When Li Qi returned to the room, Su Yingxiong's voice was gone. He leaned over and took a look and found that the fat man had fallen asleep on the bed.

As for the other women, I don't know where they went, and the house was empty.

Li Qi sat down, poured a glass of wine, and drank by himself. After a while, Youlan came to the room.

"Master Li, I have been waiting for a long time." Youlan frowned slightly, "There is another person..."

"That is my guard, I let him go first." Li Qi said.

"Master Li, you're not here just for a drink, are you?" Youlan smiled and sat down and asked.

"I just came here to have a look. The man in the room is my good brother. He likes these things better." Li Qi said.

"It turns out that Mr. Li came here with his younger brother." Youlan said and pressed her hand on Li Qi, "Why don't Mr. Li have some fun?"

"I'm not very interested today," Li Qi said.

Youlan rolled her eyes and said: "I think it's not that you are not uninterested, you are just not interested in those vulgar fans, right?"

Li Qi smiled and said: "Miss Youlan is joking. All the girls in Lanyuan are as beautiful as flowers. How can they be vulgar and pink?"

You Lanjiao smiled and said: "Since you are here, you don't need to be restrained. You can tell me what kind of woman you like, and I will try my best to arrange it."

"Oh?" Li Qi looked at her doubtfully and said, "Are there different types of women?"

Youlan smiled and said: "Of course. Some people like petite ones, some people like charming ones, some people like clean ones, and some people like..."

At this point, Youlan raised her eyebrows and did not continue, but just gave an "adults understand" expression.

"I'm a little curious," Li Qi said, "Where do these women in Guiyuan come from?"

"Have you ever heard of Han Yaoting?"

"Han Yaoting? Where is that place?" Li Qi asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"Han Yaoting is the place where the punished palace slaves live. Historically, the family members of criminal officials who had their homes confiscated and their families exterminated would be sent to Han Yaoting."

Li Qi nodded and understood, and couldn't help but ask: "But how can you get the people from that place over?"

Youlan smiled and said: "Sir, Lanyuan has always received dignitaries. What's the difficulty in getting some family members of officials and prisoners?"

"Does this mean that all the women here are from Han Yaoting?"

"Not all of them, there are some that we bought from various places with a lot of money." Youlan said.

These things are not secrets in the first place, anyone who has been to Lanyuan knows it.

That's why Youlan told Li Qi.

Not everyone can come to Lanyuan. Basically, those who come here are high-ranking officials of the third rank or above.

The main reason why Li Qi came in was because of the prince.

The fact that Li Qi is a popular person around the prince is now known to everyone in the officialdom of Kyoto.

The pepper made by Li Qi is also talked about by many people.

For such a person, Lanyuan will naturally open the door to him.

Of course, Li Qi didn't know this. He thought that anyone who was an official could come here.

Seeing that Youlan seemed to have nothing to hide, Li Qi asked tentatively: "I heard that some adults have some special hobbies. What if someone accidentally gets killed?"

Youlan was stunned for a moment, then looked at Li Qi and said, "Oh? I wonder where Mr. Li heard about it?"

"Master Geng from the Criminal Department and I have a good relationship. We often drink together when we have nothing to do. I heard him talk about it once when we were drinking." Li Qi said nonsense.

"So that's it... Mr. Li and Mr. Geng have a close relationship, so Mr. Li comes here..."

"Yes, he recommended it to me. He asked me to come with him last time, but I was unavailable. Today I happened to be free so I came over to take a look." Li Qi said.

"I see." Youlan smiled even more, "Since Mr. Li is Mr. Geng's friend, I might as well say some things directly."

Li Qi smiled and said: "This is my first time here and I don't know many things. Miss Youlan, please don't beat around the bush with me. Just tell me what you have to say."

"The life of any woman who comes to Lanyuan is not worth mentioning at all. If she dies, she is dead."

"Aren't you afraid of being investigated by the governor of Kyoto?" Li Qi asked.

Youlan smiled and said, "What's there to be afraid of? The women in Lanyuan are all guilty, and they only need to report the cause of their illness."

"What about the ones I bought?"

"Those are the ones who have signed the deed of betrayal, so there is no need to worry if they die."

Hearing this, Li Qi couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

Damn it, these guys really don't regard the people in this place as human beings at all.

"What about you, Miss Youlan? Why are you in this Orchid Garden?" Li Qi asked.

"Me?" Something suddenly appeared in Youlan's calm eyes, and she smiled after a moment, "I was also a sinner in Han Yaoting. I was sent here when I was thirteen years old, and was chosen by Zhang Yuanwai to be a prisoner.

After taking over the accounting office, I am now half the owner of this place."

"So it turns out that Miss Youlan has experienced something like this..." Li Qi said, "Then doesn't Miss Youlan want to leave here?"

"Leave?" Youlan covered her mouth and smiled, "Sir, you really know how to tell jokes."

"What?" Li Qi was confused.

"I am originally from Hanyaoting, and I have been a sinner all my life. I still have a place in Lanyuan. But if I leave here, I will be wanted. If I are captured and brought back to Hanyaoting, I may not be able to find a place for me.

Such a good life has passed.”

"With Miss Youlan's ability, leaving here, escaping outside the customs, and finding a secluded place to spend the rest of your life is as good as staying here, right?" Li Qi said.

Youlan said: "I have never lived outside since I was a child. It is not easy to survive outside."

Li Qi thought about it. I'm afraid that life outside would be more difficult for her than here.

"Then Miss Youlan has never thought about what will happen if she gets old in a few decades?" Li Qi asked.

Youlan thinks this Master Li is very interesting.

Many people who come here are only concerned about having fun, but he is more concerned about his future.

Thinking about it, Youlan said truthfully: "I have already thought about this matter. When I am forty years old, I will end my own life."

Hearing this, Li Qi was startled: "Do you really think so?"

Youlan nodded seriously.

"How could you think that?"

"Then what should I think?" Youlan asked.

"This world is still very beautiful, and you have never experienced many things. Why do you have such extreme thoughts? Have you heard of this sentence?" Li Qi said.

"What words?"

"The world is so big, I want to see it." Li Qi said, "There are many infinitely beautiful things in this world."
Chapter completed!