Yang Ruoyao had originally wanted to take the opportunity to mock Jin Luoluo and let Xiao Che see the woman’s vulgar tastes.
But she had overestimated herself. She could barely handle Jin Luoluo alone, and now there was the unreasonable and headstrong Princess Muyun on Jin’s side as well. Naturally, she had nothing more to say.
She secretly glanced at Xiao Che and saw that he neither agreed with nor opposed her remarks, nor did he speak up on her behalf.
Apparently, he did not consider Jin Luoluo crude at all.
The realization left her disheartened.
Xiao Yu stepped in to smooth things over.
“Alright, it’s only a game. The important thing is to have fun. If we stay bound by etiquette all the time, it becomes terribly boring. Hahaha—’I’m a pervert’! Luoluo, only you could come up with such a wicked punishment. Whoever drew Number Three is truly unlucky.”
“Oh? Xiao Yu, you just admitted that you’re a pervert. I never expected you to be so honest. Who would have thought? Such a handsome gentleman, yet secretly a lecher.”
Jin Luoluo immediately seized upon his slip of the tongue.
Xiao Yu burst out laughing.
“Fine, fine! Luoluo, that’s really unfair. I was helping you out, and you still turned around and set me up.”
“Reveal your cards.”
Jin Luoluo picked up the eighth remaining card and flipped it over. It was Number Five.
Everyone revealed their cards one by one.
In the end, Number Three turned out to be Xiao Luo.
“Seventeenth Uncle, I offer my deepest sympathies for your tragic fate.”
Xiao Yu gloated shamelessly.
Xiao Che raised his wine cup.
“Jin Luoluo, you’ve really outdone yourself this time. Even Seventeenth Uncle has fallen victim to your tricks.”
Xiao Luo gently rubbed the card in his hand. His long brows lifted as he cast Jin Luoluo a meaningful sideways glance.
“Luoluo, why do I feel that this punishment is aimed specifically at me? It’s almost as if you knew I would draw this card.”
Jin Luoluo blinked innocently, a sly smile curling at her lips.
“What do you mean, aimed at you? Or do you also think you’re a pervert? I simply thought it would be amusing for whoever received the punishment to shout something like that to the heavens. I wasn’t targeting anyone. But if you insist on taking it personally, there’s nothing I can do.”
Hmph. Of course I’m targeting you.
You know perfectly well that you’re a flirt, don’t you? I’m not wronging you at all. All men are lustful. You always act as if you’re above women and untouched by desire, but that’s just a righteous facade. Today I’m going to expose your saintly mask for what it really is.
“Do I really have to shout that? Could we perhaps change the punishment? For example, I could pay you one thousand taels instead.”
Xiao Luo genuinely felt that publicly declaring himself a pervert was unbecoming of a prince. He would much rather part with some money if it satisfied Jin Luoluo.
Yet, the usually money-loving Jin Luoluo reacted completely out of character.
“Absolutely not! You have to say it. Everyone is waiting for you to admit that you’re a pervert!”
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