Not long after Xiao Yunyu went downstairs, he heard loud shouts from downstairs.
The sounds of people picking up their chopsticks and bidding prices came one after another.
The table Xiao Yunyu and his friends booked didn't even have a pot of tea, and the wine was strong liquor that was so choking it smelled.
After Li Nian ate an apple, he felt a little bored.
"I'll give you five hundred taels!"
"Six hundred taels! I'll give you six hundred taels!"
"Eight hundred taels! Don't fight with me for it!"
Li Nian listened to the constant price-raising sounds coming from downstairs and felt a little itchy, wanting to go and see the fun.
She just went to the corridor, that doesn't count as running around, right?
"Three thousand taels!"
Li Nian had just reached the railing when he saw Xiao Yunyu casually step onto the stage. He glanced at the crowd with a frivolous look and said in a casual tone, "Anyone else want to raise the price?"
Everyone below the stage looked at each other in bewilderment.
For a girl in a brothel, even if she is the top prostitute, three thousand taels is already a sky-high price. Who would be so stupid as to add more?
"Since no one bids higher, I will accept it, Miss Furong." Xiao Yunyu raised his eyebrows slightly, with a wanton arc at the corner of his mouth. He looked at the beauty on the stage and made a "please" gesture.
Li Nian was watching from upstairs and was amazed. He was indeed the male protagonist. Even when he was looking for women, he was extremely arrogant and unrestrained, with an extraordinary demeanor.
Then I thought about how Sisi and I had sold so much dowry in the past two days and only got more than two hundred taels of silver, and I sighed again.
Compared to Xiao Yunyu, she and Sisi are still poor!
Seeing Xiao Yunyu and his brothers leading Miss Furong up, Li Nian hurried back behind the curtain and sat down obediently.
Xiao Yunyu walked in through the curtains and beckoned her, "Come here."
Li Nian walked over with a puzzled look on her face, but asked softly and obediently, "What's wrong, husband?"
"Follow me into the house," Xiao Yunyu said casually, walking in front to lead the way.
Li Nian watched as Miss Furong and Xiao Yunyu's group of brothers all entered a room!!!
No way! If you think it's too expensive, don't buy it! So many people vs. one? That's too much!
Li Nian gasped. No wonder Xiao Yunyu wanted to keep her! He was just making up the numbers!
Li Nian shivered as he clung to the railing: "I, I won't go in, right?"
Xiao Yunyu frowned and pulled her into his arms with one hand: "What are you afraid of? I won't eat you."
Li Nian was dragged into the house by him. She was so scared that her soul almost flew away. She begged and apologized softly: "Husband, I was wrong. I will never come to a place like this again. I will definitely listen to you in the future."
She lowered her body, slipped out of Xiao Yunyu's arms, and was about to run out: "You guys have fun, I won't join in..."
"Puchi!" A loud female voice suddenly rang out, "Xiao Yunyu, your new wife is quite interesting!"
"I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Your Highness."
Before Li Nian took two steps, Xiao Yunyu pulled her into his arms again and pinched the soft flesh on her cheek.
The low, magnetic voice above her head was filled with helplessness and gnashing of teeth. "Yun Qiuwu, what the hell are you thinking about, huh?"
Li Nian was forced to raise her charming and pretty face, and said in a soft and aggrieved voice: "Husband~"
Xiao Yunyu lost all his temper after being yelled at by her. He loosened his fingers and sighed softly. His low, magnetic voice was filled with a hint of doting: "Be good and stay here."
Li Nian stood still obediently, letting him hold her in his arms, and looked around the room with curiosity.
All the men in the room were standing, and only two women were sitting at a round table with a vase of blooming flowers and several plates of exquisite pastries on it.
Just now she seemed to hear Xiao Yunyu say "Your Highness the Princess", and there were only three women in the room.
She, Miss Furong, and the woman in red gilded clothes, judging from her luxurious attire and noble temperament, she must be the princess.
But why didn't Xiao Yunyu let her pay her respects to the princess?
According to the rules, shouldn't people of low status like them pay their respects and bow when they see the princess?
Or is there some unusual secret between them that requires them to keep a low profile?
It’s over, it looks like they’re not going to have a love party, but a conspiracy meeting!
She didn't want to be here, but she couldn't leave.
Li Nian tried hard to recall the plot of the book, as if the princess was alive and well from beginning to end.
It's okay, as long as she doesn't get into trouble with any villain supporting character who has a tragic ending.
The princess poured a glass of wine, raised it gently, and said in a loud voice: "Thank you for the gift, Prince Xiao. I am very satisfied." After that, she tilted her head back and drank the wine in the glass.
Her eyes fell on Li Nian in Xiao Yunyu's arms again, and she said softly, "I remember that Prince Xiao was plotted against by this woman and was forced to marry her, right? Now I see that you are quite rare."
Xiao Yunyu tightened his grip around her, and with a slight curve in his lips, he replied, "She is my legally married wife, and we have a very good relationship."
The princess tilted her head slightly to make it easier for her to see the person in Xiao Yunyu's arms. She smiled gently and said, "Really? A woman who can win the heart of Prince Xiao must be very outstanding."
"I wonder what talents your wife has?"
Xiao Yunyu rarely suppressed his lazy attitude and said seriously, "Your Highness, my wife is of humble origins. She is just the daughter of a minor official and does not have any special skills."
Li Nian felt offended and couldn't help rolling her eyes in her heart.
Does it count if I can recite 500 Tang poems and 800 Song poems?
She bowed slightly and said respectfully, "As my husband said, I am of humble status and have never learned any skills."
"Nonsense!" The princess said calmly with a faint smile, "I see that you have learned the etiquette well. You look even more charming and endearing than others when you perform the ceremony."
Li Nian: ???
Are you insulting me? Or are you insulting me?
Li Nian looked bewildered and bowed again, "Princess, your praise is too great. I am truly humbled and unworthy of it."
"Hahahaha...Interesting, really interesting!"
The princess stood up, walked over to Xiao Yunyu, patted his shoulder, and said meaningfully: "You married a good wife."
After saying that, he opened the door and walked out.
Li Nian only felt that the man who was hugging her suddenly became as stiff as a piece of stone, and his chest rose and fell much more violently than before.
The other people in the room clearly felt that the man who had always been lazy and unrestrained now had a sharp aura and exuded a fierce and dangerous pressure from his whole body, making people dare not look directly at him.
"Brother Yu..." General Qi called out cautiously, but did not dare to say anything else.
Li Nian also felt that the atmosphere in the room seemed to be off. She carefully raised her charming little face, blinked, and called out blankly, "Husband, can we go home now?"
Hearing this, Xiao Yunyu's eyes, which had been suppressing his anger, softened slightly, and his voice became cold and deep: "Well, go home."
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