GTB Chapter 235

Chapter 237: Changing Strategies

Chapter 237: Changing Strategies

Upon hearing this, Xiao Li said with a disdainful expression, “How could I, a dignified princess, compare myself to them?”

“At most, I’m just going to let them serve as foils to me. I want to show Shí Yuanchen what a pearl is and what worthless pebbles are.”

Jiang Jiuchu twitched her lips. Was there really a difference?

Oh well, she didn’t have many friends. Today, she would just have to accompany this one even if it meant sacrificing herself.

Anyway, she had even been to Yunqing Pavilion; was she afraid of one more brothel?

While fastening her belt, she looked at Xiao Li. Being in a foreign land, she had to choose her partner carefully, or there would be no turning back.

Perhaps, she also understood this point, which was why she chose Shí Yuanchen.

After all, although Shí Yuanchen was a bit unreliable, his nature wasn’t bad. If she could be with him, even if they couldn’t be all lovey-dovey, she wouldn’t have to suffer.

On the street, Jiang Jiuchu and Xiao Li, who were already eye-catching with their beautiful appearances, were even more so wearing the same style of new dresses from Xianyi Pavilion in different colors.

The vendors hawking their wares by the roadside, the tea drinkers at the tea stalls, the pedestrians on the road, and the customers peering out from the windows of the wine shops and tea houses all stared with wide eyes, stopping their actions.

Jiang Jiuchu pouted, took out two face coverings from her waist, and said, “Here, whether you wear it or not is up to you, but I’m going to wear it.”

She really didn’t like being stared at so directly. She usually got some attention when going out, but it was never as exaggerated as today.

It was as if they were some kind of oddity, which was really awkward.

“Sigh, I’ll wear it. This princess isn’t someone that just anyone can look at.” Xiao Li took the veil and put it on.

After the two of them put on their veils, although many people still looked, there were fewer direct stares.

At Xiaoyue Pavilion, Shí Yuanchen was embracing women on both sides when Chu Yifeng, who was beside him, suddenly signaled with his eyes for him to look at the entrance.

He looked up in confusion and saw Xiao Li, dressed in a flamboyant pink dress, walking in.

Before the look of amazement could appear in his eyes, his expression changed in alarm, and he threw one of the women in his arms away.

But as soon as he threw her away, he realized how stupid he had been.

Why should he be afraid? Did he have a relationship with her?

Besides, if she, Xiao Li, could go to Yunqing Pavilion, why should he, a dignified man, feel guilty?

He coughed and pretended to be angry at the red-clothed woman on the ground, “You can’t even pour wine properly, bring someone else.”

The red-clothed woman was dumbfounded. It had been a while since she poured the wine, so how could it be her fault?

The others who were with Shí Yuanchen looked on with knowing expressions, as if they had seen through everything.

Xiao Li’s lips curled up, and then she pulled Jiang Jiuchu into the hall, helping up the wronged girl on the ground.

“Oh~, look at this pitiful little thing. These men really don’t know how to cherish women. Come, drink with me, sister.”

The red-clothed woman looked surprised. She thought that this girl was going to ridicule her, but she didn’t expect this scene.

Also, she was older than her…

Everyone in the hall twitched their mouths, thinking that this girl probably had some kind of weird fetish.

Jiang Jiuchu felt lucky that she didn’t take off her veil, otherwise she wouldn’t want her face anymore. People who didn’t know would think that she was also into women.

She looked at Xiao Li, who was flirting with the girls, with a headache, wondering if she was sure that she could win Shí Yuanchen over like this?

And this Shí Yuanchen, it was obvious that he cared about Xiao Li, so why did he have to go against her?

She thought for a moment, then turned to Xiao Li and said, “These girls should be left for the gentlemen to cherish. Master Yan’s birthday is tomorrow, let’s go pick out a birthday gift for him.”

