usatvline Chapter 456 What's the difference between a human trafficker and a
Chapter 456 What's the difference between a human trafficker and a
During a boat trip, Concubine Wen's boat deliberately collided with that of the Governor's son. To apologize, Concubine Wen boarded the other boat, and the two of them came into contact. Later, Concubine Wen deliberately showed off her talent for poetry in front of the Governor's son. Young Master Yang was extremely impressed by Concubine Wen and often took her to gatherings held by his circle, where they would recite poems in public.
[Over time, the two came together, and the mothers who trained Concubine Wen urged Concubine Wen to quickly propose marrying into the Yang family.]
Madam Wen wasn't anxious about this. Even if she proposed marrying into the Yang family now, they might not agree. After all, her status was clear. She definitely wouldn't do anything risky. If she was going to do something, she'd do something that was 90% sure.
Madam Wen waited. Once she was sure she was pregnant, she proposed marrying into the Yang family to Master Yang and shared the news of her pregnancy. Master Yang was delighted, but he didn't dare make the decision directly. He had to discuss it with his family first.
Young Master Yang's family background is indeed considered superior in Jiangnan. This Concubine Wen only cared about finding out Young Master Yang's preferences, but failed to discover that he was quite opinionless and listened to his mother at home. He also had a fierce wife, and to hide his fear of her, he kept pretending to be strong outside.
However, Young Master Yang's fierce wife is also a good person. She never says a bad word about Young Master Yang outside of the house and even puts him first in everything. Only when she's at home does she frequently beat and scold him. It's no wonder that Madam Wen couldn't find out this information.
When Young Master Yang returned home and told his parents and wife about this, he was severely beaten by his wife. Lord and Lady Yang did not agree with their son marrying a skinny girl from Yangzhou. Moreover, they were from an official family, and they could not allow such a woman to enter their home.
In their eyes, the skinny Yangzhou horse was just a plaything. Although innocent, she was no different from a prostitute. Furthermore, she was pregnant, clearly aiming to cling to wealth and status. If such a woman were brought into their home, they would be laughed to death.
[I didn't expect that Lord Yang's family is quite strict.]
Young Master Yang was indeed a coward. After being beaten by his wife and being severely lectured by his parents for a day, he dared not mention the matter again.
However, Madam Yang and her daughter-in-law feared the truth would be revealed. If the woman came to their house and told everyone about her pregnancy, they would have to let her in even if they didn't want to. To prevent this from happening, they decided to go all out and force Madam Wen to drink a bowl of safflower. After seeing that Madam Wen had a miscarriage, they had her thrown out of Yangzhou. However, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were kind enough to give Madam Wen a bag of money and threaten her mother.
They were in the Yangzhou skinny horse business, motivated by profit and unwilling to offend the government. Therefore, after Madam Yang's warning, they dared not reveal a single word.
Madam Wen had never expected to be so unlucky, to have run into such a weakling. She hadn't accomplished anything, and she had nearly lost her life. She couldn't stay in Yangzhou any longer, so she had to find another way.
Just when Madam Wen was unsure of what to do next, she met a scholar. He treated her tenderly and always put her first. After all these experiences, Madam Wen no longer had such high aspirations. Moreover, the scholar made her feel that she had fallen in love. She no longer wanted to pursue wealth and status, and wanted to live a peaceful life with him.
But sometimes, the more you want a peaceful life, the less you get it. Madam Wen spent her days hunting hawks, only to have one of her eyes pecked out by one. That seemingly gentle scholar was actually a con man, tricking innocent girls like them into falling in love, then imprisoning and controlling them to help him make money.
By the time Madam Wen discovered this, it was too late. She had learned from the sisters who had also been imprisoned and deceived that this man was a hypocritical liar who had first deceived them physically and emotionally, then dressed them up and sent them to high-ranking officials or merchants to defraud them of their money.
[Since you can enter the home of a high-ranking official, why not run away, or use the high-ranking official to report directly to the authorities.]
When Xie Qingzhi heard these things, he couldn't help but feel sympathy.
Now I have the same idea as Gu Jianchu.
Since you can clearly enter the homes of high-ranking officials, why don't you run away, or use these high-ranking officials to get rid of that bastard directly?
My fists are about to clench. What kind of beast is this? In order to control these women so that they can listen to him and be controlled by him, he gave them an addictive poison. They need to get the antidote every five days, otherwise they will feel uncomfortable all over. It's more painful than death.
How is this different from drugs?
[He didn't just give them the antidote when he arrived, but instead required them to exchange it for money.]
If these women couldn't get the money, or tried to resist, he wouldn't give them the antidote, instead locking them up in a dungeon, where they were tortured by the poison day after day. Over time, these women became numb and even chose to obey in order to survive. This is why this bastard dared to release these women, even sending them to the homes of high-ranking officials.
This scumbag doesn't target just any woman. He'll scout ahead and specifically target prostitutes. Most of these women don't have families, or have been sold there by their families. Even if something happens to them or they go missing, no one will care. Their mothers might initially send someone to look for them, but over time, they won't want to waste resources searching. Therefore, choosing these women is more convenient, reduces a lot of trouble, and allows for better control.
The most important point is that these brothel girls are specially trained. They know how to seduce men and how to make them spend money, making things more efficient. Kidnapping decent women will not only be discovered, but they don't have the ability to seduce men, making them unable to make quick money. They are also more difficult to train, making them less troublesome than brothel girls.
What's the difference between this and human traffickers?
[The Emperor governs with strict discipline, but I never expected there would still be rats like these running rampant and causing harm to the people.]
Gu Jianchu angrily slapped the table, causing the teacup to shake on the table. Her palm felt a tingling pain, and she then noticed that everyone was looking at her. She slowly withdrew her hand, tucked it into her cloak, and slowly digested the pain.