The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Wang Gang was still alerted by Han's abnormality. He found that whenever Chai Ruyi was mentioned, Han became nervous and guilty, and sweat began to appear on her forehead.

At first Wang Gang thought that Han sympathized with Chai Ruyi. After all, they were both women, and it was normal for Han to feel sympathy for Chai Ruyi who had ended up like that.

But after observing for a long time, Wang Gang discovered that there was a look of guilt in Han's eyes.

This is very strange. Logically speaking, Han doesn't know Chai Ruyi at all, so why should she feel guilty?
Because Wang Kang was present, there were some things Wang Gang was not convenient to say to Han. After dinner, when Han returned to her own courtyard, Wang Gang would find an opportunity to communicate with her alone.

Just when Wang Gang was about to set off for his eldest brother's courtyard, Chai An sent someone to inform him that he had redeemed his two maids from the brothel and temporarily placed them in his own outer house.

Considering that he would be taking up his post in Kaifeng Prefecture tomorrow, Wang Gang decided to appease the two maids first.

Chai An arranged the people in a private house facing the street. When Wang Gang arrived, he found that the two maids were not in good condition. Although they were wearing simple coarse cloth clothes, they could not hide the smell of prostitution.

"Second Young Master." As soon as the two maids saw Wang Gang, they knelt down and cried, their eyes full of tears, looking so pitiful.

"Sister Xiaorui, Sister Huashu, please get up quickly." Wang Gang personally helped the two maids up and said guiltily: "You have suffered."

Xiaorui and Huashu were sold to a brothel for more than a year. They were physically and mentally devastated. Their mental state was very bad and they had lost a lot of weight.

Wang Gang first calmed the two girls down, and then said to Chai An: "Brother Chai, how much did you spend to redeem them?"

Chai An said in a deep voice: "Money is a small matter, but how do you plan to place them, Brother Yuankang?"

Wang Gang sighed and said, "After all, they are also implicated by me. I am going to give them some dowry and find them a good family."

Upon hearing this, Xiaorui and Huashu knelt in front of Wang Gang again.

"Second Young Master, we don't want to get married, we just want to stay with you."

Wang Gang said in embarrassment: "You want to go back to the Wang family?"

Xiaorui and Huashu shuddered all over, as if they thought of something terrible, or someone, and their whole bodies shook like sieves.

Wang Gang helped them up again and said, "Sister Xiaorui, Sister Huashu, you grew up with me, and although we are master and servant, we are actually siblings.

Don't worry, I will definitely find a good place for you. Don't think too much about the past. Just live a good life from now on!"

After all, the two girls had been living in a brothel for a year. Even if Wang Gang wanted to take them back to the Wang family, Wang Kang would never allow it. Wang Gang could only find a way to find someone for the two girls to entrust their lives to.

"Second Young Master, we are wronged. We have never seduced the Eldest Young Master." Xiao Rui gritted her teeth and cried to Wang Gang.

"I know that my relationship with my eldest brother is very complicated. He is taking his anger out on you and causing you to suffer. I will compensate you well," Wang Gang sighed.

Huashu seemed to have made up his mind at this time. He glanced at Chai An beside him and said, "Second Young Master, I have something I want to talk to you alone."

Chai An said tactfully: "You two are reunited as master and servant, so I won't disturb you. You can chat slowly."

After saying that, Chai An took the initiative to leave the room and closed the door.

Huashu then said to Wang Gang: "Second Master, Xiaorui and I were sold to the brothel not because we seduced the eldest master, but because Xiaorui overheard that the eldest master was looking for someone to ruin Miss Chai's reputation."

Wang Gang was stunned and asked, "Brother, are you ruining Chai Ruyi's reputation?"

Xiao Rui's eyes turned red as she said, "I happened to see the young master find an actor outside the mansion, intending to do something bad to Miss Chai. Not long after, we were framed by the young master and sold to a brothel."

Wang Gang frowned and said seriously: "Are you sure it was my elder brother who hired an actor to ruin Chai Ruyi's reputation?"

Xiao Rui nodded heavily and said, "I'm very sure, because Miss Chai is your fiancée. I think this matter is too important, so I specially discussed it with Sister Birch. I was just about to tell the old lady, but I didn't expect to be blamed by the eldest young master." Wang Gang's face sank. He asked the two women to sit down first, and then explained the details clearly.

It turned out that when Xiao Rui went out to purchase something, she accidentally discovered Wang Yi meeting an actor named Qian Jin.

Xiao Rui also knew the actor Qian Jin. He had performed at the Wang family before and was invited by Han.

Because of this, Xiao Rui was cautious and followed them secretly. As a result, she overheard that Wang Yi paid actors to seduce Chai Ruyi and even used drugs to ruin her reputation.

Xiao Rui was just a maid after all. Later, she accidentally exposed her whereabouts and was discovered by Wang Yi. Not long after returning home, Wang Yi accused her of seducing the young master and sent her to a brothel.

Huashu and Xiaorui had thought about looking for Wang Kangshi, but Han found them and advised them to be honest so that they could save their lives, otherwise it would not be as simple as selling brothels.

Since the indentures of the two girls were in the Wang family, after Han took over the family, the indentures naturally fell into her hands.

Xiaorui and Huashu concealed the matter to save their own lives.

Wang Gang returned to Beijing and redeemed them from the brothel, giving the two girls hope again, and then they told the whole story.

"So, the Han family is also involved." Wang Gang asked to Huashu with a dark face.

"The eldest young lady does know what the eldest young master did, and that actor was hired through the Han family's connections." Birch said with his head down.

"This is a serious matter. It concerns the reputation of the Wang, Chai and Han families. Do you have any evidence?" Wang Gang said seriously.

Xiao Rui and Hua Shu looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time, saying, "We don't have any evidence, but if we can find that actor, it should be able to prove that what we said is true."

Wang Gang sighed and said, "The actor and Chai Ruyi did such a shameful thing, and they would have been beaten to death by the Chai family a long time ago."

"Ah!" The two girls were shocked.

Wang Gang sighed: "Why would Big Brother want to harm Chai Ruyi? This doesn't make sense!"

Huashu said cautiously: "The eldest young master has hated you since he was a child. Maybe he just wants to disgust you, make you cuckolded, and become a laughing stock in the whole capital."

Wang Gang shook his head and said, "No, it shouldn't be that simple. If that actor were to expose my eldest brother, the Wang and Chai families would become mortal enemies, and my eldest brother wouldn't be able to stay out of it."

Xiao Rui said: "Second Young Master, I didn't lie to you, and I wouldn't dare to lie to you."

Wang Gang said: "Sister Xiaorui, of course I believe you, but this matter is too big and I can't handle it lightly.

How about this, you guys go live in the outer house where I studied before, you are familiar with the place, wait for me to investigate thoroughly, then I will clear your name."

The two girls are now rootless and can only obey Wang Gang's arrangements.

"Also, you must not let the Chai family know about this, otherwise the consequences will be serious." Wang Gang specifically warned.

The two girls said they understood, and Wang Gang gave them some more silver and sent them to live in the outer house.

The Li sisters had just cleaned the house last night, making it perfect for living. The two girls could buy anything they needed with silver. The money Wang Gang gave was enough for them to spend.

After arranging everything, Wang Gang went straight home to see his elder brother, but Wang Yi was out drinking again, leaving only his elder sister-in-law Han at home.

"Sister-in-law, I have something to ask you." Wang Gang did not beat around the bush and directly asked Han:
"Do you know an actor named Qian Jin?"

Han was pouring tea for Wang Gang, but when she heard Qian Jin's name, she dropped the cup to the ground without even holding it steady. (End of this chapter)