Chapter 189 Sold to a Brothel
The young maid was frightened and instinctively pulled her hand back, but Jiang Wanru became even angrier.
"You still dare to hide?"
"Don't forget what I just said. Your indenture is in my hands. We signed a death contract. Even if I sell you off or beat you to death, no one will care."
At this point, Jiang Wanru suddenly had a flash of inspiration and came up with an idea.
"I think you should go to a brothel and sell yourself. If you earn back all the money that was taken from me, I'll spare your life."
"Otherwise, once I recover, I'll have someone beat you to death."
Although she sounds glamorous now, she only has the title of county princess, but not the salary of a county princess, and the royal mansion has stopped giving her monthly allowance.
The Grand Princess could only quench her thirst once; she couldn't keep asking for it indefinitely, and she wouldn't dare.
This is a good idea. Although the girl in front of us is stupid, she is pretty. If we send her to a brothel, we should be able to make a lot of money.
"Madam, spare me! Madam, spare me!" The little maid knelt on the ground, crying and begging, "It really wasn't me who stole it."
"It was...it was taken by the young master."
The young master the maid mentioned was Pei Anqing.
"She hasn't returned yet, and you dare to blame your master."
The maid shook her head repeatedly, "It really wasn't me. That day, the young master blocked my way and insisted on knowing where the money was."
“The young master said that if I don’t speak up against her, she will sell me off again.”
“My mother is seriously ill and is waiting for me to go back home with my monthly allowance to buy medicine. If I am sold again, I don’t know when I will be able to get my monthly allowance.”
"I was afraid that you would sell me to such a place, so I had no choice but to tell you."
The young maid was terrified. Pei Anqing had threatened her not to speak, but now she had no choice but to speak.
The only thing to do is tell the truth so that Jiang Wanru will let him off the hook.
"That idiot!" Jiang Wanru clenched her fists tightly. "What did she do with the money?"
"This servant...this servant does not know."
The maidservant glanced at Jiang Wanru furtively, then quickly lowered her head. "I heard from others that the young master still owes the gambling den a lot of money."
"What time is it? This idiot is still gambling!" Jiang Wanru slammed her fist on the bed.
His gaze then swept over the kneeling maidservant.
The little maid was so frightened that she dared not utter a sound.
“You didn’t spend this money, but you didn’t take good care of it,” Jiang Wanru said.
He's short of servants right now, and if he really sells this stupid girl, he'll have to spend money to buy another one later.
Signing a life-or-death contract usually costs a lot of money. Furthermore, if those people find out that the maids they bought are being sold to brothels...
I'm afraid they won't want to work here again.
Jiang Wanru stared at the maid for a long time, making the maid feel uneasy.
"You've been here for so long and I still don't know your name."
"This...this servant is Chun Tao," the little maid said timidly. "It was the name Madam gave me when she bought me."
Jiang Wanru had long forgotten about such a trivial matter. "I almost forgot about it if you hadn't mentioned it."
"Chuntao." Jiang Wanru suddenly reached out, startling Chuntao, who shrank back.
"I'm not going to hit you, what are you doing?"
Chuntao carefully leaned forward.
Jiang Wanru raised her hand and touched Chun Tao's face. "The day I bought you, I could tell you were a loyal person."
“I wronged you in this matter, but you were someone I bought. You didn’t tell me about this immediately after it happened, so you really deserve to be punished.”
"Yes, I was wrong, I was wrong. I only beg you, madam, don't sell me to a brothel. I'll do anything you ask."
Jiang Wanru glanced at Chuntao, "It's not impossible for her to stay in the Prince's Mansion if she wants."
"Now that the prince and princess have reconciled, my husband and I should be receiving our monthly allowances as usual."
"In that case, you'll handle this matter. If you do a good job, then we'll call it a day."
“If I don’t handle this well, I’ll have no choice but to send you to a brothel.” Jiang Wanru’s voice was slightly threatening, yet also seductive. “Actually, thinking about it, going to a brothel isn’t so bad.”
"I won't give them your indenture; you just need to go there and solicit customers."
"When the time comes, part of the money you earn will be kept to pay off my debts, and the rest will be considered as extra money you earn yourself."
Jiang Wanru said this, and she truly meant it.
Sending Chun Tao to a brothel to earn money is like Yu Hao hiring people for Jiang Wan Ning's hotpot restaurant.
What's it called, part-time job?
She thought this was a good idea, and she wouldn't have to worry about money in the future. If possible, she could buy a few more maids with lifelong contracts.
"Madam, Madam, I would rather die than go to a brothel." Chun Tao crawled two steps on her knees.
Her forehead was already red and swollen from being banged on the ground. "This servant will not go to brothels."
She signed the death contract because her mother was seriously ill and the contract offered more money.
Everyone says that the Princess Consort of Langya is kind-hearted. She spent a lot of money on the disaster relief efforts. Chun Tao heard from the slave trader that she was going to work at the Langya Prince's Mansion.
Without even thinking, I agreed immediately.
Later I learned that she was a maidservant to the concubine of the adopted son of the Prince of Langya. I thought that since this concubine and the Princess of Langya both came from the Marquis's mansion, she would be a good mistress.
But Chun Tao never expected it to turn out like this.
She could tolerate being beaten and scolded on a daily basis, but if she had known she would be sent to a brothel, she would rather have done hard labor at the docks than sign a death contract.
Jiang Wanru looked at Chun Tao with disdain and frowned, "Then go and get all the monthly allowances for the past few months."
"If you ask for too little, I don't care whether you want it or not."
Upon hearing this, Chun Tao could only whisper, "Yes, this servant will go right away."
She only learned about the affair between the Princess of Langya, her adopted son, and her concubine after she entered the Prince's residence.
Even if I were to ask for it now, I'm afraid I'd just get beaten up.
It's better to try than not to try, Chun Tao thought disheartened, and stood up to leave.
"Wait!" Jiang Wanru suddenly called out.
“I think that silver hairpin in your hair is quite nice. I’ll pawn it and call a doctor to treat me.”
“Madam, this was left to me by my mother.” Chun Tao subconsciously raised her hand to cover the hairpin. “My mother instructed me never to sell it.”
“When she was sick, I wanted to pawn this hairpin, but my mother refused, saying that the hairpin was a gift from a benefactor.”
"If my mother knew that I had pawned this hairpin, she would be heartbroken. She is still ill. I beg you, please don't let me pawn this hairpin."
Chun Tao's words only made things worse, and Jiang Wanru beckoned Chun Tao to come closer.
He snatched the hairpin from Chun Tao's hand.
"Madam!" Chun Tao called out anxiously.
Jiang Wanru put the hairpin under her pillow. "Then you'd better find a way to get more money from the Princess Consort, otherwise you can forget about taking this hairpin."
"Don't forget, it was your negligence in supervising that led to this situation."
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