He muttered to himself, "My dear Chu Yan, it's not that I want to go out and have affairs, it's just to hide your illness from them. I can only pretend to be relaxed and go out with them. Sigh, I have to sacrifice my looks to please those vixens."

"Auntie, what are you thinking about? Why are you laughing so happily?" Chu Yucheng patted his shoulder with his chubby hand.

"N-nothing..." Zu An was startled and looked around guiltily. Only when he saw that no one else had seen him did he secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

After leaving the Chu residence, servants had already prepared several tall horses. Since they were all men, they naturally did not ride in carriages.

Zu An looked around and suddenly realized he had forgotten about Cheng Shouping. Just as he was about to call him, the other two immediately changed their expressions and stopped him, saying, "Zu, don't do anything rash."

"That's right, we brothers just drink and have fun to strengthen our bonds, why would we need servants?"

Seeing the two's strong reaction, Zu'an initially thought they had set some kind of trap and that he would be left alone. However, he realized that even if there was a trap, it would be a free kill for them to guard the bottle, so they didn't need to be afraid.

Seeing the lingering fear in their eyes, he suddenly realized that after being in the Chu family for so long, they all knew Cheng Shouping's big mouth. If he took him to a brothel, the entire Chu family would know about it within half a day.

Although visiting prostitutes was not considered shameful in the Great Zhou Dynasty, it was not exactly honorable either. If word got back to the head of the household and his wife, they would lose face.

Having figured this out, Zu'an gave up the idea of ​​bringing Cheng Shouping along, and the three of them rode their horses all the way to Shenxianju.

"By the way, I'm a little curious. I heard that Qiu Honglei is a virgin who only performs but doesn't sell her body?" Zu'an couldn't help but ask on the way.

“Yes, everyone in Mingyue City knows this,” Chu Hongcai said, seemingly very proud. “Not only in Mingyue City, but Qiu’s beauty is renowned far and wide, even people from neighboring counties come to admire her. It is because she is pure and untainted by the mud that so many men are driven mad by her.”

"So many gentle and beautiful girls in brothels don't appreciate them, but instead flock to this woman who can't be had. Don't you think that's called being cheap?" Zu An couldn't help but sigh.

Chu Hongcai: "..."

Chu Yucheng: "..."

After a long while, Chu Yucheng laughed heartily: "Aunt, what you said was a bit direct, but it really hit the nail on the head. That's just how human nature is."

"Can anyone prove that Qiu Honglei is a virgin? Do you think everyone will believe whatever she says?" Zu An shook his head. "I still can't imagine how she could remain a virgin after so many years in a brothel, given the celestial beauty you all described."

Chu Yucheng was stunned and murmured, "This... no one has ever proven this."

He was completely dumbfounded. How could he prove something like this? If he did, wouldn't that mean it was wrong right away?

Chu Hongcai, who was standing to the side, was very dissatisfied: "Brother Zu, Miss Qiu is not that kind of person. You must not make wild guesses about her and tarnish her reputation."

Anger from Chu Hongcai +168!

Reputation?

Zu An almost burst out laughing. A famous courtesan from a brothel talking about reputation here?

He scoffed, saying with a smile, "This isn't just wild guessing; it's perfectly logical reasoning. Think about it: since she's so beautiful and a courtesan, she's bound to attract the covetous eyes of powerful figures from all sides."

"This is a world of cultivation, where the strong are respected. Do they think their brothel has any right to resist?"

"Or perhaps some high-ranking official took an interest in her, but would he really give up just because she said 'I sell my art, not my body'?"

Chu Hongcai was initially dissatisfied and was about to refute, but after hearing his series of statements, his expression gradually changed, because these were indeed reasonable speculations.

The thought that his pure and innocent goddess had been casually summoned and violated by countless powerful figures over the years made him feel terrible.

Noticing his distraught appearance, Chu Yucheng thought to himself that Zu An was really good with his mouth, and hurriedly said, "Mingyue City is the fiefdom of the Chu family. My uncle is always fair and upright, so he would never do such a thing. The city lord is also always magnanimous and refined, so he would never do such a disgraceful thing. With these two big shots setting an example, how would anyone else in the city dare to act recklessly?"

Zuan frowned and said, "That's true, but I still feel that this relies too much on luck. What if you run into someone who's blinded by beauty and doesn't care about anything else..."

Chu Hongcai, who was standing to the side, hurriedly stopped him from continuing, covering his ears and shaking his head vigorously: "Stop talking, stop talking, I can already picture it."

Chu Yucheng laughed and said, "We're here to have fun today, so let's not talk about such things that spoil the mood. When you see Qiu Honglei later, you'll understand, Azu."