A Time-Traveling Mishap: I Became an Ancient Nobleman

Chapter 288 Courtesan

Chapter 288 Courtesan

Zhou Hanzhang glanced at Qianmian helplessly, "You say you're poor, but what about those who are truly poor? Don't they even have the right to live?"

Qianmian chuckled and leaned closer. "Your Zhou and Li families, who in the entire capital dares to compare your wealth with yours? To say you have money is just showing off your limited skills in front of an expert."

Zhou Hanzhang was speechless for a moment after hearing this. His Zhou family was the richest family in the Great Zhou Dynasty. If Qianmian's statement was true, there would probably be very few people in the world who were not poor.

She simply turned her face away and ignored Qianmian.

Seeing that she had been rebuffed, Qianmian wisely changed the subject, "Hanzhang, after you get back later, let's take a look at the competition pieces for Butterfly Dance Pavilion."

Zhou Hanzhang then turned his head, a hint of interest flashing in his eyes. "Alright, that's exactly what I was thinking. We can take a look at their competition pieces later and create some targeted pieces."

Today, they went to great lengths to find out the performance repertoire of Butterfly Dance Pavilion. Qianmian was completely impressed by Zhou Hanzhang's actions.

As the strongest rival of the Red Beauty Pavilion, Butterfly Dance Pavilion's repertoire naturally needs to be carefully studied in order to choreograph a program that can surpass theirs.

A narrow victory and a resounding triumph are two completely different outcomes.

As soon as the two returned to the Red Beauty Brothel, the girls inside swarmed out like a tide, surrounding Fangniang and chattering incessantly, "What good things did you bring us back today, sister?"

Looking at their excitement, Zhou Hanzhang couldn't help but think to himself that Qianmian was usually quite generous to these girls.

That's true. If he didn't treat these girls well, how could he have them following him so devotedly?

Taking advantage of the moment when Qianmian was surrounded by the girls, Zhou Hanzhang turned around and went upstairs.

Thousand Faces quickly grabbed her, "Oh, where are you going? Most of these things are yours, come and try them on to see if they fit."

Zhou Hanzhang waved his hand, "No need, I'm quite tired."

Qianmian, however, insisted, "Let's give it a try. All the sisters are here, and they can give you their opinions on whether it looks good or not."

The other girls rarely saw a woman as beautiful and graceful as Zhou Hanzhang, and instead of feeling jealous, they surrounded her with smiles, saying, "Little sister, you should at least give it a try. We all want to see."

Having been informed by Qianmian beforehand, they already knew that Zhou Hanzhang was an outsider that Fangniang had hired at great expense, all for the sake of this beauty contest.

Therefore, at this time, they not only had no dissatisfaction with Zhou Hanzhang, but were actually very welcoming to him.

After all, when someone is far more outstanding than you, you will naturally extend goodwill to them.

"Good sister, come quickly."

Surrounded by so many beauties, the fragrance was unrestrained yet not cloying; the combination created a soothing atmosphere that calmed the mind and body.

Even though Zhou Hanzhang was a woman, she couldn't resist the enthusiasm, so she sat down as the girls suggested, letting them pile on all sorts of jewelry that they had just unpacked.

After finally trying on all the jewelry and clothes, Zhou Hanzhang thought she could finally go upstairs to rest, but little did she know that the girls had no intention of letting her go.

"Little sister, don't be in such a hurry. Can you talk to us sisters a little longer?"

The other girls chimed in, "That's right, now's not the time to do business. We've had enough sleep while you guys were out."

Zhou Hanzhang was puzzled as to why these girls insisted on keeping her here. The next moment, she understood the reason.

“Good sister, before you went out today, I saw that you drew a lot of clothing patterns for some of the sisters in our workshop. We sisters know you are busy now. After this competition of beauties is over, could you design some clothes for us sisters as well?”

No wonder people say that women have little resistance to cosmetics and beautiful clothes.

The girls who saw Zhou Hanzhang's picture were already captivated by her talent, and they spread the word about her as soon as they went out.

So much so that by the time the Thousand Faces Sect members took the patterns out, those patterns had already been passed around among the group of girls.

When they saw the beautiful clothes, they were all stunned and captivated, imagining how beautiful and charming they would look if they wore them.

So they unanimously decided that when Zhou Hanzhang returned, they must get along well with her so that she could also draw up a couple of plans for them.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Hanzhang realized what it was about and couldn't help but chuckle to himself, thinking it was nothing serious.

Besides, designing clothes for these girls would also earn her family some extra money. She never refused a win-win situation.

"I thought it was something serious. I was just thinking of designing clothes for all of you ladies, why would you need to ask me to?"

She looked at Qianmian and said, "How about this? Fangniang has all your information. Ask her to give me a copy, and I'll design something for you based on your individual characteristics, okay?"

Upon hearing this, the girls were overjoyed. Some of the bolder ones even kissed Zhou Hanzhang on the cheek. "Good sister, you are truly our lucky star. Look at you, you are not only beautiful but also very talented. If you stay, those stinky men will never want to look at us again."

Although the words were somewhat exaggerated, Zhou Hanzhang could hear the flattery in them.

What woman doesn't like to hear others praise her?

Moreover, the one praising him was a beauty.

She smiled and said, "I always knew that the reason why Hongyanfang has been able to stand strong in the capital for so many years is not only because of Fangniang's efforts, but also because of all of you ladies. Look at how easily you can make people's hearts flutter with just a few words. All those men must be completely infatuated with you!"

The girl chuckled when she heard Zhou Hanzhang's words. "Little sister, you're just trying to make me happy. I'm serious, so don't forget to draw patterns for us!"

Seeing how familiar this girl was with Zhou Hanzhang so quickly, the other girl pulled her away, saying, "Huaying, don't keep her there. Let us at least say a word to her."

The girl named Huaying glared at the girl who had spoken, her beauty captivating. "I got close by my own skill; how could you possibly take it from me?"

Upon hearing this, all the girls burst into laughter and rushed forward to pull him away.

Finally, Thousand Faces spoke up, "Alright, you've all achieved your goals. Let's disperse now; we still have things to discuss."

The girls reluctantly left.

Looking at the girl named Huaying from earlier, Zhou Hanzhang asked Qianmian, "This Huaying should be considered one of the top girls in the Red Beauty Pavilion, right?"

Qianmian nodded. "That's right, she's our top courtesan."

Zhou Hanzhang asked curiously, "Then why didn't you ask her to participate in the beauty pageant?"