Chapter 235: The Snipe and the Clam Fight
An unidentified person suddenly appears to help, he must have an ulterior motive!
Jiang Yao glanced at Hu Xin'er and said, "I'm not stupid. I understand there are unknown risks involved."
"Then why do you..." Hu Xiner was puzzled.
Jiang Yao explained, "I didn't directly handle Chun Feng Zui. Instead, I asked the madam to manage it. Even if something went wrong, it wouldn't be my fault."
Hu Xiner thought so too. When Erdong found out that there was something wrong with Chunfengzui, with the power of His Majesty to appoint the imperial guards, he only found out about the madam after going through layer upon layer of investigation.
This shows how strict Chunfengzui’s defenses were.
When the eldest princess was looking for trouble with Chun Fengzui, if it weren't for Hu Xiner's pornographic book to lead the way, she wouldn't even be able to reach the door!
Hu Xin'er asked again, "How big is Chun Feng Zui?"
Jiang Yao didn't say it explicitly this time, but simply glanced at her calmly: "Where there is human greed, there is Chunfengzui or other restaurants."
"Are those places in your management?" Hu Xiner felt the chill on her back again.
Over the years, how many people has Jiang Yao, who is gentle and strong in Lu's mother's eyes, harmed openly and secretly?
"Why, do you want to judge me?" Jiang Yao suddenly smiled.
But there was a hint of coldness in that smile, like a poisonous snake spitting out its tongue, emitting a dangerous aura.
Hu Xiner had no doubt that if she revealed this matter to Lu's mother or reported it to the authorities, Jiang Yao would definitely treat her in the most cruel way.
She shook her head. "Even if it wasn't you, it would have been someone else. Since the person behind this was capable of planning such a large-scale chess game, choosing you must have been just a coincidence."
Jiang Yao narrowed her eyes and looked at her for a moment, confirming she wasn't lying before continuing the topic. "Actually, sometimes I suspect those men in black weren't ordered by the Crown Prince, but by the person behind me... After all, before this incident, the Lu family was supposed to be the Crown Prince's right-hand man."
These words were like a thunderclap. Although they sounded a bit conspiracy-like, they were not without reason.
Although Hu Xiner had no experience in dealing with such things, she had heard a saying in her previous life that when two sides fight to the death, the person who benefits the most is likely to be the real mastermind.
The mysterious man had never met Jiang Yao before, but he was able to use a weak woman like her when she was down and out. It was more of a deliberate exploitation than a rare courage or a good judge of character.
He knew that after Jiang Yao gained power, she would definitely try to find the truth and then take crazy revenge on the prince.
Therefore, he wanted to take advantage of Jiang Yao's hatred for the prince and let the Lu family and the prince fight each other, while he didn't even have to show up from beginning to end, and he could come out and take advantage when both sides were defeated!
Hu Xin'er asked in shock, "Since you guessed this, why did you still work for him?"
"Firstly, because I had no choice, and secondly, because..."
Jiang Yao paused. "Over the years, I haven't been threatened. Aside from occasionally assigning a male prostitute to someone's house, that person has never made excessive demands. He's even... recently lost contact with me."
"Then why you haven't appeared for a while, is it because you are tracking down that person?" Hu Xiner suddenly asked.
Jiang Yao hadn't expected her to think this far. "It seems you're not that stupid, but I haven't found any trace of him. I guess he knew I was looking for him, so I went back to the Lu family first, intending to paralyze him and let him down."
Although from a certain perspective, that person did her a favor, she was not willing to be just a knife in someone else's hand, or the kind that could be abandoned without paying any price.
Hu Xiner sorted out her thoughts and recalled the scene when she went to Chunfengzui last time. Even such a complicated underground force was destroyed after Erdong reported the situation to the emperor. She couldn't help but feel emotional.
The imperial power of this era is really powerful. If the Lu family goes against the imperial power, what chances do they have of winning?
Then, she asked with some confusion, "You said that few people know that you are the behind-the-scenes manager of Chunfengzui, so what about Feng Ge?"
Jiang Yao was stunned: "What?"
Hu Xiner explained, "I recently went to Chunfengzui, but it was deserted. Feng Ge easily led me to the secret room, and there was a portrait of you in the secret room, so I wanted to ask him who he was."
If she was just an ordinary male prostitute, why would Feng Ge know Jiang Yao's identity?
If she was not ordinary, why did Feng Ge pretend to be weak and vulnerable when they first met?
Jiang Yao, however, showed a very surprised expression: "What do you mean by 'Spring Breeze Drunk, but the house is deserted?'"
Seeing that her expression didn't seem fake, Hu Xin'er described it, "When I went there, it seemed like something had happened there. Not a single person was there, and many things had been destroyed. It didn't look like they had moved away or closed down normally."
Jiang Yao fell into deep thought. Suddenly, she thought of something and took a deep breath. She muttered, "Could it be that that person has come forward?!"
"Why do you say that?" Hu Xiner asked quickly.
She originally thought that after talking to Jiang Yao, all the mysteries would be solved, but she never expected that the more she talked, the more complicated and strange things seemed.
Who is that mysterious man? Why did Chunfengzui close down? Is Feng Ge's identity really that simple?
More importantly, is there an invisible hand secretly pushing the Lu family's revenge, and is that hand invisibly using the Lu family as a pawn in the game with the prince or even the emperor?
But Jiang Yao did not answer her, but fell into her own thoughts and talked to herself.
Hu Xiner waited for a long time but she didn't come back to her senses. Just as she was about to leave, she was stopped.
"Wait, let me show you something." Jiang Yao had returned to her usual indifferent expression.
She took out a brush from her waist and threw it to Hu Xin'er: "Weren't you very curious about the magic brush before? Here, this is it."
Hu Xiner perked up and took the brush to look at it carefully.
Jiang Yao saw her scratching at it with her fingernails and was a little surprised: "What are you doing?"
Unexpectedly, Hu Xin'er said seriously, "This outer layer of bamboo skin must be a disguise. I read in a book that the magic pen should be completely snow-white, or even completely dark black!"
Jiang Yao's lips moved, and after a long moment, she finally said, unable to bear it any longer, "I just praised you for being smart, but now it seems you're hopelessly stupid!"
Hu Xin'er was confused: "Huh?"
Seeing that she hadn't recovered from her shock, Jiang Yao sneered coldly, "You're such a fool! You only know how to paint and have made yourself look stupid! Do you really believe there's a magic brush in the world that can turn stone into gold?"
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