Chapter 105 Anqing Visits
Chapter 105 Anqing Visits
Qiu Yan smiled brightly, with a look of desperation in her expression: "I am shameless, but I am not a lady from a wealthy family. When I see a man I like, I have to cover my face and pretend to be noble."

After that, she looked at Ye Xuan and said tenderly, "Young Master, you spared my life on the flower boat first, and then took me in when I was desperate! I have no way to repay you, I can only repay you by working like a cow and a horse for you for the rest of my life!"

"No, there's no need to do that..." It was the first time that Ye Xuan was confessed to in person by a brothel girl, and he was suddenly at a loss.

Seeing Ye Xuan looking a little embarrassed, Qiu Yan chuckled and thought that Ye Xuan was extremely cute at this moment. However, the smile only lasted for a moment before she became sad again.

"But I also know that I am a fallen woman, and I dare not hope to be favored by you, young master. I just hope to stay by your side, wash your clothes and cook for you, serve you tea and water, and see you happy and safe. I will be satisfied."

After that, he looked at Xiaodie with some sarcasm and said, "Don't worry, I know who I am. I don't have the heart and I don't have the chance to dirty the young master's body! As for Miss Nianwei..."

Qiuyan bowed politely and said sincerely: "I will trouble you to take care of the things in the boudoir that I cannot take care of. As long as the young master does not marry a wife, Qiuyan will treat the young lady as the mistress!"

These somewhat sad words also touched Nianwei's heart.

Although Nianwei is a prostitute, she is still a lowly brothel girl in the eyes of the world.

Because of her background, even if Ye Xuan was willing to marry her as his wife, she would not agree.

Because doing so would be extremely detrimental to Ye Xuan's career.

He would be laughed at by his colleagues for marrying a prostitute, especially since Ye Xuan was a Jinyiwei and was directly responsible to the emperor.

If the emperor heard that Ye Xuan married a prostitute, he would probably have a bad impression of Ye Xuan.

Women in brothels are often looked down upon, and it has been like this since ancient times.

Therefore, Nianwei had never thought that one day she would be able to marry Ye Xuan in a formal ceremony. She would be satisfied to be Ye Xuan's confidante, so Nianwei could fully understand Qiuyan's sadness.

For a moment, Qiuyan and Nianwei, two women who were originally at loggerheads, looked at each other and couldn't help but hug each other. If you didn't know, you would think they were two sisters who met again after a long separation.

The two held hands and told each other how difficult life was and how they had gotten through the years. As they talked, they actually became close friends and almost burst into tears.

Ye Xuan stood aside and felt extremely embarrassed. If anyone didn't know, they would think that he had done something to the two women.

And he really couldn't get a word in on the topic the two girls were talking about, so he whispered to Xiaodie, who was also confused, "Take good care of your young lady. This young master has things to take care of."

After saying that, he fled back to his room.

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The next day, Ye Xuan, who had counted money all night, walked out of the bedroom refreshed.

I don’t know if Nianwei went out to talk with Qiuyan last night because they felt sorry for not meeting each other earlier. Anyway, she didn’t come all night.

I originally thought that Nianwei would come to my room to "reminisce" on the first night she moved in, but this is also a good thing, as Ye Xuan has time to count his money.

This time, Old Zhu was quite generous. One thousand taels of silver plus one hundred taels of gold equaled about eight hundred taels of silver, which was eighteen hundred taels of silver, equivalent to the salary that Ye Xuan could earn if he didn't eat or drink for twenty years. How can I describe this feeling? It's like your boss in your previous life gave you a year-end bonus equal to twenty years' salary in one go. How can you not be happy?
If Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Ye Xuan only cared about money and didn't even care where Qiu Yan put the imperial plaque he had written personally, he would probably be so angry that he would kill all three clans of Ye Xuan.

In a good mood, Ye Xuan rarely strolled in the yard.

It is so beautiful to breathe in the fresh air and look at the flowers, plants and potatoes that have begun to bear fruit.

However, happy times are always short-lived, and soon there was a knock on the door.

Ye Xuan looked around and didn't know what the girls were doing. He was the only one in the front yard, so he had to open the door himself.

As soon as the door opened, a fragrant breeze floated in through the crack of the door, "Ye Xuan, I'm here to see you!"

As soon as Ye Xuan lowered his head, he felt a headache.

Princess Anqing and Dong Yu were standing at the door, and on both sides of the door were two rows of tall and mighty Jinwu Guards with silver armor on their bodies.

This scene frightened the neighbors in Xiangyun Lane so much that they could only hide behind their doors and glance at the scene in fear and suspicion.

This group of soldiers looked tough, but they were different from the drum and music band of the Yingtian prefect that day. If you got a little closer, these soldiers would glare at you with their swords drawn.

When the neighbors saw that they were looking for Ye Xuan again, they immediately started to murmur.

I've watched Ye kid grow up, but I've never heard that he has any strong background!

Otherwise, why is it both a reward from the emperor and from the Imperial Guard?
We must establish this relationship while Ye Xuan still lives in Xiangyun Lane, otherwise, when the Ye family boy moves out, we won't be able to find a place to lick his ass.

Many neighbors looked at Ye Xuan at the door and thought so in their hearts.

Ye Xuan naturally didn't know what those neighbors hiding behind the door were thinking. He just looked at An Qing helplessly and said, "Your Highness, you sneaked out so early in the morning. Aren't you afraid of His Majesty's punishment?"

Although he knew from the posture of the Jinwu Guards that An Qing would not sneak out, Ye Xuan was just trying to be safe. If he could really scare this naughty kid away, he would have no trouble.

However, the truth is always cruel. An Qing put her hands on her waist, raised her head and said proudly: "I have an important responsibility and I am doing a disservice to my father. Ye Xuan, please don't slander me!"

Ye Xuan was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile: "Oh, the emperor still has something to entrust to you, what is the important task?"

An Qing shook the braid on his head and said proudly, "My father asked me to pass on the decree to you. In order to celebrate my elder brother's recovery, a garden party will be held in the Imperial Garden tomorrow. In consideration of your contribution to the treatment, you are allowed to attend."

After that, she said cunningly: "I'm telling you, unless you are a third-rank official or above, you won't have the chance to attend this garden party. It's all thanks to me begging for you from my father!"

"Well, since you don't have anything good to thank me for, let's forget about what happened in Kunning Palace last time. How about you come and play with me in the future?"

Seeing Anqing's cunning look like a little fox, Ye Xuan couldn't help laughing. Zhu Yuanzhang had said long ago about the garden party. It was Anqing who asked for it. It was obvious that he was trying to blackmail them by borrowing flowers to pay tribute to Buddha.

(End of this chapter)