The Empress traveled through time and space, and she fought for supremacy in the troubled times

The loud noise startled Yuchang. She wiped the tears from her face and rushed from the backyard to the front hall.

The noise woke up many sleeping women, who all leaned against the attic corridor to check what was going on.

At this time, the madam came out with several pimps.

"Who dares to mess up my place?"

A middle-aged woman walked out angrily, and when she saw Chen Yuanshu standing in the hall with a dozen people, she paused for a moment.

After recognizing the man, the madam immediately came over with a smile and asked, "What brings General Chen here?"

"My Lord has ordered that Xingchun Tower be confiscated from now on."

The madam's face turned pale upon hearing this. "This...this...I didn't do anything. The girls here were all bought by me, but I didn't rob them."

Chen Yuanshu looked around and found that almost all the women in the building were there.

The oldest one is no more than eighteen or nineteen years old, and the youngest one is probably only eleven or twelve years old.

"Are you confused or something? Take your group of harlots and leave now. Isn't the money you've earned enough these years enough?"

"You are simply going too far. My lord, you can do this. This is seizure."

The madam obviously doesn't want to leave. Although business is much slower now, it is still much better than doing other things.

A girl bought for two or three taels of silver can earn you hundreds of taels of silver.

Just buy it when you die.

She gave those pimps a look.

After receiving her gaze, several pimps rushed towards Chen Yuanshu and the others.

I originally thought that there was a huge difference in strength between men and women, and that they would be able to suppress each other, but in less than half a minute, they both fell to the ground.

After the first pimp was killed by Chen Yuanshu, the woman in Xingchunlou let out a brief scream, then covered her mouth tightly to prevent herself from making any sound.

Looking at the blood on the ground, the madam knew that the situation was hopeless.

"I...I'm moving out now."

The madam turned around and prepared to take all the belongings she had accumulated over the years and escape, but she had just taken a few steps when a big knife pierced her abdomen.

"We were attacked, and we still wanted to escape unscathed. But it's too late."

This was the scene that Nong Yue saw when he was helped out by Hua Ying.

The brothel owner who forced them to entertain customers, never cared about them, and caused countless girls to die, fell to the ground and could never get up again.

Before the girls could react, they heard Chen Yuanshu's voice coming from the hall.

"Where do you madams and these pimps live?"

"In the backyard over there."

While the group was still in a daze, Yuchang spoke and pointed inside.

"Thank you."

Seeing Chen Yuanshu being so polite, and without the contempt she often saw in his eyes, Yu Chang was stunned for a moment. She shook her head and said, "No need."

After knowing the location, Chen Yuanshu sent several people to search their room.

She looked around at the people who seemed at a loss, "Come out for a moment."

After a while, all the girls in Xingchunlou came out.

There are forty-two people in total.

Looking at their anxious faces, Chen Yuanshu slowed his voice and said, "My lord is merciful and cannot bear to see you suffer, so he sent us here to rescue you today."

At this time, a female soldier came out with a wooden box and handed it to Chen Yuanshu.

When I opened it, I saw that it was filled with indentures.

Place the wooden box on the table.

"This is your indenture. Come up and take it. From now on, you will be free."

Seeing that no one dared to come forward, Yuchang adjusted her hair, bravely walked to the wooden box and took out her indentureship contract.

Looking at that thin piece of paper, this is their bondage and their shackles.

Just because of this piece of paper, they can only stay here for the rest of their lives.

After Yuchang successfully obtained the indenture contract, some people came out one after another and took out their own indenture contracts from the wooden box.

When they received the contract of sale, several girls had tears in their eyes and wiped them away secretly.

Nong Yue looked at the indenture contract in her hand and her eyes couldn't help but turn red.

It’s great that I will no longer be a slave when I die. Huaying can also be free and leave this cannibalistic place.

"Alright, everyone has received their indentures, right?"

"I got it. Thank you, sir."

"The Lord gives you two choices. One, leave on your own, and your money will not be taken away. Two, live in the small house purchased by the Lord. Make your choice."

