"Miss Meng, our Tang Family Master would never behave in the way you described..."
The little pageboy was about to speak, but Tang Shunyan stopped him with a gesture.
"Enough, if Miss Meng wishes to enter and have tea, we will gladly accompany her!"
Tang Shunyan led the way generously, with Meng Zhaojun following behind, smug and triumphant. A crowd followed them, while another group stayed on the street to watch over the horses and carriage.
Indeed, the brothel also had a courtyard where they could have taken the carriage and horses, but they did not know how long the two young ones would stay inside.
If they found it uninteresting and came out quickly, it would be troublesome to enter and exit repeatedly.
Of course, there were guards inside who would keep them informed. If the young master stayed inside to drink tea for a longer time, they would bring the carriage and horses into the brothel’s courtyard, as so many people waiting outside would be quite conspicuous.
However, when the young master entered the brothel, someone would still report back to inform the head of the household; they couldn’t afford to let the young master cause any trouble.
Eventually, if they couldn’t make decisions further, and the family head blamed them, they hoped the family head would send someone immediately to take the young masters away.
Both families’ guards did the same. Madam Tang received the message from the guards that her grandson, who was not yet an adult, had entered the brothel.
Understanding her grandson’s character, Madam Tang knew this was not his idea; it was their family business, and she viewed it as the grandson stepping in to inspect operations.
With their family’s wealth, this was not something they couldn’t afford.
She merely instructed the guards to keep an eye out. As the young master entered the brothel, she told the guards to inform the brothel’s madam to stop receiving clients that day and to keep it closed as long as the young master was playing.
Upon receiving the orders, the guards carried them out without informing Lady Tang, the young master’s mother, to avoid unnecessary complications.
On the other side, the Mrs. Meng was busy at the moment, having already instructed the housekeeper on what procedures to follow, posting a notice for who would buy at a good price; the minimum was not low.
The guard reported that the Lady followed Tang Shunyan into the brothel.
"Based on this reasoning, just what is going on?"
Mrs. Yu slammed the table, and at that moment, only she and her maid were in the living room; under her stern management, her maid kept her head lowered, not daring to look up.
The guard knew it was such an outcome and could only explain everything just as it happened.
Mrs. Meng initially thought the idea belonged to the Tang family’s young master because this boy was leading her daughter astray, making her return to the Capital with a tarnished reputation.
But to her surprise, it was entirely her imperious daughter’s idea who, despite the boy’s repeated objections, still insisted on going in to drink tea.
Is this a place to drink tea?
Mrs. Meng, with a headache, rubbed her forehead. With so many issues already on her plate, her daughter was only adding to the chaos, truly...
"Madam, I heard them secretly saying that this is a Tang family property."
The guard, risking being scolded, reported what he had heard.
"Oh, then it’s fine. Have more people stationed at the door, and if any men try to enter, don’t let them in!"
Mrs. Meng felt that if the Tang family was indulging the children in such play, they must have considered this point; they might not care about their young master’s reputation, but she would not let others do as they pleased.
The guards followed the orders and did not dare to arrange for government officials to change the guards at the door by themselves.
They were just guards and knew the rules well, having been there for several years.
The old master was about to be transferred, and a new old master would arrive; they couldn’t let the old master have issues caused by the incoming one.
They also understood that Madam was doing this to protect the Lady, aiming to contain the news.
Suddenly, two young masters entered the brothel, bringing many people with them.
In the brothel where ladies were not offered during the day, the girls seeing the two young masters enter covered their mouths and laughed, finding it interesting and going forward to greet them!
These ladies, working in the brothel, did not recognize the Tang family master from outside.
It should be joyful for the women; they didn’t recognize the guards accompanying the young masters either.
Someone had already informed the brothel’s madam.
The fat madam with heavily rouged cheeks and bright red lips, twisting her plump body, followed by a group of curious girls, some with the build of bouncers.
"Aiyo, where have these two handsome young masters come from? Come in, come in, which of my sisters here would you like to accompany you?"
The madam’s fat body exaggeratedly produced a coquettish voice from her mouth, causing goosebumps to rise on those who heard it.
"We don’t need ladies; just give us a room. We are only here to drink tea!"
Tang Shunyan spoke on their behalf, and those behind him, including Meng Zhaojun, agreed with this statement.
"So the two young masters have come here to drink tea? Our girls are so beautiful, and you don’t choose them for company; do you need a lady to play some music for you?"
The madam perhaps felt that two such well-dressed young masters coming here, even without choosing girls, didn’t matter as long as they ordered a room, which would incur expensive charges for ordinary tea or fruit sold inside.