Chapter 105

Seeing that person go downstairs, he actually ran straight ahead in a frantic dash; apparently he had discovered Gu Jiu Ling chasing him.

Gu Jiu Ling, with her big belly, found it inconvenient to give chase; in desperation she shouted Yun Duo's name.

"Yun Duo! Go chase that person in red! Intercept him for me!"

Yun Duo, having developed a tacit understanding with Gu Jiu Ling as master and servant, took off after the man in red.

Having come out of the tea house, that person darted into a side alley, only to find it a dead end with no way forward.

Just as he was about to turn around, a foot kicked out from in front, slamming his whole body against the wall, the kind you can't pry loose.

That kick made his qi and blood surge, a bloody taste filled his throat, and stars flashed before his eyes.

Gu Jiu Ling stepped forward, grabbed the red-clad man's collar, and coldly stared at him: "Bai Xiaosheng, you actually ran?"

Gu Jiu Ling was still planning to settle accounts with this guy, yet he had actually followed her to the tea house to spy on her—what a nuisance!

The man in red was the notorious Jianghu information broker who made a living selling news, extremely slippery in his dealings, though the information he sold was genuine and came at a high price.

He liked wearing red, his hair often loose, and he liked to pull open his collar to reveal the thin, rib-like chest underneath.

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With a masculine yet alluring appearance, his phoenix eyes slightly upturned at the corners, a single glance could send people reeling.

This time, however, Gu Jiu Ling gripped his collar tightly, and he repeatedly begged for mercy.

"Princess Consort! Princess Consort! What are you doing? I'm terrified!"

Looking at his affected manner, Gu Jiu Ling almost spat, gritting her teeth coldly: "The news about Miss Ruoxi costs thirty thousand taels of pure silver, and you're playing me?"

"No… no?" Bai Xiaosheng's handsome face turned pale, he looked at Gu Jiu Ling pitifully, yet no matter how you looked, his baseness showed through.

"None?" Gu Jiu Ling laughed angrily, "You've done well in this trade—how many people did you sell that piece of news to? Refund the money!"

Bai Xiaosheng blinked: "How could I possibly have sold… sold that many!"

"Yun Duo! Beat him!" Gu Jiu Ling didn't want to waste words; after lying under the bed in the Pink Brothel for so long, she had lost all face in this lifetime.

Yun Duo stared coldly at Bai Xiaosheng and slowly walked over.

"Um… Princess Consort…"

"I'm telling you, little miss, don't be so fierce! I'm really scared… ah!!"

"Princess Consort! I was wrong! I really was wrong!!"

Bai Xiaosheng's heart-rending cries echoed to the heavens; Gu Jiu Ling signaled Yun Duo with a gesture, and Yun Duo stopped her hand.

Gu Jiu Ling fixed Bai Xiaosheng with a stare: "Refund the money!"

Bai Xiaosheng sniffed, squeezed his eyes, a glint of moisture welled in his phoenix eyes, and he looked pleadingly at Gu Jiu Ling: "Princess Consort, could you give me a few days? I've spent all the money."

Gu Jiu Ling snorted: "Brother, that's thirty thousand taels, not three; you spent it all in just a few days?"

"I had to buy clothes, jewels, maintain social ties, rent carriages, and still go to the Pink Brothel to see beauties…"

Gu Jiu Ling slowly raised the fist in her hand.

"Princess Consort!" Bai Xiaosheng hastily forced an ugly smile, "How about I sell you another piece of news at a low price as compensation? And I absolutely won't sell this piece to anyone else! What do you think?"

Gu Jiu Ling saw that the man before her was just a hot-air bag, hard to reason with; she merely wanted to vent the pent-up frustration in her chest, not really intending to do anything to him.

After all, they'd still have to deal with each other; it wouldn't do to cut off all contact, just give him a warning not to treat Gu Jiu Ling as a fool.

"What other news do you have for me?"

Gu Jiu Ling loosened her grip on his collar, and Bai Xiaosheng hurriedly offered a fawning smile: "How about news of your brother Gu Kang?"

