The queen is crazy and spoiled, and the tyrant bows to her

Jiang Wantang paused while pouring the tea, her pupils drooping slightly. She put down the teapot and looked towards Fengyue Tower opposite with a complicated expression.

As Yun Shang held her chin with her hand and frowned slightly in thought, she heard Jiang Wantang's clear and cold voice.

She said, "Perhaps this Oiran Contest is just a cover, and there is actually another purpose behind it."

Yun Shang was stunned, and looked at Jiang Wantang with wide eyes: "Sister, you mean..."

Jiang Wantang shook her head, the look in her eyes dark and unclear: "I'm not sure either."

"Did you notice anything unusual while you were hiding in there?"

"For example, unfamiliar faces frequently coming and going, or places that are heavily guarded..."

After hearing what Jiang Wantang said, Yun Shang carefully recalled her experiences in Fengyue Tower over the past two days in her mind.

After thinking for a moment, she said, "At the time, I was afraid of being discovered, so I could only hide in secluded places. However, I did hear the eunuchs whispering a few times, as if they mentioned some special guests and that they had to prepare well."

"But 'special' customers are common in brothels, so I didn't take it seriously."

"Another thing is that the rooftop seems to be closed to the public. I haven't seen anyone go up there."

At this point, Yun Shang paused and continued, "Sister, are these considered abnormal?"

Jiang Wantang looked out the window, his eyes glaring. "If this Fengyue Tower is related to Qi Ming, then it's not a simple matter."

"I suspect this Fengyue Tower is related to the young women who disappeared in the flood."

Yun Shang's pupils suddenly dilated when she heard this, and it took her a long time to regain her ability to speak: "Then they recruited Hua Niang just to..."

Yun Shang couldn't bear to say the rest of the words.

She had spent several years in a brothel and knew all the dirty things that went on there very well.

Yun Shang's pupils trembled: "Sister, those women who have fallen into prostitution are already pitiful enough..."

"Is there any way we can save them?"

Her voice trembled slightly with anger, her hands clenched unconsciously, and her beautiful eyes were filled with indignation.

Jiang Wantang patted the back of her hand and said soothingly, "Don't worry, leave everything to me."

"The Qi family's beasts all deserve to die."

Yun Shang looked at Jiang Wantang, her nose tearing up, a rare sight, and even her voice choked with sobs: "But, I don't want my sister to take any risks."

"Yun Shang originally came from a brothel, so it's only fitting for me to participate in the Oiran competition tomorrow."

"Then I will sneak into Fengyue Tower as an insider and secretly gather information..."

Jiang Wantang was about to retort when Yun Shang reached out and held her hand, her eyes piercing as she stared at her without blinking, "Sister, it was thanks to you that I was saved that Yun Shang is where I am today.

"But now, Yun Shang also wants to do her best to help those women who, like me, have suffered and struggled in the quagmire of fate."

Jiang Wantang silently watched the determined light flashing in her eyes. She knew very well that it was a kind of empathy and courage honed from suffering.

Seeing that Jiang Wantang was hesitant to speak, Yun Shang held her hand tightly. Her palms were slightly sweaty, but her movements revealed a firm determination.

She looked at Jiang Wantang tenderly and smiled, "Sister, I know you're worried about me..."

"But I'm no longer the weak woman who was bullied. I've learned so much from following my sister over this period of time. I know how to protect myself."

"Besides, I'm most familiar with the environment of the brothel and the twists and turns of those people inside. Letting me go is the fastest and best way."

"Sister, believe me and help me, okay?"

Jiang Wantang looked at her smiling lips and red eyes, feeling a knot in his throat. The word "OK" stuck on his lips, but he couldn't utter it.

Yun Shang shook her hand, acting like a spoiled brat: "Sister, just this once, I will listen to you from now on."

Jiang Wantang sighed, finally compromised, and said, "Well, I'll do as you say this time."

"Remember, you must take care of your own safety first and don't take risks."

Yun Shang nodded vigorously and said with a smile, "Okay."

Jiang Wantang smiled and patted her head, saying helplessly, "You..."

The two of them stayed in the private room for the entire afternoon and found nothing unusual.

Fengyue Tower has made such a grand announcement about tomorrow's top courtesan competition and the huge sum of money spent on recruiting courtesans. Jiang Wantang has a feeling that it's not that simple.

At the latest tonight, Qi Ming will definitely take action.

Therefore, Jiang Wantang asked the secret guard to send a message back to Ji Wuyuan, saying that they would not go back tonight.

The night gradually deepened, like an unknown undercurrent...

Jiang Wantang had extinguished all the candles in the private room early, leaving it in complete darkness.

At midnight, just as she expected, dozens of freight trucks quietly entered the backyard of Fengyue Tower from the hidden and deserted back door.

The sound of the wheels rolling over the cobblestone road was particularly clear in the silent night. Each cart was tightly covered with thick black oilcloth, and no one knew what was inside.

Jiang Wantang and Yun Shang hid in a private room of a restaurant across the street, holding their breath and staring intently at the back door of Fengyue Tower.

The man in the lead pulled his tattered straw hat very low and looked left and right. The shadow under the brim of the hat almost completely obscured his face, and only occasionally could one catch a glimpse of a pair of eyes flashing with vigilance.

He moved with extreme caution, and although he was wearing a worn, coarse linen shirt, his aura of strength could not be concealed.

After confirming that there was nothing unusual around him, he waved to the person behind him, and that person hurried over to signal others to speed up.

Just after all the carts entered the backyard, the leading man suddenly looked towards the private room of the restaurant where Jiang Wantang was.

Jiang Wantang and Yun Shang quickly dodged and hid, holding their breath. Fortunately, the man only glanced at them and then looked away.

Jiang Wantang intuitively knew that this person was the cunning Qi Ming.

In order to avoid alerting the enemy, Jiang Wantang quickly took Yun Shang away from here.

After the two returned to the inn arranged in advance by the secret guards, Xie Zhiyan and Lu Jinan were already waiting inside in disguise.

In the evening, in addition to sending a message to Ji Wuyuan, Jiang Wantang also wrote a letter to Xie Zhiyan, informing him of her and Yun Shang's plan.

The implementation of subsequent plans requires the cooperation of the Dali Temple.

Xie Zhiyan and Lu Jinan sat in the private room of the inn. Their faces were not very good, and it seemed that they had been waiting for a long time.

Especially Lu Jinan, whose originally handsome face became so dark that water could drip out of it.

The moment Yun Shang appeared with Jiang Wantang, she first directly apologized to Jiang Wantang, then forcefully grabbed Yun Shang's wrist and dragged her to the private room next door...