Chapter 231 Chapter 231 Flower House
Yu Li felt that those powerful people must be sick.
The old emperor wanted to test her and arranged an assassin for himself, so why did Prince Yue do that this time?
Facing Yu Li's request for knowledge, Fu Wenxiao said tactfully: "I don't know. Maybe he has some resentment in his heart."
Yu Li: "Who does he hate? The old emperor or the princes?"
Did he want the old emperor to experience the pain of losing a son, or did he simply want to take action against the princes?
Fu Wenxiao saw her curious face and said, "The death of Prince Yue was somewhat related to my mother, but the main reason was that the Saint wanted to suppress my mother. Prince Yue may not only resent my mother and me, but also the Saint..."
When the Empress Dowager and Princess Yuan'an were in power, they offended many people. Those men could not stand women wielding power and impeached them for being presumptuous.
As a member of the royal family, Prince Lao Yue was the most vehement opponent. He felt that this would encourage the ambitions of the princesses and women all over the world, and that the world would be in chaos.
He also did this for the sake of Daqing's country and people.
The attitude of the Prince of Lao Yue naturally made the Empress Dowager and Princess Yuan'an extremely unhappy.
Later, when the Empress Dowager died, the Prince of Laoyue said it was retribution, which made Princess Yuanan furious. She found an excuse to suppress the Prince of Laoyue. In order to restrain Princess Yuanan, the old emperor pushed the Prince of Laoyue, which led to the tragic death of the Prince of Laoyue. He then used the death of the Prince of Laoyue to attack Princess Yuanan.
It can be said that the reason why Lao Yuejun died so miserably was because the old emperor wanted to use his death to suppress Princess Yuanan, so he would not have had a good ending even if he hadn't died.
It was precisely because of his quick death that the current Prince of Yue was able to ascend to the throne smoothly and keep the Prince of Yue’s Palace.
Prince Yue naturally hated his father's tragic death.
After hearing this, Yu Li felt that there were too many right and wrongs in the capital.
She looked at him a little confused and said, "It's so complicated. If there was anything in the past, we could just call it directly."
Why are there so many twists and turns?
Fu Wenxiao couldn't help laughing, thinking that this was indeed what she would do, and then asked her nonchalantly what it was like in the past.
He longed to know her, even her origins.
Yu Li thought about it and briefly told him about the apocalyptic situation he had lived in before.
Even so, Fu Wenxiao's face still changed drastically.
He couldn't imagine how humans could survive in a world full of monsters. No wonder she was so obsessed with her martial arts, practicing martial arts every day, and persisting. No wonder she respected and cherished human life so much.
Fu Wenxiao couldn't help but hug the person in his arms, unable to bear to listen any more.
Just hearing those things made him feel very uncomfortable. He began to understand why she loved life in this world so much, and even liked the desire for food, which she had never had before.
Fu Wenxiao was so heartbroken that he wanted to give her all the good things in the world and have someone make some food for her.
"Actually, I'm not hungry either." Although Yu Li said this, he still enjoyed eating.
He said softly, "If you want to eat something in the future, tell the kitchen. If it's not available, tell me and I'll see where I can find it and bring it back for you."
Yu Li was a little embarrassed, "Will it be too much trouble?"
There was no technology or hard work these days. People were used to eating what was in season. The inconvenient transportation made it difficult for people to travel, not to mention the circulation of goods. The food in many places was only popular in the local area. If she really wanted to eat it, she could only make a big fuss and ask someone to deliver it to her as soon as possible.
She wouldn't go to such lengths just to deal with her stuttering.
It would be better for her to go there when she has time. Anyway, she will live a long time and have plenty of time to travel around.
Fu Wenxiao smiled and patted her head. "No, if it's really troublesome, I won't let them bother. At most, I can go with you in the future."
Yu Li nodded thoughtfully, "Okay."
**
The next day, Yu Li learned from Chu Shaoyu that the Eighth Prince was injured in the face during the assassination attempt.
I heard that the assassin was extremely cruel. The dagger slashed across his left cheek, and half of his face was covered in blood. Because the wound was too deep, it would definitely leave a hideous scar in the future.
The prince with a disfigured face had no chance of becoming emperor, and the eighth prince was eliminated.
Chu Shaoyu felt relieved: "He deserves it! I heard that he often causes trouble for cousin Fu, but he never thought that both the Second Prince and the Concubine deserved it."
Why was the second prince imprisoned? It was because he was involved in the death of Crown Prince Yide, which angered the old emperor, who directly deposed him and imprisoned him.
As for Concubine Xian, she actually blamed Fu Wenxiao for the Second Prince's imprisonment and poisoned him, causing him to almost die.
The virtuous concubine was the one who harmed people first, but the Eighth Prince blamed Fu Wenxiao for the virtuous concubine being banished to the cold palace. It was really ridiculous.
The one who harms others actually has the nerve to resent the victim.
Chu Shaoyu did not know the truth about the death of Prince Yide. When Prince Yide died, he was still in Jiangnan and had no idea what happened at that time.
