Wang Yue shook his head and said earnestly, "I need your Senior Brother to work for me. But with the way he's acting all proud, there's no chance he'll agree. So I need to make him suffer a little first."
Wen Rou didn't understand what Wang Yue meant, but she had indeed noticed that the court hadn't issued a warrant for Su Mengzhen. It was simply unbelievable.
While she was wondering about it, the court appointed a new Minister of Justice. The newcomer was someone everyone knew well: that dissolute young marquis, Fang Yingkan.
Fang Yingkan was Cai Jing's adopted son, and no one objected to the appointment. Even when the emperor raised doubts, many people vouched for Fang Yingkan's suitability.
After taking his place as Minister of Justice, Fang Yingkan lost no time in approaching Six and a Half Hall, hoping to expand the scale of their trade.
Lei Sun naturally had no objections. After all, he would get a share of the profits.
Once the two had reached their goal, their workshops began expanding, working day and night to keep up with demand.
Su Mengzhen soon got wind of the matter. After getting in touch with Liu Anshi, he also learned that Six and a Half Hall was trading with the Liao people in the north.
So he sent out the pigeons of the Golden Wind and Rain Tower's intelligence network, hoping to find evidence of the deal.
Fang Yingkan had worked hard to reach his current position and wanted to make money. He hadn't expected the Golden Wind and Rain Tower to interfere. That was a blatant insult.
He didn't take the Golden Wind and Rain Tower seriously. In fact, he thought that if he destroyed it and let Six and a Half Hall grow stronger, he