Chapter 354: Unparalleled Beauty vs. 719
Chapter 354: Unparalleled Beauty vs. 719
Qu Xinyue noticed a pair of hostile gazes from the next room, fixed on her.
She frowned slightly, turned her head and instantly caught the other person's gaze.
At first glance, this girl is pretty.
But the malice in his eyes at this moment completely destroyed the overall beauty.
When going downstairs, Qu Xinyue met the girl again.
Unexpectedly, the girl stopped, reached out to stop Qu Xinyue and asked.
"Do you know General Yan?"
Qu Xinyue raised her eyebrows. Why did the other person sound so resentful?
If you don’t know, you would think Qi Yao and her have been a couple for a long time?
Of course Qu Xinyue would not admit it, although she didn't know why Qi Yao had hidden it from everyone and sneaked into Beijing, and was finally hunted down by the government.
But it was obvious that Qi Yao tried his best to cover up his whereabouts that day. If she said that she had known Qi Yao for a long time, it might arouse suspicion.
"I didn't know him before." Qu Xinyue answered calmly. After all, she had only known Qi Yao for a few days, so it wasn't a lie to say she didn't know him before.
At this time, the girls in Hua Man Lou also saw their main pillar of Hua Man Lou, Miss Xianxian, standing in front of Qu Xinyue.
The atmosphere between the two seemed to be unpleasant.
All the girls in Huamanlou knew why Miss Xianxian was unhappy.
It was because Xianxian had always admired General Yan, and the official's son had wanted to redeem Xianxian and take her as his concubine several times over the years.
But Xianxian was unwilling to do so and stayed in Huamanlou waiting for General Yan to come back.
And for the sake of General Yan, she has remained chaste.
No one understood it before, but after learning what happened, they all admired Xianxian's steadfast devotion.
Perhaps Xianxian was originally a servant of the Yan family. Her parents offended another noble family's son when they worked for the Yan family, and were finally pushed out by the Yan family to apologize.
As a house-born child, she was doomed to be beaten to death, but she was saved by General Yan, who was still a teenager, and kept by his side as a little maid serving tea and water.
That period of time was the most comfortable time in Xianxian's life.
As for why Xianxian later ended up in Huamanlou.
Just because General Yan went to the military camp, Xianxian had no one to protect her and was bullied everywhere in Yan's mansion.
Even after she grew up and had a good-looking appearance, she was always harassed and taken advantage of by several managers in the mansion.
She had to find a way to escape from the Yan Mansion. Fortunately, General Yan had already given Xianxian's bond to her before he left home for the military camp.
After successfully escaping from Yan's Mansion, Xianxian didn't want to leave Kyoto, but it was not safe for a girl to be alone outside.
She simply went to find Hua Manlou's mother and explained that she would only sell her art and not her body, and only then was she allowed to enter Hua Manlou.
This time, when they heard that General Yan was coming back, everyone saw how excited Xianxian was.
Especially after hearing the news released by the Yan Mansion, Xianxian prepared a large basket of hairpins.
At this time, some of the girls in Hua Manlou finally came to their senses.
Why didn't Miss Xianxian stop others, but chose to stop Qu Xinyue from Guiyin Pavilion?
The smart girl suddenly had an idea in her mind.
Everyone opened their eyes wide, and finally looked at Xianxian with sympathy, and then glared at Qu Xinyue with a common hatred.
Qu Xinyue: ...Is there something seriously wrong with these people's brains?
A girl named Hua Manlou, who was very good friends with Xianxian, suddenly came forward, stood next to Xianxian, and looked at Qu Xinyue with contempt on her face.
He sarcastically said, "Today really opened my eyes. There are such shameless women in the world."
Although no one was named, everyone who heard the noise and stopped knew that this person was mocking Qu Xinyue.
Seeing everyone looking at her, she raised her voice even more and spoke loudly to defend her good friend Xianxian.
"Everyone, look, it's this person. The hairpin that General Yan wanted to take belonged to our Xianxian, but because this Miss Qu was standing next to our Xianxian, General Yan took the hairpin by mistake..."
The people who were watching the excitement suddenly understood what was going on when they heard this.
It turned out to be the slim girl from Hua Manlou.
I have heard that Miss Xianxian and General Yan had a childhood friendship, and now Miss Xianxian has been waiting for General Yan to come back.
This is also the reason why many people have taken a fancy to Miss Xianxian over the years, but due to General Yan's status, they dare not take her away by force.
Many people present looked at Xianxian with more sympathy in their eyes.
After waiting for a long time, her lover finally came back, and she responded by accepting the hairpin from Xianxian.
However, another woman accidentally took advantage of the situation and got involved, so she mistakenly received a hairpin flower that was impersonated.
Xianxian felt everyone's sympathetic gazes and immediately covered her face with her hands, with soft sobs leaking out from between her fingers.
