Red Mansion: Holding Space and Marrying Like the Sea

Li Gui was very pleased to see Luqi pretending to be strong despite being obviously terrified. He said without any precautions, "It's like this. Chunxianglou sent someone to ask the master for the redemption fee for the young lady."

Luqi was a little confused after hearing this and asked in confusion: "Brother Li Gui, why don't you just give them the money? Why do you want me to go there?"

Li Gui looked at the delicate, delicate, and beautiful woman before him and couldn't help but sigh. He said, "What a sin! Although this is true, there is indeed not enough money in the palace's accounts to pay the ransom, and the money is all in the hands of the mistress. The master can't think of any good solution for the time being... Alas."

Hearing this, Luqi couldn't help but feel hopeless and helpless. Tears welled up in her eyes as she asked, "What should I do?"

Li Gui said with an embarrassed look on his face, "At the moment, it seems that I can only let you stay in Chunxiang Tower for a while. When the master raises enough money, he will naturally redeem you."

When Luqi heard this, she was struck by lightning. She never thought that she would end up like this and be sent back to the fireworks place that terrified her.

Luqi's face was pale, tears rolled down like beads from a broken string, and she choked and said to Li Gui, "I don't want to go back to that place, Brother Li Gui, please help me!" As she spoke, she grabbed Li Gui's sleeve tightly, as if grabbing the last straw.

Li Gui looked at Luqi and felt a little bit reluctant, but he was powerless to do anything.

"This is the master's order, and I cannot disobey it." Li Gui gently pushed Luqi's hand away. "But don't worry, the master will definitely raise the money as soon as possible to bring you back."

Luqi cried helplessly, tears falling like beads from a broken string. Her eyes were red and swollen, her voice trembling, as if the whole world had collapsed.

In the front hall, Jia Zheng looked at Luqi with indifference, and then said to the debt collectors: "You can take Luqi away! I won't redeem her." His tone was firm and resolute, as if he had made up his mind not to care about Luqi's life or death anymore.

The debt collectors exchanged a look of silence. They had assumed Jia Zheng would redeem Luqi even for the sake of his reputation, but they hadn't expected him to say such a thing. One of them couldn't help but scoff, "Master Jia is truly clever. You've come up with such a brilliant idea! You've already used up a beautiful young girl from our Chunxiang Tower, and now you say you won't redeem her. Do you really think we're fools?" Their words were filled with anger and dissatisfaction.

After hearing this, Jia Zheng's face turned very ugly. He hurriedly explained: "No, I didn't have Luqi..." But before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Luqi.

Luqi hurriedly knelt in front of Jia Zheng and cried, "Master, don't you like me anymore? Although I am as slender as a willow, I also know that a woman should not serve two husbands. Since I have made you so annoyed, I can only die to apologize. I only wish you a smooth life and a successful career." After that, she rushed towards the pillar in the house regardless of everything, wanting to use her life to prove her loyalty to Jia Zheng.

Luqi deliberately reduced the force when banging her head against the pillar, but her performance was remarkably convincing. She thought to herself, "I simply don't want to go back to that brothel, serving all sorts of older men every day. Even though I'm still a virgin, it's only because my bottom line hasn't been crossed yet. In other respects, I'll just let the customers have their fun."

Luqi's forehead was covered in blood, and her injuries looked serious, but in fact they were only superficial. She pretended to be dying, lying on the ground, looking at Jia Zheng with deep affection in her eyes, and said with difficulty: "I will go first..." After that, she pretended to be unconscious. Seeing this scene, Jia Zheng was greatly shocked. He thought that his charm was so great that a woman was willing to die to express her love for him. So he hurriedly ordered: "Li Gui, go to my study cabinet and get some silver for these stewards, and call a doctor to check Luyi's wound. Don't leave any scars."

After receiving the order, Li Gui hurried away and returned with the silver and the doctor after a while.

The doctor carefully examined Luqi's wound and said that it was not serious and she only needed to rest for a while. Hearing this, Jia Zheng's heart finally settled down.

Luqi slowly woke up and saw Jia Zheng standing by her bed with a concerned look on his face. She was secretly delighted. She called out "Master" in a deliberately weak voice, tears streaming down her cheeks.

Jia Zheng wiped her tears with a distressed look on his face and said softly, "Don't cry, take good care of yourself. When you recover from your injuries, I will definitely give you a proper status."

Luqi was delighted, but pretended to be reserved on the surface. She thanked Jia Zheng and lay down to rest. From then on, Luqi successfully escaped from the world of prostitution and stayed in the Jia Mansion, waiting to become Jia Zheng's concubine.