"The two young ladies, do you still want to place a bet?" Cold sweat dripped down, and the sound of Jin Tong's voice escaped through the gaps of his teeth.
"Naturally." An Ning stretched her waist, her pair of phoenix eyes glowing. Full of smiles, she turned her head to look at Ren Anle, and said in a low voice, "I heard that today is the day where Linlang, the headliner of Lingxiang Lou, will perform. After earning enough money, let's go and check it out."
Ren Anle nodded, then raised her eyes to look towards the silent Jin Tong, and leisurely tossed out two words: "Go on.
On the second floor of Jucai Lou, a shopkeeper with a dark expression stood behind the railing.
The other dealer behind him hurriedly said: "Wu-ye, going on like this will be impossible, how much money have we lost already! I will call some people to get these two ignorant women driven out, and to spit out the money they won."
(wu-ye– Fifth master)
"Nonsense." With a cold face, Wu-ye scolded, "If you make a move, it wouldn't be as simple as our Jucai Lou only losing one hundred thousand taels of silver." He pointed at the green pendant hanging on An Ning's waist:
"That is the Shuangfeng Xiangyun Pendant. There is only one piece in the world, and it was gifted by Bixia when the eldest princess An Ning reached the age of a full moon. As for the other one… she is not even afraid of the Marquis of Zhongyi, would she be afraid of a few of your mere thugs?"
The man sucked in a cold breath, and muttered: "Shr is the one who is begging to marry the Crown Prince!" Then he immediately said with a mournful face, "How did we provoke these two living Bodhisattvas to come in…"
"I've already sent the news to Mu-wang's residence. Wang-ye said to wait and see what happens, and not to provoke these two people." Wu-ye sighed, having slightly admitted defeat.
(wang– Prince Mu,– formal address towards Prince Mu)
In the imperial garden of the royal palace, Han Yue and Shi Zhengyan exited from Shangshu Pavilion, and met a maid from An Ning's palace who was hurriedly passing by. Seeing the little palace maid's panicked face, Han Yue was a little curious, and casually asked, "Where did An Ning go?"
The little palace maid's face flushed, and she knelt on the ground for a long while before opening her mouth.
"Replying to Taizi-dianxia, the princess has invited Ren-daren out of the palace to have fun."
(His Royal Highness the Crown Prince)
Han Yue's eyebrows furrowed, feeling a small headache, and for the first time in history, asked another question: "Where did they go to have fun?"
The little palace maid buried her head even lower, "Dianxia, the princess said… she said that she won enough money and took Ren-daren to Lingxiang Lou to expand her horizons…"
The imperial garden suddenly became quiet. The little palace maid raised her eyes quietly, looking at the cold and hard expression of Taizi-dianxia, and she was so frightened that she dared not to even breathe.
After a long while, Han Yue stepped forward and gradually walked towards the palace gate. Shi Zhengyan followed behind him, and said in a deep voice: "Dianxia, Chen believes that the martial arts of the princess and Ren-daren are enough to protect themselves in the capital."
Han Yue stopped, and within the evening, his voice was a bit inexplicable:
"The customs in Jinan are very open. It's good that Ren Anle hasn't learned much, but she knows a lot about a wide mess of things. What kind of place is Lingxiang Lou? If she learns just a bit more, with her temperament, with the addition of An Ning, the children of aristocratic families from all over the capital would dare not even leave the door!"
Shi Zhengyan blinked, looked at the crown prince in front of him whose feet were practically swaying with the wind, and laughed out loud.
This female bandit who came out of the Shiwanda Mountains truly had some skills.
( a mountain range in the west of Guangxi. It can also translate to 'hundred thousand great mountains')
On the back hill of Yongning Temple, in the center of the book pavilion full of flowers, ambergris diffused within the room, which was extravagant and luxurious. has a sweet, earthy scent.
The woman standing in front of the window heard the maidservant's whispered report and frowned in displeasure: "Xin Yu, when did you hear this news?"
"Xiaojie." Xin Yu lowered her head, and her eyes were somewhat apprehensive, "The left minister said that Ren Anle has already been in the capital for three months, and covets Taizi-dianxia quite a lot, and even proposed to marry him in court, in front of all the civil and military officials…"
The woman waved her hands, her voice cold and disdainful: "Even a mere female bandit dares to dream…" She only said half of her sentence, and after a long silence, she slowly opened her mouth: "Tell the left minister, if he can allow me to return to the capital, whatever he wants, I will lend him a helping hand."
Xin Yu paused, answered "Yes" in a low voice, and retreated.