A lazy bum transmigrates and marries a eunuch – it's awesome!

But it's too late to say anything now; his identity has been exposed, and Xiao Yuan can only try to minimize the impact of this matter on him.

First and foremost, the willow catkins must not fall into the hands of anyone else, and the content of their conversation must not be known to anyone.

Since we've already used the excuse of investigating a case, let's just stick to our guns.

Xiao Yuan gave the order to have the willow catkins brought over, along with the madam, and take them back to the Eastern Depot.

He wasn't disguised to visit a brothel today; it was because a male prostitute at Ruyi Tower was serving a customer involved in a case.

This is a major case with far-reaching implications; anyone who inquires about it is suspected of being an accomplice.

Regardless of whether others believe it or not, that's the official story we're telling people.

The only people who had contact with him, the madam and Liu Xu, were taken away, so any suspicions others might have were just wishful thinking.

As for Master Ding, who had flirted with the Grand Eunuch, he had already fainted from fright when he heard others address Xiao Yuan as Grand Eunuch.

Xiao Douzi had him dragged away immediately, and this time the people from the Five Cities Garrison didn't even utter a sound.

The farce ended in such a dramatic fashion, because the news that the Eastern Depot had forbidden discussion did not actually spread widely.

Unfortunately, rumors can't be stopped, and they spread by word of mouth to countless people.

The son-in-law of that Earl Ruyi was quite shrewd to have climbed to the position of commander of a thousand households; he rushed over as soon as he received the news.

Although the head eunuch had left, this man decisively promoted a new madam.

Before Xiao Yuan could even finish drinking a cup of tea after arriving at the Eastern Depot, the commander had already rolled over with the original madam and Liu Xu's indentures to apologize.

Seeing that he was obedient, Xiao Yuan didn't make things too difficult for him. He simply had Liu Xu and the madam brought over, and then had the madam beaten to death in the hall.

With the indenture in hand, these two are essentially his possessions; he can kill them whenever he wants, and no one can stop him.

None of the brothel owners are good people; killing them first and then questioning them guarantees there won't be a single wrongful conviction.

There's no need to waste food locking this kind of thing up in the imperial prison; it's better to use it as a warning chicken.

Liu Xu trembled with fear as she watched the madam who had bullied her for years be beaten to death on the spot, but her fear was mixed with a hidden sense of satisfaction at having avenged her.

The male prostitutes in the brothel all addressed the madam as "father," but in reality, they all wished they could eat her flesh and drink her blood.

Now, this arrogant demon who once ruled over their lives has been reduced to a pile of mud. Liu Xu looked at Xiao Yuan with fear mixed with a hint of admiration.

According to Xiao Yuan's previous style, Liu Xu wouldn't have survived, but he hadn't finished asking about what he wanted to find out.

He didn't want to waste time and cause trouble by looking for other male prostitutes, so he simply kept the man.

Of course, one cannot imprison a person in the imperial prison; to prevent him from speaking recklessly, it is best to bring him back to one's own residence.

It was already late when Xiao Yuan returned to the manor. Fortunately, Xiao Douzi was quick-witted and had sent someone back early to inform him that there was a case and he wouldn't be back early.

Jiang Xinyu didn't suspect anything. The couple chatted sweetly for a while, and then fooled around again that night. Their relationship was so sweet that they were practically inseparable.

Although Xiao Yuan learned a lot from Liu Xu, he had never put it into practice, so his technique was clumsy and his work was not up to par.

At least he knew which places he could kiss and touch, and his clumsy and bewildered manner charmed Jiang Xinyu.

The problem is that he's not bold enough; he doesn't dare to touch the parts that he should be doing.

After all that fuss, instead of seeing the lady lose control, she ended up being...

While taking a bath, Supervisor Xiao angrily punched the wooden tub. He had failed to serve his wife properly again; he was truly incompetent.

Jiang Xinyu thought it was alright, and even praised him for his improvement, pressing him to tell him if he had been looking at erotic pictures.

Xiao Yuan dared not say that he had gone to Nanfeng Pavilion to learn martial arts, so he could only pretend to be shy and vague. Meng's wife kissed him several more times.

