C101

After a night of silence, the next morning, Duan Muyan tidied herself up and left the Xiao Residence with Housekeeper Zhou. At the end of Xinghua Street, she saw a place where a crowd of people gathered; this was the gathering place for servants and servants in the Imperial City.

"Yao'er, don't blame me for being heartless. If no one called out the price today, I would have sold you to the Yi-hong District. As you know, I am in urgent need of money. "I also need to go home to my parents …" The person who spoke was a middle-aged woman. She wore a long robe made of fine silk, and the hair ornaments on her head were each worth a hundred silver taels. It was likely that she was also a rich family.

"Miss, Yao`er knows that you are in a hurry to return to Jiyang, and Yao`er also wants to sell herself for a good price so that Miss can get enough money, but the Yinhong Courtyard is not the best choice. For someone as anxious to use the money as you are, the bawd of the Yichun Courtyard will definitely lower the price to the lowest point, and at that time, I'm afraid you won't even be able to sell it for five hundred taels of silver!" Beside the middle-aged woman, a woman dressed in simple and unadorned clothing earnestly said. She had a beautiful and elegant appearance, her eyebrows were like crescent moons, and her dark eyes flickered with intelligence. She was clearly a quick-witted young lady.

"How would the old procuress know I was in a hurry to leave if I didn't say anything? Yao'er, I know you don't want to join the Spring Festival, but there's nothing I can do …" The middle-aged woman narrowed her small eyes and said resentfully.

"Miss, the people from the Spring Festival have been wandering around here for a long time, and have come up to ask for a price more than once …" Yao'er said resolutely.

At the side, Zhou Han was about to step forward when he was stopped by Duan Mu Yan. Seeing her looking at Yao'er, Zhou Jun understood what she meant and slowly retreated behind her.

"Don't lie to me. Why can't I remember someone from the Spring Festival asking for a price?" The middle-aged woman disapproved.

"Miss, that's because you haven't noticed, these few days, there are two or three people dressed as noble young masters who often wander around here, and every time they see a girl my age, they would go up and ask for the price. Those who are younger than three hundred liang have all been bought, and those who are less than three hundred liang have all chatted with the seller and received some information from the seller. Miss, you have told them more than once that you are in a hurry to leave the Imperial City! If Miss goes to the Yi-Hong Yuan again, you can only sell them for 300 taels of silver. Yao`er doesn't care, you can eat well in the Spring Festival, the guests can also reward you, and you can even eat spicy food, so you won't be able to endure any crime. However, Miss, you are in a miserable state, you can't lift your hand, you can't carry it. Yao'er's heart ached as she looked at the woman in front of her, reminding her.

"Then... "Then what should we do?" The middle-aged woman was clearly at a loss as she anxiously looked at Yao'er.

If Miss is not in a hurry, just wait a few more days, and if Miss is really in a hurry, then take Yao'er with you." If Miss is not in a hurry, then wait a few more days, and if Miss is in a hurry, then take Yao'er with you. "Yao'er earnestly asked, a look of anticipation flashing through her eyes.

"This …" He had to admit that Yao'er's words had indeed tempted the middle-aged woman. Thus, just as the middle-aged woman was about to bring Yao'er away, she was stopped by Duan Mu Yan.

"How much is this maid?" Her beautiful eyes sized Yao'er up. This Yao'er was indeed intelligent, she could change her fate with a few words! The reason was very simple. First, she needed to observe the buyers here, not to mention whether the two noble young masters were dressed as the Master of the Turtle clan, but at the very least, Yao'er had used them to break the defense of the middle-aged woman's heart. Second, she was waiting for the middle-aged woman to lose her patience, and just now the middle-aged woman had clearly displayed her impatience, which also meant that her opportunity had come. What a scheming girl.

"I'm not selling, I'm not selling …" The middle-aged woman pulled Yao'er as she tried to detour around Duan Mu Yan, only to see a note worth a thousand taels of silver appearing before her.

"This price is more than enough for you to buy three to five maidservants. Think about it carefully." Duan Moyan cast her gaze onto the middle-aged woman. The light that flickered in her eyes let Duan Moyan know that she had bought this maidservant.

"Sell... "Sell, sell …" The middle-aged woman abruptly released Yao'er's hand and took the banknotes with both hands, her eyes bright.

"Don't worry, you can exchange for silver in any of the trading houses. If there are any problems, you can go to the Xiao manor to find me!" Her heart trembled slightly. She didn't understand why such a master would make Yao'er so reluctant to leave.

"Xiao Mansion? "You are?" The middle-aged woman looked suspiciously at Duan Mu Yan as she tightly gripped the silver notes in her hands.

"This is Princess Qi!" Zhou Jun walked up to Duan Muyan's side and spoke in an indifferent tone.

"So it's Princess Qi …" This commoner is lacking in manners! But... "However, this servant girl has been with me for such a long time. This humble subject is truly unwilling to part with her …" Upon hearing this, the middle-aged woman's tone of voice immediately changed, and she then reluctantly handed the banknotes over to Zhou Jing.

