After Transmigrating as a Disabled Villain - Chapter 5

Inside the pleasure house across the street, the little maid looked excited. “Miss, I never thought Eldest Miss Qiu would also come to a pleasure house. In the future, we won’t have to be afraid of her anymore. Doesn’t this mean we’ve gotten hold of something on her?”

Guanzi’s mind rapidly calculated. Qiu Jinning was different from her Miss. She was a favored child of heaven, excellent in both conduct and studies, and the county magistrate’s daughter with a very good reputation.

With this handle on her, they would no longer have to fear some county magistrate’s daughter. If the other party dared to cause trouble, Guanzi would spread the matter of Qiu Jinning dressing as a man and visiting a pleasure house. She guaranteed it would make the other party suffer.

Qin Chu glanced at the silly, gleeful little maid. “What are you holding a handle over her for? Don’t stir up trouble. I said we don’t know her, so we don’t know her.”

Though she said that, scenes from that night involuntarily flashed through her mind: the woman with flushed cheeks, eyes like autumn water, sobbing softly again and again…

Qin Chu’s heart felt blocked.

That had been her first time—

Eh, no. That had been Qiu Jinning’s first time—

But it had also been Qin Chu’s first time doing this and that with a woman. She had been single for twenty years, and once released, she had gone so wild she could hardly bear to look back on it. She had no idea how Qiu Jinning had managed to walk the next day.

Was her waist not sore? Were her legs not weak? Had Qin Chu not worked hard enough?

Qin Chu silently complained in her heart as she walked through a door.

As soon as she entered, she saw a youth in white clothes pouncing toward her.

Qin Chu instinctively dodged, and the youth missed.

“Little Sister, you have to help me this time, or you won’t have an elder brother anymore.” Eldest Young Master Qin missed his target, turned around, hugged Qin Chu’s leg, and began wailing.

Qin Chu could not help looking at the little maid again.

Guanzi stared straight ahead calmly, obviously not seeing this scene for the first time.

Looking at Eldest Young Master Qin, who was crying nonstop, Qin Chu took a deep breath. “Elder Brother, get up first.”

Eldest Young Master Qin clung to her leg and refused to let go. “I won’t! You have to help me this time, or your elder brother’s life will be forfeit! Little Sister, I only have you as my younger sister, and you only have me as your elder brother!”

Before Father left, he said he would be gone for five or six days before returning. Who would have thought he would be gone for ten days? The few hundred taels of silver he left behind were simply not enough.

The corner of Qin Chu’s eye twitched. She moved her leg. “Get up first. Tell me what happened. If I can help, I definitely will.”

Eldest Young Master Qin’s eyes lit up. He wiped his face, which had no tears on it in the first place, and stood up. “I knew Little Sister cared about me most. It’s not a big deal. I just withdrew a thousand taels of silver from the accounting office. When the time comes, just tell Father you were the one who used it. Father has never been willing to hit you, so he definitely won’t be able to do it this time either. Unlike me, who’s like someone he picked up off the street. That old man tries to beat me to death every time. The last beating I got still hasn’t fully healed.”

“One thousand taels?” Qin Chu nodded. The Qin family did not lack money. If it was only a matter of silver, it probably was not too serious.

“Eight thousand taels. When the time comes, just say you spent seven thousand taels buying that male concubine. Buying a top courtesan back would cost about that price. Anyway, you won’t be able to avoid trouble this time, so help me shoulder a little of it. Elder Brother will definitely remember your kindness.”

“Seven thousand taels counts as a little? What did you withdraw that much silver for?” Qin Chu was speechless.

What, did he think she already had so many debts that one more wouldn’t matter?

Now she felt the problem was very serious. Was Master Qin truly unwilling to hit his daughter?

“I just drank some wine, slept a little, drank some wine, slept a little. Before I knew it, I had spent that much. This pleasure house burns through money too fast. Just listening to the top courtesan sing a little song costs several hundred taels.” Eldest Young Master Qin looked innocent, his expression pure.

Qin Chu was rendered speechless.

What a good elder brother. Had his brain been squeezed by a door?

She now even suspected whether the top courtesan Eldest Young Master Qin had chosen was truly a top courtesan. Could it be that they had seen how stupid he was and casually found someone to fool him?

Guanzi, standing to the side, widened her eyes until they were round. “Eldest Young Master, Miss only spent five hundred taels buying He Er. You weren’t tricked, were you?”

What wine? What sleep? How could he spend eight thousand taels in just a few short days?

Qin Chu silently agreed. As expected of her head maid—she had spoken Qin Chu’s thoughts aloud.

Eldest Young Master Qin laughed awkwardly. “I was just happy and accidentally rewarded them a little too much. Haha. Little Sister, don’t worry. Father will at most scold you a few times.”

Qin Chu could not help rolling her eyes.

She could now guess the ending of the great villain. She would definitely spend the rest of her life poor and destitute.

Neither of these siblings was reliable. Even ten thousand strings of family wealth could not withstand this kind of waste. People said wealth did not last beyond three generations, but in Qin Chu’s opinion, the Qin family might not even make it past two.

Master Qin hadn’t raised a son and daughter. He had clearly raised a pair of traps.

