Chapter 120

Several people followed Chu Chengmao into the brothel. The madam who came to greet them was a skinny middle-aged woman with powder on her face and a coquettish figure.

"Hey, this gentleman looks unfamiliar. Is this your first time here? All the girls here are so pretty!" The madam had just greeted Chu Chengmao when she saw Jiang Yanyi and Xue who followed him in. This kind of situation was not uncommon, and her smile immediately withdrew.

Jiang Yanyi and Xue were both capable of handling big occasions. They did not feel embarrassed to see people because of entering a brothel. They stood aside with ease. Their aura alone made the girls in the building dare not look at them casually.

The air was filled with the scent of various cosmetics. Chu Chengmao suppressed his impatience between his brows: "I'm here to look for my elder brother."

To be able to leave the city after curfew, one must not only be rich, but also noble.

This group of people were not a young wife who brought people to the building to wait for her husband, but her brothers and families who came here together. The madam was able to run a Shunkangfang, so she was a shrewd person. She was very aware of the current situation and did not dare to evade the question. She asked, "What is your name, my dear brother? I'll ask someone to lead the way."

"Chu Chengbai."

Most of the clients who went to Shunkangfang to visit prostitutes were ugly. Chu Chengmao was a handsome man with a hint of military air, but his face was handsome and elegant. The girls in the building were flirting with him openly or secretly, which made his face even uglier. He was very cold when he said this.

However, the madam was instantly warmed up: "Oh, it's the second young master Chu who has come here!"

There are only a few new nobles in Xizhou, and the Chu family that has arranged a marriage with the Liaoning Palace is definitely the most prominent among them. Chu Chengbai is in Shunkangfang, and the madam easily guessed Chu Chengmao's identity. She also knew that the first house where Chu Chengbai is located depends on the third house for financial support to survive, and the person in front of her will be the one who will really be in power in the Chu family in the future. She immediately said:

"Xiang'er, take the second young master Chu to the room where the eldest young master Chu is."

Immediately, a young woman with a seductive look came forward: "Dear gentlemen, please come with me."

The woman threw Chu Chengmao a coquettish look, and walked with a swaying step, her waist twisting like a water snake. She didn't feel embarrassed when Chu Chengmao treated her coldly, but instead smiled softly with her hands covering her lips.

When they reached the second floor, they could faintly hear the hoarse and weak cry of a baby. They didn't need anyone to lead the way. They could easily find Chu Chengbo's room by following the cry.

Xue had taken care of Chu Nian'an for more than a month. She planned to rely on Chu Nian'an for the rest of her life. Even though she was not her biological child, she had done her best to raise him. How could she not have feelings for him? After hearing the heart-wrenching cry, she rushed to open the door before Chu Chengmao.

In the room, the baby, who was only a few months old, was placed on a round table. Not to mention the swaddling clothes, he didn't even have thick clothes on. In this severe winter weather, he was frozen blue all over, and his cry was weak and powerless.

Not to mention Xue, even Jiang Yanyi felt a pang in his heart.

The couple on the bed got up hurriedly when they heard the door break. The woman hugged the quilt to cover her neck. Chu Chengbai was obviously panicked when he saw Xue coming over: "How...how did you get here?"

Xue took off her cold-proof hood and wrapped Chu Nian'an first, then she stepped forward and slapped Chu Chengbai twice: "Chu Chengbai, are you still a human being? This is your own son! You are going to freeze him to death!"

Xue's attack was very heavy. Chu Chengbai felt pain and raised his hands to slap back, but was stopped by Chu Chengmao.

"Brother, your behavior today is too absurd. Tell your grandfather when you return home." When Chu Chengmao withdrew his hand, he pushed Chu Chengbai because he couldn't suppress his anger. Chu Chengbai fell on his butt.

