Vol 2 Chapter 296 (1/2)

Chapter 296: Repossession

The Bao Yue house was still in business Word had spread aaining notoriety as ”the craziest brothel in the city” The people whispered about the Fan fa that, all ere involved with the establishment were promptly taken back to the Fan manor and beaten with canes for hours But then, that was all But some concerned voices spoke of the Overwatch Council’s i that their watchful eyes were flagging, being unable to keep the sordid deeds of the Bao Yue house within their sights Not long later, however, as the events winded down, so too did the people’s interest, for they thought it all to be over

To the belief of s had unfolded and been resolved as naturally as they ever could have With the confrontation between Fan Xian and the second prince, it was believed that many of Fan Xian’s actions were taboo and that he had been far too cocky, doing s he should have respectfully refrained from Additionally, it was non that it was the second h the faeneral reputation may have taken a minor hit, the revenue they would have earned over the many months would ether to resolve the s returned to a state of normalcy, it was to be a in situation

But for the civilians who did not knohat had transpired, all they were aware of was that an investigation by the Overwatch Council into the Bao Yue house had been undertaken, and at some point, a number of the tortured wails of beaten children echoed froe to them Many of thein dealing with brothels? What happened in the Fan ish brutes disappeared off the streets all of a sudden?

It did not eneral consensus was that this was another petty squabble between the nobles of the city Its rapid conclusion was most likely due to the network of relationshi+ps between families, it was assumed, and that was of benefit to all

But as for the ers and ladies of the Bao Yue house, they did not seeation into Bao Yue, the owner of the establishards to a certain ”young owner” as now forbidden to leave the ed to, but confir had not yet been achieved As such, all were concerned for his wellbeing As for the second owner, his identity was somewhat special and so it was rather obvious as to why he could not show up frequently On the surface, Bao Yue house may have looked fine once s were put into motion

Elsewhere, the officers under the second prince’s co to send the three ht to the government

Ever since Mei Zhi Li was transferred to another department, this important Yamen had been under direct control of the second prince People should have known that the capital government was heavily influenced by the will of the second prince If the Fan fa to incriminate their oere involved, and send the secondthe entire family’s reputation, then ere there certain ru the belief that the second master had actually been placed under curfew? Furthere to see that there was little movement or action fro a headache, atte to wrap his head around the current actions of the Fan family He did not expect that the Fan family would so quickly decide to exile one of their own to a foreign country, in the dead of night, as he had learned they had The way the Overwatch Council performed their appointed tasks truly ithout fault With the ht to act upon these issues, but before he could do anyone, as received of the Fan family’s severed ties with the Bao Yue house They were clean, and even if they were to try and preemptively move on Fan Xian, his unpredictability rendered it near impossible to calculate what course of action would be the best to take

No one

could correctly guess what Fan Xian was thinking, and no one could ever guess what Yan Bingyun was capable of

On this day, the wind blew gently, caressing leaves on their journey to the ground It was the perfect day for a hike and a good day to observe the flowers of those meadows

In six days’ time, it was to be Royal Flower Observation Day Officers and civilians alike would bring their fadom Since it was also the daytime, the Bao Yue house was now quieter than usual Because they did not know the future of their favored establish all this tihted to come were now deflated upon their seats The ladies that skirted the pond did their best to cheer the horny oldbeneath rocks and stones, awaiting their i doom

The workers inside the house were restless as well With cloth, they went about wiping down surfaces casually, in an attempt to stay motivated, unlike their detest of the activity in prior, ive the order to wipe down tables with a pure white cloth to highlight whether or not there was a single speck of dust Although they noent about cleaning of their own volition, it was done in a haphazard, careless manner

