Murong Ling didn't know much about Nan Yunxuan either, only that he wasn't bound by traditional etiquette. In his estate, there were countless concubines of various identities, ranging from neighboring country princesses to daughters of high-ranking officials in the imperial court, and even street vendors selling tofu or prostitutes from brothels. It was said that all the women in Yunwang Fu got along harmoniously with each other, without any jealousy or rivalry, yet none of them had become pregnant in years.

  The emperor once said that Wang Ye was only completely indifferent to these things and only said that he had not yet reached the age of 30, so there was no need to worry about having children.

  To sum it up, Yun Wangye is a free and easy, unconventional and unorthodox extraordinary person.

  The Emperor had invited him several times to enter the court, but was each time rebuffed by Yun Wangye's excuses of being unwell. The Empress Dowager also said that Yun Wangye had no interest in state affairs and it would be better for him not to take office. Only then did the Emperor give up.

  Murong Ling, however, thought that this was Yun Wangye's way of protecting himself. As the son of the former emperor's favorite concubine, he had received too much attention from the former emperor, even more than the current emperor when he was still a prince. The former emperor would not have treated him harshly while he was alive, but now that the former emperor had passed away, his identity was quite embarrassing. So, he deliberately did this to reduce the emperor's vigilance.

  Thinking so in her heart, she still appeared calm and composed on the surface, cupping her hands together and saying: "I didn't think that Prince Yun would take a liking to this kind of 'girl'." This 'girl' is really outrageous, not like other people who learn embroidery and needlework in their boudoirs, yet she actually dares to go out and cause trouble! However, he had been in the capital for so many years and had never heard of any family's daughter being this kind of 'personality', it seemed that if she were anyone's daughter, she would have to be confined to her boudoir and not allowed to come out and lose face.

  Although he felt that the night was like frost and wild, he had never looked down on 'girls', after all, his current achievements were inseparable from his mother's hard work in raising him.

  This 'girl' really is too self-righteous when she speaks, he can't stand her at all.

  Nan Yunxuan did not expect that Murong Ling would be so displeased with Ye Ruoxue after just one meeting. Seeing Ye Ruoxue's awkward expression, he spoke up, "Although this young lady speaks a bit bluntly, she is simply being straightforward and sincere. She must have a kind heart. Since you, Lord Murong, are known for your broad-mindedness, I'm sure you won't dwell on such trivial matters?"

  Murong Ling looked at Nan Yunxuan for a moment, then glanced at Ye Ruxue: "Since the King of Clouds has spoken personally, Ben Xiang is naturally not an unreasonable person. However... this young lady should be careful in the future, beware of trouble coming from her own mouth. After all, there are many royal relatives in the capital, and I'm sure the King of Clouds won't quarrel with other nobles over a 'girl' he's never met before?"

  Nan Yunxuan's smile on his face was reined in, and he looked at him with a seemingly smiling yet not quite smiling expression: "Grand Councilor Murong is thinking too much, it seems that this young lady isn't such an impulsive person."

  Ah Jun's face was no longer presentable, his expressionless face hid a heart that was wailing: "Dad! What's wrong with you?! You've never been like this for anyone before! And is it really okay to lie with your eyes open? Who was the one who acted rashly just now if not her?"

  Murong Ling's lips curled up slightly: "It's better this way. Ben Xiang still has something to do, so I won't accompany the prince in idle chatter, farewell." After speaking, he flipped his sleeve and slowly stood up to leave.

  The singing 'girl' is now very anxious, not knowing whether she can still go up and sing. Seeing Murong Ling coming over, she hurriedly went forward to ask: "Sir, may I ask if the little girl can stay and sing?" Her eyes flashed with tears, really pitiful.

  Unfortunately, Murong Ling didn't show any sympathy towards the girl, only giving her a faint glance: "You should naturally ask the person who made you stay about this kind of thing." As he spoke, he glanced at the girl's embroidered shoes again, slightly curling his lips. "If you want to pretend to be pitiful and come here to find a patron, then do it thoroughly. It's really boring." With that, he ignored the girl's pale face, shook his head, and went downstairs.

  Although the woman was wearing coarse linen clothes, she still wore rouge and powder, looking very even-toned. This wasn't something a common singing girl could afford, let alone the embroidered shoes on her feet with exquisite needlework, and the surface of the shoes wasn't made of rough cloth either. Tsk tsk tsk.

  The shopkeeper hurriedly followed, shouting: "Take it easy!"

  He rushed up again, waving his hand impatiently at the "girl" and said: "Hurry up and leave! Don't stay here and get in the way! Go faster!" Unexpectedly, it was all an act! What a waste of the sympathy he had just shown!

  The girl hastily looked at Ye Ruxue, her eyes full of longing: "Miss! Miss!"

  The night was frosty, but she had a cold face and frowned: "I didn't know you were such a 'woman', it's really shameful for women!" She hated the kind of woman who was like a clover flower, only knowing how to rely on men! This woman was actually waiting here for someone to take her away, and she had been deceived by her! It was disgusting!

  The woman's face turned pale, and she was pushed by the shop assistant, directly falling to the ground. However, no one in the scene helped her, but instead looked at her and whispered something, vaguely hearing "Really shameless!" "I didn't expect it to be sold outside!" "Not as good as the sisters in the brothel!" and so on.

  The old man hastily pulled her up: "Jiǔ Piě, hurry up and get up! Are you okay?"

  The shopkeeper got even angrier and dragged them downstairs: "Get out! Get out! You're still pretending to be blind! Get out quickly!"

  The old man hurriedly protected Jiu Mei as she was pushed and pulled downstairs, still shouting: "Jiu Mei, are you okay? It's Grandpa's fault, Grandpa is useless!"

  Jiu Yan's mind was a complete blank as he was pushed to the entrance of the wine tower. It was high noon and there were many people coming and going, all of whom looked over at them being chased out.

  "Stop looking! They're just two swindlers!" The shopkeeper, seeing others gather around and worried that they would affect business, hastily waved his hand to shoo them away, "Don't all crowd here!"

  Jiǔ Piě slightly lowered her eyes, and the people around them were all pointing and staring at them, their faces full of ridicule and disdain.

  She helplessly shrugged her shoulders, tears streaming down her face, but in her heart, hatred for Ye Ruoshuang suddenly surged out: It's all because of her! She was the one who made Prime Minister angry, Prime Minister usually doesn't bother with such trivial matters, it's all because of that 'woman'! She said women should be strong, yet she didn't even want to lend a helping hand!

  Her bright eyes were suddenly filled with gloom and hatred, she was unwilling!

  Yeshang was still upstairs, and Ye Lingshuang didn't know that she had been hated by someone because she hadn't helped to the end. However, even if she knew, she wouldn't take it to heart, after all, Jiu Mei was someone who could be pinched to death with just a stretch of her hand.

  She still had other things to attend to at this time, such as getting along well with Nan Yunxuan.

  "The young lady's appearance is extraordinary, I have heard of many wealthy girls in the capital, but I don't know why I've never seen you before?" Nan Yunxuan directly sat down at Ye Ruxue's table, feeling that seeing Ye Ruxue up close was even more captivating.

  A'jun slightly turned away, thinking to herself: In the capital city, there are indeed few 'girls' who have not been discovered by Master, otherwise, there would not be so many 'maidservants' in the back courtyard of the Wang mansion.

  The night was like frost, and she just slightly nodded her head: "But it's just the posture of a reed or willow, I don't care about these things." She thought that what was important for a woman wasn't appearance, but inner beauty.

  For example her.

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  Good night's sleep... Haha!