He did not dare to fight with Chu Chengmao. Today, he and Liu secretly took Chu Nian'an out. It was exactly as Jiang Yanyi had imagined before. He wanted to make a fuss about Chu Nian'an. He took the child out and made him sick. After seeing the doctor, he would go back tomorrow morning and accuse Xue of not taking good care of him. He just went to see the child last night and found that the child was sick and no one was taking care of him, so he took the child out of the house to see a doctor overnight. After all,

Xue was not the child's biological mother. Old Madam Chu felt sorry for her great-grandson. When the time came, he begged a few more times and Old Madam Chu would not let Xue take care of

the child. This was his and Yue Niang's child. He didn't want to give Yue Niang's child to Xue, a two-faced snake-scorpion woman!

Chu Chengbai knew Xue's current situation. She was just an unfavored concubine of the Xue family. Otherwise, when Lord Xue was in office, he would not marry Xue to him, a man who didn't even pass the imperial examination.

Xue didn't dare to divorce him. The Chu family rebelled with King Liaonan. Even if she was no longer a wife of the Chu family, the Xue family would not dare to accept her again, so she could only beg for mercy and stay in the Chu family. What

Chu Chengbai wanted to do now was to divorce her from the Chu family, but she was a scheming woman. Not only did she win the favor of the old lady Chu and seize the right of her mother to control the family, but she also wanted to use Yue Niang's son as a support for the rest of her life. How could he let her do what she wanted!

Chu Nian'an was his son, but Chu Chengbai was afraid that a minor cold would not shake the old lady. He wanted Chu Nian'an to have a serious illness, so he deliberately froze the child for so long. The child kept crying, and he was upset. He was also seduced by the woman in the room several times, which led to the absurdity that followed.

Chu Chengbai has always regarded himself as the eldest grandson of the Chu family. Even though he is inferior to Chu Chengmao in every way, he has always used the fact that Chu Chengmao has a father who is more powerful than him to numb himself. However, he still harbors some jealousy and hatred towards Chu Chengmao in his heart. After being taught a lesson by Chu Chengmao, the little self-esteem in his heart became even louder. He said sternly, "Chengmao, it's not your turn to interfere in what happens in my room!"

Xue has always been a smart and forbearing person. Even at this moment, she maintained her last bit of dignity and did not cry in front of others like a shrew. Her eyes were red but she did not shed a single tear.

Jiang Yanyi picked up Chu Nian'an, who was lying on the table crying so hard that her voice sounded as weak as a kitten's. Looking at the child's face that was frozen purple, his heart was in a knot. When he heard what Chu Chengbai said, he became even more furious and said angrily:

"What happened in your room? You, a grown man, are right to hit a woman? No wonder you failed the imperial examinations several times. I'm afraid all those sage books you read have gone to waste! Do you know how to write the four characters 'propriety, righteousness, integrity, and shame'? Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. How long did you keep such a young child frozen? Are you worthy of being a human being?"

Jiang Yanyi started to scold people like a string of bullets, one sentence after another, and he scolded Chu Chengbai till he was speechless.

It was the first time that Huo Jianjia witnessed such dirty things in the mansion. She couldn't beat anyone up, so she felt very aggrieved. After Jiang Yanyi's scolding, she felt relieved instantly and kept nodding her head vigorously like a chicken pecking at rice.

Chu Chengmao always bullies the weak and fears the strong. No matter how dissatisfied he is with Chu Chengmao, he still holds back a little. But he has no good face towards Jiang Yanyi. Liu always complains that their current situation is caused by Jiang Yanyi and her daughter. He has been holding a grudge against Jiang Yanyi and her brother. Now that Jiang Yanyi has poked his sore spot, he immediately said:

"Don't talk to me, you mortal! Is your last name Chu? Is the blood of my Chu family flowing in your body? The King of Liaoning has just come to propose marriage, and you, as a princess, are showing off your power?"

Jiang Yanyi was about to retort, but Chu Chengmao said: "My sister, Chu Chengmao, has a surname other than Chu?"

As soon as Chu Chengbai confronted Chu Chengmao, his momentum weakened a lot. He just sneered: "Okay, I know, she will be the Princess of Liaonan soon. The whole family is rushing to curry favor with her. I am not like you soft bones!"

