"Are they leaving here?"
The girls in the room looked outside in disbelief.
“They really ran out of the yard!”
The girls who were originally lying on the couch could no longer lie down after hearing what was said. They stood up and went to the door to look outside.
Just then, I saw Jiang Wu and others following Wei Yunlan and Suihe and running out of the yard.
The girls who had gathered at the door and wanted to take the opportunity to escape said again, "They have been locked up for two days without a drop of water, and they are all injured, yet they dare to run outside. We are fine, so why should we be afraid?"
"Rather than being locked up here and being used as an object by men for fun in the future... it's better to run away and fight for a chance of survival!"
More and more people are beginning to be interested.
But some people disagreed, "What's wrong with being here?"
"As long as you are good and obedient, you will have servants to serve you, food and drink, and nice clothes to wear. Do you have these at home?"
"Besides, Sister Lin just said that after we get out, what good life can we have? Won't we still be despised by others?"
The person who was speaking glanced to the side and saw that the small couch where someone was lying just now was now empty. The person who was supposed to be lying there was now striding towards the door.
"Hey, Sister Liu, where are you going?"
…
Wei Yunlan followed Heiyun and walked towards the tightly closed door of the mansion.
There were two guards guarding inside the gate, one on the left and one on the right, and they were unaware that the situation outside had already been controlled.
"Heiyun, Suihe, take action." Wei Yunlan said, drawing out his sword and stabbing the guard on the left first.
The guard was about to fight back, but Suihe held his arms tightly, making him unable to move.
At the same time, the guard guarding the right side of the gate was also knocked down by Heiyun and was unable to resist at all.
Under the surprised eyes of the two guards, Wei Yunlan walked straight to the gate, removed the bolt, and pulled hard with both hands, and the door opened to both sides.
The guards who were supposed to be guarding outside the gate did not show up, and the road leading out of the mansion was unobstructed.
Jiang Wu and others followed Wei Yunlan and stepped out of the cage that had imprisoned them for many days.
When I was outside the mansion, I felt as if I had just woken up from a dream.
"Are we really out?"
"Did we really escape successfully?"
Even someone as strong as Jiang Wu couldn't help but have tears in her eyes. The injured girls beside her had tears in their eyes and were crying with joy.
"Yes, you are out."
Looking at the girls who were still in a trance and couldn't believe it, Wei Yunlan nodded and said, "You are now free and can leave here."
The girls who escaped from the secret room looked at each other, but none of them took a step forward.
Jiang Wu took a step forward, bowed to Wei Yunlan first, and pleaded, "Please let me stay."
"What I said in the secret room before was all from my heart. I wasn't just begging you to rescue me."
"Since you saved my life, Jiang Wu, from now on it belongs to you and you can use it at your will!"
The other eight women who escaped from the secret room behind Jiang Wu also bowed to Wei Yunlan and said, "You saved us, and we are willing to give you our lives. We will obey you and do whatever you want."
"Why do I want your lives?" Wei Yunlan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "I didn't bring you out to ask for a favor. It's just that as a woman, I can't bear to see you suffer like this."
"You don't have to think about repaying me. If you have somewhere to go, just leave on your own. The people in the mansion won't catch up with you for the time being."
Among the nine people, three or four breathed a sigh of relief, but some did not dare to look up at Wei Yunlan's expression.
The other few people, however, stared at Wei Yunlan with even more nervous expressions.
Wei Yunlan took in everyone's reactions.
She looked at the other people and continued, "If you have nowhere to go, I can find a job for you, but not everyone can stay. You must have a skill."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Wu hurriedly said, "When my mother was still alive, she hired a teacher for me. Although I can't say that I know all the Four Books and Five Classics, I can still read and write, and I know a little bit of mathematics."
Just as she finished her reply, another plump girl stood up behind her and said, "My family used to run a dyeing workshop before it fell into decline. I know how to dye cloth."
Three more people stood up one after another. Two of them were girls who knew some embroidery, and the other knew how to identify medicinal herbs and some simple methods of preparing them.
Wei Yunlan didn't actually have any clear ideas about what she needed these people to know, but she hoped that those who stayed behind would all be self-reliant and independent.
Among the nine people rescued from the secret room, five chose to leave with her, and it just so happened that the carriage she came in could accommodate them.
Wei Yunlan was about to ask them to follow her when she saw a tall, thin girl with a droopy face among the group of girls from the west courtyard who ran out behind her and asked, "Can I follow you too?"
Wei Yunlan stopped and looked at her.
The girl who came out had three parts of coldness and seven parts of stubbornness in her slender almond-shaped eyes.
After approaching Wei Yunlan, he lowered his voice and said, "My last name is Liu Qingxue. My parents died when I was young, and I was raised by my grandmother. My grandmother was a famous witch along the Dan River in Huangzhou, and she passed away last year. When she was alive, she often went in and out of the mansions of Huangzhou bureaucrats and dignitaries, and she even knew the secrets of these mansions. I also learned a lot from her. If you want to develop in Huangzhou, I can definitely help you."
After a pause, she continued, "As for my special skills, I... I learned some techniques from my grandmother. Although they are not of much practical use, many people believe in them. If you can use them, I can also pretend to be good and help you fool people."
Wei Yunlan, "..."
This skill is indeed special.
She didn't expect to receive such a "capable" person.
"Miss Wei, the carriage is ready." Feng Ping's figure gently landed beside Wei Yunlan.
Seeing the man's agile skills, Liu Qingxue's eyes lit up and she became more convinced that her choice was right.
When she was in the west yard before, she did warn others not to dream naively, and that it was better to stay and accept their fate than to leave and suffer.
But this also depends on how you leave. Wandering around aimlessly, or returning home to be slandered and abused by your clansmen in the name of losing your innocence, is naturally not as good as staying in this mansion and living a miserable life. At least you won't starve to death.
But if there really is someone who is willing to take them away, allowing them to rely on their own strengths to establish themselves in the world, and live uprightly and honestly in this world, then what reason is there for not leaving?
At least she, Liu Qingxue, is willing to take this step.
Working for such a master means living for yourself!
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