Forcing me to become a concubine? Remarrying the Ninth Prince, she'll be pregnant all over the

Li Jinzhi reeked of alcohol and was dejected after losing again.

But the burly man beside him was overjoyed. He stood up, put one leg on a round stool, grabbed a pot of wine, and pushed it towards Li Jinzhi: "It's your turn to drink!"

Li Jinzhi didn't hesitate either, tilting his head back and pouring the wine into his mouth directly from the spout.

"That's great! Wang Biao, you and your brother both have the surname Wang, and you can't write the same character for two people with the same surname. Maybe we were even related as ancestors. Now that we're here, we're practically brothers!"

The big man was Wang Hu, who had his arm around Li Jinzhi and patted Zhang Qian on the shoulder, looking like two good buddies.

Wang Hu, mimicking Li Jinzhi and Zhang Qian, said to Wei Wujiu, who had also lost the bet, "Brother, your luck's off! You were doing fine just now, what happened? I'll teach you later!"

"Sure." Wei Wujiu was no longer his usual cold and aloof self. His smiling face didn't smell of alcohol, but his bandit-like aura was still evident. His swaggering posture made him look like a big shot.

No, he's more like a bandit leader who comes down from the mountain to loot and plunder.

"Look at my bad luck! I've lost so much, damn it!" Wei Wujiu muttered, feigning frustration.

Lin Wantang was incredibly amazed, thinking that although it was supposed to be an act to mislead Wang Hu's suspicions, this acting was just too... realistic.

She intended to leave and not disturb him for the time being, but unexpectedly, Wang Hu yawned with drunken eyes and noticed her at a glance. His eyes were like a wolf's, with a wicked smirk on them. Suddenly, he took off and pounced on her.

"Hehe, so this is the bet Big Brother was talking about? It actually came!"

Lin Wantang subconsciously moved away from Wang Hu, then looked at Wei Wujiu with a puzzled expression: "What's the bet?"

Wei Wujiu leaned against Zhang Qian, exuding a casual and languid air. He gave Lin Wantang a knowing smile and gestured with his chin, "What do you think?"

"I..." Lin Wantang was startled again, pointing to herself: "I am... the bet? What are you betting on me for?"

"I'm betting on you, Fourth Brother!"

Li Jinzhi jumped up and joined in, pretending to be familiar with Wang Hu who was trying to hug Lin Wantang. He chuckled and said, "Big brother lost everything, including you!"

"W-what?"

Lin Wantang was astonished and couldn't believe it.

Wang Hu eventually moved closer, scrutinizing Lin Wantang's face and figure. The more he looked, the more pleased he became, but also the more lewd he grew. He reached out and touched her face, saying, "Oh my, we're all men, how come you're so beautiful?"

"Such delicate skin, so fair and smooth..."

Lin Wantang, of course, wouldn't let him succeed. She took a step back, her eyes flashing with a cold light of disgust: "What nonsense! This body was given to me by my parents. If you're talking about being handsome, can I be more handsome than my older brother?"

She was filled with doubt and even felt that it was absurd, but she knew that she couldn't ruin the big plan.

As she shifted the blame, Wang Hu actually tilted his head to look at Wei Wujiu and nodded: "Indeed, eldest brother is the best looking! Hey, how about we switch?"

Lin Wantang frowned in surprise, not realizing that Wang Hu had such a fetish.

Wei Wujiu didn't refuse. Seeing Wang Hu rushing towards him, he simply stretched out his arms and hugged him, laughing heartily as if he were drunk and going crazy: "How about we switch? Brother Hu doesn't mind, then I'll switch with you?"

Wang Hu happily hugged Wei Wujiu tightly, jumping up and down with excitement: "Great! Let's switch! But let's play a couple more rounds, just a couple more rounds! What time is it? The night is still long, what's the rush!"

Wang Hu didn't have any particular hobby; he was simply suspicious of the four men. Under the guise of gambling and drinking, he tried to find out their backgrounds while also thinking about swindling some money from them. He was determined to gamble on them because he thought they were handsome and refined, and that if he could detain one of them, he might be able to train him and send him to the powerful and wealthy in the capital for amusement.

Wang Hu arranged for everyone to sit down again and kept urging them to continue playing. Wei Wujiu didn't refuse and quickly started another game, but this time he won for some reason.

"Haha! My luck's back! Fourth brother, I've won it all back for you!"

Wei Wujiu smiled and casually put his arm around Lin Wantang, who had walked to his side. He gently squeezed her hand to reassure her.

Lin Wantang could not possibly be unaware that he was merely putting on an act.

She cooperated without any formality, and even seemed interested in the dice, having the butler bring her a chair to play a couple of rounds. Unsurprisingly, she lost both times, and exclaimed, "Oh dear, this is so unlucky!"

"My family can't compete with my three older brothers. My parents are deceased, there's no one left in the family, and I've destroyed all the fertile fields and houses. What can I possibly use to compensate Brother Tiger?"

These words seemed like random remarks, but in reality, Lin Wantang saw through Wang Hu's intentions. She also had too many suspicions about the heavily guarded backyard of this brothel. She took the opportunity to reveal her "family background" to dispel Wang Hu's concerns, and also to use the bet to detain her.

Otherwise, how could she have so blatantly sneaked into the backyard?

The longer it goes on, the more things can go wrong; we can't keep dragging this out for a few more days.

Wang Hu smiled and didn't take it to heart, but his eyes were shrewd. He played a few more rounds with Lin Wantang, and after she kept losing and he saw that she had drunk quite a bit, Wang Hu revealed his cunning: "Little brother, don't blame me for being ruthless, but you've been losing so much, you have to accept the consequences, right?"

Lin Wantang couldn't hold her liquor; after a few drinks, her cheeks flushed. She slumped onto the table, her eyes glazed, and said, "That's right! But I'm out of money. I have no money, and my only life is left..."

"Hey! What are you saying! Why would your brother want your life! Look at you, so drunk! Someone, quickly help my brother sober up!"

As Wang Hu was speaking, he was about to get up and help Lin Wantang. The butler also came over, and the two exchanged a glance, which Wei Wujiu noticed.

As Lin Wantang was being helped up, she pressed her finger against Wei Wujiu's hand, indicating that he didn't need to do anything rash and that she knew what she was doing.

The butler helped the drunken Lin Wantang out of the annex, around the corridor, and handed her over to two servants, who dragged her along, one on each side. The butler whispered a few words to the servants, and the servants continued to support Lin Wantang as they walked.

We walked through the front yard and went straight into the back yard.

There were waves of servants on patrol, and they weren't surprised by the people being brought in. Two servants dragged Lin Wantang through the room without any obstruction and quickly opened a door, then roughly pushed her inside.

Lin Wantang remained on guard. She stumbled slightly but regained her balance. She was about to feign drunkenness and question the two servants again, but they had already locked the door and left. She no longer needed to pretend. Her cool face showed no signs of drunkenness as she cautiously looked around.

The room was simply furnished, with almost nothing but a few chairs, and it was also very spacious and dark. Lin Wantang took out a tinderbox from her sleeve and lit it. Before she could even look around, she heard a familiar voice.

"No, don't come any closer... Lin Wantang? It's you!"