Traveling through ancient times: daily life on the run

Time flies by like a white horse passing by.

Everything is ready, and all that is left is for Master Zhu to go to Hongxiang Pavilion to redeem Miss Ling Hong.

After staying in the capital of the feudal dynasty for two months and three days, Qin Bingrui felt that he was almost getting used to Miss Ling Hong's identity. It was too shocking, and he had to escape quickly.

In order to earn more money to spend on the road, he tried his best to entertain guests during this period. Fortunately, Miss Ling Hong was selling her art but not her body. As a man, Qin Bingrui knew very well what men liked. In short, he could just bear with her touching her hands and hugging her waist.

Sister Luo Yu and Xia Liang in the dream had an even harder life, so his little suffering was nothing compared to it.

Fortunately, the composite crossbow that Master Zhu built from Grandpa Lin was very successful. After several trials, the range was over 45 zhang (150 meters), and its lethality was even several times stronger than that of traditional crossbows.

Mr. Zhu is a man of his word and arrived as scheduled.

In a clean and elegant room, Mr. Zhu sat in the main seat, and my mother and Miss Ling Hong sat on each side.

When my mother heard that Mr. Zhu wanted to redeem Miss Jinghong, she was so surprised that she slammed the armchair three times.

Qin Bingrui frowned and asked, "Auntie, doesn't your hand hurt?"

"Mr. Zhu, you are a dignified..." One should not be too confident and should stop at the point. "Do you really want to redeem Miss Ling Hong? Do you know what this means?"

"It means she will go from being a pariah to a commoner."

"I mean, you brought a prostitute home, aren't you afraid of what others will say?"

"It seems that mom still cares about Miss Ling Hong. Are you afraid that she will suffer?"

The fan in Mr. Zhu's hand was opened, folded, and opened again, repeatedly. Qin Bingrui wanted to snatch the fan, tear it into pieces, and throw it away.

How can a grown man play so fancy? It's annoying to watch.

"What harm can you get by entering Mr. Zhu's mansion? It's just..." Mom laughed flatteringly, which gave Qin Bingrui goosebumps.

"Mom, just tell me if you have any requests."

"Master Zhu knows that Miss Ling Hong is the most popular girl in our Hongxiang Pavilion and a well-known courtesan in the entire capital. If she leaves, how much do you think our Hongxiang Pavilion will lose?"

If you want money, then you want money. How can you be so unreasonable? Qin Bingrui's butt started to itch from sitting so hard. If he hadn't seen the other two people there, he would have wanted to reach out and scratch it.

"Of course I understand, that's why I came here with Mom to discuss the price. If I think it's reasonable, then any amount of money needed to redeem you will be a small matter."

Qin Bingrui's mouth twitched. Is Mr. Zhu stupid? If he said that, the old madam would surely burst into laughter and would definitely ask for a huge sum of money.

"Well, Mom, I'm old and ugly now, and I don't think the business of Hongxiang Pavilion will last much longer. I wanted to save some money and quit this dirty business as soon as possible. If Mr. Zhu really wants to redeem Miss Ling Hong, I won't ask for much.

Fifty thousand taels of gold will do!"

Qin Bingrui suddenly jumped up. If Master Zhu had not been there, he would have rushed up and slapped the madam twice in the face.

There was no obvious change on Master Zhu's face. He lowered his eyes, raised the corners of his lips slightly, and revealed a cunning and evil charm.

"Mom is a discerning person. Miss Ling Hong is stunningly beautiful and talented. As the saying goes, she is both outstanding in both beauty and talent. She is worth the price."

Qin Bingrui glared at Mr. Zhu and said, "You're saying such nice things, kid. Don't you want to redeem me?"

"But as a young master, I can't just redeem a prostitute casually. If you really want to, I'll find someone else to talk to. If you don't, then you have to think about whether this Hongxiang Pavilion can continue to operate."

"How much is Mr. Zhu willing to pay?" Mom gritted her teeth. As long as it wasn't less than ten thousand taels of gold, she could still endure it. She knew Mr. Zhu's abilities. She had originally thought that he often came to see Miss Ling Hong and that he was deeply in love with her, but in the end, he still had to find someone else to redeem her. Ha, what a man!

