Yang Ling hurriedly invited Qian Ning back to his room to discuss countermeasures. Qian Ning was indeed an Imperial Bodyguard, but Admiral Zhang Xiu had assigned him the position of Provost of Southern Town. In the capital, he only had two personal attendants, Liu Biao and Yang Yiqing. If he really wanted to solve the case, he did not have many people at his disposal. Moreover, Qian Ning was a ruthless character. With the help of this local snake, he could get twice the result with half the effort.
If it wasn't for the involvement of the House of Marquis Shouning, Qian Ning would have been able to handle this matter easily. Weren't they just a few servants who hadn't shown their cards yet? Even if it was a famous prostitute in the capital, the officials would only act as a favor in private. If he wanted to ask for the person, who would dare to turn this matter over and support him?
But now that this matter had been brought to the court, he had to be more careful. The most terrible thing was that the Crown Prince had not even revealed the name of the person. Who was he going to redeem?
Young-niang heard a few words from the two and knew that her husband was going to help the Crown Prince redeem a prostitute from a brothel. She saw her husband and Lord Qian lying opposite each other with a frown on their faces. She reminded: "Husband, there should be some clues about who the Crown Prince likes. Tell me about the situation at that time and perhaps you can guess it."
Yang Ling thought for a moment and said: "Yan Kuan forcefully asked for a prostitute. At that time, the Crown Prince went to see what was going on. When Yan Kuan spoke rudely, a girl named Sheridan came out and reprimanded him. The Crown Prince praised her greatly."
Qian Ning slapped the soft couch and it swayed twice, almost flipping over. He was so scared that he quickly grabbed it and laughed: "That's right. A gifted scholar and a beautiful woman fell in love at first sight. It must be her."
Yang Ling smiled bitterly: "I don't think so. Later on, the Crown Prince was punched by Yan Kuan and had a nosebleed. It was a girl named Tang Yixian who gave him a silk handkerchief to wipe the blood. I saw the Crown Prince looking at her with affection."
Qian Ning suddenly said: "Wow, a beauty's love is so deep that even tempered steel can become soft. Your Highness has never experienced the scene of love. Suddenly there is a beauty who cares for you with a silk handkerchief, how can you not be moved? Then it must be Miss Tang Yixian. "
"Xianggong," Youniang interrupted, "The Crown Prince said that within three days you must retrieve Yan Kuan's concubine buying document. Is this Miss Tang purchased by this document?"
Yang Ling shook his head and said: "No, Yan Kuan wants to buy Miss Yutang Chun."
Mentioning this name, he couldn't help but think of the tragic experience of this beautiful woman in the opera. He could vaguely see the long-haired girl, dressed as white as snow, standing gracefully in the pavilion, like a classical painting of an elegant court lady. Yang Ling said: "Of the three girls, this Yutang Chun has the most amorous bearing. The Crown Prince has always wanted to return the ransom document and now wants me and Yan Kuan to fight over the ransom. Could it be that the person he likes is her?"
Young-niang heard this and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "If that's the case, then there's no way to get this stupid job. Do we have to bring all three girls back to raise?"
Qian Ning heard this and blurted out: "Good idea. Of the three people, only one is someone the Marquis and the Eastern Palace are fighting over. The other two have nothing to do with each other. With the reputation of the Imperial Bodyguard, it's easy to get them. In any case, it doesn't matter if it's one or three. If we bring all three back, we can't go wrong no matter how we bet. Haha, let's go. I'll go call people now. You can just come out and ask for them. "
Qian Ning was still afraid of Marquis Of Shouning. In any case, Yang Ling was favored by the Emperor. As long as Marquis Of Shouning knew what was good for him, he wouldn't dare to offend him. It was better to let him come out and let him be the leader.
Qian Ning immediately called in a family member and said a few words. The family member accepted the order and hurried away. In the time it took to drink a cup of tea, more than ten people from the North Town Provost arrived. They were all dressed in civilian clothes. Some of these people were torturing prisoners in prison. When they heard that the Thousand Households had an order, they changed into civilian clothes and came.
Qian Ning also ordered people to bring in a brocade couch. It was soft and loose, and he had Yang Ling lie down on it. The two of them, accompanied by more than ten plain-clothed officers, went straight to Bai Shun Alley.
It was almost dusk, and Bai Shun Alley was filled with more and more customers. In order to conceal themselves, Qian Ning added a cover to the brocade couch, making it look like a soft sedan chair. When they arrived at the Silk Flower House, the pimp in the house had seen some masters of status come to the brothel with their heads covered, but this was the first time he had seen them come so early. He hurriedly came forward and smiled apologetically: "Masters, do you have a girl you like? Do you want me to call a few over for you to take a look? "
The leader was Qian Ning's confidant, an Imperial Bodyguard baihu called Guan Long. With a dark face, he said: "Go away, I want to go to the back courtyard. Call a pound of gold out to see me." As he said this, he waved his hand, and the group of people swaggered straight to the back courtyard.
