When the question comes, it really isn't what Wei Wuxian was expecting, and he has to admit it makes him wildly curious - it doesn't take a genius to put some of the pieces together, to suspect that there is a prostitute somewhere that Jin Ling would like to see freed from her (or maybe his) situation. He doesn't have the whole picture, but he's got the edges.
"Well," he says, foregoing any teasing in the face of Jin Ling's obvious distress over it all "it would depend. Some prostitutes can just leave that life, if they choose, but it's far more likely there's something keeping them in it. Usually, it's money. Money they need for something, or money they owe to the Madame of their house. That would have to be paid off before anything else."
The other question is a little more difficult and he hesitates before answering.
"What it would mean for her would depend very much on who knows what. Anybody who knew her previous occupation has the ability to make things difficult for her, she would likely have to deal with rumour and innuendo not dissimilar to what your uncle dealt with himself. The person who freed her, as well, may have some of this fall on them, too. It's not a decision to be taken lightly, but with enough power from the right corners, those rumours could arguably be buried."
Meaning; Jin Ling if you want to do this, you're probably going to need back up.
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"I was already happy to make time for you," Zizhen tells him cheerfully "but now I'm particularly interested."
Honestly he's glad of the break, and he drops into the seat across from Jingyi with a smile.
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When the question comes, it really isn't what Wei Wuxian was expecting, and he has to admit it makes him wildly curious - it doesn't take a genius to put some of the pieces together, to suspect that there is a prostitute somewhere that Jin Ling would like to see freed from her (or maybe his) situation. He doesn't have the whole picture, but he's got the edges.
"Well," he says, foregoing any teasing in the face of Jin Ling's obvious distress over it all "it would depend. Some prostitutes can just leave that life, if they choose, but it's far more likely there's something keeping them in it. Usually, it's money. Money they need for something, or money they owe to the Madame of their house. That would have to be paid off before anything else."
The other question is a little more difficult and he hesitates before answering.
"What it would mean for her would depend very much on who knows what. Anybody who knew her previous occupation has the ability to make things difficult for her, she would likely have to deal with rumour and innuendo not dissimilar to what your uncle dealt with himself. The person who freed her, as well, may have some of this fall on them, too. It's not a decision to be taken lightly, but with enough power from the right corners, those rumours could arguably be buried."
Meaning; Jin Ling if you want to do this, you're probably going to need back up.
~~~
"I was already happy to make time for you," Zizhen tells him cheerfully "but now I'm particularly interested."
Honestly he's glad of the break, and he drops into the seat across from Jingyi with a smile.
"You seem like you have gossip."