Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 213: Incense Tower

Lai Aniu knew this woman was not someone to be trifled with, but what could he do? He could only give in; he had no backbone.

So Yunyi asked her whatever she wanted to say, and even if she didn't know something, Ju'er, who had just woken up, would add to the answer.

Yunyi was shocked by Lai Aniu's words.

The Ruanxianglou was backed by a nobleman from the capital, and the Baixianglou was also backed by someone from the capital.

She had previously been confident that Ruanxianglou was most likely owned by the Third Prince, but after hearing Lai Aniu's words, she was no longer so sure. The only thing she was certain of was that one of the two establishments belonged to the Third Prince, and as for the other one... there was a 60% chance it belonged to the Fifth Prince.

When the crown prince was still alive, the two acted like brothers, but after the crown prince fell, they stopped pretending. After all, with their common enemy gone, they both showed their true colors.

But no matter which one, Yunyi doesn't seem like a good person.

After all, neither building is clean; they'll stop at nothing for money or intelligence.

We were chatting when Hongyi came back.

After feeding Lai Aniu and Ju'er a pill each, Yunyi prepared to leave.

"Grandma, I've already told you, please spare me."

"As long as you two behave from now on, I naturally won't kill you." Yun Yi smiled. "You only need to take the antidote once a month, so you won't die."

"But……"

Yunyi's face darkened.

"Don't worry, I will do my best." Lai Aniu quickly changed his words.

"From now on, on the first of each month, go to the IKEA furniture store in Carp Town and find Manager Yun. I will leave the antidote with him. Of course, if you miss it, the poison will take effect, and you will probably suffer for three days. It's okay if you can take the antidote within those three days, it's just a bit of suffering. So, you can decide for yourselves."

“Yes,” Lai Aniu and Ju’er hurriedly replied.

"Alright, your task from now on is to gather information, such as the identity of the boss behind this, what shady deals are going on, and what kind of people are coming here..."

"I understand, I understand completely." Lai Aniu nodded hurriedly.

"Any important news or the like, just send it to the furniture shop and hand it over to Yunnan and Guizhou."

"Grandma, that Xia Xiaoyue..."

"Do whatever you want with it." Yun Yi raised an eyebrow slightly. "Ah Niu, you know that rich man Liu in Qing Shi Town, right?"

Lai Aniu nodded: "I know, that family is very rich."

"That rich man Liu just married a young wife named Wu Cuicui."

"Yes, but he's not one to stay put."

“Since you know that, that makes things easier.” Yunyi smiled. “If you can win her over, I might just be happy enough to cure you of your poison.”

Lai Aniu's eyes widened instantly, filled with obvious disbelief.

"Think about it?"

“No need to think about it, I’ll do it.” Lai Aniu nodded directly. “Anyway, even if I don’t want to do it, you won’t let me go, right? So I might as well listen to you. Better to live than die.”

"Smart." Yunyi nodded. "Then we'll wait for your good news."

Hong Yi returned to the inn in the evening.

"You've been gone for so long?" Yunyi poured her a cup of tea.

"Young Miss, guess where Xia Xiaoyue went?" Hong gulped down her cup of tea in one go.

"Could it be that he has a lover?"

"Young Miss, you're amazing!" Hong Yi gave a thumbs up. "Do you know who her other lover is?"

"Who?"

"Chang Biao".

Yunyi's eyes flashed: "Very impressive?"

"Chang Biao is from Ruanxianglou and he's in charge of more than a dozen brothers. Of course, that's nothing. He has a sworn brother, the constable Wang Kai whom we saw at the county office before."

"Xia Xiaoyue has finally gotten smarter; she knows how to find a backer now," Yun Yi laughed.

"I reckon Lai Aniu is in serious trouble."

"Let them do whatever they want." Yunyi waved her hand. "Those are clothes I just bought. Hurry up and change. Tonight, I'll take you out for a good time."

The lanterns are on.

The street lined with brothels and pleasure houses suddenly became bustling with activity, truly a street full of beautiful women.

Yunyi, dressed in white, walked over slowly with Hongyi, dressed in black.

"Oh, young master, is this your first time here? Come in and have some fun..."

"Young master, our daughter is very beautiful, I guarantee you will be satisfied."

……

"Hurry up, Miss Tong'er is going public today."

"Exactly, even though I can't afford to buy the first night, I can still take a look."

……

Seeing the group of men rushing off in one direction, Yunyi quickly grabbed one of the passersby and asked, "Brother, who is Miss Tong'er?"

"From out of town?"

"Yes, it just arrived yesterday."

"Tong'er comes from the Western Regions. She only performed dances before. It's said that she's just turned 18 today, and this is her first time being officially recognized." The young master finished speaking and ran off.

Yunyi glanced at Hongyi and was about to go take a look, but she was stopped by the people inside the Baixianglou restaurant as soon as she got there.

"Gentlemen, our girls at Bai Xiang Lou are also very beautiful, and more importantly, they know how to serve you well. Would you like to come in and take a look?"

"Isn't that Miss Tong'er over there..."

"Oh dear, how could a woman from the Western Regions know how to serve men from the Central Plains?" The woman grabbed Yunyi's arm. "The girls here are just as good as her."

"But……"

"Oh, come in." The woman pulled Yunyi through the door. "Girls, hurry up and serve her."

Seven or eight girls rushed over in an instant.

"Everyone stand over there," Yunyi quickly gestured.

The girls obediently stopped, but each one looked at her with a shy and timid expression.

Yunyi smiled and said, "Anyway, it's all about having fun, anywhere is fine, since this mother..."

"Everyone calls me Li Niang," the woman introduced herself to the entire room.

"Since Li Niang says all your girls are good, then book me a private room. I need the best girl here who can play the piano, sing, and dance, and she must be good-looking."

Hong Yi handed a gold ingot to Liniang: "Bring out the best wine and food."

"No problem, please come upstairs." Li Niang called out.

Upon reaching the second floor, they could faintly hear the sound of a zither coming from one of the rooms. Yunyi turned to look at Liniang and said, "This piece is played quite well. Have the musician come over in a bit."

"Alright." Li Niang nodded. "The one playing the zither is Ying'er. Have her come and serve you in a bit."

The private room was luxuriously decorated, and the food was quite good. It was just that the bar... the wine was indeed good, but unfortunately, something was added, which made it less appealing. I then swapped it with the wine in the room; maybe it will come in handy later.