Empress, please have some self-respect. I am not your husband.

Zhang Tianyuan stared intently, then exclaimed in disbelief, "Zhao Guowen, what brings you here!"

"Lord Zhang, what are you doing here? My uncle sent me. He said my cousin got beaten up here! Hey, Uncle, why are you sitting on the ground!"

Zhao Guowen, who had brought his troops, rushed forward to help up General Dingyuan, who had been kicked down the stairs by Lu Feng earlier.

Lu Feng's voice rang out: "Tsk tsk, interesting. Even the patrolling Imperial Guards have been mobilized. These gentlemen really know how to bend the law for personal gain."

Minister of Rites Wang Mingyuan sensed something was wrong and stepped forward to look at General Dingyuan, who had been helped up. He lowered his voice and said angrily, "Are you out of your mind? How could you let your nephew bring troops here! Aren't you afraid of alarming His Majesty?"

General Dingyuan frowned: "How was I supposed to know it would be Lu Feng? I thought he was some kind of江湖强人 (jianghu strongman), that's why I sent Guowen with his men."

"you really!"

Wang Mingyuan was at a loss for words. At this moment, Lu Feng walked down the stairs step by step, his voice booming: "Zhang Feng, Wang Qi and others have abused others and harmed hundreds of girls without anyone caring. Now, they have only been taught a lesson, and a group of court officials have come to demand an explanation, and even the Imperial Guards guarding the safety of the capital have been mobilized!"

Lu Feng stopped in his tracks, his voice turning cold: "These people have such an arrogant air about them!"

"Hey kid, who are you?!" Zhao Guowen shouted, still unaware of the situation.

Zhang Tianyuan quickly stopped him, then looked at Lu Feng and said calmly, "Zhao Guowen only thought that there were bad people in Baihualou, so he brought people here. Lu Feng, don't try to confuse the issue."

Lu Feng laughed: "Lord Zhang is quite adept at distorting the truth, but I wonder if His Majesty will believe it."

The ministers' hearts skipped a beat. They were well-informed and had already heard about what had happened at the Court of Imperial Sacrifices during the day.

Huang An, who was in charge of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, was severely beaten with twenty strokes of the cane by His Majesty for a conflict with Lu Feng. He was almost beaten to death and wouldn't recover for at least two months.

Clearly, Lu Feng, who had just made a great contribution, was highly valued by His Majesty.

If Lu Feng were to complain to His Majesty, it would likely cause a huge uproar.

Going head-on with Lu Feng would not be a wise choice.

Thinking of this, Zhang Tianyuan's attitude softened a bit. "Lu Feng, today's matter was just a misunderstanding. Why bother His Majesty?"

"Is it a misunderstanding?" Lu Feng laughed.

Seeing this, Wang Mingyuan, who shared the same thought, assumed that he was willing to back down and smiled, saying, "That's right, it's just a misunderstanding. It's normal for young people to have conflicts when they're hot-blooded. Let's just let it go."

Lu Feng nodded: "Let's just leave it at that since it's between us."

"That's good."

Just as Zhang Tianyuan and the others were relieved and about to turn and leave, Lu Feng's voice rang out again: "Where are you gentlemen going?"

They were taken aback and turned around: "Lu Feng, what else do you want to say?"

Lu Feng said, "We've settled things with me, but the matter of the girls your son has harmed over the years is far from over!"

Everyone around was shocked and looked at Lu Feng in disbelief.

Does he intend to stand up for those prostitutes?

Is it worth it?

It was certainly not worth going head-to-head with so many court officials for a group of prostitutes, but Lu Feng just wanted to confirm some things.

Being used as a pawn is not in his nature.

"Lu Feng, don't push your luck."

Zhang Tianyuan's eyes darkened: "You are just a minor fourth-rank junior official. You may not understand yet that being an official requires blending in with the crowd."

Lu Feng smiled and said, "I'm sorry, Lord Zhang, but what I'm worst at is blending in with the crowd. Today, I really want to seek justice for the girls of the Hundred Flowers Pavilion. I'll do what their owner wouldn't dare to do, even if it means taking it to the Emperor."

"Lu Feng, don't be so arrogant!" an official said, furious.

At this moment, Wang Mingyuan, the Minister of Rites, seemed to realize something and sneered, "Lu Feng, you haven't even cleaned up your own mess yet, and you want to stand up for others? As the Junior Chamberlain of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, how do you explain openly taking your subordinates to brothels for pleasure!"

Lu Feng shrugged indifferently: "Really? I'm willing to accept the punishment. I'll pay their fines too. Just tell me how much!"

Wang Mingyuan was so angry that his face turned red. According to the laws of the Qian Kingdom, officials in the court were indeed not allowed to openly visit brothels.

The punishment wasn't severe, just a few dozen taels of silver; the main issue was reputation.

But he didn't expect Lu Feng to be so shameless, not caring about his reputation at all.

Zhang Tianyuan clenched his fist: "Lu Feng, are you determined to make a big deal out of this?!"

"All I ask for is fairness."

Lu Feng laughed: "If I, a mere fourth-rank junior tutor, am willing to accept punishment for my mistake, then why can't you gentlemen and your young masters? Are you just a bunch of ordinary people, more precious than me?"

"you!"

The group of ministers were speechless after being confronted by Lu Feng; they knew their own sons' character all too well.

If Lu Feng were to expose those filthy secrets and His Majesty were to find out, these officials would likely also be severely punished.

Lu Feng is trying to bring us down!

Just as everyone was caught in a dilemma, another voice rang out from outside the door: "Hey, what's going on here? Scatter quickly, scatter quickly!"

Lu Feng looked over and saw a man in his early thirties, dressed in luxurious clothes, rushing in.

Surprisingly, Zhang Tianyuan, Wang Mingyuan, and the others immediately made way for him and bowed respectfully.

"I've met the prince."

"Oh dear, what's going on here? I heard you were causing trouble and fighting, and I almost forgot to put on my clothes in the rush."

The man called "Prince" looked anxious and annoyed: "I'm not saying this to be mean, but my lords, this is all the property I own. I rely on it to make a living. Are you all going to ruin it too?"

Finally couldn't hold back and came out?

Lu Feng smiled inwardly, recalling records about this prince in his mind.

Ye Yuan, the Prince of Ye, is the half-brother of the late emperor and the uncle of the current emperor. He is a carefree prince who does not concern himself with politics.

Unexpectedly, the owner behind the Hundred Flowers Pavilion was him.

Hearing Ye Wang's displeased words, Zhang Tianyuan felt somewhat helpless and quickly explained the cause and effect of the matter.

Ye Yuan suddenly realized and looked at Lu Feng in surprise, saying, "You're the Lu Feng who won three matches against Western Chu?"

Lu Feng cupped his hands in greeting: "Greetings, Your Highness."

"Oh my, you are a great hero of our Qian Kingdom! You've been the talk of the town in the capital lately!"

Ye Yuan immediately came over and looked him up and down, showering him with compliments: "Look how handsome he is, he's not quite as good-looking as me."

Lu Feng was both amused and exasperated. Then, the King of Ye turned around and looked at Zhang Tianyuan and the others: "I told you all long ago that your sons are utterly despicable!"