After a pause, she said: "It's better to let Hou Shou handle matters outside the Hou Mansion. You are the young master after all, and sometimes it is inconvenient. He is different."
Although Liu Lingzhe wanted to do something, he was afraid that he would fail, so he agreed.
After chatting for a few more words, Shen Mingzhu told him some things, and Liu Lingzhe left.
Shen Mingzhu immediately asked Feige to pass a letter to Hou Shou, listing the next step plan to him one by one. As for what to do, it was all up to him.
After all, she always only focuses on results when asking people to do things. Everyone has different personalities and different ways of doing things.
As long as the result is achieved, there is no need to constrain the method.
The capital is a prosperous place at the foot of the emperor, where merchants from all over the world gather. It is impossible to tell if an inconspicuous person on the street may have tens of thousands of taels of silver in his home.
Moreover, the people running around might be some kind of official. Even if they are not officials, they might be family members of certain officials or relatives such as brothers-in-law.
There are four famous Jinwenwen Grottoes in the capital, one of which is Lancui Tower.
Lancuilou is not just one brothel, but a whole.
It's quiet there during the day, but at night it's full of lights, singing and dancing, and it's so lively that it doesn't look like the real world.
In addition to the wealthy merchants, there are also some noble sons and daughters who come here. Even though the laws of the Qin Dynasty stipulate that officials are not allowed to have sex with prostitutes, there are still many officials who come here in disguise to have fun.
After all, everyone is here, so just turn a blind eye and avoid those difficult censors.
Hou Shou personally brought about twenty people to wait at the entrance of the alley behind Lancui Tower, pretending to be sedan bearers or vendors selling snacks, handkerchiefs, sachets, rouge and gouache.
People here come and go, and they have been here for a while, so no one pays attention.
On the contrary, I feel that the handkerchiefs they sell are finely made, the spices in the sachets are more fragrant and sweet, and the rouge gouache also makes people feel high-end, so their business is good.
After all, this is from my own shop. Although it is a mid-range product, it is still top-grade in the market.
Hou Shou was happily eating a bowl of hot noodle soup. The cold wind was blowing, and the noodle was cooling down quickly. It was still piping hot just now. When he picked it up with chopsticks, it cooled down in the wind and was just in time to eat.
Soon, a spy ran over and said, "Chief steward, here we come, here we come!"
Upon hearing this, Hou Shou immediately put down the big bowl and waved his hand, and two people followed him and approached him quietly.
When I turned to the entrance of the alley, I saw a young man dressed in brocade getting out of a small sedan chair. The boy next to me paid the price for the sedan chair, and then followed him to the door of a house.
Hou Shou looked at it and knew which household the house belonged to.
The houses there are not very big, only three or four people can enter at most, and the courtyards are also smaller. After all, there is only one person to maintain the house, plus a few waiters, so a big house is wasted.
This is a land where every inch of land is at a premium.
The young man had a tall and straight figure and a handsome and elegant manner. When he got to the door, the young man knocked on the door, and immediately an old woman opened the door.
As soon as she saw it was him, she immediately smiled happily and invited him in. When he went in, she poked her head outside to see if anyone was following her or anything.
Looks very serious.
Hou Shou curled his lips. That person was Liu Lingfan. He kept a young servant living here and spent five thousand taels of silver every year.