Chapter 110b: Tonight Heavenly Dream Tower is especially bustling
Nalan Ye sighed, “Qing Luan, you really don’t like me following you around that much?” Since when had he ever been despised by anyone this much? The minute that he thought of his newly wedded bride despising him, Nalan Ye felt like he wanted to cry but with no tears.
Seeing Luo Qing Luan silently staring at him with a look which depicted ‘must you act like this’, Nalan Ye went into deep thoughts for a moment and finally nodded his head, “Alright, as long as you allow Yuan Xin and Yong An to follow you around in future and not make me worry will do. But…..”
Just up to this point, Luo Qing Luan thought that he had agreed, whoever knew that his topic took a turn, “You will definitely visit Heavenly Dream Tower the night after tomorrow and I will be there as well. So I’m just informing you in advance just in case you say I’m following you. I just merely want to see that reformed Wild Dance.”
Her eyeb.a.l.l.s rolled back as Luo Qing Luan didn’t know if what Nalan Ye said was real or false, but since he used the excuse of dropping by to see the Wild Dance, then just let him go. She was filled with thoughts about the grandeur in Heavenly Dream Tower by then, wondering if it would be as bustling as the last time.
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Although Heavenly Dream Tower had only advertised two days in advance, unlike the previous time where they started promoting aggressively half a month ago, the effect was really not bad at all.
As the Capital was bustling with activities recently, it wasn’t just the majority who knew about Heavenly Dream Tower’s fame, just hearing that there’s a fresh new programme which would be launched soon immediately gathered people in groups as they prepared to head over together. There were quite a number of emissaries and merchants who had arrived earlier who also took the chance to join in for relaxation.
Watching those people dressed in different attires which apparently showed that they weren’t citizens from Western Chu, Luo Qing Luan felt rather refreshed.
She sat on the fourth floor looking down towards the lobby where it was occupied fully with guests. Although there was still two hours before the start of the event, there weren’t much empty s.p.a.ces left. Seated at the corners were basically people from other countries, which could be told easily from their dressing.
North Yue countrymen had braided their hair since young and the ladies braided their hair into ten over smaller plaits, their makeup was also different from Western Chu. The ladies were used to using light muslin to mask their faces and they loved to use various coloured gems to hang on their foreheads. Such a contrast in the styles of dressing made it easy to tell where they were from.
South Yue Country and Western Chu didn’t have much of a difference because the countries produced various kinds of spices and dyeing materials and South Yue’s countrymen, ranging from the royalties to ministers and the common rich and powerful people and so, all loved using spices and incense. Generally a specially patterned small spice or scent bag would be seen hanging around their waists and they were likely people from South Yue. Especially for South Yue’s ladies from the royal family, they loved to apply various colours on their nails so just looking at their colourful nails would tell where they were from.
East Wan on the other hand was the closest to Western Chu’s folkways so it would take a closer observation before telling the two apart.
East Wan’s countrymen loved to embroider various totems on their clothes and it wasn’t the usual flower, gra.s.s, fishes, worms, plants, birds kind of totem which Western Chu was used to, but some complicated and mysterious pictures. One look on the surface would not totally tell the two apart but in actual fact, East Wan had a set of ancient scripts which only the royalty would be able to recognise. Although the normal commoners also wore these embroidered totem characters clothes, but they didn’t have the qualifications to recognise the words.
Hearing Nalan Ye telling her about how to differentiate all the various countries’ differences, Luo Qing Luan merely observed for a short moment and could easily tell the difference.
“Looks like tonight’s Heavenly Dream Tower is indeed bustling with life, so I’m afraid that will earn a huge amount of money again.” There were at least merchants from East Wan seated at three different tables. Luo Qing Luan thought about the scene later when Yan’er and the others appeared on stage, they would definitely cause a huge commotion and by then, wouldn’t these wealthy merchants from East Wan just stake a thousand pieces of gold in one throw?
Although Western Chu and North Yue had a huge battle before, but the strongest East Wan took on the role of a bystander. At this upcoming Four Kingdoms Congress, Luo Qing Luan believed that East Wan would not remain as peaceful as several years before, so they would probably make a move?
Nangong Yu as the owner, naturally sat by the side. For a man of his status, it wasn’t suitable for him to show himself casually, otherwise there was a possibility of being recognised by others.
Following the number of guests who had filled Heavenly Dream Tower, he even saw a few familiar faces like Exquisite Flowers Pavilion’s boss and the real owner of the Maquillage Place. The two of them actually changed their usual compet.i.tive mode and sat at the same table. Just one look and he could tell that the two of them had already treated Heavenly Dream Tower as their formidable opponent, seemingly to hold the stance of joining hands together.
On seeing that time is almost up, the lobby downstairs stood Mama Du appearing, who was dressed up to the nines.
“Welcome everyone for gracing Heavenly Dream Tower. Tonight we will be pushing out a new programme which will guarantee everyone a breath of fresh air, absolutely surprised! I only hope for all lords and young masters here to not be stingy and to reward us well.”
Mama Du’s smile was like a radiant warm spring which glittered splendidly as she waved her silk handkerchief and said, “Tonight the highest bidder will be able to select any one of the ladies on stage who are performing to accompany you. Of course, you should all know Heavenly Dream Tower’s rules, our courtesans sell their skills and not their body, so I won’t delve into this any further. The program is about to start, so let’s welcome Yan’er and the other ladies.”
With a clap, innumerable gold coloured flakes slowly scattered down from above and under the bright lights reflection, it seemed like gold glittery stars were falling in their midst. Music filled with a foreign tone slowly played and subsequently became pa.s.sionate and enthusiastic, inciting the audience’s curiosity and pa.s.sion. They saw the middle part of the platform separating into two sides and each and every gorgeous young lady dressed garishly and beautifully, revealing their arms and slender long legs slowly ascended onto the stage.
Ten over young women adoring gold coloured nails with perfectly rounded bosoms and flat abdomens along with perky jade b.u.t.ts were wrapped in short golden muslin skirts. Strings of beads rolled around their snow like skin making them appear even more bewitching. Needless to say, those roving gazes were filled with seductiveness. Just the merely ‘universally shocking’ attire caused an uproar the minute Yan’er and the others appeared on stage.