atypical prostitute

Chapter 175
The axle rolled over the bluestone slab and made a tireless humming sound. He opened the bead curtain and watched the constantly receding scenery outside the car window. Li Ci was in a very happy mood.

The Songhe Tower is about to be completed, and the Dry Landscape Garden has begun to take shape. Most importantly, after the Lantern Festival, Ye Chuan will be officially appointed to work on low-rent housing.

Spring is approaching, and scholars who come to Beijing to take the exam can be seen everywhere on the street. Naturally, the housing price of Chongrenfang has also risen accordingly, and even the unfinished Songhe Tower has been booked.So this trip to Songhe Tower was to monitor the project on the surface, but the real purpose was to discuss further cooperation with Master Yuan, and to order the stewards of Songhe Tower to search for potential talents among the scholars who came to Beijing to rush for the exam.

No one can gain huge power overnight, and accumulation is the kingly way.

Looking at the scholars all over the street, Li Ci really felt the pleasure of "All the talents in the world belong to me", but it was Bai Yinmei who looked disapproving.

"This is the elite scholar of your Xie Dynasty, and it doesn't look very good."

He said disdainfully.Bai Yinmei didn't know that even though he was considered an abandoned son since he was a child, the education he received as the prince of Xiliang was not what ordinary people could provide. In his eyes, he was nothing more than an ordinary scholar, and he was already regarded as an elite.

But Li Ci will not point this out to him, she likes his ostentatious attitude, and likes to see his haughty expression.

"A Mei's bones are extraordinary, how can these ordinary people compare to her."

Half flattering and half joking, Bai Yinmei pursed his lips when he heard the words, and said, "Si Niangzi made fun of me again."

Li Ci said sternly: "If you want to take part in the scientific examination, I can ask Shaohou to arrange an identity for you. With your talent, you will definitely be among the top three."

"Wouldn't Xiao Zhiqian's face be ugly during the imperial examination?"

Bai Yinmei smiled tacitly, but Li Ci's words finally inspired him. After a little silence, he took out a piece of jade paper from his sleeve, dipped the hairpin into the rouge, and wrote three words on the delicate and smooth white paper. Name, and wrote some detailed comments, handed it to Li Ci, and said: "These three people are quite talented, and the fourth lady might as well open a door for them."

"Just be in the top [-]," he added.

Li Ci glanced at the names, they were all unfamiliar, but Bai Yinmei valued them so much, most likely they were leaders among the Xiliang refugees.

"Is it reliable?"

Asking softly, Bai Yinmei said: "They are all very smart people, and their loyalty to me is far greater than those of the old men. Moreover, their identities are innocent, and they left Xiliang 60 years ago."

Hearing this, Li Ci understood that most of these people were the descendants of the nails buried in Xiliang in Xiliang back then, and only Bai Yinmei could dig them out who had severed ties with Xiliang and obtain their allegiance.

Most of this involved countless conspiracies, but Bai Yinmei didn't want to talk about it, and Li Ci wouldn't take the initiative to ask.

"Since it's the person you fancy, I should take special care of it. It's just whether it succeeds or not, but each has its own destiny."

Bai Yinmei nodded, and said: "I just want to find a place for the survivors of Xiliang to live. If they are sent out as local officials, that's exactly what I want."

Li Ci smiled and said: "If you are just a local official, there is no difficulty. But to avoid suspicion, I will put them all in the south of the Yangtze River. Right now there is a big purge under the pretext of overturning Shen Qingyi's case. There are many vacancies. Moreover, Jiangnan and Xiliang have no contact, so it is not easy to find abnormalities."

"Everything is up to Fourth Lady."

Bai Yinmei said sincerely that he was seeking an official position for a Xiliang person because his responsibility outweighed his obligation, but Lici thought so delicately for him that he couldn't help but feel warm and blush immediately.

Seeing his shy expression, Li Ci smiled, deliberately turned her face to look out the window, and just saw a Yingchun fluttering in the wind, that proud gesture reminded her of the lonely figure standing alone in the falling snow of the Prince Wei's mansion , couldn't help but said: "Is there anything unusual at Bailu Lake recently?"

Bailu Lake was bestowed to a person by Imagami.

Sure enough, when Bai Yinmei heard the words, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he said with a sneer: "He has been enjoying himself recently, and he went out and went with the King of Wei, very intimate."

"The King of Wei?"

Because of this sentence, Jun Fengxi's eyes, which are clear but clear, floated in front of Li Ci again.

"What else does he want to do?"

After experiencing so many ups and downs, Li Ci thinks that he has a certain understanding of the government and the world, even if he is against the present, he has the power to strike.Only Jun Fengxi, she couldn't see through him at all.

He was strong, unfathomably strong, and most importantly, she didn't know what he wanted.

Originally, she thought that what he wanted was the status of being under one person and above ten thousand people, so she betrayed the King of Changsha at the most critical moment. Unfortunately, Xiao Zhiqian had long been afraid of Jun Fengxi. After the new king took the throne, Jun Fengxi not only Instead of getting the expected benefits, he was forced to live in seclusion in Bailu Lake. This is a mistake, but it can also be classified as a wise move.After all, Xiao Zhiqian is in the limelight, and any attempt to confront the imperial power head-on is ignorant and arrogant.

But in the case of King Liang, Jun Fengxi's performance can be described as puzzling.

Jun Fengxi definitely knows better than himself what Xiao Zhiqian's character is. Since he knew that he would not be trusted and reused by Xiao Zhiqian, why did he betray King Liang?
Wouldn't it be more beneficial to be a fool on the fence?

