My reborn husband and son are thinking about how to kill me every day.

Just then, Ji Yunshuang heard footsteps. She tiptoed and quickly vaulted onto the roof beam.

The moment her feet touched the roof beam, she flashed into the space.

As soon as she entered the space, she heard voices outside.

"Is this today's new stock?" A square-faced woman looked the girls in the woodshed up and shook her head with dissatisfaction.

"I've already chosen the best based on looks. Don't worry, I've been dealing with girls for decades, and I know better than anyone what makes a good girl."

These dolls are just starving right now and don't look very promising. But they all have excellent natural talent; with a little nurturing, they'll become beautiful.

The madam was just arguing with her trusted matron about how to deal with the gentleman in the private room when someone from above arrived.

She nervously replied with a few words, cautiously probing, "Didn't we just send over a batch a few days ago? Were there none that you were satisfied with? Why are you in such a hurry? And why did you come all the way here in person?"

The square-faced woman's brows furrowed, and she looked at her with a warning, saying, "Don't ask questions that aren't your business."

The madam hurriedly smiled ingratiatingly, "It's not that I'm inquiring, it's just... a customer came to my shop, and he seems... very wealthy, and he's not satisfied with any of the girls in our establishment, it seems he also has... you know—"

Before she could finish speaking, the square-faced woman interrupted her coldly, "Why would that important person come to your place? Did you slip up somewhere and give someone something to use against you, so they're deliberately testing you?"

The madam trembled and stammered, "No...no...that can't be! I'm usually very careful."

"You call this being careful?" The square-faced woman glared at her fiercely. "You'd better not pry into this kind of thing again. If you do it again so recklessly, you'll lose your head."

The madam shrank back slightly, and the square-faced woman said again, "The lady in the private room, I'll have Xiao Qi bring her some tea."

As she spoke, she snapped her fingers into the air.

Suddenly, a man emerged from the shadows.

When Ji Yunshuang watched the person's foot land on the ground as lightly as a feather, without making a sound, her heart suddenly raced.

I was glad I hadn't underestimated this brothel. As soon as I climbed onto the roof beam, I hid in the space and looked out through it.

Otherwise, given the skill of this bodyguard, he would have probably spotted her as soon as he arrived!

At the same time, a hint of doubt arose in her mind.

Who exactly is this square-faced woman? And why is she accompanied by such a skilled fighter?

Also, the important figure with unusual fetishes that the madam mentioned was probably a cuckolded guy in disguise, who took her advice!

I don't know if he's alert or not. If he's not...

She might really have to leave the father behind and keep the children, leaving the two children without a father.

Meanwhile, Xiao Qi carried tea into the private room, only to find a silver ingot on the table, and the room was already empty.

Upon learning that the guests in the room had left, the madam breathed a sigh of relief, but a sense of worry lingered in her heart, and she cautiously looked at Fang Ping.

This woman is Fatty's right-hand woman; I wonder what she'll say to Fatty about what happened today. Will she be punished...?

"I will report today's events truthfully to my superiors."

After Fang Ping finished speaking, she got into the carriage and drove away with a carriage full of girls.

At the same time, Fu Ci was wearing an undergarment, his face cold, sitting in Wei Shizhan's carriage.

Looking at his expression, Wei Shizhan couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Brother Fu, you've actually met your end?"

Fu Ci's face was as cold as frost, her gaze sharp as lightning, as she shot towards him. Wei Shizhan quickly suppressed a laugh.

But after holding back for a while, he couldn't help but say, "Brother Fu, no, how could someone steal your clothes? I really can't understand it! Does that person have a death wish? Daring to mess with the big boss."

Fu Ci looked at him coldly and said, "Are you happy?"

"No, no, no!"

Wei Shizhan quickly suppressed a laugh and explained, "I just find it unbelievable how that person managed to steal your clothes. Putting aside your bodyguards, just considering your skills... it doesn't make sense!"

Fu Ci said, "Once we leave the outer city, I've sent my guards to do other things."

Wei Shizhan thought to himself, "No wonder," otherwise, why would he have suffered such humiliation? But even without the guards around, the man who could defeat Fu Ci was no slouch either. Curious, he couldn't help but ask, "Did you see clearly who robbed your clothes?"

Fu Ci's expression worsened.

Judging from his expression, Wei Shizhan knew that not only had his clothes stolen, but he hadn't even seen who had stolen them.

I thought to myself, no wonder he was so angry!

This is truly humiliating!

"It seems that due to the influx of refugees, this outer city is truly a mixed bag," Wei Shizhan said meaningfully. "However, although it is a mixed bag, a large number of talented people have also poured into Jiangzhou."

Fu Ci understood what he meant, but did not respond.

*

While Xiao Qi was delivering tea, Ji Yunshuang quickly slipped into Fang Ping's carriage and hid inside.

Hiding in the space, she followed Fang Ping's carriage all the way to a village in the suburbs.

From the outside, this village looks like an inconspicuous little village.

But once inside, she discovered that dozens of girls of varying ages were being raised there.

These girls were all emaciated and looked like they had been recently bought from refugees.

The village may appear loose and unassuming on the outside, but it is actually very well-managed inside.

The people working inside never seem to gossip or chat.

Taking advantage of the concealment of the space, Ji Yunshuang hid in the shadows several times, but failed to obtain any useful information from these people.

These girls who were bought were provided with food and taught reading, writing, music, calligraphy, painting, and other skills.

The girls who had just been bought felt like they had fallen into a paradise, and couldn't believe that such good days were waiting for them.

Ji Yunshuang certainly didn't believe that these people would be so kind as to pull such a stunt just for the sake of providing welfare.

She hid in the space, observing secretly, until she was completely familiar with the terrain of the manor, before quietly leaving the manor to reunite with Gao Lan and the others.

When Ji Yunshuang returned to the city gate, Gao Lan, Lu Yinheng, and Zhu Dong'e had already been waiting there for quite some time.

By now, Lu Yinheng had already changed back into his old clothes. Zhu Dong'e looked at Ji Yunshuang with red eyes, worried and apologetic.

"Ji, why did you come back from that direction?" Gao Lan greeted Ji Yunshuang with a beaming smile, "We were worried that if you didn't come soon, the city gates would be closed. We didn't expect you to have left the city gates so early."

Ji Yunshuang glanced at Lu Yinheng and said, "I was lucky enough to hitch a ride in someone else's carriage. I remembered you were still waiting for me at the city gate, so I came back to tell you."

"Ah!" Gao Lan stared in disbelief, unable to believe that the intelligent Ji Yunshuang would make such a foolish mistake.

Seeing her stunned expression, Ji Yunshuang laughed and said, "Sister Gao, did you really mean it? I was just kidding! I had something to do earlier, so I went out of the city gate first."

"I knew it! How could Sister Ji make such a foolish mistake?"

Gao Lan scolded, "You naughty sister, you know your sister isn't very bright, yet you still tease me."

Amidst their laughter and banter, the oxcart swayed and wobbled its way toward Shuanghe Village.