Chapter 15: Forcing a woman of good character into prostitution × Two-way running √
She added: "I guess."
"Congratulations, you guessed it right!"
Shen Xun gave her a thumbs up
Qi Yunxi raised the corner of his mouth slightly and murmured, "Well, both my parents are alive now!"
Shen Xun: “…”
This word is used... quite appropriately!
In the room where Prince Hu and his family were, Zhong Danyue tossed and turned on the bed.
Meng Jingya opened her eyes and whispered, "Sister Yue, what's wrong with you? Can't sleep?"
Zhong Danyue said embarrassedly: "Sister Meng, I'm sorry, I woke you up."
Meng Jingya sat up and covered her children with the quilt, and said with a smile: "No, these two children always kick the quilt at night, so I have to wake up once to cover them with the quilt."
She patted Zhong Danyue, motioning her to sit up as well, "Why don't you tell me, is there anything bothering you?"
Zhong Danyue hesitated for a moment, "I, I'm a little worried about Brother Ming."
Meng Jingya asked, "Your previous fiancé?"
"Well," Zhong Danyue looked at the moon outside the window and sighed, "I don't know where he is now. In this situation, I want to go find him, but I can't get out."
The county magistrate's office was heavily guarded, and as a prisoner, she might be caught as soon as she left the house.
“I was planning to ask Miss Shen for help, but she seemed to have something urgent tonight, and I was embarrassed to disturb her.”
Meng Jingya thought for a moment and said, “Let’s wait until tomorrow and ask Miss Shen tomorrow.”
Zhong Danyue nodded, "Yeah."
I hope Brother Ming is safe and sound.
…
On the second day, Zhong Danyue brought up the matter after seeing Chen Xun. She glanced at Qi Yunxi. According to what Xie Lan said last time, Brother Ming should have been taken in as a male concubine by Qi Yunxi... ahem.
Shen Xun said: "We are going to look for Jiang Xinming, Miss Zhong should come with us."
Zhong Danyue nodded quickly. She stood behind Shen Xun with Qi Yunzhou's dark face.
Qi Yunxi asked: "Axun, who is she?"
This question...
Shen Xun briefly explained to Qi Yunxi, and Qi Yunxi's expression changed instantly.
She muttered softly, "Brother Xinming is mine!"
Shen Xun was both angry and amused. She really wanted to know who Jiang Xinming was and how he could have charmed the heroine and her daughter in the book to such an extent.
Is this the power of the protagonist's halo?
The county magistrate was not sure whether Qi Yunxi's male and female favorites were still useful, so he locked them up in a yard alone.
Shen Xun told Su Song, and Su Song accepted his fate and personally led them to the courtyard.
"Come in, we'll be leaving soon, hurry up."
As soon as Shen Xun entered, he saw the boys and girls in the yard, some playing and fighting, some chatting and drinking tea, looking very happy.
But as soon as they saw Qi Yunxi, they were in chaos, just like mice seeing a cat.
"Princess..."
Those people knelt on the ground quickly, not daring to lift their heads or even breathe.
Qi Yunxi got annoyed the moment he saw them and complained to Chen Xun, "Xun, look, they act like this the moment they see me, as if I've done something to them."
"Only Brother Xinming is not like this. Brother Xinming said that they are too afraid of me."
Qi Yunxi felt wronged: "But I let them live in the Princess's mansion, and I provide them with fine clothes and delicious food. They really don't know what's good for them!"
Zhong Danyue was very surprised. Her intuition told her that the "Brother Xinming" Qi Yunxi was talking about was Jiang Xinming.
Shen Xun pulled Qi Yunxi and Zhong Danyue to the stone table in the yard and asked them to sit for a while, while she asked the group to follow her into the house.
"What is this for?"
Qi Yunxi asked.
"Ask them why they are so afraid of you," Shen Xun patted Qi Yunxi's hand, "Our Yunxi is so cute, how can she be scary!"
She, she, she...she was praised!
Qi Yunxi's face turned slightly red. If she hadn't tried hard to suppress the corners of her lips, she would probably have gone shoulder to shoulder with the sun.
"Just ask here," Qi Yunxi said, "I want to know the reason too."
Isn't it good to enjoy the splendor and wealth in the Princess's Mansion? Why do you have to leave and live a hard life?
"Oh, what glory and wealth?"
A man dressed as a scholar sneered, "We don't enjoy luxurious living here. At home, I only need to study. But here, I have to do dirty and tiring work."
The others looked at the scholar with an expression that said, "Are you trying to kill yourself?"
The scholar swung his sleeves and said righteously, "Everyone, you don't have to be afraid of her anymore. She is no longer the eldest princess. Now, I'm afraid she is even inferior to us."
Someone asked in confusion, “What do you mean?”
The scholar sneered, "What it means is that the country has changed hands, and our eldest princess is no longer the master, but a prisoner who will be exiled to Youzhou!"
Shen Xun looked at Qi Yunxi the first time. Although what she said was true, she was worried that Qi Yunxi would feel hurt in self-esteem after hearing it.
To her surprise, Qi Yunxi just clenched his hands into fists with no expression on his face.
As soon as the scholar said these words, everyone was in an uproar and complained:
"Although I'm a concubine's daughter, at least I have someone to serve me at home. But here, I'm asked to clean the toilet!"
"But when we first arrived, our treatment was quite good. I never thought the princess would have such a penchant for making talented men and beautiful women do rough and tiring work. Really..."
"Is she jealous of our beauty..."
The talk was getting more and more outrageous, and Shen Xun shouted loudly: "Okay, quiet down!"
No one listened to her.
In desperation, she placed her hands on the stone table--
With a loud bang, the stone table broke into pieces.
The scene suddenly fell silent, and the people who were speaking fiercely seemed to be strangled.
Shen Xun raised his eyes, "Okay, can you shut up?"
"Yes, you can! Of course!"
After saying this, they stood there trembling, not daring to say a word.
"Alright," Shen Xun clapped his hands and said to the stunned Qi Yunxi, "Yunxi, tell me, is what they said true?"
Qi Yunxi finally reacted, and without bothering to ask how Shen Xun smashed the stone table, she angrily said:
"Of course it's not true! How could I, the eldest princess, do such a thing?"
She pointed at the scholar and said, "When you entered the palace, you said that you had admired me for a long time, but you didn't want to stay with me as a commoner. You wanted to ask the emperor to marry you after you passed the imperial examination."
"So, I invited great scholars to search for poetry and books all over the world for you."
"And you, you said you were a concubine's daughter and were bullied by your elder sister. You begged me for mercy and even offered to be my maid in order to stay by my side."
"I didn't make you a slave, but asked the maids in the palace to teach you."
"That person, don't hide, you said..."
Qi Yunxi told all the grievances and hatreds between her and everyone present in one breath, and Shen Xun fell silent.
Oh my god, she thought Qi Yunxi used his power to force women of good character into prostitution, but it turns out it was a two-way street!
After hearing Qi Yunxi's words, everyone's eyes flickered. It was obvious that what Qi Yunxi said was true.
Only the scholar continued to question, "Then how do you explain why you made us do the kind of work only servants do?"
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