"May I ask how you are addressed, young master?" Tianxiang asked, putting down her wine cup, her cheeks slightly flushed from the alcohol.
“Just call me Young Master Yun.” Xiang Yun put down his wine cup and asked, “The courtesans of Tianxiang Pavilion are all named Tianxiang. That’s not your real name, is it?”
“My real name is Liu Yiyi. Young Master Yun, you can just call me Yiyi.”
Xiang Yun nodded and asked again, “I just heard that Miss Yiyi is going to take the provincial examination. You seem very confident that you will pass. Are you sure you will pass?”
Liu Yiyi perked up when the topic of the imperial examination came up, but she smiled bitterly and said, “I have no confidence. I just want to give it a try.”
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