"Whatâs different, the girls at the banquet are all our own." Zhu Pingniang tilted her head and honestly speaking, in her heart... Xu Changâan didnât really count as a man, and there was no need to be wary of him, nor to consider Xu Changâanâs feelings.
She could do whatever made her comfortable.
"Changâan only said my Dusk Rain Melody sounded nice." Zhu Pingniang thought of this and her eye twitched.
The Dusk Rain Melody she played herself couldnât even stir Xu Changâanâs moods, not even making Xu Changâan drink a cup of wine...
In comparison, just dressing up a bit nicer wasnât anywhere near as effective as Dusk Rain Melody in seducing someone.
So, she didnât need to worry about her outfit having any effect on Xu Changâan.
Today, thereâs even a Yun Qian, Xu Changâan?
Just a stone.
"Besides..." Zhu Pingniang smirked, "Ah Bai, you gave me such a nice makeup, I naturally should wear the best outfit to not waste the makeup you gave me."
She couldnât win over Yun Qian in terms of feminine charm, so in a setting with Yun Qian, if she wants to be the focal point, she can only take an unconventional approach.
"Does it not look good?" Zhu Pingniang asked.
"..." Li Zhibai didnât speak.
Of course it looks good, from her angle, Tong Jun seemed like a blooming, delicate flower.
Could it be her fault for the makeup she gave Tong Jun?
"Tong Jun, are you unhappy because I used you to practice?" Li Zhibai asked.
If itâs deliberately dressing like this to spite herself for such a matter, Li Zhibai could apologize.
"How could I be so petty." Zhu Pingniang pouted, quite helplessly, "Ah Bai, Iâve wanted to say this for a long time, arenât you a bit too conservative."
If Li Zhibai werenât so reserved, she wouldnât have feared being disliked by Li Zhibai, and wouldnât have used a stand-in all this time after coming to Flower Moon Building.
"Well..." Li Zhibai was about to say something when she suddenly froze.
She sniffed, suddenly smelling a strange fragrance on Zhu Pingniang, a scent she hadnât noticed before.
Previously, Zhu Pingniangâs body had a fragrance too, mostly the smell of rouge, with Zhu Pingniangâs light and fresh aroma, smelling... delightfully refreshing.
However, Li Zhibai now caught a scent with a strong seductive aura, those occasional hints within the scent made Li Zhibai, recognizing the fragrance... open her eyes wider.
"Tong Jun, what fragrance did you use?"
"Oh, itâs musk." Zhu Pingniang waved her hand casually, "Whatâs the matter?"
Li Zhibai: "..."
?
Using musk, and still asking whatâs the matter.
Is this stuff something Tong Jun should be using?
Although Li Zhibai knew Zhu Pingniang lived in the brothel, after all... she was still Zhu Tongjun, no matter what, musk shouldnât be on her.
Li Zhibai became quiet, she finally got serious, staring at Zhu Pingniang, "Do you know what youâre saying?"
"I know." Zhu Pingniang shook her head, explaining, "Ah Bai, musk is a good thing, in the building there are many girls with cold bodies, when menstrual blood arrives, their lower abdomen feels intense cramping pain, at this time giving them some musk can relieve the pain."
Itâs a good thing.
"Not only that, musk can open the senses and awaken the mind, activate blood circulation, alleviate swelling and relieve pain..." Zhu Pingniang continued talking, until the atmosphere thoroughly solidified, she then smiled and said, "Ah Bai, youâre a Pill Master, I donât need to say these things to you, right."
Musk really is a good thing.
"This is something used by courtesans, isnât it." Li Zhibai asked.
"Yes." Zhu Pingniang nodded, "Musk can prevent pregnancy, so some girls keep it handy."
"Are you a courtesan?" Li Zhibai asked again.
"Of course Iâm not, what are you saying." Zhu Pingniang waved repeatedly, sheâs still a maiden.
"Then why are you joining the fun."
Li Zhibai couldnât understand more.
When did her Tong Jun become such a shameless woman?
Nice girl, nice Tong Jun, using some other perfumes is understandable, but smearing musk on herself, Li Zhibai just couldnât comprehend.
