After being reborn, I was won over by the heartfelt words of my loyal bodyguard.

Chapter 208: Feigning Death

Gan Luo turned his head and glanced at the brothel madam, who had already taken out a heavy wad of silver. He handed the wad of silver to the madam and told her, "You should announce to the outside world that there's been a fire at the place where he and the girl are staying."

The brothel madam naturally understood, and did as Gan Luo said. She also understood the purpose of Gan Luo giving her the money: first, to keep quiet, and second, as compensation.

How could he dare to deny what Gan Luo said? If he did, he would definitely be in deep trouble, after all, as a brothel madam, she knew that Gan Luo's status was far higher than her own.

More importantly, in this whole world, apart from the emperor, no one else could possibly stand up to Gan Luo.

After that, Gan Luo naturally left the place. Once Gan Luo left, he returned to the princess's mansion. The proprietress, just as Gan Luo had said, announced to the public that Hua Yu's residence had been flooded and that Hua Yu had unfortunately died.

The Prime Minister naturally learned of the fire at the brothel. When he learned of it, he was so surprised that he never imagined a brothel could be hit by fire. He immediately sent people to the brothel and found the proprietress.

The proprietress was startled when she saw this person; the princess had just left, and now another person had arrived.

"I wonder what this distinguished guest has to do, or if he would like to order any girls."

This man openly asked the proprietress why the brothel had caught fire, and the proprietress said she didn't know.

The man asked many more questions, and to everyone's surprise, the proprietress answered them exactly as Gan Luo had instructed. As a result, the men believed her and left. As the proprietress watched them go, she decided to close the brothel and move to another location.

After all, staying in such a place for so long would probably drive the proprietress crazy sooner or later. She felt she hadn't lived enough yet.

Moreover, the money the landlady had earned over the years was enough for her to move with them. The people who had been questioning the landlady had returned to the Prime Minister's residence and told the Prime Minister everything the landlady had said. The Prime Minister didn't think much of it, and at this point, he felt that it was better for the man to die.

After all, this person knew some of his affairs, and if these things were to get out, the consequences would be unimaginable. In fact, the Prime Minister had tried to bribe Hua Yu before, but Hua Yu wouldn't listen to any advice, so the Prime Minister fed her a slow-acting poison.

All of this is the woman's own doing; she brought this upon herself. If she had been willing to obediently become his subordinate, she would be living a life of power and prestige right now.

Unfortunately, this girl was too stubborn.

More importantly, the Prime Minister's investigation revealed that this young woman was a spy, gathering information about various officials in the court. However, the Prime Minister did not find out who she was reporting to.

"Prime Minister, what do you suggest we do next? Should we continue investigating the cause of this person's death, or...?"

"Unless he was just an insignificant person, and his death was no big deal."

Hearing what the Prime Minister said, the subordinate didn't say anything more. However, he did feel that it was a pity that the courtesan had died, as she was quite famous in the capital.

Gan Luo returned to the princess's residence once again, but it seemed as if he had forgotten something. At this moment, Gan Luo suddenly remembered that he had not told Lin Fengmian to return to the princess's residence.

"Damn it, I actually forgot about Lin Fengmian."

Gan Luo found Lin Ruohua, and as soon as Lin Ruohua arrived before Gan Luo, she asked him what his instructions were. Gan Luo naturally told Lin Ruohua everything. "I need you to do something."

Lin Zuohua told Gan Luo without hesitation. Gan Luo could have just said it directly, but he never expected Lin Zuohua to say it so directly.

Then he told Lin Ruohua to go to the Shadow Hall and inform Lin Fengmian that the matter had been resolved and to return to the Princess's Mansion.

At this moment, Lin Ruohua's lips twitched slightly, indicating that Gan Luo had forgotten about Lin Fengmian's existence.

However, I just saw Gan Luo, who brought back a girl. The girl's condition was quite serious. I wonder who Gan Luo brought back.

Inside the Shadow Hall, Lin Fengmian had been waiting for Gan Luo's return, but to his surprise, it was already almost dark and Gan Luo still hadn't returned, causing Lin Fengmian some worry.

The leader of the Shadow Hall noticed Lin Fengmian standing there. "Princess, could it be that you've returned to your palace and forgotten about me? If so, it's getting late, why don't you rest here for the night and return tomorrow? What do you think?"

Unexpectedly, Lin Fengmian directly refused the Shadow Hall Master's request. The Shadow Hall Master was truly surprised by Lin Fengmian's stubbornness.

Upon careful consideration, Lin Fengmian's stubbornness had its reasons.

"The position of hall master will eventually belong to you; it's just a matter of time. Since you are unwilling to accept it now, I will not force you."

The Shadow Hall Master couldn't help but bring up the matter again. Lin Fengmian understood, but he didn't really want to manage the Shadow Hall's affairs during this period.

Moreover, Lin Fengmian actually hoped that the person in front of him could be managed well, so that the hall master would have something to do and would not have any wild thoughts, and could also allow the hall master to live a little longer.

This is why Lin Fengmian refused the offer.

"There's one more thing I forgot to tell you: while you become the hall master, Lin Ruohua will become the deputy hall master of the Shadow Hall."

Lin Fengmian said he didn't really care about such things.

"For me, all I want is to stay by the princess's side and protect her."

Suddenly, they heard a rustling sound, and the two of them immediately became alert, having no idea who was coming. At that moment, Lin Ruohua landed safely in front of them.

They breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Lin Ruohua.

"Ruohua, why are you back?"

"Mother, I've come to deliver a message."