The dark and gloomy woodshed, the occasional sound of mice scurrying through the darkness, seemed to be gnawing at the firewood, accompanied by the commotion of this night, making people feel a chill in their hearts.

  Guizhi shrunk alone in the corner, all these years, although she was just a servant girl, but because she had gained face in front of Shen Miao, the second and third branches were willing to give her some respect, and in the Shen household, she was considered to be doing quite well. Sometimes Guizhi's days passed more comfortably than those of wealthy families among the common people. It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality. She had long been unaccustomed to a hard life, let alone being locked in a woodshed like some lowly servant girls.

  Thin clothes can't withstand the cold at night, but what's colder than her body is her heart. Gu Yiniang was terrified in her heart, along with the four maids who were locked up together. Shen Yue's maid had been drugged and it was unknown if she would survive. Shen Qing's maid had been sold to a brothel, and Ren Yuanyun's methods were so ruthless that she couldn't help but worry about her own fate.

  Madam Gui didn't think that Ren Yuanyun would let her off easily. Because she not only witnessed Shen Qing's ugly affair, but also played an important role in this matter. Originally, it should have been Shen Miao who was harmed, but in the end, it was Shen Qing who was ruined. A person like Ren Yuanyun wouldn't easily forgive her.

  "Tap, tap, tap." Just then, the sound of footsteps suddenly came from outside, unusually clear in the night.

  Guī yíng yíng shēn zǐ yì jiāng, hēi dēng xiā huǒ zhōng, kǒng jù de kàn zhe mén de fāng xiàng.

  Translation:

  Guiying's body stiffened, in the dark and dim light, she looked at the door with fear.

  It seems like hope and despair at the same time. What's behind the door? Is it someone sent by Ren Yuanyun to silence her, or is there still a glimmer of life left in her?

  The footsteps were neither fast nor slow, but they struck Gu's heart like a death knell. Her stout body had already collapsed into a heap of mud, and sweat kept breaking out on her forehead, as if her body was shaking with fear.

  "Ah!" The door was pushed open.

  A person walked in with a pale green lantern in hand, the color of which already seemed somewhat eerie, and here it was like an evil ghost that sucked the life out of people. Madame Gui trembled as she lifted her head, only to see a figure draped in a white cloak standing at the door. The figure walked in on its own, slowly closing the door behind it.

  The only thing left in the room was that green lantern, emitting a ghostly light. The visitor finally loosened his cloak, revealing a delicate and pale face, which was Shen Miao.

  The girl's slender figure, with her round and gentle facial features, was illuminated by the green light, which added a few points of eeriness to her appearance. Because of the faint cloud-like eyebrows and calm eyes, she seemed even more like a soul-summoning messenger from hell, making people dare not look directly at her.

  The old woman was stunned for a moment, then suddenly exclaimed with joy: "Miss!"

  Shen Miao put the lantern on the ground, walked slowly to Gui's mother in front of her, squatted down and smiled slightly: "Mother, are you okay?"

  "Miss, you've finally come! I knew you'd save me! You've always been kind-hearted and wouldn't abandon me!" As if grasping a lifeline, Gui Yatou clutched Shen Miao's hem, tears streaming down her face as if she had suffered the greatest injustice, and Shen Miao was like her most trusted family member.

  Shen Miao glanced at Gu Yu, who was tightly grasping her skirt, and smiled slightly, saying: "It seems that Gu Yu has suffered a lot here."

  Madam Gui was taken aback, and only then did she carefully examine Shen Miao's expression. Shen Miao had a warm smile and an calm demeanor, but when faced with her words, there wasn't even a ripple. Madam Gui was shocked to discover that the young mistress she had accompanied for many years now seemed completely unreadable. She said: "This old servant has served the young mistress all her life, loyal and devoted. The day at Wodragon Temple was an accidental encounter by this old servant, Miss, this old servant is clean and innocent."

  "Gu Yiniang seems to have really taken me as her hope." Shen Miao said worriedly: "But how should I save you? In this mansion, who would listen to what I say? As for the orders of the East Wing's master, what ability do I have to refuse?"

