Joy of Life: Starting from Teacher Fan Xian

Chapter 132 People are always complicated

"Go check whether there have been any cases of oppression of good people and forced buying and selling in Kyoto in recent days."

Deng Ziyue cupped his hands and said, "Please rest assured, sir. The Supervisory Council has always been in charge of this kind of thing and will never let anyone do evil."

Lin Ruo shook his head gently: "Let's change the direction and focus on the famous brothel in Kyoto, especially the famous brothel owner Yuan Meng, and focus on investigating her behavior."

"Yes, sir." After receiving the order, Deng Ziyue went out. It was getting dark, which caused many inconveniences, but the spies hiding in secret places came out enthusiastically. The Supervisory Office could always do many things with rich rewards at night.

Seeing Deng Ziyue walking away, Fan Ruoruo asked in confusion, "Didn't Fan Sizhe say that the brothel is still in the planning stage? Why don't you just interrogate the people behind him in the mansion?"

Lin Ruo turned around and walked out: "What's the point of asking? Before there is evidence, they are all regular brothels. There are no rules in Beijing that do not allow it."

"But if we want to drag the Fan family down with us, it will naturally not be legal and compliant. Are we going to do something stupid like making money together to please the Fan family? If you think this way, there must be someone behind the scenes ready to force us to buy and sell, and to put a hidden label on us first, so that they can take the blame when the truth is revealed in the future."

"So they should have already started by now." Fan Ruoruo continued, raising her eyebrows, "Then how did you choose to suspect Yuan Meng, the prostitute from Zuixianju?"

Lin Ruo asked back: "What do you think?"

Fan Ruoruo suddenly thought of a candidate and lowered her voice: "Ruoruo has heard from sister Roujia that Yuan Meng seems to be the old lover of Prince Jing."

Lin Ruo nodded: "Behind Prince Jing is the Second Prince, so in the entire capital, Yuan Meng is undoubtedly the brothel girl with the most powerful background."

"With the Si Lili case, Zuixianju's reputation is gone, so Yuan Meng will definitely look for a better place."

I still remember that the Baoyue Tower in the original novel was engaged in the flesh trade and claimed to attract wealthy men from all over the world, thus becoming famous in Kyoto in a short period of time.

To achieve such a condition, it is obviously not enough to have the support of powerful people behind the scenes. If one wants to absolutely attract high-ranking officials and wealthy families and maximize the influence, the Baoyue Tower must be filled with famous women.

Therefore, the Second Prince actively used the powerful to exert pressure and forcefully bought and sold women from famous families in brothels all over the place to build up momentum for Baoyue Tower. For example, famous prostitutes Sang Wen and Yan'er all entered Baoyue Tower unwillingly at the beginning.

If Deng Ziyue were to investigate further into the most prestigious brothels, the evidence he could obtain would naturally be the most obvious.

"Sir, are you going to Prince Jing's Mansion?" Ruoruo vaguely guessed who had direct contact with Fan Sizhe.

It is impossible for the second prince to appear directly, and the person who will stand in the front and control the situation must be Li Hongcheng.

"Again, wait for evidence."

"It just so happens that the whole family will be entering the palace tomorrow. I think Aunt Liu hasn't spoken to Concubine Yi for a long time."

Fan Ruoruo understood what he meant: "I'll tell my aunt when I get back."

That night, Ruoruo not only leaked the news to Liu, but also to her father, so Fan Sizhe's fate was obvious.

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"This brat needs to be taught a lesson. Look at what stupid things he has done. Go back and break his other leg too."

Liu Ruyu sat in the carriage heading into the palace, waving a fan in the hot autumn weather, feeling extremely angry.

She was somewhat thankful that the matter did not become a big deal. If a brothel was really built and all kinds of shameless activities were done behind the scenes, a young master of the Fan family and the third prince, even the Kyoto Prefecture, which was in charge of the affairs of the capital, would dare to turn a blind eye.

If this situation gets out of hand in the future, the harm caused can be imagined. The people behind this are so evil that they deserve to be killed.

Liu Ruyu raised her eyebrows, wondering how she could have given birth to such a stupid son.

"Thanks to Ruoruo and Lin Ruo, otherwise who knows what to do next." Liu Ruyu patted her chest and asked, "Was it the Third Prince who contacted Fan Sizhe?"

