I turned the cold palace into a paradise

Chapter 186 Returning the Indenture

"Yi Mei! Yi Mei, come out quickly! A distinguished guest is looking for you." The happy voice of the madam came from downstairs.

Yi Mei's heart tightened, and the disgusting face of Captain Sun flashed through her mind. She felt like vomiting and was scared.

"Sister, go to the backyard and wait for me. Don't stay here. Don't come over no matter who calls you, okay?"

"Yeah. Sister, you..."

"I'm fine, go!"

Seeing that his sister obediently went to the backyard, he straightened his clothes and walked downstairs.

The madam downstairs was flattering Yunyue in various ways: "Oh, Your Excellency the Prefect. It is such an honor for us to have you come to our shop! It is an honor for our girls! And the girls behind you are so beautiful! Look at this one, she is like a fairy. Compared to her, the girls in my building can't even compare..."

"Ah, bah, bah, bah!" Seeing that Lingyao and the others had unhappy expressions, the old procuress knew that she had said something wrong and immediately slapped herself in the mouth a few times.

"Don't blame me, ladies. I have no control over my mouth. They are not worthy of being compared with you! Don't be angry, don't be angry!!!"

"You can't say that. Every beauty is beautiful in her own way." Yun Yue opened the fan in a casual manner, looking like a handsome gentleman.

Yi Mei came down and saw this scene, and a look of surprise flashed in her eyes.

Seeing Yi Mei coming down, the madam quickly changed the subject: "Why is this damn girl so slow? The prefect is here and he specifically ordered you! This is really a blessing you have earned in eight lifetimes. Serve the prefect well, okay?"

Yi Mei bowed to Yun Yue charmingly and said, "I pay my respects to the prefect~"

"Get up, Miss Yi Mei, come and sit down. By the way, I heard that your Huichun Tower has three unique things: delicious food, delicious wine, and beautiful women. I have seen the beautiful woman now, she is indeed beautiful! Unparalleled! But this delicious wine and delicious food..."

"Yes, yes, yes! Someone, come here! You have no sense at all! Hurry up and serve the wine and food to the master!"

"Don't be in a hurry. I came here today mainly to see this beauty." Yun Yue looked at the madam with a smile.

The madam's heart tightened, and she didn't know what the prefect was thinking: "Second son, quickly call all the girls in the building over. Even those who are receiving guests have to get out of bed! If the guests have any objections, just let them come to me!" After saying that, she gave Yun Yue a flattering smile.

Yunyue didn't care about the madam's bullying, and before she finished her cup of tea, all the girls from Huichunlou gathered around.

Yunyue glanced around and asked, "Is everything here?"

"It's all here. It's all here."

"No? I heard that you even have young ones here..."

The madam smiled, but looked down on him in her heart. Pah, what a dog official! He pretends to be a good person outside, but he is still the same. It's a pity for the beauties behind her. How much money can I make if I can get them to work in their building?

The madam looked at Yi Mei's nervous expression and frowned, "Yes, yes, yes. Hey, Yi Mei, where's your sister? Call her over quickly!"

Yi Mei turned her head and looked at Yunyue quietly, then looked at Lingyao behind her, and saw Lingyao nodded slightly.

So he got up and went to the backyard.

After a while, Yi Mei came out holding her sister's hand.

"It's all here now, really all here. Which one do you like, sir?"

Yunyue walked around and smiled at the madam, "I like them all."

The madam was stunned: "You are such a joke, sir."

Yun Yue glanced at her calmly and said, "Do you think I'm joking? I heard that your business was left by the former Magistrate Lin."

The madam forced a smile: "Yes, yes. We were cooperating with my second master. Prefect Lin did something wrong and deserved to be put to death. We did not go along with him!" The madam hurriedly distanced herself from the matter.

"You old procuress, Magistrate Lin is dead, and all his things have been confiscated. Does that mean that I, the Magistrate, should inherit this Chunlou now?"

"This..." The madam was sweating profusely.

"What? You don't have the final say, right? Then call your second master over. I'll ask him myself."

"Sir..." The madam wanted to explain.

Yun Yue slammed the teacup to the ground. "What? I, the prefect, can't speak as loudly as your second master? Go now!"

Chu Ren, who had been waiting outside the door, heard the noise and rushed in with his sword drawn.

The madam just felt that today was really over.