  "No, Miss must have a way." Gu Yiniang was anxious as soon as she heard it. Although she knew that Shen Miao also made sense, in the entire Shen Mansion, the second and third branches were only superficially friendly with the main branch, and Shen Xin and his wife had been away from Beijing for many years. To say that Shen Miao alone could have any effect was impossible. However, people all have a desire to survive, and Gu Yiniang now had nothing to hold onto except Shen Miao, and she didn't want to give up. She said: "Miss can go ask Old Madam, if not, Miss can write a letter to Master, let Master write a letter back to the mansion. They won't ignore Master's words."

  It seemed like she had found a great solution, and with a gleam in her eye, Gui's nanny looked at Shen Miao full of hope.

  But then Shen Miao smiled softly and shook her head, looking at her and saying slowly: "Father's words can indeed save you, but why should they?"

  The old lady was stunned.

  "Why should I, for the sake of a lowly person, be running around like this, exhausting my mind and body?" Her voice seemed to carry a hint of mockery, under the pale light, as if she didn't even consider the person in front of her worthy of notice.

  Gui's nanny was suddenly flustered, she didn't expect Shen Miao to say such a thing. Shen Miao was someone she had watched grow up, and the coldness towards her in recent days was just because of the child's willfulness. Gui's nanny deeply knew that Shen Miao was soft-hearted, and on that day at Wudang Temple, they even shared their hearts for a while, clearly indicating that she wanted to reuse this nanny again. How could she change her face now?

  Could it be that someone said something in front of Shen Miao? Gu Xiulian's heart moved, and she was sure it was the two maidservants, Yu Yu and Jing Zhen. They had always liked to go against her, and now that she was in trouble, those two girls would definitely kick her while she was down and say something in front of Shen Miao.

  "Miss, I've been with you for so long, since the day you were born. All these years, Master and Mistress are often not around, only me and you rely on each other...". She choked back a sob here, as if extremely sad: "You also said it last time, that year when you had a fever at night, the doctor didn't come in time, I went out in the rain to find a doctor for you...and got sick because of it..."

  Every word and every phrase is a reminder of the past affection. Gu Yiniang spoke while glancing at Shen Miao with her eyes. The people from the main house of the Shen family, whether it was Shen Xin's couple or Shen Qi's siblings, all attached great importance to kindness and gratitude, perhaps this was the tradition of the military general's family, knowing how to repay kindness, now Gu Yiniang is also using kindness to seek repayment, hoping to move Shen Miao.

  However, in the dim light, the young girl hung her head and smiled slightly, without a hint of emotion on her face, as if listening to an interesting story. She said softly: "Gu Yehou originally treated me quite well, then I, Shen family's eldest daughter, how did I treat Gu Yehou?"

  Madam hesitated for a moment, then said: "The mistress and master are very good to me, the young lady is also very good to me. Both inside and outside, they have given me enough face, the monthly silver is also very generous, and they have never scolded me..."

  "Not only that," Shen Miao continued, "your son, your grandson, I've helped them all. In the entire West Garden, you are the greatest. I didn't treat you as my servant, but as a family member, trusting you, being close to you, thinking of you, isn't that so?"

  "Yes." said Gui. Indeed, because Shen Miao was young and easy to coax, she had coaxed Shen Miao into being obedient, whatever she said, Shen Miao would believe, in the West Wing, she almost became half a mistress.

  "So, I treated you so well, why did you betray me?"

  A light sentence, hit the Mrs. Gui who was immersed in memories, almost scattered her soul. She raised her head and looked at Shen Miao, exclaiming: "What!"

  "There's no need to look so shocked," Shen Miao said with a smile: "When I first found out about your treacherous heart, I was a thousand times, ten thousand times more shocked than you."

  "Miss, it must be someone who is framing me! I have never betrayed you before, how could I betray you?! Miss, you must believe me!" Madam Gui reacted quickly, after a brief moment of panic, she put on an extremely wronged expression, shouting her innocence louder than thunder, desperately trying to prove her loyalty.

