Chapter 25 The Marquis Comes to the Door
"Miss Yun, since you let me make money, I can't be too stingy. As long as you can teach me five songs a day, I will give you fifty taels, double it for you. What do you think?" The madam said generously.
"Mother Lin, it's not that I don't want to make money. If I write five songs, I will get home very late, and I'm afraid my family will not agree." Yun Wansheng also pretended to be embarrassed.
"Well! That's true. After all, it's inconvenient for a girl like you to go out for a long time. But what if I give you another eighty taels? I don't think your family will have any objection, right?" How could the calculating old madam not know that the girl was raising her price?
"Mother Lin, if you are sincere, you can give me three hundred taels, and then I will give you six songs a day. What do you think?" Yun Wansheng revealed her bottom line.
No matter what, she has been a president and is very good at doing business.
From the beginning when it seemed like she was asking for a small amount of money, to the other party tasting the sweetness, and now to the other party raising the price on their own initiative, all of this was planned by her from the beginning.
Upon hearing this, the madam smiled in a seemingly friendly manner: "Miss Yun, you may seem innocent at your young age, but in fact, you have everything under control. Even someone as calculating as me fell into the trap without realizing it."
When she heard the woman ask for three hundred taels, she knew she had been tricked.
Now is the time when she is making a fortune. If she rejects her conditions, her brothel will return to its original deserted state.
"Mother Lin, you're too kind. Business is always business-oriented. Friendships should be put aside for now, and profits should come first. You opened a brothel to make money, right?" Yun Wansheng curled the corners of her mouth slightly, not feeling guilty about her scheming at all.
"Miss Yun, I admire your scheming. Actually, if we women want to achieve something big, that's what we should do. Sometimes, talking about friendship instead of money will only hurt the relationship."
"Mother Lin is absolutely right." Yun Wansheng followed her words.
"Miss Yun, I admire capable women the most. I'm determined to be your friend. I'll do as you say. Three hundred taels. Let's go! Let's go upstairs."
The madam said this happily, took Yun Wansheng's hand and went upstairs.
When Yun Wansheng entered the hall on the second floor, she saw many beautiful singing girls waiting there.
"Miss Yun, you are here?" The singing girls in the room greeted the newcomer with greetings.
"You're welcome, ladies. Today we're going to learn six songs. I hope everyone will study hard and try to master them."
Yun Wansheng also knew that it would be very difficult to learn six songs in one day, but she couldn't care less now.
She was in urgent need of money. As long as she could earn one thousand taels in these four days, she could make a pistol for self-protection and go wherever she wanted.
The reason why she was so anxious was that she was afraid that if she waited too long, the Marquis would suddenly come to the villa to find her, and then it would be inconvenient for her to do anything.
Now she only hoped that the Marquis would continue to maintain his aloof attitude, ignore her, and give her enough time to plan everything.
When the singer heard that she had to learn six songs, her happy face fell instantly. Isn't this fatal? Mom really doesn't treat them as human beings.
They naturally knew that everything was Mother Lin's idea, forcing them to bow their heads because they were under her roof.
A group of women surrounded Yun Wansheng, watching her play the guzheng and listening to her novel and unique music, their eyes full of admiration.
Just as everyone was listening attentively, the door was kicked open with great force, startling everyone in the room, and they looked towards the door in shock.
The man was wearing a black patterned robe, which accentuated his tall and imposing figure. His godlike face made the girls present blush and their hearts beat fast, and even those with spring eyes could not help but stare blankly.
When Yun Wansheng saw the man, her heart beat faster, but not because of the man's good looks, but because she was scared. If this man knew that she came to a brothel, she didn't know how he would treat her.
Since the enemy would not move, Yun Wansheng did not step forward to recognize the marquis, but just stood there and looked at him like everyone else.
She wanted to see what the Marquis would do next before she could decide what would be beneficial for her. After all, her identity had never been revealed to anyone, and she absolutely could not reveal that she was his mistress before the man announced his identity.
Mu Xingci glanced at the people in the room with a gloomy face, and when he saw his mistress, his eyes became even darker.
"I have come here to track down spies from the enemy nation. Someone has reported that a woman here is from the Eastern Qiang people. Therefore, all of you here are suspects.
However, the spy has a distinctive tattoo on his body, and I need to take a closer look.
Please bare your waists. Anyone who dares to resist will be executed on the spot as a spy. I hope you will cooperate with me. Let's begin!"
Mu Xingci didn't give the people in the room any time to think. After he finished speaking in a commanding tone, he signaled his subordinates to draw their swords and threaten the people present.
The dozen or so brothel girls had never seen such a frightening scene before. No matter how shy they were, they were not as scared as they were. They trembled as they took off their coats, revealing their slender waists.
Yun Wansheng looked at the scene with a pale face, knowing that this was a deceptive act in order to arrest her with legitimate reasons.
This man went to so much trouble to catch me, and I don’t know how he will punish me after I go back with him.
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw the marquis with a cold and arrogant face walking towards him: "Why don't you take off your clothes?" Mu Xingci asked coldly.
Yun Wansheng stared at him silently. Was there any need for her to take off her clothes? Anyway, this bastard Marquis would find a good excuse to take her back.
Sure enough, the man chuckled and said, "Come here, this woman didn't obey my orders. I suspect she is the Dongqiang spy. Capture her."
After saying this in a cold voice, he glared at Yun Wansheng fiercely, then turned and left the room, ignoring the other women's slender waists.
As soon as he signaled Xiao Fei to arrest the man, he followed him out and handed the task to Guard Xiao.
Yun Wansheng was held by one arm as she walked out of the brothel. She saw no one in the building and had no idea where everyone had gone.
When she arrived at the door, she looked up and saw a luxurious carriage parked in front of the door. Without waiting for her to think about it, Xiao Fei forced her into the carriage: "Miss Yun, the Marquis is waiting for you." His voice was low.
At this point, Yun Wansheng knew that she had no way to retreat and could only lift the curtain and enter the carriage.
As soon as she entered the carriage, she saw the cold and majestic Marquis sitting in the middle opposite her. The coldness around him made Yun Wansheng feel a little scared.
The carriage moved, causing her to stagger a bit, and she naturally sat down on one side, holding onto the wall.
Mu Xingci looked at the bold woman in front of him with cold eyes. He never thought that she would come to the brothel, and it had been several days.
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