When she could clearly see who had come, Suzhen was utterly stunned.
Such a combination was something she absolutely could never have imagined.
Mu San, Li Zhaoting, and… the woman from that painting.
At this moment, it was she who had spoken.
Tonight she was dressed as a man. If not for her not deliberately changing her voice, if not for already knowing her gender, she would truly appear to be a graceful and dashing young gentleman.
The first time they met, she was Li Zhaoting’s painted fairy. The second time they met, she stood beside Lian Xin. The third time, she stood together with Mu San and Li Zhaoting.
She truly was acquainted with Zhaoting.
Who was she?
Perhaps the jealousy in her heart was too strong, her gaze too obvious, for the woman actually noticed her, almost immediately looking in her direction. A gentle, kind smile slowly crossed her eyes, but then froze, replaced by a trace of surprise.
She slightly closed her eyes—this small movement was very subtle.
Suzhen wasn’t stupid and knew she must have already discovered Murong Liu and the others.
This group of nobles already knew each other.
Indeed, she saw Mu San and Li Zhaoting also look over, their expressions also changing slightly.
Even though Zhaoting didn’t care, Suzhen’s heart still tightened. Without thinking, she wanted to break free from Murong Liu, only to discover her hand was already empty.
That moment just now seemed like nothing more than an illusion. Originally, everyone was watching the platform, and even Murong Qi and the others hadn’t noticed. At this moment, he was greeting Mu San, smiling slightly, “The Murong family came to watch the excitement. Where are Sir and Miss Agu?”
Mu San’s gaze lightly swept over her, smiling, “Mu San is also here with friends for the same reason. Greetings to Sixth Young Master and the two young masters.”
“Brother Mu, when Miss Agu finishes handling this matter, shall you and I gather again?”
Murong Liu also smiled in return.
Li Zhaoting gave a slight bow, neither servile nor overbearing before all these nobles.
At this time, Agu bowed slightly in their direction, then walked toward the group of beggars. Previously, people had felt anger, indignation, and contempt toward this group of beggars, all covering their noses and walking away. But this Miss Agu’s eyes held no trace of disdain as she removed the money pouch from her waist and handed it to the lead beggar.
The Wei leader watched with cold eyes, showing no anger, arms crossed over his chest, looking rather interested. Finally, he reached into his bosom and threw another stack of banknotes to the ground.
Agu frowned slightly. The beggars had already stopped scrambling and were dividing the silver she had given them, but instantly fell back into frenzied competition.
“Do you have any sense of shame? This money cannot be taken!”
Someone in the crowd grabbed a share while others angrily shouted at the beggars.
Agu glanced at the leader and called out loudly, “Everyone, what that uncle said just now was correct. This is already public humiliation of our Great Zhou, using wealth to hurt people. Could it be that all the Zhou citizens of our capital together cannot match this one person? What I can do is give everything I have. Everyone need only donate a penny or half a coin to these suffering people, and it can accumulate into something substantial.”
“Everyone, do not eat what is given in contempt. Starving to death is a small matter, but losing one’s integrity is great.”
The last sentence, however, was spoken to the beggars. After speaking, she reached into her bosom, and a jade hairpin was already in her grasp.
She slowly placed the hairpin on the ground.
Without looking closely, Suzhen already knew this hairpin must be extremely valuable, as exclamations of admiration had already escaped, and people began taking out money to place on the ground.
Following this, more and more people contributed, and in a moment, silver glinted everywhere.
The beggars also once again put those Wei coins back in their original places, silently standing to one side.