes. It turned out to have this effect. He instinctively wanted to see her face clearly, but unfortunately she was wearing a veil. Before he could even smile, his face darkened. This damn woman, showing off in a place like this, swindling people, isn't she afraid of getting away? It seems like she has to be taught a lesson. Is she really going too far?

The hostess on the stage said, "Next is another newcomer tonight. Miss Yuanmeng will present a song for everyone. Whoever can accompany Miss Yuanmeng will be Miss Yuanmeng's lover tonight."

Yanzhi looked at Yuanmeng on the stage, and she was so angry that her teeth itched. She finally moved her heart, but it turned out to be a woman. What was even more annoying was that she didn't know her song and couldn't play it. When she went to tell Hua's mother about this, Yiqi and Jie'an happened to come to find someone, and Hua's mother was busy. She was delayed until now, and Hua's mother still didn't know that she couldn't play this song either.

At this time, Hua's mother looked at Yanzhi upstairs with a soothing look, meaning that she should give this opportunity to the guests on the scene, so as to raise Yuanmeng's value.

Yanzhi responded with a bitter smile. It was too late to say anything now. She also wanted to see if there was anyone on the scene who could play that song.

The words "tonight's lover" almost made Liu Jingcheng faint on the spot. He suppressed his anger and waited patiently.

Several maids came on stage and distributed the music scores in their hands to the audience.

Liu Jingcheng also had a music score in his hand, "The Moon Represents My Heart". The madam had arranged for people to copy many copies, but it seemed that there were still not enough copies to share.

The madam was busy and had no time to check, and she never thought that she really wouldn't know anyone and wouldn't be able to play.

There were all these unfamiliar symbols on the paper. How could he play it, let alone recognize them all? Looking at these, Liu Jingcheng's mouth curled up into an arc. He knew that this woman was not so easy to be controlled by others.

Those who were holding the sheet music and eager to try were all confused at once, not knowing who they were. Those who were waiting in the audience looked around for a while, waiting to see which lucky person would come on stage to show off his piano skills. After waiting for a long time, no one came on stage.

"What's going on?" someone asked anxiously.

"No one can play it anymore?" another voice asked.

"Mr. Lu, aren't you the best at playing the zither in Beijing?"

"Master Pan, come on!"

The scene was so cold. There was a room full of patrons and a yard full of stunningly talented women, but no one knew the instrument and no one could play it.

"This is not a piano score at all, this is just a scam," some people were not convinced, saying that current piano scores are not written like this.

"Blackmail? You can't use your ignorance to judge others, okay?"

Hua Xiyu was too lazy to listen to those voices, as she had already gotten the result she wanted.

"Mom, you lost." Hua Xiyu's tone was quite calm, his intonation was gentle, and he was surprisingly calm and composed.

When she heard the word "lost", my mother's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. She has been running Liaozhai for more than ten years. The girls in the academy have all been carefully trained and educated since childhood. All of them are talented ladies with excellent talents in playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

All those who came to this brothel for entertainment were handsome, wealthy, and talented young men from aristocratic families. They simply did not believe that no one could play her music, and had not even looked at the music score in advance. At this moment, when they heard the voices in the room saying "Mom, you lost", their hearts were filled with anger and unwillingness to accept the result.

The madam's eyes were full of money, but the eyes of the rest were full of horror. Those with martial arts skills and those without were all shocked. What kind of kung fu could have such strong internal strength to make the voice so loud and easy?

Hua Xiyu didn't have time to care about other people's thoughts. She was sober, but not completely sober. She was still in a state of dizziness. She just performed in the way she was used to. The small speaker was placed in her backpack and the microphone was on her chest. Since she was on the stage, she had to perform her best. As for the music, haha, that was specially used by her to cheat the ancients. She only wrote the simplified Mandarin. If she wrote a five-line score, it would be bullying. She was just too lazy to draw the lines of the five-line score and too lazy to fill in the Douban of the score. It was troublesome.

So what? It's obvious that you want to bully the ancients. Who told us to have it?

My mother walked up to the stage, took the music score and looked at it carefully, but she didn't recognize it. "This is not a music score at all, you just scribbled on purpose." I didn't think I would lose, so I didn't even look carefully at what she wrote.

"Mom, you saw me write the score with your own eyes, but I didn't say that before," Hua Xiyi said in the same voice, neither hurriedly nor slowly, very calmly.

"This doesn't count, it doesn't count," said the mother angrily.

"I'd rather bet on cheating than lying, understand?" Hua Xiyu was not angry. Although winning in this way was a bit weird, so what?

"This is not music score at all. You must have written it casually," my mother repeatedly emphasized.

"This is a bit hard to explain." Hua Xiyu was a little angry. If someone didn't recognize it and insisted that you just wrote it casually, there was really nothing you could do. Seeing that the madam was still chirping and didn't seem to want to pay, it seemed that he had to prove that it was not written casually.

"Since you don't want to acknowledge it, then I'll translate it for you. How about writing it as Gongshang Jiao Zheng Yu?" Thinking that it was a bit unfair to win, it wouldn't hurt to take a step back.

"In order to prevent you from accusing me of writing nonsense again, I will give you another song. If you find someone to translate it and compare it, you will know that what I said is true."

"Hmph..." Mom turned her head away, not wanting to pay attention to her. She didn't know whether it was nonsense or not, but she just didn't want to pay. One thousand taels per song was really too expensive. No one was stupid, so it would be strange if they were willing to pay.

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