While Zhang Yuelu went to meet the people of the Ziguang Society, Qi Xuansu was preparing to meet the members of the Qingping Society. This made for a rather symmetrical balance.0

Given Qi Xuansu’s relationship with the Qingping Society, there was no need for any games. The three revenge operations he participated in were already the best token of loyalty. They had even shared spoils together, so they were all on the same side.0

When Qi Xuansu was rectifying the public morality in the East City, he deliberately made things difficult for a brothel called Lengfei Villa, which was rumored to have backing from Cabinet Minister Xie.0

Or rather, the Xie family was just one of Lengfei Villa’s backers. The reason it was just “one of” and not the sole backer was because the Xie family valued its reputation and did not want to be directly involved in such businesses. But since holding office in the Imperial Capital came with large expenses, the Xie family needed such ventures to sustain themselves. As such, the Yang family also became one of the principal owners of Lengfei Villa.0

Whenever dealings with the government or Daoist officials were needed, it was usually the Yang family that stepped forward.0

In the capital, the Yang...0