Chapter 37 The Evil Courtesan (19)
Will Tokiho take advantage of Heisaburo's absence to cause trouble at Tsukimi-ro...
The answer is of course yes.
As soon as Heizaburo's team left Yoshiwara, she started to take action.
Shi Sui first went to the small village where Xiangyu was hiding.
Songshan and Xiangyu had settled down and opened a small weaving workshop. They were very happy and in high spirits.
Xiangyu's adaptability is much better than Shisui imagined.
But she also did not forget the courtesans still in Yoshiwara.
"If there's anything I can do to help, just ask."
Tokiho: "Yes, indeed... I need a place where the girls can stay temporarily."
"No problem, leave it to me!"
After discussing with Xiangyu, Shisui returned to Yoshiwara...
For several consecutive days, reports of low-level prostitutes disappearing for no apparent reason reached Madam Ya - all of it was Shisui's doing.
While the girls were receiving customers in the room, Tokiho suddenly broke in through the window and abducted the girls. If the men dared to stop her, Tokiho would raise her hand and poke a big hole in their bodies with a knife.
The most elite guards of Yuejianlou were taken away by Heisaburo. The acting owner who replaced Heisaburo was overwhelmed and had no one to turn to. He could not find out the truth and actually took his anger out on Madam Ya.
"You're in charge of the prostitutes. Go and see if there's a traitor or spy among them. Otherwise, how could the thieves succeed so often?!"
Madam Ya naturally put on an attitude of obedience on the surface, but after turning around, she just did what she was supposed to do as usual and didn't put in any extra effort, let alone actually send someone to investigate.
Even her subordinates couldn't understand why she responded passively.
"Madam Ya, I heard the prostitutes discussing privately that although the kidnapper had her face covered, she was recognizable as a woman! Some even said that her voice sounded a bit like Miss Xiangyu's former personal maid! What do you think she kidnapped her for? There are so many different opinions now, and people are in a panic... Should we—"
"We can't stop what's coming. Everything is fate. Let's not worry about it unnecessarily."
Madam Ya calmly picked up the pipe and took a deep puff.
At this moment she was blind and deaf, unable to see or hear.
…
Tokiho kidnapped low-class prostitutes one after another and hid them in a tattoo shop in Matsuyama.
Ever since Matsuyama left Yoshiwara with Xiangyu, his shop has been sealed and from the outside it looks deserted and uninhabited.
But there is a cellar under the tattoo shop in Songshan, which can easily accommodate seven or eight people for a period of time.
The first prostitute was naturally frightened when she was brought here.
It took Tokiho a long time to calm her down, and she promised that after the matter was done, she would be able to choose whether to continue her old job or let her make a living outside Yoshiwara.
"What can I do out there..." the prostitute begged, crying, "Please let me go! I still want to live!"
Shisui comforted her: "Do you still remember Miss Xiangyu?"
"Of course I remember that."
"Miss Xiangyu is now in a small village in the countryside. She has opened a weaving workshop. If you want, you can go and help. Not only will you have food to eat, but you can also earn wages."
"Ms. Xiangyu is the most beautiful courtesan, how could she..."
"Yes, if even an oiran thinks that weaving by hand is better than prostituting herself in Yoshiwara, then you should know that leaving Yoshiwara is not that scary after all."
"But how do you prove that what you say is true?"
Tokiho took out three things and gave them to Yuujo.
First, it was the hair that Xiangyu cut off. As an oiran, hair is like life. Cutting her hair represents Xiangyu's determination to completely break away from Yoshiwara.
Second, there are some valuable jewels as rewards for the prostitutes.
Third, a sharp dagger.
"If you ever feel that I have deceived you, you can kill me at any time."
Shisui's little mouth kept chattering.
The girl went from being terrified at first, to being half-believing and half-doubting, and finally obeying Shihui's words.
Even after new prostitutes were abducted one after another, she helped Tokiho conduct a new round of ideological education on them.
These prostitutes all have tragic life stories, and their emotions are easily provoked.
When it comes to brainwashing and pyramid schemes, Shi Sui considers himself second to none and no one dares to claim to be first.
She brought the prostitutes here to prepare for taking control of Yuejianlou.
They are very familiar with the interior of Yuejian Tower, so they will be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort.
One, two... until there were six people, Shisui stopped.
That's enough. Just these six people, plus Madam Ya who is already on her side, and Xiangyu and Songshan who are acting as external aid, are enough to fight against Yuejianlou's people.
She even picked out the smartest one among them and sent him back to Yuejian Tower.
After returning home, this clever courtesan followed the prearranged words arranged by Tokiho and lied to her sisters that it was the Inari God in the sky who took her away. She also told everyone through her mouth: "The gods are angry and will bring down a great fire on Yoshiwara. Those who commit evil deeds will be punished by heaven!"
Yoshiwara has always been in awe of ghosts and gods.
The rumor quickly spread among the low-class prostitutes, and everyone became anxious.
When the acting landlord heard about this, he angrily wanted to execute the prostitute.
Madam Ya spoke calmly, "Master Heizamuro will be returning to Yuejian Tower soon. Why not wait until he returns before making a decision? If we handle this improperly and anger Master, neither you nor I will be able to live in peace."
The acting OP then gave up the idea of execution.
...Tokiho is also waiting.
When Heisaburo comes back, she will take over Yuejianlou completely.
…
A dozen days later.
winter solstice.
Heisaburo's convoy finally returned to Yoshiwara.
In the capital, in addition to going to the Saeki family to kowtow and apologize, he also returned to his own family.
The humiliation that Taira Saburo suffered in his main family was even more unbearable than that suffered in the Saeki family.
Not only was he severely reprimanded by his father, but he was also ridiculed in public by his father's wife, and his relatives avoided him and ignored him.
Ping Sanlang's health was not good to begin with, and after all the torture, he was only half dead.
His father invited a famous doctor to treat him and asked him to spend the New Year at his family home before making other plans, but Heizaburo insisted on leaving.
Before leaving, his father, who was nearly sixty years old, gave him earnest advice: "You are not a child anymore. Don't stay in a shady place like Yoshiwara and commit sins. You should stay in the capital and marry a wife who will take good care of you."
Heisaburo let out a weak smile. "Old man, it's too late for you to say that. My body is already broken, and I've decided to do what I love and live a short life."
"Sanlang!!!"
"You have so many sons, one more or one less doesn't make much difference. Don't worry, if anything happens in the future, I will consciously sever the father-son relationship and will not implicate you."
Surrounded by his followers, Heisaburo melted into the white snow and left his hometown.
His father had never expected that this would be the last time he would see his son...
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