Ji Wan nodded and glanced at his empty hands.
"Xuanniao is our top star here, with a good figure and talent.
The poems and songs he writes every day are very popular with guests. If you redeem him... it won't be much, just one hundred taels of gold will be enough."
After saying that, the brothel owner calmly turned her gaze to Liang Yan.
One hundred taels of gold, Ji Wan knew this number.
It is enough for Ji Wan to support his 30,000 soldiers and the children of Moxiang Academy who have not yet expanded their enrollment for one year.
Of course, this conclusion was not something she made up. It was based on the fact that before Qingshizhou recruited soldiers, it was only the border defense army and the first batch of students for Moxiang Academy, recruiting children for one year of use.
Ji Wan saw Liang Yan, who was kneeling beside him, clenched his fists and trembled all over after hearing such an astronomical figure. It was obvious that he could not bear the humiliation.
One hundred taels of gold is enough for His Highness to re-hire an old official of the previous dynasty and pay him many years' salary.
The brothel owner's request was so high, it was obvious that she didn't want to let him go!
Seeing that Liang Yan couldn't help but want to stand up and confront the brothel owner, Ji Wan stretched out his hand, placed it on Liang Yan's clenched fists, exerted a little force in his hand, and signaled him to relax.
"One hundred taels of gold would be enough to buy five or six of your 'Qingliu Gardens,' right? Such an exorbitant price... could it be that Xuanniao signed a death contract?"
Ji Wan spoke indifferently.
"Of course it's a death contract. Prostitutes don't have living contracts." The brothel owner then turned her attention to Ji Wan, feeling that she was a young lady from a wealthy family who had never seen the world.
She was so bewitched by Liang Yan that she shamelessly offered to redeem Liang Yan.
The death deed is with her, and Liang Yan is worth as much as she wants.
After Liang Yan gradually calmed down, Ji Wan finally let go of his hand and asked with great interest, "The laws established by His Royal Highness the King of Zhenbei have abolished all the death contracts for slaves and replaced them with living contracts.
"What? Is your 'Qingliu Garden' more noble than His Royal Highness the Prince of Zhenbei? Can it actually make His Royal Highness change his mind from day to day?"
The brothel owner sneered: "His Royal Highness the Prince of Zhenbei has no control over our Qingliu Garden. It's useless to mention the prince to me!"
"Okay, okay, since the brothel owner said so, I will send someone back home to get the money!" Ji Wan laughed wildly without any hesitation.
After laughing, Ji Wan turned around and leaned close to Liang Yan's ear and said, "Go and have the carriage take you to the Government Affairs Office to call Mr. Rong Ping and Mr. Yan and ask them to bring more people.
Just say that His Highness wants to redeem a prostitute who is under a death contract."
Liang Yan was silent for a while, looked at Ji Wan with some concern, and then bowed obediently and walked out.
He is not a prostitute, and His Highness said this obviously to save him some face in front of the guests.
Your Highness’s people are surprisingly so… kind.
This seemed somewhat different from the memory of His Highness riding a horse and breaking open the gates of Stone City...
After Liang Yan left, Ji Wan's half-smiley gaze fell on the young waiter standing next to the brothel owner, who had just entered the house and was competing with Liang Yan for business.
"Liang Yan is gone, why don't you stay and have a drink with me." Ji Wan pointed at the waiter.
When the brothel owner heard Ji Wan asking Liang Yan to go back and get the money, her palms began to sweat with excitement. That was a hundred taels of gold!
It was enough for her to open a high-end brothel in the capital! Could this person really be a victim? Or was he a famous merchant or an official of the Prince of Zhenbei?
The brothel owner looked at Ji Wan as if she was looking at the God of Wealth. When she saw Ji Wan pointing at the young man next to her, she pushed him out without hesitation.
This one is better, and it would be even better if you spend another hundred taels of gold to buy another one.
Qi Sheng was also surprised. This unlucky guy was willing to spend a hundred taels of gold to redeem Liang Yan, so why couldn't he redeem him as well?
It would be a good thing for him to follow such a rich sucker in the future!
After thinking about it, he bent his waist and walked to Ji Wan.
The brothel owner tactfully took the other young man away.
Without refusing anyone, he sat down in Liang Yan's seat. Ji Wan looked at the wine glass and said, "Pour the wine."
"Yes."
Qi Sheng's half body was pressed against Ji Wan.
Ji Wan didn't refuse, but took the initiative to hold his hand after pouring the wine: "What's your name? Are you willing to become a prostitute?"
Qi Sheng obediently relaxed his body and leaned on Ji Wan's shoulder: "My name is Qi Sheng. No one in Qingliu Garden came here voluntarily."
After saying this, Qi Sheng paused and wanted to reach out and lift Ji Wan's veil.
Ji Wan turned her head quickly: "Be good and don't make trouble."
Now is not the time to reveal her identity, so let her gather some information first.
"Why wasn't the brothel owner arrested for openly disobeying the orders of His Royal Highness the Prince of Zhenbei?" Ji Wan hugged Qi Sheng.
The left hand is dishonest and is about to slip into the snow-white collar.
With an unbearable gasp, Qi Sheng said, "The madam is very secretive. Your Highness and the officials who patrol under him will not go in and out of the brothel, so... well!"
Ji Wan stopped stroking Qi Sheng's waist and abdomen and understood.
Indeed, her retainers watched her working diligently for the people and was very busy.
It's natural to assume that she hates people with improper conduct and would definitely not casually enter such occasions.
Therefore, the officials below did not dare to enter or leave at will, for fear of bringing bad luck to Ji Wan.
Tsk, they actually got away with it.
Qi Sheng's clothes were disheveled, his face was abnormally flushed, his eyes were hazy and he wanted to grab Ji Wan's hand, while his other hand kept waving in front of Ji Wan.
It was obvious that he wanted to take the opportunity to remove Ji Wan's veil.
Cui Min had left her quite a few soldiers guarding the city, so Yu He brought the soldiers guarding the city with her today.
The soldiers' footsteps were in unison, and they surrounded the entire Qingliu Garden in an instant.
At this moment, Ji Wan's veil was finally taken off by Qi Sheng.
"His Royal Highness the Prince of Zhenbei?!" Qi Sheng's eyes widened, and he turned around to look at the soldiers standing in uniform. What was there that he didn't understand?
On the other side, Yu He had quickly stuffed a smelly rag into the brothel owner's mouth.
The messenger held down the struggling brothel owner, and Yu He quickly walked over and knelt in front of Ji Wan.
His peripheral vision swept over Qi Sheng, who was frozen in place with a pale face.
"Well, Qingliuyuan used the death contract without authorization. Rongping, you should investigate this matter carefully.
I have to go to Moxiang Academy with Mr. Shunan tomorrow, so I'll leave this place to you."
After Ji Wan finished speaking, she didn't even look at Qi Sheng who was slumped on the ground, but turned and left Qingliu Garden.
She wanted to go back to the palace to have a good sleep so that she could recruit some officials for Fanzhou in the best possible manner tomorrow.
On the other side, Liang Yan watched helplessly as the brothel owner who used to boss him around was having her hands tied behind her back and pinned to the ground.
On the other side, Qisheng, who often mocked and ridiculed him, was also tied up and thrown aside.
Everything today seemed like a dream. He just threw a purse to the prince, but he didn't expect that a purse would save him from danger.
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