allonlinenovel Chapter 404 Dog bites dog
Chapter 404 Dog bites dog
On the second day after the beheading at the Yongning Earl's Mansion, a woman with a veil on her face and generous spending came to the slave house.
The woman was wearing a cloud brocade robe the color of Xiang Fei, covered in pearls and jade, and followed by a guard who looked not to be trifled with, with the demeanor of a wealthy family.
As soon as they entered the slave house, they named a few female slaves to be bought back from those whose homes had been confiscated and who had been enslaved.
The broker took the reward from the woman, grinning from ear to ear, and hurriedly led her to a huge cage. Pointing at the people inside, he said, "Miss, look, these are all the female slaves who will be enslaved this time."
"Except for some of the older and less attractive ones, the younger ones were all originally daughters of wealthy families. Each of them was as beautiful as a flower, with skin so tender you could squeeze water out of it."
"It's a relief that you arrived just in time. If you had come any later, I'm afraid all the goods would have been snatched up by the wealthy businessmen in the capital."
"Although their status is low from now on, and they can't even be concubines, they can be kept in the mansion as bed warmers. When they get tired of them, they can be given to others. That's fine."
The cage was very large, and the broker led the woman to choose while chattering all the way.
After saying this, he noticed the woman's indifference, smiled, patted his mouth, and said, "Look at me, I'm really confused. Why did I say all this to you, young lady? I just polluted your ears for nothing."
"If they were lucky enough to catch your eye, young lady, and you took them home to be servants, they wouldn't have to suffer such a fate."
"Miss, do you have a favorite candidate?"
The broker felt anxious when he saw that the woman just glanced at him and continued walking forward without any intention of stopping.
As Zhou Lingfu walked along, most of the people she saw were women from the ministers' families who were implicated in Prince An's rebellion.
There were many familiar faces among them, many of whom were noble ladies who used to look down on her and were high and mighty. Now they had all become slaves who could be bought and sold at will, and had fallen into the dust.
Zhou Lingfu's arrival caused quite a stir among these people.
They were all pampered noble ladies who grew up in luxury and were still unmarried at the age of sixteen. Most of them were already engaged and were doted on by their families, so they were reluctant to let them go so early and wanted to keep them for a few more days, but they didn't expect that they would end up in such a state.
It was impossible to marry into the family that had been engaged before. Everyone knew what fate awaited innocent young women once they entered this slavery.
They were already disheartened, and some even made up their minds that if they were really bought as toys and bullied, they would bite their tongues and commit suicide immediately.
But Zhou Lingfu's arrival gave these people hope.
Women usually bought female slaves to use as servants. This was much better than being bought by men. At least they could keep their innocence and didn't have to be toyed with like cheap goods.
In the past, these high-ranking young ladies would not even glance at such an identity, but now, this is a rare and good place.
Therefore, wherever Zhou Lingfu went, there were cries of wailing and begging for mercy, hoping that Zhou Lingfu could take them away and prevent them from being bullied.
Although Zhou Lingfu felt a little reluctant, she always remembered her current identity and the purpose of her trip, and did not stay for long.
After looking around, Zhou Lingfu didn't find the person she wanted in the crowd, and she couldn't help but frown.
what happened?
Could it be that she came too late and it had already been bought?
After thinking it over again and again, Zhou Lingfu was about to ask the broker when she saw several tall warriors waving whips and pushing several people with their hands tied towards them.
The warrior opened the cage and roughly pushed several people in.
Seeing these familiar faces again, Zhou Lingfu felt as if she were in another world. From a few steps away in the cage, Zhou Lingfu pointed at Zhou Lingyi and his group and asked Ren Ya, "What happened to them? Why are you tying them up?"
It’s no wonder Zhou Lingfu asked this question.
The slave colony also has its own rules.
The slavery originally relied on buying and selling for a living, and most of the people here were the relatives of the Guans who had been demoted to slavery and their descendants.
