How to become a Taoist priest starting from a brothel

"What's going on?" Li Linfeng looked at Fu'an with a gloomy expression.

Fu'an knelt on the ground, feeling the piercing gaze from him, and hurriedly replied, "This servant has inquired and found that Eunuch Liu, who had been serving His Majesty, was dismissed by His Majesty seven days ago on the grounds that he had offended Consort An."

“Consort An…it’s her again…” Li Linfeng’s eyes grew even more ruthless. “Have you inquired about her background? Who does this Consort An work for? And what is her relationship with that Eunuch Zhang?”

"No..." Fu'an trembled slightly.

Li Linfeng's gaze deepened as he stared at him: "The reason..."

"We...we palace staff were...quitting out quite a few not long after the master left the capital..." Fu'an said, his voice trembling.

"Bang!" Li Linfeng threw the cup in his hand to the ground. The ruthlessness in his eyes could no longer be concealed. He looked at Fu An and said sternly, "Investigate! I want to see who dares to touch my people."

"Yes!" Fu'an quickly replied.

While Li Linfeng was still furious about his position being challenged.

The Second Prince's residence, however, presented a completely different scene.

"Congratulations, Your Highness. I've heard that he was expelled from the palace." A young man in official robes offered a cup of wine to the young man seated above him with a fawning expression.

“Yes, Your Highness, His Majesty has already grown displeased with him, so why don’t we…” Another middle-aged man in official robes stepped forward and suggested.

The Second Prince, seated at the head of the table, held a wine cup in his hand, his face beaming with undisguised smugness: "Back then, the eldest brother schemed against me, causing me to lose the hearts of the scholars. That old bastard was partly responsible. Now I've finally found an opportunity to deal with him."

"Then Your Highness?" The middle-aged man was about to speak up to offer advice.

"Wait a minute." The second prince stroked his wine cup, a calculating look flashing across his face. "Since he was able to fan the flames back then, why not let him fight with the eldest brother like dogs now?"

"What does Your Highness mean?" the young official asked hesitantly.

“The An family was originally sent in through the Crown Prince’s connections, and they also helped us when we were cleaning up the palace. Now, it’s not unreasonable to pin this on the Crown Prince.” A glint of shrewdness flashed in the middle-aged official’s eyes.

"Go and do it, but remember to clean up the mess." The second prince's smugness deepened, as if he could already see Li Linfeng and the first prince perish together.

"Your Highness, what about the Third Prince..." The young official hesitated, thinking of another prince.

"Third Prince?" A mocking glint flashed across the Second Prince's face. "That idiot, he set up brothels in red-light districts to gather intelligence, and even brought in the top female poet of Yongcheng to attract attention. And what was the result?"

"As a result, the good-for-nothing that this idiot arranged lost directly to that woman named Sword Maiden in Huai Prefecture. Even the First Poet Maiden, whom he had raised for a short time, became someone else's assistant."

The second prince spoke frankly, but no one else dared to say anything directly. After all, this was a dispute between two royal brothers. Even if there was a great hatred between the princes, it was not their place to interfere.

Seeing that his subordinates did not respond, the second prince naturally understood what was going on, and a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

He can scold his own brothers however he wants, but these people don't deserve it.

"I heard that one of the beauties Li Linfeng selected this time is Liu Jianniang, who is known as the number one poet in the world," said another man dressed in blue.

“I heard from the palace that it was that person who issued the decree that he brought it,” the young man in official robes who had spoken first replied.

"I know," the Second Prince said, a hint of malice flashing in his eyes. "She's just a woman; she can't cause much trouble."

"What about the Third Prince..." The middle-aged man still hesitated.

"Since the third prince wants to get involved in the red-light district, let's send him information about this Liu Jianniang and see if he can win her over." The second prince had an idea in no time.

“Yes, but this Liu Jianniang is not only a master of lyrics and music, but the stories she writes have also spread throughout the streets and alleys. What do you think, how about we…” The middle-aged man’s eyes flickered, and he couldn’t help but suggest another idea.

"No need. If I were to rely on a woman to obtain something, wouldn't that be beneath the dignity of my royal family?" The Second Prince said with a disdainful expression.

These words struck the man in blue with a flicker of sadness; he sighed inwardly, 'I thought this Second Prince had quite a reputation among scholars, but it seems he's nothing special.'

"Liu Hanwen," the Second Prince asked, noticing his absent-mindedness, "what are your thoughts?"

The man in blue, named Liu Hanwen, snapped out of his daze and hurriedly replied, "No, I was just thinking that we might be able to insert one or two of our people among these twenty-odd beauties."

After hearing this, the Second Prince lowered his head and started thinking. After a moment, he raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "Hanwen is right. Think of a way to send one or two of our people in."

Liu Hanwen hadn't expected that his casual excuse would actually pique the prince's interest, and he couldn't help but want to rub his aching forehead again.

After all, sending someone to a pre-arranged group of beauties, arranged by political enemies, is no different from a surprise attack. Moreover, this might alert that old fox Li Linfeng to something amiss.

He looked up at the Second Prince, who was gloating over his idea, took a deep breath, lowered his head, and said respectfully, "Your Highness is wise. We must be careful to prevent Li Linfeng from discovering this matter. Perhaps we should let Brother Qiguang make the arrangements, since no one knows that Brother Qiguang has already pledged allegiance to Your Highness."

The second prince thought for a moment, then looked at the young official called Qi Guang, lowered his head, and nodded in agreement to the plan after a brief consideration.

Qi Guang looked at the Second Prince with eyes full of surprise, nodding vigorously, and not forgetting to express his loyalty: "If Your Highness trusts me, I will do my utmost to serve you until my dying breath."

As for the emperor, who was obsessed with women, he was completely unaware that his favorite minister and obedient son were about to start another conflict.

He had just climbed out of the arms of several newly arrived beauties, drinking fine wine, eating fruit offered by them, and listening to their charming coquettishness, when he saw Eunuch Zhang enter. It was then that he seemed to remember something and asked, "Who's here?"

"Your Majesty, it is Lord Li Linfeng who has come to pay his respects." Eunuch Zhang made no attempt to conceal anything.

A beautiful woman in the emperor's arms couldn't help but glance at Eunuch Zhang, seemingly somewhat displeased with his bluntness.

"Who?" The emperor yawned, seemingly not having heard.

"Your Majesty, it's Lord Li Linfeng." Eunuch Zhang still had the same expression.

"He's back?" The emperor still looked weary. "Has the matter been settled?"

"This servant does not know, but it seems to have been taken care of," Zhang Gonggong replied.

"Alright, I understand." The emperor waved his hand dismissively, showing no emotion.

As usual, Eunuch Zhang withdrew, already having guessed the emperor's reaction, after all, this emperor was not lacking in beauties of all kinds.

Many things happened that night, not only from these places, but even Liu Yin made a decision under the moon in the night sky.