Chapter 246 Thank you, Miss!

"Prince Li is the third son of the late emperor and the elder brother of the current emperor." Looking at the chaotic scene below, Xie Zhuoning explained slowly.

Emperor Zhaowen was neither the eldest son nor the legitimate heir, and was not favored by the previous emperor, but he ascended to the throne inexplicably, so many people suspected that he had obtained the throne in an illegitimate way.

Among them, the third son of the previous emperor, Prince Li, was the first to raise doubts and secretly gathered troops to rebel.

As a result, his whereabouts were leaked by a traitor before he even started, and he was unable to form an army. In the end, Emperor Zhaowen ordered him to be torn into pieces by five horses.

"Emperor Zhaowen was extremely suspicious and was afraid of people saying that he had assumed the throne illegitimately. Therefore, in recent years, any rebellion in Daye would be investigated thoroughly and no leniency would be shown."

The madam of Yihongyuan and her thugs who aided and abetted her are implicated in the crime of treason. Once they are caught, there is no way they can escape.

Song Yuqiu frowned slightly, "But just now the madam seemed to have asked someone to inform some young master. What if the person behind her is so powerful and suppresses this matter?"

Xie Zhuoning chuckled and said meaningfully, "How can the crime of treason be suppressed just because we want to? Anyone who jumps out to support the madam at this moment will be considered to be guilty of treason."

"I want to see which big shot would be so foolish as to show up and give someone else something to hold against him!"

Soon, the officers and soldiers arrested all the people in Yihongyuan.

The identities of the guests were verified one by one, and those without any problems were allowed to leave.

Xie Zhuoning stepped forward and called the leader aside, revealing his identity and saying that he and the wife of Marquis Changxing had only come to play for the sake of novelty.

One was the daughter of Marquis Zhenyang and the other was the wife of Marquis Changxing. The officers and soldiers twitched their lips, thinking that the women from these wealthy families had very unique hobbies, but they still respectfully escorted them out of Yihong Courtyard.

Soon, the once bustling Yihong Courtyard became an empty courtyard, with seals posted everywhere.

Seeing this, Song Yuqiu clapped her hands and cheered, but then she became confused again, "But Sister Zhuoning, aren't we here to save Qingyue?"

But now, not only Qingyue was captured, but all those poor women were also captured!

Xie Zhuoning chuckled calmly, "Don't be anxious, just wait patiently."

This wait lasted three days.

On the morning of the fourth day, Murong Yan hurried to the Marquis's residence and said in a calm voice, "Miss, all the people have been sent to the Cunshan Hall!"

Xie Zhuoning picked up the handkerchief, gently tapped the corner of his mouth, stood up and said to Song Yuqiu and Hongxiu, "Let's go and take a look together."

Song Yuqiu was wondering what Cunshantang was. When she arrived and took a look, her face changed drastically.

I saw more than a dozen large cages filled with people, both men and women, old and young.

They are all like goods, waiting for people to pick and buy.

Murong Yan led them all the way to the cage where the girls from Yihonglou were imprisoned, "Everyone is here."

He brought people here immediately after receiving the news, so it seems that no one has been bought yet.

Hongxiu saw Qingyue at a glance and rushed over immediately, "Qingyue!"

Qingyue also rushed over excitedly, "Sister Hongxiu!"

"On your face..." Hongxiu looked at the marks on her body, feeling very worried.

Qingyue grinned and said, "My sisters helped me put mud on me because they were afraid that I would be noticed by someone with ulterior motives."

After all, with their current identities, if they are targeted, they can only allow themselves to be ravaged.

Girls who have suffered enough from the sufferings of the world also want to desperately preserve the last bit of innocence.

Seeing Hongxiu, other familiar sisters all came over and burst into tears.

Xie Zhuoning's eyes flickered when he saw this, and he turned to Murong Yan and said, "The rest will be up to Mr. Murong."

Murong Yan nodded, and immediately walked aside to talk to an official.

