Royal Gold Magistrate

Early the next morning, Fang Zheng was already standing in the lobby of Fenghua Tower, waiting for everyone.

The wealthy patrons had been carousing all night, and came down from upstairs sporadically in the morning.

Although their faces all wore satisfied expressions, they walked with a noticeable limp.

Everyone gathered downstairs, discussing their respective theme rooms, occasionally letting out exclamations of amazement!

Who would have thought that everyone’s experiences were different? With over twenty people present, it seemed they could play for a month without repeating!

Sun Jiacheng also came downstairs, though his limp was particularly pronounced, and he needed Xiao Qian to support him as he descended.

As soon as he saw Fang Zheng, he immediately bowed and said, “Greetings, Lord Fang!”

Fang Zheng ignored him and looked around at the crowd, smiling as he asked, “Everyone, how was your night?”

“Excellent! Excellent!”

“A rare experience! So innovative!”

“Thank you, Lord Fang!!”

Fang Zheng gave a sly smile and said, “It seems Master Huijue’s blessings last night were effective! This official was in exceptionally high spirits last night!”

Hearing this, everyone suddenly had a moment of realization!

Oh, right! I was wondering why I was so vigorous last night! Like a donkey!

I didn’t know the meaning of fatigue!

Who would have thought that the sutra chanted by this Tianzhu monk would have such miraculous effects!

People exchanged information through eye contact.

Amazing! This Fenghua Club is truly amazing!

They invited high officials like Lord Fang and extraordinary figures like Master Huijue to grace the occasion.

Then there was Master Wu Sheng’s exquisite performance, and the ingeniously designed theme rooms!

We’ll come again tomorrow!

Sun Jiacheng sneakily approached Xie Xian and whispered, “Manager Xie, I want to redeem Xiao Qian. What do you think about…”

Xie Xian’s face grew long.

According to the master’s requirements, recruiting courtesans was very difficult. They had to be both beautiful and willing to come.

So it took a lot of effort and money to recruit so many top-tier beauties.

After just one day of business, you want to redeem someone? How will Fenghua Tower continue to operate?

Xie Xian said reluctantly, “Well… Head of the Sun family, let me think about it first.”

Sun Jiacheng turned back to look at Xiao Qian with concern, only to see her throw him a flirtatious glance.

He shuddered all over and said firmly, “Alright! Manager Xie, just name your price!”

With that, he went back to Xiao Qian with a beaming smile.

Xie Xian approached Fang Zheng and whispered, “Master, that Sun Jiacheng has gotten carried away and wants to redeem one of our girls. What should we do?”

Fang Zheng glanced at Sun Jiacheng and said in a low voice, “Just follow the county’s rules. At worst, we’ll recruit more people!”

“Be more careful when recruiting in the future! Train them for a few more days! Working for one day and then running off with someone shows no loyalty!”

“Later, I’ll teach you a set of feminist principles. Pass them down, and in the future, let the women in the club view men as pigs and dogs!”

“But we spent quite a bit of money…”

“Don’t worry about the money. It won’t be long before we earn it back from them!”

Xie Xian nodded, then after chatting idly with others for a while, he walked towards Sun Jiacheng and cupped his hands in greeting.

Sun Jiacheng, still holding Xiao Qian’s hand, looked a bit awkward and said, “Manager Xie, have you considered it? How much silver?”

Xie Xian smiled slightly and looked at Xiao Qian, “Xiao Qian, the head of the Sun family has taken a liking to you. Are you willing to go with him?”

Xiao Qian curtsied lightly and nodded.

This old fellow might be a bit old, but he’s really good in bed and has money!

“Alright, then you can go with the head of the Sun family.”

Hearing this, Xiao Qian’s eyes lit up, and she looked gratefully at Xie Xian.

Sun Jiacheng asked nervously, “How much to redeem Xiao Qian?”

Xie Xian said in a low voice, “Heh, not a penny! The women in my Fenghua Club are free to come and go as they please. If she likes you and wants to leave with you, so be it.”

“However, Head of the Sun family, please don’t spread this around. Otherwise, all the people in my club might be lured away.”

Sun Jiacheng trembled with excitement and repeatedly expressed his thanks.

Then he looked at Fang Zheng, having seen Xie Xian talking to him earlier.

Where in the world is there a brothel that lets women come and go freely? This is impossible!

Perhaps Fang Zheng thought he might be useful in the future and gave him a helping hand.

Xie Xian was probably just selling Fang Zheng a favor.

It seems this Lord Fang is truly benevolent!

After his mental gymnastics, Sun Jiacheng couldn’t help but look at him gratefully.

Fang Zheng, sensing his gaze, smiled back, then said loudly, “Everyone! Everyone, we’ve had such a joyous gathering here!”

“This Fenghua Club has indeed opened my eyes. I dare say there’s no place like this not just in Jianjiang, but even in the capital!”

“This official is in high spirits, so I’ve decided to continue hosting all of you! For the next three days, all expenses will be covered by me, Fang Zheng!”

What?!

The guests couldn’t help but be struck by Fang Zheng’s generosity!

How rich is he to be able to splurge like this? Or did Manager Xie make a huge investment to build a relationship with him?

Everyone had their own thoughts, but since someone was treating them, and in such an exciting place, who could refuse?

Everyone thanked Fang Zheng profusely.

………….

Over the three days, Nie Zheng came looking, and the imperial guards sent by Emperor Jing also came searching.

However, they were all dismissed by Fang Zheng, who said the Crown Prince had just taken a tour and returned to the capital.

He had also prepared an explanation: if anyone asked later, he would say the Crown Prince had indeed left, but then made a sudden return.

Whether His Majesty and the court officials believed it or not wasn’t important. As long as things were handled well and the Crown Prince hadn’t met with any accidents, everything would be perfect.

These three days were truly days of revelry!

The wealthy merchants partied all night long in Fenghua Club, having a great time!

Although everyone had busy affairs to attend to, they would usually rush back as soon as they were done.

Such expensive food and drink, such wonderful theatrical performances and music.

If you didn’t freeload, could you even call yourself human?

Fang Zheng also enjoyed himself, spending the evenings eating and drinking with these people.

During the day, he found opportunities to return to the pleasure boat to formulate plans.

After three days, everyone had become very familiar with Fang Zheng.

This Lord Fang had no airs about him, was young and fun.

What was even more delightful was that he didn’t seem to look down on merchants, and was even well-versed in their ways!

From time to time, he would drop a couple of words that always made everyone feel they had gained a lot.

Because of this, people had let down their guard against him.

On the last night of the banquet, Fang Zheng had drunk a little and was slightly tipsy.

He looked at everyone with a smile.

The time was about right, it was time to make them do some real work.

The grain in the granary would not last for many more days.

After Liu Xun’s death, the porridge given outside the city was made especially thick, just to let those disaster victims eat their fill and have the strength to work.

After pondering for a moment, Fang Zheng picked up a chopstick and tapped the table.

“Everyone, everyone, I have something to say, please listen!”

Everyone immediately fell silent, their gazes focusing on Fang Zheng.

“Fenghua Club is indeed a wonderful place! But all good things must come to an end, and tonight is the last night.”

“These past few days, everyone has had a great time, and we’ve all become good friends. This official is very pleased!”

“So privately, this official has discussed with Manager Xie, and using the club’s stage, we want to bring everyone some opportunities to make money, so our acquaintance won’t be in vain!”

“Everyone, please look at the stage!”