She Holds the World After Being Reborn
Chapter 279 - 278: Really Interesting, All Acquaintances

Chapter 279: Chapter 278: Really Interesting, All Acquaintances

Wang Quan was truly terrified of what Yan Wanqing pulled this time.

"Please please please, spare me, Commandery Princess Anping, with all these sudden shocks, my old bones really can’t take it anymore," Wang Quan immediately knelt on the ground with both knees.

Such a sin it was.

The lady inside had fainted from the narcotic, leaving him alone outside, heart pounding fearfully, enduring the agony no one his age should bear.

"Just say it, however you want to handle this matter, we’ll do it that way," Wang Quan said with a sincere expression, clasping his hands together as he looked towards Yan Wanqing.

"Really?" Yan Wanqing raised an eyebrow.

Wang Quan hurriedly took the hint: "Of course! You letting those five gentlemen go today has already shown your broad-mindedness, not stooping to the level of the likes of me."

"Fine, first bring me the indenture of the Li Family’s young miss," Yan Wanqing said indifferently.

"What indenture?" Wang Quan was taken aback for a moment.

Yan Wanqing sneered coldly: "The signature you just made at the dinner table with Lord Li, have you forgotten so quickly? Do you need this Commandery Princess to help you recall?!"

"No... no need, just look at this useless brain of mine, getting old, always forgetting things," Wang Quan hastily signaled to the people beside him: "Quick, go get the Li Family young miss’s indenture."

"Wait," Yan Wanqing spoke.

Wang Quan hurriedly shouted: "Wait, the Commandery Princess has other orders!"

Yan Wanqing thought for a moment, a reflective gleam flickering in her watery eyes, and after a brief pause, she said: "Bring me the indentures of all the girls who came here tonight not of their own volition."

Upon hearing this, Wang Quan thought, good Lord, that was asking for his life.

So many beauties tonight, and now it seemed none could be kept.

But there were many girls who had come in tonight, and surely Princess Anping couldn’t immediately tell who was who?

He had barely finished this thought in his head.

When he heard the clear voice above his head say: "This Commandery Princess had people watching your courtyard long ago, I have a list of exactly who came here tonight."

Wang Quan’s glimmer of hope vanished entirely.

At this point, it was crucial to save his own life.

Wang Quan urged the people around him: "Did you hear that? Hasten, hasten! Don’t keep the Commandery Princess waiting."

The person ran off in a cloud of dust.

Seeing that Wang Quan was somewhat sensible, Yan Wanqing then said: "With people like Lord Li in Capital City, I’m sure there are many, and you, Wang, must have made quite a fortune off it, hm?"

These pure-bred noble ladies were indeed far more alluring than the impoverished girls from Fireworks Lane.

With such a draw, how many covetous courtiers it would attract.

Wang Quan showed an embarrassed smile: "Oh no, it’s just a little money."

"How dare you, Wang Quan!" Yan Wanqing slammed the table’s armrest fiercely, scolding sharply: "Forming cliques for personal gain, disrespecting your superiors, harming noble ladies, what punishment do you deserve?!"

Wang Quan was so scared that his face turned pale, and he quickly sprawled on the ground: "Commandery Princess, spare my life, spare my life please!"

Everything had been fine just a moment ago, how had it suddenly turned to anger again.

Wang Quan was beyond miserable, his corpulent body crawling on the ground, looking both honest and humiliated.

"Do you know that the crimes you have committed are enough to have you killed a thousand times over," Yan Wanqing squinted her eyes and spoke slowly, word by word. The slower her tone, the more panic stricken Wang Quan felt, utterly at a loss as to what the young ancestor was really planning.

"I deserve death, yet it’s not only my fault, those who signed and sealed are accomplices as well! When they couldn’t repay their debts, they could only mortgage their concubines, mortgage their daughters, I’m just a businessman, I can’t just operate at a loss," Wang Quan felt incredibly wronged in his heart.

To tell the truth, if it really came down to it, he wasn’t all that guilty.

