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Chapter 94 Sword Princess's Hardships (Thanks to the leader 'Lolita Destroyer Control' for the extra update)

Ziying's major is dance.

"In fact, I also wanted to practice martial arts and become a sword princess, but unfortunately I don't have the talent of sister Fengxian."

Xiaoyu stood behind her and followed her in posing various postures that were not very graceful but quite difficult.

She was learning dancing with Ziying, while Hongqiu was learning etiquette with the etiquette teacher on the first floor.

The daughter of the prime minister certainly knows etiquette, and even understands "big etiquette" better than her aunt.

But Hongqiu's identity has changed, and her behavior as a young lady has not yet been adjusted, so she needs to be trained.

Xiaoyu is a rude girl who has been the eldest daughter of the Guan family for only half a month, but she has met the county governor and the Marquis of Lieyang, and has been met by others. She has a cheerful and optimistic attitude, and is naturally generous and graceful. Now, she is praised by the etiquette teacher for being "very polite."

"Being a dancer is not bad. You have a talent for dancing."

Xiaoyu watched Ziying gently twisting her waist with admiration.

She can perfectly replicate Ziying's movements, but her movements lack Ziying's delicate and charming quality.

"Alas, a swordsman can do this for a lifetime, and her swordsmanship will become more and more powerful. But a dancer will have no customers when she reaches the age of 25, and will also suffer from a lot of diseases." Ziying talked while dancing, her movements not being affected at all.

"I can teach you martial arts. I am a genius, and geniuses have stronger teaching abilities than others. I will definitely make you a peerless swordsman." Xiaoyu said.

"Is it really possible?"

Ziying was so happy that her dancing movements became distorted. She turned her head and looked at Xiaoyu with expectant eyes.

Aunt Cuihua, who was teaching dance nearby, frowned but said nothing.

Xiao Yu said confidently: "Of course, not only you, but any sister in the courtyard, if you have any request, I will give it to you with all my heart.

Well, the Guan family’s secrets definitely cannot be passed on.

I have secretly made a decision - unless my life is in danger, I will never use Guan family martial arts again.

It’s better for you to bring the cheats to me yourself. If you don’t have them, you can only choose from me.

I only have four secret books at the moment, and none of them are very suitable for girls."

Before he finished speaking, seven or eight girls who were practicing dancing nearby changed their movements and turned their heads to look at Xiaoyu with expectant eyes.

"Don't be so confident. You may be a sword genius, but geniuses often cannot understand the difficulties of ordinary people." Aunt Cuihua said lightly.

Xiao Yu laughed and said, "Aunt Cuihua is right. Geniuses rely on their talents to make a living. If they learn too easily, they will not be able to teach others how to break through barriers. But I am not an ordinary genius.

I am a genius among geniuses! You can give it a try, and I won’t charge you any tuition fees.”

Aunt Cuihua glanced at her again and shouted to the distracted girls, "Stand still, and wait until the court is dismissed before you continue talking."

The girls immediately calmed down, steadied themselves, and danced to the beat.

Except for a half-incense-stick break in the middle, the entire Lixiang Garden class lasts until the old aunt from the kitchen comes to call for dinner, and then it officially ends.

After lunch, the "daughters" no longer went to Lixiangyuan for classes.

Because all the "big girls" who are listed in Hongxiufang have got up.

The ancients did not have much of a nightlife, but brothels were an important part of nightlife.

The top girls are all very busy.

In addition to accompanying guests in the Jiaosifang, wealthy families would also invite famous prostitutes to sing and dance when celebrating birthdays or holding banquets.

Similar to modern wealthy people, they invite celebrities to liven up the atmosphere.

Some customers even have to wait until a month later.

They often go to bed very late, sleeping until noon or even in the afternoon of the next day, and then repeat yesterday's work: sitting in Hongxiufang, providing services to the young men who come to listen to music in the brothels, or taking a sedan chair to a certain family's home for a "commercial performance".

When the older girls get up, the "daughters" in the backyard will go over to take care of their daily lives.

She was not only a maid, helping Hongxiufang save money, but also an apprentice to the older girls, learning the "style" of the top girls through what she saw and heard.

Xiaoyu and Hongqiu have not been assigned a "senior sister" yet, so they have returned to Xiaojingxuan.

Not long after, Ziying came over with a booklet.

"This was given to me by Aunt Liu. She told me to try it first. If it works well, she will arrange for you to teach other sisters."

Xiaoyu took the booklet and took a look at it, and found it was a sword manual called "Nine Flower Beauty Sword".

She silently flipped through the sword manual.

It's very interesting. The Nine Flower Beauty Sword uses nine famous flowers as sword moves. The first flower is the "Lingbo Fairy" which imitates the charm of narcissus; the second flower is the "Fragrance Fills the World" which imitates the charm of osmanthus; the third flower is the "gentleman like jade" orchid; the fourth is the dignified and holy camellia; the fifth is the rhododendron with a blooming profusion of flowers; the sixth move is the graceful and elegant rose; the seventh move is the innocent purple chrysanthemum; the eighth move is the peony that looks down on all flowers; the ninth move is the snow plum that defies the frost and cold.

