Actually, she quite liked it when Princess Anping wasn't around. When she wasn't there, these women would be very obedient to her. Otherwise, they would only flatter Princess Anping and no one would care about her existence.

Liang Xuanyu was not afraid at all, but he panicked when he heard that Princess Anping was going to tell the old prince about this.

If this matter escalates to the point that it involves the old prince, he won't be able to explain it to the empress, and his father will surely beat him to death.

The old prince is the eldest son of the late emperor, and he is now over fifty years old. Princess Anping is his youngest daughter, and she is usually extremely spoiled.

Liang Xuanyu looked at Liu Ruyu and said, trying to remain calm, "Miss Liu, you should go back and wait. Once I've dealt with these matters, I'll go to Huai Fengyue to propose marriage for you."

Seeing his flustered yet composed demeanor, Liu Ruyu raised an eyebrow slightly: "Young Master Liang, please."

After saying that, she smiled slightly at Liang Xuanyu, pulled Yang Mu'an, and turned to enter the private room behind them.

Inside the private room, Sang Jiang was already grinning from ear to ear.

She looked at Liu Ruyu and teased, "Miss Liu, you have such great charm."

Liu Ruyu glared at her and retorted, "Not at all, Miss Sang, you're too kind. Compared to you, I'm nothing."

Yang Mu'an listened to their conversation without daring to speak or move, just like a primary school student following his teacher.

Once the two had fallen silent, she curtsied to Liu Ruyu and said, "Thank you, Miss Liu."

Liu Ruyu casually helped her up: "Get up, get up. It's quite a coincidence that we ran into you here. You should be more careful next time."

Yang Mu'an nodded: "Okay."

Her gaze then turned to Sang Jiang. Sang Jiang hadn't deliberately lowered her voice when she spoke; she had used her own voice. Coupled with Liu Ruyu's address of "Miss Sang" earlier, Yang Mu'an immediately thought of Sang Jiang.

However, she immediately dismissed the thought as soon as it appeared. Not to mention that Sang Jiang was now a princess in Xifeng Kingdom, Liu Ruyu's identity should not be associated with Sang Jiang, who was a lady from a prominent family.

It wasn't that she looked down on Liu Ruyu, but the Prime Minister's mansion was, after all, a prestigious family. She simply couldn't imagine that a young lady from such a family would go to a brothel and become good friends with the top courtesan.

Liu Ruyu pulled Yang Mu'an and looked at Sang Jiang, saying, "Miss Yang, let me introduce you. This is my best friend. You can call her Yueyue."

She didn't know that Sang Jiang had met Yang Mu'an before, and in order to protect Sang Jiang, she didn't reveal Sang Jiang's identity directly. She called her Yueyue because of her title "Princess Mingyue".

Yang Mu'an didn't think much of it. She slightly curved her lips and put on her polite smile, curtsied to Sang Jiang, and said, "Miss Yueyue."

Sang Jiang nodded: "You're too kind, young lady."

Liu Ruyu then looked at Sang Jiang and said, "Yueyue, this is Miss Yang."

Sang Jiang nodded and smiled softly without saying a word.

Liu Ruyu then spoke up, "Miss Yang, please sit down. Haven't you found your relatives yet?"

Yang Mu'an sat down next to Liu Ruyu, feeling embarrassed, and shook his head slightly: "Not yet."

Liu Ruyu: "Judging from your attire, young lady, you don't seem to be from a poor family. Could it be that you're some young lady who ran away to play?"

Yang Mu'an stiffened slightly upon hearing Liu Ruyu's words. She smiled and glanced at Liu Ruyu, knowing she couldn't hide it from her anymore: "To be honest, Mu'an is not from a poor family. Mu'an came to the capital this time to try to salvage something."

Hearing this, Liu Ruyu became interested...