Inside the hall of the Prince's Mansion.
Ren Ye sat in his chair. Seeing that the gathering was about to begin, he prepared to call Dragon Head over to lead the donkey.
Tap, tap...!
Just then, hurried footsteps rang out. Lian'er ran up to Ren Ye, bent down, and whispered in his ear, "Your Highness, that little vixen is back."
"Hm? What little vixen?" Ren Ye paused.
"The one from Liyuan Garden before...!" Lian'er pursed her lips and explained.
After hearing her out, Ren Ye immediately brightened. "Ah, so the Empire's chief madam is back. Just in time to reward the troops... All right, take Dragon Head to find a seat. I'll go see her."
He sprang to his feet and called to Dragon Head beside him, "Little Sister Xian'er, you're a girl. You have no use for all that money. Please spend generously today."
Dragon Head said quietly, "Does everyone who sees this get a share?"
"There's a commission." Ren Ye nodded.
"...!" Dragon Head shot him a look that said it was in the bag, then drifted away.
A short while later, outside the Prince's Mansion.
A woman in a green dress stood in the sunlight, like a flower blooming toward the morning sun, incomparably beautiful.
Ren Ye approached quietly from behind, raised his hand, and gave her bottom a thoroughly indecorous smack.
Smack!
The crisp sound rang out, followed by Ren Ye's assessment. "Nice and springy!"
Whoosh!
The beauty turned and scolded him in a sugary voice. "Oh, you're so annoying!"
Ren Ye looked her up and down and frowned. "Why did you go and dress yourself up like this again?"
"Hmph, they changed the soldiers at the Prefectural Yamen. They didn't even recognize me and absolutely refused to let me in." The beauty smoothed the