Yuwen Cheng returned to his residence and hugged Sun Ziyu, crying for a long time without recovering.
With one eye gone, what woman would be willing to stay with him? He only has Sun Ziyu left, and he must hold onto her tightly!
At least this way, he can still have Sun Wuyang's help...
The next day, the old emperor indeed summoned him to report on the results. He leaned back on the dragon throne with full confidence, waiting to convict Gu Sijin of treason and have him executed by slow slicing in public.
Unexpectedly, Yuwen Cheng, despite his injuries, knelt down and pleaded with the emperor to show mercy, insisting that all the evidence he had found was false. In the end, he only lightly sentenced Si Jin to be a fake eunuch.
He was confiscated and enslaved, and sent to the largest brothel in the capital, the Qunfangyuan.
The Qunfang Courtyard was built with the support of the government. It not only housed the lowest-class prostitutes, but also elegant prostitutes who sold their art but not their bodies, musicians and dancers who were not registered in the music industry, and many men and women like Gu Sijin who were not registered as slaves.
High-ranking officials of the imperial court could go three times a month to listen to songs and dances, or do other things.
Yuwen Cheng gritted his teeth secretly, quite pleased with his own intelligence—
When the time comes, he'll have Gu Sijin come out and play the piano for him, bark like a dog, and then gouge out that bitch's eyes to vent his anger!
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Meanwhile, Yuwen Linyuan, who was out on business, heard that Si Jin had been imprisoned in the Qunfang Courtyard. He immediately sped up his journey and traveled for two days and two nights without rest before finally returning to the capital.
As a result, the helper he had finally managed to invite, an elderly general in his seventies, was jolted half to death by the ride. As soon as he got out of the car, he squatted down and started vomiting.
"Yuan'er, you said you wanted a military camp outside the capital. I've already promised to recommend you to the Emperor. Don't we need to be in such a hurry? Ugh!"
"Oh no, please come with me first!" Yuwen Linyuan said, pulling the old general up again and forcibly dragging him towards the Qunfang Courtyard.
Those who haven't been enslaved will receive at least fifty lashes upon entering this place as a form of discipline. He has to go see Jinjin!
The old general stood up, thinking this would at least be a place to rest, but to his surprise, he saw three large characters – "Qunfangyuan" (Academy of Beauties)?
Without saying a word, he slapped Yuwen Linyuan on the back: "You little brat! Why did you have to come here when there are so many good places to go?"
He has always maintained a clean and upright character; he cannot let this little brat ruin his reputation in his later years!
But Yuwen Linyuan remained unmoved and insisted on pulling him forward, which frightened the old general.
"Yuan'er, how about this, I'll go and recommend you to your father first, okay? Why don't you go by yourself first?"
"Alright, you can find a driver yourself." Yuwen Linyuan abandoned his mentor and rushed into the brothel.
The old general took a deep breath, stood there stunned for a long while, and then got back into the carriage, cursing, "What's in that brothel? Daji? This child, she's completely lost her mind!"
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As soon as Yuwen Linyuan entered the courtyard, he held a knife to the neck of a musician, forcing her to reveal Si Jin's address, and then rushed up to the top floor to the private room number one.
I thought I would see Jinjin injured, but instead, I saw a beautiful woman in red leaning against a pillar.
At this moment, Si Jin's hair, which she usually wore in a bun, fell freely and was eventually tied back with a red rope.
The loose, floor-length red robe he wore added to his languid and wicked charm.
He slowly raised his golden pipe, took a puff, casually leaned against a vermilion pillar, and exhaled a wisp of smoke. His peach blossom eyes curved into a captivating smile, exuding a natural allure.
"That's how it is. Go and do it, but don't mess it up."
"Yes, young master." The madam, who was also a member of the martial arts alliance, bowed her head and left to accept the order.
Just as he was about to leave, he saw Yuwen Linyuan blocking the doorway.
He hesitated for a moment, then immediately refused, saying, "Oh, a guest has arrived, but our young master doesn't receive guests. Why don't you go and find someone else to serve you?"
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