She was delighted.
Originally, she thought that General Yan really liked Qu Xinyue, so he took the hairpin from Qu Xinyue.
Now after my friend’s analysis, I realize that I am really the one who is confused.
At that time, Qu Xinyue was standing so close to General Yan, and General Yan must have wanted to catch the hairpin she dropped, but caught Qu Xinyue's hairpin by mistake.
Maybe Qu Xinyue was misleading on purpose.
Besides, Qu Xinyue is so ugly that any man with eyes would know who to choose.
The more Xianxian thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt.
She was sobbing quietly now only to arouse public outrage and make Qu Xinyue be condemned by everyone.
Sure enough, when the people around saw Xianxian crying sadly, her thin shoulders shaking slightly, and her body trembling with tears, they looked at Qu Xinyue with even more condemnation.
At this moment, a teacup lid was thrown out from somewhere by an angry person and smashed towards Qu Xinyue.
He seemed to want to smash Qu Xinyue to death.
After taking the fitness pills, Qu Xinyue's body is probably more sensitive and healthier than that of ordinary girls.
When the teacup lid was about to hit her, she misstepped and the lid brushed past her hair.
As luck would have it, it hit Yingxiang's face, who was watching the show with great pleasure behind her.
With a snap, two streams of blood flowed from Yingxiang's nose.
Yingxiang screamed, squatted on the ground covering her nose with tears streaming down her face. When she looked at Qu Xinyue again, her gaze was like a poisoned dagger, and she did not conceal the hatred in her eyes at all.
Qu Xinyue: …She couldn’t help but sigh in her heart. If she said she really didn’t mean it, Yingxiang probably wouldn’t believe it.
As a result of the blow, Yingxiang's nose remained swollen for a while, as if the bridge of her nose was broken.
The teacup lid did not hit Qu Xinyue's face, and Xianxian was very disappointed.
She looked at Qu Xinyue with a pale face and spoke with an extremely strong expression.
"Qu Xinyue, I want to challenge you."
As soon as these words came out, Xianxian immediately won countless cheers.
This kind of challenge is very common in Jinjin Street.
In the past, male customers would use coins to compete for the rights of the listed girls.
Girls can also compete in challenge matches.
For example, if two girls both like a distinguished guest, they will do their best to show their talents and attract the guest's attention.
The girl who loses the talent contest needs to abide by the rules and withdraw.
Qu Xinyue originally didn't want to pay any attention to Xianxian. Originally, no matter whether she competed or not, Qi Yao was hers.
But when she saw the cheers all around because of Xianxian's words, she suddenly changed her mind.
Since Xianxian is very confident in her talent, she will severely hit her self-confidence!
"Okay, I accept your challenge, time and place."
Everyone was surprised that Qu Xinyue accepted Xianxian's challenge so readily.
After all, everyone in Jinjin Road knows that Xianxian is a talented girl!
And since he can become the mainstay of Hua Manlou, how can he be so easily defeated?
Mention Qu Xinyue from Guiyin Pavilion again?
Many people who understand sighed and shook their heads.
Not only is his face disfigured and he dares not see anyone, but ever since he entered Guiyin Pavilion, he has been doing menial work as a servant. How could he have any talent?
No one was optimistic about Qu Xinyue. They just thought she was a clown and very arrogant.
Now she is just relying on her good luck to get close to Rong Mama, and Rong Mama adopts her as her goddaughter as if she was under a spell, and she has become inflated.
Only then did he blindly and confidently accept Miss Xianxian's challenge.
And Miss Xianxian is such a beautiful girl!
Not only did she remain chaste for love for so many years, she also bravely stood up to protect her relationship with General Yan.
Qu Xinyue glanced at the crowd who were all enthusiastically encouraging Xianxian, and her head was full of question marks...
But after thinking about it for a while, she understood why these people complimented Xianxian so much.
Maybe it’s because the stories that Xianxian has told over the years have been so deeply rooted in people’s hearts.
This happens every year, and even if it is fictional, people can still believe it.
I'm afraid even Miss Xianxian herself firmly believes that she and Qi Yao were originally a pair of lovers separated by a tragic fate?
And those who are complimenting Xianxian may well believe that Xianxian will become General Yan's woman sooner or later.
You will definitely be able to live a life of wealth and glory in the future, so you might as well try to please her now. Maybe Xianxian can help you in the future.
Thinking of this, Qu Xinyue was speechless.
She thanked the person who was encouraging her in a delicate and gentle voice, and said softly that she would do well in the competition.
After comforting the group of people who encouraged her, Xianxian looked at Qu Xinyue again and spoke while suppressing the joy in her heart.
"Tomorrow at 1:00 pm, Yuhuatai."
Qu Xinyue’s eyes moved slightly, Yuhuatai?
