Chapter 321.2: Self-directed Act
Just as Tang Doudou was wondering about how to escape later, the hall sudden became noisy again. She listened to what people were saying and was stunned. Someone else had called out a price.
โThe price that Sir stated is ten thousand taels? Is that right?โ Qing Chengโs jaw dropped again. It was unbelievable that a courtesanโs first night had gone for ten thousand taels.
Someone was competing with her? Tang Doudou looked around but didnโt see anyone.
Just as everyone was looking around for the person that had declared this price, Lin Shuxuanโs voice came from upstairs. It trembled a bit. โY-yes! Ten thousand taels!โ
โItโs the eldest young master of the Lin Clan Stronghold, no wonder heโs so liberal with his money,โ someone said.
However, someone else immediately refuted, โEven if heโs the young master of the Lin Clan Stronghold, thereโs still no way he could be this liberal. Ten thousand taels is probably more than his annual spending money!โ
โRight!? Could it be that Young Master Lin has a grudge against this person and is picking a fight on purpose?โ
โThatโs possible.โ
As the crowd became noisy with speculations, Tang Doudou furrowed her brows. Based on Lin Shuxuanโs temperament, there was no way that he would have done something so rash.
In addition, his voice was trembling as he called out this price. Although he tried to sound calm, his voice had betrayed his nervousness.
Thus, Tang Doudou was certain that there was someone else in Lin Shuxuanโs private room!
She glanced towards the stage at Baili Yu and discovered that he was also looking towards her with a frown. Had he guessed it as well?
Did this count as having linked hearts?
Tang Doudou smiled happily, then kicked Lian er.
Lian er looked up at her in confusion.
โCall out a price.โ She wasnโt planning on paying the bill anyways, so she might as well call the price higher!
Lian er was astonished. It was already at ten thousand taels. This guest wanted to make it even higher?
โHow much should I add?โ asked Lian er.
Tang Doudou rubbed her chin. It couldnโt be too much, otherwise itโd seem fake. No matter how rich a person was, he still wouldnโt spend money like water on a courtesan.
Her eyes lit up with a thought. They wouldnโt spend it on a courtesan, but they would spend it due to a different reason.
She lifted her foot but didnโt kick again. Instead, she leaned forward and shot Lian er a crafty look as she said, โNo matter how much that person increases the price, call out a price thatโs one tael higher.โ
โOne tael?โ
โWhat? You canโt do it?โ
โI-I canโฆโ Lian er looked at Tang Doudou weirdly. This guest was probably annoyed with the person that suddenly showed up, otherwise, why would he add onto the price tael by tael? He was definitely doing this on purpose because he was annoyed that someone was trying to snatch the goods out of his hands.
As Lian er came to this conclusion, he glanced nervously at Qing gongzi.
โOur master bids ten thousand and one taels!โ
โTwenty thousand taels!โ shouted Lin Shuxuan.
Lian er followed Tang Doudouโs instructions. โTwenty thousand and one taels!โ
โThirty thousand taels!โ
โThirty thousand and one taels!โ
โฆ
โA hundred thousand taels!โ
โA hundred thousand and one taels!โ
The price was getting higher and higher. Once it hit a hundred thousand taels, every increase caused people to gasp.
Some smart people had already come to the conclusion that the two were bidding due to annoyance rather than for obtaining Escort Xue.
Most people were wondering if the two actually had the money to pay this bid.
After all, who would bring several hundred thousand taels with them to visit a brothel? It would take days just to count those banknotes.
Qing Cheng was the most worried out of them all. At first, he had been dazed by this sudden blessing, but gradually, the happiness turned to worry. It couldnโt be that these two were here to purposefully cause trouble, right?
He knew that Lin Shuxuan was pretty good friends with Tang Longbiao since he had never seen Lin Shuxuan treat anyone this well before.
They couldnโt have planned this ahead of time to ruin Escort Xueโs first night, right!?
But the more he thought about it, the more likely this seemed. Still, he didnโt dare to voice any objections. Even if this was ninety-nine percent true, he didnโt want to lose that one percent chance of it not being true.
Thus, he took advantage of this time while the audience was distracted to go backstage.
โGo see whatโs happening in Young Master Linโs private room!โ Qing Cheng hastily gave this instruction.
As of now, a lot of people were curious and had wanted to go take a look at what was happening, so as soon as Qing Chen said this, someone responded and rushed to the private room.
โAlright, you guys shouldnโt stay here either. Go outside and attend to the masters. Make sure to make them happy, donโt let this incident ruin our reputation.โ
โUnderstood!โ
After the courtesans left, Jin Yi walked in through a small door at the side. โQing gongzi.โ
Qing Cheng saw that Jin Yi seemed abnormally calm, so he asked, โJin Yi, do you know something?โ
Jin Yi nodded. โQing gongzi, just proceed normally. The owner is with Young Master Lin.โ
Qing Cheng was struck with realization, but he was also made more confused. โWhat is the owner trying to do?โ
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Credits: Translated by Chiyomira
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