Chapter 32 Buying the Actors and Girls

"No need." Shen Junheng insisted on leaving. Ji Zixuan sighed softly and took out two boxes of rouge from her sleeve pocket. These were the best two boxes of rouge she brought with her this time. She wanted to say that she was sorry and give them to her, but seeing that she was always trying to figure out the boundaries, she could only smile like a salesperson and said, "Miss Shen, this is my latest rouge. It contains herbs that are good for beauty and skin care. If you don't mind, could you help me try it?"

Seeing her enthusiasm and anticipation, Shen Junheng accepted it.

When Shen Junheng walked downstairs, she saw the actor who had just played Lanling King walking towards her wearing a mask.

Suddenly, two frivolous playboys blocked his way and started flirting with him. One of them even poked his chin with a fan, but he slapped it away.

Shen Junheng couldn't help but stop.

"Young man, you have a handsome figure. Take off your mask and let us see what you look like." said the yellow-clothed dandy.

The actor said calmly, "No, the mask is meant to hide the ugliness. Taking it off will only scare you two."

The green-clothed dandy said, "Who are you kidding? Everyone knows that Jiu Niang has a very discerning eye. There's no way anyone in her Zuichunlou is ugly. You won't take off your mask. Are you shy?"

The yellow-robed dandy said, "Then come back with us and we'll take off the mask in private."

The two dandies smiled in a very obscene way.

Even with their masks on, the actors could sense the obvious disgust towards them.

The actor bowed and said, "I sell my art, not my body. Please don't bother me, gentlemen."

The two playboys refused to let him go, and their words became more and more frivolous. Every time the actor took a few steps back, they would move closer, as if they were determined to win.

Shen Junheng couldn't bear it anymore and whispered a few words in Liu Xiaodie's ear. Liu Xiaodie nodded and walked towards the three of them.

Liu Xiaodie walked up to the two playboys and said calmly, "This young man was the one my young lady fell in love with first. I have just redeemed him. As the saying goes, a gentleman does not take away what is desired by others. Please do not bother me any further."

"Your young lady?" The yellow-clothed dandy raised an eyebrow. "Who asked your young lady to come here? We want to see which young lady dares to snatch her from us."

Liu Xiaodie said calmly, "My young lady spent two taels of gold to redeem him. You two gentlemen don't look short of money. If you really must have this young man, you can pay ten times the price to my young lady, and my young lady will hand over the young man's indenture."

The two dandies looked at each other and pondered for a while.

Those who frequented Zuichunlou were usually either wealthy or noble, but women were rare. This young lady, for the sake of a man, had spent lavishly, and her maids were all very generous, so she must have been someone extraordinary.

She asked for ten times the price, but even if they had the money, they would not buy an actor whose true face they had not even seen.

But after all, they all had some dignity, so they wouldn't bargain with a maid. The idea of competing for the actor had basically been abandoned. But they wouldn't be sent away just because of a few words from the maid.

The green-clothed dandy asked, "What's his name? Where's his bond? Ask your young lady to bring his bond here for us to see. If we can prove that it was your young lady who redeemed him first, we'll be happy to give it to you."

Just as Liu Xiaodie was about to ask them to wait while she went to find Jiu Niang to redeem him, Ji Zixuan strode over, took the actor's indenture, and waved it in front of the two playboys, saying, "Here, his indenture. Take a look. Once you've read it, leave quickly!"

She ran faster and was a little out of breath.

These two playboys knew Ji Zixuan and knew that she was very popular in the capital recently. Buying an actor would be a piece of cake for her, so there was no need for them to take the indenture and look at it.

The green-clothed dandy said, "I was wondering who it was, it turned out to be the talented Ji. I didn't expect the talented Ji to also visit Zuichunlou!"

Ji Zixuan said frankly, "Zuixianlou is a place where you can spend money to have fun. If you can come, then I can come too. And I only use money to hit people, I won't force anyone."

The yellow-robed dandy felt a little embarrassed and said, "Who forced him? It's just two taels of gold. If you hadn't been quicker, we would have redeemed him."

The green-clothed dandy was displeased and said, "I heard that the number one scholar once proposed to the talented lady Ji, but she refused. I didn't expect that the talented lady Ji would look down on the number one scholar and instead fall for the man from Zuichunlou. If the number one scholar knew about this, wouldn't he be very sad?"

Ji Zixuan glared at him and said coldly, "I did reject Sun Youyu's proposal, but we are already siblings. I just feel that being brothers is more appropriate than being husband and wife. We appreciate each other, so who says I look down on him? My brother Youyu is the number one scholar appointed by the emperor. How dare you make up stories about him? Aren't you afraid of the emperor's reprimand?"

After hearing this, the two playboys dared not to do anything more and left in disgrace.

"Thank you, Miss Ji, for helping me out." Although Liu Xiaodie could have sent these two playboys away if Ji Zixuan hadn't come, since she was here, she still had to accept her favor.

"Your young lady and I are so familiar with each other, why are you being so polite to me?" Ji Zixuan smiled and patted Liu Xiaodie's shoulder, and put the indenture into her hand.

Liu Xiaodie smiled awkwardly. Was she familiar with her young lady? How could she not know

Ji Zixuan followed Liu Xiaodie to Shen Junheng, who was sitting at a table in the corner watching the show, and the actor also followed.

Shen Junheng had seen the scene just now. Ji Zixuan saw Shen Xiaoheng asking Liu Xiaodie to rescue the actor downstairs, so she immediately went to Jiu Niang to get the actor's indenture.

"I'm sorry to have cost you Miss Ji so much. May I ask how much did you spend to redeem this actor?" Shen Junheng said calmly.

"It's just one or two taels of gold." Ji Zixuan said with a smile.

Liu Xiaodie quickly took out an ounce of gold and handed it to Ji Zixuan.

Ji Zixuan didn't really care for the tael of gold, but she didn't bother to be polite and accepted it readily. Having already offended Princess Chenghuan by showing off and paying for Du Moyu and Jiao Shaoen, she didn't want to offend Shen Junheng again for an actor. After all, she knew Shen Junheng didn't care about the tael of gold either. If she didn't accept it, wouldn't she be misunderstood as wanting to steal the actor from her?

For Ji Zixuan, handsome men are valuable, but a good future is even more valuable.

Shen Junheng said to Liu Xiaodie, "Give him his indenture."

"Yes." Liu Xiaodie followed his instructions and handed the indenture to the actor. The actor refused to take it and waved his hand, saying, "Those two gentlemen are frequent visitors to the entertainment industry. Since the young lady has already redeemed me, if she refuses to take me back, I will have no choice but to return to the entertainment industry due to my low status. If those two gentlemen see me again, they will definitely not let me off easily."

The actor said this, bowing solemnly to Shen Junheng, and then continued, "Miss, you saved me, and I am deeply grateful. No matter what you ask me to do, I will do it without hesitation. But please, Miss, save this person to the end, and let me follow you around, and I will be happy to serve you like a slave."