My elder sister is so noble, this time it's my turn to strike back

Qiu Ning rolled her eyes. Then she said nonchalantly, "Strike the snake at its weakest point. Guo Yian is quite prestigious in the army. His father is the Prime Minister, and his sister is the Empress. His power and status are both higher than yours. If you want to defeat him, you can only use your wits."

Qiu Ning stood up, his eyes wandering over Wan Zilang with scrutiny, and finally smacked his lips and said, "No, you're too stupid. You can't win. Just give up."

Wan Zilang felt insulted, but he was also very eager to know what method Qiu Ning had that could help him defeat Guo Yian. His face was almost flushed with confusion.

In the end, Ye Haoyang stepped up to try and ease the pressure. He made a gesture towards Qiu Ning and said, "Miss Qiu, we were blind and didn't recognize the true talent we possessed before, and we've offended you. I hope you can be magnanimous and not hold it against us. If you can truly help us resolve our current predicament, I promise that from now on, I, Ye Haoyang, will follow your lead. If you tell me to go east, I won't go west. If you tell me to chase dogs, I won't catch chickens."

Qiu Ning crossed his arms and looked at Wan Zilang and Su Jingan, meaning to ask what you two think.

Ye Haoyang nudged Wan Zilang with his arm, and Wan Zilang reluctantly said, "Me too. I'm sorry for what happened before, and I apologize.

If you can help me this time, how about we write off our previous grudges?"

Su Jing'an immediately expressed the same attitude.

Qiu Ning nodded and accepted the other party's proposal.

Previously in the palace, Concubine Wan had told Qiu Ning that she had no hope for her younger brother, and she just hoped that he would not hold her back. Her words were full of helplessness.

But Qiu Ning felt that for a playboy like Wan Zilang, instead of leaving him alone or forcibly restraining him, it would be better to find a way to make him convinced and use him for one's own purposes.

In this way, the two parties, which were originally at loggerheads, reached a brief cooperative relationship when facing a common enemy.

Wan Zilang and his group never expected that they would be impressed by Qiu Ning's wisdom and follow her willingly.

Next, Qiu Ning asked them to tell him everything they knew about Guo Yian.

Through the three people, Qiu Ning learned that Guo Yian not only visited prostitutes in private, but also set up a casino at the instruction of Prime Minister Guo, lending money at high interest rates to make huge profits. In order to pave the way for the prince in the palace, he even formed a clique for personal gain and sold official positions and titles.

After hearing this, Qiu Ning couldn't help but wonder, "These are all serious crimes that can be punished collectively, and they are all top secret. How did you know about them? Do you have any evidence?"

Ye Haoyang's face fell. He said, "My brother-in-law's nephew happens to be a deputy general under Guo Yian. I just heard him say that when he was drunk. As for evidence, I definitely don't have any. But I can guarantee that what he said must be true."

Because after his brother-in-law's nephew sobered up, he repeatedly told Ye Haoyang not to reveal a single word to anyone, otherwise, the whole family would be ruined.

Qiu Ning turned the teacup in his hand, his mind racing.

She knew Guo Yian. He and his father, Prime Minister Guo, were not good people. It was not impossible that they did these things in private in order to push the prince to the supreme position as soon as possible.

However, now that their crimes are known, we can only try to collect evidence secretly and plan our future actions.

But it is obviously unlikely for her, and the three playboys in front of her, to hit Guo Yian in one fell swoop and seriously injure him.

For now, I can only...

After thinking for a while, Qiu Ning said, "If that's the case, then you can't touch Liu Qingqing!"

Three pairs of eyes looked over and asked, "Why?"

Qiu Ning tapped her fingers slowly on the table and said, "Didn't you just say that this girl is beautiful and quite resourceful? She had already made a name for herself in this brothel before she met Guo Yian. The madam took notice of her and protected her, allowing her to sell her art instead of her body. Why do you think she did this?"

The three of them pondered over it, and finally Ye Haoyang answered first: "Is there any need to ask? Which woman is willing to use her beauty to serve a man? She does this simply to make her life better."

Qiu Ning paused, nodded, and said, "This is just one of them. What else?"

Wan Zilang suddenly had an idea. He remembered that Liu Qingqing only started performing after meeting Guo Yian. He said with certainty, "She is waiting for an opportunity, or someone, to redeem her and free her from her status as a slave."

Qiu Ning glanced at Wan Zilang with admiration and said, "That's right. According to what you said, no matter how talented and beautiful this woman is, her current status has shackled her. Moreover, she only started performing after meeting Guo Yian. What does this mean?

This shows that she is ambitious and eager to escape this sea of ​​suffering. She needs to find a strong backer to protect her. Guo Yian is the best choice.

Believe it or not, if you were Guo Yian, even if you looked like a pig, she would still be "favoring" you.

Wan Zilang, who was compared to a pig, said: "..."

"That makes sense. What should we do next? Should we cooperate with Liu Qingqing's plan?" Ye Haoyang asked.

Qiu Ning thought about it and finally said, "I have to find an opportunity to meet Liu Qingqing first to confirm."

She always felt that Liu Qingqing gave her a very familiar feeling, but she searched through her memories of her previous life and couldn't remember where she had heard of her.

This feeling came out of nowhere.

"But the brothel madam is now protecting Liu Qingqing like the apple of her eye. Now that this incident has happened, it may not be easy to see her." Wan Zilang raised his question.

Qiu Ning rolled his eyes and said, "Of course, your ordinary methods won't work."

Three pairs of eyes looked at her again, curious about how Qiu Ning would meet Liu Qingqing.

In fact, it is not difficult to meet Liu Qingqing, but if Qiu Ning wants to verify her guess, she cannot disguise herself as a maid and sneak into the brothel.

She decided to find a way to help Liu Qingqing get out of this situation on her own.

So he asked, "I heard she plays the pipa very well. Why don't we find another one in the brothel across the street who is also famous for her pipa skills? Once the customers of Anxiang Lou are snatched away, the madam will definitely stop suppressing her and stop her from performing."

Wan Zilang and his group looked at each other and thought to themselves: Good idea!

For several days in a row, the three dandies brought their friends to the Yihong Courtyard across the street. They also paid a large sum of money to hire an equally beautiful woman from somewhere. She would perform in the building at a fixed time every night, mainly playing the pipa. Everyone could enjoy it for free.

Wan Zilang also asked everyone to spread the word that the girl in Yihong Tower was the best pipa player in the capital and the most beautiful, and was even more famous than the courtesan Liu Sisi in Anxiang Tower.

The publicity and influence of the playboys were enormous. Within a few days, the business of Anxianglou plummeted and it was squeezed out.

Finally, the madam Hu Mama had to bring out the trump card of Liu Qingqing and had it announced that the most popular girl in Anxianglou, Miss Liu Qingqing, would start performing publicly tonight.