  "It's done." Shen Miao waved her hand, a hint of impatience appearing on her face: "At the Wolong Temple, in the vegetarian dishes, the aphrodisiac incense, Second Aunt's methods have always been ingenious. To ask Nanny to do things, she really regards Nanny as a confidante."

  She said it word by word, and when she finished the last word, Gui's attitude changed from wanting to explain to being speechless.

  She stared blankly at Shen Miao, her eyes filled with inexplicable shock.

  "Probably the nanny doesn't know characters and doesn't know that there is a word called 'Mantis catches cicada, oriole waits behind'. The nanny has also served two masters, I want to hear too. Now in the eyes of the nanny, whose means are more clever, Second Aunt's or mine?"

  "You... could it be you..." Madam Gui struggled to utter a few words.

  "Not bad, it's me." Shen Miao's voice was very low, so low that only Gui could hear her. She said: "Originally, I should have been the one to suffer, but why did it end up being my sister in the end? It's not a coincidence, it's all because of me."

  It's one thing to suspect it in her heart, and another to hear it with her own ears. Gu Yiguang looked at the girl in front of her with fear, she was half squatting on the ground, smiling brightly at herself. Those clear eyes seemed like a beast's eyes under the bright lamp, shining strangely in the dark night, also frighteningly strange. Clearly a gentle and delicate appearance, how could it be so terrifying?

  About why Shen Miao and Shen Qing changed, Gui Yatou had been thinking about this issue after being thrown into the woodshed. She also wondered if Shen Miao was involved in it, but quickly dispelled her own absurd idea. Shen Miao grew up under her care, and Gui Yatou knew her better than anyone else. Originally, she was foolish and soft-hearted, and could not do such a thing no matter what. Now, Shen Miao had personally admitted it to her face without even covering it up. If it were someone else, Gui Yatou would think that this person is too arrogant and foolish, but now, she did not dare to look at Shen Miao with ordinary eyes again.

  "Miss......" She opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say. Since Shen Miao already knew about this matter, it was absolutely impossible for him to come and rescue her now.

  "Second Aunt has always been ruthless, although she values YaYa, but after this incident, YaYa will have no good prospects, it's really a pity." Her words were filled with regret, as if she truly sympathized with YaYa's situation.

  Gui's mother was terrified of Ren Yuanyun's methods, and Shen Miao's words stirred up the hope in her heart. She immediately knelt down on the ground, constantly knocking her head against Shen Miao: "Miss, please save this old slave once, this old slave didn't intentionally want to harm Miss, it was the second madam who took this old slave's children as hostages and forced this old slave. Miss, look at the position of the master and wife, look at the position of this old slave serving Miss for over a decade, save this old slave!"

  Her head knocked against the ground with a "thud", if it were in the past, Shen Miao would never have allowed Gu Yu to bow so deeply out of respect for her. But now... she was Ming Qi's Empress Shen, all civil and military officials had knelt before her, a rebellious master's slave, she really deserved it!

  "Actually, I came here tonight also to repay Madam Gu's kindness to me over the years." Shen Miao suddenly said.

  Old Madame Gui was overjoyed and exclaimed loudly, "I knew the young lady was a kind-hearted person! She values relationships and righteousness so much. In the future, even Buddha will bless her to have a smooth and easy life. Those who want to harm her will not come to a good end!"

  Shen Miao couldn't help but laugh in her heart, and Gu Mama's performance was also breathtaking.

  She also raised her voice: "Actually, it's not just about repaying these things. That day at Wolong Temple, didn't Madam Gui have a heart-to-heart talk with me? From then on, I knew that in this world, Madam Gui was truly good to me."

  Gu Xiang felt a bit bewildered, not understanding what Shen Miao meant by these words. Just now, she had clearly hated herself to the extreme, but how could she suddenly become so gentle? In any case, Gu Xiang felt that she was filled with hope and immediately followed Shen Miao's words, saying: "Yes, this old servant has been on Miss's side from start to finish, only Miss is this old servant's master, this old servant will definitely be loyal to Miss for a lifetime!"

