Chapter 19 - The Old Ronglou is Dead

Zhefei rubbed his lips hard on his sleeves. He was the one who was shoved into the courtesan's breasts. But he wasn't moaning at all! He just couldn't breathe! The nerve of that woman! Still he endured the humiliation.

They were now standing in front of Hua Pavilion, both brothers was guided by the Matron around the Pavilion.

Although Zheqi looked calm and firm as a general, He still couldn't help but shiver when he remembered what happened inside the carriage.

They were now heading towards the back side of the Pavilion. There, they saw a big courtyard. They went in and kept walking until they arrived in front of a large room. The Matron then gestured for the two to come in.

Zheqi and Zhefei gulped and nodded to each other, as they opened the door.

Inside was a beautiful woman, they had never seen her before nor knew who the person was.

"Please come in and sit." Hongfe smiled seductively to his guests.

Both siblings were mesmerize by the beautiful woman in front of them, is she a courtesan too? They both thought.

Fools! He could see how they reacted weirdly after seeing him. All men usually gets this frozen look whenever they saw a beautiful lady.

Zheqi and Zhefei walked in and sat on the chairs.

"Where is my little sister?" Zheqi asked instantly.

"Relax, she should be coming anytime. I believe she is taking a bath." Hongfe smiled and poured some tea to his guests.

Zheqi and Zhefei sighed and pick up their cups. Detecting no anomaly on the tea, they happily drink it as they were really thirsty.

Hongfe didn't mind their suspicions and took a sip on her tea as well. Not long after, the door opened again.

The two brothers turned their head towards the door and saw another beauty who was followed by a male servant. She was dressed in red and had a veil on her face.

"Gege, I'm glad to see you both well and okay." Ronglou sat down on an empty chair beside Zhefei.

"Little lulu?!" The two were stunned! When did their younger sister liked red robes?!

Ronglou unhooked her veil, it was a need jist in case someone recognized her inside the Hua Pavilion.

"En. I'm sorry to give you guys a scare. I ran away by myself, I decided not to marry the Crown Prince". Ronglou took the cup of tea that Huangyu handed to her.

"But why? Isn't that what you've always wanted?" Zheqi asked, his brows crossed.

"The Old Ronglou is dead. Now, The new me realized that I should be pursuing my own destiny than be tied up with someone who doesn't love me." She replied honestly.

Hongfe who was silent, slightly raised his brows. So that was it? He thought.

"You could've informed us! Father and mother is worried about you! And how about our other siblings? Especially little Hua?" Zhefei interjected. Even he wasn't happy that she just suddenly made this decision without asking for their opinions.

"I know father and mother didn't like the thought of the Imperial Family to mandate my marriage, but what can they do? I'm afraid that telling you guys in advance would do no help but cause trouble instead.

Plus, I have to catch Fengxin by surprise. He is too keen and observant. Though he doesn't really care about our marriage, he would still follow the Emperor's wishes." Ronglou sighed, dejected at the thought.

Aside from the fact of blindly loving that man, she hated herself for being too gullible. Although he was kind to his people, he had done bad things and killed innocent lives just for power. She always turned a blind eye to this, since it was the way of life.

The strong eats the weak and it had always been like this for centuries. She wanted a way out of this, a way to live a simple life. She was tired of always pleasing someone else, this time she wanted to pleased herself. To find happiness in small matters.

She decided to go leave this Kingdom altogether, with or without her brother's help.