Chapter 1438: Yingchun (6)
Lady Hong Ju shuddered with fright, puzzled as to how a snake could suddenly appear when everything had been fine. But now was not the time to speak.
"Misunderstanding?" Yang Ruxin raised her eyebrows slightly, "Tell me, what misunderstanding have I made?"
"Yes." Yu Qingge also sneered, "We came for Lady Hong Ju’s music. Though we are not short of silver, we should not be taken for fools, right? Is this how an Oiran is presented..."
"Young master..." Fanggu was sweating coldly, "This was a necessity, please show mercy..." As she spoke, she hurriedly handed back the gold previously received and added a silver note worth five hundred taels.
"Hehe..." Yang Ruxin laughed, "We came for fun, not to take your silver... Besides, the last thing I lack is silver..." As she spoke, she took out a stack of silver notes and waved it.
Fanggu swallowed down her saliva, tempted by the silver. However, she wasn’t foolish; her mind spun ceaselessly, knowing that without a satisfactory response today, things wouldn’t end well. The only solution was to compensate with money, but given their stature, a small amount wouldn’t suffice—and even five hundred taels hadn’t stirred their interest. But to give more...
Finally, left with no choice, Fanggu gritted her teeth and took out ten thousand taels: "Please show mercy, young masters. It’s tough for the ladies to make a living..."
Yang Ruxin’s eyes flashed, neither accepting nor rejecting, but instead focused on the masked woman: "Who is she?"
"Oh dear, young master, not to hide from you, this person’s face is destroyed..." Fanggu clapped her thigh, "She said she could play the zither, so I took her in as a zither master, otherwise she would have starved to death..."