A Woman Should Stay Properly in the Inner Quarters

Prefect Fang looked at the room full of county magistrates and said:

"You mean your grain stores were all looted? What are you doing then?"

There are over sixty grain stores and more than a hundred warehouses of various sizes in one night.

It would take at least several thousand people to rob them all, right?

"So, you can't even find anyone? What use are you?"

The county magistrates all lowered their heads.

Prefect Fang looked at Shen Yu'an Yunxi County and said, "County Magistrate Shen, you seem quite carefree. Has nothing happened in your Yunxi County?"

Shen Yu'an quickly nodded and said:

Yes! Our Yunxi County is great!

"Because we have people patrolling at night, don't you have any?"

The county magistrates fell silent.

Prefect Fang's lips twitched as he said, "You all hurry back and investigate. This matter must be thoroughly investigated."

Unfortunately, no matter how hard I searched, I couldn't find it.

Zhou Wanwan's four grain stores are still selling grain, and even more people are coming to buy it.

Prefect Fang looked at the remaining county magistrates and said, "You all figure out a way to replenish this grain!"

The county magistrates sighed and said, "This couldn't possibly have been done by Zhou Wanwan, could it?"

Prefect Fang shook his head and said:

"Now who knows if it was that little devil who did it?"

But there's no way to verify it. You all need to quickly find a way to hide the grain so it won't be discovered.

One county magistrate was so angry that he burst into tears:

"I've never felt so humiliated. A county magistrate being bullied to this extent by a six-year-old child, I really don't want to live anymore."

Where could the grain be hidden? Even if it were hidden in the most remote corner, she could still find it.

This time I hid deep in the mountains, in the deep forests, a place no one ever goes. I have no idea how she found me."

Prefect Fang sighed and said, "Alright, you can all go back now! I'll have a good talk with her."

In the afternoon, Prefect Fang sent someone to invite her.

When Zhou Wanwan entered the prefect's residence, she saw that Prefect Fang had ordered many snacks and various kinds of fruit to be served.

Prefect Fang said with a smile, "Eat, eat, eat! Don't be shy, make yourself at home here."

Zhou Wanwan looked at him and said, "Prefect Fang, what brings you here?"

Prefect Fang exclaimed, "Oh dear!" and said, "I just haven't seen you in a long time, so I was just checking in on you."

Zhou Wanwan said calmly, "I've moved back now. The Cui Family wants me to become Cui Hongyuan's concubine!"

Prefect Fang looked at her in surprise and said, "Cui Hongyuan be your concubine? It's not impossible."

Zhou Wanwan said speechlessly, "Are you hard of hearing? I said Cui Hongyuan wants me to be his concubine."

Prefect Fang spat out his tea with a "pfft": "You're going to become a concubine for the Cui Family? The Cui Family... do they think their lives are too comfortable?"

Zhou Wanwan shook her head and said, "I don't know about that. We'll just have to take it one step at a time! Someone like me, a nobody, is as worthless as grass, completely at the mercy of others..."

Prefect Fang's lips twitched, and he coughed, saying, "What's this 'little punk'? You're no ordinary woman."

Zhou Wanwan blinked and looked at him, saying, "Really? I didn't expect my image in Lord Fang's eyes to be so high now. You still haven't told me what you want to see me about?"

Prefect Fang looked at Zhou Wanwan and said:

"Hey! Grain prices in the city have been rising day by day lately. Last night, many grain shops suffered a major loss because a lot of grain was stolen."

I've come to discuss this with you, to see if we can...

Zhou Wanwan looked at him and said, "Lord Fang, you wouldn't be thinking of taking my family's grain, would you? My family doesn't have much grain! It's not enough to sell."

Prefect Fang looked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "What I mean is, why don't you return their grain to them?"

Zhou Wanwan was speechless:

"Lord Fang, I heard that over 100 warehouses were looted last night?"

Do you think my Black Wind Stronghold has enough manpower and resources to raid their grain?

Besides, I'm already so troubled by this decision of whether or not to become a concubine, how could I have time to rob grain?

Lord Fang, since you are so familiar with Lord Cui, could you please put in a good word for me with the Cui Family?

I have no desire to become their concubine.

Lord Fang coughed and said, "I shouldn't get involved in this kind of thing, but their family won't go too far."

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "Alright then! It's really not good for you to meddle in other people's business. I'm not eating anymore; I need to go home and sort this out!"

Lord Fang watched Zhou Wanwan's departing figure and sighed, "Cheng Xiao, do you think she did this?"

Cheng Xiao shook her head and said, "I really can't believe it. At only 6 years old, she could do something like this? I think it's highly unlikely."

Lord Fang nodded and said:

I also think it's unlikely.

However, it would be a good thing if Zhou Wanwan could become a concubine in the Cui Family!

So we don't have to keep an eye on her every day.

When Zhou Wanwan returned home, she saw Liu Su'e, Zhou Fusheng, Zhou Qingyan, Zhou Qingchen, Zhou Qinghe, and Gu Sinian all waiting for her at the door.

Zhou Qingyan said coldly, "This Cui Family is simply going too far! Sister, why don't we empty their house?"

Gu Sinian pursed her lips and said, "Tonight I'm going to break Cui Hongyuan's legs so he can never get up again."

Zhou Qingchen smiled and said, "Then I'll cut off his hands so he can never write again."

Zhou Qinghe clenched her fist and said, "I'll just put a sack over his head and beat him into an idiot. Wanwan, when are we going to make our move?"

Zhou Wanwan shook her head and said, "Let's make our move tonight. Let's go to the gambling den together and join the fun."

That evening, Zhou Wanwan took her brothers to the Lingyun Pavilion gambling den.

Xie Cheng'en's lips curled into a mocking smile:

"Oh my, isn't this Zhou Wanwan?"

I've heard that some people are about to enter the Cui Family family and become Cui Hongyuan's concubines.

How could you still have the mind to come to a place like this?

Cui Hongyuan looked at Zhou Wanwan with disdain and shouted sternly:

"Women should stay quietly in the inner quarters."

What kind of behavior is it to show up in a gambling den, a place teeming with all sorts of people, in the middle of the night?

"Are you deliberately trying to disgrace the Cui Family with your unruly and shameless behavior?"

Zhou Wanwan smiled faintly and said:

Can I represent the Cui Family family?

Besides, what relationship do I have with your Cui Family? I'm just here to gamble today.

If you don't want to play, then leave.

Cheng Chao, standing behind Zhou Wanwan, said, "That's right, if you don't want to play, then leave."

Cui Hongyuan looked at Cheng Chao and said:

"Don't you feel like a dog? She's just a little girl, does she really need to listen to her like that?"

But it's not so bad. Once she becomes my concubine, you'll be my dog.

If I ask you to gnaw on a bone, you'll have to kneel down and gnaw on it for me.

Xie Cheng'en laughed heartily and said, "Well said! Why don't we try it now and see if your dog is obedient?"