After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 158 A woman disguised as a man goes to a brothel to catch a thief.
Su Xiaoxiao had no choice but to leave the court with resentment.

Liu Datou was still winking at Su Xiaoxiao, seemingly mocking her. Now it seemed that Su Xiaoxiao really had acted impulsively.

After returning home, Su Xiaoxiao and Qian Musheng discussed it and realized that she had acted too impulsively this time. However, she had not expected that Liu Datou seemed to have made preparations in advance, and she had been tricked by Liu Datou again.

Although the person who leaked the recipe can no longer be found, they no longer need the recipe to make jam; they can simply steal jam from Su Xiaoxiao's workshop every day.

They might add some water to dilute it further in order to sell it for a higher price.

Zhao was also released without charge and returned home, but she could no longer hold her head high in the village.

Even her mother-in-law, Granny Wang, looked down on her and directly scolded her for being heartless.

You said that arranging for you to work in Su Xiaoxiao's workshop was a huge favor to our family, yet we still stole their jam and sold it, while still earning their wages. What kind of behavior is this?
Zhao is now too late to regret it. She can't possibly tell the whole truth. To be honest, she really wants to, but she doubts that Liu Datou and Scarface will forgive her in the end.

When Su Xiaoxiao returned home, she learned that Qian Musheng's new soy sauce workshop was also having some trouble. There were some issues with the taste of the soy sauce, and many people were skeptical, thinking that Su Xiaoxiao was just copying someone else's idea.

Su Xiaoxiao was quite shocked that someone would say such a thing about her.

Could it be that someone is trying to sabotage this again? Su Xiaoxiao couldn't understand it; one troublesome thing after another was happening.

Su Xiaoxiao retorted, "Who spread this rumor?"

Qian Musheng shook his head, "This is actually very detrimental to the development of our new soy sauce workshop. Prince Gong has already delayed the project, and we don't know when our workshop will be able to start construction again."

Su Xiaoxiao was very troubled by this. Although the matter of her jam workshop being embezzled had been resolved, it had still caused quite a stir. People said that her jam idea was also stolen from the Tianji Grocery Store owner, which was quite speechless.

Su Xiaoxiao was already in a real bind, and then a third problem arose.

Qian Musheng found Su Xiaoxiao and asked her, "Do you know Su Bingcheng?"

Su Xiaoxiao was taken aback. "I know him, he's my cousin. What's wrong?"

"Young Master Qian, have you met my cousin?"

"Yes, I've met him, but..."

When Su Xiaoxiao saw that Qian Musheng was speaking somewhat hesitantly, she immediately sensed something was wrong.

When Su Bingcheng came to borrow money last time, Su Xiaoxiao realized something was wrong; Su Bingcheng must be doing something illegal behind her family's back.

Anyway, it can't be a good thing. Su Xiaoxiao felt that Qian Musheng must be hiding something, but Su Bingcheng was her cousin after all. Could Su Xiaoxiao just ignore this?
"I saw him at the brothel in town..."

Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao's head buzzed. If this man got involved with wine, women, money, and power, then he was truly doomed.

Lichun Courtyard is a brothel. Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao immediately stood up, disregarding the fact that she was currently entangled in trivial matters and troubles. In any case, she wouldn't miss this one or the other.

Qian Musheng quickly stopped Su Xiaoxiao, "Boss Su, that kind of place is not for you..."

Su Xiaoxiao was also angry at the time. She thought to herself that her uncle and aunt were so old, and her cousin Su Bingcheng was not only unmarried but also idle. How could he go to such a depraved place?
"I won't go in. I'll wait for him to come out before I talk to him."

Su Xiaoxiao was still quite stubborn. Qian Musheng and Pei Yuan both came to stop her, but it seemed they couldn't stop her. Pei Yuan and Qian Musheng followed behind Su Xiaoxiao the whole way. Pei Yuan even told Su Xiaoxiao on the way, "Don't be impulsive. We'll go in first, and you can follow behind us."

Su Xiaoxiao actually disliked those brothels and red-light districts. She had only seen such decadent places in some period dramas and didn't really have any real experience with them.

Now she wants to go and experience it for herself, to see what this so-called brothel is all about.

As soon as Su Xiaoxiao and her group arrived at the entrance of the Lichun brothel, they were so startled by the scantily clad women swaying gracefully in the wind that they almost tripped over.

Well, the scent is rather common; you can smell it from quite a distance.

Even if Su Xiaoxiao wasn't a man, but a woman, she would almost be drawn in.

She felt that these sensory stimuli would surely cause men with slightly weak willpower to succumb immediately.

Although Qian Musheng and Pei Yuan usually had a righteous demeanor, Su Xiaoxiao could see a slight change in their eyes when she saw them. After all, they were both young and vigorous men, and Su Xiaoxiao could understand them.

As soon as the two handsome guys stood at the entrance, the girls at the entrance of the brothel went crazy, as if it were a fan meeting. They immediately rushed to the two men and surrounded them.

Some of the bolder ones went up and grabbed Pei Yuan and Qian Musheng's arms, touching them and making suggestive remarks.

The two men were so frightened that they quickly backed away from these women, as if Tang Sanzang had accidentally entered a spider cave, where terrifying female demons were everywhere.

Su Xiaoxiao found it quite funny to see the two of them forced to give up.

When I first arrived, I was prepared to stand in front of Su Xiaoxiao, as if something was coming at me.

It's quite funny to see them all failing now.

Su Xiaoxiao stepped forward and blocked the group of women who were acting like a flood of monsters. The women were surprised to see that these two handsome men had brought a woman with them.

Although the woman was not wearing any makeup, she looked very pretty and had a noble air about her.

Their expressions immediately changed. "We don't serve female guests here. Have you come to the wrong place?"

Su Xiaoxiao wasn't annoyed at all, and said with a spirited smile, "The three of us are here together. If you're going to host us, then host us all together. Otherwise, my two younger brothers are very shy, so it's better if you don't come forward."

The women looked Su Xiaoxiao up and down, and thought that this young woman was quite sharp-tongued.

"What are you doing here if you're not here to have fun?"

"We're looking for someone. Is Su Bingcheng inside?"

Su Xiaoxiao asked seriously.

As the women were gossiping about who Su Bingcheng was, a drunken, disheveled man suddenly emerged from a room inside the brothel.

Even from a distance, Su Xiaoxiao could smell the alcohol on him. He was supported by two voluptuous women dressed in revealing clothes.

(End of this chapter)