Chapter Seventy-One: The Strange Green Light House
Changchun City has a flower river that runs through the whole city, and every time the night falls, the river is lit up with flower boats.
In that slurry sound and light shadow, the warblers on the flower boat sang and danced, the aftermath was lingering, and the laughter was endless.
The sparkling flowers are facing the river, and the aroma of fat powder is steaming in the mist, and the rippling water light has intoxicated countless men, and also broken the hearts of countless wives waiting at home.
Haoyue originally thought that the Red Mansion was the kind of pavilion with red silk fluttering, and there were persecuted women locked up in it.
As a result, I never thought that the red mansion in Changchun City was actually a boat painting boat, and the flower boats were in a array, the fragrant temples were like clouds, and the tourists were weaving back and forth.
Yun'er and Haoyue didn't stop Ge Jiamu in the end, so they could only let her go all the way to the boat.
In the grassland, where female resources are scarce, the status of women in the royal court is higher than that of men, so in Ge Jiamu's eyes, this kind of place used to oppress and mutilate women should not exist.
A few old mothers saw two little girls coming from the flower boat, followed by a large number of guards, and they couldn't figure out what was going on for a while.
They had seen the wife of the fierce woman and the family on the boat to catch the husband, but they had never seen the two little girls lead people to make trouble.
An old woman who was greased and powdered blocked the front with a smile: "Alas, two little young ladies, this painting boat is not where you came from." β
Ge Jiamu glanced at the old mother, and then pointed to the guests on the boat: "They are here, why can't I come?" β
The old mother saw that Ge Jiamu had an extraordinary bearing, so she didn't dare to make a mistake, so she could only smile and say: "Miss, in this land of fireworks, a noble girl like you still shouldn't linger, so as not to damage her reputation." β
Haoyue also glanced at the old mother with flowers on her head, and found that she had a very thick powder on her face, grinning, and her face was full of powder, and she felt that she could make a cake to eat.
"Yun'er, is this the Red Mansion?" Ge Jiamu turned his head to Yun'er and asked.
Yun'er pinched the corner of her clothes and nodded.
Ge Jiamu pointed at Yun'er and glanced at the old mother: "Where are her sisters?" β
The old mother couldn't figure out Ge Jiamu's intention, but she also knew that the person in front of her couldn't be provoked, so she replied: "Burn gold paper at the stern." β
Burning gold paper is an old custom of flower boats, and the girls in the Red Mansion have to burn a pot of gold ingots made of paper before becoming flower girls, which means that when their husbands are dead, they can burn paper for him to the end now, and then they can do things without worry.
Several people came to the stern, and there were indeed three or four thin girls in the stern, squatting by the brazier to burn paper money, their little faces reflected red by the jumping firelight, and their big, round eyes were childish, and they had no idea what it meant to burn gold paper.
Haoyue saw that these girls were the same age as herself, and a feeling of discomfort swelled up in her heart.
"Sister.. Sister"
A few little girls who were burning paper saw Yun'er coming back and hurriedly surrounded her.
At the stern of the boat there was also a madwoman who burned paper together, and the madwoman was slender and very good-looking.
This crazy woman's name is Miao Yu, who was the Oiran on the ship, and was caught after eloping with a scholar, who was beaten to death in front of Miao Yu's eyes, and Miao Yu has been crazy ever since.
Miao Yu is forced to continue to be a flower girl because of her good figure and beautiful appearance, and she is crazy.
At this time, she was burning paper money for the dead scholar, crying while burning the paper, through the layer of gauze on Miao Yu's body, Haoyue could vaguely see the shocking bruises on her body.
Miao Yu also has a sister who is seven or eight years old, and I heard that after being sent to a certain prince's mansion, she was pushed back with a cart, and died a few days after returning.
So after Yun'er got the news, she has been trying to find a way to send her sisters away, wanting to help her escape from the clutches of the devil.
Haoyue walked around the flower boat and learned that there were only criminal official girls and actors in the Red Mansion before, but now there are also some beautiful girls born in poor families, most of these girls have fled the famine and were sold by their families.
In order to walk smoothly on the river, these flower boats were connected with ropes and planks, and Haoyue thought to herself, if this really had to set fire, it would really be impossible for a boat to escape.
Haoyue noticed that there was a green light hut on each flower boat, and Haoyue asked the old mother what she was doing there, but the old mother ignored her, and the curious Haoyue could only sneak to see it by herself.
Hazy Moon slipped under the green light hut, dipped her fingers in the river to get wet, and then poked the window paper to poke a hole in the window.
