Chapter 101
"Langjun's words are so sweet . They will steal the hearts of many when you grow up . " Xia'er covered her lips with a handkerchief . "Even I am touched . "
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Jiang Pengji could always differentiate between truth, lies, and jokes .
"That's because words are divided into several levels . " Jiang Pengji elaborated her theory . "Mine come from the bottom of my heart, out of my love for treasures like you . Other men who intend to deceive you, however, will not move you one bit, no matter how flowery their speeches are . "
The two girls laughed . Jiang Pengji's answer was sweet like honey .
Jiang Pengji said what she truly thought, and this touched the girls, even though they had heard lots of flattery before . Unlike other Langjuns, Jiang Pengji didn't pay attention to their backgrounds, and he was less proud in front of them . The two liked the way she praised herself half-jokingly .
Xia'er agreed, "Langjun is certainly the most honest man I've ever met . "
Rimu Xieyang: "Well, well! what's going on?"
Qianqiu Yuebie Wujiang Zhacai: "I know what you're going to say . I would have dozens of girlfriends if I were the host . "
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Jiang Pengji smiled as she sipped the tea Xia'er had prepared . The ingredients were not as fine as those from the Liu manor, but the girl still managed to make the taste delicate . The warmth slid through her throat down to her heart .
Host V: "@Qianqiu Yuebie Wujiang Zhacai, not really . I'm single . "
Being good at flirting did not guarantee a partner . In her case, she had been close friends with many guys, but she had remained single for years . After all, not many people could bear her penetrating gaze .
Qianqiu Yuebie Wujiang Zhacai: "Sh*t, that's worse . "
Most viewers assumed girls in brothels were only capable of that, but Xia'er and Chun'er demonstrated how accomplished they were . They were like ladies from great families . In an era of high illiteracy, they surprised them by talking about classics and showing their exquisite tastes for music .
The audience was too amazed to speak .
Host V: "Those who despise these ladies are jokes themselves . These girls are much more learned than many of you . They have acquired knowledge and practiced repeatedly year after year to improve . Isn't that worth our respect?"
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Why would anyone consider themselves better than these girls? Jiang Pengji felt the difference between her opinions and her viewers' .
Rimu Xieyang: "That's quite true . We're in different eras with distinct cultures . It's funny how some old novels imagine modern people time-traveling . And yet, ancient people in brothels can stun us, modern people . "
While some agreed with Jiang Pengji, others did not cease their opposition .
Dali Buyaoting: "This doesn't change the fact that they are whores . They gain money by being f*cked . By the way, why is the host so eager to defend them? Did you do the same for a living before? Even with a new body, your soul remains stained, b*tch!"
This comment did not remove Jiang Pengji's smile . She was ill-tempered, but she decided to ignore the comment before she scared Xia'er and Chun'er with her sudden anger .
She would make that guy shut up somehow .
"Time flies when we are with you . " Xia'er took the medicine Jiang Pengji had given her, and she felt much better . Her pale face turned pink, and her eyes glittered like waves under the sun .
Jiang Pengji heard the servants outside reporting the time and was ready to leave .
"May I come again? You know more than many of my peers . " Jiang Pengji meant what she said . "If the court admitted females as officials, you would probably be qualified . We could become colleagues then . "
She ended with a joke, but her praise was genuine .
Xia'er was embarrassed, but she understood that she could never climb the social ladder . "That must be a flattery, for we read only during our leisure time . And you, my Langjun, you must leave us someday when you form your own family . "
Rimu Xieyang: "Even the girls in the brothels become shy because of the host . "
Qianqiu Yuebie Wujiang Zhacai: "I finally realize why the host remains single . Because she wants everyone else to stay single like her!"
She opened girls' eyes so they could not accept weaker and less thoughtful men . That must be her plan!
Fanghuajiu: "Host, can you mute the noisy Dali Buyaoting?"
Host V: "What's the point of refraining a dog from barking? That is the way he shows us how well-educated he is . "
"…"
That seemed true .
"You are too modest," Jiang Pengji told the girl . "How do you know it's not possible for you to work for the court?"
Xia'er and Chun'er did not think much about it . It would have been possible for female officials to work for the court in the Period of Sixteen Kingdoms and at the beginning of Xia Dynasty . But since then, women had become much more constrained, and the situation was still worsening in the current era of five kingdoms .
The worst was the most powerful kingdom, Zhongzhao . Women there were forbidden to show their faces to strangers or to remarry . They were required to obey their fathers as teenagers and then their husbands when they grew up . After their spouses passed away, they were expected to be devoted only to their sons . Ladies who walked on the street were criticized for their corrupt morals, and women were drowned as punishment if they were considered unfaithful .
The ladies in Zhongzhao were even more suffocated than the girls in brothels were .