Qingyan looked Ren Nuanyun up and down and quickly recognized that the person in front of her was a woman in disguise.
"Are you Qingyan from Yanyu Tower?" Ren Nuanyun looked the person in front of her up and down. She wore a light pink dress, her hair was styled in an elaborate bun, adorned with two hairpins and two gold hair ornaments. She had a slender figure and a touch of charm in her eyes.
"I am Qingyan, what's wrong?" Qingyan found it a bit strange. What did a woman want with her? She didn't like women.
"Rong Mama, you can go out now. I have something to say to Qingyan." Ren Nuanyun waved the fan in her hand and glanced at Rong Mama with disdain. This madam of Yanyu Tower was indeed just like the one in the novel: fat, with a face full of fat, and her eyes were full of calculation.
Madam Rong nodded, then turned and left, thinking to herself, "This woman is not bad. I need to have someone investigate her identity. If I can keep her here..."
"Qingyan, what was your name before?" Ren Nuanyun turned to look at Qingyan.
"Once you enter the Misty Rain Pavilion, you naturally have to forget everything from the past. You've forgotten your surname and your name." Qingyan chuckled lightly and spoke perfunctorily.
"Then would you like to leave here?" Ren Nuanyun asked bluntly. She disliked this place and found the smells unpleasant. She didn't want to stay here for too long, especially since her identity as a woman had been discovered.
"What do you mean?" Qingyan was taken aback and looked at Ren Nuanyun in surprise.
“If you’re willing to leave here, I’ll redeem you, but you’ll have to stay by my side and listen to me,” Ren Nuanyun said confidently.
Qingyan is just a prostitute here. If I'm willing to pay money to redeem her, she will be extremely grateful to me.
When the time comes, as long as Qingyan listens to me and the Emperor exonerates General Yang Wei, General Yang Wei's subordinates will naturally side with Qingyan, that is, Yang Qianqian. Then, as long as I rescue Yang Qianqian from her dire situation, this force will naturally be in my hands.
"Really?" Qingyan looked incredulous. She was clearly a woman, yet she was willing to redeem her and leave this place? What incredible luck had she gotten?
"Of course, as long as you listen to me from now on." Ren Nuanyun nodded.
“I am willing, Qingyan is willing to listen to you, but I don’t like women…” Qingyan said, glancing cautiously at Ren Nuanyun. She was worried that Ren Nuanyun had redeemed her because she liked women.
"Hmph, I certainly don't like women, you can rest assured." Ren Nuanyun understood what the other party meant, and then snorted coldly. She liked men, she wasn't a lesbian, why would she like women? Especially women from brothels.
"Qingyan is willing to leave this place and serve you like a slave from now on." After confirming that the other party was not a mirror polisher, Qingyan breathed a sigh of relief and quickly expressed her willingness.
"Okay, go and call that madam over here." Ren Nuanyun breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the other party agreed so easily.
Rong's mother soon returned to the room.
"I need to redeem Qingyan from her servitude. I wonder how much silver it will cost?" Ren Nuanyun asked bluntly.
"To redeem Qingyan?" Madam Rong asked in surprise. Why was someone else trying to redeem her top courtesan at Yanyu Tower? The last one had just been redeemed a few days ago, and they had just changed the top courtesan. And now someone else was doing it?
"Hmm, how much silver?" Ren Nuanyun nodded casually. What was so surprising? It was just redeeming a courtesan. She was supposed to be the madam of Yanyu Tower, yet she was so ignorant.
Seeing the other party's arrogant and disdainful attitude, Madam Rong snorted inwardly, but did not show it on her face. "Qingyan is the top courtesan of our Misty Rain Pavilion. How can we let someone else take her away so easily?"
"Three thousand taels of silver." Ren Nuanyun glanced at Rong Mama and said disdainfully. She was just a prostitute; three thousand taels of silver was more than enough.
“Three thousand taels of silver? No, that’s not enough. For other girls, three thousand taels of silver would be a lot, but Qingyan is the top courtesan. Three thousand taels of silver is too little. I’ve been training her for so long, and the expenses have been considerable. Plus, her daily food, clothing, and lodging are all top-notch. Three thousand taels of silver is definitely not enough.”
After carefully observing Ren Nuanyun's clothes and appearance, Rong's mother knew that she must come from a wealthy family. Although she didn't know why a woman like her would redeem Qingyan, she wondered what her purpose was, since she looked down on the people here and was determined to take her back.
Qingyan stood aside, not daring to interrupt, but inwardly she cursed, "That madam is too greedy. Three thousand taels of silver is so much, and she still refuses."
What do you mean by "cultivation"? Her talents were either learned secretly or she paid out of her own pocket to hire someone to teach her. The person Rong Mama always valued was the former Qingyan. She had cultivated her so well, but she was still redeemed by someone else.
She finally made it big and became the new top courtesan, Qingyan. Now that someone is finally willing to redeem her, why is she asking for such a high price? What if they think it's too high and don't want her anymore?
Although she was annoyed with Rong Mama, Qingyan dared not say anything. What if that person complained about the amount of money and refused to redeem her? She would still have to make a living under Rong Mama's care. She dared not offend Rong Mama at all. Moreover, she had also unintentionally learned that the power behind Yanyu Tower was not simple.
All of this left Qingyan with her head down, waiting to see if she could leave this place today.
"So what if she's the top courtesan? Three thousand taels of silver is more than enough. How much more do you want?" Upon hearing that three thousand taels of silver wasn't enough, Ren Nuanyun immediately became dissatisfied. Three thousand taels of silver was already a lot, yet she was still not satisfied?
“Young lady, three thousand taels of silver is indeed not enough,” Madam Rong shook her head.
"Then tell me, how much silver do you want?" Ren Nuanyun stared straight at Rong Mama.
"Ten thousand taels of silver." Madam Rong waved her handkerchief, covering her mouth with a smile. However, she was already over forty years old and did not look very beautiful, but rather had an eerie air about her.
"Ten thousand taels?" Ren Nuanyun stared wide-eyed at Rong Mama; she really was asking for an exorbitant sum.
Qingyan was also shocked by Rong Mama's exorbitant price. Three thousand taels of silver was already high enough, but Rong Mama actually wanted ten thousand taels of silver? When did her value become so high?
Having seen countless people, Madam Rong naturally possessed her own methods of judging character. The person before her was clearly determined to possess Qingyan, and given her obvious disdain for Yanyu Tower, she was bound to make an exorbitant demand.
People always have to pay the price for their actions. This Qingyan was just a top courtesan temporarily chosen. She hasn't been properly trained yet. If this person had been nicer at the beginning, she wouldn't have asked for so much money.
The previous Qingyan was redeemed for only five thousand taels of silver, so three thousand taels of silver is already quite good for this Qingyan.
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