I was a stepmother in ancient times, and I led my whole family to wealth.

Chapter 170 Giving Gifts to Emperor Shengde

Yang Hui knelt down and walked to Dongfang Jin's side, pointing to the younger one and saying, "Her name is Yang Wenwen, she is six years old this year, and she is the daughter of Yang Lin, the prefect of Puyang Prefecture in Qingzhou."

Dear sir, could you please take her home? She has an older brother.

Unlike us, who, although we have relatives, are no different from orphans.

Yang Wenwen walked over, threw herself into Yang Hui's arms, and sobbed softly, "I'm not going back. My brother is only twelve years old. He can't protect me."

I want to stay with my sisters. Don't leave me behind. I'm not going back.

If I go back, I'll definitely be sold again. My family all curse me as a jinx; I didn't kill my mother.

Dongfang Jin felt a sharp pain in her heart as she cried, as if someone were tearing at her heart. Suppressing her emotions, she asked in a low voice, "Have you thought it through?"

The group said firmly, "We've thought it through!"

Before they could react, Dongfang Jin quickly threw a smoke bomb with anesthetic in it into the middle of them.

After they all passed out, looking at the steamed buns in his hand, he realized he hadn't given away a single one.

[Is anyone faking fainting?]

Ruyi watched all this from her spatial dimension, feeling uneasy. [No, their bodies were all very weak, and their nerves were constantly on edge. Now they've all relaxed.]

Looking at the unconscious group, Dongfang Jin sighed deeply, hoping she hadn't saved a bunch of ungrateful wretches.

They were all harmed by their stepmothers, and weren't they themselves stepmothers to other people's children?

Whether bringing them home like this is a good thing or a bad thing is unknown.

Don't worry, it's up to you how you do it.

[Keep an eye on them, and don't let them wake up halfway through.]

Why do you lack confidence in your own work? Bring it in.

"Jin-jie, ransack this Phantom Tower thoroughly. This place is worse than a beast's den."

Everyone who came here was looted.

Hearing Ruyi's furious words, Dongfang Jin knew that the people here had angered the little spirit.

With a wave of his hand, he sent all of them into his spatial dimension, took out a bottle of Five Elements Spring Water, and gulped it all down to replenish his energy.

She felt a little dizzy just now. [Yes, ma'am. Have you found where to put the money?]

"Found it. There's a small courtyard in the front yard; all the silver is there. Go and rob those people first. Those beasts who come here are all perverts."

If you were a man, I'd make you leave them like pieces of meat on the snow to sleep for one night.

Hearing its teeth-gritting sound, Dongfang Jin's curiosity was piqued. "What's so difficult about that? If you don't tell me, who will know?"

"I'd better not, I'm afraid I'll let it slip in front of your man."

I'm fine with it, but I'm worried about whether you can handle your man's anger.

After imagining the scene, Dongfang Jin decided against it.

Don't let Gu Chenglin's seemingly honest and unassuming appearance fool you; when he gets ruthless, not everyone can withstand him.

"What a terrible idea! Why not just open all the doors and windows?"

That would be a good idea. Don't forget to collect the firewood and charcoal as well.

This guy……

This shows how angry she was; she even took the firewood and charcoal.

Why didn't you say so earlier? I didn't buy a single piece of charcoal from the first two buyers; those were all good quality, smokeless charcoal.

【So what do you want to do from now on?】

【Can. 】

Dongfang Jin stored all the firewood that was neatly stacked in this room and the next room into his spatial storage.

When Ruyi saw those people, she put out another smokescreen for them, just to be on the safe side.

While directing Dongfang Jin to pack up her things, she kept an eye on the group, worried that one of them might wake up.

Wow, there were so many creative ideas in ancient times too.

Dongfang Jin walked into those rooms and was shocked by what she saw inside.

Goodness, there's a shelf behind almost every room's screen, filled with all sorts of things...

These are... candles? This is a bunch of inhuman, perverted people.

Did this torturous thing already exist so early?

Ha! No wonder even a minor spirit was angered. How could it not be?

What kind of place is this? People come here to experience different kinds of pleasure.

Is this what they call lovemaking?

These are a bunch of psychopathic bastards.

It seems the owner of this brothel isn't a normal person either.

Dongfang Jin saw the horsehair whip and feathers on the bedside table, as well as a box containing various materials, sizes, lengths, and thicknesses...

[Damn! That's perverted!]

Sister Jin, these screens are also valuable; they're inlaid with gemstones and jade.

They also took away all the calligraphy, paintings, musical instruments, and other items, leaving them nothing.

Dongfang Jin glanced at the things again and shuddered: "Little Ruyi, how about we light a fire?"

No, this will cause harm to others.

In this way, Dongfang Jin could be said to have thoroughly looted all four floors of the Phantom Tower, including the courtyards.

They ransacked the brothel even more thoroughly, and saw the men torturing the women.

Enraged, Dongfang Jin stripped the madam naked and threw her into the snow on the street.

They even kindly covered her with a "down comforter".

After cleaning up the entire red-light district, Dongfang Jin went to the Duke of Wu's mansion, but it wasn't as chaotic as she had imagined.

It seems the people in this manor haven't realized yet that old bastard Zheng Sihan has already kicked the bucket.

With Ruyi in command, things are much better than yesterday.

However, the number of hidden guards has decreased significantly.

[They've probably all been sent out to search for things. Do you think that imposter Zheng Lu Nian would take action unless there's absolutely no chance?]

That's true; wouldn't you say this is like the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind?

"Yes," Ruyi teased in the space, "you're just a donkey."

However, it cannot speak, much less let the Lord hear its innermost thoughts.

otherwise……

After reaping another wave of profits at the Duke of Wu's mansion, Dongfang Jin headed north.

Finding a safe place, he flashed into his spatial dimension and packed the names of those from other countries who ran brothels in the capital, along with their correspondence, into a box.

She discovered this while taking over the room of the brothel madam of the Phantom Pavilion. It turned out that the perverted brothel was owned by Qi Wuzheng, a prince of the Western Liang Kingdom.

Hehe... Listen to this, the name is telling him not to fight.

Qi is the royal surname of the Western Liang Kingdom. As a prince of a country, how could he be so abnormal?

This shows how twisted his mind is. He must have been abused a lot since childhood, otherwise he wouldn't have developed such a vengeful mentality towards those people.

After tidying up everything, along with the iron lump collected from Yongzhou, they quietly placed it in a side hall of the palace.

This place isn't too far from the emperor's council hall. Ruyi said that the most people are in the dark not far ahead.

Looking at this pile of things, Dongfang Jin thought for a moment and then took out the gold bricks he had taken from the Duke of Wu.

As for the gold ingots and dragon robes, she decided not to take them for now.

Sitting on the auspicious carpet, looking down at the palace below: [Do you think Emperor Shengde will be overjoyed to see this grand gift we've presented?]

Needless to say? It's absolutely stunning.

[Heh, I wonder if he'll actually use these methods. Hopefully, they won't create a group of corrupt officials.]

Now that Zheng Sihan is dead, those around him should probably be more cautious.

However, before they received the news, she harvested a batch.

"That sounds good. As long as you're not too tired, we can go out and rob people every night from now on."

[Aren't you going to stop it anymore?]

I wholeheartedly support robbing anyone listed in that notebook.

【Hey! Little Ruyi, tell me, does this emperor count as family?】

Yes, he is your husband's biological aunt's child, they are as close as can be.

This is even closer than the relatives on my aunt's side.

Dongfang Jin...