Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress-Chapter 1994 - 2002: Meeting in the Depths of Night (5)

Upon hearing what she said, I couldn’t help but chuckle softly. She couldn’t even protect herself, so what could she possibly use to repay me? Surely, it won’t be as the blind storyteller says, by offering herself, right?

Thinking about this, I couldn’t resist appraising her. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

I must say, this Third Young Lady is quite decent looking. Her features are delicate and well-proportioned, and her calm eyes are serene like still water. Though she is quite a step below the girls in our home, for a girl to grow up with such looks, she could indeed be considered a beautiful person.

The Third Young Lady noticed my gaze, her face reddened slightly, and she said earnestly, "Young Master, please don’t misconstrue my words. What I refer to as repayment is not anything else but a piece of information. I believe that Young Master will benefit from it, so this transaction is not unfavorable for you."

"What information?" I looked at her, unable to fathom what important information a girl who couldn’t even protect herself might provide me.

The Third Young Lady hesitated for a moment, but eventually spoke, "Young Master, the two young misses in the mansion have yet to be betrothed, not because no one has proposed, but because the Eldest Princess’s standards are too high. She doesn’t fancy regular families. Since you are both a relative of the Imperial family and a young master, you’ve probably already caught their attention. Based on my understanding of them, when someone like you appears among them, they will by any means try to push a wife onto you. Therefore, I hope Young Master will be cautious."

In fact, six years ago, a matchmaker had already come to propose the eldest daughter of the Eldest Princess Zhao Qing’s family, Dong Wan’er, to me. However, at that time, the Eldest Princess Zhao Qing was already well-known in the capital for her jealousy, and my mother feared bringing home a daughter-in-law as overbearing as the Eldest Princess, which would upset the household, so she directly refused.

I vaguely remember this matter. I believe, since our family has already rejected this Miss Dong, the Eldest Princess Zhao Qing wouldn’t think of marrying her daughter to me again. This Third Young Lady is likely saying this to protect herself by sowing discord among the brotherly bonds between Dong Qi and me.

So, I let out a cold smile and said, "Third Young Lady, do you have any evidence for what you’re saying?"

The Third Young Lady bit her lip, shook her head, and said, "No."

"So, this information you have is just something you’ve conceived without any evidence?"

The Third Young Lady’s lips turned even paler, and she said with difficulty, "...Yes..."

Then she hurriedly added, "But..."

"No buts!"

I interrupted her, not giving her a chance to continue speaking.

"I am someone who values evidence the most, not baseless imagination. If the Third Young Lady has evidence, you are welcome to come find me at any time, and our transaction can be valid. But if not, hehe, it’s getting late, I shall take my medicine and rest, you may please leave..."

The Third Young Lady pressed her lips, stared at me for a while, and said, "Master Mu, I will definitely find the evidence. Just wait and see."

After saying this, she put on her Guanyin hood, lowered her head, and left...

This matter was soon forgotten by me because, in my perception, this maiden was just one who wanted to use every means to seek protection by leveraging my strength, so I didn’t take it to heart.

By noon the next day, Dong Qi invited me for a drink. Since he was already married, visiting his courtyard was inconvenient, so he invited me to his study room.

After three rounds of wine, Dong Qi suddenly said, "Chong Wen, did you see my two younger sisters at yesterday’s banquet?"

I was taken aback, and for some reason, the image of that girl who secretly met me last night popped into my mind, so I nodded and said, "I did."