Yan Ruyu watched helplessly as Shen Cha's guards left the Queen Mother's palace. There was nothing she could do to stop them, and she could not stop them.
She agreed with what Shen Cha said. Apart from Your Majesty, no one, not even the Queen Mother, had the qualifications to decide the life or death of her, her uncle, and even the entire Huaiyin House.
Looking back on what I have done in the past ten years or so, although I did not help others, I did convey a lot of news to the Tantai family. Even though these news have little to do with Xijing City, this alone can add to the Failure to report it to the police is already a serious crime.
She knew very well that when she walked out of this palace, the Huaiyin Mansion would completely become history and disappear in front of everyone. Maybe in the future when people mention the Huaiyin House again, they will only remember that the last Huaiyin married an oiran, and this oiran was a person with evil intentions.
At this point, Yan Ruyu no longer had too many thoughts or extravagant desires. The only thing that could save the lives of her family was the kindness and generosity of Your Majesty and the Queen Mother, and she was very satisfied.
Shen Cha watched Mei Zhu leave, and her eyes fell on Yan Ruyu who was deep in thought again. From the other party's reaction, she could draw a preliminary conclusion. The Huaiyin Bo couple provided some information to the Tantai family, but The couple is not in Xijing all year round. Whether the information provided is useful to the Tantai family requires further investigation.
"What your Majesty will decide is your Majesty's business. There is no point in worrying about Madam. It is better to tell everything and see if you can alleviate some of Madam's guilt. That is the most important thing."
"That's what the general said." Yan Ruyu came back to her senses and smiled at Shen Cha, "What does the general want to know?"
"Let's start with Madam getting to know Uncle Huaiyin!"
Shen Cha glanced at Song Jinyu and Jin Miaomiao next to her, knowing that they were more interested in this story. Moreover, she also wanted to know why Yan Ruyu chose not one bit among many suitors. The outstanding Huaiyin Bo.
"When I became the new courtesan of Fengyitai, I had many crazy suitors overnight. There were young talents who claimed to be romantic, wealthy young men who spent a lot of money, and naturally there were also those noble sons who came from officialdom. They took Feng Yitai seriously. The threshold of the ceremony platform was squeezed through, just to see me. The gifts, gold, silver and jewelry received every day filled the entire floor, and a small building was even built just for me, just to place these gifts. ." Yan Ruyu sighed softly and stroked her temples, "Although Fengyitai is a brothel, it still has very good rules. However, all courtesans only sell their skills but not their bodies. This is also a lot of shame. If you have evil intentions, otherwise, not to mention breaking through the threshold, the entire Fengyitai may be crushed by these fanatical people. It can be said that no oiran can do so after Fengyitai has been open for so many years. There is such a so-called glory that everyone on and off the Fengyi stage feels particularly excited and even walks in a state of excitement."
"But Madam is not happy or proud of this, is she?" Seeing Yan Ruyu nod, Shen Cha continued to ask, "Why is this? There must be so many people and such enthusiastic pursuit. A dream come true.”
"What the general doesn't know is that these so-called suitors, although they say they are sincere, are actually the most heartless. In order to see me today, they did not hesitate to spend a lot of money. If someone comes out tomorrow who is more powerful than me. The new courtesans who are more talented and more beautiful will abandon me without hesitation and throw themselves into the arms of the new courtesans, as if I have never existed at all." Yan Ruyu looked at the three girls sitting on the steps. , then looked at the Queen Mother, "Whoever takes these people's words seriously is the real fool."
"According to Madam, Uncle Huaiyin is different from these people?" Jin Miaomiao held her cheek, looked at Yan Ruyu with interest, and asked, "Isn't he your suitor?"
"No." Yan Ruyu shook her head, "Not only is he not my suitor, he even has a particularly bad impression of me. To be precise, neither of us likes the other, and we both dislike each other."
"Oh, the story of happy enemies!" Jin Miaomiao nodded clearly, "Although such stories are vulgar, they often happen in real life."
