Accidentally dressed as an empress

Chapter 121 Sweeping the End

Hidden Cloud City

Zhong Lu and the garrison troops have surrounded Xiaoyao Tower.

In the box, Yunxiu wiped the sword clean.

Zhong Lu pushed a thin woman in and threw her at Yun Xiu's feet. Zhong Lu said, "Your Highness, she wants to escape."

Yunxiu asked Su San to call Zhou Jing over and said, "Give her some medicine that will make her feel uncomfortable but not fatal."

Zhou Jing walked into the box, took out a ceramic bottle, and sprinkled some powder on the thin woman lying on the ground. The thin woman kept scratching and rolling on the ground.

The two guards held the thin woman down. Yun Xiu asked, "Let me ask you, who is the owner of Xiaoyao Tower?"

"Yes...it's the governor."

"She's the only one, isn't she?"

"It's the prefect. I dare not deceive you, my lord. Really, everything I said is true. This tortoise from Xiaoyao Tower is the prefect's brother-in-law."

Yunxiu said, "I'll trust you for now. Wait a minute, you come and identify the turtle man."

The thin woman nodded quickly, "Sir, do you have an antidote?"

Zhou Jing said coldly, "The antidote hasn't been made yet. How about you test it on me?"

The thin woman suddenly wilted like an eggplant hit by frost.

Yunxiu also agreed, "The people of Baili City are all full of evil. Not a single one is innocent. You can do whatever you want with them."

"What should we do with the men in the building?" asked Su San and Su Si.

Zhong Yi also looked at Yunxiu expectantly.

Yunxiu said: "It depends on their wishes. Those who are willing to become good people can do so."

After going down to the first floor, I saw the garrison soldiers surrounding a group of scantily clad men in the lobby.

At this time, a beggar ran in and knelt in front of Yunxiu, "Please have mercy on me and let me take my husband away... I didn't lie to you, I told you the truth."

The beggar's experience was real. That group of beggars were just arranged in front of him at the right time. Yunxiu remained silent.

The beggar walked towards the group of disheveled men and pulled a man in a plain green dress and said, "Xiaoshan, come back with me."

The man in the long, green dress said, "I'm not going with you! Our eldest brother said that when I get to Lingyun City, I'll go to Qingfeng Tower to serve the dignitaries. It's much better than serving those small families in Baili City!"

When Zhou Jing heard this, she felt it sounded very familiar. Her bare hands were already grasping the silver needles, and she whispered, "I hate heartless men the most."

Yunxiu shook her head and said, "Just be patient."

"Xiaoshan! You told me that if we could be rescued, we would go back to the village together and live our lives in peace and stability."

"Go away! What's the point of following you? I work so hard to earn money selling my smiles and body. Where did you spend it?"

"I...I..." The beggar looked ashamed.

Xiao Shan pushed her away abruptly. "That was the money I saved to redeem myself. I trusted you so much, I gave you all the money and told you to keep it safe, and you promised... but then I followed you, and you turned around and went back to the gambling den! You spent it all!"

The beggar burst into tears and said, "I was wrong. I will change. I will never gamble again. If I gamble again, I will chop off my hands."

Xiao Shan looked at his former wife coldly and said, "I don't believe you anymore. Go away and don't come to me again."

The system silently ate melons, and Yunxiu shook her head gently, "Once a person becomes addicted to gambling, he is ruined. There are only zero times and countless times in gambling."

"Give her another chance. Let her follow them to Qingfeng Tower and be a waiter." Zhong Yi said.

Yunxiu said, "Beggar, come here.

The garrison will escort you back to Lingyun City. Once there, go to the Ren Family Chamber of Commerce and they'll lend you an interest-free loan. You can use the money to open a tofu stall, clean up your act, and start a new life. If you gamble again, you'll be completely hopeless."

The beggar knelt on the ground and kowtowed continuously.

Zhong Yi hugged Yunxiu's waist. This was his admired wife. He said softly, "My wife did the right thing." He was much luckier than most men in this world.

Yunxiu said to Su San and Su Si, "Leave this to the garrison troops. We will go to the governor's mansion and meet up with Su Da and Su Er."

Su San and Su Si looked at each other, understood, and nodded.

After leaving Xiaoyao Tower and walking onto the street, Yunxiu saw Ren Li and a group of people coming towards her. Beside Ren Li was Tan Juan, who was dressed in green.

When leaving Lingyun City, Yunxiu had already written a letter of recommendation to Tan Juan, asking Tan Juan to find Gu Xiuzhi.

But Tan Juan did not go to visit Gu's house, but followed Ren Li to find her.

"Your Highness! Your Highness!" Ren Li came running over happily. Zhong Yi was alert, guarding against this disrespectful woman who was trying to hug his wife again.

Tan Juan bowed to Yunxiu and saluted.

Yunxiu asked, "Tan Juan, why did you follow me?"

Ren Li said, "This fool, His Highness clearly arranged a bright future for her, but she refuses it."

Tan Juan said: "Your Highness may call me stupid, but I just want to follow Your Highness."

Yunxiu nodded, "Okay, then follow me."

[System, why aren't you prompting for recruitment? Isn't this Tan Juan an SSR?]

[Host, you've always had this Tan Juan. She was one of the original owner's dozen or so retainer cards.]

Yunxiu smiled.

At this time, Lu Xuan was also nonchalant, standing outside the door of Xiaoyao Tower in a nonchalant manner.

When Ren Li saw Lu Xuan, his eyes almost turned into stars. He rushed over and hugged Lu Xuan, "Oh my God! You are my long-lost half-sister!"

Lu Xuan pushed him away in disgust. Who is this woman? She looks so orange. She doesn’t have this hobby.

Ren Li hooked his arm around Lu Xuan's shoulders and said, "You also have a system, right? Your system and my system are a perfect match."

Lu Xuan was shocked. How could Ren Li see through his system? Why couldn't he see through her?

Wait, it seems like no one can see through her. So, it seems like her system is the lowest level?

Ren Li pulled Lu Xuan aside and whispered to her, "Let's do this. When I earn money and complete my mission, I'll give it to you. You give it to me, and it will be considered that you've spent money and completed your mission. We can become a pair and continue to complete missions."

Lu Xuan shook his head. "That's not feasible. I've thought about taking shortcuts before, but my retarded system only recognizes the Lu family's money."

Ren Li smiled confidently, "Oh, that's easy. Once His Highness takes over the silver foundry in Baili City, you can bring your silversmiths over and have them cast it into Lu family silver. We'll split the profits 50-50."

"Their silver foundry uses white copper to make fake silver. My Lu family cannot afford to tarnish their reputation."

Yunxiu eavesdropped on Ren Li and Lu Xuan's conversation and said to herself, "We can no longer use white copper to cast silver. Is there any other use for white copper?"

The system said, "White copper has excellent ductility and corrosion resistance. In modern times, it is widely used in the manufacture of precision machinery, chemical machinery and ship components."

Yunxiu sighed. Machinery is not yet at that level of civilization, but he can learn about shipbuilding.

Yunxiu asked the system, "I want to reopen the Silver Foundry. Are there any silver mines near Baili City?"

The mountain where the brothel is located was once a silver mine, but it has been mined out. However, there is another silver mine on another mountainside.

Yun, the prospecting master, Xiu, Ren Li, and Lu Xuan put their heads together. Yun Xiu said, "There are silver mines in Baili City, and we can mint silver. However, this silver foundry must be nationalized. Lu Xuan, how about your Lu family providing the craftsmen and holding 49% of the shares?"