Anecdote · Qingzhou · Eastern Peak

Crooked Wealth

Told by People in Pinemist Pavilion

With peace restored to Qingzhou, Pinemist Pavilion's pawn business is barely turning a profit, yet the Huang family remains suspiciously wealthy. The public only sees the elderly accountant and appraiser, completely unaware of the master forger hiding in the inner courtyard. Working under the cover of darkness, he and his apprentices mass-produce illicit fakes for smuggling, secretly funding Pinemist Pavilion's lavish lifestyle...