The Virgin Mary in the Book: I Decide My Life with Two Swords

Cangyue Kingdom - Quezhou - Chunfengdu

Just as Ye Ling and the madam were at a stalemate, Jin Niang suddenly appeared at the door: "Mom, let me have a few drinks with Master Ye!"

The madam was a little surprised: "Jinniang, why...why did you come out?"

Jin Niang paid little attention to the madam, but knelt slightly to greet Ye Ling and Yue Chi, saying, "My two lords, I can have a few drinks with you. I'll let Sister Rou'er prepare a little."

"Brother Ye, I think it's okay," Yue Chi couldn't help laughing.

"Then for Jinniang's sake, I'll wait for two quarters of an hour." Ye Ling sat down. Jinniang had surprised her. This was only the second time, and she took the initiative. It seemed that Yao Qi's charm was not that great!

The madam had no choice but to leave and go find Rouer.

Jinniang then spoke, "My lord, you may not know this, but after you left yesterday, I received a few more guests. They were all traveling together, so I asked that girl to serve them all by herself. They went a little overboard, so Rou'er had trouble getting out of bed today, let alone receiving guests."

"What? I don't know. Then you should send someone to tell them that I don't want Rou'er anymore. Let her have a good rest!" Ye Ling could only say this. Everyone has their own destiny, and she would not sympathize too much with a stranger.

"Thank you for your understanding, sir."

Ye Ling smiled slightly: "I just wanted to find someone to drink with. I wanted to find another girl, but I was afraid of being abrupt, so I found someone I know."

"It's nothing abrupt. I can see that you are not a womanizer. You are probably just here for a drink. I can keep you company."

"Thank you very much, young lady. I just came to Quezhou to play for a few days."

"Your Excellency is well-dressed. Why don't you go to the Noble House?"

"It gets boring after playing there for a long time. It's always the Noble House, and I'm tired of it. I just happened to hear about the girl's legendary story, so I came here because of her reputation."

Jinniang smiled bitterly: "How can a prostitute be legendary? She is just a plaything for men."

"Miss, why do you have to belittle yourself? Aren't you and Mr. Lu deeply in love? Mr. Lu has spent a lot of money on you, and the news has spread. However, I really don't understand. Since Mr. Lu is so rich, why doesn't he redeem you and buy you a house outside to live in, which is better than here?" Ye Ling asked.

"He has a family. In the capital, I'm just a dispensable person. Why would he redeem me? Here, I'll be in darkness forever. Once he gets tired of playing with me and stops coming, I'll end up like Rou'er."

"I'm sorry, maybe I shouldn't ask this, but can you redeem yourself?"

"Yes, I can, but where can I go after redeeming myself? My mother is from the building, and I grew up here. I have no relatives in this world."

"What about your mother?"

"They died a long time ago. They died of dirty diseases. The girls in this building all have the same fate. Someone dies every day. Some are raped to death by customers, some die of dirty diseases, and some are beaten to death for being disobedient. Here, women's lives are worse than those of pigs and dogs." Jinniang became more and more sad as she spoke, and couldn't help crying.

Ye Ling was also helpless: "This only proves that men are not good people."

"Hmm?" Yue Chi, who was drinking and watching the show, said, "Brother Ye, you can't just kill everyone with one blow. I never come to places like this, let alone bully girls."

"Really? But why did I hear that Brother Yue is a frequent visitor to the Guiren Pavilion?"

"Can the Noble House be the same as this place?"

"Master Yue is right. This place cannot be compared with the Noble House. If the girls in the Noble House are bullied, the superiors will protect them, but the girls here are worthless. Moreover, most of the guests in the Noble House are rich people or literati, while most of the people here are from all walks of life," Jinniang said softly.

"People go to high places and water flows to low places. You can redeem yourself. If you really have nowhere to go, you can also go to the Guiren Pavilion to sing songs to make a living. It's better than waiting here for a man who may not come back. Didn't you say last night that there are not many days left for Mr. Lu to pay you. If he doesn't come, you will have to accept customers. Are you willing?" Ye Ling said and glanced at Yue Chi.

Yue Chi immediately understood and said, "Jinniang, Brother Ye is right. If you want to wait for Mr. Lu, the only way out is to redeem yourself and then go to the Guiren Pavilion. With your looks, you can be a prostitute. For the next few years, no one will force you to receive customers, so you will have time to wait for others."

"But... the Guiren Mansion doesn't accept anyone on weekdays. The girls there are either trained from childhood or are the wives of officials who have committed crimes. I can't get in at all. After redeeming myself, I have no way to make a living, and I don't dare leave here."

"That's easy. I'll tell the Lord of Youlou, and I can even get him to allow you to be a prostitute forever."

"Do you also know Master Youlou?" Jinniang was somewhat skeptical. After all, how many truths could a man who came here tell?

"I live in Guiren. If you have figured it out, you can come find me. Just tell me my last name. I'm wandering alone in the world. Every time I come to Quezhou for business, I stay at Guiren Hall."

"Young Master, you haven't got married yet?"

"nature"

The next few people chatted with each other and got along very well. Ye Ling brainwashed Jinniang completely. Although Yue Chi didn't understand what Ye Ling was going to do, he also joined in.

