Chapter 157: Swear to Mazu That You’re Not Lying! (2 / 2)
After Xu Yanmiao said, “Not quite,” he continued in a light-hearted tone, all while the Prefect of Xinghua maintained a smug “Let’s see what nonsense you’ll come up with” expression:
“You might not know this, but that wealthy gentleman greatly admires scholars. He especially admires you—thinks you’re highly cultured, efficient, and incredibly determined and courageous…”
“Wait, isn’t he supposed to be provoking him? Why does it sound like praise now?”
The Ministry of War clerk looked utterly puzzled: “Could it be a tactic of building up before breaking down?”
The Prefect of Xinghua thought the same. Mentally prepared, he even sneered inwardly: This greenhorn doesn’t know what he’s doing. If you want to anger someone, you need to catch them off guard. Dragging it out like this only gives your target time to brace themselves. How do you expect to provoke anyone?
Xu Yanmiao continued: “So, this gentleman has been trying very hard to get close to you—intimately close.”
“And every time you’ve spent the night with courtesans, famous entertainers, or young attendants, as soon as you left, he would immediately pay double or triple the price to book them. But he insisted they not bathe or freshen up beforehand—just so he could experience your lingering scent, hoping to absorb some of your scholarly brilliance.”
“So, when he thought that this courtesan was your new flame, he…”
“Wait, why are you vomiting? What can I say? If you refuse to redeem them after your trysts, of course, others will come knocking!”