HRPM – Chapter 49 Three Men and One Woman Visit a Brothel (1)

Twenty thousand taels was no small sum even for a wealthy family. If he had no interest in her, how could he be so willing to spend it?

Yunxiao couldn’t help but think to herself that he must like her.

If she could follow this refined and extraordinary young master, she might finally escape her miserable life.

She leaned even more tenderly against him.

But the young man didn’t even glance at her. Holding his wine cup, a faint, expectant smile lingered on his lips as he kept his gaze fixed on the doorway.

The blue-robed young man beside him shook his head with a smile. “Fourth Brother, your temper is still as stubborn as ever. Is it really worth spending twenty thousand taels just to compete with that woman?”

The man in blue was none other than the Second Prince, Xiao Yan.

And the young man was, of course, the cheerful and lively Fourth Prince, Xiao Yu.

“Second Brother, aren’t you curious? I didn’t really care at first—after all, we were done drinking; letting someone else have her wouldn’t matter. But the madam said the one bidding for Yunxiao was a woman—and this woman actually brought her future husband to a brothel. Haha, I’ve never heard of something so interesting. That woman really caught my interest, so I couldn’t resist teasing her a bit. Spending twenty thousand taels just to meet an interesting woman—I don’t think that’s a loss at all.”

Hearing this, Yunxiao realized she was nothing more than a plaything.

The young master’s true interest lay in the woman who had been bidding against him. Even the twenty thousand taels had been spent for that woman’s sake. She couldn’t help but feel disheartened.

The door was pushed open once again.

Xiao Yu’s eyes lit up, and he immediately asked, “Madam, how much is that young lady offering now?”

“Young master, that lady is no longer bidding.”

“What? She’s not bidding anymore?” Xiao Yu was annoyed.

Judging by her earlier attitude—like she wouldn’t give up until she got what she wanted—how could she suddenly stop?

“However, that lady asked me to give you this note.”

Xiao Yu opened the note in confusion. After reading it, his face darkened.

“What does it say? Let me see.”

Xiao Yan grew curious, snatched the note, and read it aloud: “You idiot who spent twenty thousand taels—this young lady is done playing. Hmph, take this as a lesson: don’t compete with women in the future.”

“So she deliberately raised the price to trick you. Looks like you really wasted quite a bit of money this time,” Xiao Yan couldn’t help but laugh.