"What are you doing, blockhead?"
Cang Xiaoxuan looked at the scene before her, her expression turning somewhat serious. Earlier, she had thought visiting a brothel would be different from what she had imagined—entirely proper... merely talking and connecting with the girls here.
But what was this situation?
Cang Xiaoxuan looked at the two women nestled against Fu Hua.
"..."
Fu Hua was also a little slow to process Cang Xiaoxuan's words. The current situation had caught her somewhat off guard as well.
What that girl had told her before was not like this at all. Those women had merely sold their talents, not themselves. But now... Fu Hua suddenly understood. The women of brothels could not all be talented courtesans who sold their arts but not their bodies. There were also other, more suggestive services. Otherwise, brothels would not be regarded as indecent places.
Thus, brothel women were divided into different ranks. At the very top were, naturally, the courtesans, followed by leading ladies and famed prostitutes. Below them were renowned women blessed with both talent and beauty; these women could even be considered performers.
Below them were women whose talents were less outstanding but who still had their own assets and were not to be bullied by just anyone. At the very bottom were those who... spread their legs for money...
What Fu Hua did not know was that Xiaoxiang Pavilion differed from other places. There were no women who would do that just for money...
Even women without any particular talents had to be willing. It was not something money alone could buy. Though generally speaking, once things reached that point... as long as the price was high enough, they would not refuse.
But Fu Hua was different. Before she had even taken out any money... the moment