In the screen cubicle, Xie Yingying, the picturesque Wangyue Tower signee, frowned slightly and slowly told her about the insurmountable dilemma she and Wangyue Tower were going through.
"My Wangyue Tower has a great reputation in the flower world in the southeast. After the establishment of Wangyue Tower twenty years ago, Mrs. Xie is now the red card in the building. The reputation spread throughout the southeast, and literati and celebrities from all over the Zhou Dynasty came here, and it became very popular for a while.
Extremely. In the past twenty years, Wangyue Tower has produced more than ten courtesans, making it the best among all the brothels in Hangzhou's flower world."
"The slave family has been in Wangyue Tower since I was a child. It was my mother who raised me and taught me all kinds of skills in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Last year, sister Ruan Yuling at the head of Wangyue Tower redeemed herself and got married, so the slave family officially came out to meet guests, and I was highly regarded by my mother.
The sisters helped, and they were promoted to be the chief red cards in the building. Outsiders may look down upon us brothel girls, but the Nu family does not think of themselves that way. The Nu family has been in Wangyue Tower for seventeen years, and they care about the fate of the sisters more than anyone else.
It is clear. Whether it is the red card oiran or other sisters who have suffered a lot, they will eventually be cast aside by others because they are engaged in this profession. I will only say one thing. Five years ago, my sister Hanxiang, the chief red card of Wangyue Tower, won the title of oiran lady.
No. After that, dignitaries flocked to her, and she was in the limelight for a while. Later, she met a young man she liked, so she redeemed herself to marry him. However, the young man looked down on her at all, and on the way to take her home, he defrauded her of all his money.
Money abandoned her on the river. Sister Hanxiang threw herself into the river with hatred. From this we can see that in fact, we people who seem to have infinite glory on the surface, and everyone is vying to make friends, are just greedy for beauty and use it as a pastime.
That’s all. Who can really look down on us people? However, who can know what we people are thinking in our hearts? We are not willing to enter the flower world, in fact, we can’t help ourselves.”
"Although the slave family was young at the time, how could they not be alert after learning all of this? The slave family reached an agreement with my mother. The slave family only sells their art and not their bodies, and will never abuse themselves. This is the bottom line of the slave family. Mom
She was someone who came here and raised me up by peeing. She already regarded me as her own flesh and blood. She knew what I was thinking, so she agreed to me. However, although there are those who do not sell themselves in the flower world, those who can truly do what they can can
How many people are there? Who doesn’t pretend to be a prostitute on the surface, but secretly it’s still hard to escape the temptation. Why do those wealthy and luxurious guests come to the building to have fun? Isn’t it just to listen to music and watch dancing? I declare myself a pure mandarin.
Since then, I have suffered a lot of nuisance. Some guests could not get what they wanted, so they started to fight, scold and make trouble. Over time, it affected the business in the building."
Lin Jue nodded slowly. Although he didn't know much about the brothel flower world, Lin Jue knew that Xie Yingying's words should be sincere. I'm afraid there are very few brothel girls who are willing to fall. Most of them can't help themselves.
They also want to get out of this quagmire. But although they are willing to be good, few can forgive them for their past. What Xie Yingying said just now about the woman named Hanxiang is like a story she knows called Du Shi
Damn, she was able to keep herself clean in the midst of filth and plan for her future. This made Lin Jue couldn't help but have a little respect for Xie Yingying.
"I don't know how to judge this matter, but personally, I applaud the girl for having her own opinion and being clean. However, it seems inappropriate to seek death just because of this matter."
"Young Master is saying that if it's just these nuisances, it'll be over after a while. There are fewer guests in the building, so it's not a big deal. As long as you can live your life, that's fine. But isn't it that simple?
I, Wangyue Tower, have actually encountered another big trouble."
"Oh?" Lin Jue felt that the important point was coming, and leaned forward to listen carefully.
"Master, do you know which brothels are the largest in Hangzhou?"
"I don't know, I don't have this hobby." Lin Jue shook his head.
"Young Master Lin is a gentleman, but the slave family asked the wrong question. The slave family told the master that there are currently more than ten famous brothels in Hangzhou, but there are only two most powerful ones, one is called Wanhua House and the other is called Qunfang Pavilion. These two brothels
It has almost gathered the top three ladies from all the oiran competitions in the past four years. It can be said that it is famous far and wide. These two brothels have only appeared in the past two years. Do you know who is behind them? That is
His Royal Highness Prince Liang of Hangzhou Prefecture."
"Prince Liang?" Lin Jue frowned and asked. This Prince Liang from Hangzhou is very famous. His name is Guo Bing, and he is the younger brother of the current sage Guo Chong. Lin Jue often heard his name in his previous life.
This King of Liang liked to be extravagant, and he also liked to make friends with people from all walks of life. He was quite famous. But in his last life, I didn't hear that he actually liked to open a brothel and became the major shareholder of two brothels. As a prince of the royal family, to do this kind of business,
It seems a little inappropriate.
"To be precise, it was people from Prince Liang's Mansion who opened these two buildings. They were just in the name of the Li family in Xicheng. This matter is actually well-known to every household, but no one is willing to say it. The rise of these two buildings
What they relied on was to spend a lot of money to poach all the famous red cards and oiran ladies from dozens of brothels in Hangzhou and put them into Wanhua Tower and Qunfang Pavilion. I am afraid that only Prince Liang's Palace can do this kind of feat. Who dares?
