"It's a story about searching."
Ning Shu's soft and sweet voice slowly unfurled the scroll of the story.
"In Jiangnan's Brocade Weaving House, the singers Yu Zao and Niinu were sisters who depended on each other. Unfortunately, their parents died early, and the two sisters had nowhere else to go and ended up in a brothel. The elder sister, Yu Zao, was three years older. She was as beautiful and refined as a devil's snare in full bloom. She was also intelligent and considerate. She often took care of the other younger sisters in the brothel. The younger sister, Niinu, was lively and quick-witted. She had a celestial voice, and anyone who heard her would be amazed. At the age of thirteen, she caught the eye of a local rich gentleman in his seventies or eighties. He wanted to buy her as a concubine. That rich gentleman was known for being cruel and ruthless. The number of girls he had tortured to death couldn't be counted on one hand. The elder sister, Yu Zao, couldn't bear to see her younger sister fall into a pit of fire at such a young age. She knelt in the snow for three days and three nights in front of the brothel. She begged and kowtowed to no avail. In the end, she decided to send herself to that rich gentleman's house … "
The listeners couldn't help but sigh. "This elder sister is really protective of her younger sister. That rich gentleman is already in his seventies or eighties, yet he still defiles a young girl. He really deserves to go to hell! "
Ning Shu nodded and said briskly, "Yes, so that night, he suddenly fell ill and went to hell."
The crowd immediately burst into cheers. "Indeed, the heavens have eyes! This kind of bastard deserves to die! "
Ning Shu smiled and continued, "The elder sister returned to the Brocade Weaving House and helped her younger sister in difficult times. Although it was unbearably bitter, they found joy in it. That was until they met someone. "
"Who?"
"The eldest son of the Yun family's twin beauties, Yun Ruohui."
The listeners were all shocked.
Four years ago, the fifth princess took a fancy to Yun Ruohui at a polo tournament and insisted on making him her husband. She scared him so much that he hurriedly fled to study abroad. Everyone knew about this, and the fifth princess became the laughingstock of the city. Who would have thought that the eldest son of the Yun family would give up on the princess and hook up with a brothel prostitute? It was really — —
Countless gazes of sympathy and mockery surged over like waves. Xiao Zhangyue's nails dug deep into his palms, and his face was extremely ugly.
Ning Shu: "Sister, Yu Zao and Yun Ruohui met in the rain. They fell in love at first sight, and when they saw each other again, they pledged their lives to each other and spent the best time of their lives together. Who would have thought that the good things in the world would not be firm, and the colorful clouds would scatter and the colored glass would be brittle. Just as Yu Zao mustered up the courage to tell Yun Ruohui the biggest secret of her life, he unexpectedly escaped. "
Many emotional women immediately said with righteous indignation, "Ah! That Yu Zao girl is too pitiful. "
"That Yun Family's Eldest Young Master looked like a man of great stature, and I really thought that he was a fine young master who wouldn't bend his back for power. To think that I once had a crush on him. I didn't expect him to be such a liar. How despicable! Pei! "
In the midst of the crowd's disdain and insults, Xiao Changyue's vertigo flared up, and she almost fainted. Consort Nguyễn, who was beside her, quickly supported her. Consort Nguyễn worriedly said, "Changyue, did your old illness flare up again? Someone, quickly bring the Heart Congealing Pill. "
Xiao Changyue's personal palace maid immediately brought the pill and helped her take it.
After taking the pill, Xiao Changyue let out a long sigh of relief. She turned her head and continued to look down at Ning Shu, who was below the stage, her eyes filled with self-deprecating sorrow.
Ning Shu looked up and continued to speak, "Yu Zao was infatuated and resentful. She escaped from the brothel and came to the capital to find Yun Ruohui for an explanation. She didn't expect that there would be no news of her whereabouts after that. Her younger sister, Niinu, was worried and wanted to follow her older sister. She didn't expect that she would be caught by the procuress and suffered an inhumane beating. She was badly mutilated and thrown into a mass grave by the procuress to wait for death. She didn't expect that with the blessing of the heavens, she didn't die. She still had her last breath and was saved by a little sister who risked her life to collect her corpse.
Later, she was taken in by the leader of an opera troupe and came to the capital to find her older sister. Speaking of which, her luck was really good. At that time, it happened to be the birthday of the Imperial Concubine Dowager in the palace. The troupe she was in was chosen by His Highness Prince Ke and accepted into the Prince's Mansion to perform for the Imperial Concubine Dowager. She tried her best to sing until her voice broke. Finally, His Highness Prince Ke took pity on her and wrote a note to her, telling her to go to the yamen to find her sister. "
"Did she find her older sister later?" The listener asked.
"No." Ning Shu slowly shook her head and expressed her deep sympathy for the woman. "At the time, she was holding the hard-won slip and was at a loss as to which yamen she should go to ask. Suddenly, she remembered that she had encountered bandits on Mount Yan Xi on the way north to the capital. She had only managed to escape by a hair's breadth. She carried the slip with her apprehension and walked into the Ministry of Justice to ask. Then she learned that her sister was already dead. Before she entered the capital, she was killed by bandits on Mount Yanxi along with many other passersby. Her body was beyond recognition. "
This was also the reason why no clues could be found in the Ministry of Revenue and Jingji Prefecture. Yu Zao's name didn't even have time to step into the capital before it was annihilated at the foot of Mount Yanxi, like a pitiful mosquito.
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