Chapter 353 West City

The market in the west city is not as luxurious as the east city, but it is also very lively. The most eye-catching one should be the brothel. It is said that it is the largest brothel in the whole capital. From the passers-by, I heard that the brothel is not an ordinary brothel. It is also the place where official prostitutes are sent down. That is to say, there are many rich people who were once high and mighty, but fell from the clouds to the mud in one day.

"I heard that the women of the Zhenguo Mansion are officially open to receive guests today." A dandy boy said with a smile, "The eldest daughter of the Zhenguo Mansion always looked pure and innocent, but now she has fallen to this place and has been kissed by everyone. Today, we brothers must take a picture of her and vent our anger."

"Besides this eldest daughter, there are also the second and third daughters... The Duke of Zhenguo has no concubines, but he has many side branches. It is said that all the women in those branches serve as courtesans."

Qin Huiyin listened to the conversation of those people and thought of what Su Jin said. Su Jin was originally the maid of the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion. Later, when the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion was in trouble, all the slaves were sold, and she appeared in the Tang family. Su Jin had inquired about the news of this old master, which showed that this eldest daughter should be good to the servants.

"Brother, I want to go in and take a look." Qin Huiyin said, "Su Jin used to be a servant of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, and this young lady is her old master." Tang Yichen frowned: "She actually told you this. Since she misses her old master, then replace her. I will arrange a new one for you that has no ulterior motives."

"Su Jin misses her old master, which shows that she is loyal and righteous. I admire her very much. But the Duke of Zhenguo should not have ended up like this after a lifetime of military service, and his women should not have ended up like this..."

"Little sister, this is the capital, under the feet of the emperor." Tang Yichen covered her mouth with his hand to stop her from saying anything more. "You can be kind, but the premise is that you have to protect yourself first. You can't wade into the muddy water of the Zhenguo Mansion, and I won't let you take risks. We have almost finished our tour today, so go back first and come back another day."

"I'm just going to take a look and see who will end up with that young lady. If the price is right, we can buy her and save her from the disaster."

"You can save her today, but what about tomorrow? The day after tomorrow? This is a brothel, a place where money is spent like water. The little money you earn is not enough to support her for a month."

While the brother and sister were still arguing about this matter, many people ran out of the brothel, shouting loudly: "Someone's dead...someone's dead..."

"Who died?" someone asked.

"The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo died by hitting her head against the pillar on the spot." One of the panicked prostitutes said, "The second wife, the third wife, Miss Wei and other female relatives also hit their heads against the pillar."

The military commander of West City rushed over. The leading military commander saw Tang Yichen and greeted him first: "Sir Tang, are you going out to have fun? It's really unfortunate that something happened in this building today. I'm afraid it will spoil your fun. You can only come back another day."

The man's gaze stayed on Qin Huiyin, and a look of surprise flashed in his dishonest eyes, and then he looked at her as if she was looking at a toy.

Tang Yichen blocked Qin Huiyin behind him and said indifferently: "I'm just taking my sister for a walk."

"Sister?" Commander Xicheng's face was full of regret.

If she were an ordinary civilian girl, with such beauty, she could be kept as a concubine in the room. It's a pity that she turned out to be the sister of Tang Yichen, the rising star.

His old man always reminded him to build good relationships with the top three Jinshi, especially Tang Yichen, because the man above praised him highly and believed that he had a bright future.

"I heard something happened in there..." Tang Yichen asked, "The women of the Wei family are in there, how are the men sentenced?"

"Of course it's the death penalty." Yang Xing, the commander of West City, said, "The execution will be carried out in Caishikou in five days. Okay, Lord Tang, I'll go and get busy first. I'll treat you to a drink another day."

After Yang Xing left, Qin Huiyin asked, "There are so many people in the Zhenguo Mansion, and it's such a big thing, why don't you know about it, brother?"

"This matter is a bit strange. The Duke of Zhenguo has made great contributions, but evidence of treason was found in his mansion, causing his family to be thrown into prison. Now the women are being used as official prostitutes, and the men are to be beheaded at Caishikou, but only some officials know about it." After Tang Yichen finished speaking, he realized that he had said something he shouldn't have said to Qin Huiyin, and tapped her forehead. "Don't meddle in these trivial matters. You think you have so many heads and arms, and you want to control everything, but you can't just ignore it."

Qin Huiyin looked in the direction of the brothel and was taken away by Tang Yichen.

After returning home, Tang Luwu was burying wine in the yard. When she saw Qin Huiyin coming back, she said, "Yinyin, I have brewed a jar of peach blossom wine and plan to bury it under this tree."

"Okay, I'll accompany you."

Tang Yichen asked about the pastries.

Tang Luwu said, "That cake is really delicious. Yinyin, there are so many delicious foods in the capital. Will our business be affected after the opening of our food street?"

"Don't worry. There are so many delicious foods in the capital, but the economic conditions of the people are much better than those in the county. In addition, the population here is ten times that of the county. The most important thing is that there are many merchants coming in and out, and there are also many merchants from foreign regions. We just need to do business and don't worry about anything else."

Tang Yichen had to deal with official documents, so he went back to the study first.

As soon as he left, Qin Huiyin sent someone to call Su Jin.

"Su Jin, I just..." Qin Huiyin told Su Jin what she had seen and heard. "Your old master did something stupid, and I don't know how she is now. I know you care about her, so I told you this situation. You can decide what to do."

"Thank you, Miss." Su Jin choked up, "I want to find out whether she is alive or dead, please give me your permission."

"I'll give you a few days off so you can take care of your affairs."

"yes."

Su Jin went out overnight.

Tang Luwu said worriedly, "This Zhenguo Mansion is too miserable. Even if we kill them all, it is better than humiliating them like this. Su Jin is from Zhenguo Mansion. Will it be okay for her to go and inquire about the news? If she is discovered by others, will she be implicated?"

"A servant asking about the whereabouts of his old master won't alert many people." Qin Huiyin said, "Don't worry, Su Jin has been in a noble family before, and she knows her limits better than you and me. By the way, where is your little tail Shang Zimo? Why didn't I see him following you today?"

"I said I wanted to make some plum wine tomorrow, and he went to the market to look for plums." Tang Luwu said, "I sent someone to follow him, so he shouldn't get lost!"

"I see that Zimo is becoming more and more capable of being a manager. After the food street is built, I can hand over the business there to you two to manage together." Qin Huiyin said, "I will mainly focus on the affairs of the military factory. After all, the business there involves the court, so I have to spend more effort on it."