I was a conman in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 87 Courtesan Contest 4



Chapter 87 Courtesan Contest 4

Chapter 87 The Courtesan Contest Part 4

“Ruru, I have just written a poem for you. Would you like to hear it?” Wang Wenzhou asked.

Liu Rushi frowned. She had slapped Wang Wenzhou earlier out of anger at the courtesan competition, where women were completely reduced to playthings for men. Wang Wenzhou, the instigator of the competition, certainly deserved to be hit!

"Alright." Liu Rushi nodded. Liu Rushi quite admired Wang Wenzhou's talent; otherwise, she wouldn't have participated in the competition.

"Ru Ru!" Sheng Lan clenched her fists, her gaze coldly fixed on Liu Ru Shi. She felt threatened! Sheng Lan knew that adults addressed women differently. For example, they always called her "Lazy Lan," the first syllable pronounced with a third tone, the second with a second tone. It sounded strange at first, but over time, it became quite pleasant. Before, adults only called her by her given name. But now, there was another name, "Ru Ru!"

"If life were only as beautiful as our first meeting, why would the autumn wind bring sorrow to the painted fan?"

Waiting for leisure to change but the old people's mind, but the old people's mind is easy to change.

After speaking at Lishan, half the night had passed; tears fell like rain, yet there was no resentment.

How could a heartless, richly dressed man compare to the vows of being like paired birds and intertwined branches made on that day?

Wang Wenzhou spoke with deep affection, revealing the plagiarized poem. Nalan Rongruo's love poems are a must-memorize for any time traveler! Upon hearing this poem, talented women would go crazy, stripping off their clothes for him to pluck.

Liu Rushi pondered for a moment, then said calmly, "The poem is indeed a good poem, but the person who wrote it is not a good person!"

After Liu Rushi finished speaking, she walked into the backstage area without looking back.

Wang Wenzhou was incredibly embarrassed. Damn it, where was he not a good person? He was the upright and just official Wang, known to all! Damn it! Even in ancient times, beauties were judged by their looks! He was just a little chubby! He was on a diet, okay?!

Wang Wenzhou walked off the stage dejectedly and sat down in the VIP section. He had just resigned from his position as a judge, so it was inappropriate for him to remain on the judges' panel.

Wang Qiang asked with a smile, "Young Master, have you taken a fancy to Miss Liu again?"

Wang Wenzhou nodded.

"Big brother! My aunt will be sad!" Sheng Liang pouted and carefully reminded her.

“Xiao Liang! Men, who doesn’t want multiple wives and concubines? I’m a man, and I believe in love! I think I can give my most precious life for the woman I love! But I still want to sleep with all sorts of girls!” Wang Wenzhou rarely told the truth, but this time, it was the truth.

"Brother, how about I go and talk to Mother Li again and ask her to add another night examination for Miss Liu?" Wang Qiang asked.

Wang Wenzhou quickly shook his head, speaking with the air of someone who'd been there all along: "Men and women are actually the same. Everyone has their own pursuits. Some girls will sell everything for money; those girls are for sleeping with! Some girls believe in love and will sell everything for it! Those girls are for deceiving (in love)!"

"Young master, didn't you say that as a conman, one should only swindle money, not sex?" Wang Qiang mocked.

"It's shameless to deceive a girl with your body, but it's noble to deceive her heart!" Wang Wenzhou said with a smile.

"Is there a difference?" Wang Qiang asked.

“Yes! Deceiving someone sexually is just to sleep with them a few times, but deceiving someone emotionally is to sleep with them for a lifetime!” Wang Wenzhou said seriously.

"So, are you going to add Miss Liu to the night test or not?" Wang Qiang asked.

"Are you stupid?! Miss Liu is clearly not the kind of girl you can take advantage of! I like girls with personality! I'm going to win her heart!" Wang Wenzhou said confidently.

……

Lord Wang has fallen for Miss Liu, a fact acknowledged by everyone at the stadium last night. It is said that Lord Wang personally escorted Miss Liu back to her residence that evening.

