Lin Yuxin looked up at the unrealistically handsome man, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes. She had no connection with this young master Yanran, did she? They hadn't known each other before. Could it be that he would help her just because of a song she performed today?
However, Lin Yuxin's thought was fleeting. If someone had ulterior motives, they would eventually slip up, so she wasn't in a hurry.
She immediately picked up Xiao Hao, nodded to Young Master Yanran, and politely said:
"Then I'll trouble you to lead the way, young master!"
Yanran looked at Lin Yuxin's fearless demeanor and smiled slightly. As expected of the person chosen by the evil star, she was indeed very bold.
"please!"
Yanran stretched out her hand and gestured in one direction.
Lin Yuxin carried Xiao Hao, with a small stool behind them. The three of them followed Yanran all the way to the backyard.
Unlike the front of the Zhaixing Tower, the back courtyard is much quieter. Occasionally, you can encounter a few servants serving tea and wine, as well as girls who are not yet at work.
"Aren't you afraid the Prime Minister will hold you accountable, young lady?"
Yanran secretly glanced at Lin Yuxin several times along the way, but finally couldn't help but ask.
"It would be best if he didn't come looking for me. If he does, his position as prime minister is probably over."
Lin Yuxin replied casually, as if she were talking about a trivial matter.
[Prime Minister Hou Mingyuan is now over fifty years old. He became prime minister at the age of thirty and has served for more than twenty years. When he first took office, he was a capable minister, but he became increasingly corrupt, and to make matters worse, he had a useless son.]
[That's the guy from earlier, Hou Lihai! Impressive, isn't he? What a creative name. She knew who he was as soon as she heard he was the prime minister's son, so she went all out. He deserved it.]
Hou Lihai is a debauched and wicked man who has committed countless atrocities over the years, using his father's position to do all sorts of heinous things, such as abducting women, forcing them into prostitution, and driving countless innocent women to their deaths.
[Furthermore, he accepted bribes and bought and sold official positions. She didn't believe it wasn't at his father's behest. If the Prime Minister caused her trouble, she would report it to the Emperor.]
Yanran heard the voice again, and this time he knew who was speaking. He looked at Lin Yuxin strangely. What he had just heard was this woman's inner thoughts.
Could this be some kind of weird event?
Yanran couldn't accept it for a while.
"Young Master Yanran!"
"Young Master Yanran!"
As the group walked along the corridor in the backyard, almost everyone they encountered treated Young Master Yanran with utmost respect, leading Lin Yuxin to suspect that Yanran might not be just a simple courtesan.
The three were led by Yanran to the back gate of the backyard, where they stopped. Yanran gently shook her fan and said:
"You can leave from here! No one will notice!"
Yanran didn't ask him what he had just heard. It was too strange that he could hear Lin Yuxin's thoughts, and the meaning behind her words still needed to be investigated, so he didn't intend to alert her.
Thank you!
Lin Yuxin curtsied as a gesture of thanks, then turned and walked out, with Xiao Dengzi following behind her, holding Xiao Hao and keeping his head down.
"Miss Lin! We will meet again!"
Suddenly, that magnetic voice came from behind me.
Lin Yuxin, however, kept walking forward.
She didn't think there was anything about her and that sissy that made it worthwhile to see each other again!
Yanran watched Lin Yuxin's retreating figure, then looked in one direction and teased:
"Your Highness, aren't you going to see her off? It's not safe for this young lady to be out so late!"
Li Xiaochen slowly emerged from the shadows. He glanced at Yanran and spoke in a cold voice:
"If you don't meet your monthly performance targets, you'll be joining the army next month."
Yanran's smile froze, her face filled with disbelief. She questioned Li Xiaochen with a wronged expression:
"Your Highness, if you treat her like this, you will lose a loyal subordinate like me. Besides, how can someone as delicate as her join the army? Aren't you sending me to my death?"
"Then you should just die!"
Seeing him like this made Li Xiaochen's teeth itch and his hands itch. He clenched his fist for a moment before letting go.
"Go and investigate Hou Mingyuan!"
After saying that, she didn't even look at him, and turned to chase after Lin Yuxin.
Yanran was left with a wronged look on her face, like a resentful woman, staring in the direction Li Xiaochen had left. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought that Li Xiaochen had abandoned his wife and children!
But then he realized, why did Li Xiaochen ask him to investigate Hou Mingyuan? Did he discover something?
After catching up with her, Li Xiaochen didn't approach her, afraid of scaring Lin Yuxin away again. This time, he planned to take things slowly.
So this time he only secretly escorted them back to the Zhao residence, and only after they entered the Zhao residence did he turn around and leave.
By the time Lin Yuxin and the other two returned home, it was almost 9 PM.
As soon as I entered her Listening to the Rain Pavilion, I saw Zhao Hanyue sitting in her courtyard.
Lin Yuxin paused, feeling guilty, and wanted to back out.
"So you did know to come back!"
Zhao Hanyue's indifferent voice came from the courtyard.
"Hehehe! Mother, you haven't rested yet!"
Lin Yuxin stopped in her tracks and hurriedly stepped forward with a fawning smile.
"If I were resting, how would I know my daughter hadn't come home by this hour! Little Stool, you too, I put you with Miss, why don't you keep an eye on her? A young lady like you, out so late, don't you care about her reputation?!"
Zhao Hanyue was both angry and worried, but she couldn't vent her anger on her daughter. She also didn't have the right to yell at Xiaohao. So she could only take it out on the small stool next to her.
"Madam, I was wrong. I failed to persuade Miss. Please forgive me!"
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