Dragon's Origin

Chapter 411: Living in a Beauty's Nest (Part 2)

Going to the Prince's manor couldn't be a spur-of-the-moment decision; I had to give them a heads-up. Otherwise, what if I caught them observing some courtesan of the highest rank at a brothel? Wouldn't that be incredibly awkward?

There was an even more important reason: beautiful women never want anyone to see them disheveled. Being escorted under guard before was unavoidable, but now they live in the Prince's manor, and their benefactor is the big boss of Run Zi Workshop. If they still don't put on makeup before seeing people, how can they live up to such favorable conditions?

If Wang Sheng barged in rashly and saw a large group of beauties without makeup, he might become their enemy forever. Wang Sheng wouldn't do such a foolish thing. Anyway, sending a maid to give them a heads-up wasn't a big deal.

Even so, Wang Sheng still waited quietly for an hour before setting off. He needed to give the beauties enough time to groom themselves.

Sure enough, when Wang Sheng slowly strolled to the entrance of the manor, he saw several radiant beauty guards as he entered. Dressed in smart guard uniforms, with light makeup on their faces and a faint fragrance about them, they greeted Wang Sheng with bright smiles, curtsying and saying in sweet, delicate voices, "Greetings, Marquis!"

"Very beautiful!" Wang Sheng reached out to help the four beauty guards up, praising them in passing.

Hearing Wang Sheng's praise, the four women smiled like blooming flowers, their beautiful eyes fixed on Wang Sheng as if they didn't want to look away.

"Where are Sister Tantai and the others?" Wang Sheng asked with a smile.

The beauty leading the group blushed and quickly pointed towards the main hall, replying, "Sister Tantai and Sister Qiangwei are waiting for you in the reception hall, Marquis."

"Mei'er isn't here?" Wang Sheng was a little surprised. Wasn't Mei'er always with them? Why wasn't she here?

"Madam Mei was picked up early this morning by someone claiming to be Aunt Su, who said she was going to discuss matters concerning Run Zi Workshop," the leading beauty replied in a delicate voice.

Wang Sheng nodded. It was perfectly reasonable for the Empress to call Mei'er away to discuss Run Zi Workshop. She was another major shareholder of Run Zi Workshop, after all. However, Wang Sheng was more inclined to believe that the Empress was definitely teaching Mei'er some techniques for securing favor in the harem. With hundreds of women willing to serve Wang Sheng at any time, it would be strange if the Empress wasn't worried.

Heading straight to the main hall, Wang Sheng saw Tantai Yao and Sister Qiangwei dressed exceptionally formally. Strangely, only the two of them were in the large living room; none of the other women came out.

"Thank you for your hard work, Sister Tantai, Sister Qiangwei." In the reception hall of the Prince's manor, Wang Sheng unceremoniously sat in the main seat, then said to the two women sitting to his left and right.

Sister Tantai waved her hand directly, saying, "This concubine didn't work hard; Qiangwei worked hard."

Hearing this, Wang Sheng immediately turned to Sister Qiangwei, but as soon as Sister Qiangwei met Wang Sheng's gaze, she suddenly blushed, lowered her head, and said nothing.

"Sister Qiangwei, why are you so distant after not seeing you for a few days?" Wang Sheng teased with a smile, "Could it be that you think my hospitality is inadequate?"

"You know you're being distant!" Before Sister Qiangwei could speak, Sister Tantai had already interjected bluntly, "You threw us here for over a month, not caring or asking, and you don't even remember whether we sisters are dead or alive?"

Her words were full of resentment, as if she regarded Wang Sheng as a heartless man who abandoned her after seducing her.

Wang Sheng had long known that this ageless enchantress, Tantai Jie, would definitely have many tricks up her sleeve. If he played along with her thoughts, he would definitely be played to death, so he didn't care. He laughed a few times and directly retorted, "I've been here for so long, why hasn't anyone brought me a cup of tea?"

"Hmph!" Seeing that Wang Sheng didn't take the bait, Sister Tantai had no choice but to snort coldly and call out to the back, "Sisters, serve tea to the Marquis!"

Several voices responded in unison from the back, and then a fragrant breeze wafted forward as three beautiful girls walked to the front carrying three tea trays, serving each of them a cup of tea. The girl who delivered the tea to Wang Sheng even smiled sweetly at him, her voice clear and lively, and Wang Sheng could fully hear the joy and ease in it.

"Sister Tantai has good methods." After the three beautiful girls returned to the back with the most elegant figures, Wang Sheng gave Sister Tantai a thumbs up, saying, "It seems that the sisters are very happy."

"It's not because I have good methods!" Tantai Yao shook her head rarely, looking at Wang Sheng very seriously, saying, "What really makes them happy is not me, nor Qiangwei, nor Madam Mei, but you, Marquis." After saying that, her beautiful eyes looked at Wang Sheng affectionately, emitting bursts of undisguised affection.

How was he supposed to respond to this topic? If it was just words, Wang Sheng could still have many things to talk about, but when Tantai Yao looked at Wang Sheng like that, how could Wang Sheng say anything?

"Sister Tantai, can you speak properly?" Wang Sheng knew very well that since Tantai Yao could maintain her youthful appearance, she must have had a lover who accompanied her until old age, and he didn't know what kind of accident had forced Sister Tantai to find a way out. It must have been an accident that happened to that lover. If Wang Sheng took Sister Tantai's attitude seriously, he would definitely be played to death by her.

"Speak properly? Sure!" Tantai Yao put on a straight face, then asked seriously, "Then, Marquis, you threw us sisters here, not caring or asking for more than a month, are you worthy of us sisters? Are you worthy of Qiangwei?"

Sister Qiangwei's face turned even redder. Wang Sheng was completely confused. What did this have to do with Sister Qiangwei? However, Wang Sheng would never confront Tantai Yao head-on. He couldn't argue with hundreds of women; Wang Sheng didn't have that kind of eloquence.

"Didn't I come?" Wang Sheng could only laugh and apologize. In that kind of situation before, how could Wang Sheng come? If he came and interrupted their cultivation, wouldn't he be asking for trouble?

"Then how long do you plan to stay this time, Marquis?" Tantai Yao seemed to be constantly pressing Wang Sheng, giving Wang Sheng a feeling of wits and courage. As soon as she finished asking, without waiting for Wang Sheng to answer, Sister Tantai directly answered herself: "You won't just sit for a while and leave, disappointing us sisters, right?"

"That's not necessarily the case." Wang Sheng was also curious about what kind of medicine Tantai Jie was selling in her gourd, and replied with a smile, "If you don't feel awkward, it's okay for me to stay here for a few days."

"Really?" Before Sister Tantai could say anything, Sister Qiangwei had already asked in surprise.

"Really!" Wang Sheng nodded, wanting to know even more what state the women were in now. "Speaking of which, this should also be my property. Coming here to live is just like living at home, right? What's real or fake? However, Sister Qiangwei also knows that I am very picky about food. Is there anything delicious?"