Chapter 233 (1/2)

With her superb acting and glib tongue, Nan Xun successfully fooled Madam Zhang and signed an unequal treaty for three years.

Madam Zhang provided her with food, clothing, shelter, and transportation. Nan Xun also emphasized that she must be full, and that Madam Zhang couldn’t force her to do anything she didn’t want to do. She wanted to be an elegant performer and wouldn’t receive or meet any guests. After the three years were up and the contract was terminated, she could just pat her butt and leave whenever.

Of course, Madam Zhang wasn’t a vegetarian, as an additional article was added to the contract. In the span of three years, Li Yunduo must earn her five hundred taels of silver. Otherwise, the content above wouldn’t be valid.

Nan Xun still had some confidence about this point, so she immediately agreed.

As for why Nan Xun signed for three years, this was related to a clue from Little Eight. Big Boss State Teacher will post a recruitment for a batch of gu people in three years.

What were gu people? That was someone who will become a gu test subject for Moran Hall’s disciples!

If you had a tenacious life and didn’t die after testing gu twenty times, then the state teacher might break his rule and accept you as a Moran Hall outer disciple. However, according to Little Eight’s reliable information, no one could hold on to the end of the test. All of them died wretchedly, or you could say, nauseatingly.

But even if the end was so miserable, just to hold to that thin thread of hope, there would definitely be a wave of the state teacher’s fans rushing to court death.

Nan Xun’s goal was to squeeze herself inside this crowd of people and successfully enter Moran Hall so she could finally get closer with State Teacher boss. Thinking about it, this matter couldn’t be rushed, so she had to take it step by step…

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Three years passed by in a flash, and today’s Drunken Moon wasn’t what it used to be.

It was 6 p.m, and Drunken Moon’s first floor hall’s seats were all occupied. The men that gathered here weren’t just common people, they were all famous scholarly gentlemen in Imperial City. Needless to say, the people on the second floor were all extraordinary big shots.

Madam Zhang had successfully upgraded Drunken Moon to a new level in just a mere three years, becoming a clear stream in the red light district, as the people who came here weren’t just coming to enjoy the pleasures of sensuality, but also to exchange poetry and lyrics.

Today was the day that Drunken Moon’s top star, Lady Qiangwei, attended once a month.

Speaking of this Lady Qiangwei, she was really awesome.

No one had seen Lady Qinagwei’s true face before, because she always wore a light veil over her face.

The woman wore a snow-white silk skirt that flowed down to the floor; her posture was so graceful that she looked like a fairy falling into the mortal world.

But just when you thought that she was a fairy, a mere glance from her pair of bewitching eyes would steal your soul.

Lady Qiangwei would appear at the end of every month. She was a very talented woman who would meet the guests with her music, chess, pictures and poetry. She was an absolutely gifted female scholar. Sometimes, the first line of couplets that she gave out couldn’t be answered by even the most famous Confucian scholar in Imperial City!

There was still an hour before Lady Qiangwei’s appearance, but everyone was already on their tiptoes.

After waiting and waiting, there was a movement from the stage. A group of strong men brought up a whole set of chime stones* and drums. [T/N: ancient percussion instrument made of stone or jade pieces hung in a row and struck as a xylophone]

“Could it be that Lady Qiangwei is going to play a song for us today?” one person asked in surprise.

“That’s great! It’s worth my trip here!”

When the time arrived, everyone craned their necks and looked into the middle of the hall.

“Oh my god! Look there! Quick!!” one person exclaimed.