In the back courtyard, the three sisters, Su San, Tang Yixian and Sheridan, were sitting idly in their room. Because the refined guests who came to drink wine usually came later, the three of them were lazily drawing their eyebrows and trimming their faces.
Seeing Su San's laziness, Han Limei couldn't help but purse her lips and snicker: "Hee hee, the one surnamed Yan has already obediently returned the document, but Third Sister is still unhappy. Could it be that … you're thinking about that young master?"
Hearing this, Su San's face reddened. Casting a sidelong glance at her, she said angrily: "Go to hell, what nonsense are you talking about?" Her eyebrows furrowed and she sighed: "That young master is really trustworthy. As expected, he was able to force Yan Kuan to return the document. He must be a powerful and influential person. Ai, how can he fancy a poor girl like me? I'm just … just feeling a little tired, that's why I can't lift my spirits. "
Tang Yixian giggled and glanced at her, teasing: "You can say that. You've been worried for three whole days. Now that you don't have to worry about accompanying that gorilla, you have to worry about that jade-faced young master. That heartless person also refuses to come to see you. How can your heart not be broken and your body and mind exhausted?"
This incident also touched Han Limei's heart. She couldn't help but exclaim excitedly: "That young master is really very handsome. Even I feel a little moved when I see him. Although he's young, the look in his eyes is much more interesting than that of a young boy. It makes one want to snuggle into his embrace."
Tang Yixian snorted and her nose turned up as she said: "Two arrogant girls. Once their hearts are moved, they only think about handsome brothers. If it was me, I would only be willing to marry the Imperial Study Attendant, Yang Ling, Mr Yang."
Her eyes were bright as she excitedly said: "It's easy to find a priceless treasure, but it's hard to find a lover. For the woman he loves, he even dares to disobey the Emperor's edict. This kind of man, if I can marry him as a concubine, I can even smile in my dreams."
Su San and Sheridan saw her love-struck look and couldn't help but laugh. Sheridan teased: "Only you dare to think about it. For people like us, if we can marry that handsome gongzi we saw that day, it's already considered burning incense.
Yang Ling daren … … I heard from the Ministry of Rites that after he disobeyed the edict, several hundred ministers knelt down and asked the Emperor to kill him, but the Emperor refused. In the end, the Ministry of Rites Official Wang and the three ministers of the cabinet chased them all the way to the inner palace. Those smelly old men, hey! In the end, the Empress lost her temper at those old men and chased them out with their faces covered in dirt. "
"That's a close official of the Son of Heaven. The current Emperor dotes on him. How can we have the good fortune to meet such an important person?" Speaking of Yang Ling, Sheridan's eyes shimmered as if she was drunk.
Su San foolishly listened. After a while, he sighed and said: "Forget it, these two good meimei are even better at dreaming than me. Quickly dress up, you'll be scolded by mama in a while."
Tang Yixian shook her head and stopped dreaming. She picked up a wine cup and drank a mouthful. Then she picked up a red ochre lipstick to dye her lips.
Su San saw that she was drinking that thing again and worriedly said: "Yixian, why are you drinking arsenic again? It's better to use that kind of thing less, it's harmful to the body. "
Tang Yixian disapprovingly said: "A lot of people use it, there's a bit of harm but there's also a lot of benefits." She rubbed her cheeks and happily said: "Look at my face, isn't it a lot whiter? The guests all say that my skin is now as white as jade. Once I enter the hall, the room is filled with spring. Hee hee, wait until I take away your Yutang Chun title, jiejie must not be angry. "
Su Sanfang was about to reply when he heard a voice in the courtyard that could overflow with ten catties of honey said, "Yo, masters, where have you come from? Please take a seat in the hall, I don't know which young lady you wish to see."
Sheridan hurriedly said: "Quickly dress up, there are guests."
Yichang Jin led those men to the main room. He saw more than a dozen big men standing by the door, the guests in the two soft sedan chairs did not get down from the sedan chairs and were carried into the room. Yichang Jin's eyelids twitched, he felt that these people did not come with good intentions. Judging from their appearance, these people did not look like they were here to drink wine with prostitutes.
Yi Changjin hesitated for a moment, he saw those men's eyes that looked like they wanted to eat him alive and had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow them in.
Tang Yixian and the other two dressed up properly, they waited for a long time but Yi Changjin still did not call them to see the guests. Just when they were puzzled, they heard Yi Changjin crying like a dead person: "Three sisters come out, a benefactor is here to redeem your freedom."
Tang YiXian and the other two were shocked when they heard this and hastily rushed to the court. They saw more than ten sinister-looking big men standing in the courtyard, their arms crossed, standing straight, they couldn't help but turn pale with fright. These men had a bloodthirsty and gloomy aura around them, making one's hair stand on end.
