rebirth first official

Seeing Gao Zhanming coming in, Li Lan forced a smile and said, "Master Gao, why are you looking for a servant?"

Gao Zhanming sat down in front of her, and said with a smile: "Since the Dragon Boat Festival farewell, has Miss Li Lan ever left the Duke's Mansion?"

The smile on Li Lan's face froze, and a bit of loneliness appeared in his eyes.She shook her head and said, "No."

Gao Zhanming picked up the teapot, poured a cup of tea and handed it to him: "Then today I will help you out to relax."

Li Lan and other prostitutes have been forced to sign contracts of prostitution, and now they have become canaries kept in the Duke's mansion, unable to fly out of the cage.Gao Zhanming asked Yinhe and Li Lan to make an agreement, and today they invited Li Lan out of the Duke's Mansion in the name of Tang Xue being lonely and unaccompanied, inviting female performers to sing and dance to relieve her boredom.

Li Lan smiled wryly: "What's the use of going out today, it's time to go back after dark."

Gao Zhanming said: "Is Miss Li free in the Duke's mansion?"

Li Lan said: "Leisure? It's more leisurely than leisure. The masters and young masters in the mansion are all outside, and the wives and ladies have their own team, so they don't like to see us. We are in the Duke's mansion, and we have nothing to do except eat, drink and sleep every day. Things can be done."

Gao Zhanming smiled and said, "Isn't it good to be free? How many people want to be free, but they can't find it."

Li Lan stopped laughing, looked at Gao Zhanming seriously, and said, "Master Gao, if it were you, would you be willing to be raised and wait to die like this?" She was originally the most popular female prostitute in Beijing, and every day There are so many people in the market, the sons and gentlemen who came to beg to see the beauties singing and dancing almost broke the threshold, and now they suddenly entered the Duke's mansion, and no one cares about it. How can they keep such a gap?

Gao Zhanming paused, and said: "Then I will ask people to find more opportunities to bring you to me in the future. When you come, I will let the servant serve you for a walk. You can go wherever you like, and when the time comes You send it back to the Duke's mansion."

Li Lan bit her lip and said, "Why did Mr. Gao help me like this?"

Gao Zhanming said: "I just want to ask you, which one do you like more in today's life and in the past?"

Li Lan looked at Gao Zhanming in surprise.After all, Gao Zhanming is from the Gao family, and she should flatter without hesitation that she prefers the Duke's Mansion, but today Gao Zhanming suddenly asked her out, and said in the letter that it was related to her contract of prostitution, and she was not sure what Gao Zhanming's idea was. , so he hesitated whether to tell the truth.

Gao Zhanming said: "Since you dare not answer, you prefer the old days."

Li Lan bit her lip and agreed.

Gao Zhanming said sincerely: "That's why I helped you. Speaking of which, it's because of me that the girls from Fengyuelou were forced to sell themselves into the Duke's mansion. I did this to atone for my sin. The reason why I I only invited you here because I was afraid that there would be too many people. That day on the boat, when you refused to drink with others and sat alone in the lobby playing the piano, I saw sadness in your eyes, and I knew you were wrong. I'm happy, so I specially invited you here today."

Li Lan was surprised: "Because of you?"

Gao Zhanming said: "Yes. Do you know that on the sixth day after the Dragon Boat Festival, I organized another banquet to invite all the brothers from our sect school? I wanted to invite the girls from Fengyuelou to the banquet for that banquet earlier. The performance is reserved for your sixth day."

Li Lan said: "I've heard of it."

Gao Zhanming said: "It all started because of this. Han Baiyue in Zongxue was the one who sat next to the second master of the Duke's Mansion that day. He had a bit of a feud with me. In order to prevent me from doing it, he came to tease me. Corner. Aunt Shen was also afraid of my identity, and she didn't dare to break my appointment because of him, so she declined him. In a fit of anger, he instigated Second Master to buy the girl from your Fengyue Tower in one go, so that , you have become slaves, and you can no longer perform for others without the permission of the master."

Li Lan was very shocked: "It's so!"

Gao Zhanming said: "Yes, I will not kill Boren, Boren died because of me. That's why I want to help you."

After hearing this, Li Lan was silent for a long time, and finally told the truth sadly: "We girls, although we are supposed to be joking, are also free agents, relying on our own skills to make a living, what is the difference from those carpenters and blacksmiths? I can still support the people in my family. To speak arrogantly, the money given to me by the Duke’s Mansion is indeed generous, but I earned a lot of money before. How could I care about that money? But your brother’s mansion The people in the court forced our family and Aunt Shen to sell us, and the government is all yours. In one day, the contract we originally made with Fengyue Tower became a piece of waste paper, but there were more A deed of sale for being slaves. So what if Gao Ye can help us out for a day or two, we are already slaves, and we are no different from the gold ingots and silver scorpions in the Duke's mansion. We are not good people anymore gone."

