How to become a Taoist priest starting from a brothel

Seeing the maid enter, Xu Yinling, who was already restless, hurriedly went to greet her: "Miss, when will the young master see us and let us leave?"

Seeing her like this, Liu Yin looked completely unsurprised. On the contrary, Luanqin never expected that Xu Yinling, who always maintained her dignity in front of them, would be so brainless. Whether it was shouting in front of the people of the Anle Prince's Mansion in Qingyin Hall to ask Xu Mama to find someone to save her, which was already stepping on the face of the Anle Prince's Mansion to criticize Cui Shizi's cruelty, or now questioning a maid about her master's decision in the Prince's Mansion, which made her seem even more tactless, she couldn't help but sigh inwardly that she was indeed a fool who only relied on her eyesight, just as Xu Yueling had said behind her back.

The maidservant naturally ignored her, only glancing at her before walking past her to Liu Yin and bowing, saying, "Instructor Liu, the young master heard that you brought new lyrics and music, and sent me to collect them. He will send them over after I have read them."

Liu Yin naturally didn't want to take Xu Yinling's words about returning the manuscript after reading it to heart. She had always made backups in her previous life. Now that she was in the Li Dynasty and there were no electronic backups, she had always made a copy herself or had someone else make one for her and kept it at home. So she didn't think much of it and handed the manuscript over directly. The maid took the manuscript and ignored Xu Yinling's continued questioning. Xu Yinling left with the manuscript in her hands.

Xu Yinling was furious at being ignored by a mere maid, but didn't know who to vent her anger on. She turned to look at Liu Yin, who was calmly enjoying tea and pastries, and then at Luanqin, who was sitting next to her examining her nails. Considering Liu Yin's current status, she couldn't afford to offend her, so she directly directed her anger at Luanqin: "You're so carefree, aren't you afraid of dying here and not being able to get back?" As she spoke, she looked around the exquisite and magnificent flower hall, "I wonder how many people have died here."

"You'd better shut up if you don't want to die." Luanqin was really angry at her brainlessness. She really didn't expect the other party to be so brainless, daring to run wild on her turf as if she didn't want to die fast enough. She couldn't help but accuse her.

"You! How dare you talk to me like that? When we get back, I'll have my mother deal with you!" Xu Yinling thought Luanqin would tolerate her temper as she did in the brothel, but she never expected her to become so tough and start talking so recklessly.

"Alright, it's better if you don't say anything. Whether to punish or not, the reasons will be clear in time. It's still your mother's fault for spoiling you. You brainless thing, you dare to run wild anywhere." Liu Yin really couldn't listen anymore. She was afraid that this brainless idiot would implicate her, so she had no choice but to speak up as well.

Hearing Liu Yin say that Xu Yinling was like a pufferfish about to explode in anger, she fell silent when Liu Yin looked at her with her cold, phoenix-shaped eyes. She looked frightened and mumbled a few indistinct complaints as she sat down in the opposite seat. The whole room fell silent for a moment.

Prince Cui, who had received the lyrics and music, casually flipped through a few pages and discovered that it was actually a complete set of manuscripts, including vernacular stories and lyrics and music. Only then did he become quite interested and begin to read it carefully.

After reading it, he tossed the manuscript onto the table with a hint of sarcasm, saying with a bored expression, "That's it? Only a despicable place like brothels would praise someone like this to the skies."

What others find tragic and pitiful is merely tedious and uninteresting to someone like him. After all, he himself has caused countless horrific deaths of child prostitutes, so how could he be moved by the story of a young prostitute, especially one written about a woman he doesn't even consider human?

Seeing his displeasure, the servant boy quickly stepped forward to flatter him, saying, "Those things from that place are no match for a scholar who has studied hard for many years. These things are an eyesore for you, sir. Why should you care? They are just a bunch of lowly commoners."

Hearing the servant's flattery, Prince Cui's mood finally improved, and he let the servant take the manuscript away: "Fine, just kick that Liu Jianniang out."

The servant quickly agreed and took the manuscript away to return it to Liu Yin. However, before leaving, he couldn't help but ask, "I wonder what you plan to do with those two courtesans?"

Upon hearing the servant mention the two courtesans, Prince Cui's expression darkened, but remembering his own arrangements, he still gave an expectant order: "Tell them to wait. Also, have the servants come over; I need to know their every word and action after they enter the manor."

