The fat woman thought that the words "people from the Ninth Prince's Palace" would scare them. After all, in all of Dashun, whether it was officials or merchants, once they heard the name of the Ninth King of Hell, they would avoid it. Even if they didn't run to a corner and tremble, they would still try their best to back off. It was impossible for them to fight against the Ninth King of Hell.
However, she never thought that after her "bold words" were released, not only did it not achieve the desired effect, it even made everyone laugh out loud. Some of them even laughed until they held their stomachs, as if they had heard the funniest joke in the world.
She was very puzzled. "Are you stupid? If you are a group of idiots, I would be blind to argue with you. " As she spoke, she took a few steps back and turned to leave. But she was stopped by Feng Yu Heng's shadow guards. "What are you doing? Do you want to cause trouble because you have more people? I think you are either stupid or deaf. Didn't you hear what I just said? We are people from the Ninth Prince's Palace. Do you know the consequences of going against the Ninth Prince? Or do you not understand what the Ninth Prince is? He is the current Emperor's ninth son, His Royal Highness Prince Yu! "
She said it in a proper manner, but it made Feng Yu Heng's people laugh again. Wang Lin said loudly, "You old woman, it's fine if you have a bad mouth and a bad heart, but how dare you throw out the name of the Ninth Prince? And you dare to pretend to be people from the Imperial Palace Yu? Are you crazy? "
The fat woman blurted out, "You are the crazy ones!"
Wang Lin still wanted to reply; however, Feng Yu Heng beat him to it, as she asked the granny: "Since you said that you are people from the ninth prince's palace, where are you going with this group? I don't think this is the direction to the capital. " As she spoke, she looked at the carriages behind them and asked, "Who are the people in the carriages?" She could see that the carriages were shaking. It was obvious that someone was struggling inside.
"It's none of your business!" The old maid rolled her eyes and said, "Don't you know who you are? How dare you inquire about the Ninth Prince? Who do you think you are? "
Feng Yu Heng smiled. "Who am I? I'm afraid you'll be scared to death if I tell you. I didn't want to argue with you today, but since you've thrown out the name of the Ninth Prince, I can't just ignore this matter. "
"Hmm?" The old maid was puzzled. "What do you mean?"
"It's literally what it means." Feng Yu Heng stood up and walked forward. Suddenly, she stopped and looked at one of the people in her group. He was a doctor from Hundred Herb Hall. He was relatively young, in his twenties. Before setting out, everyone had dressed up differently. Coincidentally, that person was dressed in an extravagant manner, pretending to be a young master of a wealthy family. She suddenly had an idea. She suddenly bowed to that person and said, "Your Highness the Eighth Prince, this old maid said that she was from His Ninth Highness's residence. Have you seen her before?"
The doctors of Hundred Herb Hall were all personally trained by Feng Yu Heng and Yao Xian. Not only were their medical skills good, but their character was also good. Even their reaction time was very fast. Hearing Feng Yu Heng suddenly say this, that person almost instantly understood what she meant. Thus, he curled his lips and did his best to make his temperament more similar to that of an imperial family's descendant. Without raising his head, he coldly snorted and said, "What a joke. How come I have never seen this kind of black and fat bear in the Ninth Brother's residence?"
With one sentence, the fat black woman was angered half to death. She immediately turned hostile. "Where did this bold madman come from? You actually dare to pretend to be His Highness the Eighth Prince? You dare to call yourself His Highness the Eighth Prince with that kind of conduct? Aren't you afraid that His Highness the Eighth Prince will skin you alive if he finds out? This old one is His Highness the Eighth Prince's favorite. Others may not recognize me, but His Highness's face can be recognized with closed eyes! How can a traitor like you pretend to be him? "
"His Highness the Eighth Prince's favorite!" Feng Yu Heng had achieved her goal, so she no longer acted with the doctor. She coldly looked at the old maid. "His Highness the Eighth Prince's favorite, why are you pretending to be a mama from His Ninth Highness's residence? Could it be that you've done some shady business and want to put this dirty water on His Ninth Highness's head? "
The old maid was shocked. She knew that she had said the wrong thing and exposed herself, but it was too late to take it back. Thus, she straightened her body and loudly said, "What difference does it make if I'm His Highness the Eighth Prince's person or His Ninth Highness's person? In short, we're from a prince's residence. You lowly commoners should quickly move aside. If you make things difficult for a prince's residence, do you know the consequences? "
Feng Yu Heng nodded. "I know. The consequences are very simple. It's death. However, death is still too quick for you. Moreover, I really want to know what kind of business you've done under His Ninth Highness's banner. "After she finished speaking, she took large strides forward and headed straight for the carriages.
The strong men at the old maid's side wanted to go forward and stop her, but their skills were far too lacking compared to Ban Zou's hidden guards. Before they could even raise their arms halfway, their joints had already been dislocated by the hidden guards, causing them to cry out in pain.
Feng Yu Heng used her qinggong to move quickly. She arrived in front of the carriages in almost no time. She pulled out a whip from her sleeve and fiercely swung it at the carriage driver who was glaring at her like a fiend. That carriage driver was immediately knocked to the ground. With another swing of the whip, the carriage's curtains were pulled open. She saw that inside the carriage, there were seven or eight girls squeezed together. All of them had disheveled hair and haggard faces. Their clothes also had traces of being torn. When the carriage's curtains were pulled open, the girls were scared into a ball and stared at her with wide eyes in fear. There were also some brave ones who had already stood up and tried to knock down the carriage. However, their hands and feet were tied and their mouths were gagged, so they couldn't use any strength. Now that they saw Feng Yu Heng, their eyes were filled with expectation as if they had something to say.