"Not interested!" Gu Jiu Ling grew annoyed at the mere mention of Gu Kang; she had left that to Miss Ruoxi to handle.

"How about news that Minister Gu is keeping another woman outside?"

Gu Jiu Ling blinked.

"Does your elder brother have a little lover?"

"Your aunt Lady Lin touched a servant's hand."

"Your sister is looking for beauty-preserving pills…"

Gu Jiu Ling ground her teeth: "You've dug up the Gu family's eighteen generations—what trash gossip, the affairs of those scoundrels, I now…"

"How about this instead: Prince Rui and the women who secretly love him…"

Gu Jiu Ling lifted her gaze, locking eyes with Bai Xiaosheng; he chuckled: "How about it? This piece of news—ask yourself if it's thrilling, exciting—do you want to know?"

"But this is news about Prince Rui, after all—quite pricey—how about fifty thousand taels? I'll sell it exclusively to you!"

Gu Jiu Ling snorted: "Want me to give you fifty thousand slaps? Yun Duo!"

Ah!!!

Bai Xiaosheng let out a miserable howl.

"No… don't want fifty thousand taels, five thousand… five… five hundred taels…"

"Deal!" Gu Jiu Ling coldly regarded Bai Xiaosheng, beaten until his head was covered in lumps.

Bai Xiaosheng truly hadn't expected that Yun Duo, who looked thin and weak like a little girl, could hit so hard.

He also didn't dare to keep arguing with Gu Jiu Ling, looking at her he said: "Prince Rui seven years ago was truly… the most beautiful man in Southern Qi… no, in the whole world!"

"At that time, Prince Rui didn't even need to try to win girls' favor; just standing there, a frown or a smile could enchant countless women."

"I don't want to hear nonsense," Gu Jiu Ling said, weighing the money bag in her hand.

Bai Xiaosheng choked a little, then accompanied with a smile: "Have you heard of Princess Yuan Qing of Bei Di?"

"She's the foremost beauty of Bei Di, her martial skills are not bad, and after several clashes on the battlefield with our Prince Rui, she somehow ended up falling for him."

"But she's a barbarian woman—what right does she have to match Prince Rui? Besides, Prince Rui holds military power; how could he possibly marry a barbarian woman? Yet that woman is hard to deal with!"

He confessed his feelings before the battle, even sneaking into the Southern Qi camp to pour out his heart, and after being rebuked by the Bei Di emperor, he settled down for a while.

After that incident at Qi Sha Gu, our Prince ran into trouble, supposedly injuring his vital point and becoming unable to perform, Bai Xiaosheng looked Gu Jiu Ling up and down, glanced at her obviously pregnant waist, and gave her a thumbs up.

Still, our Princess Consort is formidable—even if he can't perform, she can still give him...

Swish! Gu Jiu Ling drew the dagger at her waist: "Don't pry into what you shouldn't!"

Bai Xiaosheng slapped himself hard, then hurriedly laughed and said: "Princess Consort, rest assured—my mouth is locked tight, I'll never blab."

Gu Jiu Ling gave a cold snort: "What happened then?"

Bai Xiaosheng hurriedly said: "Prince Rui is impotent, his temperament drastically changed, he's become reclusive—Princess Yuan Qing has also given up hope. It's said she married a noble in Bei Di, but that noble died not long ago, leaving Princess Yuan Qing a widow."

Tsk tsk tsk… what a lovely young widow! And she just came to Southern Qi yesterday with the Bei Di envoy!

Gu Jiu Ling's face instantly darkened.

Bai Xiaosheng leaned in to Gu Jiu Ling's ear and chuckled: "Hee hee hee… the poor widow, her husband just died, and she's already come on a mission to Southern Qi—her real aim isn't the wine but Prince Rui! Hahaha… Princess Consort, you'd better watch out!"

Gu Jiu Ling pressed her lips tight, threw the money pouch at him, turned and walked away; after a few steps, Bai Xiaosheng's demonic laughter still didn't stop.

"Yun Duo! Beat him up!"