The girls looked at each other.

After waiting for a while, several girls came out and knelt beside Chen Yuanshu. "Thank you, lord, thank you, sir. We... want to go home."

Unlike others who were sold here, these girls came here voluntarily to make life better for their families.

As for the rest, all of them were sold here by their parents.

Now that they are free, they can still go there.

It’s better to live together like here and have a companion.

Chen Yuanshu nodded, "Is there anyone else?"

Seeing that no one stepped forward, she looked at Qin Wan and Bai Zhi behind her, "Doctor Qin, I'll leave this to you.

Qin Wan shook her head. "It's okay."

She found a place to sit down with her medicine box and looked at the group of girls. "Come here, my lord is kind, let me take a look at you."

While others were still reacting to this sentence, Huaying pulled Nong Yue over.

"Doctor Qin, please take a look at Sister Nong Yue."

Qin Wan glanced at the pale-faced woman and had a rough guess in his mind.

"sit down."

After Nong Yue sat down, he stretched out his wrist and took out a handkerchief with his other hand to cover his wrist.

"Dr. Qin, this handkerchief is clean and won't dirty your hands."

Who can afford to see the girls in the brothel?

Especially this dirty disease, everyone despises it.

Looking at the handkerchief in her hand, Qin Wan took it away and put his hand on it.

Seeing that the person in front of her did not show any disdain at all, Nong Yue bent the hand on her leg towards her palm.

When he took the pulse, Qin Wan knew that his guess was correct.

He removed his hand from her wrist, "Your illness..."

Nong Yue smiled with relief, "Doctor Qin, please be frank. I know I won't live long."

"No, I can cure your disease, but you've been drinking mercury for a long time, and your internal organs have been damaged. I can only protect you for ten years."

"ten years."

Nong Yue murmured softly.

"That's enough, that's enough."

Ten years, she still has ten years left, and can live ten years in freedom.

very nice.

Qin Wan handed her the written prescription and asked, "Is this a prescription for treating this disease or for internal treatment?"

Nong Yue took the prescription and said, "Thank you, Doctor Qin. I'll give you the money."

"No money is needed. As I said, it was the Lord's kindness that allowed me to come. If you want to express gratitude, thank the Lord."

She tightened her grip on Fangzi's hand, realizing that there were people who cared about the life and death of lowly people like them.

"Well, thank you, my lord, and thank you, Doctor Qin."

She raised her head and looked at Qin Wan. "Please ask Doctor Qin to tell the lord for me. I have only one life left. If there is anything I can do for the lord, please let me know."

"Well, I'll bring it back next."

The illnesses of the girls here are all similar, and among them, Nong Yue's is the most serious.

After more than half an hour, he had examined all the illnesses of the people here.

Seeing that everyone was holding the prescription, Chen Yuanshu also stood up from the side.

"Anyone who wants to go home, please leave."

Hearing this, the few people who wanted to leave kowtowed to them again, went back to the house, picked up their bags and walked out of this place full of bones.

Looking at the rest of the people, he said, "You guys go and pack up, I will take you to the house that the lord bought."

A quarter of an hour later.

All the girls returned to the hall with their bags on their backs.

"let's go."

Youshi.

The sun hasn't completely set yet.

Nong Yue felt the warm sunlight shining on her body, "Huaying, we are truly free."

……

The house that Yunzhi bought was indeed not big, and it would take three or four people to live in one room.

But these girls are very happy because this will be their home from now on.

Thirty-six people sat on the floor in the living room, discussing what kind of business they would start to make a living in the future.

Finally, Nong Yue made the final decision, "Let's open a rouge and powder shop, what do you think?"

Yuchang raised her head proudly, "I can do anything."

The others also echoed: "Okay, this is it."

The thirty-six people looked at each other and smiled.

Who would have thought that the rouge and powder shops they opened to make a living would eventually spread across the country.

What Yun Zhi never expected was that these seemingly insignificant women actually gave her a push on the road to achieving great things.