Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 95: Miss Zhao Yun_1

Chapter 95: Chapter 95: Miss Zhao Yun_1

Jiujin sent Lady Du and others to the nursing home before rushing back to pick up Zhou Laowu and Caiwei. To prevent being understaffed, they also brought along Xiao Zhuzi.

The group packed everything they needed for the meat skewers onto the horse carriage and headed towards An Mansion with great enthusiasm.

The street today had fewer pedestrians than usual, because it was the minor New Year. The ancients valued festivals, and they usually stayed at home during the New Year, hardly anyone would go out.

After a while, they suddenly heard chaotic shouting and scolding from outside, mixed with a woman’s pitiful crying and people trying to mediate. It was a total mess, and it was nonstop.

Caiwei was dozing off in the carriage. Hearing the noise, she lifted the carriage curtain to see that her carriage had arrived at the doorstep of the only brothel in town — ’Nian Nu Jiao’. A large crowd had gathered and it was chaotic.

In the crowd, a Madam was wearing a red satin robe and decked out with jewels, she was directing a few idlers to drag a girl of about thirteen or fourteen years old into the brothel.

The dragged girl tightly embraced a big tree at the entrance without letting go, regardless of their beatings and scoldings. Despite being pulled relentlessly, the muscly men simply could not tear the frail girl away from the tree. Seeing this, Caiwei couldn’t help but admire the girl a little.

"Jiujin, stop the carriage. Zhuzi, get off and see what’s going on," Caiwei commanded.

Zhuzi was clever and immediately jumped off the carriage to head towards the crowd without uttering a word after hearing master’s order.

Jiujin, on the other hand, did not want Caiwei to see the sleazy affairs that happened in the brothels. But he couldn’t resist Caiwei’s requests, regardless of whether they were reasonable or not. So, he had to stop the carriage.

Soon, Zhuzi returned, bringing back fresh news.

"Miss, I heard that the damned Madam is forcing the girl to receive customers. The girl is resisting to death, hence all this commotion!"

So that’s what happened. It was pretty close to what Caiwei had imagined.

She is not one for meddling, and she didn’t really intend on getting involved. However, she happened to spot the girl’s appearance. The defiance mixed with determination in her eyes, the gaze that suggested she would rather be shattered than be defiled, had unintentionally touched her heart, and she couldn’t help but get off the carriage, walking towards the crowd.

"Miss Zhao Yun, Young Master Lü’s family has loads of money and he is handsome. He is willing to pay such a large sum of money for you, why not just accept him? Your mother will be happy, and you won’t have to suffer as much," an old woman said, trying to persuade her.

The girl leaning against the tree raised her eyes and spat fiercely at the old woman, sobbing and cursing,"Old pious woman, give up your lousy ideas! Even if I die here, I won’t let anyone defile me."

The Madam was furious, "You ungrateful whore, I’ve raised you for three years, feeding you with the best of everything, never ever scolded you, and now that you’ve grown wings, this is how you repay me? If you are smart, you better change your mind, or else I will sell you to a lower-class brothel, where thousands will ride you, let’s see what you will do then?"

"I wonder how much Madame plans to sell this lady for?" said a young girl watching from the edge of the crowd.

The Madam was taken aback; she did not expect a decent family’s daughter to meddle in such a chaotic matter. She was stunned and asked, "Miss, what do you mean?"

Cai Wei said, "Mother, didn’t you just say you wanted to sell this maiden? Name your price, I’ll buy her."

"You?"

Madam Wang sized up Cai Wei. Seeing her dressed in a regular cotton blouse, she noted there wasn’t a single piece of jewelry on her, a clear sign of penny-pinching. She scoffed and mocked, "Young lady, even a toliet bowl should have two ears. You should know the worth of my Zhao Yun. Just by looking at you, it’s clear that not only can you not afford Zhao Yun, but even the third-rate girls here might be beyond your means!"

"Bullshit!"

When he heard his master being insulted, Zhu’er’s anger surged. He drew closer, pointed at Madam Wang’s nose, and retorted, "You old pig and dog, don’t you dare look down on people with your dog’s eyes. My master is the boss of Bafu Winery. Not only could he buy one of your girls, he could even easily afford to buy out your entire brothel."

"Zhu’er, step back!"

Cai Wei rebuked him, causing him to shrink back. She was beyond the age of youthful impulsiveness and would not lose her cool over a word of disrespect, causing a delay to her main objective.

"Mother, I genuinely want to buy this maiden, please name your price!" Cai Wei repeated.

Madam Wang, having heard that Cai Wei was the boss of Bafu Winery, and noting her serious demeanor, realized that she wasn’t trifling with her. She became more polite but remained firm, saying, "Lady, it’s better you give up this thought. Zhao Yun is the person Master Lu is interested in. Even with the Bafu Winery under your possession, you can’t compete with Master Lu."

Laughing, Cai Wei asked, "May I ask, mother, what sort of deity is this Master Lu that you speak of with such respect?"

Madam Wang replied, "Lady, how come you do business in this town yet don’t know about the young boss of our town’s Hongyun Casino, Hongyun Rice Shop, and Hongyun Tavern?"

The madam only told her half of the story, without mentioning that Master Lu had an even bigger trump card — he was the only nephew of Old Madame An!

Cai Wei thought and then said, "So, if this Master Lu agrees, will mother sell Miss Zhao Yun to me?"

Madam Wang said, "As long as the price is right, of course."

"Good, then let’s consider it a deal!"

Done speaking, Cai Wei went to the tree Zhao Yun was still desperately clinging to. The delicate maiden’s fingers had been scraped raw against the tree bark, her fingernails, as gleaming as shells, had split open in several places, oozing bright red blood.

A true personality, definitely a tough character, Cai Wei secretly praised her in her mind.

"Miss Zhao Yun, I am Mu Cai Wei of Bafu Winery. I have decided to redeem you. Be assured, in seven days at most, three at the least, I’ll make Master Lu give his consent. I’ll definitely rescue you."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yun lifted her tear-streaked face. At first, she was somewhat skeptical. The girl before her was seemingly about twelve or thirteen years of age, dressed ordinarily. But the clear, stream-like eyes inexplicably reassured her, making her feel at peace, as though her wandering soul had finally found its destination over the course of countless lifetimes. Therefore, she let go of the tree, turned around and knelt at Cai Wei’s feet, sobbing, "If Miss can rescue me, I, Zhao Yun, am willing to serve at Miss’s side for the rest of my life, to repay the grace of your saving my life."

Cai Wei helped her up, took out the only twenty taels of silver from her purse and handed it to the Madam. "This is the initial redemption money for Zhao Yun. Within seven days, I’ll certainly buy her back. During this time, if anything happens to her, your ’Nian Nu Jiao’ brothel will have reached its end."