Blackening starts from the golden years

"Nonsense!"

Looking at Zhao Pan'er, Yuan Xudong said angrily:

"It's so stormy outside, what if something happens to you and Sanniang?"

"But……"

Zhao Pan'er wanted to say something else, but Yuan Xudong interrupted her and said:

"Don't worry, I have arranged for people to guard the herbal medicine shop opposite the teahouse. They will keep an eye on the teahouse."

Zhao Pan'er finally felt relieved after hearing what Yuan Xudong said. She asked curiously:
"No wonder. When did you arrange for staff to be hired in the herbal medicine shop across from the teahouse? How come I didn't even know about it?"

"When you rented the original shop, I had already arranged for staff to be stationed in the herbal medicine shop across the street."

Looking at Zhao Pan'er, Yuan Xudong smiled and said:
“Otherwise, if I, the prince, didn’t protect you from behind, with just a few weak ladies like you, do you really think you can open a teahouse in this mixed city of Tokyo and make a fortune?
Whether it's the tea houses or the petty officials in Tokyo, seeing the prosperous business of Zhao's tea house and the huge profits it makes, how could they not come and cause trouble and want to get a piece of the pie?"

After listening to Yuan Xudong's words, Zhao Pan'er suddenly realized:

"I see. I thought it was a little strange before. When I opened a teahouse in Qiantang, I had to pay the clerks in the government office every month. How come I don't need to do that when I came to Tokyo? I thought the politics in Tokyo was more clear and transparent. Under the emperor's feet, the clerks dared not be greedy. I didn't expect it to be like this. It seems that all the officials in the world are the same."

Hearing this, Yuan Xudong smiled and said:

"Okay, let's not talk about politics. Let's go back to our room and rest. We can go to the teahouse tomorrow when the rain stops."

Looking up at Yuan Xudong, Zhao Paner blushed and said softly:

"I'm not feeling well, so let Sanniang stay with you tonight."

Glancing at the blushing Sun Sanniang next to him, Yuan Xudong smiled slightly and said:
"That's fine. I'll go to Sanniang's garden to rest tonight."

Hearing this, Sun Sanniang blushed and asked shyly:
"Your Majesty, aren't you going to spend the night with Sister Zhaodi tonight?"

Looking at Sun Sanniang, Yuan Xudong smiled and said:
"Zhao Di is still young, and cannot bear my favor. Sanniang, I haven't favored you for some time, so let's do it tonight."

Hearing Yuan Xudong's explicit words, Sun Sanniang blushed with shame and said:

"Your Majesty, I'll go back first."

"Well, go ahead, I'll be there in a moment."

"Ah."

Sun Sanniang hummed softly, then turned around and left in a hurry. It was obvious that she wanted to go back to her room to prepare herself properly, take a bath and change her clothes, and then greet Yuan Xudong's favor with her most beautiful and charming appearance. Women dress up to please themselves.

After watching Sun Sanniang leave, Zhao Pan'er couldn't help but glared at Yuan Xudong beside her and said coquettishly:

"Your Majesty, there are so many beautiful wives and concubines in the backyard, and you have to treat them all equally. Can your body bear it?"

"Haha, dying under the peony flowers, even as a ghost it's still romantic."

Yuan Xudong smiled, and in Zhao Pan'er's helpless roll of the eyes, he left, walked past Zhang Haohao and Song Yinzhang, pinched their cheeks respectively and smiled:
"Don't worry, wait until tomorrow night, and you two sisters will sleep together."

Zhang Haohao rolled her eyes at Yuan Xudong and said coquettishly:

"I have just learned a new song. I will sing it for you tomorrow."

Song Yinzhang next to him also said:

"I have also learned a new pipa piece and will play it for my husband tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll listen tomorrow. I'll listen tomorrow."

Yuan Xudong smiled.

Zhang Haohao held her head high while Song Yinzhang lowered her head. One was arrogant while the other was shy. One actively sought pleasure while the other was favored passively. One was a Tokyo courtesan, generous and decent while the other was a lady from the south of the Yangtze River, gentle and tender. One sang while the other played the pipa. Yuan Xudong was truly surprised. Whenever he showed them favors, the two sisters always made him unable to stop. The feeling was simply indescribable. When the golden wind and jade dew meet, it is better than countless things in the world.