The three little beauties did not know what kind of terrible master they were going to serve, they leaned on each other like lambs waiting to be slaughtered and timidly entered Yi Changjin's main room.
Qian Ning was half leaning on the soft brocade couch, as soon as he saw these three lively and fragrant beauties, his eyes couldn't help but shine. His greedy eyes wandered over the three of them a few times before reluctantly looking away. He lazily smiled at Yicheng Jin and said: "Alright, Lady Boss is an understanding person. He he he, no need to cry like a child, you should thank my brother, if not … heng heng, in the future if anything happens to me, I will put in a good word for you, but no matter how much money you spend you won't be able to buy it. "
He should not have immediately thanked Yang Ling and flattered him the moment he recognized him, saying that he was powerful. Yan Kuan had gotten someone to return the documents to him early in the morning yesterday, then took the money and left.
As soon as Qian Ning heard that Marquis Of Shouning had admitted defeat, he immediately became unyielding and immediately revealed his identity. He swaggered and threw down two taels of silver to buy the three women back. Yang Ling saw Yi Changjin crying pitifully and heard her say that it wasn't easy to raise a few noble ladies from a young age. His heart softened and regardless of Qian Ning's obstruction, he forcefully left ten thousand taels of silver for her.
As soon as Su San entered the door and saw Yang Ling sitting on the couch, his heart full of worry and fear immediately blossomed. He was so happy that his cheeks turned red and he couldn't move his eyes away.
Qian Ning waited for Yi Changjin to press his fingerprint on the documents and smilingly said to the guard at the door: "Go, call for three sedan chairs and send the three ladies to Mr Yang's residence. He he he, the matter is done, let's go."
After the documents were signed, from now on, whether Yutang Chun and the other two were to be concubines or maids, it was all up to the buyer and they no longer had anything to do with Yi Changjin. Yi Changjin watched as the three money trees flew away just like that, she felt an indescribable pain in her heart.
When Tang Yixian and the other two were brought to Yang Ling's residence, they found out that he was the famous Yang Ling in the capital. Even Tang Yixian was overjoyed. With their background, there was no hope for them to become a legal wife. If they could be bought by a scholar or an official as a concubine, it would be the best ending. As for whether this official or scholar was old or ugly, it was up to the heavens.
Now that Yang Ling wanted to be a scholar and an official, he was young and handsome and he was also a famous lover, he was simply the Tang Seng's flesh in their eyes. Even in their dreams, they couldn't dream of such a good ending. If they could be his concubine, they would be more than willing. But after Yang Ling arranged for the three of them to stay in the side room, he did not mention a word about their future identity. This caused the three of them to scratch their heads in confusion.
In fact, Yang Ling was also in a difficult position. The Crown Prince did not say who he was going to redeem and also did not say what would happen after the redeeming. He just threw them to him, what could he do?
For the time being, he would give them the identity of a servant. There was someone inside that the Crown Prince wanted, how could he let them serve him? Furthermore, this matter could not be directly told to them, so Yang Ling could only play dumb, causing the three exceptionally intelligent girls to become taciturn.
They were full of suspicion, but even though they came from a brothel, they were still girls. How could they shamelessly take the initiative to ask him when he would take them as concubines? Thus, the three girls lived in the Yang Family without a master, servant, or wife or concubine.
The next day, Yang Ling woke up early and went to the back door of the palace to send a message. After waiting for more than two hours, the Crown Prince replied, "I know, it's good that you didn't embarrass me. Help me take care of Miss Tang. If there's a chance, I'll go see her. Imperial Father is watching her closely and has six attendants by her side. Damn it, Wang Qiong is really an old man! "
After listening to the Crown Prince's nondescript edict, Yang Ling didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he returned home. He rubbed his chin and pondered for a long time, but still couldn't think of a way to deal with the remaining two women. In the future, there would definitely be no repertoire for the Beijing opera 'Yutang Chun', so who Su San would marry and what her fate would be in the future, even he didn't know.
After thinking for a long time, he suddenly remembered that the father and son of the Han family were about to arrive. He didn't know if those two brothers had married yet. If they hadn't … as the saying goes, "Don't let fertile water flow to outsiders" … Yang Ling couldn't help but smile proudly. It wasn't until he saw Young-niang looking at him suspiciously that he remembered that he hadn't told her about summoning the father and son of the Han family to the capital.
In any case, they were about to arrive. He might as well hide it for another two days and give Young-niang a pleasant surprise. When Yang Ling thought of this, he laughed evilly and said to Young-niang, "I've asked Qian Ning. There's no need to rush to report to the Shenji Battalion. Stay at home and recuperate. As for the three girls living in the west wing, tell Xiao Yun to take good care of them. Don't offend them. "
Young-niang responded. No matter what, there were people the Crown Prince liked there. Her husband was an official in court, so it was important to have a good relationship with them. So she told Xiao Yun to take good care of the girls' food and drinks.
