"What nonsense are you talking about?" Xue Qingshang said coldly, "Don't compare him with your lovers."
Liu Miwu secretly found it funny. Perhaps all women in this world are like this. Once they fall in love with someone, they will feel that person is perfect in every way and no one else will be worthy of their attention, even if they are as noble and aloof as Xue Qingshang, a girl born in heaven.
Liu Miwu said no more and just sat aside. The two of them each held a jar of wine and drank by themselves.
Xue Qingshang's eyes were red from drinking and she was already drunk. Her mind should have been in a mess, but she still knew clearly that Yu Qizhe did not want to marry her.
"Don't they say that a drunk can make you forget all your worries? Alcohol can make you forget all your troubles and sorrows?" Xue Qingshang muttered to herself, "Why am I still so sad?"
Liu Miwu glanced at Xue Qingshang who was leaning over the table, pursed her lips slightly, and sighed softly, "Those nonsense are made up by men to deceive people for pleasure. Drinking with something on your mind will only make you feel worse the more you drink."
Xue Qingshang raised her eyes to look at Liu Miwu, "Have you never liked a man? Does love seem ridiculous to you?"
Liu Miwu chuckled, her face charming, "They say whores are heartless and actors are disloyal. How could a woman like me, whose red lips have been tasted by thousands of people, risk my life for a man?"
Xue Qingshang frowned and said, "Then why do you still stay in Xinglou and play with men all day long?"
Liu Miwu smiled helplessly, and stroked the corners of her lips with her cardamom-stained nails, "Miss, do you think everyone has a sister who is a concubine like you, and can do whatever they want?"
Xue Qingshang naturally knew that many women envied her for having a good background, but she did not show off because of her noble background or humiliate those whose family background was not as good as hers.
Their Xue family enjoyed wealth and honor because of Eldest Sister, but if they encountered difficulties in the future, she would have to bear the consequences.
"But you didn't stay in Xinglou for the money." Xue Qingchang admired Liu Miwu's talent and wanted to redeem her. He asked Fang Mama to give the indenture contract to Liu Miwu, but Liu Miwu did not accept Xue Qingchang's kindness.
As far as Xue Qingshang knew, Liu Miwu had already accumulated a considerable fortune, but she had never mentioned the need to redeem herself, and she had even used her money to help several poor scholars.
Some of those scholars had already served as officials in the court. They had returned to Xinglou to redeem Liu Miwu and wanted to marry her as their legal wife. However, Liu Miwu was not moved at all. She only said that she had never expected anything in return when she helped them. When this matter spread, men all said that although Liu Miwu was a courtesan, her character was by no means comparable to that of ordinary women.
"If you are homeless, you still have to make a living wherever you live. Our Xinglou is more lively." Liu Miwu was holding the wine pot. Although she was smiling, Xue Qingshang reminded her of her worries.
These words were just to fool Xue Qingshang. How could she not have someone she liked? It was a pity that the person she liked was out of her reach. She had waited for so many years, but she couldn't get a chance to serve him.
"When you are old and your beauty has faded, which man will be willing to be your lover? You should plan for your future. If you use your beauty to please men, sooner or later they will despise you." Xue Qingshang thought of the white hair on her elder sister's head and said with emotion.
"It's fine as long as I'm happy now. How can I think so far ahead?" Liu Miwu played with the hair beside her ear and said with a smile, "Who knows, I might find a man I like tomorrow and redeem myself and marry him."
Xue Qingshang sneered, not believing her nonsense. The late drunkenness swept over her and she shook her head.
Liu Miwu also smiled and said, "I actually admire a man as majestic as Cheng Zhangyin. If he wants me, I will redeem myself and become his wife."
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