Mei Qing frowned even tighter. "What on earth do you want to do?"
Su Mingyu grinned, leaned close to Mei Qing's ear, and whispered her plan to her.
Mei Qing frowned at one moment and lowered her eyes at another as she listened, as if quite wavering. "Your idea is not bad, but how can you be sure that the King of Yu and Su Yueyue will definitely come?"
After all, the King of Yu had only invited her to his mansion once out of curiosity for a song-and-dance performance.
Why did Su Mingyu think that the King of Yu would come to this brothel because of a so - called beauty pageant?
"So that's why I said we need to make a bigger splash," Su Mingyu said with a smile, curling her lips. "The petty things ordinary people do, the King of Yu surely won't take a fancy to. But what if it can shock half of the capital?"
"Judging from his temper and character, he will surely come and take a look. After all, curiosity killed the cat, right?"
Seeing Su Mingyu so confident, Mei Qing squinted her eyes and smiled. "I almost forgot. Every man wants to get what others can't have."
Su Mingyu also curled her lips. For a moment, their eyes met, and they both saw appreciation in each other's eyes.
"However, although this is a good idea, back then, to avoid suspicion and prevent the King of Yu from finding out, I chose this brothel that is not under the control of the Virtuous King Rui. Now, it may be a bit troublesome to persuade that money - grubbing madam."
A look of worry appeared on Mei Qing's beautiful face.
"What's so difficult about this?" Su Mingyu grinned. "You tell the madam that the winner of this beauty contest will be put up for a separate auction. I'm sure many young masters in the capital will flock to bid for a night with the winner."
As long as there is silver to be made, the madam won't mind auctioning off these brothel girls.
Rather, even without the event proposed by Su Mingyu, the madam would try every means to sell the girls in her hands on a daily basis.
"As long as the madam can make silver, she will surely be willing," Mei Qing said with a smile, curling her lips. "In that case, I'll take care of this matter."
Su Mingyu nodded and then took out a silver ingot from her bosom. "Since this is not Gu Ruobai's territory, we need silver for everything, whether it's bribing people or doing something else. Miss Mei Qing, you can use this silver first. If you need more, just send someone to Sinnan Pavilion to get it."
Looking at the silver, Mei Qing didn't know whether to laugh or cry for a moment.
"I'm at least an undercover guard under the Virtuous King Rui. Miss Su doesn't need to worry about silver for me."
Anyway, Gu Ruobai could provide her with the most basic support.
Su Mingyu still didn't take back the silver. "Since this matter has to be kept from Gu Ruobai, we can't use his silver anymore."
"If there suddenly appears an extra expense, as long as Gu Ruobai is not stupid, he will surely notice something. Then the plan will be aborted before it even starts."
Seeing Su Mingyu so nervous, Mei Qing smiled, curling her lips. "I didn't expect you to know him so well."
Su Mingyu pursed her lips. "How could I know him? Not to mention me, even you, who have been working under him for so many years, may not be able to guess his thoughts, right?"
This was indeed true. After all, every time, Gu Ruobai would give an order that they couldn't understand at all when they least expected it.
"As a subordinate, it's not appropriate for me to guess the master's thoughts blindly."
Hearing Mei Qing's high - sounding words, Su Mingyu smiled. "Forget it. This is your internal matter, and I'd better not get involved. Anyway, I've said my piece. Miss Mei Qing, if you really need anything, be sure to send someone to Sinnan Pavilion to find me."
Mei Qing nodded. "I will."
After saying that, she took the silver ingot. "Since Miss Su has gone to so much trouble, I won't decline anymore."
As soon as Su Mingyu came out of the brothel, she went straight to Sinnan Pavilion.
She quietly hid outside and observed the inside. She found that Qi Yue was becoming more and more skillful at selling. Basically, every customer who came to him would buy one or two items before leaving.
"Yo, isn't this Miss Su?"
Seeing Su Mingyu, Qi Yue quickly scurried over and grinned at her. "Miss Su, why do you have the time to come today? Were you not satisfied with the clothes you bought yesterday? We just got some new styles. How about Miss Su trying them on?"
Su Mingyu curled her lips. "I was really satisfied with the clothes I bought yesterday."
As she said this, taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to her, she grabbed Qi Yue and dragged him upstairs.
Qi Yue was startled by her action at first. After he realized that she just wanted him to go upstairs, the stone in his heart finally dropped.
"Master... Master, slow down."
Qi Yue felt that he was almost out of breath. Why was Su Mingyu so calm?
When the two finally reached the second floor, Su Mingyu casually took Qi Yue to the place where she usually drew sketches, took a rest, and checked the accounts.
"I see you've grown quite fast," Su Mingyu said, raising her chin. "When you're free on weekdays, have you learned how to draw those sketches like Xia Mian?"
Qi Yue nodded repeatedly. "Of course I've learned a bit. Only after getting involved in this industry did I realize how difficult it is."
Originally, he thought that drawing sketches was just following the examples and adding a little bit of his own understanding.
He didn't expect there to be so many troubles. Every detail from head to toe had to be his own idea.
Moreover, there were also some unwritten rules in the industry. It was really too difficult. Designing clothes and selling cloth were completely different things.
Seeing Qi Yue looking so miserable, Su Mingyu actually laughed. "Seeing you so uncomfortable, you really look like someone who wants to learn something."
Qi Yue pouted. "I came to you specifically to learn. Don't you always trust me, Master?"
Su Mingyu spread her hands. "Whether I trust you or not doesn't matter. I want to see what you've drawn now."
Qi Yue curled his lips. "I've seen that in other master - apprentice relationships, they complement each other. Why are you so overbearing, Master?"
Su Mingyu rolled her eyes at him. "Then you can go and find another master."
"No!" Qi Yue refused almost without thinking.
"No other master will be as painstaking with me as you."
After saying that, Qi Yue turned around and went to his room. He rummaged through his sketches and then brought them to Su Mingyu. "Here, take a look."
"First, let's make it clear that you can only look, not scold."