……

A sudden torrential rainstorm brought disaster to the entire Tokyo. Houses destroyed by the hurricane could be seen everywhere, and shops damaged by the storm were everywhere. At this time, on Ma Xing Street, the roof of Zhao's Teahouse had been blown off by the strong wind. The strong wind swept and the rain poured down. Several people dressed as servants rescued many items from the teahouse and hurriedly took them to the herbal medicine shop opposite. Compared with the two-story teahouse, the one-story herbal medicine shop was much stronger and was temporarily safe in the wind and rain.

After all the precious imperial porcelain and famous paintings and calligraphy were rescued from the teahouse, suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck and instantly hit a big tree next to Zhao's teahouse. Then, the burning tree broke in the middle and fell straight to the teahouse below.

Several servants who were using sandbags to block the water on the street in front of the herbal medicine shop opposite were startled and thought to themselves that it was a close call. Fortunately, they came out in advance, otherwise, they would have been unjustly crushed to death.

At the same time, at the Bianhe Wharf, Chi Yanei was leading dozens of servants to repair the wharf, but due to heavy wind and rain, the canal water was backflowing, and they were completely powerless. Everyone could only watch as the wharf was destroyed by the flood. The merchant ships docked at the wharf were either washed away or carried by the flood and crashed into the wharf, causing greater damage.

Looking at the dock ravaged by the flood, Chi Yanei was extremely anxious and wanted to repair it at all costs. However, he was forcibly pulled away by He Si and others. With such a strong storm, the water level in the canal rose sharply and flowed back into the city of Tokyo. It was simply beyond human control. They could only wait until the storm stopped and the water in the canal receded before they could start repairing it.

Accompanied by rumbling thunder, the wind and rain became stronger. Chi Yanei wanted to rush to the dock, but was forcibly dragged back into the city by He Si and others. This torrential rain, which had not been seen in decades, not only caused heavy losses to Tokyo, but also had a wide impact. It just happened to verify the previous prophecy that there was a demon queen interfering in the palace, so the sky sent down a warning to alert the world.

……

At this time, in the backyard of the palace, in Sun Sanniang's room.

Yuan Xudong was lying on the bed, holding Sun Sanniang's fair and plump body, with two pretty maids lying beside him. They were the newly trained singers and dancers in the Tokyo Music Academy. They were originally daughters of officials. Like Zhao Pan'er, they were sent to the Tokyo Music Academy because of their father's crime. They were young ladies in their prime, and now they became maids in Yuan Xudong's family. He could do whatever he wanted with them and pamper them however he wanted.

It was their misfortune, because they were sent to the music school for their father's crime and became prostitutes at a young age. But they were also lucky, because Yuan Xudong would not abandon them easily. Although they were maids who were not even as good as concubines, it was much better than staying in the music school. If no one took care of them, they would sooner or later become prostitutes in the brothels, with their jade arms resting on thousands of pillows, their red lips tasted by tens of thousands of people, their cries like the cry of a phoenix, and their cheeks flushed.

Now that they were following Yuan Xudong, they lived a happy life. Yuan Xudong would not beat or scold them, and would certainly not give them away to others. The living conditions in the palace were good, and occasionally warming the bed for Prince Yuan Xudong seemed like a reward for them, because Yuan Xudong was very gentle. Which little girl who had lived a hard life in the music school could control herself when she was treated so gently by him?

Besides, all their red pills were taken by Yuan Xudong. With this being the case, wouldn’t they be completely devoted to Yuan Xudong?
In the huge backyard of the palace, there are quite a few maids like this. They all want to get the favor of Prince Yuan Xudong and offer their red pills to him. For this reason, these maids often fawn in front of Yuan Xudong. Yuan Xudong is a man who knows how to cherish women, so he has accepted many maids. The two maids lying on the bed now are twin sisters. Once when he was drunk, Yuan Xudong took advantage of the drunkenness to accept the two sisters and enjoyed them well. They are both beautiful young ladies in their prime, so how could they not taste wonderful?
Looking at the two sisters who were blushing and shy, Yuan Xudong could not help but smile. He first let go of Sun Sanniang and started playing the horse riding game with the two of them. During the game, they kept crying, which made Sun Sanniang, who was watching, blush with shame. She cursed the two little bitches in her heart, but felt sorry for the sisters' tragic life experiences, so she didn't care. As long as Yuan Xudong had fun, it was fine. After all, he was a prince. Couldn't he have many wives and concubines?

"Your Majesty~~Your Majesty~~"

The two little girls called Yuan Xudong emotionally. It must be said that deep feelings are born out of this.