  Suddenly, a strange noise came from outside the window, as if something had been knocked against it. Gu Yuzhou was startled and immediately looked out, but the dark house made it impossible to see anything.

  She couldn't see anything, and she turned her head to look at Shen Miao, revealing a pitiful expression: "Miss, can you get me out of here now? It's too dark and damp here, and I'm afraid my old bones won't be able to hold on for much longer..."

  "Don't be afraid, you won't have to hold on for much longer, anyway, you're almost dead."

  "What?" Gui's servant suddenly raised her head, looking at Shen Miao with a puzzled expression: "This old slave doesn't understand the young lady's meaning..."

  "The person who just came from outside is someone sent by Second Aunt, and I suppose they've already discovered that I'm here to visit Gu Yiguang by now." Shen Miao smiled and said: "In that case, what chance of survival does Gu Yiguang have?"

  "Old slave, old slave doesn't understand..." Gui's nanny subconsciously straightened up, she felt a faint sense of unease in her heart, but didn't know what Shen Miao meant.

  "Don't you understand?" Shen Miao tilted her head and thought for a moment: "What was it that the nanny said loudly just now, do you still remember?"

  Madam Gu heard this and indeed thought for a moment. Her expression suddenly changed, and her face turned pale in an instant.

  She just said loudly: From head to toe, she has always been on Shen Miao's side, and only Shen Miao is her master.

  Indeed, this was said to deceive Shen Miao and express loyalty in the hope that Shen Miao could rescue her. However, if Ren Yuanyun's people heard these words, they would think that on that day, Shen Qing inexplicably swapped positions with Shen Miao, already suspecting that Shen Miao had manipulated things behind the scenes, and didn't dare to believe it because they weren't clear how Shen Miao could have foreseen this.

  What if Gu Yehuo told Shen Miao about this and they conspired together to get rid of Shen Qing? That would make sense.

  This is not the truth, but in Ren Yuanyun's ears, this is the truth!

  Before she could be afraid, Shen Miao spoke again. She said softly: "I want to repay Auntie with this big gift, does Auntie think it's good?"

  Gu Yan's eyes were fixed on Shen Miao, and it was only now that she realized that from head to toe, she had been led by the nose by Shen Miao. Whatever Shen Miao said, she would believe, and their relationship had already turned upside down. But Shen Miao was even more unpredictable than her, turning hostile at a moment's notice, and Gu Yan couldn't fathom what Shen Miao's goal was.

  "My purpose for coming here is only one thing, and that's to send you off on your journey." Seemingly guessing the doubts in Gui's heart, Shen Miao smiled as she spoke.

  Gui's body trembled, she wanted to cry and scream, but not a sound could be uttered. The baby in the swaddle had unknowingly transformed into a real girl, and this girl's other side, no one had ever discovered, including herself. She wanted to fiercely resist, wanted to shout and scold, but when her eyes met those wild beast-like eyes, she couldn't help but tremble involuntarily.

  "My Shen family does not raise traitors who break their promises and abandon righteousness. Even if I were to die and become a vengeful spirit, I would not be afraid of you seeking revenge from me. Perhaps I would even want to fight with you again." Her words were colder than her smile: "It was not I who wronged Ah-Jiao, but rather Ah-Jiao who wronged me."

  "What a pity for Grandma's grandson and son. Second Aunt has always been resolute in her actions, so Grandma may soon be reunited with them."

  "Please... " The old lady's body shook, her tears and snot already flowing together, crying extremely pitifully: "Please, please save them..."

  "I said it early on, a servant who betrays his master is not worth my attention." Shen Miao's words were ruthless and cold: "Standing by and doing nothing is already the greatest kindness I can show."

  She slowly leaned forward, as if whispering to Gui's nanny like when she was a child, and said softly: "Out of consideration for the master-servant relationship that has lasted over a decade, I came to see Gui's nanny one last time."

