Chapter 139: Official Prostitutes

"No wonder the New Year's coin can arrive in Luoyang safely, listening to Boss Song's words, I feel that I am not a layman."

Cai Mao said: "Tomorrow I will send someone to count, if the quantity is correct, it will be immediately shipped to the Du Branch, and the New Year's coins will be put into the warehouse within three days, at that time, Boss Song can bring the deed signed with Lord Cao before, and go to the Household Department to receive the flying money ticket, so that the transaction will be completed." ”

Song Che thanked him and sent the guests out.

The princess wanted to keep Song Che to live, but Song Che considered that the owner of the palace was not at home, and he was a man, so there was a lot of inconvenience in terms of etiquette, so he politely refused.

The flying money will not be able to be exchanged in three days, so I will take advantage of this free time to cook a good meal when I am ready to do it-

Cao Tian died because of the old coin, and died in Suzhou, the summer weather was hot, the body was difficult to preserve, Song Che took it upon himself, and asked someone to cremate Cao Tian's body into ashes the day before the business, as well as the jewelry he had previously purchased for his daughter, as well as a number of relics, Song Che packed them all with him.

When a guest dies in a foreign country, he always has to return to his roots, and return the ashes to the Cao family, which is also counted as accumulating yin virtue.

After some inquiry, Song Che found the Cao family's mansion, but to his surprise, the door was actually sealed.

Did you move?

But moving will not close the door.

Seals can only be pasted by the government office, and they are mostly used to copy homes.

Looking at the white silk hanging on the eaves of the lintel, it was less than a month before Cao Tian was assassinated, and it stands to reason that he is still in the mourning period.

The more Song Che thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, so he found the mansion next door and knocked on the door, intending to ask what was going on.

After a while, the door of the mansion opened, and a blue-clothed family poked his head out, looked at Song Che, and asked, "Who are you?" Is there something wrong? ”

Song Che pointed in the direction of the Cao family and said: "I am a distant relative of this family, I just arrived in Luoyang City today, I wanted to come to visit, I don't know why there is a seal on the door?" ”

"Are you a relative of theirs?" Jia Ding persuaded: "Ouch, then you better go quickly!" Your relatives were raided three days ago! It's not a small crime, you don't want to be involved! ”

Raiding the house?

Cao Tian died for the court's loyalty, it stands to reason that he should be bereavement, why was his home raided?

"Little brother, do you know the reason why their house was raided?" Song Che asked again.

Jia Ding shook his head: "Who knows this...... But rumor has it that they angered the emperor! ”

It was most likely to offend the ministers, and it was also related to the year's coins.

Song Che couldn't help but feel a little guilty in his heart, a glamorous business, but he invisibly killed so many good people.

"What about the Cao family?"

"The Cao family is already withered, usually only the father and daughter live here, since the house was raided, the family business was naturally confiscated, as for the Miss Cao family, most of them were official prostitutes, alas, ......"

The family also sighed.

Song Che couldn't help but touch the urn in his sleeve, if Cao Tian knew about the family changes, he would not be able to turn a blind eye even if he went to hell.

The deceased is the greatest, and no matter what, the ashes must be returned to Cao Tian's daughter.

Afternoon.

Song Che ran almost half of Luoyang City, trying to find out the whereabouts of Cao Tian's daughter, but when he first arrived, he was unfamiliar with life, and even if he wanted to spend money to do things, he couldn't find a way.

Unconsciously, it is becoming more and more westward.

In desperation, Song Che could only come to the palace again, looking at the entire capital, and only knew this family.

But when he arrived at the gate of the palace, he had to hesitate, if Cao Lin was really made an official prostitute, he would be hooked up with the officialdom. Han Xiang is a noble princess again, but she is facing the sin of being robbed of her home, will it be too troublesome, not to mention that with Han Xiang's enthusiasm, she is definitely embarrassed not to help if she has been found.

"Alas......"

After thinking about it a few times, Song Che still decided to give up, and just as he was about to turn around and leave, a voice stopped him from behind:

"Pawn, you've been wandering around the door for a long time, have you encountered something?"

Lin Yue sat on the top of the archway of Wangfumen and looked at Song Che with interest.

The top of the archway was at least seven or eight feet high, and she sat leisurely among the rubble, very sassy and domineering.

Song Che glanced at the heroine who did not take the usual path, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she beckoned to her: "Can Lady Lin come down and talk about it, Song has a few things to ask." ”

Lin Yue said: "I am a caretaker, so naturally I can't leave the palace for half a step, why don't Aunt Song come up and talk about it?" ”

Isn't that embarrassing for me?

"Since that's the case, then Song said goodbye."

But before he could turn around again, Lin Yue flew down the archway with an arrow step, and came to Song Che in the blink of an eye, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, revealing a sinister smile.

"What do you want to do—"

"Walk you!"

Lin Yue grabbed Song Che's shoulder, turned around and jumped, and jumped back to the top of the workshop.

"If you have any questions, ask them here." Lin Yue let go of Song Che and sat down on the rubble.

Song Che glanced at the height of seven or eight zhang from the ground, at least five or six stories high, so panicked that he used his hands and feet together, and wasted a lot of energy to let himself sit steadily.

"Those of you who know martial arts, don't you like to take the usual path?" He smiled wryly.

Lin Yue looked into the distance with his eyes, and said softly: "Climb higher, the scenery will be more beautiful." ”

Song Che followed her gaze, it turned out that the sunset was red in the clouds, the dusk pulled down the night, and Luoyang City, immersed in the afterglow, was beautiful and vicissitudes.

