How to become a Taoist priest starting from a brothel

Lady Liu was even more puzzled: "That's not right. The Prince of Anle was only a child of about ten years old back then. How could he have such methods?"

A hint of mockery flashed across Madam He's face: "You underestimate that scoundrel. He's no good. Back in the palace, he had a few words with the late Emperor's seventh princess, and he secretly had her almost pushed into the lake. Later, after he heard that the seventh princess had gotten married, he bribed one of the princess's eunuchs to tell the prince consort that the princess had lost her virginity."

"How...how dare he?" Madam Liu asked, her face filled with disbelief.

Madam He sneered, "What wouldn't he dare to do? Back then, the late emperor didn't have many children left. Both Prince Anning and the current emperor were candidates for crown prince. Prince Anle had troops under his command, and the current emperor wanted to win him over. He had always indulged Prince Anle in the palace, which made him even more noble than some princesses."

"If that's the case, what conflict does he have with that girl, Jianniang?" Madam Liu's face also flashed with disgust, but she was still somewhat puzzled.

"It was just that when Princess Anning was in the palace, she accidentally saw him harassing a young eunuch, which reminded him that it was forbidden to be dissolute in the forbidden palace. Afterwards, she only reminded the then young Seventh Princess not to get close to that child, so as not to tarnish her reputation."

"Just because of this?" Madam Liu's eyes were not only filled with disbelief, but utterly incomprehensible.

“Yes, that’s why.” Madam He sighed deeply and continued, “We never took him seriously. But since the Emperor wanted to take action against Prince Anle, we sent people to find out why he attacked Yin Rong.”

"Why?" Madam Liu pressed.

"Why? I just want to see what that arrogant woman who looked down on me would think if she knew her daughter had become a bedmate for a thousand men. She called me filthy, but I'll make her bloodline taste what filth really means. If she hadn't died so quickly, I would have made her taste it herself. What a pity... what a pity..."

Thinking of the conversation between Prince Anle and his son in her memory, Madam He felt her blood rush to her head.

Seeing that she looked unwell, Madam Liu quickly patted her hand and asked, "Are you alright?"

Madam He closed her eyes, suppressing her anger, before saying, "He just wanted revenge."

"So that's how it is. No wonder he humiliated Luanqin and the other woman so much back then. Was there a reason for this?" Madam Liu immediately thought of Luanqin's unforeseen ordeal that day.

Madam He thought of the girl she had first met, with her delicate features and charming demeanor, but unfortunately, most of her body was no longer able to move, making her like a cripple. Her hatred for the dead Prince Anle grew even stronger: "Yes, he admitted to it. He was thinking that if he tortured a few more, he might run into Yin Rong."

“e=(′o｀*)))Alas…” Madam Liu sighed, “That child suffered an undeserved disaster on behalf of Yin Rong.”

"That's right..."

"boom!"

Just as Madam He was about to say something, she heard a soft sound outside, and stood up to walk out.

Upon exiting, she saw Luanqin sitting in the wheelchair designed by Liu Yin, struggling to figure out how to get up the stairs.

Seeing Madam He come out, her eyes lit up: "Madam He is here. I'm sorry to have disturbed your conversation with your wife."

Madam Liu came out at this moment and, seeing this, went down the steps to help her: "Don't worry about disturbing us, we were just chatting casually. What brings you here?"

Luanqin smiled gently: "I heard that a letter from a young lady had arrived, and I was really worried, so I came to ask about it."

Madam Liu's smile grew even wider. She looked at Luanqin, patted her head, and said, "Don't worry about her too much. Just take good care of yourself. If she finds out you're worrying about her again, she'll definitely nag you."

This wasn't untrue. Luanqin knew this in her heart. Similar things had happened before when she was in Huaicheng. Because she wanted to repay a debt of gratitude, she always stayed up late when proofreading books for Liu Yin. As a result, every time Liu Yin found out, he would nag her for not taking care of her health.

Over time, she gradually calmed down and stopped being in such a hurry.

At this moment, she looked like a young girl and said somewhat shyly, "I was worried because I hadn't seen her. Please don't tell on me."

Seeing her like this, Madam Liu felt even more affectionate towards her. She smiled and gently pushed her to settle her down in front of the table before saying, "Yes, yes, you sisters are so close. I would never do such an annoying thing for you."

After saying that, he continued to hold the letter and said to Luanqin, "You can take a look too. This child is really worrying. Now that she has arrived in Daicheng, according to her plan, she will slowly make her way here."

"This is good news!" Luanqin smiled as she took out the letter to read, tears streaming down her face as she read. "Finally, there's news. Thank goodness, thank goodness."

"Yes, finally some good news," Madam Liu said with a smile.

Luanqin carefully folded the letter before saying to Madam Liu, "Madam, I've heard that the wanted posters are plastered everywhere. Is it convenient for a young lady like you to come alone? Would you like someone to pick you up?"

Madam Liu smiled and took her hand, reassuring her, "Don't worry, you know her well. She's always been very resourceful. Now she's using that disguise technique, and she's brought along a sworn brother, with Zhu Mei by her side. She's as safe as you can be."

"That's good. I was terrified these past few days. But that sworn brother... can he be trusted?" Luanqin breathed a sigh of relief, but was still a little worried.

Madam Liu pulled her aside and said, "It's alright. She's now using a fake identity called Cui Jingyou and dressed as a man. The court would never guess that she has such methods."

Hearing this, Luanqin was completely relieved.

Seeing that she had sweated a bit on her face despite it being winter, Madam Liu was worried that she might have caught a cold. She quickly said, "Now you can relax. Go back and rest early. Have the maid cover you with a blanket so you don't catch a cold."

After saying that, she couldn't help but complain, "You seem to dislike those maids following you more and more these days. You should let them follow you. Like today, if Madam hadn't found out, you would have been freezing outside."

Hearing these caring words, which sounded like those of a mother, Luanqin felt even more comforted and said with a smile, "Okay, I understand."

After arranging for Luanqin to leave, Madam He sat down with some concern: "Is this child trustworthy?"

Madam Liu paused for a moment before saying, "She came with us from Huaicheng to Yancheng and was rescued by Jianniang. If she wanted to betray us, she would have done so long ago, but she couldn't wait until now. Besides, she is surrounded by our people and is in poor health. I don't think she has much of an opportunity to betray us."

After hearing her words, Madam He had no choice but to let go of her unease.

Back in her room, Luanqin was carried to bed by her maid as usual. She smiled and saw the maid off before her smile faded. Her hand unconsciously touched her spine, which she could no longer straighten, and a strange emotion flickered in her eyes…