"Although the uncle didn't have much status in the uncle's house back then, the advantage was that his mother's natal family was rich and had plenty of money. The old uncle was the kind of person who didn't care much about the children at home as long as he didn't use the money in the uncle's house. Whatever he is doing, he can make whatever friends he wants, as long as he doesn't do anything inappropriate and doesn't disgrace the uncle's house." Speaking of his uncle, a faint smile appeared on Yan Ruyu's face, "Uncle I have two very close friends who are his classmates, one is the eldest son of the Prime Minister’s Mansion, and the other is the second son of the Shaoqing of Dali Temple.”
"The old Prime Minister and the former Minister of Justice?"
"Yes, both of them have become scholars, and their two young masters have not been officials. One spends all day traveling around the mountains and rivers, and the other opens a teahouse. They both live a very leisurely life. However, they and their uncle The relationship is still very good, even if we left Xijing and went to Jiangnan, we still kept in touch."
"As a son of an official, it is rare to be able to make such a choice."
"Yes, these two are people who are indifferent to fame and wealth. They never get involved in any disputes in the court. They only make friends based on their eyes and preferences." Yan Ruyu smiled, "Although my uncle is not taken seriously in the uncle's house, , but I have similar interests with these two people. It is quite unexpected that the three of them can become close friends. It is precisely because of these two people that my uncle and I are destined to know each other."
"Are they your suitors?"
"No, the eldest son of the prime minister likes a little sister who has a good relationship with me, so he always encourages the uncle and the second son to go to Fengyitai. My little sister also has a good impression of the eldest son, but it is easier Shy, every time the eldest son and the others come, as long as I have nothing to do, they have to drag me to meet him." Yan Ruyu smiled, "I got to know my uncle after going back and forth. However, during the few chats during the dinner, we chatted with each other. The situation was not very good, although it was not like we broke up on bad terms, and the atmosphere was not particularly good. If it were not for the sake of giving my little sisters some face, I almost slammed the table and left several times. Neither of us thought about it. , there will be a day when our hearts will come together and we will decide to spend our lives together."
"Then what happened that caused such a big change in your relationship with Uncle Huaiyin?"
"Because my uncle saved me." The smile on Yan Ruyu's face became heavier, "At that time, the number of people pursuing me had gradually decreased, and I could enter and exit Fengyitai freely without being blocked by others. One day I took my little girl on the street to see what new things were available. As a result, I met a few gangsters. Although the girls in Fengyitai are all good at life-saving skills, they don't know how to save their lives at the critical moment. , still can't show it, this is also the shopkeeper's request to us, so as not to expose the secret of Fengyitai and attract the investigation of the government. Therefore, when encountering the teasing of the gangsters, we can only dodge and cannot fight back. Just in the little gangster When the gangster forced me and the girl into a corner, my uncle happened to pass by, beat the gangster away, rescued me, and personally sent me back to Fengyitai. Later, I asked him why he didn't just leave. What? After all, the relationship between the two of us was very bad at that time. My uncle said that a bad relationship is a bad relationship, but he would never just watch me being bullied and ignore it. "
"Oh!" Song Jinyu raised her eyebrows at Yan Ruyu, "Madam has begun to have a crush on Uncle Huaiyin? A hero saves a beauty, and a beauty gives her body to him. This is quite reasonable and not too unexpected."
"That period of time was actually a rather painful one for me, not because there were fewer people pursuing me, but because I wanted to leave Fengyitai and no longer wanted to work for them." Yan Ruyu put away the smile on her face, "I That little sister was the one that the eldest son of the prime minister liked. She was beaten to death by them because she disobeyed the boss. I witnessed it all with my own eyes. I was thinking at the time, if they knew that I was with my uncle. , will definitely ask me this, I don’t want to sacrifice my life for foreigners, so I plan to escape.”
"Have you told Uncle Huaiyin about this idea?"
"Yes, my uncle said that he was going back to the south to visit his grandmother and he could take me with him. We all thought that Fengyitai would not be able to find us as long as we left Xijing. Unexpectedly..." Yan Ruyu shook her head gently. , "The power behind them is so powerful."
"After they found you, what conditions did they put forward and what message did you give them before they agreed to let you go?"
"The transfer of officials in the south, and..." Yan Ruyu paused, "the annual tax situation."
