Baili Yue also smiled. "How about we make a bet? I bet that the princess won't touch Mr. Xue, and you bet that the princess will take Mr. Xue as her concubine."
Xue Yao suddenly became interested and asked, "What's the bet?"
Baili Yue thought for a moment before saying, "I heard that Miss Xue won the bid for Ningshuang Pavilion's top performer, Mr. Xie Shen, half a year ago. If I win, you will give him to me. If you win, I will offer you a thousand taels of gold. Is this bet satisfactory to Miss Xue?"
Xue Yao agreed very readily.
The atmosphere between the two was very cheerful. In a corner where no one noticed, Chu Changying, the daughter of the Luocheng County Magistrate's family, who had been drinking water silently and not participating in the discussion, suddenly changed her expression.
Chu Changying stood up suddenly and looked at Xue Yao in disbelief. "I heard that Master Xie Shen is pregnant with your Miss Xue's child. He's already four months pregnant, and you're actually using him as a bet?"
Xue Yao looked at Chu Changying and frowned.
Although this is the residence of the Luocheng County Magistrate, Chu Changying, the county magistrate's daughter, has the lowest status among the ladies present.
Xue Yao felt very unhappy when Chu Changying spoke in such a questioning tone.
Xue Yao sneered, "He's just a prostitute. Even if his child is born, it will be an illegitimate daughter who can't be shown to the public. If it's a son, then it won't matter at all. If Miss Baili wins the bet, she can drink a bowl of abortion pills and everyone will be happy."
Baili Yue also turned her head to look at Chu Changying, "Miss Chu, why are you so excited? Could it be that the child that Master Xie Shen is carrying is yours?"
Chu Changying's chest heaved with rage. His right hand clenched into a fist, his forearm trembling slightly. "Master Xie Shen is a living person, not an object for your amusement. He followed you, Miss Xue, innocently. How can you treat him like this now with a clear conscience?"
Xue Yao looked Chu Changying up and down. She suddenly reached out to pull the white gauze around Chu Changying's neck. "This gauze is similar to the tie a man wears to cover his Adam's apple. You dress like a man and have none of the dignity of a grown woman. The funny way you talk and act like a man is definitely related to your attire."
Chu Changying grabbed Xue Yao's hand and held the gauze on his neck tightly.
Chu Changying's sister, Chu Changjiu, glared at Chu Changying fiercely, then stood up with a flattering look on her face and personally poured a cup of tea for Xue Yao. "My sister is from our side and is well-known for her good intentions. She is usually the most considerate of men and is not deliberately trying to make things difficult for you. Please calm down. A great man should not take a small man's fault lightly. Don't blame her."
Seeing Xue Yao's eyes fixed on Chu Changying's neck, Chu Changjiu explained, "My sister has a scar on her neck. She's a coquettish girl and doesn't want others to see it. It's really similar to a man's Adam's apple. I've been trying to get her to remove it, but she's very stubborn and won't agree no matter what."
Xue Yao snorted coldly and did not drink the cup of tea poured by Chu Changjiu, but he did not accuse Chu Changying of any root cause.
Chu Changjiu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
Her brother dressed up as a woman every day and often walked by the river, so his shoes got wet. She was really worried and couldn't let go for a moment.
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