Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 1023 - 1025: Zhao Yang’s Inner Thoughts (2)

Chapter 1023: Chapter 1025: Zhao Yang’s Inner Thoughts (2)

Her heart was a whirlpool of confusion. She had heard some things about the Wife of King Qin; it was said that the Wife of King Qin had an unparalleled beautiful appearance, and she always accompanied King Qin’s Northern Expedition Army. She was very much favored by King Qin, and the soldiers of the Northern Expedition also respected her greatly. It was rumored that she had used her private money to buy live pigs to improve the food for the soldiers of the Northern Expedition, and she had even opened a Nursing Home in Qing County...

The woman before her was indeed as beautiful as a celestial being, matching the legendary beauty of the Wife of King Qin. But one couldn’t simply conclude that she was the Wife of King Qin just based on beautiful appearance, could they? If she indeed were the Wife of King Qin, why would she be without any servants by her side? Besides, King Qin had already left this place and would most likely be in the Capital by now. How could the King’s Wife still be staying here?

Cai Wei saw the madam’s eyeballs swirling around in disbelief, knowing that she did not believe her, and then said, "In addition to redeeming that little girl, I have another profitable business proposition to discuss with Mother."

"What kind of business?"

Upon hearing the word ’earn,’ the madam immediately perked up her ears.

Cai Wei spoke slowly and deliberately, "I would like to ask Mother to consider opening a brothel in another place."

Her plan was to open several more brothels in Lingbei. Lingbei was remote and backward, and its people were mostly barbaric and ignorant. The daughter’s rites that had been passed down for generations were poisoning the minds and bodies of the women in Lingbei. Although Cai Wei had convinced Tuoba Kui to temporarily halt the cutting ritual for three years, after those three years, the women of Lingbei would again suffer the torture of cutting and sewing of flesh. As a woman, she could not enjoy the joy of pleasure between husband and wife in the marital bed, and every time they engaged in marital relations, she had to endure the pain of tearing. She wanted to save these poor female compatriots but also knew that such a thing could never be achieved by force of arms; it could only be influenced by quietly changing customs. By sending the alluring courtesans of Great Jin to Lingbei and allowing the men of Lingbei to experience the pleasure brought by a complete woman, the men would become infatuated with the bodies of intact women. Only in this way could they be persuaded to give up insisting on performing the cutting ritual on their tribal women and gradually abandon this long-standing practice.

The madam asked, puzzled, "Where would you go to open it?"

"Lingbei!"

Before Cai Wei could finish speaking, the madam heard that it was the barbaric area of Lingbei and immediately started shaking her head like a rattle-drum while saying, "Old Body has been running a decent brothel here in Qing County, earning an income of a thousand and eight hundred taels each year. There’s no need to suffer in such a barbaric place. Besides, the people of the Meng Slaves lead a nomadic lifestyle, they have no fixed abode. Our girls, although originally from travelling troupes, are delicate and cannot withstand the odor of sheep that permeates their tents!"

Cai Wei said, "Mother, don’t be in a hurry to refuse me. If I build houses for you all the same as here, and offer you a guaranteed thousand taels of silver each year, and if all the profits from the Meng slaves are yours, and you don’t have to pay tax to the Government office, would you be willing to go then?"

Such generous benefits seemed like a fairy tale, and upon hearing this, the madam laughed, "Oh! Are you joking with Old Body? If it were such a good thing, not only would Old Body agree, but so would all the households in Qing County."

"Since Mother has said so, I’ll take it as if Mother has Agreed to it!"

As Cai Wei spoke, she took out two silver notes of five hundred taels each and placed them on the table.

"I shall arrange for someone to build the houses in Lingbei as soon as possible. Once the houses are finished, County Magistrate Shen will send someone to escort Mother and the girls over. I can see that Mother is capable, so I ask Mother to encourage several more brothels to join us in moving over there. The new brothels will receive the same treatment as yours. Otherwise, if only Mother’s brothel goes alone, the Guests might break down the door, and that would exhaust your girls, which wouldn’t be good!"

A huge sum of a thousand taels of silver was so readily given to her, and the madam found it Hard to believe. However, one thing she now totally believed was that this girl must indeed be the real Wife of King Qin, otherwise, she wouldn’t be able to casually command County Magistrate Shen like this.