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Published at 5th of April 2019 09:30:21 AM


Chapter 67

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Shen Tianyu and Rong Jian stepped into Lavender Palace. The surrounding workers of other stores started to wonder what relationship the couple had with Lavender Palace. The woman didn't look like she was to be sold and the man didn't seem to be there for pleasure. However, it was not good to poke one's nose into other's business. Though the Flower District looked glamorous, just like Imperial Households, there are a lot of hidden agendas and powers at play. Take a wrong step and even your families might die without a grave. They didn't bother thinking about it anymore and acted as if they never saw the couple.

Shen Tianyu led Rong Jian straight to the Office where Long Zichen and Song Chen would be. She closed the door after Rong Jian went in behind her.

"Hey, I'm back." She casually announced to the two men in the room as she went to sit down on a couch.

"Miss, welcome back. How was your trip?" Song Chen asked with a slight smile.

"It was a good boon." She replied. "By the way, where is Luo Shue, how is she?"

"Miss Luo has been cultivating in the training grounds. She had made some medicine in the first half of the month so she hasn't had as much time to cultivate. She says she will be out before the month is over." Song Chen replied.

Shen Tianyu just nodded. "Since I've announced my return, I'll be going back to rest." She stood up and stretched her arms. "Sitting in the lotus position for so long is not comfortable for me."

Song Chen saw the couple out and they departed on the third floor to go to their rooms without talking. Perhaps Rong Jian knew she was tired and left her alone too. He didn't expect that she would sleep for a whole day and two nights. By the time she woke up, it was the the Wu hour(1) of the second day of their return.

Shen Tianyu lazily called out for a servant from her bed. She groggily let herself be dressed and freshened up before going downstairs. There was still a few days before the Goodwill Tournament started. She spent some time downstairs eating her noon meal and talking to the servants. Then, she went to knock on the door to Rong Jian's room. She was told he was reading in his room.

"Who's there?" She heard a calm male voice from inside.

"It's me, open the door." She replied without revealing her identity. There was no need to.

Soon after, the door open to reveal the smiling face of Rong Jian. "Wifey- I mean, Tian'er, you're here. What's the matter?"

"I just wanted to talk to you." She responded. "Let me in and sit down to talk."

"Tian'er, you want to come in? Don't you know what it means for an unmarried woman to come into a man's room?" He smirked as he leaned on the door with folded arms over his chest.

"Is there a need to mind that between engaged couples? Also, you're saying this to a courtesan? Really? What, you want to go back on your proposal?" She eyed him. 'Besides, I'm the owner.' She thought to herself but didn't say it out loud. It was still too early to tell him. A woman must keep trump cards up her sleeves, especially in these times. Otherwise, only trouble will follow.


Rong Jian immediately regained an upright posture. "Tian'er knows that's not it."

Shen Tianyu waved her hands. "Alright. It's not much anyways. I just wanted to tell you I'm planning on going to Lotus Pavillion tomorrow morning and was going to invite you. Will you be coming?"

"Since Tian'er is going, naturally, I will follow." Rong Jian smiled at her.

"Alright. Meet me downstairs tomorrow at Chen hour(2)." Shen Tianyu appointd the time.

"Are you sure you can wake up before then?" Rong Jian inquired with a raised eyebrow.

"I slept for a whole day. My body has reset. It'll be fine. I'll have a servant wake me up just in case." She answered.

"Body has reset, huh?" Rong Jian looked at her provocatively but his eyes didn't stray from her face. "I can be your wake-up call."

"Oh? You want to?" Shen Tianyu finally revealed a teasing smile. She walked up to him and wrapped her arms around his neck. "How sweet of you. How should I thank you?"

"Having this Young Master be your wake-up call is very fortunate for you. This one does not come cheap." He put his hands around her lower back in a loose hug.

"Oh? How should I pay? This one is only an orphaned prostitute with no money. How about..." Shen Tianyu tiptoed to whisper in his ear seductively. "...this humble one pay you by letting you have a taste of this profession?"

"Tian'er wants to repay me with your body?" He asks teasingly.

"Being a courtesan is not only limited to knowing how to pleasure with one's body." She retorted as she lowered herself back to a normal standing posture.

"What skills then?"

Shen Tianyu smiled. "What do you think?"

"A song?"

"Pft. Haha." Shen Tianyu let go of Rong Jian as she let out a little laugh. Confusion passed through Rong Jian's eyes as his face still contained his smile. "How cute." She only commented. "There's no need, I'll have a servant do it. I can't possibly trouble this Young Master." She turned around and waved her hand as she left to go back to her room.

Rong Jian looked at her for a while after she went back into room with confusion in his eyes before he turned back and reentered his own room.

When Shen Tianyu turned away from Rong Jian, a vicious light flashed in her eyes. 'Song? Certainly that was one, but that was not she was referring to. After all, didn't most people like using female assassins for a reason? Because they can easily seduce their target. With such a messy place like the Red Light District, it was even easier to kill without leaving a trace. Even if you didn't kill, might not mean you didn't help. It's such a big information network. That was the reason I built Lavender Palace in these places after all.' She thought as she remembered a bit of her original world and the stories it contained.




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