His father was a cautious man and told him not to ask questions casually to avoid attracting the attention of the saint.
But he knew that the Second Prince's involvement in this matter was his own fault, so how could he blame Fu Wenxiao? Perhaps they wanted to find an excuse to deal with Fu Wenxiao, or even Princess Yuan'an behind him.
Chu Shaoyu curled his lips secretly, but soon became happy again.
Well, the Eighth Prince has also been suppressed and has no possibility of inheriting the throne. The lineage of the virtuous concubine will never have a chance to rise in the future, so there is no need to worry about anything.
Yu Li quickly put it behind him and continued to live his life.
Because of this, Zhou was reluctant to go out, so she set up a small Buddhist temple at home. She would go there to worship and copy some scriptures whenever she had nothing to do.
Fu Wenxiao didn't say anything about this.
Yu Li went to the Buddhist temple out of curiosity, looked at the Buddhist scriptures copied by Zhou, and asked many questions, leaving Zhou at a loss for words.
That day, Yu Li took Qing Huan out shopping and looking for delicious food.
They were standing in front of a stall selling mutton biscuits, waiting for the freshly-baked biscuits, when they saw a group of soldiers dressed in the uniforms of the Five Cities Army passing by in a hurry.
The people around them avoided them vigilantly, and after they left, they whispered to the people around them, discussing in low voices whether something had happened.
The people living under the imperial city were very alert, and once something happened, the news would spread very quickly.
Yu Li took a look, took the mutton pancake handed to him by the vendor, and ate it while walking.
Qing Huan followed behind her, holding a lot of things in his hands.
"Cousin-in-law!"
A voice sounded, Yu Li turned around and saw Chu Shaoyu in casual clothes.
Chu Shaoyu happened to pass by here and unexpectedly met Yu Li. With a look of surprise on his face, he pulled her aside to talk.
"What's wrong?" Yu Li asked, thinking about what he had just seen, "Did something happen?"
Chu Shaoyu said solemnly, "There are thieves in the capital, and some people have been killed at home." Then he lowered his voice and said, "Cousin, I just got the news that Baihualou is hiding a human trafficker, and it is one of the leaders of the human traffickers I have been tracking down recently. Cousin, are you free to come with me?"
With Yu Li around, he felt that this matter was a sure thing.
Originally, he didn't want to look for Yu Li, but since they met by chance, he thought of taking her with him and asking her to help with the raid.
Yu Li agreed without hesitation. She looked at her clothes. It was daytime now and it was inconvenient to wear women's clothes.
She went to a nearby clothing shop and bought a set of men's clothes.
Yu Li handed the changed clothes to Qing Huan and said, "Qing Huan, you go back home first. I have something to do and will go back later."
Qing Huan was worried, "Madam, where are you going?"
Why are you dressed like this?
"Go catch the human traffickers!" Yu Li said with a serious face.
Qing Huan: “…”
Qing Huan seemed to be hesitant to speak, and in the end said nothing. He considerately helped her tie her hair into a man's bun, and then helped her wrap her chest, so that at least her chest would not be so bulging when she wore men's clothes.
When Yu Li came out, her female features were not so obvious at last, but anyone with eyes could still tell that she was a girl.
This is enough. Looking from the back, it is still somewhat androgynous and hard to tell whether it is a man or a woman.
After saying goodbye to Qinghuan, Yu Li and Chu Shaoyu left together.
The two of them first went to meet up with several of Chu Shaoyu's subordinates.
When the subordinates saw their superior bringing a girl dressed as a man, they were a little confused and asked, "Sir, why did you bring a... young lady here?"
"She is assisting us in this operation." Chu Shaoyu said seriously, "With her here, we will definitely be able to catch Boss Cheng."
Boss Cheng is one of the leaders of the human traffickers they are targeting.
The subordinates still looked at Yu Li in disbelief. In their opinion, this young lady was too pretty, with a slender and graceful figure. Even if she dressed as a man, it would be difficult to conceal her beauty. She looked like a weak woman.
Based on their trust in Chu Shaoyu, they didn't say anything.
They knew how much Chu Shaoyu valued today's operation and would definitely not find someone to cause trouble. Maybe this young lady had some extraordinary skills that could help.
Then the group went to Baihua Tower.
Baihualou is a brothel that usually closes in the morning and opens for business in the afternoon until late at night.
Baihualou has already started doing business at this moment. There are not many customers at this time. The pimp at the door is yawning and looks sleepy.
Chu Shaoyu was about to take people over when Yu Li stopped him.
"You go through the front door and I'll go through the back door," she suggested. Since they were here to arrest someone, they certainly couldn't go through the front door. Wouldn't that tell others that they were here?
Referring to the gambling houses in Shanping County, she felt it was better to go through the back door.
Chu Shaoyu was stunned. "Through the back door? The back door is not open, right?"
“No need to open it.”
“…”
Chu Shaoyu suddenly thought of something and became excited. He turned to his subordinates and said, "You go in through the main gate. It's best to make a noise in the front. The louder the better. Leave the rest to me."