  "Grandma Gu, have a good trip."

  Her small face lit up with a captivating smile, originally an adorable and delicate face, but it was cruel and heart-pounding.

  Madam Gui wanted to say something else, but then she saw Shen Miao get up and put on her cloak again. The hem of the cloak drew a faint white light in the darkness, like the white paper money flying above a coffin. The pale blue lantern was carried out of the door, and as soon as the door closed, everything fell back into darkness, despair surging up from all sides.

  Outside, Bai Lu and Shuang Jiang saw Shen Miao come out, only then did they let out a sigh of relief together, supporting Shen Miao as she turned around to leave.

  After they left, a woman's figure emerged from the flower cluster, gazing at Shen Miao's back, then glanced at the tightly closed gate of the thatched cottage, revealing a hint of resentment on her face.

  It has been raining for several days, but finally the sky cleared up.

  Everything in the General's mansion seemed to have returned to its usual calm, but the occasional scent of medicine wafting from the east wing still reminded one of the turmoil that had occurred at the Shen manor a few days ago.

  Shen Qing's sanity seemed to be gradually recovering, at least she was no longer going crazy whenever she saw people. However, Ren Yuanyun was afraid that she would be stimulated again, so she had been keeping Shen Qing locked in Caiyun Garden for days, not allowing her to come out, and was even more afraid that Shen Qing would harm herself, so she guarded her every moment. As a result, all the affairs of the mansion were handed over to Chen Ruoqiu to handle. Ren Yuanyun rarely left the courtyard, which allowed Shen Miao to have a rare few days of peace.

  But that doesn't mean nothing happened. Gu Yiniang was finally put to death a few days later. The crime was secretly colluding with evil people and plotting against Shen Qing. From now on, no one in the Shen Mansion dared to mention Shen Qing's affairs in front of Shen Miao again. It wasn't because the matter had settled, but because of what Shen Miao said that day in Rong Jing Tang, which made these people fearful and not dare to take action easily.

  Didn't dare to move Shen Miao, but still dared to move Gui Yatou, the wet nurse beside Shen Miao.

  The old lady of the manor followed the law and was to be beaten to death. Generally speaking, if a slave committed a crime, they would be put to death; for slightly more serious offenses, they would be beaten to death; for ordinary ones, a bottle of poison would do the trick. In short, with the contract in hand, whether one lived or died was of no concern to anyone.

  Ke Gui's death was indeed tragic, her limbs seemed to have been broken alive. Not a single bone on her body was intact, and she had blood flowing from all seven orifices, looking extremely terrifying. Even the servant who lifted the corpse didn't dare to look at her face, yet Ren Yuanyun still asked Shen Miao to collect the body.

  Yan Yun's maid, Xiang Lan, came over and said: "The lady said that although Gui was wrong and was put to death, she was after all the servant of the fifth young lady. So this matter of collecting her body still needs to be arranged by the fifth young lady. Her corpse has been placed in the courtyard of the west wing, so please go take a look."

  Almost everyone wants to see Shen Miao's flustered appearance, after all, the servants in the Shen household know that Gui Yatou is Shen Miao's confidant. Now that she has ended up with a miserable death, it's likely that Shen Miao will be heartbroken.

  Ran Yun thought so too, thinking that Shen Miao would blame herself for Gui's death. But who knew that on that day, Shen Miao walked to Gui's corpse in front of all the servants in the West Wing, lifted the white cloth, and looked at the pitiful corpse with an unchanged expression, not even frowning once.

  Xiang Lan was surprised at Shen Miao's calmness, but saw Shen Miao coldly say: "In the past, Gui Niangniang dominated the West Wing with her overbearing behavior, deceiving those above and below, bullying her masters, being arrogant and domineering. Even if such a servant didn't commit any mistakes, the West Wing wouldn't accept them either. Today, you all take a good look, from now on anyone who learns from Gui Niangniang's ways will end up like this!"

