Several people followed Chu Chengmao into the brothel. The madam who came to greet them was a skinny middle-aged woman with powdered face and a coquettish figure.
"Hey, this young man looks unfamiliar. Is this your first time here? All the girls here are very pretty!" The madam had just finished greeting Chu Chengmao when she saw Jiang Yanyi and Xue following him in. This kind of situation was not uncommon, and the smile on her face immediately disappeared.
Jiang Yanyi and Xue were both able to handle big occasions. They did not feel embarrassed to see people because of entering a brothel. They stood aside with ease and dignity. Their aura alone made the girls in the brothel dare not look at them casually.
The air was filled with the scent of various cosmetics. Chu Chengmao suppressed his impatience and said, "I'm here to look for my elder brother."
Those who can leave the city after curfew must not only be rich, but also noble.
This group of people were not the young wife who came to the building with people to block her husband, but the brothers and family members of the family who came together. The madam was able to run a Shunkangfang, and she was a smart person among people. She knew the situation very well and did not dare to evade. She asked, "What is your name, my dear brother? I will ask someone to lead the way for you."
"Chu Chengbai."
Most of the clients who went to Shunkangfang to visit prostitutes were ugly. Chu Chengmao was a handsome man with a hint of military air, but his face was handsome and elegant. The girls in the fang were all flirting with him, which made his face even uglier. He was also very cold when he said this.
The madam immediately became excited: "Oh, it's the Second Master Chu who has come to visit!"
There are only a few new nobles in Xizhou, and the Chu family that has arranged a marriage with the Liaonan Palace is definitely the best among them. Chu Chengbai is in Shunkangfang, and the madam can easily guess Chu Chengmao's identity. She also knows that the first house where Chu Chengbai lives depends on the support of the third house to survive. In the future, the real power of the Chu family will still be held by this person. She immediately said:
"Xiang'er, take the Second Young Master Chu to the room where the First Young Master Chu is."
Immediately, a young woman with charming manners came forward and said, "Dear gentlemen, please come with me."
The woman threw Chu Chengmao a seductive look, and walked with a swaying step, her waist twisting like a water snake. She didn't feel embarrassed when Chu Chengmao treated her coldly, but instead smiled softly with her hands covering her lips.
When we reached the second floor, we could faintly hear the hoarse and weak cry of a baby. We didn't even need anyone to lead the way. We easily found Chu Chengbai's room by following the sound of the cry.
Xue had taken care of Chu Nian'an for more than a month. She planned to rely on Chu Nian'an for the rest of her life. Even though she was not her biological child, she had put all her heart and soul into raising her. How could she not have feelings for him? When she heard the heart-wrenching cry, she rushed to open the door before Chu Chengmao.
In the room, a baby who was only a few months old was placed on a round table. Not only was he not wearing swaddling clothes, he wasn't even wearing thick clothes. In this severe winter weather, he was frozen blue all over and his cries were weak and feeble.
Not to mention Xue, even Jiang Yanyi felt a pang in his heart when he saw this.
The man and woman on the bed got up hurriedly when they heard the door break. The woman hugged the quilt to cover her neck. Chu Chengbai was obviously panicked when he saw Xue coming over: "You...how did you get here?"
Xue took off her cold-proof cloak and wrapped it around Chu Nian'an first. Then she rushed forward and slapped Chu Chengbai twice: "Chu Chengbai, are you still human? This is your own son! You are going to freeze him to death!"
Xue's blow was extremely heavy, and Chu Chengbai felt pain and raised his hand to slap back, but Chu Chengmao raised his hand to block it.
"Brother, your behavior today was too absurd. You can talk to grandfather yourself when you get home." When Chu Chengmao took his hand back, he pushed Chu Chengbai because he couldn't suppress the anger in his heart. Chu Chengbai was pushed and fell on his butt.
