At dusk, Ye Qianxuan finally arrived outside an alley.

This is the famous Jiaofangsi in the capital!

It is the time when the lights are just coming on, and all kinds of carriages are parked here, it is so lively!

Because Ye Qianxuan was cursed by a demon corpse, he had no choice but to give up his hobby of washing feet in his previous life.

After silently reciting the Heart Purification Technique three times, he walked in confidently.

This Jiaofangsi is different from a brothel.

A brothel is a multi-story building, with at most one or two separate courtyards.

The Jiaofangsi is a large area of ​​alleys connected together.

Every famous dancer has her own exclusive villa.

He went directly to Xiangning Courtyard to look for Miss Xiangning, but was stopped by the servant at the door.

"Sir, the tea party at Xiangningyuan costs one hundred taels of silver. Please pay first."

Ye Qianxuan's eyes widened instantly - "What the hell? One hundred taels!"

She is worthy of being the oiran!

It’s really expensive!

He knew that there was a threshold for entering the Jiaofangsi, and one had to pay a tea fee to enter each branch.

The so-called tea party is when many guests get together to write poems, write couplets and brag.

This tea fee is not the fee for sleeping with a girl, but is similar to the table fee in the previous life.

Whether you can win the favor of our girl among those who have paid the tea fee and spend a night with her depends on your ability, and then you have to pay the overnight fee separately.

Therefore, there are only three types of guests at the Jiaofangsi.

First, the wealthy and powerful, who had plenty of money and usually had a low social status, were fanatically obsessed with sleeping with the wives of convicted officials, and some even redeemed them and took them home to be concubines.

Second, for the officials of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the Jiaofangsi was a place for them to gather and socialize after get off work. Except for officials of the fourth rank and above in the Ministry of Rites who could enter and exit any other courtyard free of charge, other officials had to abide by the rules of the Jiaofangsi.

Third, wealthy scholars. Scholars have a penchant for visiting prostitutes, a habit that has existed since ancient times. The wealthy would go to the Jiaofangsi, while the poor would also go to brothels.

It was obvious that the servant could see that Ye Qianxuan did not belong to any of these three categories, so his expression was slightly sarcastic.

"I have something to talk to Miss Xiangning about." Ye Qianxuan could only say it frankly.

One hundred taels, that’s all I can earn by sewing corpses for a whole year!

What's more, he now has only a few taels of silver in his hand, which he cannot afford to part with.

"All the guests here have something to ask Miss Xiangning." The servant said meaningfully.

"Miss Xiangning and I are old acquaintances!" Ye Qianxuan added again.

"All the patrons who have met Miss Xiangning say so." The servant was already getting impatient. "You look like a lowly woman, judging by your attire! Go wherever you need to go! This Jiaofangsi is not the place for you!"

Ye Qianxuan was speechless.

In this era, without mobile phones, I have no way of notifying Xiangning to come out and pick me up!

How do I get in to find Xiangning?

Just when I was worried, I suddenly heard a doubtful voice from behind:

"Friend Ye? Why are you here?!"

Ye Qianxuan turned around and found that it was the Minister of Taichang Temple Kong Zhongzhi and two unfamiliar middle-aged officials.

It was obvious that Kong Zhongzhi had finished work and was here to socialize with someone!

Ever since Ye Qianxuan’s words “How can we be ordinary people?”, Dean Kong has learned to be humble and live in harmony with the world.

"Oh! By the way! Mr. Ye, let me introduce you! This is Tao Yuanzheng, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works."

Kong Zhongzhi pointed at one of the burly men with a scar on the back of his hand and said.

"This is Song Minbo, the owner of the government-run Donghuangtai business."

Then, Kong Zhongzhi pointed to another man wearing a merchant's gown and gold-rimmed glasses.

"Minister Tao, Shopkeeper Song, this is the young friend Ye Qianxuan whom I often mentioned to you. He is truly a genius in many aspects!"

After Kong Zhongzhi finished his introduction, Ye Qianxuan bowed to the two of them.

But the two did not respond.

Although he was a friend of Kong Zhongzhi, he was just a lowly person after all.

As upper-class people of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, they naturally refused to lower their status.

Kong Zhongzhi also laughed and said nothing.

These two are also neutral parties in the struggle among the three powers.

They neither try to please anyone nor offend anyone, they just focus on making money.

The Ministry of Works was responsible for making things, and the Donghuangtai was responsible for selling things. They could make huge profits and controlled the important economic lifeline of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

As an official of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Kong Zhongzhi and Guang Tongchen were close friends with the two of them.

