No need for the matchmaker to say anything, Jiang Huan could already feel her strong love for Ji Yu.
Although the matchmaker is thirty years old, her charm is still there, her figure is graceful, and her appearance also has a beauty hidden in it that is different from other little girls.
This Tianzi No. 1 room has not been tidied up with a trace of dust, and there are no mundane things decorated in the room. It looks very different from other rooms.
The other rooms in Zuihong Mansion are decorated in a charming and ambiguous way, making the patrons feel more comfortable.
It's just that this Tianzi Room No. 1 is simple, elegant and clean. It is decorated with literati elegant objects such as landscape paintings, and there is also a jade unicorn.
This jade unicorn jade has a bright and translucent color and is made of the finest jade material. There is no trace of impurities mixed in it.
Jiang Huan took a second look at the jade unicorn and felt that it seemed a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it before.
The matchmaker wiped her tears, but she looked at Jiang Huan's lost look and followed her gaze.
When she saw the jade unicorn, she couldn't help but sob softly again, looking at it with emotion, "That is Mr. Ji's favorite ornament, and he has to wipe it himself every day.
Only by drinking a glass of wine with him can he fall asleep."
Mentioning this matter, the matchmaker couldn't help but sigh, lowered her eyes and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, "This is not a folk thing, but it was given to Mr. Ji by Concubine Ru. Mr. Ji has treasured it for ten years and refuses to let anyone else go.
I just touched it. I didn’t expect that Mr. Ji left in such a hurry today that he didn’t even take this thing with him.”
When Jiang Huan heard the word Concubine Ru, she couldn't help but ask more, "How did Concubine Ru and Ji Yu know each other?"
The matchmaker had already calmed down. She slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, lit a hookah for herself and took a deep breath. Only then did she feel that her mind had calmed down.
She dusted off her pipe, but her eyes never left the jade unicorn, as if she could see Ji Yu just by looking at it.
"The year Mr. Ji and Concubine Ru met, I was just a little palace maid beside Concubine Ru." The matchmaker recalled the past, and her expression became a little gentler. "That year, Mr. Ji failed the imperial examination.
Being poor and bullied, Mr. Ji had to make money by writing and painting for others. Later, the mansion where Mr. Ji worked as a guest saw that Mr. Ji looked so good-looking that he was treated badly.
He was so driven that he was forced to dress up as a woman and sing for the distinguished guests. And that distinguished guest was the Emperor and Concubine Ru who were paying a private visit incognito at that time."
The matchmaker took another puff of saliva, and in the hazy smoke, she looked a little dazed.
She could never forget the first time she met Ji Yu that year, and she could only sigh at how wonderful and beautiful life was.
The matchmaker has seen thousands of beauties in the world, but this is the first time she has seen such a beautiful and elegant person. It seems that if she looks at him twice more or speaks a few more words, she will provoke the wrath of the god and bring him down.
It's like it's your own fault.
But the powerful man said that the man was not a prostitute, but a servant.
In other words, he was supposed to be a man.
The matchmaker never forgot Ji Yu at first sight. During the three days that the emperor stayed temporarily, the nobleman saw that Concubine Ru liked to listen to Ji Yu's singing, so he asked him to go and present music to Concubine Ru for three days in a row.
As soon as this song was played back and forth, the two of them became close friends.
Concubine Ru felt grateful that Ji Yu's life experience was similar to hers, but Ji Yu was not as wealthy as her, which made Concubine Ru feel uncomfortable.
"I see you as if I were seeing my own younger brother. Today I got the emperor's permission to get you from the county magistrate." Concubine Ru took out a fragrant purse and handed it to Ji Yu, instructing
He said, "You don't need to go back to the palace with me. You can just do whatever you want with this money. If you and I are destined, on the Mid-Autumn Festival a year later, I will come to the capital to enjoy the lanterns, and you and I will sit in the corridor.
Goodbye bridge."
This sentence of goodbye at the covered bridge was the motivation for Ji Yu to start the business this year and develop Zuihonglou to this point.
And the two of them met again.
Only this time, the matchmaker stayed by Ji Yu's side, firstly as a messenger for the two of them, and secondly, the matchmaker had already had a soft heart and didn't want to find anyone else.
Unexpectedly, ten years passed by in a blink of an eye.
"Concubine Ru and Mr. Ji have become close friends since then. Mr. Ji has been waiting for the festive day to see Concubine Ru, who will accompany the emperor out of the palace. It has been ten years since then.
." The matchmaker rubbed her eyes and sighed softly. She didn't know whether she was sighing at the ten years that Ji Yu had waited for Concubine Ru, or she was sighing at the ten years that she had been waiting for Ji Yu.
"Now that Mr. Ji has finally thought about leaving, it's a relief." The matchmaker said that she was too busy to think about what she should do.
"Mr. Ji entrusted the drunken red building to the fifth princess, and the fifth princess did not need to worry about Mr. Ji's ulterior motives. Although Mr. Ji had been infatuated with Concubine Ru for ten years, it was just unrequited love. Mr. Ji thought it was time to come
I have already figured it out and don’t want to stay here any longer and hurt my feelings.” The matchmaker took out a seal. It was nothing else but the seal of Zuihonglou.
With the seal of Zuihonglou, Jiang Huan is the serious master of Zuihonglou.
"Zuihonglou is the number one brothel in Kyoto, and its property is much larger than what the fifth princess has seen. The fifth princess took over Zuihonglou, which did not happen overnight. From today on, the fifth princess is also invited to come to Zuihonglou every day. The matchmaker will teach
How does the Fifth Princess manage the Drunk Red Mansion?" the matchmaker said sternly.
Her expression was solemn and she was not even remotely joking.
Zuihonglou has always been managed by her and Ji Yu. She is responsible for the public business, while Ji Yu is responsible for the shady things.
When Ji Yu leaves today, he should tell Jiang Huan the secret of Zuihonglou.
The matchmaker got up and fetched a box, took out the key from her coat and opened it.
The box was full of traps, and it took the matchmaker some time to open it completely.
What was hidden inside turned out to be another key.
"What the matchmaker wants to take the fifth princess to see today is the secret of Zuihong Mansion. Please step aside, fifth princess." The matchmaker turned slightly sideways and motioned for Jiang Huan to follow her inside.
Jiang Huan followed the matchmaker with great concentration. She originally thought that Tianzi No. 1 room was a magical place, but the matchmaker quickly led her to the end, leaving only a wall in front of her.
I saw the matchmaker knocking on the wall, and then pressing a brick. Then the brick was opened, revealing the keyhole inside.
The matchmaker handed in the key, and saw that the entire wall moved back half an inch, revealing the stone door.