Of course, the most important point is that he and Ling Xiao had set a secret code several times before, and Song Jinnian never said the secret code. He could be sure that it was his younger brother Jinnian, not Ling Xiao.
Song Jinnian's expression grew serious. "I only found out what happened to some of the top courtesans. There were three in total. One was mute and insane, and two of them died a long time ago."
"After the remaining top courtesans left their positions, they were probably bought and sold as playthings, right?"
Gu Qingze was not surprised by the result and did not show any surprise. He just asked.
"Trading as a toy?"
"Well, nobles generally like to buy and sell women at will, and when they get tired of playing with them, they give them as gifts to other nobles."
"I guess...the reason they keep the brothel's chief courtesan secret is because they want to sell her for a good price when she loses her value."
Song Jinnian spoke in a calm tone, as if he was already used to it.
"Unfortunately, I can't find out about these courtesans who were sold to the nobles. Although I have some connections with other nobles, our family is ultimately a business family, so I can't do anything about it."
"Honestly, I'm surprised. I never thought that the chief courtesan, who was treated as a plaything by those nobles, wouldn't be as close to them as I am. When I asked them about it, they all stuttered, as if they were hiding something."
When Gu Qingze heard this, he realized something was wrong and asked quickly.
"Brother Jinnian, since you can't find out what happened to the chief courtesan after she ended up among the nobles, how do you know about her being used as a plaything and traded?"
"...I just speculated. After all, the chief courtesan and the courtesan are essentially the same thing, just like the difference between a high-end plaything and a plaything."
Song Jinnian felt a little embarrassed, but continued to explain his reasoning process.
"And when I approached other nobles to insinuate things, as soon as I mentioned relevant information, they would change the subject, or act guilty, or simply refuse to communicate..."
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