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Regardless of whether she was willful or not, she just left the An Yang mountain and returned to the Fragrant Pavilion.

If Prince An was Qin Zhiqing, what did his absence mean?

She could neither understand nor understand the hearts of every man in this foreign world. It was just like how Xi Men Rui Xue wholeheartedly wanted to send her back to the Fragrant Pavilion.

The fragrance of the incense was half stained and moistened her skin. She had been soaking in the water for a very long time, wanting to soak away the bad luck along the way. She also wanted to soak away the endless worry.

How the hell was she going to get through tonight?

"Miss, the water is cold." Cui'er tested the temperature of the water with her finger, hinting that she should go out.

But she, like an ostrich, didn't want to go out. It was as if she could survive a night in the water that would embarrass her.

"Miss, the sky is about to turn dark." Cui'er urged again.

She smiled and raised her head to look at Cui Er, "Have you been waiting here for the past few days after I left?"

"En, yes. The Crown Prince said that you will definitely come back."

He had wanted to bring her back a long time ago, but she had been fooled when he walked into her wedding with Qin Zhiqing just to make her come back with him willingly.

She put on her makeup again, but could no longer smile because she knew that she wouldn't be able to hide from him tonight. Aunt Hong must hate her to death by now, because no matter what, she wouldn't help her to survive another day.

"Lady, look, you're still as beautiful as ever."

"Cui Er, did you know? "Actually, it's not good to be beautiful." Because, this beauty was actually harming.

She would rather have her be ugly. In that case, even if she entered the Fragrant Pavilion, she would at most just be a burning girl. Even if she was tired, it would be better than being targeted by those stinking men.

Cui'er smiled and said: "Young lady's way of thinking is always different from others. Cui'er still thinks that it's better to be beautiful. Cui'er is just envious of young lady."

She sighed softly and asked, "Is it time yet?" Tonight, she would once again become the main character of the Fragrant Pavilion. Everything had happened so quickly that she could not believe it now, and this also made her suddenly want to walk out of the courtyard.

"We're almost there, girl, get up."

While supporting Cui Er, he walked out. The doubt in her heart caused her to ask, "Cui Er, tell me, is this arrangement for the crown prince or Yun Ru Xi?" If it was Xi Men Ruoxue, then she would skin him alive sooner or later. If it was Yun Ru Xi, then she would bring Yun Ru Xi to this kind of place sooner or later and let her have a taste of being bullied. She gritted her teeth as she thought about it.

It wasn't that she was ruthless, but that she was too angry.

"This …" Cui'er hesitated.

"Speak your mind, I will not tell your master."

"Miss, this servant really doesn't know."

However, the more Cui Er didn't talk about it, the more she felt that that person was Xi Men Rui Xue. This was because this servant was always the one who protected her master the most.

However, what was drunk was not her heart, but someone else's heart. At this moment, the happiest ones were only Ximen Ruixue and Yun Ru Xi. They had finally caught her.

The translucent red gauze fluttered on her snow-white skin, just like a bride's dress, it showed her fate for the night. Step by step, when she walked towards the platform, she could no longer hear the random sounds.

Auntie Hong finally showed up at the moment she returned, but there was no trace of that ugly chrysanthemum smile on her face, "Qin Zhiruo, tonight, you have to earn all the money I lost. Otherwise, I'll make you feel worse than death."

She smiled. She already knew that this would be the result. "Up to you." She didn't want to beg anyone for her stubbornness.

Aunt Hong was angry and wanted to slap him, but was blocked by Cui Er, "Aunt Hong, it's time to go on stage."

Aunt Hong then looked hatefully at Ruo Ruo. She twisted her fat butt and walked onto the stage. She could not hear what she was saying. However, her heart became increasingly flustered as she looked at the stage absent-mindedly.

"Miss, go." Cui Er pushed her body forward and she couldn't help but walk to the center of the stage. At that moment, the eyes of the men below the stage were wide open again. They were the eyes of the men she was familiar with, the ones that made her want to puke.

But now, she couldn't avoid it any longer.

She searched the crowd with her eyes. She knew that Qin Zhiqing wouldn't be able to make it here from An Yang Mountain, but she was still looking forward to something.

Would anyone save her?

If she were to jump into this pit of fire, she would be smashed to smithereens. Perhaps, it might burn her to the point that not even her bones would remain.

The crowd started to boil after Aunt Hong announced the start of the auction.

