Chapter 915 - 387: Lv Yao (Part 2)
Suddenly, a surprised cry came from the crowd: "It turns out to be Miss Lv Yao, the Oiran from the Wanhua Brothel." Lv Yao was the Oiran of Haikou’s largest brothel, the Wanhua Brothel, putting up her name two years ago. It’s said that Lv Yao’s debut night fetched a high price of two thousand taels of gold, and even afterwards, those who wanted to experience her beauty had to pay several thousand taels. However, half a year ago, Lv Yao disappeared from the public eye, rumored to have been bought out by a wealthy merchant. The changes within the brothels happen swiftly, and before long, Lv Yao was forgotten as people flocked to support the new Oiran of Wanhua Brothel.
No one expected that this Lv Yao was not actually bought by a wealthy merchant, but was instead purchased by pirates.
Lv Yao had been at Wanhua Brothel for quite a while, and many people knew about her background. The man claiming to be Lv Yao’s father suddenly turned pale.
An Zhichen sneered: "You surround the General’s Mansion with your people, harboring ill intentions. Guards, seize them for me. I want to see who has the guts to scheme against our General’s Mansion."
The leading man loudly cried injustice, and the more than twenty people who followed him tried to escape, but in the blink of an eye, they were captured.
An Zhichen dealt with the troublemakers, thinking about Yueyao staying in the inner house, he wanted to go and see her. He had been busy with military affairs recently and hadn’t seen Yueyao for a long time, he quite missed her.
Lv Yao gently called out: "General, please hold on?"
An Zhichen turned his head, asking: "What’s the matter?"
Indeed, Lv Yao was bought by a wealthy merchant half a year ago. However, three months ago, that merchant got into trouble, and Lv Yao was to be sold again, but coincidentally, the military officer inspecting the merchant took a liking to her. That officer went through great efforts to pull strings and made Lv Yao his concubine, and that officer happened to be a close friend of An Zhichen, who had saved him several times. For men, brothers are like limbs, and borrowing Lv Yao was a small matter that An Zhichen easily agreed to.
Lv Yao softly said: "General, may I visit that elder sister?" Being able to stay in the brothel for over ten years and climb to the position of Oiran, her mind was by no means simple. She had long known that An Zhichen did this to protect the woman hidden by pirates.
An Zhichen was too indifferent to Lv Yao, which made Lv Yao, who had always been very confident in herself, discontent. Lv Yao was very eager to see just how stunningly beautiful the woman who made An Zhichen go to such great lengths truly was, to make this supremely indifferent man soften like a delicate willow twig.
Upon hearing Lv Yao call Yueyao sister, An Zhichen’s face turned black instantly: "Zhaodi, take her back." No matter how beautiful Lv Yao was, in An Zhichen’s eyes, she was just another man’s plaything; how could such a plaything dare to call Yueyao sister.
Lv Yao sensed the killing intent in An Zhichen’s eyes, and her spine went cold. Lv Yao quickly lowered her head and obediently followed Zhaodi back to the small residence.
Returning to the small residence, Lv Yao looked at the arrangement in the bedroom and couldn’t help but ask Zhaodi: "You must have seen that lady, right? Just how beautiful is that lady? More beautiful than me?" Women always care about their looks, and Lv Yao could be said to have reached the extreme.
Lv Yao had been beautiful from a young age, otherwise she wouldn’t have been sold to a brothel by her uncle and aunt. While in the brothel, due to her looks, Lv Yao didn’t suffer any difficulties, and because of her beauty, she was always favored by men, which led Lv Yao to have an overconfident perception of her appearance. Seeing An Zhichen’s attitude now, she couldn’t help but feel competitive.
Zhaodi shook her head and said: "Miss, I haven’t seen any lady." Zhaodi knew what could be said and what couldn’t. Once she said something she shouldn’t, her life’s at stake.
Lv Yao felt a bit disappointed, and in her frustration, she couldn’t help but take out a zither to play and pass the time.
Zhaodi hadn’t learned zither skills, but she knew the zither’s sound was beautiful. Watching the engrossed Lv Yao play, Zhaodi let out a slight sigh. She didn’t know Yueyao’s true identity, but she could sense that the master’s attitude towards that lady was vastly different from his attitude towards Lv Yao, and it could be said the difference was like night and day.
Zhaodi thought for a moment. Though Lv Yao was beautiful, the lady also had beauty, yet the lady’s beauty was dignified and graceful, completely different from Lv Yao’s beauty. This might be why Young Master Chen’s attitude towards the two was markedly different!
The place where Yueyao lived was very far from the main entrance, so even though there was quite a ruckus outside, Yueyao didn’t hear it, and thus didn’t know that outside, something had happened because of her again.
Since moving into the General’s Mansion, Yueyao had felt at ease. Although they were in Haikou, which was Zhou Shu’s stronghold, Yueyao wasn’t worried at all. If there’s any place that could be considered the safest, in Haikou, it would undoubtedly be the General’s Mansion. No matter how bold Zhou Shu was, he wouldn’t dare to invade the General’s Mansion and abduct someone.