Zoya gestured for her attendant to take out money.
The attendant took out a silver ingot and handed it to the madam.
The madam said, "Considering their status, this amount of silver isn't enough for a mere meeting. Just now, Young Master Lan didn't even see him in person, he only asked for advice, and he gave much more silver than this. You gentlemen all saw that with your own eyes." She had already judged from the clothes these people wore that they were wealthy and influential, and she couldn't let them dismiss her with such a small amount of money.
The attendant rolled his eyes and pulled out another silver ingot, placing it in the madam's hand.
The madam coughed lightly, stuffed the silver into her purse, but didn't move aside; her hand reached out again.
"You..." The attendant was furious, but at Zoya's prompting, he took out another silver ingot and stuffed it into the madam's hand. Seeing that the madam did not pull her hand back, he had no choice but to stuff in another ingot, and his face turned red with anger.
Seeing that she had extorted almost all of the men, the madam's smile grew even brighter as she stepped aside and cheerfully called out, "Xiao Huan, quickly take this gentleman to see Niannian!"
After the maid led the group up to the second floor, she knocked on the door of Chu Nian's room. Zoya saw a girl about her age who opened the door. She was exceptionally beautiful and charming.
Although it was only a brief encounter, Zoya could still sense that this woman's temperament was quite different from others, and the pride emanating from her bones seemed to surpass even that of Zoya, a princess of noble birth.
The other party did not seem to come from a brothel, but rather was a literary figure admired by the world.
She asked, "Are you the Hermit of the Left Bank?"
As she was sizing her up, Zhao Feiyan also sizing her up, and then said coolly, "No."
Zhao Feiyan still had some doubts. Even if she was a princess of Xiwan Kingdom, how could such a young girl help them deal with that scumbag Yang Jie?
Zoya had already entered the house. Seeing that a group of burly followers wanted to follow, Zhao Feiya stopped them, saying, "Gentlemen, my sister only agreed to see this distinguished guest. Please wait outside!"
The leader of the entourage angrily asked, "What if my young master encounters danger?"
Zhao Feiyan: "If you're worried, the second window from the left on the street is the window to this room. I'll open the window, and you can go out onto the street and see what's going on inside, or you can go up to the roof and keep watch. But you're not allowed to go inside." A bunch of grown men wanting to enter Chu Nian's room? Even if Li Wenzhuang came, she'd feel like he was defiling her sister's room!
The attendant looked at Zoya, who had already entered the house.
Zoya: "Why make so much trouble? You can just guard the door!" She's not weak or frail. A people who live on horseback year-round, even though she's a princess and spends most of her time in the palace, she still has some martial arts skills.
To be honest, Chu Nian learned from the plot that Princess Zoya was harassed by Yang Jie, but in the original plot, Zoya directly broke Yang Jie's leg, and the other young masters were also injured.
Chu Nian deliberately intervened that day in order to get Zoya's help. In reality, Zoya didn't need Chu Nian's help at all; otherwise, she wouldn't have dared to appear alone at Wujue Mountain at that time.
Although Zoya could teach Yang Jie and the others a lesson without anyone else's help, she was still grateful to the man in black who had helped her. As soon as she entered the room, she smelled a faint fragrance and immediately recognized it as the scent of the person who had helped her at Wujue Mountain before dawn that day.
Her gaze fell on the elegant young woman sitting at the table, sipping tea. The young woman's every move was graceful and poised, commanding respect while also possessing a friendly and approachable quality that made one want to get closer to her.
"Please have a seat, young master." Chu Nian gestured lightly to the seat opposite him and said gently.
Zoya walked over and sat down, inexplicably sitting up straight. She asked curiously, "The fragrance in this room is wonderful. Is it a common fragrance used in your Eastern Chu Kingdom?"
Zhao Feiyan had already locked her entourage outside the door and walked over, saying, "This is a fragrance that my sister blended herself using Wutong Snow, Purple Bamboo, Yam, and other herbs. You probably won't find it anywhere else."
Zoya was surprised and began to scrutinize Chu Nian closely. She not only clearly saw Chu Nian's features, but also carefully compared Chu Nian's stature with that of the person who saved her that day.
"Have we met before?" Zoya asked with a smile.
Chu Nian feigned ignorance: "Why do you say that, young master?"
Zoya raised an eyebrow and said, "If you don't want to admit it, then so be it." She also knew that Yang Jie, that scoundrel, was rich and powerful in Dongchu, and had the Empress Dowager to rely on. He was not someone a courtesan could afford to offend.
She then said, "By the way, do the girls of your Eastern Chu Kingdom also like Wutong Snow? Wutong Snow is a fragrance developed by the Western Wan Kingdom."
Chu Nian nodded and said, "The Western Kingdom does indeed have many medicinal plants that our Eastern Chu Kingdom does not have. I heard that a few years ago, when the envoy from the Western Kingdom visited, he brought many precious medicinal plants that only grow in the Western Kingdom."
Zoya: "I think so. This time I..." At this point, she belatedly realized that she seemed to be talking to this girl as a person from Xiwan instead of as a person from Dongchu.
She quickly changed her tune, saying, "I mean, I heard that the envoy from Xiwan Kingdom brought a lot of precious herbs with him during his visit."
Chu Nian's face showed curiosity, and she said, "Oh? It is said that when the envoy from Xiwan Kingdom visited last time, he brought a herb called Purple Jade Fragrance. I wonder if the envoy from Xiwan Kingdom brought the same herb this time?!"
"This has..." Zoya changed her mind halfway through her sentence, "...I mean, it's not something from my backyard, so I really don't know if the other person brought it or not."
Zhao Feiyan almost burst out laughing as she watched from the side: This silly girl is only lucky to have met her sister who has no intention of harming anyone; otherwise, she would have been wiped out in no time if she were up against someone like Yang Jie!
So, Zoya publicly accused Yang Jie of molesting her at the banquet. Do you think someone like Yang Jie will let Zoya get away with it? I hope my sister can really get Princess Zoya to make a move before Yang Jie does, so that she can seize the initiative and perhaps really get rid of Yang Jie.
While Zhao Feiyan was filled with various worries, Chu Nian, with a calm expression, said to Zoya, "I heard that Lord Yang Jie received the envoy during his last visit..."
"Yang Jie?" Zoya immediately took notice. "The Yang Jie who is the Empress Dowager's nephew?"
Chu Nian smiled helplessly, "Otherwise, who else would there be?!" After a pause, she added, "Strangely, this herb doesn't seem to have been among the herbs that were presented as tribute to the royal family back then."
Zoya: "No?" Did Yang Jie embezzle it? This herb is considered the most precious herb in Xiwan Kingdom, how dare Yang Jie embezzle it? Her eyes rolled around.
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