We'll have you impersonate the Crown Prince and create a prosperous era for the Great Qian Dyna

Is Chou Tien-cheng generous?

He returned to his sleeping tent, and as soon as he turned over, he remembered his silver.

"Oh dear, my money!"

Chief Steward Liu set up a small bed in the tent so he could take care of him at night, and at that moment he couldn't help but laugh.

"Your Highness, you gave away the Qingfeng Sword worth 300,000 taels of silver without batting an eye, so why are you suddenly feeling distressed about a little over 2,000 taels of silver today?"

Zhou Tiancheng looked annoyed.

"I could have been in the middle tier! It would have only cost me a thousand taels of silver at most, who would have thought I'd end up at the very end?"

Manager Liu smiled and shook his head.

"Your Highness, as the commander-in-chief, you were unwell and could have easily postponed the competition until tomorrow. The fact that you didn't means you already planned to treat everyone to a meal, didn't it?"

Zhou Tiancheng blushed slightly.

"I just forgot, I didn't intentionally invite them to dinner!"

These words left Steward Liu both helpless and amused, and he could only shake his head.

"Alright, Your Highness, just say what you want to do. Do you think this old servant will stop you? Is it worth it for you to sit here sighing and acting all day, waiting for this old servant to comfort you?"

Zhou Tiancheng immediately sat up.

"Aren't tomorrow and the day after a holiday? I want to go out and have some fun."

"Old Liu, let me tell you beforehand, I've never been to any of the brothels or taverns in Kyoto. If you go there, don't blame me for insulting you!"

"I'm just going to broaden my horizons."

Bringing a eunuch to a brothel?

Manager Liu was both amused and exasperated.

"Your Highness, you may go. I am a eunuch, but I am not so sensitive as to be concerned about such matters. I also have lovers in the palace."

Zhou Tiancheng immediately became interested.

"Male or female?"

Manager Liu's face turned dark!

What does it matter if he's male or female? Even though he's a eunuch, he still considers himself a man, okay?

"A woman! It's common for eunuchs and palace maids to have affairs. Your Highness, what are you thinking? How many men are there in the palace?"

Zhou Tiancheng smiled awkwardly, but quickly became serious again.

"Old Liu, I'm not joking anymore. I have serious business to attend to tomorrow."

"Wasn't I planning to start a business?"

"Tomorrow we'll be visiting Kyoto, firstly to choose shop locations, and secondly to find talent. This business requires specialists to succeed, and our identities make it inconvenient for us to engage in commerce, otherwise those officials would surely impeach us several times over."

Steward Liu nodded slightly and added a sentence.

"It just so happens that tomorrow I'll find those merchants to go and search the Classic of Mountains and Seas, sell some ferocious beasts, and get some silver to cover expenses."

"We still owe Zui Chunfeng a toast at tonight's banquet!"

Zhou Tiancheng nodded in agreement, and before going to bed, he asked a few more questions, such as whether there were any powerful merchants in the capital.

As they were talking, Zhou Tiancheng fell asleep.

The next day.

There was no harsh drumming.

Zhou Tiancheng slept until dawn.

The military camp, unlike its usual bustling state, had become somewhat deserted.

Most of them went to reunite with their families, while a small number of people who had no relatives sat alone in the barracks as if they were resting.

Zhou Tiancheng instructed the kitchen staff not to forget to cook for them, and then left the military camp with Lao Liu and the others and went into the city.

Our first stop was Yexianglou.

That's right, it's a brothel!

Zhou Tiancheng and Zheng Ye'er sat in the main seats, while the others sat down casually. The madam brought over some handsome men and women to ask questions.

This week, Tiancheng had no choice.

After all, there are quite a few people in the elite class who prefer men.

Fortunately, everyone present, including Manager Liu, had normal sexual orientations.

They only began to enjoy the song and dance after they had asked for some female companions.

With Zheng Ye'er by his side, Zhou Tiancheng didn't ask for any other female companions. However, he gave Steward Liu a wink, and Steward Liu immediately nodded slightly and began to try to get information out of the woman beside him.

They were here on official business. The owner of Yexianglou was very good at marketing. In just a few years, he had turned Yexianglou from a small brothel into a large and powerful business. Now it had a small reputation throughout the capital, which was exactly the kind of talent Zhou Tiancheng needed.

But Zheng Ye'er was a little annoyed and tugged at Zhou Tiancheng's sleeve.

"You brought me to a brothel; if my father finds out, he'll break your legs!"

Zhou Tiancheng covered his groin, his face filled with shock.

"Break my leg? Which leg? This one won't do!"

Zheng Ye'er was stunned!

She never expected that the Crown Prince would play such a joke on her.

She was both ashamed and angry, and slammed the hammer into Zhou Tiancheng's shoulder twice.

Zhou Tiancheng smiled, leaned closer, and spoke in a low voice.

"Don't worry, we're here on important business. Besides, even if others realize you're dressed as a man, they won't know you're the daughter of the Duke of Protectorate! What are you afraid of?"

"The reason I called you over is because I was afraid you'd overthink it. I'm not the kind of person who does things recklessly."

Zheng Ye'er snorted.

"You know that much is good!"

"Aren't the maids in your Eastern Palace enough? You still have to come to a brothel. If you catch a disease, your life will be ruined!"

Zhou Tiancheng smiled and nodded, then tugged at Zheng Ye'er's hand.

Zheng Ye'er was angry. She tried to shake him off, but couldn't. She glared at Zhou Tiancheng with a red face and let him be.

After Manager Liu had extracted enough information from the boss, he had someone summon the owner.

Zhou Tiancheng initially thought the boss was a man, but it turned out to be a beautiful young woman who walked over!

Not only was Zhou Tiancheng stunned, but Zheng Ye'er was also stunned.

Before Zhou Tiancheng could even speak, Zheng Ye'er had already stood up and started scolding him.

"You're a woman, what kind of business could you possibly be doing? Why do you have to run a brothel?"

"Can you really bear to watch your own sister go into a pit of fire?"

The woman glanced at Zheng Ye'er and, from her voice, appearance, and figure, she could naturally tell that Zheng Ye'er was a woman.

At that moment, she simply smiled and gave a curtsy.

"Young master, you misunderstand. Precisely because I am also a woman, I would never push them into a fire pit. With my care, they can at least survive."

Zheng Ye'er didn't believe such nonsense.

But Zhou Tiancheng pulled Zheng Ye'er up and looked at the boss.

"But is it Boss He?"

"I'm here because there's something I'd like to discuss with Boss He."

"I have a business that I plan to start operating next month, but I don't have any people I can use. Would you be willing to help me?"

Boss He's original name was He Qian. She was extremely beautiful and belonged to the kind of woman who looked very noble at first glance.

But she ended up running a brothel, which made her reputation very sordid.

Hearing Zhou Tiancheng's offer to recruit her, she chuckled and immediately refused.

"Please forgive me, young master. I am just a girl and I don't have much ambition. I just want to run my brothel well and make a living."

"I don't want to touch anything else."

Zhou Tiancheng remained silent.

Because he doesn't need to bother with such trivial matters; this is Steward Liu's domain.

As expected, Steward Liu stood up.

"Boss He, I know you are the daughter of He Laosan. You have a great reputation in the bandit world, and even the court officials are quite fond of you."

"It's right that you're wary. Opening a brothel is a way to tarnish your image and avoid being entangled with powerful figures. But my young master is the current crown prince. What kind of women hasn't he seen? He wouldn't be so lusting after you."

"On the contrary, if you follow His Highness, you can avenge your father, and His Highness can also protect you!"

"It all depends on whether you're willing or not!"