Chapter 154 Visiting the Flower House

"Madam Zheng, do you need me to help you get the money back?"

The old lady was stunned, "Do you have a solution?"

Xie Lan nodded, "Of course there is, it's just a matter of calculation."

The old lady was just worrying about what to do with Zhou Yingying, but she didn't expect such a good thing to happen. She immediately said happily, "Okay, okay, then please help me get the money back, young lady."

"Okay, but I'll charge you 20% as a reward."

"What, you want a reward?" The smile on the old lady's face froze.

Before Xie Lan could say anything, the guests who were watching the fun became unhappy.

"Of course you have to ask for payment. Do you, an old woman, expect the girl to do it for free?"

"That's right. She just cured your grandson of his dementia. Now she has promised to help you get the money back. You should pay her a reward."

"Thank you, Miss, for saving the prince of the Yongyi Marquisate. The Marquisate gave her a reward of 250,000 taels. Now I only charge you 20,000 taels, which is very generous. Do you think it's too much, old lady?"

The old lady naturally felt distressed, "Twenty thousand is too much. Even if I report it to the authorities and ask them to help me track it down, it won't cost that much."

Xie Lan was not annoyed, "You can indeed report it to the authorities and ask them to help you track it down, but if you wait for the authorities to go through the procedures before looking for the money, I'm afraid it will be too late.

Do you know who your niece's lover is? He's a gangster. You know where gangsters like to go, right? "

A three-year-old child knows that gangsters’ favorite things are eating, drinking, gambling, and gambling. What’s more, the old lady is old and there is nothing she doesn’t know.

A male guest suddenly remembered something after hearing what Xie Lan said. "Hey, I heard that today is the day when the courtesan of Wanhua Tower auctions her virginity. Will Miss Zhou's lover use the money from the Zheng Mansion to spend a fortune on the courtesan?"

"It's hard to say. Many gangsters also like to go to casinos for fun."

The old lady originally wanted to ask the government to help her get the 100,000 taels back, but when she heard the guests talking about it, she could no longer sit still.

The virginity of an Oiran is auctioned off to the highest bidder, and the Wanhualou is a famous den of money in Kyoto.

One hundred thousand taels may seem like a lot, but if someone is interested in bidding it up, it is not impossible for a virgin night to be sold for hundreds of thousands of taels.

Even if the man Zhou Yingying liked didn't go to the brothel, what if he went to the casino? She knew that those gamblers would lose money like crazy, and losing a million taels would be a piece of cake, not to mention 100,000 taels.

The more Mrs. Zheng thought about it, the more anxious she became. She couldn't even wait to report to the authorities.

"Miss Xie, I agree to the 20% reward." Madam Zheng hesitated for a moment and then said, "Can you really help me get the 100,000 taels back?"

"Don't worry, if you can't find it, you won't be paid."

Seeing that her thoughts were seen through, Madam Zheng smiled awkwardly, "I believe that the young lady will keep her word."

Xie Lan glanced at her and said calmly, "Take me to Miss Zhou's yard."

"What are you doing in Yingying's yard? Aren't you going to look for her lover?"

"Of course, we should get the money back from your niece first. She only gave 80,000 to her lover and hid 20,000 for herself." Xie Lan planned to find the money from Zhou Yingying first to avoid having to come to Zheng's house later.

"Aunt, I said I didn't touch the money in the house. Why don't you believe me?" Zhou Yingying didn't believe that Xie Lan could find the banknotes she took away, but when she saw that Xie Lan could accurately say that she had hidden 20,000 taels, she finally panicked.

When Xie Lan found the silver bills in her yard, his eyes turned red with hatred.

She hid the banknotes in such a hidden place as the base of the screen, yet this bitch managed to find them.

Seeing the old lady's face was long as she held the banknote, Zhou Yingying hurriedly explained, "Aunt, this money is what my mother left for me to live on, it's not the money in the mansion."

The old lady loved Zhou Yingying, but this love was nothing compared to 100,000 taels. Seeing that she still wanted to deceive herself, she was also annoyed.

"Your mother gave it to you? Don't think I don't know that your Zhou family has long been in decline. Not to mention that your mother doesn't have 20,000 taels, even if she did, she would only leave it to your brother as a betrothal gift.

I am not old and confused yet. I remember clearly that when your mother sent you here, you didn't even have twenty taels of silver on you. You only had two sets of old clothes to change into."

The old lady became more and more annoyed as she spoke. She herself had no daughter, and when she saw that her niece was not living well, she felt pity for her and kept her by her side.

He was provided with delicious food and drinks, clothes and jewelry, but he didn't expect that in the end he would feed such a white wolf.

Zhou Yingying also recalled the embarrassment her mother faced when she sent her here, and she could no longer argue that the 20,000 taels of silver were hers.

Xie Lan was not interested in the trivial matters of these two people. After finding the banknotes hidden by Zhou Yingying, he went straight to Wanhua Tower.

Seeing that Xie Lan really brought everyone to the brothel, the ladies did not dare to follow in because of their reputation.

But the male guests had no scruples. Some cheerful ladies even followed their husbands in in twos and threes after seeing them enter the brothel.

Madam Zheng had never been to a brothel in her life, and was a little embarrassed at first, but she was worried about the 80,000 taels, so she had to grit her teeth and follow in.

The girl greeting guests at the door was naturally very happy to see those male guests, but when she saw Xie Lan barging in with so many people, she immediately called the thugs hired in the building to drive them out.

Xie Lan didn't want to make a big deal out of the matter, so he just let Tiechui press the acupoints of those thugs, making them unable to move.

Normally, Baihualou was closed during the day, but today was the day of the auction of the courtesan, and the madam did not want to miss this opportunity to make money, so she opened the door early.

It’s just that it’s not suitable to do that kind of thing in broad daylight, so the auction of the courtesan’s virginity must naturally be left to the last minute of the night.

But Baihualou is indeed a famous den of money in Kyoto. In order to prevent the customers who came to wait for the auction from getting bored, the boss behind Baihualou asked the madam to prepare a variety of entertainment for everyone.

In addition to musical instruments and singing, there were even a few tables in the large private room on the other side for guests to gamble.

Xie Lan calculated for a few seconds and quickly found Zhou Yingying's lover Jia Liu.

In the elegant room, everyone was gambling enthusiastically, and the arrival of Xie Lan and others did not attract many people's attention.

"Buy it and leave it, buy it and leave it..."

Following the dealer's bewitching shouts, Jia Liu, who was losing so much money, gritted his teeth and pushed the pile of banknotes in front of him forward.

Someone suddenly grabbed his neck and pulled him backwards.

"Who the hell dares to pull me?" Jia Liu was caught off guard and staggered. He was furious and was about to punch the man, but unexpectedly a long sword flashing with cold light was put on his neck. He was so scared that he shut his mouth instantly.

Jia Liu originally thought that he was being sought for revenge by a creditor, but when he looked closely, he found that he did not know the creditor.

"Who are you? Did you find the wrong person?"

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