Qin's mother rushed in and, disregarding the other people around, tore open her clothes.
"Look, the fresh marks are still there. How dare you deny it?"
Qiao Dingxi had no way to explain himself, saying, "I didn't do it."
Qin's mother wouldn't listen to his excuses. "You slept in this room all night, and now you're telling me you didn't do it? Then who did it?"
Everyone burst into laughter, and Qiao Dingxi glared fiercely at Liang Jiaojiao.
"Tell me, who was it? I didn't lay a finger on you last night."
Liang Jiaojiao dared not reveal any of this; she closed her eyes.
"It was you who did it. Sir, you drank yesterday, but you don't remember, do you?"
Qiao Dingxi touched his clothes. When he woke up, his clothes were intact, and he didn't look like he had done anything wrong.
But the beauty did indeed wake up in his arms. He was a little confused. Could it really be me?
The people around burst into laughter again.
"Mr. Qiao, just say so if you don't want her. Don't keep her around and make us jealous."
"That's right, that's right..."
Several men who stayed overnight stared at Liang Jiaojiao, swearing at her.
Liang Jiaojiao was filled with shame and indignation, and was about to cry.
Qin's mother shooed everyone away, "Get out of here, don't scare our Jiaojiao."
Qiao Dingxi was a little reluctant, but he couldn't be sure if he had actually slept or not, so he had no choice but to accept his bad luck and leave.
Qin's mother comforted Liang Jiaojiao for a while, then left with a yawn.
Liang Jiaojiao sat at the table, gritting her teeth. She was certain that Xiao Li was responsible for her actions.
She rushed to the next room but couldn't find anyone, so she could only return to her own room in frustration.
When Xiaoli woke up, she saw the breakfast that Laiwang had bought and a set of silver needles. She put the silver needles into her bosom, and only then did she feel a little safe.
She ate a few steamed buns to fill her stomach, and then went to find Qin's mother.
"Mrs. Qin, I want to change rooms."
Qin's mother's eyes widened. "What did you say, you little brat?"
"I want to change rooms. I want a bigger room. How can anyone live in this woodshed?"
Xiao Li's room was indeed small, but it wasn't like a woodshed. It was specially assigned to her because they needed to take care of Liang Jiaojiao.
Qin's mother was furious. She hadn't slept well all day, and Qiao Dingxi had given her such a hard time early in the morning, so she was still upset.
Xiao Li just walked right into her line of fire, "You little hussy, you're lucky there's even a room, and you're still being picky. Believe me or not..."
She suddenly couldn't continue speaking because Xiaoli was holding a piece of paper with a piece of music on it.
Flowers drift and fall, water flows on; a shared longing, two separate sorrows...
"Great words! Great words!"
She was about to reach out and take it when Xiaoli withdrew her hand.
"How about it? I can have a big room now."
Qin's mother thought for a moment and nodded.
"Where did you come from?"
"It's none of your business. I can get you more later. Just make sure Liang Jiaojiao and I get the same treatment."
Qin's mother immediately agreed, and Xiaoli moved into a room that had been vacant for a long time. This was the room of the former top courtesan, Peony.
After she redeemed herself from her servitude, she married the young scholar, and the room became empty, which was perfect for Xiaoli to live in.
Xiao Li then began to live the life of a young lady. Qin's mother did not reveal the origin of the song, so no one knew who composed it.
Liang Jiaojiao no longer had a maid, so Qin Mama assigned her another maid, a ten-year-old girl.
Xiao Li laughed. Now let's see who she finds to replace her in entertaining customers.
Liang Jiaojiao panicked as expected. Although she didn't care about chastity, she wasn't someone who would sleep with just anyone.
And a voice deep within her reminded her that she must not lose her virginity to another man.
She tried every excuse to refuse, but Qin's mother was not one to back down easily. She directly put medicine into Liang Jiaojiao's bird's nest.
Liang Jiaojiao, however, had a rudimentary understanding of pharmacology. She recognized the bird's nest as soon as Qin's mother brought it over.
She pretended to obediently drink it, but as soon as Qin's mother left, she gagged and vomited up all the bird's nest.
As she packed her things, she muttered to herself, "I can't stay here any longer."
She glanced longingly at the room. Although it was a mixed bag of people, she was very adaptable and loved its luxury. It was a pity she couldn't stay there any longer.
She disguised herself as a servant and slipped out through the back door. Qin's mother was furious and sent many people to catch her, but they never managed to catch her.
Xiao Li didn't care. The people she sold in were all under a death contract, and it wasn't so easy for them to escape.
Sure enough, Liang Jiaojiao escaped, but because she had no identification, she had nowhere to go at night and couldn't even stay at an inn.
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