The dishes were very rich, but Shen Furong seemed a little restrained. She was not as lively and active as she was in the county town before. She just ate the food in front of her quietly.
Lingzhi quietly asked Shen Yuchao and found out that Miss Shen Furong had experienced an unhappy marriage.
Mr. and Mrs. Shen were worried that she would become depressed, so they let her go to Beijing with her brother Shen Yuchao to relax.
After Lingzhi knew the truth, her eyes darkened.
The year she left the Shen Mansion, Miss Shen Furong was sixteen years old, the prime of her life.
Normally, a marriage contract should be arranged when a woman reaches the age of 15.
But Mr. Shen and his wife loved their daughter dearly and were unwilling to marry off their only daughter so early, so they blocked the suitors who came to propose marriage and insisted on keeping Shen Furong for two years.
Shen Furong got married half a year after she left.
The other party was an accountant, his family was poor, but he treated Shen Furong very attentively.
The two met because they took shelter from the rain in the same dilapidated temple, and he took good care of Shen Furong at that time.
The man looked handsome, and after getting to know him for a while, Shen Furong had a good impression of him.
After Mr. and Mrs. Shen knew about it, they did not mind the other party's identity as an accountant. They just said that the Shen family was not short of money and they had no intention of marrying their daughter to a wealthy man. As long as he could treat their daughter well and be filial to the elders, it would be enough.
The two got married soon after. Shen Furong originally thought that the other party was sincere to her and was a perfect match for her in this life.
Little did she know that the man was just a master at manipulating people's hearts.
He relied on his wife to make a living, but now that he had money, he spent his days hanging out in the streets, drinking and gambling with a bunch of bad friends.
He was absent from Shen Furong's birthday party and was having sex with another woman!
Shen Furong couldn't stand his coldness and proposed divorce.
But the man was blinded by the Shen family's immense wealth and was determined not to divorce. He even wanted to take a prostitute into his home.
He used Shen Furong's dowry, but not only was he not grateful, he also beat and scolded her.
Shen Furong was abused physically and mentally, and was humiliated by the prostitute who came to her door. She became the laughing stock of the entire county and jumped into the river unable to bear it.
Fortunately, she was rescued in time, otherwise she would have died long ago.
In the end, it was Mr. Shen who stepped in and asked the local judge to put pressure on her, and he agreed to leave half of the dowry for the man.
After a combination of soft and hard tactics, the man had no choice but to give up. After all, if he signed the divorce agreement, he could get half of the dowry; if he didn't sign, the Shen family would make a scene in the government, and then he would lose both his money and face.
Although Shen Furong got the divorce papers, she was exhausted both physically and mentally.
After six years, what I got was betrayal by a scumbag.
This relationship caused her great harm, and she has been unable to get out of the shadow of the relationship.
Lingzhi didn't expect that she stopped Shen Furong and Xiao Qingyun from being together, but Shen Furong entered into another bad relationship.
Could it be that she is a masochist?
How can I solve this problem?
After the banquet, Shen Yuchao and Shen Furong said goodbye and left.
After the palace examination, Shen Yuchao was appointed as an editor in the Hanlin Academy. Although the official position was only a nominal one, the court also allocated him a residence.
Lingzhi sent the brother and sister to the gate of the palace and stood at the door, watching the carriage leave until it turned a corner and could no longer be seen. Only then did she reluctantly withdrew her gaze.
She turned around and saw Xiao Qingyun standing behind her.
Xiao Qingyun looked at Lingzhi and smiled gently, "Brother Shen and his sister are staying in the capital this time, so it will be convenient for us to meet again. If you want to see them, you can always send an invitation to invite them to your house."
"I'm sorry to trouble you, Your Majesty!"
Lingzhi's beautiful face changed slightly, and her expression turned cold. "I can make my own arrangements, so Your Highness doesn't need to send anyone to monitor me!"
Xiao Qingyun's expression changed, knowing that she had discovered the secret guards in the Rose Courtyard: "That's to protect you!"
Lingzhi sneered: "Haha~ Protection? Didn't they report me to the prince?"
"Yes...but I don't want to monitor you!" Xiao Qingyun explained anxiously.
Lingzhi lowered her eyes and said, "Your Highness is extremely meticulous, so how much can I trust your words?"
Xiao Qingyun felt his throat dry, and after a long moment, he finally uttered, "I'm worried about you, too. If you don't like it, I'll just withdraw my people."
"I hope Your Majesty will keep his word."
After Lingzhi finished speaking, she turned around and left without caring about his reaction.
Xiao Qingyun stood at the door, looking at Lingzhi's back, his eyes flickering, and no one knew what he was thinking.
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"Hey, have you heard? Prince Ning has summoned all the famous prostitutes from the brothels in the counties to his palace these past two days."
"I heard that the courtesan from Nanfeng Pavilion has arrived and will be performing some talent shows tonight."
"Although the courtesan of Nanfeng Pavilion is a man, his appearance is really unique."
"Yeah, yeah, but he rarely shows his face!"
"He is our prince's lover, how could we even dream of him..."
"Hey, come on, I wonder how it feels for the prince to be in bed with two grown men like him? Hahahahaha..."
"Shh, keep your voice down..."
Several palace stewards were talking in low voices as they walked past the garden.
After they left, Xia Qinghe emerged from behind a big tree.
She had heard everything those people had just said.
She turned around and changed direction, walking quickly towards the courtyard where the palace accommodated foreign guests.
Xia Qinghe walked briskly and came to the door of the male courtesan that several people were talking about.
I saw that the door was closed and I listened carefully but there was no movement inside.
Xia Qinghe stood on tiptoe and stretched her head to look out the window, but accidentally knocked the flowerpot off the windowsill.
She hurriedly caught the fallen flowerpot and put it back in its place.
However, this commotion still attracted the attention of the people in the house.
"who?"
Footsteps began to be heard in the room, and I thought it was that person coming over.
Xia Qinghe turned her head and looked over, her eyes fixed on the closed door.
Soon, the door was opened, revealing a feminine face.
If Lingzhi were here at this moment, she would definitely scream.
Because the man was none other than Shi Hezhang, whom she sold to Nanfeng Pavilion.
Shi Hezhang was not a stunningly handsome man, but he was a little more handsome than the average man, with slightly protruding cheekbones, a few freckles on the wings of his nose, and a naturally mean look on his face.
But because he forgot he was a human being once he got into bed, and wiggled his butt faster than a water snake, and was very good at pleasing people, he earned the title of the most beautiful courtesan.
At this moment, Shi Hezhang's body was half covered by the white clothes, and the slightly open collar revealed some abdominal muscles. His plump lips were like a freshly picked cherry in midsummer, making people want to take a bite.
As soon as Xia Qinghe entered the door, she threw herself into his arms.
Shi Hezhang was stunned for a moment, then said, "Xia Qinghe, Prince Ning just left and you couldn't wait to come over. How can this be considered decent?"
Xia Qinghe lay on his chest, letting him gently put her hair back in place. "That's why I didn't make a big fuss. I came here secretly."
"I stayed there for a long time in the cold wind to wait for everyone to leave."
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