Chapter 411 Sharing the Joy

Qing Ning and Su Yu sat in the carriage on their way to the Heng Prince's Mansion. The bustling scene on both sides of the commercial district made Qing Ning, who hadn't been to Dayuan for several years, feel a sudden sense of awe.

"Let me go... I'm not drunk... Baka yarou..." A drunkard was dragged out of the restaurant, staggering and struggling.

"Not drunk? Do you even know how many fingers this is? You stingy Japanese dwarf, drinking from morning till night... It's not that I'm stingy with the money, but if you get drunk to death, wouldn't that ruin our restaurant's reputation?... Get out of here, come back tomorrow..."

"Oh! Is there still one more day tomorrow? Hahaha! Mr. Liu is such a good person... Sorry to bother you... See you tomorrow... Uh... Ugh..."

The drunkard blocked Qingning and Suyu's path, causing the two to cover their noses in disgust.

Su Yu explained to her superior, Qing Ning, "Sister Qing Ning, the Heng Prince's Mansion is really rolling in money these days. All the restaurants and eateries under the Heng Prince's Mansion have been providing free food and drinks for everyone. You don't know how many people have been drunk on the streets in the past two weeks, and the Heng Prince's Mansion has spent a lot of money on alcohol!"

"The wealth of the Prince Heng's Mansion is known to the whole world, but just how wealthy it is, I can hardly guess at all after all these years in Dayuan."

Su Yu sighed softly. Back then, she was ordered to come to Danshui to open Su Xiang Lou. At that time, the Danshui Nature Reserve was just a piece of wasteland that was randomly marked out. But now, the land of Su Xiang Lou alone is more valuable than the mansions on Yinque Street in the capital.

The Prince Heng's mansion hasn't been expanded or renovated much, but the fleet outside the harbor is adding new ships every day. Even a blind man could see that the Prince Heng's mansion is now making a fortune every day.

Qing Ning didn't care at all about how much money the Prince Heng's mansion had. She asked Su Yu again, "Did you see the strange scene that night? Was it really the power to communicate with heaven and earth?"

“We all saw it clearly; the pillar of light composed of stars shone for half the night, its light shooting straight into the sky... and in the end, we all felt an immense pressure.”

"When I sent you the message, news came from the Hengwang Mansion that the whole city would celebrate for three days to celebrate His Highness Hengwang becoming a Earth Realm cultivator. But after that night, the Hengwang Mansion claimed again that the whole city would celebrate for eighteen days to celebrate Lord Allen becoming a Saint-level expert. I really don't know what he was thinking. You can't just throw money away like that!"

Qing Ning said quietly, "Who says that the big officials don't lack money, but they lack Saint-level experts! They're just throwing out some money; they're already being very humble."

Su Yu's face stiffened, and she was speechless. She felt the same way as Qing Ning. It was not scary that Da Yuan was richer than a country, but it was scary that Da Yuan now had a Saint-level expert. The Great Xia Imperial Family was about to lose control of Da Yuan, this dragon of the sea!

Compared to the hustle and bustle of the commercial district, the area around Prince Heng's Mansion remained quiet. This was all out of respect for Prince Heng. The two princesses preferred peace and quiet, so people consciously avoided this area.

Su Yu handed over a gift list on Qing Ning's behalf to express her congratulations to Prince Heng! Then she was soon received by Qin Mo in person.

"Hehe! Long time no see, my lovely lady!"

Qin Mo was deeply impressed by Qing Ning, this "hero," and couldn't help but tease her a few times when they met.

"Qing Ning congratulates Your Highness Prince Heng!" Qing Ning's expression was not good, but she still bowed respectfully to offer her congratulations.

Qin Mo laughed and turned to Su Yu, saying, "Boss Su Yu, it's been a long time since I've been to Su Xiang Lou. I wonder how your business is?"

"This is terrible! If Your Highness is so kind, could you please find us another place?"

"Oh? Isn't the protected area good? Where do you want to move to?" Qin Mo's question was just a polite remark, but Su Yu seized the opportunity to press the issue.

"Anywhere within the city is fine, preferably the western district. The protected area is currently in a terrible state of chaos, which is really incompatible with the atmosphere of our Su Xiang Lou."

Su Yu got angry as she spoke. A few years ago, when her Su Xiang Lou first came to Da Yuan, it made a lot of money, which made her and her sisters quite rich.

However, in recent years, with a large number of top artists from Suzhou and Hangzhou moving to the Danshui Nature Reserve, her Suxianglou has become less popular. This is because they have always only sold their art and not their bodies. Compared to those young girls who can sing, fight, and are capable, they are simply too highbrow and have few suitors.

It's one thing if they don't make money, but they're here to gather intelligence. Where are you going to get information if there are no customers?

"Well... it's not allowed to conduct...refined business within the city. Why don't you try Anping?"

Qin Mo appeared embarrassed on the surface. The protected area on the outskirts of Danshui was originally built to isolate those "bad influences" from outside. Would I be crazy to put your intelligence department, which is Wang Yushi's department, in the West District where my mansion is located?

"We are not in the refined arts industry...we are in the performing arts industry...we are fundamentally different from them!" Su Yu was a real "brothel madam." Qin Mo wanted them to move to Anping, the southernmost city in Taiwan, but she naturally refused and immediately began to argue eloquently.

"Your business... is a collectively owned shop, not an individual performing arts practitioner... We really can't make an exception, we really can't make an exception... Hehehe!"

There are many restaurants in Tamsui, which naturally gave rise to the singing industry. Usually, it's a two-person show, one playing the zither and the other singing, or a solo pipa performance. In order to regulate and manage the industry, Qin Mo gave them the title of "performers of traditional arts," registering them for tax purposes while also providing them with personal protection.

But Suyu Tower is different. Although they don't sell themselves, can a bunch of girls with starting prices of tens of taels of silver really be associated with the performing arts industry? Qin Mo had to admire Suyu's professionalism; she actually managed to get involved in the performing arts industry.

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