People in the Qin Dynasty, entertained during the Warring States period

He looked around. "It seems Miss Zi Nu has something she wants to say to me privately, is that right?"

Zi Nu smiled and reached out to brush a strand of purple hair from her temple.

"That's right, please don't be offended that Zi Nu asked without informing me."

Cao Ze realized that Zi Nu really had something to discuss with him today, so he sat up straight and said, "Please speak, Miss Zi Nu."

Zi Nu narrowed her purple eyes, lazily stretched her jade-like arms, and looked at Cao Ze with a captivating gaze that held a mysterious meaning.

"I've heard... Princess Honglian is to be married to you, the Imperial Censor of Qin, is that right?"

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Chapter 493 Taking all virgins, leaving none behind

The night in Xinzheng was exceptionally quiet.

The bright moon hangs high, turning the earth silvery-white.

Because of Qin's attack on Han, there were almost no city guards or patrolmen in the city.

Moonlight streamed through the wooden lattice windows of Zilan Pavilion, illuminating Zi Nu's smiling face and giving her delicate, fair skin a hazy glow.

"...You came to see me alone just for this one thing?"

Cao Ze and Zi Nu looked at each other and then spoke slowly.

"Nongyu, you can go out now."

Zi Nu did not answer Cao Ze, but instead told Nong Yu to leave.

Nongyu let out a soft "Ah," her small face filled with confusion, clearly not expecting that Sister Zinu would let her leave.

"Nongyu, get out."

Zi Nu raised her voice slightly, her face becoming somewhat cold and aloof, unlike her previous gentle and beautiful demeanor.

"……Oh."

Nongyu reluctantly stood up from Cao Ze's side, walked out the door step by step, and carefully closed the door.

She looked at the wooden door, pouted, and displeasure appeared on her pure and pretty face.

Sister Zi Nu, really, if you wanted to be alone with Mr. Cao Ze, just say so! Why did you kick me out...?

The more Nongyu thought about it, the more awkward she felt.

She really wanted to spend time with Mr. Cao Ze.

My mother often praised Mr. Cao Ze as a good man.

Nongyu thought of her mother being all alone at home, and realized that she hadn't been back to her mother's place for some time. She felt a little annoyed and decided to go back and visit her mother in the next couple of days.

inside the house.

After Nongyu left, the room fell into a long silence, with only the teapot on the stove making a "plop plop" sound.

“...Princess Honglian is very pitiful.”

Zi Nu's seemingly random words left Cao Ze completely baffled.

"Hmm... how did you find out about this?"

Cao Ze wanted to try changing the subject, talking about another woman in front of one woman, especially since both women knew each other and were interested in the same man. Continuing to talk like this could easily backfire.

"What the king told me yesterday..."

Zi Nu said slowly, "He asked me to prepare to take charge of Princess Hong Lian's marriage to you."

Cao Ze almost cursed his brother-in-law on the spot; calling him unscrupulous was absolutely right!

Knowing full well that Zi Nu has feelings for him, he still arranged things this way; he definitely had ulterior motives!

He's full of bad intentions!

If you're so capable, make Zi Nu your dowry maid!

Cao Ze mentally criticized Han Fei a hundred times over, but if he were in Han Fei's position, he would probably be even more radical than Han Fei.

No one would be happy to see their little sister marry a womanizer.

"So, you want to..."

Cao Ze stuck out his chicken foot to test Zi Nu's attitude.

Zi Nu suddenly smiled, exuding charm and allure.

Does it matter what I think? What matters is what you think.

Jing Ni, who had been keeping her head slightly bowed, raised her head and stared at the purple-haired woman in front of her, her eyes revealing a knowing look.

The moment she entered the room and saw that there was no one else but Zi Nu, she instinctively guessed that Zi Nu had special feelings for Cao Ze tonight.

Cao Ze thought to himself, "What else can I think? Of course, I'll take them all in, leaving none behind..."

As a man, or rather most men, we all have this desire to collect stamps to some extent.

Just like when playing games, I'm keen on collecting cards, trophies, and breaking through all the levels.

Who wouldn't want to be surrounded by beauties of all kinds, with different styles and figures?

Of course, women are the same; otherwise, there wouldn't be domineering CEOs, people who are nice to everyone, or cute, younger men...

