If he didn't genuinely dislike those women constantly flaunting themselves in front of him, he wouldn't have ended up with such a clumsy woman.
"What are you still standing there like an idiot for? Didn't you hear what I just said?" Feng Muting roared unhappily.
Su Fuliu shuddered. "Oh, I heard it. No, I'll go right away."
Feng Muting shook his head as he watched Su Fuliu hurriedly leave. Had he found someone to serve him? What if it ended up being him serving him?
What Feng Muting didn't know was that what he was thinking at this very moment would actually come true in the near future...
And so Su Fuliu became Feng Muting's personal attendant, following him everywhere, providing for everything from his daily needs to running errands.
However, Su Fuliu was always served by others at Wangyou Tower, and he had never served anyone before. Naturally, he angered the decisive Feng Muting quite a bit. Feng Muting had a bad temper, so he would yell at him at the drop of a hat.
But no matter how much Feng Muting yelled and cursed, he still served him obediently, probably because of the remaining two hundred and fifty taels of gold.
Strangely, if it were the previous Feng Muting, the servants wouldn't have bothered. After he scolded them once, he would have had Su Yan send them away.
But how many times has Su Fuliu angered him?
On this day, Feng Muting was taking a bath in the bathhouse. He leaned against the edge of the pool and asked Su Fuliu to take a towel to wash his upper body. Su Fuliu naturally obediently took the towel and wiped Feng Muting's body.
After washing for a while, Feng Muting got ready to get up and asked Su Fuliu to get him some clothes. Su Fuliu hurriedly threw down her handkerchief and got up to get Feng Muting's clothes, but when she turned around, she didn't notice that she had stepped on a soap bar and fell backwards into the bathtub.
When Su Fuliu stood up from the water, he met Feng Muting's gaze. He was so embarrassed that his heart raced, even though they had the same features.
Su Fuliu already had a delicate and feminine appearance, and after falling into the water, she truly looked as delicate as a lotus emerging from the water. Feng Muting couldn't help but swallow hard. What was his reaction?
Su Fuliu was already embarrassed, and before Feng Muting could speak, he hurriedly walked towards the edge of the pool. However, the water was different from the shore, and he was in such a hurry that he stumbled forward and fell into Feng Muting's arms, almost as if he were throwing himself into Feng Muting's arms...
Chapter 4 Homosexuality
In that instant, Feng Muting felt a sudden itch in his heart. He glanced at Su Fuliu, whose face was flushed, and couldn't help but swallow hard.
Su Fuliu hurriedly tried to retreat from Feng Muting's side, but in her panic, she grabbed something she shouldn't have. Feng Muting roared in a hoarse voice, "Su Fuliu! Do you know what you're doing?!"
Su Fuliu's head was about to explode. He had no idea what he was doing; nothing he did was right. "I'm so sorry, Your Highness. I'm so clumsy and awkward. Please forgive me..."
"Forgive me?" Feng Muting lowered his body, getting close to Su Fuliu. "What do you think I should do to make you forgive me?"
Su Fuliu was so frightened that he took several steps back. At that moment, he seemed to understand something: why those two had asked him to seduce Feng Muting.
He initially thought they were attracted to his effeminate appearance and wanted him to dress as a woman to harm Feng Muting, but Feng Muting saw through his disguise. He had no choice but to revert to his male identity and stay by Feng Muting's side, waiting for an opportunity to strike.
Unexpectedly, it turns out that Feng Muting actually prefers men!
No wonder those two wanted to come to him; no wonder they didn't hesitate to raise the price when he said he was clean.
Please, when he said "clean and pure," he meant he never got along with men. He just thought that if he helped those two to deal with Feng Muting, it would break his rule of not having contact with men. He had no other intention.
So these two raised the price because they wanted him to throw his body in with him?!
no!
After thinking it over, Su Fuliu decided to leave the Tingwang Mansion, otherwise her home would be in danger sooner or later!
Feng Muting looked at Su Fuliu, who kept backing away, and thought that he had scared him by looking too fierce. He felt a little guilty.
He coughed lightly, then turned around. "There's nothing for you to do here. Go back and rest."
As if she had received a pardon, Su Fuliu scrambled ashore and ran away like the wind.
Feng Muting glanced at Su Fuliu's disheveled retreating figure and couldn't help but sigh.
Thinking of Su Fuliu's terrified appearance just now, he felt guilty. He must have scared that idiot quite a bit.
