Chapter 1466: Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law meet

The woman was lying face down on the ground, and it was fortunate that the Tianxiang Pavilion’s entrance was covered with a canopy and the ground was layered with carpets, neither hot nor hard. Otherwise, she would have certainly been hurt or scalded badly.

Xun Fengxian stepped forward, crouched down, and pushed away the hair from her face.

Upon seeing half of the woman’s face, Xun Fengxian gasped in surprise.

Good heavens, which despairing deity had fallen here?

In her many years managing the brothel and her experience with the opera house, she truly had never seen such unparalleled beauty in the human world.

Her clothes were a bit shabby…

And she was dressed like a married woman.

If she wasn’t a virgin, the price would be a bit of a loss.

But with her good looks, some customers prefer mature women with charm.

“Bring her inside!” Xun Fengxian said to the maidservant.

“Yes.”

The personal maidservant Ginkgo called several strapping maids, who carried the woman into the Grand Hall.

The second floor was currently full, so they had to place her temporarily in a side room in the backyard.

Gu Chengfeng had just returned from outside. His carriage stopped next to the stable in the backyard, and as he entered through the back door, he immediately noticed Tianxiang Pavilion’s maidservants and maids carrying a woman dressed like a peasant.

He frowned, “Stop right there.”

He was now the favored one of Tianxiang Pavilion, and with a powerful “brother” backing him up, even Xun Fengxian wouldn’t dare to defy him outright.

Ginkgo and her group stopped, trying to laugh it off.

Ginkgo greeted him with a smile, “Young Master Chang.”

Xiao Hen had taken the name Long Yi, and Gu Chengfeng had taken the name Chang Jing; both were shams.

Gu Chengfeng glanced at the woman being carried by the maids, figuring out why Xun Fengxian was so kind-hearted to casually take in a peasant woman–it turned out she was a beauty.

With a forced chuckle, Ginkgo explained, “This madam fainted at the door of our Tianxiang Pavilion, and Madame Xun, out of kindness, let us bring her in first, to discuss what to do after she wakes.”

Gu Chengfeng scoffed, “Hmph, Xun Fengxian is probably planning to force her into prostitution, right?”

Ginkgo could not refute.

After all, that was precisely her mistress’s nature.

“I want this person.”

If he let Xun Fengxian release her, she definitely wouldn’t agree, but if he took her to his own opera troupe, Xun Fengxian probably wouldn’t have much objection.

After all, Tianxiang Pavilion was currently relying on his opera performances.

“This…” Ginkgo hesitated for a moment, then said, “Alright, I’ll go and inform the madam. But it’s also possible that this woman doesn’t know how to perform.”

Gu Chengfeng stated decisively, “Whether she can perform or not, I’ll decide. Don’t touch her before I’ve tried her singing abilities.”

This request wasn’t excessive; when the time came, they could invite Madame Xun to listen to her sing together. If she couldn’t sing, it wouldn’t be too late to send her to entertain clients.

Ginkgo instructed the maids to carry the woman into the side room.

Gu Chengfeng had a performance tonight and had to start preparing now.

Once he left, Ginkgo immediately commanded the four maids in the room, “You all, keep a close watch on her. When she wakes up, remember to report to me immediately, and don’t let her escape!”

If the woman escaped, the madam would skin them alive!

One of the maids thumped her chest and said, “Don’t worry, Miss Ginkgo! We will keep a close eye on her! We won’t let her take a single step out of this room!”

…

At the time of You, Tianqiong Academy let out.

Zhong Ding and Zhou Tong, along with a group of eight, met up with Gu Jiao and Gu Xiaoshun at the gate of the Academy.

They had even prepared three carriages, one for every three of the others, and one for Zhong Ding, Zhou Tong, together with Gu Jiao and Gu Xiaoshun.

As Zhou Tong stood by the carriage, signaling for Gu Jiao and Gu Xiaoshun to board first, Yuan Xiao and Zhao Wei came out carrying their satchels.

Yuan Xiao was from Mingfeng Hall, and Zhao Wei was in the same class as Gu Xiaoshun, at Mingyue Hall.

When they saw Gu Jiao and the others looking ready to embark on a journey, they both instinctively approached Gu Jiao.

Yuan Xiao asked, “Gu Jiao, where are you all heading?”

Gu Jiao candidly responded, “To Tianxiang Pavilion.”

Yuan Xiao was taken aback, “Tian-Tianxiang Pavilion? How could you go to such a place?”

No, what’s so strange about this kid going to such a place?

Didn’t he visit the brothel on his very first day in Shengdu?

Yuan Xiao said resentfully, “Didn’t we agree last time, if you go have fun again, you have to bring us along?”

Gu Jiao: I’m not going there to have fun though.

Zhong Ding cleared his throat, “Ahem, that’s an opera house, not a brothel!”

Yuan Xiao snorted, “It’s the same thing.”

In Shengdu, there are purely for watching opera performances, but Tianxiang Pavilion is not one of those.

Tianxiang Pavilion was originally a brothel, merely changing its sign and hiring an opera troupe to continue doing business.

“Are you going or not?” Yuan Xiao tugged Zhao Wei’s sleeve, trying to enlist an ally.