He didn't dare to fight with Chu Chengmao. Today, he and Liu planned to secretly bring Chu Nian'an out. It was exactly as Jiang Yanyi had imagined before. He wanted to use Chu Nian'an to make trouble. He brought the child out and made him sick. After seeing the doctor, he would go back tomorrow morning and falsely accuse Xue of not taking good care of him. He just went to see the child last night and found that the child was sick and no one was taking care of him, so he took the child out of the house overnight to see a doctor.
After all, Xue is not the child's biological mother. Old Madam Chu loves her great-grandson very much. If he pleads a few more times, Old Madam Chu will no longer let Xue take care of the child.
This is his and Yue Niang's child. He doesn't want to hand Yue Niang's child over to Xue, a double-faced and vicious woman!
Chu Chengbai was aware of Xue's current situation. She was just an unpopular concubine of the Xue family. Otherwise, when Lord Xue was in office, he would not have married Xue to him, a man who had not even passed the imperial examination.
Xue didn't dare to divorce him. The Chu family rebelled with the King of Liaonan. Even if she was no longer a wife of the Chu family, the Xue family would not dare to accept her again for fear of something happening. So she could only stay in the Chu family no matter what.
What Chu Chengbai wants to do now is to divorce her from the Chu family. But she is a scheming woman. Not only has she won the favor of Old Madam Chu and taken away her mother's right to manage the household, she also wants to use Yue Niang's son as a support for the rest of her life. How can he let her do as she wishes!
Chu Nian'an is his son, but Chu Chengbai was afraid that a minor cold would not sway the old lady. He wanted Chu Nian'an to get a serious illness, so he deliberately let the child freeze for so long. The child kept crying, and he was upset. He was also seduced by the woman in the room several times, which led to the absurdity that followed.
Chu Chengbai has always regarded himself as the eldest grandson of the Chu family. Even though he is inferior to Chu Chengmao in every way, he always uses the fact that Chu Chengmao has a father who is more powerful than him to paralyze himself. However, he still harbors some jealousy and hatred towards Chu Chengmao in his heart. After being taught a lesson by Chu Chengmao, the little self-esteem in his heart is even more clamorous. He said fiercely: "Chengmao, it is not your turn to interfere in the affairs of my room!"
Xue has always been a smart and patient person. Even at this moment, she maintained her last bit of dignity and did not cry like a shrew in front of others. Her eyes were red but she did not shed a single tear.
Jiang Yanyi picked up Chu Nian'an, who was crying on the table and whose voice was as weak as a kitten's. Looking at the child's purple face from the cold, his heart was in a knot. When he heard what Chu Chengbai said, he was even more furious and said angrily:
"What happened in your room? You are a grown man, and you think you are right to beat a woman? No wonder you failed the imperial examinations several times. I'm afraid all those sage books you read have gone to waste! Do you know how to write the four words of propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame? Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. How long did you let such a young child freeze? Are you worthy of being a human being?"
Jiang Yanyi cursed at people like a string of bullets, one sentence after another, until Chu Chengbai was completely mad.
It was the first time that Huo Jianjia witnessed these dirty things happening in the mansion. She couldn't beat anyone up, so she felt very aggrieved. After Jiang Yanyi's scolding, she felt relieved instantly and kept nodding her head vigorously like a chicken pecking at rice.
Chu Chengmao is a bully who only bullies the weak and fears the strong. No matter how dissatisfied he is with Chu Chengmao, he will restrain himself a little. But he is not very happy with Jiang Yanyi. Liu often complains that their current situation is caused by Jiang Yanyi and her daughter. He has been holding back a grudge against Jiang Yanyi and her brother. Now that Jiang Yanyi has hit him in the foot, he immediately said:
"Don't talk to me, you jinx! Is your last name Chu? The blood of my Chu family flows in your veins? The King of Liaonan has just come to propose marriage, and you, as the princess, are already showing off your power?"
Just as Jiang Yanyi was about to retort, Chu Chengmao said, "If my sister Chu Chengmao's surname isn't Chu, what is her surname?"
As soon as Chu Chengbai faced Chu Chengmao, his momentum weakened a lot. He just sneered and said, "Okay, I know, she will be the Princess of Liaonan soon, and her whole family is rushing to curry favor with her. I'm not like you spineless people!"