Qin Ruirui naturally didn't want Master Zhu to spend more money on this greedy madam, and he also wanted a kickback. Master Zhu had originally planned to offer a maximum of 10,000 taels of gold. If he could help cut some of the cost this time, wouldn't the rest be his?

"Five thousand taels of gold, no more."

Just give it a 10% discount and let you suck blood.

As soon as Qin Bingrui opened her mouth, the madam and Master Zhu turned to look at her at the same time. It was the first time they saw a woman who was about to be redeemed bargaining for him.

"Ms. Ling Hong, I have no objection to you siding with Mr. Zhu's mother, but you should know how much money she has invested in you over the years. She treats you well, a hundred times better than the other sisters."

Qin Bingrui leaned her body sideways, looking lazy, as if she wanted to cross her legs and shake them a few times. Alas, being a woman in ancient times had to follow so many rules, it was really difficult!

"Mom, the money I made for you is more than a hundred times what the other sisters made. It should be at least a thousand times, right?"

Master Zhu raised his drooping eyes and looked at the woman opposite him, the corners of his mouth unconsciously raised. This Miss Ling Hong is always unexpectedly interesting.

She held up three fingers to her mother and said, "Three thousand taels of gold. If you still have objections, I'll give you more than that."

"You, you, you..." Mom kept spitting out three "yous," unable to utter a single word. "You have no right to negotiate with me. Your indenture is in my hands. What right do you have to say anything?"

If it weren't for respecting the order of this society, with Qin Bingrui's strength, he would have sold his indentures and run away with a large amount of Venus jewelry long ago. There would be no need to argue with this old lady.

Of course, he mainly wanted to get more huge rewards from Mr. Zhu, and this trick was the best.

He ignored his mother and asked Master Zhu with a smile, "Master Zhu, what's the most you're willing to pay? If I chop off what you've given me, can you give me the rest as a reward?"

While bargaining in front of his mother, Master Zhu couldn't stop smiling. It was really interesting to get to know this Miss Ling Hong. Now he just had to wait and see what tricks she would play.

Then he stretched out a finger.

Qin Bingrui nodded to show that he understood. He originally thought that it would be at most five thousand taels of gold. It seems that Master Zhu still values his talent very much. He is indeed a good brother.

Mom's eyes widened, thinking Miss Ling Hong was crazy about money. No girl had ever dared to go against her like this. Did she really think she could rely on the prince? Humph, she was still too young and too naive.

Qin Bingrui took out a small and exquisite dagger that had been sterilized with high temperature from his sleeve.

He sneered at Miss Ling Hong's originally flawless face: "Three thousand taels of gold, if you can't do it, it will be gone with this one blow!"

Mom didn't believe that she really dared to stab herself in the face. If the knife went down, would a weak woman like her with a disfigured face be able to enter the prince's mansion? She'd be dreaming!

With a "swish" sound, she stroked her beautiful right cheek from the ear to the corner of her mouth.

Mr. Zhu's pupils dilated instantly. He had just thought she was just threatening him.

This woman is indeed crazy, but it's very interesting. I'm afraid the imperial physician in Prince Ning's mansion will be very busy.

"Two thousand taels."

"You, you, you..." Mom was about to faint. No matter how many years of social experience she had, she couldn't stand being played like this.

Qin Bingrui did not stop and continued to draw a cross from the corner of the eye. It was so perfect that this too perfect face would be a burden if it went out.

"One thousand taels."

"Okay, okay, stop it!"

If this continues, I'm afraid Mr. Zhu won't be willing to pay a penny, and it will be useless to stay in Hongxiang Pavilion. It's useless!

Mom was in tears. She was really crazy, really crazy.

The temperaments of women who came out of brothels were changeable, and no one changed as much as she did. My mother thought it was her fault for the first time, so from then on, those girls had to sign and seal to ensure the redemption fee.

Qin Bingrui's mouth was grinning. Earning nine thousand taels of gold from two scars was really worth it!

Blood flowed down her pale cheek. She took out a sterilized handkerchief from her bosom and covered her right face with it, shouting to Master Zhu: "Come on, accompany me to the clinic!"

Mr. Zhu was confused the whole time.

Alas, it’s a good thing that she is leaving. If a woman like this stays in the house, it may not be a good thing.