Lin Ruo said calmly: "No, it was Fan Sizhe who instigated the third prince to do it." Liu Ruyu laughed helplessly and wiped the sweat off her forehead. It seemed that she would have to apologize to her good sister after entering the palace.

"But don't think too much, aunt. Since the Third Prince can be involved with Fan Sizhe, he can't be a very kind person. All royal family members have noble tempers." Lin Ruo was not saying this to comfort Liu Ruyu. Fan Sizhe could not be blamed alone for this matter. Instead, he was seriously stating the opposite truth. To some extent, both of them were relatively ruthless characters.

People always have multiple sides. If it weren't for the rules of the Ruoruo family, Fan Sizhe might have become one of the most dissolute playboys in Beijing.

But on the other hand, Fan Sizhe is also a naive boy who is keen on gaining his father's approval, loves playing mahjong and doing accounts.

The third prince is no different. Maybe he is simple in some aspects, but he always has the characteristics of an upper-class noble looking down on the lower class, being smart, scheming, and having many thoughts.

When it comes to people, complexity is always greater than simplicity.

"I understand. I will explain it to the palace." Liu Ruyu felt a little heavy-hearted. In order to teach the two children a lesson, she could only exaggerate the matter.

The carriage drove into the palace, and the three of them went down to Concubine Yi's residence one after another. Halfway through the journey, a young eunuch from the Hanguang Palace intercepted them.

Without saying a few words, Lin Ruo turned and went to Hanguang Palace. The old empress dowager hadn't seen him for a long time and had some thoughts about him. When she heard that he had entered the palace, she immediately sent someone to invite him.

Lin Ruo took Ruoruo away and let Liu Ruyu go to Concubine Yi alone.

Liu Ruyu naturally knew what Lin Ruo was planning. Without outsiders around, she could speak to Concubine Yi more directly and sincerely.

"I think it's because of the incident in Dongyi City that the old queen is even more pleased with you, sir." Fan Ruoruo said.

Lin Ruo nodded, but her heart was contrary to her thoughts. The old queen mother was not an ordinary person. She understood the rules and was able to judge the situation. She had the idea of ​​doing everything for the country of Qing.

Otherwise, it would not have been possible for her to immediately support the deposed prince to ascend the throne when the news of Emperor Qing's fake death reached Kyoto during the Battle of Dadongshan. Even though she could secretly guess what her daughter and grandson had done, she did not think about avenging her son.

Of course, as long as Emperor Qing is still alive, everything she does will undoubtedly be centered on this powerful son.

Lin Ruo could imagine that the old queen mother followed Emperor Qing's wishes and regarded him as a loyal minister of Qing Kingdom in the future. After all, everything he had done over the years was enough to make a name for himself in this country.

If Emperor Qing did not take any action, the Old Empress Dowager would naturally take action. The two of them were no worse than the mother and son in the capital, and their level of singing in unison was equally high.

"The Queen Mother should have bestowed the reward on behalf of Your Majesty." Lin Ruo said with a smile.

Fan Ruoruo smiled back and said, "The Queen Mother has never been involved in the affairs of the court, so how could she give rewards on behalf of His Majesty?"

"Besides, father has explained everything clearly, but you seem to be just like my aunt, only thinking about getting promoted."

Lin Ruo smiled and thought silently whether he should make a bet, but he didn't say it in the end.

The two entered the Hanguang Palace and went to the small courtyard. When the old queen mother saw them, she seemed to have a big appetite and talked for at least two quarters of an hour. When they were about to leave, the old queen mother, who looked kind and filial, took her time to give out the gifts prepared by the palace and also rewarded them with a token that allowed them to travel freely in the palace. Her generosity was truly magnanimous.

"The Fan family are all loyal ministers. I, an old woman, feel relieved to have you around." This was the last sentence the old queen mother said before the two of them left. It was similar to pua, but also similar to the truth.

Fan Ruoruo was confused and felt unable to figure it out.

Lin Ruo thought very simply and said to Ruoruo: "Master Fan is old, it is time for the young people of the Fan family to take charge."

What is he worried about? Of course, he is working for the court with his life devoted to it, devoting his life to the cause until his death. If the emperor is angry, his corpses will be scattered for a hundred miles.

If one day Fan Xian becomes a big shot in the court, not only Prime Minister Lin should leave, but Fan Jian should also leave.

Fan Ruoruo's mood changed several times, and she rubbed her head: "I still like you to be like when we were little, and talk to Ruoruo more simply and directly."

(End of this chapter)