Now that we're closer, we can finally see it clearly.
The woman was very young, around eighteen or nineteen years old.
Lying on the bed, she was as serene and tranquil as a lake, with delicate features, but because her eyes were closed, she seemed to lack a certain sparkle.
What's most amazing is that even in her sleep, her brows were furrowed, as if she was dreaming about something.
Jing Zhe began to have doubts again.
According to the fat Taoist priest, most of the visitors were unsatisfied young women seeking pleasure, but judging from the woman's age, she seemed to be an unmarried girl.
Looking at her furrowed brows and worried expression, she seemed to have a lot on her mind, quite different from the lustful young women he had seen in the main hall before.
Just as Jing Zhe was staring at her, the woman suddenly opened her eyes!
Their eyes met, and they were momentarily lost in thought.
The woman's gaze was cold and terrified, yet unusually bright.
Her eyes, like pools of water, are the finishing touch to her delicate features, adding to her charm.
"Who are you!"
Just as Jing Zhe was lost in thought, the woman pushed him away, crossed her arms over her chest, retreated to the corner of the bed, and watched him warily.
Jing Zhe gave a wry smile, wondering how to explain it to her.
At this moment, the woman lifted the quilt again and looked inside. Seemingly not noticing anything amiss, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing this, Jing Zhe finally spoke up: "Don't worry, you just took a nap here."
"How did I end up sleeping here?"
The woman stared at him, still wary.
"This... I should be asking you, how did you fall asleep?"
The woman frowned in thought, then said, "I went to a master to pray for blessings. The master had someone take me into a side room, saying that he would pray to the Bodhisattva for me alone later... After that, I only smelled a strong fragrance in the room, and then I lost consciousness... When I woke up, I was here."
After saying that, he seemed to suddenly realize something: "Is that fragrance strange?"
Jing Zhe nodded, "I think so."
Then, curiously, she asked, "Didn't you come here to ask...?"
"What do you want to ask?"
"Sexual matters?"
"bed--"
The woman blushed deeply after uttering only one word, staring at Jing Zhe, and after a long silence, she finally managed to utter three words: "You lecherous scoundrel!"
"Forehead…"
Jing Zhe touched his nose, stood up and said, "Miss, come with me."
With that, he opened the door and went out.
Although the interaction was brief, the woman sensed that the young man in front of her seemed to have no ill intentions, so she didn't think much of it, straightened her clothes, and followed him out.
...
Her cheeks flushed red all the way to her ears and neck. She dared not take another step forward, staring at Jing Zhe, and said coldly, "Why did you bring me here?"
"..."
Jing Zhe also felt a little embarrassed; it was a bit inappropriate to bring a girl to watch a live broadcast.
"Now that the young lady has seen it, let's go back—"
Before he could finish speaking, the woman had already run away.
Of course, now that it was dark and quiet, she had nowhere to go except for the side room.
After entering the house, Jing Zhe explained the general situation.
Finally, he said, "This young lady is different from those women. I wonder why she's here?"
After listening, the woman's face showed some sorrow, and she began to recount her story.
...
The woman's surname was Zhang and her given name was Xiaoyu, a very graceful name.
Zhang Xiaoyu is a native of Jingzhou. Her father, Zhang Xuexian, runs a winery in Jingzhou, and the Zhang family's winery is quite famous in Jingzhou.
A few months ago, a big customer suddenly came to our house and ordered two thousand taels of silver worth of wine from Zhang Xuexian.
Zhang Xuexian had never received such a large order before and was somewhat hesitant, but the other party was quick to act and gave him five hundred taels of silver as a deposit.
It's important to understand that doing business in Jingzhou is tough. There are at least ten wineries alone, making the competition fierce. If they can secure this order, Zhang's Winery can leverage this opportunity to expand its scale and solidify its position as the number one winery in Jingzhou.
Therefore, Zhang Xuexian boldly accepted the order.
Although Zhang's winery was large, it actually had limited working capital. In order to complete this order as soon as possible, Zhang Xuexian risked all his wealth, recruited workers to expand the scale of brewing, and purchased a large amount of grain to start brewing.
During this period, he also turned down some of his old customers and devoted all his energy to this order, working overtime to finally finish making the wine.
At this point, the major client disappeared.
At this point, Zhang's winery had no extra funds besides wine. After waiting for half a month without any news from major clients, Zhang Xuexian decided to stop waiting and prepare to sell the wine to his original customers.
But something even more unexpected happened.
It seemed that all the restaurants and brothels in Jingzhou knew about his being cheated. Zhang's winery had a large stockpile of wine that they couldn't sell, so they started to drive down the price, offering prices even lower than the cost price.
Not only would he lose money selling more, but Zhang Xuexian also couldn't stand the disgusting faces of these people taking advantage of his misfortune. To save face, he would rather throw away all the wine than sell it to them.
However, in order to rush the production of these wines, he not only spent all his family savings but also borrowed a lot of money. Recently, these creditors came to collect the debts, but he could not come up with the money. Zhang Xuexian had no choice but to mortgage the winery, and all he had left was a house and a warehouse of wine.
Unable to bear this blow, Zhang Xuexian fell ill and was bedridden.
Seeing her father fall ill, Zhang Xiaoyu was filled with grief and indignation. However, as a woman, she wanted to help but was powerless to do so. She heard that the Qingyun Sect had opened a new Taoist temple outside the city, and that the Qingyun Bodhisattva could not only grow but also manifest his power to nod and shake his head. So, Zhang Xiaoyu secretly ran away from home to pray for blessings.
...
After listening, Jing Zhe asked curiously, "This person wouldn't come to harm you for no reason, would he? Did he offend someone?"
Biting her lip, Zhang Xiaoyu said coldly, "The Prince of Jin's heir came to our house before and told my father that he wanted to take me as a concubine in his residence, but my father refused!"
"You suspect it's him?"
Tonight, Jing Zhe had helped Zhang Xiaoyu by preserving her chastity, so he didn't intend to help this woman he had just met. After all, he had many things to do once he entered Jingzhou.
But when he heard that the Prince of Jin was the heir apparent, he perked up.
The world is too small. I never expected that my enemy would appear before I even set foot in Jingzhou.
"After all the restaurants and brothels in Jingzhou had engaged in a price war, the Prince of Jin's heir appeared once and said that if I agreed to become his concubine, he would help Zhang's winery overcome its difficulties!"
"If that's the case, this whole thing might really have been orchestrated by the Prince of Jin's heir."
Jing Zhe looked at Zhang Xiaoyu and said slowly.
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