I want to be innocent, but they don't allow me

Chapter 624: See the "Rattan Girl" Again

outer city.

Li Mu had just entered the city when he spotted an acquaintance.

In other words, they were not acquaintances. In fact, they had only met once. The girl was Qiaoqiao, who had danced for him at the Zongheng family's stronghold in Jiangcheng.

"The Scent House... What is she doing in a place like this in the middle of the night?"

Li Mu still has fresh memories of this place. The commotion he and Ying Yu made here is still talked about today.

Li Mu frowned. Although he would not meddle in other people's business, the other party's father was his subordinate after all. He could not just watch this naive and silly girl jump into the fire pit.

The brief time they spent together gave Li Mu a pretty good impression of Liu Qiaoqiao.

Seeing that Liu Qiaoqiao had already entered the Scent House, Li Mu followed her without hesitation.

It is already the late night. Although the girls are working the night shift, most of them are resting at this time. Those who can hold on until now must be gifted. Naturally, there are no enthusiastic little hands at the door to pull people into the hall.

When Li Mu entered the hall, Liu Qiaoqiao had disappeared. What came towards him was an old brothel owner who was yawning but still had a smiling face.

"Hey, sir, at this time..."

However, when the madam saw Li Mu's appearance clearly, she was stunned.

After what happened with Liu Mingzhe, it would be impossible to say that he didn't know Li Mu.

Li Mu naturally recognized the old procuress. She was the plump woman who had been trying to get close to him at the entrance of the brothel.

"Your Highness, you, you..."

The old procuress was a little unskillful in her speech. When she saw Li Mu looking around after entering the brothel, her eyes lit up, and she took out a silver ingot from her sleeve and threw it at the boy who was dozing off in the corner.

The servant was awakened by the silver ingot. He was still a little dazed when he heard the madam shout,

"You are such a blind man, go and call all the girls over... and call the two girls who just came here a few days ago as well!"

The madam wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and heaved a sigh of relief after confirming that none of her subordinates had ever forced women into prostitution.

The new boss is a wonderful man and will never allow this to happen.

Even if someone really sells their daughter here, it is entirely up to the girl to do it voluntarily. Otherwise, she can do some rough work in the museum such as serving tea and pouring water.

Even those guests who are inappropriate will not be tolerated.

Before, there was a young master from a wealthy merchant family from another place. He just touched the shoulder of a girl serving wine, and his hands were chopped off and thrown out of the city.

The madam was worried and frightened for a long time, but no one caused any trouble.

As time went by, the guests coming to the hotel became so well-behaved that those who didn't know them would have thought they were the rich young men who often drank tea in brothels.

But this is a place of romance after all. Seeing other girls wearing gold and silver and eating delicious food, those who were unwilling at first could not escape the fate of going along with the crowd.

The madam had never seen anyone who could truly stick to his original intention, redeem himself by doing odd jobs, and walk out of here with a clean record.

However, these rules made the girls who were sold here unwillingly not only stop crying or making a fuss, but also make them work extra hard.

My heart and eyes are full of expectations for the future.

When Li Mu heard what the madam said, he frowned slightly and waved his hand.

"Where's the girl who just came in?"

The madam was stunned, with a hint of confusion in her eyes. The girl just now was obviously acquainted with her boss, so she didn't dare to say anything. But the girl in front of her was someone she couldn't afford to offend.

Li Mu tilted his head slightly when he saw the old procuress's expression. Now, Li Mu's attitude towards such a small person was no longer the same as before, but his voice became a little colder.

"What about people?"

The madam was frightened by the look and subconsciously took two steps back. Just as she was about to speak, she heard a surprised voice behind her.

"Sir?"

Li Mu felt that the voice sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it. He turned his head and was also stunned.

"Cane girl?"

"I am Teng Jingjing, my humble self. I am honored to meet you, sir. Thank you for saving me that day."

Teng Jingjing doesn’t have a name, or rather, she didn’t have a name before. She is the third child in the family and people call her the Third Girl.

As for the surname, there was one, but it was the surname "Zhao", which would make others tremble when they heard it.

But now, her name is Teng Jingjing. The name was given by Li Mu, which means well-organized, the rattan girl, Teng Jingjing.

Since that day, she called herself Teng Jingjing.

"My boss..."

The madam looked at Teng Jingjing strangely, and thought to herself that no wonder the boss was so confident, it turned out that he was acquainted with the Crown Prince.

Teng Jingjing waved her hand, indicating that the madam could leave.

The madam bowed and saluted as if she had been pardoned, then ran away in a flash.

"Sir, are you here to look for Qiaoqiao?" Teng Jingjing asked after she saw the madam leave.

Li Mu didn't say anything. He just felt that seeing this rattan girl again was very different from his previous impression.

What Li Mu couldn't understand the most was how she became the boss here?

Was she just acting the last time I saw her?

Is she the big boss behind the scenes?

Teng Jingjing saw the scrutiny in Li Mu's eyes and pursed her lips slightly, but it was not easy to explain here, so she bowed and made a gesture of invitation and said,

"Sir, please follow me."

……

The backyard of Wenxiang Pavilion.

It’s the same woodshed as last time.

However, compared to before, this place has obviously been redecorated, and the walls on both sides have been broken through, turning it into a women's boudoir.

Liu Qiaoqiao was sitting in the living room. She was stunned when she saw Li Mu walk into the room.

"Qiaoqiao is here for the first time. I hope you will be more considerate to her."

Teng Jingjing walked into the room, and winked at Li Mu ambiguously, and asked in a tentative tone,

"Sir, do I want to go out?"

Li Mu glanced at Liu Qiaoqiao and ignored her. At this moment, he was obviously more interested in Teng Jingjing.

"Are you teasing me?"

"I dare not!" Teng Jingjing obviously knew her limits. These ambiguous words were just right here. She then knelt on one knee in front of Li Mu and said in a serious tone,

"Teng Jingjing, the secret agent manager of Jing'an City, greets you, young master!"

"A spy from the Zongheng family?" Li Mu was stunned and asked.

"Are you a spy or a steward? Aren't you in the capital looking for a lover?"

Hearing this, Teng Jingjing's eyes flashed with self-mockery, and then she thought of something and looked up at Li Mu.

"Yes, sir, you caused me to lose my lover, so you should give me some compensation."

"Don't talk nonsense. I haven't even touched you. What does it have to do with me?"

Li Mu raised his eyebrows. Although the girl was not bad looking, he really had no bad intentions towards her. He, Li, would not take the blame for this.

"Hehehe... Sir, are you not going to admit your mistake?"

Teng Jingjing giggled, still as bold as when Li Mu first met her, but less immature and more slick than before.

Li Mu didn't want to talk to her about this, his face darkened slightly and he changed the subject.

"You are a spy from the Hakka family. Why are you in this brothel? I remember telling Yu Wei not to touch these places."

Li Mu remembered that Liu Mingzhe had indeed sent the house deeds and land deeds here as an apology.

But as a time traveler, Li Mu really didn't want to get involved in this kind of business, although Li Mu also knew that this was indeed the best place to find out information from all walks of life.

"Sir, you have misunderstood. I am a spy for the Jian Family."

Teng Jingjing blinked her bright big eyes and turned back into the way she was when Li Mu first saw her, young and simple, yet stubborn against the injustice of the world.

Li Mu was stunned for a moment, then blurted out, "Spy?"