Su Rong laughed, but was also extremely relieved.
As a brother, he only hoped that Su Yao could do as he pleased, even if it offended others. Why did he work so hard? Wasn't it so that the people he cared about would no longer have to look at other people's faces in the future
After calming down, Su Rong told her about Boss Ma's life story.
Su Yao actually already knew about it. She told Su Rong, "After Qin Fen told me about this Hongxiufang, I went to find some old people in Mu's Mansion and asked them about many things. For example, this Hongxiufang was unknown in the beginning. When the old chieftain was in power, Hongxiufang was just an ordinary brothel. It was not until Mu Tong came to power that Hongxiufang became the largest brothel in Dali Prefecture. The courtesan event became famous in Yunnan, attracting countless people from the surrounding areas to watch the fun every year. Then I checked further and found a very interesting thing - in the registration book of Mu's Mansion, the owner of Hongxiufang was surnamed Zheng."
The surname is Zheng. Although it is just a short piece of information, it is enough for Su Yao to follow the clues and guess many things.
Then, when she came to Hongxiufang and met the madam, she became more certain of her guess.
Su Rong narrowed his eyes and sneered: "They are really weird. They are clearly the ones who have committed many evil deeds, but they insist on putting all the responsibilities on others, saying that it is our retribution."
What retribution did they get? What did they do wrong? From the beginning to the end, it was just these people's obsession with power and their reluctance to give up.
When Queen Chi took her son to the southeast to escape, the Chi family and Queen Chi did not do anything to the deposed emperor, nor did they dare to cause trouble for the evil queen. Instead, they held a grudge against people like them. No wonder the deposed emperor's reign ended so quickly. How could such a person last long? How could the ministers who supported such a person be good people
Seeing that he looked unhappy and in a bad mood, Su Yao smiled and advised him: "Brother, you don't have to be like this. As you said, it's not our fault. So why should we be sad or overthink about it? What we have to do is to make them reflect on why they are always the losers!"
Su Rong immediately looked at his sister: "Yaoyao, do you already know something?"
From Su Yao's tone just now and the words she used to test Boss Ma, she seemed very confident.
"I guessed." Su Yao raised his eyebrows: "Brother, go check the patrol team and the people from the Urban Construction Department. In addition, something happened in Hongxiufang, and I believe many people will be anxious. Those who are most anxious, brother, please pay more attention to them, their fox tails cannot be hidden."
If they want to cause trouble, they can only do so while Xiao Heng and his men are leading their troops outside, which means that there is not much time left.
There is not much time and there is a time limit. What better time than the Songkran Festival and the Oiran Contest
The attention of the entire city is now focused on these two things, which are most likely to create major chaos.
Su Rong felt a chill in his heart, so he handed over the remaining affairs of Hongxiufang to Su Yao and turned to discuss with Liao Jingxu.
Liao Jingxu was just coming out of the backyard when he heard that Pang Rou was kidnapped by Ma Lao Da and his men again and taken to Hong Xiu Fang. His expression changed immediately: "These people simply disregard the laws of the court and deliberately trample on our faces!"
He carefully judged the situation of Hongxiufang and said decisively: "Well, Lord, go and gather some people. You and the others will lead a team to check the Craftsmanship Department and the Inspection Department to see if there are any problems. This matter cannot be delayed and there must be no mistakes!"
The Water Splashing Festival is coming up in a few days. If something bad happens during the festival, all the efforts made by the court will be wasted, and the good situation may rebound. Liao Jingxu will never allow this. He looked at Su Rong seriously and said solemnly: "If you encounter any real problems, don't worry about anything. I will take responsibility for everything!"
The fact that the governor of a place could make such a promise shows his determination on this matter.
Su Rong responded and turned to leave.
Liao Jingxu was busy until the evening before returning to the backyard.
Mrs. Liao was not there. After a long while, she came back from outside. When she saw Liao Jingxu, she walked over quickly and said, "My lord, are you back? Miss Pang is back."
She rushed over to inquire about the situation, and helped Pang Rou settle the servants in the yard before returning.
Liao Jingxu glanced at her and nodded, with a gloomy look between his brows.
Mrs. Liao realized something was wrong: "What's going on? Is there something difficult?"
Liao Jingxu rubbed his brows, relieved his anxiety for a while, and shook his head: "Forget it, it hasn't been found out yet, no need to ask more, you just need to take care of the people in the backyard, and there is another thing..." Liao Jingxu suddenly thought of something and asked hurriedly: "Over at the weaving mill, have you been there often recently?"
Mrs. Liao nodded as a matter of course: "Of course, the weaving mill is still just starting out, and I'm keeping an eye on it all the time, just in case something goes wrong."
Liao Jingxu relaxed a little, and then he warned again: "Watch it more closely, and bring more people over to the weaving mill to prevent anyone from tampering with it."
Mrs. Liao immediately thought of the incident in Kunming when the Qiu family wanted to set fire to the weaving mill. The hairs on her body stood up, but she did not ask any more questions. She just agreed cautiously, turned around and told Mrs. Yuan about it, and asked Mrs. Yuan to thoroughly investigate the people in the weaving mill.
Even those people sent in by local nobles to take charge of affairs must be investigated.
Mrs. Yuan and Mrs. Liao had both experienced what happened at the Kunming weaving mill, so they did not waste any time and thoroughly checked the weaving mill from top to bottom. The investigation actually revealed that several managers were secretly colluding with outsiders, and these outsiders were none other than others. Mrs. Yuan hurried back to the Mu Mansion from the weaving mill and went to find Su Yao.
Su Yao just came back from outside. Seeing Madam Yuan so anxious, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is there a problem with the weaving field?"
Mrs. Yuan nodded in panic, took a sip of tea and whispered to Su Yao: "Those managers said that they all listened to A-Long..."
This is why Mrs. Yuan was so shocked. She also knew that Aaron had already become a traitor.
Su Yao paused what she was doing, and there was some genuine surprise on her face. She had not seen A Long when she was dealing with the people from Hongxiufang before, but there was no need to ask Boss Ma, and she couldn't get the truth from him, so she just planned to look for him later.
I didn't expect that people have other important responsibilities.
She snorted, "In that case, don't worry about those people in charge. Tell them to report immediately once they receive news about Aaron!"