Finally, Sun Sanniang also joined the battle. After some wanton entertainment, Yuan Xudong hugged the naked Sun Sanniang for a while. Seeing that she looked unhappy, he couldn't help but reach out his hand and gently stroke her face, and asked her softly in her ear:
"What's wrong with you? Are you unhappy?"

"No."

Sun Sanniang shook her head gently, and she nestled in Yuan Xudong's arms, leaning in gently. Seeing her like this, Yuan Xudong reached out and gently stroked her beautiful white back, and asked with a smile:

"Tell me, is there something on your mind?"

"No worries."

"Really do not have?"

"Ah."

Seeing that Sun Sanniang was unwilling to speak, Yuan Xudong gently stroked her body and smiled tenderly:

"I heard from Pan'er that you miss your son, right?"

"No, why would I want that bastard?"

Sun Sanniang still said stubbornly:

"He doesn't even recognize me as his own mother, why should I still think about him?"

"Really? You really don't want to?"

"Do not want to."

Looking at the stubborn Sun Sanniang, Yuan Xudong said with a smile:

"I just got the news. Gao Hui told me that her servant went to Qiantang to investigate Ouyang Xu's case and met a little beggar. He said his name was Fu Zifang, his mother's name was Sun Sanniang, and his aunt's name was Zhao Pan'er. He wanted to come to Tokyo to find his mother, so the two servants of the Gao family brought him all the way to Tokyo. After arriving in Tokyo, he told the Gao family about Ouyang Xu's case. The Gao family gave him a small ingot of silver and sent him away. I guess he should still be wandering around Tokyo begging."

"Your Majesty."

Looking up at Yuan Xudong, Sun Sanniang said anxiously:
"Can you help me find Zifang?"

"Well, what do you want with him?"

Looking down at Sun Sanniang in his arms, Yuan Xudong gently caressed and explored her body while laughing jokingly:

"Don't you miss him? Why are you asking me to help you find him now?"

"Your Majesty." Looking up at Yuan Xudong, Sun Sanniang cried with tears in her eyes:

"I miss him. I beg you, can you help me find him? It's raining so hard outside, I don't know if he has a place to shelter from the rain, wuwu~~"

"Don't cry, don't you know how I treat you?"

Looking at Sun Sanniang who had started to cry, Yuan Xudong gently coaxed her:

"In fact, I have asked someone to find Fu Zifang. You will be able to see him tomorrow. Don't cry."

"Really? You didn't lie to me?"

Sun Sanniang looked at Yuan Xudong and asked while crying.

Yuan Xudong nodded and said:

"Really, you don't believe me?"

"Believe me, I believe you."

Sun Sanniang cried and laughed for a moment. Looking at her, Yuan Xudong pretended to be angry and said:

"I'm very angry now. I'll have someone send Fu Zifang back to Qiantang tomorrow."

"do not want!"

When Sun Sanniang heard Yuan Xudong say that he wanted to send Fu Zifang back to Qiantang, she immediately begged him:
"My Lord, please don't send Zifang back to Qiantang, okay?"

"Okay."

Seeing the pitiful Sun Sanniang crying, she looked completely different from her usual fierce personality. This made Yuan Xudong feel a little eager. He turned over and pressed her under him, laughing jokingly:

"You must be obedient from now on, otherwise I will have Fu Zifang sent back to Qiantang, and you and your son will be thousands of miles apart. Do you understand?"

Seeing the evil smile on Yuan Xudong's face, Sun Sanniang couldn't help but blush. She knew what evil plan he had, so she simply followed his lead and said weakly, pretending to be timid and scared:

"I understand. From now on, I will obey you in everything."

"You are very good. Not bad. You have lived up to my love for you."

Yuan Xudong smiled jokingly, and then he leaned forward.

……

As the first ray of sunshine in the early morning shone on the earth, the storm that had lasted all night finally stopped.

In the backyard of the palace, in front of the window of Sun Sanniang's room, she lay on the windowsill, looking at the garden outside the window with shy eyes, her face flushed and her body trembling. After a long time, Yuan Xudong's figure also appeared. He lay on Sun Sanniang's beautiful back and smiled contentedly:
"Sanniang, you performed well. I will take you to see Fu Zifang later."

"Hmm~"

Sun Sanniang hummed softly, her face flushed as she said:
"My Lord, what if those little girls in the backyard see you doing this?"

"Hey, I saw it once I saw it."

Yuan Xudong smiled evilly and said:

"Those little girls wish I could treat them like this, so just be content."

