Time passed day by day, and this day marked the ascension of Le Thanh Wan, the new emperor of Annam.
After the coronation ceremony, Li Chengyun sat on the dragon throne and asked, "Why hasn't there been any news from Lu Mengtao yet?"
"Your Majesty, they are currently busy controlling the floods, and Lu Mengtao has absolutely no time or opportunity to demonstrate her abilities..."
Li Chengyun raised an eyebrow and said, "So, they're not in the palace right now?"
"Yes, they should still be in Suzhou Prefecture right now."
"Alright, then let's use the people there. I just want to see their miserable state as soon as possible!"
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It was seven days later when Li Chengyun's order reached Suzhou Prefecture.
What do you think we should do?
"We need to separate the two of them before we can proceed."
What reason could separate them?
"I heard that a few days ago, brothels were auctioning off the virginity of their most beautiful courtesan. It seems that Little Swallow really likes to visit brothels..."
“She does have that information in her message, so let’s send it to her. Then we can try to separate the two of them…”
"But what if she doesn't want to go this year?"
"Then find a reason that she has no choice but to go."
"Mengtao, why don't you be the bait?"
"What do you mean?" Lu Mengtao looked at him, puzzled.
"The fact that you've stayed by her side all this time means she still trusts you quite a bit. So, if she finds out that you've been tricked, taken to a brothel, and are going to be sold, she'll definitely come to your rescue, won't she?"
"That's a good idea!"
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Three days later at noon, "Yongqi, I heard that there's something going on at the brothel tonight. Shall we go check it out?"
Now that I've finished most of the important business, it's time to go out and have some fun.
Yongqi was speechless. "Seriously? Going to a brothel again? Why do you like going to brothels so much?"
Little Swallow glanced at him and said, "Just tell me, do you want to come with me?"
"Alright, I'll go with you!" Yongqi had no choice but to risk his life to accompany Yanzi.
Zhuang Guanyu was stunned when he learned that the two were going to a brothel that night. "You two actually go to brothels?"
Yongqi sighed helplessly, "My Yanzi is different from ordinary people, so I have no choice but to risk my life to accompany her!"
Zhuang Guanyu laughed and said, "Since you two are going, I'll risk my life to accompany you. That place is a mixed bag, and I have to protect you!"
Little Swallow nodded, "Okay, shall we go together tonight?"
As the three were preparing to depart near dusk, they received news that Xiao Meng, Xiao Yanzi's maid, had been taken to a brothel.
Xiao Yanzi and Yongqi exchanged a glance and knew that there was probably more trouble waiting for them in this brothel, but they still insisted on going to try it!
Yongqi looked at Zhuang Guanyu and said, "It seems someone in this brothel is trying to get back at us. If you go with them, you'd better be careful!"
"If someone wants to deal with you, then I'm even more determined to go!"
The three walked resolutely ahead, followed by a group of guards. Xiao Yanzi looked at Yongqi and Zhuang Guanyu and said, "Be careful once you go inside!"
Before Little Swallow arrived, he had already transformed into a dashing young man. When he walked to the brothel, he was warmly welcomed and went inside.
Inside the brothel, the first floor was packed with people, and many girls were standing on the second floor. Yongqi, Xiaoyanzi, and Zhuang Guanyu found a place to sit down.
Before long, the brothel madam brought out the top courtesan and other familiar faces.
Tonight, the brothel has two events: one is auctioning off the courtesan's virginity, and the other is this new young girl's.
The courtesan's attire was relatively normal, but Xiaomeng's clothes could hardly be called clothes anymore...
Yongqi and Zhuang Guanyu, two grown men, naturally looked away, not daring to glance around.
When Xiao Yanzi saw Xiao Meng crying above her, she felt a surge of anger.
Seeing the men in the brothel staring at Xiaomeng so brazenly, she really wanted to go up and beat them all up.
In the end, the courtesan was bought by someone else, leaving only Xiaomeng.
Xiao Yanzi, naturally, couldn't let Xiao Meng be bullied by others, so she paid to buy Xiao Meng.
"Congratulations, young master, this person is yours now..."
The brothel madam had someone lead Xiao Yanzi and Xiao Meng to a room. Yongqi and Zhuang Guanyu instinctively wanted to follow, but the madam stopped them, saying, "What are these two young masters doing? That girl has already been bought by that young master, so you can't go with them. Why don't you look at our other girls..."
Xiao Yanzi, who had left with Xiao Meng, glanced back at Yong Qi and shook her head at him. Yong Qi had no choice but to give up and stay where he was. Even if he wanted to find Xiao Yanzi, he would have to wait until the madam of the brothel left.
Xiao Yanzi and Xiao Meng were led to a room on the second floor. "Young master, this is your room. We won't disturb you any longer..."
Upon entering the room, Xiaomeng immediately knelt on the ground and whispered, "Master, it's Xiaomeng's fault for being so incompetent, that you had to come in person..."
Little Swallow quickly helped her up, frowning as she asked, "Who captured you?"
"I don't know. After I was knocked unconscious in the street, they brought me here. When I woke up, they had already changed me into these tattered clothes..."
Xiaomeng's tattered clothes only covered her neck and stomach; the people outside, seeing this, wanted nothing more than to tear everything off her...
“Master, this brothel seems to have a different background. If they know we don’t have any connections, they might not let you leave safely…”
How did you know?
"When I woke up, I didn't open my eyes immediately. Instead, I pretended to be unconscious and listened to what they were saying..."
"So, if I buy you, I have to sleep with you, and if they find out I don't, they'll come after me?"
Xiao Meng nodded, "Yes, so Master, we have to put on a show to fool those people outside. They might conduct random checks at any time..."
“I know that Master is highly skilled in martial arts, but even the strongest can be overpowered. Besides, the Fifth Prince’s identity should not be exposed. If the people find out that the Fifth Prince has been visiting brothels, it will damage his reputation…”
Although she had disguised Yongqi before coming, there was no guarantee that something wouldn't go wrong. If Yongqi's reputation were damaged, that would be terrible!
"Alright, let's put on a show for them then!" Little Swallow smiled, opening her hands to flatten them. "Help me change my clothes..."
"Yes." Xiaomeng walked to Xiaoyanzi's side and helped her take off Xiaoyanzi's outer robe.
Xiao Meng noticed someone watching outside, so she leaned close to Xiao Yanzi's neck and said, "Someone's watching outside..."
The two fell onto the bed. Xiao Meng called out a few times to lure the people outside away. "Alright, get up."
After Xiao Yanzi realized that everyone had left, she got up to get dressed and prepare to leave.
But at that moment, they fell into a secret room under the bed.
As soon as Xiao Yanzi went down, she fainted.
Xiaomeng looked at Xiaoyanzi's cheek, "I'm sorry..."
There was a smell in the secret room under the bed that made Xiao Yanzi faint. To wake her up, she had to have sex with someone.
Xiao Meng, however, had already taken the antidote. She carried Xiao Yanzi and walked out of the wardrobe in another direction.
She placed Xiao Yanzi on the table, tore off her undergarments, ripped off her bodice, and pulled down her trousers. Looking at Xiao Yanzi like this, Xiao Meng recalled how kind Xiao Yanzi had been to her in the past, and also remembered how kind her true master had been to her. She hesitated for a long time before calling out, "Come out."
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