TRWSB – Chapter 13 Gossip

**Inside the Inner Courtyard of Luohua Pavilion.**

“Young Master, you finally made it to the Imperial Capital! I urged you several times before, but you were unwilling to come. Now, after your engagement was broken off, you’ve come running. It seems that Zhuang Hao really has a great charm!” Bi Liuyun said teasingly.

“The business in the Imperial Capital has all been handed over to you. I have nothing to worry about. I mainly came this time to treat Zhuang Renquan,” Qi Shaorong replied.

Bi Liuyun smiled and said, “Young Master, you’re really magnanimous. Even after Zhuang Hao broke off the engagement, you still traveled all this way to help his uncle.”

“The Zhuang family offered a good price, and besides, opportunities to make the Zhuang family owe me a favor aren’t common,” Qi Shaorong said.

“The business of Qincheng Cosmetics has become quite eye-catching,” Bi Liuyun commented.

Qi Shaorong looked at Bi Liuyun and said, “Yes, we’ve made quite a bit in recent years, and many people are investigating our cosmetics store.”

“Besides those guys, we also need to be careful about counterfeit products. If some people buy fakes thinking they’ve purchased our inferior goods and then come to trouble us, it would be too unfair,” Qi Shaorong said, recalling his past life when he was splashed with acid. The memory was vivid, and he couldn’t help but feel a chill.

“Young Master, will you be returning to the Qi family this time?” Bi Liuyun asked.

Qi Shaorong squinted and replied, “Let’s talk about that later. The one who came to the Imperial Capital is the Evil Doctor, not Qi Shaorong. If it weren’t for Zhuang Hao breaking off the engagement, the Qi family would have long considered me as good as dead.”

“Don’t be downhearted, Young Master. The Qi family might not recognize a great talent, but there are those who can appreciate it. How long do you plan to stay in the Imperial Capital?” Bi Liuyun asked.

Qi Shaorong looked at Bi Liuyun and said, “The business here is good, and there are many wealthy people. I might have to stay a while longer.”

“Since you have the ability to treat Zhuang Renquan, you shouldn’t spend too much time on cosmetic surgery,” Bi Liuyun remarked.

Qi Shaorong fiddled with his fingers and said, “The risks of cosmetic surgery are lower! For a case like Zhuang Renquan’s, I only have a thirty percent chance of success. It’s a stroke of luck that Zhuang Renquan is recovering so quickly.” If Zhuang Renquan were to die, even with the agreement signed by members of the Zhuang family, it might still lead to some trouble.

“True,” Bi Liuyun nodded in agreement.

“By the way, how’s Yi Fan doing? I heard he married one of the three great beauties of the Imperial Capital, Mu Xuelan, two years ago.”

“Mu Xuelan is probably reaching her limit with Yi Fan’s lack of ambition; they are on the verge of divorce,” Bi Liuyun said.

Qi Shaorong nodded and said, “Oh, that’s great.”

Bi Liuyun: “…”

The Yi family has a pair of twins, Yi Huo and Yi Bing, one a fire mage and the other an ice mage, ranked fifth and sixth among the Seven Talents of the Imperial Capital. Yi Fan is their younger brother, and his status in the Yi family is somewhat similar to Qi Shaorong’s in the Qi family—a source of shame for both families.

However, Yi Fan’s situation is somewhat better than Qi Shaorong’s. Although Yi Fan lacks magical talent, he possesses some talent in fighting energy, though it’s quite poor, only slightly better than that of a waste.

Mu Xuelan was originally in a relationship with the second prince, Tang Tianfeng, who ranks second among the Seven Talents, but due to her inferior background, Tang Tianfeng turned to marry Shen Manwu from the Shen family, one of the four great families and also one of the three beauties of the Imperial Capital. Enraged, Mu Xuelan married Yi Fan.

“Everyone thinks that Mu Xuelan married Yi Fan, and he hit the jackpot, but in fact, marrying a woman who looks good but is useless and who also annoys the second prince is a huge loss for Yi Fan,” Bi Liuyun shook his head.

Qi Shaorong raised an eyebrow and said, “Useless? No way! They’ve been married for three years; Yi Fan hasn’t succeeded even once.”

“Although Mu Xuelan married Yi Fan, she doesn’t let him get close at all. In fact, Yi Fan isn’t willing to get close to her either. Having such a woman around makes things very inconvenient for him,” Bi Liuyun said helplessly.

“Poor guy,” Qi Shaorong said with a sigh.

Both Bi Liuyun and Yi Fan are Qi Shaorong’s people, secretly managing his business in the Imperial Capital.

“Zhuang Hao seems to have already suspected that you have a relationship with the owner of Qincheng Cosmetics,” Qi Shaorong said.

“I know that. I’ve been in the Imperial Capital for many years and have inadvertently exposed some clues. They probably only suspect that I help promote various cosmetics and assume I have a partnership with Qincheng Cosmetics,” Bi Liuyun said.

Qi Shaorong nodded and said, “In any case, be careful about your safety.”

“You too, Young Master.”