Born to be a star? The abstinent prince dotes on her

Chapter 202 A Very Strange Thing

Shen Yindi and Si Qi immediately became interested, and even Chu Yan and Mu Ningyuan behind them pricked up their ears and listened carefully.

"All the recent tenants in our Ecstasy House have left!"

"So does my old client."

"It was so sudden. He didn't even say hello to me." Xiang Ying's tone sounded a little depressed.

"Me too." Xiangling agreed.

Shen Yindi nodded thoughtfully.

"Maybe he left because of an emergency and will come back later." Shen Yindi said tentatively.

"Not likely." Xiang Ying denied it very confidently.

"Oh? Why?"

"All his things were taken away. Nothing was left behind."

"That's a good thing for my sister. She won't have to deal with such difficult people in the future."

"Congratulations and thank you for escaping the misery."

Shen Yindi raised his glass and toasted her.

Xiang Ying pulled the corners of his mouth and revealed a bitter smile, but still drank with them.

"If he leaves, there may be others. As long as I stay here, I will never be able to say that I have escaped from the sea of ​​suffering." Xiang Ying said lightly.

Shen Yindi sighed softly: "Sister is the top star, there must be many people coming here because of your name. You have worked hard, sister."

"Let's not talk about this anymore. This is the path I chose myself." Xiang Ying said disapprovingly, not wanting to continue talking about this kind of thing.

"Hey...sister, don't you want to stay here anymore?" Shen Yindi asked.

"No, I can't leave, so I won't have any more wishful thinking. Come on, Mr. Shen rarely comes back, let's have a drink together?" Xiang Ying raised his glass, not wanting to talk too much.

"Okay." Shen Yindi didn't ask any more questions.

After a moment's silence, Xiang Ying asked again, "Mr. Shen, are you going to bid for the virginity of the courtesan later?"

"Let's take a look at the situation first."

"Oh, by the way, when we came in tonight, we saw a lot of people gathered on the first floor. Do you know who they are? I need to find out who my competitors are and measure my strength."

Shen Yindi held the wine glass in his hand and asked thoughtfully.

"A lot of people did come. The important people I saw included the steward of the Lord of Suzhou and several of our big merchants."

"They usually don't show up in person. They send someone over. Once things are settled, they come over in the evening." Xiang Ying was too familiar with this fact, so she didn't hide it.

Shen Yindi raised her eyebrows. That was true. After all, it was not a good thing to tell others about the bidding for the courtesan.

Especially officials appointed by the imperial court.

If reported to the emperor, you might be punished.

"Okay, then I understand."

"Will the courtesans of the past continue to receive customers after losing their virginity?" Shen Yindi continued to ask.

"It depends on luck. If the boss is rich, he might just keep her as his own."

"Boss, please give her to them, then you don't have to entertain any more customers."

"We have quite a few courtesans here every year."

"They are all women carefully selected by the boss." Xiang Ying now trusts Shen Yindi very much, and these things are not a secret, so she did not hide them and spoke as specifically as possible.

Shen Yindi nodded in sudden realization: "So that's how it is."

"I wonder who Ru Meng will end up with tonight?"

"Let's wait and see the auction later." Shen Yindi took a sip of wine and said meaningfully.

After a moment's silence, she asked again, "Has your boss still not come?"

"No. In fact, we've only met the current boss once. He seldom comes here." Xiang Ying also found it very strange.

He didn't seem to care about the business of the Soul-Stirring Shop, probably because he already had a big business on hand.

Now Aunt Hong is the one in charge.

Time passed quickly as they drank and chatted.

After an unknown amount of time, Aunt Hong came over with a smile and said, "Mr. Shen, Mr. Qi, the auction for the courtesan is about to begin. Please move down. I have prepared a very good seat for you, very close to the front."

"Okay, thank you Aunt Hong."

"What about the sisters? Are they going down together?" Shen Yindi asked curiously.

"You can go together. There are no customers right now anyway." Aunt Hong agreed readily.

She didn’t know if it was Shen Yindi’s illusion, but she always felt that Aunt Hong was very easy to talk to today.

Although her attitude that day was also good, her attitude tonight was obviously different, and she could still feel it.

Then they reached the first floor.

Aunt Hong did arrange them to sit very close to the stage, in the first row.

There were unfamiliar faces next door, and there were girls with them.

Shen Yindi did not forget to ask Xiang Ying quietly.

Only then did I realize that the table on their left was occupied by the steward of the Suzhou City Lord's family, and the table on their right was occupied by the boss of the Suzhou City Rice Shop. Further ahead were the bosses of the restaurant and inn, and the owner of a seafood store.

Of course, the people mentioned above were all their respective representatives, perhaps the housekeepers, or perhaps the confidants. Anyway, they were not the real bosses.

At this time, the courtesan Rumeng was already standing on the stage. She was very nervous. After all, she was only fifteen or sixteen years old.

But when she saw Shen Yindi and the others, she felt a little relieved.

I hope she can also participate in the auction.

She didn't dare look at her too blatantly for fear of being discovered.

I was also afraid of being punished by Aunt Hong.

She had just been in the Ecstasy House for three months, and apart from learning musical instruments, she had also learned how to please men. She was disgusted, but she did not dare to resist. She knew that if she foolishly resisted, she would only fall into greater danger and abyss.

Aunt Hong stood on the stage, saying some auspicious words and the rules of the auction, and then praised Rumeng to the skies.

Shen Yindi knew that this was an ancient auction.

And the product is like a dream.

She is clearly a person, but here, she has become a commodity with no control over her own actions.

Just now she also noticed that Rumeng looked at her several times.

She could see what she was thinking at a glance.

But she has no obvious reaction at the moment.

After Aunt Hong finished speaking, the auction finally began.

The starting price is twenty taels.

The table next to us immediately raised the price to fifty taels.

There is one hundred taels on the table on the right.

Two hundred taels!

Three hundred taels!

Five hundred taels!

The shouts got louder and louder, but Shen Yindi still hadn't made a move.

Watching silently, holding a wine glass in hand.

Si Qi did the same, with an expression of watching the fun.

It was her first time to participate in this kind of auction and she found it very fresh.

Rumeng bit her lip. Seeing that Shen Yindi didn't make a move, she lowered her eyes with a dim look.

At this time, he shouted two thousand taels. There was no opponent.

Shen Yindi noticed that it was the steward of the Suzhou City Lord at the next table who shouted.

A sneer appeared on her lips. He is really rich.

I don’t know how much I have greedily taken.

Xiang Ying was also watching the fun from the side.

She was also very curious whether Shen Yindi would take action.

"Two thousand taels for the second time. Is there any higher amount?" Aunt Hong shouted with a smile.

No one has said anything, maybe they all feel it's not worth it.

Rumeng's heart had sunk to the bottom and she was almost crying.

"That……"

A clear voice rang out: "Five thousand taels!"