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Chapter 1403: Lord Miao's Downfall
🕑 Added 2023-08-24 00:53:29 +0000 UTCChapter 1403: Lord Miao's Downfall
In a serious tone, Shu Yu shared the information she had gathered, "Since we met Lord Miao, I don't know if it's because of what I said to him or if he genuinely wanted to improve his image to gain your favor. But ever since then, Lord Miao's behavior has undergone significant changes."
It wasn't that he had suddenly turned over a new leaf, but his methods were no longer as extreme and ruthless as before, becoming much milder.
At least there were no more incidents of forcing innocent women into the brothel, and the managers and madams in the brothel had started treating the girls and boys under their care more kindly.
However, the business was still running.
Last year, after the late emperor's death, the Qinlou Chuguan was closed for several months, and Lord Miao suddenly began searching for other avenues.
"As far as I know, in the past half year, he has tried running a fabric shop, a carriage business, and even opened a tavern, but it seems that nothing has worked out," Shu Yu explained.
It was a strange phenomenon; Shu Yu felt as if Lord Miao's luck had suddenly abandoned him.
He was someone who ran a brothel, and apart from that, he had connections, resources, and plenty of money at his disposal. Even with the city's established industries, Lord Miao shouldn't have faced such a disastrous failure.
It was as if his only option was to run a brothel.
However, Lord Miao refused to give up and kept trying to develop other businesses, investing more and more money, but ending up with greater losses.
Currently, he had moved from the Dong'an city to a nearby county.
The situation was still unclear, and Shu Yu didn't know if he had stabilized.
To be honest, she was a bit worried. She knew some of Lord Miao's temperament from before. After experiencing repeated failures, would he return to expand the Qinlou Chuguan with even more intensity?
Upon hearing this, the Dongqing Sect Master slowly nodded and said, "That's the price he has to pay."
"What do you mean?" Shu Yu asked.
"Since he wants to move his sister's eternal lamp to the ancestral altar, do you think it's something that can be easily achieved with just a few words? Giving away wealth is the most basic step, and that's already a small price to pay. From now on, Dong'an Prefecture probably won't have such a figure again."
Shu Yu widened her eyes, "Will Lord Miao die?"
The Dongqing Temple master replied with irritation, "When did your brain become so slow? I only said that there won't be such a figure in Dong'an Prefecture, not that he won't exist elsewhere. Do you think he needs to lose his life just for his sister's eternal lamp? However, compared to his current life, there will be a significant gap."
Shu Yu understood that Lord Miao's Qinlou Chuguan probably wouldn't continue in Dong'an Prefecture, but he might be able to run other businesses successfully in a smaller place and lead a decent life.
"But won't the disparity be too great? Would Lord Miao be able to avoid going astray again?" Shu Yu worriedly asked.
Dongqing Temple master replied, "He is even older than you and has experienced everything he needs to experience. His thoughts are mature enough, so why would he go astray again?"
He had already walked the path he once walked before.
Feeling relieved, Shu Yu watched as the Dongqing Temple master got up and walked to the door, asking a servant to bring pen and paper.
The servant soon brought a tray, and the Dongqing Temple master sat down and began writing a letter.
"I won't meet Lord Miao, and as for moving his sister's eternal lamp, let Qiu Shijie do it. This letter is for Qiu Shijie, so take it with you when you go back."
She wrote the letter quickly and handed it to Shu Yu in no time.
