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At noon, after finishing lunch, Wang Wenzhou took a nap while holding his goddess, Sheng Lan.
Suddenly, the crackling sound of firecrackers woke Wang Wenzhou up.
Wang Wenzhou said, quite annoyed, "What's going on outside? Why are they setting off firecrackers?"
Sheng Lan answered, "It should be the opening of Chunfeng Pavilion. I heard it's a new brothel opened by Ma Deyun and a few others, right across from Zuihua Tower."
Damn it! They didn't even invite me to do the haircut for their grand opening! They were cursing me the other day, hehe! Today I've finally figured out how to deal with you guys!
Wang Wenzhou decided not to take a nap and instead went to find something to do for the four idiots.
Sheng Lan quickly got up to help Wang Wenzhou get dressed.
"Lazy Blue, I'm wearing my official uniform today," Wang Wenzhou said.
Since adults don't usually like to wear official robes, Sheng Lan didn't think much of it and went to find official robes for Wang Wenzhou to wear.
"Lazy Blue, I'm going to play on the other side for a while, do you want to come?" Wang Wenzhou asked.
Sheng Lan frowned. The brothel across the street had just opened, and you, sir, were already going to have fun there, dressed in your official robes.
Sheng Lan straightened Wang Wenzhou's clothes, then pouted and said, "You go ahead, I'm not going."
Wang Wenzhou went to the next room and instructed, "Xiaoqiang, go to the yamen and find some yamen runners and policewomen."
"Young Master, what do you want to do?" Wang Qiang asked.
"Haha..." Wang Wenzhou patted Sheng Liang on the shoulder and said with a wicked smile, "Little Liang, your big brother is going to give you the third lesson in life: how to be a qualified policeman."
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The four talented scholars had been enjoying themselves in Hezhou City a few days ago. When the courtesans learned that the four talented scholars had come from Hanshan County, they all inquired about the Flower Queen Competition.
Yang Shan, being quick-witted, suddenly realized that there wasn't a single brothel in Hanshan County. Moreover, with Hanshan County's population growing rapidly, if a brothel were opened, the business would be incredibly successful.
After discussing it with his friends, Yang Shan and his friends all agreed that it was a good business opportunity and that they would definitely make a lot of money.
The four talented scholars, after paying high prices to poach several top courtesans from brothels in Hezhou Prefecture, returned to Hanshan in a flurry of activity.
With money, everything is easy. In just a few days, the Spring Breeze Pavilion of the Four Great Talents officially opened for business.
Now, Hanshan County has a growing population, and Chunfeng Pavilion is the only brothel in the county. Upon learning of Chunfeng Pavilion's opening, many customers came to support it.
The four talented scholars stood at the entrance, welcoming and seeing off guests, feeling quite pleased with themselves. At this rate, earning several hundred taels of silver a day would be a piece of cake. After all, the girls in Chunfeng Pavilion were the top courtesans in Hezhou Prefecture, not in the same league as the old maids in Zuihualou. Moreover, business was booming in Hanshan now, with more and more wealthy people; those who could afford to dine at Chunfeng Pavilion were certainly not short of money.
Yang Shan looked up and saw a group of yamen runners, led by Wang Wenzhou, rushing towards him.
"Is Wang Shazi here to cause trouble?" Yang Shan said softly.
"Why should we be afraid of him? We're doing business in Zhengbajing, and we haven't broken any laws. If that idiot Wang dares to act recklessly, we'll go to the prefectural government to report him. My uncle is now the vice-prefect of Hezhou Prefecture. Even if the prefect doesn't care about me, he'll have to give me face." Ma Deyun said nonchalantly.
While the four talented scholars were chatting, Wang Wenzhou arrived with his constables.
"Are you all here too?" Wang Wenzhou asked with a smile.
“Spring Breeze Pavilion was opened by me and a few brothers. Lord Wang, you’re here in your official robes? This is not a good thing if word gets out. If someone reports it, it will be troublesome,” Ma Deyun said irritably.
"Ahem..." Wang Wenzhou coughed a few times and said, "I am not here to drink and frolic, but to carry out official business."
