Chapter 117 Pregnancy (4)
Mom's eyes lit up, and she snatched the banknote from Mo Qing's hand. Fearing he might regret it, she smiled broadly and said, "Since young man likes them, it's a blessing for these two girls. I'll go get their indentures right away. But young man, remember not to let anyone recognize these two girls. Otherwise, the Sanfu Troupe will be in trouble, and you too will get into trouble."
Even the most sought-after girls in the better brothels might not fetch that much. Even if Yanmei and Shuibi starved themselves of food and drink and continued to entertain clients until they died, they probably wouldn't even make back half the money. The women here were all businesswomen; there was no reason to leave the money unused. But she was also worried that if others found out, especially the owner who had sold the two girls, she would be in trouble. For now, she had no choice but to pretend the girls were dead.
As his mother happily went to fetch Yanmei and Shuibi, Mo Qing felt a wave of regret. One hundred taels of silver was a considerable sum of money, earned by Jingzhe by pawning an entire box of Shen Miao's jewelry. Now, she was using it to redeem two maids, merely to plant a spy. Shen Miao's spending was rather excessive, Mo Qing thought, and shook his head slightly, not daring to agree.
Across from Happy House, a man in black appeared in front of the window and said, "Master, we've checked it out. That man is the outer courtyard guard of the Shen Mansion. The two girls he bought were once the personal maids of the second daughter of the Shen Mansion. It seems someone is trying to plant spies in the second house, and the person behind this is still unknown."
He actually knew the conversation between Mo Qing and Yanmei Shuibi clearly. It was obvious that this person was extremely skilled, otherwise even Mo Qing would not have noticed that he was being eavesdropped.
Gao Yang narrowed his eyes. "It seems that the Shen Mansion is not peaceful anymore. The person behind this doesn't even let the maids go. Tsk, they are too omnipresent."
"Master, do you want to investigate that man?" the man in black asked the young man in purple.
"No need, I know who he is." Xie Jingxing raised his eyebrows.
"You know?" Gao Yang looked at him: "Who is he?"
Who is he? Xie Jingxing smiled, his eyes somewhat deep. Shen Miao found a guard with strong martial arts skills. Although he was not as good as his men, he was enough to deal with those people in the Shen Mansion. As for now, he even did not let go of the little girl from the Sanfu class. It seems that he is also planning to take action.
But these have nothing to do with him.
"Mountain Wolf," Xie Jingxing said, "Send a message to Yu Shu, asking him to return to the capital as soon as possible."
"You..." Gao Yang's expression became serious. "If you didn't find anything, why did you ask them to come back?"
"It is better to strike first than to gain the upper hand." The young man said calmly.
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As time passed, the general's mansion seemed to have returned to its former tranquility.
Shen Miao had been under house arrest for quite some time, and she hadn't been to Guangwen Hall in recent days. Guyu and Jingzhe were worried that she would fall behind in her studies, but she didn't take it seriously. What was the point of learning those useless poems and songs in Guangwen Hall? It would be better to avoid trouble in the mansion.
If there was anything to be happy about, it was probably that Yanmei and Shuibi, whom Mo Qing had bribed, finally got to meet their sisters. Shuibi was fine, but Yanmei's younger sister Chuntao had been wanting to avenge her sister ever since she learned that Yanmei had been sold to a brothel. Unfortunately, her low status meant that she was unable to do so. After meeting Yanmei and learning that her sister was fine, she immediately agreed to pass on information to Mo Qing. Coincidentally, after Yanmei and Shuibi left, Shen Qing's two personal maids were left vacant. Ren Wanyun, seeing Chuntao's cleverness, gave her to Shen Qing as a personal maid. This way, keeping track of the activities of the second house would be much easier.
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