A girl from a brothel naturally couldn't be the wife of a high official or a rich man. The brothel keeper had to settle for the next best thing, a concubine, and she'd even promised a thousand gold coins! As soon as she said this, the crowd was in an uproar. Everyone looked at Miss Huan 'er passionately.
Someone asked, "I wonder who Miss Huan 'er has taken a liking to?"
As soon as the question was asked, Huan 'er shyly glanced in Feng Zhen's direction.
Feng Zhen shuddered involuntarily, feeling weak all over.
He didn't like young girls like her. When he used to wander around the red-light district, he'd always found mature, beautiful women who understood the ways of the world. At least they wouldn't easily go easy on their benefactors. If it was a young girl like her, things would be different. Feng Zhen didn't want to hurt anyone's feelings.
Being young and immature meant that she had little experience and would easily go easy on people.
Jiang Pengji teased him from the side. "She's looking at you. She's obviously interested in you."
Feng Zhen gritted his teeth and said in a low voice, "My lord, please don't tease me …"
"She doesn't want a single cent of your money. Instead, she's bringing a thousand gold coins to be your concubine. You're not moved at all?"
Shao Guang was surprised, but what surprised him even more was that his lord had already predicted this scene.
Feng Zhen said righteously, "I'm not moved!"
While he was resisting the peach blossom that had been delivered to his doorstep, the other guests were also in an uproar.
They didn't understand why a beautiful girl would take a liking to a poor middle-aged man who had a woman by his side.
To put it bluntly, the man's eye bags were swollen and he had dark circles around his eyes. He was obviously weak and weak. How could he satisfy a young and beautiful girl? The girl was young and immature. How could they let such a beautiful girl marry such an unreliable, ordinary man?
Seeing that a beautiful flower was about to be stuck in a pile of cow dung, someone stood up to object.
"Miss Huan 'er, you're so beautiful. Why would you take a liking to such a poor, ordinary man?"
"… That's right. He even has a female companion by his side. He's obviously not the one to entrust his life to …"
On the stage, Lady Huan 'er raised her fan and covered her face slightly. She walked in front of Feng Zhen with dignified steps, completely shattering Feng Zhen's dream that Lady Huan' er had taken a liking to Shao Guang. She bowed slightly and looked at Feng Zhen with a burning gaze. "I am of lowly birth and know that I am not worthy of you. However, I am still delusional and hope that you will take pity on me and grant me my wish. Even if I don't have a title, I will gladly endure it. "
Feng Zhen smiled bitterly and said in a low voice, "My wife's great hospitality is something that I cannot accept. To tell you the truth, I am nearly thirty this year, and I have a child at home who is just starting out. It would not be good for me to delay you. Now that you are still in your prime, you will naturally find someone who will treat you sincerely … "
Huan 'er bit her red lips, which were illuminated by the candlelight, and her eyes were watery. "I truly love you, Langjun … No matter how many wives, concubines, and children you have in your family, even if I can only be a lowly concubine or not, as long as I can be by your side, I have no regrets."
Feng Zhen, "…"
There was something wrong with the script!
Jiang Pengji smiled and covered her mouth. "Since she likes you so much and has fallen in love with you at first sight, just accept her."
Feng Zhen secretly cursed in his heart. His lord was obviously waiting for a good show!
Shao Guang also egged on from the side, laughing at Feng Zhen's embarrassment at being teased.
Feng Zhen secretly took a deep breath. Even though others envied him for being able to win the heart of a beauty, who knew how frustrated he felt inside?
Not to mention anything else, just his lord's behavior alone made him feel very perturbed.
More importantly, Huan 'er had obviously come prepared, and her target was him alone.
Normally, no matter how much love at first sight, seeing that there was a beautiful woman by the man's side, one would have some reservations and wouldn't be so thick-skinned as to stick close to him. But Huan 'er hadn't looked at Jiang Pengji at all, as if she already knew of her existence.
Feng Zhen didn't mind making a bold guess. Huan 'er already knew of his lord's identity, and she also knew of his identity.
A beauty throwing herself at him might not necessarily be a blessing in love.
Feng Zhen was displeased, but he secretly saw the look in Jiang Pengji's eyes. He endured it and finally gave in to reality.
"If that's the case, then I'll have to trouble you, Huan 'er."
It was obvious that this was a tacit agreement.
Huan 'er looked bashful. With the help of the brothel keeper, she went upstairs to the bridal chamber to wait for Feng Zhen.
No matter how displeased the other guests were, they couldn't simply show their anger. The atmosphere was relatively peaceful.
Jiang Pengji and the other two returned to the private room. As expected, the brothel keeper sent someone to deliver the dowry.
She opened the box and took out the high-quality gold ingot. She had a chilling smile on her face.
"Go. Tonight's groom, your bride, is waiting for you. Don't keep her waiting."
Feng Zhen's expression darkened. He asked in a low voice, "What does my lord mean?"
She knew what Huan 'er was planning from the start, yet she still pushed him into the fire pit.
It was obvious that she wasn't making him the groom, but rather a lab rat.
Jiang Pengji said, "Don't worry. Just treat it as a blessing in love. Just accept it."
Even though Feng Zhen was a playboy, he wasn't completely unscrupulous.
Even if Huan 'er had ulterior motives, he couldn't not know the truth and sleep with her for no reason.
Yet his lord kept him guessing and didn't want to tell him the truth.
"Since you're so curious, go find out the truth yourself …"
Feng Zhen took a deep breath and looked at the gold ingots worriedly. "I'm afraid I'll lose myself before I can get anything out of her."
Jiang Pengji teased him playfully. "Don't worry. Tonight is your wedding night. I'll guard the door for you. If she wants to harm you, just scream and I'll rush in to protect your chastity … "
Feng Zhen's mouth twitched. He resisted the urge to kill his lord.
"Could it be a honey trap?" Shao Guang chewed on peanuts. "Is she using this to sow discord between my lord and Zi Shi? To seek other benefits? "
Feng Zhen said, "It doesn't seem like it. If it's a honey trap, the price is too high."
Who would be willing to waste a 26-year-old beauty on him?
"You'll know once you go take a look." Jiang Pengji continued to urge him. "I'll disguise myself as a manservant and follow you in."
Feng Zhen said helplessly, "Fine, that's all we can do for now."
She had an unreliable lord, and her subordinates were even willing to sell their male charms.
According to the rules of the brothel, Feng Zhen changed his clothes. He looked like a bridegroom.
In the "wedding room," the beauty had already dressed up. The air was filled with a sweet scent.
Putting down the circular fan, Huan 'er saw Jiang Pengji behind Feng Zhen. Her expression froze.
She asked timidly, "Langjun, this person …"
Feng Zhen said heroically, "She's just a manservant. You don't have to care about her. Otherwise, you'll miss the night."
Jiang Pengji made her face look very ordinary. The audience in the streaming room sighed. Jiang Pengji wasn't putting on makeup. She was obviously changing her face.
Huan 'er didn't continue talking about the manservant. She and Feng Zhen went through the procedure one by one.
Just as they were about to drink the nuptial wine, a peanut hit the soft part of his waist. Feng Zhen was so shocked that his whole body trembled.
He frowned and touched the edge of the peanut with his lips. He didn't touch the wine and put it down.
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