All of a sudden, a person walked in He possessed extremely thick eyebrows, as if they had been painted upon his face Because a person of such an appearance was a rare sight, it was one that was easily remembered He had been here before ,and the waiter who had once served hinized him immediately In shock, he jumped up, but did not approach hieness in his eyes, and as he finished wiping a table, he slung his cloth over his shoulders and said, ”Welcome!” His speech was like the sound of ave a wry smile, and looked a touch aard He stood in the lobby of the Bao Yue house for a while before shaking his head and speaking, ”Tell shi+ Qing’er to co this, the worker was taken aback She thought of this customer to be somewhat boorish, particularly with his speech ’er, and his reference of her name, was unusually direct There were many nobles in the capital, but for those that would come to the Bao Yue house, which of thenised who this man was snapped out of his daze, wiped the sweat from his brow and approached the fellow He politely said, ”I will deliver the e, sir” And then, one of the other works led this strange person to the third floor He was brought to the quietest, nicest room in Bao Yue, in which others were told to treat him nicely

After that person went upstairs, all the workers who rean talking They did not knohy that person had coh the Bao Yue house was not in any ier, the past incidents had left all of its staff in a state of anxiety

Although this person with bushy eyebrows seemed to be one you could easily mistake for some common, bureaucratic nerd; one person finally remembered who he was He was the person who arrived at the Bao Yue house with Mister Chen Who was Mister Chen? He was the big brother of the owner of the Bao Yue house and the most popular person in the court The person that had arrived had to be Mister Fan’s good friend, and as such, it was a person as of a high rank in the Overwatch Council

Everyone was shocked in the house, for they all knehat transpired that day They were only afraid that the brothel had gravely offended Master Fan, and this made the owner of the establishment suffer And now, on this day, so to ain? Would the business still be able to operate as it usually did?

It was then that sohed and said, ”I see I ae suh the big oas really cruel at times, the way he did business was tremendous But for no reason, ill have to stuff the pockets of another couple of officers

officers to re well, I only fear that it would be a waste”

”Bah!” Soht of the person as speaking, acting like a priest of the Qing Tely, he said, ”You idiot! The owner of Bao Yue house is Fan Xian’s little brother; there is no way the Overwatch Council would take money from us Do you expect the brothers to take our ht hand? Furthershu; he would always have his eyes on them”

A person with a skinny face spoke up, ”then what is this subordinate of coe eyebroho had arrived at Bao Yue was shi+ Chanli Today, Fan Xian had been relaxing, and because he was little more than a self-disciplined, honorous scholar, shi+ Chanli had been coainst his nature, his e look to theh she politely poured him tea nonetheless Her moderate, but her disdain for thean officer; it was because he was a close friend of Fan Xian The owner had vanished a few ago, and this person was visiting After thinking a whole she softly asked, ”Mister shi+, I have no idea why you have decided to come visit us on this day”

shi+ Chanli was hesitant to reply

Si Qing’er was a person selected by the third prince She did not know iven the wrong idea While cusping her , ”We are all fa down this building?” When she said the word ”tearing”, it was pronounced so deeply, it sounded otherworldly

shi+ Chanli’s thick eyebrows furrowed, for he disliked how frivolous this woman was He therefore steeled his expression and immediately presented a document With a deep voice, he told her, ”I did not come here today to destroy the house I have come to clai’er was visibly rocked She clasped the docu with every passing second When she reached the bottoritted her teeth After a long silence, she seeested the shock of the revelation, and idened eyes, asked, ”the big owner gave up all shares of this house… to you?”

Her words were paced unevenly 70 of the shares was a most incredible sum of money; how could it have been transferred so quickly and easily? Si Qing’er knew it could not be this simple, and so she furrowed her eyebrows and asked, ”Mister shi+, this is too ree with it”

shi+ Chanli now revealed a wry sreement From now on, I am your boss I am the owner of the Bao Yue house I caritted her teeth and said, ”Might I ask you, Mister shi+, where is the previous owner of the Bao Yue house? This is such a big thing, I fear I must see it in person to believe it”

shi+ Chanli could write very well, and the docuo had been composed quickly and cleanly What he himself had not expected was Fan Xian’s desire to position him as the brothel’s nener In his heart, he felt extreht that he wasmore and more trouble to himself When he heard her ask her question, he coldly responded, ”Do you truly believe that this ownershi+p transfer docu folk will be here later, so don’t you think about doing anything unruly”