Chapter 89: Red Sleeve House (Listed, please subscribe, thank you)

"Pop~~"

Xiao Yu excitedly hugged Hong Qu's shoulders, kissed her on her pink cheeks, and laughed excitedly: "Baby, you are my treasure, a big treasure!"

Hong Qu never expected her to have this reaction; her body stiffened, her expression remained dull for a long while, before she pushed her away forcefully, blushing and wiping her cheeks constantly, the more she wiped, the redder they became.

"You crazy person, why are you acting crazy for no reason?" she said angrily.

"Hahaha, Baby Hong Qu, it's really great to have you; sigh, I just regret meeting you too late." Xiao Yu didn't mind her pushing and just laughed happily.

Her original expectations for this Prime Minister's daughter were just an enhanced version of Xia Zhi and Yong Xue, someone who could correctly explain characters.

But Hong Qu's performance surprised her, even shocked her.

She didn't know Wu Gong, but she knew too much about the path of immortal martial arts cultivation.

Xiao Yu dared to be certain that Wang Yuyan was definitely not as good as Dou Gengyan!

Regarding the *Ghost Shadow Capturing Hand*, Hong Qu spoke eloquently, explaining the profound in simple terms, making Xiao Yu suddenly enlightened.

Xiao Yu immediately felt that this Prime Minister's daughter was extraordinary.

She wrote out the *Tiger Soul Seven Kills* heart technique to test her.

It was Hong Qu's first time seeing the *Tiger Soul Seven Kills*, but her analysis and explanation still allowed her to gain a lot.

One must know that with the help of the Purple Mansion, her realm in the *Tiger Soul Seven Kills* had long surpassed General Guan Huchen Huchen's.

Finally, Xiao Yu recited the *Male Dragon Technique* breathing method to Hong Qu, and Hong Qu's analysis once again made her suddenly enlightened.

Xiao Yu even captured the "Dao Qi" in her body on the spot; the "Dao Qi" wandered through her spiritual meridians. That is to say, she could now try to "point the spiritual meridians" and awaken the first wisp of *Male Dragon Technique* internal energy.

She was overjoyed, which is why she hugged Hong Qu and kissed her.

She was excited!

This Hong Qu was not a little treasure; she was an immortal martial arts secret treasury far exceeding General Guan Huchen Huchen!

"Don't be surprised, I was just too excited. Hmm, the joy of hearing the Dao in legends, dancing with joy."

Xiao Yu put her hands together, bowed to her, and begged for her understanding.

When the anger on Hong Qu's face subsided slightly, she leaned over again, hugged her shoulders, and whispered: "Did your father teach you these immortal martial arts theories? Not practicing martial arts, just learning the theories."

Hong Qu shook her head: "Not immortal martial arts theories. Immortal martial arts not only cannot be practiced, but it's best not to even know the theories and manuals.

Practicing them will ruin the foundation of the body.

Studying the manuals will form wrong thoughts.

Father didn't specifically teach me anything either.

It's just that every time he discussed the Dao with uncles or visited hidden predecessors in the mountains, he would take me along to listen.

Moreover, in order to increase 'Dao Qi', I started reciting Daoist scriptures as soon as I learned to read.

I memorized all kinds of Daoist scriptures first, and when I encountered an opportunity, I would listen to the immortal masters explain them.

After listening to a lot, looking back at the immortal martial arts manuals, I felt they were very simple, even crude. You should just study the moves of that *Ghost Shadow Capturing Hand*; don't ever practice the internal energy method, it will ruin the meridians in your hands.

The *Tiger Soul Seven Kills* causes huge damage to the spirit; after all, humans are not fierce tigers, so it's best you don't practice it either.

Although the *Male Dragon Technique* has a shadow of the *Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon*, it is ultimately a technique of harvesting and supplementing, not the right path; don't ever practice it."

Xiao Yu felt very uncomfortable in her heart: "If I don't practice anything, will you teach me immortal techniques?"

"I'm just giving suggestions; how you choose is up to you." Hong Qu also felt a bit lost in her heart.

She understood "immortal opportunities are hard to seek" better than Xiao Yu.

When her father was still alive, the Dou family was at its peak in the Western countries, yet they couldn't help her find a "True Immortal" opportunity.

Now that she had fallen into the Music Office, her life was not her own; should she still insist on the path of immortality?

Or, like this "Feather Phoenix Immortal," should she first use every method to increase her strength and control her destiny?

Xiao Yu put down the *Ghost Shadow Capturing Hand* manual, looked back out the window, and said: "The sun is about to set; why hasn't a maid come to deliver food and light the lamps for us?"

Hong Qu said irritably: "Do you still think you're Miss Guan! The 'daughters' of the Music Office are originally maids who serve the big singers and dancers.

It's just that our identities are special, and we just entered the door, so we haven't been assigned maid work."

"Where do you eat?" Xiao Yu asked.

Hong Qu hesitated: "When I lived in the attic before, someone notified me to go to the backyard to fetch food; now..."

Xiao Yu looked left and right and said: "Wu Xiaojing Pavilion isn't big, but it's very exquisite and quiet; it's considered one of the best courtyards in the Red Sleeve House.

