As the person in charge of the Imperial Fragrant Brothel, the procuress had seen countless dignitaries and knew countless high-ranking officials and nobles. Even the high-ranking officials and nobles had to give some face to the procuress in the Imperial Fragrance Building. They would not be so thick-skinned and black-hearted.
The procuress also approved of Qianxue's redemption.
After all, the higher-ups had agreed.
But this redemption could not be done with 4,000 strings like this. This was equivalent to gouging out the heart of the Imperial Fragrance Building. Especially after this case, how would the procuress deal with any girls who wanted to redeem their freedom in the future?
The procuress stared at Du Qi and said in a deep voice, "Young Master Du, do you think that the Imperial Fragrance Building is easy to bully?"
The procuress's tone turned cold.
Even Qianxue, who was sitting at the side, showed anxiety and worry on her face. Because Du Qi's conditions were too harsh, and there was no such precedent.
Du Qi was leisurely and said without hurry, "You are right. I do think that the Imperial Fragrance Building is easy to bully."
Swoosh!
The procuress's face was cold and solemn.
Her eyes were sharp, and she said coldly, "Young Master Du, the Imperial Fragrance Building does not welcome you. The redemption of Qianxue's freedom is over. The Imperial Fragrance Building will not let you redeem her freedom. Because you are Du Ruhui's son and because you are young, I will not throw you out today. You, get out of here. "
Speaking of this, the procuress said, "If it were someone else, I would beat him half to death today and throw him out."
Du Qi said with a smile, "Sigh, you are really disobedient! Originally, I went to the King of Qin's residence early this morning and told the King of Qin about redeeming Qianxue's freedom. The King of Qin said that there was no need to pay and that he could take her away. Because I am merciful and can't bear to see the Imperial Fragrance Building suffer too much loss, and the Imperial Fragrance Building does not have the rule of taking people away directly, so I gave you 4,000 strings of strings. Tell me, am I merciful to you? "
The procuress's face changed again and again.
Previously, she was incomparably tough.
Previously, she even felt that Du Qi was asking for a beating and even wanted to punish Du Qi.
Now, her cheeks were twitching.
His expression was incomparably awkward, as the backer of the Imperial Fragrance Pavilion was the Qin Emperor. Even a steward of the Duke of Qin's Manor would have more authority than her in the Imperial Fragrance Pavilion, let alone the Duke of Qin.
Now that Du Qi mentioned Qin Wang, the procuress was at a loss for words.
The procuress's confidence was weakened by seventy percent. She was no longer as fierce as before. She asked embarrassedly, "Young Master Du, do you have Qin Wang's warrant?"
Du Qi said, "Do you think this kind of thing needs Qin Wang's order? Moreover, if you don't believe me, you can ask the people in the Duke of Qin's Manor. You'll know the truth once you ask. "
The brothel keeper was speechless again.
She did not dare to question Du Qi.
After all, Du Qi had brought the Duke of Qin's words. Since even the Duke of Qin had spoken, what else could she say? The brothel keeper was used to welcoming people and had already lowered her attitude. She said, "Since Young Master Du has the Duke of Qin's order to pay four thousand strings of coins, then it will be four thousand strings of coins. Young Master Du can take Qianxue away after paying the money. "
Du Qi handed the box with the money to the procuress and said, "Take it yourself."
The procuress opened the box and took out four thousand strings of coins. She stood up and said, "Young Master Du, I'll take my leave. If Young Master Du is willing to drink in the Imperial Fragrance Pavilion, everything is free. "
"Goodbye!"
The procuress took out Qianxue's slave contract from her sleeve. She handed it to Du Qi and turned to leave.
Creak!
The door closed.
Qianxue couldn't wait and said, "Young Master Du, did you really get the Duke of Qin's order?"
Du Qi put his hand on his lips, indicating that Qianxue should stop asking. Then he said loudly, "Of course. If I didn't have the Duke of Qin's order, would I dare to come? Moreover, this is something that can be found out by asking. "
Qianxue stopped asking, but she was nervous.
Du Qi threw Qianxue's slave contract over and said, "This contract is destroyed. Pack it up and go!"
Qianxue put away the slave contract and said, "There's nothing to pack."
She quickly packed up, and in a short while, she was done and followed Du Qi out of the Imperial Fragrance Building from the back door. After leaving the Imperial Fragrance Pavilion, the two left in a carriage.
Qianxue said again, "Young Master, did you really get the Duke of Qin's order?"
Du Qi said, "Of course not!"
"Ah!"
