Chapter 597: It's dark under the lights

How can a mother not care about her children.

At this time, Concubine De spoke, which was reasonable in Emperor Geng's opinion, everything was expected by Emperor Geng, so Emperor Geng felt that he could fully control Concubine De.

Concubine De's mother and son completely relied on him to live with a snort.

This feeling is not found in the rest of the sons.

"I understand. This time, Ye'er was too sloppy and was caught in the sore spot. The reason why I grounded him was also to avoid Ye'er's truth. What is the truth, I didn't pursue it too much, and severely punished my son. Spreading it out not only does not damage Ye'er's face, but it can also make people feel that I am not partial, and I am a helper who does not help relatives.

If you talk about reputation, it is natural that Changning has suffered a heavy loss.

Even if Xiao Ziyan pursues it, I can't blame me, I disposed of my son, and I also protected his daughter.

It was Changning himself who did this point. Emperor Geng explained according to his own wishes.

Concubine De didn't care about what Emperor Geng was thinking, she just wanted to know when her son would be lifted and when he would be canonized as the crown prince.

"Since Your Majesty doesn't really want to punish Ye'er, why not lift his grounding?"

"Confused, it's only been a few days? If the ban is lifted, how can I obey it, and how can I let the people of the world see that I am fair and not partial. ”

Concubine De didn't speak anymore, but her body shrunk back, with an aggrieved look on her face.

“…… Wait. Years later, I must have lifted Ye'er's grounding order after the year. will also give Ye'er a chance, if he does his errand well, I will canonize him as the crown prince. ”

Concubine De showed an excited look on her face, and a pair of jade arms also wrapped around Emperor Geng.

It's just that Emperor Geng is powerless now, and he can only sigh in the face of Concubine De's embrace.

Xiao House.

Yun Chi is here again, and recently Lord Yun seems to like to come to Xiao Mansion by the way, drink tea with Xiao Ying, or call Nie Xuan and Miao Xiaogongzi to make a move.

Yun Chi came today, but he had something serious to discuss with Xiao Ying.

“…… Lord Yun has already taken the fold? Please clear Flower Street? ”

Yun Chi nodded.

"It has been determined that over the years, Hualou in the capital has been buying little girls from outside. For Hualou, the imperial court has regulations. Registers must be made, and there is a limit to the number of people entering or leaving each year. I interrogated an old bustard, and she said that her flower house had the least purchase of little girls, about twenty or thirty a year. ”

"Have you checked?"

"I checked it, and it's quite credible. The rules of that flower house are very small, and according to the law, the girl in that flower house cannot exceed twenty ...... No more than three girls can enter the building each year. ”

"One year, you buy ten years of people? It's a bit too bold. ”

Yun Chi sneered: "It's not just big, it's just bold." This is still the smallest flower building in the rules, and the big flower buildings in the capital...... I am afraid that the number of girls bought every year will be at least more than 100, and Emperor Geng set that no matter how large the flower building is, the maximum number of people entering the building every year is ten. ”

Xiao Ying was really a little surprised that Emperor Geng actually personally rectified the flower building back then, and he regarded it as a serious business.

This kind of business ...... Xiao Ying didn't laugh at the girl in the flower building. Everyone eats by their ability, and there is nothing to be ashamed of.

It's just that no matter how beautiful the idea is, Hualou is Hualou after all, no matter what age it is, it can't put an end to hiding dirt and dirt in secret.

Just an artist? How can it be!

"But how? There are too many people...... Since there is a limit to the number of places, presumably the girls who are listed out are rated, how to allocate them in the end if you buy so many little girls into the building? Is it common for several girls to share a name? ”

Yun Chi raised an eyebrow.

Xiao Ying's heart sank slightly.

Could it be that she said it casually, and she was right again.

"What you said is a way, some Hualou really does this. Report your name to the imperial court...... And then all three or five girls in the building were called by that name. ”

“…… Grown-ups mean my guess is just the tip of the iceberg? What's even more unimaginable? ”

"I buy a hundred little girls a year. The number of people that can be added to a flower house is 10 per year. Even three or five girls with one name, the number of people is too much. ”

Xiao Ying was silent.

expected that the next topic might not be too pleasant, and sure enough, Yun Chi did not hide it from Xiao Ying. In Yun Chi's opinion, there is really nothing to hide, it is the abnormality discovered by Xiao Ying, if it weren't for Xiao Ying's carefulness, I am afraid that such a shocking truth would be hidden in the dark.

One year, two years......

Many years later, someone may find out the clue.

But how many little girls will be harmed in the meantime. They became missing people for no reason, and they didn't see anyone alive or dead.

Xiao Ying's accidental discovery made her invisibly not know how many lives she saved.

And Yun Chi felt that there seemed to be nothing in this world that Xiao Ying didn't understand. "Hualou will secretly sell some little girls...... Not pretty enough, not clever enough, not smart enough...... Only the little girl who has the opportunity to cultivate into an Oiran and has the opportunity to make money for Hualou Day, and the rest will be sold one after another. ”

Xiao Ying didn't want to ask who she was selling to?

I don't want to ask the little girl's ending.

A little girl in her late tens. Someone bought it from Hualou...... Xiao Ying clenched her fist fiercely, her nails pierced into the flesh, and with the sting, Xiao Ying exhaled heavily.

to calm yourself down. "Those merchants who come and go to the capital's places every year...... Those sons and brothers who seem to be sanctimonious, and even those who come here to read...... It's all buyers!"

"Yes."

Hell elegance.

Hell, you don't sell your body.

Hell ...... Flower Street.

"Master Yun, I sometimes think that it is actually very easy for people to live, three meals a day, coarse tea and light rice, you can survive. When I was in Fuyang, there was a time when I gnawed on hard cakes that I couldn't bite every day, and I only gave a small slice of pickles to my home, which was to swallow the cakes.

But such a cake can't be filled.

I didn't give up at that time.

I thought that I had to rely on my own skills to make money, at least I could afford to eat white flour steamed buns and pickles.

Later, I was found by my father, and finally lived a good life with clothes and food.

But I have never been disappointed in anyone, either in poverty or now.

But now...... I'm disappointed in your court. ”

Yun Chi didn't find fault with Xiao Ying. He thought that the reason why Xiao Ying used you was because her surname was Xiao.

"I'm disappointed too."

"My lord is in charge of the Criminal Department, and he has been busy fighting wits and courage with Emperor Geng all these years. Have you ever thought that it was under the noses of adults...... How much dirt is hidden, how much dirt is absorbed? ”

Xiao Ying didn't mean to accuse Yun Chi, but Yun Chi's dereliction of duty is also a fact. Yun Chi didn't refute it, and he couldn't refute it.

These people did such terrible things under his nose. It's dark under the lamp, it's dark under the lamp. He has indeed been busy dealing with Emperor Geng over the years, busy expanding his power, and busy ...... But he didn't bow his head to look at the people.

Look at those corners of the capital that are bright on the surface but dark in the dark.

This is his fault, so Yun Chi did not refute Xiao Ying's accusations.