Chapter 41: Bringing Big Brother Along

If not for the system's check-in task, Zhu Gaoxu certainly would not have come to a place like this.

The reason was none other than that, although he yearned for it in his heart, his age was truly too young.

Bearing a young body, Zhu Gaoxu stood before Wanhua Pavilion, and a sense of pressure inexplicably rose in his heart.

"If Mom and Dad found out I came here, I'm afraid they'd beat my bottom off."

Scenes of Zhu Di and Xu Miaoyun performing a mixed-gender tag-team beating inexplicably flashed through Zhu Gaoxu's mind.

Sighing, Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and looked helplessly at the Embroidered Uniform Guard at the mouth of the alley.

He knew that his act of visiting a brothel today would certainly not escape Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes.

Taking a deep breath, and then as if having made some major decision, Zhu Gaoxu stepped inside.

But what he didn't expect was that in less than three minutes, Zhu Gaoxu came back out.

The reason was very simple: he discovered he had no money...

Zhu Gaoxu was, after all, the Nanyang Commandery Prince, hailing from the Yan Wangfu, and plus, Zhu Gaoxu had vowed to play the part of a dissolute dandy to the end, so his attire was truly luxurious.

As soon as he entered, although the procuress was somewhat surprised to see Zhu Gaoxu was only a four-year-old child, seeing such a luxurious outfit on him, she immediately treated him with hospitality.

However, when Zhu Gaoxu saw the long price list, he immediately stated he had come to the wrong place, and then, amidst the surprised and slightly disdainful gazes of the procuress and the others, he covered his old face and walked back out.

It is worth mentioning that just as he stepped out, two Embroidered Uniform Guards in plain clothes walked toward him; they were clearly following him.

Ever since Zhu Di had responded to Mao Xiang last time, all Embroidered Uniform Guards wore plain clothes and followed secretly; as long as Zhu Gaoxu had any orders or encountered any danger, he only needed to wave his hand, and someone would immediately step forward.

These two were clearly intending to go in to find Zhu Gaoxu, but they obviously hadn't expected Zhu Gaoxu to come out so quickly; after a moment of shock, they simply stopped going in and turned to walk back out.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at the two slightly disappointed men and pretended nothing had happened as he returned to the alley entrance; for a moment, Zhu Gaoxu even wanted to join the Embroidered Uniform Guards.

Visiting a brothel during work hours, and the key was that the expenses were reimbursed—he would be disappointed too if he were them.

You've already reached the door and you're coming back out, you bastard?

Regarding this, Zhu Gaoxu could only silently say sorry to these two brothers.

There was no help for it; if it were before, he could still say to those inside: "I am Zhu Gaoxu, son of the Prince of Yan! Put all expenses on the Yan Wangfu account."

But ever since the hunting grounds last time, Zhu Gaoxu had lost this privilege.

He reckoned that if he still dared to do that, Zhu Di could really break his legs.

The system required checking in at Wanhua Pavilion for three consecutive days, with each check-in lasting one hour.

With Zhu Gaoxu's small frame, people wouldn't even hire him to wash dishes.

He couldn't just apply for a job as an intern brothel-hand inside just for a check-in task.

By then, Zhu Yuanzhang would probably kill him; wasn't it enough to lose his own face, he had to lose the royal family's face along with it?

Helpless, Zhu Gaoxu could only return to the Yan Wangfu first before making a decision.

The journey was silent, and after returning home, Zhu Gaoxu found his eldest brother at the first opportunity.

"Hehe, what are you busy with, Big Brother?"

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Zhu Gaochi, who was sitting at the desk diligently copying ancient texts, and asked a question he already knew the answer to.

Seeing his second brother looking at him with a face full of smiles, Zhu Gaochi inexplicably felt a chill on his scalp.

"Ahem, Second Brother, just say what you have to say."

"It's nothing much, do you have any money, Big Brother..."

Hearing Zhu Gaoxu ask him for money, Zhu Gaochi felt a sense of relief instead.

"Money, I have some."

Having said that, Zhu Gaochi extended his small, chubby hand and took five taels of silver from his waist.

Picking and choosing, he took out three taels, then glanced at Zhu Gaoxu, and simply gritted his teeth and shoved all the silver in his hand to Zhu Gaoxu.

Looking at the five small silver nuggets in his hand, Zhu Gaoxu was somewhat speechless.

Being so stingy with just this little bit of money.

Besides, this little bit of money wasn't enough...

To tell the truth, five taels of silver was not a small amount; for an ordinary commoner family, one tael of silver was enough for a person to eat for a month.

But the place Zhu Gaoxu wanted to go was Wanhua Pavilion; this little money wouldn't even make a ripple.

Looking at Zhu Gaochi's chubby frame, Zhu Gaoxu's eyes rolled, and he immediately had an idea.

"Big Brother, I don't want this money anymore, and not only do I not want it, I'm going to take you to a good place!"

Having said that, without waiting for Zhu Gaochi to react, he immediately grabbed him and rushed out of the room.

Zhu Gaoxu's idea was very simple: he couldn't put things on the account anymore, but his big brother could.

They were both Zhu Di's sons, the effect was the same.

Even if something happened, this time there would be an extra Zhu Gaochi to take the blame with him; the more he thought about it, the more feasible it felt.

Just like that, a bewildered Zhu Gaochi was dragged by Zhu Gaoxu to the front of Wanhua Pavilion.

It was already afternoon, and the crowd had become larger.

Seeing Zhu Gaoxu dragging him and about to walk inside, Zhu Gaochi was so scared he almost sat on the ground, waving his hands nervously again and again.

He now truly realized how formidable his younger brother was.

How old was he, and he was already starting to visit brothels, and the key was that he was dragging him along too?

Now, there was only one sentence in Zhu Gaochi's mind.

"Leave immediately, leave at once, leave right now, and stay far away from this brother of mine."

Although Zhu Gaochi was two years older than Zhu Gaoxu and had a sturdier body, don't forget that Zhu Gaoxu possessed Overlord Strength; holding onto a Zhu Gaochi was still no problem.