Lin Shushu shook her head, "Not hungry."
But the next moment, her mouth was stuffed with pastries, "This..."
Xue Xingyue was glad for her own cleverness. Fortunately, she had hidden a few pastries in secret, otherwise she would be hungry now.
"Little one, I'm sorry I dragged you down." Lin Shushu was already regretting why she had trusted others so easily, not only dragging her down but also the little one.
Young Master Yan must be very anxious and angry now. She and Young Master Yan would have a difficult time. She was truly a fool.
"Sister, there's no use saying these things. Let's think about how to escape now."
She had secretly left markings, but she didn't know if anyone could understand them. If her brother were here, he would surely understand her markings.
She missed her mother, she missed her so much...
Suddenly, the door outside was opened, and finally there was light. Lin Shushu saw someone walk in. One was a woman dressed very enchantingly, and the other was a rough man.
The man pointed at Lin Shushu and said, "This one's good, isn't she?"
The woman walked forward, reached out, and lifted Lin Shushu's chin. Lin Shushu turned her face away. The woman nodded, "Not bad. How much do you want for her?"
"One hundred taels," the man said.
The woman covered her mouth and laughed, "You really are asking for the moon."
The man said, "For such good merchandise, one hundred taels is not a loss."
"Mother, who are they?" Xue Xingyue suddenly spoke.
Lin Shushu was stunned. She called her mother?
The woman was immediately angered by this, "You've brought me a married woman? San'er, you're trying to cheat me!"
The man called San'er was startled, "Impossible, impossible. That person said she was still a virgin."
The woman said coldly, "Are you trying to get money from me? No way..."
"Fifty taels." San'er had to reluctantly lower the price.
"Ten taels." the woman said.
"This is too low, no, no..." San'er shook his head in disagreement.
"Alright, if you disagree, I'm leaving. Who else would want a married woman?" the woman said, about to leave.
San'er was anxious, "Don't, ten taels it is. Give it to me now..."
The woman took out the silver from her waist, threw it over, San'er quickly picked it up and left.
The woman walked forward. Lin Shushu recoiled in fear, "What... what do you want to do?"
"Her appearance is quite good, but it's a pity she's married..." The woman clicked her tongue twice, then suddenly saw the little one in Lin Shushu's arms and was stunned.
This exquisitely carved child was truly beautiful, especially her eyes, like starlight reflecting the moon.
"This..." the woman couldn't help but reach out to touch the little one.
"Don't touch me..." Xue Xingyue bared her teeth and said fiercely.
The woman smiled, "I didn't see her just now. This is an exceptional one. If she's raised well, she'll be a good prospect."
Lin Shushu and Xue Xingyue were taken back to the Fengyue House.
Lin Shushu was handed over to a group of women by the woman to be groomed and dressed, while Xue Xingyue was held by the woman and examined closely. The more she examined, the more surprised the woman became.
"Madam, she's all dressed up."
The woman said, "Bring her up."
Lin Shushu wore revealing clothes, the first time she had ever worn such revealing attire. She tried hard to cover herself, only to find that she couldn't hide anything.
The woman saw this and nodded, "Not bad."
A woman came forward and whispered a few words to the woman. The woman's face lit up with joy, "So she really is a virgin."
Lin Shushu's body trembled. The woman walked up, lifted her sleeve, and the guardian cinnabar appeared on it.
The woman smiled exceptionally happily, "This is worth a lot of money now. Go tell them outside that there's a virgin girl today."
"Brother Murong, are you ending your virginity today?" asked Sun Wenjie, a friend accompanying him at Fengyue House.
Murong Bo poured a cup of wine and said firmly, "Yes."
Sun Wenjie heard this and put his arm around Murong Bo's shoulder, "What about Miss Lin?"
Murong Bo's gaze faltered, his expression a little dejected, "She has always liked that Young Master Yan, not me, Murong Bo."
Sun Wenjie was taken aback, "Brother Murong..."
"Don't try to persuade me. I know better than anyone what I'm doing right now."
He never imagined that in his dreams, his heart was filled with the high and mighty Miss Lin, yet she was so humble before Yan Jin Chao.
Then, what did he count for?
Since he was not worthy of being a good man, why should he remain chaste for a woman who wouldn't even look at him?
He had figured it out and let go, thinking his previous thoughts were ridiculous.
"There's a virgin girl tonight, esteemed guests, don't be stingy!" The woman on stage was enchanting and charming, already driving the men in the audience wild.
"Brother Murong, since you want to end your virginity, why not find a virgin girl?"
Murong Bo readily agreed upon hearing this, "Alright!"
Lin Shushu was forcibly washed and dressed, and forcibly brought to the stage. Even through the veil, she could see the men below.
Could it be that tonight she truly could not escape being defiled?
She was so unwilling, so unwilling!
"Brother Murong, what do you think of this girl?" Sun Wenjie said, pointing to the girl on stage.
Murong Bo looked up, looked at the graceful woman on stage, and chuckled softly, "She's just so-so!"
Sun Wenjie stroked his chin, "I think she's quite good."
"Next, esteemed guests, please place your bids."
The bidding started from one hundred taels and rose to a thousand taels. The madame was ecstatic.
At this moment, Xue Xingyue, who was locked in the room, saw that no one was watching her anymore. She climbed down from the bed, but the bed was too high. She could only choose to fall to the ground. The moment she landed on her backside, she almost cried out in pain.
She endured it, crawled to the door, and saw from the crack that there was no one outside. No one would have thought that a child over one year old would have such a mind.
She went to open the door, but she forgot that she was only one year old and couldn't open the door at all. She turned to look at the teacup on the table, and an idea came to her.
She climbed onto a chair, forcefully threw the teacup to the ground, and then quickly got down from the chair and went behind the door.
Soon, someone nearby heard the noise and pushed the door open. Seeing no abnormality, they retreated.
Xue Xingyue hid behind a flower pot, not daring to breathe. Fortunately, she was small enough to use the flowers to conceal her body.
She took her short little legs and walked forward with great effort, but her steps were too small. After ten steps, it was equivalent to an adult's one step.
In this way, she finally reached the stairs and saw Lin Shushu standing on the stage.
Lin Shushu felt someone looking at her and couldn't help but look up. When her eyes met those eyes, Xue Xingyue covered her mouth with her finger.
Lin Shushu nodded, and Xue Xingyue pointed towards the door.
Lin Shushu frowned. From the stairs to the door would take the time for half an incense stick to burn, and for the little one, it would take several times longer.
Xue Xingyue suddenly jumped down from the staircase. Lin Shushu was in a panic and reached out to catch her.