Logging into the Game World Early and Starting with a Royal Marriage to the Empress - Chapter 21

”Qingya Xiaozhu, what a nice name!”

Xia Chen exclaimed. Such an elegant name, but who would have thought that this was a place for spiritual exchange!

Li Xi knocked on the door with discerning eyes and then explained to Xia Chen.

‘Qingya Girl is the owner of this courtyard. She is famous in the capital and very popular with the literati. I have heard that even some officials from the imperial court sometimes come here.

In addition to paying an entrance fee and a fee for drinks when entering the courtyard, whether you can stay overnight in the courtyard depends on whether Qingya Girl likes your talent. But even if Qingya Girl doesn’t like you, you can still choose some ‘maidservants’! Qingya Girl is extremely famous in the capital city and a renowned beauty… Xia Chen was a bit surprised. This Qingya Girl has a lot of business acumen. Is this Qingya Xiaozhu not exactly a high-end private club?

Relying on Qingya Girl’s own personal IP to build fame, and then relying on the characteristics of consensual sex, it creates a gap with other brothels and other places, creating differentiation and improving product competitiveness.

This characteristic model of mutual consent will definitely attract the curiosity of those scholars and intellectuals. It is said that there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. Intellectuals have high standards and will not think that they are inferior to others.

And the more you can’t get it, the more people want it. If you can’t stay overnight after spending money here once, then the second time, the third time…

The feeling of being able to see but not touch can tickle people’s fancy and increase the repeat purchase rate even more.

It’s really amazing!

Xia Chen nodded, a little curious about this elegant girl, but he just didn’t know if the host of this small courtyard was this Qingya or someone else.

‘Do you have an invitation?’

At this time, a small head poked out from behind the door of Qingya Xiaozhu’s house. It had round cheeks and a pretty face, and it looked quite cute.

Li Xi quickly handed over the invitation in his hand, and the door was soon opened. Xia Chen had already put on the mask that Li Xi had prepared for him. As soon as he entered, Xia Chen smelled a pungent smell of rouge.

The round-faced maid led the three of them into the courtyard. There were already quite a few people in the courtyard at this time, about twenty or thirty people, all dressed as literati. When they saw the three of them come in, they just looked up and then took their eyes off them.

Xia Chen sat down at the end of the table and began to look around seriously.

There were maidens singing and dancing in the courtyard, and people playing drinking games and flower games.

Xia Chen glanced around a few times before taking his eyes off the dancing maidens in the centre of the courtyard.

Aside from her slightly revealing clothing, the dancing girl had an outstanding temperament. She didn’t look like someone who would pander to the tastes of the crowd, but rather like a lady of the manor. No wonder this simple and elegant court was so popular.

It really was elegant and refined, but I wonder what this elegant girl looks like.

I think she should be more outstanding in appearance, otherwise her reputation wouldn’t be so great.

Xia Chen was thinking inwardly when he suddenly heard a very beautiful sound of the zither, and there was also a slight commotion at the table.

‘The Qingya Girl is coming out!’

Xia Chen quietly listened to the moving sound of the zither until it gradually faded, before Li Xi’s voice reached his ears.

Qingya Girl is proficient in poetry, music and rhythm, and is especially good at playing the guqin. ‘Some people even say that Qingya Girl’s playing is on par with the girls at the Imperial Court Music Academy.

Xia Chen nodded and looked around the room. He could only see a slender figure, faintly visible in the light of the lanterns, reflected on the screen.

My lords, I apologise for the wait!

A cold, beautiful voice came from behind the screen, and a beautiful woman stepped out, her face beaming with a smile. Immediately, the eyes of everyone present, even those wearing masks, lit up.

What a lady!

Xia Chen couldn’t help but smile after seeing the true face of this elegant girl. Is this a sense of contrast?

Interesting!

The Qingya Girl is joking. We are all here to drink. It’s only just getting dark, so we haven’t waited long!

A man sitting in the front row in the northwest said loudly. He wore a mask and was beautifully dressed, his eyes burning with passion as he looked at Qingya.

Yes, and besides, a beautiful woman is always worth waiting for!

Another pot-bellied man said.

Qingya Girl smiled lightly at this, holding a handkerchief to cover half her face, shy and timid, making people want to take her in their arms and cherish her.

As soon as Qingya Girl appeared, she overshadowed all the maidservants in the courtyard, making them look a little pale and causing all the guests present to focus their attention on Qingya alone.

The atmosphere in the courtyard also reached a new peak. Everyone stopped being quiet and started vying to speak, trying to win the beauty’s smile, get her attention and become tonight’s guest of honour.

Qingya Girl looked around the crowd, scanning everyone’s masks. When her gaze passed by Xia Chen, it lingered slightly, as if she wanted to see through the mask to find out who this person really was.

Everyone’s attention was on Qingya Girl, so naturally they noticed this detail. As a result, everyone present began to size up Xia Chen.

As they took a closer look, their hearts tightened. Although Xia Chen was wearing a mask, he was sitting there casually sipping wine, and his temperament was a little too outstanding.

Some people are born to be the centre of attention.

Could this be a prince or a noble?

Everyone guessed, but they weren’t too worried. They were all customers, and since they were all wearing masks, it was a level playing field, so there was nothing to worry about.

Gentlemen, why don’t we play a game of Flying Flower Order?

Qingya smiled. Flying Flower Order was a game that the scholars liked. Everyone would take turns reciting poems containing key words, and the loser would have to drink. The participants had to have a certain stock of poems.

Everyone nodded and smiled, obviously confident in themselves.

Xia Chen played a few games and answered a few questions, but he didn’t go too far out of his way, so he didn’t stand out in the crowd.

Although the Noble Family was a family of generals, the children of the Noble Family were also required to study from an early age. They didn’t have to be experts, but they definitely had to learn some of the basics.

Time passed slowly, and various games were played: quyi shuizhang (wine flowing in a curved stream), jidou chuanhua (passing the flower on the drum), and even a poetry contest at the end. The whole courtyard was neither too big nor too small, but the atmosphere was lively.

Xia Chen couldn’t help but nod. This Qingya was a talent, and she had just the right rhythm for the whole process.

She brought the atmosphere to a climax.

During the process, a few scholars really stood out. The poems they recited were remarkable, even by Xia Chen’s standards.

Everyone, I’m a little tired, so I’ll rest first. Enjoy yourselves!’

Qingya Girl got up and gave a graceful bow to the crowd. Her temperament was soft and elegant, and she looked like a lady of the manor no matter how you looked at her.

The crowd nodded, but they all looked a little nervous, knowing that the main event was about to begin.

I wonder who will be lucky enough to be noticed by Qingya Girl tonight and allowed to stay under her skirt.

Among them, the scholars who had performed well and stood out today could not help but stand up, their eyes full of confidence, all believing that they would be able to stay tonight.