Yu Xiaotan was the first to say: "I can usually go to the City Lord's Mansion to help my godmother do some simple things, but I'm afraid I can't stay in the City Lord's Mansion all the time. Senior Sister Ning should know about this."
Mu Qing reacted when she heard Yu Xiaotan's address to Ning Chu, and asked in surprise: "Sister Xiaotan has joined our Ten Thousand Flowers Valley?"
Ning Chu nodded: "Xiao Tan is now Master's registered disciple."
Xiaotan smiled gently: "I know my abilities. In fact, it was my godmother who persuaded me to join Wanhua Valley. But please rest assured, Senior Sister Ning, I will definitely work hard to do what I should do."
Ning Chu said: "You are indeed slow to start practicing now, but don't underestimate yourself. The reason why Master accepted you as a registered disciple is because of your own ability."
"Well, I remembered that Sister Xiaotan is very talented in cultivating flowers and plants. From now on, we will be a family."
Mu Qing's words made Yu Xiaotan confused about how to respond, so he simply said: "Although I won't go to the city lord's mansion, Sister Hongling and Sister Quechun should have time, and we have something we want to ask for tonight. You help.”
Mu Qing did not immediately correct Yu Xiaotan's statement, but asked directly: "What's the matter?"
Yu Xiaotan looked at Que Chun, "Sister Que Chun has been in the Guards these past few days, so she should know the situation best."
Que Chun nodded, with a sad look in his eyebrows, and said: "The city defense army only wreaked havoc in the old courtyard for a few days, but not a single person survived. Although Xing Fei has punished those evildoers, these sisters who survived , but it has left wounds that are difficult to heal, and these are not the most urgent ones.”
When Que Chun said this, he seemed to remember the miserable scenes he saw at that time, and it was difficult to speak for a while.
Xing Fei sighed softly, hugged Que Chun into his arms, looked at Mu Qing and said, "We rescued a total of twenty-four people, all... women."
Xing Fei didn't finish his words, but everyone roughly understood something.
The old courtyard that Que Chun mentioned was not the place where Mu Qing communicated with all parties in the city that day, but the upper reaches of Qingxi River, where Mu Qing had gone to meet Wang Yeqing.
He looked at Yu Xiaotan and asked: "I have been to Sister Xiaotan's Tingmei Xiaozhu, but I also know that the situation there is special. How many people are there in the entire Qingxi Old Courtyard?"
Yu Xiaotan pondered for a moment and said seriously: "Before I left there, there were more than a hundred women in the entire old courtyard alone, and if you include the servants and maids who were bought and sold privately, there would be at least several hundred people."
"There are indeed only a few hundred people registered in the old hospital. I used to think there were only that many." Que Chun calmed down and said calmly: "But when the Guards cleaned up the corpses, there were thousands of them. Most of them don’t even have identities and are young.”
Mu Qing frowned. He thought he would be calmer when facing some things today, but he found that he was still angry enough.
Places like the Old Courtyard have always been lawless places where human trafficking is most rampant. Those who died without leaving any identity information were probably just homeless refugees.
Mu Qing will never forget that he and Zhang Shaoyao were caught by human traffickers and sold to Hidden Valley. Although the experience of more than ten years in Hidden Valley was painful, compared with those who were slaves at a young age, in the end Those who die by swords are already lucky enough.
Mu Qing temporarily suppressed the murderous intention in his heart, looked at Que Chun and asked: "Sister-in-law probably didn't finish what she said just now. If there is anything urgent that the City Lord's Palace can help with, please speak as soon as possible."
Que Chun's eyebrows were filled with deep depression, and he said helplessly: "The twenty-four sisters who survived received the best treatment among the Guards and were protected by elite soldiers, but until today, they have not been able to take good care of themselves. rest."
Que Chun raised his eyes and looked at Mu Qing and said word by word: "They are very scared. No matter how I explain to them, the Guards are not the scum of the city defense army, it can't change at all. They are extremely repulsive to the Guards. Therefore, Xing Fei specially found some women in the city to take care of them, but the camp of the Guards is no longer suitable for them."
"The barracks of the Guards are the place where the spirit of war is strongest. They can't accept it for a while, but they can understand." Mu Qing had already noticed in his heart, looked at Wang Xiuwei and said: "The place where the last negotiation was held, more than ten years ago, It used to be a place similar to Jiaofangsi, but now it has been sold by Mrs. Wang.”
Wang Xiuwei understood Mu Qing's intention immediately. She grew up in a place similar to the old courtyard when she was a child. She had great sympathy for the women Que Chun mentioned, so without any hesitation, she waved her hand and said: "This There is no problem at all, I know that place, along the river, there are many rooms, it is a good place to rest."
Mu Qing nodded lightly. He believed that even Wang Yeqing would not hesitate at all here, but he couldn't help but ask: "Don't you need to discuss this matter with your mother?"
After Li Qingniu appeared just now, Wang Yeqing went to Huaifenghua and was not here.
