Let's Squander A Billion First!-Chapter 519 - Difficult to be a Hostage (14)
Chapter 519 -519 Difficult to be a Hostage (14)
Chapter 519 -519 Difficult to be a Hostage (14)
Lian Qiong was suspicious, “I don’t know where the Prince of Wei Country saw me?”
“Suburbs, broken temple.”
It was as if Lian Qiong had heard thunderous explosions overhead.
Lian Qiong took a deep breath.
Another deep breath.
“Since the Prince of Wei Country discovered me at that time, why didn’t he offer a helping hand?” Chasing after him and only appearing when he was sold to the brothel, was it intentional?!!
“Too many people, couldn’t win,” Chuzheng replied earnestly.
I am but a hostage without the strength to truss a chicken.
I have to fulfill the duties of being a hostage.
Lian Qiong was left speechless and choked with emotion, you could follow those men all the way here without being discovered, and you can’t win?
The smile on his lips became a bit stiff, “Then why do you dare to come here now? You should know, to run a brothel this size, one doesn’t need just connections, but strength too, and it’s not a place just anyone can cause trouble.”
Chuzheng: “Have money.”
I can rightfully take you away.
What’s there to fear?
“…” It was his loss. “You haven’t fallen for me, have you?”
Playing the gallant gentleman.
Following for so long without showing up.
And then only appearing after he was sold into the brothel, even wanting to redeem him?
Ulterior motives…
Chuzheng glanced at him coldly, “Your honor.”
Lian Qiong: “…”
Lian Qiong: “!!!”
However, Lian Qiong was only surprised for a moment before quickly regaining his composure, “But I don’t like men.”
“Oh.” What does that have to do with me?
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“So even if you get my body, you won’t have my heart.”
“I don’t want your heart.” The person is enough, who needs a heart, how bloody, I’m not that kind of person.
[Indeed, you didn’t even leave them the bones to pick.] King’s Account critically commented.
Chuzheng disagreed: Is there not powder left?
[…] So, is that something to be proud of?! Is it something to be proud of?
The smile on Lian Qiong’s face was about to falter, feeling a chill somewhere.
This was a bit different from what he had expected.
This Prince of Wei Country… why so poker-faced?
That’s not right.
That’s not the point.
The point is, he’s taken a fancy to me!
All of a sudden, Lian Qiong felt a bit in danger.
–
Chuzheng summoned the old procuress to redeem Lian Qiong.
The old procuress: “…” Should she start bargaining like before?
She sneakily glanced at Lian Qiong, and seeing that Lian Qiong did not object, the old procuress dared to nod.
But then came the problem.
What would be an appropriate ransom?
“Ten thousand taels,” Lian Qiong said. “That should be the least I’m worth, right?”
Chuzheng gave him a look and happily sealed the deal.
The old procuress: “…”
Lian Qiong: “…”
After Chuzheng paid the ransom, the procuress even had someone bring a set of clothes for Lian Qiong to change into, which could be said to be an exceptionally thoughtful service.
“Let’s go.”
Having redeemed the person, Chuzheng was ready to leave immediately.
He could still get a good sleep if he returned now.
Lian Qiong: “…”
He thought for a while and then decided to follow Chuzheng out.
The procuress personally escorted Chuzheng and Lian Qiong downstairs.
That Miss Cui was still causing a scene on the second floor.
Lian Qiong cast a sidelong glance in that direction, and seeing this, the procuress hurriedly explained.
“Miss Cui has been coming here every day for the past few days, drinking herself into a stupor.”
When young gentlemen frequent such places, they’re merely said to be romantic.
But for young ladies, it becomes unfeminine and shameless.
But Miss Cui didn’t care about these things.
Everyone in the Imperial City knew that Miss Cui loved to frequent brothels.
The Cui Family couldn’t control her, and as for the rumors swirling outside, hearing them was one thing, but they were neither painful nor itchy.
“I heard it’s because of the Princess…”
Chuzheng was not interested in this matter.
She quickly descended the stairs, and Lian Qiong made a gesture to the old madam, swiftly following Chuzheng.
–
The area where the Pouring Red Building was located was almost entirely such colorfully decorated brothels.
Everything in the distance had already fallen silent, the only exception being this part of the world, ablaze with lights, lively beyond compare.
The two walked side by side on this street.
People came and went, rubbing shoulders with one another, the worldly atmosphere was intense.
Lian Qiong glanced at the man beside her from the corner of her eye.
The lantern light cast on him blurred his outline slightly, the smooth line of his jaw creating an arc with a slightly sharp and noble air.
His eyes reflected the bustling street scene, yet it was as if they were mirrors, merely reflecting an image.
Unable to stain him in the slightest.
He truly was a refined gentleman.
Lian Qiong shifted her gaze, breaking the silence, “The woman who barged in just now was from Marquis Yongan’s Mansion.”
“So?”
“You threw her out. Aren’t you afraid of offending Marquis Yongan?”
“I, a hostage from Wei Country, who is there that I cannot offend?” The whole Jin Country is my enemy, why would I fear a Marquis Yongan.
Lian Qiong felt that Chuzheng made sense and was about to say that you know you can’t offend people yet you did it anyway.
The next second, she realized something was wrong.
What she had just said was— who is there that I cannot offend?
“You really are…” Lian Qiong couldn’t find the right word to describe him.
Arrogant?
He did not show arrogance.
He simply spoke in a tone that was bland to the point of indifference.
Yet the sense of arrogance that seeped through his words was not something ordinary people could exhibit.
“Rumors outside claim that the Wei Country’s hostage is weak and timid, without his own opinions, it seems the rumors aren’t true.” This person was truly interesting. “I’m very curious, where do you get so much money from?”
Capable of such lavish spending.
This is Jin Country.
Not Wei Country.
“I am the Prince of Wei Country,” Chuzheng blurted out a random excuse.
“Hmm,” Lian Qiong nodded, “That’s true enough, but right now you are a hostage sent to Jin Country.”
Her voice contained a hint of laughter.
It was not malicious, but rather playful, with a tantalizing lilt at the end.
Like a curious cat, it extended its soft paw for a gentle scratch.
Chuzheng: “A hostage can’t have money?” Who made that rule! I have money!
“That’s not the case, but it’s not logical,” Lian Qiong said. “Wei Country sending you here shows you are not favored. Even if you have your mother’s family’s support, it is unlikely they would allow you to spend money like this.”
“Ah… there’s also the batch of paintings you bought a while ago, all valuable pieces.”
“So…”
“Where is your money coming from?”
According to the information from Chen Fei, before this, the Wei Country’s hostage lived quite modestly.
Suddenly having such wealth would surely raise suspicions.
“Where my money comes from, what’s it to you?” Bastard gave it to me! But can I tell you that? No!
“It doesn’t matter, just curious,” Lian Qiong innocently blinked.
“Curiosity killed the cat.”
“Then I must be favored by the goddess of luck,” Lian Qiong said with a smile that was not quite a smile. “Safe and sound so far, I haven’t been killed by curiosity yet.”
Oh.
Then you must be very impressive.
Let me give you a round of applause.
Chuzheng didn’t respond, and Lian Qiong’s gaze occasionally drifted over her.
“Thirteenth Prince, I want to ask you a question.”
“Ask.”
“Do you want to go back to Wei Country?”
Chuzheng hesitated for a moment.
By now, they had walked out of that lively brothel street and stood at the boundary between the blaze of lights and the cold, dark silence.
Their shadows lay side by side on the ground, half of them as if cut sharply by a blade.
