Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 380 - 381: Courtesan Contest (1)_1

Chapter 380: Chapter 381: Courtesan Contest (1)_1

"Those bad people have caused us so much suffering, don’t you want to get back at them? I heard of a ceremony for reading indictments in which the villains expose their deeds, then the clerk publicizes them. That way, everyone would know we’re still innocent. That all we did was sweat, no harm was done. We’re still pure," Feng Gu said.

"We were always innocent, even if we were maltreated, we’re the victims, not the villains!" Nan Feng seriously told Feng Gu.

But clearly, Feng Gu couldn’t understand it. Nowadays, young girls are taught from an early age to protect themselves and keep themselves hidden from prying eyes, or they’d be considered tainted.

Looking at Feng Gu’s bewildered expression, Nan Feng could only pat her shoulder: "Weren’t you going to see the execution? If you’re late, you’ll miss the beheading."

"Oh, then I’ll hurry there," Feng Gu said, immediately slipping out.

Nan Feng continued to busy herself in the shop.

Since there were no customers at the moment, she planned to return to the backyard and fix another batch of facial masks.

After some grinding and boiling, the scent of osmanthus began to fill the street once again.

While the facial masks cooled, she heard someone knocking at the door, the person’s voice booming as they called: "Anybody home? Anybody home?"

Probably here to buy a mask, she reasoned.

When she opened the door, a gaudily dressed woman stood outside, heavily made-up, with thick lips painted in a bold red. Her teeth even coated with lipstick when she smiled, making her appear rather ferocious.

"This is Spikenard Square, right? Oh dear, not a soul in the entire street, all went to watch the beheading, I just don’t see the appeal, it’s so ominous. Not a single person around even to ask for directions, if it weren’t for the scent wafting all the way down here, I wouldn’t have found this place."

The visitor’s behavior and attire were off-putting to Nan Feng, but she still welcomed her with a smile: "How may I assist you?"

"I’m the mother of ’House of Alluring Flowers’, you can call me Mother Liu. I’m here to buy something," Mother Liu said as she walked in.

Nan Feng knew of the House of Alluring Flowers, it was the largest entertainment venue in the county. Ladies from there often bought facial masks through servants, and sometimes they would chat with Nan Feng so she knew a bit about situation there.

"What would Mother Liu like to purchase?" Nan Feng asked.

She shouldn’t refuse to sell just because the customer is in the service industry, should she? In this era, entertainment venues are lawful. Besides officials, everyone is allowed to indulge. Many of the women who work there were sold because their families were poor, Nan Feng carried no prejudice against them.

Yet, she didn’t feel particularly fond of this Mother Liu.

The moment Mother Liu came in, she promptly took a seat, picking up the teapot on the counter and began drinking. That was Nan Feng’s teapot!

"Uh..." Nan Feng wanted to stop her, but it was too late. Mother Liu started drinking from the spout, her lipstick smearing on it and turning it pink.

"Mother Liu, that’s my teapot!" Nan Feng said.

"Ah, just borrowing it for a bit, I’m parched from my journey here," Mother Liu dismissed the comment, and then asked Nan Feng, "Don’t you have some kind of product here that can make one’s skin whiter when washed, and tender when applied? I want to place an order."