The two men looked down at Hua Xue'er, whose mouth and nose were covered. Involuntarily, they thought to themselves: Is this woman really that charming? Even Hua Yueye has gone to such great lengths for her.
"Brother, this girl is that Concubine Xian. It's said that she has bewitched the emperor. Judging from her looks, she does seem quite beautiful," whispered Black-clothed Man A with a lecherous smile. As notorious womanizers, they had seen countless beauties. However, the emperor's concubines were like the moon in the sky to them—completely out of reach.
Today, they finally seized this opportunity. As soon as the two women left the palace, they tailed them, waiting for this very moment.
Hua Xue'er, with her mouth covered, was still conscious. Hearing their words, she was so angry that she almost rolled her eyes to the back of her head.
"Brother, something's wrong! This girl seems to be having a fit. Look, she's rolling her eyes!" Black-clothed Man A was startled and immediately reached out to pinch Hua Xue'er's philtrum.
Hua Xue'er thought: Bah! You're the one having a fit! Your whole family is having a fit. You can't even recognize the right person!
"Could it be that we covered her too tightly? Let's loosen up a bit," suggested Black-clothed Man B, noticing something was amiss. He quickly removed the cloth from Hua Xue'er's mouth.
Gasping for fresh air, Hua Xue'er took a deep breath and was about to scream for help.
"Don't!" One of the men covered her mouth again. "You little brat, if you call for help, I'll throw you down."
Below was a cesspit. Hua Xue'er didn't want that at all. Her eyes welled up with tears, and she gritted her teeth at the two men, reluctantly nodding.
Seeing that she was being obedient, the black-clothed men nodded in satisfaction and loosened their grip slightly.
"Gentlemen, you've really got the wrong person. I'm not Concubine Xian," Hua Xue'er quickly defended herself as soon as she got the chance. She didn't want to be anyone's scapegoat.
"Nonsense! Then who are you?" They had been busy for so long, only to find out they had grabbed the wrong person. If this got out, what would happen to their reputation in the underworld?
"I'm just a humble passerby!" Hua Xue'er sniffed. She felt utterly frustrated. She had just come out for fun, and now she was tied to the beam of a latrine. How embarrassing!
"Look, the girl in the cyan dress down there is the one you're looking for. Sigh," Hua Xue'er blinked her eyes and pointed with her chin. "If you don't believe me, go down and take a look. She's as beautiful as a celestial being, as charming as a goddess, and as stunning as a siren..."
At this moment, Hua Xue'er's mouth was like a well-oiled machine, spouting a continuous stream of adjectives.
Sure enough, the two womanizers were intrigued by her description and instinctively leaned out to look down.
That was exactly the moment Hua Xue'er had been waiting for. She suddenly opened her eyes wide and kicked Black-clothed Man A hard in the butt.
"Ahh!" The man let out a scream and plunged headfirst into the cesspit.
How comical was this scene? Su Qingwen opened her eyes wide, feeling as if a bomb had suddenly dropped into the cesspit. In an instant, shit flew everywhere.
Seeing this, Su Qingwen quickly took two steps back and narrowly escaped being splashed.
So close! So close! She patted her chest and let out a long sigh. Then she looked up and saw the other black-clothed man on the beam and a bewildered Hua Xue'er.
"Someone, quickly catch that bad guy!" Su Qingwen immediately screamed and pointed at the beam.
In an instant, chaos erupted in the latrine. Everyone was chasing the two black-clothed men around. This place was already filthy, and now with the unlucky black-clothed man covered in shit from head to toe, the situation was even more disgusting.
[System: This scene is truly spectacular! I swear it will go down in history. Host, you're going to be famous!]
"Famous? Famous for what? I'll be infamous!" Someone wailed in despair. Causing a ruckus in a brothel and catching thieves in a latrine. Who knows what kind of stories the storytellers will come up with?
"Help!" Hua Xue'er on the beam seemed to lose her balance and was about to fall.
"Ahh!" Su Qingwen's face turned deathly pale. She instinctively stretched out her arms and took a few steps forward, trying to catch her.
[System: Are you stupid? Have you forgotten your mission? Be a hero and save the beauty! Matchmake for them! What are you doing there? Aren't you afraid that Hua Xue'er will fall for you?]
These words woke Su Qingwen up. Right! Why was she in such a hurry? Where was Ning Yunqing? His sweetheart was about to fall into the cesspit. Why hadn't he shown up yet?
"Princess!" A man's urgent voice came from behind her. Su Qingwen turned around and saw Ning Yunqing running towards her at full speed. His face was full of panic, and he raised his arms high, accurately positioning himself under Hua Xue'er's falling path.
It had to be said that he had perfect timing. He caught Hua Xue'er in his arms.
Hua Xue'er had thought she was going to fall into the cesspit. She was truly desperate. But unexpectedly, Ning Yunqing caught her. The two of them stared at each other, and the world seemed to be spinning.
Wait a minute. Why was someone singing?
[System: Be together! Be together! You two should be together...]
Su Qingwen covered her lips, almost wanting to throw confetti. She clapped her hands and stepped forward, singing, "Be together! Be together! You two should be together! Ning Yunqing, share your feelings now."
Saying this, she looked at the man with encouraging eyes, her gaze eager. Hurry up and say it! If you like her, just say it!
"I..." Ning Yunqing's eyes were fixed on the girl's face. He was slightly stunned, and his heart skipped a beat. He had so much to say to her, but he couldn't utter a single word.
"Hurry up!" Su Qingwen couldn't help but give him a nudge.
It was like the emperor wasn't worried, but the eunuch was. She, the matchmaker, was about to be driven crazy. This wooden-headed man, what was he standing there for? Kiss her! Kiss her!
"What are you doing?" Hua Yueye's cold voice came, with a hint of anger. "Ning Yunqing, let go of Xue'er's waist. What kind of behavior is this, hugging and cuddling?"
Hearing this, Ning Yunqing's hand retracted like it had been electrocuted.