I've heard for a long time that the two of them have long admired Xiang Ning, the courtesan of the Imperial Music Bureau, but due to their limited education, they are always at a disadvantage when they have tea together.

The great scholar Kong Zhongzhi was ready to personally take action and serve as their advisor to help them have sex!

"Young Master Ye, do you also want to enter Xiangning Courtyard?" Kong Zhongzhi asked again.

"Yes, I want to find Miss Xiangning, but I don't have any money." Ye Qianxuan said helplessly. One hundred taels can make a hero fall!

Tao Yuanzheng and Song Minbo looked at Ye Qianxuan together, their eyes sneering, as if saying - are you worthy?

"Although I've heard that this young friend Ye is incredibly talented in poetry, even Confucius is willing to admit he's better than you, you're just a lowly woman after all. As the most popular courtesan, Miss Xiangning's qualifications for accompanying guests are extremely high. What are your thoughts?"

"That's right! You can't even come up with a hundred taels of silver, and you still want to dream of meeting Miss Xiangning?!"

Even Kong Zhongzhi shook his head slightly and kindly reminded: "Miss Xiang Ning doesn't like you, so why not change to a lower-level villa?"

No, he didn't really come here to sleep with a girl, so why would he go to another courtyard?

In order to prevent any further complications, Ye Qianxuan must get the jadeite rough stone today.

"Dean Kong, can you lend me one hundred taels of silver?" Ye Qianxuan asked tentatively.

Hearing this, Tao Yuanzheng and Song Minbo both laughed——

"This craftsman Ye is truly a playboy! Is he going to borrow money to enter this courtesan's harem?"

"Master Ye, your annual income from sewing corpses is only a hundred taels. Do you really want to throw it all away? Miss Xiang Ning doesn't think you're good enough!"

Kong Zhongzhi did not refuse Ye Qianxuan, and took out a hundred taels and handed it to Ye Qianxuan: "Young friend Ye, what's the point of talking about borrowing from me! A poem of yours is worth ten thousand gold, what's the point of a mere hundred taels?"

Tao Yuanzheng and Song Minbo continued to sneer, but didn't say much.

If Dean Kong is willing to lend it to me, then let me lend it to you!

Anyway, letting this lowly corpse seamstress go in would just be a runner-up!

So the four of them paid money and entered the hospital.

The courtyard was already crowded with more than a dozen people waiting inside, dancing with the four dancers on the stage, drinking and writing poetry. They all tried to be pretentious and just wanted to attract the attention of the girl Xiangning in the house.

The four of them sat down. Song Minbo shrugged and said regretfully, "It seems that Miss Xiangning doesn't plan to accompany the guests tonight."

Ye Qianxuan asked curiously: "Why do you say that?"

Song Minbo looked at him with an expression of naiveté, but he still explained, "A moment of spring night is worth a thousand gold coins, so the Jiaofang Bureau stipulates that the tea party time is limited and must end at the hour of Xu."

"And when the girl chooses her benefactor, she needs to write couplets, pose questions, and compose poems with the benefactors present. Only the one with the most literary talent, the best temperament, and who best suits the girl's heart can become her bedmate tonight."

"Looking at the number of people here, it will take Miss Xiangning at least two incense sticks of time to finish choosing."

"It's only one stick of incense left until midnight, and Miss Xiang Ning hasn't come out yet. She doesn't have enough time to choose her guests."

Ye Qianxuan nodded, feeling that he had learned something new, but it was a useless thing.

He doesn't have that much time to waste here!

So I said directly: "Then why not just call her out?"

Then he shouted, "Miss Xiang Ning, the corpse tailor Ye Qianxuan from Room 5, Xuanzi Street, wants to see you!"

Immediately, the murderous gazes of everyone in the audience were all fixed on Ye Qianxuan!

"Vulgar! Extremely vulgar!"

"Looks like you're just a lowly woman! How dare you come to the Jiaofangsi to look for an Oiran? Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself!"

"This guy is going to be kicked out for yelling and disturbing Miss Xiangning!"

"Being this eccentric won't attract Miss Xiangning's attention!"

Everyone was spitting at Ye Qianxuan, and some warriors were even ready to stand up and clean up the garbage in Xiangning Courtyard!

Anyone who comes to the Jiaofangsi is a dilettante!

Who shouts as loudly as Ye Qianxuan!

It hurts Sven!

Lower their status!

Tao Yuanzheng and Song Minbo also subconsciously moved away from Ye Qianxuan to show that they were not of the same kind.

Kong Zhongzhi was also dumbfounded - my friend, you have amazing poetic talent, but the way you flirt with girls is too low-level!

But a surprising scene happened!

Miss Xiangning's door was actually opened at this moment!

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