Hearing Yuan Xudong say this, Sun Sanniang did not refute. She knew that the little maids in the backyard all wanted to climb into Yuan Xudong's bed, even if it was just to be a bed-mate. If she could be a concubine, it would be even better. Even if she was the prince's concubine now, Zhang Haohao and Ge Zhaodi were also concubines.

……

In the morning, Yuan Xudong took Sun Sanniang to see Fu Zifang. He did not plan to bring Fu Zifang into the palace. If it was a girl, Yuan Xudong would be happy to bring her into the palace to live and recognize her as a stepdaughter. Unfortunately, Fu Zifang was a boy and not young anymore. Yuan Xudong was not interested in adopting a godson. He only adopted a goddaughter, a young and beautiful goddaughter.

The carriage was moving slowly on the street. Yuan Xudong was in the middle of the carriage, with Sun Sanniang, Zhao Paner, Song Yinzhang and Zhang Haohao on both sides. Zhao Paner lifted the curtain and looked at the many collapsed houses on both sides of the street. She couldn't help but sighed:

"How pitiful! It looks like Tokyo has been badly damaged."

Hearing this, Zhang Haohao continued:
"It's still good in the city, but it's miserable outside the city. Just wait and see, there will be many more beggars in Tokyo."

"It's hard to say."

Yuan Xudong said:

"Those refugees may not be able to come in. It depends on the court's decision whether to drive them away or provide disaster relief."

"The imperial court should provide disaster relief, right?"

Sun Sanniang said. After looking at her, Zhang Haohao said:
"Last night's storm was so severe that even Tokyo was flooded. The affected areas are definitely not limited to Tokyo. The imperial court may not be able to rescue them. Even if they want to rescue them, they will definitely rescue Tokyo first, and the people outside the city will have to wait."

At this moment, Zhao Paner looked out the window and frowned:

"Isn't that Chi Yanei?"

"Chi Yanei?"

Zhang Haohao couldn't help but look out the car window.

……

At the Bianhe Wharf, the river water continued to hit the bank of the wharf. The disheveled Chi Yanei, along with He Si, Lu Wu and others, were dejectedly cleaning the silt on the river bank. The wharf behind him was already in ruins and a mess.

At this time, Kaifeng Prefecture Governor Ren Jiang came to the dock with several followers. Looking at the messy dock and dozens of merchant ships destroyed by the hurricane, he shouted gloomily:
"Who's in charge here?"

In front of Ren Jiang, Chi Yanei was no longer as flamboyant and unruly as usual. He just bowed respectfully and said:
"Chi Pan meets with Ren Tidian."

"Are you Chi Pan?"

"Yes."

It's not that Ren Jiang didn't know Chi Pan, he just deliberately spoke in an official tone, put himself above others, and looked at Chi Pan, the businessman, with contempt.

No matter how rich you are, if you have money but no power, you are just the government's purse. No matter how wealthy you are, you can never match a piece of official document from the government.

Looking at the respectful Chi Pan, Ren Jiang pointed at him with a whip and said in a commanding manner:

"Chi Pan, is this how you work as a dock supervisor? I told you to reinforce the docks, but you ignored me. Now, it's destroyed by a little wind and rain. How do you want me to explain this to my superiors?"

Hearing Ren Jiang say this, Chi Yanei couldn't help but defend himself:

"Reporting, last night it wasn't just a little rain, it was a torrential rain that we haven't seen in decades. We have already..."

"How dare you talk back?"

Ren Jiang didn't care whether the rainstorm last night was rare in decades. He only cared about whether his official authority was implemented. Seeing that Chi Pan dared to talk back, his eyes turned cold and he whipped him on the head with the whip.

Ren Jiang was not a strong man, so Chi Yanei grabbed his whip and said angrily:

"what are you doing?!"

At this time, the angry Chi Yanei grabbed the horse whip, but Ren Jiang was not panicked. Instead, he sneered coldly:
"What? You still dare to disobey orders? Don't forget, I'm an official and you're a pariah. Kneel down!"

As he spoke, he drew out the sword from his waist, and several followers behind him also drew their swords. Looking at Chi Yanei, Ren Jiang sneered:
"Still kneel down, do you want to rebel?"

Hearing this, Chi Yanei shuddered all over. The people should not fight against the officials. He glanced at Ren Jiang, who had a sinister face, and hesitated for a long time. Finally, he knelt down and prostrated himself at Ren Jiang's feet in humiliation, his face flushed red.

Ren Jiang laughed loudly, and he laughed unscrupulously at the followers behind him:

"Look, does he look like a dog?"

"Like, still a lost dog."

"Haha."

...(End of chapter)