They lived in the same courtyard and they were all fourteen or fifteen year old girls. How could they be cooped up in the room all day? As time went by, Young-niang became familiar with them. Only then did she realize that they were very different from what she had imagined. Not only were they not seductive and coquettish women, but their words and actions were natural and unrestrained. Every move they made was filled with nobility and elegance. They were very likable.
At that time, the rich families did not care as much about the upbringing of their daughters as the brothels did. As long as the brothels were of a higher class, the courtesans would receive training from a young age. It was extremely rare to find a woman who was both beautiful and talented. Therefore, the famous scholars would often go to the brothels to find their soulmates.
When Young-niang heard that they were sold to the brothel by their parents when they were young, she felt sympathy for them. The three girls thought that Young-niang was going to be the first wife that they would serve in the future, so they tried to curry favor with her, deliberately befriending her. After two to three days, the three of them actually got along very well with Young-niang, as if they were sisters.
Yang Ling had rested at home for three days. His injuries were almost healed. Early the next morning, he was going to report to the Shenji Battalion. One morning, Young-niang finished stewing the old hen for her husband. Seeing that her husband was still sleeping soundly, she slipped into the west room to visit her three sisters.
Sheridan and her two sisters were used to waking up early to practice martial arts. Although they didn't need to play the flute, play the zither, or practice singing and dancing every day, they still woke up very early. As soon as Young-niang entered the room, she saw Su San with her black hair draped over her shoulders, practicing her dance steps. Sheridan sat in front of the mirror. Her hair was black and her face was red. She was dressing in front of the mirror. Her movements were indescribably elegant. Her heart was immediately filled with envy.
When she was at the Chicken Cry Inn, she had spent a few days with Ma Lian 'er. Ma Lian' er's manner when she got up early to dress was very moving. At that time, when Young-niang saw it, even though she was also a girl, she felt her heart palpitate and secretly envied her.
Now that she saw the three of them acting like daughters of a noble family, Young-niang suddenly remembered that when Qian Ning came to visit yesterday, he mistakenly thought that she was a maid. The little girl knew that as her husband became more and more important, the people he met became more and more important. After all, she came from a small place. Although she was usually very careful, her words and actions were inevitably a little rustic. If she could ask them for some pointers on etiquette and behavior, and answer questions correctly …
Thinking of this, Young-niang smiled slightly and said, "The three younger sisters are multi-talented and dignified, but older sister only knows how to wield a spear and a stick. Looking at you three, I'm really envious."
Tang Yixian was mixing arsenic. Hearing Han Youniang's words, she threw away the arsenic bottle and ran over to hold Young-niang's hand. She said with a smile, "Wield a spear and a stick is good. Let's see which lecher dares to bully others, then we'll hit him on the head. Why don't older sister teach me martial arts, and I'll teach my best martial arts to older sister, okay?"
Young-niang said happily, "Okay, what is younger sister best at?"
Tang Yixian said proudly, "Younger sister is best at playing the flute."
Young-niang said, "Mmm, but older sister is very stupid. I don't know if I can learn it. Younger sister, let me see your flute. It won't be too late for me to learn it when my husband wakes up."
Tang Yixian giggled. She hugged her shoulder and gave her a flirtatious look. She proudly shook her head and said, "Younger sister's flute skill does not require the flute. It all depends on the mouth. If older sister wants to learn it, it will depend on your talent in the mouth."
Han Youniang was startled. Flute skill that does not require the flute? She suddenly remembered the embarrassing 'flute' that her husband wanted her to play. Her face immediately turned red. She was so embarrassed that she wanted to die, "This little girl! This little girl! She really came from a brothel. How can she talk about this kind of thing to other people. And … and she even talked about skills. It's really embarrassing. "
Han Youniang covered her burning cheeks. She was ashamed and angry. She stamped her feet and said, "Damn it. Sister Tang, you … you … what kind of crazy things are you saying. This … this can be said? Can it be learned?"
Tang Yixian was stunned. She blankly looked around and strangely said, "What's wrong? Why can't I learn it? A lot of people even praised my skill. "
Sheridan, who was combing her hair in front of the mirror, paused for a moment. Then she suddenly threw the comb away. She laid on the table and laughed loudly without caring about her image. Su San's originally snow-white face turned red, her eyes brimming with tears. Her shoulders trembled as she endured for a long time. Suddenly she rushed to the kang and pulled the quilt over her head. A string of muffled laughter came from under the quilt.
Tang Yixian looked to the left, looked to the right, suddenly she understood, this time her face also looked like it was on fire, she could not help but shyly called out, "Heavens, Youniang Jiejie, what are you saying, I don't want to live anymore!"
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