Itâs known, because of muskâs special effects, even in a brothel, only the girls at the lowest rung would use it, would have this kind of scent.
Usual girls sniffing such a scent would scatter like birds and beasts, they are very afraid of being harmed by this stuff, musk in the eyes of worldly women is nearly demonized, as if just a sniff would make them barren for life.
Enough to show, Zhu Pingniang actively using musk, how strange a matter this is.
"Ah Bai, I am the Class Leader of Flower Moon Building, here... are quite a few girls from courtesan backgrounds." Zhu Pingniang said words Li Zhibai couldnât understand.
"So, whether itâs the indiscreet dress or the musk." Zhu Pingniang smiled, "To me, theyâre all necessary."
"So." Li Zhibai didnât understand, nor did she ask, only facing the main issue, "Youâre going to dress like this to see Changâan?"
"The banquet isnât just Changâan, itâs more, isnât it my girls?" Zhu Pingniang retorted.
What does Changâan matter?
"Your girls." Li Zhibai wasnât someone unreasonable, at this point she was already recovering from the shock of âsister overly dressingâ and âmuskâ.
She was very clear, Zhu Pingniang was a self-loving woman.
The reason she acted this way, there must be a reason.
"Tell me about it." Li Zhibai looked at her.
"Calmed down now." Zhu Pingniang smiled.
She was quite happy.
Because Li Zhibai losing composure and getting angry was all due to caring about her.
Thus, even being stopped, Zhu Pingniang was not only not upset, she was quite pleased.
"So, why demean yourself like this." Li Zhibai gently shook her head, she saw this girl grow up, didnât want to see her like this.
"For my beloved girls, it canât be called demeaning." Zhu Pingniang dissatisfiedly poked Li Zhibai lightly: "Ah Bai, even you... always speaking from a high place, I would be annoyed."
Her tone paused for a bit.
"Ah Bai."
"Hmm."
"You came to Flower Moon Building, saw my girls, how do you feel?" Zhu Pingniang asked.
"Very good." Li Zhibai didnât hesitate.
"Itâs good, right." Zhu Pingniang smiled lightly, then calmly said, "But those girls, one by one... are self-abased deep down."
Every girl looks cheerful and lively, but only Zhu Pingniang knows, each girlâs inner insecurity, fear, and thought of themselves as inferior.
The existence of these feelings, Liu Qingluo is the best symbol.
The girls in Flower Moon Building all fear, fear this dreamlike life is just an illusion, worried... not knowing if someday, this mirage would shatter.
After all, compared to their previous lives, the days now in Flower Moon Building, saying itâs a paradise... the girls would mostly agree.
"Theyâre uneasy, I am the Immortal Sect." Zhu Pingniang pointed her fresh-like fingers at her face, "Do you understand?"
She was from the Immortal Sect, if looking too glamorous, it would only make the girls uneasy.
They would worry, a high and mighty Immortal Sect abandoning them seemed justified.
But if from ground level, matching Flower Moon Building, even looking like âunable to stay in the Immortal Sectâ, Ms. Zhu, it would make people much more at ease, wouldnât it?
At least Zhu Pingniangâs efforts arenât in vain, through her changing her image she eased many girlsâ unease, now those girls actually are gradually moving forward.
"..." Li Zhibai.
She understood Zhu Pingniangâs thoughts, looking at the gentle smile in Zhu Pingniangâs eyes, not knowing momentarily what to say.
Should she say sister has grown up?
Or astonished at her an Immortal Sect member, yet so meticulously caring about ordinary girls.
Zhu Pingniangâs idea canât be denied as unusual.
Perhaps, staying silent at this point is right.
"Regarding musk, Flower Moon Building also has a lot of girls from courtesan backgrounds, Iâm not a very smart woman, didnât think of any better way to comfort them." Zhu Pingniang smiled, "If casually using some musk can bring me closer to them, thatâs ultimately good."
This musk is even applied by a woman from Immortal Sect.
Compared to her juniorâs likes, making them reassured... face isnât of much importance.