Qingluo reluctantly followed Hongxiang down the mountain. All the way, Qingluo held the embroidered handkerchief tightly in her hand, kneading it until it was deformed.
Upon entering the room, the bathtub was already prepared. The room was filled with steam. Hongxiang stole a glance at Qingluo. Qingluo had a slender figure, bright eyes and white teeth, and a cherry-pink mouth. She was truly alluring.
Hongxiang took off his clothes, revealing his strong physique. Qingluo turned away in embarrassment. Although Qingluo came from a brothel and had some contact with customers, she had never served anyone a bath before, and was still a virgin.
Hongxiang stepped into the bathtub, lay down on the edge, and called out to Qingluo. "Miss Qingluo, are you shy?" Qingluo slowly turned around, and only dared to approach after seeing that Hongxiang had already entered the bathtub.
"Young Prince, please don't joke with Qingluo. Qingluo comes from a brothel, and she's seen all kinds of things!" Qingluo understood that since she came from a brothel, few people would think she was a virgin.
Qingluo stepped forward, scooped a ladle out of the water, splashed water on Hongxiang, and picked up the pigweed to rub Hongxiang's back.
"Young Prince, are you feeling alright?" Hongxiang's back was burning hot. Qingluo was unaware that Hongxiang, who was facing away from her, was also flushed red.
"It's...it's alright!" Qingluo's hand brushed across Hongshang's back, causing ripples in Hongshang's heart. Hongshang turned around to look at Qingluo.
"Young Master Hongxiang... what is this?" The next second, Qingluo was pulled into the bathtub by Hongxiang. "Ah..." Qingluo couldn't swim and was choked and confused.
Hongxiang held her in his arms, and before Qingluo could react, Hongxiang was standing naked in front of her. Without waiting for a response, Qingluo raised her hand and slapped Hongxiang.
Qingluo seized the opportunity to escape, while Hongxiang remained frozen in the bathtub, covering his face and watching Qingluo's retreating figure! He felt both angry and confused; had he done something wrong?
Qingluo ran back to the room she shared with Yu Ning, her body soaking wet. When Ke'er, the maid who served Qingluo, saw Qingluo return wet, she hurriedly went up to her, "What happened? Why are you in such a mess?"
Upon seeing Ke'er, Qingluo finally burst into tears after holding them in for so long. Qingluo hugged Ke'er, leaned on her shoulder, and cried uncontrollably without saying a word.
Ke'er didn't know what had happened. She patted Qingluo's back and whispered to comfort her, "What's wrong? Who dares to bully our beauty? Say something!" Seeing that Qingluo didn't say anything, Ke'er became anxious.
Qinglu cried for a long time before finally lifting her head from Ke'er's embrace and wiping her tears with an embroidered handkerchief. "I...I hit Young Master Hongxiang!" Qinglu knew that Hongxiang was a member of the royal family, and that hitting him might cost her her life.
Ke'er stared at Qingluo in shock. Qingluo was always so composed; why was she acting so strangely today? "You hit Hongxiang? He's a member of the royal family! How dare you lay a hand on him?"
Qinglu cried and sobbed, "I've fallen in love with the Fifth Prince, I... don't want to... serve Hongxiang, they forced me to!" Qinglu felt wronged and cried even harder.
Ke'er was anxious and helped Qingluo sit up on the bed. "We courtesans, how could we be qualified to love? This is a principle that Mother has always taught us. How dare you break it?"
"I...I can't control myself!" Qingluo didn't want to love Hongzhou either; she used to live such a carefree life. Ever since she fell in love with Hongzhou, she had been humbly begging him, but he remained unmoved. However, the more he did this, the more she couldn't let go.
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