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

"I rely on this Hundred Flowers Pavilion to make some money. How many money trees have your sons ruined for me over the years!"

"Damn it, it's only because I'm a prince that I don't have any real power, otherwise I would have dealt with them long ago! Now I've messed with some righteous people, haven't I?"

Ye Yuan grew angrier as he spoke: "Damn it, I can't take it anymore! Twenty thousand taels of silver per family, send it to the Prince's mansion tomorrow! Otherwise, I'll go and complain to His Majesty!"

Hearing this, Zhang Tianyuan and the others breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the King of Ye spoke up, there was still room for maneuver in this matter.

They nodded hastily, indicating that they would deliver the money that evening.

Ye Yuan then turned to Lu Feng and said, "Brother Lu, I didn't expect this to happen today since you came here to relax. It's my fault for not being a good host. Let's just forget about it. When you have your day off, I'll invite you to my palace as a guest!"

As he spoke, he stepped forward and lowered his voice, saying, "How about we split the silver they brought equally? Thanks to you today, otherwise I really wouldn't have been able to lose my temper."

Lu Feng nodded subtly, which was taken as agreement.

Ye Yuan smiled, but quickly straightened his face and looked at Zhang Tianyuan and the others: "Aren't you leaving yet? With so many people blocking the gate, how can I do business!"

Upon hearing this, the ministers felt as if they had been granted a pardon and hurriedly took their leave.

Ye Yuan looked at Lu Feng and smiled, "Don't forget what we agreed on before. Also, Chunniang, all of Lord Lu's expenses tonight are on the house."

Chunniang quickly agreed, and Ye Yuan smiled, got into the sedan chair, and left.

The farce seemed to have come to an end. Looking at the sedan chair that the Prince Ye rode in when he left, Lu Feng frowned, hoping that he was just overthinking things.

He turned around and looked at Wang Hao and the other minor officials, and said with a smile, "Alright, I have to go back now. You guys have fun."

"Lord Lu, are you leaving?" Wang Hao and the others hurriedly stepped forward.

Lu Feng chuckled wickedly: "I'm not planning to stay overnight. Do you expect me to stay and watch you and the girls put on a show later?"

The group of girls following the clerk blushed, and the clerks laughed awkwardly.

He reached out and took the silver note from Chunniang. Since Ye Wang had said the meal would be free, the money naturally had to be returned to Lu Feng.

"Alright, you guys have fun, but don't let it interfere with tomorrow's work. If your legs are too weak to work, I, the Young Master, will punish you."

"Don't worry, sir, we know what we're doing!"

The group laughed and joked, and Lu Feng nodded and walked out of the Hundred Flowers Pavilion. Watching his back, the group of minor officials couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion.

Lord Lu is so kind to us.

Silent all night.

The next morning, Qin Ming, the Minister of Revenue, was having breakfast with his daughter when his steward came to deliver a message.

"Master, Miss, I heard that something happened last night."

Qin Ming laughed: "What happened? How did it all get to your ears?"

The steward hurriedly said, "It's about Young Master Lu."

Qin Xinyi put down her chopsticks upon hearing this: "What's wrong with Lu Feng?"

The steward said, "The people who buy groceries for the manor heard that last night, Young Master Lu took a group of subordinates to the Hundred Flowers Pavilion for drinking and entertainment, and ended up getting into a fight with the two sons of the Minister of Rites and the Minister of Personnel."

Upon hearing that Lu Feng had gone to the Hundred Flowers Pavilion, Qin Xinyi's eyes lit up with a strange expression. When she heard that he had fought with Zhang Feng and Wang Qi, a look of anger flashed across her pretty face.

"Has this guy gone mad? He not only frequents brothels, but he also gets into fights with women over women!"

The steward spoke as if he had been there himself: "I heard it was all to steal the top courtesan from the Hundred Flowers Pavilion. Young Master Lu gave the two ministers' sons a severe beating."

"The two ministers and several other officials went to the Hundred Flowers Pavilion to demand an explanation, and they even brought along the patrolling imperial guards. Unexpectedly, Young Master Lu was not afraid of them at all, and even kicked General Dingyuan."

Even Qin Ming was taken aback, his eyes widening: "How dare he?"

"That's not all, sir! It's said that Young Master Lu even stood up for the girls at the Hundred Flowers Pavilion and demanded an explanation from several officials. In the end, it was only after His Highness Prince Ye intervened that the matter was settled."

The table slammed shut. Qin Ming looked over and saw his daughter's eyes filled with rage: "What a spineless wretch! Not only did she go to a brothel, but she even stood up for the prostitutes! How is she any different from those spoiled brats like Zhang Feng!"

Qin Ming was somewhat amused and exasperated: "Daughter, why are you so angry? Didn't you look down on that boy?"

Qin Xinyi was stunned for a moment, clearly not realizing why she was suddenly so angry, and quickly said, "I just thought he had some talent."

Qin Ming nodded: "That's true. That poem, 'With colorful sleeves, one eagerly holds a jade cup,' is truly excellent. It spread throughout the capital in just one day. I wonder how many famous scholars and gentlemen want to meet him."

Lu Feng's victory over Western Chu was something the Qian Kingdom naturally wanted to publicize.

This is why Ye Wang said last night that Lu Feng is now a great hero talked about by countless people in the capital.

Qin Xinyi snorted coldly, saying things she didn't mean: "It's just some lewd words. Now it seems that he probably didn't even write that poem, otherwise why would he go to a brothel to seek pleasure?"

Qin Ming gave a dry laugh but didn't reply.

He had done his fair share of pleasure-seeking in brothels when he was young.

Qin Xinyi grew angrier the more she thought about it. She hadn't even figured out who that stunningly beautiful woman was yet, and now she heard that Lu Feng had gone to a brothel, especially since he had confronted a group of court officials for the sake of a group of brothel girls.

For some reason, thinking about these things made her feel incredibly angry, and she immediately wanted to go find Lu Feng.

But I forced myself to endure it.

As a female general personally appointed by His Majesty, she was entitled to enter and leave the palace, but she had no right to attend court.

Lu Feng should be getting ready to go to the palace for court by now. If I go to ask him questions, the other ministers might misunderstand me.

Qin Ming wiped his mouth and prepared to go to court. He said, "By the way, Xinyi, didn't your sister Hongyan send a letter a while ago saying she was going back to the capital today? Remember to pick her up. She said in her letter that she brought me some good medicine for treating colds."

Hearing this, Qin Xinyi's mood improved: "Sister Hongyan is back, so of course I have to go and greet her. I can give her that ginseng root at the same time."

Mentioning ginseng, Qin Xinyi thought of Lu Feng again, hesitated for a moment, and pondered to herself.

Although the ginseng was a gift from Lu Feng to the Qin family, it was such a valuable gift that it was really inappropriate to give it away without even a word.

Thinking of this, Qin Xinyi said, "Father, when the court session ends, please tell Lu Feng that Hongyan and I will be waiting for him in the top-tier private room of Ningxiang Tower tonight at 7 PM."

Qin Ming readily agreed and instructed the steward to prepare the sedan chair.

Qin Xinyi tidied herself up and went out to wait at the entrance of the inner city of the capital. Around noon, a mahogany carriage appeared.