Unfortunately, Chief Supervisor Xiao forgot that secrets can't be kept forever; the lady may not have left the house, but she wasn't truly isolated from the world.

It was quite a coincidence, but by noon the next day, Jiang Xinyu learned about his visit to Ruyi Tower and caught Liu Xu, who had already entered the mansion, red-handed.

The incident at Ruyilou wasn't widely publicized, nor was it truly silenced. At least half of the guests present at the time told their close friends and acquaintances about it.

Of course, things can turn out strange and unpredictable after you've heard them a few times.

The prevailing theory is that Chief Supervisor Xiao was dissatisfied with his newlywed wife, who had taken a fancy to a male prostitute at the Nanfeng Pavilion. When they were caught secretly dating, he used the pretext of investigating a case to take the man away and keep him as a mistress.

After fermenting overnight and spreading by word of mouth, it somehow reached Lady Wang's ears.

Madam Wang couldn't sit still any longer. She rushed to the governor's mansion to visit her niece without even having lunch, fearing that the child might have a falling out with the governor and suffer the consequences.

Jiang Xinyu was delighted to hear that her aunt had arrived. Despite having already eaten at two banquets, she pretended not to have eaten and invited her aunt to have lunch together.

Madam Wang couldn't eat anymore; she almost burst into tears looking at her carefree niece.

Jiang Xinyu blinked her big eyes, at a loss for what to do.

She tried to eat as little as possible because she was afraid of scaring her aunt, but what, it's still too outrageous?

Then she should finish this bowl of rice and put down her chopsticks. It's just a pity that most of the delicious food on the table was left untouched.

What a waste!

Madam Wang was worried; judging from her niece's condition, Chief Supervisor Xiao probably hadn't informed her yet.

Fortunately, she found out and gave her child a heads-up to avoid being caught off guard.

Jiang Xinyu frowned when she heard from her aunt that Xiao Yuan had gone to the Nanfeng Pavilion last night and even took a male prostitute with him.

She wasn't worried that Xiao Yuan was keeping a mistress, but she didn't expect him to lie to her.

No wonder he was so skilled at so many tricks last night; apparently, he went to learn from a male prostitute.

Speechless. I didn't know that love dies from silence and villains die from talking too much.

A long beak isn't just for eating and kissing.

If you don't say what you should say, you're just waiting for misunderstandings, arguments, and then a chase-and-run situation where you have to chase after your wife.

Are you crazy? You're just too idle!

Thinking of this, Jiang Xinyu asked, "Did the Chief Supervisor bring anyone back last night?"

No one dared to utter a sound upon hearing this in July and September, except for Chunxing, who let out a cold snort.

"I didn't see her either, but I heard from the cleaning maids that a new lady did indeed enter the manor last night."

Jiang Xinyu looked at everyone's expressions and smiled coldly.

"Xiao Die, go and bring the person over for me to see."

I'll also take a look at your master's credentials.

Xiaodie agreed and turned to leave. July moved her lips but ultimately didn't dare to say anything.

This little tiger girl is single-minded and doesn't have many of her own ideas. When the supervisor tells her to listen to the madam, she does exactly what he says and is even more useful than Chunxing.

Xiaodie and Chunxing were only brought up yesterday, but it's obvious that Madam is keeping her distance from Jiuyue.

Hopefully, the housekeeper will be quick-witted and go inform the supervisor, as she dares not leave the lady's side now.

Madam Wang sighed helplessly, "Yu'er, try to think more positively. We women all go through this."

Let alone officials and the wealthy, even a peasant who has collected two extra bushels of grain would still be thinking about finding a concubine.

"The supervisor has been good enough to you; don't be willful and intolerant. He's just a male prostitute; he can't possibly get ahead of you."

Jiang Xinyu chuckled. "What are you thinking, Aunt? Do you think I'm going to beat him to death?"

I just wanted to see if he was good-looking. If he is, you should advise Xiao Yuan to be more magnanimous.

If this male concubine is brought into the family, who knows who she might end up with? I don't mind having another sister, and I hope he won't mind having another brother either.

"Sleeping is sleeping, it doesn't matter how we sleep. The three of us making the most of our lives is more important than anything else."

Madam Wang immediately looked as if she had been struck by lightning.

This is outrageous! This niece is no good!