Chapter 345: Entering Yunxiang Fang Again

Chapter 345: Entering Yunxiang Fang Again

If I could get Yun Niang’s help, everything would go much more smoothly, whether it’s acquiring assets, renting shops for business, or hiring people for work.

"How could this work?" the young princess quickly chimed in.

Her eyes flickered with a new idea.

"Why not, let me help you, Master?" she suggested.

Qin Xiaoyao looked towards the young princess.

"Hehe, never mind. I have my own plans for this," she said with a smile.

The young princess was too fickle-minded. She couldn’t rely on her. After all, the one spending money was herself. And she was quite poor...

Perhaps she still needed to get in touch with Yunxiang Fang.

With this thought in mind, Qin Xiaoyao made her decision.

The next day, after returning from the military camp, Qin Xiaoyao took her disciple along to Yunxiang Fang.

Compared to Qin Xiaoyao’s calm and composed demeanor, the young princess was much more curious.

She marveled at the sights, finding everything new and exciting.

She had only heard of Yunxiang Fang before but had never been inside to explore.

She had no idea how lively and bustling the place was.

After entering Yunxiang Fang, they were led to a private room by a servant.

After a short while, Yun Niang pushed the door open and entered.

Yun Niang bowed gracefully. "My apologies, Marquis, for keeping you waiting."

Noticing that behind Qin Xiaoyao stood a young girl dressed as a boy, who was staring at her, Yun Niang gave her a sultry smile.

The young princess’s face flushed red.

She had never realized how captivating a woman could be when flirting.

"We just arrived, we haven’t waited long," Qin Xiaoyao replied with a smile.

"This visit is to discuss the matter we talked about before with Yun Niang," Qin Xiaoyao quickly got to the point.

Yun Niang immediately became serious.

Her gaze shifted towards the young princess once more.

Following Yun Niang’s gaze, Qin Xiaoyao also looked at the young princess.

"This is my disciple. You can trust her; she won’t say a word."

The young princess quickly nodded.

Yun Niang relaxed, reassured by the words.

"So, Marquis, are you willing to help us?" she asked next.

"Mm-hmm." Qin Xiaoyao nodded.

"But I also have something I need Yun Niang's help with," she added.

Yun Niang's face lit up with a smile.

"Of course, My Lord, feel free to give any orders."

Qin Xiaoyao smiled. "It can wait."

"Let’s take care of Liu Ling’s business first."

Yun Niang nodded.

"Please wait here, Lord Hou," she said.

Qin Xiaoyao agreed.

Yun Niang then left the room.

Once the door was closed, the young princess leaned in and whispered to Qin Xiaoyao.

"Master, that woman is truly beautiful. No wonder she's the star courtesan of Yunxiang Fang."

"Master, how did you meet her? And she needs your help?"

Qin Xiaoyao smiled and glanced at the young princess.

"We just happened to meet."

"As for the help, you could say so..."

"What kind of help?" The young princess suddenly became interested.

"You’ll see soon enough," Qin Xiaoyao said.

The young princess looked disappointed but didn't ask further.

She could wait since she'd find out soon enough.

After a short while, Yun Niang returned.

She was holding a box and was followed by someone.

It was Liu Ling.

When the young princess saw Liu Ling, her eyes nearly popped out.

She thought someone like Yun Niang was already captivating enough. Yet, there was someone even more striking. And he was a man.

"Greetings, Lord Hou." Liu Ling quickly bowed to Qin Xiaoyao after entering.

He noticed the young princess staring and looked uncomfortable, but he didn't look at her.

"No need for such formality," Qin Xiaoyao replied.

He then looked at Yun Niang.

Yun Niang handed the box to Qin Xiaoyao.

"The contents of this box are worth ten thousand taels. Two thousand taels are a token of gratitude for you, Marquis, and the remaining eight thousand taels are to redeem Liu Ling. I must trouble you for this."

As soon as these words were spoken, the princess immediately shifted her gaze from Liu Ling and looked towards Qin Xiaoyao.

But Qin Xiaoyao didn’t look at her. She reached out and took the box without even glancing at her.

Then she opened it and checked the contents inside.

Most of the items inside were banknotes, along with some gold ingots. The contents were substantial.

"You're handing all of this over to me just like that? You trust me that much?" After confirming the amount was correct, Qin Xiaoyao smiled and looked towards Yun Niang.

She hadn’t expected Liu Ling’s price to be so high—eight thousand taels.

Also, Yun Niang was clearly no ordinary woman.

She pulled out over ten thousand taels as if it were nothing.

It was worth mentioning that she had earned such a large merit, and yet the emperor had only rewarded her with gold worth ten thousand taels.

"Of course, I trust you, Marquis." Yun Niang replied with a smile.

"But I don’t trust myself." Qin Xiaoyao said.

"Here’s what we’ll do, go and bring the madam here right now. I’ll redeem Liu Ling immediately."

"Let’s get this done today. That way, we’ll both be at ease."

Yun Niang was taken aback.

Then her face lit up with joy.

"Thank you, Marquis!" She quickly bowed to Qin Xiaoyao in gratitude.

"Don’t mention it. Since you’ve given me this token of gratitude, this is the least I should do."

"Then Marquis, please wait here. I’ll be back shortly!" Yun Niang said hurriedly.

"Alright." Qin Xiaoyao agreed.

And so, Yun Niang left again.

Once Yun Niang was gone, the princess moved close to Qin Xiaoyao again.

She stole glances at Liu Ling from time to time and looked at Qin Xiaoyao.

Wondering what her master was planning.

Her master was going to redeem this handsome man.

Was it really what she was thinking?

Her master already had a husband.

And she had gone to the battlefield to find him.

But—well, this man was indeed very good-looking.

If her master found him attractive, it wouldn’t be surprising.

The young princess was still daydreaming when Yun Niang led the madam in.

The madam had met Qin Xiaoyao before, and upon entering, she bowed to her.

Since she had already been informed on the way about why Qin Xiaoyao had summoned her, the madam’s expression was troubled from the moment she entered.

"Lord Qin, it's not that I don't want to help. It's just that... Jia Guojiu has already reserved Liu Ling," she said.

"If I give him to you, I don’t know how I’ll explain it to Jia Guojiu," the madam continued.

"How about this, aside from Liu Ling, you can choose any of the other boys in Yunxiang Fang. I’ll personally send them to your residence," the madam said flatteringly.

She couldn’t afford to offend Jia Guojiu, nor could she afford to offend Qin Xiaoyao.

She was willing to sacrifice one boy to resolve the matter, even if it meant losing some money.

The young princess was startled when the madam mentioned Jia Guojiu.

In the Great Jin, aside from her royal uncle, no one else should be referred to as the imperial brother-in-law, right?

Did the madam mean that her uncle had reserved the handsome young man across from her?

Why would her uncle do something like that?

Was it because he admired the boy’s talent?

But was it worth buying a boy with such a substantial sum of money?

"But I’m not interested in any of the other boys," Qin Xiaoyao said coldly.