"Ahem, Jiajia, don't talk nonsense."
Hong Fu pretended to scold Zhong Qinjia, and then her expression became strange.
"However, Prime Minister Feng is nearly forty years old, and apart from his fiancée who died before they were married, he really doesn't have any close female friends."
Zhong Qinjia became interested and started gossiping as well.
“That’s right. I also heard that his household is full of servants, and apart from the wet nurse, there are no women.”
Zhong Qinjia turned to Nianhuan and said, "Nianhuan is so beautiful, yet he doesn't want to get close to her. It's really... suspicious."
Hong Fu also fell into thought.
Rumors about Feng Wei's homosexual tendencies are nothing new.
"Could it be that it's not homosexuality, but some other hidden ailment?"
Nianhuan muttered something to herself.
These words seemed to remind Hong Fu of something.
"Bang bang"
Just as she was about to say something, there was a knock on the door.
Hong Fu raised her voice: "Who goes there?"
Her personal maidservant, Fuyi, came and said, "Mother wants my sister to go."
Upon hearing this, Hong Fu said to Nian Huan and the other person, "You two have a cup of tea here first, I'll be right back."
After Hong Fu left, Zhong Qin Jia moved closer to Nian Huan.
"If Prime Minister Feng isn't a homosexual, then what is he?"
She touched Nianhuan's face, but Nianhuan avoided her touch.
She wasn't annoyed, her expression remaining unchanged: "How about we switch?"
It took Nianhuan a long time to realize the meaning behind Zhong Qinjia's words.
She thought about Shen Hao, and then she thought about Feng Wei.
Finally, he shook his head.
"Why?" Zhong Qinjia asked, somewhat surprised.
Nianhuan lowered her eyes: "I actually quite like older men."
Zhong Qinjia: "..."
She was speechless.
Cong Yao saw through Nian Huan's thoughts: "You're clearly being awkward because Qin Huarong was once associated with Shen Hao."
Nianhuan thought to herself, "She's my only friend."
Cong Yao fell silent.
Nianhuan leaned against the window, watching the bustling Ming Shi Ge lobby.
As night fell, the Ming Shi Ge Pavilion was already bustling with activity.
Nianhuan recalled the letter she had written to Huarong.
In the letter, she told her her identity and her motives for saving her.
She only breathed a sigh of relief when she received her reply today.
Qin Huarong is indeed very clever.
Without her saying anything more, she guessed everything.
And she didn't blame her.
Since that's the case, she accepted this friend.
Even if she didn't know what she would achieve in the future, she thought she would be the same.
While Nianhuan remained silent and Zhong Qinjia stood aside in a daze.
Hong Fu is back.
She smiled broadly: "Nianhuan, Jiajia, we have some important guests coming today. I'll give you a chance to choose one of them and get close to him!"
Zhong Qinjia jumped up!
She had long been fed up with Shen Hao's apathetic demeanor.
If there were other options, that would be even better!
Zhong Qinjia walked to Hongfu's side with a smile on her face.
Those two signature dimples also appeared at this moment.
"Sister Hongfu, tell us quickly, who are the guests tonight?"
Hong Fu said, "Even if you didn't ask, I would have told you that tonight there is..."
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A gentle breeze stirs the fragrant curtains, bringing flowers into the pavilion; a high-pitched zither tune soothes the night's sorrows.
The daytime is quiet; I'm too lazy to comb my hair.
The sudden sound of crows cawing and orioles singing stirred up endless new sorrows.
Remembering the past year, I secretly poured out my heart for spring, and we met from afar through the mist and flowers.
A poem was inscribed on a corner pillow, and a precious hairpin was used to buy wine; together we drank until we were drunk in the deep courtyard covered in green moss. [Note 3]
Nianhuan walked among them, her face devoid of any smile.
Beside her, Zhong Qinjia's yellow dress fluttered in the wind.
Behind her were eight beauties chosen by the madam.
Tonight, they will all belong to those noblemen.
Nianhuan is prepared to give even more.
For revenge!
Even more so for that person...
Shen Hongyue, who was as famous as Hong Fu, was at the very front.
He was talking to a man who looked like a guard.
Unlike Hong Fu, who was always smiling, Shen Hongyue was always very serious.
However, he still showed a certain respect when speaking to this handsome guard.
"I've never seen this person before. It seems he's the guard of the one who came to the Hall of Fame for the first time."
Zhong Qinjia's voice was very low, just enough for Nianhuan to hear.
A dark glint flashed in Nianhuan's eyes.
He clenched his fist tightly.
Her eyelids were slightly lowered.
That one...
But that's her goal!
"Okay, I understand..."
After Shen Hongyue and the handsome guard finished talking, they arrived at a private room.
The guard went in first to report, making sure to close the door behind him.
Shen Hongyue clearly saw such grand occasions frequently.
There was no other expression on his face.
She turned her head and gave instructions to everyone.
"You all probably know who the distinguished guests inside are. Serve them well, understand?"
"Understood, Sister Hongyue."
The ten beauties, including Nian Huan and Zhong Qinjia, said in unison.
Shen Hongyue nodded in satisfaction.
The door was then reopened.
Nianhuan turned her head and vaguely heard voices coming from the inner room.
The voices were all neither hurried nor slow.
They possess a leisurely and proud demeanor unique to the nobility.
Nianhuan followed Hongyue into the private room, her eyes growing colder.
Because they were nobles—
So they can manipulate the lives of innocent people?!
So how can innocent people be allowed to fall into the abyss and then be forgotten in the blink of an eye?!
So how can someone remain high and mighty even after committing countless evil deeds?!
I disagree!
Nianhuan was not convinced!
What's wrong with a curvaceous figure?
She just wanted to live.
Live a life that is true to one's duty.
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