Gao Zhanming said, "Don't you want to see Wang Sheng?"

Hearing this name, Li Lan was shocked all over, and said in surprise, "You know him?"

Gao Zhanming didn't answer, but said: "I can help you." After he learned that Han Baiyue had bought the entire Fenghua Building, he immediately sent someone to investigate the female prostitutes in Fengyue Building, and then found out about the courtesan Li Lan. Regarding the matter of falling in love with a scholar named Wang Sheng, the two of them also agreed that when Li Lan's eight-year agreement came together, she would immediately leave the party.It's a pity that she would never have thought that there would be today.

Li Lan trembled for a while, and suddenly tears filled her eyes, and said in a trembling voice: "I'm gone. I have been reduced to slavery, and the marriage and marriage must be decided by the master's family in the future. I am afraid that I will never have a fate with him. But it just adds to the sadness.”

After a female prostitute is bought as a slave, she is not allowed to decide on her own marriage, it is all arranged by the master's family, and she is often promised to other slaves in the house to be wives.Li Lan's lover is a scholar who aspires to take the imperial examination, and Li Lan is already a slave, so the two of them are naturally not compatible.

Gao Zhanming pondered for a moment, then said: "If you want to get out of slavery, I have an idea, it's just..."

Li Lan was shocked, and hurriedly said, "Just? Just what, hurry up and say it!"

Gao Zhanming said: "I just have an idea, it may not succeed, and I'm afraid it will be disadvantageous to you."

Li Lan immediately said: "Master, please tell me quickly, I can't think of anything worse than being a slave."

Gao Zhanming said: "The person who insists on buying you is Han Baiyue, not Erye or An Guogong. But An Guogong doesn't know about this, and Erye has an affair with Han Baiyue, which is why he made such a big purchase. you."

Li Lan said: "What does this have to do with my quitting citizenship?"

Gao Zhanming said: "The relationship is very important. An Guogong is my uncle. I know what kind of person he is. Although he has a high position and power, he is not a person who oppresses the people. You brought a few girls who want to quit their citizenship. Go to him and cry, saying how Gao Huachong insisted on buying you for Han Baiyue. You didn't do it voluntarily. All the female prostitutes are hired, just to please him. An Guogong is a reasonable person, and the affair between my cousin and Han Baiyue is shady, so he will be very annoyed, and maybe he will marry my cousin and Han Baiyue. After scolding you severely, you will destroy the contract of selling your lives and return your freedom. It's just that this move may not be successful, if not, I'm afraid it will offend Gao Huachong and Han Baiyue, so I ask you to think again."

Li Lan bit her teeth and said, "If there is a real chance to regain my freedom, I am willing to give it a try!"

Gao Zhanming smiled, and said: "So, miss Li Lan, remember to find a few more like-minded sisters to go with, more people are always better. Don't forget to talk more about the absurd things about Gao Zihui and Han Baiyue."

Li Lan nodded: "Okay! Thank you Gao Ye for your guidance! If I succeed, I will definitely come to thank Gao Ye for his kindness!"

When the time came, Li Lan left in a hurry.

After a lunch break two days later, Gao Huachong was walking towards the dining hall, when suddenly his companion boy ran over in a hurry, with a panicked look on his face: "Master, it's not good, the master told you to go back immediately."

Gao Huachong frowned: "Why did you ask me to go back?"

Han Baiyue at the side didn't know that this matter was caused by him, so she reprimanded the companion with a straight face: "What's wrong, what's wrong, look at your anxious appearance, it's embarrassing! Could it be that something happened at home?"

The companion shook his head and said: "I heard that the master is losing his temper, and I want the second master to go back immediately."

Both Gao Huachong and Han Baiyue were taken aback.An Guogong used to be the one who loves Gao Huachong the most, and he hardly blushed with him, especially after the incident between him and Tang Xue, An Guogong loved and indulged Gao Huachong even more because of his guilt. What is the reason for losing your temper?

The companion read: "Anyway, Second Master, let's go."

Han Baiyue didn't know that her situation was about to change, so she said, "Second Master, you can go."

So Gao Huachong left Han Baiyue and walked quickly to the Duke's Mansion.

When Han Baiyue turned her head, she saw Gao Zhanming leaning not far away, smiling at him inscrutablely.He was baffled, and Gao Zhanming glanced blankly, turned and left.

Zongxue is near the Duke's Mansion. Gao Huachong left Zongxue and returned to the Duke's Mansion after a cup of tea.Gao Huachong pushed open the door of the study, and Gao Yuanzhao sat inside with a dark face. When he saw him, he immediately cursed: "You bastard, come in!"