Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 182 Soft Fragrance Pavilion

He Wei is in charge of Fengyun Pavilion, and the brothers under him each have their own specific roles.

After He Guang recovered, he returned to the prefectural city. Now, he and Ge Niu are mainly responsible for dealing with all sorts of people outside and recruiting those who are useful.

Although the number of people gathered together is not large for the time being, simple messages have already been transmitted.

As the two largest brothels in Longxi City, Yiqinglou and Ruanxianglou were naturally the focus of attention. Of course, the group of people were quite clever. The best way to monitor a place was to have someone watch it day and night. So, they recruited a group of young beggars to keep a close watch on the key places and to summarize what happened every day.

The three beggars, one old and two young, were watching the Soft Fragrance Pavilion. They were found before the reporting time, and although they were a little surprised, they did not hide anything.

Both Yiqinglou and Ruanxianglou have seen a few people join this year, including adults and children, so we still need to investigate which building Ahua is in.

"But the old man thinks Ruanxianglou has too many," the old beggar guessed while gnawing on a pig's trotter.

"Why?" Yunyi asked.

"Because the girls in the Soft Fragrance Pavilion are all quite young. To be honest, many of those wealthy gentlemen have special tastes. Many of them like underage girls. Bah!" The old beggar suddenly spat to the side, "They're all beasts."

"I understand. After you've eaten and drunk your fill, keep an eye on things." Yunyi got up and walked out. Now that she had a direction, she had to go and investigate herself.

In winter, the days grow shorter, and by late afternoon, it's completely dark.

Ruanxianglou and Yiqinglou are not far apart, and both have already opened their doors to customers with lanterns hanging high.

Yunyi led Hongyi inside with measured steps.

"Gentlemen," a middle-aged woman immediately greeted them. "You look unfamiliar. Is this your first time here?"

“Yes, I was passing by and heard…” Yunyi smiled, “There are some really tender ones here, so I came to take a look.” As she spoke, she tossed a gold ingot over.

"Oh dear, young master, you've come to the right place." The madam's face immediately lit up with a smile. "All the ones here are incredibly tender. Please come upstairs quickly."

In the private room, Yunyi ordered the most expensive drinks and asked for the freshest and youngest girls to accompany her. Before the madam could even speak, she put down a hundred-tael silver note.

"Oh, sure, no problem." The madam happily stuffed the silver note into her sleeve, then swayed her hips and went out to call for help.

Soon, several girls who looked quite young were brought in: "Young master, these are the newest ones, just trained, and serving customers for the first time."

"Really? Then these two will do." Yun Yi casually pointed to two little girls who looked about seven or eight years old.

"Alright, then please let me know if you need anything, young master. There are people waiting outside." After saying that, the madam turned to the two young maids and instructed them, "Meimei and Lele, serve the young master well. As long as you make him happy, I will train you well in the future, understand?"

The two little girls nodded obediently.

The madam then led the others out.

Yunyi glanced at the two little girls. They were both very pretty, but perhaps because they were young, one of them still had a naive look in her eyes.

However, they naturally knew what to do, and approached with slight restraint: "Young master, we will serve you, we..."

"Sit down and talk," Yunyi said, pointing to the other side of the table.

The two young girls dared not stand there, uneasy and at a loss.

Yunyi picked up a chopstick from the table and gently tapped it against the empty bowl in front of her, making a soft, unhurried tapping sound.

Hong Yi swayed for a moment and then suddenly woke up. She looked at Yun Yi in surprise, and then quickly calmed herself down. The young lady could actually control people's minds with her voice.

Yunyi's hypnosis wasn't very deep, so Hongyi, who had internal energy, quickly broke free, but the two little girls couldn't. Their eyes quickly went blank, and then they obediently sat down.

"Now I will ask you questions and you will answer them."

"Okay." The two nodded in unison.

"Is this really your first time serving customers?"

"No." The two girls shook their heads in unison.

"Who were the people you received before? What did they want from you?"

"I don't know, but they were all high-ranking officials or wealthy gentlemen. When they came, they took off our clothes..."

How did you get here?

“Yes…” Meimei suddenly burst into tears, “I was abducted when I was four years old. I remember what my parents look like, I know where my home is, but I can’t escape, sob sob…”

“I was sold by my grandparents because I’m a girl…” Another child, Lele, also cried, “I miss my mother…”

"Did any young girls come in today?"

"Yes, two little girls came today, and they're locked up in the cellar in the backyard."

……

Yunyi stopped tapping: "Close your eyes and get some sleep."

The two girls closed their eyes and fell down, but Hong Yi caught them the moment they fell and put them on the bed. She carefully covered them with blankets and then looked at Yun Yi, waiting for her instructions.

"You stay here and rest with the girls, I'll go out and take a look."

"But Miss..."

"Order."

Red One could only shut up in grievance.

Yunyi climbed out of the window without alerting anyone.

The backyard of Ruanxianglou is very large, with three courtyards. Thanks to the little girl's clue, we quickly found the courtyard where the cellar was located.

Sure enough, there were people guarding it.

But this was no problem for Yunyi; a handful of powder would do the trick. However, she didn't knock the person unconscious because the two guards were chatting.

"I heard a very important person is coming to the capital?"

"I've heard about it too. They say it's someone from the royal family."

"You said there's no shortage of anything in the capital, so why did they have to come here of all places?"

"You don't understand. The capital is right under the emperor's nose. There are so many censors and such. Let alone peddling boys, even going to brothels can get you impeached. But here we are far from the emperor's reach."

“That makes sense, but you're saying those little girls are so small, how could they possibly fit in there? Hehe.”

"How about you try it too?"

"Come on, even though I'm not a good person, I can't bring myself to do it to such a young girl. I still prefer Ju'er, she has a slim waist and a big butt, she's so much more exciting to have sex with."

“Important people have their own quirks. We should just do our jobs well. Once I've saved enough money, I'll go home and get married. After all, things here are immoral, and I still want to have a son.”

"You're right, I also want to marry Ju'er."

……

Yunyi stopped listening, sprinkled some powder on them, and the two of them collapsed silently.