Transmigrated into a farmer's lucky charm, all the villains in the family panicked.

The madam thought resentfully: "In their brothel, we've lured, tricked, and kidnapped countless women. Where would we find contracts of indenture? They're practically nonexistent!"

But business continues as usual!

Those despicable men don't even ask girls if they've already sold themselves before they sleep with them, and the government basically doesn't investigate either!

Anyway, once the girls enter the gates of Wangxian Tower, they can forget about leaving. They can earn money in the tower for a few years, and when they get old and become worthless, they can be wrapped in bamboo mats and thrown into the mass grave. Why bother with so much trouble?

Especially since these are all young ladies from the Great Xuan Kingdom, these spies from the Western Liang Kingdom will show them no mercy. They'll torment them to death as many as they can.

But she never expected to run into a brick wall this time. Not only did the person run away, but they also came to her door with a group of people.

Doesn't that woman have any shame? Isn't she afraid that people will find out she worked in a brothel and slept with so many men, and that she'll never be able to hold her head up high again?

She suddenly felt a pang of panic. Could it be that Yan Hong's identity had been discovered...?

Yun Yaya sat in the carriage, her hands tightly gripping her handkerchief, her knuckles turning white, but her back was ramrod straight, and she didn't shed a single tear.

Yun Pianpian patted her hand and whispered, "Don't be afraid, cousin. I'm here to help you get justice."

Yun Yaya nodded vigorously, raising her chin high.

She never expected that her little cousin would be a second-rank county princess, with such a noble status.

The thought that her existence would tarnish her cousins' reputations made her feel even more guilty.

No, once this is over, she's leaving, going far away...

Yun Shengsheng looked down at the madam. Although she was young, her voice was cold and authoritative without her being angry: "Oh, since you don't follow the rules, then you should shut down this brothel."

The madam was startled and looked up.

Looking at the exquisitely beautiful little girl in front of me, who looked about five or six years old, I was struck by her delicate features and bright, dark eyes. She was so beautiful that she seemed to have stepped out of a painting.

She was momentarily stunned by the sight.

But thinking about what this girl had said, a hint of malice flashed in his eyes.

"Little brat, what business is it of yours how adults talk...?"

Yun Shengsheng's eyes turned slightly cold. "Slap him!"

Wu Xia moved swiftly forward like a ghost, slapping the madam twice, leaving her dizzy, bleeding from her mouth, and spitting out a front tooth.

"How dare you disrespect the county magistrate! You're asking for death!"

Her movements were so fast that everyone present was startled and secretly took several steps back.

Both Magistrate Sun and Magistrate Li were from collateral branches of a large family, and they could tell at a glance that Wu Xia's skills were extraordinary; she must be a bodyguard, and a top-tier one at that, trained at great expense.

Such powerful figures usually served as attendants to imperial relatives or heads of large families.

It's estimated that even the princess doesn't have one by her side.

It's astonishing that such a powerful figure could be by the side of a young girl like the county princess.

They had many guesses, and in the end, they became even more respectful towards Yun Shengsheng.

Magistrate Li quickly ordered his men: "The madam has been disrespectful to the county magistrate. Guards, give her ten strokes of the cane before questioning her."

The madam's head was still buzzing when she was beaten ten more times, making her wince in pain.

If it weren't for my martial arts skills, I probably would have been crippled by now.

But she knew that a wise man doesn't fight a losing battle, so she dared not argue anymore and began to beg for mercy.

"My lord, my lord, I was wrong! I'll never do it again!"

"Please, have mercy! Don't seal off our Wangxianlou!"

"This is how we make a living! If you close down Wangxianlou, how will we survive?"

"Many of the women here were sold by their own families. They already live hand to mouth, and now that they finally have a place to stay and live in peace, you can't take away our livelihood..."

"..."

The madam became more and more agitated as she spoke, and tears streamed down her face as she got emotional.

It's as if she opened the Wangxian Tower not to force women into prostitution or to gather intelligence for the Western Liang Kingdom, but to provide these poor girls with a safe haven.

More and more onlookers gathered, whispering and pointing.

Fu Xing and Xia Zi had already infiltrated the group.

Fu Xing laughed and scolded, "Oh, how shameless!"

"You're a madam who forces the girls to entertain customers all day long, and now you're talking like they're your own mother."

Xia Zi immediately retorted, "Exactly! You talk like you're so high and mighty, but it's just selling girls' bodies for money!"

"Still want to live a peaceful life? Bah!"

The surrounding people nodded in agreement.

"Exactly! I heard the other day she even beat a girl to death for refusing to work as a prostitute!"

"Yeah, yeah, in the last six months, at least seven or eight people have been carried from their building to the mass grave..."

"You bet you are, you heartless woman..."

The crowd looked at the madam with increasing disdain.

The madam was trembling with anger, but dared not retaliate in front of the magistrate. Her bruised face twitched, making her look utterly ridiculous.

Just then, several yamen runners rushed out of Wangxian Tower.

They were originally just ordered to go in and investigate whether any other respectable women had been forced into prostitution. But what they found was a deadly secret.

A constable rushed up to Magistrate Li, his voice trembling, holding up the evidence: "Your Honor, look! This is what I found in the brothel!"

The madam froze, then turned her head and saw what Magistrate Li was holding; her eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

Those things were clearly hidden in the most secret compartment in the wall of her bedroom, and for more than twenty years there had been no mishaps, not even the girls closest to her in the building knew about them.

How did these constables manage to find it?

Magistrate Li took the items, opened them, and found several waist tokens and two secret letters.

He recognized the inscription on the waist tag; it was the identification document for a spy from the Western Liang Kingdom.

The contents of the letter were even more shocking.

Seeing that his expression was off, Magistrate Sun quickly took the document to look at it, and his face also darkened.

The letter was full of military intelligence being sent to the Western Liang Kingdom, covering border troop deployments, supply mobilization, and lists of generals—each piece of evidence of treason that could cost you your head.

Magistrate Li shouted sternly, "Guards! Immediately seal off Wangxian Tower! Take the madam and everyone in the tower back to the yamen and lock them up in jail for interrogation!"

The madam collapsed to the ground, feeling utterly desolate.

It's over, it's over for her this time!

If a spy is discovered, no matter where they are, they will be sentenced to death.

But she was so unwilling to accept it; why was she discovered...?

The matter was too serious for Magistrate Li to act on his own. He imprisoned the criminals and placed them under strict guard, while simultaneously writing a letter to his superiors to report the incident.

Because the madam and her accomplices were foreign spies, they were secretly taken away that very night and dealt with swiftly according to military law. Unable to withstand the torture, they also confessed to many other things.

Cui Jinzhi was just a human trafficker who abducted women, but she got involved with the secret agents of Xiliang and was eventually sentenced to be sent to a slave camp to dig rocks and perform hard labor for life.

Yun Shengsheng even took Yun Yaya to see it...