The matchmaker smiled slightly. "You'll understand when you meet her, Qinghe."
Qinghe nodded, looking confused.
"Alright, now change me into some normal clothes."
"Comb out a woman's hairstyle."
Qinghe: "Yes, Madam."
...
Zhan Heqing waited obediently below. There was no official seal, and no official business was being handled. He was somewhat curious about the top scholar who could persuade his uncle to take the position, but what he really wondered was how a courtesan could produce a top scholar's brother?
This was so bizarre that he would never have believed it if he hadn't witnessed it with his own eyes.
Then the courtesan came down.
It wasn't the alluring courtesan he fantasized about, but a young woman dressed in the most ordinary women's clothing. She wore her hair in a bun typical of married women, and her makeup was very light. Her appearance was only above average.
Zhan Heqing couldn't understand what made a woman so beautiful that she became the most beautiful woman in the Huai River area and even within a radius of several miles.
But as the person approached, she smiled gently at him and the green peach and green bamboo behind him, revealing a subtle yet captivating charm.
Zhan Heqing suddenly understood something and felt a slight sense of panic.
When the woman smiled, her plain face became instantly captivating; when she didn't smile, people's senses were unconsciously drawn to her calm yet weary eyes.
She is a beautiful and intelligent woman.
But at this moment, the beauty he was staring at was slowly tearing up the contract of servitude in her hand. The scraps of paper fell to the ground along her fair fingers, exuding an indescribable sense of shock.
She smiled, a genuine and happy smile. Zhan Heqing seemed to be captivated by that smile, his eyes trembled, and he quickly turned his gaze away.
Fortunately, no one noticed the cold-faced magistrate's expression; everyone's attention was on the charming former courtesan.
Hongniang, or rather Xie Hongyu, left openly with Qinghe and the others.
Those dirty, dark things in the Red Chamber could no longer touch or stain the bottom of her beautiful skirt.
She grasped the light.
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