Going against Liang Wang? All the buildings can only swallow their anger." Xie Yingying said in a deep voice.
Lin Jue nodded slowly, but what he was thinking about was what the purpose of King Liang was for doing this. After thinking for a moment, he couldn't help but laugh. What else could it be for? The brothel and red house are where the wealth is rolling in. They monopolize the flower world.
, I don’t know how much money I will make in one year. This is definitely the purpose of this Liang Wang. As for his purpose of amassing money like this, Lin Jue didn’t think too much about it. He thought it was just to indulge in extravagance.
Just enjoy it.
"Prince Liang's Mansion also came to your Wangyue Tower, right?" Lin Jue asked.
"Yes. As early as last year, they poached several big names in my Wangyue Tower. But what they wanted to poach most was the Nu family. Although the Nu family is not an oiran lady, the Nu family is somewhat famous in the Hangzhou flower world. Wanhua
The ambition of Lou and Qunfang Pavilion is to monopolize the red cards in the city, so naturally they will not let me go. But the slave family is not willing to go to them. For one thing, Wangyue Tower has been poached by them so many red cards. As soon as I leave, Wangyue will
The building is finished. Although this building is not good, my mother spent half her life savings to buy it. For me, and for many sisters, this is our home. Once I leave, our home is gone.
The second is that I want to be clean and just sell my skills, but if I go to Wanhua Tower or Qunfang Pavilion, I'm afraid I won't be able to fulfill my wish. I will definitely be forced to sell myself. Isn't this what I want in my heart? So from my perspective
Even so, I cannot agree."
Lin Jue nodded and said: "I see, then if you don't agree, wouldn't you have offended Prince Liang's Mansion? How can they stop?"
"Young Master is smart, and the situation is exactly like this. When they saw that we were unwilling, they secretly used tricks everywhere. When my benefactor rescued the slave family that day, he should have seen a few guests making trouble on the boat. That day was the day they went there for more than ten consecutive days.
I was causing nuisance on the red boat at Wangyue Tower. Those people were sent by them, and they were all sons of respectable families. One of them was the yameni son of Mr. Zhang, the general judge of Hangzhou. That day they forced the slaves to drink, and their words and actions were filthy.
Unable to bear it, the slave family couldn't think about it for a while, so they jumped into the lake with the intention of finding love for the rest of their lives. Fortunately, the young master saved him and saved him from a lifetime of hatred."
"I believe it must be Prince Liang's Mansion that can allow people like Zhang Yanei to cause trouble." Lin Jue smacked his lips.
"Of course, they let these people cause trouble so that we can't report it to the official. They are all powerful people. If we report it to the official, it will cause us trouble."
"That's right. This matter is indeed quite troublesome. Who would have thought that the dignified Prince Liang's Mansion would do such a despicable thing." Lin Jue frowned.
"That's fine. The most distressing thing for the slave family is that we are no longer united within Wangyue Tower. When several red cards were poached, the sisters all scolded and vowed never to abandon Wangyue Tower. However, now, the young master just now also
Seeing that, they could no longer bear the deserted situation. They blamed the incident on the slave family, because the conditions offered by Wanhua House said that as long as the slave family agreed to come, they could be taken in together. I didn't agree, and they didn't
Guest, so I blame the slave, saying that the slave family is noble, that the slave family does not know the current affairs, and that the slave family does not care about their life and death. What hurts the slave family the most is not the bad people outside, but the words of their own sisters, which are really like tearing out the heart.
Uncomfortable."
Xie Yingying let out a long sigh, looked out the window, lost in thought, and continued: "Actually, the Nu family can also understand their mood. After all, they make a living in this line of work. The remaining sisters in the building are also older.
When they are older, there are also those in their twenties and eighties. At this age, they all want to save some savings and become good friends. Suddenly they have no guests and have a bad relationship with the prince, which makes them really panic. I can understand them, but I can't agree.
That thing. Mom doesn’t agree with it either, so what can I do? Mr. Lin, what do you think you can do if you encounter these things?"
Lin Jue rolled his eyes and thought: "I'm not a brothel girl, how could I encounter such a thing." However, after hearing such a long story, from Xie Yingying's point of view, this matter is indeed a bit tricky.
Seeing that Lin Jue was silent, Xie Yingying laughed at herself and said: "Looking at how much the slaves are talking here, Mr. Lin must feel very irritated. The slaves really shouldn't say this to make their benefactor upset. But it's just like
Mr. Lin said it, and now that he has said it, he seems to feel a lot more comfortable."
Lin Jue pondered: "I don't feel irritated, but I want to know, now that things have reached this point, how do you plan to end it?"
Xie Yingying sighed: "If I had known how it would end, I wouldn't have complained in front of Mr. Lin. Now this matter is called a dilemma. Maybe my death is the best way."
Lin Jue said quietly: "Death is the easiest thing in the world. It is clean to die, but it is definitely not the solution."
Xie Yingying sighed again, her face filled with sadness, and she held her chin in trance.
