Two Daoist masters came and stood guard outside the door. Chu Xiang chatted with the Third Young Master round and round in circles. Unable to wait for her, he almost lost patience and said, âI heard that you can tell fortunes. I have a missing half-brother. I wonder if you can help me calculate where he is now? Is it safe and sound?â
Chu Xiang was indeed proficient at fortune telling. She carefully studied the face of the Third Young Master and let out a âHuh!â.
The Third Young Master asked curiously, âHow is it? Did you figure it out?â
Chu Xiang frowned slightly. âWhy canât I read your face?â
The Third Young Master laughed as soon as he heard this. âI also met a few Daoist masters and I heard them say that⊠Only those who are on intimate terms with each other canât perceive the otherâs face. Could it be that you and I are destined?â
Chu Xiang has met a lot of people, and as soon as he cocked his tail, she knew what he was up to. However, even if this person was good-looking, this kind of person who casually flirted with a âmarried womanâ was too cheap!
Chu Xiang didnât answer his words. She poured a few drops of tea on the table and tried another method to tell his fortune, but it still didnât work. She waved her hand to clean the table and said with a smile, âIt seems that I canât do business with you. You should hire someone else. I still have some accounts to check, so please excuse me. The tea here is not bad. please enjoy it.â
Chu Xiang got up to leave, but the Third Young Master hurriedly reached out to stop her. âHuh? Why are you leaving so soon? Itâs fine if you canât figure it out. Itâs rare that Iâm free today. Wonât you stay with me and drink tea on the lake, Lady Boss?â
âThatâs probably inappropriate.â
âWhy is it inappropriate? You and I are destined. It would be a pity if we parted here.â It was indeed rare for the Third Young Master to come out for entertainment and he was going back before dusk, so he naturally didnât want to let go of this opportunity.
He looked at Chu Xiangâs face and couldnât help but wonder. All the women in his residence paled in comparison to Chu Xiang. As stunning as Chu Xiang, she was only meant to enter his house. How could someone else deserve to have her?
Chu Xiang glanced at him. He did not see how she moved but in the blink of an eye, she was at the door. When the man in blue saw this, he hurriedly said, âDaoist masters, keep her in the room!â
The two Daoist masters outside the door responded and stopped Chu Xiang at the same time. Chu Xiangâs smile faded. She turned and looked at the Third Young Master. âWhat do you mean, Young Master?â
The Third Young Master sat back to his original position in a leisurely manner, waved his folding fan and said arrogantly, âOf course I want to continue this fate with you, Lady Boss.â
The man in blue walked in front of Chu Xiang and said, âLady Boss, the Third Young Master has never valued any woman this much. You are the first. You have worked hard to manage the teahouse and make appearances in public. You certainly must have suffered a lot of bitterness. If the Third Young Master takes care of you, you can enjoy the glory and wealth inexhaustibly, and it is not an exaggeration to say that youâll fly to the branches. If you hit it off with the Third Young Master, you might be in for greater fortunes in the future.â
âOh?â Chu Xiang thought it was funny. She usually checked accounts and read story books in the teahouse and didnât show herself publicly that often. Thus, she didnât bother to disguise herself and used her original appearance, which was naturally eye-catching. She didnât expect to attract such trouble because of her appearance. If she were an ordinary woman, this would be a disaster, right?
Nonetheless, she didnât bother to pay attention to them. Being entangled with the powerful for this reason was the most annoying thing. Chu Xiang waved her hand to close the door of the room and froze them before they could react. She walked up to the Third Young Master with her hands behind her back, stretched out her hand to caress his face and said with disgust, âYour face is not tender enough, your temper is not good enough, and your figure is not attractive enough. Yet, you want to warm my bed? Where did you dig such confidence?â
The Third Young Masterâs eyes widened. He was startled and furious, but he couldnât move, âWhat did you do? Let me go! Otherwise IâŠâ
Chu Xiang snapped her fingers and he became mute, and so did the others. She surveyed the few people and directly used the same enchantment as Bai Yi, making them forget memories about her and then smoothly left the room. With a snap, they regained their senses.
When the Third Young Master saw the two Daoist masters, all he remembered was that he asked them for a meeting to ask about his missing brother. He looked at the sky and asked impatiently, âHave you found any clues?â
The two Daoist masters shook their heads in unison, âThird Young Master, he is too good at hiding his tracks. It is really hard to find him, but he was seriously injured back thenâŠâ
âOkay, I want to see him if he is alive and his corpse if he is dead!â The Third Young Master didnât listen to their excuses, interrupted them and left in a huff.
The man in blue followed closely and asked him if he wanted to go to other places for entertainment. The guards and the two Daoist masters also left. From the beginning to the end, no one remembered that they had seen Chu Xiang.
Chu Xiang had already forgotten about them when she checked the accounts. He was just a dandy. What did he have to do with her?
As dusk approached, the Third Young Master returned to the palace and at the gates, he met Prince Qi who was about to return to his manor. When Prince Qi saw him, he frowned. âWhere have you been fooling around again? Imperial Father just lifted your ban. Donât make him angry again.â
The Third Young Master, the third prince, shook his folding fan and said with a smile, âSecond Brother, donât worry, I just went out for a walk and had some tea.â
âHuh?â The white-haired Daoist master behind Prince Qi looked at the Third Prince with doubts on his face.
Prince Qi and the Third Prince looked at him at the same time. Prince Qi asked seriously, âIs something the matter?â
The Daoist master slowly circled the Third Prince, inspected him carefully, and said solemnly after a while, âThe Third Prince exudes a very evil aura. Someone has cast a spell on you. Third Prince, where have you been today?â