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Chapter 341: Snakes and rats in the same nest

That night, Zhao Xian brought two hundred Yulin Guards and sealed off the largest brothel in the city.

Coincidentally, when they were sealing off the brothel, they accidentally ran into several officials who were visiting prostitutes.

Although these were all low-ranking officials, they were still employed by the government. Now that they were caught red-handed, they were frightened to the point of trembling with fear and their faces turned pale.

This matter caused quite a big stir.

The county magistrate was alarmed. He crawled out of bed in the middle of the night, put on his clothes in a hurry, and rushed out.

He originally thought that the old accounts of Baihua Tower were dug up, but after arriving at the scene and asking others, he found out that the reason for the closure of Baihua Tower was actually the eldest prince.

Zhao Xian was dressed in military uniform, riding on a horse, looking down at the seventh-rank county magistrate in front of him.

"You know, the eldest prince had a stomachache after drinking here tonight, and the imperial physician diagnosed that the cause of the illness was in Baihua Tower."

The county magistrate turned pale.

He tried to defend Baihualou.

As a result, he was interrupted impatiently by Zhao Xian after just saying two sentences.

"You are an official appointed by the imperial court, yet you are speaking for a brothel. Could it be that you have some connection with this brothel?"

The county magistrate smiled awkwardly: "General, you are really a jokester. How could this humble official have anything to do with Baihua Tower?"

It was the late night, the brothel was open for business, and now that the Yulin Guards had caught them, all the prostitutes and clients in the brothel were caught.

The madam cried and shouted, wishing she could roll on the ground, but it was no use. The Yulin Guards didn't even look at her.

Zhao Xian originally planned to seal up Baihualou and leave, but the county magistrate's behavior just now made Zhao Xian feel that this brothel seemed to be hiding some other tricks.

So Zhao Xianduo became more cautious. He had the madam arrested and also searched the Baihua Tower from inside to outside.

The county magistrate couldn't help but say, "The Baihua Tower has been sealed off and the people have been arrested. There's no need to search it again, right?"

Zhao Xian sat on his horse and ignored him.

Soon, a Yulin Guard came running out holding a stack of account books.

"General, these are the account books we found in Baihua Tower. Please have a look."

Zhao Xian took the account and flipped through it casually.

I happened to turn to the page with the county magistrate's name on it.

Every month, Baihualou would give 30% of its income to the county magistrate.

This is not a small amount of money.

Zhao Xian closed the account book and sneered at the county magistrate: "No wonder you are so protective of Baihua Tower, it turns out you are a nest of snakes and rats."

He ignored the county magistrate's explanation and simply waved his hand, ordering his men to detain the county magistrate and wait for the prince's decision.

Luo Qinghan is still in the inn at this moment.

After he was sure that the eldest prince was fine, he returned to his room.

Xiao Xixi was still sleeping soundly, completely unaware that the person next to her had left for a while.

Luo Qinghan lay down beside her and held her in his arms.

Not long after, Zhao Xian came back with his men.

Luo Qinghan got up again.

It was still dark outside, but his long-established biological clock told him that it would be dawn soon, so he didn't plan to continue sleeping and asked someone to help him change clothes and wash up.

After he finished washing up, Zhao Xian walked in and said respectfully.

"Your Highness, I have sealed up Baihua Tower and found some account books there. Please have a look."

He placed a stack of account books in front of the prince.

Luo Qinghan picked up the account book on top, flipped through the pages, and soon saw the name of the county magistrate.

He paused slightly, then continued to flip backwards.

The county magistrate's name was written in several other places later.

After Luo Qinghan finished reading the account book, he said calmly, "Go check the relationship between this county magistrate and Baihua Tower."

"Yes."

Originally they were planning to set off at dawn today, but because of the incident at Baihua Tower and the fact that the eldest prince was still ill, they could not leave for the time being, so they could only stay here for two more days.

When Xiao Xixi woke up, it was already bright outside.

She got out of bed and found that she was the only one in the room.

The palace maid waiting outside heard the noise, and immediately pushed the door open and walked in, and began to help Concubine Xiao change clothes and wash.

Xiao Xixi asked, "Where is the prince?"

A palace maid answered truthfully: "The Crown Prince went to the county government office."

"What is he doing at the county government office?"

"I heard that the prince went to the county government office to try the case because the local county magistrate had some bad relationship with Baihua Tower. Before he left, he told you to stay at the post station and not go anywhere."

Xiao Xixi didn't want to stay in the inn.

She wanted to find the prince, so she had to keep an eye on him at all times to prevent him from encountering any unexpected events.

Just at this time, Concubine Zhao came over.

"Sister Xiao, have you heard about what happened last night?"

Xiao Xixi stuffed a meat bun into her mouth and said randomly, "What's the matter?"

Lady Zhao: "The eldest prince fell ill last night because he ate something unclean in Baihua Tower. The crown prince was furious and ordered the Baihua Tower to be closed down. He also found out that Baihua Tower was related to the local county magistrate."

Xiao Xixi suddenly realized that this is what was happening!

I didn't expect so many things happened outside while she was asleep.

Lady Zhao asked expectantly, "Sister Xiao, the prince is not at the post station today, so there is no point in us staying here. Why don't we go out for a walk together?"

Xiao Xixi asked in confusion: "Didn't you go out for a walk with the eldest prince yesterday? Why are you going out for a walk again today?"

Lady Zhao became angry when she thought about what happened yesterday, but she tried her best to pretend nothing had happened and said with a smile.

"Yesterday, the eldest prince was busy drinking and didn't spend much time with me. Besides, I'm not familiar with him, so it's awkward to be with him."

Xiao Xixi: "But we are not that familiar with each other, wouldn't it be awkward for us to be together?"

Lady Zhao choked.

She tried hard to keep the fake smile on her face.

"Look at what you said, sister. We are all close to the prince and live in the East Palace. How can we not be familiar with each other?"

Xiao Xixi said frankly: "But we haven't said much to each other before. If the prince hadn't brought you with him this time, I would have almost forgotten that there is such a person as you in the East Palace."

Lady Zhao: “…”

Concubine Zhao's teeth were chattering and her fingers were tightly clenched around the silk handkerchief, almost tearing it.

Her presence in the East Palace is indeed very low, but there is no need to say this to her face, right?

Concubine Xiao is simply slapping her in the face!

Xiao Xixi: "Why do you look so bad? Did you eat something wrong like the eldest prince? Do you want the imperial physician to take a look at you?"

Lady Zhao squeezed out two words from between her teeth: "No, no."

Xiao Xixi didn't force it. Since she said no, then no.

Lady Zhao asked again, "Are you sure you don't want to go out for a walk?"

(End of this chapter)