Following the delay at the Crown Prince’s mansion, Zhou Tieyi had already led his men to barge into the Linshui Pavilion in a menacing fashion. Perhaps due to the precedent set by the Master of Wangshu Pavilion, no one came to stop them this time.
They didn’t stop him, nor were they even quick-witted enough to tip off the people inside to flee. *Slow reflexes,* Zhou Tieyi thought. *They don't even know how to clear the scene. It seems I’ll have to teach them a lesson.*
In the Daxia Dynasty, the concept of "anti-pornography and anti-vice" simply did not exist. Three hundred years after the nation’s founding, it had long since moved past its initial days of austerity. With full granaries, people didn't just understand propriety and shame; they also grew prone to indulgence once fed and sheltered. The imperial court itself maintained a system of state-sanctioned courtesans, establishing music bureaus and registering entertainers, ostensibly to manage prostitution.
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