Chapter 239 Taking Down the Courtesan
As soon as the woman entered the room, she saw Shen Yulou, and a hint of admiration flashed in her eyes.
Then she quickly lowered her head and bowed respectfully.
She naturally knew her identity and what she was there for today.
Although her actions were warm and respectful, Shen Yulou still saw a hint of complexity in her eyes.
Deep within those beautiful eyes, there was a trace of disgust and numbness.
Shen Yulou was not in a hurry; unlike ordinary men, he did not rush to pull the girl onto the bed to do those indescribable things.
Instead, he very gently invited her to sit down first and poured her a cup of warm wine.
The entire process was courteous and very gentlemanly.
"Miss, there's no need to be nervous. Sit down, have some wine, and let's chat first."
Madam Li, on the beam, listened to the movements in the room, somewhat startled.
She had traveled the jianghu for many years and had seen all sorts of men.
Most of these stinking men, nine out of ten, were sex-crazed fiends.
Not only were they lustful, but they were also incredibly impatient, wanting to drag any pretty woman they saw into bed without delay.
Quite a few such individuals had died by Madam Li's hand.
This Lord Shen, however, was truly somewhat different.
No wonder so many women were captivated by him.
Madam Li had learned quite a bit by following him all this way.
At the very least, she could tell that Seventh Princess and Lord Shen had an unusual relationship.
But that was none of her business; as long as Shen Yulou didn't lead Li Hui astray, she wouldn't interfere.
The courtesan queen clearly hadn't expected such treatment. After a few reserved sips of wine, Shen Yulou began to chat idly with her.
Shen Yulou laid some groundwork, then inquired about her background.
The courtesan queen's face paled, and her expression became a little strange, as if it was difficult to speak of.
Shen Yulou, however, smiled, a hint of all-knowing understanding in his eyes.
"Let me guess.
Is it a gambling father, a sick mother, a younger brother who relies on you to pay for his studies, and a sensible you?"
The wine cup in the courtesan queen's hand trembled, her body quivered slightly, and the wine almost spilled.
She suddenly looked up at Shen Yulou.
"My Lord... how did you know?"
Shen Yulou chuckled inwardly.
This standard setup for courtesans truly hadn't changed from ancient times to now; a classic that endures.
He couldn't not know.
He sighed, his eyes revealing sympathy and pity, along with a hint of tenderness.
"In this chaotic world, it is truly too difficult for a weak woman to survive."
This simple sentence instantly struck the softest part of the courtesan queen's heart.
Her eyes reddened, as if she had found an outlet for her emotions, and she poured out her past.
It turned out she was originally a young lady from a scholarly family, a childhood sweetheart with a scholar.
The two eloped to Water City, but the scholar, upon becoming a Successful Candidate, immediately found a more advantageous connection and cruelly abandoned her.
Subsequently, her family came looking for her, and it was exactly as Shen Yulou had said.
Her father gambled, her mother was sick, and her younger brother needed money for studies.
As a weak woman, she supported the family and, in order to survive, had no choice but to... fall into the life of a courtesan.
After speaking, the courtesan queen lowered her head in shame, her voice so soft it was barely audible.
"Lord Shen, do you... also look down on me?"
Shen Yulou, however, held her cool hand with a look of deep affection, gazing at her intently.
"Justice often comes from butchers,
The faithless are often scholars.
The court's high officials are often corrupt,
And heroic women often emerge from the red-light district."
"I only feel for you; how could I look down on you?"
Boom!
The four lines of poetry, like four bolts of thunder, struck the courtesan queen's heart fiercely!
She stared blankly at Shen Yulou, tears streaming down her face like broken pearls, no longer able to hold them back.
A kindred spirit!
At this moment, she felt as if she had met her true kindred spirit!
All the grievances, all the humiliation, at this moment, seemed to have found their home!
She could no longer control her emotions and suddenly threw herself into Shen Yulou's embrace.
Shen Yulou, however, feigned reserve and gently pushed her away, saying softly,
"Miss, tonight, let's just drink wine, how about it?"
The courtesan queen raised her tear-streaked, beautiful face, her eyes shimmering, her gaze alluring.
"Good, just drink wine."
With that, she picked up her wine glass, took a mouthful of the mellow wine herself, then leaned forward and sealed Shen Yulou's mouth with her red lips.
The wine passed, lips and teeth intertwined.
After feeding him the wine, the courtesan queen refused to let go, instead holding him even tighter and passionately embracing him.
Madam Li, on the beam, listened to the increasingly indescribable sounds from the room, shook her head helplessly, and rolled over.
She thought to herself, Lord Shen's ability to manipulate women's hearts is truly extraordinary.
Then she thought of her own man, Li Hui, who was like a block of wood; though uninteresting, he was honest and dependable.
If he were as flirtatious as Shen Yulou, she would probably be so angry every day that she'd have to practice her sword... After a night of passion.
Shen Yulou leaned lazily against the headboard, playing with the courtesan queen's soft hair.
He suddenly spoke, his voice not loud, but it instantly made the atmosphere in the entire room turn strange.
"Sima Changfeng sent you to monitor me, didn't he?"
"He never intended to let me go, did he?"
The delicate body in his arms instantly stiffened.
The courtesan queen suddenly looked up, her face ashen, her eyes filled with terror and disbelief.
"You... since you knew, why... why did you still let me stay here overnight?"
Shen Yulou smiled, his fingertips gently tracing her cheeks, flushed from passion, his smile carrying a hint of wickedness and playfulness.
"To die beneath the peony, even as a ghost, is to be romantic."
Shen Yulou held the courtesan queen in his arms and said,
"To have met you tonight, even if I die tomorrow, it would be worth it."
Boom!
This sentence had an even greater impact than the combined force of the previous four lines of poetry.
The courtesan queen was completely stunned, her brain immediately crashed, her CPU, GPU, and KFC all instantly burned out.
She stared blankly at Shen Yulou, her exquisitely beautiful face now showing only profound shock.
This man... he clearly knew she was sent by Sima Changfeng to monitor him.
He knew she would be detrimental to him.
Yet he was still like this.
What kind of spirit was this?
This was love!
The courtesan queen felt as if her long-sealed heart had been torn open.
Countless emotions flooded in.
Bitterness, move, Guilt.
So many complex emotions made her nose sting, and she couldn't control herself.
"My Lord..."
Two lines of clear tears, without warning, rolled down from her beautiful eyes, streaking her delicate makeup.
She bit her lower lip tightly, her body trembling slightly.
"My Lord, I don't want you to die!
I don't want you to die!
Tell me if there's anything I can do!
For you, I am willing to give everything!"
She gripped Shen Yulou's arm tightly, her nails almost digging into his flesh, as if she were clutching a life raft.
Shen Yulou looked at her in this state and sighed.
The emotional value had finally arrived