Wang Wenzhou waved his hand, and Li Hechen and Zhang Jiao each led their subordinates and rushed into Chunfeng Pavilion.
"Lord Wang, what do you mean by this?" Yang Shan asked irritably.
Ma Deyun glared fiercely at Wang Wenzhou. "You idiot, are you here to cause trouble?"
Wang Wenzhou said with a smile, "A few days ago, a thief committed a crime and escaped. I'm just bringing people here for a routine check to see if any thieves have been caught."
Thief! You are a thief! Ma Deyun cursed inwardly.
"Open the door quickly!"
"Where's your certificate of good conduct?"
"Officer, please don't bang on the door! I need to get dressed first!"
"Stand still, everyone!"
Not long after the constables went inside, chaos and commotion broke out in Chunfeng Pavilion.
"I have official business to attend to, so I'll go inside and deal with it first. I won't chat with you four any longer," Wang Wenzhou said with a smile as he entered Chunfeng Pavilion.
"Pfft!" Wang Wenzhou chuckled as soon as he entered the room; the scene seemed so familiar.
Inside the hall, amidst the shouts of the constables, the men stood on the right and the women on the left, obediently and cautiously keeping their positions upright.
The girls in the brothels were a little better off; most of them were dressed.
The guests were in a worse state; many of them were not even dressed, their eyes darting around in panic as they sized up the menacing-looking constables.
Wang Wenzhou cupped his hands in greeting and said, “Gentlemen, please do not be afraid. I have brought men here only to search for a few captured thieves. Because these thieves are too vicious, I invited you all here immediately. I am afraid that the thieves might become desperate and endanger your personal safety. Please forgive me.”
"Lord Wang, you've finally arrived! You scared me to death!"
"Lord Wang, you must do me justice! I'm not a thief!"
When the guests saw Wang Wenzhou, they knew that Wang Qingtian wouldn't act recklessly.
"Li Hechen, quickly check everyone's good citizen certificates," Wang Wenzhou ordered.
"Manager Liu, excuse me! Please show me your good citizen certificate," Li Hechen said to Liu Gangli.
Liu Gangli was the younger brother of Liu Yunli, the jailer, and owned a grain store in Hanshan. A man of considerable wealth like him, he couldn't resist the urge to experience the Chunfeng Pavilion, which was frequented by many of the top courtesans from Hezhou City.
Liu Gangli awkwardly covered his crotch with his hand and said with a wry smile, "Brother, my good citizen certificate is in my clothes upstairs. Just now, a few constables came in and wouldn't even let me put my clothes back on before dragging me downstairs!"
"Hurry up and go with Manager Liu to get dressed, and while you're at it, bring down your good citizen certificate," Li Hechen instructed a yamen runner.
Ma Deyun walked to Wang Wenzhou's side and whispered, "Lord Wang, you've gone too far! My uncle is the newly appointed Tongpan of Hezhou."
"I'm not easily intimidated!" Wang Wenzhou said nonchalantly, "Boss Ma, you have to understand me. I'm just doing my official duties!"
Ma Deyun was furious. Official business? Wang Shazi, I'm not stupid! You're just looking for trouble! Our guests come to Chunfeng Pavilion to have fun. And you, you barge in with a bunch of thuggish yamen runners, not even letting them put on their clothes, dragging them all into the lobby to stand naked. So humiliating! Who will dare come to Chunfeng Pavilion after this?
Zhang Jiao pointed at a girl and asked, "Where's your good citizen certificate?"
The young woman had just arrived in Hanshan and had no idea what a "good citizen certificate" was. She shook her head in bewilderment.
"Take her to the county government office first and hand her over to the officials for questioning," Zhang Jiao said, beckoning.
The two policewomen immediately pulled the girl out of the line.
"Young Master Ma! Help me!" the girl cried out to Ma Deyun for help.
"Lord Wang, what do you mean by this?" Ma Deyun asked fiercely.
“Mr. Ma, she doesn’t have a good citizen certificate, and her identity is suspicious. We’re just doing our job, taking her back to the yamen to verify her identity. As long as she hasn’t committed any crimes, we’ll release her as soon as we find out her identity in a few days,” Wang Wenzhou replied with a smile.