(Jiang Wanru didn't stay away for long, and soon rejoined the crowd surrounding Lian Hua. She ran to the archery range by herself and started making small bets with others. The participants in the archery competition looked like they were all young masters who couldn't even tie a chicken's legs. When they first suggested making small bets, they looked at Jiang Wanru's slender figure and snickered at her for a moment. One of them opened his mouth and said: "This little master, why don't you just go play by yourself? We're going to play for real stakes, and you might lose your silver and gold beans, and get your family members to come after us.")

  Jiang Wanru smiled and tossed the silver in her hand, indicating that they could start. When it was time to shoot arrows, Jiang Wanru's steady wrist and arm strength were clearly stronger than those weak and fragile young masters. Although she couldn't win ten times out of ten, at least she could win six times out of ten. As she looked at the pile of silver in front of her and the crowd around her, a look of anger rose up. She smiled and waved her hand, saying: "I don't want to play this anymore, I want to change to another game."

  The people who lost money to Jiang Wanru were furious when they heard that she wanted to quit, and they glared at her angrily. Jiang Wanru smiled at them, picked up the silver she had bet, and patted the remaining silver into the hands of the other gamblers, saying: "It's just a game to pass the time and have some fun. Consider this silver as a token of our friendship, and let's meet again sometime. If there's someone here who knows many people, take it, and we can get together another day when everyone is free."

  Jiang Wanmu finished speaking, and one by one they felt that she was quite understanding, their expressions easing up. Among them, a slightly older man smiled and stepped forward to look at the silver, saying: "This gentleman is straightforward, I'll take this silver on behalf of my brothers. I'm also willing to be friends with you, they call me Ninth Brother, if you don't mind. From now on, when we meet, just call me Ninth Brother." Jiang Wanmu immediately accepted Ninth Brother's kind intentions, patted the horse and followed up, saying: "Ninth Brother is great, everyone calls me Little Jiang, Ninth Brother doesn't mind, from now on when we meet, just call me Little Jiang."

  After Jiuge started, the rest of the people gathered around. Some people began to introduce themselves to Jiang Wanting, while others started counting the silver together. After the total amount of silver was counted, everyone reported their losses and then looked at Jiang Wanting with even more intimate gazes. Lianhao came out of his friend circle and searched for Jiang Wanting everywhere until he saw her from afar, strolling around and throwing a wooden ball while chatting with a group of young masters, occasionally patting each other on the shoulder.

  Jiang Wan heard the crowd teasing Jiu Ge. They said that his family had a dispute over favoritism last night, and each of his wives wanted to follow him out today, which annoyed Jiu Ge. So he came out alone today, which is why all the brothers are gathered together. Jiang Wan listened with great interest, leaned in close to Jiu Ge and asked in a low voice: "Jiu Ge, who did you originally plan to bring along today?" Jiu Ge glared at those troublemakers and explained to Jiang Wan: "Little Jiang, don't listen to their nonsense. I didn't plan to bring them out to play from the start."

  Having a woman by your side is really restrictive. Women have many concerns, and if you make one wrong move, they'll start nagging nonstop. I've seen them enjoying themselves at night, but when we're all together, sometimes we forget there are women around and accidentally reveal some improper things. This is just about taking off outer garments, but they pretend to be dignified, acting like unmarried girls who are shy and demure, even though they're clearly experienced women." As soon as Ninth Brother spoke up, he received a chorus of agreement.

  Among these people, most of them look like they've had their fair share of romantic experiences. Only Jiang Wanmu, dressed in men's clothing, looks somewhat immature among them. Someone who saw her listening to the conversation teased her, saying: "Little Jiang, just by looking at your tender appearance, I can tell that you're inexperienced with women. You should spend more time following us around and gaining some experience. One of these days, we'll take you to Chunghua Tower to broaden your horizons - that top courtesan is truly a woman among women." Jiang Wanmu hadn't expected that disguising herself as a man would be so successful, fooling even this group of people who were always surrounded by women.

  Jiang Wan's elegant and unrestrained demeanor, as well as her poised behavior among men, left them bewildered. As they spoke with subtle suggestive language, she remained unfazed, her face not reddening or her heart racing, and even asked questions with a carefree air. Jiang Wan's slender build, typical of most men, and her clear voice, should have been the easiest to expose as a woman disguising herself as a man. However, due to her natural demeanor, this group of people believed that she was simply young, taller than her peers, and had not yet developed a deep voice, which sounded as clear as a woman's.

  Jiang Wanru was overjoyed to hear such a secretive matter, and she eagerly asked: "Is Chunghwa Tower the best brothel in Beijing? Are the women inside as beautiful as a thousand charming ladies? And won't your family members stop you from going to that place? And why have I never known where Chunghwa Tower is located?" Jiang Wanru felt that these people were like a living dictionary of human nature, and she usually met people who were too serious and would not discuss such matters with her, making her think that brothels were just rumors.