Most women who know how to appreciate beautiful scenery are not ruthless.

Song Che also sat down on the top of the workshop and asked, "Lin Nuxia, do you know where to find the 'official prostitute'?" ”

Lin Yueban's face was lowered, her longing for beauty was instantly diluted, and she said coldly: "What are you asking for?" ”

Song Che said: "I have an old man in Luoyang, unfortunately she was confiscated as an official prostitute, I want to find her, and it is best to redeem her." ”

"Ransom?" Lin Yue seemed to have heard a joke, "Don't be whimsical, once a woman becomes an official prostitute and becomes a lowly person, unless you have an extremely tough background, or the new emperor ascends the throne and amnesties the world, she will not want to be good for the rest of her life." ”

From this point of view, the person who framed the Cao family is so vicious.

Song Che sighed: "You just need to tell me where to find her, as for whether I can redeem her, it's my own business." ”

"Is she important to you?" Lin Yue tilted his head and asked.

Song Che smiled bitterly to himself, he hadn't even seen Cao Lin, and he should have been hanging up about himself, but his conscience couldn't be hardened.

Seeing that Song Che was silent, Lin Yue asked again: "What was your friend's age when he was made an official prostitute?" ”

Cao Tian is more than forty years old, and his daughter should not be too old, Song Che said: "Probably in her early twenties." ”

"Then she can only be sent to the Red Mansion." Lin Yue's tone was not lacking in affirmation.

Song Che was puzzled: "I have only heard of the 'Green Mansion', not the 'Red Mansion'." ”

Lin Yue said: "The Red Mansion is also a green building, but it is run by the government, but it is open to the common people, it is located in the deepest part of the Goolan Courtyard in the west of the city, and there are twelve Zhai buildings in the building, so it is also called 'Red Mansion Twelve Zhai';

Once a woman is an official prostitute, if she is younger than 16 years old, she is taken to the Church Division to train kabuko.

If they are older than 16 years old, they will learn the art late and will usually be sent to the Red Mansion to serve as a guest.

Your friend was a prostitute in her twenties, and she was already a dead flower, and if she had been born with a good skin, she could have become a maid, and if she had a mediocre appearance, she might sweep the floor and wash the laundry, serve tea and water, and clean the latrines. ”

In this way, there is a good thing about being ugly, at least not to serve men.

"I take the liberty to ask, will the official prostitutes who have entered the Red Mansion be ...... in addition to accompanying the wine? Could it be—"

"Isn't it going to sell you?" Lin Yue asked him what he asked, and then answered what he answered: "It is not allowed in the law, and it is not allowed on the surface, but who knows in secret?" The Red Mansion was originally a place of wind and moon, how many white lotus flowers can be out of the mud without staining, and they are as good as jade? ”

"You...... I seem to be very proficient. Song Che looked at Lin Yue and easily captured the sadness hidden in the depths of her eyes.

Maybe she, like Ning Yehong, is a woman with a story.

"You're done?" Lin Yue got up and said.

Song Che got up, "It's almost over, the sunset has set into the horizon, let's go down." ”

Lin Yueyan smiled, jumped lightly, and jumped off the archway.

"I haven't gotten in the car yet!" Song Che shouted.

Lin Yue walked backwards towards the depths of the palace, holding his head high and saying to Song Che, "Aren't you very smart?" How can this height stop you? ”

Song Che glanced around the roof of the square left and right, it was covered with glazed green tiles, and there was only a roof ridge that was not as wide as a foot, if he stumbled, he would definitely have to slide down and fall to his death.

"Lin Nuxia, no kidding, take me down quickly!"

"Who joked with you! You pawn, yesterday I kindly lent you the sword, and this morning you came to pour dirty water on me, so that now the whole palace is laughing at me...... Hmph, just stay up there and count the stars! ”

She really walked away without looking back.

"Little girl, sooner or later, you'll know how good I am!"

Song Che was in a dilemma, and he didn't dare to take risks, after thinking for a moment, his eyes rolled, and a clever plan came to mind.

He took out a few taels of silver from his sleeve and sprinkled them at the gate.

"Boom la la ......"

The broken silver fell to the ground, and the servants who guarded the door saw it and rushed out to pick it up first.

"Hey! There's a lot of money in the sky! ”

"The silver of the next bird is sprinkled by Lao Tzu to make a nest!"

Song Che took another silver ingot, held it high and said to the servant: "If anyone can find me a rope, this silver ingot will belong to him, and he will do what he says!" ”

Money can make the ghost grind, let alone find a rope?

After a while, the servant came to the door with a rope.

"Childe, one end of the rope is too light, and a bundle of rope is too heavy, we can't throw it up!" The servant shouted.

Song Che made a move: "Use your brain, tie a heavy object to one end of the rope, and shake it...... Throw it up! ”

The servant complied, found a stone and tied it, tried two or three times, and threw it on the roof.

Song Che tied the rope firmly at the corner of the eaves, wrapped the rope body with his sleeves, and easily swung down from the top of the workshop.

"Childe, how much you can't think about it, dare to come to Miss Lin to propose marriage, don't look at her beauty, she can kill a cow with one punch!"

"Hey, you don't understand, Childe, this is called 'Peony Flower Death and Ghost Romance' Wow!"

People who are generous are pleasing everywhere, and the servants who picked up the silver all revolve around Song Che.

"Oh, I'll buy wine and eat."

Song Che gave a few taels of small silver ingots to the servants casually, and then strode to the west of the city.

Tonight, go to the Red Mansion for a dream!