AWB Chapter 289 It still depends on ability
Chapter 289 It still depends on ability
Chapter 289 It Still Depends on Skill
Qianmian sighed and slowly said, "It's not that I don't want her to compete, it's just that she was the last year's Flower Queen. There's an unwritten rule in this competition of beauties that the girl who won the Flower Queen last time cannot participate again."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Hanzhang understood the situation, but he still couldn't help feeling a little regretful.
She turned to look at the pile of items to the side. The girls had kept all the items they thought were suitable for Zhou Hanzhang, and took the rest with them when they left.
"There's so much left, could it all be for me?"
Zhou Hanzhang had a feeling about it, but still felt he needed to confirm it.
“Yes, that’s right.” Qianmian replied matter-of-factly.
Zhou Hanzhang frowned, looking somewhat troubled. "Isn't this a bit too much?"
"If you're going to help us gain fame, how can you be without proper attire? This is already more than enough."
As Qianmian spoke, she called someone over to carefully put away Zhou Hanzhang's clothes and jewelry, then took her hand and said, "Let's go, let's discuss what to do next."
As soon as the two returned inside, Qianmian moved closer to Zhou Hanzhang and asked curiously, "Do you already have an idea?"
Zhou Hanzhang smiled slightly, "How did you know I had something in mind?"
"Judging from your confident demeanor, I really don't believe you have no ideas." Qianmian blinked.
"Actually, I found that their preparations for this competition were still following the same routine as in previous years."
Zhou Hanzhang had already carefully studied the competition rules yesterday. These girls usually compete in conventional categories such as appearance, figure, and talent.
Butterfly Dance Pavilion's preparations all revolved around these considerations: how to better showcase the beauty of their young lady.
Given this, Zhou Hanzhang, possessing thousands of years of profound Chinese cultural heritage, would naturally be able to come up with a better solution.
"Of course. To be honest, although each competition is a little different, it generally comes down to whose girl is prettier. We'll find a suitable place and invite some regular guests, as well as some prominent people, to watch."
Some of the more prestigious people would serve as judges, and each guest present would have a flower in their hand. If they thought someone was worthy of being the courtesan, they would give that flower to that girl. The girl who received the most flowers at the end would be the courtesan of that year,” Qianmian explained in detail.
Zhou Hanzhang nodded; such rules were relatively fair.
However, she couldn't help but worry that Zhou Haochen would use his power to intimidate others. "My older cousin might do something we wouldn't expect in order to win."
Qianmian, however, seemed unconcerned, saying, "It's alright, he won't do that."
"Oh?" Zhou Hanzhang looked puzzled; this was completely unlike her older cousin's style.
Qianmian noticed her confusion and explained, "It's like this. I have some special connections, and many people come to me to buy information. You remember Sun Ce, the advisor who was with him that day, right?"
He often comes to our Red Beauty Pavilion to buy information from me. They won't try to trip us up in these competitions so they can do business with us smoothly in the future. So you can rest assured about that.”
“If that’s the case, then wouldn’t it be a very simple matter for us to defeat Butterfly Dance Pavilion?” Zhou Hanzhang asked.
"Now that you've seen that zither heart, do you still feel the same way?" Thousand Faces asked rhetorically.
Recalling Qin Xin's alluring appearance, Zhou Hanzhang couldn't help but say, "How should I put it, Qin Xin always has a charm that makes people want to get closer. Although she is not a stunning beauty at first glance, her demeanor and speech are more captivating than many beauties."
"That's for sure. This Qin Xin is someone they've been cultivating for many years specifically for this competition of beauties. But Meiniang is quite generous, actually willing to put her own family member out there," Qianmian remarked with emotion.
"It's hard to say about these things, but there's always some profit to be made," Zhou Hanzhang said.
Upon hearing Zhou Hanzhang's words, Qianmian looked at her with new respect. "I never expected you could think of this. Indeed, Qinxin and Meiniang have received favors from Zhou Haochen. They have elders in their families who were saved by Zhou Haochen."
Speaking of this, Qianmian said with some regret, "Don't think that my relationship with Meiniang is bad now. It's only because she left that it's like this now."
Previously, Meiniang could have anything she wanted from me, but I was busy with other matters and didn't realize what had happened in her family. That's how the eldest prince took advantage and won Meiniang's heart. Now he's even managed to coax her into giving up all the girls in her household; he's truly despicable.
Qianmian was furious at the Crown Prince's actions, but he needed to make a living in the capital, so he had no choice but to swallow his anger.
However, asking him to relinquish the title of champion among all the beauties was absolutely out of the question. This was the only place he felt he could still hold his head high.
“In that case, why don’t you rip him off a little more when you do business with him?” Zhou Hanzhang said with a smile.
Qianmian glanced at her sideways. "You do understand me. But I've already ripped off much more of him. To be honest, one deal with the First Prince is worth more than my monthly revenue."
Seeing Qianmian's appearance, Zhou Hanzhang laughed and said, "It was my fault for being so talkative."
"How could that be?" Qianmian grinned and leaned closer. "It's a good thing you don't get along with him, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to invite you."
"How do you know I don't get along with him?" Zhou Hanzhang asked curiously.
"Isn't it obvious? You usually go to your second cousin's place often, but you haven't gone to see him for ten days or half a month. Also, has he done something to offend you recently? It feels like your relationship with him is more strained than before," Qianmian analyzed.
"It's nothing, he just took a fancy to Jiang Mingyun," Zhou Hanzhang said casually.
“Oh, I guessed so. It seems he’s determined to get that position,” Qianmian said.
"Whether you get it or not depends on your ability," Zhou Hanzhang recalled Jiang Mingyun's words.
Jiang Mingyun was able to do something that was impossible in her previous life, but she was reborn in this life, which dashed Zhou Haochen's hopes and only made things more difficult for him.
"Forget it, he's just a prince, it's no big deal. Let's talk about the matter at hand. I brought you here today to show Meiniang our strength to the outside world," Qianmian said.
Zhou Hanzhang recalled the group of beauties from earlier and laughed, "Actually, even without me, it wouldn't be difficult for the girls under you to win the title of courtesan queen."
"How so?" Thousand Faces asked.