However, i Hua didn’t give her the chance to refuse, rely tightened her grip and said, "Don’t worry, if we pull off this deal, we’ll have at least ten taels of silver, enough to live on for a year or two."
?
Bai Junjun looked puzzled. What kind of business is this?
But afraid of exposing any flaws, she held back her words.
It wasn’t long before this question was answered.
i Hua quickly pulled her from the Lower Left District straight to the Lower Right District across from it.
At that ti, officers were patrolling Lower Right District. i Hua cheerfully joked with them for a while, then led Bai Junjun in without anyone checking their registration papers.
Bai Junjun was astounded: "They don’t even check the papers?"
Thinking back to yesterday, when she and Li Wenli encountered no less than ten rounds of inspections, Bai Junjun couldn’t help feeling indignant. She couldn’t believe it, could i Hua sohow look more like a good citizen than they did? It made no sense!
i Hua shot her a sidelong glance: "That’s why you should make sure to cultivate yourself well. As long as we stay within this little patch of land, we’re the bosses here. What’s wrong with that? As good citizens, we can do a lot more."
Bai Junjun raised an eyebrow at this; i Hua seed to have hidden anings in her words.
What does she an by saying we can do more by pretending to be decent citizens?
She couldn’t help but think of the Thousand Miles group in the Imperial Capital; could it be that i Hua was also part of so intelligence organization? Or perhaps all these courtesans were secretly placed here by conspirators?
Bai Junjun’s mind swirled with turbulent thoughts as she rapidly considered all possibilities, even contemplating if the mastermind behind it all was the Fifth Prince.
Yet, unexpectedly, i Hua brought her to a rundown widow’s ho.
Back then, although this widow’s place was nearly like a beggar’s shack, it was clean, and she herself was tidily dressed, albeit in attire rather unfitting.
The colors were similar to what i Hua wore.
"This is Lady Miao, whom you’ve t before," i Hua said to Bai Junjun as she introduced Lady Miao. "This ti, Lady Miao has finally figured out what she wants. It’s not too late, as long as things aren’t chaotic yet, it’s important for won to quickly find so money to secure their future."
i Hua’s words were charmingly seductive, resembling a madam in a brothel.
While Bai Junjun was still puzzled, i Hua held Lady Miao’s hand and spoke again.
"We won are naturally at a disadvantage; relying on strength won’t do, and relying on skill alone won’t suffice either. Only our beauty can be utilized. Lady Miao, you’re a smart person and know what you really want. Rest assured, once you’re with rchant Lin, his money will be yours too. Today, I’ve brought the most enticing sister here for you to learn from; we’ll also need you to watch over things for us in the future."
Lady Miao seed unaccustod to this tone, simply nodded bashfully at Bai Junjun.
Now Bai Junjun finally understood what i Hua was up to.
So all those notions she had earlier about spies and espionage were unnecessary; i Hua was using her facade as a decent citizen not to do undercover work, but to secretly act as a pimp.
Fei Hua was probably an accomplice.
The two relied on orchestrating these covert deals to make private money.
Understanding this, Bai Junjun was stunned. These won were truly daring; even with Yuwen Jun’s Order of Fresh Flowers in place, they still dared to outwardly comply while secretly disobeying and taking sly actions.
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