Confirmed. This elder brother was absolutely not the male lead. She had never seen such a disastrous male lead.

After discussing how to deal with their father, the siblings obediently returned home.

That night, Master Qin came back.

Seeing that both his son and daughter were healthy and well, he smiled in satisfaction. “During the days Father was away, the two of you didn’t cause any trouble, did you?”

They probably hadn’t caused trouble. Otherwise, people would have already come knocking at his door. How could things be so quiet right now?

Qin Chu and her disaster of an elder brother looked at each other, then nodded in unison. No trouble.

Seeing them nod, Master Qin smiled. “That’s good. Father knew you two were sensible. In the blink of an eye, you’ve both grown up.”

After sighing with emotion for a few moments, he went to bathe and change clothes. Behind him followed the Qin residence’s steward, who looked as though he wanted to speak but stopped himself.

They hadn’t caused trouble, true. But these two little ancestors had not been idle either. He only hoped Master would not be angered into ruining his health after he found out.

Half an hour later, Master Qin, fresh from his bath, let out an angry roar.

“You two little bastards, get over here!”

Eldest Young Master Qin’s legs trembled. He looked at Qin Chu. “Little Sister, Elder Brother still has something to do, so I won’t go over. Just follow what we agreed on. Father won’t blame you.”

Qin Chu took a deep breath and barely believed him.

Master Qin should truly love his daughter. Otherwise, he would not have spoiled her into becoming a great villain.

Supported by the little maid, she walked over.

Two quarters of an hour later, Guanzi supported her trembling Miss back, her eyes filled with tears. “Miss, let this servant carry you. Master was too cruel. How could he use the family punishment? The family punishment is always for Eldest Young Master. Eldest Young Master really harmed you terribly this time.”

Her Miss had been whipped twenty times. Even her clothes were seeping blood.

Qin Chu’s supported arm trembled, and she sucked in a breath of cold air.

Behind her, Master Qin’s furious roars continued to echo.

“She actually dared to keep a male concubine, and even spent seven thousand taels keeping one! Can you find a second unmarried daughter in this world who keeps male concubines? Even if there is one, she’d keep him secretly. But her? She keeps him openly and brazenly! How is she supposed to marry in the future? Sooner or later, I’ll be angered to death…”

Master Qin’s lungs hurt from anger. That very night, he had someone send He Er out of the residence. Along the way, he also caught his son and beat him fiercely again. “I’ll teach you not to learn properly! As the elder brother, you didn’t know to stop your younger sister. She says she wants to keep one, so you just let her? You bastard…”

Eldest Young Master Qin was carried back to his courtyard by the manservants, wanting to cry but having no tears.

In the end, neither he nor Little Sister had escaped.

The next day, Qin Chu was carried to the academy on the little maid’s back. After entering the classroom, she remained standing the entire time, because her backside hurt too much for her to sit down.

Chen Xia’s heart ached when she saw her. “Cousin Qin, what happened to you?”

Qin Chu sighed. “My father came back. He was furious about the male concubine matter, so I got beaten.”

It was all that disastrous elder brother’s fault. He even said it would be fine. Was this called fine? Her other leg had almost been ruined too.

Chen Xia coughed lightly, still feeling lingering fear. Luckily, she had held herself back back then and had not followed the trend. Otherwise, who knew if her parents would have beaten her fiercely too?

Teacher Li walked into the classroom, glanced at Qin Chu standing there, and said in a deep voice, “The top two students in this arithmetic exam have been fortunate enough to be appointed to the county yamen to count the storeroom inventory. Follow me. Once you arrive at the county yamen, speak less and work more. Do not damage the reputation of the county school.”

After speaking, he deliberately looked at Qin Chu.

Especially this good-for-nothing. She really was lucky. Just because she did well once, she now had a chance to be seen by the county magistrate. What kind of world was this?

Four from Class A, three from Class B, and two from Class C.

Qin Chu was supported by the little maid to the county yamen. Guanzi then waited outside, while Qin Chu went alone to the storeroom.

The county school had assigned a total of eight people. Right now, including her, seven had arrived. The others stood in pairs, leaving only Qin Chu alone.

Within several meters around her, everyone disliked and avoided her. Not a single person paid attention to her.

She did not feel awkward either. She simply looked straight ahead and waited. There was still one person who had not arrived, right?

Anyway, the number was even. She would not be left alone.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Qiu Jinning arrived late. She coldly glanced at Qin Chu, then silently walked away and stood by herself.

Qin Chu: “…”

Heaven must really dislike her.

What was that saying again? Enemies were bound to meet on a narrow road. She felt that was exactly the situation right now.

The clerk in the county yamen gave some instructions, then brought out stacks of account books and assigned them according to the number of people.

Everyone else was paired up, one person counting and the other checking.

Only Qin Chu had to handle both sides. And because she had been beaten last night, every movement pulled at her injuries, making her continuously suck in cold breaths.

“Hiss—” Qin Chu swayed while holding her waist, almost unable to stand steady. It hurt too damn much.

“I’ll count. You check.”

At some unknown point, Qiu Jinning had walked over, holding a small stool in her hand.