Chapter 218: Renovation of Jiangyan Tower
Chapter 218: Renovation of Jiangyan Tower
Mu Nanyan said, "We still don't know where she is from. Don't even think about Beihan and Risheng. How dare she be so rampant after the capital was destroyed? Could she be from Loulan?"
Jun Zhuoyuan shook his head: "No, the people of Loulan don't have so much experience, and their reach is not that far. There is no need to think about these other small countries. Loulan is ranked among the few big countries now, so it is even more impossible for them. Judging from their background, they don't look like people from this side."
"You mean, she's from the other side of the mountain?" Mu Nanyan was increasingly curious about this mountain that isolated half the world. What was it that made people fear it? Were the people on the mountain special? Then why were there still people from the other side of the mountain heading this way? Could it be that something had happened over there that forced them to do so?
Jun Zhuoyuan said: "I said Yanyan was smart and thought of the same thing as me, but you still haven't read the secret letter."
Mu Nanyan rolled her eyes at him. Why did she need to read the secret letter? If he had a clue and locked onto the target, they probably wouldn't be here now.
"Who are those people on the mountain?" Mu Nanyan was very curious.
"I don't know about this. We've sent people there before, but they never came back. Even if there were people who came, they were all stupid." He wanted to go up and take a look himself, but the old man wouldn't let him. Later, he led his troops to fight and never went there again.
Since the people sent by Jun Zhuoyuan were either missing or mentally retarded, how did the person in this palace and the deceased Jin Rulan from Jiangcheng come here, and why have they been here for so many years? It seems that there is still a way to pass through the mountain, but Jun Zhuoyuan just didn't find it.
Jun Zhuoyuan looked into Mu Nanyan's eyes and said, "Yanyan, don't think about going by yourself. If you want to go, I won't stop you, but you have to take me with you."
Mu Nanyan sensed danger from his eyes and stood up and walked around the table. "Okay, let's take over this shop. Hua Xiangrong will open a branch here in the future."
Jun Zhuoyuan led the guards of the City Lord's Mansion and broke into Jiangyan Tower first, "Don't move, no one inside." The captain of the guards with a knife rushed in first. The girls inside were startled and screamed.
When Mu Nanyan entered the room, she just felt it was very noisy, "Tell them to shut up."
The guard drew his sword and said, "Shut up! Anyone who disobeys my order will be executed immediately!"
The girls knelt on the ground trembling, not daring to say a word. The madam stepped forward with a smile on her face, "Hey~ What are you doing, General? Our shop has been operating in accordance with the law and we dare not break the law. General, are you coming to..." As she spoke, she looked at the knife in his hand. The tip of the knife was so shiny that it would dazzle her eyes if it tilted a little.
Mu Nanyan pulled out a piece of paper from her chest and shook it. "You said you were operating according to the law? Why didn't you go out to the streets to check these two days? Or has there been no customers in the past two days, so you didn't even know that the rules here have changed?" Mu Nanyan slapped the paper directly on the madam's face.
These people always make dirty money. Many girls in Jiangyan were abducted from the people. Very few of them volunteered, so they showed no mercy.
"Eunuch Princess!" Mu Nanyan was standing at the back, with two soldiers blocking the way in front of her, so the madam didn't see her at all.
"What do you mean by 'father'? How come you can't even speak now?" Mu Nanyan found a stool and sat down. "No matter what, Jiang Cheng belongs to me now, and the laws are naturally made by me personally. If you are dissatisfied, just come and fight me!" Mu Nanyan didn't say all these words to the madam. She didn't know which gangs the people Jun Zhuoyuan brought today were from. She had been here for two days, and none of Jiang Cheng's minor officials came to see her.
They must be feeling guilty. With Jun Zhuoyuan around, they wouldn't not come just because they look down on them. The reason they want to destroy Jiang Yanlou today is to force them to show up. These people from Jiang Yanlou have come here so often that the threshold is almost broken down.
Even if these people come to see her tomorrow, she doesn't plan to use them. She has already decided to make a major change here, and the first thing they need to do is to truly respect her.
It is only natural that capable people take office, and those who are incompetent and only know how to cheat and play tricks every day should step down as soon as possible.