  Most of the people in the West Wing were originally informants planted by the second and third houses. Seeing Guizhi being alone and dominant, now that she has died miserably, Shen Miao is so heartless, and involuntarily, a sense of fear rises in her heart.

  Xiang Lan saw this scene and thought it was not good. Originally, she wanted to scare Shen Miao, but unexpectedly, Shen Miao took advantage of Gui Yatou's death to establish her authority. Immediately, she returned to Caiyun Garden to report the matter to Ren Yuanyun.

  "Oh no! I've been tricked!" When Ren Yuanyun heard this, her hand loosened and the teacup fell to the ground, shattering into pieces.

  "Madam......" Cai Ju was somewhat perplexed.

  Ren Yuanyun gritted her teeth: "Gu Yigu was originally a pawn, and that little cheap person had long wanted to get rid of Gu Yigu, but she happened to borrow our hands. Now she is still allowed to stand in the West Wing, that little cheap person, the abacus is indeed clever!"

  Ren Yuanyun was not stupid, but as a mother, she couldn't help but lose her composure in the matter of Shen Qing. That night, someone who had gone to find Gu Yiniang saw Shen Miao going to find Gu Yiniang and overheard some words from inside, it seemed that Gu Yiniang was very loyal to Shen Miao. After returning and telling Ren Yuanyun about it, Ren Yuanyun became convinced that the reason Shen Qing got into trouble that day was because Gu Yiniang and Shen Miao had colluded to switch people.

  With this thought in mind, her hatred for Shen Miao and Gui Yatou was like a raging flood. Shen Miao couldn't move for the time being, but Gui Yatou, as a servant, could. So she used the most ruthless method to make Gui Yatou suffer and die. She had thought that Shen Miao would be heartbroken when she saw Gui Yatou's death. But this time, after hearing Xiang Lan's words, Ren Yuanyun realized that she had been played by Shen Miao.

  Everything is Shen Miao's plan, and this act of borrowing a knife to kill someone is played better by Shen Miao than anyone else.

  Ren Yuanyun was so angry that her teeth itched, she had been living a smooth and comfortable life in the backyard for many years, Shen Gui's concubines were all subdued by her, but now she repeatedly lost to a yellow-haired girl. Ren Yuanyun's heart was furious.

  "Has the letter been delivered to Prince Yu's family?" asked Ren Yuanyun.

  "I've brought it, but madam, if master finds out, he'll surely get angry." Cai Ju replied cautiously.

  Now, Shen Qing's matter, Shen Gui tried every means to deceive Prince Yu for a while, hoping that Prince Yu would not discover it. But Ren Wanyun wished that Prince Yu would discover it immediately, because with Prince Yu's temperament, if someone dared to play tricks under his nose, that person would surely die a terrible death.

  Even if she quarrels with Shen Gui, she will avenge Shen Qing. Since Shen Miao dares to threaten the entire Shen family, then Yu Qin Wang, does she dare not to threaten?

  "I want her, even if it means death without a burial place!" Ren Yuanyun gritted her teeth.

  "The girl is playing chess again." Bai Lu shook her head, somewhat puzzled: "What's the point of playing chess alone?"

  "What else can I do if I don't play chess?" Frost looked at the person in front of the table and said indignantly, "Being confined all day, not even allowed to leave the courtyard, if this continues, there will be nothing to do during the day."

  "Hush—" Bai Lu said in a low voice: "Don't mention it, the young lady is already unhappy about being confined, don't bring it up and provoke her anger."

  "Frost descended and muttered: 'Our girl has a good temper, she won't get angry.'"

  It's been a long time since Shen Miao got angry, let alone show any obvious emotions. The former Shen Miao, although silly and naive, had distinct emotions - she was happy when happy, sad when sad. But now, even her closest maids can't understand her. If people's growth is usually gradual, then Shen Miao's change seems to have happened overnight.

  From being weak and timid to being dull and unenthusiastic, no one knows how it became like this.