That morning, many passersby stopped to watch in front of the Yuelai Inn.

Wang Wenzhou didn't go for a run that day; instead, he led a group of people to put up a banner in front of the Yuelai Inn early in the morning.

"Ruru, Ruru, I love you!"

"Ruru, Ruru, I want to sleep with you!"

"Ruru, Ruru, marry me!"

The words on the banner were so offensive that they would make anyone blush, but Wang Wenzhou wasn't embarrassed at all. He stood silently in front of the inn, waiting for Liu Rushi to get up.

Actually, besides pursuing women, Wang Wenzhou had another ulterior motive: to swindle money from the sons of noble families in Nanjing. He knew that most of them were die-hard fans of Liu Rushi. Once Wang Wenzhou began his blatant pursuit of Liu Rushi, a few fools among them would inevitably emerge to compete with him. And then, he'd have to sell far too many flowers!

"Miss, you're awake?" Liu Rushi's maid, Shuiyu, asked.

"Hmm!" Liu Rushi prepared to get up and wash.

"Miss, please go out and take a look!" Shuiyu said with a frown.

"What's wrong?" Liu Ru asked, puzzled.

"Lord Wang has put up a banner outside the inn, and the area outside the inn is completely packed with people!" Shui Yu said with a wry smile.

After washing up and getting dressed, Liu Rushi went to the window.

Upon seeing the banner below, Liu Rushi frowned. "Lord Wang, you are quite talented, but your character is utterly despicable! How dare you display such vulgar language so openly? You have no bearing whatsoever of a county magistrate!"

Just then, a commotion came from downstairs. Liu Rushi looked over and saw Xu Yingjie and several others riding over on horseback.

"Wang Wenzhou, what the hell do you mean?" Xu Yingjie pointed at Wang Wenzhou and cursed.

"Oh! Isn't this Brother Xu? What business is it of yours if I'm chasing after a girl?" Wang Wenzhou asked with a smile.

"Shameless!" Xu Yingjie cursed angrily.

"Boxin, you've gone too far! Look at what's written on your banner!" Zhang Shize said irritably.

These past two days, Zhang Shize had gradually come to admire Wang Wenzhou and had already made up his mind to go home and tell his father to marry his younger sister to Wang Wenzhou. But last night at the courtesan competition, his prospective brother-in-law suddenly fell in love with Lady Liu, and this morning, such a shameless banner was even displayed. How embarrassing would this be if word got out! It seems this brother-in-law is quite the womanizer. Why isn't anyone in the newly established Marquis's mansion disciplining him?

"That's the truth!" Wang Wenzhou pointed to the banner and said with a smile, "When a man likes a girl, isn't it just to sleep with her? Does he expect to marry her and worship her like a god of wealth?"

"Haha..." The onlookers burst into laughter.

"You..." Xu Yingjie was so angry that he pointed at Wang Wenzhou with his finger, but he didn't know how to refute him.

Liu Ru really liked the poem Wang Wenzhou copied yesterday. But she couldn't understand how Wang Wenzhou could be so shameless, uttering such vulgarities in public.

Liu Rushi came downstairs and said, "Lord Wang, I thank you for your kindness, but I do not like you."

"It's okay, Ruru, you don't need to like me. You just need to know that I like you!" As a conman, Wang Wenzhou deeply understood that to deceive a girl's heart, one must first be shameless.

“Ruru, haven’t you had breakfast yet? Come on, Brother Xu, Brother Zhang, let’s all join us. You’ve come from afar as guests, so I should at least show you the hospitality of a host,” Wang Wenzhou said with a smile.

"I'm full! You guys go ahead! I'm going to go shopping!" Liu Rushi rolled her eyes at Wang Wenzhou, then pulled her maid Shuiyu along to go shopping.

"Boxin, I really haven't eaten yet. Since you're treating, I won't stand on ceremony!" Zhang Shize also liked Liu Rushi, and he didn't want Wang Wenzhou to keep bothering Liu Rushi.


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