So, what kind of place is this House of Xiang Wan? Heh heh, as the name implies the House of Xiang Wan 1 is a brothel, a place for men to have fun!
To become one of the largest brothels in the Red Light District of the capital, the House of Xiang Wan not only relied on the secret support of the government, but above all, its service and facilities were of an absolutely high standard compared to its competitors. Of course, the young women inside were also each and every alluring, tender and graceful, like exquisitely made jewels. Not only were their looks the cream of the crop, but their talent and skills were also outstanding. Furthermore, the structure of the House of Xiang Wan could be basically divided into two wings. The east wing was the performance hall, used for the singing and dancing that was accompanied by a Sheng 2 , and the west wing, which contained the bedrooms for the flower girls to rest or stay with their guests. Between the two wings was a small mountain stream within a small courtyard with, a bridge surrounded by Willows 3 , and various famous flowers and plants.
So, under such unique conditions, which could be considered a blessing from heaven, how could the business of the House of Xiang Wan not prosper? And how could people not be attracted 4 to it?
As soon as the palanquin hit the ground, ZiLi immediately rushed out impatiently. Hong Qing, who was following behind him, touched the red scratch marks on his face and, feeling wronged, looked at ZiLi, who was angrily straightening his clothes.
“Brother JinYu, why are you angry? And why did you scratch my face?”
ZiLi continued to ignore him with a dark expression.
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“ Xiao Yu’er 5 ”“F•ck off! I am not your palace eunuch which allows you to address me in such a disgusting manner!” ZiLi finally could not help but yell angrily at him.
“But Xiao Yu'er sounds good!”
“Don’t call me that, you can only call me by my full name from now on.”
Lian Pan, who had just stepped out of the palanquin, could not help but be a little puzzled when he saw the strange atmosphere between ZiLi and Hong Qing, but he wisely said nothing about it, and changed the subject, flatteringly saying to the two, “Prince Qing, brother JinYu, I have heard that there is a new wonderful beauty in the House of Xiang Wan. Not only is she proficient in the Four Arts 6 , but her dancing is also very beautiful and alluring! Thereby, she also learned an excellent massage technique 7 , which can relax and make men's whole bodies peaceful! Since we are here, why don't we go and meet this beauty?”
In fact, ZiLi had never intended to go to a brothel with this Lian Pan. He had originally wanted to just leave the palace on this invitation, and halfway through find some random excuse to sneak out and then sneak down the street to buy a mask made of human skin he wanted and some fake beard and eyebrows and other disguise tools. But who would have thought that bastard Hong Qing would put a stop to his plan? Not only had he followed them, but he also had crowded around ZiLi, making it impossible for him to act. He had just lost the one-time opportunity to pull the wool over people's eyes 8 for nothing, so how could ZiLi not be angry? Therefore, ZiLi, who was in a fit of anger, had not listened to Lian Pan's enraptured introduction at all! He just glared angrily at the Ninth Prince beside him, who was curiously looking at the building at that moment.
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Lian Pan could not help wondering, His Highness of Bei Ling, is definitely not less lustful than me. He would definitely have urged to go with a smile on his face if he had heard such a good thing in the past. But why is there no response this time? Not only does he have no intention of being happy, but he is also furrowing his brows with blazing eyes. Could it be that I have offended him in some way?ZiLi was not interested in entering the brothel, but Hong Qing was very interested! Even though he was already twenty-one now, he knew very little about these kind of matters. Of course, the main reason was his Imperial Elder Brother who was eager to protect his younger brother. Hong Xu thought that it was not a big deal for a man to go into a brothel for pleasure, but this only applied to men in general. When it came to his younger brother, who was simple in nature, it was a different story. How could he allow Hong Qing to fool around in such a place as a brothel filled with rotten impurities? Therefore, he had forbidden Hong Qing to go to these kind of places. As a boy, Hong Qing had been absolutely obedient to the words of his Imperial Elder Brother, so after all these years, he really had not set foot in these places. The reason he had suddenly come along today was entirely because ZiLi was also going. So, he could not help but be moved by the lively scene of the singing and dancing 9 , and the people drinking wine, bustling with noise and excitement, inside.
Lian Pan, who could not please ZiLi with the invitation, saw Hong Qing's look of eagerness to give it a try, and immediately went forward and urged, “Why don't you go in if Prince Qing is interested? How about letting this lowly Official show you the way?”
Before Hong Qing could answer, a young woman with a smile like a peach blossom suddenly walked out and said charmingly, “Well, aren’t these His Highness JinYu and His Excellency Lian? Why are you standing at the door when you are here?”
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Lian Pan laughed playfully and grabbed and squeezed her small waist and said, “Isn't it because Miss Xiao Tao hadn't come out to show the way yet?”“Oh, Your Excellency you are really naughty! It hurts when you pinch this humble young lady 10 !” While saying that, she took advantage of the situation and latched onto Lian Pan’s body.
“Did it hurt? Come, let this old gentleman 11 massage it!” His perverted hand, as expected, reached into her chest and rubbed it.
ZiLi and Hong Qing shuddered at the same time and then averted their eyes with red faces!
“Ah, Your Highness, JinYu, why haven't you come to see Hong Ying for so long? At that moment, another beautiful woman walked up and immediately threw herself into ZiLi's arms, hugged his shoulders, coquettishly pouted her lips and spoke.
It gave ZiLi a headache and his body stiffened. Of course, he could not say something like ‘Miss, please show some respect’, so he had no choice but to let her hug him and rub her soft chest over his body.
“Ah――That hurts!” After rubbing a few times, a large hand suddenly reached from the side and forcefully grabbed Hong Ying's wrists and tore her off of ZiLi.
Hong Qing was very unhappy and took the woman to the side and then went back to ZiLi and said to her, “Don’t touch him like that.”
I plan to release chapter 24 hopefully sometime tomorrow, since I still have to edit it.
Update: Sorry everyone, this is taking longer than I had expected (◡﹏◡✿)
But (to give myself a deadline) it should be done by tomorrow at
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