"Ten thousand."

"Fifteen thousand."

"Twenty thousand."

"Fifty thousand …"

The price was rising rapidly, Ruo Ruo's heart was also dancing wildly, like an autumn wind sweeping leaves away its desolation.

He heard voices and saw the greedy eyes of the men.

Aunt Hong kept smiling. What she liked the most was the endless stream of shouts. That way, silver would flow into her purse like water.

If she didn't say anything, what else could she say? If she came back, she would be like a small bird with broken wings and would no longer have the right to fly, and this auction wouldn't even give her the opportunity to show her talent. Her sole purpose was to sell her first night tonight.

So it turned out that the first night of a woman's life was determined by her silver taels. However, if she were to meet her true love, she would give up everything to her most beloved man even if she didn't have a single silver coin.

It was a pity that she didn't feel any love until now.

"One hundred thousand."

"Five hundred thousand."

The sudden shout of a man had also attracted the attention of countless people in the stands. From one hundred thousand to five hundred thousand, perhaps this man was determined to win.

Ruo Ruo's heart skipped a beat. When she slowly looked over, she didn't know who she should be expecting.

Who could save her from fire and water?

That man's voice was very familiar, so familiar that it made her heart tremble. Impossible, Mu Xuechen didn't have that much money. This was what she had always felt.

Perhaps it was Qin Zhiqing again. If he could disguise as Prince An, then he could also disguise as Mu Xuechen.

His appearance changing technique had already made it hard to guard against. It was too far away for her to clearly see that person's eyes.

Yes, anything could be changed, but only one person's eyes could not be changed.

"Five hundred and ten thousand." Following Mu Xuechen's voice, another voice sounded out. This time around, the voice was weak and old.

Everyone's eyes followed the voice and looked over. Such a high price, not many people could afford it in the West Jin Kingdom, but with so much money, they would only be able to buy a woman's night. At that time, when they woke up in a deep sleep, they would have to spend the rest of their lives penniless.

However, when everyone's gaze landed on him, they could only hear him sigh incessantly, causing the scene to become chaotic all of a sudden.

As it turned out, the last person to bid was not a well-dressed rich man, but a beggar, a beggar who was not the least bit discounted. The beggar was dressed in rags, and his hair was messy like hemp as he draped it over his shoulders.

"Liar, he has no money." Someone shouted loudly, and immediately, someone rushed towards the outermost beggar, wanting to beat him up to relieve the itch in his hand.

He saw the beggar lift up his hand in front of everyone, "Stop, haha, laozi is rich, laozi just got this money."

"Transform..." "Money?" Some people stuttered. Could a beggar come up with so much money? This was too inconceivable.

"Yes, five hundred thousand." The beggar shouted once again and looked excitedly at Ruo Ruo on the stage, his eyes almost emitting a green light.

"Five hundred and fifty thousand." Mu Xuechen shouted in a low voice, once again suppressing the beggar.

Whispers came from the crowd, all because it was too dramatic.

"Six hundred thousand." The beggar took out another silver note. His silver note was actually banknotes worth 50,000 taels.

If she was stupid, that would be impossible. She said it was fate, but she felt that it was clearly some kind of prank.

He quietly stood there on the stage. His heart, however, was very sad. This must be the intention of Xi Men Rui Xue to sell her to a beggar.

Did he really hate her that much?

She hated to let a beggar take away her innocence.

Those silky white hair made him look like he was at least sixty years old. At this moment, Mu Xuechen had already fallen silent, as if he understood that the banknotes he had in his hands were already at the bottom of his mind. This world was filled with reality and cruelty.

Her gaze made everyone quieten down. Everyone thought that she would make a ruckus at this moment. After all, no young girl would be willing to give herself up to such a dirty old beggar.

But if there weren't any, she calmly looked at the old man and said, "600,000 going once."

Aunt Hong was stunned. Then she called for Aunt Hong, "Six hundred thousand twice."

Below the stage, there was complete silence.

The people below the stage were also dumbfounded, no one could believe that the person who shouted was actually the auctioned Qin Zhiruo himself.

But it was her. It wasn't fake at all.

"Six hundred thousand three times. Deal."

"Qin Zhiruo, you … "You …" Pointing at Zhiruo, Aunt Hong looked at her in disbelief. She did not believe that Zhiruo would sell her first night to that beggar so calmly.