Chapter Six: Lavish Gifts

  On the second day, as usual, Yu'er dragged him out of bed to have breakfast.

  This little girl cooks really delicious meals. I often haven't even finished this meal before asking her what we're having for the next one.

  It's probably because Wuman Ya himself is a vegetarian, at the beginning, every meal was vegetable dishes, it's harder to find a piece of meat in the plate than finding your sister. The days without meat were really hard to bear, I missed braised pork so much, and secretly ran to Zhou Daren's big kitchen to steal some food, who knew that when I came back, I was caught red-handed by Yuer, she saw me bowing down for braised pork, from then on, every meal had meat.

  Luckily, Umanya himself is skinny and no matter how much he eats, he doesn't get fat, which allows me to indulge in eating without any guilt.

  After having breakfast, I was idle and bored, so I went to chat with Mu Yan who lived opposite me. Who knew she was busy as hell over there?

  As soon as I entered, I was frightened by the scene in front of me. The table was filled with jewelry and accessories, and several middle-aged women who were carefully dressed were taking measurements for Mu Yan. From their conversation, it could be known that the visitor was a palace maid from the Imperial Wardrobe Bureau. They brought patterns and fabrics for Mu Yan to choose from. Becoming an imperial concubine was different, even if she was just a minor wife. The things used here were probably beyond the imagination of the wives of ordinary families.

  All kinds of good brocade fabrics, thin and soft, with a hint of coolness. Having such clothes in the sweltering summer is the best. Looking at those floral patterns, either peacocks, or fighting rams, or flying phoenixes, or swimming fish scales, they are vivid and lifelike, with a 3D feel to them.

  On the side, there was a nanny teaching Mu Yan about palace etiquette. Looking at how busy everyone was, I really didn't know whether to join in or quietly slip away.

  Yan saw Mu Yan and didn't notice my arrival, so he had the intention of leaving.

  Just as he was about to turn around and leave, a loud voice suddenly rang out from behind him, "Aren't you also planning to enter the palace? Why don't you go in and listen together with Mu Yan?"

  Who is this person, no need to ask, with such sarcasm and ridicule, without turning around, I know it's that despicable man Zhou Mulang with a split personality.

  I rolled my eyes and reluctantly entered the house, ignoring him. Unexpectedly, he also came in, holding a thick book in his hand. What a vast knowledge! Does this idiot think that Miss Zhou still has the leisure to read books at this time? I really admire the part of DNA that created his brain.

  He had a sly look, a disgusting fake smile on his face, like those swindlers who peddle their wares on the street. He glanced at the etiquette teacher and took out a gold bar, indicating that he wanted her to leave.

  The girl seemed to understand the hint, and with an excuse, she left later. All the girls retreated. He looked very mysterious, and asked Mu Yan to guess what it was.

  "I'm bored", I couldn't help but blurt out.

  He pretended not to hear and ignored her, continuing to let Mu Yan guess.

  Although Mu Yan didn't show any signs of impatience, he also didn't participate in his boring interactions, shaking his head and saying no, losing the audience, how could they continue with the variety show.

  He put the book on the table, and several big characters almost blinded my and Mu Yan's eyes: "***", "Han Gong Chun Se", "Xing Hua Tian", "Jin Ping Mei", "Nong Qing Kuai Shi".

  I don't know any others, but I've heard of "Jin Ping Mei", it's said to be about the story of Ximen Daoyuan and Pan Jinlian.

  This is actually the first time in my life that I've seen so many banned books, and I'm really curious, so I flipped through them.

  If these books are still based on text, then "Hua Jin Ying" can be considered a masterpiece. The half-picture book has rough illustrations, but they are enough to spark imagination. As a modern person who has seen the world, I couldn't help but blush and palpitate after reading it. I really don't know where he found this stuff.

  In ancient times, these were all forbidden books, only available in the palace, and almost impossible to find among the people. I couldn't help but admire the man in front of me who dared to be shameless and brave to the end. The two words "shameless" truly suited him.

  Mu Yan was taken aback by the forbidden books in front of her, and she didn't speak for a long time. After a while, she asked in a low voice, "Brother, did you come here just to give me these?"

  Zhou Murang hummed in response.

  "Such a rare piece must be brother's treasure, how can little sister accept it?"

  "Consider this a gift from your brother for entering the palace. If you receive favor in the future, don't forget to bring your brother along!"

  This is really shameless, and he's the only one who can say it out loud.

  "Brother, take it back and study it slowly, sisters-in-law have long hoped for a child."

  What a calm and unusual girl, she didn't get angry, instead she counterattacked and left the lecherous man speechless, haha, this world is getting more and more interesting.

  Zhou Murang saw her like this and didn't say anything either. He took his book and left in a huff.

  The house was suddenly left with only me and Zhou Muyan.

  She clenched her fists, her fingers turned white, and still didn't speak, as if she was angry, yet seemed to be crying. In this situation, what should I do? Just as I was about to hold her hand and say some comforting words that even I thought were useless, I was driven away by her faint sentence "You go back".

  On the way back, I couldn't help but think, alas, that poor little girl, I really don't know if her brother is mentally ill or not. What's wrong with him giving her that kind of book? Her sister has been married before, does he think her ex-husband was useless?