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Marriage of the Di Daughter Chapter 94 Part 5: Brothel

Go in? Tonger looked at the front in astonishment. Ahead of them seemed to be the courtyard door of an ordinary family, nothing special could be made out. Tonger said: miss, isnt this other peoples house? If we go in, where are we going? Does Miss know the people inside? She thought, how could Jiang Li know people in Xiangyang. Aside from the Ye family, Jiang Li had never had any dealings in Xiangyang.

Its not someones house, Jiang Li replied unexpectedly. She said: This is the backdoor of Xi Hua Lou.

Xi, Xi Hua Lou1? Tonger asked stutteringly: What kind of place is this? Is it a restaurant? She vaguely felt that this name didnt seem very decent.

Jiang Li smiled and said: Its the most famous brothel in Xiangyang.

Tonger and Bai Xue were thoroughly dumbfounded.

Master, Jiang second miss went into Xi Hua Lou.

When this sentence came out, inside a building, Lu Ji, who had not swallowed his tea, puff, spat it out.

Opposite him, the beauty in red clothes had quick hands and snap, unfolded his fan at once, slapping back the tea that Lu Ji had spewed. A trace of disgust flashed in his eyes.

Poor Lu Ji, choked on his own saliva, and also got his face poured by the tea slapped by Ji Hengs fan. Half of his body was dripping wet, how pitiful. Thinking how the confident, elegant and free blue clothed scholar had fallen to this point, if Kong Liu, that uncouth fellow, was present, he would certainly have had a good laugh.

But at the moment, Lu Ji didnt bother how he had cut a sorry figure, rather he closely questioned Wen Ji: Is what you said true? She went into Xi Hua Lou?

Its true. Wen Ji said steadily: Not only that, Jiang second miss entered through the backdoor of Xi Hua Lou.

Whats the difference between the backdoor and the main entrance? Lu Ji was puzzled.

Xi Hua Lou is the most famous brothel in Xiangyang, the customers frequenting it are all the nobility of Xiangyang. Those nobles go in from the main entrance, but the wives and children from the nobles residences who are looking for people in Xi Hua Lou would enter through the back door,

It suddenly dawned on Lu Ji, so it was like that, I understand. Simply said, the men went in from the front door, the women looking for their husbands to return home would go in through the back door to preserve their mans face.

But how does she know to enter from the back door? Lu Ji asked: Did the Ye family tell her about it? Arent the people of the Ye family honest and clean and do not go to brothels? Furthermore, as a young lady of an influential family, why did she mention the matter of brothels with the people of the Ye family? Isnt her relationship with the Ye family still very unfamiliar?

Lu Ji was truly baffled, he couldnt understand no matter how he thought about it. Its not surprising, who could understand that the first thing the chief assistants daughter did when she returned to Xiangyang was to go to the brothel. Moreover, she knew the rules of entering through the back door. No matter how they looked at it, it was inconceivable.

Ji Heng didnt bother with Lu Ji and merely asked indifferently: Who did she go with?

Jiang second miss and her two servant girls, no one showed the way.

Ji Heng: Then based on your observation, did she intentionally go or did she pass by unintentionally?

Replying to the master, this subordinate thinks that she purposely went there. Wen Ji hesitated for a while, but he still said what was in his mind: Jiang second miss didnt seem unfamiliar with the streets in Xiangyang. Li Zheng Tang is not that close to Xi Hua Lou, but she still managed to find it. She didnt go anywhere else along the way until she reached Xi Hua Lou.

This. Lu Ji tried to find a suitable explanation for Jiang Lis action. He said: Jiang second misss memory is always outstanding. During the six arts examinations, her etiquette came in first position. Its safe to say that she had just returned to the capital and did not have many days to study. Its hard to say, but she might have a highly retentive memory.

Thats not right. To ones surprise, Wen Ji actually denied it. Wen Ji said: Even if she had a retentive memory, from Yanjing to Xiangyang, a newcomer strange to the surrounding place would show vigilance and caution; there will also be a feeling of unfamiliarity. But Jiang second miss totally didnt seem to. She was bold and very relaxed, seemingly very familiar and at ease with Xiangyang.

When Wen Ji talked about this, he couldnt help recalling the scene when he was following Jiang Li and hid in a secret place. Jiang Li didnt go out by herself, there were still two servant girls. Precisely because of these two servant girls by her side that particularly contrasted Jiang Li. She almost blended in the streets of Xiangyang, just like someone who had grown up in Xiangyang . This kind of familiar and dear feeling was more distinct than when she was in Yanjing.

She is even aware of the rules of Xi Hua Lous back door. Of course we cannot underestimate her. Ji Heng laughed: Jiang Li has been looking for a way to return to Xiangyang, probably because of this. Wen Ji, He calmly and leisurely opened his mouth: Tell your person to closely watch Jiang Li. See what she is actually doing in Xi Hua Lou and who she meets.

I also very much want to see, this Jiang second miss, what kind of nice surprise she would bring for us. He said with a smile.

Footnotes:

1: Hua Lou literally translates as flower building. It does not always refer to brothels but the connotation is there. 1.

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