The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

Chapter 502

When Zhou Chu brought Lin Zhi and Lu Wei to the Jiaofangsi, Lu Wei was no longer as reserved as before. Led by the Jiaofangsi officials, he easily made his way to the extremely luxurious pavilion.

In an instant, the officials of the Jiaofangsi (a government-run entertainment institution) summoned the top courtesans and prostitutes. Lu Wei's eyes lit up as he looked at the familiar prostitutes, and they also flirted with him.

In the end, Lu Wei selected three female courtesans, Lin Zhi selected two, and left one female courtesan to play the zither.

"Sir, I've brought Liu Sisi here."

Seeing that Zhou Chu was indifferent to everyone else, the officials of the Jiaofangsi immediately realized that Zhou Chu was still after Liu Sisi.

"No need, I'll go find her myself."

Seeing Lu Wei and Lin Zhi chatting happily, Zhou Chu felt that if he stayed any longer, they might not feel comfortable with each other, so he got up and left.

Zhou Chu strolled casually through the Jiaofangsi (Imperial Music Bureau), followed by officials who were afraid he would see something he shouldn't, yet dared not stop him, their hearts filled with unease.

Zhou Chu didn't wander around aimlessly; he went straight to where Liu Sisi lived, which relieved the officials of the Jiaofangsi.

Liu Sisi was still awake and writing in her room. Since the last time, Liu Sisi's status in the Jiaofangsi had become extremely special. Even the officials of the Jiaofangsi had to speak to her gently and dared not question her in the slightest.

Liu Sisi's food, clothing, and daily necessities were the most luxurious in the entire Jiaofangsi.

Even the writing implements that Liu Sisi used were specially purchased by the Imperial Academy for her, with the finest quality provided.

The Jiaofangsi (Imperial Music Bureau) knew very well that if they didn't serve this young lady well, she could easily cause them a lot of trouble by whispering in Lord Zhou's ear.

Zhou Chu arrived at Liu Sisi's door and knocked.

"Who?"

Liu Sisi's clear voice rang out in the room.

"It's Lord Zhou, why aren't you opening the door yet?"

The official from the Jiaofangsi behind him hurriedly spoke.

Upon hearing this, Liu Sisi was overjoyed. She quickly tidied herself up and hurriedly went to the door to open the latch.

"grown ups."

Liu Sisi was overjoyed to see Zhou Chu. It had been a month since Zhou Chu last came here. Liu Sisi had thought that Zhou Chu was just acting on a whim and that he might not come to see her again.

So for the past month, Liu Sisi was filled with anxiety and uncertainty, hoping every day that Zhou Chu would come to see her.

Unexpectedly, Lord Zhou arrived today. How could Liu Sisi not be pleasantly surprised?

Zhou Chu strolled into Liu Sisi's room. Liu Sisi glanced at the officials from the Jiaofangsi behind her. After bowing to Zhou Chu's back, the officials left one by one, and only then did Liu Sisi close the door.

"What brings you to the music and dance academy today, sir?"

Liu Sisi said softly.

"I had nothing to do, so I came here whenever I felt like it."

Zhou Chu glanced at the words Liu Sisi had written on the desk, picked them up, and examined them carefully.

"My lord, my handwriting is not worthy of your approval. Your handwriting is truly beautiful."

Liu Sisi said shyly.

"It's well-written, very elegant."

Zhou Chu said.

Upon hearing this, Liu Sisi was overjoyed.

On the other side, Lu Wei and Lin Zhi breathed a sigh of relief after Zhou Chu left. With Zhou Chu there, they were under too much psychological pressure and couldn't relax.

Lin Zhi was embracing a courtesan whose clothes were half undone, looking at Lu Wei in front of him.

"Brother Lu, have you ever been with a woman from Japan?"

Lu Wei shook his head upon hearing this.

"I've heard that a group of Japanese women have recently arrived at various brothels in the capital, but I haven't had a chance to try them out yet."

Hearing this, Lin Zhi looked proud.

"Those Japanese women in the capital were all captured from Japan and brought back by us. They are all ordinary goods. The real top-quality women are in Daming Prefecture."