The servant hurried to make arrangements, and a moment later a maid was summoned in. She was the one who had been waiting at the entrance of the flower hall. At this moment, she bowed her head respectfully and described the three people's behavior in detail.

When he heard Liu Yin's calm demeanor, Prince Cui's mind began to wander. However, before he could fully consider it, he was angered by Xu Yinling's behavior: "Is that the one who was yelling for Cui Heng to save her?"

The maid didn't know who Cui Heng was, nor did she know what had happened in Qingyin Hall, so she couldn't answer him. Seeing her like this, Prince Cui realized what was happening and waved her away with an annoyed look. He then called in a servant: "Go out and tell Steward Zhao that the amount will be doubled according to my plan. I want to treat these two distinguished guests well."

Although the servant was somewhat confused, he still heard the ruthlessness in Prince Cui's words. His body trembled involuntarily. Before Prince Cui noticed, he quickly suppressed his fear, agreed repeatedly, and ran out to find someone.

There was no idea what arrangements had been made for Luanqin and the others to enjoy. All that was said was that after Liu Yin received the manuscript, she was asked to leave the Prince's mansion. She was somewhat surprised that she had passed the test so easily, but seeing that Luanqin was also getting nervous, and thinking that the two of them had a teacher-student relationship, she thought of asking for help: "I wonder if you could allow me to see the young master?"

"No, please come with me, Instructor Liu." The maid refused without hesitation.

"Then may I ask how these two ladies have made their arrangements? I'd like to speak with the matriarch of Qingyin Hall so she can be at ease." Liu Yin naturally wasn't going to give up so easily, so she quickly asked another question, and didn't forget to slip a silver ingot from her waist into the maid's hand, "Thank you for your help, Miss."

The maid took the silver and looked Liu Jiaosi up and down, a rare smile on her face, and reminded her, "Don't ask any more questions. It's not something you can ask about the affairs of the Prince's Mansion. As for those two, have the hall arrange for them to go elsewhere. They have their own places to go."

These words were spoken lightly, but they alarmed Liu Yin. What did she mean by "arrange something else" and "have somewhere else to go"? Just as she was about to ask again, she saw the man who had brought her here, whom Prince Cui called Steward Zhao, watching them from a distance. Not wanting to cause trouble for the maid who had kindly reminded her, she could only shut her mouth and leave, but her worries did not diminish.

When she returned to Qingyin Hall, she found Madam Liu and Madam An waiting for her in the hall with worried expressions. Mama Xu was instructing people to tidy up and organize the place. When she saw Liu Yin being brought back, she hurriedly came to greet her.

Just as Madam Xu was about to ask something, Liu Yin shook her head slightly to stop her. Only after the people from the Prince's Mansion left did she pull Madam Liu and Madam An aside to comfort them, saying, "It's alright. Today, Prince Cui didn't see me. He only looked at the manuscript and wasn't interested, so he had someone send me back."

"Where's Yinling? Why haven't those two girls come back?" Xu's mother interrupted their pleasantries with a worried expression.

Liu Yin couldn't bear to see her so anxious, so she had her tell everything that had happened from when she entered the manor to when she left. After listening, Xu Mama's legs went weak and she collapsed to the ground. Then, with a sorrowful and regretful expression, she cursed, "I always said that girl was brainless and had a quick tongue, but I didn't expect her to be this brainless. She dares to say anything. This... this damned thing!"

Madam Xu wasn't stupid; she sensed the ominous tone in the maid's words. But she was helpless and could only pray to heaven for protection, asking for nothing more than to save her life. Then she thought of asking Cui Heng for help, but she didn't want Liu Yin and the others to discover her relationship with Cui Heng, so she made an excuse: "Jian Niang has been frightened and must be tired. Go back and rest with your mother and master. We can talk about the manuscript later."

Liu Yin hadn't expected the publication of this candy to be so bumpy, but seeing Xu's mother's haggard and worried appearance, she didn't know what to say. She could only offer a few words of comfort before leaving with the two elders.

Seeing the three of them leave, Madam Xu instructed the maids to keep a close eye on the people and clean up properly so as not to delay the opening the next day. She then quietly led her people through the side gate to Cui Heng's business.