"I pay my respects to Her Royal Highness the Princess. I am not ignoring the law. The main thing is that these girls are all broken and withered. Even if Jiangyan Tower locks them up, they have nowhere to go. It is better for them to stay here... Ah! Princess, spare my life!"
Mu Nanyan stared at her coldly. How could such a person deserve to live in the world? Mu Nanyan waved her hand, and Yuan Si took away the sword hanging around her neck. "How dare you say that? Are you taking me for a fool? Even if they lose their virginity, so what? Even if they get sick, I have a way to cure them. Just follow the law. If you interfere with other things, it's beyond your control."
Mu Nanyan frowned and covered her nose. How could this guy be so frightened that he peed himself?
"I understand. I will go and get the land deed for the princess right away. I'll do it right away." The old procuress stood up unsteadily, but fell to her knees before she could stand up. Her legs were so weak that she simply gave up and climbed up the stairs step by step.
Mu Nanyan crossed her legs and looked at the girls kneeling on the ground. She pointed at one of them and asked, "Are these all the people here?"
The little girl lowered her head hastily, "No, it's not."
Mu Nanyan pointed at her and said, "You, don't bow your head, go and call all the people here, even those who are working. If you find any men who come here to have fun, call them too. If you find one, I will reward you with a silver ingot. Go ahead."
Although the little girl was afraid, she did as she was told. Mu Nanyan was afraid that she would walk too slowly, so she asked two soldiers to support her. They said they were supporting her, but in fact, the two soldiers lifted her up.
Mu Nanyan wanted to stop her at first, but then she thought that even if she let it go, the girl might not be able to walk.
Jun Zhuoyuan had been hiding at the back since he came in, fearing that these people would see him. If anyone had ulterior motives, it would cause trouble for him.
Mu Nanyan walked to the door and asked, "Jun Zhuoyuan, what are you doing at the door? Are you guarding the door?"
Jun Zhuoyuan explained: "There are only girls in there, it's not good for me to go in."
Mu Nanyan thought about it and realized it was true. What if the girls got even more scared if he went in? Forget it, she decided to stay outside.
After a long time, all the people upstairs came down and caught more than a dozen people who came to play. Together with the girl who didn't show up, there were at least fifty people in the room excluding the people she brought. How dare Song Jinyu do this? Judging from their appearance, many of these people were not from Jiangnan. They were probably abducted from the northern border.
The madam was walking down from the second floor holding a mahogany box, but she fell down without stopping. Mu Nanyan ignored her and insisted on making her suffer before she left.
"Princess, inside are the deeds to the land and the girls' indentures." The madam handed the box forward. Yuan Sixian took it, wiped it clean, and then gave it to Mu Nanyan.
"You have good eyesight and remember to bring out the indentures." When Mu Nanyan opened it, the things inside almost popped out. Such a big box could not hold the girls' indentures.
Mu Nanyan stared at the madam fiercely, "Are all the girls here?"
The madam checked around and finally confirmed it before she dared to say, "Yes, yes, it's all here."
"Then what's going on?" Mu Nanyan asked, pointing at the box that was about to be vomited.
The madam said softly, "Princess, you also know what we do here. Some girls died because they were unlucky and got sick, and some girls... some couldn't stand the customers playing with them, and some committed suicide unwillingly."
She looked calm when she said this, except for her trembling hands which showed her fear, nothing else could be seen, especially when she talked about the cause of death, as if she was talking about some rotten fruit that should be thrown away.
Mu Nanyan looked at the red mark on the indenture contract and pointed at it and asked, "So these people are dead?"
The madam nodded: "Yes."
Mu Nanyan slammed the table and said, "Catch Yuan Si and find out how many girls died. Cut off pieces of flesh from her body. Don't spare her life. The execution will be carried out on the stage in the city at noon tomorrow."
She was really angry this time.
The madam fainted on the spot without even the chance to ask for help, which saved some energy for the people carrying her.
"Yuan Yi, go get their account books. Seal off Jiangyan Tower and no one is allowed to enter or leave without my order, not even your master. Catch all of them and I will interrogate them one by one." Mu Nanyan pointed at the guest hiding in the corner with a fierce look in her eyes.
They dare to come at this time. They are really ignoring her. They don't take her seriously either. I'm afraid they are all so-called playboys from wealthy families.
It's time to clean up the customs of Jiangcheng, which are corrupt from the root.
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