Chapter 646 Making a fortune

Why is it that the person I'm reborn with is different every time?

In her previous life, Shen Mingxuan was reborn with her, but in this life, Shen Mingxuan has no memory of her previous life at all!

Chu Yanlu felt an overwhelming sense of anxiety and panic. Could the right to be reborn be taken away?

She originally thought she could be reborn indefinitely and would never die, but now it seems that she could lose her memories in the blink of an eye!

She was anxious when suddenly a wave of heat washed over her. Even though she was soaking wet and her clothes were cold against her skin, she felt so hot that she wanted to take them all off!

What happened?!

Liu Nanshi, who was sitting at the head of the table, noticed her unusual behavior and smiled again: "Chu Yanluo, what's wrong? Are you feeling hot? Do you want to take off your clothes?"

Chu Yanluo suddenly looked up, both shocked and furious, and asked, "You drugged me?!"

"Yes, didn't you also have someone give me this kind of drug?"

Liu Nanshi's smile gradually turned sinister: "Now, it's your turn to taste this kind of torture! Huayi, force-feed her another bowl of medicine. I think one bowl isn't enough; she hasn't even taken off her clothes yet!"

With a look of reluctance, Hua Yi picked up a bowl and walked up to Chu Yanluo.

Chu Yanluo roared, "Huayi, how dare you?! Don't forget, when Shen Wantang kicked you out of the Shen family, who took you in? Who spoke well of you in front of Shen Mingxuan, giving you work and food to eat!"

Hua Yi said pitifully, "I'm sorry, I don't want to force you to take the medicine, but I am now Miss Liu's maid. I dare not disobey my master's orders, otherwise I won't be able to survive."

Her voice was soft and weak, but her movements as she fed Chu Yanluo the medicine were both steady and ruthless.

Holding a bowl in one hand and pinching Chu Yanluo's chin with the other, she poured all the medicine into Chu Yanluo's mouth without caring whether she could swallow it or not.

Chu Yanluo almost choked to death; it took her a while to recover from coughing.

However, one sentence from Liu Nanshi plunged her into hell.

"Guards! Take Miss Chu to the brothel!"

"Liu Nanshi, how dare you?!"

"Go to the streets and spread the word for her. Make sure everyone in the capital knows that Chu Yanluo is entertaining customers at the Wan Hua Lou brothel, and she accepts all comers!"

"Liu Nanshi, I didn't sell you to the brothel, Shen Wantang did it. You should seek revenge on her, not me! You're only letting Shen Wantang reap the benefits!"

"Shen Wantang? Don't worry about her. I won't let her get away with it either. Just go to the Wan Hua Lou and wait there. Once you're tortured half to death, I'll bring Shen Wantang over to take your place. You'll both be wishing you were dead!"

Chu Yanluo was so frightened by her fierce and ferocious appearance that she shivered, but soon the shiver was replaced by heat.

Her rationality began to crumble, and she instinctively began to tear at her clothes.

Liu Nanshi laughed sinisterly: "Very well, that's it. You should take off all your clothes! Men, take her to the brothel immediately!"

Granny Sang bowed her head and agreed, then called a servant to take Chu Yanluo away.

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The next day.

Shenfu.

Qin Xin ran all the way into Shen Wantang's courtyard: "Miss, Miss, something terrible has happened! It's so lively outside!"

Shen Wantang casually agreed. She was busy looking at the account books her cousin had brought and didn't have time to listen to Qin Xin's gossip.

In the past two weeks, her shop has been making a fortune, with newly arrived fabrics selling out quickly.

Because she gave Madam Gu Shuiyunyan cigarettes, wearing Shuiyunyan cigarettes became fashionable among the noble ladies and young ladies of the capital.

Even Madam Gu herself had three of the finest Shuiyunyan cigarettes bought for her. She sent one to the palace for the Empress, one to her eldest daughter-in-law, and the other, of course, to her precious daughter, Gu Qianning.

It wasn't that Madam Gu didn't want to buy more, but the fabric was just too sought-after these days. Many people were even paying extra to buy it. The nanny she sent out with five hundred taels of silver only managed to buy her three bolts of fabric.

Beside Shen Wantang, Du Juan was holding a box and counting silver, which was the income from the past half month sent by her cousin.

While happily counting the money, Du Juan asked Qin Xin without looking up, "What's going on outside? Why are you so agitated? Can the commotion outside be any more exciting than the commotion inside our mansion? The eldest and second young masters have been kneeling outside the master's courtyard all night, begging him not to divorce the madam!"

Qin Xin had been watching the excitement outside all morning, and when she returned, she discovered that her master had earned a whole box full of silver.

She was both surprised and delighted, and forgot all about the new gossip. She hurried over to Dujuan and began to stroke the silver coins that made her heart flutter.

Du Juan knew that Qin Xin loved money even more than she did. Seeing Qin Xin touching it, she looked up and smiled at her: "There's nearly a thousand taels of silver in here. This is what Miss earned in half a month!"

Qin Xin gasped in astonishment: "Miss is so powerful?!"

Qiyu and Shuxiang also came over, looking at the silver and then at Shen Wantang, both of them showing expressions of admiration and respect.

"This servant knew that Miss was resourceful and good at understanding people's hearts, but I didn't expect her to be so good at business as well!"

"Miss, you've earned more money in half a month than most people earn in a year! Everyone says that you're lucky to have married into the Second Young Master Gu's family, but if you ask me, it's clearly the Second Young Master Gu who's hit the jackpot!"

Shen Wantang was multitasking, looking at the account books while listening to their conversation.

She smiled gently: "Since I've earned money, you all get a share too. This month's allowance will be increased by five taels each, and I'll also buy each of you two new sets of clothes and new shoes."

"Wow!"

The four maids immediately cheered with joy.

This is even more than they earned when they were at the Prince Ning's residence!

Since Xiao Qingyuan sent them here, their purses have visibly bulged!

After Shen Wantang finished reading the account book, he asked Qin Xin, "What's all the commotion outside? Tell me about it."

Qin Xin slapped her forehead, realizing she hadn't mentioned any gossip yet!

"Miss, it's all about Chu Yanluo!"

"Chu Yanluo?"

Shen Wantang became somewhat interested: "What happened to her? Has Liu Nanshi started retaliating against her? How did things get so lively so quickly?"

"I'm not sure if it was Miss Liu who reported her, but Chu Yanluo went to the Wan Hua Lou last night and started entertaining customers. It only costs one tael of silver per person to have her serve them for an hour!"

Shen Wantang nodded: "Yes, it's not surprising. It should be Liu Nanshi's doing."

How could someone as proud as Chu Yanluo possibly work as a hostess at the Wan Hua Lou?

The price of one tael of silver couldn't possibly have been set by her; in her previous life, she would have charged hundreds of taels just to sell a snack.

All of this was clearly Liu Nanshi's way of retaliating against her.