Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

Li Junze had no choice but to kiss Gu Qiongsi hard on the neck, leaving a bright red mark on her fair skin instantly.

"Have you good, I'm leaving now."

After saying that, Li Junze tied his belt, opened the door, and strode out.

Gu Qiongsi hurriedly took her clothes and put them on randomly, then went to Wanchongshan's incense burner to extinguish the incense, then she gathered her hair and walked out of the room.

Jin Zi was standing in the lobby on the first floor with an awkward look on his face. He must have been standing here waiting for Li Junze to come out after sending him out.

She knew that Jin Zi must be in an unacceptable mood at the moment, so she suddenly came over from Li Junze's side and helped her manage the brothel.

After all, industries like brothels are the kind of business that they always look down upon the most.

Gu Qiongsi greeted Jinzi with a smile, then called him into a nearby cubicle.

"Jinzi, are you not willing to come here and help me?"

She was very tired now, having just been through a lot, but she still helped Jinzi pour hot tea for him.

Jin Zi looked terrified and said quickly, "I dare not complain. I will do whatever Your Highness tells me to do."

There are still complaints, Gu Qiongsi knew it without thinking.

So she continued,

"Jin Zi, don't worry. Our brothel is different from other places. First of all, the girls here are all willing. There is no coercion involved. Secondly, we don't need to recruit customers. It all depends on the customers' own choice. Therefore, it is actually very simple to manage."

After hearing her words, Jin Zi was still unwilling in his heart, but it was better than his previous guess.

So he nodded and said seriously, "I understand. Don't worry, Mama Du, I will do my best."

Gu Qiongsi nodded in satisfaction. This was the good thing about Jin Zi. He knew how to judge the situation...

Li Junhao sat in the main seat of the East Palace, and Yan Nangui stood in front of the hall, reporting the situation of today's search face to face with Li Junze.

"We have searched almost all the inns and houses, but found nothing unusual. This is somewhat beyond my expectations." Yan Nangui said somewhat frustratedly.

They believed that such a thing happened when the Dali Temple had already monitored the Bachelor's Mansion and Li Junze's mansion, which meant that the person who carried out this task was not in the two mansions.

However, if they were not in the palace, how would they pass on the message? Especially since they knew the situation of the carrier pigeons.

Then there is only one possibility, that the person who is carrying out the mission is in the capital, and the servants in the scholar's mansion passed on the action plan when they went out to buy things.

After all, there are still many servants coming in and out of the two mansions, and the Dali Temple certainly has no way to monitor every one of them.

However, after going to great lengths to search the entire capital, nothing was found.

Li Junhao slowly turned the ring on his thumb, glanced at Yan Nangui's expression, and then expressed his opinion.

"First, check the records of entering and leaving the city after the incident with Old Five. Second, check if there are any secret passages or dark rooms in the scholar's mansion."

Yan Nangui nodded, "I have thought of this, so I have checked the records of people entering and leaving the city, but I didn't find anything unusual, so I closed the city gates and searched the city."

"As for the secret passage in the scholar's mansion, I haven't arranged for anyone to check it out yet. I will have them secretly go over and investigate it tonight."

Li Junhao nodded, "There is another possibility that you may not have thought of."

Yan Nangui raised his head, looked at Li Junhao with some doubt, and asked carefully, "Which possibility are you talking about, Your Highness?"

"The people who do those things are the servants who go in and out of the scholar's mansion every day to do their work."

"Ah, this..." Yan Nangui was shocked. He had indeed never thought of this possibility. After all, it was too unbelievable.

After all, according to regulations, the Bachelor's Mansion should have quite a few servants of its own, but no extra people were found coming in and out every day.

Or have those people been lurking in the Bachelor's Mansion, waiting for an opportunity to strike?

The more he thought about it, the more confused Yan Nangui felt. "Your Highness, I will arrange for someone to investigate this matter right away."

"Well, we don't need to pay too much attention to the third brother's mansion for the time being. The main thing is Wang Zhuo, we must not let our guard down." Li Junhao continued.

"Why? Does Your Highness have any basis for your opinion?" Yan Nangui continued to ask in confusion.

After all, from the letters they intercepted delivered by carrier pigeons, there was no sign of peace from Li Junze.

"It is impossible for Wang Zhuo to let the third brother do such an important matter. He must be in charge of it personally."

Li Junhao gave a brief explanation, which was based on his understanding of Wang Zhuo over the years.

Yan Nangui nodded, indicating his agreement, and cupped his hands before continuing, "Then, Your Highness, do you know what books or topics the Third Prince is interested in?"

He has been trying hard to decipher the letters that Li Junze sent out. Since they were written in secret code, they had a headache for a while.

Li Junhao seemed to have already had the answer and said, "It should be The Analects. You can try it."

"The Analects?" Yan Nangui repeated with some disbelief.

"Half of the Analects can rule the world, why do we need the whole book to show our ability? This is what our teacher often said when we were studying at the Imperial Academy. He agreed with this sentence at that time, so he often read the Analects to see if it was right."

Li Junhao's words surprised Yan Nangui. Had Li Junze revealed his ambition so early on?

After seeing Yan Nangui off, Li Junhao sat alone and thought about everything again. He still felt that there seemed to be something he had overlooked, and some things still could not be connected well together.

He then waved and called Xiao Fuzi over, "Let's go, let's go to the Qianqing Palace to see our father."

Although Xiao Fuzi's face was full of confusion, she didn't say much. She agreed, and followed Sang Mo and Li Junhao to the Qianqing Palace.

Eunuch Chengping was standing at the palace gate, as if waiting for them.

Seeing several people coming, he walked up to Li Junhao with a smile on his face, shook his whisk, bowed, and then said,

"Your Highness the Crown Prince has come just in time. The Emperor just woke up and said he wanted to see you. Come in with us."