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

Chapter 231 The mastermind behind the scenes
"what?"

"You need to spend more time with girls, you hear me?"

Qian Musheng, caught off guard, said helplessly, "Alright, have you seen Wang Fugui yet?"

"I didn't see it. What's the rush? We just got in. Let's talk about it later!"

Su Xiaoxiao pretended to be very relaxed, drinking her wine, when Liu Niangzi walked in with a girl.

The girl looked to be in her early twenties, wearing a pink dress, and gracefully bowed to Su Xiaoxiao and Qian Musheng.

"Greetings, gentlemen! My name is Qing'er. I've just met you both."

"Miss Qing'er, you're too kind. Please have a seat!"

Qian Musheng quickly looked away, and Su Xiaoxiao also looked helpless.

Perhaps it was because of Qing'er's attire that Qian Musheng felt a little uncomfortable.

Qing'er was wearing only a pink strapless top covered by a thin veil, which clearly showed her bulging areas.

Su Xiaoxiao thought to herself, "Qian Musheng is quite innocent."

Since Su Xiaoxiao said they were just going to listen to some music and not do anything else, they went to the side and started playing the pipa.

The pipa's sound is light and cheerful, perfect for two people to talk about things.

Su Xiaoxiao looked down at the people downstairs, trying to see if Wang Fugui was there.

After observing for a long time, they found nothing unusual.

To come to a place like this to indulge in debauchery when your wife has just died is simply inhuman.

However, it's hard to say for sure. He's not just coming to places like this anymore. I bet he couldn't resist coming to places like this when his wife was pregnant. Su Xiaoxiao just gave him money today, and he couldn't resist coming here to indulge in a life of debauchery.

If Su Xiaoxiao gives him five thousand taels of silver later, he'll probably be even more arrogant.

The first floor is mostly occupied by ordinary people, but the second floor and above, especially the private rooms on the third floor, are for guests who are not ordinary people.

Su Xiaoxiao had just gone to the restroom under the pretense and searched almost the entire second floor, but she didn't see Wang Fugui.

"How about we go up to the third floor and take a look?"

Su Xiaoxiao took Qian Musheng up to the third floor. For some reason, Su Xiaoxiao felt both expectant and excited. She could sense that Wang Fugui had gone to the third floor.

The two went up to the third floor and found many drunk, disheveled men, each holding a girl in their arms. Some were even surrounded by three or four men. As these men passed by Su Xiaoxiao, they could be heard flirting and teasing each other.

The foul language and obscene remarks made Su Xiaoxiao feel very uncomfortable.

While the others weren't paying attention, Su Xiaoxiao searched for Wang Fugui's figure in each room.

Qian Musheng was responsible for keeping watch for Su Xiaoxiao to prevent the people at Lichun Courtyard from discovering that they were secretly looking for someone.

Actually, the privacy of guests is also very important here. If a high-ranking official were to come, wouldn't everything be seen?

After searching for a while, at the end of the third-floor corridor, Su Xiaoxiao noticed something was amiss. This was the largest room, with a sign that read "Flower Maiden." It seemed this was the most prestigious room in the brothel, the room of the most famous courtesan, Flower Maiden.

Su Xiaoxiao peeked through the crack in the door and saw two people sitting inside: a beautiful woman dressed in revealing clothes and the other man, who was undoubtedly Wang Fugui.

At this moment, Wang Fugui was indeed dashing, embracing Hua Niang Bai intimately.

Hua Niang shoved him away, "You idiot, now that your wife is dead, you can rightfully marry me, can't you?"

Wang Fugui chuckled and pinched Hua Niang's thigh. "Of course. I did all this for you. When my wife died, her eyes were staring at me, and it scared me so much I haven't been able to sleep well these past few nights..."

Wang Fugui's eyes were bloodshot, indicating that he hadn't had much rest.

"She deserves to die! You should have poisoned her long ago. She keeps coming to the brothel to ruin our plans. She's given you so many girls, does she have a grudge against you? If you don't poison her, this baby will be another girl. How are you going to raise her then?"

Wang Fugui looked somewhat dejected and sighed, saying, "Actually, you don't know, we checked this pregnancy, and it's not a girl, it's a boy. Alas, this is truly a tragedy."

"Really?" Hua Niang looked unconvinced, then sweetly clung to Wang Fugui's arm and said, "Don't worry, once you marry me, I'll definitely give you a bunch of boys."

Su Xiaoxiao, who was listening outside, almost burst out laughing.

The thing is, it turns out, "but..."

Wang Fugui continued, "However, the biggest reason that really made me decide to kill her is that Su Xiaoxiao deserved it. Of all people to offend, she had to offend my uncle, Minister Liu. She deserved it! I can take this opportunity to kill two birds with one stone, both by getting rid of my wife, this stumbling block, and by framing Su Xiaoxiao, causing her shop to go bankrupt and never be able to recover."

When Su Xiaoxiao heard the name Minister Liu, her heart sank. It really was him.

"It seems I've really offended a big shot this time," Su Xiaoxiao thought to herself. "It's that person again!"

She wanted to rush into the house immediately, pin Wang Fugui to the spot, and question him about why he had framed her.

Qian Musheng, who was standing next to her, stopped her, saying, "What's the point of you going in now? He won't admit it."

"Didn't he just say that?"

"He can deny it even if he says so. If he says he didn't say it, who do you think will testify for him? Hua Niang? Will she speak up for you and testify for you?"

Su Xiaoxiao was speechless.

Why didn't this era have inventions like voice recorders? These inventions, which are so beneficial to people, appeared sooner!

"Then what should we do?"

Just as Su Xiaoxiao was about to ask Qian Musheng, a servant came down the corridor to deliver snacks and tea to Wang Fugui's room.

He looked at Su Xiaoxiao and Qian Musheng with some suspicion. The two of them quickly made way for him at the door, pretending that nothing had happened, and hurried away.

"Don't worry, we've already figured out what happened and who the mastermind is. The truth will eventually come out."

Three days passed quickly. Wang Fugui was anxiously waiting at home. Just after the third day, when they still hadn't seen Su Xiaoxiao, the whole family came to their door with Madam Wang's body.

Meanwhile, Su Xiaoxiao was busy preparing for the opening, and this time, she was going to make a big fuss about it, with drums and gongs beating all the way.

(End of this chapter)