Chapter 207: Even Eating Can't Stop Your Mouth
"Uncle Huo, please listen to what I have to say." Lu Xiang chuckled and said.
Huo Peng was looking at her.
Lu Xiang said, "There are dozens of gambling houses in the capital, and the Fortune Gambling House can only be considered a small one. It's not that its territory is small, but there is no one behind it, so you dare not expand and compete with other houses. So I want to ask Uncle Huo if you dare to gamble. I will find a backer for you and give you advice, and you can go ahead and do it. How much money the gambling house can make is not the main thing. I need the Fortune Gambling House to be able to collect news and intelligence about the capital."
Huo Peng was stunned when he heard this.
Huo Yi also looked at Lu Xiang in a daze. Lu Xiang's words seemed to have opened a hole in his heart.
Huo Pengzheng was stunned for a moment, then he agreed without hesitation: "Miss San, we have no other skills in running a gambling house, but we are brave. I will do whatever you say."
He patted his chest and laughed out loud.
Lu Xiang: "Okay, I will prepare three new copies of the contract. You will wait for me at the gambling house at 9:00 PM three days later."
"Okay, let's listen to the Third Miss." Huo Pengzheng responded.
Lu Xiang left without staying any longer.
Huo Yi looked at his father with an excited look. He didn't know what he was expecting: "Dad, I always feel like something is going to change."
Huo Pengzheng said: "Of course, if our gambling house has a strong backer, it will naturally become bigger, but collecting information is not what I am good at, son, you work hard."
Huo Yi's mouth twitched slightly: "Dad, I think you think too much. The third lady divided the gambling house into three parts, one of which is naturally given to the person behind the scenes. They will send capable people, so you don't have to worry about it."
"That's right, you can't do anything. I'd rather rely on myself than on you."
Huo Yi: “…”
You really are my dad.
In the evening, Ah Man went to the Eighth Prince's Mansion.
The servant at the door immediately showed a respectful look when he saw her.
This is the second time. It’s been such a long time since I last saw it.
"Please come in, young lady. I'll go and inform them right away." A man respectfully brought Ah Man to the main hall and asked her to sit and wait.
Chu Jinyan was listening to Yuanfeng's report in the study. When he learned that Ah Man had arrived, he immediately stopped him and strode to the main hall, with a faint smile on his handsome face covered with snow.
Yuanfeng opened his mouth, then resigned himself to his fate and left the study.
In His Highness's heart, nothing is more important than Miss Lu's matter.
Ah Man didn't like drinking tea, so she asked someone to bring her some cakes. The servants were shocked, but they still served her cakes obediently. When Chu Jinyan arrived, she was eating happily. The eunuchs who were serving her had eyes as big as copper bells, obviously they had never seen such a bold maid.
"Your Highness." The young eunuch hurriedly bowed when he saw Chu Jinyan coming in.
Chu Jinyan waved at him: "Go down."
"Yes." The young eunuch bowed his head and replied, then walked out. When he reached the door, he couldn't help but look back. He saw that his prince had no intention of blaming him, so he was awakened again.
He had to tell everyone that they had to be more respectful when they saw this maid next time.
Ah Man quickly stuffed the cake in her hand into her mouth, puffed up her cheeks and saluted Chu Jinyan: "Greetings, Your Highness."
As he spoke, cake crumbs flew everywhere.
Chu Jinyan took a few steps back, his frown full of disgust.
Ah Man didn't see it, and after quickly swallowing the cake, he looked at Chu Jinyan and asked, "Your Highness, do you want to go to the gambling house?"
Chu Jinyan raised his eyebrows and looked at her: "Speak clearly."
Gambling house?
He had never cared about it. Lu Xiang asked Ah Man to ask him what this meant.
"My young lady just took over a gambling house and wants to make money with His Highness. Wasn't His Highness's base in the suburbs discovered and raided? The third young lady suggested setting up the base in the gambling house, which is easier to conceal. There are more people coming and going in the gambling house, and it is easier to get information if it is managed properly. The third young lady said she would give you 30% of the profit for free."
Yuan Feng looked at Ah Man in astonishment, and then his eyes fell on Chu Jinyan with a little excitement: "Your Highness, this is feasible."
He had just been discussing this matter with His Highness in the study. When they seized the Misty Rain Tower, they discovered that it was actually the property of the Second Prince. They had originally considered continuing to use the brothel, but they were all a group of grown men, so how could they receive customers? In the Misty Rain Tower, everyone from the madam to the girls were trained, and they didn't have that much time to train these people.
Besides, it's okay to let them train soldiers, but training people in brothels... is simply as difficult as ascending to heaven.
But if we can make use of the gambling house, we can achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Wan Mo has surrendered to the Second Prince. Even if the traitor is caught now, the Second Prince will definitely keep a close eye on His Highness, just as they are also staring at that side. So it is inconvenient for His Highness to guard against many things at the moment, let alone establish a new base for collecting intelligence.
It's not that they are unwilling to spend time, but in the fierce environment of the capital, their Highness cannot afford to make any mistakes.
Since the Third Miss has taken over this gambling house, naturally someone will be in the front line. Even if someone investigates, it will lead to Minister Lu. Your Highness only needs to hide in the dark and control it. It is safe and easy to use.
When Ah Man heard Yuan Feng's approval, he immediately raised his lower eyebrow with pride and said with a proud look: "My young lady is really smart, capable and resourceful. Your Highness, you are so lucky to have the third young lady to give you advice."
Chu Jinyan's lips curled slightly, and he did not refute: "Well, you have a point."
After all, Lu Xiang didn't give this idea to others.
"Three days later at 9:00 pm, Miss San will meet His Highness at the Zhaocai Casino. Please enter from the back."
Chu Jinyan nodded: "Okay."
"I'll take my leave," Ah Man said, bowing, "By the way, Your Highness, I want to give you a suggestion. The cakes made by your chef are too sweet and greasy."
Yuan Feng's mouth twitched slightly, and he looked at the stupid and foolish Ah Man as if he had seen a ghost: "Go away, even food can't stop your mouth."
Ah Man blinked and said, "No, Your Highness, if even this servant doesn't like the food, then the Third Miss definitely won't like it either."
Yuan Feng turned his head to look at Chu Jinyan, and saw that Chu Jinyan's thick eyebrows knitted together when Ah Man said this: "Yuan Feng, ask Deng Ran to find a new chef to make pastries."
really……
Things become different once it involves the Third Miss.
"Yes, I'll do it." Yuanfeng clasped his fists in response, then left to change the cook.
Ah Man grinned so hard that his teeth were showing, and then he walked away.
Three days later.
There is a courtyard house behind the gambling house. Because there is more business at night, most people live in the gambling house and take turns working. The courtyard house has two entrances. The front yard is for talking and eating, and the back yard is for living.
Ever since Huo Pengzheng and Jiang Jin started fighting, people in the gambling house became panic-stricken. After Huo Pengzheng's reorganization, only one-tenth or twelve of the original number of people remained. They were both happy and nervous.
I’m glad that Mr. Huo kept them here.
What they are worried about is whether their gambling house can continue to make money. After all, everyone knows that Mr. Huo is good at fighting, and if he makes money, his parents will probably lose so much that they won't even recognize him.
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