All Heavens: From Joy of Life to The Great Feng Night Watchman

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Sang Wen skillfully feigned surprise, "What! Prince Yong's Shadow Guard? What are you doing surrounding our building?"

The guard said, "Commander Xing said that an assassin has infiltrated our building, so we are only allowed to enter, not leave!"

The reason for sealing off the building under the pretext of assassination was that the Shadow Guards' duty was to assist in maintaining the security of Kyoto and to specifically search for and capture assassins.

Sang Wen stamped his feet anxiously, "Oh dear! What should I do!"

"Master Yuan isn't here; the two big bosses are still upstairs checking the accounts today!"

As the two were talking, a large number of Shadow Guards poured into the courtyard.

The Shadow Guards are all experts of the seventh rank or above; how could these guards from the Moon Embrace Pavilion compare?

"Rescue all the women who were imprisoned!"

"Get them to give statements, then put them under temporary custody!"

"Where is Yuan Mengren? Prince Yong has arrived! Quickly, have her come out to greet him!"

Hearing the commotion, Sang Wen went out to greet them, as had been rehearsed beforehand.

"This humble woman, Sang Wen, greets Commander Xing."

Xing Yusen asked seriously, feigning ignorance, "You're the second manager, where's your head manager?"

Sang Wen hurriedly replied, "I don't know where they went. They were here last night."

At that moment, a childish question suddenly came from the third floor.

"You are... Xing Yusen? Why did the Shadow Guards seal off Baoyue Tower!"

Xing Yusen looked up and saw a young boy dressed in a brocade robe, frowning and questioning him.

Xing Yusen didn't recognize Li Chengping either, and he cursed directly, "Where did this little brat come from? So young and already going to brothels?"

Sang Wen quickly said, "Commander Xing, that's the second owner of Baoyue Tower!"

Xing Yusen shouted to Li Chengping, "I don't care which boss you are, His Highness Prince Yong is coming soon, so stay put!"

Upon hearing that Li Chang'an was coming, Li Chengping's legs trembled instinctively.

Fan Sizhe, who was hiding behind him, also had a bad feeling.

"Cousin, we're running a legitimate business, what's my brother-in-law doing here?"

Li Chengping also felt inexplicably nervous. "Yes, why did Uncle Yong come here? I get scared as soon as I see him!"

In the eyes of this young prince, Li Chang'an was the only person in the world who was not afraid of Emperor Qing.

A person who isn't even afraid of the emperor is inherently terrifying.

An hour later, Li Chang'an slowly walked into Baoyue Tower.

Fan Sizhe and Li Chengping, who were peeking from the third floor, simultaneously withdrew their heads.

Both of them sensed that they must have gotten themselves into some serious trouble!

Wherever Li Chang'an appears, something big is bound to happen!

"This humble woman, Sang Wen, greets Your Highness, Prince Yong!"

Li Chang'an nodded and said, "Yuan Meng has run away, but you can't. Come upstairs with me."

Sang Wen nervously followed Li Chang'an upstairs. Although Luo Wang had informed her of what she was to do today, she was still a little nervous.

She hadn't seen Li Chang'an for a long time since she sang "A Spray of Plum Blossoms" for him last year.

Li Chang'an went up to the third floor, kicked open the door, and found Fan Sizhe and Li Chengping trembling in the corner.

"Greetings...Greetings, Your Highness Prince Yong!"

"I've met... Uncle Prince Yong!"

Fan Xian is completely unaware of the Baoyue Tower incident, the Crown Prince is also unaware, and the Second Prince dares not show his face.

Li Chang'an sat down in the head seat of the household and gave the two unruly children a cold look.

"Give them paper and pen, and let the two of them write down the cause and effect of opening Baoyue Tower!"

Before long, writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone were placed in front of Fan Sizhe and Li Chengping.

Li Chang'an said, "You two write carefully, don't slack off!"

"Sang Wen, sing me a song!"

Sang Wen picked up the pipa, elegantly cradled it in her arms, and asked in a gentle, sweet voice, "Your Highness, which piece would you like to hear?"