You know, with Xiao Zhiqian's greed for power, even if Jun Fengxi sold his body and mind, Xiao Zhiqian would not give him any actual power.

But he did conspire with Xiao Zhiqian to kill Liang Wang, and now he is even more intimate with Wei Wang.

Is it—

Li Ci's heart shuddered, and she found that she could not see through Jun Fengxi more and more.

On the other hand, Bai Yinmei, seeing her wandering in the sky, couldn't help stretching out his hand, shook it in front of her a few times, and said, "What is Si Niangzi thinking?"

"I'm thinking, what is Jun Fengxi plotting with tigers again and again?"

She said frankly that the relationship between Bai Yinmei and Jun Fengxi was ambiguous, and he naturally knew more about Jun Fengxi than herself.

But her slightly concerned words got Bai Yinmei a sneer with disdain.

"Is Jun Fengxi? He is more cunning than a fox and greedier than a hungry wolf. Seeking skins from tigers is commonplace for him!"

"However, no matter how cunning a fox is, he still has to worry about the hunter. I think Wei Wang is ambitious and extreme. If he really drives people to a corner, I'm afraid—"

"Do you think Jun Fengxi will consider this? He dared to do these things, so naturally he was already on guard against backlash."

Bai Yinmei said resentfully, Li Ci didn't understand why he would show such a gnashing of teeth expression when he mentioned Jun Fengxi, most likely their relationship between the teacher and apprentice in name was not as harmonious as outsiders thought.

"He... what is his origin?"

After pondering for a long time, Li Ci still asked this question.

This question lingered in her mind countless times. To remove Jun Fengxi's threat, one must know his origin, his purpose, and his trump card.

His scariest thing is his unknown.

He was born out of nowhere, omnipotent, yet confusing, as if surrounded by a layer of white mist, he looked so close and so far away.

Bai Yinmei knew Li Ci's worries, he pondered for a long time, and said: "I have been in touch with him for a long time, but I still don't know anything about his past. I only vaguely know that his past is not simple, and he has power beyond the world. It's a pity Being pressed by a big enemy every step of the way, he had no choice but to hide his name in the capital."

"Big enemy? Hiding incognito? Hiding in the capital? Hiding in the city!"

It's a pity that just knowing these things can't restrain Jun Fengxi at all.

A person who can be regarded as a big enemy by Jun Fengxi, how can he be willing to work for her.

"It seems that we have to pay attention to the people around Jun Fengxi."

Li Ci said vaguely, Bai Yinmei understood it, and said: "Actually, we just need to keep an eye on King Wei."

"Keep an eye on King Wei?"

"Yes, since Jun Fengxi is willing to support the King of Wei, he will definitely benefit the King of Wei a lot. The Bailu Lake is empty, and he is deeply scheming. If he rashly sends someone to watch, he will definitely be noticed. But Wei Wang's mansion is different. The rise of the king has already attracted the attention of the wealthy families in Beijing, so the king of Wei himself does not know which force is watching him. In order to win the trust of the present, the king of Wei dare not do too much to pull out his ears. Yes. That gives us an opportunity."

The words were clear, and Li Ci nodded repeatedly.

There are a lot of people in the Wei Palace, and coupled with the mutual restraint of dozens of forces in the capital, it is really not difficult to monitor the Wei Palace. The most important thing is that Wei Wang’s power has just formed. Grasping the tip of the iceberg will be of great benefit to understanding Jun Fengxi's strength.

Li Ci is not an ambitious person, she only instinctively realizes that King Wei's power cannot be allowed to expand without limit. King Wei's heart is too greedy, and sooner or later it will become a serious problem for the Ye family.

Li Ci doesn't want to be anyone's stepping stone to a higher position.

So I don't know what purpose Xiao Zhiqian and Jun Fengxi have for supporting King Wei. She has already listed King Wei as a serious concern.

……

……

Sitting in the carriage, just when he was falling asleep, there was a sudden sound of gongs, and Li Ci raised the curtain of the carriage in shock, and saw a team of heavily armed officers and soldiers escorting a team of more than fifty people passing by around the street. The situation is to escort the exiles out of Beijing.

Li Ci had no interest in such trivial matters, but there were endless discussions on the road, and seeing that Bai Yinmei was in high spirits, he ordered Xueshu to get out of the car to find out the news.

After half a cup of tea, Xueshu came back.

It turned out that the one who was exiled today was a bully in the capital. Relying on his wife's family background and his own status as a juren, he believed in the business of abducting women and forcing them into prostitution.In the past three years, the husband and wife have worked hand in hand and abducted and sold more than a hundred women. Among them, more than twenty beautiful women were deceived by him and sent to Pingkang, while the ordinary-looking women were sold to earthen kilns.

Now the family is punished, the men are exiled to the bitter cold places in the north, and the women are consigned to the Jiaofang as prostitutes.It can be regarded as full of evil and deserved.

Because of Xueshu's sonorous and forceful narration, Li Ci noticed that among the cheering crowd, there were seven or eight women from Pingkangli. Gou's heartfelt joy at being questioned proves that they are victims of the Gou family.

The Xie Dynasty did not have the abnormal philosophy of destroying human desires, and did not pay attention to starving to death, so even if they were kidnapped, they could still survive.But after all, they entered the prostitution, even if the culprits were punished, the lives of these women would be completely ruined.

(End of this chapter)