Qianxue couldn't help but exclaim.
She had a worried look on her face.
It was a big crime to fake the Duke of Qin's order. Once it was discovered, it was very likely that they would be punished.
Du Qi was not in a hurry. He was still very calm and said seriously, "Four thousand strings of coins to redeem myself. You and I can split the remaining six thousand strings of coins. I can get three thousand strings of coins. It's all worth it to lie for three thousand strings of coins. "
Qianxue said, "But what if the Imperial Fragrance Pavilion arranges someone to go to the Duke of Qin's residence to ask?"
Du Qi smiled and said, "So, this is what we need to do now. We'll take the carriage and not find a place to stay for the time being. We'll go straight to the Duke of Qin's residence. Once this matter is resolved, the three thousand strings of coins will truly fall into our pockets. "
Qianxue nodded.
Now that things had come to this, she had no choice but to follow Du Qi to the end. Although this matter was very worrying, for some reason, Qianxue felt inexplicably at ease.
This twelve or thirteen-year-old man in front of her made her feel at ease. Especially when she didn't see the slightest bit of worry or anxiety on Du Qi's face. Under such a premise, Qianxue was actually looking forward to Du Qi resolving this matter.
Qianxue changed the topic and said, "Young Master Du redeemed me and let me work for you. But what should we do next? "
Du Qi said, "After settling you down, we'll arrange business matters."
"Yes!"
Qianxue replied.
She didn't ask any more questions.
The carriage sped all the way and soon arrived at the Duke of Qin's residence. Du Qi had Qianxue stay in the carriage. He got off the carriage and came to the gate of the Duke of Qin's residence. He looked at the gatekeeper and said, "Please report that Du Qi, son of Du Ruhui, requests an audience with the Duke of Qin."
After all, Du Qi was young.
If he wanted to move the gatekeeper with Du Qi's name alone, the gatekeeper might just ignore him.
Du Ruhui was different.
He was Li Shimin's confidant and right-hand man. Du Qi did things under Du Ruhui's name. The gatekeeper didn't dare delay and turned to inform the Duke of Qin's residence.
After a while, the gatekeeper came out and said, "Young Master Du, please follow me!"
"Thank you!"
Du Qi thanked him.
He followed the gatekeeper and went straight inside. Soon, they arrived outside Li Shimin's study. The gatekeeper waved and said, "Young Master Du, the Duke of Qin is inside. Please!"
Du Qi nodded, tidied his clothes, and pushed the door open. He entered the room and saw Li Shimin, who was hunched over his desk and writing. He strode over and stood in the middle of the room, waiting quietly.
Li Shimin had been hunched over his desk and writing.
He didn't raise his head to look at Du Qi from beginning to end. Time quietly slipped away.
Fifteen minutes passed in the blink of an eye.
Half an hour later, Du Qi was still standing in the study with an indifferent expression as he sized up the structure of the study. There wasn't the slightest bit of impatience on his face, nor was there the slightest bit of uneasiness. Instead, he was very leisurely and content.
Li Shimin put down his brush and looked up at Du Qi. He found it funny.
His original intention was to leave Du Qi hanging.
He wanted to see how Du Qi would perform.
However, what surprised Li Shimin was that Du Qi maintained his composure from beginning to end. He didn't look uneasy at all. Such a Du Qi made Li Shimin rather commend him.
He was so calm at such a young age.
This was very good.
If it were his son, not to mention thirty minutes, even fifteen minutes would be enough for him to lose his composure.
Li Shimin said, "Erlang, your performance last night at the Imperial Fragrance Pavilion was very stunning!"
Du Qi smiled and said humbly, "You flatter me, Qin Wang. It's just some random things that aren't worth mentioning. Moreover, this kid's words are just armchair strategies. Qin Wang fighting on the battlefield is what a real man should do. "
Li Shimin chuckled, "Didn't you want to talk and laugh? What, you also like to fight on the battlefield?"
Du Qi said, "If a real man can't fight on the battlefield, it's a waste of a man's body. As the saying goes, why don't a real man take the Wu Gou and conquer the fifty prefectures? As a real man, one should chase the deer on the battlefield and serve the country. To be like Wei and Huo, to trample the Helan Mountains and make the Xiongnu Six Armies pale in comparison, that's the spirit of a real man. "
"Well said!"
After hearing this, Li Shimin showed a look of praise.
Du Qi's performance last night was greatly praised by Li Shimin. He admired Du Qi very much. Now that he heard Du Qi's words, Li Shimin felt that this kid could be taught.
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