Xiang Ning's smile deepened. "Tell me, of course I'll tell you! Whatever you want to know, I'll tell you!"
Ninth Master turned to look at Hongshao, who changed her attitude from before and nodded vigorously. On the other side, Lvfu said, "Whatever Master wants to know, the three of us sisters will naturally tell you everything we know!"
Ninth Master nodded. "Very good. Then tell me what happened that day. Remember, there must be no concealment."
Xiang Ning nodded, leaned close to Ninth Master, and said with a smile, "Back then, the Third Prince often came to Zuixianglou to drown his sorrows. I don't know what was bothering him, but he came almost every night, and later he didn't even go home anymore."
The Empress's legitimate son, of noble character and impeccable status, yet he fell for a courtesan.
Ninth Master drank a glass of wine and scoffed at Hongshi.
Xiang Ning continued, "He always gave me tips when he came to me, and he treated me quite well, so I went along with his wishes. But later, he actually said that he wanted me to be with him."
Hongshao fanned herself with a fan and said with a smile, "How can the girls of our Drunken Village Pavilion easily follow a man?"
Ninth Master nodded slightly. "Continue."
Xiang Ning continued, "I thought he was just joking with me because he was drunk, but I didn't expect him to be serious and even wanted to redeem me and take me away. But I don't like people like him."
Green Lotus covered her mouth with her fan and chuckled foolishly, "That Third Prince is really stupid. He is the Emperor's son. How could he be so stupid as to fall in love with a girl from the Drunken Village Pavilion?"
Hongshao nodded in agreement. Although they had always been arrogant, they were also aware of their own status. To put it bluntly, they were just prostitutes who could be trampled on by anyone.
Hongshao said, "Alas, the Third Prince was quite disappointed that he couldn't get Xiangning. But there are so many young and beautiful noblewomen in the palace, isn't there any he could fancy? Why did he have to set his sights on our Xiangning?"
Xiang Ning continued, "Later, someone offered me money and asked me to put on a play so that the Third Prince would see the truth and give up his feelings for me."
Ninth Master glanced at her sideways, "What play?"
Xiang Ning smiled and said, "A prostitute only cares about money, not feelings."
She uttered those words with an air of nonchalance, stating that she herself was a prostitute. Both Hongshao and Lüfu, recognizing their own identities, remained composed.
Recalling what happened back then, Master Jiu realized that half a year ago, Hongshi had indeed been frequenting brothels and staying away from home. It turned out that he had come to this Drunken Village and fallen in love with Xiang Ning here!
Hongshi was the Empress's legitimate son, and his noble status goes without saying, yet he still made such a big joke of himself, which is truly unimaginable.
After a moment's thought, Ninth Master took out a few banknotes from the stack and gave them to Green Lotus and Red Sweet Potato, saying, "You can go out now."
Sweet Potato and Green Lotus exchanged a glance, took the money, and happily went out the door.
The two of them went out and closed the door, leaving only Ninth Master and Xiang Ning in the room.
Ninth Master pushed all the silver notes in front of Xiang Ning. When Xiang Ning saw the stack of silver notes, her eyes lit up, knowing that these silver notes must all be hers.
“Tell me everything that happened back then, and these banknotes will all be yours,” Ninth Master said with a smile, his eyes slightly narrowed.
Upon hearing this, Xiang Ning nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely tell you everything."
Ninth Master nodded, quite satisfied.
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