mtl008 Chapter 166: The Emperor Can See Everything Clearly
Chapter 166: The Emperor Can See Everything Clearly
The clients in Zuichunlou had been awakened by the noise, and now they were all wearing outer robes and sticking their heads out from the cracks in the door to look over here.
The incident happened suddenly, and even the madam, who was always well-informed, didn't know what had happened.
She wanted to get closer to the crowd, but Song Junyan looked so imposing, and his aura was so unapproachable that she swallowed and subconsciously took a step back.
Not daring to ask the officer in charge, she could only go to the officer guarding the door and try to get some information.
But not everyone can hear Lu Xinran's voice. The income of the officials is not meager, but it is difficult for them to save up 5,000 taels of silver.
Although the madam ran a very famous brothel, she probably earned five thousand taels of silver every day.
But she is not free.
No matter how glorious she was, she was still a servant whose bond was held in the hands of others.
So she couldn't hear a word of Lu Xinran's thoughts.
The official was also confused at this meeting, but she was very good at judging people and could tell at a glance that the other party was not lying.
The officers who stayed outside really didn't know what was going on.
The madam was anxious and confused. All the guests in the building had been woken up. If she couldn't give a suitable reason, she would not be able to control them once they started making a fuss.
Zhang Shui'er and the Lu sisters stood together, and the three of them looked up through the open door to see the situation above.
The madam looked at Lu Xinran and her sister and felt that they looked familiar. She smiled and carefully came over to inquire.
"Girls, could any of you please tell me what happened? If the officials continue to make trouble, I'm afraid my business will not be able to continue."
Lu Xinran withdrew her gaze from Zuichunlou and looked at the anxious-looking madam, then quickly opened her booklet under her expectant gaze.
[This madam? This Zuichunlou is actually the emperor's property! ]
[Do the ministers in the court know that the brothel they like to visit the most is the property of their biggest master? ]
[He actually runs a brothel. The emperor's private treasury must be very rich. ]
[Even running a brothel, what kind of money would the emperor be embarrassed to make? ]
[With so many profitable businesses, how could the emperor still be short of money? It's not the national treasury that's the national treasury, and the private treasury that's the private treasury, right? ]
[But this Great Chu is his, does he still need to separate the national treasury and private treasury so clearly? ]
[The national treasury is extremely poor, the Minister of Revenue fights with others at the morning court every day, and the emperor's private treasury is extremely rich, with so much money that he doesn't know how to spend it...]
The more Lu Xinran thought about it, the more amazed he was. He always felt that it was a waste of the emperor's talent to be born into an imperial family.
If he was born into a merchant family like the Yun family, he would probably have become the richest man in Chu.
In Zuichunlou, everyone who could hear the inner voices woke up completely.
What did they just hear? The boss behind Zuichunlou is the emperor?!
Then, then, then doesn't it mean that the emperor can know exactly how long they stay here every time, and how many minutes each time.
this is too scary!
Cold sweat broke out all over their bodies. At this moment, no one thought about what the noise in Zuichunlou was about. They just wanted to change their clothes quickly and never set foot here again in their lives.
The madam looked at the guest who was dissatisfied just now, retreated back to the room in an instant, put on all her clothes in a moment and left in a hurry.
The madam, who had no idea what had happened, became even more confused.
It was Zhang Shuier who kindly pointed out: "There is a murderer in your building, and the government is now trying to arrest him."
"what!"
The madam was shocked, and her expression of bewilderment was no longer pretended.
She opened her mouth slightly and looked at Sun Qihang who was pushed down from the building.
She remembered clearly how arrogant and complacent this man was when he came yesterday.
In just one night, he became... a murderer?
Meeting Sun Qihang's venomous gaze, she shuddered instantly and quickly looked away.
Following behind them were a group of patrons who had hurriedly put on their clothes. They all glared at her fiercely as they passed by her, then ran away in a hurry.
The madam's shock was mixed with a bit of bewilderment. She really didn't understand what had happened and why there were so many changes.
Song Junyan walked right past her and left with Sun Qihang in big strides.
Cui Shenglin followed them excitedly and ran to Shuntian Prefecture to serve as a witness.
Zhang Shui'er looked at Zuihonglou where only the madam and a group of girls were left after the guests had dispersed, and gave a meaningful reminder before leaving.
"You can think about what you can do in the future if Zuichunlou can no longer operate."
After she finished speaking, she took Lu Xinran and the others to find their own carriage. The madam stood there in a daze. She thought for a long time but couldn't understand why Zuichunlou couldn't continue to operate when it had such a powerful backer.
In the carriage, Zhang Shui'er was pulling them excitedly, "How about we go to Shuntian Prefecture as well? Sun Qihang has just been arrested, and we still lack strong evidence."
If they don't go, Song Junyan will not be able to solve the case smoothly.
It's obvious that Sun Qihang is a tough nut to crack.
Lu Xinran hummed, "Then let's go and take a look."
She went to check out the specific details so that Sun Qihang could be beheaded as soon as possible!
The carriage stopped outside Shuntian Prefecture, and Ding Wu was already waiting there.
When he saw them getting off the car, he immediately came up to them warmly and led them into the government office.
"The master is interrogating Sun Qihang. He told me before the interrogation that if you want to listen in on the interrogation, I will lead you there right away."
They came to Shuntian Prefecture just to join in the fun, so how could they not go and listen to the interrogation of Sun Qihang and others?
Especially since Lu Xinran was still eager to continue digging into the process and the vicious things Sun Qihang had done in the past.
She didn't want Sun Qihang to die too easily.
In the dungeon, Lu Gaorong looked at Sun Qihang who was imprisoned, rushed to the fence in surprise, and shook the fence excitedly.
"You, you... why are you here? Where's Zhang Yuqi? What did you do to him?!"
Sun Qihang rolled his eyes at him with disdain. A guy who could easily deceive Zhang Yuqi was so stupid that he was not worthy of talking to him.
He was pushed into the cell and sat down on the floor.
Judging from the time, his servant should have found his father by now. His father would definitely find a way to rescue him if he knew he was in trouble.