Rumor Has It That I’m Pregnant with His Highness’ Child - Chapter 216
216 Dungeon
When Yu Niaoniao woke up, she found herself locked in a dark cell.
She was alone in the cell and could not see Shen Xu.
She climbed to her feet and walked to the cell door. She peered through the small window and saw that it was dark outside. She could only vaguely see an aisle. She could not see anything else.
Yu Niaoniao shouted tentatively.
!!
“Little Shen, Little Xu, Little Xu!”
A moment later, Shen Xu’s voice sounded from next door.
“I’m here!”
Yu Niaoniao immediately approached the left wall and raised her hand to knock on it.
“How are you now?”
Shen Xu replied through the wall, “I’m fine.”
For some reason, Yu Niaoniao actually felt that his tone sounded quite rippling as if he was enjoying it. So she pressed him.
“Is there anyone else on your side?”
Shen Xu chuckled. “There are also many beautiful young ladies.”
Yu Niaoniao was speechless.It seemed that it was not an illusion. He was really enjoying himself.
Back then, when those villagers asked Yu Niaoniao to help draw the portrait, she had also asked for some information about the lost women. This made it easier to find them.
So Yu Niaoniao leaned against the wall and shouted.
“Miss Chen, is Miss Chen from the Chen Family Village next door?”
After a while, a young girl’s voice said, “I’m Chen Niu’er. How do you know my name? Do you know me?”
Yu Niaoniao was delighted. She was living here. She hurriedly said.
“I’ve met your parents. They’re looking for you everywhere.”
Thinking of her parents, Chen Niu’er could not help but sob. “I miss my parents so much. I want to go home.”
Yu Niaoniao comforted them. “Don’t cry. I’ll think of a way to get you out.”
Miss Chen choked. “How are you going to get us out when you’re locked in yourself?”
“Don’t worry about that. Anyway, I have an idea.”
Then, Yu Niaoniao called out a few more names.
Only Zhang Xiaolan’s name was not answered. The other missing women were all here.
It seemed this was where the abducted women were being held. Yu Niaoniao still wanted to obtain more information about the trafficking gang, so she asked.
“Why isn’t Zhang Xiaolan here? Has any of you seen her?”
A moment later, Chen Niu’er’s voice sounded again.
“I’ve seen Sister Xiaolan. She was originally locked up here too, but someone took her away a while ago.”
Yu Niaoniao asked, “Where was she taken?”
Chen Niuer said, “The person who took her said that he wanted to send her to a good place where she could enjoy life, but I know that person is lying because Sister Xiaolan told me that the women locked up here will eventually be sold. The lucky ones will be sold as maidservants. The unlucky ones will be reduced to military prostitutes.”
The last two words surprised Yu Niaoniao. Even Shen Xu was surprised. He could not help but say, “Hasn’t the Dayan Dynasty already banned prostitutes from the army?”
There were indeed military prostitutes in the previous dynasty. They were usually the womenfolk of the criminals.
It was not until a general named Tang Pei stood up and said that it was not appropriate to have sex in the army and that it was easy for the enemies to sneak spies in that the currrent emperor issued a decree on strict management and to abolish military prostitutes. From then on, there were no military prostitutes in the military camps of the Dayan Dynasty.
Chen Niu’er squatted on the ground and shook her head, indicating that she did not know the details.
Yu Niaoniao originally thought that this was an ordinary trafficking gang that relied on abducting women to earn money. She did not expect the military to be involved. Things were more complicated than she had expected.
Footsteps sounded outside, and then there was light.
Someone came in with a lantern.
Yu Niaoniao immediately stopped talking and looked out the small window.
She saw three people walk in, led by the short man who had snatched the purse.
The short man noticed Yu Niaoniao leaning out the window to look out, but he ignored her and walked right past her, stopping at the door of the cell next door.
Due to the angle, Yu Niaoniao could not see that man anymore. She could only strain to hear.
First, there was the sound of a lock being unlocked. Then the cell door was opened.
The short man’s gaze swept past the many women one by one. His gaze was as if he was admiring his spoils of war, and his face was filled with smugness and arrogance.
Finally, his gaze stopped on Shen Xu.
These women were all young and beautiful, but in terms of dressing, Shen Xu was definitely the best.
Coupled with his delicate appearance, it was obvious that he was not raised by an ordinary family.
This was a superior product!
The shorter man smiled wretchedly.
“Let me introduce myself first. I’m Qian Jiu. You can call me Master Jiu. May I know your name?”
Shen Xu sneered. “I’m your father!”
Qian Jiu was speechless. She was quite beautiful, but her voice was too rough. At first glance, he thought she was a rough man!
Qian Jiu educated him earnestly.
“You can’t speak like that. You’ll make the noble unhappy.
“Tell you what, I’ll get a mammy to teach you how to talk later.”
Try to make your voice soft and lovable in the shortest time possible.”
Shen Xu was disgusted and said in disgust.
“I was born like this. Do I need you to poke your nose into my business? If you don’t like it, cut off your ears. Don’t talk nonsense with me! And to make myself soft and lovable?Look at your eyes and brain. You’re the one who should be made more lovable.”
Yu Niaoniao, who was eavesdropping on the wall next door, could not help but laugh.
Pfft, hahaha!
Seeing that Shen Xu did not give him any respect, Qian Jiu’s face darkened, and his gaze turned dark.
“How ungrateful. Since you’re so unappreciative, don’t blame me for not showing mercy.”
He spoke to the two lackeys following him.
“Tie this little girl up, strip her, and whip her hard!”
One of the lackeys was worried. “If her flesh is damaged, we won’t be able to sell her for a high price.”
Qian Jiu said fiercely, “Apply medicine on her after you’re done. As long as there’s no scar, she’ll be fine!”
The two lackeys received the order and walked toward Shen Xu.
How could Shen Xu give in obediently? Of course, he had to resist.
Although he was a useless second-generation heir, he had learned the Six Arts of a Gentleman and knew a few basic moves.
When the two lackeys approached him, Shen Xu rushed forward and punched one of them in the nose.
A three-man melee ensued.
They punched and kicked each other, cursing from time to time.
Yu Niaoniao could sense the intensity even through the wall.
Seeing that the two of them could not subdue Shen Xu at all, Qian Jiu could not stand it anymore. He rolled up his sleeves and joined the battle.
In the end, Shen Xu was defeated and tied up tightly.
Qian Jiu was already furious. He had to teach this woman a lesson!
He personally went forward to pull off Shen Xu’s clothes.
As soon as he tore open his clothes, he saw two white steamed buns fall and roll to his feet.
In an instant, the cell was dead silent.
