"Brother?" Upon hearing this, Ninth Master frowned slightly, then suddenly grabbed Hongshao's hand. "Brother? Which brother?"
Hongshao didn't know why he suddenly became so serious, and gently pushed him, "This... how can a young lady like me say this?"
After all, this concerns the royal family. If someone with ulterior motives were to overhear this, wouldn't they say that the people at Zuixianglou were causing trouble and spreading rumors about their guests?
They were just saying it casually to Xiang Ning, but they didn't expect it to cause such trouble.
They didn't know Ninth Master's identity yet, only that he was generous. Their mother had already instructed them to serve him well and not to upset the guest.
Ninth Prince was unwilling to reveal his identity, so he released Hongshao's hand and said casually, "I'm just curious, which prince would come to a place like this?"
Seeing her suddenly change of expression, Hongshao looked her over and said, "Actually, it's nothing. It's just that the prince saw Xiangning's dance and fell in love with her, but Xiangning rejected him."
Xiang Ning looked rather smug as she took a sip of wine.
Ninth Master turned to look at Xiang Ning and smiled, "Miss Xiang Ning is a beauty of unparalleled grace, which makes her easy to covet. That prince's taste is not bad."
Upon hearing this, Xiang Ning became even more smug, raising an eyebrow and saying, "But this humble woman finds Ninth Master's divine appearance truly admirable!"
Ninth Master stroked her smooth chin and said, "Which prince is it that Miss Xiangning doesn't fancy?"
Unlike Hongshao and the others, Xiangning answered immediately when Ninth Prince asked, "He is the Third Prince, the legitimate son of the current Empress."
"Third Prince!" Upon hearing this, Ninth Prince was greatly alarmed.
But he was a man of deep cunning, and no matter how surprised he was inside, he would not show it on his face.
Xiang Ning waved her fan, looking arrogant and smug. It seemed that, for her, getting rid of the Empress's eldest son was an extremely proud thing.
Ninth Master suddenly smiled. "This is interesting. What kind of beautiful women hasn't the Third Prince, the legitimate son of the Empress, seen? Is there something special about Xiang Ning that makes the Third Prince so infatuated with her? Is he determined to have her?"
Seeing that Xiang Ning had so readily revealed the Third Prince's name, Hong Shao feared that she would follow the Ninth Prince's lead and recount what happened that day. So she quickly said, "Ah, what happened that day was because Xiang Ning was ignorant and made such a fuss, which made the Ninth Prince laugh at us."
Distracted by Hongshao, Xiangning stopped talking.
Ninth Master smiled and glanced at Xiang Ning, who was looking at him as if she was expecting something.
He understood what she meant, and suddenly took out a stack of silver notes from his pocket.
When Hongshao and the others saw the silver notes, their eyes immediately lit up.
Xiang Ning's face was full of joy, and she reached out to take the silver notes.
Ninth Master smiled coldly, then suddenly reached out and pressed his large hand against the silver note. Xiang Ning and Hong Shao both grabbed a corner of the note, but they couldn't pull it out no matter what they did.
They stiffly raised their heads, looking at Ninth Master with expectant eyes.
Ninth Master slowly moved his hand closer to Xiang Ning's hand, stroking her fair and smooth fingers, and said, "As long as you tell me, this stack of silver notes will all be yours."
Xiang Ning didn't care too much about these things. She only knew that with so much money, she didn't know how many times more tips she received from other customers would be.
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