Fu Liqing returned to the Fu Mansion and was unsurprisingly placed under house arrest again.
But she didn't care, as long as Yun Zhiyi could help her keep an eye on Zhao Lin.
She believed that Yun Zhiyi would definitely agree to her because Yun Zhiyi had no better choice.
"Although this is for my sake, it's also for your own good. It's not easy to find a man like Zhao Lin." Fu Liqing said secretly.
…
"You're back? How's it going?"
When Zhao Lin returned home, Sudi came to greet him, took Zhao Lin's coat and handed it to the servant, then asked impatiently.
Zhao Lin smiled and said, "When I take action, I will naturally be invincible."
Sudi said, "I know no one can surpass you in poetry writing. I'm asking if there was anything interesting at the scene, like what you and Miss Fu didn't say?"
Zhao Lin shook his head and said, "There are so many people around, what can I say? I'll just give her a poem."
"Poetry? What poem? Tell it to me quickly." Sudi urged.
Zhao Lin had no choice but to recite Qingping Diao to Su Di. Su Di said enviously, "What a great poem! After hearing your poem, she must be completely devoted to you, right?"
Zhao Lin laughed: "This is just what I promised to give her."
Sudi rolled his eyes and said, "Then give me one too."
Zhao Lin was curious: "What do you want that for?"
Sudi said, "I'll wait until I meet someone I like so I can give it to him. A poem like this will surely charm him to bits."
Zhao Lin was speechless and said, "I'll write it to you when you really meet someone you like."
"We agreed on it. Remember to send me off when the time comes." Sudi said happily.
"Master, Miss Lan'er is here." The doorman came running to report.
"Let her in."
Zhao Lin saw Lan'er and asked, "Miss Fu, what's the matter?"
Lan Er said crisply, "Miss, I'm fine. I just have something I want to ask Master Zhao."
Zhao Lin was puzzled as to what Fu Liqing could possibly ask of him, so he said, "Tell me."
Lan Er said, "Ms. Yun and Miss are good friends. Miss couldn't bear to see Miss Yun fall into prostitution, so she wanted to ask Mr. Zhao to help Miss Yun."
Zhao Lin smiled and said, "That's easy, but I don't know how to help."
Lan Er pursed her lips and said, "Young Lady said that Master Zhao is still in need of a maid to warm his bed, and Miss Yun is just the right person. So, I would like to ask you to redeem Miss Yun. Whether she is a concubine or a maid, it is better than being bullied in a brothel."
"What?"
Zhao Lin's eyes widened: "Is she serious?"
Sudi next to him also asked: "Is your lady so generous?"
Lan Er said, "Miss, you are indeed serious and not very generous. But for the sake of your good friend, you are still willing to make some sacrifices. I wonder if Mr. Zhao is willing to do so?"
"this……"
Just as Zhao Lin was about to speak, Sudi interrupted him and said, "I don't want to."
Lan Er frowned and said unhappily, "Mr. Su, I'm asking about Mr. Zhao, not you."
Su Di said, "Zhao Lin was embarrassed to refuse, so I refused on his behalf."
Lan Er asked, "How do you know that Master Zhao refused?"
Sudi sneered, "You're only thinking about yourselves. Have you ever considered Zhao Lin? He's only sixteen, with no family to rely on. He's just been chosen by Lord Li to be his advisor. It's time to build up his reputation and accumulate experience. And you want him to redeem a prostitute? Have you ladies really thought about him?"
Lan Er said seriously: "Miss Yun is not a prostitute. She fell into prostitution because of family reasons..."
Su Di interrupted Lan Er impatiently: "No matter what the reason, she is now a prostitute. If she is a prostitute, it will affect Brother Zhao's reputation."
Su Di softened his tone and said, "If Brother Zhao was the same age as Jiang Yichen, no one would say anything. But he's only sixteen, barely seventeen, and he's looking for a prostitute. What will others think of him? You know, many people are jealous of his talent, and they will definitely use this incident to target him. And..."
Su Di's face darkened as he spoke, "Yun Zhiyi was once Bai Shiyuan's woman. The reason she hasn't been picked up in the brothel is because of Bai Shiyuan, isn't it? Who knows if Bai Shiyuan is still interested in her? What if Zhao Lin offends Bai Shiyuan because of this? Bai Shiyuan isn't a loser like Bai Shicheng. If he really wants revenge, Miss Fu wouldn't be able to stop him, right? Has she ever really thought about Zhao Lin?"
“This, this…”
Lan'er was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to respond.
Zhao Lin smiled and said, "Sudi, you're overthinking it. Qing'er probably thought that redeeming Miss Yun was a win-win situation, so she didn't think too much about it."
"Huh, so you agreed?" Sudi sneered.
Zhao Lin said seriously, "How can I refuse Qing'er's proposal?"
"Was it Miss Fu's suggestion, or were you just attracted by her beauty? We are all men, do you think I don't know?" Sudi sneered repeatedly.
Zhao Lin laughed and said, "Just know it, don't say it out loud."
Sudi said angrily, "Do you want to listen to me?"
Zhao Lin said, "Don't be angry. Actually, I think we really need a woman here. Don't stare. Not the kind to warm the bed, but to help us manage the servants. You and I are so busy, it wouldn't matter if we had a mistress. Now it's just the two of us, right? We can't waste our time on those trivial matters. If Miss Yun is willing to come, it's not impossible to redeem her. By the way, how much silver does it cost to redeem her?"
Lan Er quickly said, "Fifty thousand taels."
"So much?" Sudi exclaimed immediately, "The price of redeeming a prostitute is only a few thousand taels. Even if she's the most beautiful courtesan, it shouldn't be that much."
Lan Er said, "That's true, but Chun Yi Pavilion requires this much, not even a little less. Otherwise, the young lady would have redeemed her long ago."
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