Eavesdropping on Fu Bao's inner thoughts, emptying the stored grain and fleeing the famine

Yan Mingyue followed the shop owner into the inner room of the rouge shop, nervously gripping Lanxin's arm.

Lanxin whispered comfortingly, "Miss, it's alright."

Passing through the inner room, there was a hidden darkroom. The owner didn't know what he had pressed, but a door suddenly appeared out of thin air on the empty wall on the north side.

"Miss, this way please." The shopkeeper smiled and led Yan Mingyue to the door.

The door closed again, blending into the wall.

Behind the hidden door was a winding secret passage, and Yan Mingyue's tension reached its peak after entering this confined space.

If it weren't for Lanxin's constant comforting words, Yan Mingyue would probably have collapsed long ago.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, the darkness finally disappeared. Emerging from the secret passage, Yan Mingyue was greeted by a neat and tidy courtyard.

Despite it being winter, the courtyard was unusually warm. Yan Mingyue was momentarily lost in thought, "Is this Warm Xiang Residence?"

Yan Mingyue asked without realizing it.

"Yes, Miss, but this is a separate courtyard of Nuanxiang Residence. Your plaque is only for nobles."

Rest assured, no one will know anything about this. We at Nuanxiangju value our reputation above all else.

After finishing speaking, the boss cupped his hands in greeting and turned to return to the secret passage.

Almost at the same time, a young woman appeared.

"This servant greets Your Excellency." The woman's name was Xinrui, and she was the manager of Nuanxiangju.

Yan Mingyue gave Lan Xin a wink, and Lan Xin immediately spoke:

"Get up. Our young lady is of noble status and cannot be made up with inferior goods from outside."

"I know, Miss has already informed me. I will do my best to find the best male performer for you."

After Xinrui finished speaking, she clapped her hands twice, and five male performers stepped forward in response.

"My esteemed guest, take a look. Is there anything that suits your taste?"

Yan Mingyue didn't dare to actually open her eyes and choose one; she turned her face away and casually pointed to one.

"Very well, then let Young Master Xiaochou serve the esteemed guest today."

Xinrui gave the male performer a wink, and the man immediately stepped forward and took Yan Mingyue away.

Lan Xin followed behind the two until she watched them enter the room and close the door, then she revealed an evil smile.

Lanxin stood guard outside the door, and could vaguely hear the sounds coming from inside the room.

The voice gradually increased from its initial faintness until it finally made Lanxin blush.

Lan Xin shook her head sarcastically. "Yan Mingyue, oh Yan Mingyue, I thought you were some kind of virtuous and chaste woman. Turns out you're just like Yan Hui."

An hour later, Yan Mingyue finally came out, and even her walking posture was awkward and strange.

However, unlike her nervousness when she arrived, Yan Mingyue seemed to have completely let go.

Although she still carefully covered her face, her every move was different from before.

Since that experience, Yan Mingyue has been completely out of control.

For the next seven days, she went out for a walk every afternoon, and would always end up visiting that inconspicuous rouge shop.

Inside the general's mansion, Lian Rongrong was casually sipping the tea that Li Yuanqi had taken from the old emperor.

For Lian Rongrong, she really couldn't tell what was different about these high-end teas.

"It's just bitter, isn't it? How can it taste as good as my full-sweet milk tea?"

Despite Li Yuanqi's expectant look, he couldn't stop Lian Rongrong from speaking from the heart.

"Giving it to you is such a waste," Li Yuanqi complained, which naturally earned him a glare from Lian Rongrong.

Just then, a guard came to report from outside the door.

"Come in!" Li Yuanqi's expression changed instantly, his eyes turning icy cold as he looked at his own bodyguard.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, I have something to report."

"Say!"

"Your subordinate has noticed that the Princess Consort of Yi has been acting strangely lately."

Ever since the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, Lian Rongrong had ordered several secret guards to keep a close watch on the Prince of Yi's residence. Yan Mingyue had set a trap for her, and this revenge could only be considered half complete.

"What's so strange about it?" Lian Rongrong asked softly.

"The Princess Consort has been going to a rouge shop in the south of the city for five consecutive days."

"Five days? A rouge shop? I remember the biggest and best rouge shop in the capital is the Hua family's, in the east of the city, right?"

“That’s right, the place Princess Yi went to was a very inconspicuous rouge shop.”

"That's really strange."

"I've come today to ask if we should investigate that rouge shop?"

Lian Rongrong's lips curled into a slight smile: "Investigate! Of course we have to investigate!"

Li Yuanqi's secret guards were all capable of handling anything, so investigating a mere rouge shop was hardly a difficult task.

This result was truly unbelievable. Even Lian Rongrong was surprised when she heard that the rouge shop was connected to Nuanxiangju.

"What the hell is this? Isn't Yan Mingyue madly in love with Li Yuanyi? Why would she go to a place like Nuanxiangju?"

"Yan Mingyue loves Li Yuanyi, but Li Yuanyi doesn't love her. Unrequited love must have driven her crazy."

Li Yuanqi's tone carried a hint of sourness, and Lian Rongrong shook her head helplessly, wondering how he could be so jealous of everything.

"Yan Mingyue's matter could be a catalyst. And you know what, that father and daughter are really..."

Lian Rongrong clicked her tongue twice, a playful look on her face. "Your Highness Prince Qi, when are you going to close the net?"

"There's no time like the present, let's do it today!"

Great minds think alike!

The couple exchanged a smile, their mischievousness practically overflowing from their eyes.

Xiao Bai: [Why do I feel like their smiles are a little creepy?]

Fu Bao: [You should be glad you're in their group!]

Xiao Bai: [You should also be grateful that you're their son!]

Lian Rongrong: ...

Li Yuanqi: ...

In the south of the city, people who were having a midday snack were suddenly surprised to see a well-trained guard surround a rouge shop for no apparent reason.

While everyone was wondering what heinous crime a small rouge shop could have committed, Li Yuanqi dismounted and went into the shop.

When the shop owner saw that his shop was surrounded, he panicked and broke out in a cold sweat.

"Sir, what has our shop done wrong?"

"What have you done? Don't you know?" Li Yuanqi didn't waste any words. With a wave of his hand, the guards behind him rushed into the inner room.

The boss followed closely behind, shouting frantically as he watched in despair as they expertly found the hidden door and secret passage.

"He's too noisy, gag him!" Li Yuanqi picked at his ear with his fingers, his brows furrowed with impatience.

The boss was quickly subdued, and Li Yuanqi led his guards inside.

When everyone appeared before Lan Xin, a fierce battle was raging inside. As soon as Lan Xin saw Li Yuanqi, she immediately shouted, "Your Highness, someone is coming!"

This sound, seemingly a warning to Yan Mingyue, was in fact a blatant declaration to everyone that the noblewoman inside was the Princess Consort of Yi.

The male performer inside was unaware of Yan Mingyue's identity, and this address of "Princess" terrified him.

In a fit of panic, he suffered a stroke on the spot.

Li Yuanqi gave a wink to the guard beside him, who then shoved Lan Xin aside and kicked the door open.

Although everyone expected the scene to be erotic, no one expected it to be this erotic!