Xiao Li’s eyes shifted, “Okay, anyway, drinking flower wine too much is meaningless. This lady wants to do something more meaningful.”

As she spoke, she got up and left Xiaoyue Pavilion with Jiang Jiuchu.

Chu Yifeng watched the backs of the two leaving and asked curiously, “Hey, who is Master Yan?”

Shí Yuanchen picked up the wine glass in front of him and said angrily, “Just a pimp…”

Outside Xiaoyue Pavilion, Xiao Li asked Jiang Jiuchu, “Is Yan Zheng’s birthday tomorrow?”

“It’s my master’s birthday tomorrow, I said that on purpose.” Jiang Jiuchu said, looking at Xiao Li and suggesting:

“You might as well change your attitude towards Shí Yuanchen, either be gentle and considerate, or play hard to get, don’t rush in.”

Xiao Li thought about it and felt that it made sense. She hadn’t been able to win Shí Yuanchen over for so long, so maybe she should really slow down her strategy.

However, she couldn’t be gentle and considerate, so she would play hard to get!

“Okay, then I’ll play hard to get, I’ll ignore him for a month or two and see.”

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw a familiar figure in front of her. “Jiuchu, isn’t that Ji Shutíng?”

Jiang Jiuchu looked in the direction of the voice and saw Ji Shutíng entering Yupinzhai.

She nodded, then turned to Xiao Li and said, “Let’s go take a look.”

Jiang Jiuchu hadn’t seen Ji Shutíng for a long time. She had gone to the Gu residence to look for her twice before, but the doorman said that she wasn’t in the residence.

A few days ago, she heard her older brother say that Gu Changxuan had also been arrested, but it wasn’t put on the notice. Instead, he was stripped of his official position and was not allowed to enter the officialdom for life.

At Yupinzhai, Xiao Li didn’t know about Gu Changxuan, so she directly asked Ji Shutíng:

“Yo! I haven’t seen you for a while, why are you so much rounder? Why don’t you come out and play with us?”

Ji Shutíng smiled faintly: “I’m pregnant, so my waist is naturally rounder.”

Xiao Li and Jiang Jiuchu were both stunned when they heard this. They didn’t expect Ji Shutíng to be pregnant when she said she was, and it was already three months, which meant she was pregnant before the new year.

Xiao Li heard this and immediately smiled and congratulated: “Congratulations, you finally got what you wanted.”

Ji Shutíng nodded with a faint smile, her face lacking the usual brightness, and instead had a hint of quietness.

Jiang Jiuchu pursed her lips, then looked at Ji Shutíng: “As long as a man has talent, he can show it in all directions. He doesn’t necessarily have to enter the officialdom and become an official.”

Ji Shutíng smiled when she heard this, “Jiuchu doesn’t need to comfort me, I divorced him at the beginning of the year.”

“Divorced?” Jiang Jiuchu and Xiao Li both looked surprised and asked Ji Shutíng in unison.

Ji Shutíng nodded, “Yes, divorced.”

“Why?” Jiang Jiuchu was full of surprise. She knew Ji Shutíng’s feelings for Gu Changxuan. How could they easily divorce, and she was three months pregnant.

In addition to doubts, Xiao Li was more shocked. Divorce was not a common thing, so how could both of her friends be divorced?

“Yes, why? Could it be that your good sisters want to share the blessings and share the difficulties together, and divorce together?”

Jiang Jiuchu nudged Xiao Li with her elbow, “What are you talking about?”

Ji Shutíng’s plain face contained a trace of pain, “I just found out that he is not worthy of my love, so I divorced.”

As she spoke, she looked at Jiang Jiuchu and said with some guilt: “That…in theory, I should have gone to see you after your divorce, but I didn’t have the face to see you.”

Jiang Jiuchu was stunned when she heard this, and asked in shock: “You wouldn’t have divorced because of this, right? This is his position, what do you have to be sorry for me? Besides, I’m already divorced, I have nothing to do with him.”