"Paying the bill means... paying the bill."
"There's no problem paying the bill, but I don't have any gold or silver on me."
"That's nothing. With your title as the Emperor, it's no problem for you to pay the debt. Just ask the madam of Chunfenglou to go to the palace and ask for it back."
Zhao Ji's face suddenly turned green.
If a brothel owner really went to the palace to collect debts for his affairs, he would be completely disgraced.
Seeing how frightened he was, Shi Qian said with a smile, "It was just a joke. No matter how much the Chunfenglou madam loves money, she wouldn't dare to go to the palace to collect debts... Besides, you have so many valuable things on you, any one of them could be worth a lot of silver."
As he spoke, he grabbed the pendant hanging on Zhao Ji's belt and started playing with it.
The eunuchs who carried the sedan chair were very professional. Not only did they carry it steadily, but they also moved very quickly. It only took them a cup of tea to reach Chunfeng Tower.
Shi Qian pulled Zhao Ji out of the sedan chair, but Zhao Ji sat on the ground and refused to move.
"Shi Yingxiong, even if you kill me today, I won't go in."
Shi Qian was surprised and asked, "Don't you usually like to go to these places? What happened today?"
"I am the Emperor Emeritus. If I were to enter or leave a brothel in public, it would be disgraceful to the royal family."
"Oh! You mean, we can only enter when it's dark and windy, late at night, right?"
Zhao Ji glanced at the constables who were slowly surrounding him and put on some courage. "I am the Emperor Emeritus of the Song Dynasty. I cannot enter these places under any circumstances."
Shi Qian pulled out a sharp dagger from his sleeve and asked, "What if I force you to come in?"
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