“This sword manual is pretty good. Although it doesn’t include the breathing method, the spirit and moves are very suitable for women.

And once the divine will comes, a woman’s temperament will also change.

Just as Ziying's face showed an expectant and happy smile, Xiaoyu shook his head again and sighed: "But this sword manual is not suitable for me, and I can't teach you.

Because I am a barbarian, I have never seen the wintersweets that defy the frost and cold, I have never seen the big peonies in the palace, I have never seen the purple chrysanthemums, camellias, and orchids carefully cultivated by gardeners. If it is wild orchids, I have chewed and eaten a few of them. "

"Chew. Orchid?" Hongqi's expression was a little distorted. "Are you a cow?"

Xiao Yu said calmly: "The sand dunes are wild and there is no farmland, so crops cannot be grown. I have tasted all kinds of flowers and herbs, looking for crops suitable for the desert environment, and also looking for herbs for healing."

In fact, she let the gerbil taste it first. When the gerbil survived, she let the sand man taste it. When the sand man survived, she tasted it herself.

Moreover, she was mainly looking for crops, and the medicinal herbs she was looking for were not for curing diseases, but more for making poisons.

Because she doesn't understand medical knowledge at all.

Hongqi didn't understand the true situation and thought she was a "Shaman Shennong" who tasted hundreds of herbs personally. Then she looked at her with a little more admiration.

"Can't I practice if I haven't seen those flowers? I have only seen the sour plum blossoms in my own backyard." Ziying murmured.

Hong Qi sighed, "How can I imitate its charm if I haven't even seen it?"

Xiao Yu glanced at her and said, "This sword manual is quite suitable for you."

"I won't practice." Hongqiu said firmly.

The Nine Flower Sword is mainly used to artificially create a "fake lady with a beautiful temperament". Its actual combat effectiveness is extremely poor and it is of no benefit to her at all.

"Is Aunt Liu still busy now?" Xiaoyu asked Ziying.

Ziying nodded and said, "Very busy."

"Where is Uncle Zhang?" Xiaoyu asked again.

"Oh, I almost forgot, I made an appointment for you with Uncle Zhang!" Ziying smiled apologetically, quickly took Xiaoyu's hand, and ran out, shouting, "Let's hurry up, Uncle Zhang has to go to work later!"

While jogging, Ziying was also explaining the rules of Hongxiufang regarding the strict separation of men and women.

Well, it sounds a bit ridiculous for a prostitute to talk about the importance of gender separation.

But if prostitutes are regarded as commodities and men as consumers, "the protection of men and women" becomes "protection against zero-yuan purchases". There are also men in Hongxiufang, commonly known as "turtle men".

The "Uncle Zhang" you are going to meet later is a gigolo.

The male turtle usually only lives in the front yard, while his "daughters" and "girls" live in the back yard.

The girl wants to be sold for money. If she gets involved with a pimp, it will be bad for her reputation. If the news gets out, her value will surely plummet.

If the old man ruins the innocence of his "daughters", the church will suffer huge losses.

Hongxiufang can be divided into three main gates. The first gate leads to the attic facing the street, where people eat or have prostitution. The second gate is for VIP customers, with a separate courtyard, or a small pavilion or pavilion near the water for guests with different needs. The third gate is generally not open to the public, and it contains a kitchen, bathhouse, dining hall, the Lixiang Garden for training girls, a "dormitory" for "daughters", and various warehouses.

At this moment, Xiaoyu followed Ziying out of the third door and met Uncle Zhang beside the rockery in the front yard.

Uncle Zhang has an ordinary appearance and a shrewd look in his eyes, but there is no cunning temperament on his face or in his body.

Either you are a traitor who appears loyal, or you really retain some simplicity as a human being.

"Fengxian greets Uncle Zhang." Xiaoyu knelt down and bowed.

Uncle Zhang hurriedly dodged and waved his hand, saying, "Miss Fengxian, please don't be polite to people like us. We can't stand it, and others will laugh at you if they see it."

"There's no one else here." Xiao Yu smiled and got straight to the point, saying, "I'm practicing martial arts and need tonic medicine, such as the bone strengthening soup and soul warming soup from the Guan family's pharmacy.

It is difficult for me to leave Hongxiufang, so I need Uncle Zhang's help.

Of course, I won’t let Uncle Zhang’s work go in vain.”

Uncle Zhang had already known about Xiaoyu's request from Ziying, so he was not surprised at this moment. He just said, "Miss Fengxian, do you know the beekeeping alley in the inner courtyard?"

Xiaoyu shook her head.

Ziying immediately said, "I know. I'll show her the way later."

Uncle Zhang nodded and said, "Yangfeng Alley is connected to a lane outside, and the lane is connected to 'China Street'.