Li Chang'an didn't think much of it, "Let's go with Yi Jian Mei."

Then, Sang Wen's melodious voice echoed in the room, and Li Chang'an listened to the music while admiring the beauty.

Sang Wen is a woman whose charm grows more and more with each glance.

Before long, Fan Sizhe and Li Chengping each brought a piece of paper to Li Chang'an.

Li Chang'an glanced at it and said with dissatisfaction, "What kind of nonsense are you writing?"

Upon hearing Li Chang'an's words, Li Chengping and Fan Sizhe were both startled.

Li Chang'an said to Xing Yusen outside the door, "Old Xing, have you finished taking the girls' statements?"

Xing Yusen replied, "Your Highness, the recording is complete!"

Li Chang'an pointed at Li Chengping and Fan Sizhe and said, "Bring them all up so that the two masters can take a look."

Before long, the testimonies of more than a dozen women were presented to the two unruly children.

With each page Li Chengping flipped through, his expression grew more astonished, and the fear in his eyes deepened.

"Cousin, we...we actually forced a woman into prostitution?"

Fan Sizhe was also sweating profusely as he watched, "Not only did they force good women into prostitution, they almost beat someone to death!"

Li Chengping said nervously, "It's over, it's over! Yuan Meng talks a good game, but how could she be so vicious!"

"If my mother finds out about this, she'll beat me to death!"

Fan Sizhe's face was also ashen. "My dad's been in a bad mood lately. If he finds out, he'll beat me so badly my mom won't recognize me!"

The two became increasingly frustrated as they talked, and they actually scared each other to tears.

Li Chang'an pointed at the two men and cursed, "Now you're scared? Where were you before? Did you think it was easy to be a hands-off boss?"

"You two, each write a letter to Consort Yi and Minister Fan respectively."

“Write down the whole process of how you were bewitched, the evil deeds of Baoyue Tower, and your repentance.”

So, the two mischievous kids wrote letters to their parents again and again, accompanied by Sang Wen's melodious singing.

They wrote until their hands ached, went through more than a dozen drafts, and Sang Wen's voice was hoarse from singing, before their letter finally passed Li Chang'an's scrutiny.

"Listen up, you two. Give these two letters to Consort Yi and Minister Fan as soon as you get back."

"If you dare to conceal anything, or embellish and spread falsehoods, I will make you regret being born!"

Chapter 130 Sang Wen Takes Charge of Baoyue Tower! Li Chang'an: Sister-in-law, be gentle! (33)

Baoyue Tower.

Fan Sizhe and Li Chengping felt both frustrated and distressed.

It's bad enough to be beaten, but to have to hand over evidence and be beaten to death is unacceptable.

"Yes, Uncle Wang!"

"Yes, brother-in-law!"

"Third Prince, wait a moment, I'll escort you back to the palace!"

Upon hearing Li Chang'an's words, Li Chengping almost knelt down. It seemed that his uncle, Prince Yong, was planning to beat him.

Subsequently, Li Chang'an ordered someone to bring the transfer contract, instructing the two unruly children to transfer Baoyue Tower to Sang Wen's name.

"Sang Wen, from now on you will be the owner of Baoyue Tower."

"After a while, I will release those women who were forcibly bought or abducted back to their homes."

"Those who want to stay can stay, and those who don't want to stay can go home. Let's stop doing this kind of forced buying and selling."

Sang Wen curtsied and said, "I will obey Your Highness's command!"

An hour later, at the Fan residence.

Fan Sizhe nervously took the letter he had written and went into the study to hand it to Fan Jian.

"Father, a letter from His Highness Prince Yong!"

Fan Jian opened the envelope, and after reading the letter, he instantly flew into a rage.

"Fan Sizhe! You actually partnered with someone to open a brothel! And you even forced women into prostitution!"

"The Fan family is a scholarly family, how could you do such a thing! You have disgraced the family and shown no respect for the law!"

Fan Jian grew angrier and angrier, so he picked up a ruler and started slapping Fan Sizhe's big buttocks.

"Dad! Don't hit me!"