Lord Song of the Western Depot, isn't that Song Wuxia?!
Feng Guang's first thought was of that damned eunuch, who actually went to see a girl. Then she thought of Song Wuxia, someone she had a grudge against. If he found out that she was being forced to serve him, wouldn't that be giving him leverage over her?! She was the Crown Princess!
"Let me go, I won't go!" Feng Guang struggled desperately. "You can send someone else to serve that Lord Song. I'll give you money, just let me leave!"
"If we could just replace people like that, would I, Zhang Mama, even need to send you?" The still-charming woman said, waving her round fan. "In our Lan Yue Pavilion, whether it's looks or figure, there are only two people who can catch the eye of such noble people. One has already been knocked unconscious by you, and the other is currently parading through the streets as a flower goddess. Those people have top-notch tastes. If we just send someone to appease them, wouldn't Lan Yue Pavilion be courting death?"
"Then it's no use you coming to me. I'm a virgin... no, I'm a respectable woman, I don't do this kind of business!"
"Oh? The young lady is already married?"
"Yes, I'm already married. My husband is still looking for me, and he'll be here soon!" Feng Guang boasted. "If he sees you forcing women into prostitution, he definitely won't let you off the hook!"
"Oh ho, they still won't let us off the hook." Madam Zhang covered her mouth with her fan and chuckled. "Young lady, you must be from out of town. Do you know whose business our Lanyue Tower is?"
"Who...who is it?"
"General Li, do you know?" Zhang Mama chuckled, "In this capital city, we only fear three people: His Majesty, the incorruptible Prime Minister, and the last one is Lord Song, the Director of the Western Depot. He won't let us go? Who is your husband? What power does he have to not let us go?"
Her husband is the Crown Prince.
She held back and didn't say those words. Anyway, no one would believe her if she did. If they did, and word got out that the Crown Princess had been on the Lan Yue Tower's ship, her innocence would be impossible to prove.
"Since you've been married before, that's even better. If something really happens, you've already lost your virginity, so you don't need to worry about it."
I don't mind you, you old man!
She's still a virgin!
Fengguang's eyes darted around as she desperately tried to think of a solution. After a moment, her eyes lit up, and as if resigned to her fate, she obediently sat in front of the dressing mirror and let the women do her makeup. Finally, she was veiled.
Upon seeing her, Zhang's mother couldn't stop praising her, "She really is beautiful. The way she pretends to be mysterious by wearing a veil is just as good as Bingqing. Alright, it's getting late, young lady, you should go ahead."
Feng Guang stood up, with two people supporting her. She said, "I'm willing to go. I can walk by myself. Can you please stop escorting me like a prisoner?"
"Alright, alright." Zhang's mother pointed at the two women, "You two, you can follow behind the young lady."
The two women obediently stood behind Feng Guang.
As he passed the table, Feng Guang's eyes darted around. With lightning speed, he took the wine pot in one hand and the candlestick on the table in the other, splashed the wine onto the curtain, and then threw the candle flame, which instantly leaped up.
Zhang's mother was only stunned for a moment before she came to her senses and shouted, "Grab her!"
Feng Guang started running around the table, shouting, "Fire! Someone, come quick, put out the fire!"
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