Become a founding empress in ancient times with the system

Shen Huaizhi's appearance is much more ordinary. Apart from his temperament, such a person can't be seen in the crowd at all. But if you look closely, you can find that he is full of the smell of powder.

Unfortunately, it was normal to be filled with the smell of cosmetics in this place. They blended in as usual, but Sheng Changan could feel someone following them.

Her expression remained unchanged as she entered the largest brothel here. She was betting that in such a large brothel, there must be at least hundreds of girls inside. Could there really be someone who could remember the appearance of all of them?

Although a lot of things happened yesterday, it was still very lively here. The lobby on the first floor was very spacious. Pornography, gambling and drugs were at least two of the things going on here, and there was a constant stream of cheers.

But there are much fewer Xianbei people today, only one or two can be seen. Judging from their high positions, you can guess this from their arrogant look.

Feeling that the people following them were still there, they could only pretend to try their luck at the gambling table, but they didn't have much money on them, and their luck in gambling was not very good.

In just one or two rounds, he lost half of his fortune. Sheng Chang'an's face was stiff. He couldn't stay here any longer. If he played two more rounds, he would probably have nothing left.

There are three floors here in total. The second and third floors seem to be places for living, or places for pleasure. You can only go up and try.

As soon as they reached the second floor, they were stopped. The person narrowed his eyes and looked at them scrutinizingly. "Where are you from?"

Sheng Changan's heart sank slightly. Could it be that he was discovered? Seeing that his expression was becoming more and more abnormal, she put her hands on her waist. At the moment when she was about to take action, a voice was heard.

"Xiao Liu, these are our sisters from Mudan Tower. Why do you always forget things?" A woman walked down the stairs, her shoulders slightly exposed, a frivolous look in her eyes, and she leaned against the railing.

The man named Xiaoliu hesitated. "Sister Mudan, are you sure? This looks a little unfamiliar to me."

She laughed cautiously, "This isn't the first time you've said this. How could I not remember my subordinates?"

Her slender white finger pointed at Shen Huaizhi and said, "This is a distinguished guest from the capital. If you offend him, Mom will not let you go."

Shen Huaizhi cooperated by putting on a gloomy look, and as expected, he began to hesitate.

She raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "Xiao Liu, why don't you bring your benefactor up here quickly?"

Sheng Changan had a cute smile on her face, and her tone was much softer. "Sister, we're here." She turned around and glanced at Xiaoliu with a half-smile. "Don't fail to recognize me next time, or I'll tell mom."

Seeing her so confident, Xiaoliu's nervous heart relaxed. More importantly, her voice was so nice, which must have been specially taught by someone in the building.

But he had no impression of such a beautiful voice, which was such a pity. It would have been great if he had enough money. Not to mention the beautiful voice, the color of the peony was really to his liking.

To die under the peony flowers, to be a romantic ghost, I have to say that this name really suits her.

Although she didn't know why the woman helped her, at least for now she didn't feel any malice.

She had a smile on her face, at least not to her eyes. She pointed to a room and said, "Remember your room. When you're done, remember to come and ask me for advice."

There was a peony pattern painted between her eyebrows, her skin was as white as snow, she was wearing a gorgeous red dress, and had black hair and red lips. She looked particularly beautiful, and she had a unique charm when she walked, which made her look particularly beautiful.

Sheng Changan chuckled and said, "I will. Sister, please wait for me."

The room looked exceptionally elegant. Although it looked like no one had lived there for some time, someone still cleaned it regularly. There was a screen next to the bed with an extremely bold painting style that did not seem to fit in with the taste of the place at all.

"We need to draw their attention here," Sheng Changan said with a frown. If they searched like this, they would definitely find the house.

If they can attract most of the attention here, they can relieve the pressure over there, which is also her original intention of coming here.

"I will make some noise, and then the inspection here will probably be more strict." This is what he was worried about.

"I went to ask her, she didn't seem to have any ill intentions" and was even helping them. Someone who was willing to help in this situation really made her think too much.

As the night deepened, Sheng Changan knocked on the door gently before pushing it open and entering.

She held the teapot in her hand and said "sit" smoothly. This time her voice was no longer as soft and gentle as it was in the afternoon.

Sheng Changan sat down but did not speak.

She smiled and said, "Are you asking me why I am willing to help you? To me, those people whom the adults want to kill are the ones I am willing to help." When she mentioned those adults, her voice was particularly sarcastic.

She didn't seem to need Sheng Changan to speak. "You can call me Peony here. Do you know what that means?"

She ran her long, thin nails across her face. "This means I'm one of the four main characters here."

The four signs refer to peony, plum blossom, lotus and chrysanthemum. Among them, peony is the most noble, and chrysanthemum has the least say. For example, the ones accompanying guests on the first floor are all chrysanthemums.

Those who can paint these flowers on their foreheads are the best among them, but if one of them dies, another will take his place.

She sneered, "I've only been sitting in this room for half a month."

No wonder this room is so spacious and some of the furnishings are extremely luxurious.

"If you are found out, you will die," Sheng Changan said slowly.

But she ignored her painting and went straight to Sheng Changan. "Now it finally feels right. You should give me the same feeling as you do now, even if you painted your eyes with powder."

"But if you look closely, you can see that your eyes are supposed to be quite aggressive. Perhaps that's why you deliberately changed the shape of your eyes!"

"Although your move is good, it is full of flaws in my opinion, Lord Sheng."

Sheng Changan's expression remained unchanged. From the moment she mentioned her eyes, she knew she was exposed. Her name seemed to have spread further than she had imagined.

Seeing her bored expression, he sat back and began to answer her question, "Actually, I'm quite afraid of death, but I don't want you to die."

Tears welled up in her eyes. "You know what? Your deeds have spread all over our area. That small county town is like the world in our dreams. Although we know we can't reach this place, we still yearn for it. Only in this way can we survive."

"Because of you, there are women who can stand in the court, so that more people like me will end up here."

Sheng Changan's heart sank slightly. "Just wait a little longer, maybe one day it will be possible." In just one month, this place will become hers.

There was a hint of hope in her eyes, and her tone was expectant, "I want to be with you."

"Don't you want to stand up yourself and convince them?" Sheng Changan was a little puzzled.

Her tone was firm, "I just want to follow you. As for submission, isn't that what the lord is doing?"

"Okay," Sheng Changan agreed. It was impossible for her to refuse such a small request. "What's your name? I mean your original name."

She shook her head. "I want to use my real name after this is over."

Seeing that she had made up her mind, Sheng Changan didn't intend to continue asking. "Thank you very much for your information. It helped me a lot. I'll go back first."

"You...don't want to ask anything else?" They received a lot of information from the people they met.

"I know everything I need to know. Let's try not to have too much contact from now on. If we are discovered, you can put the blame on me," Sheng Changan said with a focused look.

She just needed to know the defense here, and there was no need for them to gather information for her. The risk was too great. All she had to do now was to delay time.

Mudan's heart was slightly moved. "Have you noticed? The court is deliberately suppressing women."

Sheng Changan frowned. She originally thought it was because of the first empress. Could there be another hidden story?

Mudan held her chin in her hand, feeling somewhat distressed. "It's a pity these beasts don't know much. I only heard them say that the Liu family seemed to have acted this way because of some rumors they heard."

"I understand. Don't ask them anything. Protect yourself first." Seeing her nod, Sheng Changan left with peace of mind.

Speaking of which, since the death of the first female emperor, there have been very few women serving as officials, and in this dynasty, there is almost none.

It was clearly stipulated in the past that women were allowed to serve as officials in the court and hold real power, and that women could set up their own families, but now it is just like that.