Bai Wanyi squatted down and patted Ping'er's head, then leaned over to whisper in his ear: "Of course I'll find you a new father."
Ping'er widened her eyes in astonishment. Find a new father?
What's the meaning?
Bai Wanyi didn't even give his son a chance to ask, and turned around and left.
The palace was not easy to enter, especially since she had only met the current emperor once when she returned to Beijing. Due to the emperor's majesty, she could not even see the emperor's face clearly.
It can be said that he knows nothing. The only thing he knows is that although the current emperor is already in his forties, he has not gained weight, nor does he look greasy like a middle-aged man. Instead, he has arms and waist that are as big as a monkey's.
Coupled with the emperor's servants and the civil and military ministers waiting at his side, the emperor's majesty made him even more fascinating.
The best dish in the uncle circle is just like this.
If you want to enter the palace, you must have connections. Where do you get connections? Naturally, you have to ask around first.
Where has the most information been received since ancient times?
There is no need to ask. Bai Wanyi knows from his many years of experience reading novels that it must be Qinlou Chuguan.
She shook off the guards Lu Yan had arranged, changed into men's clothing, and walked into the most luxurious brothel.
Bai Wanyi pretended to be bold and uninhibited. Her eyebrows were drawn thickly, which made her delicate face look a little funny. Her face was deliberately blackened, revealing a white neck. The old man knew at first glance that she was a girl.
The old brothel owner took a special look at Yanbai Wanyi's clothes. They were expensive but did not show any signs of being from a noble family. It seemed that she was not from a powerful family.
She immediately relaxed and greeted him with a smile: "Sir, are you here to listen to music, drink, or have fun?"
Bai Wanyi had no idea there were so many tricks here. She quickly opened her fan, fanned it twice, and asked in a gruff voice, "This is my first time here. Can you tell me the difference between these places?"
The madam pointed to the lobby and said, "This is a place to listen to music and drink. If you want to order someone alone, there are private seats upstairs. If you want to have fun, let's go to the backyard."
Bai Wanyi came here to gather information. The lobby was crowded with people, so they were the most informed. However, she didn't want to be crammed in with these rotten cucumbers, so she said, "Find me a nice seat upstairs and get me the best musician."
"Okay, please come in." The old madam greeted the person with a smile. As long as the person was not there to cause trouble or to capture her husband, she would just receive him/her regardless of whether he/she was a man or a woman.
Bai Wanyi went to Qinlou and Chuguan to look for her. They were having fun, and Lu Yan was also holding her soft jade and warm fragrance in his arms.
Qin Wan smiled so much after hearing the reports from both sides.
The four maids truly felt that their eyes had been opened.
Zhenzhen rubbed her ears, feeling dirty. "Miss, if you tell the Marquis, how will Bai be able to enter the house?"
"She's going to be drowned in a pond! What good girl would go to such a place? Even just passing by there would make one feel like she's been contaminated by dirt!" Tao Yao was filled with righteous indignation. How could that Bai behave like this!
Qin Wan glanced at them and said, "Be careful what you say! This place is dirty, and the people are not necessarily good. No decent girl would be willing to engage in the flesh trade. We find it dirty, so we won't go. But we can't look down on others. We are all trying to make a living."
There is no need to sell it, just go there.
The four maids dared not to talk back and could only complain in their hearts.
Qin Wan didn't know what they were thinking, otherwise she would have taken them to see the sufferings of the world. Survival in this world is not easy, and life for women is even more precarious. They obey their fathers at home, their husbands after marriage, and their sons after their husbands' death.
Throughout their lives, they have no control over their own destiny. The reason they have their current status and stable life can only be attributed to their good rebirth and the protection of their family.
Zigui smiled and presented the newly reorganized dowry book to Qin Wan. "The furnishings that were placed in the various courtyards have been taken back. As the young lady said, the cloth and jewelry that were given away are difficult to take back, so I have already registered them separately."
"Just bring back the furnishings," Qin Wan said, not demanding much. After a quick look, she asked Tao Yao, "Have you sent all the account books to the Marquis?"
"It was delivered to the study in the front yard, and the accountant took over." Tao Yao was also very careful in his work.
Tao Yao then presented another account book, flipping through the total figures, feeling a pang of pain in her heart: "These are the courtyards we've repaired for the mansion over the years, the flowers, trees, rocks, beams and tiles we've patched up. These are all in a separate book. Miss, we haven't collected these funds yet."
Qin Wan read through the book carefully. When she got married, the Marquis' Mansion was not in good shape at all, though it was bare. It had cost a lot of money to renovate and build it over the years.
She originally wanted to ask Lu Yan to write another IOU, but then she thought that thirty thousand taels was enough to cost him his life, and she was afraid that he would not be able to pay back even a few tens of thousands more.
Qin Wan closed the account book and came up with an idea: "We'll talk about this when we leave. We have things to do tomorrow, so let's rest first."
The next day, Qin Wan woke up to find that the housekeepers were no longer waiting in the courtyard to answer her questions. She felt relieved. "If I had known this would happen, I should have given up my power sooner."
Zhenzhen smiled and said, "Let's give up power sooner rather than later, and no one in this mansion will be able to take power."
That's true. Others don't have money either, so they can't be suckered like Qin Wan for so many years and fill the gap by piling up mountains and filling the sea.
Qin Wan smiled, feeling very happy: "Today I will comb my hair into a nice bun and dress up a little more gorgeously."
"Then let the servants help you choose the jewelry."
Several maids were in a good mood as they held the makeup boxes and began to choose. One after another, hairpins and rings were placed on the table. They were so golden that it was hard to open your eyes.
Yijia said with a smile: "You guys are always making trouble. There are so many things. Even if I have the skills to put them all on the young lady, I am not afraid that they will press on her neck."
Qin Wan touched her scalp and smiled, "My neck can hold it up, but my scalp can't."
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