In a daze, all the sisters in the room walked out of the room amidst the cheers of sincerity, envy, or jealousy. In a daze, they packed up their luggage that had not even been put away neatly. They dazedly took over the somewhat yellowed deed of renunciation.
Bewildered, he followed the madam out of Yichun Courtyard from the back door...
When Gu Pan'er bent over and got into the carriage parked outside the door and saw the people in the car, although she had expected it, she was still inevitably stunned.
"Wei, Mr. Wei..."
Looking at Wei Changtian, tears welled up in his eyes.
Gu Pan'er was stunned for a moment, and then wanted to kneel down and kowtow.
However, Wei Changtian had already guessed that she was going to do this, so he held her arm first and said with a smile:
"Miss Gu, it doesn't have to be like this."
"I've heard about your story. It's just a matter of effort, it's nothing."
"..."
Looking up with tears in her eyes, Gu Pan'er didn't know what to say for a moment.
Five thousand taels may not be much to Wei Changtian, but to her it means an elusive freedom.
What's more important is that Wei Changtian redeemed her body at exactly this time, and the significance of this is even more unusual.
To be honest, in the face of such kindness, Gu Pan'er can't repay her enough.
But now she can't even say a word of thanks.
It's not that I can't say it.
But she felt that no matter what she said, she couldn't seem to express her current gratitude.
Therefore, after being stunned for a long time, she just slowly took out the "several twists and turns" deed of betrayal from her arms, bit her lip and raised it in front of Wei Changtian...
It's very obvious what this move means.
Judging from the look in Gu Pan'er's eyes, she did not hesitate when making this decision.
But Wei Changtian didn't shirk, he reached out and took the deed of betrayal.
I lowered my head and looked at it. It was no different from an ordinary selling contract.
There is the official seal of the Yamen, and there is a signature of Gu Pan'er and her biological father. The date is ten years ago, and the price is two hundred taels.
ten years......
Gu Paner must be in her early twenties now, which means she was sold to a brothel when she was eleven or twelve years old.
He raised his head and looked at Gu Pan'er's red eyes. With a little force on his hand, the deed that could determine the former's fate was cut into two.
Wei Changtian tore up the deed of betrayal in a few seconds and threw it out of the car window.
But when Gu Pan'er saw this scene, he was suddenly stunned.
"You redeemed this yourself. I just lent you five thousand taels of silver."
Smiling, Wei Changtian looked at Gu Pan'er and said slowly: "If the government chases your money back in the future, you have to pay it back to me."
"No, even if you can't get me back, you still have to pay me back."
"It's just that I won't rush you, you can just return it when you have the time."
"..."
I didn't redeem your life, I just lent you five thousand taels of silver...
At first glance, Wei Changtian's words seemed a bit "unnecessary", but Gu Pan'er understood the difference.
In the former, her identity has not changed, but the owner has changed from Yichunyuan to Wei Changtian.
But the latter means that she will no longer belong to anyone and will have true freedom from now on.
"Wei, Mr. Wei, I'm concubine..."
If Gu Pan'er was very grateful to Wei Changtian just now, at this moment, the feeling of gratitude has reached 100%.
But she is just a prostitute, what can she do to repay this kindness?
"You won't want to say that you will marry me next time, right?"
On the other side, Wei Changtian "accurately" judged what Gu Pan'er was about to say in the next second.
He shook his head and said half-jokingly in the latter's extremely embarrassed eyes:
"It's not that I don't want to, it's just that I have married too many houses now, and I really can't take care of them."
"If you really want to thank me, then drink some wine with me tonight..."
There seemed to be a hint of depression in the smile on his face. Wei Changtian didn't wait for Gu Paner's answer and shouted to the coachman:
"Let's go."
"Just find a better restaurant."
"..."
...
Soon, Wei Changtian and Gu Pan'er came to a well-known restaurant in Linchuan City.
It was past dinner time, but there were still many diners in the restaurant, making it very noisy and lively.
But the atmosphere in a certain private room on the second floor was a bit dull.
Drinking one glass after another, Wei Changtian rarely spoke. He was obviously irritated by the events of the past few days and was drinking to drown his sorrows.
Although Gu Pan'er didn't know the specific situation, she could tell that he was worried, so she silently poured wine for him.
"Why don't you drink?"
After finishing another glass of strong wine in one sip, Wei Changtian looked at Gu Paner's glass and suddenly asked, "Aren't you a good drinker?"
"Um...no."
In fact, Gu Pan'er didn't really have a good drinking capacity, but she hesitated for a moment and didn't tell the truth. She picked up the wine cup and drank it all in one gulp.
"Cough! Cough cough cough!"
The strong alcohol entered his throat, and the pungent irritation made Gu Pan'er cough several times, and a blush immediately appeared on her face.
When Wei Changtian saw this, he did not advise her to drink less. He just poured another glass of wine and said casually:
"It seems like you weren't afraid of me from the beginning."
"..."
Gu Pan'er was stunned for a moment, suppressed the discomfort in her throat, and answered truthfully while pouring herself a drink:
"I have seen all kinds of people. Those murderers have a certain evil spirit about them, but the young master does not."
"Um?"
Wei Changtian became interested when he heard this, and reminded him somewhat "seriously":
"But I have really killed many people."
"How many are there?"
Unlike other women, Gu Pan'er didn't seem to be afraid of this topic. She even asked with interest: "Others say that Wei Yanluo likes killing people the most. Is this true?"
"Tsk, who would like to kill people? There's nothing we can do about it."
Wei Changtian curled his lips: "Just like you, even if you think about it, you won't like brothels...cough, sorry, I made a drunken gaffe."
Realizing that his words were inappropriate, Wei Changtian shut up in time.
However, Gu Pan'er didn't take it seriously and just smiled and nodded.
"Young master, there is no need to apologize, I don't care."
"Well, that's what I mean anyway."
Wei Changtian raised his wine glass and muttered rather ventingly:
"Intrigues, intrigues, cheating and being cheated, killing and being killed..."
"Damn it, who wants to live like this every day?"
"Living Yama... I would like everyone in the world to call me a saint, but a saint doesn't live long."
"If I had known this, I should have had a good talk with Xiao Feng."
"It would be great if he continues to be his protagonist. My wife and children are on the hot bed."
"..."
I don't know if it's because he doesn't have to hide when facing an outsider like Gu Pan'er who knows nothing, or if it's because he's drunk, but Wei Changtian's words become more and more "unscrupulous".
Although Gu Pan'er couldn't understand, she could feel the helplessness and distress in these words.
"Son..."
After Wei Changtian finished complaining, she took the initiative to raise her wine glass and clinked it with the former's glass.
The wine glasses collided and made a crisp "ding" sound.
Gu Pan'er's very sincere voice also sounded softly at this time.