Before leaving, Ye Ling gave Jinniang a tip on the surface of being rich, but in his heart he was thinking of asking Nangong Che to reimburse him. He shouldn't have to pay for it himself, so at least he had to share it.

After leaving Chunfeng Ferry, Yue Chi quickly asked out his curiosity: "Do you know Youming Lang? This person is not easy to deal with. It is said that he never shows up."

"Not showing up? I think he's doing pretty well. By the way, tomorrow is July 7th!"

"What do you think? Gu Feixiang is probably in seclusion tonight, preparing for tomorrow's battle, but you are visiting a brothel and taking me with you," Yue Chi said.

"Two envoys from Langya Pavilion are visiting a brothel together. Hey~ we're going to be famous!" Ye Ling said with a smile.

Yue Chi also smiled: "Emissary Ye, although I don't know what your intention is tonight, I can clearly see that you are inviting Jinniang to join the game."

"I have something that requires her to join in order to gain anything. Chunfeng Ferry is too chaotic and I'm not familiar with it, so I have to move her to a place where I can control it at all times."

"Then you should redeem her, so as to avoid any more troubles."

"I want to, but I'm a woman. What's the point of redeeming her? But..." Ye Ling paused and thought for a moment, "Envoy Yue, you've reminded me that this matter should be done sooner rather than later."

"Then can you go back and rest tonight? Tomorrow is no joke. Gu Feixiang is not She Zhao, nor is he Wu Gui. You have to be full of energy to fight him," Yue Chi said.

"I know, I know. Why are you even more talkative than my senior brother? I'm going back to rest now. You should go back too!"

"I bet you won't go back to rest"

"You're talking nonsense," Ye Ling said and flew away.

A quarter of an hour later, inside the posthouse, Black Hawk looked at the newcomer and asked, "Why are you here so late at night, dressed like this, and not sleeping?"

"Of course! You are indeed a master. Among so many people, you are the only one who found me," said Ye Ling.

"What happened last time won't happen again"

Ye Ling was too lazy to say more: "Looking for your prince, it's a big deal."

"Night Envoy" Yue Kun came out: "Your Highness is resting. If you have anything to say, I can make the decision."

"That's good. There's a girl named Jinniang in Chunfeng Ferry. You should find a way to get the madam to release her. However, you have to do all this in my name, Master Ye."

Yue Kun was confused: "Tomorrow is the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. Instead of getting some rest, you came here in the middle of the night just to redeem this prostitute?"

"Can you do it? If not, I'll find someone else."

"Okay, okay, okay, I'll take charge of this matter and do it for you, Mr. Ye, okay?"

"Reliable, don't forget, this matter is very important. I'm leaving now." Ye Ling left quietly again.

After Ye Ling left, Yue Kun returned to the room: "Your Highness, what do you think?"

Nangong Che was fiddling with the chess pieces and was not asleep: “We just found out that Yao Qi might have had contact with this Jin Niang, and she came.”

"The spies from Chunfengdu said that Ye Ling has been there for two consecutive days. She disguised herself as a man to fish for Jinniang and also asked for Yao Qi's portrait. It seems that she is ahead of us. But since she found out by herself and has a way to fish for her, why did she ask you to redeem her?" Yue Kun didn't quite understand.

Nangong Che smiled: "Jingchuan said that this girl loves money like her life, and it is obvious that she does not want to pay the ransom. Do as she says, keep a close eye on Jinniang, and replace all the people at the city gate with our people. Once Yao Qi enters the city, report immediately."

"Yes," Yue Kun responded.

Ye Ling left the inn, went up and down all the way, and came to the Guiren Pavilion, landing accurately on the ceiling of Youminglang's room. Playful, she gently removed two tiles, wanting to see what the other party was doing.

"Hmm~" Pigeon reminded with a helpless look on his face.

"Shh~" Ye Ling asked the pigeon to keep quiet. She saw a beautiful woman in the house drinking with Youminglang, and the two were behaving intimately.

"Miss Ye" Pigeon came up and said: "Let's go down!"

"Don't talk, I need to take a look. Maybe there will be a big scene, hehe..." Ye Ling smiled evilly.

"My master will kill me if he finds out, please get down quickly," the pigeon begged.

"Tsk, so boring." Ye Ling rushed in through the window in an instant.

"Ah~" the woman stood up in shock: "Someone come..."

"That's enough," You Ming Lang scolded, looking at Ye Ling with some surprise: "Tomorrow is the seventh day of the seventh month, why are you still hanging around here?"

"That's the same thing again. Many people reminded me today that tomorrow is July 7th." Ye Ling sat down and poured himself a cup of tea. "I'm so thirsty. I almost died of exhaustion running around all night."

"Hu Zi, go prepare the room and let Ye Sishi rest quickly," You Minglang ordered.

"Wait, Sanjian, don't worry, I'll give you the money. There's one more thing. A woman named Jinniang will come to see me. If I'm not here, you must keep her. Please, Huzi." Ye Ling smiled slightly.

Hu Zi felt a little embarrassed: "Don't worry, Ye Sishi, I will tell the people at the door not to let anyone go."

"Thank you very much." Ye Ling finished drinking and stood up, saying as he walked out: "Brother You, sorry to bother you, you guys continue, I'm going to sleep."