The Moon is Full in the Traveling House

Chapter 118 Visiting a brothel

Entering Huayue Building, a strong fragrance hits you in the face, mixed with the smell of rouge and incense. Wang Shen resisted the urge to sneeze and observed the surrounding environment without leaving any trace. The layout of the building is luxurious and elegant, with exquisite calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls and soft carpets on the floor. Red curtains are hung on the windows, revealing a faint light, giving people a mysterious and ambiguous feeling. There is a spacious hall in the brothel, with a stage in the center, where a group of dancers are singing and dancing. They are dressed in light gauze clothes, with graceful postures and affectionate eyes. The guests in the audience are either talking and laughing, or drinking, enjoying this scene of singing and dancing. In the corridors and rooms, gorgeously dressed women can be seen everywhere. They are either leaning on the railings, or laughing and whispering, attracting guests with charming eyes. In some private rooms, melodious piano sounds and graceful songs are heard, which are the prostitutes performing for the guests.

Wang Shen looked around, but did not see the figures of those dandies he had seen during the day. However, he did not feel anxious, but calm. He reached into his arms again, took out a silver ingot and handed it to the madam, smiling and saying, "This Huayue Tower is really worthy of its reputation! Mom, please take the trouble to arrange a good seat for us brothers so that we can enjoy the wonderful performance of the girls."

The madam took the silver with a happy face and said with a smile, "Of course! Gentlemen, please follow me upstairs. There is an elegant private room upstairs with an excellent location. If you open the window, you can clearly see everything on the stage. I will take you upstairs right away."

The group climbed the stairs and came to the private room. Wang Shen found that the environment here was quiet and the view was wide. Just as the madam said, he could see the stage at a glance. However, his original intention was not just to enjoy the singing and dancing performance, but it might not be appropriate to ask to change seats directly at this moment, so he sat down neatly.

Seeing that the man was quite satisfied, the madam smiled and said, "Two gentlemen, do you want me to call two girls for you? We have all kinds of girls here, many of whom are pure and lovely!"

Wang Shen smiled slightly, his eyes were clear and bright, and he said softly: "Then please help us call a waiter to help pour the wine."

"Okay, please wait a moment, gentlemen. I will arrange someone to come to you right away." The madam nodded slightly, twisted her slender waist like a water snake, and walked out of the room lightly.

After a while, there was a sound of light footsteps, and then a young woman in pink clothes and light makeup slowly walked into the room. She had a graceful figure and a beautiful face, like a blooming peach blossom, exuding charming charm.

"A Luo greets the two gentlemen. Do you want to listen to music or watch dancing?" The girl spoke timidly. Her voice was clear and pleasant, but her eyes were full of nervousness and uneasiness, as if she felt unfamiliar and frightened of the scene before her.

Wang Shen couldn't help but feel a little surprised. He looked at the girl carefully and found that her nervousness was not fake. He realized that this might be the first time the girl did this, and he couldn't help but feel a little pity for her.

So, Wang Shen tried to speak gently, "Miss A'Luo, don't be afraid. Just pour us some wine, and don't worry about anything else. I promise that we won't do anything excessive to you. Both of us brothers are in the capital for the first time, and we are not familiar with everything here, let alone the rules here. So, if there is anything we do wrong, I hope Miss A'Luo will forgive us and give us some advice."

After hearing this, Ah Luo was obviously relieved, and a hint of joy appeared in her eyes. Her eyes, which were originally dull, brightened a little at this moment. However, this light soon disappeared, and was replaced by a dark gray.

She raised her head cautiously and looked at the two men in front of her with timid eyes. Seeing that both of them were sitting there quietly without any rude behavior, Ah Luo felt a little relieved. But she still didn't dare to be completely relieved and still bit her lips nervously.

After a while, A'Luo seemed to have made up her mind and she mustered up the courage to speak: "Gentlemen... This is A'Luo's first time receiving customers, I beg you... As long as you don't sell my body, A'Lu can do anything..." Her voice was trembling, as if she would cry at any time.

"Miss A'Luo, don't be afraid. If you don't want us to do it, we brothers won't force you. We have come from far away and are not familiar with the people and things in the capital. Why don't you tell us about it so that we don't offend the noble man." Wang Shen said with a smile looking at A'Luo.

A'Luo nodded timidly and said softly, "Well, A'Luo was sold to Huayue Tower half a year ago. She is not from the capital. Although the nanny has taught her something, she doesn't know much..." Her voice became smaller and smaller, as if she was worried that what she said would not be satisfactory.

Wang Shen quickly comforted her: "Oh, it's okay. Let's go watch the song and dance performance at Huayue Tower first." After he said that, he turned his gaze to the stage downstairs, indicating that Luo could take a break for a while.

At this moment, Wang Shen noticed that the playboys he had seen during the day walked in arm in arm, each of them with a smug look on their faces. Wang Shen's heart moved, and he turned to A'Luo and asked, "Miss A'Luo, do you know these noblemen who just came in?"

Ah Luo followed Wang Shen's gaze and quickly lowered her voice and said, "Those young masters are all frequent visitors here. The young master Qin in the lead is the second young master of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the one on the left is the third young master of the Minister of War's family, and the one in black is the son of the richest man in the capital... They are not easy to mess with, so don't offend them."

"Oh, they are all noble people indeed. Thank you Miss A'luo for your guidance. Otherwise, it would be really troublesome if I accidentally bumped into them. By the way, who are Xiaodie and Hongling you just mentioned?" Wang Shen asked calmly.

Ah Luo smiled and said, "Sister Xiaodie and Sister Hongling are both the top courtesans in our Huayue Tower. Not only are they beautiful, but they are also proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. They are very popular among young masters, so people often spend a fortune just to see them."

Wang Shen nodded slightly, indicating that he understood. He noticed that the young masters entered the private room next door. The soundproofing of this room was not ideal, and the people next door were talking loudly, which saved them a lot of trouble. Wang Shen and Chen Jiajun looked at each other, and then pretended to be concentrating on enjoying the singing and dancing performance, but in fact they pricked up their ears to listen to the movement next door.