The mistress has no feelings, why do you provoke her?

Xiao Tao was dumbfounded, but she was completely convinced.

She responded softly, "Yes, Madam."

Song Wenjun looked in the direction the stone had gone, her eyes devoid of any pity.

After the Gu family fell in his previous life, Xu Dalin also endured a period of life worse than death.

Later, when the Northern Jin invaded, he was conscripted into the army.

He was still bullied in the army, but after experiencing a life-or-death battle, Xu Dalin finally woke up.

His reckless fighting style terrified the enemy.

In a short period of time, he rose from an ordinary soldier to a centurion, then to a chiliarch, and finally to a captain.

After the defeat of the Northern Jin, Xu Dalin was granted an official position.

Having suffered oppression for many years and fought on the battlefield, he not only showed no sympathy for the suffering people, but also abused his official position to commit crimes.

He tortured and killed all those who had bullied him in the Marquis's mansion.

Skinning and dismembering are his common tricks.

The more the prisoner screamed, the more excited he became.

None of the young ladies in the manor could escape his clutches.

Song Wenjun also hesitated about whether to keep such a person by her side.

Because Xu Dalin is an extremely unstable bomb, capable of exploding at any moment and injuring others.

Later, Song Wenjun realized that in her previous life, Xu Dalin's mental breakdown was caused by the death of all his relatives, leaving him without any support.

As long as she holds onto Xu Shuang'er tightly, Xu Dalin will never escape her grasp.

Moreover, there is a traitor among her brother's men, and she needs a ruthless person to clear the obstacles for him.

With Xu Dalin's matter resolved, the next step is Xu Shuang'er.

Hopefully, she'll learn her lesson from this experience.

The brothel where Xu Shuang'er was sold was frequented by all sorts of people; anyone who entered there could never leave for the rest of their life.

Song Wenjun did not show herself directly, but instead had Qingshan call over the brothel madam.

Qingshan gave the madam five taels of silver, and the madam obediently went to see Song Wenjun.

"Do you have someone here named Xu Shuang'er?" Song Wenjun asked bluntly.

For the sake of the money, the madam nodded repeatedly in agreement.

"She just arrived a few days ago. At first, she absolutely refused to serve customers. We had to give her fifty lashes as a warning before she learned her lesson," the madam said smugly.

Song Wenjun curled her lips and said, "I want this person. Name your price."

The madam was startled. Seeing that Song Wenjun was dressed in fine clothes, she thought she could sell Xu Shuang'er for a good price.

"Oh my, this girl has such delicate skin and tender flesh. Although she hasn't been here long, she's quite fresh, and many customers have chosen her. Madam wants to redeem her, but this old woman is a little reluctant. I wonder how much silver Madam is asking for?"

Song Wenjun's eyes showed no emotion, and she said calmly, "Just name your price."

Seeing this, the madam held up five fingers: "Five, five hundred taels."

"How dare you! Do you know who this person is? You've offended our lady, and you'll regret it!" Xiao Tao shouted angrily, smashing a table to pieces.

The madam was immediately terrified, her face turning ashen. She was just an ordinary citizen and dared not fight against an official.

Moreover, judging from Song Wenjun's appearance, she was indeed the wife of an official.

The madam dared not think too deeply about which official's wife she was.

"Madam, please spare me! I was just talking nonsense. Fifty taels, just fifty taels of silver will be enough to redeem her."

Song Wenjun nodded in satisfaction and gestured for Xiao Tao to take out the silver.

Xiao Tao took out fifty taels of silver and felt a pang of regret.

Someone like Xu Shuang'er doesn't deserve to spend so much money to redeem her.

She placed the fifty taels of silver face down on the table and reached out to the madam, demanding, "Give me the indenture."

"Here, here." The madam presented the contract with both hands. Song Wenjun took it, opened it, and saw that it was indeed Xu Shuang'er's indenture.

She stood up and said to the madam, "Bring the person over here, and you can take the money back."

The madam pouted in dissatisfaction. They'd already taken the indenture, but they weren't even paying her? That was outrageous!

But despite his anger, he dared not show it.

So he called two men forward and ordered them, "Bring that bitch Xu Shuang'er here."

Before long, Xu Shuang'er, covered in wounds, was brought before Song Wenjun.

She was dressed provocatively and wore cheap face powder.

His face was a mix of blue and purple, and there was blood at the corner of his mouth.

The injuries on his body were even more shocking.

In just a few days, Xu Shuang'er was tortured beyond recognition.

She looked at Song Wenjun with a look of horror, wondering who wanted to see her, her heart pounding like a drum.

Seeing that she was not missing any limbs, Song Wenjun handed the silver to the madam and said to Xu Shuang'er, "Come with me."

Although Xu Shuang'er didn't know what Song Wenjun was planning, she did know that someone had redeemed her from her servitude.

She was willing to do anything to escape this hellhole.

And so, Xu Shuang'er was taken to a horse-drawn carriage loaded with miscellaneous goods.

During this time, she did not see Song Wenjun's face, and Xiao Tao also put on a veil early on, so she did not see her face.

The carriage carried Xu Shuang'er out of the capital and headed towards a manor in the north of the city.

The manor was surrounded by mountains and was very secluded. Gu Huaizhou was unaware that it was part of Song Wenjun's dowry.

If Xu Shuang'er is hidden there, she won't be able to escape even if she wants to.

Upon arrival, Xu Shuang'er was roughly dragged off and thrown to the ground.

Zhuangzi's steward asked Song Wenjun, "Master, what should we do with this girl?"

Sitting in the carriage, Song Wenjun said through the curtain, "There's no need to treat her well. Let her do her work. If she's disobedient, teach her a lesson. If she dares to run away, cut off her tendons. Just make sure she's not dead."

Xu Shuang'er is not Xu Dalin; she is cunning and ruthless by nature.

If she isn't thoroughly tamed, she might turn on you.

To extinguish Xu Shuang'er's thoughts, you have to make her afraid and eliminate her will to resist.

When Song Wenjun said these words, she did it on purpose for Xu Shuang'er to hear. Xu Shuang'er stared in horror and shook her head repeatedly: "No, don't touch my tendons and ligaments, I will obey and I won't run away."

The manager glanced at her indifferently and snorted coldly: "You'd better tell the truth, otherwise even if you escape, you won't survive. There are wolves everywhere in these mountains. If you don't want to die, go ahead and try."

"I won't run away, I won't run away, just give me some food." After being tortured for several days, Xu Shuang'er did become much more obedient.

Song Wenjun's ruthlessness was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, and she lost all will to resist.

The foreman snorted: "You don't have the guts to do that. From today onwards, you will be responsible for chopping wood, carrying water, and cleaning the yard. Once you are familiar with the work, you can go work in the fields."

"Yes, this servant is willing to obey your master's words." Xu Shuang'er was completely terrified and dared not utter a single word of dissent.

Seeing her like this, Song Wenjun felt a little better.

Xu Shuang'er, this is all your own doing, you can't blame anyone else.