That old schemer, he clearly already had a plan to deal with Yu Nan, but he didn't say it directly, he had to remind me indirectly.
However, he also understood that as an emperor, the other party also had a sense of honor. If it got out that he was teaching his subordinates to use such despicable tricks, it would damage his reputation.
"Damn it, I don't care about my reputation!" Zuan complained.
Hongxiuzhao was the most famous brothel in the capital, on par with the Jiaofangsi. The difference was that the Jiaofangsi was state-run, while Hongxiuzhao was privately owned. However, the fact that it could be located in the capital, a place where you could easily hit several high-ranking officials with a brick thrown at you, and that it was on par with the Jiaofangsi, shows the power of its owner.
Over the years, many people have tried to find out the background of the boss behind Hongxiuzhao, but unfortunately no one has been able to find out, not even the Embroidered-Robed Envoys.
Zuan couldn't help but pat Xiao Jianren on the shoulder: "Not bad, Lao Xiao. I didn't expect you to be into this kind of thing. You're so familiar with the intelligence on the red-light district."
Xiao Jianren's face flushed: "Your Excellency, I'm not into this sort of thing. I just happen to know about it because I enjoy sitting in my boudoir looking through the archives."
Zu An was taken aback, recalling that when he entered the room, Zu An was buried in a vast amount of documents. This guy was a bookworm.
He reminded him, "You should go out more often. If you stay indoors reading all the time, your eyes will easily become nearsighted."
"Nearsightedness?" Xiao Jianren looked somewhat bewildered.
"I can't see things clearly from a distance; I have to get close to see them clearly." Zuan wondered if he could make some glasses or something in this world and sell them. The Valkyries he was training were all money-devouring beasts; every upgrade required money.
Xiao Jianren nodded: "Then I might really be a bit like that. These days, I often have to stand very close to the book to read it."
Zu An laughed. No wonder his eyes always looked a little lifeless; it turned out he was nearsighted.
"By the way, what's that courtesan's name?" We can talk about the glasses later; the most important thing right now is to deal with the current troubles.
“Wait a minute…” Xiao Jianren closed his eyes and pondered, “It seems to be called Nan… Xun, yes, let’s call him Nan Xun.”
Zu An was stunned: "You didn't even look up the information? You can't even remember the name of a courtesan?"
Xiao Jianren pointed to his head and laughed somewhat embarrassedly: "I store everything I read in my mind, as if I have a library in my head. When I need to use it, I can retrieve it, just like going to an archive in real life."
Zuan was immediately astonished. This guy had actually learned the method of the memory palace. He would have been a genius in his previous life.
"Well done!" Zuan patted him on the shoulder to encourage him, thinking to himself that making glasses should be put on the agenda, and that such a talent should definitely be recruited.
...
After leaving the embroidered tower, Zu An went to the East Palace again, since Bi Linglong was still worried about her there.
He first returned to the White Sand Courtyard to change his clothes, and then, after making sure no one saw him, he circled back to the East Palace.
"Sigh, playing multiple roles like this is a bit tiring," Zu An muttered to himself as he reported his experiences to Bi Linglong.
"Deal with Yu Nan?" Bi Linglong was initially happy to see him return safely—after what happened in the secret realm, she was always worried that Zu An would have a brush with death every time he was summoned by the emperor. However, upon hearing about his new mission, her eyebrows furrowed immediately. "Yu Nan is the heir of the Yu family and has married a princess. How can he be dealt with so easily?"
“Even if I can’t deal with it, I have to be right. The Emperor only gave me a month.” Zu’an hesitated for a moment, but still didn’t mention the courtesan. He had just appeased her, and he didn’t want to ignite the powder keg again because of this.
“I’ll try to think of a way for you. At worst, I’ll plead with the Emperor. How can someone like Yu Nan be dealt with in just one month?” Bi Linglong said indignantly.
Zuan hurriedly dissuaded him: "Please don't. Everyone else can plead for me, but you can't. The emperor already has some doubts about our relationship regarding the secret realm. Your pleading will only add fuel to the fire."
"Then what should we do?" Bi Linglong thought for a moment and said, "I will try to get him removed from power through the Bi family."
Seeing how much she cared about him, Zu Anxin felt a warmth in her heart: "Don't worry, I've already found a way."
"What method?" Bi Linglong asked curiously.
"It's just a preliminary idea, and it needs further verification," Zuan explained vaguely.
Bi Linglong gave an "oh" and didn't ask any further questions.
The two quickly started chatting about other everyday things, but unfortunately, in a place like the Eastern Palace, there was very little time to be alone, making every second precious.
Although it was difficult to have time alone, Bi Linglong still managed to keep Zu An there under some pretext, since he was still the Crown Prince's junior official in the Eastern Palace and should be working there.
Of course, the main reason why Bi Linglong kept him was that the two had become very intimate in the secret realm, and she instinctively wanted to see him a few more times.
...
When Zu'an left the palace, it was almost evening. He went home to change his clothes, since going to a brothel in his official robes was just too reckless.
Unexpectedly, Chu Youzhao and Murong Qinghe were already waiting at home.
"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, my grandfather is about to go to war soon." Chu Youzhao said excitedly.
Zuan couldn't help but say, "It's one thing that you're not worried about him going to war, but why do you seem quite happy about it?"
"Tch, anyway, Grandpa is so powerful, the demons will definitely flee at the mere sight of him, what do I have to worry about?" Chu Youzhao said with a grin, "The main thing is that I've been kept under Grandpa's control these days, it's not easy for me to come out. Once he's gone, I can come and visit my brother-in-law more often."
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