  Jiang Wanmu casually threw away the wooden ball in her hand, focusing intently on this group of people. They shook their heads one by one and said: "Little Jiang, your family's elders have kept you a bit naive. For such things, as soon as you grow up a bit, the adults at home will definitely make contact with us. This flower street naturally won't hang out signs and flags openly. On the left side of East City East Street, there is a street where shops don't open during the day, and not many people go there to stroll around. At night, it's crowded with people, hehe, the women at the door welcoming guests are all dressed up in a flashy way to attract customers.

  "People who don't know would think that street is lined with teahouses. Luckily, you ran into us brothers today and we're doing a good deed by opening your eyes to this, so you won't mistakenly go in there in the future and let those women take advantage of you. The signs under the plaques all have flower characters as markers. On ordinary nights when we don't have anywhere else to play, we go there with friends to have some fun. Chun Hua Lou is one of the better ones inside, but we go there because our family's elders won't take guests there. Don't worry about running into each other and feeling awkward; when we get back home, it'll be hard for us to face our aunts and mothers-in-law."

  Jiang Wanmu didn't expect that yellow culture would be popular everywhere, and men of all ages and periods are animals of the lower body. However, listening to their excuses sounds reasonable, and even swallowing flies is not as difficult as Jiang Wanmu's current situation. But being young can allow ignorance, and since they are willing to comfort themselves, it's normal to ask questions and seek answers. Jiang Wanmu continued to ask in a soft voice: "Is that two years later, I must go to that place for a spin, or you won't care about me afterwards?"

  A group of people burst into loud laughter, and someone patted her shoulder and said: "Xiao Jiang, don't listen to their nonsense. It's best not to go to that place. Whether or not to go is up to each person's preference. I went a few times before I got married, but the smell of makeup was really unbearable for me. This wine, lust, wealth, and arrogance are the worst. You're young and naive, it's best not to go to that kind of place, or you'll be enchanted and lose your soul. Aristocratic families have always forbidden their children from setting foot in those unclean places. If you want to know more about these things, let them tell you some realistic stories."

  "Brother Jiu obviously disagreed with his words, and loudly said to Jiang Wanru: "Little Jiang, looking at you, you must be a spoiled person at home. Looking at your clothes, I know that your family treats you as a treasure. However, you will have to personally experience the ways of women before you can grasp the hearts of your wives and concubines." Jiang Wanru listened with a smile and looked at him saying: "I don't have Brother Jiu's skills, and cannot make my wives and concubines complement each other. I've thought it through, this life I only want to marry someone I like, and from then on be faithful and devoted to her, no need to grasp her."

  Jiang Wanmu spoke seriously, and many people listening thought of their younger sisters at home and began to pay attention to her. Some people laughed and asked: "Little Jiang, what kind of woman do you like?" Lian Hao walked up to them and heard Jiang Wanmu say with a flying brow and dancing eyes: "I like lively and spirited women, I like knowledgeable and interesting people, and don't want to be too beautiful. I'm afraid I won't be able to keep myself." Everyone burst out laughing, and Lian Hao shook his head slightly.

  Lian Hao gazed at Jiang Wan's excited little face, and those shining eyes, thinking that she was just playing along, yet actually discussing women with a group of men. He scanned the crowd, chuckling as he walked over to Jiang Wan and called out, "Little Jiang, come out!" Jiang Wan turned her head, seeing Lian Hao appear, and flashed him a bright smile, suppressing all the masculine charm and demeanor that had been pressed down, nodding at him with a smile. She turned back to face the group of men, saying, "Third Master has something to discuss with me, next time if we can meet again, I'd love to hear more interesting stories from you gentlemen."

  Lian Hao turned around and walked away, Jiang Wanru hurried to catch up with him. Behind them, a voice exclaimed, "That's the third master of the Wang Manor! How could I have forgotten to greet him?" Lian Hao heard this and frowned, asking Jiang Wanru, "Did they just treat you disrespectfully?" Jiang Wanru didn't think much of the shoulder pat and replied, "They're all just talkative and don't like to use their hands or feet." Just then, a group of people ran up behind them, blocking their way and laughing as they said, "Third Master is here! Little Jiang is here!"

  Lian Hao gave Jiang Wanru a glance, and thanked the group of people: "This younger brother of mine is young and doesn't know how to handle things, thank you for pointing him in the right direction." The crowd looked at Xiao Jiang with an unusual gaze, and someone saw Lian Hao's serious and murderous expression, then glanced at Jiang Wanru's smiling eyes and curved eyebrows. They suddenly remembered that they had rushed over here, their behavior was too much and seemed impolite. They immediately began to retreat, Jiu Ge being the oldest, could only walk forward and smile at Lian Hao: "Third Master, we hit it off with Xiao Jiang, and we still have some leftover silver from our game, we were thinking of inviting him out to play again next time."

  Lian Hao didn't speak, only staring at Jiang Wanru, who was smiling and bowing to the men, saying: "Thank you all for treating me so well, it's just that my family has always been strict with me and doesn't like me going out. This time I'm taking advantage of Third Master's presence to meet so many good brothers. Next time if I can meet you brothers again, I'll definitely let you treat me as a guest. Hehe, I rarely meet such good brothers." Lian Hao wouldn't have believed that the person in front of him was actually the woman he usually saw, who was as calm as an ancient well, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes.

  Hard study