Part 1: A Dream Within A Dream / Rebirth of Ill Fated Concubine

Chapter 117 Silencing Witnesses

With a bang, the door was pushed open from the outside, and the crowd eavesdropping outside the door all fell down. 

Seeing Xiao Shao's unhappy face, Steward Lin stood up first, cleared his throat, and said seriously: "Your Highness, the one hundred taels of gold sold to Miss Jiang for medicine last night has been recorded in the account. Would Your Highness like to review it?"

"No need."

Jiang Ruan looked at Xiao Shao in shock: "One hundred taels?"

Jin Si hid behind Steward Lin and "kindly" reminded Jiang Ruan: "Didn't the girl get the 'Spring Breeze Crossing' last night? Your Highness used one hundred taels of gold to buy the antidote from Baihua Tower."

Xiao Shao frowned and said nothing. When had he ever asked about these money matters? Today, he came here.

What kind of place is Baihua Tower? It's a den of money. Jiang Ruan also specially inquired about Jiang Chao's affairs at the beginning, but she didn't know that the courtesan was expensive, and even the antidote for the aphrodisiac was so expensive. One hundred taels of gold, very good, now the debt is even greater.

Housekeeper Lin was very proud, as long as the young lady knew how much debt she owed, if she didn't have money, she could use people to pay it back.

Jin Si looked at his master's slightly unhappy expression, and couldn't help but hold his forehead. How could the master be so stupid? If he said that he would spend a lot of money for her, the girls would be tempted!

The two people in the room didn't know the complicated thoughts of others. One had a strange expression, and the other frowned slightly. 

The former blamed the brothel for being more and more evil and that she would never be able to pay off her debts in her lifetime, while the latter thought that there were so many people in the room, it was really noisy, and it was completely out of the same boat with the romance.
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Yesterday, the Jiang family married a daughter, and the third daughter of a concubine became the wife of the current Zuo Langzhong. People in the capital also talked about it with relish. It turned out that a concubine's daughter could have such a future, which should be a model for the whole Jin Dynasty. 

All they know is that the guests had a great time yesterday and the host served them well. But no one knows some of the secret things.

For example, when the sun was high on the second day, the maid and the matchmaker from the doctor's house came to pick up the ‘blood’ from last night. The maid called a few times outside but didn't hear any response. She thought the host was tired and pushed the door open.

As soon as she entered the room, her nose was filled with an intimate and ambiguous smell. The maid lowered her head and called out, "Master, Madam."

After waiting for a long time, no one answered her. 

The matchmaker was also surprised and looked at the bed boldly. The gauze curtain on the wide bed swayed lightly, and the music showed that people's naked bodies were entangled. The matchmaker blushed and spat in her heart, thinking that concubines really have no rules. How can a newlywed be so restless? She is like those concubines from small families.

The matchmaker smiled and said, "Auntie?" Perhaps she finally heard the matchmaker's voice. 

The person on the bed moaned, and she lifted the curtain with one hand and said in a daze, "Who is it?" 

The matchmaker only glanced at the bed and was stunned. Suddenly, she screamed loudly, which made the maid on the side look up at the bed and was also shocked at first glance. The two looked at each other, and saw fear in each other's eyes. They didn't speak anymore and ran out screaming.