"this……"
The subordinates looked at them and felt a little worried. Could it be done with just two of them?
Even though Baihualou is just a brothel, there are many thugs in the building. Moreover, brothels like this that can take root in the capital must have backers behind them. Although they don't know who the backers of Baihualou are, if they rush in rashly, it would be inappropriate if they are discovered.
Chu Shaoyu didn't explain too much to them and decided to follow Yu Li and let them enter Baihua Tower first.
After the subordinates went in, he and Yu Li went around to the back door of Baihua Tower.
The wall at the back door was very high and the door was locked from the inside, so it was impossible to climb over the wall.
Chu Shaoyu stared at the wall, wondering how to get in, when his arm was grabbed by Yu Li.
Thinking that she had something wrong, he was about to turn around and ask her, when suddenly his body felt lighter and he was carried over the wall into the backyard of Baihua Tower.
Chu Shaoyu: “…”
Chu Shaoyu looked dazed. If she hadn't held him, he would have fallen to the ground. When his feet landed smoothly on the ground, he felt something was unreal.
Just, just came in like this?
Is it that easy?
Before coming, he had prepared himself mentally. This time, coming to Baihua Tower to look for someone would probably be a tough battle, as he was afraid that Boss Cheng would take the opportunity to escape.
"Let's go." Yu Li said, and walked forward first.
Chu Shaoyu quickly collected his thoughts and followed her, looking at her with sparkling eyes.
Yu Li observed the environment and since he didn't know where Boss Cheng was hiding in Baihua Tower, he decided to search each room one by one.
This method will take a lot of time, but it is also the safest.
At this time, most of the people in Baihua Tower were still resting. The backyard was quiet and there were not even many people patrolling.
This is also human nature. Baihualou is a place where men go to have sex, and there is nothing shameful about it. Who would have thought that someone would actually climb over the wall and sneak in.
Yu Li went to the nearest room to check first. He pushed the door open and went in. He found a pretty little girl tied up in the room. Even her coarse linen clothes could not hide her pretty face. She was just a little young, about twelve or thirteen years old.
The little girl's eyes were very red and swollen, obviously she had been crying for a long time.
Seeing the two people coming in, she was startled at first and asked timidly, "Who are you?"
Chu Shaoyu frowned and asked, "Little girl, why are you here?"
"I, I was sold here by my family." The little girl bit her lip, "My brother wanted to get married, but the family didn't have enough money, so my parents sold me here..."
At the end of her speech, she couldn't help crying again.
Chu Shaoyu was filled with righteous indignation and secretly cursed the little girl's parents as beasts.
However, this kind of thing is not uncommon. Since ancient times, there have been many cases of selling children. In a place like Baihualou, where the money is generous, some unscrupulous parents are naturally willing to sell their daughters there and leave happily after taking the money.
Yu Li walked over and pulled the rope off the little girl.
Her face was tense as she asked, "Would you like to go with us?"
The little girl hesitated and asked in a low voice: "Where are you taking me? I, I don't want to serve you with my beauty, I am willing to be a slave..."
She hadn't eaten for two days since she was sold to Baihualou by her family and the madam had her tied up because she was disobedient. She was afraid that if she escaped from this place, she would be sold to another place, so she didn't dare to trust them.
Yu Li said: "You don't have to be a slave. You can live in the manor first, learn something, and then find a job to support yourself when you grow up."
At worst, a girls’ school can be opened in the capital.
Anyway, the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion is not short of money, and can take in some poor homeless girls, or girls in distress like this. I believe they should be willing to learn skills and learn some physical skills at the same time.
Yu Li learned from the letter sent by Yu Jin that the girls' school encountered many problems after it was opened, and it was not smooth. There were even many girls who were obviously doing well in the girls' school, but were forcibly taken away by their relatives to marry, or taken away with other excuses, or left on their own accord...
However, although there are many problems, we cannot avoid doing it.
There are some things that someone has to do, and dare to do what others don't do.
Maybe we can't see any results now, but if we continue like this for ten, twenty, thirty, or even a hundred years... as long as we persist from generation to generation, we will eventually break the rules and barriers set by the secular world.
After hearing this, the little girl's eyes fell on Yu Li.
She could tell that Yu Li was a woman. Her expression was very indifferent. She didn't say anything nice and didn't make any promises, but she made people believe her inexplicably.
"I do!" She quickly made up her mind that this was the only chance.
Yu Li said: "You hide here first, we have something else to do, we will come to pick you up later."
The little girl nodded quickly.
After they left, she looked around, then crawled under the bed and hid, waiting for the two men to come and pick her up, her heart pounding.
This little girl was just an episode, Yu Li continued to look for someone.
Chu Shaoyu was not in a good mood, as if he had a breath that was blocked. He quickly suppressed his anger and continued to look for someone with Yu Li.
On the way, they met a patrolling thug, and Yu Li pulled him to the beam.
Chu Shaoyu covered his mouth tightly with both hands, afraid of making any noise. He just felt extremely excited.
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