The window was punctured, and the hut was filled with a stench of fishy smell that first filled the room, and Hazy Moon hid her nose and looked through the hole.
I saw that the hut was empty, except for a few sticks of different thicknesses and lengths standing in the corner, and there were black blood stains on both ends of the sticks.
Haoyue shook her head, it seems that this is the punishment room, which is specially used to beat those women who disobey discipline.
The floor of the hut was red, and it was impossible to see if there was any blood stained on it.
Haoyue came back and found that there were two large vats under the window, and the fishy smell came from the jars, and Haoyue faintly felt that there were white flowers in the vats wriggling.
Just as Haoyue was about to take a closer look, a pair of hands suddenly covered her eyes from behind: "Don't look at it, you will have nightmares when you see it." β
Standing behind Haoyue was Yun'er, who covered Haoyue's eyes with one hand and led her away from the green hut.
Haoyue is a curious person, and the more others don't want her to know, the more she wants to know.
"Sister Yun'er, was that room used to punish the girls just now? I saw a lot of sticks in there, and a large vat under the windowsill, and something seemed to be squirming in it. β
At the mention of the green hut, Yun'er's face turned slightly pale, then she shook her head and said, "No, little sister, don't run around on the boat, it's dangerous here." β
As soon as Yun'er pulled Haoyue away, they met two strong men carrying a woman towards the hut, who was wearing tulle and her lower abdomen bulging slightly.
Seeing the woman with a bulging lower abdomen, and thinking of the wooden sticks of different thicknesses in the corner, Haoyue instantly understood what was wriggling in the vat.
Seeing this all the way, Haoyue felt sick psychologically, feeling that this flower boat was suffocating inside and out.
You can't be sold, you can't be ransomed, you can't escape, you can't die.
The women on the boat who looked smiling and bright had endured so much humiliation and blood and tears behind their backs.
At this time, Haoyue suddenly felt that it was better to burn this place clean with a big fire.
But what about after burning here? And what to do?
When she was struggling with Haoyue, she suddenly saw a familiar figure on a flower boat.
The figure was very obese and stood out in the crowd.
Yuan Fatzi has been recuperating in the palace recently, he has been holding back for many days and has not gone out, until today, when the injury is almost healed, he asked a fox friend to come out to have fun.
The most beautiful scenery in Changchun City is on the Huachao River, there are peerless beauties in the flower boat of the Red Mansion, there are famous actors, there are commenting on the pipa, and the best peach blossom wine in Changchun City.
Yuan Fatzi stood on the flower boat, because he was too obese, he pressed the water level of the flower boat a few centimeters down.
At this time, he was watching an orchid dance in a whirlwind, the orchid stood on her white toes, danced lightly on the bow of the boat, and whirled endlessly, her golden skirt opening and closing with the dance steps, faintly revealing her long, slender legs.
When Yuan Fatzi was looking at it, he suddenly felt that someone was pulling his sleeve.
When he looked down, he saw Haoyue's smiling face.
"My little aunt, why are you in such a place." When Yuan Fatzi saw Haoyue, he was so frightened that the golden melon seeds in his hand fell to the ground.
Haoyue bent down and helped Yuan Fatzi pick up the golden melon seeds that fell to the ground, and then smiled at him and said, "This red mansion flower boat, you can come, why can't I come?" β
"Yikes! This is not a place for children to play, walk quickly. Yuan Fatzi said as he pushed Haoyue out.
Haoyue hugged Yuan Fatzi's thigh: "Oops! I'm not going! Don't pull me, I was brought here by Sister Ge Jiamu. β
After hearing this, Fat Yuan's eyes widened: "Huh? That prairie princess is here too? I just heard today that she beat up the prince of Xingluolai, what is she doing here now? β
"Ang" Haoyue rolled her eyes: "She wants to burn this place with a fire." β
Yuan Fatzi was shocked after hearing this: "What! It's not going to burn here! Do you know whose property this Red House is? β
Haoyue nodded: "I know, this is your Yuan family's property." β
"I know you dare. Dare to set fire! Yuan Fatzi was so angry with these two aunts and grandmothers that he trembled.
"Oh, Ge Jiamu's temper can't be stopped as soon as it comes up, and I think this place really should be burned." With a small face, the meniscus looked at Yuan Fatzi seriously.
"This, this." Yuan Fatzi didn't understand why they wanted to burn down the Red Mansion.