"Yes, yes! I'll go right away! I'll go right away!" The madam no longer cared about the girls in the building and ran out.

After the madam left, Yun Yue gently said to the anxious women, "Did I scare you?"

Some of the brave ones secretly raised their heads and looked at Yunyue's pretty face. They couldn't help but blush and shook their heads.

"How long have you been here?"

"I was sold here when I was ten years old..."

"I was sold here during the severe drought two years ago."

"Five years..."

"..."

"Have you ever thought about leaving?"

One woman smiled bitterly: "We are all unclean, where can we go?"

"Leave? Once you enter this building, you can never leave. The lucky ones will be taken home by rich men as concubines. The unlucky ones will die here."

"Have you ever thought about redeeming yourself?"

"You don't know, sir, that the madam has raised the redemption fee so high. I'm afraid... we can't save enough in this lifetime." After the woman said this, everyone fell silent with despair on their faces.

Yunyue couldn't help but sigh.

"Let's not talk about this for now. Waiter, bring the wine and food. Make a few more tables. I want to enjoy the food with the beauties."

After a while, the wine and food were served on the table. Yunyue invited everyone to sit down and eat with her.

"Why are you looking at me? Sit down and eat! Am I really that good-looking?"

The women were all amused and agreed, "Yes, yes, Master Yue is indeed a very pretty man."

When the madam and Wu Bin arrived, they saw people toasting each other.

"Your humble servant greets the prefect." Wu Bin bowed deeply.

"Hey, here you come!" Yunyue put down the chopsticks in her hand.

"I'm late." Wu Bin said as he took out several pieces of paper from his arms. "Sir, this is the deed to the brothel. When Prefect Lin passed away, I always wanted to give this to you. But I've been too busy recently and forgot.

"Really?" Yun Yue took it without even raising her eyelids.

"You really gave it to me?"

"What do you mean by giving or not giving? This is something for adults."

"Oh, you're quite good at talking. Since it's mine, I can do with it as I please?"

"Of course, of course."

"Since you've given me the land deeds, what about the indentures of the girls inside? You can't just give me an empty shell without counting the people inside, right?" Yun Yue shook the paper in her hand.

Wu Bin smiled apologetically: "How could that be? Everything in this building belongs to adults."

The madam reacted and said quickly: "Their indentures are here with me. I'll go get them for you, sir." Then she went upstairs and came downstairs a few moments later holding a box.

"Sir, everything is here." The madam opened the box and handed it over.

Yunyue looked at the pieces of paper inside. It was just a piece of paper, but it imprisoned their lives.

"Lingyao." Yunyue called out.

Lingyao understood and took the box. Jiang Man took out the indenture contract and read out the name.

"Little Sister Fan."

"I... am here." A round-faced woman raised her hand in confusion.

"Come here." Jiang Man waved to her with a smile.

The woman was a little scared and didn't dare to go forward. Lingyao and the others didn't urge her. Seeing that they were all waiting for her, Fan Xiaomei walked over with gritted teeth.

Jiang Man put the indenture contract in her hands.

"This..." The woman looked up at Jiang Man in surprise, then at Yun Yue. She didn't know what they were doing.

Yun Yue lazily leaned back in the chair, eating the grapes Song Luo peeled for him: "You heard it too. Huichunlou is mine now, and I can do whatever I want with it. I can open any shop except this Chunlou. So, I will return the indenture to you."

The women thought they had heard it wrong and looked at Yunyue in disbelief.

Xiaomei Fan looked at Lingyao in surprise while holding her indenture contract.

Lingyao smiled and nodded to her.

Then Jiang Man continued to call the next person.

"Sir...sir"

"Are you really going to give it back to us like this?"

"Really. And the money, jewelry, and clothes you earned in this building, you can take them away."

The women were stunned in their places, with different expressions on their faces, and many of them cried with excitement.

The madam and Wu Bin were heartbroken. When they heard that their money could be taken away, they were heartbroken to the point of vomiting blood. But they dared not say a word and pretended to be very happy.

After the indentures were issued, all the women knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Yunyue.

"Get up! Have you figured out what to do and where to go in the future?"

The women shook their heads, confusion in their eyes.

They had imagined countless ways to leave, but never thought it would be this way. Even though they had obtained their indentures, it still felt unreal, like a dream.