"Sister Zhuoning, where is this place?" Song Yuqiu looked at the scene in front of her and felt very uncomfortable, even her voice was muffled.

Xie Zhuoning explained gently, "Cunshantang is a place where government slaves are sold."

Generally, those who sell them are women and domestic slaves who have committed serious crimes and whose homes have been confiscated.

This time Yihongyuan is implicated in the crime of treason, the madam and her thugs will definitely not be able to escape.

But there were so many girls and they were not the main culprits, so it was impossible to arrest them all.

So after it is found that they have nothing to do with the conspiracy, they will be sent here to be sold.

That's why she said that they just need to wait quietly.

Not long after, Murong Yan came back and said, "It's settled. A total of 128 girls, 50 taels of silver, plus 5 taels of silver for tea."

After hearing the price, Song Yuqiu's eyes almost fell to the ground, "How much? How much do you say?!"

Murong Yan didn't understand, but he said it again, "Fifty-five taels of silver, what's wrong?"

"So many lives are worth only this little money?" Song Yuqiu simply couldn't believe it.

Xie Zhuoning was not surprised. "Everyone who is sent here is involved in a serious case. Generally, wealthy families who require a clean background will never come here to select slaves, so they are sold so cheaply."

If you make friends with the official who sells official slaves, you can even bargain for the price.

Song Yuqiu still remembered that a few days ago the madam had asked for a huge sum of money, fifty thousand taels of silver for Qingyue's night alone.

Unexpectedly, in just a few days, earth-shaking changes took place. With fifty taels of silver, he bought all the girls in the Yihong Courtyard!

She opened her mouth stupidly, but no words came out.

So Sister Zhuoning, you didn't intend to save Qingyue alone from the beginning, right?

She had already planned to rescue all the girls in Yihongyuan!

But what's so clever about her? How could she come up with such a comprehensive plan in such a short time?

And Mr. Murong, although he clearly did not see them discussing it, he understood what Sister Zhuo Ning wanted to do just by looking at each other, and he silently helped.

Mixed among them, I feel like a cannon fodder with questionable IQ.

If she hadn't had the foresight to cling to a powerful figure, she would have died countless times in this ancient world of intrigue and deception!

After Xie Zhuoning paid the silver and obtained everyone's deeds from the officials, he did not rush to return them to them. Instead, he took them to the flower fields on his own estate.

All of Niyifang's dyes are extracted from these flowers, so the dyed fabrics have a light floral scent.

This flower field is of vital importance to Niyifang.

She stood on the ridge of the flower field, her eyes swept over their faces one by one, and slowly said, "I am a businessman, but not a good person. I saved you, but it will not be in vain."

"From today on, each of you owes me ten taels of silver. Before you pay off your debts, you must work as flower pickers on my estate. I will pay you two taels of silver a month. After you earn the ten taels of silver, you can come to me to get your indentures back. Of course, you can also choose to stay and work as hired workers."

"There are more jobs than just flower pickers in the manor. If you are willing to learn and work hard, you can also become a dyer, weaver, or embroiderer... I will treat everyone equally and pay you the same as I pay others, as long as you have the ability to get it!"

Her voice was cold and hard, and even her words sounded businesslike and a little stiff.

But all the girls had tears in their eyes when they heard these words.

Yesterday they were like duckweed on the water, not knowing where they were drifting to or what their fate would be.

But today, I am grateful that the young lady was rescued from the sea of ​​suffering and is standing here safely.

Moreover, with their identities, they will be spit on and cursed when they walk on the street.

Thankfully, the eldest lady was willing to treat them equally and gave them a job to make a living, so that even if they didn't want to stay here after a few years, they could redeem their bonds and leave, and still be able to support themselves.

Not only did she save their lives, she also taught them how to live!

No one knew who knelt down first, but then one after another, all of them knelt down together.

They prostrated themselves on the ground, with all their life's piety—

"Thank you, Miss!"