His words also made Chu Chengmao's expression completely cold: "Chu Chengbai, if you have the guts, say this again!"
The reason why the Chu family has achieved what it has today in Xizhou is, firstly, that Chu Changping and his son are indeed capable and capable of doing well, and secondly, that the Chu family has been well taken care of by the King of Liaonan.
The Chu family was able to reach Xizhou safely, and he and Chu Chengbai were able to break out when they were captured by the imperial court, all thanks to the efforts of the King of Liaonan. He did all this for the Chu family just for Jiang Yanyi's sake.
Chu Changping always felt that he owed Jiang Yanyi. Chu Chengbai had saved his life for nothing and yet he had the nerve to say sarcastic things. Chu Chengmao really wanted to punch him in the face a few times to see if he could wake this bastard up.
Seeing that Chu Chengmao was full of anger, Chu Chengbai dared not say anything more, not even a word.
Chu Chengmao shouted, "Speak up, why don't you say anything?"
Although Jiang Yanyi was also annoyed by Chu Chengbo's words, Chu Nian'an was still her top priority. She said to Chu Chengmao, "Brother, let's go find a doctor for the child first."
Chu Chengmao then suppressed his anger and walked out first.
Xue didn't want to look at Chu Chengbai any longer, so she took the child from Jiang Yanyi's arms and left.
Jiang Yanyi was the last one to leave the room. Huo Jianjia had been dawdling for a long time. After Jiang Yanyi left, she hurried forward and kicked Chu Chengbai twice: "You bastard, you dare to scold my boss! I will beat you to death!"
Chu Chengbai's eyes rolled back from the two kicks. He could even feel his broken ribs. He couldn't catch his last breath and fainted.
The woman on the bed screamed in fright.
Jiang Yanyi had already reached the stairs to the second floor. When she heard the screams coming from there, Huo Jianjia quickly caught up with her. Her eyelids jumped and she asked Huo Jianjia, "Jianjia, did you hit someone?"
Huo Jianjia shook her head vigorously, with a sincere look on her face: "No!"
She kicked it!
Jiang Yanyi didn't want to bother with Chu Chengbai anymore, so he said, "Let's go."
She and Huo Jianjia quickly caught up with Xue and Chu Chengmao.
When the group was about to leave Shunkangfang, a ragged woman suddenly ran down from the upper floor, with a male prostitute behind her shouting, "Stop her! Don't let that little bitch run away!"
The thugs in the lobby downstairs immediately went over to stop the man.
Seeing this, Jiang Yanyi couldn't help but take another look.
The woman was disheveled and her face could not be seen clearly, but she looked thin. She was quickly subdued by the thugs, but she was still struggling hysterically.
Jiang Yanyi thought of Qiu Kui, who was also bought into a brothel by her aunt. Seeing this girl, he couldn't help but feel pity for her. Just as he was about to stop her, the girl raised her head and seemed to have just seen the people in the hall. She immediately shouted in a hoarse voice: "Chu Chengmao, save me!"
Chu Chengmao was struck by lightning when he heard the voice and turned back in disbelief.
His face was the ugliest that Jiang Yanyi had ever seen. He took two steps at a time and stepped forward to push away the thugs from Shunkangfang, then supported the ragged woman.
The madam also saw that Chu Chengmao knew the girl. She didn't dare to offend Chu Chengmao, but she didn't want to lose such a good seedling. She smiled and said, "Second Master Chu, this girl is from Shunkangfang. I spent a lot of money to buy her..."
"Shut up!" Chu Chengmao interrupted the madam fiercely.
The woman could not stand, her body was shaky, and she could only weakly say to Chu Chengmao: "Send me to the Protectorate, please..."
Jiang Yanyi was a little confused when he heard the woman calling Chu Chengmao's name, and now he was even more confused when he heard that she was going to the Protectorate.
Isn’t the Protectorate the same as Feng Shuo’s mansion
The author has something to say: Although this is the first time the girl appears, she has been mentioned before~
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