But since they let us live in such a good place, why don't they assign us two little maids?"

Hong Qu started sneering again: "Do you really think Auntie Liu let us move here to reward you for starting to 'receive guests and make money'?"

"Although I don't take pride in this, I did indeed make a lot of money," Xiao Yu said.

Hong Qu said gloomily: "Wu Xiaojing Pavilion is located in the most corner of the Red Sleeve House, so it's quiet, and so if there's an immortal battle, the loss caused to the Red Sleeve House is the lowest."

"Immortal battle..." Xiao Yu's expression was strange. "Is it for you, or for me?"

"I don't know, it's more likely that no immortal will come at all," Hong Qu said bitterly.

"Forget about what immortal or heavenly immortal; right now, the immortal in the stomach is the biggest."

Xiao Yu put down the "Capturing Hand" manual, stood up, and asked: "I'm going out to find food; are you going?"

"No."

Xiao Yu walked out of Wu Xiaojing Pavilion, searched around in the maze-like alley, didn't find food, but was found by Auntie Liu first.

"You've just recovered from a serious illness; why aren't you staying in the courtyard to recuperate, what are you tossing about for?"

"I'm hungry! There isn't even a maid to deliver food; if I don't come out to find food myself, what can I do?" Xiao Yu shouted.

"It's still early." Auntie Liu glanced at the red western sky and said: "The Red Sleeve House is a place of pleasure after all; meal times are later than ordinary families, and dinner is usually served at the hour of the dog (7-9 PM)."

"The more you have to work at night, the earlier you should eat, right?" Xiao Yu said.

Auntie Liu looked at her strangely and said: "If the guests don't eat first, where would we get food to eat?"

"Eat leftovers?" Xiao Yu said in surprise.

Auntie Liu was even stranger: "Are you the Shaman Feather, or Dou Gengyan!"

"Sigh, don't look down on a Shaman princess! I forge iron, fire pottery, boil salt, and dig paddy fields; on weekdays, I have thousands of Shaman warriors at my disposal!

What I eat is really not necessarily worse than that of ordinary wealthy families in Tianmen Town," Xiao Yu said.

Auntie Liu looked at her thoughtfully and said: "Just wait; anyway, even I have to eat leftovers.

Not the leftover food on the table, but what's left in the kitchen pot.

In short, you can't waste it."

"Where is Sister Jin Lian?" Xiao Yu asked.

"She is of course eating with the guests at the table."

After a pause, Auntie Liu added: "Jin Lian is still different from you; she has a small stove in her courtyard."

Xiao Yu said: "I'm not as luxurious as Sister Jin Lian, but I also have some family assets; can I hire two maids to take care of my and Hong Qu's daily life?"

Auntie Liu said: "Even Hong Qu hasn't made such a request.

Letting you 'upper-class daughters' be self-reliant like ordinary daughters isn't to torture you.

It's to temper your physique and hone your character.

After all, the Red Sleeve House is not the Prime Minister's mansion.

The 'noble young ladies' raised here are still meant to be sold for a good price.

Even when they reach the level of Shao Yao and Li Manman, they still have to serve people.

Lower-class nobles are served by lower-class singers, and upper-class nobles are served by upper-class singers.

No matter how high-class a singer is, there are always higher-class nobles above her.

This period of being a 'daughter' is to let you recognize reality and find your own positioning, so as not to be confused in the future, offend nobles, and bring about a disaster of body and life."

"Auntie's painstaking efforts, Little Fengxian understands, but Auntie, there is a saying called 'teaching students according to their aptitude'."

Xiao Yu pointed at herself and sighed: "Auntie should know my experience; I have already matured to the point where 'it is hard to change one's nature', and the Red Sleeve House's method of honing character is of no use to me at all."

Auntie Liu said in surprise: "You are really straightforward."

Even if Xiao Yu had said "I have already matured to the point of recognizing my own positioning at all times and do not need to hone my character," she wouldn't have been surprised.

"I am a barbarian; I don't know how to beat around the bush," Xiao Yu laughed.

"Fine, you can be an exception. I'll find a girl for Wu Xiaojing Pavilion later; you can discuss the monthly silver with her yourself," Auntie Liu said.

No matter whether Xiao Yu could recognize reality, she could be sure of one thing: the Red Sleeve House's set of honing character was indeed of no use to her.

This girl was born with innate wisdom and was too mature.

"Auntie Liu, you know I'm practicing martial arts, and practicing martial arts requires medicinal meals, like bone-strengthening soup, spirit-warming soup, and the like..."

Auntie Liu waved her hand: "You spend your own money; I don't care."

Xiao Yu said strangely: "I thought before that once I entered the Music Office, people weren't their own, let alone private money..."

Auntie Liu nodded: "You're not wrong; according to the Great Shu laws, private money is not allowed in the Music Office. If discovered, it will not only be confiscated, but also punished with heavy penalties; it wouldn't be strange to be beaten to death.

But soon the imperial court discovered that doing this meant the Music Office couldn't make any money.

It even lost money.

