"Who are you?" Chu Qi puzzled.
"Master Thief Zhuang Ya, you can also call me Xiao Ya."
Zhuang Ya's eyes curved, one of her legs stretched under the windowsill, while the other half of her body sat firmly on it, ready to escape at any time.
"You haven't answered my question yet."
Hearing this, Chu Qi casually said, "It takes too long to make money from Kangbao."
"That's right." Zhuang Ya combed her hair and asked him:
"Are you from Beijing?"
Chu Qi asked back: "What do you want from me?"
"It's okay. You look like an old friend, so I came to see you out of curiosity."
"Well, you can leave now after you've finished looking." Chu Qi did not retract her sword. As long as the person on the windowsill made any unusual movements, she would be able to react in time.
"Aren't you curious about who this old friend is?" Zhuang Ya said dissatisfiedly.
"Not curious." Chu Qi said indifferently.
"That's not fun. Well, I told you, you look a lot like my third aunt. Are you her son who's been living away from home?"
Zhuang Ya directly stated the purpose:
"Why don't you come home with me? Third Aunt's money is enough for you to squander for three lifetimes. Why would you need to steal? Tsk, you're still carrying bags. How pitiful..."
Chu Qi: "......"
A woman suddenly appeared?
The original body was abducted at a very young age, so it is hard to say whether it has any relatives. From what Zhuang Ya said, her mother might be a wealthy woman.
this.
I feel a little moved.
Seeing that Chu Qi didn't speak for a long time, Zhuang Ya knew that it would be difficult for people to believe her without any evidence.
She simply shook her sleeves, and a scroll fell out, on which was the portrait she had painted yesterday.
Unfolding the scroll, the woman inside is indeed 80% similar to Chu Qi.
"Here, this is the painting I drew of my third aunt. Doesn't she look like you?" Zhuang Ya threw the painting to him.
Chu Qi didn't take it. There is no such thing as a free lunch. This woman came so suddenly, who knows if she was coveting her kidneys.
If I get attacked by surprise, I won’t even have a place to cry.
"You still don't believe me? Okay, okay, I'll go talk to Auntie myself..."
Zhuang Ya muttered, then fell backwards and blended into the night.
Chu Qi came to the window to check, but the woman was no longer outside the window.
The night was as dark as ink. Chu Qi was tired after working for half the night. Without thinking any more, he closed the window and went to sleep.
Chu Qi slept until noon and woke up feeling refreshed.
She first had a free lunch at the inn, then went out to eat some noodles, and then went straight to the Shuangxing Brothel in the capital.
Brothels are usually open at night. Chu Qi came in during the day, but the madam stopped her with a smile: "Sir, our brothel does not welcome guests during the day."
"I want to redeem someone." Chu Qi covered her face and spoke in a muffled voice.
"Ransom someone?" The madam's eyes flickered. "Who do you want to redeem?"
"Lin Yue."
"This, Linyue is not cheap, this amount."
The madam hesitated for a while. Although Lin Yue was a candidate for the oiran, she was not the only excellent one.
If someone wanted to redeem her, it wouldn't be impossible to make a fortune.
She stretched out her hand and raised five fingers.
"Fifty taels?" Chu Qi felt a little pained.
"Hehe, sir, you are joking. How could that be? It's five hundred taels~" The madam laughed awkwardly and covered her face with a fan, with a bit of contempt in her eyes. Could he be a poor guy who can't afford it?
Chu Qi felt distressed as five hundred taels were spent at once. She had risked her life to steal one thousand taels last night.
However, it would be worth it as long as Lin Yue could be rescued.
Chu Qi handed over five hundred taels of silver to the madam.
The madam was quite straightforward. After getting the money, she quickly handed Lin Yue's indenture contract to Chu Qi.
"Lin Yue is in room two on the third floor. Please wait a moment, sir. I will go down and ask her to go with you." The madam politely invited Chu Qi into the room, poured her tea, and told the servant to call someone.
Chu Qi turned the teacup around in her hands, but didn't drink from it. She just frowned and waited.
The Shuangxing Brothel has three floors. The first and second floors are for receiving ordinary guests, while the third floor is for receiving VIP guests.
Lin Yue lives on the third floor. She has been taught music, chess, calligraphy and painting since she was a child and has been trained to be a top student.
Today, Lin Yue was practicing piano as usual when she suddenly heard a noise coming from the door.
A servant called out, "Miss Linyue, the madam wants you to pack your things. Someone has redeemed you."
Clang——
The strings suddenly broke, and Lin Yue's fingers were oozing with blood. She didn't care about the pain, and she raised her head suddenly, "Really?"
"It's true. I just saw a very tall man redeeming you."
The servant smiled happily.
Apart from anything else, even if Lin Yue was eventually trained to become an oiran, she could not escape the fate of constantly receiving customers. It was just a matter of time.
If I could be redeemed early, even if I became that man's concubine, it would be better than staying here as the top prostitute.
Lin Yue was confused, surprised and worried, but the person was already waiting, and fearing that something unexpected might happen, she quickly packed up her belongings.
She ate and drank in brothels, and she was not old enough to receive customers, so she had no money.
There were quite a few clothes, but Lin Yue did not dare to take the jewelry that the madam had rewarded her with for her good performance in the past, so she only took a few clothes.
After opening the door, the servant stood at the door waiting patiently for Lin Yue.
"Girl, come with me." said the servant, leading the way.
The first time Lin Yue stepped into the guest reception area on the first floor, she didn't expect that she had been redeemed by someone.
Lin Yue, who was still young but could already glimpse his future stunning appearance, looked curiously at the man next to the madam, who was wearing a black suit, a turban and a bamboo hat.
Is that the man who bought me?
Feeling the murderous aura from the man and faintly smelling the scent of blood, Lin Yue was a little frightened. He followed the servant and stood in front of the madam.
"Lin Yue, this young master has bought you, and you will be his from now on. You must serve him well..."
As the madam spoke, she saw Lin Yue staring at her with fear in her beautiful watery eyes, and she couldn't help but soften her heart.
She sighed secretly, took out a silver hairpin from her head, inserted it into the little girl's head, and said with a smile:
"Mom has never given you anything, so I'll give you this hairpin."
Lin Yue touched the hairpin on her head, blinked, smiled, and bowed, "Thank you, Mom."
Chu Qi did not interrupt the two people's farewell. From the time she came in until now, she only spoke when asking about the price. Otherwise, she acted like a mute and did not utter a word.
The madam was afraid that the customer would be unhappy after waiting for a long time, so she sent the customer the hairpin and let him go.
Chu Qi took the lead and walked in front, while Lin Yue followed behind with small steps. She walked very beautifully and really slowly.
Chu Qi was distracted for a moment and didn't notice that the little girl didn't follow him.
She came to her senses and found Lin Yue's figure beside her.
I couldn't help but stop and wait for a moment.
When Lin Yue walked side by side with her, Chu Qi reached out and took her bag, "Let me help you carry it."
"Thank you..." Lin Yue bowed her head and thanked shyly, revealing a small section of her white swan neck, ensuring that Chu Qi could see it from the most beautiful angle.
——Pleasuring people has almost become her instinct.
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