After the collapse of the Qing Dynasty, Puyi abdicated the throne. Although he was no longer the king of the country, the old and the young still respected him as emperor. The Japanese must have believed that he still had value that could be used.
Lu Ming thought for a moment, wrote a report on the matter, and then translated it into a code, and was going to send it to the telegraph office to Mr. Frank.
The phone rang suddenly. Lu Ming picked up the phone and answered it. It turned out to be Du Juan.
Du Juan told Lu Ming with a tearful voice on the phone that her godmother forced her to accept guests in the near future and had already found a wealthy foreign businessman for her, who would spend a lot of money to buy her first night.
"Master Lu, what should I do? I don't want to live anymore. I..."
"Dujuan, don't panic. Wait until I get over and this matter will be settled easily." Lu Ming said hurriedly.
"You don't need to come over. It was my fault in the past, but no matter what, I have had a good memory. This life is enough. I don't want to cause you any more trouble. I just want to hear from you before I leave."
Sound." Cuckoo cried.
"I said Dujuan, please listen to what I have to say. Don't do anything stupid. Just wait for me to go over and discuss it with your godmother. It will be fine, I promise." Lu Ming suddenly panicked.
He knew that Du Juan was a bit paranoid and prone to extremes, so speaking to him in this tone meant goodbye forever.
He hurriedly put on his clothes and walked half a street before waiting for a taxi, which took him to Du Juan's residence.
As soon as I entered the courtyard, I heard sobbing and insults inside.
Lu Ming walked in and saw that it was the madam, the so-called godmother, pointing and insulting her.
"Hey, I said you are old, why are you so angry?" Lu Ming hurriedly walked over and stuffed a red envelope into her hand.
The madam pinched the red envelope, her nose and eyes were all smiling, and she said: "You said this dead girl is a plague, I will say a few words about her. She will fight with me to the death, with both scissors and kitchen knives. What do you mean?
Is it annoying or not, but I have raised her for ten years, and the money I spent on her can be worth a mountain of gold." The madam chattered.
"Yes, Du Juan is still a child after all. What can't you understand? Besides, who doesn't know that you treat Du Juan as your own daughter?" Lu Ming persuaded.
"That's right, Mr. Lu understands people's hearts. You said that in our profession, we have to be out of the government, right? We can't just be old girls. Even the daughters of poor families have to get married."
"I'm going to your old man's house anyway. I won't accompany that bad old man." Du Juan on the bed had already burst into tears. The girl beside her actually held a pair of scissors, which she might have snatched from Du Juan's hand.
of.
"This matter is easy to handle. In fact, Du Juan and I have already been in love. Because I have too many things to do these days, I haven't discussed it with you all the time. It's not too late for me to come today. I just want to redeem Du Juan's life. Please give me a price."
." Lu Ming laughed.
"Master Lu, you..." Du Juan opened her eyes wide and wanted to refuse, but she really didn't have the courage.
She had long been determined for Lu Ming. Even if Lu Ming didn't want her, she would always wait and guard her body for him. Now that the opportunity had come, she didn't know what to say.
She originally thought that by playing more games, she could earn more money for the madam and keep her innocence, but how could that little money satisfy the madam's desire? Once someone offered a high price, the madam would not hesitate to buy it.
Sold her first night.
The Madam also came from this experience, and she knew that after her first night, Du Juan would have to accept her fate, and she would have to accompany her guests honestly and earn a lot of money for her.
"Well... Master Lu, you want cuckoos, I dare say anything. It's free of charge, but..." The madam is a little embarrassed. She doesn't dare to ask Lu Ming for a price, and she's not afraid of offending other customers.
If she offended Lu Ming, not to mention anyone else, even his brother who was a policeman could shut her down.
"You're welcome, here is a 10,000-yuan banknote. If it's not enough, just say it." Lu Ming took out a 10,000-yuan banknote. This kind of banknote is payable at the bank and can be redeemed at any time.
silver dollar.
"That's enough, that's enough. This is Master Lu's reward, and it's also a good life for the cuckoo. What else can I say?" the Madam said exaggeratedly.
In fact, she was not very satisfied. If Du Juan was obedient and honestly became her cash cow, the money he would earn in a few years would exceed this amount, and even if the ransom money was lower, it would not be lower than five thousand yuan.
But she didn't dare not agree. Besides, Lu Ming gave him a lot. Ten thousand yuan was enough to support her in her old age.
Of course she won't be able to support her in her old age. She can buy a few more little girls and then raise a goddaughter, who will be able to make money for her in a few years.
"Master Lu, you..."
"You don't have to say anything. I understand all your thoughts. You may not understand mine. All you have to do now is listen to me. You can pack your things and follow me later."
"Okay." Dujuan's face was stained with tears, but she smiled sincerely.
Then there was a flurry of chaos. Du Juan's maid and cook were both bought by the madam, and she didn't want to take them away. She didn't know how she would live in the future, and it was impossible to take two more people with her.
Have a meal.
Both of them were reluctant to leave Dujuan, and naturally there were all kinds of poignant parting scenes.
While Du Juan was packing her bags at home, Lu Ming rushed to the telegraph office and sent a secret telegram to Mr. Frank. This telegram did not contain many words, but it contained a lot of information.
The main content of the telegram is as follows: Benzhuang Fan came to Shanghai to meet with Zheng Xiaoxu and planned to persuade Puyi, the second emperor of the Qing Dynasty, to go to Japan. He speculated that the Japanese wanted to use Puyi's special status to cause trouble in China, which showed that he harbored evil intentions...
After sending the telegram, Lu Ming rushed back to Du Juan's residence.
Du Juan kept all her clothes and jewelry except for one set of clothes. Some of them were given to the maids and cooks. The valuable ones were taken away by the madam and left for the new girl she bought in the future.
Lu Ming led Du Juan, who was only wearing thin clothes, on a wide road. After walking for a long time, Du Juan remained silent. Lu Ming teased her, "Aren't you curious about where I am taking you?"
Du Juan smiled calmly and said, "You bought me. You can take me wherever you want. Even if you want me to die, I won't look back."
"Nonsense, you are young, don't always talk about death, it is unlucky." Lu Ming warned.
"For me, living is a waste. Perhaps death is the best destination." Du Juan indeed thinks so. In her case, the meaning of life has almost been exhausted.
"You, you have read too many novels and become sentimental. Life is not that complicated. You are all born and raised by your parents. You should live a good life, and your life in this world is not in vain."
The two of them turned the corner and saw a clothing store, just a ready-to-wear store.
Lu Ming took Du Juan in and bought a few new sets of clothes for her. Then he went to a nearby jewelry store to buy her some simple gold and silver jewelry, and then went to a shoe store, a hat store, and so on.
Fortunately, this street is a famous commercial street, mainly for trendy women, so after walking down the street, a girl will basically buy everything she needs.
Dujuan seemed to accept her fate and didn't say anything. She accepted it when Lu Ming bought it for her, but she didn't show how happy she was. She thought her future was still dark.
The reason is that she knows that Lu Ming cannot really take her back to his home. If so, it will be the same for her no matter where she goes.
Lu Ming knew that she still couldn't adapt to it all at once, and she was probably in a semi-numb state now.