The princess was fed contraceptive soup on the day of the marriage exchange, and she went crazy

Everything went smoothly at the flower viewing banquet until someone asked Sheng Nanzhi, "Today's music and dances are all unique and beautiful. Where did Princess Yi hire the musicians and dancers?"

Sheng Nanzhi raised the corner of her mouth: "These dancers? I invited them from the flower boat on Jinxiu Lake."

"what?"

Everyone looked at Sheng Nanzhi at the same time: "Prostitute?"

Sheng Nanzhi nodded, not shying away from the topic at all. "Although these women came from prostitute backgrounds, not all of them are prostitutes. Ordinary musicians and dancers may not be able to sing or dance better than them."

"We are all women, so we should just enjoy their music and dancing. There's no need to worry too much."

The others had different expressions, but some agreed.

Sheng Qingqian's expression was extremely grim. "A prostitute is a prostitute. They are not presentable. No matter how beautiful they are, how well they sing or how well they dance, it cannot change their status as a prostitute."

"Sister, you specially invited us to come and admire the lotus, but you also invited these prostitutes to sing and dance. Are you deliberately trying to belittle us?"

Sheng Nanzhi was not surprised that Sheng Qingqian would attack directly. After all, something like that happened in her previous life, and Sheng Qingqian probably couldn't stand hearing the word "prostitute".

Sheng Nanzhi was about to speak when a singing voice suddenly came from the lake. The singing was lingering, just like the first ray of sunlight at dawn, penetrating the morning mist and falling directly on the quiet lake.

Immediately, everyone's attention was attracted.

"Is she singing the song of picking lotus flowers?"

"Yes, but I've heard the Lotus Picking Song quite a bit. She must have made some changes to it. It sounds much more ethereal than others."

"That chant at the beginning was really amazing, and her voice was excellent."

Xue Yi, who was standing next to Sheng Nanzhi, spoke at the right moment: "The girl singing the song is also an Oiran on the Jinxiu Lake flower boat. She has an outstanding singing voice."

"The princess mentioned earlier that she wanted to hold a lotus viewing banquet and wanted to find people who are good at singing and dancing. She has already searched all the musicians and dancers in the city, but she always feels that they are not up to par. I thought that all the ladies have been in the city for so many years and have attended countless banquets. They must be tired of seeing and hearing those well-known musicians and dancers. So I wanted to give everyone something different."

"The princess had heard of this young lady's reputation and specially invited her to her palace to listen to her singing."

"All the concubines in the palace were amazed by her singing. It was because of her that the princess thought that finding a new way and inviting prostitutes from the brothel might give everyone a refreshing feeling."

Madam Mu nodded, as if remembering something: "That's true."

She sighed softly, "Furthermore, these women who weren't registered as prostitutes probably came from decent backgrounds to begin with, and their upbringing was not much different from ours. It's just that for some reason."

"For example, their family fell into poverty, or they were forced to become prostitutes due to reasons beyond their control."

This was more like a fire that completely ignited Sheng Qingqian. Sheng Qingqian was about to speak when Miss Mu, who had been sitting next to Madam Mu and had not spoken a word, suddenly said, "Mother, look, does the face of the woman rowing on that boat look familiar?"

Upon hearing this, Madam Mu looked over. The boat was approaching from afar, and was not far from them. Her eyes were fixed on the face of the woman rowing the boat, and she could not help but hold her daughter's hand tightly.

"The woman rowing the boat is..."

Her expression changed again and again, and she turned around and said to Sheng Nanzhi, "The women who came to perform today must have been selected by the princess. Does the princess know who the woman rowing the boat is?"

Sheng Nanzhi looked over and saw a woman standing at the bow of the boat. Her face was covered by a veil. She shook her head blankly: "I know the girl who sang the song, her name is Lan Yi. I don't know who rowed the boat."

Sheng Nanzhi turned to look at Xue Yi: "You arranged all these people, do you recognize them?"

Xue Yi thought for a moment and said, "That seems to be Miss Lan Yi's maid. I heard Miss Lan Yi call her... Ah Yue."

As soon as the word "A Yue" came out, Mrs. Mu almost lost her composure and knocked over the cup beside her.

"What's wrong? Did Madam Mu recognize that maid?"

Madam Mu shook her head and forced a smile: "No, I don't recognize him."

Sheng Nanzhi nodded nonchalantly, but noticed that Sheng Qingqian's nails beside him were almost digging into the palm of her hand.

She just pretended not to see it and secretly curled the corners of her mouth.

As the flower viewing banquet drew to a close, Xueyi leaned close to Sheng Nanzhi's ear and whispered in a low voice, "Young General Mu is already waiting outside the mansion. I have arranged for someone to escort Miss Lanyi and her maid away."

"Our people will pretend to bump into Miss Lan Yi after she and the others leave."

"Also, take the opportunity to tear off the veil on Miss Ayue's face. Make sure General Mu can see Miss Ayue's face."

Sheng Nanzhi nodded: "Okay."

After the banquet, Sheng Nanzhi and the guests left the island in the middle of the lake.

Just as she was about to say goodbye to the guests, the doorman came running over in a hurry: "Princess, there's something wrong at the gate of our mansion. General Mu is making a scene at the gate."

"Young General Mu?" Sheng Nanzhi turned her head and looked at the three members of the Mu family, mother and daughter, with some confusion.

Madam Mu was also a little bewildered: "There's a commotion? Who? Zhao'er? How is this possible?"

Sheng Nanzhi said hurriedly: "Then let's go to the gate of the mansion and take a look."

The group hurried to the gate of the mansion and saw Mu Zhao, dressed in a black suit, tugging at a woman's arm with a sullen face. He said, "Do you know how hard I've been looking for you?"

"You are in the Imperial City, but you are unwilling to come and see me?"

"Wei Mingyue, you really have a cruel heart!"

Someone had already recognized her: "Is the person General Mu is holding, the maid of the blue-clothed girl, the one who rowed the boat?"

"It seems so. The clothes are all the same."

"Why is her veil gone?"

"Ah! Why does she have such a scar on her face? No wonder she wears a veil."

Some people also reacted: "Why does this woman look so much like the girl from the Wei family? I think her name is Wei Mingyue?"

"Wei Mingyue? Is she the daughter of the former Minister of Revenue?"

"It seems that three years ago, when the Wei family was in trouble, all the girls in the Wei family were registered as prostitutes?"

"No wonder."

As they were talking, they looked cautiously at Mrs. Wei, whose expression was a little serious.

Sheng Nanzhi coughed lightly: "What Wei Mansion? Who is Wei Mingyue?"

Someone hurriedly whispered to Sheng Nanzhi, "Wei Mingyue is the daughter of the former Minister of Revenue. Three years ago, a corruption case implicated the Minister of Revenue, and their family was implicated, and all the women were confiscated as prostitutes."

"Before Wei Mingyue got into trouble, she seemed to have a good relationship with General Mu."