I gave the medicine package I bought to Nanny Sun who was guarding the beekeeping alley, and Miss Fengxian went to get it herself.

I have to give Nanny Sun about half a dollar every month.

As for me, Miss Fengxian can just give me a few coins, it’s not a big deal anyway.”

Xiaoyu smiled and nodded, "Okay, that's it."

She handed over the two taels of gold that she had weighed out in advance, "Buy a pack of various medicinal herbs first, as many types as possible, I will try the effects of each pack myself first."

"clear."

After Uncle Zhang left with the money bag, Ziying hesitated and said, "Shouldn't we talk about the regular payment first?"

"The quantity I need is not fixed. The rate for running more or less will definitely be different." Xiaoyu said.

More importantly, she doesn't fully trust Uncle Zhang yet.

If he embezzled her money or gave her inferior goods, she would immediately change him, so what was the point of talking about the standard payment?
On the contrary, if Uncle Zhang was really an honest man, her reward would definitely not be small.

"Where does Aunt Liu live? Take me for a walk around the neighborhood so I can get to know the way." Xiaoyu said.

At about four o'clock in the afternoon, Xiaoyu met Aunt Liu.

Aunt Liu lives in a small building next to the front garden.

The garden cottage not only has an elegant environment, but also a very broad view. Climbing up the pavilion on the rockery, you can overlook the entire Hongxiufang.

Moreover, the furnishings in the cottage are also extremely exquisite and luxurious.

Xiaoyu even saw a three-foot-tall chiming clock.

"Haha, you've never seen such a rare thing, right?"

Seeing Xiaoyu staring at the self-ringing clock in amazement, Aunt Liu put down her pen, rubbed her sore neck, and said with a smug smile: "Don't say you are a barbarian from the Northern Desert. Many monarchs of Western countries have at most heard of the 'Great Qin Fairy Bell', but have never seen it, let alone owned it."

"Was this made by the immortal of Great Qin?" Xiao Yu asked.

"I don't know if it was made by an immortal, but it certainly came from the Great Qin Xianyang Artisan Camp."

Aunt Liu walked to the side of the "Daqin Immortal Bell" and gently wiped the non-existent dust off the mahogany shell as if caressing a lover. She then pointed to the small iron plate at the back and said, "Look, there are also the craftsman's number and name on it."

Xiaoyu leaned over to take a look and saw that it was indeed written "The strange supervisor of the temple construction in the year 146".

It should mean that in the 146th year of the reign of Emperor Ren Huang, a master craftsman named "Qi" led the Shenyou team to build the Great Qin Immortal Bell.

"This thing doesn't use any magic, so it shouldn't be difficult to imitate."

"You're talking about brain damage again." Aunt Liu glanced at her, "If it's not difficult to imitate, why hasn't anyone in the Western countries imitated it?"

"Because they are stupid, and I am very wise." Xiaoyu said.

Aunt Liu rolled her eyes. "I'm busy and don't want to talk nonsense with you. What do you want from me?"

Xiaoyu told Uncle Zhang about his help in buying medicine.

"It's Zhang Laosi." Aunt Liu thought for a while before saying, "He's OK."

Xiao Yu was surprised and said, "So reluctant? It means he is not very good."

Aunt Liu sneered, “Don’t you think about who you are dealing with?

Pimps and cousins ​​are the two types of people who are least worthy of your money and trust.

If Zhang Laosi knew that I got an "okay" evaluation, he would be grateful to me. "

Xiaoyu was speechless.

"Since Hongxiufang has been training sword ladies, why don't they buy all the tonics for practicing martial arts?" she asked.

"Huh, do you know how much a packet of bone-strengthening soup costs?" Aunt Liu said.

Xiao Yu smiled and said, "Others can fool me, but as the former 'Miss Guan', I know the quality and price of Guan's medicine packs very well.

The market price of bone strengthening soup is six taels of silver per pack, and one pack can make two liters of thick soup."

"Then do you know how much the overnight fee is for an ordinary girl in Hongxiufang?" Aunt Liu held up two fingers, "Not counting the cost of food and wine, two taels of silver can allow you to sleep with 70% of the girls in Hongxiufang.

Six taels of silver, humph, if anyone is willing to buy, I can sell it. "

"Well, this is really... Oh!"

Xiao Yu tilted his head and glanced at the "Daqin Immortal Bell", and Hongqiu's previous words came to his mind again: the girls in Hongxiufang eat the leftovers of the guests, and the money saved in a year can build a palace for the Prince of Qinghe.

She scratched the back of her head and said, "The market for Sword Princess must be different, right?"

"Only those who can succeed in training are Sword Masters. Those who cannot are not Sword Masters. Since you have already succeeded in training, what else do you need to improve? If you really want to improve, you can use your private money like you do. Anyway, if you really become Sword Master, you won't be short of that little money." Aunt Liu said.

(End of this chapter)