"Our Chunyue Pavilion is the property of Princess Anyang!" the old bustard shouted hurriedly and carried out the patron.
Xie Lingxi was unmoved and expressionless.
The thugs from the brothel rushed to stop him, but they were no match for the black-clad guards.
In just three or two blows, they were all knocked to the ground.
……
Chunyue Pavilion, backyard, a room.
Song Heng was woken up by a bowl of water.
In front of him stood a middle-aged woman in charge, followed by a group of thugs armed with wooden sticks.
"He looks very handsome. You have received a good deal." The steward looked at Song Heng up and down with a satisfied expression.
Song Heng had just woken up and figured out his situation.
last night.
The eldest uncle asked him for money, threatened him, and sold him to pay off the debt if he didn't give him money...
He thought it was just his uncle talking nonsense, but he didn't expect that he actually sold himself out!
"Steward, I was knocked unconscious. I didn't do it voluntarily. If you let me go, I will pay back double the amount of money you spent on me!" Song Heng said anxiously.
"Haha, how many people come to our place willingly? Once you enter this door, you can't get out." The steward sneered, glanced at him, and threatened fiercely: "We at Chunfeng Pavilion will kill two disobedient people every month. Yes, if you don’t want to die, just be obedient and accept the guests!”
"Go and carry that idiot next door over."
The two thugs retreated after being ordered to do so, and within a moment, they walked in carrying a female body dripping with blood and covered with scars.
"This-" Song Heng was horrified.
The steward was very satisfied with his expression.
It is best to kill the chicken to scare the monkey.
Every time the goods are collected, there are always one or two who would rather go on hunger strike to death than accept customers.
Therefore, the stewards would select those who resisted the most fiercely and use extremely cruel methods to kill them in front of a group of newcomers.
Anyone who witnesses this scene will basically be frightened into obedience.
Saved them a lot of things.
"Did you see it? If you disobey, this is what will happen!" The steward pointed at the female corpse.
Song Heng was angry and shocked, "You are taking human life seriously! You are buying and selling by force, you are breaking the law!"
The steward was a little surprised, but he was not frightened. His face became even more ugly: "It seems that you are being punished for being toasted! Come on, give me a beating!"
The brothel steward does nothing more than this to deal with disobedient newcomers.
Threate first, then fight. If it's really useless, then kill them.
The thugs, armed with wooden sticks, swarmed forward.
At this moment, the door was kicked open, and a group of black-clad guards rushed in.
"What are you doing? Who are you?" The steward turned back in surprise.
The words just fell.
Chi Moyan, who had been mixed into the black-clad guards, kicked him over.
Chi Moyan roughly speculated that Song Heng should be locked up somewhere in the backyard, and rushed to all the rooms in the backyard with sealed doors and windows...
Smash every one you see.
"Song Heng!" Chi Moyan saw Song Heng being pushed to the ground and pulled him up: "Let's go!"
Song Heng was surprised and happy, "Why are you here?"
"His Royal Highness and the Imperial Concubine are here to save you. Hurry up! Let's talk after you get out!" Chi Moyan said.
Song Heng said quickly, "There are other people who were arrested here...many of them are not voluntary. Can we save them?"
"Don't worry. All the people guarding the back door were knocked down by the black-clad guards. All the rooms have been smashed. Those who don't want to stay in the brothel can run away now." Chi Moyan said.
Song Heng's mood eased slightly, his eyes fell on the female corpse on the ground, and he bent down to pick her up.
"What are you...?" Chi Moyan looked at him.
Song Heng's eyes were full of sympathy, "She is already in a terrible state. I want to collect her body."
Chi Moyan's eyes fell on the hands on the female corpse, his eyes flashed slightly as he thought of something.
Guards in black protected Chi Moyan and Song Heng and escorted them away from the backyard of the brothel.
The remaining guards in black continued to smash the brothel.
At this time, Chunyue Pavilion was in chaos.
Taking advantage of the chaos, many people quietly escaped from the brothel.
……
In the alley at the corner of the Chunyue Pavilion backyard.
A gorgeous carriage parked quietly under the big banyan tree at the entrance of the alley.
Xie Ruojiao lifted the car curtain and stared curiously at Chunyue Pavilion not far away.
This attic is hung with colorful lanterns, waving in the wind, very eye-catching.
Xie Lingxi originally wanted to send someone to take Xie Ruojiao back to Beiwang Mansion, but she had never been to a brothel before, so she insisted on coming with her to watch the fun.
"What are you looking at, Miss Second?" Jade held up the curtain for her and asked.
Xie Ruojiao asked curiously, "I have never seen a boy boy before. It is said that they are all very good-looking... That Song Heng was actually sold as a boy boy. What does he look like?"
Just talking.
Xie Ruojiao saw the young man in green who was protected by a group of black-clad guards from a distance.
He is like the gentle breeze and the moon, and also like the orchid and jade trees, with a pure temperament and eyes as bright as stars.
He indeed has the appearance of a handsome gentleman, which is very consistent with Xie Ruojiao's impression of talented scholars when she reads her storybooks.
But what shocked Xie Ruojiao even more was that he was holding a woman covered in blood in his arms. The woman's death was miserable, and her blood dyed his blue shirt red.
He held the female corpse and approached step by step.
He originally had a gentle and jade-like temperament, but he also seemed to have a sharp sword unsheathed.
Sharp and sharp.
"Thank you very much for saving the princess." Song Heng put the female body aside and stepped forward to salute.
Jiang Rong's eyes fell on the female corpse and asked, "This is it?"
"This is a poor person who was beaten to death by them. Her body will be displayed after death. I want to collect her body and let her bury her in peace." Song Heng felt heavy.
Chi Moyan took a step forward and said, "I have a suspicion that this woman was most likely abducted. Her fingers are slender and tender, and she looks like she has never done any work. It doesn't look like she was sold by her family."
If she has never done any work at home, it means that her family is not poor and her parents love her very much, so it is unlikely that she will be sold to a brothel.
The laws of Daxia allowed voluntary buying and selling of slaves, but strictly prohibited trafficking.
Song Heng was very angry: "Many people here are forced, and there may be a lot of trafficking. The steward of the brothel personally said that two people will be killed every month."
"This is too cruel!" Xie Ruojiao was filled with indignation and said angrily: "Sister-in-law, we must make this Chunyue Pavilion accountable!"
Chi Moyan looked a little embarrassed: "Even if this case is investigated, it has nothing to do with Chunyue Pavilion... They took it from others, and trafficking is not their fault... They only need to say they didn't know it was trafficking. Get away.”
"But slaves who are bought back can be beaten or killed without breaking the law."
If Chunyue Pavilion dares to do such a thing openly, it is natural that it has avoided the risk.
"This is too abominable!" Xie Ruojiao became even more angry.
Knowing that they have done all kinds of bad things, there is nothing they can do about it. How infuriating.
Jiang Rong's face turned cold, "Jade, go to Mingxin Division to report the crime. Go to Captain Chu Jue and tell him that my husband accidentally found a female body when he smashed into a brothel. We suspect that Chunyue Pavilion killed someone and hid the body, so we should investigate it strictly." "
Xie Ruojiao was stunned, "Sister-in-law, are we... reporting a false case again?"
