97 Proprietress (2/2)

So, she changed her intended target and smiled at him, while asking, ”Aiya! This young master. What is the hurry? You can have more beautiful women than me to enjoy. Don't touch me willy-nilly and that too without payment.”

The Head Commander couldn't stop his brows for furrowing when he heard the casual remarks by the lady. He wanted to scold her for daring to touch the Son of Heaven but before he could open his mouth, his waist was pinched by Zhou Sheng.

When he looked at him, the other person minutely shook his head to stop him from spewing the words bubbling in his heart and stepped forward.

He lightly stepped between the Head Commander and the proprietress and softly remarked, ”We are new in the Capital and heard that we could find the best food and wine in your place. So, we came to visit the place.”

Even though everyone knew that it was a bald-faced lie, nobody pointed it out and the lady in question also felt happy to hear the praises of her lifelong work.

She gave her well-practised smile and demurred, ”This, Young Master is simply raising too much, I don't dare to accept it. But I can assure you that if I call myself second, nobody in the business would dare call themselves first in this city.”

Zhou Sheng then expertly led the topic in the direction he wanted, ”We would like to enjoy ourselves tonight. What would you suggest?”

The lady laughed coquettishly and replied, ”Enjoy. Well, you can find all kinds of enjoyment in my place.”

With a lilting tone to her words, she asked further, ”What kind of enjoyment is the Young Masters looking for?”

”The first would be good food and wine and then we can think about the rest later.”

”Shall I send some of the girls?”

Zhou Sheng wanted to refuse on principle alone but Su Li piped up, ”Yes, yes, send the girls but only the best ones. We won't accept anything less than the best.”

The smile on the proprietress's face became even more apparent as she readily agreed.

However, before she could lead them to the rooms upstairs, the four of them declined the invitation citing the reason that since they were new to the Imperial Capital, they wanted to watch the hub-hub and enjoy the atmosphere that was so different from their native place.

So, she led them to a table that was off to the side but then the one dressed in a red robe piped up, ”I think we should better sit in the corner. That way we can see everything and enjoy ourselves to the fullest.”

At his words, she stopped in her tracks thinking that things might not be what they seem and these people might have some ulterior motives for coming to her place.

But then she noticed the gaze of t4h middle one that roamed about the room and it's occupants in fascination and chided herself for disgusting everyone on principle alone.

Moreover, if they dared to cause troubles at her place, she herself wasn't without backing from powerful people.

By then, their families wouldn't even be able to find their bones.