Qingdeng listened carefully and couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

The slightly upturned corners of her mouth form a calm smile; her beautiful eyes are shining with determination; her body exudes a delicate but yet resolute temperament...

If this was her acting skills, then Ziyang would be able to win the Oscar for "Best Actress".

Kindness - When I was young, I didn't think there was anything special about this quality.

It wasn't until he grew up and gained more experience that Qingdeng gradually realized how valuable "kind people" are.

From serving as a co-worker to serving as a thief and becoming a captain, then to serving as a side minister and serving as an imperial minister, and finally to the present position of governor of Gyeonggi Province, Qingdeng has met countless people along the way.

Among the many people he came into contact with and got to know, it was not that there were no good people.

But...many people are under the pressure of reality and find it difficult to put their kind thoughts into practice.

And more people are selfish and "sweep the snow in front of everyone" - Qingdeng understands this very well and has no intention to criticize this behavior.

After all, in this fucked up world of war and chaos, it is very difficult for ordinary people to just survive, so there is nothing wrong with caring about other people's happiness, anger, sorrow and joy.

People who are kind and willing to do good are rare.

And people like Ziyang - who are obviously well-off people and have a good life, but still have a sincere heart - are even rarer.

After thinking about this, Qingdeng smiled slightly, half teasingly, half seriously sighing:

"Miss Ziyang, if everyone in this world could have a kind heart that is willing to help others like you, the world would be able to return to peace long ago."

Ziyang smiled.

"His Majesty Nioh, you are overly complimentary."

"I'm just an ordinary woman."

"I don't have the skills to reach the top, nor the eloquence of eloquence."

"All I can do is to use my body as a human shield to block some of their punches when the people around me are being bullied."

After saying that, she took a deep breath and changed the topic:

"Okay, let's get down to business. Nioh-sama, what is the important thing you want to discuss with me?"

Ziyang sat up straight, tightened her facial lines, and put on an extremely solemn look.

When Qingdeng saw this, he couldn't help but laugh.

"Miss Ziyang, don't be nervous, just relax. Before I get to the point... I have to say thank you first."

As Qingdeng spoke, he lowered his body and saluted Ziyang solemnly.

"thank?"

Ziyang tilted his head, showing an expression of confusion.

"Lord Nioh, raise your head quickly! Why do you want to thank me? I don't remember anything I have done that deserves your gratitude to me."

Although Zi Yang urged Qing Deng to raise his head, he was completely unmoved.

He just kept his upper body and head lowered and replied unhurriedly:

"Miss Ziyang, thanks to you, I can get valuable inspiration."

"If I hadn't met you by chance in Fushimi, if I hadn't seen you in the mirror, I might still be worrying about how to raise the military expenses of the Shinsengumi until now."

Having said this, Qingteng took out the silver mirror made of the Souji's "holy water" from his arms, placed it on the tatami, and pushed it to Ziyang's knees.

Looking at this palm-sized shining silver mirror, Ziyang's eyes suddenly lit up:

"Wow, what a beautiful mirror! Can I pick it up and take a look?"

"Please."

After getting Qingdeng's permission, Ziyang carefully picked up the silver mirror, looked up and down, and played with it repeatedly.

"Miss Ziyang, I'll tell you the truth - I plan to make a fortune by selling mirrors!"

Ziyang stopped what he was doing, blinked his beautiful eyes, and cast a puzzled look at Qingdeng.

"Selling mirrors?"

Qingden nodded vigorously.

He omitted what should not be said and only picked out what was important, concisely and concisely describing his great strategic cause of "becoming a mirror tycoon" and the business plan drawn up by Yataro Iwasaki of "entrusting popular geisha or yubai to help with publicity" Tell it item by item.

"...In short, that's it."

"Miss Ziyang, you are the number one celebrity in Gion."

"The women in Kyoto are proud to imitate your dress."

"Therefore, I hope you can use my... silver mirror from the New Selection Chamber of Commerce!"

"We will provide you with the best-looking, most exquisite mirror we can make for free."

"If you can use our silver mirrors, you will definitely encourage women all over Kyoto to use our silver mirrors, and the reputation of our silver mirrors will spread to all parts of the world!"

"As for the subsequent remuneration, we will never treat you badly and will definitely give you an amount that satisfies you!"

After Ziyang listened to Qingdeng's explanation attentively, he nodded lightly.

"I see... I understand. To put it simply, you want me to use your mirror to promote it, right?"

Qingden nodded vigorously:

"Yes, that's it!"

"..."

Ziyang was silent for a while.

After a moment, I heard a "puff" laugh.

What followed was a cheerful laughter like silver bells.

"Hahaha, it turns out it's just a small favor! Okay, no problem! Just leave it to me! I will spare no effort to assist you!"

Qingdeng was stunned for a moment, and then his face showed uncontrollable joy.

Ziyang would readily agree to his request without hesitation... This was really beyond his expectation.

What he didn't expect was that something even more unexpected was yet to come.

"Lord Nioh, there is no need for payment or anything like that."

Zi Yang waved his hand very freely.

Qingdeng was stunned for a moment, and then spoke quickly:

"No need to pay? This..."

As soon as he started speaking, Ziyang rushed ahead and said quickly:

"Lord Nioh, you just did me a big favor tonight."

"Thanks to your timely appearance and help, Linghua and I were able to survive. Otherwise, I really don't know how it would have ended."

Ryoka - the flower name of that poor geisha.

"Just think of it as repaying your kindness!"

"Anyway, the work I'm responsible for is just using a mirror. I don't need to do anything complicated or troublesome."

"It's just such a simple little favor. I would feel uneasy if I asked you for a large reward."

After saying this in a joking tone, Zi Yang seemed to have thought of something, paused, and then said excitedly:

"Ah, that's right! Nioh-sama, why don't you let my sisters also use your silver mirror?"

"Although I dare not claim to be 'popular', I still have a lot of friends in Gion."

"I would recommend that sisters who are familiar with me use your silver mirrors."

"In this way, your silver mirrors should be more or less popular and well-known!"

After Qingdeng heard this, he blinked, and the blank look on his face gradually turned into a dumbfounded expression:

"Miss Ziyang, you are so enthusiastic, I will be flattered."

After hearing this, Ziyang let out a healthy and hearty laugh.

"Hahahaha, Niou-sama, you are serious."

"As I said just now, I'm just repaying the favor!"

"Please don't be polite and accept my kindness honestly!"

Having said this, probably to show off his heroic feelings, Ziyang clenched his right fist and punched his chest with neither light nor hard force.

The fists and chest hit each other, making a dull sound... Listening to this sound, Qingdeng lowered his eyes subconsciously and glanced at Ziyang's extremely flat chest.

I have to say, Ziyang's figure is really...

People with high emotional intelligence say that they will look good in kimono. In the traditional concept, if the breasts are too big, the skirt will be pushed up too high, ruining the shape of the kimono.

As for the claim of low emotional intelligence...if Ziyang pretends to be a young man and woman, he will definitely not cheat!
To be continued...