A Ru looked at Mu Fengqie in confusion and asked softly, "Sister, do you still plan to stay here for another half - month?"
A Ru liked Nanqing, but she would never make unreasonable requests. As long as it was Mu Fengqie's decision, she would always stay by her side.
But Mu Fengqie had said today that she wanted to leave here as soon as possible. Why did she suddenly propose to help the Yingchun Courtyard rise from the ashes?
A Ru didn't doubt Mu Fengqie's ability. She was just worried that staying here longer would make Mu Fengqie more miserable and she couldn't avoid feeling sad in this place full of painful memories.
Mu Fengqie replied softly, "The gift may be light, but the affection is deep. Third Madam has been kind to us. We really can't not help. It's only half a month anyway. It doesn't matter."
Hearing Mu Fengqie's words, the girls in the Yingchun Courtyard became curious about her. With Mu Fengqie's beauty, if she received guests in the Yingchun Courtyard, she would surely be the top - ranked courtesan. There were probably few women in the whole of Nanqing as beautiful as Mu Fengqie.
"Can you really help my Yingchun Courtyard revive, miss? If so, I, Third Madam, am willing to give you one - tenth of the courtyard's profit as a token of gratitude."
If it weren't for the fact that Third Madam had spent a lot of silver on the Yingchun Courtyard recently, she would have been willing to give Mu Fengqie two - tenths of the profit without hesitation.
Mu Fengqie had never thought about taking the profit, but Third Madam's proposal was really good. They were penniless now. All their travel expenses had been stolen. Without money, it would be very difficult for them to go back. They couldn't even afford the dry rations for the journey.
"Third Madam's proposal is really excellent. I'll make the Yingchun Courtyard re - emerge within half a month." Mu Fengqie patted her chest confidently.
Although the girls in the Yingchun Courtyard were not extremely beautiful, their foundation was still good. With the most invincible makeup skills in the world, their looks could be enhanced.
Mu Fengqie's eyes quickly scanned the girls and finally stopped on two relatively good - looking women. She stood up and slowly walked in front of the two girls.
"What are your names, ladies?" Mu Fengqie asked slowly.
The two girls looked at each other and then slowly told their names. "To answer your question, miss, my name is Yingge."
Hearing this, Mu Fengqie couldn't help twitching the corner of her mouth. The name was so tacky. Yingge... Wait! Could the other girl's name be Yanwu?
"To answer your question, miss, my name is Yanwu."
Sure enough, the girl's name was Yanwu. Mu Fengqie was really speechless... Such tacky names were really unrefined. Since she wanted to transform these girls, she had to start from the root.
Third Madam caught Mu Fengqie's expression. She also looked at Mu Fengqie with a suspicious look in her eyes. "What's wrong? Is there something inappropriate?"
Mu Fengqie didn't know what to say. It seemed that it would be quite difficult to completely transform them in half a month. But the more difficult it was, the more excited she became.
"First of all, their names should be changed. Such tacky names won't attract people's attention, let alone make men remember them." Mu Fengqie couldn't help rolling her eyes again.
Hearing this, Third Madam awkwardly swallowed her saliva. Could she say that the tacky names in Mu Fengqie's mouth were the result of her painstaking efforts?
"Then what names do you think would be appropriate, miss?" Third Madam asked in confusion.
Mu Fengqie quickly searched her mind for words suitable for Yingge and Yanwu. They had two completely different looks. One was suitable for a coquettish style and the other for a cold and elegant one.
Mu Fengqie looked at the two of them and smiled. "How about changing Yingge to Yushu and Yanwu to Xinyue?"
The two girls were very satisfied with their new names and thus showed smiles on their faces. "Thank you for the names, miss."
Mu Fengqie smiled faintly. Among so many girls, she had only picked out two relatively good ones. So she could only focus on cultivating these two girls and pin all her hopes on them.
"Take me to your rooms. Now that you've changed your names, it's not enough. You need a complete transformation. From now on, remember that you're no longer the former Yingge and Yanwu. You must follow all my arrangements. Do you understand?"
Facing Mu Fengqie's arrangements, Yushu and Xinyue nodded obediently and then led Mu Fengqie and the others back to their rooms.
The first thing Mu Fengqie did was to open their wardrobes. Since Xinyue was going for a coquettish style, she should be dressed more charmingly. Clothes with bright colors were just suitable for her, and her clothes were relatively in line with this style.
However, Yushu's eyebrows and eyes were not as charming as Xinyue's. So her clothes should be mainly plain, making her look like a fairy when dressed up.
But the clothes in Yushu's wardrobe were no different from those in Xinyue's. There were only gaudy colors. Mu Fengqie couldn't help sighing.
"Third Madam, from today on, Yushu's dressing style needs to be changed. Such flashy colors are not suitable for her. Can you find some plain dresses for Yushu?" Mu Fengqie said while sizing up Yushu.
Although Third Madam didn't understand Mu Fengqie's actions, she still did as Mu Fengqie said. She brought a white flowing - gauze dress and a light - blue gauze dress.
Mu Fengqie was very satisfied with the dresses Third Madam brought. She quickly asked Yushu to put on the white dress. Sure enough, Yushu looked much more elegant in the white dress, looking like a young lady from a noble family.
Meanwhile, Xinyue on the side put on a red gauze dress. The two formed a sharp contrast. One was a charming and coquettish fairy, and the other was a generous and elegant goddess.
However, Xinyue's dress still couldn't fully show off her exquisite figure. She suddenly thought of the cheongsam from the Republic of China era. She thought Xinyue would look quite charming in a cheongsam.
"Third Madam, please bring me some paper and a writing brush. I'm going to design two dresses for Xinyue." Mu Fengqie stared directly at Xinyue.
Third Madam quickly brought the writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. Mu Fengqie quickly picked up the brush and started creating on the paper. In less than five minutes, she had drawn the design of the cheongsam.
Everyone was sighing at the design Mu Fengqie had drawn. They had never seen such beautiful clothes before and were very curious about the cheongsam.