AWB Chapter 473 Annoying Flies
Chapter 473 Annoying Flies
"You're from Hongxiufang, and so is she. You're both dancers with no real connections. Why didn't you dare report this to the authorities just now?"
Yu Wan tapped her fingers lightly on the table, her eyes fixed on Sun San Niang.
She had seen it clearly at the county government office. Sun San Niang originally wanted to file a complaint, but she seemed to have thought of something, and fear flashed in her eyes. She swallowed back the words that were about to come out.
Upon hearing Yu Wan's question, Sun San Niang, who was sitting opposite her, turned pale.
Her fingers unconsciously gripped the hem of her clothes, trembling slightly.
After a moment of silence, she said, "Among Lin Yueniang's patrons, there is a distinguished person who is very fond of her."
Upon hearing this, Yu Wan's eyes flashed with curiosity, and she pressed for an answer: "Who is this person?"
Sun San Niang paused, took a deep breath, and unconsciously lowered her voice: "It is... the Prince of Jin."
King of Jin?
Yu Wan couldn't help but be surprised.
I never imagined that the Prince of Jin liked to visit the Red Sleeves Brothel.
“I am just an ordinary dancer in the Red Sleeve Pavilion. If I rashly report Lin Yueniang, given Prince Jin’s bias towards Lin Yueniang, he will definitely protect her. In that case, I will be the one who suffers.”
“I might even be falsely accused, which could cost me my life and implicate my family.”
"You still have family?"
Sun San Niang was silent for a moment, then nodded. "I also have a younger brother, who is fourteen years old and studies at Yude Hall."
Yu Wan knew about Yudetang.
Yude Hall is located next to the girls' school where Yunxi is, and it admits students who are all under the age of sixteen.
Sun San Niang suddenly stood up, knelt down before Yu Wan with a thud, her voice trembling with tears, and pleaded desperately.
“Madam, although I cannot produce any evidence, I am certain that the person who harmed me must be Lin Yueniang.”
"I have long heard of your kind heart, Madam. Please, Madam, do me a favor!"
Yu Wan gestured for Xi Zhu to help her up.
"Get up first, don't kneel down all the time."
Sun San Niang slowly rose, her eyes filled with anticipation, and cautiously asked, "Madam, are you willing to help me?"
Yu Wan did not answer her directly, but only said, "I will send someone to investigate this matter. But for now, you should get your face healed first."
"The doctor who treated you today usually sees patients at Huichuntang. If you want to heal the injury on your face, you should go there more often in the future."
Sun San Niang nodded hurriedly, then slowly raised her hand and gently touched the face mask with her fingertips.
Her voice carried a complex emotion: "Looking at me now, anyone would be afraid. The madam of the Red Sleeve Brothel has forbidden me from showing my face to entertain customers."
"But this is good too, I'll have plenty of free time to seek medical advice and treatment."
At first glance, Sun San Niang's words sounded full of resentment and regret, but Yu Wan could hear a hint of relief and relief mixed in.
Also.
If given a choice, which woman would willingly be trapped in a brothel, making a living by selling her smiles?
Yu Wan asked Xi Zhu to see Sun San Niang off.
Not long after, Xizhu returned with the person she had brought.
Seeing that Yu Wan was still sitting in the same place, he couldn't help but ask, "Master, Sun San Niang almost forced Chun Shui Ge to close down, why did you still agree to help her?"
Yu Wan raised her eyes, a dark glint in them. "I took the opportunity to ask Old Man Feng earlier. That skin-corroding powder isn't something you can buy easily, let alone for a woman trapped in a brothel with no freedom."
Upon hearing this, Xizhu immediately grasped the key point: "Does Master mean that the person behind this is actually targeting our Chunshui Pavilion?"
The person behind this may have taken advantage of the feud between Lin Yueniang and Sun Sanniang.
Sun San Niang relied entirely on her face and good looks to make a living, but now that she's disfigured, it's like losing her livelihood.
If she were alone, she might not be so persistent in seeking justice, but she happens to have a younger brother who is studying and urgently needs money.
Now that her face is ruined, Sun San Niang will definitely try every means to get what she wants.
Yu Wan narrowed her eyes and suddenly asked, "Xizhu, if it were you, would you choose to report it to the authorities or settle it privately?"
Xizhu pondered for a while before hesitatingly saying, "Those who can open large shops in Shengjing City must have some background and some connection with the government."
"If it were me, I would have approached Chunshui Pavilion to settle things privately first."
"Even if Chunshui Pavilion denies it, they will spend some money to shut me up so as not to make a big fuss. I'll go there with this disfigured face."
"After all, if I urgently need money, then getting the money is naturally the most important thing."
“Yes.” Yu Wan smiled. “Getting the money was the most important thing, but Sun San Niang chose to report to the authorities to seek justice.”
Xizhu instantly understood the strangeness of the situation and said, "She must have been instigated and misled, but why didn't she just say so earlier?"
Yu Wan shook her head with a half-smile, "That person probably gave her a lot of benefits."
"But she was just crying and begging for help from her master!" Xizhu said angrily. "Your master kindly helped her, but she didn't even explain herself clearly."
"Could it be that everything else she said was also a lie?" Xizhu asked with a suspicious look.
"It's alright." Yu Wan waved her hand, her expression calm and composed. "Whether it's true or false, we'll find out for ourselves by checking."
Such a roundabout and scheming approach suggests that the person behind her must be wary of Yun Shang, who is behind her.
The fact that they are wary of Yun Shang is enough to prove that the person behind them must be of a lower status than Yun Shang.
Such people usually only dare to cause trouble in the shadows, like annoying flies that occasionally come out to bother others.
However, anyone who has experienced the annoyance of flies buzzing around knows how disturbing it can be.
Yu Wan would never allow this "fly" to ruin Chunshui Pavilion's reputation and business.
……
Yu Wan did not bring up this matter with Yun Shang.
She can handle such a small thing by herself.
However, even though she didn't mention it, Yun Shang already knew.
Yun Shang did not directly intervene in this matter, but when she learned that Yu Wan had sent people to investigate Lin Yueniang of Hongxiufang, she secretly gave her people some key clues.
Therefore, the people Yu Wan sent out to investigate Lin Yueniang quickly found out some things.
In the past two months, Lin Yueniang of Hongxiufang has become famous in the neighborhood. She is beautiful and has a slender waist that is as soft as a willow branch swaying in the spring breeze, which has attracted the hearts of many high-ranking officials and nobles.
Among them was the Prince of Jin.
Since meeting Lin Yueniang, Prince Jin has kept her under his wing. Although he doesn't visit Hongxiufang every day, he sends people to deliver various things to her daily.
Sometimes it's jewelry and fabrics, sometimes it's rare and fresh fruits and vegetables, and sometimes it's some novel trinkets.
The Prince of Jin was so fond of Lin Yueniang that people in the Red Sleeve Brothel were spreading rumors that Lin Yueniang would soon be redeemed by the Prince of Jin and enter the Prince's mansion as a concubine in a grand manner.
That is why Sun San Niang dared not openly oppose Lin Yue Niang.
After all, once Lin Yueniang truly becomes Prince Jin's concubine, dealing with her would be incredibly easy; he could crush her to pieces with the slightest flick of his finger.