Chapter 17 - The Empress (4) (1/2)

Chapter 17 – The Empress (4)

Courtesan aren't called entertainers for no reason By standards of society, these kind of prostitutes are well-educated, well-versed in artistic matters and most of all, they are endoith talents

For this reason, dancing is aof the selectees Dances were prepared such that it would be executed, not individually, but by two people simultaneously After all, you don't dance with yourself in a party On soracefulness by letting theroove to theto an alluring tune, their ilely calculated and faces conveyed tranquility with just the right ale eyes could see that one woman was not favored by the rest Su Xin was croith the other four ere discretely trying to stomp on her feet and bump into her arms If she caused a scene, the odds were one to four; she could be easily labeled as a liar Su Xin endured all of this harass to retaliate as she skillfully h their petty tricks with an ease of a lithe panther In turn, earning more compliments from the trainers

She maintained a composed countenance while her feet ached froet a reaction out of her, and she was not going to give it

Su Xin's nonchalance o beyond the li serious happened to Su Xin, they will naturally be suspected as the doer of the cri frorasp! Thus, they veered their frustration on a defenseless, unsuspecting Shu Juan

Shu Juan are of the women's unpleasant behaviors She had witnessed herher raphy

In awe of her master, Shu Juan never expected that their hostility would be diverted to her—an insignificant person So when Su Xin had told her to keep her distance from the women at all tiht, she was cornered by one of the wo her master's dinner

Like a snake, the wouidly Shu Juan kept her head bowed as she plead silently for the vile creature to leave her alone Wanting to relish in her small victory, the woman decided to toy with Shu Juan first She started off by confusing Shu Juan's perception of her by wearing herShu Juan on her good skin and on another, she was digging her nails on the servant's face, saying that her skin would beit

Shu Juan felt that she had been careless and she brushed the awful memories away from her head She withheld this infor that it was her own fault She squatted down to apply the ointment on Su Xin's beaten feet, when unexpectedly, Su Xin touched her chin and tilted it towards her

“Remember to take care of your face later”

“Yes” Shu Juan whispered a reply, not expecting that her ratitude

Su Xin was mad as hell In the first place, she was not a person with a good temperament In her previous career, she played a vicious persona and was responsible for felonies that wouldlook amateur These women didn't kno lucky they were that Su Xin refused to unleash her hidden ferocity It won't be so good to them if it did

As a representation of a shady person who does illegal things to survive1, Su Xin doesn't need much kindness in her heart

Froht her a lesson: Kindness to one's enemy is cruelty to oneself!

For the sake of her reputation as Xue Yao, she kept herself fro to their cheap tricks If it wasn't for this and the task, these woo

A predator in the darkness stalking her prey—her steps are slow but precise Su Xin knows she must bid her tier by shi+fting her focus on the pale, pink paint on her nails She never had a nail dyed in her enter life She was not particularly fond of the strong chemical smell2 of nail polish and it was too troublesome to some of her previous operations However, the nail polish in ancient china was even anicwhich smelled like decayed matter after several hours from application As much as she hated it, painted nails were a necessity in ancient china for it was a way of showing one's social status

It made her even rumpy index of five stars Do you need a hot cup of chrysanthemum tea?]

What the hell?