She was a little girl dressed in very tattered clothes. When everyone looked at her, she flinched and hid for a moment, but still bravely stood there, clenching her little hands tightly.
Qin Kou'er leaned forward, intrigued. Things were getting more and more interesting, even exceeding her expectations.
When the madam saw that the little girl's face had turned pale, she quickly told the pimp to go and take the child away.
However, just as the pimp was about to touch her, the little girl ran to the foot of the huge platform and clung tightly to a pillar, shouting in fear, "I have money! I really have money! I want to redeem Sister Ling'er!"
As she spoke, the girl frantically pulled out a very ordinary hairpin from her bosom, then broke it open, carefully pulled out a piece of paper from the middle, unfolded it, and tremblingly handed it to the madam.
The madam glanced at it and was immediately terrified, her eyes widening in shock: it was a genuine silver note worth one million taels.
Qin Kou'er found it amusing and smiled, turning slightly to Lan Linxue, saying, "This Zhao Ling'er is indeed cunning and resourceful. She actually got this little girl to use her one million taels to redeem herself. With just this one move, she can wipe everyone out. As long as she can redeem herself, then she can see whoever she wants without anyone else having a say! Impressive! However, I'm afraid that with this one million taels, Shi Mengjian will be completely bankrupt!"
Even if a prostitute were skinned alive and sold for her bones, she couldn't possibly earn a million taels of silver. Without a doubt, Shi Mengjian must be backing her up.
Lan Linxue curled her lip in disdain, "It wasn't supposed to be his food in the first place, so it's good that he's spitting it out now! But the fact that he could take out a million taels without hesitation just to save his life shows that he's a spineless coward!"
"Losing money is better than losing your life!" Qin Kou'er said, glancing at Hu Feifan on the other side. Hu Feifan whispered a few words to his men before continuing to sit and watch the show, looking quite relaxed.
The servant went down the stairs and whispered a few words in the madam's ear, to which the madam nodded repeatedly.
"Since our Qiaoya has put up a genuine deposit note worth one million taels, she is now the highest bidder. Gentlemen, is there anyone who can offer a higher bid?"
As the madam spoke, she looked around ingratiatingly.
Of course, no one offered a higher price! Although wealthy merchants in Yangzhou had silver lying around, no one could possibly offer a million taels for a prostitute. So, for a moment, the scene was rather quiet.
Lan Linxue stood beside Qin Kou'er, gritting her teeth and whispering, "Isn't it time for you to make your move? If you don't, the opportunity will be gone!"
Qin Kou'er understood Lan Linxue's meaning. At this moment, Hu Feifan would definitely not make a move, because he knew that Zhao Ling'er had bought her away simply to make contact with him. Since he already had this unique advantage, why should he waste money? And the others around him really couldn't offer a higher price, so the only one who would make a move was her.
Looking down and calculating the time, it seemed there wasn't enough time. He couldn't help but look up and smile at Hu Feifan not far away, "Brother Feifan, aren't you going to spend some money and show off your skills?"
Hu Feifan immediately smiled and said, "I can't afford such a gesture! It's more befitting of your status, Pavilion Master!"
Qin Kou'er immediately let out a charming sigh, stood up and said, "I'm afraid I'll always be there when it comes to spending money! Alright, since Young Master Hu has given me the opportunity, I should at least show off my skills. Yan Nuo, open the boxes below."
"Yes!" Jun Yannuo, who had been standing aside watching the changing situation, waved to the burly men downstairs and opened the box after hearing Qin Kou'er's instructions.
Instantly, the room was filled with golden light, and everyone's exclamation was truly pleasing to the ear.
The madam's eyes widened in disbelief; she had never seen so much gold in her entire life! Pure gold!
Even Lan Linxue had to admit that Qin Kou'er's pile of money was indeed enormous. This much gold probably wouldn't even cover a province's annual tax revenue.
Qin Kou'er walked to the fence, but didn't even glance at the gold. She just quietly looked at Zhao Ling'er, who had completely lost her color.
At this moment, Zhao Ling'er was completely desperate. Perhaps no matter what methods or means she used, she would not be able to escape the grasp of Pavilion Master Qin Tian.
Zhao Ling'er slowly stood up, her body filled with grief and her eyes filled with despair, and walked out from behind the gauze curtain, gazing at Qin Kou'er from afar.
They were both women, yet their fates were so different. She was treated like a commodity, naked and defiled by all; while that woman was high above, exchanging thousands of taels of gold for everyone's admiration and respect.
In that instant, Zhao Ling'er suddenly realized that she hated Qin Kou'er intensely, a hatred that seeped from her very bones, causing her whole body to tremble uncontrollably. She was willing to pay any price to kill the woman opposite her.
Qin Kou'er simply smiled faintly, "Hate me? Hate is a noble luxury! You are not worthy of it!"
Lan Linxue was beginning to admire Qin Kou'er. This woman was not only rich, but she also had a knack for wounding people with just a few words. Take Zhao Ling'er, for example; she was truly suffering a fate worse than death!
Qin Kou'er didn't care at all. Leaning against the railing, she tapped her fingers rhythmically and continued, "I love doing business. I believe in fair trade. If I were to spend ten thousand taels of gold to buy you back today, how would you repay my debt of redemption?"
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