However, most men who have been beaten up are self-aware and know their own limitations. At most, they fantasize about it in novels, games, and movies, and then go about their business.

As for women, those who know, know; they truly believe that upward mobility is inclusive, not about climbing or attaching oneself to others.

“I think…” Cao Ze looked at Zi Nu’s big purple eyes and felt a little guilty.

"As you know, I can't make that decision."

Cao Ze immediately shifted the blame, saying, "I am now an imperial censor of Qin, and Qin is currently attacking Han. Although my brother Han married Honglian to me under the pretext of seeking peace through marriage, the final decision is not in my hands."

Zi Nu suddenly narrowed her purple eyes and said incisively, "But if you insist, you will ultimately make the decision. You don't really want to marry Princess Hong Lian, do you?"

"That's why I said Princess Honglian is very pitiful."

"What do you say?"

Her tone was very certain. As someone who frequently dealt with intelligence and people, she easily discerned the hidden meanings in Cao Ze's words and tone that were difficult for ordinary people to detect.

Cao Ze took a deep breath; he knew that tonight's gathering wouldn't be so easy to attend.

Damn it!

I just want to have a few drinks and relax, why is that so difficult!

Sure enough, being with women is exhausting!

If he hadn't had special feelings for the wives from Qin Shi Huang's time, and hadn't even made a folder and numbered them all, he felt the most comfortable way to be would be to only think of Cao Pi when he was thinking of him, and do whatever he wanted the rest of the time.

Instead of having to rack my brains all the time to enjoy the bliss of having multiple wives, as is the case now.

"Wealth and honor are not my desire, and the imperial capital is beyond my reach."

Cao Ze pondered for a moment and said, "Being in a chaotic world, one is not in control of one's own destiny..."

Zi Nu interrupted, "But didn't you say that if one's heart is not in control, how can one's body be in control of one's own?"

Cao Ze subconsciously wanted to grin, wishing he could travel back in time and slap himself for no reason, using the old master's words to act all high and mighty.

This is the second time Zi Nu has used this phrase to criticize herself.

Now I have one less excuse to keep in my inventory!

Jing Ni's lips curled up slightly. For some reason, she couldn't help but feel a secret joy at seeing Cao Ze's current embarrassed state.

Seeing that Cao Ze was mute, Zi Nu chuckled softly, "What's wrong? Can't you speak?"

Cao Ze repeatedly cupped his hands and begged for mercy: "Miss Zi Nu is powerful, I am no match for her, please forgive me, please forgive me..."

As for the four cardinal virtues of Pan, Lu, Deng, Xiao, and Xian, at this point, they can only resort to the "small" one as their first move.

Zi Nu sighed softly, "If you really are no match for me, then I'll take care of you."

Such blatant, almost explicit, words are so obvious that anyone who isn't completely clueless would find it hard to miss their meaning.

But Zi Nu and Cao Ze remained silent, as if the words were merely unintentional remarks, unintentional expressions of emotion.

"She's here."

Jing Ni, who had been silent all along, finally spoke. She sensed a familiar aura, an aura carrying a faint chill, which could only belong to that Consort Ya.

"Who?"

Cao Ze subconsciously looked at Jing Ni.

Jing Ni glanced at Cao Ze and suddenly felt a little tired.

"Your Highness Yafei."

Hmm, another "Purple Girl".

Jingni thought to herself.

In her view, apart from their different backgrounds and social statuses, Ya Fei and Zi Nu had many things in common.

Zi Nu was slightly taken aback. "Princess Ya Fei has arrived?"

There should still be about 15 minutes left before the time she and Ya Fei agreed upon.

"Sister Zi Nu, His Majesty the King, Princess Ya Fei, and Master Kuang Xiu have arrived."

Nongyu stood outside the house somewhat nervously, while also feeling curious about what Zinu and Mr. Cao Ze had said inside.

"Okay, I'll go out now."

Zi Nu cleared her throat, quickly calmed herself down, and became composed again, once more the leader of Zi Lan Xuan, the purple rose and orchid girl of Xinzheng City.

It seems that the veiled yet explicit confession and outpouring just now were not what she had said.

"Let's go, sir, the party is about to begin tonight."

Zi Nu said with a slightly playful tone, "I hope you can be as perfunctory to Consort Ya as you are to me."

Zi Nu's pointed words startled Cao Ze.