"Is that so? "I have never tried to steal anything from others. Since that's the case, Zhou Jing, let's go …" After which, she turned and left, only to be stopped by the woman in the next instant.

"Esteemed wangfei, you've misunderstood. How could this commoner dare to keep the person you've asked for? Yao'er, in the future, you'll follow her. We're both master and servant. If I can see that you have a good home, I can rest easy …" Hurry and thank the princess consort! " Without saying a word, the middle-aged woman withdrew the banknotes and pulled Yao'er to her side, seemingly unwilling to part with her.

"Miss, this journey is full of twists and turns. You must be careful. When you return to the Manor …" "Can you …" Without waiting for Yao'er to finish speaking, the middle-aged woman noticed Duan Muyan's gaze shifting to her. She immediately pushed Yao'er away and hurriedly left.

Looking at the direction of the middle-aged woman, Yao'er's eyes became misty, and she wanted to speak, but she stopped herself.

"She's not worth your loyalty." She could see the sincerity in Yao'er's heart, and a strange feeling flashed in her heart. That middle-aged woman had really lost her treasure.

"Your servant, Yao'er, kowtows to the wangfei …" Yao'er didn't continue following Duan Mu Yan's instructions. Instead, she respectfully bowed and replied.

"Come with me, Housekeeper Zhou. Take me to see Zi Min …" His gaze shifted away from Yao'er. She liked Yao'er, he liked his for no reason. Zhou Jing walked in front when he heard his voice. In the time it took for half an incense stick to burn, Yao'er, who was behind Duan Mu Yan, suddenly spoke up.

"Royal Consort … This is the road to the Spring Festival … " Although Yao'er didn't voice her doubts, her eyes flashed with a trace of cowardice and suspicion. Noticing Yao'er standing there silently, Duan Mu's smile turned into a smile as she retreated to Yao'er's side.

"With your intelligence, you wouldn't think that I spent a thousand taels of silver just to sell you to the Spring Festival, right?" Her gaze was filled with vitality as she stared at the woman before her. This matter concerned her fate, yet she was able to remain so calm. This sort of shrewd character wasn't something that just anyone could possess.

"Your servant didn't consider herself. With your status, going to such a place would arouse criticism …" Yao'er lowered her eyes in response, not a single flaw could be seen on her face. Regardless of the authenticity of the words, to be able to hear Yao'er's words, Duan Mu Yan was already extremely happy in her heart.

"It's fine. I know what I'm doing. Let's go …" Duan Mu Yan nodded in gratification. She then continued walking forward until she reached the back door of the Spring Festival.

Compared to the front door, the back door was completely empty. Other than the two guards, there was almost no one outside.

"Who are you people?" The gatekeeper spoke coldly, blocking Zhou Jun's path.

"I heard that you want to sell some ignorant girls. Let's take a look, money isn't a problem!" As Zhou Jing spoke, he gave each of the gatekeepers two gold ingots. As the saying goes, money can make a fool of itself. After the two of them received the silver, they naturally returned to report. However, after a while, Duan Muyan, Zhou Shuren, and Yao'er entered the Yi Chun Yuan School's back door.

"You guys came together?" Do you want men or women? " At this moment, the turtle, Zhao Si, was courteously walking over to Duan Mu Yan's side as he inquired.

"Why is there a guy in the Spring Festival?" Duan Mu Yan frowned. It seemed that he was ignorant and ill-informed.

"Of course there is. You don't know that some guests have all sorts of hobbies, and even brothels have to raise a few white-faced scholars. However, there are also those who don't listen, so there are both male and female guests. Or is there someone else? " As Zhao Si spoke, he took out the key from his waist and opened the door.

When the door opened, a fishy stench assaulted their noses. Duan Mu Yan intended to cover her nose, but just as she was about to enter, she was stopped by Zhou Han.

"Mistress, why don't we let them call Zi Min out?" Zhou Jing suggested. Duan Mu Yan did not say anything. With a light wave of her lily-white hand, she walked in first. Looking at the women whose clothes were messed up and their bodies were covered in wounds on the firewood, Duan Mu Yan couldn't help but sigh with emotion. Royal father, this is the river that you are controlling.

"Look, everyone is here. We can buy whoever we want, but we have a fixed price here, so there's no need to haggle over the price!" Zhao Si walked in front and pointed at the dying woman on the ground and continued, "This is Qiao Ting. She refused to accept guests no matter what, and even beat the customer up. That person is Liu Ziqiao. "Hmph …" If it was before, she would definitely take out all the silver from her body in exchange for their freedom. But now, Duan Mu Yan understood that in this world, there was no one who could be her savior. They could only survive by relying on themselves.

"If you don't even have your life, what's the use of talking about integrity? "Only by living can there be hope …" "Everyone here," said Duan Muyan coolly, as if she were talking to Liu Ziqiao. Only when Zhao Si pointed to a woman covered in blood and told Duan Mu Yan her name was Zi Min did Duan Mu Yan stop her footsteps. She only stopped when Zhao Si pointed to a woman covered in blood and told Duan Mu Yan her name was Zi Min, only then did Duan Mu Yan stop her footsteps.