After his bath, he had planned to go to his study to continue dealing with state affairs, but the image of Su Fuliu's innocent, pitiful, panicked, and frightened eyes kept appearing in his mind. He wondered if he should go see Su Fuliu and apologize to her.
Feng Muting licked his lips awkwardly, hesitated for a long time, and then actually went to Su Fuliu's room. All the way there, he was thinking about how to apologize to Su Fuliu when he saw her.
He even pictured Su Fuliu crying on the table in her room right now.
Thinking of this, he quickened his pace. When he reached Su Fuliu's room and was about to push the door open, he wondered if he would frighten Su Fuliu again.
So, the usually impatient King Ting actually knocked on the door obediently, waiting for a response from inside before daring to push it open.
However, after knocking several times, there was no response from inside. Feng Muting was startled. Could it be that he had really gone too far in the bathhouse, and Su Fuliu had hanged herself because she could not bear the humiliation?
Heaven knows why Feng Muting would have such wild thoughts, but he was really anxious, and without saying a word, he kicked the door open...
Chapter 5: Wealthy and Powerful
Feng Muting burst through the door, shouting, "Su Fuliu!"
But once inside the room, Su Fuliu was nowhere to be seen. "Su Fuliu?!"
He called out again, but the room was so small that he could see right through it and there was really no sign of Su Fuliu. Where did Su Fuliu go?
He ordered his men to search the entire mansion, but they couldn't find Su Fuliu. It seemed that Su Fuliu had left the Prince Ting's mansion.
Now he was even more certain that he had really frightened Su Fuliu, otherwise Su Fuliu would not have risked being arrested to escape from the mansion.
Su Fuliu was indeed quite frightened. Without thinking, he fled back to Wangyou Tower. He thought that Feng Muting, a high and mighty prince, would not make a big fuss over a mere runaway servant.
Back at his long-time residence, the Forget-Worry Pavilion, Su Fuliu finally felt much more at ease. Although it was a place of debauchery and temptation, he had always maintained a clean and virtuous character.
He usually just accompanied those wealthy ladies to drink and sing songs. Even though he would occasionally be touched inappropriately by them, he never encountered any unreasonable people who insisted on buying him or anything.
It seems that this great wealth is not something to be greedy for. I'd better just stay here at the Forget-Worry Pavilion and be his top courtesan!
Su Fuliu is back, and the proprietress of Wangyou Tower couldn't be happier. Before, Su Fuliu had left after throwing down the redemption money, and she could only watch helplessly as her money tree left her. Now that Su Fuliu has returned on her own, how could she not be happy?
"Fuliu, it's good that you're back. I've been telling you for a long time that nothing beats the comfort of our Forget-Worry Pavilion. You know, here at Forget-Worry Pavilion, you have plenty to eat and wear, and your life is no worse than that of those high-ranking officials and nobles. So, you still want to come back, don't you?"
Su Fuliu changed into the gorgeous and flamboyant clothes he often wore at Wangyou Tower, lay down on the soft couch, and fell asleep. "I'm tired. If there's nothing else, you can go first. Now that I'm back, I don't plan to leave. You can rest assured."
"Alright, alright, it's good that you're not leaving. You rest here, I'm leaving now." The proprietress bowed and left, and anyone who didn't know the situation would think that Su Fuliu was the owner of the Forget-Worry Pavilion.
Su Fuliu reached out and picked a grape, putting it in his mouth. Sure enough, someone like him was better suited to this Forget-Worry Pavilion.
It's not that he doesn't know how to serve others, but he's always avoided using his brain if possible. He hates scheming and trying to figure out what his master is thinking.
If it weren't for the five hundred taels of gold, he would never have gotten involved in this mess. Little did he know that once he got involved, he would never be able to extricate himself.
The thought of those five hundred taels of gold—he had already received half of it, but the matter wasn't settled yet—made him wonder if those two were really going to come and take his life.
Immediately, Su Fuliu could no longer relax. After spitting out two grape seeds, he sat up. Now that he had so much gold on him, why not hire a bodyguard to protect himself?
When it comes to killing or saving one's own life, no one can compare to Xuanyuan Pavilion.
With his life at stake, Su Fuliu dared not delay for a moment. After much searching, he found out the location of the Xuanyuan Pavilion branch and went there with a small bag of gold.
"Is there something you need, sir?"
Su Fuliu nodded. "Isn't what you said obvious? Why would I come to Xuanyuan Pavilion if I had nothing to do? Do you want to die?"