  "Bai Lu." Just then, she heard Shen Miao call out her name, and Bai Lu hastily stepped forward to respond.

  "The gold ornaments in the silver box in the cabinet, you can go pawn them whenever you want." She said without turning her head.

  "Yes." Bai Lu hastily replied, then suddenly hesitated: "But miss, yesterday you pawned a box of jewelry, this is the last one."

  "It doesn't matter," Shen Miao put down the chess piece: "In any case, it won't be used. After you've done it, give the silver ticket to Jing Zhen and have Yu Yu come in."

  Bai Lu left at the sound of her name, but she was somewhat puzzled in her heart. Shen Miao hastily made a gesture to wear jewelry, as if she was eager to use silver. I wonder what those silvers are for?

  Kaifeng Building is the largest restaurant in Beijing, located in a prosperous area of Zhongshan. Across from Kaifeng Building are numerous brothels and pleasure houses. After dining at Kaifeng Building, officials and nobles would often go to these brothels to indulge in carnal pleasures. The brothels were divided into several levels, with the most prestigious being on the top floor, where courtesans who sold their art but not their bodies resided. Below them were some well-known girls, while the lowest level consisted of ninth-rate prostitutes. Such establishments did not qualify to be called "lou" or "yuan", only "ban" or "xiàchù".

  "San Fu Ban" is right across from the Happy Building, the lowest of brothels. Those who come and go are mostly low-class laborers, and often they would throw out girls who had contracted diseases and were on the verge of death onto the streets. The beggars wandering the streets would pick them up, perhaps to vent their frustrations or because their clothes could still be sold for a few coppers. In comparison to the refined Happy Building, San Fu Ban across the street was simply a hell on earth.

  The young man with a white sleeve, dust-free and wrinkle-free, frowned at the Sanfu class across the way. Another new maid was thrown in, and the maids were struggling and crying non-stop. It seemed that some master had sent his servant over again. Some of the younger maids were beautiful, and out of jealousy, their masters' wives would sell them to the Sanfu class to prevent them from getting into bed.

  "It's really cruel." The young man in white shook his head and said. His tone was sympathetic, but he had no intention of going further to offer assistance.

  And the young nobleman opposite him, dressed in purple clothes with an air of nobility, simply poured himself a drink and said calmly: "The person has already entered the Yuqin Wangfu, whether or not they can be found is still unknown."

  "What if it can't be found?" The young man in white turned his head towards him.

  "Keep searching." The purple-robed youth raised an eyebrow and smiled, his mischievous smile making him look even more handsome. Even the clear-skinned girl playing the zither next to him couldn't help but lose her concentration and play a wrong note.

  The young master in white saw this and smiled slyly: "Xie San, your charm is getting stronger by the day. Beautiful women are all vying for you, how can I live?"

  He let out a long sigh, but in fact, the white-clothed young master was also born with a handsome appearance. However, compared to the purple-clothed youth, he lacked that air of lazy nobility. The youth's expression was languid, but his eyes were sharp as if they were the scorching sun in the sky, naturally dazzling and attention-grabbing. Standing beside him, all the light would be overshadowed.

  "Gaoyang, you like it? Turn around and I'll... give you a whole house, how about that?" Xie Jinghang glanced at him.

  "Never mind," said Gao Yang, the white-clothed young master, hastily waving his hand with a bitter smile: "A beauty can be admired from afar but not trifled with, I don't have that much energy to spare. But you," he took a sip of wine: "are in the prime of youth and should be surrounded by beauties, how could you not have a red-faced confidante? If Ming Qi were to think about it, there would certainly be throngs of people vying for her attention."

  "Red makeup knows," Xie Jinghang smiled: "How can it be a red powder skull?"

  "Don't say that's so scary," Gao Yang pointed to the opposite green building: "Look at those girls on the building, how lovely they are. What's the point of talking about skulls?"

  Xie Jingxing followed his line of sight and suddenly stopped, a hint of unexpectedness flashing in his dark eyes.

  "What's wrong with him?"