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Yes, with her, he would be able to play around with her body as he wished. To let a girl who used to be a daughter of the prime minister's mansion become a plaything beneath him, no matter where he went, would be the glory and show off of men.

Unfortunately, the more determined they were to win, the more they couldn't help but raise her value. Yet, they had actually bid ten thousand taels of gold in one night.

However, when Aunt Hong was grinning from ear to ear and about to announce the end of the bidding, Ruo Ruo coughed lightly. It made Aunt Hong think that this day was different from the past.

The man who won the bid not only had to wait for the lady on the stage to answer the highest price, she hurriedly stopped and then yawned loudly, "If Miss says it's too late today, and there's still that person who hasn't arrived yet, everyone still hasn't had their fill. Why don't we continue tomorrow, and let Miss rest for the night, and only then will you be able to hand the young ones over to the lords, don't you think so?"

Aunt Hong's disgusting words made Qin Zhiruo frown. At that moment, she almost fell down, but she still stood tall under the gaze of thousands of people. It was as if a wisp of wind could blow her away at any time.

However, everyone was looking forward to tomorrow. They had heard that the zither music was going to be a dance tomorrow, and it was a pity that no one would miss it. The sounds of discussion could not even be heard in front of the gate.

She played a tune with her zither, but Ruo Ruo seemed to have walked through the gates of hell. When she walked off the stage, her face was already completely pale.

Delay, she delayed for another day.

But what about the person who could have saved her?

She turned around and looked at the crowd. Suddenly, a happy smile appeared on her face. It was Qin Zhiqing. Even though they were quite a distance away, she could tell with a single glance that it was him.

Their gazes met, and at that moment, Qin Zhiqing lightly nodded his head to Ruo Ruo before turning around and submerging himself within the crowd of people.

As expected, he didn't give up on her. Watching his back, Ruo Ruo felt more at ease.

It was as if she could quickly escape from this cage.

"Miss, honey water." When he quietly sat by the window, Cui Er had already come over with some honey water.

"Leave it." Ruo Ruo felt faint. She discovered that she couldn't leave this honey water anymore. It was as though her heart would hurt if she left it.

"Miss, drink while it's hot. It's sweet."

"Cui Er, does the pain in my heart continue to hurt as long as I lose the honey water in my body?" She asked softly, but she already knew the answer. She just wanted to test out Cui Er's reaction.

Cui Er was standing by her side. If she didn't turn her head, she wouldn't be able to see Cui Er. Perhaps, it was because she didn't turn her head, that Cui Er didn't deliberately hide the change in her face.

At this moment, a hint of panic flashed across her face.

Ruo Ruo smiled. She understood. Her guess was right. The honey water was mixed with medicine. It was a medicine that cured the pain in her heart. Of course, it was also occasionally mixed with medicine that made her go soft.

She couldn't see Cui Er, but before Cui Er came in, she had placed a mirror on the windowsill. She couldn't see Cui Er in the mirror, but the mirror was facing Cui Er, so Cui Er's expression was in Cui Er's eyes.

Seeing that Cui Er did not say anything, she did not ask, but just picked up the bowl of honey water and drank, drinking, it was better than having pain in her heart, after all, it was better than having pain in her heart. After drinking, Cui Er obediently handed over a handkerchief, "Girl, go to sleep early, today you must be tired, I heard that the accountant is still busy right now."

"Hehe, do you want me to help him count the silver taels?" Ruo Ruo smiled. As she casually raised her fingernails, she was thinking about how to contact her second brother.

She now understood. It was not that her second brother didn't want to come, but that he couldn't get close to her place. It was because the place she lived in was heavily guarded, like a bird in a cage, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't break free of that cage made of barbed wire.

"How dare you work for a girl?"

"No worries, I really want to go and watch the show. This way, we'll have the motivation to earn money for our Fragrant Pavilion tomorrow. Let's go, we'll go right away." After saying that, Zhiruo stood up.

"Miss …" Cui Er was hesitant, as if she didn't want to go.

"If you won't go, then I'll go by myself." She smiled and did not insist. In fact, she really wanted Cui Er not to follow them, as it would be more peaceful if she walked alone. Perhaps, she would be able to meet her second brother's group. It was not just him, Yun Ru, and Xi Men Rui Xue who would arrange people.

This was her fault. Normally, she would never leave the Fragrant Pavilion during the time they were supposed to leave. How was anyone supposed to get close to her?

Now that he thought about it, it was the busiest time in Fragrant Pavilion, so he decided to go out.

"Miss, why isn't Cui'er going? Cui'er will go wherever the girl goes."

If she really wanted to say, then she really was a good dog, a good dog raised by Ximen Ruixue. However, after thinking about it, she decided to endure it in the end.

When they walked towards the tent, her head was lowered. Furthermore, she had long since changed out of her silk clothing, so on the way, no one noticed that she was dressed like a little girl. She would be the Tian Xiang country's Qin Zhiruo that was displayed on the booth today.

Although her head was lowered, her eyes were focused on the road ahead. She could see every shadow clearly.

A few steps away, a shadow seemed frozen in place.

Perhaps no one else could feel it, but if they did, they would feel it immediately. The women in the Fragrant Pavilion did not just stand there foolishly in the courtyard, not even bothering to invite guests. That person must be special.

Ruo Ruo knew it was a woman, because there was a golden step shaking above the shadow's head.

Lightly raising her head as if she was looking at a random direction, she quietly stopped, "Cui Er, I smell the osmanthus cake. It smells so good. Go and take a look at which elder sister's table is here, so help me ask for a piece. You want to eat it, you're hungry."

She never acted according to the rules. If she wanted to say what she wanted to do, she would do it, so, Cui'er did not think much of it and only said: "Miss, Cui'er will send you to the account room to get it."