"..."
Su Fuliu's words left the other party speechless. He threw a bag of gold on the table and said, "I want to hire your best men to protect my personal safety!"
"Our most powerful person here is naturally our Pavilion Master. So you mean you want to hire our Pavilion Master?"
"Is that so? Then that's fine. We'll hire your sect leader." Su Fuliu was fearless because she had plenty of money. What's a more fitting word for her? She was rich and powerful.
The man glanced at Su Fuliu from head to toe. "Young lady, are you aware of..."
Before the man could finish speaking, Su Fuliu rolled her eyes and said, "Pah, pah, pah, are you blind? Who says someone is a girl?"
"Uh, sorry, I misread it. Young master, do you know that to hire our master, you need at least this much?" The man held up three fingers.
Su Fuliu glanced at it and said, "It's just three hundred taels. I have plenty of silver. Look, this bag is full of gold. That's more than enough."
The man shook his head. "No, no, our sect leader's starting price is three thousand taels of gold."
If Su Fuliu had tea in her mouth at that moment, she would have sprayed it all over the man's face, shouting, "What?! Three thousand taels of gold? Are you robbing me?!"
Just as the man was about to say something, he suddenly cupped his hands in a respectful bow and said to Su Fuliu behind him, "Greetings, Pavilion Master."
Su Fuliu paused, surprised to run into the Pavilion Master of Xuanyuan Pavilion at a branch headquarters. He wanted to see what kind of person was worth three thousand taels of gold!
Su Fuliu turned around and was immediately stunned...
Chapter 6 Fame Brings Trouble
A tall man wearing a half-gold mask came into Su Fuliu's view, and his imposing presence truly startled him.
"What, do you think I'm not qualified to take three thousand taels of gold?"
Su Fuliu swallowed hard and waved her hands repeatedly, "No, no, no, that's not what I meant. Then, Pavilion Master, with this bag of gold, which capable person from your Xuanyuan Pavilion can I hire to protect my personal safety?"
Qin Shi, the master of Xuanyuan Pavilion, took the money pouch from Su Fuliu's hand, weighed it in his palm, and said, "Considering your handsome appearance, how about I personally protect you?"
Su Fuliu was overjoyed. He never expected that the Pavilion Master of Xuanyuan Pavilion would say he would personally protect his safety. You know, others would have to pay at least three thousand taels of gold to hire the Pavilion Master of Xuanyuan Pavilion.
However, he managed to obtain Qin Shi's protection with just a bag of gold worth less than a hundred taels of silver. He actually stumbled upon such a good deal.
However, in his joy, when he met Qin Shi's gaze again, his heart skipped a beat, and he remembered the question, "Why?"
Why did the Pavilion Master of Xuanyuan Pavilion agree to hire someone who cost three thousand taels of gold, but only spent so little?
Su Fuliu carefully considered what Qin Shi had just said—"For the sake of your handsome appearance, young master..."
He broke out in a cold sweat instantly. It felt like he had finally escaped from the Prince Ting's mansion, only to walk right into another trap.
"Never mind, I'll go back and think it over first before coming back."
Qin Shi's eyes widened, startling Su Fuliu into shrinking back. "What do you take my Xuanyuan Pavilion for? A place you can come and go as you please? Besides, I, the Pavilion Master, have already agreed to personally take on this losing business. Are you still hesitating? Have you lost your mind?"
A barrage of questions nearly overwhelmed Su Fuliu. "I...I promised, okay?!"
Su Fuliu felt that his life was so bad, and the men he met were all more irritable than the last!
He was the one who paid to get things done, but in the end, he acted like he'd invited a patriarch!
When he returned to the Forget-Worry Pavilion, the proprietress came again. "Oh dear, my Fuliu, next time you go out, you must tell me first! I was so scared!"
He waved his hand, "I said I'd come back and not leave again, would I lie to you? Look at you, do you think I, Su Fuliu, don't have this much integrity?"
The proprietress was truly terrified. Su Fuliu was the top courtesan of her Forget-Worry Pavilion, her cash cow! It was only with great difficulty that this cash cow had grown legs and run back, so how could she not keep a close eye on her?
Only then did the proprietress notice Qin Shi following behind Su Fuliu. "And who is this?"
"Oh, him? He's the bodyguard I hired. You know, fame brings trouble. A top star like me is the envy of many, so naturally I have to be careful with my life."