Dear sister, why are you starting to be sarcastic and sarcastic too?
Xiao Yu thought to himself, "This is bad!"
What should we do?
I can't fake a fall again... that would be too deliberate and would only backfire.
"Xianxian, how could I not need you?"
Xiao Yu reached out his hand as if he could hold onto Murong Xian. He continued, "In order to find out about you, I took the initiative to flatter my elder brother and fawn over him, just so that he would bring you out to see me."
“I hate that I am just an incompetent prince who inherited a title, and I dare not propose marriage to the Murong family... because I know that your father is the current prime minister and the emperor's father-in-law. If I were to propose marriage, it would only bring you shame!”
"I offered to help Her Majesty forge weapons to deal with the Japanese samurai in order to ask Her Majesty for a reward. Once she allows me to inherit my father's position as the General Who Guards the North, I will immediately go to the Murong family to propose marriage."
His words successfully persuaded Murong Xian, who was about to leave, to stay.
Tears welled in the girl's beautiful eyes. She was so moved that she wanted to throw herself into Xiao Yu's arms and cry, "Shi Lang, I misunderstood you."
"???"
Murong Chong felt offended. Although he had long known that Xiao Yu's flattery was for ulterior motives, did he not care about his reputation if he said it so bluntly?
"I'm sorry, big brother, I can only say this so as not to hurt your sister's feelings. Next time, I'll treat you to the most beautiful courtesan..." Xiao Yu thought to himself.
Just as Murong Xian was about to forgive Xiao Yu, Liu Aoxue spoke up.
She glanced at Xiao Yu lightly and scoffed, "You talk as if you were feeling wronged when you were trying to please Murong Chong? I heard from others at the Martial Academy that the great scholar Xiao had ten courtesans on his left and right, and composed poems on the spot. One was 'A touch of peach blossom on her red lips, her makeup still fresh, her hair disheveled.' The other was 'A beauty rolls up the beaded curtain, sitting deep within, her brows furrowed.'"
Liu Aoxue grew angrier as she spoke, wishing she could beat this guy up. She gritted her pearly white teeth and snorted coldly, "The great scholar Xiao is indeed a womanizer; he used all his poetic talent at Baoyue Tower!"
ah?
Xiao Yu was dumbfounded. He had just managed to appease Murong Xian, but then he himself had caused another disaster!
Those despicable martial arts academy students, what were you doing at Baoyue Tower? And you even told Aoxue about this!
Judging from Liu Aoxue's attitude, it seems she only found out about this in the last two days... Before that, she was holding hands and chatting happily with me.
Upon hearing this, Murong Xian's eyebrows furrowed slightly. She had long heard of Xiao Yu's poetic talent. As the niece of the prime minister, Murong Xian had been well-versed in poetry and literature since childhood and possessed a high level of cultural literacy.
She was amazed by the poems Xiao Yu had written before, and she couldn't wait to sneak out and ask Xiao Yu how he wrote them.
I wish she could write a poem for herself too!
But now I hear that Xiao Yu is having affairs with women on both sides at Baoyue Tower, and even wrote poems for the most beautiful courtesan there.
She was so angry she almost cried!
This heartless, fickle, and lustful man! I've been at odds with my father for so long because of him, and I even sneaked out to see him!
Beside her, Jin Mulan glared coldly at Xiao Yu. It was the first time she had heard about this... This bastard likes to go to Baoyue Tower?
Only Shen Youyu's pretty face showed worry, as she felt that Shen Lang was doomed today.
"Ladies, listen to my cunning..."
Xiao Yu's mind raced as he tried to figure out how to get through this ordeal safely.
"Sisters-in-law, you've misunderstood!"
Just then, his half-brother Murong Chong stepped forward. A resolute look appeared on his ugly, rough face as he said, "To tell you the truth, I called all ten courtesans. They were all there to keep me company! I coveted their beauty and had Xiao Yu write poems for them in order to gain the right to sleep with them!"
Dear brother!
Xiao Yu was so excited that he wanted to kneel down before Murong Chong.
The room fell silent immediately.
Everyone stared at Murong Chong in disbelief, their heads buzzing, unsure whether what he said was true or false.
That's right.
With Oscar-worthy acting skills, Xiao Yu added firmly, "For Xianxian's sake, I had no choice but to please my elder brother. I racked my brains on the spot and wrote two and a half poems, but people misunderstood me as a philanderer. Alas! I, Xiao Yu, am an upright man. With such a beautiful wife at home, how could I possibly go to Baoyue Tower to sleep with those vulgar women?"
"Did I misunderstand you?"
Liu Aoxue was straightforward, and seeing that what Xiao Yu said sounded true, she began to waver.
"We must have misunderstood Juro!"
Murong Xian nodded her little head, then glared at her older brother and said, "My brother is a lecher. He often goes to places like Baoyue Tower and Jiaofangsi. Therefore, Father has scolded him many times... Shilang, you should not get so close to him in the future, lest he corrupt you."
Okay, I understand.
Xiao Yu nodded and said sincerely, "I will keep myself pure."
At the same time, Liu Aoxue looked at Murong Chong with hostility, as if afraid that he would lead Xiao Yu astray.
Jin Mulan didn't speak, but glanced at Xiao Yu thoughtfully, it was unclear whether she believed him or not.
Shen Youyu breathed a sigh of relief. She knew that Murong Chong was taking the blame for Xiao Yu because Xiao Yu hadn't come back that night...
However, Shen Youyu's mindset was different from the other three women; she had seen too many scholars going to Baoyue Tower and Jiaofangsi.
For scholars, that's not called lust; it's called being a romantic and talented man.
Shilang is so talented, it wouldn't hurt for him to visit Baoyue Tower occasionally. I hope he can complete those two poems soon.
"Her lips are as red as peach blossoms, and her makeup from last night makes her look shy as she sits with her hair in a disheveled bun."
"A beauty rolls up the beaded curtain, sits deep within, her brows furrowed."
I wonder what the second half of these two poems is like? Shen Youyu was somewhat looking forward to it.
"Then I'll... wait for you outside, Xianxian. We need to go back early; we can't stay too long."
Seeing the unfriendly looks from his younger siblings, Murong Chong wisely left the house.
Soon, only Xiao Yu and his four wives remained in the room.
Looking at the four beauties, each with a different style but all top-tier, Xiao Yu couldn't help but smile... It's the right thing to start drinking goji berry water now, it's good to be prepared!
"This guy isn't thinking about anything serious again."
Jin Mulan muttered a soft complaint.
"I only have important things on my mind."
Xiao Yu coughed lightly and said, "Wife, I need a portrait of someone. Could you please draw his appearance?"
"good."
Although Xiao Yu didn't know who he was, Jin Mulan immediately understood.
Next, Shen Youyu laid out white paper on the table.
Whom to paint?
Liu Aoxue was straightforward, and seeing the two of them speaking in riddles, she couldn't help but ask.
"Prince Rong".
Xiao Yu narrowed his eyes and said, "The person who tried to assassinate me this time was Sun Wudi, a retainer of the Rong Prince's Mansion! Now that the war has begun, I need to confirm whether the imperial relative who went to sleep with a woman at the Liu State Duke's residence that day was him!"
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