Those indentures were written clearly in black and white, and those noblemen had signed and sealed them themselves.

Trading, after all, requires mutual consent.

However, due to the status of Princess Anping here, Wang Quan had no choice but to swallow his grievances.

Yan Wanqing naturally knew that the mere existence of this small courtyard was detestable, yet what was truly outrageous were elders and husbands like Magistrate Li!

"Bring the indenturement contract!" A servant rushed in, breathless.

Wang Quan took the indenturement contract from his hand—it wasn’t much, just five or six sheets. Licking his face, he dropped to his knees and presented them to the lowest step where Yan Wanqing was.

Hong Wu gave him a cold glance and took the indenturement contracts, then passed them to Yan Wanqing.

At that moment, the servant seemed eager to speak, and Wang Quan noticed: "Speak up if you have something to say, there’s nothing inconvenient to discuss in front of the Commandery Princess." Since the indenturement contracts were given away and the high-ranking officials had all been offended, there was nothing he couldn’t tell Yan Wanqing.

At this point, Wang Quan was prepared for the worst, just hoping to save the small courtyard and not implicate the mastermind behind the scenes. That would be a great achievement.

The servant pointed at the entrance: "Miss Lin from the Lin Family has also followed."

"What the hell?" Wang Quan was stunned: "What is she doing here?"

Before Wang Quan could grasp the situation, a coquettish laugh came from the entrance: "What is Old Master Wang doing? He clearly promised to hand over the Li Family’s young miss to someone as a maidservant, why has he taken away the indenturement contracts again?"

Yan Wanqing looked up upon hearing the voice.

This voice...

The newcomer was dressed in a pink Luo skirt with her shoulders exposed, and a freshly bloomed lotus flower painted in vivid colors on her smooth right shoulder, lifelike and accentuating her beauty—outshining even the flowers.

Listening to her seductive and pleasant voice, any man would be led astray.

Upon seeing her, Old Master Wang’s brows immediately furrowed, and he looked nervously at Yan Wanqing above him, quickly averting his gaze: "What are you doing here! Hurry back, this isn’t a place for you!"

"Is Old Master Wang scolding me?" The woman found this unbelievable: "You don’t want me to come in? I’ll come in anyway!"

Ever since she arrived at this small courtyard, she had been like a fish in water—even her wilfulness was liked by many.

So, the spoiled her walked boldly forward and entered.

Yan Wanqing scoffed when she saw the newcomer.

How interesting.

They were all acquaintances.

Wasn’t this Lin Yanran, the downfallen eldest miss from the Lin Family?

Upon seeing Yan Wanqing, Lin Yanran’s eyes almost bulged out: "Why is it you, you whore—"

"Xiao Hongshen is in the dungeons, and you are already seeking another path. It seems your love for him was nothing but this," Yan Wanqing said, her sarcasm unrelenting.

Lin Yanran clenched her hands tightly as she stared at Yan Wanqing on the platform: "Shut up! It’s not your place to judge me! If it wasn’t for your meddling, how could I have ended up in such a state? Yan Wanqing, stop acting so high and mighty in front of me!"

Xiao Hongshen had sent an assassin after her, but she had managed to escape. On the road, she met Wang Quan and was brought into this courtyard.

She was to serve with her beauty, but at least she no longer had to live in fear.

She thought life would just go on like this, and she could enjoy whatever good years she had left. But she never expected Yan Wanqing to appear before her once more.

Wang Quan listened on the side, his heart pounding with fear.

The Oiran of his establishment actually had such a vendetta with Princess Anping.

He deeply regretted bringing such trouble upon himself.

"Shut your mouth!" Thinking of this, Wang Quan hurriedly pulled Lin Yanran down to kneel: "Speak less."

Lin Yanran, however, refused to kneel. Holding her head high, she sneered at Yan Wanqing: "I insist on speaking. Yan Wanqing, you won’t always be so arrogant. The death of your father and brothers is just the beginning—"

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