If you want the horse to run, you have to give the horse grass.

If you want the horse to run fast, never mind whether it can actually eat the carrot, at least let the horse see the carrot in front."

"Then Auntie, have you ever seen a horse eat a carrot all these years?" Xiao Yu laughed.

A trace of helplessness appeared in Auntie Liu's eyes: "So what if you eat a carrot? A horse is still a horse; no matter where it goes, it's a horse's fate.

It's better to work hard to burn incense and worship Buddha, be diligent and down-to-earth in this life, hoping that the Buddha will bless you so that you can be reborn as a 'good person' in the land of China in the next life."

"Sigh, Auntie Liu is too stingy; managing such a large family business, with guests like clouds and gold coming in every day, yet eating leftovers every day." After returning to Wu Xiaojing Pavilion, Xiao Yu sighed to Hong Qu.

Hong Qu sneered: "What does this have to do with Auntie Liu? The Red Sleeve House belongs to the Music Office, and the Music Office belongs to the imperial court; no matter how much money the Red Sleeve House makes, it doesn't fall into Auntie Liu's pocket.

Everyone eats leftovers, and the money saved every year can add a new palace for the Prince of Qinghe.

If you were the Prince of Qinghe, what would you choose?"

Xiao Yu was stunned and said: "Why isn't it adding a new palace for the King of Shu?"

Hong Qu mocked: "The King of Shu is just a puppet placed on the table by the Prince of Qinghe to fool the Great Qin of China.

Although the Human Emperor is suppressing my Lu Kingdom, he also doesn't want the Shu Kingdom to grow big and strong.

As the King of Shu, being watched, many things are inconvenient to do.

He doesn't even dare to be too wise.

Only by being muddled can one live a long life.

Li Jingyu is a leisure prince in name, but who knows how he is plotting against the violent Qin in secret!"

"You know this, but Great Qin doesn't?" Xiao Yu said.

"They are all guarding against each other and plotting against each other!"

Xiao Yu was speechless.

"Sister Little Fengxian, I'm here~~"

Before long, Zi Ying's cheerful laughter came from the door.

By the time Xiao Yu got up and went out, she had already trotted into the courtyard.

"Zi Ying, just you?"

"You were just looking for a maid to fetch food, one isn't enough?" Zi Ying tilted her head and looked at her.

"You want to help me fetch food?" Xiao Yu was a bit surprised.

She thought Zi Ying was bringing a maid to apply for the job, but she didn't expect the applicant to be Zi Ying herself.

"Can't I?" Zi Ying was a bit nervous.

Xiao Yu waved her hands repeatedly: "No, no, Sister Sister Ziying Ying is of course very good, but I thought you were Auntie Liu's little housekeeper."

Zi Ying was silent for a while and said gloomily: "I'm also a maid for Auntie Liu; she pays me two strings of big money every month..."

Xiao Yu immediately said: "I'll give Sister Sister Ziying Ying five strings of money a month! By the way, how much is one string worth in silver?"

Zi Ying giggled: "You don't even know how much one string is, yet you give me five strings of big money; you aren't teasing your sister, are you?"

"I don't know how much one string is, but I'm sure Sister Sister Ziying Ying is definitely worth five strings of money," Xiao Yu said.

"Five strings is too much; one string is enough," Zi Ying waved her hand and laughed.

"Sigh, you don't understand; I can eat a lot, five strings is fine, it's just Sister Sister Ziying Ying pitying me and being willing to help me."

Seeing that Zi Ying still wanted to say more, Xiao Yu quickly added: "You don't understand now; when you see how much I can eat, you'll probably regret it!"

Zi Ying was half-believing: "Try it for half a month first; if your appetite doesn't scare me, we'll go back to one string of money."

"That's fine, I guess I'll have to pay more by then. Sigh, Sister Sister Ziying Ying is shrewd; you didn't let me take a big advantage," Xiao Yu said with a face full of regret.

Zi Ying covered her mouth and giggled non-stop: "I don't believe you can eat more than my Little Gray."

"What's Little Gray? It's not a pig, is it?"

"Hehehe, it is a pig, hehehe..."

"What's the situation with Zi Ying, do you know?" After sending away Little Zi Ying, Xiao Yu turned to ask Hong Qu.

"I don't know." Hong Qu was very straightforward.

Soon she added: "You don't have to ask to guess; she has family, and her family really needs money.

Besides family, who else could make a girl in the Music Office who hasn't been 'opened' work so hard?"

"Sigh, all living beings suffer; the immortals and Buddhas who possess the power to dominate the world cannot save this world at all; it's truly despairing!" Xiao Yu looked at the gradually darkening sky outside the window and sighed longly.

Hong Qu looked at her with the eyes of looking at an alien: "You're starting to say crazy things again; immortals and Buddhas are of course saving the world, and they can also save the world!"

Sorry, I originally agreed on twelve o'clock, but it's dragged until now. Actually, I started checking for typos at ten o'clock, intending to release ten chapters in one go, but after tossing for two hours, I didn't finish checking the chapters; the efficiency is too low, sorry. ===== CHAPTER 90 =====