Wang Chuan and Huang Quan followed closely behind. Under Feng Yu Heng's instructions, they released the girls from the carriage and even loosened their bindings. Behind them, Wang Lin also led a group of doctors to the other carriages and released the girls in the back. The moment these people's feet touched the ground and the ropes were loosened, some of them immediately wanted to escape. The hidden guards moved very quickly and blocked them in a flash. Then they formed a circle and prevented them from escaping.
The rags that were gagging their mouths were also loosened. Some of the girls began to cry loudly, while others asked in fear, "Are you guys in cahoots? Why did you let us down and not let us go? We want to go home. We are all children from good families. We were kidnapped by that old maid! "
"Bullshit!" The old maid was also anxious. The girls that she had spent so much effort to find were all released just like that. Even if she didn't die today, she would be executed by her master when she returned! She anxiously pointed at the girls and cursed, "Bah! Girls from good families? You are nothing more than girls from a brothel. It is your fortune that this old maid can take you to the South to serve the soldiers. Don't act like you've been taken advantage of. "
"Go to the South to serve the soldiers?" Huang Quan asked in confusion, "Serve what soldiers? Be military prostitutes? There are red tents in the barracks. That's true, but why do they have to transport military prostitutes from so far away? Can't they just find them nearby? "
"Hmph!" The old maid glared at Huang Quan. "What do you know?! Right now, the 300,000 soldiers in the South are under the command of His Ninth Highness. His Ninth Highness is a noble son of the capital. Those little bitches in the South have already been toyed with by the soldiers. His Ninth Highness is a prince, so how can he pick up other people's leftovers? We have to transport them from far away to the South. When we arrive, His Ninth Highness's army will also arrive. We can enjoy them then. "The more she spoke, the more proud she became. She boasted that she was someone by His Ninth Highness's side.
Feng Yu Heng frowned when she heard this. "His Ninth Highness's army is going to the South? His Ninth Highness is still in the capital, and there are no reports from the South. Where did you get this information from? What, does His Highness the Eighth Highness know that there is going to be trouble in the South? Then who are the people who are going to cause trouble? It couldn't have been arranged by His Highness the Eighth Highness, right? " She coldly looked at the old maid. Her gaze was like a knife, scaring the old maid into unconsciously taking a step back. However, she blocked the dagger that a hidden guard had already pulled out.
"You … who are you people?" The old maid finally realized that something was wrong. It sounded like the other party was very familiar with the movements in the capital. Could it be that they were also from a prince's estate?
"Young Miss! Save us! " At this time, one of the girls who had been tied up suddenly knelt down and loudly said: "Don't listen to that old maid's nonsense. None of us sisters are prostitutes. I am the fourth young miss of Peng Zhou's prefect's estate. I am the daughter of a concubine. Although my family doesn't like me, I am still the daughter of a proper family. On the fifteenth day of the first month, I went out to see the lanterns and got separated from the servants. Young Miss, please save us. As long as you can send me back to Peng Zhou, my family will be very grateful. "
Under her lead, the other girls also began to introduce themselves. What surprised Feng Yu Heng was that many of them were daughters of officials. Even if they weren't, they were daughters of merchants. Not a single one of them was a commoner. She gradually understood that only the daughters of wealthy families were delicate. Their bodies were well taken care of and their appearances were a bit more outstanding. Of course, it was inevitable that there was something fishy going on. This old maid kept saying that she was under the banner of the Ninth Prince. The families of officials who had lost their daughters would definitely send people to look for them. Even if they didn't investigate openly, they would investigate secretly. Once they found out that this matter was related to the Ninth Prince, the matter would not be resolved so easily.
She had no intention of arguing with the old maid. She only said to the other girls: "I can save you, but I can't let you go right now. This is the outskirts of the city. Even if I let you go, you won't be able to run far. It's hard to say if you just left the dragon's lair and entered the tiger's den. Come with us. When we reach Shu Zhou, I will arrange for people to send you home. " After she finished speaking, she didn't wait for the girls to answer. She winked at the shadow guards. The shadow guards immediately grabbed the old maid and several strong men and put them on the horses. Everyone including the old maid was stuffed back into the carriage. The coachman was replaced by a shadow guard.
The three people in the tea shed were stunned. She was afraid of scaring the little girl. After thinking for a while, she took out some candies from her space and gave them to the old couple. She also gave the old couple 50 taels of silver notes. "You also heard it. The dark and fat old maid is one of the Eighth Prince's people. Today's matter was ordered by the Eighth Prince to abduct and sell innocent girls to the South as military prostitutes. It has nothing to do with His Ninth Highness. You can't talk nonsense and ruin the Ninth Prince's reputation. "
The old couple was honest, but they weren't stupid. They understood the ins and outs of the matter, so they quickly nodded: "Miss, don't worry. We will never talk nonsense. The Ninth Prince is wronged. If anyone asks, we will answer truthfully about today's matter."
Feng Yu Heng nodded and didn't say anything. She turned around and got on the carriage. She ordered the coachman: "Go all out to Shu Zhou. Don't stop on the way."
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