Black Belly Wife

Chapter 14

Stuck in Brothel

The doors of the restaurants and inns were closed tightly, the hawkers on the street seemed to look troubled and anxious. In the past, the capital was blooming like a piece of brocade, but now it looked like it was crumbling. The wind howled at the sparsely street, which appears to be more wretched.

Murong Yun Shu sighed in her heart, suddenly she felt guilty by the current scene, at the same time she started to worry, what if the kingdom not willing to accept her condition, then she afraid that the Huifeng Bank had no choice but to submit to the kingdom. Plunging the people into misery and suffering wasnt her intention at all, even her father must have wished not to see Murong Sect suffer in infamies. No matter she succeeds or not, she must stop this endless war as soon as possible.

Miss, theres a stall selling make-ups, lets take a look. It was the first time that Luer come to the capital, every time she saw something new shell become as exciting as a sparrow.

All of these make-ups were produced from Jin Ling Province, theres nothing new to see.

Jin Ling make-ups are sold in the capital is the more reasons I should take a look! Luer ran towards the makeup stall while saying. She took some of this and some of that to take a look, as if her face was writing I am an outsider.

Murong Yun Shu felt helpless and shook her head, then she followed Luer to the stall. She noticed that theres a stall beside that sells hair clasp which aroused her interest. After picking left and right, she caught fancy of a navy blue wooden clasp, on top of the clasp, theres a white rain freesia sculpture.

How much is this hair clasp?

One silver taels.

So cheap? Murong Yun Shu was shocked, the material used and the detail of the hair clasp could be classified as top-notch, it could worth at least ten silver taels.

The stall owner sighed and said: Nobody would buy if its not cheap! Its not easy to do business at this times. Everyone in the capital was wealthy, they used to save their silver taels into Huifeng Bank and exchange into silver notes, but now that Huifeng Bank had closed down, the silver notes had become a trash paper, the riches suddenly went broke, even living is hard for them, who would have the extra to buy hair clasp? To tell the truth, you are my first customer in this month.

Murong Yun Shu felt guiltier than she was just now. Then she readily picked another nine jade hair clasps and said to the stall owner: Pack these up together along with the wooden clasp.

Alright, Ill pack it for you now. The stall owner was so happy.

Miss, why did you buy so many hair clasps? Luer curiously asked.

Gift it to the aunts.

Miss you are so kind, the aunts must be happyHuh? How come theres another hair clasp on your hand? It looked like a hair clasp for man Miss you bought for a manAh! I know now, this must be for Master right? Luer excitingly said.

I bought it for my father.

But he had passed away.

Cant I burn it to him?

Can. Luer was messed up by Murong Yun Shus word.

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Its been three days since Murong Yun Shu and her servants came to the capital, but they havent entered the palace yet, it wasnt because they dont want to, its because they cant.

The Emperor doesnt even send someone to greet us, how are we supposed to go in! Luer complained as she uses her palms to hold her chin.

They probably didnt know that we are here. Murong Yun Shu gently span the teacup with her hand, she realized she was wrong, she should have taken Nie Qing along with her.

Then what should we do? Luer said with a bitterly face: We cant possibly stay at brothel forever right?

Murong Yun Shu silently lowered her head and drank her tea, at least living in the brothel is much comfortable than living on the streets.

By the day they reached the capital, they had searched every streets and corner, but there wasnt any inn operating, they didnt have a place to stay so they walked randomly, until they reached in front of a brothel, Murong Yun Shu suddenly thought of an idea to disguise herself as a man and stay inside the brothel.

Miss, you must think of something! If Master knew that you lived in a brothel, he surely will go crazy.

Why would he go crazy? Murong Yun Shu said calmly as if it doesnt matter to her: Its not like he himself never stayed before.

How did you know he stayed before?

I guess.

So good at guessing. Luer really admired her Miss, she could even stay so calmly living in a brothel. Every night, she would wear a few more layers of clothes to ensure her safety, she was so afraid that someone would attack her.

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Murong Yun Shu had thought for a long time, then she finally decided to go to the Ministry of Revenue first, but before she walked out the brothel, she was blocked by the officers.

Aiyo, lord officer, what are you doing here? The bawd fearsomely went out and greeted the officers.

The government has received a secret information saying that theres a kingdom criminal hiding in Baihua Brothel! The leader signaled his team with a go gesture, the officers immediately rushed into the brothel and started searching everywhere.

Ah Ah The bawd wanted to stop the officers, but he didnt have the courage to do so, after he flusteredly waved her hands random in the air, he turned his body and faced at the officer and said: We have only ladies here, there are no criminals at all, lord officer can you please give some mercy While he was saying, he took a few silver notes out from his sleeve and intended to hand it to the officer.

That officer saw the silver notes, his face immediately showed a ridicule expression: I have a lot of silver notes in my hands too, how about I gift some to you, and you hand out the criminal to me?

Lord officer really knows how to joke. The bawd smiled apologetically and rushed a servant to take some silver taels quickly.

Murong Yun Shu sighed silently looking at the situation, she had a thought in her heart, if she set up a stall on the street to exchange for silver notes, not sure if anyone would sell the silver notes to her.

Once the silver taels arrived, the officers immediately stopped searching the brothel, they acted as if they couldnt find the criminal and left a word If you saw the criminal immediately report it to us then they disappeared. After the officers had left, Baihua Brothel finally recovered back to the original look. The ladies were practicing to dance, sing and laugh, just to wait for sunset to start their night business.

I can assure that theres no such criminal at all, those officers came was to get some petty advantages. Luer was unpleased about the situation earlier.

Murong Yun Shu did not say anything, she calmly stared at the bawd for a while, then she turned her body and went upstairs.

Miss, are we not going to the Ministry of Revenue?

Not anymore.

Why?

I felt hungry suddenly.

 But Miss had just eaten her breakfast.

Murong Yun Shu walked up the wooden stairs at a slow pace, but she was still observing the situation below with the corner of her eye. When she finally walked up, the bawd only kept down his defensive expression.

Murong Yun Shu really met a lot of weird people no matter where she goes, she laughed and shook her head then walked back to her room.

Miss, I feel that theres something weird about this brothel. Luer tried to suppress her voice and said carefully to Murong Yun Shu.

Mmm. Murong Yun Shu answered her calmly, she was thinking of her escape route in her mind.

Just now at downstairs, after the officers were left, Murong Yun Shu intended to go out too. She saw the bawds expression suddenly become strict as she just raised her right leg, then she noticed theres an embroidery needle in his hand. She need not guess and knew that the embroidery needle was prepared for her, so she wisely changed her direction.

Murong Yun Shu used her palm to hold her forehead and moaned, there are so many brothels in the capital, why did she happen to choose this brothel?

So unlucky!

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