They were in charge of being beautiful, and she was in charge of taking the hits.

Chapter 144. What kind of person am I?

Those people saw Qi Zexuan blocking their way, so they couldn't even manage to cut him down.

Qi Zexuan was completely bewildered by Wu Ziyan and began to doubt his own personal charm. Wasn't she beautiful? He had clearly looked in the mirror before going out, and she was perfect!

Qi Zexuan winked at the group, but Wu Ziyan didn't seem to care. He wondered if she was impotent, but surely not! She preferred women!

Countless absurd thoughts raced through her mind, and the killing stopped. Only then did Wu Ziyan peek out from behind Qi Zexuan: "Hello everyone, are you tired?"

Those people were furious, and it was clear they weren't faking it; their eyes were practically spitting fire.

Wu Ziyan hid behind Qi Zexuan again: "Don't look at me like that, it scares me."

"Woman behind him, step forward! What kind of behavior is it to hide behind a man? You must know him. He ran away to see you, didn't he!"

Qi Zexuan secretly gave the servant a thumbs up. The lines he came up with on the spot were brilliant. Anyway, he had to find a reason for him to enter the manor.

Wu Ziyan quickly released her hand from Qi Zexuan, even taking two steps back, with an expression that said, "I have nothing to do with this person."

"Give us some money today, and we'll pretend we didn't see anything. Otherwise, we'll break Xuan'er's legs and take him back with us!"

"Oh! You want to break my leg? Well then, how much do you want?"

Seeing that he seemed to have fallen into their trap, the men figured that even the top courtesan would cost 100,000 taels, so they demanded an exorbitant 100,000 taels.

Wu Ziyan looked at his fingers: "Do you even know what 100,000 taels is? You might as well break his legs. Actually, I really have nothing to do with him!"

Qi Zexuan felt insulted. This woman was not even willing to pay him 100,000 taels. He was so beautiful, yet he wasn't even worth 100,000 taels.

"That fifty thousand?"

Without turning his head, Wu Ziyan said, "Let's go, let's go," as he was about to step out.

"How many did you say!"

Wu Ziyan turned around and smiled: "I won't give you a single cent!" They were all instantly furious. What kind of person is this!

"My lady, please have pity on me." At this moment, the onlookers gradually gathered around, pointing and whispering about them. Some of them recognized Wu Ziyan's identity.

Whispers rippled through the crowd: "Look, doesn't that look like the Marquis of Qingxian?"

"What are you saying? She's Princess Jiu'an now!"

"Oh, right, I saw the sign across the street."

"What's going on here? That man looks like he's from a brothel. Has our princess gone out to philander again?"

"I had long heard that he kept many officials in his household, and that his own storerooms were empty."

Public opinion is overwhelmingly in favor of Qi Zexuan, which is advantageous for him.

He disregarded his image and stumbled down, grabbing Wu Ziyan's skirt with both hands: "Wife! You can't deny it."

Wu Ziyan had a "Can you be any more fake?" look on her face, and even tugged at her skirt, trying to break free from Qi Zexuan's grasp. She never expected that a prince from a foreign country could be so shameless!

She coughed lightly: "Ahem, if you were the top courtesan at Drunken Flower Brothel, all the women there would be tall, strong, and wealthy ladies. I'm just a short, ugly woman, penniless and plain-looking. What would you see in me?"

When the people below heard Wu Ziyan say these words, they felt that there was some truth to them. They looked her up and down and realized that what she said was not self-deprecation, but rather a sign of self-awareness.

Qi Zexuan: ?

Is this the kind of flaw he can openly admit? Is he really going to such lengths? He gritted his teeth, but his grip remained firm: "What I value most is my wife's character!"

Wu Ziyan laughed again: "You value my character? Then tell me, what kind of person am I?"

Qi Zexuan: "...A good person."

"Hilarious! Anyone you randomly pick from the crowd could tell you what kind of person I am. Come on, tell me!"

Wu Ziyan then pointed to someone, and the person in front of him with a smiling face was Mo Baiyun, who had somehow gotten down and mingled in the crowd.

"Then I'll just say it?"

"explain."

Mo Baiyun, somewhat in sync with her, said, "He keeps more than a dozen young officials and servants in his mansion. They indulge in revelry every night, neglecting state affairs. They are all useless, short, not good-looking, and poor."

"This... what? Listen to me, am I a good person?" Wu Ziyan didn't feel offended at all by these words.

Anyway, she didn't care. At this moment, Qi Zexuan looked up at her pitifully, which made the onlookers feel sorry for him.

“But it was indeed my wife who saved Xuan’er just now.”

Okay, okay, is this how you play it? You have to stick to her like that. I'll grant his wish and see what kind of trouble he's up to.

"Well... actually, I'll help even the most insignificant cats and dogs I encounter. You want a safe place, that's fine too, but they want money, and I don't have any!"

"I already told you, the indenture is with me. They just want me to stay and make money!"

Now, public opinion among the crowd is rising, and the servants, pretending to be pressured by public opinion, have all left while cursing.

Despite the many twists and turns, he still managed to infiltrate Wu Ziyan's inner circle, or so he thought.

After the crowd dispersed, Wu Ziyan looked down at Qi Zexuan's hand gripping her skirt, her eyes icy, and pulled the skirt out.

"Everyone's gone. Get up. You know what happened at my house, right? You're free now. Go wherever you want."

"I just want to follow my wife; I think she has an extraordinary spirit."

He practically spat out the words "extraordinary spirit" through gritted teeth, each word a struggle that went against his true feelings.

Wu Ziyan found it funny; those four words were completely unsuitable for her.

She nodded: "Alright, since you say I have extraordinary bearing, then you can come with me. First, change out of your fancy clothes; you should be able to get a lot of money. After you get the money, go buy some food."

Qi Zexuan's current outfit is indeed eye-catching, and he even has two gold hairpins stuck in his hair.

Wu Ziyan took her directly to the pawnshop and pawned her entire outfit for seven hundred taels of silver.

Most importantly, the silver... was taken by Wu Ziyan. Qi Zexuan, standing to the side, said, "Um... this money..."

"I'll keep it for you. You're so pretty, it's not safe for you to carry so much money around. What if someone robs you?"

He swallowed his pride, but still maintained a smile. Even though he was dressed in coarse linen clothes, his radiance was still undeniable.

Wu Ziyan rubbed the silver notes, spending other people's money without feeling any pain. She swept through almost all the stalls, and piled all the things she bought into Qi Zexuan's hands, claiming that she bought them for him!