Seeing Guan Surong's great respect, Wen Tingbai quickly pulled her up from the ground and said, "Miss Guan, what are you doing? Why don't you stand up and talk?"
Guan Surong's eyes welled up with tears as she spoke tremblingly, "Second Master Bai, my mother is still in prison, tied up by thieves. It's because my father owed money and the debt collectors have come to our house. They asked me to come and ask for the money, saying that if I don't, they will sell my mother and me to a brothel. Second Master Bai, I wonder if you can help Surong. Surong will definitely repay you by working like a slave."
Wen Tingbai frowned when he heard this, but he still asked patiently, "I wonder how much money the young lady owes?"
Guan Surong looked at Wen Tingbai and raised three fingers.
"Three hundred taels?"
"Thirty...Ten thousand taels..."
When Guan Surong said this, Wen Tingbai was also stunned. After all, such a large amount of money was not something that ordinary people could afford. "How come you owe so much?"
"Su Rong knows that it would be difficult to find so much money, but now Su Rong is really desperate, so she found Second Master. Please help me, otherwise I will have no way out." Guan Su Rong said, and almost fell to the ground again.
Seeing this, Wen Tingbai hurriedly helped Guan Surong up and said to her, "I don't have so much silver, but I have another way. Now that you have escaped from those debt collectors, that's a good thing. Your mother is the only one in their hands. If they get angry, they might sell her out. But no matter where she is sold, the ransom is only three hundred taels of silver. I can still afford this money. I will send someone to keep an eye on her. As soon as they sell her out, my people will redeem her. Then find a place to hide and avoid the limelight, and life will be better. What do you think?"
"It's just that my mother... I'm afraid my mother will be frightened." There were tears in the corners of Guan Surong's eyes, which made her look very adorable.
"We'll rescue them and comfort them when the time comes. You absolutely cannot put yourself in danger now. I have a mansion outside. You can go live there first to recuperate and hide. My people will naturally help you keep an eye on them. Once they come out, my people will follow them and won't let your mother suffer." Wen Tingbai said, waving to the servant beside him and immediately said, "Miss Guan, tell me where you are and my people will go and keep an eye on them immediately."
"It's in a house in the west block, Second Master. Now everything depends on you." Guan Surong said, covering her lips and crying.
"Let me take you to rest first." Wen Tingbai looked at Guan Surong's appearance, and hurriedly picked her up from the ground and carried her into the carriage.
They both understood what the hug meant. After all, if a girl was hugged like this by a man, her reputation would be ruined. Guan Surong came to ask for help, intending to become Wen Tingbai's concubine.
Wen Tingbai brought Guan Surong to his own house, comforted her, and then prepared to leave the house.
Seeing this, Guan Surong quickly grabbed Wen Tingbai's sleeve and said timidly, "Second Master, I'm really scared now. Can you stay with me and make me feel better..."
Wen Tingbai's heart raced when he heard this. He turned around and held Guan Surong's hand. "If Rong'er doesn't want me to leave, then I won't leave. In the days ahead, we'll support each other and everything will be fine."
Guan Surong nodded, and leaned against Wen Tingbo and lay in his arms, "Second Master..."
Seeing such a warm and soft jade in his arms, Wen Tingbai couldn't move his body anymore. He immediately bent down and kissed Guan Surong. The two of them immediately entangled in each other. Guan Surong's hand went to Wen Tingbai's belt. Just as she was about to touch the jade belt, Wen Tingbai froze in place.
He pushed Guan Surong away in an instant, his face darkening as he slowly said, "You should have a good rest. I remembered that there are some things waiting for me to take care of at home, so I'll leave first."
"Second Master... I don't..." Guan Surong originally wanted to say that she doesn't dislike you, but she felt that these words would hurt Wen Tingbai, so she swallowed them back. Seeing Wen Tingbai walk out like this, Guan Surong felt anxious but there was nothing she could do.
Guan Surong stayed in this small courtyard and waited for three days, while Wen Tingbai stayed in the mansion of Marquis Zhongping, listening to the news brought back by the servants.
"Second Master, I followed your instructions and went to see that Madam Guan had been sold to a brothel by the rich man. The brothel's madam didn't want her because she was old, but the rich man persuaded her to take her in. I heard that the madam wanted to send Madam Guan to a remote place outside the capital. The men there are not picky about food and can eat anything, but they are all rough and uncouth, and none of them know how to be gentle. I'm afraid that Madam Guan will suffer if she marries there." The servant said, looking at Wen Tingbai slowly, "Second Master, I also asked, and it costs 500 taels of silver to redeem such a lady. It's really unexpected. I just don't know if you will go to redeem her. If you don't go now, I'm afraid it will be too late."
"It's really not worth spending so much money on a concubine who has lost her virginity and been married before, not to mention spending it on her mother. If I rescue her, both mother and daughter will depend on me for their livelihood in the future. Where can I find so much money to support them? It's better to let Madam Guan suffer at home and abroad. Tomorrow I will just say that the rich man is cunning and took his men out of the city and can't be found. That way, I won't be able to save them. I believe she won't blame me. She has nowhere to go now. Only by relying on me can she live a better life. Otherwise, I'm afraid she will be in danger."
Wen Tingbai sighed, dismissed his attendants, and then went to find Guan Surong.
Guan Surong cried for a while after hearing this. Wen Tingbo tried to persuade her in a high-sounding manner for a while, saying something like "Your mother will definitely not blame you, and he will redeem the person as soon as he finds her." Guan Surong then felt at ease.
This news soon reached the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Song Wanning looked at Zhuque beside her and asked in confusion, "Is Guan Surong now a concubine of Wen Tingbai? I didn't expect this to be true."
"Yes, madam, her old mother has been sent to a brothel, and I'm afraid she will have a miserable end." Zhuque shook his head.
Song Wanning said slowly, "Send someone to follow her and see where her mother was sold to. I'll have a rough idea of what her fate will be."
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