The evil woman is arrogant and the cold emperor can't sleep at night

"The Crown Prince is really stubborn. This engagement was granted by me on my own accord. If I cancel the engagement because of the Crown Prince, wouldn't that be embarrassing for Lord Lin? Even if I make that child a princess, it would hardly make up for even a fraction of the loss."

The emperor sighed deeply, his expression full of distress.

Minister Lin was a veteran of two dynasties, born into a prominent family, and his students were spread all over the country. If the prince married his only granddaughter, he would have a bright future with the help of the Lin family when he ascended the throne.

It was a pity that the prince was stupid and slow-witted, his mind was filled with love affairs, and he didn't understand his good intentions at all.

The prince repeatedly threatened to break off the engagement in front of everyone, and such behavior was tantamount to humiliating the Lin family.

Even though Minister Lin has not yet come to him to argue, he knows very well that this marriage may not be possible, but he does not know how to cancel the engagement, which really puts him in a dilemma.

Mu Chenye said calmly: "Brother Emperor, I have a good plan, maybe you can give it a try."

"Oh? Tell me about it!"

Upon hearing this, the emperor quickly sat up straight and looked at him.

The emperor has been worried about this troublesome matter for a long time. If Prince Chen can really come up with a solution, it will undoubtedly help him solve a big problem and he will definitely be rewarded handsomely.

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Shen Tangan sat in his aunt's palace for a while, then happily prepared to return home.

As soon as the imperial edict is issued, she will become Princess Yong'an!

Unexpectedly, shortly after leaving the palace, the carriage suddenly stopped.

"What happened?"

Yunzhu hurriedly supported the young lady and lifted a corner of the curtain to ask.

"Miss, there is a commotion ahead, with many people gathered together. I don't know what they are doing. Let me go and take a look." The coachman hurriedly jumped off the carriage and soon returned.

"Miss, it seems that a girl in the brothel is seriously ill and was kicked out by the madam."

Brothel?

Shen Tangan frowned, she knew very well that the madams of brothels were always profit-driven. Except for the top girls, few girls who ended up in brothels could live a good life, and none of the money they earned went into their own pockets.

But she was quite curious about what kind of disease would make this greedy madam avoid her and even take the initiative to expel her from the brothel.

You know, this would never have happened as long as there was any hope of recovery for this girl, or as long as her value was higher than the cost of her treatment.

"Mother Xu, please call a doctor for me! My face can be cured."

After getting off the carriage and walking through the crowd, one could see a disfigured girl in front of the brothel, kneeling in front of the madam who was wearing a green robe and heavy makeup.

The madam stood on the steps, her head raised high, her face full of disgust, and kicked her to the ground.

"Get away! I'm already showing you a special favor by not taking your life. With your current horrible appearance, you've scared away so many of my customers, and I haven't asked you to compensate me yet!"

The girl was lying on the ground, looking extremely miserable. Her appearance was just as the madam had said, extremely unsightly.

Except for the facial features, the entire face was festering and oozing pus. Some onlookers even couldn't bear it and started retching on the spot.

"I heard that she used to be a top star, but who knew her face would suddenly become so rotten."

"It's not that Madam Xu didn't hire a doctor for her, but it was completely useless, so she had no choice but to send her away and leave her to fend for herself."

Shen Tangan heard everyone's discussion, narrowed his eyes, and looked at her face carefully.

The pustules were oozing yellow liquid, her face was covered in red and black patches, and many of them had already formed scabs. Seeing this would naturally affect others' appetite, but she dared to conclude that the girl was poisoned.

It is a poison called Luoxianhua, which can destroy a person's appearance within seven days but will not endanger life.

"Mom, since you want to chase Mengshu away, can you return Mengshu's indenture contract to her? With the indenture contract, Mengshu can truly belong to her before she dies."

Meng Shu knelt down again. Even when facing many people pointing and criticizing her, she did not shed a single tear.

His face was pale and he bit his lower lip stubbornly, almost making it bleed.

Shen Tangan had no habit of meddling in other people's affairs, but after hearing her irrational words, he couldn't help but look at her with a little more scrutiny.

Could it be that she poisoned herself?

The purpose is to escape from the brothel!

"Come here, give her the indenture."

Mother Xu did not make things difficult for her. She waved her hand and asked someone to bring the indenture.

Meng Shu took it with both hands and kowtowed to her.

"Thank you, Mom."

"Take care of yourself in the future!"

Mother Xu looked at her deeply, ignored her, and left with the girl.

Meng Shu stood up shakily and held the indenture contract tightly in her arms. It was the only thing she had.

It belongs to her!

There was nothing left to see, so everyone dispersed.

Shen Tangan watched a farce and when he was leaving, he looked back at the window on the second floor of the brothel. It was clearly half-closed and a red figure flashed by.

After getting on the carriage, Meng Shu happened to pass by the window in a daze.

Shen Tangan blurted out the words without even thinking.

"Do you want me to save you?"

Although the Luoxian Flower is not a fatal poison, she has been drinking a lot of mixed medicines to treat her face these days, and all medicines are poisonous.

In addition, she was weak. In March, people in Kyoto still had to wear cotton clothes, but she was only wearing a light gauze. If left alone, her body would be discovered early tomorrow morning.

Meng Shu looked up blankly and stared at her for a long time before his eyes gradually focused.

She was sold to a brothel at the age of seven. She followed the girls to learn the skills for five years before she began to show her talent. At the age of sixteen, she became an otaku and enjoyed three years of glory. Then her beauty and love gradually faded.

The days of being the talk of the town are gradually fading away, but fortunately there are still some distinguished guests willing to support me.

But men!

Who doesn’t like new things? There are many girls in brothels, and young and beautiful ones are everywhere.

In the past, she was arrogant and insisted on selling her art instead of her body. During the years when she was the top prostitute in the brothel, she offended many people.

But as noble as she was, she eventually had to humble herself and start receiving customers.

As a former courtesan, her virginity was naturally worth a fortune, and the night of her auction was the most lively night since she became the courtesan.

From then on, she was no different from the girls at the bottom of the brothel. If the customers were happy, she would give her more money, and if they were unhappy, she would be beaten.

I thought she would struggle in this quagmire for the rest of her life, but I never imagined her face would become like this.

At first, she just had a rash. She still had value, so Mother Xu naturally didn't want to abandon her and hired many doctors for her.

But in the end, she became like a ghost, neither human nor ghost.

Even the brothel girls who used to see her every day were scared by her. When Mother Xu saw that she couldn't be cured, she kicked her out of the brothel like garbage.

She had lived in a brothel for eighteen of her twenty-plus years of life. Although it was filthy, it was her only place to stay.

She didn't know where to go, and thought that the moat in the west of the city was relatively clean, so she might as well jump into it. She should be able to be discovered in the early morning.

But she never even dreamed in her life that someone would lend her a helping hand like a god.

Her only salvation in this life!