"Of course not. This matter has nothing to do with me."
Although he said this, he had actually already developed a great interest in the sister behind her.
She actually had close ties with people from Dongyang Country? This was really strange.
Although Daning State did not have a rule prohibiting trade with people from Dongyang State, Dongyang State had never had contact with other countries. He felt very strange when he heard the name of Dongyang State.
Seeing his straightforward answer, Sister Feng nodded immediately.
"By the way, I've already told her the news of the mine's negative profits this quarter, just as you said. I estimate she'll be here in the next few days, and then I'll let you meet her."
Hearing this, Leng Yu was a little excited. As long as he saw the good sister she mentioned, all the problems in Yilan County would be solved. He could take Lan'er away from here and enjoy the beautiful mountains and rivers of Daning Kingdom.
But when he looked up at Fengjie, she was actually asleep on the table.
He frowned and stood up, walked to the door, and instructed the maids:
"Take Miss Feng back to her room to rest."
"Yes, Mr. Liu Si."
After receiving the order, several maids came in and helped Fengjie away.
After she left, Leng Yu felt a little suspicious. Logically speaking, Sister Feng was a thoughtful person, so how could she get drunk in front of him so easily?
Could it be that she was testing him?
At this critical moment, he absolutely cannot let her doubt himself. It seems that he should give up the idea of visiting his wife tonight.
Thinking of this, she told the maid to clear the leftovers from the table, then she walked out the door and headed straight for the back garden.
At the same time, Sister Feng's charming eyes were fixed on the direction he left, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and then she instructed the servant beside her:
"Go and see what he is doing. Don't disturb him."
"Yes, Miss Feng."
After receiving the order, the servant quickly followed the direction Leng Yu left.
Leng Yu did nothing but stayed in the back garden for a while.
At this time, he had already noticed the servant following him. He raised his eyebrows calmly, then walked towards his room.
Since she wanted to test him, she must have begun to doubt him. During this period, he should be cautious and careful.
It was also because of this that Fengjie's suspicion of him was somewhat dispelled.
…
Xiangyue Tower.
Today is the first night of the auction for Du Xiaoyue. Sister Hong specially ordered people to decorate Xiangyue Tower in a festive manner, waiting to sell her for a good price.
It was already dark, but the Xiangyue Tower was still full. However, everyone was quietly waiting to listen to Miss Lan Meng's beautiful piano music. No one asked about Du Xiaoyue's appearance, which made Sister Hong very anxious.
When Hu, the shopkeeper who was a regular customer of Xiangyue Tower, came, she went to greet him warmly.
"Master Hu, you are here. Come in, please. This girl will definitely suit your taste."
Shopkeeper Hu glanced at Sister Hong and waved his hand.
"I'm not in the mood for elegance today, so I'll just listen to Miss Lan Meng's music."
"Boss Hu, our girl is a beautiful young lady..."
"Stop talking."
Boss Hu became a little impatient, so he quickly came to the hall, found a chair and sat down, waiting quietly for Miss Lan Meng to come out and perform.
Although the guests who came tonight seemed not very interested in Du Xiaoyue's virginity, Sister Hong still refused to give up and came to the stage, raised her hands, and pressed them down.
"Everyone, today our Xiangyue Tower has another newly hatched chick. According to the old rules, the highest bidder wins. Now I'm asking for the price. The starting price is ten taels of silver..."
As soon as she said this, the scene suddenly fell silent, and then someone shouted impatiently:
"Let Miss Lan Meng come out and play music. We bought the tickets just to listen to her play."
"But...but today is this girl's virginity..."
According to the old rules, every time a virgin girl came out of Xiangyue Tower, someone would bid up the price like crazy. Once, a girl bid the highest price of five hundred taels.
What happened today? These people seemed to have planned it all out; no one was interested in Du Xiaoyue.
Sister Hong did not give up and continued to sell:
"Since no one is interested, I'll lower the starting price to eight taels of silver..."
At this time, some people in the crowd started to make a noise.
"Sister Hong, if Miss Lan Meng doesn't come out to play the piano, please return the money for the entrance ticket to us."
"Yes, yes, return the money, return the money."
"Return the money..."
Seeing that everyone was a little excited, Sister Hong hurriedly said to please them:
"Okay, okay, gentlemen, please wait a moment. Miss Lan Meng is dressing up and will come to play music for everyone later."
After leaving these words, she left the stage in disappointment, but she was still very confused about this matter.
This is totally against common sense.
"Go tell Miss Lan Meng to get ready to go downstairs and play the piano!"
After she gave her instructions to the maid beside her, she quickly went upstairs and walked towards the room where Du Xiaoyue was.
At this time, Du Xiaoyue had already washed and dressed up according to her instructions, and was sitting on the bed in fear.
When she heard the door open, she shuddered, then dug her palms tightly with her fingernails, closed her eyes tightly, and looked like she was going to die.
Sister Hong came in front of her and raised her handkerchief disdainfully.
"Stop pretending. You didn't even sell your virginity for eight taels of silver. You're such a worthless piece of shit. It's unlucky."
Hearing this, Du Xiaoyue breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that all this was thanks to Miss Lan Meng. She must thank Miss Lan Meng very much.
She immediately opened her eyes and looked at Sister Hong, biting her red lips and pleading:
"Sister Hong, since no one is willing to buy me, then... then let me do odd jobs in Xiangyue Tower to pay off my debts!"
She knew that she could not leave Xiangyue Tower until her father's gambling debts were paid off.
Sister Hong glanced at her and snorted coldly.
"This Xiangyue Tower has never had such a strange thing since ancient times. I will discuss this matter with Sister Feng tomorrow. You should take off this dress. It is really unlucky."
After leaving these words, she angrily threw her handkerchief and turned away.
Only after she closed the door did Du Xiaoyue breathe a sigh of relief.
She was glad that she had escaped the disaster, and she was also grateful to Miss Lan Meng for saving her.
At this moment, Luo Lan was shocked when she received the news. As long as Du Xiaoyue survived tonight, even if Sister Hong knew the truth, those men who believed that finding a woman could change their luck would not be willing to find her again. In this way, she would only be left in Xiangyue Tower as a maid doing rough work temporarily, so that at least she could keep her virginity.
Thinking of this, she got up with satisfaction and went out, accompanied by Acai, and walked downstairs.
Today, she is still wearing a red dress, slowly descending from the center of the stage.
This seemed to be her favorite way of appearing. Although it was perfunctory for her, it was like a glimpse of a beautiful woman that fascinated the spectators.
Among these people sat Master Ling, his beautiful eyes fixed on the people on the stage.
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