Although there is no explicit ban on the business of brothels, basically anyone with a reputation does not dare to blatantly visit brothels.
Therefore, women who were demoted as official prostitutes were usually selected by local officials or the governor of Jingzhao to go to a brothel.
However, this Bai Susu seemed to have bad luck. She was sick and not dead, but was sent back and forth. Feng Yao was really curious about such a woman.
If ordinary women encountered this, they would probably commit suicide long ago, but this Bai Susu is still alive today, and can participate in the oiran competition, so she must be good-looking.
Smiling slightly, Feng Yao said: "Who is she?"
Bilian replied: "The last one."
Feng Yao was a little surprised, raised an eyebrow and asked: "So, she looks extremely beautiful?"
Bilian shook her head and said: "Not the most beautiful one, but the madam said that it was Bai Susu who asked to be the last one to appear."
Yu Liu heard the general idea and asked Feng Yao: "Is Feng Xuan coming to the brothel because of this woman?"
There was some disbelief in his tone.
Feng Yao nodded and said: "I'm just suspicious, but now it seems that Bai Susu is not a fuel-efficient lamp. I am somewhat interested in her."
Yu Liu thought about it for a while. He only had a little impression of the case back then, and he wasn't very clear about the details.
Because the minister of the Ministry of Industry was apparently a member of the emperor, in fact, only a few people knew that he was a member of Feng Xun. Therefore, after the incident happened, Feng Xun probably closed the case quickly in order not to be implicated.
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And the last sum of money was never found.
At that time, Yu Liu suspected that Feng Xun had swallowed the money, but he couldn't find any evidence.
"The Minister of Industry at that time was from Feng Xun." Yu Liu whispered.
Feng Yao was slightly surprised. In this case, it would make sense that Feng Xuan came because of Bai Susu.
No matter what the reason is, there is some kind of connection between the two people, or the Bai family and the Feng family, and Feng Xuan's purpose of coming today must not be simple.
Feng Yao suddenly thought that the reason why Feng Xuan and others dared to come to Wanhua Tower blatantly was because Bai Susu was an official prostitute. If the emperor pursued them, they would have an excuse to escape.
Generally speaking, official prostitutes were for the enjoyment of officials. Just because of the emperor, the first official prostitutes were bought by wealthy people. Now that these people appeared at the same time and came in front of the emperor, there was no need to worry about the emperor blaming them.
The first visit of an official prostitute must be recorded, and all the silver earned must be handed over to the government. Only two months of silver will be left, and the same will be true every time in the future.
Therefore, many official prostitutes could not bear it anymore and committed suicide.
And this is also the reason why various brothels are unwilling to accept official prostitutes. Originally, the expenses for the girls in the brothels are quite high. A month's worth of rouge and gouache, as well as money for making clothes, are quite a lot.
And the government only gives two taels of silver per month, which is not even enough for rouge and gouache. How can it cover a month's expenses?
In the past, when there were official kilns, the girls' expenses were naturally taken care of. Although they were official prostitutes, generally speaking, they would not treat them badly when it came to dressing up. But without the existence of official kilns, official prostitutes were the most despicable.
With the existence of society, life is not even comparable to that of a beggar.
Feng Yao has always been shameless about this phenomenon. Although he also owns a brothel, the girls in his brothel are all originally in this business or bought from human traffickers.