He said this, and Chu Chengmao's expression became completely cold: "Chu Chengbai, if you have the guts, say this again!" The reason why

the Chu family can be in Xizhou today is that Chu Changping and his son are really hardworking, and secondly, the land of the Liaonan King has also taken good care of the Chu family.

The Chu family was able to arrive in Xizhou safely, and he and Chu Chengbai were able to break through when they were captured by the court. It was all because of the efforts of the Liaonan King. He did these for the Chu family just for Jiang Yanyi's face.

Chu Changping always felt that he owed Jiang Yanyi. Chu Chengbai had saved his life for nothing and still had the nerve to say such sarcastic words. Chu Chengmao really wanted to punch him in the face a few times to see if he could wake this idiot up.

Seeing that Chu Chengmao was full of anger, Chu Chengbai dared not say anything more, not even a fart.

Chu Chengmao shouted, "Speak, why don't you say anything?"

Although Jiang Yanyi was also furious at Chu Chengbai's words, Chu Nian'an was still the most important thing at the moment. She said to Chu Chengmao, "Brother, let's go find a doctor for the child first."

Chu Chengmao then suppressed his anger and walked out first.

Xue didn't want to look at Chu Chengbai any more, so she took the child from Jiang Yanyi's arms and left.

Jiang Yanyi was the last one to leave the room. Huo Jianjia was lingering around until Jiang Yanyi left the room. Then she hurried forward and kicked Chu Chengbai hard: "You bastard, you dare to scold my boss! I can't kill you!"

Chu Chengbai rolled his eyes after being kicked. He could even feel his ribs breaking. He didn't even have time to breathe and fainted.

The woman on the bed screamed in fear.

Jiang Yanyi had already reached the staircase on the second floor. Hearing the screams coming from there, Huo Jianjia quickly caught up with her. Her eyelids jumped and she asked Huo Jianjia, "Jianjia, did you hit someone?"

Huo Jianjia shook her head vigorously, with a sincere face, "No!"

She kicked him!

Jiang Yanyi didn't want to bother with Chu Chengbai anymore, so she said, "Let's go."

She and Huo Jianjia quickly caught up with Xue and Chu Chengmao.

When they were about to leave Shunkangfang, a ragged woman suddenly ran down from the upstairs, and there was a turtle behind the woman, shouting, "Stop her! Don't let that little bitch run away!"

The thugs in the lobby downstairs immediately went over to stop her.

Seeing this, Jiang Yanyi couldn't help but take another look.

The woman was disheveled and her face couldn't be seen clearly, but she was a little thin. She was quickly restrained by the thugs, but she was still struggling hysterically.

Jiang Yanyi thought of Qiu Kui, who was also bought into the brothel by her aunt before. Seeing this girl, he couldn't help but feel pity for her. Just as he was about to stop her, the girl raised her head and seemed to have just seen the people in the lobby. She immediately shouted in a hoarse voice: "Chu Chengmao, save me!"

Chu Chengmao was struck by lightning when he heard the voice, and turned around in disbelief.

His face was the ugliest that Jiang Yanyi had ever seen. He took two steps at a time and stepped forward to push away the thugs from Shunkangfang, and supported the ragged woman.

The madam also saw that Chu Chengmao knew the woman. She didn't dare to offend Chu Chengmao, but she didn't want to lose such a good seedling. She smiled and said, "Second Master Chu, this girl is from my Shunkangfang. I spent a lot of money to buy her..."

"Shut up!" Chu Chengmao interrupted the madam viciously.

The woman couldn't stand and her body was swaying. She only said weakly to Chu Chengmao, "Send me to the Protectorate, please..."

Jiang Yanyi was a little confused when he heard the woman calling Chu Chengmao's name. Now he heard that she was going to the Protectorate, he was even more confused.

Isn't the Protectorate the Feng Shuo Mansion?