Wang Xiuwei put his hands on his hips and glared at Mu Qing and said: "What do you mean? My mother is doing the same thing, but I think that even if they are moved to the old courtyard, bah, moving them here to recuperate is still not enough. "
Mu Qing actually had the same idea. He looked at Que Chun and said, "Sister-in-law, if it's just a transfer from the military camp, Brother Xing should be able to do it with his ability. Are there other things?"
Que Chun glanced at Xing Fei, who was a little embarrassed, and smiled helplessly: "Then you really overestimate him. It is true that he is a general, but he does not have that kind of ability. Although many people want to curry favor with him now, But he won’t want it.”
Mu Qing slapped his forehead, looked at Xing Fei and asked, "You said your sister-in-law will be living with you in the military camp for a few days. Is it because you have no place to live outside the military camp?"
Xing Fei said quickly: "Yes, yes."
Mu Qing understood what was going on by looking at his appearance and said: "I know that Brother Xing seemed to have a house in the inner city before. Now that the inner city is gone, the house must be gone as well. You used to be a big man, a military camp It doesn’t matter where you live, but now that my sister-in-law is here, I can’t wrong her.”
"This..." Xing Fei looked at Que Chun. He was stubborn in his loyalty as a soldier and could not get out of it. He always felt that he owed Que Chun a lot. When Mu Qing said this, he really felt that this was the case.
But Chun did smile indifferently, "Brother Mu Qing doesn't have to worry about me and his affairs. Every day now is like what I didn't dare to expect before. Wherever he is in the future, I will be there, as long as he is there It’s the best place in the world to me.”
"You..." Xing Fei opened his mouth and looked at Chu Chun blankly. When Chu Chun talked about things with him, there was no trace of concealment or shyness at all, only the calmness of finally being together after thousands of mountains. , even a strong man in the army like him was deeply moved after hearing these simple and sincere words.
Mu Qing looked at Xing Fei and Que Chun with blessings in his eyes, and said after a moment: "The relationship between sister-in-law and Brother Xing is enviable, but it's up to you whether you want it or not. As the general of the city lord's palace, you can't sleep all the time. I will arrange this matter for you at the military camp."
Que Chun wanted to refuse, but Mu Qing said before her: "Sister-in-law, let's talk about those twenty young ladies. I think you should have some ideas."
Que Chun nodded, glanced at Hongling, and said: "Hongling gave me a lot of useful advice on this matter. Indeed, if we just find a place for them to recuperate, it will still be difficult for them to come out, so I hope that the City Lord’s Mansion can come forward and arrange something for them.”
Hong Ling's expression was very calm and she said: "We women who have fallen into low status can become oirans in the eyes of others. In fact, we are forced to practice a lot of skills. Most of the skills are to please the guests, such as piano art and dance music, but except for Besides, we can write and settle accounts, and we can go to the city lord’s mansion to do some odd jobs, so we should be fine.”
Mu Qing nodded and said: "Sister Hongling, just contact Mrs. Wang directly when the time comes. I believe Mrs. Wang will reuse you."
Hong Ling shook her head and smiled: "It is a blessing that Hong Ling can survive. For the rest of my life, I only hope to repay the kindness of Mrs. Wang and the city lord as much as possible."
"Hongling..." Yu Xiaotan grabbed Hongling's hand with a distressed look on her face.
Mu Qing suddenly remembered that Hong Ling had suffered a lot of torture in order not to reveal the whereabouts of Yu Xiaotan. I am afraid that her mood at this time was somewhat similar to that of the women in the Guards. Although she was still alive, she seemed to have died. No more anger.
"Brother." Zhang Shaoyao suddenly approached Mu Qing and shouted softly.
Mu Qing asked: "What's wrong?"
Zhang Shaoyao raised his little face and said, "I thought of a way."
Seeing some hesitation in Zhang Shaoyao's eyes, Mu Qing rubbed her ball head and said with a smile: "Speak boldly."
Zhang Shaoyao said: "I understand what Sister Hongling means. Since those sisters are very good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, why not let them teach the children?"
"Teach children?" Mu Qing repeated in surprise.
Everyone in the room also looked at Zhang Shaoyao. Hong Ling's eyes changed from the dead calm before and began to fluctuate.
"That's right." Zhang Shaoyao frowned, "It's not like you don't know that it's very difficult for my uncle to teach the children in Mudleg Alley by himself, and that's not all, let alone other places, let's talk about our family. , Wu Ling, Wu Qing, and Zhao Qingqing, who are following Mrs. Wang, actually all need to be literate."
Zhang Shaoyao glanced at Hong Ling and said, "Rather than letting Sister Hong Ling and the others go to the city lord's palace to experience the complexity of human hearts again, teaching children might be a good idea."
Mu Qing looked at Zhang Shaoyao with admiration. In order to express his encouragement, he rubbed the head of her ball with his hand, and then looked at Hong Ling and said, "Sister Hong Ling, would it be okay if I asked you to teach the children to read and read?" It might just be the kids in Mudleg Alley, but when things get back on track, more kids will be sent to school.”
Hongling nodded slightly, "I can try."
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