If it's a man, it's easy to deal with. If he doesn't obey, just beat him up.
But these women, especially those daughters of officials who were demoted to slavery before they got married, were not born to be extremely beautiful, but they were beautiful as flowers and had skin as white as cream.
The slave camp still hopes that these people can be sold at a good price, so they are reluctant to tie them up, beat them, and scold them. If they are tortured to the point of losing their color, the slave camp will lose money.
Therefore, as long as these female relatives do not cause trouble, basically nothing will be done to them.
Of course, if the women are unwilling to go with the buyers after they have paid the money, the whips in the hands of the slavery warriors will not be as polite as they are now.
These people will definitely feel the pain.
If they are beaten half to death, they will follow you obediently. As long as their faces are not damaged, most buyers will not mind.
But Zhou Lingyi and his group had their hands tied, so they were obviously not "obedient".
The broker looked in the direction Zhou Lingfu pointed, sighed inwardly, and said with a headache, "Those criminals never stop talking. They've been fighting since the first day they were locked up. In just a few days, they've had dozens of fights."
"Don't you think this is just nonsense? If they get hurt, who will compensate for the loss of my slavery? I can only send someone to tie their hands and lock them up in solitary confinement to prevent harm to others."
"That's it, don't stop."
As if to confirm the broker's words, the cage started to commotion again as soon as the broker finished speaking.
Lin Xiyan was pushed to the ground. After a moment's rest, she immediately rushed towards Zhou Lingyi, "Zhou Lingyi, you bitch! How dare you do such a shameless thing? I should have killed you back then. My Lin family has fallen to this state today, all because of you!"
After the fall of the Yongning Earl's Mansion, the Lin family, as the minions of King An and the one who delivered news to the State of Chen, naturally could not escape the fate of destruction.
The moment Lin Xiyan received the imperial edict in the mansion, she felt like the sky was falling.
At that moment, Lin Xiyan regretted it very much.
She shouldn't have accepted Prince An's proposal of marriage. If she had done that, her father wouldn't have completely turned to Prince An, and he wouldn't have risked his life to help Prince An do those things, and the Lin family wouldn't have fallen into this state.
Even though she seemed to be very fond of Prince An before, that was mostly because of Prince An's status as a prince and his handsome appearance.
Now that Prince An is dead, appearance is not that important anymore, let alone identity.
Therefore, in Lin Xiyan's mind, her efforts were in vain. Not only did she not get the honor of being a princess, but she also lost her originally wealthy life and fell into the status of a prisoner.
The days of anxiety in the imperial prison had long since worn away the little friendship she had left for Prince An, and even hatred grew in the dark prison.
I hate Prince An for bringing trouble to the Lin family.
And this hatred was recorded by her the moment she was pushed into the slave camp and saw the women of the Yongning Earl's Mansion, she directed it at Zhou Lingyi and his group.
That's why there were so many incidents caused by the suppression.
Others turned a blind eye to the dog-eat-dog scene and even wanted to applaud.
After all, most of them ended up like this because of Prince An's involvement. Lin Xiyan was Prince An's nominal fiancée, and the Yongning Earl's Mansion was Prince An's in-laws. The more violent the quarrel between the two sides, the more they could relieve their hatred.
If they were not afraid of being punished, they would have wanted to tear the two groups apart with their own hands.
Because Lin Xiyan frequently caused trouble, the people in the slave house tied their hands, but even so, they still couldn't stop Lin Xiyan.
Especially just now, she took advantage of Lin's inattention, threw Zhou Lingyi to the ground, sat on her and beat Zhou Lingyi. Zhou Lingyi suddenly felt a stomachache, and both parties were taken away by the slave house. Afterwards, she learned something.
This incident made her realize that she was a fool. She had been manipulated by the people in Yongning Marquis' Mansion and Prince An, and had ended up in this situation. She could hardly control the hatred in her heart.
As soon as Sui Yi was free, he wanted to fight Zhou Lingyi again, but was stopped by Lin.