The Red Mansion is a place set up by the official family, the purpose is for the pleasure of the princes and nobles, in their eyes the flower girls are for them, they will not understand the bitterness and suffering behind the flower girls, they only know that destroying the Red Mansion will cut off their enjoyment, so burning the Red Mansion will definitely cause public anger.
"Oh, you come with me." Haoyue grabbed Yuan Fatzi and led him to the green light hut.
At this time, Ge Jiamu was on the line with the steward of the Red Mansion, and her purpose was very simple, either to burn the place with fire, or to give some silver taels to dismiss these hard-working women.
Yun'er has also been dissuading on the boat, she didn't expect things to develop like this.
The Red Mansion is backed by the official family, so the steward of the Red Mansion does not give Ge Jiamu face at all, saying that if she makes trouble again, she will play the Holy Lord.
Ge Jiamu also relied on his identity to act recklessly, and when he went up, he gave the steward two punches, beating him to the point that he was full of stars: "You sue, you'd better write a few more excerpts, can this princess still be afraid of you?" β
The steward of the Red Mansion has never been treated like this, there are many noble celebrities and nobles on this flower boat, which one is not polite to him, today he was actually slapped in the face by a foreign princess, so he covered his eyes and scolded: "You are a Tartar, why do you meddle in the affairs of our Da Yuan?" β
"Hmph, why? Just because this princess doesn't like your flower boat! β
Ge Jiamu is also arrogant in the grassland royal court, he has a hot temper, he is angry, and no one can speak.
Taking advantage of the crowd's attention being attracted by Ge Jiamu, Haoyue pulled Yuan Fatzi under the windowsill of the green light hut.
Yuan Fatzi asked Haoyue suspiciously: "What are you bringing me here for?" β
Haoyue pointed to the hole in the window: "See for yourself." β
When she was pulled away by Yun'er before, Haoyue happened to see a woman with a slightly bulging abdomen being pulled into the house.
Now there were bursts of women's cries and the beating of sticks in the room.
Yuan Fatzi looked along the entrance of the cave and saw a flower girl gagged with a handkerchief, tied to a pillar, and the big man next to her was hitting her lower abdomen with a stick.
"Bai Juan?" Yuan Fatzi blurted out when he saw the woman in the house.
Yuan Fatzi remembered that this flower girl named Bai Juan played the pipa well, and he had looked for her before, but after a while, he heard that she was sick.
Haoyue poked Yuan Fatzi: "Look at the things in the vat under the windowsill." β
Prompted by Haoyue, Yuan Fatzi noticed that there was a large vat under the windowsill, and at a glance, the edge of the vat was stained with blood, and something seemed to be squirming inside.
With just one glance, Yuan Fatzi only glanced at it, and he was so frightened that he couldn't possess his body, and he threw up wildly by holding the window.
Although Yuan Fatzi is not loved by King Yuan, he has never had to worry about food and clothing since he was a child, and he has never seen any bloody pickled scenes, but now when he sees the things in the tank, he is so disgusted that he has to vomit out the overnight meal.
Bai Juan, who was tied to a pillar and beaten in the house, still cried, but couldn't make any sound.
"What are you still doing, hurry up and save your old friend." Haoyue kicked Yuan Fatzi from behind.
Yuan Fatzi was heavy, and he was kicked by Haoyue, and his body couldn't help but lie forward, and he directly crashed into the door of the green light hut.
The three people in the room were startled by the sudden fat man, and they were instantly stunned in place.
On the flower boat, Ge Jiamu was still arguing with the steward of the Red Mansion, and the princes and nobles who were playing next to him heard that Ge Jiamu was going to burn down the Red Mansion and dismiss the flower girl, and they were extremely angry in their hearts, and they all stood on the side of the steward of the Red Mansion to speak for him.
The quarrel between the two sides reached a white-hot stage, and when they were about to start, the garrison of Changchun City rushed over in time and surrounded everyone.
Ge Jiamu's guards thought that the garrison was going to be unfavorable to the princess, so they hurriedly drew their swords and faced each other, but the garrison crossed Ge Jiamu and directly pressed the steward of the Red Mansion to the ground.
The steward of the Red Chamber struggled and shouted, "I didn't break the law!" Why are you arresting me? β
The princes and nobles next to him also spoke out one after another to denounce and help the steward of the Red Mansion speak.
"Why? Why are you embarrassed to ask? A crisp child's voice sounded from behind everyone.
Everyone turned around and saw Haoyue walking over with a small face, and the fat man Yuan beside him was still holding a large vat.
In the surprised eyes of everyone, Haoyue pointed to the vat, and then said something that everyone did not expect.
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