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Meng Fangxuan led Song Xiangsi and directly gave two taels of silver to the attendant at the entrance as a tip. This was also the rule here.

"Get me a nice room." Meng Fanxuan's voice was heavy.

Seeing that they were so generous, the servant immediately beamed with joy and said: "Alright! Please come in! "

After saying that, he quickly bowed and led them to the second floor.

Song Xiangsi did not dare to attract too much attention by following behind him. She was afraid of arousing suspicion and mischief.

Most of the second floor was occupied by private rooms, which were covered by either screens or gauze. Only the shadows of the neighboring rooms could be vaguely seen. The center of the stage could be seen clearly, which was quite interesting.

With the waiter leading the way, Meng Fangxuan chose a corner near the window. After taking his seat, he also ordered a pot of tea and a pot of pastries.

She pursed her lips and lowered her eyebrows. Only after the waiter had left did she hurriedly pull on Meng Ling Xuan's sleeve. She suppressed her voice and said softly, "We don't have much silver. Isn't it too much to spend this way?"

He patted Song Xiangsi's hand that was holding his sleeve, pointing to those people downstairs, "Look at those people. If we don't want a private room, just order two pots of tea, do you think Lady Liu from the Orchid Court Manor can see us?"

They had asked around before, but the person in charge of the Orchid Garden, who was also known as Mother, was called Liu Niang. She said that her waist was as soft as a willow, curling up and down in many ways, which was why Liu Niang's name had spread throughout the world.

Song Xiangsi looked at the surrounding rooms and took a deep breath. She understood that she had to spend a lot of money today.

Thinking of this, she felt somewhat frustrated.

From the time she wanted to open the store until now, she had already spent a lot of money, and she remembered every single one of them clearly. She had originally thought that if she were to expand the store in the future, she would be able to return the money to him after she earned it.

But she didn't expect that along the way, her store was like a bottomless pit. Not to mention earning money, she would always use money to make up for it.

She curled her lips in displeasure and no longer had the mood to watch the dance anymore. She propped her head up and was in a daze as she thought about how she would attract Liu Niang and discuss business with her later.

Meng Ling Xuan took a shallow sip of his tea, then turned and glanced at her. He raised his eyebrows, but didn't say anything as he lowered his gaze.

Not long after, the waiter called for people as the maids filed in, carrying snacks and wine in their hands. Their steps were light, their bodies graceful, and even their packing posture was elegant. It was obvious that they had been specially trained.

Song Xiangsi rubbed her chin and nodded, thinking that she really had not come to the wrong place today.

Meng Ling Xuan raised his eyebrows and looked at them. He sat upright on the soft cushion, reserved and calm, with an extraordinary bearing. From time to time, he would take a sip of tea and look down at the stage.

Such a graceful bearing caused the waiter to look at him twice more.

He had worked as a waiter in the Orchid Court Workshop for so many years that he had never seen anyone like this young master.

I'm afraid that there won't be such a person in the entire Li An city. The waiter thought that this person was most likely a powerful person from the capital. He thought for a moment before silently retreating. He wanted to report this to Lady Liu.

"Waiter …"

Just as he was about to leave, Meng Liuxuan spoke up gently, calling out to him.

The waiter quickly turned around, and his attitude was even more respectful than before. Lowering his eyebrows, he almost kneeled down and kowtowed, "Master, what orders do you have?"

Meng Huaxuan pursed his lips, took out a silver ingot from his money pouch, and casually threw it in front of the waiter. He didn't have any expression on his face, and his voice was also faint.

Song Xiangsi sat at the side and watched as the white silver flashed past her and finally fell into the hands of the waiter. The corner of her mouth slightly twitched, and it took a lot of effort to control herself from snatching the silver back.

That was fifty taels of silver!

Her heart was bleeding.

The waiter was startled as well. He did not expect the other party to be so generous. He hurriedly nodded his head in agreement. His hands were trembling as he went out to find the person with trembling legs.

He had been a waiter for more than ten years, but the reward he had received was not this high. It seemed that he had really met a noble this time. The waiter's heart became more and more firm.

When he told the story to Liu Niang, she was also shocked. She no longer cared about taking care of the guests in front of her and quickly followed the waiter to the private room where Meng Ling Xuan and the others were.

Liu Niang muttered in her heart. Since the other party was either rich or wealthy, then he must be doing a lot of business. Maybe it's a big business deal.

Therefore, in less than the time it took to make a cup of tea, Liu Niang had already appeared in front of Song Xiangsi, smiling.

Song Xiangsi raised her eyes to look around and saw a woman in her thirties walking in. The makeup on her face was applied in a very appropriate manner, not looking pale at all. Her hair was combed into a bun, and it was filled with golden hairpins.

Her figure was well-kept, and she did not look middle-aged or fat. It was just that her figure was a little bit plump, but it seemed to be more plentiful. Compared to those young girls, it seemed a little more attractive.

As soon as the woman entered, she quickly sized them up, her eyes flashing, the smile on her face appropriate and shrewd.

Song Xiangsi nodded, thinking that this Liu Niang was probably hard to talk to.

"Oh, oh, I'm so sorry, I was really too busy today. I only rushed here after so long. Please forgive me two masters, but in order to apologize, I brought the best wine in the Orchid Court Workshop to present to you."

As she spoke, she twisted her waist and walked forward, directly pouring a cup for each of them.

While she was receding, her gaze continued to size them up. Finally, it landed on Meng Ling Xuan and paused for a moment.

Song Xiangsi had originally thought in her heart that Lady Liu did not arrive late, not even half a cup of tea's worth of time. To be able to prepare wine for them in such a short period of time, it had already been done very quickly.

Something flashed through her mind, and she immediately thought of it. She finally understood why Meng Ling Xuan had acted so arrogantly earlier, as though he were a rich young master.

Just for the sake of Liu Niang's current respectful attitude, she did not dare to neglect it.

This was the so-called acting tough!

As long as you were well-behaved, it didn't matter if you were an ant or a snake, as long as you weren't exposed, you would be treated as an important guest.