Night falls early in the border town, especially in winter; it's already dark just after dusk.
The red-light district was dotted with lights, like a fairyland in the darkness, filled with soft, seductive music and gentle whispers.
It is a gentle haven in this cold winter.
I'm looking for Zhihua.
After finishing his dinner, Zhou Ning'an hurriedly headed to the brothel.
"I'm sorry, Young Master Zhou, Miss Zhihua has not been receiving guests for the past two days."
"Is she sick?" he asked, his brow furrowed with slight anxiety.
"No, no, some of the girls at our brothel only come out during the day and rest at night; they don't come out to see customers anymore."
"Please inform them that I have arrived."
The waiter could only go up and report.
————Knock knock knock
"Miss Zhihua, Young Master Zhou is here. Would you like to see him or not?"
The girl inside placed the calligraphy brush back on the brush holder and said softly.
"Let him in."
"yes"
When Zhou Ning'an pushed open the door, Zhihua had just finished painting and was washing her hands in a basin, with a maidservant holding a bottle of scented soap for her.
The man in black walked up to the maid and took the wooden box containing the soap.
"Zhihua, I'm back."
The girl was dressed in plain clothes, her long, ink-black hair cascading down her back, casually tied up in a bun and secured with a sandalwood hairpin.
She nodded and said
"It's good that you're back."
After Zhihua finished washing her hands, Zhou Ning'an immediately handed her a handkerchief.
It seemed as if he was intimately familiar with everything in this room.
Zhihua saw his frostbitten cheeks and asked...
"Your face is frozen?"
Zhou Ning'an nodded
"Um"
"Let me wipe it for you, come on."
Zhihua sat back on the bed, took the plum blossom ointment, patted the spot next to her, and said to him...
"Zhihua, my mother has agreed..."
The man's voice was somewhat nervous, but also tinged with anticipation.
"Agree to what?"
"You agree to let me marry you?"
"Will you take me as your concubine?"
The girl's voice was detached, a calmness incongruous with her age, as if nothing mattered.
"Of course not!" he said, his voice suddenly rising.
"I will marry you."
Zhou Ning'an grasped Zhihua's hand as she applied face cream to him, his eyes seemingly overflowing with tears.
"Young Master Zhou, are you still asleep? I am a courtesan, and you're saying you want to marry a courtesan as your wife? You even said your mother has agreed to it. Young Master Zhou, don't you want to listen to what you're saying? Don't you think it's outrageous?"
"My mother really agreed!"
The man gripped her hand slightly.
"You believe me"
Zhou Ning'an is already twenty years old this year, and his peers already have several children.
He's been waiting for that one glimpse of me when he was a teenager until now.
He's not afraid to wait; he'd wait a lifetime. But if possible, he won't stay put.
"Why"
Zhihua sighed.
"Ning An, you've forgotten..."
The man's hot lips pressed against hers, and instantly Zhihua was surrounded by his scent.
That year, she and her younger sister had just arrived in Pingyang County.
Her mother said to go to the border town to find Cen Ang.
Her mother had been telling her this name since she was little.
Everything about Cen's mother
I heard it all from my mother.
Arrived here
Discover
Cen Ang is a madam
She can provide shelter for the two sisters.
But it had to be under her nose.
She said
It is to protect them
To survive
They stayed
prostitute
They're not even as good as the courtesans in the imperial kilns.
At least the people he serves aren't from all walks of life.
During that time, she often harbored resentment towards her mother.
It would be better to let her and her sister die together.
One day I'll be sold into servitude.
Cen's mother said
Girls in brothels
You can choose to sell your art or your body as you please.
She didn't believe it.
Since that's the case, she might as well choose a man for herself.
At this time
Zhou Ning'an was like a dog smelling a bone.
She was found
It gave her a feeling she had never experienced before in her life.
And a sincere heart
One Night of Passion
Unrelated to romance
Facing the beauty who has appeared in his dreams for several years
Young Master Zhou's mind couldn't control his body
After one night
He offered to redeem her from her servitude.
Zhihua refused.
She didn't want to bring further disaster to the Zhou family.
Moreover, she could never become a concubine.
Even if he was beaten to death by Cen's mother at the brothel
Zhou Ning'an left the brothel at noon.
Zhihua remained seated in the room.
Awaiting Cen's mother's punishment
It's unclear whether it's a whip or some other form of torture that treats people like dirt.
It doesn't matter anymore.
She didn't react even after finishing her meal with Cen Ang.
Only a table full of gossipy sisters remained.
"Zhihua, did you really... you and Young Master Zhou... do that?"
Ruyi put her two thumbs together, teasing her.
Zhihua looked puzzled.
"Won't Mother Cen be angry about what we did?"
The girls looked at each other.
"Mom doesn't have time for this nonsense, she only cares about making money!" said Chunying, who was still a little girl.
Zhihua smiled with relief, picked up the prepared food from the table, and knocked on her sister's door.
mother
turn out to be
Is what you said true?
She really is a person who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside.
His face just smelled a bit bad.
Another night of not returning home.
Mr. Zhou and his wife were talking about it.
"That little rascal has definitely gone to the brothel again! He wouldn't go to any of his cronies' invitations before! Look at him these past few years, he's practically made it his second home! As his mother, you have to talk to him!"
Madam Zhou glared at Mr. Zhou
"What? So it's only my seed, right? Why don't you say that?"
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