This is Zhengyang Street, it is very prosperous.
Yuhuatai is located in the center of Zhengyang Street, like a large round platform in the street.
A transit point leading to four streets.
There is a huge flow of people.
If the competition takes place on Jinjin Road, the loser will just be talked about by others on Jinjin Road.
But at Yuhuatai, losing would be equivalent to a public execution, and the fame would spread throughout Kyoto.
"Okay, see you tomorrow at 9:00 p.m." Qu Xinyue answered without fear.
Qu Xinyue's calm demeanor immediately made Xianxian unable to bear watching.
She couldn't help but frown, and a ridiculous guess arose in her heart.
Could it be that Qu Xinyue is hiding her true abilities?
But she quickly dismissed the idea.
Who doesn’t know about Qu Xinyue’s past?
Even if she is adopted as a goddaughter by Rong's mother and is trained, how good can she become in such a short time?
After thinking about this, Xianxian suddenly felt relieved. Her goal was achieved, so she simply gave way and let Qu Xinyue leave.
……
Before Qu Xinyue returned to Guiyin Pavilion, Rong's mother had already received the news.
General Yan took the hairpin from Qu Xinyue.
Qu Xinyue also angered the public because of this.
Many girls were dissatisfied, among whom Xianxian from Hua Manlou was the most dissatisfied.
The girls in Hua Manlou argued that the hairpin that General Yan wanted to catch was the one that they, Xianxian, threw out, but he caught Qu Xinyue's by mistake.
Miss Xianxian bravely guarded her feelings and challenged Qu Xinyue to a talent show, and Qu Xinyue accepted the challenge on the spot.
Qu Xinyue saw Rong's mother standing at the entrance of Guiyin Pavilion to greet her, and asked with a smile: "Why did godmother come to greet Xinyue in person?"
Mother Rong tapped Qu Xinyue's forehead and asked helplessly.
"Since you don't want to reveal your identity, why did you accept Hua Manlou's challenge? If you really want to compete tomorrow, godmother knows you won't lose, but your identity can't be kept secret anymore!"
Qu Xinyue's two talent shows in Guiyin Pavilion have attracted the attention of a large number of guests.
There was a customer who wanted to spend a lot of money to meet Qu Xinyue, but Rong's mother kept playing Tai Chi to evade the question.
Qu Xinyue shook her head calmly.
She didn't want to reveal her identity before because she couldn't protect herself at that time.
I'm afraid any noble family or wealthy businessman could force her.
But now, she has someone to back her up.
She believed that neither Cang Zhao, Qi Yao, nor Master Nan Ze would allow others to harass her.
Therefore, it is no longer so important whether or not to conceal your identity when going on stage.
Seeing Qu Xinyue's indifferent attitude, Rong's mother couldn't help but worry even though she didn't know what Qu Xinyue was planning.
She sighed in her heart, not knowing whether she could protect her goddaughter.
Mother Rong doesn't know yet, but Qu Xinyue's face has not only recovered a long time ago, but has even become more beautiful.
If she knew, she would probably be even more anxious...
Yingxiang followed Qu Xinyue and Rong's mother from a distance, with gloomy eyes and a distorted face as she looked at the two people walking together.
It looks so intimate and loving.
Mother Rong seemed to really love Qu Xinyue as her own daughter. She even ignored the wound on her face when she got off the sedan chair just now.
Yingxiang had no idea that Rong's mother had already seen the injuries on her face, but ever since Yingxiang had been in a bad mood some time ago and deliberately pretended to be injured and didn't go on stage, Yingxiang had never apologized.
If Qu Xinyue had not come on stage to remedy the situation, Guiyin Pavilion would not only suffer heavy losses, but would also become the biggest joke on Jinjin Road.
After all, the plan to show their talents on stage was decided a month ago.
And from the very beginning, Yingxiang was striving hard to get on stage.
In order for Yingxiang to perform well on stage, Rong's mother needs to prepare gorgeous clothes and props for her to show her talent within a month.
A huge amount of money and time have been invested in all of this, but in the end, Yingxiang just decides not to go on stage?
……
The next day.
Zhengyang Street, Yuhuatai.
There will be a gorgeous talent competition at Jinjin Road today, with contestants coming from the famous Huamanlou and Guiyin Pavilion.
This news spread throughout Kyoto like a spring breeze overnight.
By the time of 9 o'clock, the once spacious Zhengyang Street was already blocked to the point of being completely blocked.
Many people have never even been to Jinjin Road. After all, it is not a low-class brothel.
But just to enter any of the beauty buildings, you need to pay an entrance fee of one or two taels.
Many people have heard of its fame for a long time. Now when they hear that there are beauties from there coming out to compete, how can those who were not allowed to go to Jinjin Road in the past control their legs and head to Zhengyang Street?
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