After Hongshi left, Wang Sanniang pondered for a while, then got up and went to Ruan Meiying's room. Ruan Meiying was sitting on the edge of the bed with a worried expression, thinking, "Why hasn't the magpie come back yet? I wonder how things are at home, and how the people in the village are doing? I wonder how they will resolve this matter?" As she thought about it, she sighed deeply, feeling troubled but not knowing how to relieve her anxiety.
Wang San Niang walked to the door, thought for a moment, and then made up her mind. She raised her hand and knocked on the door.
Hearing the knock on the door, Ruan Meiying asked, "Who is it?"
Wang San Niang, who was outside the door, replied, "Mei Ying, it's me, Wang Mama. Open the door for me quickly, I have something to tell you."
"Oh! It's Mama Wang! Please wait a moment, she'll be right there." Ruan Meiying instructed the maid to open the door, and she also stood up from the bedside. She still respected Mama Wang very much. Although Mama Wang treated her as a tool to make money, she couldn't blame her for ending up in prostitution, and Mama Wang had been kind to her.
The maid opened the door, and Wang San Niang immediately sensed that Ruan Mei Ying was troubled. Having spent most of her life in the brothel, she was adept at reading people's expressions and asked with concern, "Mei Ying, what's wrong? You don't look well. Is something on your mind? If so, you can tell me, and I'll help you."
Knowing the gravity of the matter, Ruan Meiying dared not tell anyone casually, so she shook her head and said, "It's alright, Mother, I just didn't sleep well last night, it's nothing." Then she asked, "May I ask what brings you here today, Mother?"
"I've come today to congratulate you! Congratulations on finally escaping your suffering."
Seeing Ruan Meiying's puzzled expression, Wang Sanniang pulled Ruan Meiying to a chair, held her hand, and said earnestly, "You came to me when you were little. I saw that you were lovable, so I have always treated you like my own daughter. Now you finally have the opportunity to escape your suffering. I am truly happy for you."
Ruan Meiying raised her hand to interrupt her: "Mom, what do you mean?"
Wang Sanniang pressed her hand down: "Let me finish speaking first. Do you remember the guest who came with Lord Guan before? He came to me today and said he wanted to redeem you and take you back to the capital. I have already agreed, and now I want to ask for your opinion."
Ruan Meiying hesitated. Although she also wanted to leave the brothel one day and find someone to rely on to live a peaceful life for the rest of her days, that person wanted to take her to the capital. Once they left, it would be difficult for them to come back. What would happen to her family? Now that such a big thing had happened to her family, how could she just leave?
“Mom, I don’t want to leave. You know my family is in Geshan Village. If I stay in Kaifeng, I can still see my family from time to time. If I go to the capital, the journey will be long and it will be difficult to see them again.”
Wang San Niang didn't expect her to disagree, and immediately said, "That won't do! I've already agreed, he'll come to pick you up tomorrow, and I advise you to listen to him, he's someone we can't afford to offend! He's a member of the royal family."
Ruan Meiying was taken aback. She had initially thought that Hongshi was just an imperial envoy, at most a favorite of the emperor, but she hadn't expected him to be connected with the royal family. So she asked Wang Sanniang, "Mother, what is the identity of that guest? How could he be related to the royal family?"
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