Chapter 26
"Young master, how old are you to dare come to a place like this?" the woman sneered. "You should go back now!"
"You little slut, instead of welcoming guests inside, you're chasing them away?!"
A shrill voice rang out, followed by a plump madam approaching. She first glared fiercely at the woman, then put on a smiling face and looked at Jing Yuan: "Young master, you've come to the right place! Our Shy Flower Pavilion has all kinds of girls! Tell me, what kind are you looking for?"
As the madam spoke, her eyes darted around Jingyuan.
Although Jingyuan was also a servant, he had been by Shen Rang's side since childhood and had picked up some of his demeanor. In addition, he dressed very well, so in the eyes of the madam, he was practically a distinguished guest.
Jing Yuan coughed twice, feigning maturity, and said, "I'm looking for someone with a flower-shaped birthmark on their left shoulder. Do you have such a person here?"
The madam's eyes lit up, and she reached out to pull the woman over: "Oh my! I didn't expect that you, young master, were also here for our courtesan. What a charming man!"
Seeing that Jingyuan's gaze was fixed on Hua Niang, the madam's smile remained unchanged. She gave Hua Niang a hard shove, pushing her forward.
Hua Niang forced a smile and said, "Young master, how should I serve you?"
Jing Yuan took a step back, avoiding her movement, and went straight to the point: "Is your real name Doukou?"
Hua Niang's face stiffened: "You...how did you know?"
Knowing he had found the right person, Jing Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and immediately offered to redeem her from her servitude.
The smell inside was giving him a headache. Right now, Jing Yuan didn't want to think about anything but getting the person away as soon as possible, completely forgetting that Yun Xi had only asked him to come and ask.
The madam hadn't expected Jingyuan to ask for someone's freedom right off the bat, but seeing his impatient expression, she quickly quoted a price: "Five...five hundred taels?"
Her Xiuhua Pavilion was only considered average on this street, so five hundred taels was quite a high price.
However, when doing business, there's always a period of back and forth, so this five hundred taels is also to leave myself some leeway.
Unexpectedly, Jingyuan didn't haggle at all. He asked where the nearest money exchange was and then hurriedly ran off. He returned shortly after and slapped five hundred taels of silver notes in front of the madam.
The madam stared at the five hundred taels of silver notes, completely stunned.
Are there really fools out there?
Jing Yuan frowned: "You said you'd get five hundred taels. Now that you've received the money, if you want to raise the price, I have plenty of ways to deal with you!"
The madam realized what was happening and, fearing Jingyuan might change his mind, quickly pocketed the five hundred taels of silver notes, saying, "How could that be! Young master, the courtesan is yours!"
After saying that, the madam personally took out the concubine's indenture and other belongings and gave them directly to Jingyuan.
The madam grinned from ear to ear, then swayed her hips as she went back to count her money.
This is going to be a huge profit!
Jingyuan waited for Hua Niang to go back and pack her things before taking her away.
Throughout the journey, Doukou's expression remained somewhat dazed.
For years, she had been hoping that someone would take her away.
But as time went by, people only stared at her body. Even when someone occasionally considered redeeming her, they never saw her again for some reason.
Gradually, she gave up hope.
But today, this freedom came suddenly, giving her a feeling of unreality.
In a daze, she followed Jing Yuan out of the street and headed towards a tea stall.
"Miss Chenxi, Miss Jixiang, the people have been brought!"
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