Marquis Wu'an, Prince Jiang, is known to everyone for his gentle nature.

And the fact that he cooks for his injured fiancée every day shows that he is a gentleman who cares for women.

Such a man, of noble birth, stunning appearance, and gentle temperament, which woman could not be moved?

Luohua has been learning to sing operas and songs from her mother, an actress, since she was a child. Every expression and movement is carefully designed. She knows best which look is the best and how to speak in the most pleasing way.

She was born beautiful and smart since childhood. At the age of eleven, she followed her mother to sing operas and songs in the homes of powerful people.

Actors are actually not much different from prostitutes.

There are people serving prostitutes, and some of them require thousands of taels of gold to see them, but they don't want that. With just a few taels of silver, they can choose any prostitute and have her come to their home for entertainment.

How many actors are innocent?

Those powerful people did not treat the actors as human beings at all. When they were in the mood, they would hold them in their arms and do whatever they wanted on the spot.

If Luohua had not been smart and had her mother's protection at the beginning, she would have been "deflowered" at the age of eleven.

But the price she paid for escaping at the age of eleven was that she could only watch her mother being held in the arms of that man.

The mother had to greet him with a smile and hug his neck.

From then on, Luohua knew that sooner or later she would follow the same path as her mother.

But she was unwilling.

Why should she live a life of being bullied and played with by others?

However, actors were of low status and could not marry good men.

If she wants to live a normal life, she must find a way to get rid of her status as a slave.

But it is not so easy to get rid of the status of a lowly person. Not only does it require a lot of money, but it also requires the help of a person of high status.

But how could the powerful and influential people easily help an actor escape from his low status?

They have seen too many beauties and have too many choices.

Luohua could only hold back and try to find the right person to help her.

She knew that her young, beautiful face and flawless body were her greatest assets, and she couldn't let anyone get her easily, because a man would quickly lose interest in a woman if he got her easily.

So over the years, she has been very cautious. Even if she is still noticed by some lustful and powerful people, she will try her best to escape. If that doesn't work, she will let others take her place.

Even if she doesn't want to, there will always be someone who is willing.

These people were either sisters of fellow actors or maids in the mansion. The former would receive a large sum of money, and the lucky ones would even stay to be maids in the same room. The latter would also become maids in the same room, or be promoted to concubines.

The status of an actor is even lower than that of a maid. Even if he is promoted to a concubine, he is still a lowly concubine and a member of a lowly class.

Unless the master particularly likes her and specially goes to the government to change her status, she can be promoted to a concubine and escape from her lowly status.

Luohua didn't think that those powerful people who were attracted by her beauty could do this for her. They had a lot of concubines in their backyard, and she didn't have the ability to make people fall in love with her and change their nationality for her.

She was waiting, waiting for a possible opportunity to arise.

But as she gets older, she can't help but feel anxious.

She is already nineteen years old this year and will be twenty in a year.

No matter how beautiful and flawless a woman in her twenties is, she no longer has the youthful innocence and liveliness of a teenage girl.

When those powerful and wealthy families came to the music house to recruit people, they mostly chose pretty girls in their teens.

If she doesn't try again, she may never have another chance.

Fortunately, God opened his eyes and actually gave her a chance.

Prince Jiang, Marquis of Wu'an, is gentle and kind. If she can catch him, she can change her life.

Today, as long as Jiang Shi was seen alone with her by someone, or if he gave her the umbrella and let her leave alone, it would be an opportunity.

Luohua looked at Jiang Shi pitifully.

However, the young man in blue in front of her avoided her as if he had encountered a flood or a beast. He took a few steps back to distance himself from her, and his handsome brows were furrowed.

"It's been raining for a while, why did you come out without an umbrella?" he asked calmly.

Luohua's heart tightened, but fortunately she was prepared. She held up a peony that was just in full bloom in her fair and slender hands.

The colorful petals were covered with crystal clear raindrops, and she held them carefully in her fair palms. The enchanting peony was just like her at that moment, charming and pitiful.

The delicate flowers reflect the beauty. If it were an ordinary man, he would have already felt pity for her and would have wanted to hold her in his arms to comfort her.

Jiang Shi looked at the peony in Luohua's hand, his brows furrowed more and more, and his usually gentle face rarely showed an expression of displeasure.

"Didn't Butler Ying tell you that you are not allowed to pick the flowers and plants in the Marquis' Mansion at will?" He looked at her, a hint of anger flashing in his slender black eyes.

It was raining continuously, and the young man in blue in front of him had an expressionless face and a pale complexion, as if he were a dark and eerie ghost in the damp world.

Luohua was startled and felt an unprecedented fear for some unknown reason.

She tried hard to suppress her inner panic and timidity, her delicate body trembling slightly, "I didn't know that the flowers and plants in the Marquis' Mansion cannot be picked casually. I made a mistake out of ignorance. I hope Your Highness will forgive me."

Jiang Shi pretended not to hear, lowered his eyes and looked at the peony in her hand again, his expression dazed, as if he was lost in some memories.

"Peony is my grandmother's favorite flower."

Luohua turned pale when he heard this.

Everyone in the capital knows about the relationship between Prince Jiang and Old Madam Jiang.

Jiang Shiyi lost both his parents when he was born, and it was Old Madam Jiang who raised him with great difficulty.

The relationship between this pair of grandparents and grandchildren is no less than that between a mother and her son.

"When I was little, I secretly picked a few peonies and made a wreath to please my grandmother, but she scolded me harshly. She said that flowers, like people, are living things. Picking flowers just because you like them, letting them wither and die prematurely, is no different from killing people at random."

The more Luohua listened, the more she trembled. Although Jiang Shi's tone was calm and indifferent, she still felt the biting chill. Finally, she could not bear the pressure and knelt on the ground with a thud.

"I'm sorry, my lord. I was wrong. I didn't know that flowers in the Marquis' Mansion cannot be picked at will. Please be lenient with me."

Jiang Shi sighed softly, "You made a mistake out of ignorance, so it would be too cruel for me to punish you. However, my grandmother told me that if you don't punish someone severely after making a mistake, they won't learn their lesson and will make even bigger mistakes in the future."

"Knowing that your life is not easy and that you have done your duty to make Tan Qi happy during this period, I will not let anyone else know about this. You can leave the Marquis' Mansion tomorrow."

He said, then walked past her and left.

The fallen flower seemed to have lost all its strength at once, and collapsed to the ground. The peony in its hand also fell to the ground, and the gorgeous petals began to show a decadent and faded color.

Just like her expression at this moment.

Tingyu came from the other side of the corridor, squatted down with a sigh, and held her in his arms.

Luohua murmured, "Why, this is different from what I imagined. Why would he do this to me?"

Tingyu said helplessly, "Why do you think that the Marquis's son, who is pursued by so many noble ladies, would be easily seduced by you? What's more, Jiang's fiancée, Miss Yu, is a rare beauty. Even when she is sick, she looks like Xi Shi, and I feel pity for her. Jiang is feeling sorry for her right now."

"You should be thankful that Prince Jiang is gentle and kind, otherwise you and I would not be able to leave the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion with dignity."